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West Virginia Wesleyan College
Summer/Fall 2014
New Wesleyan
History Book
Available
Soon
{See page 7 for details}
inside this
Sundial
The Perpetual
Relevance of
Liberal Arts Education
The Thomas H. Albinson II ’76
School of Business:
Strategically Focused on
Student Learning Experiences
Homecoming 2014,
Class Notes, Alumni
Profiles and More!
Features
The Albinson Family
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The School of
Business
Sundial Editorial Staff
Erica Byrd, Assistant Director of Public
Relations
Rochelle Long ’00, Director of Public Relations
Robert Skinner ’75, Vice President for
Advancement
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Kristi Lawrence Wilkerson ’99, Editor and
Director of Alumni Relations
The Relevance of
Liberal Arts Education
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CONTACT:
304-473-8509, or
[email protected]
Office of Advancement
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304-473-8485, or
[email protected]
Office of Admissions
Athletic News and the 2014
Hall of Fame Inductees
CAMPUS ENHANCEMENTS • SEE PAGE 14
Many
campus
enhancements
were accomplished
throughout the summer of
2014, including renovations
to Ross Field. The football
field received turf and an
eight-lane track. For more
about the multi-purpose
stadium project, see page 14.
Photo courtesy of Derek Long
Layout and Design:
Angelic Designs, Buckhannon, West Virginia
Office of Alumni Relations
News From Erickson
Class Notes,
Alumni Profiles &
In Memoriam
From the President
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Center, 59 College Ave., Buckhannon, WV 26201.
West Virginia Wesleyan College, a private educational
institution, is committed to the principle of equal
opportunity for all qualified persons, welcomes
students of all backgrounds and takes pride in the
diversity of its faculty and staff. It assures students
access to all the privileges, programs and activities
generally accorded or made available at the College.
West Virginia Wesleyan College strongly supports
affirmative action principles and does not discriminate
on the basis of creed, religion, national or ethnic
origin, age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation,
or handicap in the administration of its educational
programs, admission policies, financial aid programs,
athletics, co-curricular activities or other College
administered programs.
ON THE COVER
West Virginia Wesleyan College’s new coffee table history
book will soon be available for purchase. See page 7 for
details.
Dear Alumni and Friends:
The transformation of the West Virginia Wesleyan campus continued this summer and in
to early fall. We added the O’Roark Nordstrom Welcome Center at the corner of Meade
Street and College Avenue, which now houses our Admission and Financial Aid Offices.
Ross Field received a major renovation with a new turf playing surface and the addition
of an eight-lane track, converting the space into a multi-purpose sports complex. We
also upgraded our soccer field with new bleachers and a press box.
Doney Hall was renovated and now includes air conditioning and single room options
for upperclassmen and graduate students. Four buildings received new roofs including
Wesley Chapel, Agnes Howard Hall, McCuskey Hall, and the Annie Merner Pfeiffer
Library. Several classrooms saw an upgrade, as did the campus radio station. We were
also able to tackle routine maintenance like painting and lighting upgrades.
In addition, the third floor of the Lynch-Raine Administration Building received a
facelift and will now be home to the Thomas H. Albinson II ’76 School of Business.
You can read more about our business program and the Albinson family later in this
Sundial.
We closed the 2013-14 fiscal year with an increase in total alumni donors, which is
a wonderful testament indicating that you believe in your alma mater. Our alumni
participation rate is now at 19% – a percentage that has not been this high for more than
a decade. The increased percentage is extremely helpful when asking foundations and
corporations for grant funding, as well as our annual rankings from entities such as U.S.
News & World Report. We are grateful for the support of all alumni and other donors to
Wesleyan.
I personally invite you to return to your “home among the hills” for Homecoming this
fall as we kickoff our year-long 125th anniversary celebration. Don’t miss the annual
Founders Day Convocation on October 17. We are unveiling a beautiful new coffee
table book detailing the history of WVWC and I hope you consider purchasing it. The
book is full of unique photographs and interesting highlights throughout our 125 years.
West Virginia Wesleyan College certainly has much to celebrate. As we look back, it
is obvious that we are as strong as we are today because of the dedicated, passionate
people who have contributed to our success over time. You can and should take great
pride in being a part of the Wesleyan family. Our tradition of excellence continues as a
result of a special community of individuals who support incredible quality education
and special co-curricular experiences on our picturesque campus.
In Friendship,
Pamela Balch ’71
On May 10, 2014, President Balch
presented Commencement keynote
speaker Dr. Lewis Cantley ’71 with the
honorary degree Doctor of Science.
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Professor David McCauley
The
School of
Business:
Focused on Student Success
The School of Business
at West Virginia Wesleyan
College is more than a bit
dynamic; it is continually
moving and changing to adapt
to the needs of its students
and the work environment.
In recent years, faculty of
the School have established
strategic planning initiatives,
sponsored two new student
groups, focused more on
experiential learning and
internships, added a Sport
Business major and revised
the curriculum of the Master in
Business Administration (MBA)
program.
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Dr. Susan Mille
“A
ll aspects of the School of Business must change as our economy and
world change,” said Dr. Susan Miller Aloi ’80, director of the School
of Business and MBA program. “We are focused on engaging students
in what they are learning, and we are intentional about what makes us
distinctive. We are different than technical schools because of our liberal arts
learning outcomes. We focus on working in teams, communicating well, ethical
business practices, critical thinking, analysis and decision making.
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“I strive to make each
course very different
from the others, not
only in regard to substance, but also with
respect to teaching
style and methods of
presentation,” noted
Professor
David
McCauley, senior
lecturer in business. “One course may be
reading and research intensive, another may
be more oriented to group projects and presentations, the next may feature guest speakers, and then another course may require
hands-on use of government records and attendance at local government meetings. By
mixing it up this way, students are exposed
to many different facets of our world viewed
through different lenses.
“Through these courses, I learn what my students aspire to professionally. As I become
more informed about their goals and dreams,
I am much better able to offer specific suggestions about internships, possible career
paths, graduate school planning and other
opportunities.”
Clearly, the School actively supports its own
mission statement, which reads:
The School of Business is a community of
passionate educators and learners who work
collectively to graduate socially-responsible,
broadly-educated, and marketable business
and civic leaders. We believe that successful
leaders seek collective good in addition to individual profit, and are anchored in values of
integrity, stewardship, courage, and passion.
Through our curriculum and co-curricular
activities, we seek to develop value-centered
leaders and advance responsible business
practice.
“We are currently a candidate for professional accreditation with the Accreditation
Council for Business Schools and Programs
(ACBSP). The School faculty support the
accreditor’s focus on the Malcolm Baldridge
Standards of Excellence,” stated Dr. Aloi.
These criteria for excellence include leadership; strategic planning; customer and
market focus; measurement, analysis, and
knowledge management; human resource
focus; process management; and, business/
organizational performance results.
“As we perform assessment of our program,
we look to see if we are meeting our primary
goal, which is to ensure that the curriculum is
Spring 2014 Enactus Team: (left to right) Greg Strader, Chris Pappas,
Tyler Broadwater, Christine Azevedo, Chloe Gibson, Seoyeon Kim, April
Smith, Andy Mellert, Somi Jeong, Yvonne Burch, Nathan Savill, Tim Allen,
and Eric Harshbarger.
Enactus Enriches
School of Business
Enactus can be defined as a community
of student, academic, and business
leaders committed to using the power of
entrepreneurial action to transform lives and
shape a better, more sustainable world. The
Enactus Team at West Virginia Wesleyan
College, formerly Students in Free Enterprise
(SIFE), has been doing just that since 1999.
While the Enactus Team at Wesleyan is a local
organization, there is a larger, more global
organization that drives the success of the
group as a whole. Advisor Tracie Dodson,
associate professor of business, ensures
the Enactus chapter represents the global
organization while still keeping the projects
personal to the students.
The global organization known as SIFE changed
its name to Enactus in September 2012.
Guided by academic advisors and business
experts, Enactus is in 36 countries and 1,600
universities with 66,500 students contributing
7.4 million project volunteer hours.
“I think it is important to recognize that
WVWC Enactus is a local organization,”
stated Dodson. “While Enactus United States
and Enactus Global are important stakeholders
in our actions, the annual goals of WVWC
The student leaders of Enactus campus
chapters create and implement community
empowerment projects around the globe.
Within each chapter, students select businessrelated projects that they would like to work
on that meet their interests. Students then
work with various partners, such as business
owners and grant makers, to carry through the
actions needed to complete the project.
Wesleyan’s Enactus president Gregory
Strader, a junior accounting major from
Moon Township, PA, understands that the
organization is a critical component of the
education students in the School of Business
are receiving.
“Enactus is an important part of the School of
Business,” Strader stated. “It allows students
to actively practice the skills they learn in
class while helping the community at the same
time. Personally, I am a member of Enactus
due to the internal community it offers. Our
team is like a family, and we work together to
overcome obstacles.”
“By being a member of Enactus, my
opportunities and chances at success
have drastically improved,”
Gregory Strader
Enactus are established by the member
students who bear in mind the alignment with
the national and global organizations.”
Once a year, Enactus travels to a national
competition to compete against other schools
and meet CEOs and Presidents of companies
such as Hershey and Bic. While competing,
students have access to a job fair that performs
on-the-spot interviews from companies like
Microsoft and KMPG.
“By being a member of Enactus, my
opportunities and chances at success have
drastically improved,” commented Strader. “It
has also made me a better member of the local
community.”
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relevant and the students are capable of demonstrating those abilities necessary for success in the workforce,” commented Dr. Aloi.
Accolades for
Accounting
The accounting program serves an average of 50 student majors each year with two full-time faculty
members. In recent years, the accounting program at WVWC has been recognized with several
honors highlighting its success. Here are two of those tributes:
In 2010, the West Virginia Board of Accountancy announced that WVWC had the
highest CPA Exam passage rate of students from any college or university in the
state with more than 20 students sitting for the exam. With a state average of 38%
passage, it is one of the toughest professional tests in the nation. From 20042010, WVWC averaged 52% with West Virginia University at 51% and Wheeling
Jesuit University at 50%.
In 2008, The Princeton Review recognized WVWC as one of 53 programs in the
nation that is the most capable of producing partner status accountants based on
student perspective, academic deans and senior faculty. WVWC was the only WV
college or university to appear on this list.
“I have continued to build the program that Professor
Dean Ruhlow ’58 developed,” concluded Ervin. “I took
the charge to continue that success. He produced really
good students and although we may have different
styles, our accounting students continue to earn great
accomplishments.”
All students also complete a core liberal
arts curriculum in conjunction with required
business courses. “In business, you have to
work with a wide
variety of people
from different
backgrounds
who very often
think differently
than you,” said
Professor Kelly
Terhune Hughes
’03, MBA ’05,
assistant professor of business.
“The
liberal
Professor Kelly Terhune
arts curriculum
Hughes ’03, MBA ’05
enables our students to have
a widespread knowledge base and understanding of cultural and societal differences.
Business is not just about shaking hands, it is
about forming relationships. The wide scope
of knowledge our students obtain through the
liberal arts gives our students a competitive
advantage in the work place by providing
them with the ability to have conversations
and form these relationships.”
In addition, Ervin himself has been recognized three times
with the graduating senior class’ Distinguished Faculty
Award, indicating students appreciate and respect the
quality of instruction they receive.
The School offers a Bachelor of Science degree and has six different majors or tracks
including accounting, business administration, economics, management, marketing
Further, accounting students are often primed
for employment upon graduation and placement
into highly competitive graduate school
programs.
“Even through the recession, our graduates
received multiple job offers,” commented
Michael Ervin, associate professor of business.
“The well-prepared students do very well.”
