Washington College magazine, Fall 1996

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WASHINGTON COLLEGE MAGAZINE
Shopmen Take Championship To The Brink
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WCWELCOMESRECORDFRESHMANCLASS
COMMENCEMENTRECAP
etters TheofficeoftheEasterSealSociety thirdoneforthehouseorganofthe
forCrippledChildrenandAdultsfor facilityinwhichhelives. His
whichIworkedwasafewblocks writingsarecreativeandconveythe
fromhis. Welivedabout30miles optimism,thefaith,theappreciation
Reunion On apartontheSanFranciscoPeninsula. andthecontentmentthatareso
OurreuniononCaliforniaStreet characteristicofhim.
California Street wasthebeginningofaclosewarm Whenheisasked,asheoftenis,
friendshipthathaslastedmorethan howhecanwriteinsuchanupbeat
neafternoonin1953Iwas 40years. Withourwiveswevisited manner,Sidneyreplies,"Imaynotbe
walkingdownCaliforniaStreet eachother'shomes,acquiredmutual abletowalk,butIdon'tneedtobe
inthefinancialdistrictofSan friends,enjoyedthevastculturaland unhappytoo.OnceIknewthepower
FranciscowhenIspottedhim.Hewas educationalattractionsoftheSan ofapositiveattitude,acceptancewas
SidneyHenes. Wehadroomed Franciscoarea,partookofsomeofthe easy. AsNietzscheputit,'Hewho
togetheratWashingtonCollege15 world'sfinestcuisine,becameexperts hasawhytolivecanbearanyhow.' I
yearsearlier,firstinMiddleHalland onCaliforniawinesandwineries, wasalive. Iwasasurvivor. Icould,
then,inoursenior.year,onthethird enjoyedtheincomparablebeautyof anddid,discovermanywhystolive
floorofWest("Rat")Hall. Wehad northernCaliforniaand,altogether, andendure."
becomegoodfriendsinspiteofthe livedthegoodlife. Iworkedprofessionallyfor30
factthatmycoiningsandgoings Butthere'smoretothestory: In yearsinprogramsforpersonswho
duringallhoursofthenightin June1964Sidneybeganhaving havephysicalandmentalhandicaps,
connectionwithmyworkaseditorof problemswithlocomotionand, butitismyfriendSidneywhohas
TheElmhadseriouslyinterferedwith withinsixmonths,helost40pounds. taughtmethemostaboutdisability
hisstudiesinpursuitofanearperfect Thedoctorsdeterminedth—athehada andrehabilitation.
gradeaverage. Hehadwritteninmy rareformofprimaryALS WhenIthinkofthebenefitsI
1938Pegasus,"Let'snotallow AmiotrophicLateralSclerosis,Lou derivedfromWashingtonCollege,I
graduationtokeepusapart. Let's Gehrig'sDisease. Hecouldlook considerthefriendshipsImadethere
makecommencementarealbegin- forwardtorapidmuscularand tobemostvaluable,andnoneismore
ninginsteadofanendtoourfriend- neurologicaldegenerationandalife satisfyingthanmyfriendshipwith
ship." expectancyofabouttwoyears! Sidney.
Wehadlastseeneachotherin1939, Thedegenerationhappened,but
ayearafterourgraduation. Hewas thedoctorshadnotfactoredin —Luther"Luke"Bergdall'38
teaching,engagedinaprofessionfor Sidney'sloveoflife. Inspiteofhis
whichhewasadmirablyqualifiedby speechhandicapheisastimulating
hisstudiesattheCollege. Iwas conversationalist. Hekeepsabreast The 1995-96
beginningtodevelopaninterestin ofcurrentevents. Hehasanexten-
socialworkasaresultofmyexperi- sivelibrarytowhichhecontinually Annual Report
enceinajobwiththeBaltimoreCity addsbestsellingbooksonsubjects
DepartmentofPublicWelfare. suchasbiography,politicsand The1995-96AnnualReport,
SidneycontinuedteachingandI philosophy. Hehasaprizecollection includingtheReportofGifts,
lefttheareatogetmymaster'sdegree ofrecordedclassicalmusic. willbepublishedunderseparate
insocialwork. Whenwemeton Sidneyisaprolificwriter. Hisfirst coverandshouldarriveinyour
CaliforniaStreetwecomparednotes. loveispoetry. Hehaswrittenmany mailboxlaterthisfall.Formore
Wehadbothservedinthearmyin poemsandhashadsomepublished informationcontact:Martin
WorldWarIL Sidneyhadnot inlocallyproducedbooks. Hewrites Williams,VicePresidentfor
returnedtoteachingbutwaswiththe amonthlycolumnforhischurch's DevelopmentandAlumni
U.S.CivilServiceCommission newsletter,anotherforthenewsletter AffairsatWashingtonCollege.
workinginitsSanFranciscooffice. oftheVeteransMedicalCenteranda
WASHINGTON COLLEGE MAGAZINE
VOLUMEXLVNO.1 FEATURES
FALL1996
USPS667-260
After Class: Professors Share Passion ForHobbies 14
STAFF
Editor:MeredithDaviesHadaway Itisn'tjustintheclassroomthatfacultyinterestsare
ManagingEditor:MarciaLandskroener variedandcolorful.
