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WINTER 2015 THE MAGAZINE OF QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE
100 Years in Myers Park Developers asked Queens to anchor the new neighborhood in 1914 we look back on a century of milestones
Also Bill Berry and the EMBA
Online Graduate Programs The Legacy Campaign
Coach Norchi
Welcome to Queens
Vice Chair
Secretary
Personalize my experience
Show me around
See for yourself
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015 Michael Marsicano Chair Elizabeth Hunter Persson rsquo00 Sallie Moore Lowrance rsquo70 Larry Polsky
Myrta Pulliam rsquo69 Kathryn Winsman Black rsquo93 Tomas J Reddin
Mary Anne Boldrick RogersDavid V Singer
Howard Bissell III Caroline Wannamaker Sink Jan Hall Brown rsquo73 Michael C Tarwater Deborah Butler Bryan rsquo68 Cynthia Haldenby TysonKevin Collins Ruth Anne M Vagt rsquo69 Marjorie Knight Crane rsquo90 Manuel L ZapataChristine Louttit Crowder rsquo82 Pamela L Davies ex ofcio Jesse J Cureton Jr EMBA rsquo02 Susan L McConnell rsquo83 ex ofcioDavid C Darnell Alumni Association President Carlos E Evans Kristin Diemer rsquo15 Student Anthony Fox Liaison to the Board Ophelia Garmon-BrownCarson Sloan Henline rsquo81 David Jones Life Trustees Sandra P Levine Irwin ldquoIkerdquo Belk Tomas L Lewis rsquo97 Dorothy McAulay Martin rsquo59Catherine Parks Loevner rsquo71 Hugh L McColl JrJ Michael McGuire Chairman Emeritus Katie B Morris John H Sykes rsquo57Michael W Murphy II rsquo95 Virginia Gray Vance rsquo49 Bailey W Patrick
QUEENSMAGAZINE WINTER 2015
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR CONTRIBUTORS Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13 Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13 editorqueensedu Amy Bareham rsquo16
Laura BelangerMANAGING EDITOR Regina BetzLaurie Prince Virginia Brown
Whitney CombsART DIRECTORDESIGNER Adelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 Dreacutea Leonetti Meghann GoddardLaura Belanger Jenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Melissa HankinsPHOTOGRAPHER Cindy ManshackLaura Belanger Lisa Noakes Jen Johnson MSEC rsquo14 Emily PinkertonNikia Squire rsquo16 Laurie Prince Dana RoblesPRODUCTION AND Laura Sutton DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
Dana Robles
Our new interactive digital viewbook allows you to personalize your Queens experience based on your interests Check it out and share it with friends
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2606 trees preserved for the future 11069 gal wastewater fow saved 1225 lbs solid waste not generated 2412 lbs net greenhouse gases prevented 18458685 BTUs energy not consumed
CONTENTS
2 3 10 12
13 17 21 44
Departments From the President 2
Campus News 3
Investing in Queens 10
Happenings 12
Alumni News 21
Class Notes 24
Parting Thought 44
100 Years in Myers Park 13 IN 1914 DEVELOPERS ASKED QUEENS ALREADY A HALF-CENTURY OLD TO ANCHOR A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD HERErsquoS A LOOK BACK ON A CENTURY OF MILESTONES
By Virginia Brown
Te Wit and Wisdom 17 of Bill Berry AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DEFINING FACE OF THE EMBA
By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
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On the Cover People passing the Queens campus in Myers Park will see this plaque along Selwyn Avenue erected by the North Carolina Offce of Archives andHistory to designate Queensrsquo historic signifcance
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FROM THE PRESIDENT Q
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Dear Alumni and Friends Queens marks 100 years in Myers Park this year and on page 13 yoursquoll fnd a look back on a century of milestones for both Queens and her neighborhood
Our school was more than a half-century old when George Stephens ofered it a prime spot in the center of a new development on John Myersrsquo farm Te campus would be bordered with streets named for prestigious schools including Wellesley Radclife and StanfordTe architecture would be grand with a landscape designed by the now-famous John Nolen Taking a big risk Queens moved from the city to the pastureland of Myers Park opening fve impressive buildings in 1914 Today I work upstairs in Burwell Hall the centerpiece of the 1914 design
Milestones like thismdash100 years in Myers Parkmdashcause us to refect on where we started and where wersquove come Tey also inspire us to wonder about the future whatrsquos next
In the early years of my presidency we worked hard to expand our academic programs and improve our campus infrastructureTodaywith that work largely behind us I can now turn my attention to our greatest need the endowment A universityrsquos endowment determines its fnancial future more than any other factor It underwrites student scholarships and supports a strong academic community Building our endowment will give the next generation of Queensrsquo leaders the opportunity to dream and grow in ways we canrsquot foresee
Queens took a big leap in 1914 moving to a place that was nothing more than a promise A hundred years from now another timeline will be drawn Now is the time to ensure it tells a story wersquore proud we shared Join me in establishing a legacy fund that will impact hundreds and thousands of young people wersquoll never know
But they will know us the ones who dreamed
Best wishes
Pamela Davies PhDPresident
Your Letters Alumni profles in the summer 2014 issue drew a number of comments from readers I enjoyed the alumni profle of Beulah LouiseHenry and kept a copy for my research Mywork with Julia Ward Howe has taken me into the lives of women in this time period
Kim Holley MAOCOM rsquo08Virginia Beach Virginia Te writer is a doctoral candidate in communication at Regent University
I was delighted to read Jenn Goddursquos article about my dear friend and classmate Chris Saford Beck (Class of 1964) Te writer captured Chrisrsquos unique gifts and her incredible passion to help the kids in our world whose voices go unheard and who seem to have no escape from their lives of poverty Her work since we graduated has been a continuous efort to help open doors for these children and young people
Sue Dyer Milbourne rsquo64Straford Pennsylvania
Your staf of designers contributors and photographers continues to make me proud of my alma materrsquos alumni faculty and current students Te ldquoClass Notesrdquo are generally fun to read and as I age I appreciate the eforts you make to not only keep us informed but to stay connected Otherwise without this magazine how would we know the joys and the sadness we all experience on our journeys in this world
Libba Layfeld Eleazer rsquo68Charlotte North Carolina
Please send your letters toemail editorqueensedumail Rebecca Anderson
Marketing amp Community RelationsQueens University of Charlotte1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28207
Letters should be limited to 250 words and include your full name address and class year or Queens afliation Letters may be edited for length and clarity
hear you Wersquod like
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CAMPUS NEWS
Winning Across the BoardSGA PRESIDENT KRISTIN DIEMER rsquo15 FOUND HER FOCUS IN THE POOL
As a high school senior in OakRidge North Carolina KristinDiemer decided to attend a big
somewhat anonymous-feeling universityShe had no real plans to swim theredespite her passion for the sport Ten she got a call from Queensrsquo head swimcoach Jef Dugdale ldquoAnd that altered everythingrdquo she says today sitting on campus in a pool of autumn sunshineldquoHe totally changed my mindrdquo
Over the next three years Diemerworked with Dugdale and her teammatesto develop a dedicated and successfulswim team and she says the processhewed her focus and drive ldquoI was one of the frst classes to swim hererdquo she saysproudly Shersquos collected a list of titlesincluding National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) All-American
Diemerrsquos days at Queens are spentwith a clear single-mindedness She rises
at fve in the morning to start swimmingat six and then she attends classes beforepracticing again in the evening But thepool doesnrsquot trump class ldquoOne thing thatrsquos unique about our swim team hererdquoshe says ldquois the emphasis on academicsover athletics Usually itrsquos the other way around and it really helps to keepme on the right trackrdquo Her academic achievements include the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championshiprsquos Elite 89 award for the highest gradepoint average of all female Division 2athletes for the year
Her transformation has impressedCoach Dugdale ldquoTerersquos a level of maturity shersquos had since she came here but what Irsquove really noticed is the way shersquos learned to harness everythingrdquo
Between schoolwork and swimmingDiemer has a lot of meetings Even soshersquos taken on yet another challenge for
her fnal year at Queensmdashbecomingpresident of the Student GovernmentAssociation ldquoOh wersquore working on somany thingsrdquo she says smiling ldquoCampusimprovements and getting more funds toclubs and organizations a food task forcecreating a space for 24-hour printinghelliprdquoHer to-do list goes on and on
ldquoShersquos going to leave a legacy that will be sustainablerdquo Dugdale saysldquoShe is a face for teamwork character determination and servicerdquo
But Diemer credits teammates classmates and faculty as critical to herachievements ldquoTeyrsquove taught me to getinvolved to go after my passions I donrsquot think I would have found that kind of community at a big school and I hope toalways have one going forwardrdquo n
mdashMelissa Hankins
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CAMPUS NEWS
BrieflyNoted LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE HORNETS Te McColl School hosted lectures with leaders from the Charlotte Hornets on September 10 and 12in Ketner Auditorium Te Hornetsrsquo president executive vice presidentand general manager discussed thechallenges and opportunities of rebranding the team from the Bobcatsto its original Hornets name Laterhead coach Fred Cliford shared his coaching philosophy and spoke aboutthe qualities needed for efective leadership in the sports industry
The Hornets executive team visited Queens in September to discuss rebranding
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NATIONAL RANKINGS For the second consecutive yearQueens ranks 18 in the RegionalUniversity South category of the 2015US News amp World Report and alsoranked an impressive 2 in the nationfor percentage of alumni givingQueens is also recognized as havingone of the highest ratios of studentsstudying abroad as well as being NorthCarolinarsquos most diverse private regionaluniversity
EVERETT REVAMPED Everett Libraryrsquos second foor received a summer renovation Te revampedfoor includes a new study roomcollaborative work areas updatedfurnishings and shelving as well as apower and Internet-port study bar
FINANCIAL ADVICE On September 10 North CarolinaAttorney General Roy Cooper spoketo Queens students about loan debtcredit card management and identitytheft protection Te lecture was part of a statewide initiative to helpcollege students better manage theirfnances
State Attorney General Roy Cooper visited campus as part of a statewide initiative
The second foor of Everett LIbrary was renovated during the summer funded by the Friends of the Library
AMERICAN LEGION On August 26 Queens welcomed the American Legionrsquos Employment and Education Division to campus for a symposium addressing the variety of challenges that veterans face in the transition from military to civilian lifeTe event was part of the American Legionrsquos annual convention that brought more than 9000 people to Charlotte n
TITLE III GRANT Queens has been awarded a $22 million ldquoStrengthening InstitutionsrdquoTitle III grant by the Department of Education Te grant to be dispersed over fve years will help bolster a number of academic programs and services that support student persistencemdashespecially among underserved and diverse populationsmdashto graduate
mdashRegina Betz
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CAMPUS NEWS
Advancing the Academic Agenda IN JULY LYNN MORTON LEFT HER POST AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BECOME PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
After more than two decades at Queens Lynn Morton have discovered her remarkable talent for getting things still comes to work everyday with a sense of wonder done in a respectful inclusive manner Her appointment ldquoItrsquos a very special placemdashIrsquove never found a place as provost this past summer received unanimous support
Irsquod rather be than Queensrdquo she says Shersquos probably seen from the deans vice presidents and faculty councilthe inner workings of the school from more perspectives When asked for three words that defne Queensthan anyone else on campus beginning with a job as Morton quickly gives ldquocommitted passionate and adjunct instructor of English in 1990 while completing a student-focusedrdquo Tose words could also describe her PhD in Renaissance British literature Each step of her steady presence through decades of change n teaching careermdashand teaching has been her passionmdashhas led to greater administrative responsibilities Colleagues mdashLaurie Prince
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CAMPUS NEWS
In the Classroom BIG DIFFERENCE HONR 110
Diversity on campus has become a common goal formost colleges and universities in the United StatesBut how benefcial is a diverse campus if members
of various groups donrsquot interact and learn about each other According to Nyaka Niilampti an assistant psychologyprofessor the college years are when most people have thewidest range of exposure to diverse populations
In an efort to capitalize on this Niilampti launcheda new honorrsquos seminar this past fall for frst-year studentscalled ldquoBig Diferencerdquo One of the frst things she askedwas ldquoWhat do your friends look likerdquo Te answers weretelling Most students admitted their friends tended to looka lot like they domdashsame color of skin same age same sexualorientations and similar intellectual and physical abilitiesAnd so began a journey into multi-cultural diversity for 14freshmen
Niilamptirsquos goals are straightforward through readingsflms documentaries class discussions refective expositionand experiential class activities students become more self-aware and more aware of the diverse world around them Topics include gender race ethnicity sexual preference andsocial identity as well as mental and physical disabilitiesProfessor Niilampti hopes that through her teaching shecan help students appreciate themselves and the diversitythat surrounds them in a profound way
FACULTY Nyaka Niilampti is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Psychology and has been on the faculty since 2010 Her
areas of expertise are multi-cultural counseling and sportspsychology She serves as a liaison between the universityand the athletics department helping to certify that student-athletes are eligible to compete She represents Queens inconference and NCAA afairs
She completed her undergraduate work at PrincetonUniversity and earned an MA in sport psychology from UNCChapel Hill She holds a PhD in counseling psychologyfrom Temple University She continues to practice in aclinical setting and is co-director of a local sport psychology program
CLASS MATERIALS - Films - Videos - Assigned readings- TED Talks - Campus activities such as a luncheon on disability awareness
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS bullWeekly refection papers a minimum of two pages giving thoughtful responses to assigned readings and classroom discussions bullStudent-led classes on specifc topics presentations include an analysis of the topic and its cross-cultural impact as seen from various perspectives n
ndashDana Robles
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Assistant Psychology Professor Niilampti and her students engage in spirited conversation about gender race ethnicity sexual preference and social identity
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CAMPUS NEWS
Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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CAMPUS NEWS
Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
22
alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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ClASS NOTES
Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
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Secretary
Personalize my experience
Show me around
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015 Michael Marsicano Chair Elizabeth Hunter Persson rsquo00 Sallie Moore Lowrance rsquo70 Larry Polsky
Myrta Pulliam rsquo69 Kathryn Winsman Black rsquo93 Tomas J Reddin
Mary Anne Boldrick RogersDavid V Singer
Howard Bissell III Caroline Wannamaker Sink Jan Hall Brown rsquo73 Michael C Tarwater Deborah Butler Bryan rsquo68 Cynthia Haldenby TysonKevin Collins Ruth Anne M Vagt rsquo69 Marjorie Knight Crane rsquo90 Manuel L ZapataChristine Louttit Crowder rsquo82 Pamela L Davies ex ofcio Jesse J Cureton Jr EMBA rsquo02 Susan L McConnell rsquo83 ex ofcioDavid C Darnell Alumni Association President Carlos E Evans Kristin Diemer rsquo15 Student Anthony Fox Liaison to the Board Ophelia Garmon-BrownCarson Sloan Henline rsquo81 David Jones Life Trustees Sandra P Levine Irwin ldquoIkerdquo Belk Tomas L Lewis rsquo97 Dorothy McAulay Martin rsquo59Catherine Parks Loevner rsquo71 Hugh L McColl JrJ Michael McGuire Chairman Emeritus Katie B Morris John H Sykes rsquo57Michael W Murphy II rsquo95 Virginia Gray Vance rsquo49 Bailey W Patrick
QUEENSMAGAZINE WINTER 2015
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR CONTRIBUTORS Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13 Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13 editorqueensedu Amy Bareham rsquo16
Laura BelangerMANAGING EDITOR Regina BetzLaurie Prince Virginia Brown
Whitney CombsART DIRECTORDESIGNER Adelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 Dreacutea Leonetti Meghann GoddardLaura Belanger Jenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Melissa HankinsPHOTOGRAPHER Cindy ManshackLaura Belanger Lisa Noakes Jen Johnson MSEC rsquo14 Emily PinkertonNikia Squire rsquo16 Laurie Prince Dana RoblesPRODUCTION AND Laura Sutton DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
Dana Robles
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CONTENTS
2 3 10 12
13 17 21 44
Departments From the President 2
Campus News 3
Investing in Queens 10
Happenings 12
Alumni News 21
Class Notes 24
Parting Thought 44
100 Years in Myers Park 13 IN 1914 DEVELOPERS ASKED QUEENS ALREADY A HALF-CENTURY OLD TO ANCHOR A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD HERErsquoS A LOOK BACK ON A CENTURY OF MILESTONES
By Virginia Brown
Te Wit and Wisdom 17 of Bill Berry AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DEFINING FACE OF THE EMBA
By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
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On the Cover People passing the Queens campus in Myers Park will see this plaque along Selwyn Avenue erected by the North Carolina Offce of Archives andHistory to designate Queensrsquo historic signifcance
1
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Dear Alumni and Friends Queens marks 100 years in Myers Park this year and on page 13 yoursquoll fnd a look back on a century of milestones for both Queens and her neighborhood
Our school was more than a half-century old when George Stephens ofered it a prime spot in the center of a new development on John Myersrsquo farm Te campus would be bordered with streets named for prestigious schools including Wellesley Radclife and StanfordTe architecture would be grand with a landscape designed by the now-famous John Nolen Taking a big risk Queens moved from the city to the pastureland of Myers Park opening fve impressive buildings in 1914 Today I work upstairs in Burwell Hall the centerpiece of the 1914 design
Milestones like thismdash100 years in Myers Parkmdashcause us to refect on where we started and where wersquove come Tey also inspire us to wonder about the future whatrsquos next
In the early years of my presidency we worked hard to expand our academic programs and improve our campus infrastructureTodaywith that work largely behind us I can now turn my attention to our greatest need the endowment A universityrsquos endowment determines its fnancial future more than any other factor It underwrites student scholarships and supports a strong academic community Building our endowment will give the next generation of Queensrsquo leaders the opportunity to dream and grow in ways we canrsquot foresee
Queens took a big leap in 1914 moving to a place that was nothing more than a promise A hundred years from now another timeline will be drawn Now is the time to ensure it tells a story wersquore proud we shared Join me in establishing a legacy fund that will impact hundreds and thousands of young people wersquoll never know
But they will know us the ones who dreamed
Best wishes
Pamela Davies PhDPresident
Your Letters Alumni profles in the summer 2014 issue drew a number of comments from readers I enjoyed the alumni profle of Beulah LouiseHenry and kept a copy for my research Mywork with Julia Ward Howe has taken me into the lives of women in this time period
Kim Holley MAOCOM rsquo08Virginia Beach Virginia Te writer is a doctoral candidate in communication at Regent University
I was delighted to read Jenn Goddursquos article about my dear friend and classmate Chris Saford Beck (Class of 1964) Te writer captured Chrisrsquos unique gifts and her incredible passion to help the kids in our world whose voices go unheard and who seem to have no escape from their lives of poverty Her work since we graduated has been a continuous efort to help open doors for these children and young people
Sue Dyer Milbourne rsquo64Straford Pennsylvania
Your staf of designers contributors and photographers continues to make me proud of my alma materrsquos alumni faculty and current students Te ldquoClass Notesrdquo are generally fun to read and as I age I appreciate the eforts you make to not only keep us informed but to stay connected Otherwise without this magazine how would we know the joys and the sadness we all experience on our journeys in this world
Libba Layfeld Eleazer rsquo68Charlotte North Carolina
Please send your letters toemail editorqueensedumail Rebecca Anderson
Marketing amp Community RelationsQueens University of Charlotte1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28207
Letters should be limited to 250 words and include your full name address and class year or Queens afliation Letters may be edited for length and clarity
hear you Wersquod like
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Winning Across the BoardSGA PRESIDENT KRISTIN DIEMER rsquo15 FOUND HER FOCUS IN THE POOL
As a high school senior in OakRidge North Carolina KristinDiemer decided to attend a big
somewhat anonymous-feeling universityShe had no real plans to swim theredespite her passion for the sport Ten she got a call from Queensrsquo head swimcoach Jef Dugdale ldquoAnd that altered everythingrdquo she says today sitting on campus in a pool of autumn sunshineldquoHe totally changed my mindrdquo
Over the next three years Diemerworked with Dugdale and her teammatesto develop a dedicated and successfulswim team and she says the processhewed her focus and drive ldquoI was one of the frst classes to swim hererdquo she saysproudly Shersquos collected a list of titlesincluding National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) All-American
Diemerrsquos days at Queens are spentwith a clear single-mindedness She rises
at fve in the morning to start swimmingat six and then she attends classes beforepracticing again in the evening But thepool doesnrsquot trump class ldquoOne thing thatrsquos unique about our swim team hererdquoshe says ldquois the emphasis on academicsover athletics Usually itrsquos the other way around and it really helps to keepme on the right trackrdquo Her academic achievements include the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championshiprsquos Elite 89 award for the highest gradepoint average of all female Division 2athletes for the year
Her transformation has impressedCoach Dugdale ldquoTerersquos a level of maturity shersquos had since she came here but what Irsquove really noticed is the way shersquos learned to harness everythingrdquo
Between schoolwork and swimmingDiemer has a lot of meetings Even soshersquos taken on yet another challenge for
her fnal year at Queensmdashbecomingpresident of the Student GovernmentAssociation ldquoOh wersquore working on somany thingsrdquo she says smiling ldquoCampusimprovements and getting more funds toclubs and organizations a food task forcecreating a space for 24-hour printinghelliprdquoHer to-do list goes on and on
