The Magazine Mary Baldwin College

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The Magazine
MARY BCDWIN
G2LLEGE
VOLUME FIVE NUMBER TWO DECEMBER 1991
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Mary Baldwin College, tor 150 years
oneofthe finestcolleges inthiscountry.
This issue celebrates the College's
distinctive architectural history. The
centersection is dedicated to those who
have provided financial support in the
past year, and throughout the maga/ine
wecelebrate the remarkablepeople who
are the reason the College continues to
be amoniz the verv best.
President's Message
hisisatoughclimatefor
highereducation,andour150thyearushersinatimeof
challenges.Ontheonehandarecontinuingissues,andmost
ofyouknowthem:asmallendowmentrelativetoour
competitors:lowsalariesrelativetoourcompetitors;
dependenceontuitionincome,andthusenrollmentinatime
whendemographicsarenotonourside.Astuitionsincrease,
andtheymust,werequireincreasingamountsofstudentaid
sothatweareabletocontinueaggressivemarketing.
But.givenallthat,thisfallwehaveincreasedour
enrollmentofnewstudentsinthetraditionalcollege,the
AdultDegreeProgram,andintheProgramforthe
ExceptionallyGifted.Infact,wehavethelargestenrollment
inourhistory,andourattritionratewas86.3percentduring
thepastyear.That,too,isthebestinourhistory,anditis
considerablybetterthanmanyothercollegesinthiscountry.
Wecontinuetoaimforevenhigherretentionrates,however.
Wehaveincreasedourendowmentby69.5percentinthe
lastsixyears,—andwehaveraisedalmost$35millioningifts
andpledges evenifourendowmentisstilltoosmall.We
haveincre—asedsalariesabovethecostoflivinginthelast
fiveyears evenifthey'restillshortofourtargets.Our
reputationinVirginiaandthenationhasneverbeenstronger,
evenaswestruggle. creativeenergythathavebeenthemeanstooursuccessfor
But,howdowesteerourwaythroughfuturepotential allthesemanyyears.InnovationssuchastheAdultDegree
uncertaintiesintheworldaroundus? Therearebasically Program,ContinuingEducation,theProgramforthe
twooptionsbetweenwhichwecanchooseMaryBaldwin ExceptionallyGifted,theSenaCenter,and,soon,perhaps,a
College'sfuturecourse.Wecanenteraperiodofdrawing master'sprogramdiversifyandstrengthenus.Newideasin
backandreiningin,orwecanstaythecurrentcourse, admissions,investmentincomputertechnology,and
planningprudentlytobuildonthefoundationwehave enhancementofourphysicalplantmakeusattractiveand,
securedoverthelastyears.Asyouknow,standingstill isnot therefore,successful.
anoption. Thistime,difficultasitis,isnotunique:Ourhistory
Uncertainfuturesmakedrawingbackandreiningin recordsothertimesofcrisis.Andwealsoseeinourhistory
tempting,becausewecancontrolcostsbetterthanwecan— thepromiseofrenewalandcontinuedgrowththatfollows
controlexternal factors.Thatiswhatbusinessesoftendo timesoftrial;thus,itis,truly,atimeofcelebration.
weallreadtheheadlines. Manyprestigiouscollegeshave Asweenterthis 150thyear,Iaskyou,then,tojointhose
gonethatroute,too,andperhapstheycanaffordtodothat. ofuswhoservetheCollegehereonitscampusaswework
Theymaywell havefattotrim. Mary BaldwinCollegedoes togetherthroughthischallengingtimeandcelebratethe
not.Drawingbackmeansthatwewouldhavetocurtail promiseofthisCollege'scontinuedresilienceandwealthof
service,butthatisnotacceptableatthisprestigiouscollege. spirit. — —
Thealternativeistostaythecourse,andthatisprecisely Iaskyou,too,tocontinue evenincrease your
whatwearedoingatMaryBaldwinCollege.Whatdoesthat supportofMaryBaldwinCollege. Inthisway,wewillnot
mean?Itmeanscontinuingtheinitiativesunderwaytokeep Just staythecourse. Wewillsecurethefuture,aswell.
thiscollegestrongandtomakeitevenbetter. Itmeansthat
wemustchallengethefutureandnotallowan inevitably
unclearfuturelomakeusafraid.
