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ary Baldwin College MAGAZINE Vol. 19 No.2 Spring2006 ! 4 MBCNews 18 An Exceptional 22 Global Citizenship 12 MBCSports Program Marks20 Focused in New 14 MBCArts::FineArts Yearsof Excellence Peace Minor HuntGallery sFtraotem-o1f1-tshteu-adretntPsEtGoC7e5n,tTeuri,liDdigreetcototrhTeee PneeawceesmtaakciandgeamnidccmoinnfolirctatreMsaolruytiBoanl,dtwhien, 16 MBCArts::Music GarrisontoElizabethConnell,theProgram launchesinfall2006.Whatimpactwould Standingthe Line fortheExceptiona—llyGiftedcelebratesits IthavehadonElizabethMay's'06inde- 42 Alunnnae/iGiftShop 20thanniversary stilltheonlyprogram pendentmajorinHolocauststudiesorwill 44 Alumnae/i President'sFarewell ofitskindinthenation. aitnhdavaecaodnemBiucrmeexpseerisetnucdee?ntAyeHtut'slife 46 Reunion2006 20 Capstone Festival: 50 Alumnae/iClass Notes Celebrating Student 26 CharlotteJackson Learning and Berry'51 Defines 61 Alumnae/i inAction Achievement Civic Engagement 62 GiftsoftheDesert MaryBaldwincelebratesitsfirst "Wedidn'tusetotalkaboutinterna- CapstoneFestival,revisitingabygonetra- tionalvolunteerism,butthatisthe ditionofsharingknowledgewiththecol- imperativetoday,"saysCharlotte legecommunityandbeyond,before JacksonBerry'51,MaryBaldwin's studentsgraduate. honoredComme—ncementspeaker.S—he talkedthetalk civicengagement becauseshewalksthewalk. , 30 ^Where the search for Learning beckons' AlinefromtheMaryBaldwinCollegeHymnwrittenbyGordonPage Mary Baldwin's new cannpus master plan is a compelling vision ofthe future. Imagine howthe campus might look, how it might better serve its students ... Transforming OurEnvironment 1842-2042is begun. JxCOVER: Imaginingwhatanew i studentlifecoremightlook likelocatedjustbehind Hunt \DiningHall,aspartofthenew campusmasterplan. RenderingcreatedbyGeier • Brown RenfrewArchitects. , IBCIMews y / y^J / y ^ In Celebration and Remembrance, MARCHES PROUD GovernorTimKaine'sinauguration FifthAvenue,andhelditformore thefirstVWILgraduatetobekilled inJanuarymarkedthefirsttimea than40cit>-blocks.VWILearnedits inthelineofduty.AnitaBlair, Virginiagovernortooktheoathof wayontothenationalstagebycap- deput)'assistantsecretaryofthe officeintheCommonwealth'scolo- turingsecondplaceamongallmarch- Navy,andRobertGoodwin,deputy nialcapitolofWilliamsburgsince ingunitsduringitsfirstappearance assistantsecretaryoftheAirForce, ThomasJeffersonwasinauguratedin intheNYCparadein2004.Itisnot spoketoattendeesattheceremony 1779.Italsomarkedthethirdinvita- yetknownwherethegroupplacedin andball. tionforMBC'sVirginiaWomen's the2006competition. Evidenceofthedepthoffeeling InstituteforLeadership(VWIL)to Thecorpspausedbetweenits forSarahSmallwasalsoclearina performinaVirginiagubernatorial annualspringparadeanditsmilitary poignantmemorialserviceheldby parade.Cadetsandnon-cadetstu- ballMarch25tohonorAirForce MaryBaldwinCollegelastOctober, dentsintheMBCAAXaLBand 1stLt.SarahSmall'02,whodied followedbycadetsandothers processeddownDukeofGloucester whileondut\'inEgypt.Assnow attendingherburialatArlington Streetinaparadethatwastelevised fell,herparents,VWILalumnae, NationalCemeteryinDecember. aroundthestate. andmilitarydignitariesjoinedthe VWILcadetshavealsoremembered Thecombinedbandandcorps corpsofcadetstodedicateaplaque Smallwithapaintedrockoutside alsomadeitsthirdconsecutive