Professor Michael Ervin
Graduate school placements include, but are not limited to, the following:
• MBA program at Michigan State University, which annually admits only two
students directly out of a bachelor’s program and without minimum work
experience
• Master of Accounting at Ohio State University, with a full scholarship
• Master of Accounting at Notre Dame, with a full scholarship
• Master of Tax at University of Virginia
• Master of Finance at Vanderbilt University
Professor Dean Ruhlow ‘58
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One way the School is highlighting key foci is
through its encouragement of student groups
such as Enactus, a student chapter of the
American Marketing Association (AMA),
the Student Association of Sport Business
(SASB), plus two business honor societies,
Delta Mu Delta and Omicron Delta Epsilon.
(For more about Enactus, please see related
story on page 3.) The groups engage in programs and projects that offer direct experience for the students. For instance, the AMA
chapter designs flyers, performs research,
administers surveys, and creates marketing
plans, among other projects. Through these
co-curricular groups and in-class requirements, there has been a shift toward integrating more real world experience into students’
learning. Student run, these organizations
assist the community, individuals, schools
and businesses by directly utilizing skillsets
learned in the classroom for the betterment
and success of the region.
and sport business. In the 2013-14 academic
year, 221 undergraduate students were declared business majors. In addition, 20 students were enrolled in the five-year MBA
program and 27 students were enrolled in the
traditional MBA program. (See page 5 for
more about the MBA program.)
In pursuit of their mission, the School of
Business also utilizes an advisory committee
of alumni, trustees and friends of the College.
They are provided with reports and updates
regarding the School, and they are asked to
share up-and-coming trends in business and
industry that faculty should consider.
The School recognizes that there are challenges due to the physical location and its
limited access to big business. “We have
to find creative ways for incorporating realworld techniques and applications into the
curriculum for our students,” noted Dr. Aloi.
“There is an opportunity, though, to make a
difference with our outreach in communities
such as Buckhannon.” Further, the School
is looking to build relationships with international universities and experts to broaden the
scope of the curriculum.
Recently, the School has responded to needs
from other academic areas at Wesleyan. It
has been asked to offer nonprofit management courses for arts administration majors
and social justice majors. A Nonprofit Management concentration has already been developed and is offered for MBA students. It
also began offering a major in Sport Business
in fall 2013 in response to student interest
and market needs. The Sport Business major for undergrads incorporates various business aspects of the sports industry into curriculum through coursework in management,
marketing, communication, law and finance,
with all maintaining the sports perspective.
This past spring, another change occurred.
Wesleyan received a generous gift from the
Mary B. Albinson Charitable Remainder
Annuity Trust. The Albinson family has
enjoyed a long association with the College
since 1972, when son Tom enrolled as a student. In October, the School of Business will
officially be named in honor of Thomas H.
Albinson II ’76. This gift allowed for classroom renovations on the third floor of the
Lynch-Raine Administration Building, where
the School of Business is located. There is
now enhanced technology and new seating
available for multiple learning and teaching
techniques.
“We are providing relevant academic pro-
grams, and now have newly-renovated classroom space with upgraded technology and
new furniture. There is now a more professional look while keeping with the historic
tradition of the building,” said Dr. Aloi.
“I can give students articles to read, but the
visual and auditory learners will really benefit from the technology improvements made
this summer,” shared Professor Hughes.
“Having modern technology drops barriers
in the classroom and allows me to use examples that are more visual and memorable
for students.”
Dr. Aloi concurred by stating, “We are truly
grateful for this gift that provides a more
contemporary learning environment for our
students. The technology applications will
better prepare them for success in the workplace.
“All of us in the School of Business are enthusiastic about what the future holds for our
students. While maintaining a focus on our
mission, we utilize a curriculum that engages
students, we encourage co-curricular involvement, and we now have classrooms ready for
enhanced learning opportunities. Our graduates have long been successful professionals.
These changes foster even more possibility
for student and alumni success.” ☼
The Wesleyan MBA:
Offering Integrative
Intersections
One cornerstone of the School of Business has
long been its successful Master of Business
Administration (MBA) program. This graduate
program offers an integrative curriculum that
prepares managers to think and lead at all
levels of an organization. Undergraduate
students at Wesleyan can complete the fiveyear MBA or individuals who already hold a
bachelor’s degree can complete the traditional
graduate program model.
The five-year undergraduate/master of
business administration program is open to all
undergraduate majors. In addition, it enables
accounting majors to earn the MBA degree
while accumulating 150 hours of college
credit required before completing the CPA
examination.
“The five-year program began in the early
2000s,” said Dr. Susan Aloi, director of the
School of Business and MBA program. “This
degree offers our graduates a competitive
advantage and the ability to advance more
quickly.”
Like the five-year format, any individual who
holds a bachelor’s degree from an accredited
institution, regardless of major, is invited
to apply to the traditional program. Both
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approaches address market globalization,
advances in technology, an emphasis on
customer satisfaction, the multicultural
workplace, and rigorous standards of ethical
behavior required to operate in an increasingly
complex business environment.
Curriculum for the MBA program was revised
and implemented in May 2013. There are now
four concentrations in addition to the option
to complete the standard MBA. Those areas
of focus include health care administration,
nonprofit management, human resource
management, and labour and law. All areas
complete a common core of courses with
multiple electives available.
“Healthcare is very popular right now so we
collaborated with the School of Nursing to
combine the MBA with the Master of Science
in Nursing program,” noted Dr. Aloi. “We have
also recognized that nonprofit organizations
need efficient management processes.
“We are fortunate that the College makes it
affordable to obtain an MBA from Wesleyan.
These new concentrations in addition to
the affordability make our program highly
attractive to both undergraduates and local
business professionals.”
For more information about the WVWC Master of Business
Administration Program
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School of Business
to be Named in Honor of
Our Home
Among the Hills
Tom Albinson ’76
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West Virginia Wesleyan College’s First 125 Years
A guidance counselor’s recommendation, campus
visit, life-long appreciation for architecture, and
the warm and welcoming community resulted in
a long enduring love affair for one West Virginia
Wesleyan College alumnus. That connection
and the alumnus’s profound generosity led to the
establishment of the
There has not been a history of WVWC written and published since Kenneth
Plummer’s A History of West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890-1965. Much has
happened in the last 50 years and this new coffee table-type book details the entire
125 years noting major events and people of Wesleyan.
Available on
Founders Day, October 17, 2014
• Alumni and friends may pick up the book on-campus or it can be shipped to you
• $40 per copy plus 6% sales tax ($2.40)
• $5 for shipping and handling, or save this cost by picking up your copy
during Homecoming Weekend
Thomas Albinson II
School of Business
at Wesleyan.
A
1976 alumnus, Tom
Albinson’s association
with Wesleyan began like
many of his New Jersey
alumni
counterparts.
His guidance counselor
(who was married to
a Wesleyan grad) recommended that he
consider the school. Albinson’s interest
and appreciation for architecture, combined
with a welcoming campus, sold him on the
College.
As a student, Tom was greatly influenced by
one of Wesleyan’s most storied economics
professors, Dr. Frank Bayard. “I have not read
Reader’s Digest in decades and, honestly, do
not even know if it still published,” said Tom.
“Regardless, they used to have a column
entitled ‘My Most Unforgettable Character.’
Professor Bayard would have been the person
I wrote about.
“I can remember with great fondness my
economics classes with Professors Nair and
Bayard. Nair, like me, favored the monetarist
point of economic view, while Bayard was a
Keynesian. I would butt heads with Bayard
constantly. Yet, he did not care what your
philosophy was as long as you could argue
your point well. Through Frank’s insistence
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that we read The Wall Street Journal, I
became a life-long student and investor. I
was fascinated by it and it really became as
much of a hobby as it is a tool for wealth
accumulation. That interest played a very
large part in my being able to give my gift
to the school.”
Another great memory for Tom was his
involvement in WVWC-FM, the campus
radio station. He was the primary deejay for
the rock show ‘Isacoustic.’ “You have no
idea how long and hard I worked on putting
together just the right sets of music for that
show,” he recalled. “I loved every minute of
it. It was my work at WVWC-FM that got
me my first job at WHAR in Clarksburg.
“However, the most important personal
impact my experience at Wesleyan gave to
me is the wonderful group of friends I made
and my life-long connections with them.
We may be scattered all over the country
and might not be in touch often, but when
we do connect it is as if we left off last
week. Wesleyan was not only a wonderful
educational experience, but it was also the
greatest social experience of my entire life.”
Tom served as his parents’ investment advisor
for the last 15 years of their lives. “When it
came to selecting a beneficiary for the trust,
About the Book:
When the West Virginia Conference
Seminary was founded by the Methodist
Episcopal Church in 1890, it consisted of a
single building in the middle of a farm field,
a faculty of five, and a vision of educational
excellence in West Virginia.
Throughout
Wesleyan’s first 125 years, the student body
has grown dramatically, new academic and
co-curricular programs have been added, and
the forty-three acre campus has seen itself
transformed into one of the most beautiful
in the region. The heart of West Virginia
Wesleyan College remains its founders’
vision of providing a quality education vitally
rooted in the liberal arts. Thousands of
students have been positively challenged
Wesleyan was the first charitable cause to
come to mind,” he said.
“When I first started contributing to the
Wesleyan Fund, it was because of a promise
I had made to myself: once established
with a good, well-paying career, I will start
contributing. Wesleyan proved to be a large
part of why I am able to contribute. Wesleyan,
under President Balch’s leadership, has made
incredible progress.”
Albinson does have some advice for current
and future generations of Wesleyan students.
“Take studies seriously, but remember to
have fun. Follow your heart and passion
when it comes to an educational path. It
may not be what you study, but how well
you learn whatever it is you study. The more
interested and passionate about something
that someone is, the better they will absorb
it. Learning then becomes a desire and not a
chore. And, someday you will be appreciated
not for what you know, but how well you
know it.”
Wesleyan will celebrate the Albinson Trust
gift of over $2 million with the official
naming of the Thomas Albinson II School of
Business in early October. ☼
and nurtured by an environment at Wesleyan
that values and emphasizes academic rigor,
diversity, responsible self-discovery, life-long
learning, and meaningful service.
Our Home Among the Hills not only revisits
Wesleyan’s early years as told through two
previous published histories by Thomas
Haught (Sem. 1894; Hon. 1916) in 1940 and
Kenneth Plummer in 1965, but expands the
story to include present developments and
new historical perspectives. In addition, the
text draws upon a rich body of archival images
to enrich the narrative and connect readers
with times, places, and people they may never
have known or experienced.
Quantities are limited – reserve your copy today!
About the
Author:
Brett T. Miller, a native of Lancaster,
PA, graduated from
West Virginia Wesleyan College in
2006, and currently
serves as Archivist,
Coordinator of Records Management, and
Music Librarian. He has worked to establish an official archives at Wesleyan and to
collect, preserve, organize, and make accessible the historical records of the College.
He also works as the part-time archivist of
the West Virginia Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church and is an occasional volunteer at the Upshur County Historical
Society.
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Unstoppable!
The Perpetual Relevance
of Liberal Arts Education
Dr. Richard Weeks, professor of history, advising a student on semester courses. Dr. Melody
Meadows (right), is associate dean of teaching and learning and professor of music.
Editor’s note: The Sundial recently spoke with the vice president for academic affairs and three additional faculty members
on the value of liberal arts education today. An excerpt from the conversation is found below. This discussion continues at
Homecoming on Friday, October 17, at 3:00 pm in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library. All are invited and welcome to attend.
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West Virginia
Wesleyan College
stays true to its
foundation as a
Dr. Stephen
Cresswell,
director of
the School of
Fine Arts and
Humanities
liberal arts college
with a required core
curriculum. The courses
that students encounter
through studies outside
their majors provide for
a lifetime of exploration,
analysis, creativity and
critical thinking.
According to Dr. Richard Weeks, professor of history, “We learn by relating new
information to what we already know.
The broader our base of knowledge,
the easier it is to learn. The liberal arts
challenge individuals to seek not only
knowledge, but understanding. Specialization is useful because new knowledge
is founded upon previous knowledge.
Education is enhanced when founded on
a broad base of general knowledge.”