ProductionEditor:DianeLandskroener'76
M'Sl WilliamL.Thompson 70
PEdriotdourcitalioCnonAssuslitsatanntt::KKerviisntiOnC'aKleleafleia'n74'96 PhotographsbyGibsonAnthony
ClassNotesEditor:CarolynAthe\/'93
ContributingWriters:SarahFeyerherm, Neuroscientists Seek Genetic Keys To Behavior 19
HP.riHnutrintgtaDenrdinMgaeirli'n5g9,AmericanPress,Inc. AWCprofessorand thefatherofoneofhisstudents
Typesetting,layout,andpaste-uparedone comparenotesonthetheirexplorationsasneuroscientists.
atWashingtonCollegeusingMacintosh
computers,AppleLaserWriterPro630,and Dr.MichaelT.KerchnerandDr.RobertHitzemann
PageMakersoftware.Cameracopywas
outputatSpectrumArtsinBaltimore,MD. John Toll Expects To Take WC To The Top 14
WashingtonCollegeMagazine(USPS667-260) WithafullyearasPresidentunderhisbelt,JohnTollis
iNsopvuebmlbiesrhe,daqnudarFteebrrluyariny.MaSye,coAnudgucslta,ss steadfastlyoptimisticaboutthefutureofWC.
p22o9s4t2a,geanpaaidddiattiGoonarldomnasivliilnlge,ofVfiirceg.inia SueDePasqiiale'87
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WashingtonCollege. The Reporter 2
AddresscorrespondencetoWashington WRoCbertGalvinaddressesClassof'96; New trusteesnamed;
CollegeMagazine, 300WashingtonAvenue, welcomesrecord freshmanclass;Sho'mencapturehonors
W2m1ea6rs2eh0diinotgrhtb.odynaevC-iomelasli@elgweato,s:hCchoelslt.eerdtuown,MD bTuwtonoWtCchaatmhpleitoenssahriep;AcFaadnesmaincdAflrl-ieAnmdesriscalauntse.CoachAthey;
(Telephone:[phone],ext.7268.)
PRIISTTEDINTHEU.S.A. AlumniReporter 30
Boertlein'75andBeebe '81 takethehelmoftheAlumni
Council;Anewalumnidirectory; Reunionsnapshots.
Class Notes 33
AbouttheCover: luniorattackmanMarc
TaylorsonheadsfortheSho'mengoalin
theNCAADivisionIIInationalchampion- Currents 40
shipgameagainstNazarethCollege. Photo
courtesyofHenryH.Hopkins. JournalistTomasLinnanswers "thecalloffamily.'
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
The Reporter
Class of 1996
On
Sets Sights
Future As
World Citizens
Twohundredseniors——some
wistful,someebullient be
cameWashingtonCollege
graduatesonahotandsunnySunday
morninginMayasparentsandfriends
proudlylookedon.Spectatorsspilled
outfromundershadetreesfora
glimpseoftheirgradbeinghandeda
beribboneddiploma.
Amongthegraduatesweretwo
ProjectExcellencescholars,several
campusgovernmentleaders,these- EdAthey'47hoodsMotorolaexecutive Galvin,receivingthehonoraryDoc-
niormembersofthemen'svarsityla- RobertCalvinasPresidentTolllookson. torofSciencedegree,waslaudedas
crosseteamheadedfortheNCAADi- "anidealmodelofaresponsiblecor-
visionIIIchampionship,andalarge porateandteclinologicalleader"who
contingencyofinternationalstudents, difference.Themediaandothershave understandsthatthefutureof
includingsevenfromSriLanka.The labeledusGenerationX,theMTVgen- America'sindustryandsociet}'de-
Classof1996,whichhadusheredinan eration,thelazygeneration.Letusgo pendsontoday'sscientificresearch.
eraoftruediversityoncampus,made forthandprovethemallwrong.When UnderhisleadershipMotorolabecame
itsmarkasagroupoftalentedand youleaveChestertownandmoveon aworldleaderinelectronics,building
spiritedstudentswhogotinvolved toyournewhome,getinvolved.Volun- aglobalreputationasacompany
andgavebacktothecommunity. teerfortheUnitedWay,becomea wherequalityisparamount.
PresidentTollcreditedtheclassforac- ScoutMasterorLittleLeaguecoach, "Withinhiscompanyheestablished
ceptingthechallengeposedbyBetty runforthelocalschoolboardor,even MotorolaUniversityandexpandedre-
BrownCasey'47,aCollegetrustee forPresidentoftheUnitedStates.It searchwhenotherswerecutting
emeritus,ininitiatingCaseyTime,an doesn'tmatter.Whatmattersisthat back,"remarkedPresidentJohnS.