inhernameandpositionitonthe theVWILHouseoncampus. appearanceintheSt.Patrick'sDay memorialwalloutsidethe ContributionssenttoMaryBaldwin ParadeinNewYorkCityMarch17. SMA/VWILMuseumoncampus, inhernamemaybeusedtoestab- Mar)'BaldwinCollegestudentsinfull whereStauntonMilitaryAcademy lishanawardscholarshipfora paradedresscommandedattention alumni,faculty,andstaffarealso VWILseniorwhoisinvolvedin fromthemomentthe^'turnedonto rememberedwithplaques.Smallis communityservice.A Photosabove Top:VWILcadetsmarchintheStPatrick'sDayParadeinNewYorl<Cit/March17. Bottomright:VWILcadetshonorAirForce1stLt.SarahSmall'02attheMarch25plaquededication. Award-Winning Writer, Bear Expert, and Noted Scientist Expand Our Minds Eachyear,annuallectureseriesfundedby exhumingbodies,documentingburial andadjunctfacultyappointmentsin generousMBCdonorsbringlivelyand sites,andchampioningsocialjusticeand graduateprogramsforecologyandethol- talentedvisitorstocampus.During humanrightsinCentral ogyattheUniversitiesofArkansas, spring2006,esteemedguestsenrichedthe andSouthAmericaand Clemson,andMississippiState.Hehas MBCexperienceaspartoftheElizabeth Africainvariablyinform co-foundednumbersoforganizations KirkpatrickDoengesVisiting herart.Bernardi'spaint- dedicatedtotheconservationandreha- Scholar/Artistprogram,theMaryE. ings,prints,installations, bilitationofbears,suchasthe HumphreysBiologyLectureSeries,and andsculpturesareinter- InternationalAssociationforBear thePhiBetaKappaVisitingScholar nationallyknown.One ResearchandManagementandtheBlack series,amongothers. ofheruniquemediais ClaudiaBernardi BearConservationCommittee,among frescoonpaper,amethodshedeveloped, others. Writer Francine Prose and wherebylayerafterlayerofpurepigments TheMaryE.HumphreysBiology Artist/ActivistClaudia Bernardi are—appliedtowetpaperandrunre—peated- LectureSerieswasestablishedin 1992to ly sometimeshundredsoftimes bringprominentscientiststothecampus Asthe2005-06DoengesVisitingArtist, throughaprintmaker'spress.Bernardiwill topresentpubliclectures.Sponsoringthe FrancineProse,authorof14booksof beatMBCSeptember18-22tovisitclass- seriesarefriendsandformerstudentsof fictionincluding esandforapubliclectureSeptember19. Dr.MaryHumphreys,professoremerita HouseholdSaintsandA ShewillreturntocampusduringMay ofbiology,whoservedonthebiologyfac- ChangedMan,gavea Term2007. ultyatMBCfor25years(1943-1968). publicreadingand TheElizabethKirkpatrickDoenges taughtaMayTerm VisitingArtist/Scholarprogramwasthe Sue Rosser's ScientificGlass course,ReadingLikea visionofthelateMBCalumnaandtrustee Ceiling forWomen WBgCrorrilaotldoeeukrga.lety,ePnrlooenffsatetR,HiavadaerclvaianfrdfdegraduFartaencisncehPoroolseto Ltfhureiirrdeednmydsese,mrKiioefrrsakympwi.alatysr,ieacsnktdaDboclleiasnshgseedmsaitn'e6s13.9to9T6hheobnyloehrc-er BCfoeerialkwienrogssm..eMAnillccrotonhsdincugocstpietnhsgaltidaerse.Tmeasdtetuobfesg.lass liveinIndia forayearwhereshebegan scientificresearch, towriteherfirstnovel,Jiidah thePious. BearBiologist Michael Pelton accordingtoSueRosser, Inadditiontonovels.Prosehas PhiBetaKappalecturer. pennedstories,reviews,culturalcriti- MichaelPelton,oneofthemostrespected RosserisdeanofIvan cisms,andessaysappearinginsuchpub- bearbiologistsintheworld,sharedhis AllenCollegeofLiberal licationsasTheNewYorker, TheNew researchmethodsan—dfindings from38 Arts(partofGeorgia York