“A full liberal arts education creates
well-rounded critical thinkers with a
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Dr. Boyd Creasman, vice president
for academic affairs
breadth of knowledge,” shared Dr. Stephen Cresswell, director of the School
of Fine Arts and Humanities. “We need
to have knowledge in multiple areas. It
is important to have an understanding of
the world and its various cultures. We
have to think about why certain events
happened and why they happened when
they did.”
Dr. Melody Meadows, associate dean of
teaching and learning and professor of
music, added “Individuals trained in the
liberal arts have acquired a broad knowledge they can apply to specific scenarios,
pulling together strands of thought in
their disciplines as well as in their perceptions of the world.”
“There is a link to the marketplace,”
noted Dr. Boyd Creasman, vice president for academic affairs. “When students enter the workforce, they are able
to move up because they have an understanding of others and basic human nature. They recognize what drives people
and informs their world view. There is
no magic academic major that leads to
riches. Individuals must have skills of
communication, of cultural literacy, and
of understanding human nature.
“Computer technology is limited because
it cannot be programmed to be creative.
It is only a linear process. Some jobs
may disappear because computers handle
certain tasks, but creativity saves jobs,”
continued creasman.
“Employers do want liberal arts graduates,” echoed Cresswell. “They want the
nuts and bolts – the ability to write, to do
research, speak in front of a group and to
plan and work with others – those come
out of a four-year liberal arts education.
“The joy of this education gives students
the choice to try fields of study they never thought they would try, and sometimes
they change their major because they like
the intellectual challenge so much.”
“A liberal education done right is training of the mind,” said Weeks. “It opens
up a richness to change lives with the joy
of learning. And with career-oriented
programs, the liberal arts are value-added. Students go beyond getting an ‘A’ to
becoming intelligent questioners. This
adds to their ability to excel beyond entry
level positions.”
“The liberal arts offer exposure to areas
that may not be taught in public high
schools,” added Cresswell. “There is an
opportunity to explore the historic and
present impact of philosophy and religion. These courses are more than just
credits toward graduation. After four
years at Wesleyan, students have been
shaped to analyze problems, think critically, have a solid breadth of knowledge,
and good writing ability.”
“Students need to see themselves as powerful as they truly are. They are learning creatures,” said Weeks. “The liberal
arts prepare individuals to experience
change. It is traditional education. It is
the freeing of the mind, and it prepares
us for unexpected and future challenges.
The better educated we are, the greater
our opportunities to have personally rewarding careers and lives.”
“The liberal arts encourage students to
be curious about a changing society and
world,” added Meadows. “Our sense of
community is enhanced through a study
of human life from the perspective of
multiple disciplines.”
“We are better persuaded by evidencesupported arguments than by unsupported opinion. We can, and do, disagree
with one another, but from positions of
mutual respect. The intellectual and personal challenge of a liberal (as in liberating) education makes one a stronger version of oneself,” noted Weeks.
“There is a ripple effect from a liberal
“The joy of this education gives students the choice to try
fields of study they never thought they would try, and
sometimes they change their major because they like the
intellectual challenge so much.” Dr. Stephen Cresswell
“We never want to have a generation that
is not broadly educated,” said Creasman.
“They would not be able to empathize
with others. We want students to be more
global in their mindset, to be inclusive
of more voices and more cultures. It is
limiting to study only one area. Students
must go beyond what they are comfortable with and push to go outside of their
comfort zone. To be able to adapt is to be
able to thrive.
“Our students have good hearts and come
with a desire to serve others. One of our
central tasks is to help students develop
strong, informed minds so that they may
contribute to their society and world as
thoughtful citizens. Without intellectual curiosity, how will they, as college
graduates, assume the community and
personal responsibilities that confront us
on a daily basis?”
arts education. These skills transfer from
one field of endeavor to another, which
is important in today’s world, and on
the job,” added Creasman. “The world
changes quickly and we all need intellectual agility.”
“Experiences gained through study in
the liberal arts give meaning to life,”
said Meadows. “Lifelong learning of
literature and music enriches a person.
Alumni say this is the life changing part
of college at Wesleyan.”
“Students ought to value the experience
itself, to go to college to develop oneself
and one’s own knowledge, and to appreciate life more fully,” concluded Creasman. “You cannot put a dollar amount
on that, on personal enrichment.” ☼
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2014 Alumni Awards
Alumni Service Award
Stephen E. Foster ’70 has spent many
years working for the betterment of
Buckhannon and Upshur County, his
fraternity Kappa Alpha Order, and West
Virginia Wesleyan College. From 2000
to 2004, Steve served WVWC as a Senior
Development Officer and Director of
Corporate & Community Relations. He
then became Executive Director of the
Upshur County Development Authority,
of which he retired this past summer. He
has actively supported Wesleyan students
by providing internships in his office and
helping to secure funding for various
student organizations. He is a local
advisor to the WVWC chapter of Kappa
Alpha, as well as a regional advisor, and he
was instrumental in promoting the Greek
Alumni Room of the Virginia Thomas
Law Center for the Performing Arts.
Steve has worked with the Tom Dunn
Leadership Academy to bring high school
students to Wesleyan, and he conducted
an economic impact study of the region
to show the value of Wesleyan to the area.
He also gives of his time through church
activities, Rotary, Create Buckhannon,
and more. Steve and his wife, Kathy
Hammond Foster ’71, are loyal Wesleyan
Society and Reger Society members, and
they have served as community hosts for
the WVWC/St. Joseph’s Hospital Annual
Gala.
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Young Alumni Service
Award
Chett Pritchett ’99 recognized his calling to ministry while a student at WVWC,
where he developed his faith and a concern
for social justice. He credits his personal
and professional success to Wesleyan’s
emphasis on critical thinking and local and
global citizenship. He completed a Master
of Theological Studies degree from Wesley
Theological Seminary in 2003, engaged
in post-graduate studies at Drew University, and served as a campus minister at
the University of Maryland-College Park
and The George Washington University.
Chett is now the executive director of the
Methodist Federation for Social Action,
an independent advocacy organization
focused on promoting peace, justice and
equality. He currently serves as lay leader
of Dumbarton United Methodist Church in
Georgetown, Washington, DC, and he is a
lay member of the Baltimore-Washington
Annual Conference. His passion for his
alma mater shows through as he promotes
the College in any way he can. He assists
with hosting alumni events; he returns to
campus to speak with students in community engagement and religious life; he is an
annual donor; and, he is a member of the
Reger Society. In his service to Wesleyan,
to others and within the United Methodist
Church, Chett follows John Wesley’s ideals of “Do all the good you can. By all the
means you can. In all the ways you can. In
all the places you can. At all the times you
can. To all the people you can. As long as
ever you can.”
Alumni Achievement Award
Alumni Achievement Award
Young Alumni Achievement
Jan Lanier Pickering graduated with a
degree in nursing from WVWC in 1979.
After several years working as an RN,
Jan left the field to raise her children,
becoming involved with a variety of artsrelated projects in her community and
the local public school system. In the
late 1990s Jan conceived, designed, and
implemented a violin program for youth
in the communities of Williamstown and
Waverly, WV. This unique public school
orchestra program includes children from
second though twelfth grade and currently
serves approximately 120 students in the
local school system with several additional
part-time instructors.
Jan volunteers
approximately 10 hours per week
conducting group violin and cello classes
in addition to teaching strings to private
students from her home studio. Her
nomination states, “Jan has invested many
years in the lives of young people, playing
a vital role in supplementing the music
education of students in Wood County,
WV. She always insures that students have
a violin to use, and if need be, she provides
one for their use. Her dedication to the
practice of music education, exposure to
classical music and hands-on performance
is an inspiration.”
Stephen Skinner ’90 is an accomplished
attorney based in Charles Town, WV, and
admitted to practice in West Virginia, New
York, and Washington, DC. He has litigated
significant cases that have led to appellate
decisions on the Freedom of Information
Act, congressional redistricting and civil
rights. In 2014, Stephen received the
West Virginia Association for Justice’s
Stanley Preiser Award for the member of
the year. Stephen is the founder of the
civil rights organization Fairness West
Virginia. In 2011, both Stephen and
Fairness West Virginia were recognized
by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Commission with “Living the Dream,” an
award for their work in promoting human
rights. In 2012, he was elected to the
67th District of the West Virginia House
of Delegates. His many nominations
state, in part, that, “Stephen is a visionary
advocate who sponsors leading legislation
for workplace and housing equality;”
“He is an exemplary model of what it
means to commit to a vision of justice
and implement strategic plans for creating
change;” and, “He is actively moving the
policies of WV forward to reflect a more
equitable and supportive environment for
all.” In 2014, Stephen, a former member of
the West Virginia Commission on the Arts,
was given the Governor’s Arts Awards
Legislative Leadership Award for lifetime
achievement.
Paul D. Daugherty ’00 serves as president and CEO of Philanthropy West Virginia, a regional association of grantmakers representing private, family, corporate,
community, and public foundations and
giving programs. Paul is the youngest
CEO of a regional association in the country. His leadership has transformed the organization to a change agent and leader in
West Virginia. He co-founded and chaired
Generation West Virginia, a statewide organization committed to attracting, retaining, and advancing young professionals.
Paul serves as a member of the National
Government Relations and Public Policy
Committee for the Forum of Regional
Associations of Grantmakers, he is past
president of Leave A Legacy® of Central
Appalachia, and he is a co-founder of the
WV Nonprofit Association. His recognitions include: 2014 WV Executive Young
Gun, 2010 Young Emerging Leader of the
Mid-Ohio Valley, 2009 Generation Next:
40 Under 40 by the State Journal, 2005
Leadership West Virginia graduate, former
AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA, and
recently a White House Fellows Regional
Finalist. As his nomination states, “Paul
has repeatedly started initiatives from their
very foundation and built them into successful organizations that achieve far beyond their original objectives. He leads in
service to his community, state, and nation
with Wesleyan-like ambition to change our
world for the better.”
ALUMNI AWARDS
Alumni awards will be
presented
October 17, 2014
during the annual
Founders Day
Convocation
at 11:00 am
in Wesley Chapel.
All are invited
and welcome
to attend.
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Bobcat Sports News
Balancing Success on the Field and
in the Classroom
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“There is every reason to believe athletics and academics can be a great marriage.” Success in
the classroom and on the playing field has always been the goal for Wesleyan Director of Athletics, Randy Tenney ’77. The long-time baseball coach has an extensive list of former players who have become successful accountants, businessmen, coaches, educators, lawyers, and
physicians. His unwavering belief in combining the best of athletic competition with a strong
academic program is his primary pitch when recruiting students and their parents.
Young Alumni Achievement
Friend of Wesleyan
Friend of Wesleyan
Tom Welshonce ’01 graduated from
the University of Pittsburgh School of
Law and entered corporate law. In 2008,
Tom left corporate law after four years
of service, and began serving KidsVoice
as a staff attorney and the legal training
coordinator. At KidsVoice, a Pittsburgh,
PA legal services organization, Tom
represents hundreds of abused and
neglected children per year. He advocates
on behalf of children not only in the
courtroom, but also in schools, hospitals
and before administrative agencies. As his
nomination states, “Tom spends his days
making sure kids who are under the care of
the state are safe and receiving the support
that they need while in their imperfect
life situation. He works hard to help each
child get a real chance in the world even
when they have been dealt a tough hand.”
Extra Mile Award
Extra Mile Award
John Jenkins is owner and president of
Jenkins Ford in Buckhannon. As a local
businessman, John has long supported
Wesleyan in many ways.
He has
established scholarships to assist Upshur
County students with financial need, he
provides annual gifts for the College
through the Area Business Campaign, and
he is an active supporter of Bobcat athletics.
John is also committed to his community.
He has served on many committees
including chair of the board for Freedom
Bank, secretary of the West Virginia Auto
Dealer Association, finance chair of the
West Virginia Methodist Conference,
and a member of the Field of Dreams
Turf Committee that was instrumental in
raising $1 million for Buckhannon-Upshur
High School’s football field. He is also
particularly passionate about supporting
various children’s causes and charities
throughout West Virginia. John recently
expanded his business within the region by
purchasing the Subaru-Hyundai franchise
in Bridgeport.
