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EDITOR'S NOTE
A
Letter Of Thanks
On September 18, 1998, the Board ofVisitors and
Governors announced a $72 million Campaignfor
Washington's College. As this fiscal yearcomes to a
close onJune 30, the Board is proud to report that more than
$50 million has been raised.
However, complacencywould be anerror. We must inten-
sify ourefforts toward ourgoal and beyond. With continued
support from alumni and friends 1 am confident we will suc-
ceed. Space limits this special thank you to the topdonors to
date; however, all donors will be included inourupcoming
Annual Report. —
L. Clifford Schroeder
Chairman, WashingtonCollege
Board ofVisitors andGovernors
CliffordSctiroederispresidentof
ClironosLtd. and DixieCapital
Corporation, bothofRichmond,
VA. He IsGlialrmanoftheChesa-
peal<eBayAssistanceBoardand
hasservedasamemberofthe
EnvironmentalTransitionTeamin
Virginia.ThefatherofCliff'91 and
Christopher'94, Schroederisa
memberoftheWashingtonCol-
legeNationalCampaignCabinet.
Washington College is grateful to the following
donors who have made leadership gifts of $100,000 or TheHodsonTrust NationsBank
more toward campaign goals: HuntingfieldCorporation TheEstateofW.KennonPerrin'31
TheIndependentCollegeFundof TheEstateofJoycePoetil'60
Maryland Mr.andMrs.JamesPrice
TheGeorgeI.AldenTrust TheArthurViningDavisFoundations TheChristianA.JohnsonEndeavor Mr.andMrs.WilliamM.D.Roe'43
AmericanPackagingCorporation Mr.andMrs.AlonzoG.DeckerJr. Foundation Mr.andMrs.StanleySchottland'42
Anonymous(3) TheDeckerFoundation Mr.andMrs.WilliamB.Johnson Mr.andMrs.L.CliffordSchroeder
Mr.andMrs.William C.Baker TheJessieBallduPontFund TheGrayceB.KerrFund JoyceHuberSmith
Mr.andMrs.HenryC.Beck,Jr. TheEstateofDianthaRoeEaton'28 Mr.andMrs.BreeneM.Kerr Mr.andMrs.EdmundA.StaideyJr.
BoothFerrisFoundation TheFrance-MerrickFoundation TheEstateofWilliamKight'36 TheStarrFoundation
BettyBrownCasey'47 TheThomasH.andBarbaraW.Gale TheKresgeFoundation EstateofHenriettaStraughn'27
TheDorothyJordanChadwickFund Foundation Mr.andMrs.CharlesL.Lea Mr.andMrs.RobertH.Thawley'43
ChevyChaseBank EstateofLouisL.Goldstein'35H'77 TheEstateofBerthaLewis VanDykeFamilyFoundation
TheClaytonFund Mr.andMrs.JackS.Griswold Mr.andMrs.CraigLewis TheEstateofM.VirginiaWebb
TheCrystalTrust TheEstateofMarthaR.Harrison'36 TheAndrewW.MellonFoundation TheEstateofMaryIvolueJammer
DorothyWilliamsDaly'38 Mr.andMrs.RichardL.Harwood TheMiddendorfFoundation White
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ABOUTTHECOVER: Seniorsand hun- Currents 40
dredsoiwell-wishersheardCommencement
David Snyder '92, an emergency response volunteerduringthe war in
remarksbyJohnEKennedyJr,ChenNing
YengandDonHigginbotham. Yugoslavia, recounts one Kosovar refugee's story.
Photo:JimGraham'31.
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REPORTER
THE
John John F. KennedyJr.,
F.
founderof Reaching
Kennedy Up, made a rare
Jr.
commencement
Addresses appearance to accept
a citation in
Class of '99 recognition of his
charitable service on
behalfofpeoplewith
Higginbotham Yang disabilities.
,
Also Honored uig Up tor positively
changing lives and sa-
kitesJohn F. Kennedy
The televisioncameras jr. as a model humani-
mayhave been focused tarian whohas puthis
onJohn F. KennedyJr., ideals to work."
but parents and friends gath- The model figure of
ered on campus forgradua- George Washington
tion on May 23 demon- loomed large too, as
strated that this day be- an Award torExcel-
longed to the members ofthe lence was presented to
Class of 1999. They rushed Don Higginbotham, a
to the platform to snap pic- distinguished military
tures oftheirsons and historian and a
daughters receiving their George Washington
hard-earned diplomas. scholar.