Times,AtlanticMonthly,ArtNews, yearsoffieldwork InstituteofTechnology), SueRosser MElalgea,zTihnee,PaarnidsRTehveieWiva,llHaSrtrpeeertsjournal. ainngdstkaucltlisleapnidecfeusr.includ- aShneddaisfcoursmseerdftahceulitmyplmiecmatbieornsaotfMwBoCm.en Sheisalsotheauthorofseveralchildren's AmongPelton'smost andtheglassceilinginscienceatthe booksandthreebooksoftranslation. importantaccomplish- annualcollegelecture. grantPsroasnedisawtaherdrse,ciapimeonntgoftnhuemmerous mofentthseibslaack32b-eyaerar—sttuhdey numeRroosusserarhtaisclwesriotntegnesnedveerrailnebqouaolkistya'nidn GuggenheimandFulbrightfellowships, longestcontinuousstudy "^'^^^lP^l<°" scienceeducationandprofessions,and andhastaughtatHarvard,Universityof ofanybearspeciesintheworld. Pelton's shereceivedaWomenofDistinction Arizona,andUniversityofUtah,among researchprojectshavealsoincludedstud- AwardfromtheWomen'sLeadership others.HernovelBlueAngelwasafinal- iesofbrownbearinSpain,Norway,and Conferencein2004.Sheisastaunch istfortheNationalBookAwardandher Russia,andAsiaticblackbearsinJapan. advocateforthefeministperspectivein nonfictionworkTheLivesoftheMuses: HehasstudiedgiantpandasinChinain science,andherninebooksinclude Nine WomenandtheArtistsThey acooperativeeffortwiththeWildlife Female-FriendlyScience, and,herlatest. hispiredwasanationalbestseller. ConservationSocietyandMemphisZoo. TheScienceGlassCeiling:Academic ArtistClaudiaBernardiisslatedto Peltonisprofessoremeritusof WomenScientistsandtheStruggleto Dbeoetnhgee2s0V0i6si-t0i7ngEAlritziastb.etHheKrierxkppeartireincckes wTielndnleisfseeesc,ieanncdehateUhnaisvearlssiotyheolfdfaculty Scuacmcpeuesd.cThahpetelrecotfurPehiisBseptoansKoarpepda.byAthe MBCNews Gen Ed Revision and QEP Topic Approved MaryBaldwinCollegehadnotmademajor Thefinaldiscussionwastimedtocoincide changestoitsGeneralEducationrequire- withselect—ionofaQualityEnhancement mentsinmorethan20years.Thatchanged Plantopic aswellasbetterservestudents inFebruary,whenfacultyapprovedcurricu- inaglobalcontext. Thealterationswill lumrevisions. applytostudentswhoenterMBCinfall Theprocessstartednearlyfouryearsago 2006.Tobetterunderstandtherevision withthequestion:"Whatarewetryingto process,pleaserefertochartbelow. do?"saidJeffreyBuller,vicepresidentfor Atthesamemeeting,facultyunanimous- academicaffairsanddeanofthecollege.The lyendorsedcivice—ngagementasthefocusof understandingwasthatthecurriculumwas thecollege'sQEP shorthandforQuality soundandcouldremainunchanged. EnhancementPlan.Implementingasuccess- However,followingnumerouspublicses- fulQEPisoneoftherequirementsMBC sions,listservdiscussions,andrevisions,the mustmeettoretainitsaccreditationbythe changestothegeneraleducationplannow CommissiononCollegesoftheSouthern fullycomplementthecollege'sstrategicplan. Association(SACS),aprocesswhichis Mary Baldwin College Undergraduate Curriculum Breadth Depth MBC'sFoundaiion MBC11)1(1cr).plusoncoftherollovving: ooe»irlhMerBpCair1e0d2F(rfeorshHmoannosresmSicnhaorlsarsandPEC sludcnls) MAJOR(S) (33-54 cr) Ge flv faculty/staffacoms Dean Buller and Professor DanielMetraux,professorofAsianstudies, DarrylHelems, MasterofArtsinTeaching Sandra McClain Bid the earnedaFulbrightawardthatwillhelpMary adjunct,andteachingpartnerAmanda BaldwinCollegeexpanditsAsianstudies Gibsonwroteanarticle,"Embracing College Farewell curriculumandcourseofferingstoinclude