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Wilkins ’78 Conducts National Symphony Orchestra with Jennifer Hudson at Wolf Trap

On Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, Thomas Wilkins ’78 conducted the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap in a special performance featuring Grammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. Several members of the Shenandoah University community visited Wilkins at the performance, including Richard Helsley ’89 (Bachelor of Business Administration), Alumni Board of Directors President Susan Wyatt Helsley ’76, ’85 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Master of Music in Music Education), Executive Director of Alumni and Donor Relations Emily Burner ’16, D.Prof., (Doctor of Professional Studies in Organizational Leadership); President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.; Chip Connelly ’92 (Bachelor of Science in Arts Management), Judy Barefoot Connelly ’74 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education), Leslie Hughes Robertson ’74 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education), Charlotte Hickerson McKee ’76 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) and David McKee ’76 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education).

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