Dr. Carl Colson and Dr. Katharine
Gregg served and led the WVWC Department of Biology for roughly 40 years.
As their nomination states, “they created
and sustained a program that is recognized across the state as one of the best in
the field. They inspired their students to
achieve.” Carl and Kathy began their professional careers at Wesleyan in 1969 and
1976, respectively. With life-long interests in travel and tropical biology, Carl led
summer and January term courses to the
Bahamas and Key West, while Kathy led
January term courses to Boca Raton, FL.
They have taught marine biology courses
in Jamaica, tropical ecology in Belize, and
tropical rainforest ecology in Amazonian
Peru. These travel courses served more
than 275 WVWC students, allowing them
to have life-changing experiences with
other cultures, with a hands-on introduction to science. They helped establish and
were charter members of Wesleyan’s chapter of the national honorary Phi Kappa Phi.
They are recognized mentors, advisors,
and consultants.
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Tenney’s academics-first philosophy was heightened last year when he implemented new grade
point requirements for athletic scholarship recipients. A student must have a 2.5 grade point
average or above, or transferrable credit of 2.3 or above, to be eligible for scholarship assistance. The adoption of the new standards a year ago resulted in the highest grade point average
for entering student athletes (3.35 in English, mathematics, science & social science). And, the
department’s fall and spring grade point averages were above 3.0 for both semesters.
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Men’s Tennis3.56
Women’s Tennis3.52
Women’s Cross Country
3.46
Volleyball3.45
Women’s Soccer3.44
Women’s Swimming3.39
Lacrosse3.35
Men’s Golf3.30
Women’s Track3.28
Women’s Basketball3.19
Softball3.06
Men’s Swimming3.04
Men’s Soccer3.01
Baseball3.00
Men’s Basketball2.99
Women’s Golf2.91
Men’s Cross Country
2.88
Men’s Track2.82
Football2.73
Men’s Tennis3.56
Women’s Cross Country
3.52
Women’s Soccer3.41
Women’s Tennis3.40
Volleyball3.32
Women’s Track3.28
Women’s Swimming3.27
Men’s Golf3.22
Men’s Soccer3.19
Softball3.11
Lacrosse3.10
Men’s Cross Country
3.08
Women’s Basketball3.08
Men’s Track2.98
Men’s Swimming2.95
Baseball2.93
Men’s Basketball2.84
Women’s Golf2.80
Football2.66
TeamGPA
TeamGPA
In addition to the grade point average scholarship requirements, Wesleyan’s athletic department
established class attendance policies and opened a student-athlete study lab under the direct
supervision of Alison Clausen, director of compliance and academic services.
The department also sponsored 17 different community engagement projects throughout the
academic year.
“Our coaches immediately bought into the renewed emphasis on academics,” noted Tenney.
“Winning on the field is always important, but the ultimate goal is to prepare our studentathletes for success in life after graduation from Wesleyan.” ☼
This summer,
Gary Nottingham
was named the new head coach of the men’s
basketball team. He earned his bachelor’s degree
from Glenville State College and his master’s
degree from Western Kentucky University.
“Winning on the field is always
important, but the ultimate
goal is to prepare our studentathletes for success in life after
graduation from Wesleyan.”
Randy Tenney ’77
Welcome
Home!
Alumnus
Michael Bari ’84
returned to Wesleyan last spring as the
new head women’s basketball coach.
Find more about Coach Bari at http://
wesleyanbobcats.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/
releases/20140317ozpu6u
GO TO
wesleyanbobcats.com
for info on our new coaches and both basketball teams.
GO BOBCATS!
Read more about Coach Nottingham’s accomplishments at
http://www.wvwc.edu/news/2014/08/nottingham-named-head-coach-of-mens-basketball-program/
Hall of Fame
Bobcat Sports News
Multi-Purpose Athletic Complex
Enhancing Our Tradition, Empowering Our Future
INDUCTEES
Carvajal, Elkins, Harsha, Mendelson, and
1997 Women’s Tennis Team to Join Hall of Fame
A standout women’s basketball player and track athlete, three-sport athlete and well-known high school
coach, successful swimmer, basketball great, and championship women’s tennis team will become the newest
members of the West Virginia Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming weekend.
Why Invest?
Ahletics is a critical component of Wesleyan’s
student life and enrollment management program.
Over 500 students currently participate on one
of Wesleyan’s 20 athletic teams. Plus, three
out of four Wesleyan students enjoy intramural
competition.
Who Will Benefit?
Ross Field, in its current state, only accommodates
football and track & field. Renovations including
turf, an eight-lane track, and lights will
dramatically increase the facility’s use to include:
• men’s and women’s track
• women’s lacrosse
• men’s and women’s track & field
• intramurals
• men’s and women’s soccer
• marching band
Why Turf Instead of
Grass?
FieldTurf has a proven safety record with testing
showing that it is safer than any other synthetic
turf system and equal to—if not better than—
natural grass in most areas of player safety. In
addition, turf will provide far more flexibility
for the athletic department and student life use
during inclement weather conditions.
What Will Be the Impact
of the New Track?
The Beynon eight-lane track will allow Wesleyan
to be in compliance with NCAA requirements,
which allows the College to be able to host meets,
something we cannot currently do. In addition,
it could be a potential site for high school track
meets, which will bring hundreds of students and
their parents to our beautiful campus.
How Can You Help?
Tradition is very important at WVWC, and it is
our intention to maintain the Ross Field and
McWhorter-Goodwin Track names in the new
multi-purpose athletic and recreational complex.
There are many other naming opportunities for
donors to add their names such as:
• Naming Rights for the Multi-Purpose
Athletic Complex $1,000,000
• Pavilion $ 250,000
• Weight Room $ 200,000
• Media Center $ 125,000
• Concession Stand Complex $ 100,000
• Track Corner $ 25,000
• Lights are also available for naming
Donors of $1,000 or more will be recognized in
a special place inside the complex. Gifts can be
spread out over five years to earn a place in one of
these giving circles:
Bobcat Member
$1,000
Bobcat Starter
$2,500
Orange & Black Club
$5,000
Bobcat Coach
$7,500
Bobcat Captain
$10,000
Bobcat All-Conference
$25,000
Bobcat All-American
$50,000
Bobcat MVP
$100,000
To Learn More
We invite you to support our efforts to create
Wesleyan’s new multi-purpose athletic complex.
Office of Advancement
59 College Avenue
304-473-8600
Frances Carvajal
’05 was a threetime
All-West
Virginia Intercollegiate
Athletic
Conference selection and led the
conference in rebounding in 2005.
She also was a
two-time national
qualifier in the women’s shot put where
she placed ninth and tenth, respectively.
Carvajal also won three WVIAC titles in
the shot and three titles in the discus.
The late Charles Elkins ’52
was a three-sport athlete at
Wesleyan in football, basketball, and baseball. After
graduating from Wesleyan,
Elkins was an educator and
coach for 44 years, serving
as head basketball coach
at Hamlin for 32 years and
principal for five years. He
served as president of the
WV Coaches Association.
Elkins and his wife, Rose, rarely missed
a Wesleyan football or basketball game
after his retirement. Named in his honor,
an annual participation award is presented to the class with the highest percentage of attendees during Homecoming.
Jim Harsha ’69
was a four-year record-setting swimmer. A fierce competitor, he captured
championships in
the 200-freestyle,
500-freestyle,
1650-freestyle,
400- and 800-freestyle relays. He led
Wesleyan to conference championships in 1968 and 1969
and was named the WVIAC Swimmer of
the Year three times. He set school records in every conference swim meet.
Mark Mendelson ’71
is the third career scorer in Wesleyan history
with 1,897 points. He
remains the leading
points per game scorer
in our college history
at 19-points per game.
The Ohio native was a
four-time member of
the All-WVIAC Team.
The 1997 women’s tennis team, coached
by Jim Smith ’57, enjoyed a 14-2 regular season campaign before capturing
the WVIAC Tournament championship.
Singles titles were claimed by Kathleen
Klouse ’01, Brooke Campbell Fox ’01,
Susan Harris ’99, and Mary Ann Narutowicz ’00 while Dawn Vighetti Kempton
’00, MBA ’02, and Klouse, and Campbell
and Narutowicz captured doubles titles in
the three-day tournament. Senior captain
Jen Cole Willits ’98 helped lead Wesleyan to the best overall regular-season
record four straight seasons and was an
All-Conference selection in singles and
doubles. Other team members included:
Katharine Sheridan Perrine ’01, Nicole
C. LeBosse Watson ’98, Aubryn Falk
George ’99, Deana M. Shirley ’00, Ila
Hiserman Pilon ’00, Miranda Roe ’01,
and Xylene Simone Williams Sziksai ’98.
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 18
at 5 p.m. in the Benedum Campus Center Social Hall.
Contact the Office of Alumni Relations for tickets at 304-473-8509.
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Alumni News & Class Notes
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Homecoming 2014 Reunion
KATHRYN TANNEHILL
WINTERS, Bridgeport,
WV, and husband Kenneth
celebrated their 67th
anniversary in August. She
loved her years at West
Virginia Wesleyan College,
even during World War II.
1947
1957
1962
FRED L. LANTING wore
his Wesleyan tie on
Commencement day, May
10, 2014, to celebrate
WVWC’s newest alumni. He
bought it at the “SCOW” in
1954. His half-century-old tie
is still serviceable, though
slightly threadbare along one
edge. It got a lot of use in 50
years! Go Bobcats!
MARY JO HERNDON
HODGE culminated 33
years of work in education
when she retired from the
Solomon Schechter Epstein
School in Sandy Springs,
GA, on May 31, 2014.
Jo completed 23 years
of service at the Epstein
School as the Outer Office
Manager, which followed
10 years of service at
Notre Dame High School in
Clarksburg, WV, from 1981
to 1991 where she served
as secretary, business
department chairperson and
director of development. Jo
joins her husband JOHN H.
HODGE ’61 in retirement.
“Jack” and Jo reside in
Kennesaw, GA, and have
their two daughters and
families, including five
grandchildren, living close by.
MAX P. MULLER, JR.,
Elligay, GA, presented his
Watercolor styling in a
LAWRENCE F.
SHERWOOD, JR., HON. ’64 solo exhibition of select
works. His work has been
was recently honored as a
featured in places such as
History Hero at the Cultural
Epcot Center at Walt Disney
Center in Charleston, WV.
World. He says he is “still
He was nominated by
promoting my love for art
the West Virginia Annual
Conference Commission on after all these years. It all
started at Wesleyan with
Archives and History.
Prof. Fred Messersmith.”
1949
DAVID D. SMITH,
Springfield, OH, and
the late ELIZABETH M.
KARICKHOFF’S grandson,
David Earle Smith graduated
from V.C.U. School of
Medicine in May of 2014,
and is now a residenct
in Anesthesiology at the
University of Tennessee
Hospital System.
1954
MATTHEW V. LABRIOLA
retired as a United
Methodist Minister and
moved to Cape Cod, MA.
1959
a child/adolescent therapist
with Clark Health Clinic at
Fort Bragg. She moved from
Fayetteville to Raleigh and
spent the year traveling
between daughters getting
to know her grandchildren
in depth, visiting extended
family and friends, and doing
a life review deciding the
next path of her journey.
JUDSON W. McCUNE,
Lancaster, PA, retired after
practicing as a psychologist
for 40 years and is active on
several non-profit boards.
STEPHEN J. MORAN,
Wayne, NJ, continues to
study the American Civil
War, traveling to Civil War
related sites and battlefields.
CAROL BEERS REMLEY
and husband KENNETH
H. REMLEY ’60, Charlotte,
NC, are Senior Games
Ambassadors. Both
competed in the 2013
National Senior Games in
Cleveland, OH, and brought
home medals in archery.
CAROL KANE SHAFFER,
Willow Street, PA, and
husband William retired to
Willow Valley Retirement
Community and love it. They
are still active in church and G. BARRY COOK,
Seneca, SC, and wife
community activities.
