Record of the Hampden-Sydney Alumni Association

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The
Best Laid Plans.
.
BILL SHUMADINE '66, a member ofthe College's Board
ofTrustees, knows all about the value ofcareful planning and
prudent investing. His rise to the top ofthe banking and finance
—
professions mirrors his involvementwith and investment
—
in Hampden-Sydney College.
Hampden-Sydney Bill and his wife Cornelia have included Hampden-Sydney at
has been an important the heart oftheir charitable giving and estate planning. As part
partofmy lifeforforty ofthe College's ongoing major gifts effort, they recently made a
years. Iam thrilledto
significant commitment that includes a sizable portion ofBill's
beable togive back
retirement fund in the form ofa Charitable RemainderTrust
to the College in a
significantway. with Hampden-Sydney as the primary beneficiary.
BILLSHUMADINE'66 Qualified retirement-plan assets often represent a major por-
tion ofan individual's estate and can make an excellent choice for
funding a charitable gift. This type of"planned gift" by Cornelia
and Bill will make a lasting impact on Hampden-Sydney through
scholarship assistance.
According to Shumadine, "The creation ofthis Trust makes
sense from an estate planning standpoint. More importantly, it
is intended to provide an opportunity forworthyyoung men to
experience a Hampden-Sydney education in perpetuity. That is a
my
great gift to family."
To learn howyou can include Hampden-Sydney in your gift planning,
please contact Barbara Henley, Director ofPlanned Gifts, at
[phone] or [email protected].
www.hsc.edu/development
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snrv H. McVeyIII '57, Chairmanofthe
BoardofTrustees, c/oPO.Box 128
alter M. Borrz III.President
(434)[email protected],PO.Box 128 SYDNEY
ulS. Baker, Vice-Presidentfor
Administration
(434|223-6116,[email protected],P.O.Box 128
mesW. Blackburn, DeanofStudents
|434|223-6128,[email protected],P.O.Box5 COLLEGE
BeelerBrush. \'ice-Presidentfor
InstitutionalAdvancement
|434]223-6137,[email protected],P.O.Box637
liraH. Garland,DeanofAdmissions
|434]223-6120,[email protected],P.O.Box667
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[phone],[email protected],PO Box665
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nomasH. Shomo '69,Directorof the Hill 2
PublicRelations
|434|223-6263,[email protected],P.O.Box857 News from around the campus
owardW. Srracke'75,Directorof
AlumniRelations Books in Print 8
[phone],[email protected],P.O.Box86
Authors in the College family
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iportunityinallareasofeducationand Sports 9
nployment.
Spring sports roundup
Alumni Activities 13
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JR^cord
HE Alumni at work with the College
landC. Rice 01,Editor
434)223-6397,[email protected],P.O.Box696 HAMPDEN-SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL
chardMcClintock,ArtDirector
[phone],[email protected],P.O.Box696 A special section devoted to Hampden-Sydney people
oducedbvtheHampden-SvdnevCollege
who are doing business around the world
lblicationsOffice, [phone].
Global Business 16
iblishedbyHampden-SydneyCollege,
ampden-Sydney,Virginia23943, Hampden-Sydney alumni doing business around the world
aservicetoitsalumniandfriends.
are laying a foundation for democracy everywhere theygo
opyright©2003 byHampden-Sydney
Belize 22
allege.
Hampden-Sydney students continue their mission of
nirdClassPostagepaidarFarmville,
irginia23901,andatadditionalmailing service and learning in CentralAmerica
flees.
FacultyAbroad 26
pinionsexpressedintheRecordare Carrying the good news ofHampden-Sydney overseas
oseofindividualauthorsanddonot
xessarilyreflecttheofficialpositionof
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William C. Boinest '54 30
nthefrontcover:AcollageofCommence-
entevents,featuringAndersFoghRasmus- A talk with the retiring Chairman ofthe Board
n, thePrimeMinisterofDenmark, who
Class Notes 32
Idressedthegraduates.