annualcampusclean-upproject,and eachofusbecomesinvolved." Toll. "RobertGalvinbecameaprinci-
forsavingthetraditionalBirthdayBall. Honorarydegreeswerebestowed paladviserofgovernmentandhas
MarkReyero,seniorclasspresident, uponRobertW.Galvin,Chairmanof givengenerouslyofhistimetoguide
remindedhisclassmatesoftheirre- theExecutiveCommitteeofMotorola, nationallaboratories,theNationalSci-
sponsibilitiesascitizensoftheworld. andCarlT.Rowan,anationaljournal- enceFoundationandmajorscience
"Thisdiplomaismuchmorethana istandfounderofProjectExcellence,a projects." Galvinspokebrieflyabout
pieceofpaperrecognizingouraccom- programthatinspiresyoungpeopleto theintellectualfreedomenjoyedby
plishmentsatWashingtonCollege.It achieve. TheAlumniCitationforEx- Americansandthepowerofnew
symbolizesacertaindutyandrespon- cellencewenttoDavidE.Litrenta'58, ideas.
sibilitywe nowhavetousethetoolsof regionalmedicaldirectorofConcentra CarlRowan,recei\'ingtliehonorary
ourliberalartseducationtomakea MedicalCenter/York. DoctorofLettersdegree,washailedas
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Fa//1996
"aninspiringandprincipledwriter ofunderstandingandrealizinginlife
andachroniclerofournation'sun- andworktheidealsofaliberaleduca-
foldinghistorywhohasmadesignifi- tion. AmemberoftheOmicronDelta
cantcontributionstotheeducationof KappaandPhiAlphaThetahonorso-
ournation'syoungpeople." Asuc- cieties,shealsowasawardedthe
cessfuljournalist,politicalcommenta- ArthurA.Knapp'39PrizeinHistory
tor,an"InsideWashington"panelist, andtheKarenKaitzEmerickAward
andauthor.RowanestablishedProject forvolunteerservice.Sheisteachingat
Excellenceasameanstogiveyoung OldMillHighSchoolinGlenBurnie,
peoplethetoolsandopportunitythey MD.
needtobuildself-esteem,togotocol- PoetJenniferWaldychwonthe
lege,andtoexcelintheirchosenfields. SophieKerrPrize,worth$26,725this
DavidE.Litrentawasrecognized year,fordemonstrating"thegreatest
withtheAlumniCitationforExcel- promiseforfuturefulfillmentinthe
lenceforhisworkinthefieldofmedi- fieldofliteraryendeavor."Waldych, PoetJenniferWaldychissurprisedand
cineandhiseffortstokeepWashing- whograduatedmagnacumlaudewith jubilantasshecollectsthisyear'sSophie
tonCollegeintheforefrontofthesci- departmentalhonorsinEnglish,won KerrPrize,acheckintheamountof
ences. AmemberofWashington thePrizewithhercollectionofpoems $26,725.
College'sVisitingCommitteesince entitled"IAmHome." Waldychis
1990andactivewiththeFriendsofthe workingatShandwickBaltimore,a
Sciences,hedonatedtheentirecostof publicrelationsfirm. JillSchultz,asociologymajor,and
refurbishingandrenovatingthelec- ElizabethLikens,abusinessman- JodieClark,anEnglishmajor,bothre-
turehallinDunning,completewith agementmajorandaStudentGovern- ceivedtheEugeneB.CaseyMedal,
computer-generatedmultimediatech- mentAssociationexecutiveofficerin- giveninrecognitionofscholarship,
nologythatbringsanewdimensionto volvedintherevitalizationofthe character,leadership,andcampusciti-
teaching. BirthdayBall,wasawardedtheClark- zenship.SchultzalsoreceivedtheSoci-
PorterMedal,giventothestudent ologyDepartmentAward,theDorisT.
WC whosecharacterandpersonalintegrity Bell'50Awardforathleticachieve-
Recognizes havemostclearlyenhancedthequality ment,andtheSeniorAthleticAward.
Outstanding Seniors ofcampuslife. Likensisemployed SheisstudyinglawatWashingtonand
withtheTreasuryManagementAsso- LeeUniversity.Inadditiontothe
ciationinBethesda,MD. CaseyMedal,Clarkwasawardedthe
Severaloutstandingseniorswere MatthewDistler,apremedbiology EmilJ.C.HildenbrandMemorial
recognizedwithprizesandawards major,wasawardedtheHenryW.C. Medalforhighscholasticachievement
atCommencement. Catlin1894Medal,giventoasenior inEnglish,theWritersUnionAward,
AmandaKirby,ahistorymajorpre- manoutstandinginscholarship,char- andtheAlphaChiOmegaMusic
paringforateachingcareer,was acter,leadership,andcampuscitizen- Award. SheisteachingEnglishatthe
awardedWashingtonCollege'shigh- ship. Distler,avarsitylacrosseplayer, UniversityofParis.
estscholastichonor. Graduatingfirst alsoearnedtheAlfredReddishAward ScottSteinmuller,anEnglishmajor,
inherclass,shewontheGeorgeWash- andoneoftwoGoldPentagonAwards receivedtheLouisL.Goldstein'35
ingtonMedalandAward,giventothe fromtheOmicronDeltaKappaSoci- Awardinrecognitionofhisunusual
seniorwhoshowsthegreatestpromise ety,inrecognitionofmeritoriousser- interest,enthusiasmandpotentialin
vicetoWashingtonCollege. Heis thefieldofpublicaffairs. Steinmuller,
pursuingadoctoraldegreeinveteri- amemberofthemen'sswimteam,
narymedicineatVirginiaTechin completedtheeducationblockin
Blacksburg. preparationforateachingcareer.