Twila celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on
June 13, 2014.
1964
LINDA J. GILES, Raleigh,
NC, retired in June 2013 as
awards include: member of
the inaugural Chesapeake
College Athletic Hall of
Fame Class of 2003 for his
accomplishments as head
men’s basketball coach, the
first Chesapeake Choice
Awards Faculty Member
of the Year in 2009, and
recognition in 2011 by the
Chesapeake College Alumni
and Friends Association
with a Pride of the Peake
award for his community
contributions. Dr. Baker has
also received a National
Institute for Staff and
Organizational Development
Excellence Award for his
teaching achievements.
1966
1968
MARY V. COURTNEYCOLLINS, Milton, WV, sadly
reports the death of her
husband, David R. Collins
on February 13, 2014. He
was a retired Assistant
Professor of Broadcast
RUSSELL K. WILLARD,
Cary, NC, is enjoying being
semi-retired and celebrating
both his 50th wedding
anniversary with wife
Lynda, and his 50th college
anniversary this year.
LESTER L. MARTISKO,
Minneapolis, MN, will be
attempting a 100 mile run
in celebration of his 70th
birthday. The race will take
place in Savage, MN, and
will be his 353rd ultramarathon or marathon. He
was on the cross country
and track teams in 1964
and 1965. Lester shares
that Coaches Pugh and
Reemsynder said he had
two speeds, slow and
slower. After over 500 races
he guesses their speech
was very motivational.
1965
1967
WILLIAM J. BOND II was
elected President of the
National Counter Intelligence
Corps Association (NCICA)
for 2014, and will host the
September 2014 convention
in Lexington, KY.
EDWARD S. BAKER,
Ridgely, MD, was the
featured speaker at
Chesapeake College’s
Commencement exercises
on May 21, celebrating
his distinguished career
helping students and his
retirement. His numerous
CAROLYN HENSLEY
WEINERT, Delray Beach,
FL, and her husband,
Robert, are living the “good
life” in Florida and enjoy
their three grandsons: Zach
(5), Josh (3) and Frye (1).
MARVA E. WESNER, Elmer,
NJ, has been retired since
2007 and is loving it!
WILLIAM M. MONNIE,
Bedford, NH, is pleased to
announce the publication of
a book titled The Lake Effect
co-authored with his brother
Terry Monnie.
Communications at
Morehead State University
in Morehead, KY. Mary is
a retired college faculty
member from the College
of Business, Marshall
University, Huntington, WV.
1969
KAREN CHAPMAN
BICKLEY is proud to
announce that twin
grandsons, Will and Colin,
joined big sister Claire,
age 3, on November 24,
2013. She and husband Jim
are enjoying retirement in
Charleston, SC.
MARGARET SHEPHERD
COLLINSON, Lothian, MD,
has retired from nursing to
be a grandmother to five
granddaughters and is active
in church.
CHERI ELLIS GREEN,
Buckhannon, WV, is the
proud “Grama” to 11
grandchildren: Jack (14),
Madi (12), Mitch (10),
Laney (10), Rhett (7), Ava
(7), Cheridyn (5), Jimmie
(5), Mason (3), Clay (3), and
Julian (1).
BARBARA GILES WELSH,
The Villages, FL, retired
from sales at the Properties
of The Villages in September
2012. She was previously a
teacher and an editor, and
she has four grandchildren.
ROSE M. WILSON,
Shepherdstown, WV, has
a passion for travel. She
has been to more than 50
countries with highlights
being choir tours with
Wesleyan, New Zealand, the
Galapagos, and snorkeling in
Iceland in December.
During HOMECOMING 2013, Phi Sigma Epsilon brothers gathered in the Greek Alumni
Room of the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts to unveil a plaque of
their crest, located on the wall, far right. This photo was inadvertently not identified in
the Winter/Spring 2014 Sundial.
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1972
1973
FRANCIS “BILLY BYRON”
WATLINGTON, Cambridge,
MA, performed with
Pete Seeger in 2013 in
Newton, MA. He runs
his own human service
company in Cambridge
called People Love Music
Co. He is a therapeutic
musician working with many
alzheimer/dementia memory
facilities, hospitals, and
assisted living facilities.
Married: DONNA
BURGESS D’ARCY and
Jeffrey Blaine D’Arcy
on April 20, 2013. In
2010 Donna retired from
Frederick County Public
Schools as Coordinator
of Gifted and Talented
Programs. The couple
resides in Marriottsville, MD,
and enjoys spending time
with their combined family,
including four daughters and
five granddaughters.
STEPHEN CRUIKSHANK ’72 was the keynote speaker at the Senior Athlete
Banquet on April 15, 2014. From left to right are Theta Chi fraternity brothers
LUCAS GREZA ’14, ZACH OLIVER, KRIS HOLBERT ’14, Stephen, ANDY KALL ’14,
TOMMIE BRUNSWICK, ANDREW KNOTTS, and DAVID RHODES.
NANCY KOMMER,
Newington, CT, participated
in a mission trip to Peru with
“Wheels for the World.”
1979
D. JEANIE WILT BORD,
Grafton, WV, enjoys her
grandson, Jonathan, and the
joy he brings into her life.
ZOE E. GINGERICH,
Augusta, OH, is enjoying
retirement and has become
involved with the Child
Evangelism Fellowship.
D. SCOTT BLACKBURN,
Salisbury, MD, is celebrating
30 years with Worcester
County Public Schools
and is very active with his
local church and homeless
shelter projects.
MARY SIMON BOYD,
Elkins, WV, received
the Alpha Omega Alpha
(medical student honorary)
Volunteer Clinical Faculty
Award for 2014 at the WVU
School of Medicine.
JAMES A. EBERLY,
Daniels, WV, retired as
Director of Materials
Management from Raleigh
General Hospital in April,
2013.
PAMELA PHARES
KULBACK, Birmingham, AL,
currently practices radiology
with time split between
Birmingham and Rosemary
Beach, FL.
LINDA MANHARDT
NELSON, The Woodlands,
TX, was selected to
represent Leadership
Montgomery County at the
2014 Women of Distinction
Luncheon. She is the
immediate past chairman
of LMC and has served
on its Board of Directors
since 2008. She also
has co-chaired the LMC
Healthcare Session for many
years, working to ensure
participants learned about
all aspects of healthcare in
Montgomery County. She
has been with Memorial
Hermann, The Woodlands
Hospital since 1997 and
has served as director of
Business Unit Marketing for
the past 10 years.
Anita Bennett, Retail Manager
During the summer a big change happened on campus! The
campus bookstore is now back to being managed 100% by
Wesleyan. However, it will no longer stock textbooks.
Our partners MBS Direct and The Blackboard Store provide
textbooks for students allowing Wesleyan to have a retail
store. The new store offers updated apparel and gifts.
Visit the new store at
Homecoming or whenever
you are on campus!
webpage
JOHN F. PORTER retired
from PPG Industries on
March 1, 2014 after nearly
43 years.
1974
VICKIE O’NEIL
SKAVENSKI, Riverton,
WV, is proud of her
grandchildren: Gabriel
Thomas, 4, and Adalyn
Rhys, 1.
1978
NEW
1971
KATHERINE GAINER
MARINO, Clarksburg, WV,
has been helping Liberty
High School students
ease their way into college
by teaching online math
courses for more than
a decade. West Virginia
University honored her
accomplishments by naming
her the 2014 Facilitator of
the Year.
Under New
Management!
In June, RONALD W.
CADMUS, Manchester,
NJ, released his new book
Still, In One Peace through
John Hunt Publishers and
a second book in August,
Fragile Ornaments, Melting
Snowflakes and The Healing
Light of Christmas. He also
wrote the lyrics for a major
choral work, The Beauty
of Life, set to music by
Robert S. Cohen. It has
been picked up by the
Philadelphia Boys Choir, The
Appalachian Youth Choir in
Charleston, WV, and by The
Chanticleer Children’s Choir.
The composition celebrates
the beauty of nature, in
all its varying aspects of
animal life, marine life and
our natural resources, with
a compelling statement to
preserve the environment.
MARTHA TAYLOR
GOSHAW announces the
birth of her granddaughter
Arrington Leigh Clutter born
January 7, 2014 in Sicily.
Former Bookstore now a retail shop
1970
http://shop.wvwc.edu
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Caroline with classmates and current Board of Trustee members,
from left to right: John Taylor ’80, Tony Lindeman ’80, Caroline,
Joe Kenaston ’81, and Greg Isaacs ’80.
Why I
Give Back
Caroline Rapking ’79
Passion for
West Virginia
Wesleyan
College runs
deep and
commitment to
her alma mater
is evident...
M
eet Caroline Rapking, a 1979
graduate of WVWC and an
alumna dedicated to seeing
Wesleyan not only progress
into the future, but also thrive.
“WV Wesleyan means ‘home’ to me,” Caroline shared. “My
father lived with a family on Meade Street when he was attending school and our families remained great friends.
Growing up, the campus was our playground when we visited. As a teen, I attended the Methodist youth conference for
several years and met people who became my classmates at
Wesleyan.
“Wesleyan is a place where students can ‘figure out what they
want to be when they grow up’ in a stimulating, thought-provoking, safe and nurturing environment. I am a firm believer
in the residential aspects of higher education, as the experience instills community spirit and activism in students that
they will carry forward throughout their lives. Wesleyan provides that opportunity.”
Caroline’s memories clearly show the impact that this College
has on its students.
“Wesleyan not only taught me ‘book learning,’ but also laid
the foundation for how I interact with people. In particular,
respect for others, tolerance of others’ beliefs, and an ability to
find common ground are skills and values that were instilled
in me during my time at Wesleyan, and have become invaluable in my work as a consultant.
“I am starting my fourth year as a member of the WVWC
Board of Trustees,” Caroline said. “I am Vice Chair of the
Advancement Council and a member of the Technology
Committee. As a Trustee, I spend 15-20 hours per month
on Wesleyan related activities (and when there are meetings,
up to 40 hours in that month). I do this because I know it is
helpful to not only keeping Wesleyan viable now, but in the
future as well.”
“I lived in McCuskey Hall during my freshman and sophomore years,” she recalled. “In our freshman year, our wing
was a barrel of fun – the neatest ladies you would ever want to
meet. Hanging out with the ladies, playing pranks on people
in the quad from our windows, staying up late studying and
talking – I really remember those days as special. (Shout out
to Mary Jean, Cindy, Trina, Karen and Terry! You know who
you are!)
The Rapking family connection to the College has been
strong for nearly a century. Her father, the late Aaron Rapking was a 1936 graduate, while sisters Triana Rapking Bruso
’69, Christine Rapking Cox ’69, Hon. ’13, and Frances Rapking Piesbergen ’77 are also alumnae.
“My favorite place on campus used to be the McCuskey/Doney/Fleming quad, which is where I spent a lot of social time
when I was in school. But now, hands down, it is standing
at the foot of the Chapel Lawn, looking at Wesley Chapel
through the waters of the ‘magic mystic fountain.’”
Caroline and her family celebrate Wesleyan by wearing orange and black,
from left to right: sister Triana Rapking Bruso ’69; father, the late Aaron
Rapking ’36; sister Christine Rapking Cox ’69, Hon. ’13; and Caroline.
Recognizing the importance of family and home, as well as
the benefits of a residential campus, Caroline is also an annual
donor to the College.
“Wesleyan is a place where students can
‘figure out what they want to be when they
grow up’ in a stimulating, thought-provoking,
safe and nurturing environment.
“I direct most of my giving to the improvement of the physical infrastructure of the College,” she shared. “And, because
many in our family received their education from Wesleyan,
we have established the Rapking Family Scholarship to provide assistance to others who need a bit of a financial boost to
attend Wesleyan.
“If I have one regret,” she added, “it’s that I didn’t take advantage of more co-curricular activities on campus. Wesleyan’s
best kept secret may very well be how much there is to do
while you’re a student. Theatre, sports, music, church, special interests, community service, Greek life. There is always
something to do that actually helps round you out as a person
and sets you up for life-long learning.”