The seniors cheered "Here I've named my magazine after you, Higginbotham, the Dowd
lwoeurdelyhownhoerend,theainrdcalgaasisnmates you've got this nice town KennedyviUe down UPnroifveesrssoirtyofoHfiNsotrortyhaCtartohelina
when Kennedy described his the road, arid I'm thinki^ig: why didn't at Chapel Hill, encouraged
"little epiphany" that morn- the graduating clas—s to main-
ing. "Here I've named my 1 go to Washington College?" tain their curiosity to ask
magazine after you, you've questions, to challenge the
got this nice town mers. "You have played a vi- said, half have earned status quo. "As you go
KennedyviUe down the road, tal part in yourcommunity, bachelor's degrees and 25 through life continuing your
and I'm thinkmg; why didn't and 1 know that yourgood percent have completed cer- process ofeducation that be-
I go to Washington College?" work will not end with tificate-level training. Most gan at WashingtonCollege,
Founder ofReaching Up, graduation." importantly, 95 percent are be mindful that learning can
a nonprofit organization that Kennedy called his work still serving the disabled. only be open-ended ifwe re-
helps train and educate the with Reaching Up "a tre- In recognizing Kennedy's main open-minded."
working poor in order to ad- mendously rewarding experi- work with Reaching Up, The honorary Doctorof
vance their careers in provid- ence" that helps the most College PresidentJohn Toll Science degree went toChen
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inghealth services forpeople vulnerable people people said: "The Kennedy name is NingYang, aNobel Prize-
with disabilities, Kennedy with disabilities, the frail and imbued with the spirit of winning physicist who. Dr.
praised Washington College elderly, and c—hildren with compassion and the ideal of Toll said, has done more to
students for their—own acts of special needs receive more public service for the benefit advance ourunderstanding
service to others tutoring support through scholarships ofthose in our nation who ofthe basic laws ofnature
schoolchildren, volunteering and career mentoringfor are oppressed, underprivi- than any other living person.
forCasey Time, working their direct caregivers. Of leged, orforgotten. Washing- "Like Albert Einstein, he has
with Special Olympics swim- the 400 Kennedy Fellows, he ton College applauds Reach- shown an amazing ability to
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focus on the critical prob- Several media Chemist of the Year.
lems and to present brilliant outlets, including Two professors also were
original insights. As one ob- NBC Nightly News, honored during commence-
server said, every problem C-SPAN, People ment. KathleenJ. Mills, pro-
Yang attacked turn to gold, Magazine and fessor of music, received the
and his papers always have Baltimoreand D.C. Alumni Association's Distin-
an elegance and clarity that television stations, guished Teaching Award.
make them models for all sci- clamoredfora few Donald A. McCoU, assistant
entists." momentswittiJohn professor ofart, was the fac-
For33 years, Yang has F. KennedyJr., the ulty recipient (see also stu-
been the Albert Einstein founding editorof dent prizes on page 4) ot
Professor ofPhysics and Di- GeorgeMagazine. Omicron Delta Kappa's Gold
rectorofthe Institute for and C. N. Yang, one Pentagon Award in recogni-
Theoretical Physics at the ofthe greatest living tion ot his work with students
State University ofNew outside the classroom.
theoretical
YcaolrlkedatthSotsoenyyeaBrrsootkh.eH"emost physicists. Luke Owens
satisfying in my life" and alumni as well.
thanked Dr. Toll for con- Richard E. Hol- Wins Sophie
vincinghim to leave the stein '68, a pedi-
"ivory tower" ofPrinceton's atric dentist involved with last summer. Kerr Prize
Institute forAdvanced Study Operation Smile, and Rich- Smith, a professor of
tohelp him establish a new ard H. Smith '66, a research chemistry at Western Mary-
research university. chemist who devises com- land College, is a visiting sci- A 21-year-old poet with
Yang, who arrived in the puter models for AIDS drugs, entist designing drug models "a kind ot linguistic
United States in 1945 aboard were recognized for outstand- forthe National Cancer intuition" was awarded
a Liberty Ship from the ing work in their fields. Institute's Frederick Cancer the Sophie Kerr Prize, the
China-Burma-India theater, Holstein, who runs a prac- Research and Development largest undergraduate literary
wished each ofthe members tice treating children, adoles- Center. For the past decade, prize in the country. Luke
ofthe graduating class "the cents and the handicapped his research has examined Eston Owens' winning port-
good luck to lead a satisfac- in Princeton, NJ, recently the molecular mechanism of folio was a collection ot 18
tory career and to meet such helped forge a link between the AIDS virus and its resis- poems entitled "Victotious
people who move society as Operation Smile and Wash- tant variants in reaction to Dust."