Itmeansmlinlainingmomentumandthesteady Howof Cynthia II. Tyson

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Contents
The Magazine
MARY B^^LDWIN
C'LLEGE
President 4 Founders' Day 1991
Dr.CynlhwH.Tyn..!
EditorialAdvisoryBoard 6 Hallowed Halls
CrislaR-Ci.k-,i:li,iir
MarthaMcMullaiiAaMT'51
Westport.Connecticut
ClaireGamson'90Anr 14 Sesquicentennial Reunion
Crozet,Virginia
Dr.JaDmiersecHtaorrroifngton 30 International Student Programs
theAdultDegreeProgram hyA-sfiton /ricc'<iiuiS/iirlc'vKiai'ic'\
B.R.charJPlant
AssistantProfessorofEnglish
WilliamCarterPollard
CollegeLihrar.an Departments
YvonnePover
Arlington,Virginia
ShirleyY.Rawley
AssociateProfessor President's Message
ofCommunications
MaryJoShillingShannon'53
Roanoke.Virginia 2 Ehitor'sNote
JanetWilkins
AssistantProfessorinArt
andCommunications 2 Campus News
BarbroHansson'88ADP
ProjectManager
AlumnaeActniiie- 12 Alumnae President's Message
Editor
AliceK.Addleton 13 Alumna Promle
AssistanttotheEditor
D.Michelleline fi\C'visitiCabe
EditorialAssistant
SusanO'Donnell'92
Design 15 Chapters IN Action
AliceE, Addleton
PatKihl.nger
DesktopPublishing 18 Class Notes
PattCiWmger
25 ADP Alumna Profile
T/icM<in'(!<.IJuniM,.,i;.i;iii by D.MichdkHite
ispuhhshcdhy
MaryBaldwinc:ollegc
OfficeofCollegeRelation 28 FxuuLTY Notes
Staunton,VA24401.
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Mai^'BaldwinCollege 32 Philanthropy
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Campus News
Editor's
Note
ALittle Bit Mark Atchison Is New VP for Advancement
At A Time
Mark L. Atchison was appointed Vice Presidentfor
Institutional Advancement, effective June 17. He had
Even, nowandthenwhen previously served as Vice President forUniversity Ad-
I'mtraveUnginthecar.Irun vancement at Frostburg State University in Frostburg,
into road constru—ction. You Maryland.
knowhowthatis longlines Mr.AtchisonwasDirectorofDevelopmentattheState
of traff—ic, detours, inconve- UniversityofNewYork'sInstituteofTechnologyinUtica
nience andit'salwayshot. from 1984-1988.Inaddition,hehasservedasExecutive
Lately,whileIwaitforthe Directorofthreeorganizations: theNationalEducational
go-aheadsignalfromtheper- InstituteforEconomicDevelopmentinWa,shington,D.C.;
son waving the orange flag. the Southwest Regional Development Commission in
I've started watching the Slayton.Minnesota:andWesternSouthDakotaCommu-
peopleatwork.Ithinkahead nityAction.Inc..inRapidCity.
tothedaywhenIwilldriveon Mr.AtchisonreceivedaB.S.inphysicalscienceand
theresultoftheirwork. One mathematicsin 1969fromKearneyStateCollegeinNe-
day. insteadofmountainsof braskaandamaster'sdegreeinpublicadministrationin
rockand—dirt,dustand mud—. 1978.fromSyracuseUniversityinNewYork,wherehe
andmess justplainmess wasaBushLeadershipFellow.From1965-68heservedin
therewillbeanewhighwayor theU.S.ArmySpecialForces.HeisaVietnamveteranand
one ofthose amazing inter- arecipientoftheSilverStarandPurpleHeart.
changes that swoop cars up Heandhiswife.Coleen.havethreechildren: Melissa,
andovereachotherandother MarkAtchison 20;Bridget, 14,andPatrick, 10.
highwaysandcitybuildings.I
marvel that a little bit at a
time,ascoopofdirthere,aton
of gravel there, people are Enrollment Is Up Academic
buildingaroad.