MultipleIntelligencesTechniqueswithGifted JeffreyBuller,vicepresidentforacademic morestudyofChina. Metrauxwilltravelto StudentsintheClassroom,"publishedin affairsanddeanofthecollegeatMary severalcitiesinChinathissummerwith VirginiaJournalofEducation. Baldwinforthepastfiveyears,announced scholarsfromaroundtheUnitedStatesto hewilldepartfromthecollegeattheendof experiencethecountry'scultureandhistory. KennethW.Keller,professorofhistory, theacademicyearinJune2006toassume authoredanarticle, "MedicineasCultural anothereducationalleadershipposition. BestWishes Go with BaggageintheUlster-ScotsSettlementsof BullerwillserveasdeanoftheHarrietL. Faculty Moving on theVall—eyofVirginia," thatappearedin WtoirlykeastFHloonriodrasAtCloalnlteigceUannivderpsriotfyes(sFoArU)o.fhis- Withappreciationfortheirwork, Mary mFaamgialziianeUilsstperrinGteendeainloIgrielcaanldRbeyvitehwe.UTlhsteer cBiualtleer'psrowfiefses,orSaonfdrmausMiccC,lahians,aacdcjeupntcetdaasso- uBlatlydmwienmbCoelrlsegaetwtihllebeinddadofietuheto2s0e0v5e-ra0l6fac- HistoricalFoundation. fFuAlUl'-sti"mmDeaeipanonsictBaiumollnpeurasshapisnroBbfoeecseasnorRaanotfoonu.mtusstiancdiatng asecnatdeeJmaeicachnypeDeaorrsn:oon{v'dasants,etsaaristnsiopncgairyaeteneatrlpiaretosfMeesBssCroe}rproef- DrMeaecnneiikevleAdMweattrhreda2ufo0xr,06Fp-arc0ou7flteKysasrSolurpFopfaonrAtdsiaPaanntdrsitcuiadieHs., colleagueandfriend," saidMBCPresident politicalscienceandhealthcareadministra- Development,whichhewillemployduring okPfeaemtnehelTiahndteeFeaolnhxl',uisgstebednaleclnpeidanri-gntastunphrdiee-r.ewcio"ulfHsleiesagtlleqe."uacimockmcmwouintn-iatnyd ttSRihaioercnghse(mc1aoh9nno9tod2l).R,eoayfncnoculerdpsstienCdgoaamnmpdousnailitlitioeydnChaoesallldteehgaenationJf. ahrbileeslseoenswaarbchcboihammtfmioctiroaslastrriitaniovcenflaleellsdto2at0nJo0da6cp.raaeTnalhteteceo.tuacrHwoeeanrhdwdeuilclwhtiawlslrite tributedmuchtoMaryBaldwinCollege TomKaplan,assistantprofessorof anarticleaboutthesignificanceofformer duringtheirtenures. Bullerledundergradu- businessadministration(2002),willjoin PresidentUlyssesS.Grant's1879tripto asatlearcyurirmicpurlouvmemreefnotrmp,lainn,itainatdedcoa-faauctuhlotryed mBoenndtsftiornmeiVneCnhtaurrleostt,esavirlelael,emstaptreojdeectvemlaopn-- Jfoarpatnh,eamnadgaaznionteheErdaubcaotuitoJnaApbaonuetseAsrieal.igIinon the 10-yearstrategicplan. ComposingOur agement. October, heisslatedtodeliveranaddress Future. Heservedasarolemodelwith EdPetkus,associateprofessorofbusi- onAmericansinJapaninthe1800satthe cainsognatsippnueubaelkdiesrchoiwnnthgroisbcphuortlieaosrne,snatinenddthaaetsccalonansfesenrtreoerontmca,eisn- tnRieaosnmsaaspadoamsiCsnoiolscltieragateteioopfnroN(f2ee0sw0s2o)Jr,eroasfcecmyeaprintkeeMtdaihanwgpaoahsti.- ACsoinafeartetnhceeUonniveDresmiotycroafcWyasahnidngRteolni.gionin aenrtoeudndvotihceegsltoubdee.ntMscCalnadinofgfuerieddedhemravnoycaltal- NowAfter Much HardWork — SedhuacraotnioSnpaanlddienxge,rcpirsoefesspseociraloifstphfyosricViarlginia ftllaeasgirketoaoAfntdishdeeveainrcctceiohfmpycimrneougsmnimaidintetnyittneitfeneorrprieaemrccdefanoedtraelmnymaionbcfceegtasfhaf.enairctsoh.le- AcFDoornuetrLraiismbftaaueftfiBoomrnfoeswmtLnbo,eeMiraBssssCuowrcebiereaef?toerhebounrdoegrtieertdincgfootrohrtidhsieynieraa-r: WeH"dGooemmotetnenisnK'gsPanSHItdOnasrGtrtaiaetrdduditeoeonnisonf.FPiTLthehnoaeeedsnestir.o"sxphiicapnw,dawisnasBeqtutoetr- VFRluealcdbiimrpiiirgeGhnattrskAo,vw,BaaersnsdoecsfiiattHeoMpnroBofeCrssorof