News from Alumni
News from around campus
On
the Hill
Prime Minister addresses Commencement 2003
lOTHER'S DAY MAY ll markedthefinal andhelauded Hampden-Sydneyforhelpingtopreserve
lIa1^i^J ceremoniesofH>ampden->SydneyCollege's those ideals. "An importantpartoftheHampden-
228thacademicyear. Onehundredninety-seven Sydneytradition istocultivateandupholdthevalues
seniorsreceivedtheirbaccalaureatedegreesbeforeover andprinciples laiddownsolongagobythefoundersof
2500 familyandfriendsgathered thisgreatlandinyourConstitution,
—
onthelawnofVenableHall. yourBillofRights thedocuments
FirstHonorspeaker Inthecommencementaddress, whichenshrinetheessenceofwhat
MichaelLeader AndersFoghRasmussen, Prime Americastandsfor.Theseprinciples
(BSsummacumlaude, MinisterofDenmark, spokeof havebecomepartofthecommon
honorsin
i thethen-urgentsituation in Iraq. heritageofourWesterncivilization,
"Rightnow [Iraq] needshelpto offreemeneverywhere."
finditsdirection. Wecannotfailto PrimeMinisterRasmussen
believethatafreeanddemocratic receivedanhonoraryDoctors
Iraqwillenrich thelivesofall its ofLaws.An honoraryDoctor
citizens,"hetoldthegraduates, ofDivinitywasawardedto Dr.
who includedhisson Henrik. "The WilliamE. Thompson, retir-
challengesthat ingChaplain of
arefacedbythe theCollegeand
international PastorofCollege
community Church. William
arethechal- C. Boinest'54,
lengesthatface retiringChairman
everyoneof oftheHampden-
you. Thetasks SydneyBoard
aheadareforthe ofTrustees,was
PresidentWalterBortzIII longtermand awardedaDoctor
accompaniedAndersFogh willlastyour ofLaws. Incoming
Rasmussen, thePrimeMin- lifetimes." ChairmanHenry
isterofDenmark, asthey Theprime H. McVeyIII '57
ledtheAcademicProces-
minister,who announcedthat
sion,followedbyoutgoing
ChairmanoftheBoard alsoservedas theTrusteeshave
William C. Boinest '54. Chairmanof establishedan
theEuropean endowedscholar-
Union Council ship inhonor
during2002, ofMr. Boinest.
emphasizedthe TheValedic-
importanceof tory Address
America'sdemo- wasgivenby
craticideals Michael R.
within interna- Leader.
tionalaffairs,
THE"RECORDOFHAMPDEN-SYDNEYCOLLEGE JULY2003
PrimeMinisterRasmussen
andbissonHenrik, with
(fromleft)DavidMarion,
RogerBarms, Warner
Winborne '88, andJohn
Eastby, thefacultyofthe
departmentofpolitical
science, in whichHenrik
majored.
COMMENCEMENTAWARDS
TheAlgernon SydneySullivan Medallion, toasenior TheJohn Brooks FuquaAwardsforexcellencein
forexcellenceofcharacterandserviceto hisfellows: teaching (recipientsareselectedbymembersofthelast
W.AndrewMcllreavy twograduatingclasses):
VictorN. Cabas,AdjunctAssociate Professorof
TheGammonCup, torcharacter, scholarship, and Rhetoric
athleticability"JamesH. Hicks,Jr. SarahB. Hardy,AssociateProfessorofEnglish
RonaldL. Heinemann, Squires ProfessorofHistory
TheAnnaCarringtonHarrisonAward, formostcon- JamesC. Kidd, BargerProfessorofMusic
structivestudentleadership: DouglasW. CopelandIII JamesY. Simms, Elliott ProfessorofHistory
TheSamuelS.Jones Phi BetaKappaAward, forschol- TheRobertThruston HubardIVAwardWfordevo-
arshipandresearch: EdmundM. Haskinsand tionandservicetotheCollege: Virginia Johnston,
P.AustinSttacke AdministrativeSecretary, Business Office
TheAlgernonSydneySullivanMedallions, forin- TheSeniorClassAward, to theperson mostinstru-
spiringandselflessdedicationtotheCollege: mentalin thelivesofthemembersoftheClassof
JosephF.Viar,Jr. '63andPresidentEmeritus 2003: Dt. KennethN.Townsend, ElliottProfessorof
SamuelV.Wilson Economics
TheCabellAwardforexcellenceinclassroom TheSeniorClass Gift:
teaching: Dr.WalterC. McDermott, AnannualscholarshiphonoringRalphA. Crawley,
ElliottAssistantProfessorofPhysicsand Chiefofthe Hampden-SydneyVolunteerFire
Astronomy Departmentandwaterandsewersupervisorfor
theCollege.
TheThomas EdwardCrawleyAward
fordevotionandservicetothe
College: Dr. HerbertJ. Sipe,Jr.,
SpaldingProfessorofChemistry
THE"RECORDOFHAMPDEN-SYDNEYCOLLEGE JULY2003
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TheHampden-Sydney
CollegeMens Chorus
stoppedinfrontofthe
Alamoduringtheirspring
concerttourofTexas.