The new design for the For Seventh Straight Year Spending Is Up
magazinehasdevelopedalittle
bitlikeroadconstruction.It's MaryBaldwincontinuestobuckthetrendofdecliningenrollments Administrative
btiemeen,haanpdp.eyneisn.gsaomlietttliembeitsawtea sAusfkfeegraedardbyrepmoarntsythpartivnaetwesctouldleengtess.inCtohleltergaeditRieogniasltprarrogDrra.mLareewiusp Costs Down
felta.sifwehadamess.Now, fivepercentoverlastyear.
though,wehavetheresults. Inaddition,theProgramfortheExceptionallyGiftedandtheAdult
To my colleagues Pat Degree Program have record-breaking enrollments this year. Total Anarticleinarecentissueof
KiblingerandAnneHolland. enrollmentforthe1991-1992academicyearisexpectedtoreachI.-iSO, T\\cC\uoi\k\cofH\\!,i\vrEduca-
1extendspecialthanksfortheir thelargeststudentbodyintheCollege's 150-yearhistory. liitii reported that in American
diligence and hard work in colleges and unive—rsities non-
preparingthisissue.Pat.who teachingpersonnel whatsome
cametoMaryBaldwinjusta Church Grant Funds criticsare—calling"bureaucratic
yearagoaftereight yearsas blubber" increa.sed 28 per-
ArtDirectorforNorthCaro- For Mediation Course centduringthefive-yearperiod
linaZoo.implementedthenew endingin1990.Duringthesame
design.AnneHolland'S8.as- AgrantIronitheConiniilleeonHigherEducationollhcPresbyte- period, numbers of faculty in-
sociatedirectoroftheAnnual rian Church (U.S.A.) has provided start-up funding foracourse in creasedonly8.6percent.
Fund,compiledandeditedthe mediation.Theeight-weekcourse, which will becomeapartofthe AtMary Baldwin,Ihetrend
entirecentersection. College'sregularcourselistings,isdesignedtointroduceparticipants seemstobereversed.Overthe
And all ofyou whosend tomediationandconflictresolutionprinciplesandskills. pastliveyearsIhepercentageof
suggestionshavebeenapart ThecoursewillsupportworkoftheCollege'sMediationCenter, totalspendingfornon-leaching
oftheproject.Thanksforhelp- established by Chaplain Patricia Hum al the end ofIhe 1990-1991 salaries,suchasadministrators,
ing.andpleasekeepyourideas academicyear.AccordingtoChaplainHunt,theaimolMaryBaldwin's clerical,andservicepersonnel,
coming. MediationCenteristohelpstudentslearntosolvetheirownproblems hasdeclined.Ontheotherhand,
beforetheylooktosomeoneelseforthesolutions. thepercentageofIheCollege's
Shesaid,"Successfulmediationhelpsbuildacooperativerelalion- totalsalarybudgetspentforper-
slip between those in conflict. If it works, the disputants leave a sonnelcostsforinstructionhas
GenieAddleton medialionmeetingwithareasonableworkingrelationship." risenfrom40lo45percent.
1
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ABOVELEFT: HeatherHill'94,MargaretHuntHill'37andCarolineRoseHunt"43attheribbon
cuttingceremony. ABOVERIGHT LauraCatchingAlexander'71 withaminiatureofHillTop,
whichshebuiltandfurnished. INSET Interiorviewoftheminiature.
Qmii
q/op Rededicated
Is
Alterayear-kingperiodolresloralKinlunclcilb\ Dallasalumnae HillTopwasbudtoriginallyasaprivatehomebetween 1S16and
MargaretHumHillandCarolineRoseHunt.HdlTopResidenceHall 1X20. but throughout its history has been the site ofeducational
was rededicated on October 10. Mrs. Hill and Ms. Hunt, whoare endeavors:firstasMr.Easlerbrook'sschoolforyounggirls;thenas
sisters,andMBCsophomoreHeatherHill,whoisMrs.Hill'sgrand- JudgeThompson'slawschool:andthenasaresidenceforstudentsof
daughter,participatedintheribboncuttingceremony.Heather'sfather. AugustFemaleSeminary.MaryJuliaBaldwinpurchasedHillTopfor
AlbertHillJr.olDallas,attendedtheceremony,alongwithmembers theSeminaryin 1K72.
oltheBoardofTrustees,faculty,staff,andstudents. Duringtheredcdicationceremony,LauraCatchingAlexander'7
Oneofthepriinaryaimsoftherestorationprojectwastocreatean displayedaminiatureofHillTop.whichshebuiltandfurnishedin
energy-efficient structure, but the work on Hill Top also included celebrationoftheSesquicentennialand inhonorofherlate father.
installationofnewelectrical,plumbing,andheatingsystems,asv\ell RobertCatchinii.
asastatc-of-theartsecuritysystem.