your President Toll." ington College, sending a various compounds and lev- Robert Mooney, director
Citations for Excellence member ofthe Class of 1999 els ofenergy. In 1995, he ofthe O'Neill Literary' House
were presented to two model on an internship to Romania was named Maryland's who served as Owens' thesis
adviser, described Owens as
quiet and unassuming.
"Luke listens, he observes, he
learns and he has the cour-
age to explore experience
with a kind ot linguistic intu-
ition," Mooney said. "Luke is
a true poet with a true voice.
The Commencementplatform
partyassembled onthe stepsof
Bunting Hall before processing,
(first row, leftto right): Pastor
Steven E. Huhta, fatherofa
graduating senior, military
historian R. Don Higglnbotham,
Nobel Prize-wlnning physicist
Chen NIng Yang, PresidentJohn
Toll, John F. KennedyJr., and
Provostand DeanJoachimJ.
Scholz. (Backrow): College
TrusteesShery KerrandJackS.
Griswold, andAlumni Association
President Glen E. Beebe '81.
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It's a voice that clearly re- SOPHIE CHOICE chology major.
sponds to the promise this Nanako Iwata, a chemis-
award intends to nurture. try major who graudatedcum.
I'm certain we'll hear more The Art of Lifting Stones laude, received theJane
from him in the years to Huston Goodfellow Memo-
byLulce Owens '99
come." rial Prize, i
Owens, who was gradu-
ated magnacum laude with
departmental honors in En-
glish, also was awarded the Liftingrocks in theforest marsh,
Henry W. C. Catlin Medal, I smellthedecrepitmoss
given in recognition ofhis and the lifeoftheunderneaths
scholarship, character, lead- ofthingsas theearth'scrustcrumbles.
ership and campus citizen-
sHhiilpd,eannbdratnhdeMEemmiolrJi.aCl. Insects flee thelightandcoldair
Medal, given by the Wash- likecriminals undersearch-lights,
ington, D.C., chapter ofthe exceptaslugwhocreepsaway
Alumni Association to the aloofas aglacier.
student who attains the
highest average in English Antrefugees scurry frommyeye,
during the fouryears ofstudy.
tuggingtheirlarvaelikeluggage
Thanks to a vigorous
stock market, the Sophie overaravagedcountryside. Luke Owens says he "will keep
Kerr Prize was worth $43,238 Buttheydonotperceiveme, writing no matterwhat" Inthe
aftermath ofthisyear's Sophie
this year.
The following students onlythe feared,fragmentedlight. KerrPrize.
also received awards during
Student
the morning ceremony:
II.
Marianne Elizabeth
Leader Wins
Rodney, apsychology major
with a minor in sociology Myfathertaughtmethis: to turn
who graduated summa cum overrocksonbanksofstreams, toglimpse Fellowship to
laiide, received the George crayfish stirringincloudsofmudmist, Bush School
Washington Award and
towatch turtlebugsballuplikeporcupines,
Medal.
Rakesh Shankar, who
graduated magnacum laude orpanic, dartingintocrumblingtunnels Eric Johnson '99 has a
withdepartmental honors in likedreamsuponwaking. Butthisaboveall: reputation forgetting
toreturngentlyallstones, toallowdampness things done. The two-
darkness, toletdreamscreep term president ofthe Stu-
dent Government Associa-
tion encouraged fellow stu-
hiddenundersleep, toleavethings
dents to get involved in the
astheyare, snuginthebodyofGod. community, to improve the
ButI searchedthestreamsdry campus environment, and to
andtossedallshadowsaside; re-examine how students liv-
ing within a diverse commu-
IwantedGodtohavenoplacetohide. nity treat one another.