ldquoShersquos going to leave a legacy that will be sustainablerdquo Dugdale saysldquoShe is a face for teamwork character determination and servicerdquo
But Diemer credits teammates classmates and faculty as critical to herachievements ldquoTeyrsquove taught me to getinvolved to go after my passions I donrsquot think I would have found that kind of community at a big school and I hope toalways have one going forwardrdquo n
mdashMelissa Hankins
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BrieflyNoted LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE HORNETS Te McColl School hosted lectures with leaders from the Charlotte Hornets on September 10 and 12in Ketner Auditorium Te Hornetsrsquo president executive vice presidentand general manager discussed thechallenges and opportunities of rebranding the team from the Bobcatsto its original Hornets name Laterhead coach Fred Cliford shared his coaching philosophy and spoke aboutthe qualities needed for efective leadership in the sports industry
The Hornets executive team visited Queens in September to discuss rebranding
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NATIONAL RANKINGS For the second consecutive yearQueens ranks 18 in the RegionalUniversity South category of the 2015US News amp World Report and alsoranked an impressive 2 in the nationfor percentage of alumni givingQueens is also recognized as havingone of the highest ratios of studentsstudying abroad as well as being NorthCarolinarsquos most diverse private regionaluniversity
EVERETT REVAMPED Everett Libraryrsquos second foor received a summer renovation Te revampedfoor includes a new study roomcollaborative work areas updatedfurnishings and shelving as well as apower and Internet-port study bar
FINANCIAL ADVICE On September 10 North CarolinaAttorney General Roy Cooper spoketo Queens students about loan debtcredit card management and identitytheft protection Te lecture was part of a statewide initiative to helpcollege students better manage theirfnances
State Attorney General Roy Cooper visited campus as part of a statewide initiative
The second foor of Everett LIbrary was renovated during the summer funded by the Friends of the Library
AMERICAN LEGION On August 26 Queens welcomed the American Legionrsquos Employment and Education Division to campus for a symposium addressing the variety of challenges that veterans face in the transition from military to civilian lifeTe event was part of the American Legionrsquos annual convention that brought more than 9000 people to Charlotte n
TITLE III GRANT Queens has been awarded a $22 million ldquoStrengthening InstitutionsrdquoTitle III grant by the Department of Education Te grant to be dispersed over fve years will help bolster a number of academic programs and services that support student persistencemdashespecially among underserved and diverse populationsmdashto graduate
mdashRegina Betz
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CAMPUS NEWS
Advancing the Academic Agenda IN JULY LYNN MORTON LEFT HER POST AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BECOME PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
After more than two decades at Queens Lynn Morton have discovered her remarkable talent for getting things still comes to work everyday with a sense of wonder done in a respectful inclusive manner Her appointment ldquoItrsquos a very special placemdashIrsquove never found a place as provost this past summer received unanimous support
Irsquod rather be than Queensrdquo she says Shersquos probably seen from the deans vice presidents and faculty councilthe inner workings of the school from more perspectives When asked for three words that defne Queensthan anyone else on campus beginning with a job as Morton quickly gives ldquocommitted passionate and adjunct instructor of English in 1990 while completing a student-focusedrdquo Tose words could also describe her PhD in Renaissance British literature Each step of her steady presence through decades of change n teaching careermdashand teaching has been her passionmdashhas led to greater administrative responsibilities Colleagues mdashLaurie Prince
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In the Classroom BIG DIFFERENCE HONR 110
Diversity on campus has become a common goal formost colleges and universities in the United StatesBut how benefcial is a diverse campus if members
of various groups donrsquot interact and learn about each other According to Nyaka Niilampti an assistant psychologyprofessor the college years are when most people have thewidest range of exposure to diverse populations
In an efort to capitalize on this Niilampti launcheda new honorrsquos seminar this past fall for frst-year studentscalled ldquoBig Diferencerdquo One of the frst things she askedwas ldquoWhat do your friends look likerdquo Te answers weretelling Most students admitted their friends tended to looka lot like they domdashsame color of skin same age same sexualorientations and similar intellectual and physical abilitiesAnd so began a journey into multi-cultural diversity for 14freshmen
Niilamptirsquos goals are straightforward through readingsflms documentaries class discussions refective expositionand experiential class activities students become more self-aware and more aware of the diverse world around them Topics include gender race ethnicity sexual preference andsocial identity as well as mental and physical disabilitiesProfessor Niilampti hopes that through her teaching shecan help students appreciate themselves and the diversitythat surrounds them in a profound way
FACULTY Nyaka Niilampti is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Psychology and has been on the faculty since 2010 Her
areas of expertise are multi-cultural counseling and sportspsychology She serves as a liaison between the universityand the athletics department helping to certify that student-athletes are eligible to compete She represents Queens inconference and NCAA afairs
She completed her undergraduate work at PrincetonUniversity and earned an MA in sport psychology from UNCChapel Hill She holds a PhD in counseling psychologyfrom Temple University She continues to practice in aclinical setting and is co-director of a local sport psychology program
CLASS MATERIALS - Films - Videos - Assigned readings- TED Talks - Campus activities such as a luncheon on disability awareness
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS bullWeekly refection papers a minimum of two pages giving thoughtful responses to assigned readings and classroom discussions bullStudent-led classes on specifc topics presentations include an analysis of the topic and its cross-cultural impact as seen from various perspectives n
ndashDana Robles
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Assistant Psychology Professor Niilampti and her students engage in spirited conversation about gender race ethnicity sexual preference and social identity
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Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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ClASS NOTES
Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
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A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
CONTENTS
2 3 10 12
13 17 21 44
Departments From the President 2
Campus News 3
Investing in Queens 10
Happenings 12
Alumni News 21
Class Notes 24
Parting Thought 44
100 Years in Myers Park 13 IN 1914 DEVELOPERS ASKED QUEENS ALREADY A HALF-CENTURY OLD TO ANCHOR A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD HERErsquoS A LOOK BACK ON A CENTURY OF MILESTONES
By Virginia Brown
Te Wit and Wisdom 17 of Bill Berry AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DEFINING FACE OF THE EMBA
By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
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On the Cover People passing the Queens campus in Myers Park will see this plaque along Selwyn Avenue erected by the North Carolina Offce of Archives andHistory to designate Queensrsquo historic signifcance
1
FROM THE PRESIDENT Q
UEE
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Dear Alumni and Friends Queens marks 100 years in Myers Park this year and on page 13 yoursquoll fnd a look back on a century of milestones for both Queens and her neighborhood
Our school was more than a half-century old when George Stephens ofered it a prime spot in the center of a new development on John Myersrsquo farm Te campus would be bordered with streets named for prestigious schools including Wellesley Radclife and StanfordTe architecture would be grand with a landscape designed by the now-famous John Nolen Taking a big risk Queens moved from the city to the pastureland of Myers Park opening fve impressive buildings in 1914 Today I work upstairs in Burwell Hall the centerpiece of the 1914 design
Milestones like thismdash100 years in Myers Parkmdashcause us to refect on where we started and where wersquove come Tey also inspire us to wonder about the future whatrsquos next
In the early years of my presidency we worked hard to expand our academic programs and improve our campus infrastructureTodaywith that work largely behind us I can now turn my attention to our greatest need the endowment A universityrsquos endowment determines its fnancial future more than any other factor It underwrites student scholarships and supports a strong academic community Building our endowment will give the next generation of Queensrsquo leaders the opportunity to dream and grow in ways we canrsquot foresee
Queens took a big leap in 1914 moving to a place that was nothing more than a promise A hundred years from now another timeline will be drawn Now is the time to ensure it tells a story wersquore proud we shared Join me in establishing a legacy fund that will impact hundreds and thousands of young people wersquoll never know
But they will know us the ones who dreamed
Best wishes
Pamela Davies PhDPresident
Your Letters Alumni profles in the summer 2014 issue drew a number of comments from readers I enjoyed the alumni profle of Beulah LouiseHenry and kept a copy for my research Mywork with Julia Ward Howe has taken me into the lives of women in this time period
Kim Holley MAOCOM rsquo08Virginia Beach Virginia Te writer is a doctoral candidate in communication at Regent University
I was delighted to read Jenn Goddursquos article about my dear friend and classmate Chris Saford Beck (Class of 1964) Te writer captured Chrisrsquos unique gifts and her incredible passion to help the kids in our world whose voices go unheard and who seem to have no escape from their lives of poverty Her work since we graduated has been a continuous efort to help open doors for these children and young people
Sue Dyer Milbourne rsquo64Straford Pennsylvania
Your staf of designers contributors and photographers continues to make me proud of my alma materrsquos alumni faculty and current students Te ldquoClass Notesrdquo are generally fun to read and as I age I appreciate the eforts you make to not only keep us informed but to stay connected Otherwise without this magazine how would we know the joys and the sadness we all experience on our journeys in this world
Libba Layfeld Eleazer rsquo68Charlotte North Carolina
Please send your letters toemail editorqueensedumail Rebecca Anderson
Marketing amp Community RelationsQueens University of Charlotte1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28207
Letters should be limited to 250 words and include your full name address and class year or Queens afliation Letters may be edited for length and clarity
hear you Wersquod like
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Winning Across the BoardSGA PRESIDENT KRISTIN DIEMER rsquo15 FOUND HER FOCUS IN THE POOL
As a high school senior in OakRidge North Carolina KristinDiemer decided to attend a big
somewhat anonymous-feeling universityShe had no real plans to swim theredespite her passion for the sport Ten she got a call from Queensrsquo head swimcoach Jef Dugdale ldquoAnd that altered everythingrdquo she says today sitting on campus in a pool of autumn sunshineldquoHe totally changed my mindrdquo
Over the next three years Diemerworked with Dugdale and her teammatesto develop a dedicated and successfulswim team and she says the processhewed her focus and drive ldquoI was one of the frst classes to swim hererdquo she saysproudly Shersquos collected a list of titlesincluding National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) All-American
Diemerrsquos days at Queens are spentwith a clear single-mindedness She rises
at fve in the morning to start swimmingat six and then she attends classes beforepracticing again in the evening But thepool doesnrsquot trump class ldquoOne thing thatrsquos unique about our swim team hererdquoshe says ldquois the emphasis on academicsover athletics Usually itrsquos the other way around and it really helps to keepme on the right trackrdquo Her academic achievements include the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championshiprsquos Elite 89 award for the highest gradepoint average of all female Division 2athletes for the year
Her transformation has impressedCoach Dugdale ldquoTerersquos a level of maturity shersquos had since she came here but what Irsquove really noticed is the way shersquos learned to harness everythingrdquo
Between schoolwork and swimmingDiemer has a lot of meetings Even soshersquos taken on yet another challenge for
her fnal year at Queensmdashbecomingpresident of the Student GovernmentAssociation ldquoOh wersquore working on somany thingsrdquo she says smiling ldquoCampusimprovements and getting more funds toclubs and organizations a food task forcecreating a space for 24-hour printinghelliprdquoHer to-do list goes on and on
ldquoShersquos going to leave a legacy that will be sustainablerdquo Dugdale saysldquoShe is a face for teamwork character determination and servicerdquo
But Diemer credits teammates classmates and faculty as critical to herachievements ldquoTeyrsquove taught me to getinvolved to go after my passions I donrsquot think I would have found that kind of community at a big school and I hope toalways have one going forwardrdquo n
mdashMelissa Hankins
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BrieflyNoted LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE HORNETS Te McColl School hosted lectures with leaders from the Charlotte Hornets on September 10 and 12in Ketner Auditorium Te Hornetsrsquo president executive vice presidentand general manager discussed thechallenges and opportunities of rebranding the team from the Bobcatsto its original Hornets name Laterhead coach Fred Cliford shared his coaching philosophy and spoke aboutthe qualities needed for efective leadership in the sports industry
The Hornets executive team visited Queens in September to discuss rebranding
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NATIONAL RANKINGS For the second consecutive yearQueens ranks 18 in the RegionalUniversity South category of the 2015US News amp World Report and alsoranked an impressive 2 in the nationfor percentage of alumni givingQueens is also recognized as havingone of the highest ratios of studentsstudying abroad as well as being NorthCarolinarsquos most diverse private regionaluniversity
EVERETT REVAMPED Everett Libraryrsquos second foor received a summer renovation Te revampedfoor includes a new study roomcollaborative work areas updatedfurnishings and shelving as well as apower and Internet-port study bar
FINANCIAL ADVICE On September 10 North CarolinaAttorney General Roy Cooper spoketo Queens students about loan debtcredit card management and identitytheft protection Te lecture was part of a statewide initiative to helpcollege students better manage theirfnances
State Attorney General Roy Cooper visited campus as part of a statewide initiative
The second foor of Everett LIbrary was renovated during the summer funded by the Friends of the Library
AMERICAN LEGION On August 26 Queens welcomed the American Legionrsquos Employment and Education Division to campus for a symposium addressing the variety of challenges that veterans face in the transition from military to civilian lifeTe event was part of the American Legionrsquos annual convention that brought more than 9000 people to Charlotte n
TITLE III GRANT Queens has been awarded a $22 million ldquoStrengthening InstitutionsrdquoTitle III grant by the Department of Education Te grant to be dispersed over fve years will help bolster a number of academic programs and services that support student persistencemdashespecially among underserved and diverse populationsmdashto graduate
mdashRegina Betz
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CAMPUS NEWS
Advancing the Academic Agenda IN JULY LYNN MORTON LEFT HER POST AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BECOME PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
After more than two decades at Queens Lynn Morton have discovered her remarkable talent for getting things still comes to work everyday with a sense of wonder done in a respectful inclusive manner Her appointment ldquoItrsquos a very special placemdashIrsquove never found a place as provost this past summer received unanimous support
Irsquod rather be than Queensrdquo she says Shersquos probably seen from the deans vice presidents and faculty councilthe inner workings of the school from more perspectives When asked for three words that defne Queensthan anyone else on campus beginning with a job as Morton quickly gives ldquocommitted passionate and adjunct instructor of English in 1990 while completing a student-focusedrdquo Tose words could also describe her PhD in Renaissance British literature Each step of her steady presence through decades of change n teaching careermdashand teaching has been her passionmdashhas led to greater administrative responsibilities Colleagues mdashLaurie Prince
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In the Classroom BIG DIFFERENCE HONR 110
Diversity on campus has become a common goal formost colleges and universities in the United StatesBut how benefcial is a diverse campus if members
of various groups donrsquot interact and learn about each other According to Nyaka Niilampti an assistant psychologyprofessor the college years are when most people have thewidest range of exposure to diverse populations
In an efort to capitalize on this Niilampti launcheda new honorrsquos seminar this past fall for frst-year studentscalled ldquoBig Diferencerdquo One of the frst things she askedwas ldquoWhat do your friends look likerdquo Te answers weretelling Most students admitted their friends tended to looka lot like they domdashsame color of skin same age same sexualorientations and similar intellectual and physical abilitiesAnd so began a journey into multi-cultural diversity for 14freshmen
Niilamptirsquos goals are straightforward through readingsflms documentaries class discussions refective expositionand experiential class activities students become more self-aware and more aware of the diverse world around them Topics include gender race ethnicity sexual preference andsocial identity as well as mental and physical disabilitiesProfessor Niilampti hopes that through her teaching shecan help students appreciate themselves and the diversitythat surrounds them in a profound way
FACULTY Nyaka Niilampti is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Psychology and has been on the faculty since 2010 Her
areas of expertise are multi-cultural counseling and sportspsychology She serves as a liaison between the universityand the athletics department helping to certify that student-athletes are eligible to compete She represents Queens inconference and NCAA afairs
She completed her undergraduate work at PrincetonUniversity and earned an MA in sport psychology from UNCChapel Hill She holds a PhD in counseling psychologyfrom Temple University She continues to practice in aclinical setting and is co-director of a local sport psychology program
CLASS MATERIALS - Films - Videos - Assigned readings- TED Talks - Campus activities such as a luncheon on disability awareness
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS bullWeekly refection papers a minimum of two pages giving thoughtful responses to assigned readings and classroom discussions bullStudent-led classes on specifc topics presentations include an analysis of the topic and its cross-cultural impact as seen from various perspectives n
ndashDana Robles
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Assistant Psychology Professor Niilampti and her students engage in spirited conversation about gender race ethnicity sexual preference and social identity
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CAMPUS NEWS
Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
22
alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
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A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
FROM THE PRESIDENT Q
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Dear Alumni and Friends Queens marks 100 years in Myers Park this year and on page 13 yoursquoll fnd a look back on a century of milestones for both Queens and her neighborhood
Our school was more than a half-century old when George Stephens ofered it a prime spot in the center of a new development on John Myersrsquo farm Te campus would be bordered with streets named for prestigious schools including Wellesley Radclife and StanfordTe architecture would be grand with a landscape designed by the now-famous John Nolen Taking a big risk Queens moved from the city to the pastureland of Myers Park opening fve impressive buildings in 1914 Today I work upstairs in Burwell Hall the centerpiece of the 1914 design
Milestones like thismdash100 years in Myers Parkmdashcause us to refect on where we started and where wersquove come Tey also inspire us to wonder about the future whatrsquos next
In the early years of my presidency we worked hard to expand our academic programs and improve our campus infrastructureTodaywith that work largely behind us I can now turn my attention to our greatest need the endowment A universityrsquos endowment determines its fnancial future more than any other factor It underwrites student scholarships and supports a strong academic community Building our endowment will give the next generation of Queensrsquo leaders the opportunity to dream and grow in ways we canrsquot foresee
Queens took a big leap in 1914 moving to a place that was nothing more than a promise A hundred years from now another timeline will be drawn Now is the time to ensure it tells a story wersquore proud we shared Join me in establishing a legacy fund that will impact hundreds and thousands of young people wersquoll never know
But they will know us the ones who dreamed
Best wishes
Pamela Davies PhDPresident
Your Letters Alumni profles in the summer 2014 issue drew a number of comments from readers I enjoyed the alumni profle of Beulah LouiseHenry and kept a copy for my research Mywork with Julia Ward Howe has taken me into the lives of women in this time period
Kim Holley MAOCOM rsquo08Virginia Beach Virginia Te writer is a doctoral candidate in communication at Regent University
I was delighted to read Jenn Goddursquos article about my dear friend and classmate Chris Saford Beck (Class of 1964) Te writer captured Chrisrsquos unique gifts and her incredible passion to help the kids in our world whose voices go unheard and who seem to have no escape from their lives of poverty Her work since we graduated has been a continuous efort to help open doors for these children and young people
Sue Dyer Milbourne rsquo64Straford Pennsylvania
Your staf of designers contributors and photographers continues to make me proud of my alma materrsquos alumni faculty and current students Te ldquoClass Notesrdquo are generally fun to read and as I age I appreciate the eforts you make to not only keep us informed but to stay connected Otherwise without this magazine how would we know the joys and the sadness we all experience on our journeys in this world
Libba Layfeld Eleazer rsquo68Charlotte North Carolina
Please send your letters toemail editorqueensedumail Rebecca Anderson
Marketing amp Community RelationsQueens University of Charlotte1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28207
Letters should be limited to 250 words and include your full name address and class year or Queens afliation Letters may be edited for length and clarity
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Winning Across the BoardSGA PRESIDENT KRISTIN DIEMER rsquo15 FOUND HER FOCUS IN THE POOL
As a high school senior in OakRidge North Carolina KristinDiemer decided to attend a big
somewhat anonymous-feeling universityShe had no real plans to swim theredespite her passion for the sport Ten she got a call from Queensrsquo head swimcoach Jef Dugdale ldquoAnd that altered everythingrdquo she says today sitting on campus in a pool of autumn sunshineldquoHe totally changed my mindrdquo