tJTgoruoradm(my1sW9Mi7ae7sn)tedrmasauenxr,,vidcmiearsielc(tr1oo9ro88mo)faisnstiesrtnaanttio(n1a9l87p)ro- TaSpahunrpedtpOooPffruftbtilchoieefcoCAEfofdufuCancoicarmitslmiuoefnnaorri(ncACeadAdtvSitaEho)nrnceD,eeimsMatearwniractkrtedotislflinaa2gsn0,d05 ctihneumeisatrpyr,ojeeacrtnheedsataFrutlebdridghutrianwgaardretcoencton- NotableAchievements ANweawrdmsa.nDiarnecdtoArssoifstDaenstigDinreGcrteotrcohfeDnesign sabbaticalinSpain. Hewillworktopublisha AliceAraujo,associateprofessorof TheresaRollisonreceivedanAwardof chemistrytextbook,forusebystudentsat communication,andAndreasAnastasiou, ExcellenceforthePresident'sTeainvitation MBCandatotherinstitutions,whichblends assistantprofessorofpsychology,gavea andRollisonaSpecialMeritfortheSpring theAmericanliberalartsapproachtoeduca- presentationattheNationalCommunica- Flinginvitation.Newman,AssociateVice tionandthetraditionalmodelusedin tionAssociationconferenceinBoston.The PresidentforCommunication,Marketing, Bulgaria. Heisworkingwithcolleaguesat topic:"Women,men,andtheenemy andPublicAffairsCristaCabe,andDirector Bulgaria'sUniversityofSophiatoincorpo- other:Genderandthecommunicationof ofCommunicationCarolLarsonreceivedan ratestudent-centeredinquiryactivitiesinto empathytowardperceivedadversarial AwardofExcellenceinthedirectmailcate- lecture-basedinstruction,andtoconnect groups." goryforaseriesofAdmissionsmaterials. chemistrywithenvironmental,societal,cul- tural,andhumanisticaspectsofscience. MaryBaldwinCollegeMagazine Ward Balances Directorship of ADPand Its BRCC Office The Woods and Joneses Lead an P^ MarionWardthought,afterservingMBCas Increasingly Active Parents Association assistantdeanofstudents,directorofresi- dencelife,adjunctinstructorofwomen's TheParentsAssociationhasundergonesomepositivechangesthatwillallow studies,academicadvisorintheAdult parentsgreateropportunityforsupportandengagementwithMBC.TheParents DegreeProgram(ADP),anddirectorofan CouncilhasrenameditselfandwillbeknownastheExecutiveCommitteeof ADPregionalcenterduringthepast17 ParentsAssociation.EveryparentofacurrentMaryBaldwinstudentisamem- years,thatherlistoftitleswascomplete.She beroftheParentsAssociation. waswrong.Beginningi—nJanuary,Ward TheExecutiveCommittee,inconjunctionwiththeAlumnae/iandParent addeddirectorofA—DP theentire RelationsOffice,hasbeenbusythisyearhostinggatheringsforfamiliesindiffer- statewidenetwork toherMaryBaldwin entgeographicalareasofthecountryandsupportingadmissionsefforts.For resume.Stillworkingasdirectorofthe informationaboutactivitiesandwaystobecomeinvolved,parentsmaygoonline ADP'scenteratBlueRidgeCommunity to:www.mbc.edii/pareiits/. College(BRCC),Wardspendsabout60per- ThecurrentExecutiveCommitteeoftheParentsAssociationisco-chairedby centofhertimeasdirectorinStauntonand BillandWendyWoodandHarryandAllisonJones.Committeemembersare theother40percentmanagingtheofficeat CarolynLucadoAustin,BrendaBaker,JohnCochran,MarianneandEdFerreol, BlueRidge. DorothyEddisandLowellHott,AnnieandMichaelMcAlexander,Edith "Iwasabletomoveintothisposition Shelley,ErnestineandGeorgeSledd,RitaandCharlieTenBroeck,Judy andfeelverynaturalbecauseoftheother andJeffreyJorgensen,andFredBanister.A rolesI'vehadatMaryBaldwin,"Wardsaid. ShefindscountlesswaysasADPdirectorto