Now, with a fellowship to
the George Bush School of
Government and Public Ser-
international studies and The Louis L. Goldstein vice atTexas A&M,Johnson
economics, was the recipient '35 Award went to Michael hopes tocontinue playing
ofthe Clark-Porter Medal. Patrick Stafford, a political the activist role, just on a
Marianne Rodneyreceived the The Eugene B. Casey science majorwho graduated largerscale. The two-year
George Washington Medal and Medal was awarded to Krista magnacum laude. program results in two
Award forshowing "the greatest L. Northup, a sociology ma- The student Gold Penta- master's degrees, in public
promise of understanding and jor, and to Colleena gon Award (see page 3 for service and in public admin-
realizing In lite andworkthe Wiseman, an American stud- faculty award) was awarded istration. It's a perfect
Idealsofa liberal education." ies major. to Eric B. JohnsonJr., a psy- launching pad for a career in
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WC
government, something he Alumni Toast to George served on the College's Kiard Hosts
hopes to pursue. Washington on his birthday, oftrustees.
Johnson, a psychology which was covered by na- Cavaliere pulled together Research
major, has been a visible tional news and network her seniorshow in record
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campus leader. The new television, met the criteria of time she had spent the first CoUoqium
Centerfor the Study of imaginatively and effectively halt ofhersenior year on
Black Culturel and acohol- capturing our audience's at- academic exchange at the
alternative programming in tention and drawing that at- Chiang Mai University in Say "Centennial Con-
the Student Center are just tention to broader institu- Thailand, and briefly consid- ference" and most
some ofthe visible evidence tional goals. ered developing a show re- people think ofath-
ofJohnson's efforts. In her letter announcing flecting her study of Thai letic competition among the
"When President Bush that Washington College had folk art. region's liberal arts colleges.
publicly encouraged me to won third place in a field of In the end both Yet the 11 member institu-
aimhigh at Winter Convo- 37 entries, Kerry Delany, Cavaliere's senior art project tions share a bond b—eyond
cation, I knew without a managerofNews Services at and her senior thesis reflect the sports tradition the
doubt that I was to fulfill a the University ofToronto, her interest in art and envi- value ofacademic success in
life ofpublic service," wrote: "All the judges, my- ronment. She intends to pur- the lives oftheir sttidents.
Johnson said. "1 believe that selfincluded, were most im- sue graduate studies in holis- When Washington Col-
serving others is such an im- pressed byyourprogram and tic medicine, i lege hosted the fourth an-
portant calling and 1 hope had a good laugh over your
that through my graduate 'Top 10' reasons...."
education at the George
Bush School ot Government
Cavaliere
and Public Service 1 will be
able to emulate President
Takes Top
Bush's lifelong commitment
to public service." i
Prize In Art
Show
The annual Senior Art
Show was dominated
by a bold triptych of
orchids, variegated sage, St.
John's wort, ladies' mantle,
A
echinacea and aloe. trio of
stunning orchids, a pairof
cone flowers and a small can-
vas ofroot vegetables and
kohlrabi rounded out the ex-
hibit ofmedicinal plants that
EricJohnson has been a catalyst made the viewer feel better
forcampuschange. just by looking at them.
Senior Christina
Cavaliere, a double major in
Yet Another art and environmental stud-
ies, had found a way to inte-
Toast grate her interests in art and
science.
For herefforts, she was
The College's Alumni presented with the annual
and College Relations Lynette Nielsen Art Award,
offices have won a given annually to acknowl-
prize in the national college edge excellence and achieve-
competition forspecific me- ment in the visual arts. The
dia relations programs. late Mrs. Nielsen, in whose
CASE, the Council for Ad- memory the award was estab-
vancement ofSecondary lished, was an art teacher at
Education, judged that our Washington College who
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nual CentL-nnial Ctmference that her retirement marks "a Kathy Mills looks
Student Research Collo- distinctive transition in the forwardto a change ot
quium (CCSRC) in April, life ofthe College. Her voice sceneryand a new
50 studentsshared their re- was singular and individual careerin New Mexico.
search projects reflecting a in defense ofacademic free-
broad range ofacademic pur- dom. It was the voice oftra-
suits. In addition to scientists dition and duty, appealing for participants in the
investigating such topics as a higher standard ofwriting plays. "I had not
microorganisms and the cog- and thinking. She believed planned to focus
nitive effects ofherbs on do- in the powerofgreat litera- my thesis on
mestic mice, arts and hu- ture to speak to students." Shakespeare until I
manities students shared Tatum joined the English took her class.
