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December 2019 Class Notes

Pablo Cuevas (’60) left his seat as the District 1 Supervisor of Rockingham County, Virginia, after 30 years of service.

Ray and Ann Van Dyke with their granddaughterAnn K. Werner Van Dyke (C ’68) has written the third book in her series called, “Visions of the Soul III.” (Pictured to the left is Ann, her husband H. Ray Van Dyke (AS ’75) and their granddaughter, Nechama Glotzer.)

Arlene Moore Thorpe (C ’75) received the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award and was selected as Post 9835’s Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Thomas WilkinsThomas Wilkins (C ’78) led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in performances of “American Life” in November 2019. (Pictured to the right.)

SpencerJ. Robert Spencer (C ’91), a member of The Midtown Men, released a new song at the end of 2019 called “Waiting on Christmas.” (Pictured to the left.)

Cynthia Vance (B ’95) and two colleagues founded the Shenandoah Valley Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Kimberly Bryant (AS ’99) became the land development/environmental inspector for the City of Hampton, Virginia, on Dec. 16, 2019.

2020 Grammy Award NomineesDaniel Shores (C ’99) was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award for his engineer and mastering engineer work on the album “AEQUA.” (Pictured to the right.)

Fusion Rehab and Wellness in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which is owned and operated by Travis Stoner (AS ’02, HP ’05), was featured on fredericksburg.com.

Harry Culpepper's production, Under the SeaHarry E. Culpepper, Jr. (C ’03) was reappointed to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Theatre Association and his theatre program at Woodmont High School in Piedmont, South Carolina, was named one of the top four high school theatre programs in 2019 by the Educational Theatre Association. (Pictured to the left.)

Photo of Megan Bureau's childMegan Fries Bureau (HP ’04) and her husband, Daniel, welcomed their third son, Cooper Edward Bureau, on Oct. 29, 2019. (Pictured to the right.)

Ronald Burton Isenberg (C ’09) was named to Oklahoma Gazette’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2019.

Photo of Susan Kilby's childrenSusan Clawson Kilby (AS ’11) and her husband, Seth Kilby, welcomed their second child, a son, Lee Foster Kilby, on Oct. 17, 2019. (Pictured to the left.)

Family Photo with Mary PryorMary Pryor (AS ’11) welcomed a daughter, Emma Grace Bamberger, on May 3, 2019, with her fiance, Gilbert Bamberger. They are planning a May 22, 2020, wedding in Pensacola Beach, Florida. (Pictured to the right.)

“Wassailing,” a new medley by Aaron Shows (C ’11) based on traditional carols, will make its world premiere on Dec. 21, 2019, at the annual Christmas Joy Concert at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, California.

Photo of Cody and Morgan's twin daughtersWilliam Cody Smallwood (AS ’13) and Morgan Merica Smallwood (AS ’13) welcomed twin daughters, Laney Suzanne and Scarlett Lou Smallwood, on Oct. 14, 2019. (Pictured to the left.)

Family Photo with Alicia ThomassonAlicia Keen Thomasson (C ’13) welcomed a son, Tanner Stone Thomasson, on Oct. 29, 2019. (Pictured to the right.)

Katherine Fromm (P ’14) was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Family Photo with Jessica MorganJessica Brown Morgan (C ’14), the choral director at Woodgrove High School in Purcellville, Virginia, welcomed her third child, Jensen Charles Morgan, on Oct. 28, 2019. (Pictured to the left.)

Kirby Talbert (AS ’14) works as a merchant assistant at Dollar Tree Corporate and recently got engaged and purchased a house.

Matthew EdwardsMatthew Edwards (C ’15) was one of 26 voice teachers from around the world featured in “Training Contemporary Singers” by Elizabeth Benson. (Pictured to the right.)

Gina Thompson Ayers (P ’16) serves as the only geriatric clinical pharmacy specialist at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, where she is working with other pharmacists to use pharmacogenomics with her patients.

Garrett Rohrbaugh (B ’16, ’17) was recognized by the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber as a young professional who is making a mark on the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

Richard Jeric (C ’18) will serve as accompanist for the Omaggio Community Chorus’ debut performance at the Mary and Al Danos Theater in Talbot Hall on the Nicholls State University campus in Thibodaux, Louisiana.


In Memoriam

Nancy Stouffer Spanogle (’42), of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, passed away on July 20, 2017. She is survived by her son, a sister, a niece, a nephew and several grandnieces, nephews and cousins.

Constance J. Payne-Stewart (’55) passed away on Nov. 12, 2019 in Elkins, West Virginia. Constance taught college prep English at Bayside High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for nearly 33 years and enjoyed baking, reading, music and traveling. She is survived by her second husband, Arthur Stewart Bellington, and four step-children, several nephews, nieces, grandchildren, great grandchildren and many friends.

Joseph L. Lotts (’59), of Appomattox, passed away on Aug. 4, 2019, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He served ten years in the U.S. Air Force and was a United Methodist minister, most recently attending Memorial United Methodist Church in Appomattox, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Crowder Spriggle Lotts, and three children, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Walter D. Conner (C ’62), a U.S. Army veteran of Clarksville, Virginia, passed away on May 3, 2018. He was the long-time band and choir director at Bluestone High School in Skipwith, Virginia, until he left that position to create the school’s photojournalism program. He later taught band, photojournalism and yearbook at Oak Ridge Military Academy in Kernersville, North Carolina. He is survived by two sons, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Floetta G. Legg (AS ’86) passed away on July 24, 2019.

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