TodHall,abiologyandSpanishma-
jor,wasawardedtheJaneHuston
JoyceHuberCafritz GoodfellowMemorialPrize.Thisprize
Honored isawardedtoastudentofthesciences
whohasanabidingappreciationofthe
]mjccHuberCafritz,ChairmanofThe artsandhumanitiesandwhohas
1782Societyforthepastfouryears,was shownscholasticexcellence.Hall,who
presentediviththegivingclub's internedatHornPointEnvironmental
StewardshipAwardinrecognitionofher Center,helpedestablish alocalchap-
leadershipinraisingadditionalscholarship terofBetaBetaBeta,thenational
funds.Inmakingthepresentationduring honorsocietyinbiology. Amemberof
The1782Societypost-Commencement OmicronDeltaKappaandSigmaDelta
luncheon.PresidentJohnTollsaidthe Pi,thenationalSpanishhonorsociety.
needforscholarshipassistanceisgreater Hallearneddepartmentalhonorsin
thanever.ThisyearThe1782Societyis Spanish. Hespenthissummerwork-
helping65studentsaffordWashington ingwiththeNationalAudubonSoci-
College. etyintheEverglades.
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Fa//1996
College Installs
New Board
Members
Severalbusinessandeducation
leadersrecentlyjoinedthe
College'sBoardofVisitorsandGover-
nors,fillingpostsvacatedbyoutgoing
trusteesJohnA.Conkling'65,Robert
Duen\ling,JolinD.Hall'70,Christian
Havemeyer,andMichaelMacielag'73.
NewlyappointedtotheBoardare
DouglasBecker,PresidentofSylvan LibbyAndersonCater DouglasBecker
LearningSystems,Inc.,LibbyAnder-
sonCater,formerFirstLadyofWash- assistanttothePresidentoftheCon-
ingtonCollege,andCharlesLewisLea, servationFoundationandwasGeneral
Jr.,asenioradviserofDillonRead& ChairmanoftheUnitedPerforming
CompanyinNewYorkandGovernor ArtsofWashington,whenforthefirst
oftheChesapeakeBayMaritimeMu- timeseveralorganizationsjoined
seum.GeorgeL.Buckless'69,aninsur- forcesinadriveforcommunitysup-
anceexecutive,andBonnieAbrams portofthearts. Whileherhusband
Travieso'66,anattorney,wereelected servedasSpecialAssistanttoPresi-
asalumnirepresentatives.Dale dentLyndonB.Johnson,Mrs.Cater
PattersonAdams'65wasreappointed workedwithLadyBirdJohnsononher
toanothersix-yearterm. manyeffortsinbeautification,conser-
DouglasBeckerispresidentofthe vation,andeducation.Shelaterserved
nation'sleadingproviderofafter- asSpecialAssistanttothePresidentof
schoolinstructioninmathandreading theAspenInstituteforHumanistic
forchildreningradeskindergarten Stvidies,andasSpecialAssistantto CharlesLea
througheight.Beckerhasexpanded LyndaJohnsonRobb,Chairofthe
hiscompanybeyondfranchisedlearn- President'sAdvisoryCommitteefor Smithers&Company,andthenwas
ingcenterstoincludecontractedtutor- Women. From1982to1990,she managingdirectorforseveralyearsof
ingservicesfordisadvantagedpublic servedasFirstLadyofWashington NewCourtSecurities,theprimary'in-
schooldistrictsandcomputerizedtest- Collegeandasspecialconsultantto vestmentvehiclefortheRothschildsin
ingservicesforgraduateandprofes- theChairmanoftheBoard.Washing- theUnitedStates.HejoinedDillon
sionalschoolentranceexams.Agradu- tonCollegeawardedheranhonorary Readin1981. Amonghisaccomplish-
ateofGilmanSchoolinBaltimore,he degreeforpublicservicein1990. mentswasthetransformation,tltrough
servesastrusteeoftheBaltimoreMu- CharlesLeaisoneofthefoundersof theventurecapitalprocess,ofFederal
seumofArt,theEnochPrattFreeLi- themodernventurecapitalbusiness.A Expressfromafledglingcompanytoa
braryandBaltimoreReads. graduateofSt.Paul'sSchoolinBalti- successfulpublicly-heldcorporation.
LibbyCater,widowofformer moreandCornellUniversity,Leabe- GeorgeBucklessearnedhisdegree
WashingtonCollegePresident ganhiscareerinfinanceandinvest- ineconomicsandenteredthelifein-
DouglassCater,hasheldseveralinflu- mentasanassistanttothePresidentof surancebusinesswithLincohiNa-
entialpostsinthenation'scapitaland BessemerSecuritiesinNewYorkin tionalsoonaftergraduation. In1972,
beyond.Inthemid-1960s,shewasstaff 1953. HelaterwasapartnerwithF.S. hehelpedestablishBreskow,Buckless
&Associates,specializinginallforms
ofbusinessandpersonalinsurance
andfinancialplanning. Hejoinedthe
Abramowitz/MorganAgencyasDi-
rectorofAdvanceUnderwritingin
1981,andinMarch1984hewasnamed
PresidentofMorganFinancialGroup.
