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Laurence E. Elder ’92 to Perform at Blues Alley in Washington D.C. on May 27
Laurence E. Elder '92 will headline at Blues Alley, Washington DC’s premier Jazz Club, on May 27. Show times are 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., and the cost is $25 per ticket. Call (202) 337-4141 or visit www.bluesalley.com to . . .
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SU Names Davis Hall In Honor of Retiring President James A. Davis
Shenandoah University named a new building today in honor of President James A. Davis, who will retire on June 30. Davis Hall — located on Pleasant Valley Avenue next to Abram’s Delight Museum and the newly dedicated Halpin-Harrison Hall — . . .
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Nursing Honor Society Hosts Research Day
The Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing and the Rho Pi Chapter, Shenandoah University’s nursing honor society, hosted its 10th Research and Scholarship Day on April 18 at the Health Professions Building.

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Alumni SUCCESS Stories

Annette Amerman '97 returned to the SU campus on April 28 to speak with students about her career as a historian as well as internship opportunities available through the federal government. Dr. Jim Bryant, history professor in the SU College of Arts & Sciences, invited students from many different programs to participate. Dr. Catherine Tisinger, Amerman’s former professor and mentor, also attended. Amerman is employed as one of 11 historians with the Marine Corps History Division located at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Since graduating from SU, Amerman has worked in a variety of historical positions with organizations such as USO World Headquarters, Wyoming Territorial Park and the Shenandoah Center for Heritage and the Environment. She is a member of the Society for History in the federal government and the National Council on Public History. She has served as a judge for the Northern Virginia Regional National History Day competition and other historical sites. Recent articles have been published in Naval History Magazine and the Marine Corps’ historical journal Fortitudine. A native of the Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York, Amerman was the recipient of Shenandoah University’s 1997 Bartley History Award. She currently serves on the Shenandoah University Alumni Association Board of Directors. She is pursuing a master’s degree in history at George Mason University.

Charles A. Flynn-McIver '88 and his wife Angie founded the North Carolina Stage Company in Asheville, N.C., in 2002. Now in its sixth season as Asheville's only professional theater, North Carolina Stage Company presents exciting, professional theater in the heart of downtown Asheville. They were voted Best Local Theatre by readers of Mountain Xpress its diverse season of gripping dramas, classics, family plays and outrageous comedies. It was also named North Carolina's Professional Theatre of the Year of 2006 by the North Carolina Theatre Conference. This year marks its first year as a bonded theatre with Actors’ Equity Association. Arts education is an integral part of North Carolina Stage Company's mission. Since 2001, it has served 3,545 students in Western N.C. through its classroom residencies and more than 15,000 students through its NEA-funded school tour of “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” The theatre conduct’s masterclasses that are fast paced, challenging courses taught by actors and directors from their main-stage productions. Flynn-McIver received a master's of fine arts in acting from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1993. He returned to North Carolina after working as an actor for nine years in New York City. Charles and Angie have two children, Nora and Cameron. For more information about North Carolina Stage Company, visit www.ncstage.org.


SU welcomed back 52 alumni for a soccer tournament and cookout on April 19. Of the 41 former student athletes from the men’s and women’s soccer programs who participated, 12 traveled from out of state (Fla., Mass., N.Y., Conn., Texas, Md., W.Va., Ohio and Pa.).

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2008 Dayton Alumni Weekend

Shenandoah University opened its doors in Dayton, Va. in 1875 and moved to Winchester in 1960. Each year, during the fourth weekend in April, the Dayton alumni gather to share their memories and to visit dear friends.

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Alumni Events
10.25.08
 Homecoming Weekend 2008
For more information about alumni events, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 800-786-4802 or alums@su.edu
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Alumni Staff

MIke Hatfield, executive director
Kari Frazier, assistant director
 Annie Mitchell, assistant director
Christina Davis, administrative assistant

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