Over the next three years Diemerworked with Dugdale and her teammatesto develop a dedicated and successfulswim team and she says the processhewed her focus and drive ldquoI was one of the frst classes to swim hererdquo she saysproudly Shersquos collected a list of titlesincluding National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) All-American
Diemerrsquos days at Queens are spentwith a clear single-mindedness She rises
at fve in the morning to start swimmingat six and then she attends classes beforepracticing again in the evening But thepool doesnrsquot trump class ldquoOne thing thatrsquos unique about our swim team hererdquoshe says ldquois the emphasis on academicsover athletics Usually itrsquos the other way around and it really helps to keepme on the right trackrdquo Her academic achievements include the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championshiprsquos Elite 89 award for the highest gradepoint average of all female Division 2athletes for the year
Her transformation has impressedCoach Dugdale ldquoTerersquos a level of maturity shersquos had since she came here but what Irsquove really noticed is the way shersquos learned to harness everythingrdquo
Between schoolwork and swimmingDiemer has a lot of meetings Even soshersquos taken on yet another challenge for
her fnal year at Queensmdashbecomingpresident of the Student GovernmentAssociation ldquoOh wersquore working on somany thingsrdquo she says smiling ldquoCampusimprovements and getting more funds toclubs and organizations a food task forcecreating a space for 24-hour printinghelliprdquoHer to-do list goes on and on
ldquoShersquos going to leave a legacy that will be sustainablerdquo Dugdale saysldquoShe is a face for teamwork character determination and servicerdquo
But Diemer credits teammates classmates and faculty as critical to herachievements ldquoTeyrsquove taught me to getinvolved to go after my passions I donrsquot think I would have found that kind of community at a big school and I hope toalways have one going forwardrdquo n
mdashMelissa Hankins
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BrieflyNoted LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE HORNETS Te McColl School hosted lectures with leaders from the Charlotte Hornets on September 10 and 12in Ketner Auditorium Te Hornetsrsquo president executive vice presidentand general manager discussed thechallenges and opportunities of rebranding the team from the Bobcatsto its original Hornets name Laterhead coach Fred Cliford shared his coaching philosophy and spoke aboutthe qualities needed for efective leadership in the sports industry
The Hornets executive team visited Queens in September to discuss rebranding
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NATIONAL RANKINGS For the second consecutive yearQueens ranks 18 in the RegionalUniversity South category of the 2015US News amp World Report and alsoranked an impressive 2 in the nationfor percentage of alumni givingQueens is also recognized as havingone of the highest ratios of studentsstudying abroad as well as being NorthCarolinarsquos most diverse private regionaluniversity
EVERETT REVAMPED Everett Libraryrsquos second foor received a summer renovation Te revampedfoor includes a new study roomcollaborative work areas updatedfurnishings and shelving as well as apower and Internet-port study bar
FINANCIAL ADVICE On September 10 North CarolinaAttorney General Roy Cooper spoketo Queens students about loan debtcredit card management and identitytheft protection Te lecture was part of a statewide initiative to helpcollege students better manage theirfnances
State Attorney General Roy Cooper visited campus as part of a statewide initiative
The second foor of Everett LIbrary was renovated during the summer funded by the Friends of the Library
AMERICAN LEGION On August 26 Queens welcomed the American Legionrsquos Employment and Education Division to campus for a symposium addressing the variety of challenges that veterans face in the transition from military to civilian lifeTe event was part of the American Legionrsquos annual convention that brought more than 9000 people to Charlotte n
TITLE III GRANT Queens has been awarded a $22 million ldquoStrengthening InstitutionsrdquoTitle III grant by the Department of Education Te grant to be dispersed over fve years will help bolster a number of academic programs and services that support student persistencemdashespecially among underserved and diverse populationsmdashto graduate
mdashRegina Betz
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Advancing the Academic Agenda IN JULY LYNN MORTON LEFT HER POST AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BECOME PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
After more than two decades at Queens Lynn Morton have discovered her remarkable talent for getting things still comes to work everyday with a sense of wonder done in a respectful inclusive manner Her appointment ldquoItrsquos a very special placemdashIrsquove never found a place as provost this past summer received unanimous support
Irsquod rather be than Queensrdquo she says Shersquos probably seen from the deans vice presidents and faculty councilthe inner workings of the school from more perspectives When asked for three words that defne Queensthan anyone else on campus beginning with a job as Morton quickly gives ldquocommitted passionate and adjunct instructor of English in 1990 while completing a student-focusedrdquo Tose words could also describe her PhD in Renaissance British literature Each step of her steady presence through decades of change n teaching careermdashand teaching has been her passionmdashhas led to greater administrative responsibilities Colleagues mdashLaurie Prince
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In the Classroom BIG DIFFERENCE HONR 110
Diversity on campus has become a common goal formost colleges and universities in the United StatesBut how benefcial is a diverse campus if members
of various groups donrsquot interact and learn about each other According to Nyaka Niilampti an assistant psychologyprofessor the college years are when most people have thewidest range of exposure to diverse populations
In an efort to capitalize on this Niilampti launcheda new honorrsquos seminar this past fall for frst-year studentscalled ldquoBig Diferencerdquo One of the frst things she askedwas ldquoWhat do your friends look likerdquo Te answers weretelling Most students admitted their friends tended to looka lot like they domdashsame color of skin same age same sexualorientations and similar intellectual and physical abilitiesAnd so began a journey into multi-cultural diversity for 14freshmen
Niilamptirsquos goals are straightforward through readingsflms documentaries class discussions refective expositionand experiential class activities students become more self-aware and more aware of the diverse world around them Topics include gender race ethnicity sexual preference andsocial identity as well as mental and physical disabilitiesProfessor Niilampti hopes that through her teaching shecan help students appreciate themselves and the diversitythat surrounds them in a profound way
FACULTY Nyaka Niilampti is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Psychology and has been on the faculty since 2010 Her
areas of expertise are multi-cultural counseling and sportspsychology She serves as a liaison between the universityand the athletics department helping to certify that student-athletes are eligible to compete She represents Queens inconference and NCAA afairs
She completed her undergraduate work at PrincetonUniversity and earned an MA in sport psychology from UNCChapel Hill She holds a PhD in counseling psychologyfrom Temple University She continues to practice in aclinical setting and is co-director of a local sport psychology program
CLASS MATERIALS - Films - Videos - Assigned readings- TED Talks - Campus activities such as a luncheon on disability awareness
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS bullWeekly refection papers a minimum of two pages giving thoughtful responses to assigned readings and classroom discussions bullStudent-led classes on specifc topics presentations include an analysis of the topic and its cross-cultural impact as seen from various perspectives n
ndashDana Robles
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Assistant Psychology Professor Niilampti and her students engage in spirited conversation about gender race ethnicity sexual preference and social identity
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Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
22
alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
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A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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Winning Across the BoardSGA PRESIDENT KRISTIN DIEMER rsquo15 FOUND HER FOCUS IN THE POOL
As a high school senior in OakRidge North Carolina KristinDiemer decided to attend a big
somewhat anonymous-feeling universityShe had no real plans to swim theredespite her passion for the sport Ten she got a call from Queensrsquo head swimcoach Jef Dugdale ldquoAnd that altered everythingrdquo she says today sitting on campus in a pool of autumn sunshineldquoHe totally changed my mindrdquo
Over the next three years Diemerworked with Dugdale and her teammatesto develop a dedicated and successfulswim team and she says the processhewed her focus and drive ldquoI was one of the frst classes to swim hererdquo she saysproudly Shersquos collected a list of titlesincluding National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) All-American
Diemerrsquos days at Queens are spentwith a clear single-mindedness She rises
at fve in the morning to start swimmingat six and then she attends classes beforepracticing again in the evening But thepool doesnrsquot trump class ldquoOne thing thatrsquos unique about our swim team hererdquoshe says ldquois the emphasis on academicsover athletics Usually itrsquos the other way around and it really helps to keepme on the right trackrdquo Her academic achievements include the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championshiprsquos Elite 89 award for the highest gradepoint average of all female Division 2athletes for the year
Her transformation has impressedCoach Dugdale ldquoTerersquos a level of maturity shersquos had since she came here but what Irsquove really noticed is the way shersquos learned to harness everythingrdquo
Between schoolwork and swimmingDiemer has a lot of meetings Even soshersquos taken on yet another challenge for
her fnal year at Queensmdashbecomingpresident of the Student GovernmentAssociation ldquoOh wersquore working on somany thingsrdquo she says smiling ldquoCampusimprovements and getting more funds toclubs and organizations a food task forcecreating a space for 24-hour printinghelliprdquoHer to-do list goes on and on
ldquoShersquos going to leave a legacy that will be sustainablerdquo Dugdale saysldquoShe is a face for teamwork character determination and servicerdquo
But Diemer credits teammates classmates and faculty as critical to herachievements ldquoTeyrsquove taught me to getinvolved to go after my passions I donrsquot think I would have found that kind of community at a big school and I hope toalways have one going forwardrdquo n
mdashMelissa Hankins
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BrieflyNoted LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE HORNETS Te McColl School hosted lectures with leaders from the Charlotte Hornets on September 10 and 12in Ketner Auditorium Te Hornetsrsquo president executive vice presidentand general manager discussed thechallenges and opportunities of rebranding the team from the Bobcatsto its original Hornets name Laterhead coach Fred Cliford shared his coaching philosophy and spoke aboutthe qualities needed for efective leadership in the sports industry
The Hornets executive team visited Queens in September to discuss rebranding
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NATIONAL RANKINGS For the second consecutive yearQueens ranks 18 in the RegionalUniversity South category of the 2015US News amp World Report and alsoranked an impressive 2 in the nationfor percentage of alumni givingQueens is also recognized as havingone of the highest ratios of studentsstudying abroad as well as being NorthCarolinarsquos most diverse private regionaluniversity
EVERETT REVAMPED Everett Libraryrsquos second foor received a summer renovation Te revampedfoor includes a new study roomcollaborative work areas updatedfurnishings and shelving as well as apower and Internet-port study bar
FINANCIAL ADVICE On September 10 North CarolinaAttorney General Roy Cooper spoketo Queens students about loan debtcredit card management and identitytheft protection Te lecture was part of a statewide initiative to helpcollege students better manage theirfnances
State Attorney General Roy Cooper visited campus as part of a statewide initiative
The second foor of Everett LIbrary was renovated during the summer funded by the Friends of the Library
AMERICAN LEGION On August 26 Queens welcomed the American Legionrsquos Employment and Education Division to campus for a symposium addressing the variety of challenges that veterans face in the transition from military to civilian lifeTe event was part of the American Legionrsquos annual convention that brought more than 9000 people to Charlotte n
TITLE III GRANT Queens has been awarded a $22 million ldquoStrengthening InstitutionsrdquoTitle III grant by the Department of Education Te grant to be dispersed over fve years will help bolster a number of academic programs and services that support student persistencemdashespecially among underserved and diverse populationsmdashto graduate
mdashRegina Betz
4
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CAMPUS NEWS
Advancing the Academic Agenda IN JULY LYNN MORTON LEFT HER POST AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BECOME PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
After more than two decades at Queens Lynn Morton have discovered her remarkable talent for getting things still comes to work everyday with a sense of wonder done in a respectful inclusive manner Her appointment ldquoItrsquos a very special placemdashIrsquove never found a place as provost this past summer received unanimous support
Irsquod rather be than Queensrdquo she says Shersquos probably seen from the deans vice presidents and faculty councilthe inner workings of the school from more perspectives When asked for three words that defne Queensthan anyone else on campus beginning with a job as Morton quickly gives ldquocommitted passionate and adjunct instructor of English in 1990 while completing a student-focusedrdquo Tose words could also describe her PhD in Renaissance British literature Each step of her steady presence through decades of change n teaching careermdashand teaching has been her passionmdashhas led to greater administrative responsibilities Colleagues mdashLaurie Prince
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CAMPUS NEWS
In the Classroom BIG DIFFERENCE HONR 110
Diversity on campus has become a common goal formost colleges and universities in the United StatesBut how benefcial is a diverse campus if members
of various groups donrsquot interact and learn about each other According to Nyaka Niilampti an assistant psychologyprofessor the college years are when most people have thewidest range of exposure to diverse populations
In an efort to capitalize on this Niilampti launcheda new honorrsquos seminar this past fall for frst-year studentscalled ldquoBig Diferencerdquo One of the frst things she askedwas ldquoWhat do your friends look likerdquo Te answers weretelling Most students admitted their friends tended to looka lot like they domdashsame color of skin same age same sexualorientations and similar intellectual and physical abilitiesAnd so began a journey into multi-cultural diversity for 14freshmen
Niilamptirsquos goals are straightforward through readingsflms documentaries class discussions refective expositionand experiential class activities students become more self-aware and more aware of the diverse world around them Topics include gender race ethnicity sexual preference andsocial identity as well as mental and physical disabilitiesProfessor Niilampti hopes that through her teaching shecan help students appreciate themselves and the diversitythat surrounds them in a profound way
FACULTY Nyaka Niilampti is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Psychology and has been on the faculty since 2010 Her
areas of expertise are multi-cultural counseling and sportspsychology She serves as a liaison between the universityand the athletics department helping to certify that student-athletes are eligible to compete She represents Queens inconference and NCAA afairs
She completed her undergraduate work at PrincetonUniversity and earned an MA in sport psychology from UNCChapel Hill She holds a PhD in counseling psychologyfrom Temple University She continues to practice in aclinical setting and is co-director of a local sport psychology program
CLASS MATERIALS - Films - Videos - Assigned readings- TED Talks - Campus activities such as a luncheon on disability awareness
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS bullWeekly refection papers a minimum of two pages giving thoughtful responses to assigned readings and classroom discussions bullStudent-led classes on specifc topics presentations include an analysis of the topic and its cross-cultural impact as seen from various perspectives n
ndashDana Robles
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Assistant Psychology Professor Niilampti and her students engage in spirited conversation about gender race ethnicity sexual preference and social identity
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Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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12
Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
22
alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
CAMPUS NEWS
BrieflyNoted LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE HORNETS Te McColl School hosted lectures with leaders from the Charlotte Hornets on September 10 and 12in Ketner Auditorium Te Hornetsrsquo president executive vice presidentand general manager discussed thechallenges and opportunities of rebranding the team from the Bobcatsto its original Hornets name Laterhead coach Fred Cliford shared his coaching philosophy and spoke aboutthe qualities needed for efective leadership in the sports industry
The Hornets executive team visited Queens in September to discuss rebranding
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NATIONAL RANKINGS For the second consecutive yearQueens ranks 18 in the RegionalUniversity South category of the 2015US News amp World Report and alsoranked an impressive 2 in the nationfor percentage of alumni givingQueens is also recognized as havingone of the highest ratios of studentsstudying abroad as well as being NorthCarolinarsquos most diverse private regionaluniversity
EVERETT REVAMPED Everett Libraryrsquos second foor received a summer renovation Te revampedfoor includes a new study roomcollaborative work areas updatedfurnishings and shelving as well as apower and Internet-port study bar
FINANCIAL ADVICE On September 10 North CarolinaAttorney General Roy Cooper spoketo Queens students about loan debtcredit card management and identitytheft protection Te lecture was part of a statewide initiative to helpcollege students better manage theirfnances
State Attorney General Roy Cooper visited campus as part of a statewide initiative
The second foor of Everett LIbrary was renovated during the summer funded by the Friends of the Library
AMERICAN LEGION On August 26 Queens welcomed the American Legionrsquos Employment and Education Division to campus for a symposium addressing the variety of challenges that veterans face in the transition from military to civilian lifeTe event was part of the American Legionrsquos annual convention that brought more than 9000 people to Charlotte n
TITLE III GRANT Queens has been awarded a $22 million ldquoStrengthening InstitutionsrdquoTitle III grant by the Department of Education Te grant to be dispersed over fve years will help bolster a number of academic programs and services that support student persistencemdashespecially among underserved and diverse populationsmdashto graduate
mdashRegina Betz
4
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CAMPUS NEWS
Advancing the Academic Agenda IN JULY LYNN MORTON LEFT HER POST AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BECOME PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
After more than two decades at Queens Lynn Morton have discovered her remarkable talent for getting things still comes to work everyday with a sense of wonder done in a respectful inclusive manner Her appointment ldquoItrsquos a very special placemdashIrsquove never found a place as provost this past summer received unanimous support
Irsquod rather be than Queensrdquo she says Shersquos probably seen from the deans vice presidents and faculty councilthe inner workings of the school from more perspectives When asked for three words that defne Queensthan anyone else on campus beginning with a job as Morton quickly gives ldquocommitted passionate and adjunct instructor of English in 1990 while completing a student-focusedrdquo Tose words could also describe her PhD in Renaissance British literature Each step of her steady presence through decades of change n teaching careermdashand teaching has been her passionmdashhas led to greater administrative responsibilities Colleagues mdashLaurie Prince
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CAMPUS NEWS
In the Classroom BIG DIFFERENCE HONR 110
Diversity on campus has become a common goal formost colleges and universities in the United StatesBut how benefcial is a diverse campus if members
of various groups donrsquot interact and learn about each other According to Nyaka Niilampti an assistant psychologyprofessor the college years are when most people have thewidest range of exposure to diverse populations
In an efort to capitalize on this Niilampti launcheda new honorrsquos seminar this past fall for frst-year studentscalled ldquoBig Diferencerdquo One of the frst things she askedwas ldquoWhat do your friends look likerdquo Te answers weretelling Most students admitted their friends tended to looka lot like they domdashsame color of skin same age same sexualorientations and similar intellectual and physical abilitiesAnd so began a journey into multi-cultural diversity for 14freshmen
Niilamptirsquos goals are straightforward through readingsflms documentaries class discussions refective expositionand experiential class activities students become more self-aware and more aware of the diverse world around them Topics include gender race ethnicity sexual preference andsocial identity as well as mental and physical disabilitiesProfessor Niilampti hopes that through her teaching shecan help students appreciate themselves and the diversitythat surrounds them in a profound way
FACULTY Nyaka Niilampti is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Psychology and has been on the faculty since 2010 Her
areas of expertise are multi-cultural counseling and sportspsychology She serves as a liaison between the universityand the athletics department helping to certify that student-athletes are eligible to compete She represents Queens inconference and NCAA afairs
She completed her undergraduate work at PrincetonUniversity and earned an MA in sport psychology from UNCChapel Hill She holds a PhD in counseling psychologyfrom Temple University She continues to practice in aclinical setting and is co-director of a local sport psychology program
CLASS MATERIALS - Films - Videos - Assigned readings- TED Talks - Campus activities such as a luncheon on disability awareness
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS bullWeekly refection papers a minimum of two pages giving thoughtful responses to assigned readings and classroom discussions bullStudent-led classes on specifc topics presentations include an analysis of the topic and its cross-cultural impact as seen from various perspectives n
ndashDana Robles
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Assistant Psychology Professor Niilampti and her students engage in spirited conversation about gender race ethnicity sexual preference and social identity
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CAMPUS NEWS
Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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CAMPUS NEWS
Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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CAMPUS NEWS
Advancing the Academic Agenda IN JULY LYNN MORTON LEFT HER POST AS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BECOME PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
After more than two decades at Queens Lynn Morton have discovered her remarkable talent for getting things still comes to work everyday with a sense of wonder done in a respectful inclusive manner Her appointment ldquoItrsquos a very special placemdashIrsquove never found a place as provost this past summer received unanimous support