Hewasappointedchiefexecuti\'eof-
ficerinJuly1995.
BonnieTra\'iesoisapartnerinthe
BaltimorelawfirmofGallagher,
E\'elius&Jones.Sheconcentratesher
practiceinestateplamiing,estateand
trustadministration,indi\'idualtax
planning,charitablegiving,andadop-
BonnieAbramsTravieso'66 GeorgeL.Buckless'69 tionlaw. Shebeganherlawcareerasa
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/fa//3996
clerktotheHon.ThomasHunter ogy&premed,English&creative Coveney,VicePresidentforAdmis-
Lowe'52andlaterworkedasanassis- writing,psychology,politicalscience, sions,WashingtonCollege,300Wash-
tantattorneygeneral,inboththecivil andinternationalstudies. ingtonAvenue,Chestertown,MD,
andcriminaldivisions.Sheisamem- InadditiontoaninfluxofNational 21620orcall800-422-1782,ext.7700.
berofseveralprofessionalandcivic HonorSocietymembers,hesays,the
organizations,includingtheNational Collegesawanincreaseinapplications Four Shoremen Are
CommitteeonPlannedGivingandthe frominternationalcitizens,minority
Women'sFinancialNetwork. students,andstudentsinterestedin All-Americans; Hans
Washington Scholars theInnaewdeelingvhitrfounlmqeunatnadlasrtyudtiheastmtaejsotred. Is Coach ofthe Year
theircreativity.Collegeofficials
Program Nets scrambledoverthesummermonthsto Inthewakeofastellarlacrossesea-
Record Enrollment findresidentialspaceforitslargest sonthatbroughttheShoremen"this
freshmanclassever.Withapproxi- close"toanationalchampionship,
mately330freshmenand30transfer fourplayersfromtheWashingtonCol-
Onehundredsixtyofthefreshmen students,theenteringclassthisfallis legeNCAAfinalistmen'slacrosse
whoenrolledthisfallatWash- thelargestinthe214-yearhistoryof teamhavebeennamedtotheDivision
ingtonCollegefoundthattheirmem- theschool. TheClassof2000brings 111All-AmericaTeamandsecond-year
bershipintheNationalHonorSociety totalfulltimeundergraduateenroll- headcoachJohnHauswashonoredas
paidoffhandsomely. Intheinaugural menttonearly1,000. theDivision'sCoachoftheYearafter
yearoftheWashingtonScholarspro- "We'repleasedthatweareontarget leadingtheShorementoa13-5record
gram,theyarereceiving$40,000merit forgraduallyincreasingfulltimeun- andthe1996NCAAChampionship
awards,payableovertheirfouryears dergraduateenrollmentto1,100to game.
ofstudyhere. Thesebrightstudents 1,150students,"saysMaureen SeniorattackerBartJaeger(Crofton,
andtheirfamiliesaresavingmore Mclntire,vicepresidentforstudentaf- MD/St.Mary's)andjuniormidfielder
than$6.5millionincollegecosts. fairs,"butintheshorttermwehaveto GeorgeAtterbury(NewtownSquare,
That'sgoodnewsforWashington house50morestudentsthanwere PA/Malvem)bothearnedFirstTeam
College,too. Inthewakeofanaggres- housedlastyear,whenresidencehall honorsfortheShoremen,whoupset
siverecruitingseasonthattargeted spacewasatcapacity." undefeatedandtop-rankedSalisbury
NationalHonorSocietymemberswith Foradditionalquarters,theCollege State,11-10intheNCAAsemifinals
offersofasmuchas$10,000ayear,the purchasedapropertyonWashington beforefalling12-11inovertimeto
AdmissionsOfficereceivedarecord Avenue,wherefourstudentswillbe Nazarethinthechampionshipgame
numberofapplicationsandarecord housed. Theguestroomsofthe onMay26attheUniversityofMary-
numberofdeposits.Byearlysummer, AlumniHouse,theupstairsbedrooms land,CollegePark. Jaegerposted36
1,537fresh—manapplicationshadbeen ofBrownCottage,andPennington goalsand15assiststhisseasonand
submitt—ed anincreaseoverlastyear Cottageeachwillaccommodatefour compiled127goalsand30assistsin
of51% and330acceptedappli—cants students. TheCollegealsorestruc- hisstellarcareerasaShoreman.
hadcommittedtomatriculation an turedthegroundlevelofMintaMartin Atterburyscored26goalsandhanded
increaseov—erlastyearof—25%.Of Hallforlivingspace,reclaimedthe out10assistsfromthemidfieldthis
those,160 nearly50% wereNa- sickroominCaroline,andconverted season,andnotchedthreegoalsinthe
tionalHonorSocietymembers. loungeareasinCarolineandQueen
"Thesestudentsareexactlythekind Anne'sintodormrooms. Some
ofstudentswhothriveatWashington doublesroomswereconvertedinto
College,"saysJohnS.Toll,President triples.