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Men's Chorus "Lone Star Tour"
TEXT BY ADAM C. BOWLING '03 March 11,justintimefortheMen'sChorusconcert
PICTURES BY RUSTY FOSTER '04 inThanksgivingSquare, Dallas, attendedbyformer
studentbodypresidentMichaelBlackwell '01. Follow-
ingtwoearlymorningperformancesatUniversityPark
HEADING
foraconcerttourofthegreatstate UnitedMethodistChurch, inDallas, thementoured
ofTexas, theHampden-SydneyCollege theSixth FloorMuseum (whichcommemoratesthe
Men's ChorusdepartedtheHillonMarch7. Kennedyassassination).
UnderthedirectionofProfessorThomasWilliams, Thenextday, themenperformedattheTexasState
whoalso teachesvoiceatnearbyLongwoodUniversity, Capitol, andweremetbyTreyBlocker'96,who isthe
theMen'sChorus remainsalargeandactivegroupon ChiefofStaffforTexasStateSenatorCraigEstes.That
campus. FormerlyknownastheGleeClub, itisoneof evening,afterareceptionatthehistoricAustinClub
theCollege'soldestorganizationsandattractsstudents forlocalalumniandprospectivestudents,themen
Director Thomas Williams from manymajors. gaveaconcertatSt.Andrew'sEpiscopal Schooland
TheMen'sChoruswasgivenasplendidtourofthe checkedoutthe"LiveMusicCapitoloftheWorld."
LoneStarStatebyMr. andMrs. LeeMerwin, parents OnThursday, afteralongdrive, theChorusarrived
oftheMen's Chorus' own HollisMerwin '04,who inSanAntonio,wheretheytouredtheAlamoand
plannedandorganizedamajorityofthetrip. First, tookin thesightsandsoundsoftheRiverWalk.That
the menvisitedtheStockyardsinFortWorth,where evening, themengavetheirfinalTexasperformancein
theWestbeganandwhere manyHampden-Sydney thestunningsanctuaryofFirstPresbyterian Church.
menattemptedto tacklethe mechanicalbull, butto Everyconcertbeganandendedwiththetraditional
noavail. Laterthatnight, theMerwinstookustoBilly GleeClubsongs, Brothers, SingOnand TheHampden-
—
Bob'sofTexasDanceHall, thelargest"HonkyTonk" SydneyHymn A GlassoftheFinest. Therestofthe
inthecountry, todancethenightawayandtosee programincluded"SongsoftheSea," "Traditional
AccompanistJamesKidd someactual bull riding. Spirituals," andselectionsfrom The TestamentofFree-
ProfessorWilliamsandtheaccompanist, Dr.James dom, whichfeaturessayingsofThomasJeffersonsetto
Kidd, BargerProfessorofMusic, flewinto Dallason musicbyRandallThompson.
THETtECORDOFHAMPDEN-SYDNEYCOLLEGE •JULY2003
Pamela Fox honored Music Festival featured
for photographs using in PBS broadcasts
antique equipment
Thisspring, musicloversandworld-renownedcham-
bermusiciansgatheredoncampus forthe22ndseason
PamelaP. Fox, lecturerin fineartsatHampden- oftheHampden-SydneyMusicFestival. Known
SvdnevCollege, hasbeen awardedaVirginiaMuseum nationallyforitsexcitingperformances, distinguished
ofFineArts ProfessionalArtist Fellowship. Visual artists,andbeautiful locale, the Festival featured
artistsofall disciplinesacross thestatecompetefor fourArtistConcertsaswellasperformancesby
thisannual award. Unlikeotherfellowshipawards, buddingtalents participatingin theArtists Fellowship
thisprize is based uponworkalreadyproducedand Program, atwo-weekprofessional trainingprogram in
servesas recognition torexcellence in the field. whichguestartistsserveas residentteachers. In addi-
Fox received theaward forherseriesorphoto- tion toconcerts, musicloversattendedopen rehears-
TheKeatingMedallion
graphsthatfeatureHampden-Svdnev'scollectionof als, interactedwithmusiciansatmealsand receptions,
waspresentedtoRobertV.
antiquephvsicsandchemistryequipment ("Balance" andenjoyedavarietyoroutdooractivities. Hatcher,Jr. 51 (above),
is pictured, below). Thesephotographswillbe Concertstookplace in CrawleyForum,well duringFounders Weekend
displaved in theexhibit, "FromObjectto Image: known foritsbrightacousticsand intimatesetting, attheGreenbrierResort.