Irsquod rather be than Queensrdquo she says Shersquos probably seen from the deans vice presidents and faculty councilthe inner workings of the school from more perspectives When asked for three words that defne Queensthan anyone else on campus beginning with a job as Morton quickly gives ldquocommitted passionate and adjunct instructor of English in 1990 while completing a student-focusedrdquo Tose words could also describe her PhD in Renaissance British literature Each step of her steady presence through decades of change n teaching careermdashand teaching has been her passionmdashhas led to greater administrative responsibilities Colleagues mdashLaurie Prince
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In the Classroom BIG DIFFERENCE HONR 110
Diversity on campus has become a common goal formost colleges and universities in the United StatesBut how benefcial is a diverse campus if members
of various groups donrsquot interact and learn about each other According to Nyaka Niilampti an assistant psychologyprofessor the college years are when most people have thewidest range of exposure to diverse populations
In an efort to capitalize on this Niilampti launcheda new honorrsquos seminar this past fall for frst-year studentscalled ldquoBig Diferencerdquo One of the frst things she askedwas ldquoWhat do your friends look likerdquo Te answers weretelling Most students admitted their friends tended to looka lot like they domdashsame color of skin same age same sexualorientations and similar intellectual and physical abilitiesAnd so began a journey into multi-cultural diversity for 14freshmen
Niilamptirsquos goals are straightforward through readingsflms documentaries class discussions refective expositionand experiential class activities students become more self-aware and more aware of the diverse world around them Topics include gender race ethnicity sexual preference andsocial identity as well as mental and physical disabilitiesProfessor Niilampti hopes that through her teaching shecan help students appreciate themselves and the diversitythat surrounds them in a profound way
FACULTY Nyaka Niilampti is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Psychology and has been on the faculty since 2010 Her
areas of expertise are multi-cultural counseling and sportspsychology She serves as a liaison between the universityand the athletics department helping to certify that student-athletes are eligible to compete She represents Queens inconference and NCAA afairs
She completed her undergraduate work at PrincetonUniversity and earned an MA in sport psychology from UNCChapel Hill She holds a PhD in counseling psychologyfrom Temple University She continues to practice in aclinical setting and is co-director of a local sport psychology program
CLASS MATERIALS - Films - Videos - Assigned readings- TED Talks - Campus activities such as a luncheon on disability awareness
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS bullWeekly refection papers a minimum of two pages giving thoughtful responses to assigned readings and classroom discussions bullStudent-led classes on specifc topics presentations include an analysis of the topic and its cross-cultural impact as seen from various perspectives n
ndashDana Robles
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Assistant Psychology Professor Niilampti and her students engage in spirited conversation about gender race ethnicity sexual preference and social identity
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CAMPUS NEWS
Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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9
INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
QU
EEN
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
10
INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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12
Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
QU
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
1950
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
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Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
CAMPUS NEWS
In the Classroom BIG DIFFERENCE HONR 110
Diversity on campus has become a common goal formost colleges and universities in the United StatesBut how benefcial is a diverse campus if members
of various groups donrsquot interact and learn about each other According to Nyaka Niilampti an assistant psychologyprofessor the college years are when most people have thewidest range of exposure to diverse populations
In an efort to capitalize on this Niilampti launcheda new honorrsquos seminar this past fall for frst-year studentscalled ldquoBig Diferencerdquo One of the frst things she askedwas ldquoWhat do your friends look likerdquo Te answers weretelling Most students admitted their friends tended to looka lot like they domdashsame color of skin same age same sexualorientations and similar intellectual and physical abilitiesAnd so began a journey into multi-cultural diversity for 14freshmen
Niilamptirsquos goals are straightforward through readingsflms documentaries class discussions refective expositionand experiential class activities students become more self-aware and more aware of the diverse world around them Topics include gender race ethnicity sexual preference andsocial identity as well as mental and physical disabilitiesProfessor Niilampti hopes that through her teaching shecan help students appreciate themselves and the diversitythat surrounds them in a profound way
FACULTY Nyaka Niilampti is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Psychology and has been on the faculty since 2010 Her
areas of expertise are multi-cultural counseling and sportspsychology She serves as a liaison between the universityand the athletics department helping to certify that student-athletes are eligible to compete She represents Queens inconference and NCAA afairs
She completed her undergraduate work at PrincetonUniversity and earned an MA in sport psychology from UNCChapel Hill She holds a PhD in counseling psychologyfrom Temple University She continues to practice in aclinical setting and is co-director of a local sport psychology program
CLASS MATERIALS - Films - Videos - Assigned readings- TED Talks - Campus activities such as a luncheon on disability awareness
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS bullWeekly refection papers a minimum of two pages giving thoughtful responses to assigned readings and classroom discussions bullStudent-led classes on specifc topics presentations include an analysis of the topic and its cross-cultural impact as seen from various perspectives n
ndashDana Robles
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Assistant Psychology Professor Niilampti and her students engage in spirited conversation about gender race ethnicity sexual preference and social identity
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CAMPUS NEWS
Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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CAMPUS NEWS
Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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12
Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
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A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
CAMPUS NEWS
Second Time Around AFTER EARNING AN ART HISTORY DEGREE MASON SWIMMER rsquo15 ENROLLED AT QUEENS TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC
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Mason Swimmer plays the drums during the REvolution Festival in Wilmington North Carolina
Mason Swimmer is in no hurryTe 25-year-old Queens music therapy student is slow
and deliberate in his movements tuckinghis long wavy hair behind his ears as hespeaks While he looks like an averagecollege student his story is far fromordinary
In 2004 while sliding into secondbase during a high school baseball gamehe felt something was wrong ldquoWell Iwas outrdquo he says with a laugh but morethan that his right knee hurt badly A fewdays later while walking his leg gave outcompletely forcing him to the ground
Swimmer was 15 years old when hewas diagnosed with osteosarcomamdashbone cancer
Difcult years followed especiallywhen his dad Scott was diagnosed with
cancer shortly after his own diagnosisTey pulled through and today raise fundsand promote cancer awareness throughthe familyrsquos nonproft DrumsForCureswhich operates from his grandmotherrsquos farm Misty Meadows on Providence Road in Charlotte
Swimmerrsquos love of art took him to UNC Wilmington where he earned abachelorrsquos degree in art history But it wasnrsquot his fnal path music was a big partof his life so he enrolled at Queens to earn a second bachelorrsquos degree in musictherapy When he graduates in May heplans to work as a music therapist usingguitar and percussion to help hospitalpatients cope with their diagnoses andheal
Rhythm is universal meditative andfun Swimmer explains ldquoMy dad is kind
Photo by Randal Steele
of a percussaholicrdquo he says Te familyrsquos drumSTRONG events take place fromDenver to Tokyo uniting thousands ofpeople like Swimmer and his dad andtheir loved ones When a crowd forms a drumming circle itrsquos transformational ldquoSometimes you look across the room atsomeone and therersquos just this momentrdquo he says A moment that tells him someone if even a stranger understands
Troughout his journeymdashthroughseven surgeries a year of treatment andextended hospital staysmdashhe had baddays days when hersquod wake up to clumpsof hair on his pillow and fnd it hard toface his reality But he never lost hope ldquoIwas never scaredrdquo he says ldquoI just knew Iwould be OKrdquo n
mdashVirginia Brown
7
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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CAMPUS NEWS
Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
8
CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
10
INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
11
12
Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
Amonth after she completed her undergraduate business degree RosemaryGause rsquo14 took a job as an assistant vice president of middle ofce product
control at Bank of America It was a big move up for the 32-year-old mom wholives in Concord North Carolina After 13 years at another bank shersquod landed the type of job that college graduates dream about Her ambition and hard work werepaying of
One degree down she had another to go She planned to earn an MBA but not until life settled downmdashitrsquod been tough to manage school work and taking care ofher son However during the summer she learned Queens ofered an online MBABy August she was back on campus for her frst residency
Tere was an immediate bond among the students in her cohort ldquoYou wouldnrsquot think yoursquod get that close that quicklyrdquo she says ldquobut all of us want to succeedrdquo Tostrengthen their commitment to fnish in two years they named their group RoyalQuest 2016 During the residency they met the dean and professors went white-water rafting and enjoyed socialevents Students were also connected to alumni and assigned an alumni mentor With so many Queens MBAgraduates in Charlotte Gause is discovering camaraderie in lots of places ldquoItrsquos a great network to be a part ofrdquo she says
Howrsquos her son taking all of this She says the 10 year old is proud ldquoHe knows how hard it was He saw megraduate Online allows me to parent him without a lot of distractionmdashand to give him what he deservesrdquo n
mdashLaurie Prince
One Studentrsquos Experience
Rosemary Gause rsquo14 and her support system her 10-year- old son Damon
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CAMPUS NEWS
Online Graduate DegreesEXPANSION AIMS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND
When Queens launched its online graduate degrees in thefall of 2013 the inaugural classes held 43 students One year later that number has tripled Today 150 students
are pursuing their graduate degrees onlineldquoTere are a lot of people in the market who have a great
respect for Queensrdquo says Emily Richardson dean of the HayworthSchool of Graduate and Continuing Studies However as workingprofessionals they donrsquot have time to come to campus to studyOfering online graduate degrees addresses that pent up demand
Queens currently ofers four online graduate programsthe Master of Business Administration the Master of Arts inCommunications the Master
of Arts in Educational Leadership and the Master of Science inNursing
Success can be traced to the quality of the courses says ZacharyWhite director of graduate programs at the Knight School ldquoWedeliberately thought about how best to create an online learningenvironment that highlights Queensrsquo values of faculty-studentengagementrdquo he says ldquoWe provide students the opportunity tolearn according to their own schedule while maintaining a vibranttheoretically-driven learning community fostered by a creativeentrepreneurial spiritrdquo
Looking forward Queens anticipates moregrowth in online enrollment and is considering at leasttwo additional graduate degree oferingsldquoWe want tomake sure we maintain the quality of education goingforwardrdquo Richardson says ldquoWersquore not in a hurry todo this so fast that we lose either the continuity ofprogram or quality of educationrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Are you interested Queens is offeringalumni a 10 percent discount off their
first online class Learn more at onlinequeensedu or call 866-313-2356
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CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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12
Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
CAMPUS NEWS
Bob Woodruf THE ABC REPORTER RIFFS ON BBQ TO MANDARIN AT LEARNING SOCIETY LECTURE
Queens students chat with Bob Woodruff outside Sykes Learning Center when he visited in October
We had the opportunity to see the lighter side of thefamous ABC reporter Bob Woodruf when we satwith him for a few minutes before his Learning
Society presentation in October From enjoying good olrsquo Southern barbeque to playing lacrosse in college here are few fun things welearned
Since he was visiting us here in Charlotte we had to startwith what matters most ldquoDo you like barbeque and iced teardquoTe answer ldquoYesrdquo He made sure to point out ldquonot sweet tea justregular cold tea mixed with lemonaderdquo
Since Woodruf was a star lacrosse player in college wewanted to know if he instilled a love of the game in any of hisfour children Oddly enough his son never played but all threeof his daughters did something he says was infuenced by theirfriends not by him
After discussing lifersquos most important topicsmdashfood andsportsmdashwe asked what was the most frustrating story hersquos ever reported It was his time spent in North Korea He was deniedaccess for interviews which made reporting extremely difcult hewas only able to report on what he physically saw According toWoodruf you couldnrsquot trust anything you heard
We ended the conversation by asking him about his fuencyin Mandarin He quickly pointed out he would never considerhimself fuent Te frst Mandarin word he ever learned was nǐhǎo which means hello but probably the most important word was piacutejiǔ which means beer n
mdashLisa Noakes
HUNTER-HAMIlTON Love of Teaching Award Call for Nominations
The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award honors those teacherswho uniquely inspire the potential of students It is given to a Queens
faculty member based on nomination letters from alumni faculty andcurrent students Te cash award is divided between the recipient and anacademic department or program selected by the recipient It is announced atcommencement in May
Nominations can be submitted by email to awardshamiltonqueensedu or on the web at wwwqueenseduHunter-Hamilton or by mail toHunter-Hamilton Teaching Award Ofce of Academic Afairs QueensUniversity of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte NC 28274 Pleaseinclude your class year Nominations are due on March 1
Tis award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr James PresslyHamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 in honor of their parents BufordLindsay Hamilton and Frances Pressly Hamilton servants of their Lord for42 years as missionaries in Pakistan and Richard Moore Hunter and IsabelReid HunterTeir faith hope and love for their children had no bounds
Clockwise from right The late Dr James Pressly Hamilton Grey Hunter Hamilton rsquo62 daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen rsquo92 and son Hunter Hamilton
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
10
INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
11
12
Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
INVESTING IN QUEENS
Securing the FutureQUEENS LAUNCHES ldquoBEYOND OUR IMAGINATIONrdquo AN AMBITIOUS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
ueensrsquo endowment has enjoyedimpressive growthmdashfrom $30
million in 2002 to $95 million in 2014mdashbut Vice President of Advancement James Bullock says wemust do more ldquoRevenue from tuition either in good times or challengingtimes is just not enough to sustain anyinstitution For that reason the combined power of many individual endowmentsbolsters quality and provides the stability
investing and sound fscal managementthe endowmentrsquos assets increase over time
In the early years President PamelaDavies focused largely on expandingQueensrsquo academic programs and improving the universityrsquos infrastructure A strategic thinker whose writings onleadership are used in business schoolsacross America Davies led the creation of new schools such as the Blair College
Revenue from tuition either in good times or challenging times is just not enough to sustain any institution
mdash Vice President of Advancement James Bullock
a university needs over the long haulrdquoA strong endowment is critical to
the long-term success of any universitybecause it creates a stable source of income to support the schoolrsquos students faculty and programs in perpetuity Mostuniversity endowments are made upof multiple funds dedicated to specifcpurposes (restricted funds) combinedwith unrestricted gifts Trough savvy
of Health Cato School of Education and the Knight School of CommunicationTe campus itself enjoyed a physicalrenaissance thanks to capital projects likeRogers Hall and the Levine Center forWellness and Recreation
With those priorities largely accomplished President Davies has turned her attention to growing theendowment ldquoA universityrsquos endowment
determines its fnancial future more than any other factor Not only does itunderwrite critical scholarships that helpattract the type of student we know canthrive at Queens it also supports a vitaland dynamic academic communityrdquo she says
A rule of thumb in higher educationsuggests an ideal ratio of $100000 inendowment funds per student Bullocktranslates that to Queens ldquoWith our long-term plans to reach 2000traditional undergraduates in the nextdecade our goal is to increase the Queensendowment to $200 million throughplanned and outright gifts over the nextdecade Tatrsquos the level of support wersquoll need to accomplish our aspirations forthe universityrdquo
One of the benefts of an endowment campaign is that donors are able to matchtheir own personal passions with areas ofneed at the institution
According to Bullock gifts comein all shapes and sizes ldquoAt more than$20 million Mr Byrumrsquos incredible giftin 2011 created the largest endowedscholarship program in Queensrsquo historyJust as importantly Queens receives smaller estate and other gifts designated to the endowment and they too contribute to the universityrsquos success in signifcant and meaningful waysrdquo n
F I v E T Y P E S O F E N D O W M E N T F u N D S
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When donors establish endowment funds through planned or outright gifts they leave a permanent legacy of support for QueensMost endowment gifts match a donorrsquos passion to one of the following categories
Support for faculty via salarysummer research travel or professional development
Support for deserving students via scholarships
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INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
11
12
Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
22
alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
INVESTING IN QUEENS
Adding the Endowment to an Estate Plan MIKE AND CAROLINE LOVE MYERS rsquo55 By Laura Sutton
As a girl growing up around the corner from the Queenscampus Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 could not have imaginedthe lifelong connection she would develop with the school
Her sisterMary Jane Love Nye rsquo47 attended Queens and it wasnrsquot longbefore Caroline herself was a student Once graduated she remainedinvolved at her alma mater serving on the board of trustees leadingthe alumni association board and even working as registrar for a time
A long-time member of Covenant Presbyterian Church Carolinefounded non-proft Crisis Assistance Ministries with the churchrsquos support Senior Pastor Bob Henderson says ldquoCaroline embodies thebest of Christian faith in her public service and in her church familyrdquo
When Caroline and husband Mike made estate plans they dividedtheir estate into fve portionsmdashone for each of their children and theremaining one for institutions that have meant a lot to them ldquoWewanted to leave a legacy not just for our children but also for the thingsthat have been signifcant in our livesrdquo Caroline explains ldquoQueens ishigh on that list not only because of its infuence on me personally butalso for its positive impact on the entire communityrdquo n
To learn more about the Beyond Our Imagination campaign contactAdelaide Anderson Davis rsquo61 associate vice president of alumni relationsand planned giving at 704-337-2329
Caroline Love Myers rsquo55 followed her sister to Queens
BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION T H E L E G A C Y C A M P A I G N F O R Q U E E N S
Building a strong endowment is the greatest gift that we can provide theuniversity a powerful embodiment of non ministrari sed ministrare To learn more watch our video with Mrs John R Irwin Bible Chair Reverend Dr Diane Mowry and Shirley Tison Ward rsquo49 Presidential Scholar Hannah Trawick rsquo16 at wwwqueensedulegacy
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Support for programs Support for the maintenance Unrestricted support like study abroad career of a beloved building for a wide range of readiness or leadership or to sustain important needs development beautiful landscaping
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12
Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
Laura Sharpe McCutchen reports that QU
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
42
ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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EEN
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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Associate Professor of Sociology Jay Wills and AssistantProfessor of Political Science Margaret Commins workedwith international studies major Morgan Yaguda rsquo15 on apaper that examines state-by-state variation in immigrationpolicy Yaguda was the research assistant on the project codingmore than 1300 bills across 50 states She used it to develop acapstone project for her major
IMMIGRATION POLICY
HAPPENING S
Associate Professor Mike Wirth worked with new media design majorsChristopher Vilela rsquo14Kathryn Rutherford rsquo14 andNicole Forgione rsquo14 to createan interactive timeline of Holocaust survivor Mordka Topel (right) who enduredfour concentration camps including Auschwitz Te students also created a 3D infographic of the cup heused during his time in the camps which includes his nameand a number specifc to him
A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORrsquoS TIMELINE
Associate Professor of Biology Jef Tomas (above right) workedwith Jillian Carroll rsquo14 (above left) to study cardinals on QueensrsquocampusTey caught and color-banded the birds in order to tracktheir movements and communication Te biology chemistryand environmental science departments have conducted similarresearch through an on-going partnership with the CarolinaRaptor Center Students study genetics raptor movement cellbiology and animal behavior
CARDINAL BEHAVIOR
STUDENTS amp KINDLES Associate Professor of Education Suzanne Horn worked with students Mary Jasperese rsquo15 and Jacqueline Curran rsquo15 both English majorssecondary education minors to determine if an electronic reader suchas a Kindle helps struggling ninthgraders become better readers Te goal was to provide students withtools to encourage them to developmore positive reading behaviors