usetheexperienceshegainedinotherMBC positions,suchasadvising,counseling,and handlinguniquestudentissues. Ward'sappointmentmarksthefirst New timetheAdultDegreeProgramhashad Alumnae/i Class Leadership bothadirectorandadeanofadultand graduatestudiestooverseeallthepro- Asstudentsintheresidentialcollege,theymayhaveservedinstudentgovernment, grams,andsheisgenuinelyexcitedtobe orledastudentorganization,ornot.Regardlessofpreviousstudentleadership partofADP'sevolution.WhenSheha positions,asalumnae/i,theyarenowleadingtheirclassesinsupportingthecollege Taodlullety,anfdorgmreardudairteectsotrudoiefso,pleerfattMioBnCsfionrfall andDitoszsetnrastewgeicreplcaanl.ledonbytheAlumnae/iAssociationBoardofDirectorsto 2005,theadministrativeofficewasslightly participateinMaryBaldwinCollege'sinauguralClassLeadershipCouncilApril reorganizedtoallowforadirectorwho 21-23.InadditiontoreceivinganupdatefromMBC wouldoverseeADPcentralstaff,review PresidentPamelaFoxandmembersofthecollege'sexecu- students'degreeplans,andmentorADP tivestaff,andtouringthecampus,theyelectedclassofficers advisors,amongotherduties. toleadReunionprogrammingandtosolicitclassandindi- Althoughcontinuinginherroleat vidualgiftsforthecollege.Eventually,theAlumnae/iBoard BRCCisaschedulingchallenge.Ward wouldliketohave—inplaceasyst—emwhereofficersareelect- admitsthatitwasherdecisiontodoboth edeveryfiveyears atReunion tokeepclassmates jobs. "Ilovewhat1dothere,particularly engagedwithMBCbysettingupmini-reunions,gathering advisingstudents,andIwantedtoprotect informationforclasscolumns(formerlyknownasclass thecontinuityofhowthatcenterruns.Sue notesinthemagazineyouarereading),andmaintainingcon- Schmeissingwaspromotedtofull-timeassis- tactwiththecollegeaboutsignificantevents.TheInstitutionalAdvancementteam tantdirectoratBRCCtohelpuskeepup supportstheAlumnae/iBoard'seffortsandisprovidinglogisticalsupport. withgrowingnumbers,"shesaid.Ward "Asourstrategicplanunfolds,MaryBaldwin'ssuccessrequirestheparticipa- enjoysworkingwithoneoftheoldestand tion,engagement,andsupportofouralumnae/i,"collegeleaderssaidinaletterto mostrespectedadultdegreeprogramsinthe selectedalumnae/ithisspring. "Thosecollegesthataredoingwellaretheones countryandhopesshecanhelpADPrun thathaveaclassleadershipstructure.Webehevethattheresultsofthisnewinitia- efficientlyandseamlesslyfromstudent,to tivewillhelppositionMaryBaldwinCollegeasanationalleaderinliberalarts advisor,toprofessor,toadministrator. education." "Themoreefficientwearehere,thebetter Theclassleadershipprogramisbeingpilotedthisyearwithalumnae/iwho wbeettseurpwpeorstergvreowotuhrsotfutdheentpsr,"ogsrhaemsaaind.dAthe graduatedinclassyearsthatendin2,3,7,or8.A Spring2006 Book. Book. Book. Our Libraries Expand with Works by Our Own RETROSPECT: boardoftrusteesforauthorizingthewrit- Staunton's Newtown: The Tyson Years 1985-2003 iFnogx,ofthteheprbeosoenktapnrdesiindepnatrtoifcuMlaarrytoBPaalmdewlian Portrait ofa Historic District College,whosogenerouslygavehertime MaryBaldwin andunderstanding.She,too,isaremark- "Howwouldyou Collegehasjust ablewoman." liketobeco-authors published onmynextbook?" Retrospect: Retrospect:TheTysonYears 1985-2003isonsale Thatwasoneofthe T1h9e85T-y2s0o0n3Ybeyars fSBohoroop$k,1s8tMaaicnkrtyiinneBdacloodlwlwneitgneo'BwsonAolkSsuttmaonuraneet,/oina.nAdssaotciTahteionGift fbiyrstKaqtuheasrtiinonesBprooswend, PatriciaMenk,pro- adjunctprofessorof