Entertainment Season Celebrates Sesquicentennial
Anexcitingscheduleoiniiisicalandtheatreeventsismlullsuing tions."v\TittenbyBette.MianCollins'M;and"\VoiceofMyOwn,"
attheCollege.TheCarl BmmanConcertsfeaturereturnlecitaKby aboutoutstandingwomenwritersfromthetimeofancientGreecelo
favoriteartistsfromthethepast10seasons,includingtheCiarthNevsel thepresent. "The.XnasiasiaFile."ahistoricalplavab<iulthemystery
Trio,theMcDennottTrio,oboistJosephRobinson,theChestnutBrass surrounding .Anastasia. the daughter of the last Russian c/ar. ran
Company,forte-pianistDavidSchrader.andtheBaltimoreConsort. November20-24.
OtherspecialmusicalperlomiancesincludeBroadwaystarCarol A visiting professorfrom Michigan Slate I'niversily. Dr. Terry
TaylorEdiichwhowasfeaturedinaconcert benefitingascholarship Williams,willdirectthemusical"Quilters"duringthespringsemes-
fund for local students. Her performance was sponsored by the ter.DuringtheMayTermtheatrestudentswilldirectaseriesofonc-acl
Staunton-Waynesboro-AugustaCountyChapteroftheMBCAlum- playsfocusingonwomen.
naeAssociation.Duo-pianistsRobertT.AllenandJ.RileyHaws,both Thefinaleventoftheseasonoccurson May 21. IW2.withthe
membersofthemusicfacultypresentedaconcertduringtheFounders' premiereperfomianceofRuth,anoratorioforsoloists,instrumental
DaycelebrationinearlyOctober.TheCollegealsosponsoredafree ensemble,andtreblechoirwritlenbyFrancesThompsonMcKay '69.
communitv pertormanceoithepopularBalterv DanceCompanv in Theoratoriois basedontheBookofRuthfromtheBible.
lateOctober.
Mars Baldv\MiCollege's l')^M ')2theatreseasiinhasawomen's
theme,openinginOctoberuilhtv\oone-actplays:"Sticky Revela-
ABOVE PresidentCynthiaH.TysonwithDr.NancyF.Cott,convocationspeaker. BELOW: SeniorsJessicaBoothandDoriAkerman
withJessica's brother,Ross.
Founders' Day
1991
^rowing from just a handful of
younggirlsloanenrollmentofover 1300students, Mary Baldwin
College has reached its LSOth year. On Friday, October 4, Mary
Baldwin'sannualFounders'Dayactivitiesmarkedthestartofayear-
long series of events celebrating the College's sesquicentennial
anniversary.
TTiesesquicentennialeventsbeganofficiallywithFounders'Day
convocationinthe.StudentActivitiesCenter.FeaturedspeakerwasDr.
NancyF.Cott..StanleyWoodwardProfessorofAmericanStudiesand
HistoryatYaleUniversity,andoneofthenation'sforemostauthorities
onwomen'shistory.Alsoduringtheconvocation,thisyear'sseniors,
membersoftheSesquicentennialClassof 1992,wereinvestedwith
theirblackscholar'srobesandmortarboards.
MaryBaldwinCollege'sFounders'Dayiscelebratedannuallyon
theFridayinOctoberclosesttothebirthdayofMaryJuliaBaldwin,
andthisyearhappenedtofallonherbirthday."MissJulia."asshewas
called,washeadoftheschoolfrom IK6.1untilherdeathin 1897.A
.servicecommemoratingMissBaldwin'sbirthdaywasheldonOctober
4athergraveinThornroscCemeteryinStaunton.
ABOVE Specialguests,Mr.andMrs.EdmundD.Campbell.
RIGHT CollegeLibrarianWilliamC.Pollard,chairofthe
SesqulcentennialCommittee. BELOW Panelists: (lefttoright).