Nursing Instructor Vicki Talbot (above left) and students MelissaReece rsquo14 (center) and Melissa Miller rsquo15 (above right) researchedhow to better prepare students for the clinical culture Teycompared diferent hospital systems looking at the changinghealthcare environment and protocols Tey then developed anotebook to help instructors prepare students for the transitionfrom classroom to clinic
TRANSITIONING FOR NURSING STUDENTS
In 2009 as part of a long-term initiative to broaden opportunities for student-faculty collaboration the university began increasing the number of faculty-led
research projects open to students Opportunities to gather and analyze data as well as contribute to important research fndings are building student portfolios and strengthening graduate school applications Here are fve recent projects
mdashLisa Noakes
ENGAGING RESEARCH
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
1950
s
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16
a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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NS
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E
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
40
ClASS NOTES
Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
41
ClASS NOTES
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
QU
EEN
S M
AG
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INE
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
42
ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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TER
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43
P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
QU
EEN
S M
AG
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44
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
100 years In
On the eve of the First world war John nolen was planning an elegant streetcar community south of downtown Charlotte nolen a Harvard-trained landscape architect had already designed Independence Park and was enjoying national
success as an urban plannermdashhis ofce in Harvard square Boston would complete more than 400 projects by the mid-1930s Jack Myers responsible for dreaming up the new suburb on his farmland partnered with his son-in-law george stephens to put education at the core of the Myers Park vision By ofering free land stephens persuaded Queens then named Presbyterian College for women to vacate its prime downtown location on College street nolen designed a spacious site for the college at the center of the new neighborhood creating a double-quadrangle of fve georgian buildings with Burwell Hall at the center In 1914 Queens College opened with a new name in a promising location with neighboring streets named for prestigious schools such as wellesley radclife and stanford
Queens and Myers Park have shared 100 years together Herersquos a glimpse at that growth decade by decade
Top image View of gated entrance to the Myers Park community and streetcar waiting station built in 1912 Bottom image The fve buildings that opened in 1914mdashMcewen Burwell watkins Jernigan and Hayesmdashstill anchor the Queens campus
1950
s
In 1
927
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rgersquo
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rs P
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
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Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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ClASS NOTES Q
UEE
NS
MA
GA
ZIN
E
jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
40
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
41
ClASS NOTES
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
QU
EEN
S M
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INE
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
QU
EEN
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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GA
ZIN
E
jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
40
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
41
ClASS NOTES
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
QU
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
42
ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
a master BUSINESS
of
On the 25th anniversary Of the prOgram he helped launch Bill Berry reflects On the histOry Of the
mccOll schOOlrsquos executive mBa By Rebecca Anderson EMBA rsquo13
the frst thing yoursquoll notice if you spend any time at all with Bill Berry is his laugh He punc-tuates his thoughtsmdashoften wry and subversively wittymdashwith a sly ldquoHa HArdquo Itrsquos an infec-
tious laugh and coupled with the twinkle in his eye and a self-deprecating shrug it reveals a willingness to accept his own foibles as well as those of others
Te next thing yoursquoll notice is his humanity Deeply touched by his relationships with his students Berry exudes a love of teaching that has inspired others for more than four decades
In the edited conversation that follows Berry shares some of the history and stories behind the birth and evolution of the McColl Schoolrsquos Executive Master of Business Administration
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
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Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
tell me about your early career
BB I intended to be a career militaryofcer as my father had been Tat ambi-tion persisted until my second day of ac-tive duty By then I was committed to atwo-year tour which included a year asa platoon leader with the First Air Cav-alry in Vietnam I learned a lot aboutself-discipline and leadership in thosetwo years
I came out of the army with no jobprospects My geophysics degree fromVirginia Tech was great but the oilcompanies werenrsquot hiring in 1967 because they believed they had discoveredall the oil theyrsquod ever need I wound up as adevelopment engineer at a frm in Kentucky
What led you to harvard
BB I wanted to understand what was happening in the rest of the businessespecially in accounting I took someevening courses at Western KentuckySome of my faculty were really great andI thought to myself ldquoI would like to dothisrdquo
So I looked around for doctoral pro-gramsI chose Harvard because it was theonly program that said it would prepareyou for a career in teaching And Harvardis where I met [retired Professor of De-cision Science] Don Wallace We were
research assistants and shared an ofce Donrsquos way of thinking had a profoundinfuence on my life
after harvard you went to Ohio state What happened there
BB I was an assistant professor at OhioState on the tenure track As part of thatprocess I wrote articles cases and pub-lished a textbookmdashthatrsquos what you do when yoursquore an academic I was awarded tenure but in the process I recognizedmy heart was in the relationships built inthe classroom not in the research main-stream of academia I donrsquot see myself as an academic Irsquom more of an educator And tenure is not a particularly whole-some goal for a person to have Irsquove had it twice gotten rid of it twice and havenrsquot missed it now for 25 years
how did you come to Queens
BB In the late 1980s Don Wallace and Iwere somewhat disgruntled Wake ForestfacultyWe toyed with the idea of launch-ing a stand-alone Executive MBA Wethought Charlotte had promise
A million bucks or so of capital wasneeded We approached North CarolinaNational Bank to get a loan Eventuallywe sat with the late Joe Martin a won-derful man and the brother of our for-
mer governor He suggested we talk withQueens
Even though we assessed a highprobability of being kicked out of [thenQueens President] Billy O Wiremanrsquos ofce we set up a meeting in October1988 Billy called Bob Finley into themeeting We were very favorably im-pressed with the intellect imaginationand humanity of both men We admittedour frst class 14 months later in January1990
What other faculty were with you at the very beginning
BB From the outset we had a marvel-ous group of faculty Randy Kincaidwas there along with Don Bob andothers Cathy Anderson Karen Gei-ger and Charlie Reed joined us in the1990s Many other notable facultyhave come and gone but these werethe core
Whatrsquos the story behind the dave stephens Business plan competition
BB In the early years it was simplya capstone entrepreneurial project Tenone day in September 2005 a fourth-semester participant Dave Stephens passed away It was tragic and unexpect-ed Dave was a wonderful young manand his death shook us all
Te next time the class was to-gether we took some time to talk aboutDave One of his classmates Pat Gallosuggested the entrepreneurial projectshould become a competition withthe winning team receiving Te DavidC Stephens Spirit of EntrepreneurshipAwardTe idea had so much merit that I agreed immediately Tatrsquos how the proj-ect transformed into a competition
Tis year marked the tenth com-petition In the spring I received a call from Daversquos mother She asked if she and Daversquos father and Daversquos daughters now in their teens could at-tend Te EMBA community embracedthem warmly I believe that the pres-ence of the Stephens family galvanizedthe class of 2014 into putting togetherone of the best sets of entrepreneurialpresentations we have seen Q
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Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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ClASS NOTES
Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
Tere have been some memorable moments in my career None matchesthat day with Daversquos family
Whatrsquos changed if anything about your students over time
BB Students on the whole are the same in that they are each diferent More-over each class has its own wonderful personality My observation over the years is that every person is excellent at something and every person hassome issues that need work Te un-usual structure of the McColl EMBA provides space and opportunity to share strengths and fortify weaknesses I be-lieve one of our hallmarks is that you can learn something from each person you meet Tat hasnrsquot changed
One thing that has changed is the rise of personal technology We once debated whether or not to allow calcu-lators in class
yoursquove said teaching in the executive mBa is an art how so
BB Itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executivesIn fact it may be impossible Most pro-fessors strive to convey information tostudents ie ldquoToday yoursquore going tolearn about xrdquo But mature experienced
professionals have diferent needs Withexecutives you need to create an environ-ment where they can explore their ownissues around specifc topics Tey wantto apply what theyrsquore hearing to the real-ity of their own experience And since you canrsquot control the direction of the dis-cussion guiding the conversation is moreof an art than a science Tirty Power-Point slides and a PhD arenrsquot going to cut it
the emBa relies heavily on the harvard case methodology Whatrsquos your favorite case to teach
BB First of all the case method allows each participant to inject themselvestheir opinions and their preconceived notions into a decision situation In class discussion their ideas are chal-lenged and often overturned Te best cases in my opinion are those withthe highest potential for people to leaveclass with an entirely diferent perspec-tive Tatrsquos why the Benihana case is so good
I also love cases that include unconventional leaders Herb Kelleher of Southwest Ken Iverson of Nucor Jim Goodnight of SAS Soichiro of HondaTese CEOs are unconventional in that
Bill Berryrsquos tOp 10 cases ampex Corporation How can Ampex meet this impossible deadline
Benihana of Tokyo Itrsquos a restaurantmdashitrsquos a theatermdashitrsquos a machine
Bennett strang and Ferris Are some partners more equal than others How do you know
Blanchard Importing and Distributing What were Bob and Eliot drinking Or thinking
Blitz Company How to lose your competitive edge by achieving low cost
FBo How to thrift yourself into bankruptcy in one easy lesson
Honda How could this frm have possibly been successful
Hot Line Te best articulation of organizational dysfunction in all of case-dom
Plus Development Corporation Why did Plus take on such a quarrelsome Japanese partner
sunshine Builders What was this home builder really selling
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they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
they treat employees like human beings rather than ldquohuman resourcesrdquo In doing so they create a totally diferent organizationcompeting in ways that cannot beemulated by their more conventional rivals
Whatrsquos the weirdest thing that ever happened in class
BB Once on a fne spring day I had takenclass outdoors to discuss a product liabilitycaseTe class was seated on a grassy knolland I was facing them When discussiongot to the housewife blinded by the prod-uct the class erupted in laughter And thena little later when the product scarred a
child for life again there was laughter Iasked a participant what was so funny Shesaid ldquoOh you missed it A car went by on
itrsquos not easy to ldquoteachrdquo executives
in fact it may be impossible
the street behind you and a minute laterthey drove back and mooned us out theother siderdquo I have never again taken a classoutdoors
itrsquos been 25 years since the launch of the emBa Of what are you most proud
BB Queens gave us the latitude to developan unusual eccentric curriculum and aschedule that defed academic convention In a very real sense faculty and participantsjoined to create the ldquoperformance artrdquo thatwas the EMBA Everyone was both castmember and audience learning from andteaching each other Because we trusted each other the art happened and the learn-ing experience was better for everyone So ifIrsquom proud Irsquom proud of what we as a groupof faculty and participants were able tocreate and re-create for 25 years n
EMBA alumni gathered at The Duke Mansion for an evening of celebration and reminiscing on October 24 Guests included Jane McIntyre (lower left) and Hugh McColl (center) Bill Berry was honored for his role in the launching of the EMBA program at Queens
Te EMBA Marks 25 Years
The McColl School got down to business one evening in October to honor the people and traditions that havemade the Executive MBA program special for the past 25 years Alumni joined together at Te Duke Mansionin Charlottersquos Myers Park to rekindle friendships with classmates and reconnect with favorite faculty including
founders of the programA discussion moderated by Tracy Grooms rsquo98 director of McColl undergraduate programs and banking initia-
tives kicked of the anniversary celebration Te distinguished alumni panel included Jefrey Brown rsquo03 president andchief executive ofcer of dealer fnancial services for Ally Angi Clinton rsquo01 retired senior vice president of enterpriseoperation services for Duke Energy and Jesse Cureton rsquo02 chief consumer ofcer for Novant Health Each sharedthoughts on how Hugh McCollrsquos ldquoTree Cs of Leadershiprdquomdashcompetence character and commitment to communitymdashhad contributed to personal success
Te evening concluded with a reception and remarks by President Pamela Davies and Bill Berry founding profes-sor of the Executive MBA n
mdashWhitney Combs
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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and vision that got the [soccer]program where it is todayrdquo
mdashAngela Rushton rsquo93Inaugural Season Recruit
ldquoIrsquom a better man today because of the infuence he had in my liferdquo
mdashDerek Sessions rsquo91Inaugural Season Recruit
Coach Fred Norchi celebrates during Royals Alumni Weekend Photo courtesy of Nikia Squire 16
the soccer feld He didnrsquot justcoach soccer he coached peoplerdquo
mdashJordan Gerardi rsquo92Inaugural Season Recruit
Alumni News
Passion for Players Zest for LifeCOACH FRED NORCHI HONORED AT ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND
Dedicated passionate humble and persistent are just a few of the words that Fred Norchirsquos former players used to describe their coach During the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Sports Complex on October 4 Queens honored the legendary coaching career of Fred Norchi He started and led both menrsquos and womenrsquos soccer
programs for a combined 22 seasons at QueensNorchi came to Queens in 1989 and was charged with creating the varsity womenrsquos soccer program one year later he did
the same for men His teams were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation nine times and participated in the NCAA tournament fve times reaching the Elite 8 twice He celebrated 306 wins with the Royals during his Queens tenure
During his acceptance speech Norchi compared the soccer ball to an instrument and the game to music He spoke of the bond that is formed when one is part of a team and encouraged former and current players in the room to never forget that
His colleagues in the coaching community noted that he is and always has been respected by his peers Norchi was not just a coach but a leader mentor and friend to his players He now coaches youth soccer and spends time enjoying another passionsurfng in Costa Rica but cherishes the memories he has of his days at Queens ldquoIrsquom so glad I got to coach people who loved the game that muchrdquo he said
Te Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place during Royals Alumni Weekend when more than 175 athlete alumni and their families enjoyed complimentary access to all athletic events as well as a luncheon sponsored by Queens Alumni Association and Royals Athletics n
mdashEmily Pinkerton Director of Alumni Relations
ldquoIt was his hard work dedication ldquoHis lessons went further than
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
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Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
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Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
Laura Sharpe McCutchen reports that QU
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
alumni news
An Empathetic ApproachMARY STUART HANKINS HUNTER rsquo74 HELPS FRESHMEN AT USC
Mary Stuart Hankins Hunter rsquo74 appreciates the irony of her career path She didnrsquot have a stellar frst-year at QueensYet she now leads programs that afect frst year students at the University of South Carolina Shersquos the associ-ate vice president and executive director for University 101 Programs an academic unit that fosters student success
and for Te National Resource Center that serves frst-year students and students in transition She recently returned to Queensto speak to faculty about increasing undergraduate learning and successTe following is an edited transcript of our interview with
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this proud alumna
Q How was your frst year at QueensMSHH Typical of many students I wasnot terribly well prepared I made a lot ofgood friends yet I did not have a sterlingacademic year My frst-year experiencewas a missed opportunity
Q Looking back at the four years wasQueens a successMSHH Defnitely Te curriculum taught me critical thinking skills and de-veloped me as a writer It paved the wayfor my frst job as a national rep for ChiOmega and that experience led me intohigher education
Q How soMSHH I was at the University ofFlorida meeting with an administra-tor who asked me what I was going todo when the Chi O job ended At thatpoint I hadnrsquot thought beyond that jobI really took his challenge to heart andbegan thinking about what I wanted todo What were the things that I liked todo Student afairs seemed like a perfectmatch
Q You went to grad school at the Univer-sity of South Carolina and stayed on in stu-dent afairs How was it ldquoa perfect matchrdquo
MSHH Working at a college is thegreatest job in the world because it keepsyou thinking young It also gives you theopportunity to work for something veryimportantmdasha very educated citizenrymdashand to see the results of your eforts
Q Why is being intentional about thefrst -year experience so criticalMSHH First and foremost institutions have a moral obligation if they acceptstudents to provide support and helpthem be successful Second colleges anduniversities spend an awful lot ofresources to recruit frst-year students soit is to the universityrsquos advantage to helpthose students persist
Q How did your understanding of studentsuccess shift when parenting your twocollege studentsMSHH You begin to think very personallyabout ithellipyou can do many many thingsto support students but you canrsquot force development on somebody Tey have tolearn themselves
Q What was it like to speak to the facultyat Queens MSHH Te stakes were a little bit higherbecause I knew I was going to beintroduced as an alum Te fact that teaching is a priority at Queens mademe very proud Itrsquos good to know todayrsquos Queens students are in the hands of such an engaged group
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
22
alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
alumni news
Be there
Or tune in Queens menrsquos and womenrsquos
basketball teams take on anderson University in our frst-ever televised event
the games are January 24 at 1100 am and 200 pm
on cBs If you are in the Charlotte area join us for
the games and surrounding festivities at Queensrsquo
Levine Center
it will be one to remember
Mia Voss rsquo18 (left) and CJ Triana rsquo18 (right) learned about Queens from Betty Simpson Smith acute67
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 HER LOVE FOR QUEENS CHANGED THE FUTURE OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Who are Queensrsquo best ambassadors and advocates for the transfor-mational experiences that await prospective Royals on campusYoumdashour alumni
Betty Simpson Smith rsquo67 exemplifes the power our alumni have in identi-fying prospective students and encouraging them to visit As a Dana Scholarat Queens during the 1960s she played on the basketball team swam in theDolphin Club and was president of Phi Mu sorority She came to Queensfrom her hometown of Columbia South Carolina thanks to a scholarshipldquoMy father was a high school principal so unless I found a way to go of tocollege I would have had to live at home and gone to USCrdquo she explains
Two Presidential Scholars arrived this fall thanks to Bettyrsquos ldquoRoyals spir-itrdquo CJ Triana of San Marcos California and Mia Voss of Atlanta GeorgiaBetty is CJrsquos cousin and a friend of Miarsquos family She knew her alma materwould have much to ofer these bright talented students so she encouragedthem to apply and stayed in touch throughout their senior year Both cred-it Bettyrsquos friendly calls and emails as infuencing their decisions to attendQueens
ldquoWhen I meet a prospective student or a family I always ask lsquoHave you ever thought about Queens Internship and travel abroad programs are built into your studies therersquo I tell them lsquoYes it is afordablemdashQueens ofers scholarships to most studentsrsquordquo she says
When the alumni relations staf heard CJrsquos and Miarsquos stories they werereminded of the loyalty and enthusiasm that bind Queens alumni and theiralma mater Hats of to Betty for introducing students to Queens
Alumni you are one of Queensrsquo most infuential assets in recruiting thenext generation of students Who can you introduce to Queens today
mdashLaura Sutton Director of Advancement Communications amp Foundation Relations
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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Tank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates We love hearing from you
To submit your class note for the next issue email it by March 1 to alumniqueensedu Questions or commentsContact the Ofce of Alumni Relations 704-337-2504 or alumniqueensedu
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1941 Te class expresses sympathy to Victoria Troutman Weaver on the death of her brother Dr Belk C Troutman who passedaway in January
Victoria Troutman Weaverrsquos three sons honored her with a 95th birthday party onFebruary 23 Tommy Tomlinson wrote aneight-page spread for the March issue ofOur State Magazine about the Troutman family Victoriarsquos youngest brother DrBelk C Troutman passed away in January
1944 Eleanor Lazenby Biggers and Miriam Smith Whisnant had a special time atour 70th Reunion Tey reported with thealumni ofcersquos help on news of classmatestoured the beautiful campus in its ldquospringgloryrdquo and were honored at the luncheonSpecial thanks to all at Queens for thewonderful memories they took homeEleanor and Miriam agree that theirQueens education has brought specialblessings to their lives
1946 Helen Davis Morrison and husband Don are still active with business and familyGrandson Sam graduated cum laude in June from University of CaliforniaRiverside In September she and Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years of business withSinclair Refning Company