After graduating from Wesleyan, Caroline worked for the WV
State Department of Culture and History and then earned a
graduate degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and
Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She spent 30 years
in information technology consulting, helping state and local governments implement technology solutions to improve
government business operations. She established her own
consulting firm, Rapking and Associates LLC, and now works
as an independent management consultant. She and David
Hemingson are celebrating 30 years together. They live in
Reston, VA. ☼
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MICHAEL D. SALMONS,
Culloden, WV, accepted
a Cathodic Protection
Corrosion Technician
position with IPS
Engineering, based in
Cambridge, OH, in July
2013.
1984
1989
1980
DEBORAH E. TRAUTMAN,
Baltimore, MD, was named
the new chief executive
officer by the American
Association of Colleges
of Nursing, effective June
16. She recently served as
executive director of the
Center for Health Policy and
Healthcare Transformation
at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
of GOPAC’s Legislative
Leaders Advisory Board and
selected because of the
potential and ability they
have shown to have an
impact in their state and the
Republican Party.
PAUL A. ESPINOSA,
Charles Town, WV, who
represents the 66th District
in the West Virginia House
of Delegates, was recently
named to GOPAC’s 2014
Class of Emerging Leaders.
The class consists of
legislators from 21 states,
nominated by a member
JENNIFER PEARCE
ALDRICH, Seabrook Island,
SC, continues to love the
Charleston, SC area after
over 15 years. She works
at the Medical University,
is happily married to Rick
Aldrich, and has a toddler
son, Zack (age 2).
ELIZABETH BRISKY
HARDY, McMurray, PA,
obtained her MSN in 2012
and her MBA in 2014.
1983
KAREN STALEY ’83, Brentwood, TN, performed as part of Mountain Stage held in
Culpepper Auditorium of the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts on April
6, 2014. An alumni
reception was held
following the show
in Erickson Alumni
Center. Pictured from
left to right are KRISTI
GEORGE ’81, SUSAN
ORR WAHL ’83, LEE
ANN PATTON ’84,
FRED SPICER ’81,
CARROLL WILCOX
ENTERKIN ’81, CINDY
URION HINSON ’84,
BOB SKINNER ’75,
THOM SMITH ’84 and
Karen.
1993
BRIAN C. GORGES and
SUSAN KOHL GORGES,
Bethel Park, PA, are pleased
to announce that their
oldest daughter, Phoebe,
is attending Wesleyan
this fall. Helping Phoebe
celebrate her graduation
from Bethel Park High
School were several WVWC
alumni including (left to
1994
KRISTI CURRENCE DILL,
Murrells Inlet, SC, received
her MBA from Chatham
University in Pittsburgh in
2011.
1995
Born: to MARY ELLEN
BRIGGS CONWAY and
husband Jeffrey, daughter
Ella Jane Conway on
September 18, 2013. Ella
joins sister Kate, 3, and
brother Owen, 1, at home in
New York City.
right) JESSICA VILLELLA
WACHTER ’00, SHAD
WACHTER ’99, LESLIE
VILELLA SALAJ ’97, BRIAN
GORGES ’93, PHOEBE
GORGES, DAVE KOHL ’70,
DAVID KOHL ’95, and
SUSAN KOHL GORGES ’93.
DAVID J. NURY, Cheswick,
PA, was inducted into the
Fox Chapel Hall of Fame
for his high school soccer
career. He started as a
freshman, and he did not
miss a game in four years.
He has been married for 13
years to Lisa Nury and they
have three children, Jack,
11, Anna, 9, and Mia, 8. All
three play soccer and he is
involved with coaching their
teams. He currently coaches
for the FC Youth program
and Arsenal FC.
1999
AMY HEER FREDERICK,
Altoona, PA, graduated
with honors from Frontier
Nursing University in Hyden,
KY, with her MSN degree
in October 2012. She is
now practicing as a certified
nurse midwife.
MELISSA A. LAUBER, La
Plata, MD, is employed
as a public services
librarian at Charles County
Public Library. She is the
Coordinator of the Paws to
Read program at her branch,
which allows children
to read to an animal pal
without judgment, helping
them improve their reading
skills.
2000
1996
STEPHANIE SOUTHALL,
Ripley, WV, became
the director of the WV
Prescription Drug Abuse
Quitline at First Choice
Services in Charleston last
December.
1997
MARCELLA T. SNYDER,
MBA ’03, West Liberty, WV,
was voted by the students
of West Liberty University
as 2014 Staff of the Year.
She has been at WLU since
2004 serving as Associate
Dean of Student Services
and Director of Housing
& Student Life. She is
responsible for oversight
of all areas of Housing
& Student Life, Summer
Orientation and Topperfest,
Summer Conferences,
Judicial Affairs and the
Annual Security Report for
Clery Act Compliance.
2001
JENNIFER EVANS FAIR,
Massillon, OH, was
promoted to the Regional
Vice President level with
Arbonne, a direct selling,
multilevel marketing
company for vegan health
and wellness products.
dedicated to finding a cure
for breast cancer. She has
been researching aggressive
breast cancers for 12 years,
characterizing them and
trying to figure out how to
better treat them for more
positive patient outcomes.
KATHERINE A. HOADLEY,
Cary, NC, was featured
in the “Komen Faces”
section of the North Carolina
Triangle to the Coast Affiliate
of Susan G. Komen. She is
Married: KIRK F. HOWARD and Marissa Vergotz on May
31, 2014. The couple now resides in Pittsburgh, PA.
Kirk was recently promoted to Director of Information
Technology at Omnyx, where he has been working since
November 2008. Pictured left to right are: CHELSEA
VAN PELT WATKINS ’05, TOM DORSEY ’99, BRAD
WATKINS ’03, Dusty Shepherd, JEFF ROSE ’90,
Marissa Vergotz Howard, BILLY CAMPBELL ’01, TAI
BROWN COURTEMANCHE ’00, KIRK HOWARD,
SEAN COURTEMANCHE ’00, WILL McMINN ’05,
COURTNEY SILL COURTEMANCHE ’99, MIKE
CARPENEDO ’00, PATRICK COURTEMANCHE ’98,
STEPHANIE POPIVCHAK ’06, MBA ’07, JUSTIN
ROGERS MBA ’06, BRANDON QUINN ’99, ANDREW
WHITLEY ’05, SEAN HEFFLEY ’99, and JEREMY
SHEPHERD ’00.
MATTHEW T. McCALL
successfully completed
the ING New York City
Marathon on November 3,
2013.
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Alumni
Cordially Invited!
Editor’s note: WVWC is pleased to welcome David as a new member of the Board of Trustees in October.
Tropical Rainforest
Ecology in the Amazon
David Young:
From Medical Aspirations to
Marketing Mogul
D
uring his senior year,
Young became interested
in a travel abroad semester
to Switzerland. During a
conversation with Dr. Ernie Capstack, one of Young’s professors,
he learned about a program in Japan and
the professor urged him to rethink his
plans. Capstack said, “Switzerland is
nice, but Japan will change you.” The
challenge was too much to pass up.
A lu m n i P ro f i l e
David Young ’87 entered
college with aspirations
of becoming a doctor.
Healing people was one
of his dreams. His path
to medical school was
perfectly planned. Then,
after taking every pre-med
course Wesleyan offered
and talking with doctors,
the Pittsburgh, PA native
found himself discouraged
by the abundance of nonmedical aspects of the
profession. His focus then
shifted to marketing and
international business.
Young embarked on his journey to Japan, enrolling at Nanzan University in
Nagoya, learning the culture and the
language, and soaking up all aspects of
international life. Young believes this
experience was the “real trigger” of his
interest in living and conducting business
internationally.
“I loved the total difference of it and being uncomfortable with certain things,”
Young stated. “I was asked questions
about my own culture because, suddenly,
I was the minority. Being the minority
made me more conscious of my own behavior; it challenged me and forced me
to question, for the first time, my own
beliefs.”
After graduating from Wesleyan in 1987,
Young was employed for three years
by a pharmaceutical sales company in
New York. Then he again felt the drive
to return to international business. He
enrolled in the Thunderbird School of
Global Management in Phoenix, AZ, and
completed his MBA with an emphasis on
Japanese language and southeast Asia.
He received an offer to join a pharmaceutical company based in Frankfurt, Germany. After going through an intensive,
month-long German language course, he
began work where his colleagues only
spoke German. It was another shock, and
another reminder of what it feels like to
be the minority.
The years Young spent in Germany, and
then with the company’s affiliate in Austria, exposed him to an entirely different
work ethic, making him realize that there
are other ways, and other values, that entire cultures have been built upon. What
should have been a two-year assignment
overseas started to look like the beginning of a career working internationally.
As Young’s career developed and he transitioned to a medical branding agency in
Brussels, Belgium, he gathered experience in working with people who had entirely different value systems, mindsets,
and ideas on marketing.
“American marketing is very literal and
very specific,” Young stated. “It follows
a linear approach from an unhappy person without the product to a happy person
with the product. European marketing is
more emotional and less literal, and often
the products’ features and benefits are not
even mentioned. If you try to force an
American approach to advertising in Europe, it will not work.”
In 2007, he decided to open his own company, Young & Associates, Ltd., a small
but very successful consultancy that advises the headquarters of pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies
on positioning their products within the
global market and in developing strong
branding.
“I facilitate the branding process,” stated
Young. “I work with teams comprised of
very different cultural backgrounds that
have very different focuses within their
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companies and try to get them to agree
on crucial aspects about their product
that will differentiate it in the market.”
Now, in his seventh year of owning the
company, Young reflects on the path he
took to get where he is today.
“It just happened,” he said. “I never had
any of this planned. My whole life has
been like that; situations and opportunities presented themselves, and I simply
chose what felt right.”
Join us on the fifth travel course to the Peruvian Amazon for 13 days of study
at three field sites along the Amazon and Rio Napo Rivers in Peru! Optional
for alumni: six campus class days of orientation to tropical rainforest ecology
prior to the trip.
The
Course:
Emphasis on the interrelationships of the plants, animals, and people living
in the Amazon.
The
Trip:
Observing birds, freshwater dolphins, and
Estimated
piranhas (which we will catch and eat) via boat
Trip Cost
trips. Walking on a foot bridge 120 feet above
the forest floor to observe the great diversity of
plants and animals. Seeing a variety of exotic
birds (toucans, macaws, parrots), anteaters, and
monkeys, as well as army ants, leaf cutter ants,
brilliant blue morpho butterflies and toxic poison
arrow frogs with bright warning coloration. Visiting Yagua Indian villages, a
Micuna Indian village, and the Ribereños (river people), and also a shaman
and his medicinal garden, plus more! Playing soccer or volleyball with
village children, our guides and their friends. And visiting local schools
where children sing songs, play games, and share their dreams for the future.
$
Young credits the foundations of his career to Wesleyan.
“The intimate setting of the school and
the willingness of faculty to connect with
students outside of the classroom made
the difference,” stated Young. “Wesleyan is more than coursework. It is a
place that builds character, helps you realize that you change your mind, and encourages you to go beyond your personal
boundaries.”
Young is happy to see how Wesleyan has
embraced the international setting.
“I recently visited the campus and was
astonished at how international it had become,” he said. “I was thrilled because
the international experience, whether it’s
you going abroad or abroad coming to
you, confronts you with alternative ways
of doing things and strengthens your
sense of self no matter where you end up
after graduation.”
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May 2007 http://www.wvwc.edu/academics/dept/biology/amazon2011/
Visit www.explorama.com for photos of facilities and wildlife
(see Photo Gallery and the Ceiba Tops pages)
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
Dr. Kathy Gregg
[email protected]
Dr. Kim Bjorgo-Thorne
[email protected]
For those looking to find their way, his
advice is simple.
“If you take over your life too much, you
could miss out on unexpected opportunities that will show you what you really
need to see.” ☼
Alumnus Jim Chomicz ’66 joined us on our 2011 trip.
