University of Mary Washington - Index

University of Mary Washington - summer08 - Index

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CLASS NOTES
business for more than 27 years. Noel
retired from the Washington State
Department of Natural Resources in
March 2007, just in time for the arrival of
their first grandchild, Benjamin. Nancy
and Noel marvel at being grandparents
and enjoy caring for Ben while his
mother works. Nancy keeps in touch
with Armine Carapetian Kundakjian,
who recently spent five months in her
homeland of Armenia.
Kitty Downs Gregg has reopened
her Virginia connection since son Chris
took Army transportation training
at Fort Eustis. He is now a second
lieutenant in the transportation branch
of the U.S. Army stationed at Fort
Benning, Ga.
Sandra Hutchison Hoybach
gleefully housed all of her children,
including son Brandon and family from
Croatia, for the holidays. In February,
she “vacationed” in Denver with
daughter Amy, while Amy and Shawn
awaited the birth of their first child, a
son, born early in March.
Susie Williams Cluff’s husband,
Mike, retired last summer just long
enough for them to visit their daughter
and two grandsons in Leavenworth,
Kan., and their son and his family near
Atlantic City, N.J. Mike went back to
work soon after their trip! Later they
traveled to Kanuga, a lakeside camp near
Flat Rock, N.C., where Mike directed
choir camp while Susie and friends
rocked on the cabin porch overlooking
the lake.
Mary Parsons Black and husband
Ron spent the fall at their farm near
Natural Bridge, Va., and visiting
friends in the Dominican Republic
before traveling north for a family
Thanksgiving gathering. They returned
home to Elizabeth City, N.C., for the
holidays and their long winter’s nap.
Susan Hanes Chaney and husband
Bill enjoy the Northern Neck of Virginia
and have discovered that the best way
to view the scenic surroundings is by
boat. Bill, retired Coast Guard, is the
fisherman, and Susan’s the navigator.
Their travels included stops in Ohio
and later forays to Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
and Panama City Beach, Fla., for the
reunion for servicemen from Bill’s
WWII destroyer escort ship, which
was also used during the Civil War and
Vietnam. Bill was one of three WWII
veterans present.
Kathleen Goddard Moss reported
that she absolutely loved the Centennial
issue of TODAY. She and Tom were
preparing for their annual trip to Spain
to visit daughter Ellen, who permanently
resides there, and enjoy the Easter
festivities with their Spanish-American
grandchildren. Kathy mentioned that
twin sister, Eileen Goddard Albrigo,
finally has a granddaughter now – and
her three grandsons have a baby sister.
1967
Nancy McDonald Legat
109 Amelia Court
Lexington, SC 29072
legatn@midlandstech.edu
I enjoy being retired and wonder how I
ever had time to work! I look forward to
my husband of 41 years retiring soon. We
enjoy our three daughters and sons-inlaw,
and our seven grandchildren. I also
spend some time each week mentoring
at a local school and volunteering in my
church’s crisis ministry. For fun, I enjoy
reading and art.
Mary Turner Boyd rented a house
in the Provence region of France in
June 2007 and welcomed several Mary
Washington visitors at various times
– Catherine Wilson and Jane Ownby
Wells, and Gloria Shelton Gibson
and Mary Page “Pidge” Williams
Walden, both from the class of 1969.
More than once each of them said,
“Who would have guessed 40 years ago
that we’d end up vacationing together
in France?” Mary lives in Charlotte,
N.C., and recently welcomed her first
grandchild, Elise Teagan Boyd, thanks to
son Brendan and his wife, Andrea, who
live in Johnson City, Tenn. Catherine’s
last day of work was June 8, 2007; three
days later she was celebrating retirement
in Provence, with no chance to miss
the office. Jane lives in Atlanta with
husband Jim and frequently visits her
son, daughter, and their families in
Alexandria and Raleigh.
Last fall, Mary Beth Bush Dore
and Casey took a cruise from Istanbul
to Athens for their 40th anniversary in
July. They loved Turkey, saw a great deal
of history in Greece, and realize there is
so much more to see. They enjoy having
their daughter, Ginger Dore Marshall
’94, also living in Beaufort, S.C., while
her husband is in Iraq for a year. Ginger
has become a paramedic – quite a
change from what she studied for her
undergraduate and graduate degrees
in historic preservation at Savannah
College of Art and Design. Mary and
Casey hope Ginger and her husband will
settle close by after he retires from the
Air Force.
During 2007, Ambassador Frances
D. Cook traveled often to Europe
and also honed her business skills
by attending the business schools of
the University of Chicago and Duke
University. As a senior fellow at the
Center for Naval Analyses, she also had
occasion to study and work on several
critical issues. She is enjoying immensely
her second career in the private sector
after 34 years in the Foreign Service.