Katherine Bain Taylor stays too busyas Bladen County president of retiredteachers as vice president of Delta KappaGamma Honor Society and teaching olderadults in Elizabethtown PresbyterianChurch She asks friends to please writeher at 2105 Second Ave Elizabethtown NC 28337
1950 65th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Adelaide Foil Farrell and one of her granddaughters Mollie Farrell rsquo14 share not only an October birthday but alsoa love for Queens as Mollie is a 2014 graduate and Adelaide might add a ChiOmega Tey have such fun sharing andcomparing their college days at Queenswith each other
In September Helen Davis Morrison rsquo46 and her husband Don were in Sun Valley Idaho where Don was honored for 67 years with Sinclair Refning Company
Te class expresses sympathy to Marianne Permenter Hibbard on the death of her husband John Hibbard who passed awayon May 7
Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband John moved during Tanksgiving2013 to the retirement community inPonte Vedra Beach Fla Sadly John passedaway on May 7 Marianne planned tospend her 85th birthday in November withson John daughter-in-law Lisa and herthree grandsons in California
1953 Sara Boyce enjoys her church work withthe seniors and traveling with friends andfamily including her three great-nieces andone great-nephew (her grandchildren)
Rebecca Scholl Schenck recently moved to Sharon Towers from the house that she and Gordon built 45 years ago Sheis still in boxes ldquoup to hererdquo She reportsthat people are very friendly and itrsquos in her old neighborhood so she can still get toQueens luncheons
1954 Grace Hager-Andrews continues her involvement in support activities for teachertraining and professional developmentRecently she was involved with UpsilonChapter of Alpha Delta Kappa inestablishing a scholarship at Queens supporting teacher education
1955 60th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te late Patricia ldquoPatrdquo Tucker Knox is being honored with a public art projectin downtown Davidson where she lived and worked for many years Her brother ishelping to fund the project
1956 Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Podeyn Atkins on the death of her husband Bob Atkins who passed away onSeptember 25 2013
Betty Podeyn Atkinsrsquo husband Bob passedaway on September 25 2013 She staysbusy with many activities in the park andin the community She is fortunate to haveher three children close by so she can seeher seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren She says hello to the classof 1956
24
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A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
AlUMNI PROFIlE
A Quest for Knowledge KATE BLACKMON rsquo85 WHO WORKED AS AN ENGINEER AT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS BEFORE ENROLLING AT QUEENS IS A LEADING ADMINISTRATIVE FIGURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
When Kate Blackmon rsquo85 started at Queens it was to
prepare for the MBA she envisionedon her horizon She took a couple ofclasses and ended up having so muchfunmdashstudying while working at DukePower (as it was then called)mdashsheearned a second bachelorrsquos degree
With a Queens BA in business added to her BS in engineering fromClemson University she continued onto the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill for an MBA anda PhD surveying 50 years of thesupercomputer industry
Unsurprisingly today she worksin academia As the child of parentsstationed overseas with the US Air Force she loves international travel and has established a career overseas Not only did she join the faculty ofOxford Universityrsquos Saiumld Business School more than a decade ago sherecently became the frst woman inMerton Collegersquos 750-year history tobe elected senior proctor for OxfordShersquos responsible for upholding the universityrsquos regulations managingstudent complaints and discipline(across all of the universityrsquos 38 colleges) representing academics onmany committees and participatingin all ceremonies and degree days Inaddition she conducts researchmdashher current work includes studying thegender gap in leadership
ldquoTe proctors go everywhereand do everythingrdquo she says Tus farher favorite part has been paradingthrough Oxford in full academic
Kate Blackmon lsquo85 (center) poses with a group of students she oversees as senior proctor at Oxford University in London England
regalia on Encaenia the universityrsquos honorary degrees day
As senior proctor shersquos actually required to wear academic dress every day ldquoWe are highly visible inblack suit white bow tie and white bands I have at least three gownsplus an ermine hood and a hard-shellmortarboard that I could use like Oddjob in James Bondrdquo
She misses her parents and brothers living in the US but spends
her spare time learning the celloand renovating a mid-Victorian house Shersquos also becoming executivecoach certifed Although devoted to learning shersquos proud of what sheaccomplishes as a teacher ldquoI like getting people to think about thingsin new ways and releasing talentsthey didnrsquot know they hadrdquo n
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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Susan Quinn Wade rsquo78 traveled to Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro in January
Mitzi Plonk Folkrsquos two cousins Dettie Piper and Woody Woodham surprisedMitzi by giving an endowed scholarship toQueens in her honor Tis means so much to her
Sylvia Stuart Gordon stays busy with herinterest in painting taking weekly classesShe has participated in several shows latelyShe and husband John had a joint art andphotography show in July in Raleigh
Alice Richards Oosterhoudt expressesher afection to the class of 1956 What a wonderful Queens memory for her
1958 Betty Gray Anderson Libby HendersonDavis and Lemie Dickson Richards got together on July 3 at Betty and Perrinrsquos house Tey met for brunch and visitingLibby and Walt drove east from Californiathrough Charlotte for a very specialvisit with old roommates and Davidson husbands
Libby Henderson Davis and Walt took eight weeks in June and July to drive acrossthis beautiful country in their little redPrius Tey attended General Assemblywhere Walt was an Overture Advocate and spent the rest of time sightseeing andvisiting family and longtime friends manywho attended Queens and Davidson
1960 55th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lucy Davis Christopher is pleased to beserving on the executive committee of thefrst-ever North Carolina NAACP Jackson County Branch (54AB) one of fve formedin western North Carolina in the past yearTe formal election was in April and theybegan in May
Flo Denny Durway and Dan enjoyed atour in fall 2013 of the Dordogne Valleyin France with several Queens alumni In addition to travel they enjoy volunteeringin their granddaughtersrsquo elementary classrooms Flo serves as chair of the Council for the Advancement of Graduate Education at UNC Greensboro One of her favorite pastimes is visiting withQueens classmates in person or by phoneFlo and Dan will host the Raleigh alumnireception in November at their home
Betty Kenney Potter and Jim enjoytraveling Daughter Edie graduated in Mayfrom Duke with her nurse practitionerqualifcation and works at the LevineCancer Center in Charlotte Bettyrsquos two sons both have their doctorates Te older teaches at Forestview High School inGastonia NC and the younger is themusic director of choral music at WingateUniversity Grandson Jonathan Brucker married Emily Tomas on August 10 inWilmington
Phoebe Blackwell Rollins after teaching for 30 years retired in 1993 She has
enjoyed retirement and has traveled Shelost her son David to pancreatic canceron May 22 2007 Her son Michaelrsquos best friend Brad Brooks teaches at Queens
1961 Adelaide Anderson Davis has been takingbreaks from her day job at Queens a coupletimes a week to take yoga classes at MyersPark Baptist Churchrsquos Cornwell Center She is loving it and feels fantastic
Lynn Woodward Jenkins visited daughterNicole in June in the Cotwolds United Kingdom enjoying the beauty of therolling hills and many of the early Romansites In the fall she planned to visit NewEngland with her friend Marcie
Carolyn Hitchcock Kent and Budge herhusband of 51 years love to travel Teyhave been to 43 states and all over EuropeBoth of their daughters and their familieslive in Charlotte Tey have four teenagegrandchildren
Polly Thompson Marshall took a wonderful two-week trip to the Southincluding one week in Palm Beach Flawith four longtime friends as guests Oneof her fve granddaughters Ann CarterHerbert graduated in May from StCatherinersquos High School in Richmond VaShe was accepted at all of the six collegesand universities she applied to and startedin the fall at Sewanee Te University ofthe South
Anne McCutchen Wilson and husband Dan are enjoying their ldquoretirementrdquo takinglots of walks to maintain good healthvisiting their two grandchildren in MaconGa and visiting their favorite places onthe South Carolina coast
1962 Martha Mallory Woods reports that all iswell To stay young she enjoys basketballtennis a little golf and NOW pickle ballIn the summer she spent time in Montreatwith college roommate Flora McNair Price enjoying bridge and laughs withfriends She is proud of the good showingour class made in percentage of giving thisyear and hopes that number will continueto increase until the next reunion in 2017 Q
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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1963 Brenda Blackwelder shares ldquoIn memoryof Dr Jack Fehon (Captain Jack) I willalways cherish the lifelong lessons fromthe marine biology classes and subsequentresearch that led to my career in teachingand marine biology In memory of my Mom I will always appreciate your encouragement and support in myeducation and career I am thankful I could be here for you during the last years of yourliferdquo
Brenda Carpenter Boozer was grateful on Motherrsquos Day for her daughter being inCharlotte after 13 years in California andher son working in Greenwood SC Bothare about 60 miles away
Harriette McMichael Majoros and husband Bill spent 25 days in April andMay on the road in their Corvette goingto the National Corvette Museum and then touring the Indy track before going toChicago to start the iconic Route 66 Teywere greeted on Santa Monica Pier bydaughter Rebecca Majoros rsquo02 Tey thenwent cross country to meet up in DothanAla with 120 other Corvette owners to travel to Panama City Beach
Becky Garrison Walter and husband Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryon May 24 with their three children twospouses and four grandchildren Teir actual anniversary date was May 1 Laterin the summer they went on a trip toPortugal
Angela Williamsrsquo book Hush Now Babycame out this springand it all started ina Queens writing class She reports that ittook a long time to birth this baby Shespent September in the Amazon fshingfor piranhas then went on to Machu Picchu Shersquos been marketing her book andcoaching clients Life is full and fun
1964 Grace Baker Hand is a retired teacher enjoying travel bridge reading and friends In October she and husband Jack enjoyed the Danube River cruise She visitsChautauqua every summer
Kent Anderson Leslie and Bob are both retired Bob makes beautiful furniture She is fnishing a bookmdashshe is not writing anymore books with footnotes Tey have onegrandchild Owen Randall
Peggy Hagler Lynch and husband Ken hosted the Alumni Club of Atlanta event on February 26 at their home Guests enjoyed a wonderful time of socializing aswell as a university update from PresidentDavies
Sue Dyer Milbourne celebrated 49 yearsof marriage in June She is still workingthree days a week as a marriage and familytherapist She and her husband travelas she can arrange it and love spendingtime with their grown children and theirfamilies Tey have eight grandchildren
Fran Milton Patterson and her familyenjoyed a wonderful evening celebratinga recent anniversary 45 great years of marriage She and Tom enjoy Queensalumni parties in Atlanta and hearingof the great advancements going on atQueens
Diana Churchill Rector is excited that last April our class celebrated our 50thReunion Our class is a wonderful group ofwomen She is happily retired and enjoystraveling with husband Sky Tey have
seven grandchildren who are full of loveand energy Tey feel blessed
1965 50th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Barbara Allen Grimes reports getting oldis not for sissies She and Sam have had surgerymdashnew hips fxed hands (carpaltunnel) and replaced thumb joints Teyenjoy their grandchildren and wheneverthey can they travel
Kitty Tilghman McEaddy and Linda McPhail Shortridge rsquo69 along with theirhusbands hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event on February 27 at Te CarolinaYacht Club Guests enjoyed food wine anda university update from President Davies
Te class expresses sympathy to Ginger Burch Owen on the death of her mother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson whopassed away on July 7
Kay Hightower Parry-Hill enjoysspending time with her two grandchildrenTomas 16 months lives in Raleigh andSofa 2 lives in Greensboro She looks forward to her 50th Reunion next year
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Reebo McMullen Sledge member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority who passed awayon August 9 in Brandon Fla
A mountain mini-reunion on July 19 in Highlands NC It was a gathering of the Miami Fla and Montgomery Ala freshmen who have remained good friends since entering Queens in 1969 Left to right Kay Chandler Mary Anna McClendon Dale Chapman Webb Ann Moore Paulk Amelia Smith Lucas and Beth Gordy Dubina
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
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Christi Parham Arnette rsquo89 (left) welcomed Kathy Lennon Comer rsquo89 (center) and Jodie Henderson Coulson rsquo89 (right) to her new gallery The Row in Columbia SC
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1966 Sue Barker McCarter and John continue to enjoy her retirement Te four grandsare a job and they were excited to welcome5 this past summer Taking care of her94-year-old mother Maujer Moseley Barker rsquo41 flls her days but she feelsso lucky that her mother is still in goodhealth and enjoys life Sue is still quiltingand does some autism consultation and workshops
Sally OrsquoRourke Morris and husband Joe Ene Watkins Pate rsquo67 and husband Jim and Sara Marcia Perley Rafter rsquo67and husband Bill joined Jackie White McGrath rsquo67 and husband Bill on their charter boat Paraclete in Seattle for cruising the Puget Sound A wonderfulvisit with old friends a beautiful voyagevisiting islands and lovely scenery cappedof a delightful adventure of a lifetime
1967 Jeannie Simms Dobson teaches tattingat the Oconee Heritage Center She alsofnds it so rewarding to volunteer at herlocal GED program as a writing teacherShe loves seeing her Queens friends
Anne Johnson Lineberger enjoyshaving all three grown children and fve
grandchildren close by Te grands aregrowing so fast She loves being a partnerin pixels2Pagesnet composed of fveAustralians (one is serving on the MercyShip and another is in Doha right now)and six Americans (California to NorthCarolina New York to Florida and Texas too) So fun to help people do somethingmemorable with their digital photos
Carol Anderson Rothenberg while visiting with her parents during thesummer in North Carolina spent the daywith roommate Jeannie Simms Dobson In August son Leon and Jenny Slatterymarried in Gainesville Fla Carolrsquos parents married 70 years were honoredat the reception Te newlyweds reside inBrooklyn where Leon is a sound designerand Jenny is the associate director oftheater at Fordham University
Betty Simpson Smith and husband Paul planned to move in the fall to HiltonHead After 45 years in Atlanta it is timeto stick their feet in the sand and relax She is excited that two students (a femalesoccer player from Atlanta and a favoritemale cousin from California) whom sheintroduced to Queens applied and thenboth received Presidential ScholarshipsGive a big welcome to Mia Voss and CJ
Triana class of 2018 (See the story aboutBetty on page 23)
1968 Elise McClung Barksdale enjoys herseven grandchildren and working at theCommunity Culinary School of Charlotte
Dana Clay enjoyed a reunion in July inHighlands NC at a mountain luncheonhosted by MaryAnna McClendon rsquo69 and Ann Moore Paulk Other guests includedKay Chandler rsquo69 Beth Gordy Dubinarsquo69 Amelia Smith Lucas rsquo69 and Dale Chapman Webb rsquo69
Ellen Seastrunk Dozier and husband Robert celebrated his 46th Webb Air Force Base Pilot Training Class Reunionon board the Holland America in Sitka Alaska When fying home over UtahEllen texted roomie Nancy Bean Glenn to say hello and to say that they were above her house Nancy suggested thatthey parachute down for dinner but Ellenreplied they werenrsquot ldquodrop inrdquo kind of guests
Jane Hamilton Radcliffe had a busysummer visiting friends and family Teyhave moved to a new place in Denverand enjoy living close to their threegrandchildren She was looking forwardto her annual reunion in Pawleys Island
Virginia Covington Halter rsquo90 (left) and children Micah and Maya enjoyed exchange student Anna-Sophie Schwedtnerrsquos last day in Charlotte before returning to Linz Austria
28
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
Ahearty laugh entrepreneurial spiritand distinctive perspective on life
hav e helped Malek Jandali get to wherehe is today Born in Germany raised inSyria and educated in the US Jandalireceived a full scholarship in pianoperformance to Queens graduating in1997
Today Jandali lives in Atlanta with his wife but still owns a condo in Charlotte and visits when he can ldquoHome is where you have freedom tocreaterdquo he says Jandali hasnrsquot stoppedcreating since he left Queens He hasworked as an entrepreneur musiciancomposer and activist using his musicto work toward ending the sufering ofchildren in his homeland of Syria OnJanuary 31 2015 he will debut his four-movement Syrian Symphony at Carnegie Hall
ldquoTe slow movement refects the pluralism of this countryrdquo he says ldquoIrsquom an American composer in a countrywhere you can be a composer and havean MBArdquo Hersquos referring to the MBAhe earned from UNC Chapel Hill in2004mdashsomething he wouldnrsquot have been able to attain in his homeland ldquoTis is a symphony for humanityrdquo hesays ldquoItrsquos better to make music than to make warrdquo
Hersquos made tons of it His album Echoes from Ugarit was recorded in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008 Te album includes original compositionsbased on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet inUgarit an ancient Syrian city In 2013-2014 he performed a beneft concert atDuke University as part of ldquoTe Voice
of the Free Syrian Childrenrdquo world tourPaul Nitsch was Jandalirsquos piano
professor and mentor at Queens ldquoNomatter what he was doing he wasalways looking to do morerdquo says Nitschldquoeven when he didnrsquot know what that would berdquo He adds with conviction and admiration that Jandali is the most talented music student Queens has had in the last 25 years
Te feeling is mutual ldquoBack in Syria we have a sayingrdquo Jandali sayslsquoOnce a teacher always a fatherrsquo Paul is a fatherrdquo
Jandali doesnrsquot know where his life post-Carnegie Hall will take him ldquoSometimes music leads you into unexplored passagesrdquo he says For nowhe is enjoying the journey
mdashVirginia Brown
Songs of Home JANUARYrsquoS SYMPHONY DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL WILL BE A CAREER MILESTONE FOR MALEK JANDALI rsquo97
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Malek Jandali lsquo97 performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will debut in January 2015 at Carnegie Hall Photo courtesy of Malek Jandali
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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Friends from Classes of rsquo98 and rsquo99 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 in Davidson NC (Left to right) Katie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Michael Kirby rsquo99 Ashley Leonard rsquo99 Jo Anna Ramirez-Short rsquo99 Karla Ziegler Steedley rsquo99 Caleb Steedley rsquo99 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson rsquo99 and Dina Fernandez rsquo99
with Mary Jane Brown Reynolds NancyDashiell Fanning Bonnie North FloodSidney Walker Pease Lura Deaton McMurray and Mary Maroney Walker Always a fun time sitting by the ocean andcatching up
Jackie Harmon Saylor was elected president of Te Atlanta Bar Associationin April 2013 and sworn in on May 20Te Atlanta Bar is the largest voluntarybar association in the Southeast with more than 6000 members and covers 12 counties around Atlanta Jackie is partnerat Te Saylor Law Firm in Atlanta andserves on several additional boards
Katherine Fristoe Tronco and husband Joe went to Lourdes on their ninth pilgrimage with the Order of Malta caringfor sick and terminally ill In July theyreturned to France on a barge trip in the
Keith Hamilton Byrd rsquo01 and wife Freya welcomed twin girls Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina on January 28
Alsace-Lorraine area In August she andher sister toured Downton Abbey
1969 Paxon McLean Holz is still chuggingalong She has set her retirement goal for80 or out of debt whichever comes frst Her newest venture to build an indoor pistol range
Edith Craven Propst and husband Wilson spent the entire summer in Colorado attheir mountain home sharing specialtimes with their six grandchildren ages 1614 12 11 10 and 1 A tent-camping tripto the mountains of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park was a highlight of the summer
Linda McPhail Shortridge and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy rsquo65 along with husbands Ken and Hunter hosted the Charleston Alumni Club event at Te Carolina Yacht Club on February 27Guests enjoyed food wine and a universityupdate from President Davies
Chris Limehouse Walsh Paula Brown Demosthenes Annette Smith Stilwell Margaret James Wilbanks Peggy StreetHeflin and Gail Ness Richardson enjoyedtheir annual retreat at Pawleys Island inApril
1970 45th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Susan Cobb Clayton and husband Tom have moved from Florida to Davidson
It has been so much fun to fnd so manyalumni in the area including classmateKathy Cockrill whom she had not seen since graduation
Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live on Webster Street in New Orleans Rather than downsizing like mostcouples their age they are in the midst of amajor home renovationhellipwith old housesthere always seems to be a project Oldestdaughter Lawton lives locally and worksfor the Audubon Institute Caroline lives and works in Washington DC Lyn andBob looked forward to a trip to Italy withfriends
Kathy Mitchell Folks retired for more than 12 years is an active church hospitaland community volunteer who loves having her two sons and their familieslocal She enjoys weekly time with herseven grandchildren She frequently visitswith Gee Gee Powell Donnelly and sometimes with Ellen Key Banks Betsy Hansley Brown and Elizabeth Vincent Now that Kathyrsquos husband has retired from work that included a lot of international traveling they are traveling for fun instead
1971 Sara Glenn Barfield enjoys retirement by spending lots of time with familyand friends She took a trip to DisneyWorld with daughter Polly and 3-year-old granddaughter Sally (her namesake)Pollyrsquos husband stayed home to study forthe CFA exam Son Daniel lives and works in Columbus Ohio She would love to hear from old friends
Te class expresses sympathy to the familyof Mary Lou Bell who passed away in December 2013
Aileen Ponder Hatcher was elected to the Endowment Board of Junior League ofAtlanta and is a new mentor of Colonial Dames of Georgia
Catherine Henson Holcombe fnally asa ldquosenior citizenrdquo entered her frst poetrycompetitionand won Itrsquos never too late class of 1971
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
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Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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Mary Lou Bell passed away in December2013 after a spirited battle with ovarian cancer Laura and Mary Lou relishedtheir visits together during April 2012in Boulder Colo and in April 2013 inLexington NC Mary Lou is survivedby son Adam Peterson and daughterElizabeth Peterson
1972 Catherine ldquoCamrdquo McIntyre is fnally a full-time North Carolina resident and is semi-retired She expected her secondgrandson at the end of the summer
Te class expresses sympathy to Lynn Stultz on the death of her father Robert Stultz who passed away on January 5
1973 Scarlett Lackey Chanter is back in the Charlotte area caring for her parents Shewould love to connect with old friends