ofWashingtonCollege. "Theyare "We'rehopingtoeasethehousing
smart,intellectuallycurious,andin- crunchbynextfallwiththeconstruc-
volvedineverythingfromsportsand tionofanadditionalresidencehall,"
studentgovernmenttomusicand saysMclntire."Ourproposaltothe
dramaproductions,communityout- BoardofVisitorsandGovernorsisto
reach,andspecial-interestclubs. Their buildoneresidencehallnextsummer,
scholarlyabilities,examplesofleader- asecondthefollowingsummer,and
shipandextracurricularinvolvement thenreplacetheCardinalDorms,
willcontributesignificantlytothe whicharemodularunitswithanan-
qualityofcampuslife." ticipatedlifespanoftenyears. Thecu-
WashingtonCollege'sNHSScholars mulativeeffectwillbeanadditional
postedimpressiveacademicstatistics 250beds."
andaremarkablearrayofpersonalac- Tobeconsideredforoneofthe150-1-
complishmentsinleadershipandser- NHSScholarshipstobeawardedin
vice-orientedactivities,notesKevin 1997,studentsmustfileanapplication
Coveney,vicepresidentforadmis- foradmissiontoWashingtonCollege
sionsandenrollmentmanagement. onorbeforeFebruary15,1997.
Themostpopularfieldsofstudy Toreceivescholarshipandadmis-
amongtheNHSfreshmenwerebiol- sioninformation,contact:Kevin JohnHaus
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/ffl//2996
NCAAfinal,includingthetyinggoal AmericadefensemanattheUniversity WatsonWebbScholarshipFundin
with3:52remainingtosendthegame ofNorthCarolina,Hauscameto memoryofherfather. Mr.Webbwas
intoovertime. Chestertownin1994aftersevenyears editorandpublisherfor30yearsofthe
SophomoregoalkeeperAndyTaibl asanassistantatJohnsHopkins. After DailyBannerinCambridge,Maryland.
(Fairfax,VA/RobinsonSecondary) a6-8recordinhisfirstseason,Haus InfluentialinMarylandpolitics,he
cappedanimpressiveseasonbyearn- putthetraditionallypowerful servedonWashingtonCollege'sBoard
ingaspotonthesecondteam. Atwo- Shoremenbackonthelacrossemap ofVisitorsandGovernorsfrom1932
yearstarterfortheShoremen,Taibl thisyear,leadingthemtoa13-5overall until1944.
chalkedup215savesthisseason,post- record,anupsetoftop-rankedandde- VirginiaWebb,agraduateofHoUins
ingasavepercentageof.604anda fendingNCAAchampionSalisbury, CollegeinVirginia,wasahistorybuff,
goalsagainstaverageof8.6. Taibl andtheirfirstappearanceinthe awriterandavoraciousreader. She
cameonparticularlystronginpost- NCAAChampionshipgamesince contributedachapteronDorchester
seasonplaywithtwocareer-high20- 1990. Countytoahistorytextcompiledby
savegames,thefirstinWashington's CharlesB.Clark'34.
12-10quarterfinalvictoryoverunde- Eastern Shore ThegifttotheCollege'sendowment
featedMiddleburyandthenagainin Woman Endows totalsmorethanthree-quartersofa
thesemifinalwinoverSalisburyState. milliondollars.Earningsfromtheen-
SophomoredefenderChrisMcGlone Scholarship Fund dowedfundwillprovidescholarships
(Baltimore,MD/Loyola)roundsout toacademicallyqualifiedstudents,
theMaroonandBlackAll-America withpreferencegiventothosefrom
pickswiththirdteamhonors. Dis- WashingtonCollegerecentlyre- DorchesterCounty.
playing combinedsizeandskillthat ceived$800,000fromtheestate
wascriticaltotheShoremenclosede- ofanEasternShorehistorianand WC Welcomes New
fense,McGlonesnatched52ground newspaperwomanwhosefatherwasa
ballsthisseasontobringhistwo-year Collegetrustee. Faculty, Announces
totalto94groundballs. M.VirginiaWebb,anewspaper-
Injusthissecondyearasahead womanandafounderofthe Promotions
coach,JolinHaus,washonoredbyhis DorchesterCounty(MD)PublicLi-
peersasthe1996USILADivisionIII brary,leftWashingtonCollegeapor- WhenclassesbeganinlateAu-
CoachoftheYear. AformerAll- tionofherestatetoestablishtheP. gust,theWashingtonCollege
communitywelcomedeightnewfull-
timeprofessorsteachinganthropology,
InMemoriam art,biochemistry,businessmanage-
HAZELANNFOX ment,economics,French,German,and
1892-1995 hisDtro.ryN.ancySchwartzisvisitingassis-
HazelAnnEoxofBalhmore, Deckerwerebenefactorsofthe1979 tantprofessorofanthropology.She
Maryland,apatronofthearts renovationoftheoldCannonShoe holdsabachelor'sdegreefromSmith
andaphilanthropistwhosegeneros- Co.headquartersonMountRoyal Collegeandmaster'sanddoctoralde-
itytouchedWashingtonCollegeas Avenueintostudios,classroomsand greesfromPrinceton.