theirwork investigating im- Department (acuity in 1960, With hersubtle in-
provisational theater and the immediately after earning fluence, she en-
Zen philosophy, the dual role herdoctorate at Bryn Mawr couraged me to be-
ofsetting in Eastern Shore College. A Shakespearean come a bettercriti-
literature, relativity ofnature scholar, she quickly rose cal thinker and
in Latin America, and the through the ranks and helped shape my
economics ot rural India. proved her mettle in the career. She is a role
classroom and in faculty af- model for my own
Professor fairs, and was a strong advo- teaching."
cate for additional scholar- "Her interests
Tatum ship funding in order to at- go far beyond what
tract bright students. she teaches," says Garry John Parr, are moving to
Retires She has been a full profes- Clarke, professor ot music, Taos, New Mexico, to start
sor since 1969 and was "and she thinks nothing ot new lives in a place they
named the Ernest A. Howard hopping in her car and driv- have visited frequently and
Nancy Tatum, the Professor ofEnglish Litera- ing to the Met to catch a have dreamed ofmaking a
Ernest A. Howard Pro- ture in 1979. Saturday afternoon perfor- permanent home.
fessor ot English Lit- "It's time," she says ofher mance, then driving back to "I've always wanted to do
erature, has retired after 38 decision to retire. "I have campus in time for a student new things, and I've had so
years ofteaching. Friends other things I want to do." recital ordramatic produc- many opportunities for that
and colleagues commended Tatum served torseveral tion. She has been tremen- here," Mills said. "I taught
Tatum for herdedicated years as chair ofthe English dously supportive." music education for awhile,
teaching, her loyal support of department and served twice Tatum intends to remain and that was wonderful.
the arts and her leadership as faculty representative to in the Chestertown area and Then I taught a jazz class,
role on the faculty. the Board ot Visitors and continue her service to the and blues, and then I devel-
Richard Gillin, chair of Governors. Presented with board ot the Washington oped a music and gender
the English department, said the Lindback Award for Dis- College Concert Series. course that is very important
tinguished Teaching to me. Still, after much in-
in 1975, she is re- trospection I realized that all
membered by hun- I could do now at Washing-
dreds ofstudents as Professor ton College was get older,
their most influen- and 1 wondered whether I
tial professor, with a Mills Heeds would still be able to pull the
knack for asking the piano out ofthe closet in
The Of
right questions. Call NormanJames Theatre when
Jennifer Harrison The West I was 65."
'90 calls Tatum her Mills, who is 10 years
"favorite teacherof from retirement age, says the
all time" because M move toTaos is appealing
her teaching re- any people yearn to because it issodifferent geo-
vealed the power of break free ofthe graphically from Maryland's
Shakespeare's words daily grind, quit Eastern Shore, with its
and caused students theirjobs and move across mountains and wide open
to feel they were the country. Kathy Mills, a spaces, and because ofits
pianist and choral director strong arts community. She
NancyTatum always who has taught in the music looks forward to having more
tooktimeto help her department for the past 27 time for her own musical
students improvetheir years, is actuallydoing it. pursuits, to practice and
writing. She and her husband, learn more music byfemale
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composers, and perhaps to Ot the manuscripts he re- Three Join concurrently until she mar-
join a chamber music en- viewed, the Klimas story ried W. Tapley BennettJr.
semble. stood out. Days later, the En- Board Mr. Bennett's foreign service
During her tenure at glish major and incoming career took the couple and
Washington College, Mills Collegian editorwas inking a theirfive children to Vienna,
has givensolo andduo recit- contract with The Was/iington The Board ot Visitors Athens, Santo Domingo,
als as well as countless per- Post. and Governors wel- Lisbon, New York (the
formances on piano as part of "1 was really blown away come three new mem- United Nations), Brussels
faculty and student recitals. atfirst. 1 called it 'awe- bers to its ranks, effective (NATO), and Washington,
She directed several choral some,'" the 20-year-old July 1.Joining the college D.C. (Department ofState).