1974 Gail Snipes Collins continues to work full time as the advanced learning (aka gifted)supervisor for Harrisonburg City PublicSchools She and Steve traveled in July onthe Danube they spend most of their freetime at Smith Mountain Lake She saysto give a shout and there is always roomfor ya
1975 40th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Te class expresses sympathy to Betty Staples Berghaus on the death of her husband Charles Noonan who passedaway on May 16 Betty has been theassociate pastor for congregational carefor 15 years at Westminster PresbyterianChurch in Durham NC
1976 Linda Cable Kepler is happy to announcethat she has remarried after being widowedTim and Linda were married on October 11 2013 Tey are busy going to his sonDallasrsquo football games at Arkansas StateUniversity where he is a freshman kickerLindarsquos son Preston is a senior at GeorgiaSouthern University
(Left to right) Peter OrsquoDonnell rsquo02 and his wife Sabrina hosted Christopher Ammon rsquo02 and Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02 last summer in the OrsquoDonnellsrsquo home state of Rhode Island
Elizabeth Pearce and husband Richard Lasota are loving their relocation toBoynton Beach Fla Trading in New York Cityrsquos wretched winter for the balmybreezes of South Florida has been a true delight Elizabeth is still the director of intellectual property for AIG but isworking remotely from her new locationldquonext to the poolrdquo now
Te class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth
(Left to right) Amanda Stefanski rsquo02 completed her frst triathlon in June along with Kelly Thomas rsquo97 and Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97
R Pearce on the death of her father William Pearce who passed away on April 14
Te class expresses sympathy to Karen Long Terrana on the death of her father Donald Terrana who passed away onFebruary 2
1977 Ellen Patric Spears serves on several boards is president of her local chapterof PEO and enjoys a weekly tennis game with a group of ladies from theregion Husband Jim is the executive vice president of Glenville State CollegeDaughter Lauren attends Episcopal HighSchool Oldest son Patrick is in SpecialForces Middle son Brooks is a law clerk for a federal judge in ClarksburgWVa Youngest son Logan works in theemergency room of a regional hospital inCharleston WVa
1978 Susan Quinn Wade traveled in January toTanzania to hike Mt Kilimanjaro Whatan experience During her time there sheenjoyed a short safari spent a day at theOrkeeswa School and visited one of the studentrsquos bomas Te perfect ending toher trip was a stay on the Burka CofeePlantation in Arusha with some dear friends who live there
1980 35th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Anne Jones Dantzler moved in January 2013 to Manhattan when Troutman Sanders asked husband David to become the managing partner in their New Yorkofce James Robert and Patrick live and work in Atlanta and all four of their parents(living in Alpharetta and Blue Ridge Ga)are doing well Anne volunteers in theBattery Park City Parks and is active attheir church First Presbyterian She metPamela Worth Harrisrsquo daughter Elizabethat a Georgia football game in Athens
Candace ldquoAryardquo Gale Heath wrote lyricsfor ldquoRemember God Loves Yourdquo in 2005 with composition by Richard ShulmanIt was sung by the 60-member Voicesin the Laurel childrenrsquos choir She has
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Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
ClASS NOTES
Candace Cooper Murray rsquo03 and husband Will traveled to Israel to visit the Jerusalem International YMCA This photo was taken at Masada on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
created a CD Joy Comes to Earth for expectant families You can fnd it onlineat wwwjoycomestoearthcom In 2011 she and her business partner in Ciel etTerre wwwcielessentialscom created an essential oil the Oil of Blessing
1981 Carson Sloan Henline and husband Chuck hosted a gathering of Queensalumni on March 13 in Raleigh PresidentDavies dropped by to share exciting newsabout happenings at Queens
1982 Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh loves teachingwriting at UNC Charlotte She was oneof 24 teachers from across the United States chosen to receive a fellowship fromTe Memorial Library and the HolocaustEducators Network in New York CityShe spent 10 days studying and sharingteaching strategies
1983 Cathi Wilkinson Litcher is happy toreport that she got out of prison after 28years working with the ldquofedsrdquo of course She retired in November 2013 She started a consulting company and landed her frst
contract to develop and deliver a leadershipdevelopment program Both of her childrenchose High Point University She and Jadeare now in the empty nest phase Itrsquos fun to get to know your spouse again right
1984 Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Lovelace Marterella on the death of her father Barry Wood Lovelace who passedaway on May 31
Dawn OrsquoNeal Muller is married and lives in Tomasville Ga She works as a physicaltherapist and is the owner of Trive PhysicalTerapy and Fitness She completed hermanual therapy certifcation in 2011 andher doctorate in May graduating just amonth ahead of son Jason Younger sonAlex is a junior at Georgia Southern Shewould love to reconnect with classmates
1985 30th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Lisa House Cooper reports that shersquos expecting grandchildren Both are due within a few months of each other daughterMary is due in December and daughter-in-law Ambershay in March 2015 SonJohn is a Marine currently deployed butin a relatively safe place Whew She andRichard celebrated 27 years in May She
cannot believe it has been almost 30 yearssince Queens
Cynthia Smith Watson and husband Stephen hosted the Asheville QueensAlumni and Friends event on July 31 attheir home in Biltmore Forest It was a wonderful gathering of 40 guests and a funtime was had by all
1986 Several members of the class of 1986 got together to celebrate their 50th birthdays in June at the home of Susan Dykema Young including Susan DonlynLitchford Aiken Kim Tesh Cates ShelleyEdwards Hallinan Jamie Murray StacyNofsinger Stephanie Hilleson Safrit Dee Milligan Shore Lori Lumbard Smith and Mary Beth Kay Walsh If youare on Facebook and want to be part of anyfuture get-togethers be sure to let one ofthe folks who attended know so they canadd you to the planning messages
1987 Te class expresses sympathy to Carol Lovelace Carstarphen and Kelly Lovelace Atkinson on the death of their father Barr Wood Lovelace who passed away on May 31
(Left to right) Amber Kinneer Wiley rsquo05 and her three Queen City besties Lindsey Howard rsquo07 Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Kelly Work rsquo05 visited the campus to check out improvements and tour the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
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AlUMNI PROFIlE
Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
AlUMNI PROFIlE
Providing a Link AT DESTUM PARTNERS GARETH LUGG BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES GET DRUGS TO PATIENTS
Gareth Lugg BS rsquo99 MBA rsquo02 had never been to the United
States before coming to Queens He left India for what he thought of as ldquothe unknown world of opportunityrdquo
Playing on the golf team and taking classes in a small campus setting helped his transition and now he describes himself as a ldquoQueens guy through and throughrdquo
Although he considered going to India or Asia after graduation to play golf and try to get on the PGA tour his plans changed when he met Queens tennis player Bianca Hernandez rsquo00 Wanting to stay in the US with her he decided against professional golf and looked into medical school or research His interest in business seemed a better ft so he returned to Queens for an MBA After graduating in 2002 he and Bianca married in Belk Chapel the following year ldquoMy wife completely derailed merdquo Gareth says with a laugh later clarifying ldquoReally she saved merdquo
Coming into business from a technical major can be challenging says McColl Business Professor Bob Finley yet Gareth met the challenge well ldquoIn addition to his biology background Gareth brought to class his infectious sense of humorrdquo he says
Now Gareth works to combat infectious diseases and other ailments After working for fnancial institutions such as Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney he co-founded the Charlotte-based Destum Partners in 2006 Hersquos managing director of a frm that helps small pharmaceutical companies get their drugs to patients ldquoWe help empower companies [acting] as a middlemanmdashalmost like an investment banker if you willmdashto get a transaction done to get a drug from one company to another company to ultimately get it to patientsrdquo
Itrsquos incredibly rewarding he says Telling his four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter about his work he can say he helps get good medicine to sick people to make their lives better
He says Queens positioned him for a successful life outside of his native country Tese days he may only squeeze in a round of golf every two weeks but through Queens he says he gained his wife his friends his education and the tools needed to pursue his dreams ldquoQueens has been fundamental to my happiness and my being able to succeedrdquo
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Queens positioned Gareth for a successful life outside of his native country
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in front of their Richmond Va sunfower garden Alese Wilson Monahan rsquo06 and husband Brandon posed in red white and blue with their children Bayden 10 Teagan Alese 1 Audrey 2 and Talan 7
Kay Berrien Cunningham reports that Lesa Pittman Mills rsquo88 is working at her childrenrsquos elementary school Kay thanksyou for prayers while she and her familytravel this road of breast cancer She encourages you to do your self exams Kayfound hers because a crumb fell in her bra and when she wiped it away her breastfelt diferent Te outlook is wonderful but since it is HER2 she has to take chemo
Te class expresses sympathy to Marcia Stefan on the death of her husband Joseph Anthony Stefan who passed awayon May 30
1989 Kathy Lennon Comer and Jodie Henderson Coulson visited Christi Parham Arnette at her new gallery TeRow in Columbia SC
Ginny Harlan Snell and her familymoved in July to the Portland Ore areaand are enjoying exploring their newlocation in the Pacifc Northwest Oldest son Matthew started college this year atPurdue University
1990 25th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Virginia Covington Halter and husband Jonathan have been training for Virginiarsquos frst full marathon in Kiawah in December Son Micah is a senior at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Daughter Maya is a sophomore at HickoryRidge High Tey are both incrediblyactive with marching band and musicVirginia is currently the listings managerfor Leigh Brown and Associates one ofthe most successful Realtor teams in the country
1991 Caroline Caton moved in November 2013 to Appleton Wisc to be the social workerfor the Internal Medicine Clinic at AfnityMedical Group She has enjoyed exploringthis part of Wisconsin with family andfriends including riding a Segway throughthe woods of Door County She donatesquilts to help raise money for A GivingSpirit Foundation and started volunteeringfor a local dog rescue group UnforgettableUnderdogs
1992 Tovi Fitch Martin is now working
as communications director at Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte She and husband Kevin have one daughterEllen who is in frst grade Tey enjoygetting together often with Jay McBride and Staci Benson McBride and Beth and Stuart Hair
Te class expresses sympathy to Leslie Owen Newnam on the death of her grandmother Virginia Gaskin Burch Tompson who passed away on July 7
1993 Michelle Maples Colindres keeps busywith her veterans here at the home Kids Juan Jr 14 and Betty 13 keep Mom onher toes Tey took a trip to the Gulf Coastand hung out on Biloxi Beach (Mississippi)Tey rescued a toy Chihuahua whosename is Chica Tey now have three dogsand one cat
Kyra Norwood Valadie spent a relaxingweekend in February at Miraval Spa andResort in Arizona with friends and Chi Omega sorority sisters Erin Norton Bates Kathryn Winsman Black JenniferLawrence Grennan and Leigh Williams In September some of the ldquooldrdquo team (QCtennis 1989-1993) came together to rallyaround beloved coach Phyllis Pharr KyraMelissa Cliett Levesque and Nikki Blaha rsquo95 had a wonderful weekend reminiscingand letting Coach know just how muchshe means to them
1995 20th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michael Murphy II is starting a company called M Squared It is a rebrandingfrm with an emphasis on marketingadvertising and PR It is also a productioncompany that will be expanding the ever-growing flm industry of New Orleans andwill hopefully go worldwide
1996 Edith Woodcock Brady put on her ballroom shoes in February to dance atango in the Dancing with the HighPoint Stars fundraiser for Communities in Schools Tis summer she caught up withHayxa Garrido Escobar April Siegel Kirk rsquo97 and Laney Jahkel-Parrish rsquo00
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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at the Phi Mu National Convention in Boca Raton Fla Daughter Madeline is inkindergarten
Te class expresses sympathy to Maureen Lopez-Ibanez Sissine on the death of her father Raul Lopez-Ibanez who passedaway on February 16
1997 Kristina Johns and husband Don have moved to the beach in Wilmington NCShe is a director at Wilmington HealthTeir frst low-budget feature flm Do No Harm is now available on DVD and is awaiting digital distribution Check it outon wwwdonoharmmoviecom
Emily Hanson Scofield was named one of 25 Women in Business by theCharlotte Business Journal in June Te recognition was based on Emilyrsquos business contributions to the US Green BuildingCouncil-North Carolina Chapterrsquos growthand impact over the previous 12 months
Kelly Thomas in addition to a full-time job as a police ofcer just celebrated thefrst anniversary of her Charlotte-areacatering business Deelish Catering andEvents Te inaugural year was very busyand they are looking forward a busyholiday season Let them know if they canhelp make your event Deelish Check outwwwDeelishByKTcom
1999 Te class of 1999 met for a mini-reunion on August 9 at a swim club in DavidsonKatie Densford McCoy rsquo98 Laura Buck Sharpe rsquo98 Christi Denham Anderson Dina Fernandez Michael Kirby AshleyLeonard Jo Anna Ramirez-Short Caleb Steedley and Karla Zeigler Steedley were all in attendance
2000 15th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Michelle Horn Rager and husband Tomas welcomed their frst child daughter Hadlee Michelle Rager on February 4 Michelle has been promotedto associate professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
Kelsey Ball Conner rsquo07 married Eric Conner on September 28 2013 in Concord NC
2001 Karen Glazar Blakeborough in September 2013 changed careers completely and accepted a position withCarolinas Healthcare System as a medicalcoder She specializes in coding for 26 areaemergency rooms She even gets to workfrom home allowing her to be the bestmom she can be for her 12-year-old son
Joy Blackmon Patterson rsquo07 MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst born Alexandria Grace on July 9
Brandon She loves her job
Keith Hamilton Byrd and wife Freya welcomed twin girls on January 28 Viviana Nicole and Sofa Valentina are both healthy and happy
Shawn Bowers Buxton is happily jugglingher identical twin boys and working as afull-time instructor at Queens teachingCore and English
Heidi Snyderburn Campbell MBA rsquo06married Justin Campbell US Navy onAugust 10 2013 in San Clemente CalifMany Queens alumni traveled to Californiafor the wedding including Shawn Bowers Buxton Tara Notaro Byron Porter Sexton Cusmano Liz Rager Franklin Casey Hastings Tiffany Bowles Lawrieand Carrie Larck Wunner Te couple isexpecting their frst child this spring
Michael Lush has accepted the positionof vice president of Te Federal SavingsBank where he will oversee the mortgageoperations division He is now the fatherof two beautiful boys Sawyer 1 andWyatt 3 After a short break and at leastone childless vacation he and his wife planon having more children in the near future
Cori Solomon North was chosen from a national search to be the next executive director of Appel Farm Arts amp Music Center a nonproft artseducation organization in New Jerseydedicated to providing people of all agesand backgrounds access to the fne andperforming arts She is excited to use all ofher skills in education and the arts in her new position
2002 Kristen Kelly Ammon and Christopher Ammon completed training to be fosterparents and hope to have their frstplacement by early 2015 Kristen has assumed management of an additionalunit at Duke Childrenrsquos and Christopher remains the ever busy soccer-coachingPTA-attending stay-at-home super dadTe Ammon family enjoyed reconnectingin the summer with Sabrina and Peter OrsquoDonnell in the OrsquoDonnellrsquos home state of Rhode Island
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Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
ClASS NOTES
Erin Victoria Suvillaga rsquo09 and Philipe Araujo rsquo08 (fourth from left) married on May 4 in Wilmington NC Members of the wedding party included (left to right) Maggie Payne Stansley rsquo09 Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc rsquo09 Phil Taylor rsquo07 William (Chris) Bowers rsquo08 Kaysi Winsman rsquo09 Zach Trinca rsquo09 David Pleines rsquo11 Emily Valasco Brunotte rsquo09 and Chelsea Matz rsquo09
Jill Brumer has gotten married and started a new job She is currently startinga theatre program at KIPP Academy acharter school for minority and under-served students in the Houston area
Chanda Craft-Smith and husband Gregwelcomed daughter Annabella Zoe on July7 Tey currently live in Hickory NC
Nicole Kenney Joseph MSOD rsquo12 and husband Robert welcomed son Andrew William on May 31 Nicole works as a leadership development consultant for Bank of America supporting theglobal technology and operations teamShe currently serves on the board of theMcColl School Alumni Association
Amanda Stefanski is ALMOST fnished with the requirements for her doctoratein teacher educationprofessional development from the University of Maryland She lives in south Charlottewith Marci Turso rsquo97 and their dogMurphy When she is not writing Amandais usually reading for fun or running Infact she completed her frst triathlon inJune with Heather Honeycutt Bostic rsquo97 and Kelly Thomas rsquo97
Angela Mattson Stegall married Ted Nelson Stegall Jr on May 3 at the KeyFalls Inn in Pisgah Forest NC Teypacked up and moved their lives and businesses in February to Pisgah Forest
Angie is working on her third book (basedon her ldquoMake Some Room Manifestordquo to conquer over-stufed lives) and coachesindividuals and teams who want to make a deep impact on the world
Megan Barrick Taylor and her husband sold their home and lived in an apartmentwhile awaiting the completion of their newhome Tey are expecting their frst babyin early December In July they rescueda kitten who is a wonderful playmate forthe puppies All six of them (humans dogsand cat) plan to move to their new home inDecember It is a crazy but very happy life
2003 Dre Alford Manoni is enjoying life as a family of three She recently made acareer change and now works in trainingand development for LPL Financial in Charlotte While it is diferent than working in higher education it is anexciting change Dre husband RJ and sonDaxton hope to relocate next year to FortMill SC
Candace Cooper Murray and husband Will welcomed a baby boy Liam Murrayon December 19 2013 Big sister Milaturned 2 on April 29 Candace works for
Joel Ferdon rsquo12 and Sarah Crawford Ferdon rsquo10 were married on June 22 in Charlotte
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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Asked to name her favorite work at the Gantt Center Alexys
Taylor rsquo14 names Abstraction in Red and Black Ten she laughs becauseshe once hated abstract art ldquoIt didnrsquot make senserdquo she says TakingProfessor Siu Challons-Liptonrsquos modern art class changed her mindNow she works at the Charlotte museum devoted to African-American arts and culture
Alexys started out as a Ganttintern while at Queens but now she works full-time in guest servicescoordinating volunteers and workingbehind the scenes with curators She helps mount exhibitions such as the
retrospective of Eugene Grigsbyrsquos works that includes her current favorite work
Te best part of her job is givingtours She enjoys asking people whatthey see in the works and sharingthe artistsrsquo stories She helps viewersappreciate there is not always a rightor wrong answer in art ldquoSome workstell a specifc story but a lot of themlet you interpret for yourselfrdquo she explains
An art history major with adouble minor in French and arts leadership Alexys was also a walk-onto the Queens basketball team after transferring from Eckerd College in
Florida Shersquod gone to high schoolin Charlotte but only after decidingto return home did she step on theQueens campus and fnd the warmfeeling of belonging shersquod been seeking
She planned to major in biologyat Queens but when her mother saw how unhappy it made her sheadvised her daughter to change her major Focusing on art historyallowed Alexys to fnd her passionNow at the Gantt she shares that passion with others
Dean of Students John Downeyenjoyed seeing the young graduatemake the most of her internshipldquoAlexys prepared herself inside and outside the classroom and is a great example of the lsquoQueens wayrsquo working at its best She leveraged herexperience to secure a full-time jobright from her internshiprdquo he says
Next steps include applying toonline masterrsquos degree programs in museum studies she hopes to become a museum curator herself one day further promoting African-American art and encouragingappreciation of abstract art Havingworked while studying at Queensplaying basketball and handlingchallenging family situations she knows what it takes to succeed and is optimistic about the future ldquoI alwayswant to be the best and give 100 percentrdquo she says
mdashJenn Q Goddu MFA rsquo13
Art and Others ALEXYS TAYLOR rsquo14 SHARES HER LOVE OF ART WITH VISITORS TO THE HARVEY B GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE
AlUMNI PROFIlE
At the Harvey B Gantt Center Alexys Taylor rsquo14 works full-time in guest services coordinating volunteers and working behind the scenes with curators
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These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
ClASS NOTES
These Queens alumni chose the Rocky Mountains as the perfect meet up spot Pictured left to right on Mount Yale Patrick Sullivan rsquo10 James Johnson rsquo10 Harrison Fidler rsquo11 Chris Suarez lsquo10 Michael Lum rsquo11 Matthew Kaelin rsquo10 and Matthew Gwilt rsquo12
the YMCA of Greater Charlotte as the director of community health and globalinitiatives She continues her passion forsoccer as the directorco-founder of PeacePassers a 501(c)(3) nonproft that collectsused soccer equipment to redistribute tocommunities around the world
2004 Jully Forero Aguirre husband Roberto Aguirre and their two boys Antonio 11and Miguel 6 live in Greenville SC Jullywill complete her fourth year of residencyin OBGYN at the end of June 2015Te family hopes to stay in Greenvillebut is also looking for physician jobs inCharlotte Chapel Hill and Raleigh Tiswill be a year of exciting changes Antoniostarted middle school and Miguel is infrst grade
Bonnie Davis MSN rsquo14 works for Carolinas Healthcare System in corporate operations and has recently
completed her masterrsquos degree in nursingwith a concentration in health systemsmanagement from Queens
Alan Duggan and Calyn Brown Dugganwelcomed their frst child Gemma Emelia Duggan on December 8 2013 Calynstarted a new job working for SebonicFinancial Inc in April Alan works atMergent Inc as an associate director Teyboth continue to run in races only nowpushing a baby jogger
Cori Lindstedt Hankinson and husband Phil welcomed another baby boy CarterReece Hankinson on January 10 Bigbrother Cooper turned 4 in October
2005 10th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Jacquelyn Kirshtein completely switched career felds in February 2013 She went from student afairs and teachingcollege courses to the natural gas feld
working for MarkWest as an independentcontractor Within eight months of beingat MarkWest Jackie was promoted to aconstruction coordinator Five months after that she signed on with the companyas a project coordinator Jackie loves livingin Pittsburgh and being near her sisterbrother-in-law and their two children
Chris Polizzi has moved back to Charlotte and bought a home in the Plaza Midwoodarea He works at CarMax as a business ofce administrator and plays recreationalkickball after work