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2002
DAVID A. HARDIN
graduated with his
Doctorate of Ministry in
Congregational Leadership
from Northern Seminary on
June 7, 2014. David and his
wife, Jeni, live in Bedford,
OH, where he is the pastor
of First Baptist Church. They
have three children, Cora (5),
Benjamin (3), and Rebekah
(1).
Born: to JENNIFER
LAMORA MORGAN and
husband Jonathan, daugther
Emma Rae on April 14,
2014. Emma and her big
brother Grant are the niece
and nephew of RAYMOND
K. LAMORA III MBA ’05.
2003
AMANDA L. WHITE
completed a Master’s
Degree in Public Health
in December 2013. She
is currently working
in Phoenix, AZ, at the
State Department of
Health Services as
an Epidemiologist in
the Office of Disease
Integration Services.
2004
2006
ZACHARIAH HOLT
joined Johnson Matthey
Married: JENNIFER
in 2007 as a Chemical
ALLEVATO to Jason Muller
Quality Control Specialist
on April 13, 2013 at the
and has enjoyed a wide
University of Charleston
range of roles since. He
(WV).
was recently promoted
to Channel Manager for
LAURA ARMENTROUT
Research Chemicals with a
HUBBARD, WinstonSalem, NC, began working territory of North and South
America.
at Pepsi Co. in December
2012 as a Client Financial
Services Analyst.
SHAWN P. MURPHY,
Columbia, MD, selfpublished his first graphic
novel Displacement.
2007
Married: LESLIE VILLELLA
SALAJ to Michael Salaj,
Jr. on May 18, 2013 at
Phipps Conservatory in
Married: KELLY NELSON
Pittsburgh, PA. JESSICA
PERRIN to Joshua Perrin
VILLELLA WACHTER ’00
on September 1, 2013.
was a member of the
They live in Soddy Daisy,
wedding party. The couple
TN.
now resides in Pittsburgh,
PA where Leslie is the
MARCEL A. STEICHEN
Marketing Assistant
works for 1&1 Internet
for Draeger Safety and
in sales. He has been
married since 2005 and has Michael is the Systems/
Database Administrator for
a two year old daughter,
E.R. Munro and Company.
Eliana. He is currently
working on getting his
poetry published, and
invites all alumni to read
his poetry at www.
steichenpoetry.com
2005
HEATHER D. RUNSER
completed her seminary
coursework on March 1,
2014. She then started a
new position as Director
of Children and Family
Ministries at Union United
Methodist Church in Irmo,
SC, on April 1, 2014. She
received her M.Div. from
Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary on June 6, 2014.
2008
LARA FOSTER, ERIN K.
GAERTNER, MEGAN
ELKINS HANNAH,
and LINDSAY ELKINS
ROTELLA were in
attendance serving
as writing and college
coaches for the weekend
of June 19-22 when West
Virginia Wesleyan hosted a
College Summit workshop
on campus. Pictured left to
right are Lindsay, Megan,
President Pam Balch
’71, Patrick Balch, Erin, and
Lara.
Born: to MEGAN ELKINS
HANNAH and husband
Justin, son Parker Elliott
on October 1, 2013.
Parker’s family include
great-grandfather the
late CHARLES ELKINS
‘52, grandfather CHUCK
ELKINS ‘74, aunts
LINDSAY ELKINS
ROTELLA ‘08 and EMMA
ELKINS ’11, MBA’ 13 and
uncle RYAN REXROAD
’12, MBA ’14.
2009
Married: RYAN M.
CARPENTIER, Fullerton,
CA, to Lyndsey on
March 24, 2012. He
founded Unscene Visuals
(Wedding Photography &
Videography) in 2012.
Married: ERIC S. COOPER
to Destiny Maxson in
October 2013. Alumni
in the wedding party
included M. ZACHARY
WILLIAMS ’09, MFA ’13,
GRANT P. BURTON ’10,
THOMAS W. WOOD ’08,
and MICHAEL RYAN
JOHNSON ’08. Eric is a
Sports Chiropractor and
Destiny is a Pregnancy &
Pediatric Chiropractor in
Barboursville, WV.
KATHLEEN “KATIE”
MOFFAT FORD, Forest
Hill, MD, and husband
Jeffrey purchased their
first home in 2013. She is
grateful to West Virginia
Wesleyan College and SAI
for the partnership with the
Joyful Noise Choir which
helped prepare her for
work at the John Archer
School, the only public
school for children with
special needs in Harford
County.
AMY L. McGREW,
Buckhannon, WV, is
a nationally certified
orientation and mobility
specialist, working with
students with visual
impairments within 12
counties of WV.
2012
BENJAMIN W. HAMRICK
graduated with a Masters
of Arts in History from
Duquesne University in
May 2014. Ben is the son
of STEPHEN L. HAMRICK
‘90 and CHARLEEN
KERNS HAMRICK ’91.
Married: MALLORY
WOODARD and KARL
KIEWIET DE JONGE ’10,
in Leesburg, VA, during
Homecoming weekend
2013.
2011
ROBBIE SKINNER,
Buckhannon, WV, was
recently selected as the
Business Man of the
Year by the BuckhannonUpshur Chamber of
Commerce. Robbie works
with the Mountain Lakes
Insurance Agency, a
member of Dyer Insurance
Group.
2013
KARY C. KRAMER (center)
pictured with sisters (left
to right): KADRA KRAMER
CASSEDAY ’06 and
KARLY E. KRAMER ’09,
at her graduation in May
2013.
JESSE M. ROBERTSON,
JR. has been playing
football for the Lincoln
Haymakers Indoor Football
Team in Nebraska.
All information for Class Notes was
received by July 1, 2014.
27
Focus on
Passion
A lu m n i P ro f i l e
Event planning runs in Belle Manjong’s blood.
The 2002 Wesleyan graduate grew up with parents
that liked to entertain, and the notion did not miss
the Preston, England native. Now, she is the owner
Photo: Mandi White
of B.Belle Events and The Boutique by B.Belle Events,
an event planning company and bridal boutique in the
heart of Charleston, WV.
select interior and floral design has been
added to the company. The business began as many companies do: an idea.
“I volunteered to help the West Virginia
Symphony League put on their annual
gala,” recalled Manjong, “and out of that
event, I was asked to plan a wedding for
someone else who attended. From there,
B.Belle Events began.”
But Manjong did not stop there. Working from her home, she quit her position
with the DHHR and, with her legal career
behind her, she continued working from
home and focused solely on opening The
Boutique by B.Belle Events. After finding the perfect location through working
with realtors and banks, The Boutique
opened on May 2 of this year.
“From the first time we discussed The
Boutique to opening, the whole process
took two and a half years,” stated Manjong. “We wanted to do it right, so we did
not rush it. That was the right decision.
It was certainly a challenge, but in the
short time we have been open, we have
far exceeded every goal we set.”
A
fter learning about West
Virginia Wesleyan College
at a college fair in Boston,
Manjong enrolled in the
political science and philosophy programs in 1998 after receiving a full academic scholarship. During her time here,
she honed those event planning skills as
an Alpha Delti Pi sorority member.
In fact, both businesses are booming.
The number of events that B.Belle Events
plans increases each year and for Manjong, this is the realization of a dream.
“Having never spent any time in West
Virginia, my time at Wesleyan helped
me learn a lot about the culture, people, and passion of the state,” she said.
“Learning that has helped shape my
business and helped me serve my clients
in the best way possible.”
“I was in charge of planning recruiting
events and socials,” Manjong remembers. “I always had a passion for entertaining from the time I was a child, so it
was a natural fit for me to help when I
came to Wesleyan and took an active role
in the sorority.”
After graduation, Manjong completed a
Juris Doctorate at West Virginia University and began working in a corporate
law firm in Charleston. She eventually
moved to the Department of Health and
Human Resources as the assistant general counsel serving as principal litigation advisor to the General Counsel/
Deputy Legal Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, and Bureau Commissioners.
Aside from the sorority, Manjong was
also a Bonner Scholar and a Read-aLoud volunteer. However, it was time
spent in the Mountain State that she credits for part of her career success.
During this time in 2008, she opened
B.Belle Events, specializing in the management of different events from fashion shows and birthday parties to weddings and corporate events. Recently,
“This is always something that I wanted
to do,” she said. “I started B.Belle Events
as a creative outlet, something where I
could really focus my passion. The addition of The Boutique adds a different
element. It is the most rewarding thing
I have ever done. I love to make people
smile and make the moments in their life
that matter as special as possible.”
The success she has seen from both businesses is a constant reminder of her advice to others.
“Do what you are passionate about,” she
said. “If you cannot find a passion in
what you do, you will not be successful.
You have to want to work for it. You will
have people who want you to succeed,
but you will also have those who want
you to fail. Do not listen to those voices,
focus on what you do, and trust those
closest to you. Listen to people who are
smarter than you.” ☼
We invite you to Homecoming – a weekend
dedicated to ALL Wesleyan alumni!
Special celebrations for the classes of ’44,
’49, ’54, ’59, ’64, ’69, ’74, ’79, ’84, ’89, ’94,
’99, ’04 and ’09.
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Note:
Our schedule has changed somewhat from previous
years. The annual on-campus Homecoming Banquet is
now held on Friday evening. The Homecoming Bash/
Reunion Social is at the new Event Center at Brushy Fork
in Buckhannon on Saturday evening. For directions, see
the Homecoming brochure mailed earlier this summer
or go to www.wvwc.edu/alumni/homecoming.
Register by October 9th
www.wvwc.edu/alumni/homecoming
29
In Memoriam
F. DICK HUDSON ’36 of Sandy
Springs, GA, died April 4, 2014. He
served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II. He was sports editor of the
Daily Mail for 35 years. He co-founded
the West Virginia Sports Writers
Association Sports Hall of Fame and
he was voted West Virginia Sports
Writer of the year in 1959, 1961 and
1967.
DAVID B. GRAY ’38, HON. ’10, of
Charleston, WV, died April 9, 2014.
In 1945 after two years of surgical
residency in Baltimore he was
placed on active duty in the U.S.
Army and sent to Germany where
he obtained the rank of Captain and
Chief of Surgery at the 130th Station
Hospital in Heidelberg. He returned to
Charleston in 1951 as the first surgical
oncologist in WV. He started the WV
Tumor Registry.
DOROTHY PHILLIPS McSWAIN ’38
of Wheeling, WV, died June 5, 2014.
She was a retired purchasing agent
for Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and
she was an employee in purchasing
for the former Wheeling National
Bank for over 20 years. She was an
active member of the Order of Easter
Star and an adult adviser for the
International Order of Rainbow for
Girls.
MAPLE MYERS SANDERS ’38 of
Savannah, GA, died January 27, 2014.
MARY MARGARET GREEN
HINER ’39 of Buckhannon, WV,
died May 1, 2014. She worked
on several newspapers, including
the Buckhannon Record and the
Republican Delta, with local libraries,
and finished her career with the
Upshur County Community Action by
writing the first grant, getting seed
money, making plans for the Upshur
County Home Health Agency, and
administering the program for three
years.
HARRY C. SUMMERS ’39 of
Huntersville, NC, died January 22,
2014. He retired from the Department
of Agriculture and enjoyed farming.
RALPH E. PALMER, JR. ’40 of
Monessen, PA, died January 5, 2014.
During and after World War II (19431946), he served in the Philippines
and Japan as a Captain with the U.S.
Army Dental Corps, receiving the
Bronze Star for meritorious service.
Later he became a partner in his
father’s dental practice and was active
in the Monessen Rotary Club for over
fifty years, serving as President from
1955-1956.
ELMER A. RAUDMAN, JR. ’42 of
Pell City, AL, died June 20, 2014.
He was a Full Lt. Navy Veteran,
studied Aerological Engineering at
UCLA and served as a Navy weather
forecaster. He retired from Hercules
Powder Company after 33 years of
supervising the NG (nitroglycerin) &
PETN (high explosive) dynamite areas.