PhotographsbvPamela P. Fox," fromSeptember 19- andfeaturedafascinatingrepertoirerangingfrom TheKeatingMedallion,
November28 attheAtkinson MuseumatHampden- Beethoven to Bartok. Broadcastacrossthecountry establishedin 1986byJames
Keating '56, waspresented
SydneyCollege. The images, large-scaleblackand onNational PublicRadio's "PerformanceToday," J.
inhonorofMr. Hatcher's
whiteprints,willbeshown incontextwith theactual thisyear'sperformancesonceagaingarneredstellar outstandingserviceand
piecesofantiqueequipment. Thispairingencourages reviews fromartists, audiencemembers, andcritics. extraordinarydedicationto
theviewertoexplorethetranslationofmeaningand The23rd Hampden-SydneyMusicFestivalwill Hampden-Sydney College.
form thatoccurswhenobjectsbecomephotographs. takeplaceonMay21-22and28-29,2004.
"Balance" byPamela
P. Fox, lecturerinfine
artsatHampden-Sydney
College,fromherseriesof
photographsthatfeature
Hampden-Sydney'scollec-
tionofantiquephysicsand
chemistryequipment.
Basedonherbodyofwork,
Foxhasbeenawardeda
VirginiaMuseumofFine
ArtsProfessionalArtist
Fellowship.
THE'RECORDOFHAMPDEN-SYDNEYCOLLEGE JULY2003
"
Summer
College
Proponentsofglobalizationclaimitisaforcethat
willcultivatewidespreadprosperity. Criticsfearit
willhomogenizeallcultures. Butonethingfewwill
denyisthatglobalization is, asThomas Friedmanhas
appropriatelyhailed, "The OneBigThing" in the
worldtoday.AndonthelastweekendinMay, alumni
andfriendsgatheredatHampden-Sydneyforthe
2003 SummerCollegetodiscuss themyriadissues
surroundingthiscomplexphenomenon.
Entitled"Globalization: theGood, theBad, and
theUgly," thisyear'sSummerCollegestartedwith
akeynoteaddressbyBobbyBray'60, executive
directoroftheVirginiaPortAuthority. Entitled
"TheGeographyofInternationalTrade," Brayspoke
/. Robert "Bobby"Bray '60,
aboutglobalizationandthe PortofVirginia,which
executivedirectorofthe
VirginiaPortAuthority, isrankedthelargestin theUnitedStatesintermsof
deliveredthekeynoteaddress total foreignwaterbornecommerce.Theaddresswas MyraMadnick, ExecutiveDirectoroftheNational
attheSummerCoL followedbysixsessionsledbyfacultyandalumni aDwoawrndStoynWdarlotemreSSiocmimetsyfo(rabhoivsehleelfpt),inpprersoemnotteidnagnDown
experts. Focusingonthemanydiversefacetsofour Syndromesupportgroups.
worldaffectedbyglobalization, thepanels ranged
intopicfromscienceandtechnologytocultureand Walter Simms
theenvironmentandtookplaceoverthecourseof
NDSS
threedays. Inaddition tograpplingwith thesecrucial Honored by
issues, participantsin theSummerCollege, manyof
whomstayedin residencehallsandhadtheirmeals
AtabenefitluncheonattheWaldorf-AstoriaHotel
providedin Pannill CommonsinSettle Hall, also inNewYorkCity,WalterSimmswashonoredbythe
enjoyedavarietyofrecreationaloutingsaswellasa NationalDown SyndromeSociety. Walterreceived
buffetdinnerandeveningentertainment.
hisawardfromMyraMadnick, executivedirectorof
Thoseinterestedin findingoutmoreabout theNDSS. Thetrailerfor"Shorty"wasshownatthe
Hampden-Sydney's2004 SummerCollege (setfor luncheon. ThedocumentaryonWalterandhislifeat
June4-5) shouldcontactAlumni Relationsat (434) Hampden-Sydneywascompletedthissummer.The
223-6148 orvisit www.hsc.edu. moviepremieresinNewYorkon October 18.The
RichmondpremiereissetforFriday, November 14,at
theCarpenterCenter.
Three professors retire
Stetson Tinkham '67spoke
aboutmarineconservation
intheSummerCollegeses-
sionon "Globalizationand
theEnvironment.
Dr. Keith W.Fitch, associateprofessorofhistory, Dr. Vin-
centA. Iverson, associateprofessorofphilosophy, andDr.
ThomasE. DeWolfe,professorofpsychology, retiredatthe
endofthespring2003semester. Togethertheyrepresent
104yearsofservicetoHampden-SydneyCollege.