Scott Thomas was accepted to the 23-month MBA program at University ofGeorgiarsquos Terry College of Business Hiscurrent employer AIG is supporting thisnew venture Scott will continue his role in social media analytics while he attendsschool part time
Amber Kinneer Wiley after marrying Justin Wiley in June 2012 continued working for Cru as a missionary journalistin Orlando In fall 2013 she accepted therole as managing editor for Worldwide Challenge magazine She will celebrate 10years with Cru in 2015 She and her threeQueen City besties Kelly Work Lauren Atwood Dussia rsquo07 and Lindsey Howard rsquo07 visited campus to check out the improvements and tour the athletic facility
2006 Chris Barlow and Perky Boike Barlow rsquo08 sent their toddler Silas to preschool inthe fall Tey love living in Charlotte andbeing so close to Queens
Amanda Banks McGrath and Kyle McGrath rsquo07 have enjoyed a year ofpositive changes Amanda now works part time allowing her more time withdaughter Bennett Carrington who turns 2in December Kyle stays busy spoiling hisdaddyrsquos girl He works at Bank of Americaand is halfway fnished with his MBA
Alese Wilson Monahan and her husband have been blessed yet againTey welcomed a new daughter Teagan Alese into the
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Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
41
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
rsquorsquo rsquo
ClASS NOTES
Ariel Hooper rsquo11 and Mike Delallo rsquo11 wed on May 17 at Queens Several of Mikersquos former lacrosse teammates attended the wedding
world in May 2013 and are expecting a son in December Tey are extremely happy and live in the Richmond Va area with their other three children Bayden 10 Talan 7 and Audrey 2
2007 Kelsey Ball Conner married Eric Conner
Coach Phyllis Pharr
Aweek after hearing the inews that their beloved
coach had been diagnosed withaggressive advanced cancer Nikki Blaha rsquo95 Melissa Cliett Levesque rsquo93 and Kyra NorwoodValadie rsquo93 were ringing PhyllisPharrrsquos doorbell Te three friends had traveled from Virginia South Carolina and Florida respectively to be withthe woman who had not justcoached them through collegetennis tournaments but who had shaped their lives ldquoShe taught us how to be competitorsrdquoMelissa later explained ldquobut shealso taught us how to be strongwomenrdquo
In September Coach Pharr celebrated 50 years on the Queens
on September 28 2013 in Concord NCFellow Queens grads and best friendsLaleh Threeths and Alisha Duffield Nix served as maid and matron of honor in the celebration Following their wedding thenewlyweds traveled to Australia and NewZealand for three weeks Kelsey and Ericlive in Virginia
Leah Beth Parsons Hubbard and Dee welcomed their frst son Colton Harris Hubbard into the world on July 28
Joy Blackmon Patterson MSOD rsquo10 and husband Kenny welcomed their frst bornAlexandria Grace on July 9 Te familyis elated at this new little blessing Tey canrsquot wait to purchase a Queens onesieand maybe even a bumper sticker one daythat reads ldquoMy money and my child go toQueensrdquo
2008 William Horsman recently started work on a masterrsquos in engineering management
(Standing left to right) Melissa Cliett Levesque 93 Kyra Norwood Valadie 93 and Nikki Blaha 95 visited their former tennis coach in August
faculty Shersquos earned numerous awards during those decades including the universityrsquos highest teachinghonor Te Hunter-Hamilton Love
with a concentration in Lean Six Sigmaat UNC Charlotte Wife Rachael Young Horsman rsquo06 has started work on a degree in nursing from Carolinas HealthCare System
Katie Schinka Leventhal received her doctorate in clinical psychology inAugust from Kent State University Sheand husband Corey Leventhal recently relocated to Tampa Fla where Katiebegan her career at the Tampa VA Hospital
Amanda Mahle successfully defended herdoctoral dissertation titled ldquoUtilization of Functionalized Surfactant Vesicles to Investigate Protein-Glycan InteractionsrdquoShe is in her second year of medical schooland looks forward to visiting Rogers Hallnext time she is in Charlotte
2009 Sarah Burt moved to Jacksonville Fla in March and began working as marketingmanager for MasterCraft Builder GroupShe enjoys riding horses in the hunter
of Teaching Award Her impacton students goes beyond cap andgownmdashalumni tapped her in 2006 to become one of their own when she was named an honoraryalumna
ldquoHer strengths as a coach arereally her strengths as a personShe believes in character a hardwork ethic sportsmanship anddoing the best that you canmdashnot just for yourself but for yourteammates and the people aroundyourdquo says Melissa
ldquoFor me thatrsquos a lot more important than saying she taught us all how to hit better forehandsrdquo
mdashLaurie Prince Editorrsquos note You can reach Phyllis Pharr at pharrpqueensedu or by mail at 3908 Sussex AvenueCharlotte NC 28210
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
40
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Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
41
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
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Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
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For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
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jumper ring and has adopted a beautifulblack lab mix named BuoyLauren Fletcher Crotts graduated on May12 from Gardner-Webb University with adual masterrsquos degree a master of science innursing administration and an MBA
Olivia Munn Jones lives in Seattle with husband Ryan and their black lab named Sadie As a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard she is stationed at a deployable security unit that conducts maritime law enforcement and force protection On the weekends she is usually skiing or climbing in the Cascade Mountains working out at her Crossft gym or studying for biochemistry as she prepares to enter graduate school in nutrition
Erin Victoria Suvillaga married Philipe Araujo rsquo08 on May 4 in her hometown of Wilmington NC She could not imagine getting married anywhere else because she grew up by the beach and it holds memories of her wonderful father who recently passed away Wrightsville Beach was also where Philipe proposed
(Left to right) Adelaide Anderson Davis lsquo61 Kariel Parian lsquo12 and Sue Ross lsquo61 enjoyed a Queens alumni and friends gathering in London England at the home of Wayne Smith lsquo98 and his wife in October 2014
Teir wedding party consisted of best friends Phil Taylor rsquo07 William Bowers Emily Valasco Brunotte Jaclyn Letizia Leblanc Chelsea Matz Maggie Payne Stansley Zach Trinca Kaysi Winsman and David Pleines rsquo11
Katie Walsh passed the North CarolinaBar Exam in February and joined KennedyLaw Associates in September as an associate attorney She will wed fanceacute JonGilbert on May 30 2015 in Asheville withthree Queens alumni and Alpha Delta Pisisters by her side Alyssa Knowles Coxrsquo08 Chandler Tribble Spafford rsquo08 and Molly Hogan
2010 5th Reunion April 17 - 18 2015
Sarah Crawford Ferdon and Joel Ferdon rsquo12 were married on June 22 in Charlotte Tis is their last year in Louisiana forgraduate school and they are very muchlooking forward to their return home toNorth Carolina
2011 Lisa Beddingfield is engaged to Andrew Isaacs He proposed on July 12in Gatlinburg Tenn It was a weekendgetaway to celebrate their three yearstogether Tey have set the date for April16 2016
Ariel Hooper and Mike Delallo wed on May 17 Tey met at Queens got engagedat Queens and got married at QueensTeir ceremony was in Belk Chapel andtheir reception was held in Young DiningHall Mike played lacrosse at Queensand his former teammates attended the wedding
Marius Koksvik completed a master of science in fnance while becomingprogressively more socialist with age Hemoved from Charlotte to Oslo and now fnally Stockholm
Amanda LaRocco completed her frstmarathon raising money for the Leukemiaamp Lymphoma Society while running the
Elisabeth Gonzales rsquo12 and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August
Nike Womensrsquo Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training
2012 Ben Brink earned a position with theNC Coastal Federation as their coastal educator and community outreach graduatefellow Te federation is an environmental nonproft organization that practices advocacy education and restoration in Wrightsville Beach NC He will graduatein May 2015 from UNC Wilmingtonwith a master of science in environmental studies and coastal management
Brynn Feeney received a master of fne arts in creative writing in June at LesleyUniversity in Cambridge Mass In September she began pursuing a second masterrsquos degree in clinical mental healthcounseling at Sufolk University in BostonShe got engaged this summer to herboyfriend of four years Matthew SaltisAn eventful two years since her time atQueens
Elisabeth Gonzales and Niran Lohmaneeratana rsquo11 tied the knot at the end of August Tey have recentlypurchased their frst home in south Charlotte and continue to swing byQueens to see the newest renovations
40
ClASS NOTES
Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
WIN
TER
20
15
SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
41
ClASS NOTES
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
QU
EEN
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AG
AZ
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Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
42
ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
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TER
20
15
43
P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
QU
EEN
S M
AG
AZ
INE
44
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
ClASS NOTES
Tey enjoyed being able to take a couple ofpictures on their wedding day at QueensMatt Gumb completed a masterrsquos in mental health counseling in May fromPace University
Margaret ldquoMaggierdquo Hanley is in her frst year of MSPhD training in neuroscienceat Georgia State University in Atlantawhere she is also a graduate researchassistant in a psychopharmacology lab
Jessie Hunt began the counselor educationprogram in the summer at North CarolinaState University where she will earn a master of education in K-12 school counseling She continues to work in the outreach department at AE FinleyYMCA coordinating programs that provide academic and social support toK-5 students of low socioeconomic status in the North Raleigh community
2013 Emily Best was the featured YoungEntrepreneur in the Piper Glen Pipelinein July She attended the National Association of Qualifed DevelopmentalDisabilities Professionals Conference in August in Nashville
Mandi Bartlow Daniels and Michael Harrison Daniels were married on June 21 at Whitford Plantation in New Bern NC
Danielle Glefke completed her internshipat Florida HospitalWalt Disney PavilionChildrenrsquos Hospital and became a board-certifed music therapist She has movedback to Charlotte and is teaching musiclessons at Te Cornwell Center in MyersPark while building her music therapypractice She is excited about what life hasto ofer and happy to be back in the citythat gave her independence
Te class expresses sympathy to Annette Stefan on the death of her father JosephAnthony Stefan who passed away onMay 30
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 has been promoted to full professor at Vanderbilt University where she directs a team of researchers in pediatric palliative care at the Monroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital
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SAVE DATE the
Charlotte Alumni amp Friends Event January 15 See queensedualumni-events for details
Royals menrsquos basketball vs Anderson January 24 televised live on CBS from Queensrsquo Levine Center Be part of the ex itement on ampus or he k out the a tion on TV
New York City Alumni amp Friends Event January 29 See queensedualumni-events for details
Homecoming February 14 Cheer the Royals basketball teams to vi tory and enjoy a day of a tivities and entertainment
Easter Egg Hunt on Burwell Lawn March 28 Children of Queens alumni and friends enjoy this annual spring tradition
Reunion April 17 ndash 18 While alumni lasses ending in 0 and 5 will elebrate spe ial reunions this year Queens wel omes all alumni to ampus for this weekend of sharing memories and re onne ting with friends
41
ClASS NOTES
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
QU
EEN
S M
AG
AZ
INE
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
42
ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
WIN
TER
20
15
43
P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
QU
EEN
S M
AG
AZ
INE
44
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
ClASS NOTES
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
QU
EEN
S M
AG
AZ
INE
Mary Jo Strauss Gilmer MBA rsquo90 earned a doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill and has beenpromoted to a full professor at VanderbiltUniversity where she directs a team ofresearchers in pediatric palliative care at theMonroe Carell Jr Childrenrsquos Hospital Teyare currently studying parent and siblingbereavement after a child dies of cancer and the role of animal-assisted therapy inreducing sufering of children diagnosedwith cancer
Pamela Marshall Fields MAT rsquo94 joinedthe Division of School Efectiveness in the Ofce of School Transformation as an education associate with the South Carolina Department of Education Sheis proud of the education she received while earning her masterrsquos of art degree inelementary education Queens was on topof reading and writing instruction in 1994and what she learned years ago still appliesto teaching and learning today
Erika Dreifus MFA rsquo03 has joined Fig TreeBooks (FigTreeBooksnet) as media editorA new publishing company it specializes infction on the American Jewish experience
In Memory Katharine Powers MacNeill rsquo33 8242014
May Bland Winstead rsquo33 812014
Natalie Emery Dalstrom rsquo34 3162014
Sarah Kirkland Wood rsquo35 8112014
Stacie Orr Houser rsquo39 8222014
Eleanor Jenkins rsquo39 642014
Hazel Littleton Dayvault rsquo40 3232014
Judith Killian Gadsden rsquo41 8152014
Marjorie Russell Holliday rsquo41 672014
Alberta Ballenger Andrews rsquo42 1122014
Dorothy Link Choate rsquo42 842014
Jane Singletary Sampson rsquo43 8252014
Elizabeth Hoppe Tate rsquo43 852014
Isabel McKeithan Tomas rsquo43 162014
Betty Bryan Coleman rsquo44 562014
Mary Blake Cheshire rsquo45 232014
Phyllis Zeigler Sudduth rsquo45 342014
Virginia Scott Brown rsquo47 6142014
Its frst books will be released in spring2015
Leah Miranda Hughes MFA rsquo04 writes curriculum and teaches standardized test taking In December 2013 she published amanual on how to take the SAT that can be found on Amazon Compact and practicalthe guide is titled ldquoItrsquos Just a Stupid Testrdquo
Dolores Andral MFA rsquo07 has just publishedher frst childrenrsquos picture book Prissy on the Moon You can fnd Prissy at wwwprissyworldcom
Melody Martin Sumter MSN rsquo08 welcomed a sweet baby boy Martin KalebSumter in February 2013 She cannot waitto bring him and sister McKayla to Queensone day She truly treasures her time spentat Queens
Steve Allen EMBA rsquo09 recently joinedTrowing Words as director after working30 years in local government
John M Davidsonrsquos MED rsquo10 frst novel The Raising of Leonard Lamply Jr has been
Mary Johnston Hart rsquo47 312014
Aline Jones Wankow rsquo47 5132014
Frances Williams Black rsquo48 8302014
Sarah Cochrane Craig rsquo48 5152014
Mary Katherine Nye Keith rsquo48 7162014
Audrey Brown Johnson rsquo51 4172014
Martha Love Tompson rsquo51 572014
Mildred Hancock Crone rsquo52 6262014
Judith Rayburn Daniel rsquo52 642014
Doris Shirley Pruett rsquo53 8222014
Sarah Rhodes Craver rsquo54 542014
Nancy Duncan rsquo54 6162014
Jane Tomas Fairman rsquo54 812014
Janice Johnson Godfrey rsquo54 132014
Patricia Godfrey Pressley rsquo56 7122014
Sally Heath Ellis rsquo57 5132014
Shirly Shipp Platt rsquo57 442014
published by No Frills Bufalo It tells thetale of Leonard Lamply Jr who was borninto a less-than-equipped family Te novelfollows the arc of Leonardrsquos life John lives with his wife and three daughters in SouthBufalo NY where he teaches in the Bufalo Public School System Visit wwwNoFrillsBufalocom or Amazon for more information
Shweta Shukla-Goyal MBA rsquo10 and husband Amit Goyal were blessed with ababy boy on March 21 2013 in CharlotteTey named him Varad a given name fromSanskrit origin meaning ldquoone who confersboonsrdquo Tey celebrated his frst birthdaywith family and friends
Molly Gray MSOD rsquo11 accepted a positionin May as an organization developmentspecialist with Novant Health She worksin Charlotte and loves her new role
Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12 and wife Elizabeth welcomed their third and newest addition to the family daughter EllisonSnavely Sugg on July 26
Margaret Tarleton Bivens rsquo58 4302014
Jerry Hoke Whitesides rsquo59 8272014
Gertrude Huske Huntley rsquo60 1112014
Rosallen Spencer McMath rsquo62 3312014
Marian Smith Rogers rsquo62 512014
Maywood Nisbet Giordano rsquo63 632014
Marion Mays Easterday rsquo64 4212014
Margaret Murfee rsquo65 482014
Reebo McMullen Sledge rsquo65 892014
Eleanor Riepe Anders-Workman rsquo66 872014
Patricia Tyler Lare rsquo66 8312014
Caroline Gayle Kennedy rsquo69 722014
Lisa Smith Donini rsquo81 6102014
Josephine Jones rsquo85 472014
Deborah Osborne rsquo89 692014
Dianne Abraham rsquo90 472014
Eric Lucas rsquo04 212014
42
ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
WIN
TER
20
15
43
P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
QU
EEN
S M
AG
AZ
INE
44
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
ClASS NOTES
Myers ParkBy VIrgInIa Brown
Photo Credits
100 years In
page 13 1912 Entrance to Myers Park Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
1914 Queens Campus Courtesy of the robinson-spangler Carolina room Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
1920s Myers Park Country Club Courtesy of Mary Boyer Collection J Murrey atkins Library University of north Carolina at Charlotte
Kappa Kappa Chi sorority cottage 1927 Edelweiss
1930s Providence Road Sundries Charlotte Observer retrocltblogspotcom
Boarrsquos Head Banquet Queens archives
1940s A group of German POWs from Camp Sutton Courtesy of Lola McDonald
Students at Diana Fountain Circa 1940 Queens archives
1950s Myers Park Public Library ribbon cutting (from left to right) Ja Mayo Hoyt r galvin sid y Mcaden Dr r B McKnight and James r Bryant Charlotte Observer Tom Franklin-Hunter
Belk Chapel Queens College Yesterday and Today by MM Mcewen
1960s Hugh McManaway directing trafc Charlotte Observer
Everett Library Queens archives
1970s Elizabeth Clark with feathered friend winghaven educational archives
Students painting in Carol Hall Queens archives
1980s Runners make their way back towards Uptown Charlotte Observer Bob Leverone
Male students at Queens Queens archives
1990s Pasta amp Provisions store signage facebookcom pastaandprovisions1992
Class in Trexler Courtyard Queens archives
2000s John Nolen Courtesy of sdusp100weeblycom
Evans Clock Tower Queens archives
2010s 2041 Norton Rd Charlotte nC 28207 Listing agent robert DulinKeller williams
Rogers Hall Queens archives
2014-2015 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Susan McConnell rsquo83 MSEC rsquo13 President
Cathy Mitchell rsquo90 Secretary
Erin Pitts rsquo98 Signature Events Chair
Christine Wink MacKay rsquo84 Engagement amp Outreach Chair
Betty Cobb Gurnell rsquo69 Development Chair
Members-at-Large
Kristen Kelly Ammon rsquo02
Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf rsquo97
Nick Cheek rsquo01
Scott Clemente rsquo06
Monica Tomas Hamilton rsquo93
Jason Holland rsquo00
Kathryn Keeton rsquo08
Martha Woods Mallory rsquo62
Dee Gafney Malone rsquo71
Michelle Holl Manha rsquo94
Alice OrsquoToole Marleaux rsquo07
Staci Benson McBride rsquo92
Ginger Burch Owen rsquo65
Derek Painter rsquo92 Immediate past president
Mary Anne Lee Saag rsquo84
Winston Sharpe rsquo05
Lesley Bynum Swartz rsquo87
Courtenay Taylor Wardell rsquo94
Teri Jimison Walker rsquo69
Connie Weber rsquo92
Patti Gammage Wells rsquo83
Clay Lewis MBA rsquo09 Ex Ofcio ndash McColl School Alumni Board President
2014-2015 McColl School Alumni Association Board Members
Executive Committee
Clay Lewis PMBA rsquo09 Chair
Nathan Foster EMBA rsquo12 Vice Chair
Madelon Capozziello MSEC rsquo13 MSOD rsquo13 Secretary
Bryan Seaford PMBA rsquo07 Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Phillip Brant PMBA rsquo08 Development
Ashley Lingerfeldt PMBA rsquo13 Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Lovett PMBA rsquo08 Alumni Engagement
Eric Lovell EMBA rsquo09 Career Services
Members-at-Large
Paul Carmichael EMBA rsquo08 Mark Munson EMBA rsquo06
J Dewar EMBA rsquo11 Joey Norman PMBA rsquo08
Aaron Harper EMBA rsquo13 Steadman Sugg EMBA rsquo12
Nicole Joseph MSOD rsquo12 Margaret Jane Willoughby PMBA rsquo08
Franz Lorio PMBA rsquo02 Bob Woods EMBA rsquo01
Gulnar Manji PMBA rsquo14 Casey Zaitz MSOD rsquo09
WIN
TER
20
15
43
P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
QU
EEN
S M
AG
AZ
INE
44
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
P ARTING THOUGHT
Growing upAN INTERNSHIP AT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL CATAPULTS A STUDENT INTO NEW SPACES
By Amy Bareham rsquo16
Until one winter afternoon in the gym I felt as though Irsquod been initiated into adulthoodmdashor at least a college studentrsquos version of adulthood I had learned how to monopolize the laundry machines cook dinner
in a microwave and ponder the meaning of lifemdashsometimes all at onceSo there I was gasping for breath on the elliptical just me and Beyonceacute
going strong when the real world and my Queens haven collided I glancedup to fnd my face on the gym TV screen in a ldquoMy Fox Carolinasrdquo story promoI almost fipped of the elliptical machine in shock As a brand new internwith the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte I never expected tosee myself in behind-the-scenes footage during an artist interview Right then I realized my position was more than the stereotypical intern thing
An advocate for cultural advancement in Charlotte the ASC is a fairygodmother of sorts for local artists and cultural institutions ASC moversand shakers foster an appreciation for the arts and are vital to the continuedwell-being of anything cultural in Charlotte I had no idea that getting myfoot in their rather shiny hallowed door would ignite within me a passion for arts advocacy But it did
Not once was I a coffee mule instead I embarked on expeditionsto artistsrsquo studios typical workdays consisting of interviews with pottersphotographers and painters The department I assisted trusted memdashin all my awkward amateur glorymdashto blog about those fellow creativesrsquostories in Amyrsquos voice using Amyrsquos words I still remember sitting in one poetrsquos workspace discussing metaphor and the power of language AlthoughI was there for her story she spoke into chapters of minemdash a strangerturned friend sharing wisdom and wit Perhaps that is why my face appearingon television for milliseconds struck me so deeply people I barely knew (buthave since come to love) were acknowledging the validity of my presencethoughts and ideas
Tis foray into the workplace reoriented me As I fell in love with galleriesand 3D poetry I gave myself permission to grow up I realized stepping intothe professional arena does not mean sacrifcing your childlike wonder Onthe contrary it means marrying your personal history with the pieces of youthat are still being shaped We have this notion that real life starts once thediploma is in our hands or wersquove reached a certain milestone Wrong Reallife is now and it is moving quickly
QU
EEN
S M
AG
AZ
INE
44
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 - 2015
For nearly three decades Casino Night has been a beloved tradition with record-breakingattendance year after year Tis yearrsquos event on November 15 in the Levine Center included elaborate Vegas-infuenced decorations pounding music and frequent cheering Te eventis sponsored by the Campus Union Board students dress up dance with friends and playtable games with professors (Clockwise from upper left) Signage sets the mood Studentsline up for slott machines A game gets underway Todd Jackson rsquo16 Jordan Kojima rsquo15Nick McCauslin rsquo16 and Queens alumna Ann Tapia rsquo14 play blackjack mdashLaura Belanger
Casino Night
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive
Queens Magazine1900 Selwyn AvenueCharlotte NC 28274
N o n p r o f i t Organization US Postage P A I D Charlotte NC Permit 769
Thank you for your support throughout
the year Your gifts to the Queens Fundare an investment in the future Our studentsrsquo success would not be possible without you
Make a gift before December 31 totake advantage of year-end tax benefitsCall the Office of Annual Giving at 7043372285 or give securely online at wwwqueensedugive