ensembles, including the Klimas recalled. "Professor leadership are Margaret Dr. Hayden is director of
College Community Chorus, Day thought that was pretty Tapley Bennett, Carla D. the Enoch Pratt Free Library
which she established in amusing." Hayden, and MatthewT. in Baltimore, and is an ad-
1981. She served as depart- At The Post, editors were Weir '90. junctfaculty memberofthe
mentchairforseveral years, hooked by Klimas's sophisti- Mrs. Bennett, who has en- College ofLibrary and Infor-
and recentlyhas directed the cated touch and youthful joyed—a life ot worldwide mationServices ofthe Uni-
Gender Studies program. take on an event as exhila- travel first as the daughter versity ot Maryland at Col-
Mills says she will miss rating and excruciating as a and granddaughterot U.S. lege Park. Hayden is highly
the interaction with students school dance. ambassadors, then as the wife regarded in the American li-
and the sense ot sharing that "It's a very odd combina- ofa careerforeign service of- brary community for heref-
teachingoffers, hut she is tion ofyouth and maturity," fice—r who became ambassa- forts to ensure the quality of
definitely leaving Washing- said Washington Post Maga- dor has been a strong sup- graduate library education
ton College on a high note. zine managing editorTom porter ofWashington and tor her role in revitaliz-
"The Washington Scholars Frail. "What's really special College's international pro- ing the Pratt Library's tradi-
program has helped ourde- about this story is Chris grams. She meets each se- tion ot innovative library
partment so much by attract- looks at the world through mester with Washington leadership. She has champi-
ing students with musical the eyes ofa young person. College students going over- oned a numberofconsumer-
ability and interest," she says. His skill in talking about seas to give them guidance. appealing library projects at
"And students today are that is really mature. Her early education was the Pratt, including Student
more gender-sensitive and "It's not just a matter ot provided inschools ranging Express, a multimedia center
much better-attuned to the style," Frail continued. "This from Buenos Aires to Berlin, tor students in middle and
complexities ofgender issues, narrative is so well con- to the Foxcroft School in high schools; electronic lit-
so that's been very reward- trolled, it moves alongso Middleburg, VA, where she eracy programs for children
ing." I well, It's so keenly ob—served, recei\'cd her diploma. She at risk; and the Sailot
it's so powerfully telt it just attended the JuUiard Insti- project, a state-wide elec-
seemed like a natural to me. tute and Barnard College tronic network serving all
Washington "This is the kind ofwork I
want to put in my magazine." HEARD AROUND CAMPUS
Post Buys For Day, himself acon-
tributor to The Washington On
Poetry...
Student Story Post Magazine, seeing Klimas
grab aprominent byline has
been quite a reward. "Ifapoem iswrittenwell, it
What started as a wry "1 still get excited when waswrittenwiththepoet's
look at Birthday publishers or editors call voiceandforavoice.Reading
Ball tor a writing about my own wri—ting, but apoemsilentlyinsteadofsay-
class has landed sophomore there—is a curious and very ingapoemislikethediffer-
Chris Klimas one ofthe most great pleasure when they
encebetweenstaringatsheet
coveted coups in journalism; call about the work ofone of
a feature story in The Wash- your students." musicandactuallyhumming
ington Post Magazine. Klimas doubts he'll try to orplayingthemusiconanin-
The 3,000-word first- make a living as a writer. strument."
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person article Klimas wrote Instead, he's considering a RobertPinsky, U. S. Poet
recallinghis anxiety, disap- career in computers (his mi- Laureate ConsultantinPoetry PHOTO:SlOniOESTRADA
pointment and excitement in nor is computerscience) totheLibraryofCongress
attending WC's premiere so- with aheavy dose ofwriting
cial event charmed magazine on the side.
editor Bob Thompson during "It would be nice to be RobertPinskyvisitedcampuslastMarchas partofWashington
his visit as aguest lecturer to published in The Washington College'sannualSophieKerrcelebration.