CharlotteJacksonBerry'51;GwenKennedyNeville'59;
ConstanceElaineAtkins'72;VickieReynoldsAkelman'76;
panelmoderatorMarthaMcMullanAasen'51;andAnabelBarber'81.
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fsohonored at Toundcrs' Day is
Rul'u.sW.Bailey,aministerandteacherIromMainewhoopenedthe
schoolin1842asAugustaFemaleSeminary.Dr.Bailey,agraduateof
DartmouthCollegeand AndoverTheological Seminary,organized
theschoolwiththesupportofPresbyterianchurchesinStauntonand
AugustaCounty.
Specialguestslorthe 1^*91 lounders'DayConvocationwereMr.
andMrs.FximundD.Campbellot,Arlington.Virginia.Mr.Campbell
is the great-grandson ol Rulus Bailey. Mrs. Campbell, the lormer
ElizabethPt'ohl,isthefounderofWashington'sWF.TA-TVandwas
thefirstDeanofMaryBaldvsinCollege.
FollowingapicniclunchonthelawnofthePresidenlshome,a
panelofalumnaepresented"WomenConsidered:MxlhstVRealities."
ThepanelwasmoderatedbyMarthaMcMullan.Xasen 51ofWestport,
Connecticut.MarthaisaretiredL'nitedNationsliaisonofficer.
Panelists who represented various career t~ields were Charlotte
Jackson Berry "31 ofColumbia, South Carolina, national chairof sity;ConstanceElaineAtkins'72,anactressfromWestPalmBeach.
volunteers for the Red Cross: Gwen Kennedy Neville '59 of Florida;bankerVickieReynoldsAkelman '76ofBarrington.Rhode
Georgetown.Texas,professorofsociologv atSouthwesternUniver- Island;andAnabelBarber"SI.aphysicianfromNew^'ork.NewYork.
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Architectural History
Mary Baldwin College
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ThisviewshowstheMaryBaldwincampusapproximately100yearsaftertheschoolwasfoundedin1842.
Notetheorderlycourtyardarrangementandclassicalbuildings. Artistunknown,c.1945- MBCArchives.
ThelandnexttotheoldFirstPresbyterianChurchonFrederick
Street in Staunton was secured, and in 1844 construction of the
we buildingwascompleted.Thisbuilding,today'sMaryBaldwinCol-
d legeAdministrationBuilding,wasdesignedinthethenpopularGreek
Revivalstyle.Dr.Baileycouldhardlyhaveenvisionedhowmuchhis
smallschoolwouldgrowoverthenext150years,norcouldhehave
imaginedthatthefirstbuildingheerectedwouldsetthearchitectural
H styleforalltheconstructionthatwastofollow.
TheGreekRevivalstyle,symbolizingtheidealsofGreekdemoc-
I I racy,hadbecomethepopulararchilecturalstylefortheyoungrepublic
asitbrokepriorticstoEngland.ThroughtheyearsboththeGreekand
Roman classical styles have been used for nearly all ofthe new
BY Kathy O'Neill Frazier 78 buildingsontheMaryBaldwincampus.Whilethereisvarietyamong
thearchitecture,therearecommonfeaturessuchasbrick,porticos
withpedimentsandcolumns,andsmall-panedwindowsthathelpto
givethecampusacohesiveappearance,emphasized,ofcourse,bythe
creamandwhitecolorscheme,consistentlyusedformanyyears.
withtheideaofopeningaschoolforyoungladies,he ThaiIhccampushasremainedstylisticallyconsistentthroughits
wasgreetedenthusiasticallybythecommunity,and v1a."riOieydeadrrsamisatriacthaelrlyamwai/thiinngtchoenssiadmeerinlgimtehaptearricohdi.teActtutrhaeltsitymleesofhatvhee
in 1842Augusta FemaleSeminarywasestablished. College'sfirstmajorexpansionunderW.W.Kingintheearlypartof
thetwentieth century, the nationwide popularity ofthe ornate and
exuberantstylesofthe Victorianerawas waningand more serene
neoclassicalstyleswereonceagaingainingpopularity.Atthistimethe
CarpenterAcademicBuilding,MemorialResidenceHall,andAgnes
McClungW'a\\{si'v\9I4SunhoniInsuranceMap)wereconstructedin
theneoclassicalstyle,thusavoidingamajorstylisticchange.