wellastheBaltimoreMuseumof offices. Thebuildingwasrenamed SusanH.Libbyjoinstheartdepart-
Art,theMarylandInstituteCollege theEoxBuildinginhonorofCharles mentasaninstructorinarthistory.
ofArt,theBaltimoreSymphonyOr- Eox,herfather,a1885graduateof Sheholdsbachelor'sandmaster'sde-
chestra,andJohnsHopkinsHospi- theinstitute'sarchitecturalprogram. greesfromtheUniversityofMaryland.
tal,diedonChristmasDay,1995at Shealsoestablishedanendowed AstheCollegelaunchesitsen\'iron-
herRuxton,MD,home. Shewas scholarshipfundthere. mentalstudiesmajor.Dr.MarkJ.
103. In1982,shewaselectedanhon- Hubleyjoinsthefacultyasassistant
Ms.Eox,theauntofWashington orarytrusteeoftheBaltimoreMu- professorofbiologyforathree-year
CollegeTrusteeAlonzoG.Decker, seumofArt,apositionsheheldun- positioninbiochemistry. Heholdsa
Jr.,wasactiveuntilayearbeforeher tilherdeath.TheFoxCourt,where bachelorofsciencedegreefromWake
death,attendingconcertsandlec- majoreventsareheld,wasnamed ForestUniversityandadoctoralde-
turesandthetheater.Shesangfor forherinrecognitionofhergeneros- greefromFloridaStateUniversity.
morethan30yearsinthechoirof itytothemuseum. DianeL.Wrightisassistantprofes-
FranklinStreetPresbyterianChurch AtWashingtonCollege,sheestab- sorofbusinessmanagement. She
andenjoyeddancingthroughouther lishedanendowedscholarshipfund earnedabachelorofsciencedegree
lifetime.Inthe1940s,shelearnedthe inhernametobenefitstudentsfrom fromUniversityofDelaware,anMBA
rumbaatArthurMurrayStudios, theBaltimorearea. Shealsocreated fromtheCollegeofWilliamandMary,
whereshesubsequentlywonmany asubstantialannuitytrustforthe andamaster'sdegreefromtheUni-
trophiesincompetitivedancing. school'sbenefit. versityofDelaware.
Herphilanthropybenefitedsev- Inadditiontohernephew,sheis Dr.LisaDanielsisvisitingassistant
eralinstitutions. Onbehalfofthe survivedbytwoniecesandseveral professorofeconomics. Sheholdsa
MarylandInstitute,sheandMr. great-niecesandgreat-nephews. bachelor'sdegreefromWestChester
University,amaster'sdegreefrom
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BaseballFansand Friends
SaluteCoachAthey
CalRipkinwillhavetoputinafewmore
gamestomeasureuptoCoachEdAthey's
35yearsonthebaseballdiamondsidelines
atWashingtonCollege. TheWashington
Collegecommunitypaidtributetothe
formerDirectorofAthleticsandlegendary
coachlastspring,beforeadoubleheader
withCentennialConferencerival
GettysburgCollege,bynamingthe
baseballfieldafterhim.FromleftonAthey
Field,CollegePresidentJohnS.Toll,
Sho'menClubPresidentCharlesWaesche
'53,andDirectorofAthleticsBryan
Matthews'75(farright)congratulate
CoachAthey.
UniversityofWisconsin,andadoc- Odyssey ofthe Mind dentsingradesonethroughthecol-
vteorrsailtdy.egreefromMichiganStateUni- Team Places Fifth in lweigtehlgerveald,epsecohpoloelaarnedmohsigthfsacmihloioalrpar-
Dr.ValerieLoichotisassistantpro- World Competition ticipation. Lastyear,threeWashing-
fessorofFrench.Shewaseducatedat tonCollegestudentsvolunteeredas
UniversityofBesanconinFranceand A coachesforOMteamsatChestertown
recentlyearnedherPh.DatLousiana groupofWashingtonCollege MiddleSchool.
StateUniversity. studentstookthe"worlds"by MadhuSidhu,OMCoach,parentof
Dr.KlausPlonien,whostudiedat storm.TheCollege'sfirstOdysseyof amiddleschoolerandwifeofDr.
UniversityofBonn,Germanyand theMindteamplacedsecondinspon- SatinderSidhu,aphysicsprofessorat
earnedhisPh.D.,fromtheUniversity taneousproblem-solvingandfifth WashingtonCollege,encouragedthe
ofMinnesota,isVisitingAssistantPro- overallintheworldcompetitionheld collegestudentstoputtogethertheir
fessorofGerman. Heisjoinedinthe inAmes,IowaattheendofMay. ownOMteam.SophomoresEd
departmentbyDr.ElsaC.Miiller,a OdysseyoftheMind(OM)isan Geisweidt,BillBrady,JenniferMitchell
part-timelecturerinGerman.She educationalenrichmentprogramthat andHeatherBeauchampandfresh-
holdsdoctoraldegreesfrom encouragescreativeproblem-solving menCorinaKoppandHeatherBrady,
HumboldtUniversityinBerlinandthe andteamwork.WhileOMstructures allofwhomhadatleasttwoyearsof
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Dr.ThomasC.Blackisassistantpro-
fessorofhistory. Heholdsa
bachelor'sdegreefromDenisonCol-
legeandmaster'sanddoctoraldegrees
fromIndianaUniversity.