AGNES MERRYMAN WILSON ’43
of Marietta, OH, died April 7, 2014.
She worked for E.I. Dupont for 34
years. She was a member of St.
Paul’s United Methodist, Parkersburg
and volunteered in the Blennerhassett
Music Gift Shop.
CHARLES E. ZUMBRUNNEN ’43
of Concord, NH, died May 8, 2014.
He was the head of the State of NH
Bureau of Oral Health from 1964 until
his retirement in 1990, instrumental
in the development of the dental
hygiene program at New Hampshire’s
Community College, and a founding
member of the Dental Service
Corporation (later Delta Dental Plans
Association). He received a World
Health Organization fellowship to
study the dental nurse program in
New Zealand.
BETTY ATKINS HUNTZ ’44 of
Weston, WV, died January 31,
2014. After the bombing of Pearl
In Memoriam
Harbor, she worked in Akron, OH,
at Goodyear Aircraft as a secretary
to an army contract engineer. She
later returned to Weston to work as a
claims taker for returning servicemen.
She was a 50-year member of the
Stonewall Extension Homemakers/
CEOS Club.
LEAH ELIZABETH ROHR MEANSDUCKETT ’46 of Cape Coral, FL, died
May 13, 2014. She was a member
of the Daughters of The American
Revolution, family genealogist, bird
watcher and member of Brooks Bird
Club, gardener and member exhibitor
with Jack of The Bonsai Society of
Southwest Florida Inc., and traveler,
including time spent in Jerusalem on
an archeological dig.
KENNETH E. SMALLRIDGE ’47 of
Winchester, VA, died March 3, 2014.
He served in the Navy during WWII.
After retirement from the Frederick
County School System, he was a
building contractor. He was also a
scholar of Native American culture.
PHYLLIS LOVETT COTTRILL ’48 of
Clarksburg, WV, died April 25, 2014.
She was a teacher in Harrison County
for 25 years and was a member of
Mount Clare Methodist Church.
PEGGY MARTIN DORSEY ’48 of
Mount Hope, WV, died June 26,
2014. She retired from the Fayette
County school system as an English
teacher at Mount Hope High School.
She was a member of Mount Hope
Presbyterian Church for over 65 years.
E. DAVID DUBOIS ’49 of Rochester,
NY, died May 2, 2014. He led a
distinguished 43-year career as a
pastor and District Superintendent in
the United Methodist Church across
WV, and he led many organizations
dedicated to helping homeless and
disadvantaged people, especially
regarding housing and mental health.
PATRICIA KENT JOHNSTON ’49 of
Beckley, WV, died March 24, 2014.
She was a teacher and talented artist,
and also a member of the United
Methodist Temple of Beckley.
MAURICE A. MILLER ’49 of Wilmore,
KY, died May 29, 2014. He served
for 42 years as a pastor for the WV
Conference of the United Methodist
Church and was a leader in the Boy
Scouts and 4-H.
TREVA HAMILTON EHEMANN ’53
of Fremont, OH, died March 17,
2014. She was a teacher, member
of Fremont Community Theater, and
member of Hayes Memorial United
Methodist Church, serving as Mission
Chairman.
ORLO C. STRUNK, JR. ’53, HON. ’09
of Calabash, NC, died September 24,
2013. He was a former Dean of the
College at WVWC.
GEORGE E. PHILLIPS ’49 of
Reisterstown, MD, died November 6,
2012. He served during World War II
with the Navy and was retired from
the Baltimore County Schools after
30 years as a school teacher and
administrator.
CHARLES W. COOK ’54 of Nokomis,
FL, died March 14, 2014. He
served the Methodist Church for
half a century, pastoring churches
in Huntington, WV, and in IN, and
serving as superintendent of the
Muncie district.
ROBERT C. ROGERS ’50 of
Buckhannon, WV, died January 8,
2014. He was an automobile dealer.
He and his family founded and
owned Rogers Oil Co. from 1951 to
the late 1980s. He co-owned the
Comfort Inn of Weston until 1990.
He was a member of St. Matthew
United Methodist Church, a World
War II veteran of the U.S. Army, and
a member of the Weston American
Legion.
RAYMOND J. CRISPIN ’54 of
Ventura, CA, died May 1, 2014.
He served in the Army Forces in
Germany.
DONALD E. WHITING ’50 of Akron,
OH, died June 18, 2014. He was a
U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was a CPA in Philadelphia, PA,
and spent most of his career working
for Jones & Laughlin/LTV Steel in
accounting management positions.
He retired in 1989.
CHARLES E. ELKINS ’52 of Hamlin,
WV, died April 23, 2014. He was an
educator and coach for 44 years,
serving as head basketball coach for
32 years at Hamlin High School and
principal for five. He was a member
of Hamlin United Methodist Church,
past president of Hamlin Lions Club,
past president of the WV Coaches
Association, and a member of Hamlin
Masonic Lodge No. 79.
HAROLD SIMPKINS, JR. ’54
of Springfield, IL, died March 3,
2014. During 38 years of ministry,
and before his retirement in 1993,
he united six churches into three
congregations. He and his wife
owned and operated a travel agency
for nearly 25 years.
JOSEPH B. TALBOTT ’55 of Webster
Springs, WV, died January 5, 2014.
He was a retired educator and coach.
He was elected to the WV House of
Delegates in 1992 and was re-elected
in 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and
2010. He served as chair of the House
Natural Resources and Constitutional
Revision Committees while in the
Legislature. He also served in the U.S.
Marine Corps and was a member of
the Marine Corps League and VFW.
DONALD COOKE ’58 of Scott
Depot, WV, died January 23, 2014.
His banking career was with the
First National Bank of Central Jersey,
currently known as Bank of America,
where he served as senior vice
president/investment officer. He was
a member of the Plainfield Country
Club and the Beaver Brook Country Club.
JOHN E. KENNEDY ’58 of
Buckhannon, WV, died April 17, 2014.
He was a clerk at the Centennial
Motel and he served in the U.S. Army
from 1958 to 1960. He was a member
of Chapel Hill United Methodist
Church and enjoyed going to WVWC
basketball tournaments.
EDWARD F. SUMMERFIELD ’60
of Buckhannon, WV, died February
9, 2014. He was a land agent for
Devonian Oil and Gas. He was a
member of Chapel Hill UMC, Franklin
Lodge 7, AF&AM, Buckhannon
Moose Lodge 598, BPOE Lodge
1736, Buckhannon Lions Club and
The Shriners. He served in the U.S.
Air Force during the Korean Conflict.
WILLARD O. BAXA, JR. ’62 of
Pittsford, NY, died April 29, 2014.
He served eight years in the Army
National Guard as a Sargent 1st Class
and Tank Commander. He taught in
the Rush Henrietta School District for
23 years. He also served as Director
of the Henrietta Auxiliary Police.
MARY ANN MOORE AVALLONE ’63
of Saugerties, NY, died January 23,
2014. She retired in 2000 from a 37year teaching career in the Kingston
Consolidated School District. She was
an avid antique collector and dealer.
GEORGE E. HENDRICKSON ’63 of
Bluefield, WV, died January 11, 2014.
A member of College Avenue Baptist
Church, he worked 30 years for the
state of Virginia and became Deputy
Chief Probation Parole Officer in
Wytheville. He also worked for FEMA
helping flood victims for WV and
volunteered at Bland Missions.
GEORGE M. LOHMAN ’63 of Jasper,
GA, died May 3, 2014. He was an
All-American football player and was
inducted into Wesleyan’s Athletic Hall
31
In Memoriam
DIANNE FITZGERALD BEELER ’64
of Sudbury, MA, died January 25,
2014. She devoted her life to the care
and comfort of her family. She was
keenly interested in current and world
events, and regularly donned her
Bruins sweater for televised games.
WADE HUMMEL ’64 of Ft. Myers,
FL, died March 6, 2012. He retired
from the Lee County School System
in 2008 and coached football at North
Ft. Myers High School from 1971 to
1994.
JUDITH HIGGINS SWINSON ’65 of
Oakland, MD, died March 16, 2014.
ALLEN H. BLOOD ’67 of Norwood,
MA, died February 6, 2014. He
began his career as a researcher at
the Jimmy Fund and then pursued a
career helping people with disabilities
through the Massachusetts
Rehabilitation Commission, reaching
the position of Area Director and
retiring with more than 30 years of
service in 2003. He was a 56-year
survivor of childhood cancer.
JOHN M. NICHOLSON ’67 of
Bridgeport, WV, died April 8, 2014.
He served as a Senior Analyst at the
General Accounting Office and was
recognized for providing high-quality
technical assistance on food safety
issues to staff and congressional
clients. He was a Past Master of
Alexandria-Washington Lodge 22 and
member of the Scottish Rite Valley of
Clarksburg, The Shriners, DeMolay,
and Job’s Daughters.
CHARLES R. FRANTZ ’69 of Warren,
PA, died May 17, 2014. He served in
the U.S. Air Force and volunteered as
a counselor for troubled adolescents.
He acquired the family business,
Warren County Insurance Agency,
where he worked until his death.
JEAN AUSTIN SIDLO ’69 of
Worcester, MA, died May 23, 2014.
She received a nursing degree from
Mount San Antonio College in CA
and a Master’s Degree in Christian
education from Campbell University.
She was a member of Macedonia
Baptist Church in Cary, NC. In 2004
she was honored as Teacher of
the Year by the NC Baptist State
Convention.
DIANE DAVIS McKEE ’73 of
Lakewood, NJ, died March 25,
2014. She was a theatre and
English teacher, as well as a reading
specialist, working for Ocean Day
School and Lakewood Schools for
the past 20 years. She was also very
active in community theatre.
DENISE PENHALL CAMPBELL ’74 of
Marietta, GA, died on May 14, 2014.
She worked in retail management and
later with the family’s construction
business.
ALLEN R. BEER ’75 of Buckhannon,
WV, died February 14, 2014. He
served in the U.S. Army during the
Vietnam War. He was a Juvenile
Officer of the WV Supreme Court and
then Director of Social Services and
Attendance for the Upshur Co. Board
of Education. In 2004 he was named
WV Social Services and Attendance
Director of the Year. He was a
member of the Mt. Hope United
Methodist Church, attended Bethany
Baptist Church, and served on the
Bethany Cemetery Board of Trustees.
DAVID E. BUTLER ’78 of Hilton Head
Island, SC, died January 16, 2014.
Most of his career was with the New
York division of Chicago Research
and Trading, where he specialized in
commodities trading and rose to the
ranks of full partner.
CATHERINE WEBB PLUM ’79 of
Wharton, TX, died March 17, 2014.
LARRY W. FRISBY ’85 of
Buckhannon, WV, died September 18,
2013. He was a field representative
for the WV State Treasurer. He also
served in the U.S. Marine Corps for
eight years.
PHILIP G. HILE ’89 of Latrobe, PA,
died September 24, 2005. He was
a personal trainer at the California
Fitness Center. He earned four
national power lifting titles and two
world power lifting titles.
CHARLES M. EBERHART ’91 of
Nashville, TN, died February 10,
2014. He taught art and math at the
Landmark School and later worked in
the insurance industry, most recently
managing claims for Tennessee Steel
Haulers.
BRIAN D. CAYNOR ’99 of Boston,
MA, died February 24, 2014. He led
facilities management for Sapient’s 24
North American and European offices.
RICHARD P. STEWART II ’05 of
Dover, OH, died May 26, 2014.
He was an IT Specialist at Joel
Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg.
He was also an assistant track coach
at Tuscarawas Central Catholic High
School and a member of the New
Philadelphia Elks Lodge.
PAMELA WILSON SNYDER, MEd ’10
of Roanoke, WV, died March 1, 2014.
She was a third grade teacher at
Roanoke Elementary School. She had
a love for fishing, hiking, camping and
the outdoors.
This is the memorial list as we know it, including
submissions through July 1, 2014. We apologize
for any omission and ask that you please notify the
Office of Alumni Relations at [email protected] or
304-473-8509.
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