That career included ambassadorial
appointments in Burundi, Cameroon,
and the Sultanate of Oman; one Consul
General job in Alexandria, Egypt; and
two Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
billets. She now sits on corporate and
charitable boards, and she has her own
consulting company for international
business, specializing in the Middle East
and Africa. Because she was away for
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so many years, she relishes time spent
with friends and family. In May 2007
in Washington, she and other family
members celebrated her mother’s 93rd
birthday. She also has established a
second home in Provence, which she
says is the haven her busy life needed.
In fall 2007, Elizabeth “Beth
Anne” Moses Mathes visited Barcelona
with a delightful small tour group. The
highlight for her was Antoni Gaudi’s
Temple of the Holy Family. In early
2008, Beth Anne and her former Mary
Washington roommate Ann Dalby Cole
explored the Pacific coast above San
Francisco for two weeks. In her search
for a new life direction, she decided
to study to be an antiques appraiser
and joined the International Society of
Appraisers.
After graduating, Carol
Quinn-Lassell spent most of 1968
and 1969 running a USO club in
Danang, Vietnam. In the ’70s, she
worked in both the Nixon and Reagan
campaigns. Since 1984, she has owned
and operated Executive Lodging
Alternatives, a Washington, D.C./
Northern Virginia-based corporate
and government temporary housing
company that provides furnished luxury
accommodations for people who don’t
want to be in a hotel for an extended
time. Carol lives in Occoquan, Va., and
has traveled extensively over the years,
on occasion with Mary Washington’s
travel club. She is a volunteer docent at
the new National Museum of the Marine
Corps at Quantico. Carol occasionally
sees suitemate Kathryn Pittman Jones,
who lives and teaches in Richmond.
Mary Mac Blanchard Harris has
lived in Richmond since graduation. Her
husband, Craig,
practices law, and she
works as a legislative
assistant to a delegate
at the General
Assembly during the
two-month legislative
session. She has
worked for the same
delegate for 20 years. In
spring 2007, Mary Mac
and Craig welcomed
their first grandchild,
Evan, born to their
son, Sam, and his wife, Sarah, who live
in nearby Chesterfield County. Daughter
Kelly is an advertising account director
in Austin, Texas. Mary Mac enjoys
gardening, golf, and restoring the
large, overgrown yard at the home
they recently bought. Last fall, she had
a great four-day mini-reunion at the
beach with Betty Barker Price, Helen
Callaham Hutter, Mary Lou Murphey
Lee, and Elise Moore Strickland.
1968
Meg Livingston Asensio
79-812 Danielle Court
La Quinta, CA 92253
meglala@aol.com
1969
Jean Polk Hanky
1130 Crab Point Road
White Stone, VA 22578
jhanky@aol.com
As I write this well before publication,
I plan to attend all the centennial
events at the University March 13 to
16, accompanied by my neighbor and
“girlfriend,” Ruby Lee Norris ’36. I also
am working hard to get my pool house
ready for the Historic Garden Week in
Virginia tour in April.
Jenifer Higgins Clark is a selfdescribed
“townie” who graduated with
a bachelor’s degree in math. She received
her master’s degree in oceanography
from Johns Hopkins in 1975. She has
worked as a satellite oceanographer for
more than 30 years, and she appeared
on a PBS TV special called Racing to
Bermuda in April 2007. She and her
meteorologist husband, Dane, have
run their own company, Jenifer Clark’s
Gulfstream, since they both retired from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration 11 years ago. They have
three daughters. Kim, 32, has a master
of forensic psychology degree and is
pursuing a doctorate in psychology;
and Mary Ann, 31, has a master of
filmmaking degree. They both live in
California. Rachael, 18 and a college
freshman, is their “miracle child,” who
was adopted at 5 weeks after being
found in a garbage bag in a dumpster
and left to die. Jenifer and Dane are
active in their church, and they have
three dogs, two black Lab mixes and one
Pomeranian who runs the bunch.
Jenifer Higgins Clark ’69
has worked as a satellite
oceanographer for more than
30 years and appeared on a
PBS TV special called Racing
to Bermuda in April 2007.
During her husband’s 25-year career
with Cargill, Lesley Fanning Atkinson
moved around quite a bit. Since his
retirement six years ago, they have made
their home in Williamsburg, where she
is the director of donor relations for the
College of William and Mary, and he
is the executive director of the Virginia
Soybean Association. They love being
back home again and are delighted to
be near their middle daughter, who
lives with her husband in Norfolk.
Their oldest daughter lives in Eugene
and has a 2-year-old son. The youngest
daughter lives in Indianapolis with her
husband and is expecting her first child.
Lesley stays in touch with Polly Elkins
Rosenstein and Donna Jones Searle.
At Christmas, they hear from Sally
Simmons, who is in Seattle and would
love to hear news from others who
graduated with us.