Inotherfacultynews,theBoardof
VisitorsandGovernorsawardedcon-
tinuoustenuretoDr.Michael
Kerchner,assistantprofessorofpsy-
chology.Dr.KevinMcKillop,assistant
professorofpsychology,andDr.Carol
Wilson,assistantprofessorofhistory.
Dr.AmzieParcellwaspromotedtothe
rankofprofessorofmusicandDr.
TahirShadwaspromotedtotherank
ofassociateprofessorofpoliticalsci-
enceandinternationalstudies.
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termproblemintheclassicscategory. 1997worldfinalsnextspringatthe The Brink
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hadtoselectapoemfromaspecified WC byH.HurttDeringer'59
listandthenselectaFrenchimpres- Two Athletes
sionistpainting. WechoseEdgar Are All-American ThegloryofWashingtonCollege
AllanPoe'sEldoradoandMonet'sWater lacrosseastheunderdoghas
Lilies. Wewereaskedtopaintarepro- Scholars beenplayedoutmanytimes.
ductionoftheoriginalMonetpainting FromthedaysofcoachesCharlie
andwriteapoemaboutit. Thenwe — ClarkandDonKellytothoseof
tookPoe'spoemandpaintedapicture TwoWashingtonCollegeathletes BryanMatthewsandTerry
thatwasrepresentativeofEldorado. It tennisstarDamianPolla—andla- Corcoran,theShoremenearnedthe
wasaninterestingexercise,especially crossestandoutJillSchultz have reputationofgiantkiller.Thesweet
sincenoneofushashadanartclass." beennamedAcademicAll-Americans. memoriesofvictoryovernational
WashingtonCollege's"dreamteam" Theywereamong20studentathletes, powersJohnsHopkins,Navyand
includedmajorsinphysics,chemistry, 10menand10women,selectedbythe Virginialiveforever.
English,politicalscience,andpsychol- CollegeSportsInformationDirectors NoonesawWashingtonCollegein
ogy,butnotart. Theydidbenefitfrom ofAmericafortheGTECollegeDivi- 1996asathreattoSaUsburyState
someinstructioncourtesyofSihnJa sionDistrictIIAcademicAll-American UniversityandNazarethCollegein
An,alocalartist,Geisweidtadded. team. NCAADivisionIIIlacrosse,except,
ThewifeofDr.TaiSungAn,aprofes- CollegeDivisionDistrictIIincludes maybe,JohnHaus.Whentheseason
sorofpoliticalscienceatWashington allNCAADivisionIIandIIIand wasoverandthehullabaloohad
College,SueAngavetheteammem- NAIADivisionIIschoolsLnPennsyl- died,therestoodJohnHaus,United
berssomeideasaboutcolorsandmate- vania,NewJersey,Maryland,Dela- StatesIntercollegiateLacrosseAsso-
rialsandthensetthemloosewithcan- ware,WestVirginiaandtheDistrictof ciationDivisionlUCoachofthe
vasandacrylics. Columbia. Year.
Theteamscored90points,two TobenominatedtotheAcademic Inonlyhissecondcampaign,the
fewerthanthewinningteamfrom All-AmericanTeam,astudent-athlete Baltimorenativeaddedarichchap-
NorthCarolinaStateUniversity,which mustbeatleastasophomorewitha tertotheShoresticklegacy.Stand-
alsotookfirstplaceintheGreatIm- 3.2gradepointaverageandastarter ing2-3afterlosingtoDenisonat
pressionscompetition.Washington orsignificantreserveonhisorher McDonoghSchoolonMarch17,his
Collegeplacedfifth,aheadofAustin team. chargeswhippedoffsixstraightvic-
PeayStateUniversity(TN);University DamianPolla,aseniorthisfall,won tories,includingcrucialwinsover
ofMissouri,Columbia;CaliforniaState the1995NCAADivisionIIIsingles Franklin&Marshall,9-8,and
Gettysburg,14-7.
Amidseasonstumblebeforede-
fendingdivisionchampion
Salisbury,23-11,inChestertownon
April20,onlycausedHaustoaccel-
eratehisresoK'e.Herebuilthisteam
intoaformidableforceforthe
stretchdriveandreeledofffivecon-
secutivetriumphs.
Finishingtheregularseason11-4
andgainingtheNCAADivisionHI
championshiptournament,Wash-
ingtonCollegedrewundefeated
Middlebury(13-0)inthequarter-fi-
nals.Onacold,snowydayinVer-
mont,theShoremengainedastellar
performancefromaredhotgoal-
tender,AndyTaibl.WCscoredfirst
onMarcTaylorson'sgoal,never
trailedandout-hustledMiddlebury
fora12-10victory,despitebeing
out-shot58-35.Taiblleftthefield
witli21savesandaperformance
thatwillbelongremembered.
UnbeatenSalisburyStateUni\-er-
DamianPolla': /(;/Schultz'96
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Fa//1996