fessoremeritaofhis- history,inher tory.Theresultof The EssentialDepartment Chair HistoricPreservation twoyears'work,the classin2005.Brown bookdetailsthechal- Yetanotherbook hastaughtthecourse lenges,innovations, fromtheMary — atMaryBaldwin andsuccessesofthecollegeduringthelong 'I" ESSENTIAL Baldwinfamily Collegeforcloseto25years.Sherealized DEPARTMENT tenureofitseighthpresident,Cynthia CHAIR thisonethebegin- herstudentshad—writtenquiteabitabout HaidenbyTyson. ningof—aseriesof thecity'shistory particularlyofthe Menkthoughtshehadwrittenherlast books hasbeen NewtownDistrict,whichislistedonthe bookaboutMaryBaldwin'shistorywhen published: The NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.Their shecompletedToLiveinTime,acompre- Essential finalprojectrequiresthemtoresearcha hensivehistorypublishedin 1992 forthe DepartmentChair, buildingandwriteitupasiftheywerewrit- collegesesquicentennial. Shethoughtthe APracticalGuideto inganominationnarrativeforalistingon newbookwouldbeacontinuationofhis- College theNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces. toryratherthanabiographyofitspresi- Administrationby Thatstackofstudentpaperswasincarnated dent.However,asshequotesMBCDean JeffreyBuUer,vicepresidentofacademic inherlatestbook,Staunton'sNewtown: oftheCollegeEmeritusJamesLottinthe affairsanddeanofthecollege. "Thisis PortraitofaHistoricDistrict. book, "Itisunusualinmodernhigheredu- thebookIneverintendedtowrite," said "Itwasalotoffunworkingwithstu- cationtoseeacollegepresidentserveas Buller. Basedonaseriesofworkshopshe dentpapersandaddingmyownnarrativeto longasCynthiahas.Andthoseyearshave presentedforfacultyandadministrative fillinpartshereandthere,"Brownsaid.She notbeenparticularlyeasyonesforthecol- development,hewroteanarticleandsub- countedabout28studentpapersusedinthe legeoritspresident."Thus,Menkpicked mittedIttothequarterlyjournal The book,includingthosefromstudentsinthe upherpenagainatthebehestofthecol- DepartmentChair. Afterseveralsubse- Classof2005andfrompreviousyearsback lege'sBoardofTrusteestowritespecifical- quentarticles,AnkerPublisherstooknote to 1985,allofwhomarecreditedinthe lyabouttheTysonyears. andaskedBullertoexpandthearticles manuscript. Thebook,in10sectionsand116pages, intoabook. Morethan250photographs,maps, washeraldedatbook-signingsforfaculty, Thedaythebookwenttopress. anddrawingsthroughoutthebookhelp staff,alumnae/i,andfriendsofthecollegeon Ankerrequestedanotherone,whichwill illustratethestoryfromNewtown'sforma- April6.ThateveningDrs.TysonandMenk be48chapterslongandtitledThe tionin 1787toitsrecentrediscovery'and werefetedatdinnerintheirhonorwiththe EssentialAcademicDeantobepublished revival.Staunton'sNewtownisavailableat boardoftrustees. withinthecomingyear. TheEssential theMBCBookstore,TheBookstackin Menkalsonotedintheprefaceof DepartmentChairisonsaleat Staunton,andfromLot'sWifePublishing,of Retrospectthatshewas "gratefultothe Amazon.cornandotherbooksellers. whichBrownisaco-founder.A KNOW Youcanseeourtopstories listedonthe MBCWebsite homepageanytime -theychangeweekly.Visit www.mbc.edu THE NEWS Formoreinformationaboutthestoriesanddigestnewsitemsinthis issue,youcangettotheNewsArchivesfromthe MBGNews homepage ANYTIME! orgo directlytoarchives at: www.mbc.edu/news/archives. MaryBaldwinCollegeMagazine MBCSports 12 Spring2006