shenandoah
vol. 4 | no. 2 | spring 2015
Vice President for Advancement
MITCHELL L. MOORE
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and members of
the governor’s cabinet held a community meeting in
the university’s Health & Life Sciences Building. The
event was sponsored by the Top of Virginia Regional
Chamber. In his comments, the governor acknowledged
the importance of higher education and noted how an
educated workforce can bolster the economy.
SHENANDOAH MAGAZINE STAFF
Managing Editor
CATHY LORANGER
Editorial Staff
EMILY BURNER | STEPHANIE MANGINO
Creative Director
SCOTT SPRIGGS
Designers
JASON LÓPEZ | COLBY SMITH
Video Producers/Editors
LEE GRAFF | RICK OURS
Web Developer
MARSHA GENTHNER | THOMAS FINLEY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Associate Vice President for Alumni Affairs
JANE DANCHISEN PITTMAN (’89)
Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs
HILARY LEGGE (’13)
Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs
TINA STOWELL
ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
PAMELA A. BELL (’71, ’83)
First Vice President
BECKY A. MERRINER (’01)
Second Vice President
ASHLEY SMITH WARREN (’07)
Secretary
SUSAN WYATT HELSLEY (’76, ’85)
Immediate-past President
ELAINE BOWER AIKENS (’75)
AUTUMN SARGENT ALVAREZ (’02)
ROBERT E. BEERY (’69)
SUE MARSTON BOYD (’68)
CATHERINE VIA BURZIO (’93)
SUSAN CUSICK-CARPENTER (’82, ’84)
JOHN A. CLEM IV (’59)
ELLEN CAHILL COWLEY (’87)
ROBERT D. CRAWFORD (’56)
STEPHANIE UNHOCH CROSS (’92, ’94)
SARAH GREEN DONAHUE (’08, ’10)
WILBUR G. DOVE (’59)
BARRY E. FITZPATRICK (’96, ’98)
MYLES A. HAIRSTON (’14)
CARL D. HARRIS (’59)
DAVID A. HARTLEY (’82)
MARY KATHLEEN KENEFICK (’12)
MARK D. KITTLAUS (’12)
DONALD W. KRUDOP (’75, ’92, ’03)
ANNE POPP LEWIS (’92, ’06, ’11)
RYAN A. MACRAE (’09)
AYSHA MALIK (’14)
MALENA MALONE-BELVINS (’88)
ERIN K. MALONEY (’94, ’03)
MAURICE W. MARTINDALE (’58)
LAURA HARDING MCCANN (’79)
JOSHUA A. MCCAULEY (’14)
PATRICK D. McCOY (’05)
KIMBERLY GAY McDONALD (’08)
GLENN D. MILLER (’80)
MICHAEL S. MISKO (’08)
BRYAN T. NEWMAN (’99, ’04)
MARK T. PENNYPACKER (’05)
DONNA D. REDD (’85)
SILVIA RESTIVO (’12)
KATHY SPAHR ROBINSON (’74)
KELLY SAMSON-RICKERT (’05, ’10)
KATELYN MILLER SANDERS (’11)
CRAIG A. SMITH (’02)
KIRK E. SMITH (’80)
ROBERT J. SPIERS, JR. (’69)
MARYAM TABATABAI (’00)
JOHN W. VINSON (’08)
RUTH UNHOCH WENZEL (’88, ’90, ’98)
Cover and inside photos: Jason López