Professor Robert Day's cre- PostMagazine again," Klimas
ative non-fiction class. said. I
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types oflibraries and their ot Global Volunteers, he re- womens lacrosse was in According to Washington
users. turned to the United States 1991, with a 7-5 record. head coach Eleanor Shriver
Prior to assiiminj^ the to become an account man- This season was a dra- '93, the team's unity and be-
leadership ofthe Pratt in ager with Clean Harbors En- matic turnaround from 1998, liefin themselves was the
1993, Hayden served as the vironmental Services. From when the squad finished 4-1 key to theirsuccess. Both the
chieflibrarian ofthe Chi- 1994 to 1996 he served as an overall and 2-8 in the Cen- team and the coachingstaff,
cago Public Library. She independent consultant on tennial Conference. Three of which also included assis-
earned both her master's ani.1 environmental services tor the five losses this yearwere tants Sara Donnaruma and
doctorate in library/informa- businesses in Mexico and Af- against teams that were na- Ken Noble, approached the
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tion science at the Univer- rica. tionally ranked St. Mary's season with a positive out-
sity ofChicago, hi 1995 she (#6), Salisbury State (*17), look, forgetting the difficult
was named the Librarian Women's and Ursinus (*20). springs ofthe past and focus-
ofthe Year by LibraryJournal. The 1999 Shorewomen ing on a winning season.
An active civic leader, she is Lacrosse squad was led by a group of "The coaches always
the recipient of the Legacy of dedicated seniors: Heather knew the players had the tal-
Literacy Award from the Cranmer (Voorhees, NJ), ent and abilities," says
Rewrites
DuBois Circle ofBaltimore Erin Gillin (Chestertown, Shriver. "It was the team
and was named among Record Books MD), Kim Hardesty (Phoe- that needed to see this and
Maryland'sTop 100 Women nix, MD), Elizabeth make things happen on the
in Warfield's Business Record. w Hoogenboom (Washington, field. The players were ulti-
Matt Weir is a strong sup- D.C.), Mandy Pare (Colora, mately responsible for the
porterot the arts. He serves ith a 12-9 triumph MD), and Katie Warwick turnaround, not the
as chairman ot the Washing- on the road against (Flourtown, PA). coaches."
ton College Friends ot the Gettysburg College Several Shorewomen
Arts, and is a member oi the May 1, the Washington Col- broke records during the sea- Cousineau
Washington College Cam- lege women's lacrosse team son. Senior midtielder Pare
paign Cabinet. He endowed finished the 1999 season set the record fordraw con-
Publishes
the Mary Martin Scholarship with a 12-5 overall record trols in a career, with 157.
fordramastudents in honor and a 6-3 mark in the Cen- Junior midtielder Maggy Book on
ofhis graridmother and was a tennial Conference, good for Kilroy (Towson, MD) be-
majorsupporter ot the recent a tie with Gettysburg for came Washington's all-time
Beckett
renovation ot Norman James third place in the confer- assists leader, and her total
Theatre. ence. The Shorewomen's 12 now stands at 79. Another
A graduate ofthe Avon victories this year broke the junior, goalkeeper Sarah
Old Farms Preparatory school reccird for wins in a Moore (Chestertown, MD) is English ProfessorTho-
School, Weir earned a season. The previous record the record-holdertor saves in masJ. Cousineau has
bachelor's degree in interna- was 11, set in 1989 when the a career, with 626. Defender been fascinated with
tional studies fromWashing- team finished 11-5. The last Rosanne Alastra (Fort Mill, the work ofIrish writer
tonCollege. After teaching time Washington College SC), anotherjunior, broke Samuel Beckettsince discov-
biology inTanzania as apart had a winning season \n the record for most caused ering WaitingforGodot in his
turnovers in a game with 10 freshman English class at
against Gettysburg. Boston College in the early
Some ofWashington's 1960s. Having previously
biggest wins this year were in authored a book entirely de-
Conference games. On voted to Godot and edited
March 25, the Shorewomen "Beckett in France," a special
beat visitingFranklin &. issue oftheJournal ofBeckett
Marshall, then ranked sixth Studies, he has now published
in the nation, by a score of After the FinalNo, a study of
13-12. Washington had not the work that Beckett him-
defeated F&M since an 11- selfconsidered his master-
10 victory in 1984. The piece: the trilogy ofnovels
Shorewomen defeated West- Mollo;v, Malone Dies and The
ern Maryland, 9-3, on the Unnamahle. —
road on March 30. WC's last This new book whose
win against the GreenTer- title alludes to "After the fi-
rors was in 1991 (16-7). The nal no there comes a yes,"
MaggieKilroyisthe College's season-ending victory against the opening line of—a poem
all-time leaderin assists. Gettysburg was also the first by Wallace Stevens argues
since 1991 (12-11 in over- that, in spite ofthe nihilistic
time). vision with which Beckett's
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