Edrie Means Weekly (C ’84) was awarded the 2021 Van Lawrence Fellowship Award, which is presented by The Voice Foundation and National Association of Teachers of Singing Foundation. (Pictured to the ... Continue Reading April 2021 Class Notes
Learn What Inspires Public Leaders, SU Alums To Work For the Common Good Virtual Panel Discussion to Be Held Wednesday, April 14
Join Shenandoah’s Center for Civic Engagement from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, for the virtual panel discussion "Public Service: Values to Action!" During this interactive event, public ... Continue Reading Learn What Inspires Public Leaders,…
Alumni Launch Black Men Ventures, A Community for Black Entrepreneurs Alfred Duncan ’98 & Billy Blake ’99 provide capital for Black male entrepreneurs nationwide
Alfred Duncan ’98 wrote and performed the song “BLM Plaza” with Steve Roy in 2020 amidst a rise in awareness about racial injustice and during a global pandemic that affected businesses of every size. ... Continue Reading Alumni Launch Black Men Ventures,…
March 2021 Class Notes
Jeanne Gartner (C ’72) was featured in an article on the Air Force Bands website called “Celebrating Women's History: Chief Master Sgt. Jeanne Gartner, a woman of many firsts,” which celebrated her ... Continue Reading March 2021 Class Notes
February 2021 Class Notes
Charlene Baughan Romano (C ’91) presented a Flute Pedagogy Reboot for Band Directors at the Virginia Music Education Association’s virtual annual conference in November 2020. (Pictured to the ... Continue Reading February 2021 Class Notes
Joey Santangelo & the Dresses of ‘Bridgerton’ Joey Santangelo ’14 Designs Daphne’s costumes
It seems like every few months, a new show takes the world by storm. Everyone is watching it, talking about it and dreaming about when the next few episodes will come out. In the later days of ... Continue Reading Joey Santangelo & the Dresses…
January 2021 Class Notes
John Arnold (C ’92, ’94) performed “The Solo Guitar Works of Glenn Caluda” for Handley Regional Library’s Virtual Little Noon Music on Jan. 8, 2021. Leah Jacobs Schade (AS ’93) shared a rebuttal to ... Continue Reading January 2021 Class Notes
December 2020 Class Notes
A letter to the editor by Robert J. Spiers, Jr. (C ’69), “My Memories of Performing at Calvary Baptist Church,” was published in the Roanoke Times on Nov. 14, 2020. K & E Lawn Service, a ... Continue Reading December 2020 Class Notes
November 2020 Class Notes
On Sept. 23, 2020, Frederick L. Conti (AS ’67) was awarded a Life Achievement Award in Akron, Ohio, for his 42 years of service to his Podiatric profession. Charlene Romano (C ’91) was recently ... Continue Reading November 2020 Class Notes
October 2020 Class Notes
Ann May Dellinger (D ’60) retired from Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital after 52 years. She began in the medical records department, and then moved to Northern Virginia, where she worked at ... Continue Reading October 2020 Class Notes
Join Us For Our Homecoming Virtual Golf Tournament
Join in on the Homecoming fun throughout the entire month of October by entering the 2020 Shenandoah University Virtual Homecoming Golf Tournament, which runs through Oct. 31, 2020! This virtual golf ... Continue Reading Join Us For Our Homecoming…
August 2020 Class Notes
Robert J. Spiers, Jr. (C ’69) was chosen as correspondent of the day for the Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) for the second time in 2020 for his article “Raceway, Godwin crews make ... Continue Reading August 2020 Class Notes
July 2020 Class Notes
Ann Werner Van Dyke (C ’68) and H. Ray Van Dyke (AS ’75) will celebrate their 53rd anniversary on Aug. 27, 2020. (Pictured to the left are Ray and their granddaughters.) Thomas Wilkins (C ’78) was ... Continue Reading July 2020 Class Notes
June 2020 Class Notes
After 21 years, Joseph Cofer (C ’80) has retired from Gaston County Schools in Gastonia, North Carolina. During his teaching career he also served as a band director for Handley High School in ... Continue Reading June 2020 Class Notes
May 2020 Class Notes
Susan Cusick-Carpenter (AS ’82, HP ’84) recently received a promotion and will now work as the assistant vice president of healthcare claims at StarStone Specialty Insurance Company in Jersey City, ... Continue Reading May 2020 Class Notes
April 2020 Class Notes
Robert Spiers, Jr.'s (C ’69) entry, “Coronavirus: Remembering the Polio Epidemic of the 1940s,” into the Richmond Times-Dispatch was chosen as Correspondent of the Day in March 2020. He also gave a ... Continue Reading April 2020 Class Notes
Below Deck Colin Macy-O’Toole ’10 reflects on his education, reality TV and the seafaring life
Shenandoah University’s very own reality TV good guy, Colin Macy-O’Toole ’10, credits his education for getting him to where he is today. As a music education major, he says that while music is his ... Continue Reading Below Deck Colin Macy-O’Toole ’10…
Pocket PT A New Age of Physical Therapy with Dr. Jeff Botta
Shenandoah University alumnus Jeff Botta ’10, DPT, is in the vanguard of providing teletherapy services through his Winchester, Virginia, physical therapy practice. He is choosing to implement and ... Continue Reading Pocket PT A New Age…
Law & History Alumni Profile: Jeffrey L. Harding ’81, History
After receiving an honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps, Jeffrey L. Harding ’81 began his first semester at Shenandoah University. Shenandoah was flexible with his admission and he ... Continue Reading Law & History Alumni Profile:…
Network Building Alumnus Built Relationships for a Bright Future
David A. Abraham ’08, ’09 decided to attend Shenandoah because he believes the student-faculty relationship is integral to student success. The small classes made him feel like an individual — not ... Continue Reading Network Building Alumnus Built Relationships…
Curiosity Required Shenandoah Provides Boundless Opportunities for Alumna
When members of the Shenandoah University family say, “curiosity required,” they mean it. Students, faculty, staff, friends and alumni are encouraged to look beyond Winchester, beyond their program, ... Continue Reading Curiosity Required Shenandoah Provides Boundless…
Lessons Learned Field Hockey Alumna Learned Guidance and Leadership
Kaitlin Sommer Fleischmann ’11 first came to Shenandoah University to meet with former Shenandoah Field Hockey Coach Lois Bowers, but from the moment she stepped onto campus, she knew Shenandoah was ... Continue Reading Lessons Learned Field Hockey Alumna…
March 2020 Class Notes
Paul Noble (C ’56) launched a newly redesigned website, www.bandmusicpdf.net, to share his music arrangements for band with a catalog featuring more than 300 titles. (Pictured to the left.) Virginia ... Continue Reading March 2020 Class Notes
February 2020 Class Notes
Ronald McFarlane (C ’75) will perform during the Delaware Friends of Folk’s free Old State House concert in Dover, Delaware on Feb. 14, 2020. Dan Miller (C ’79, 03, 08) and James Martin (C ’07), who ... Continue Reading February 2020 Class Notes
January 2020 Class Notes
The Atlanta Chamber Players – Laura Ardan, Brad Ritchie and Elizabeth Pridgen – performed Tommy J. Anderson’s (C ’69) Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 14 on Oct. 13, 2019, at Peachtree Road ... Continue Reading January 2020 Class Notes
December 2019 Class Notes
Pablo Cuevas (’60) left his seat as the District 1 Supervisor of Rockingham County, Virginia, after 30 years of service. Ann K. Werner Van Dyke (C ’68) has written the third book in her series ... Continue Reading December 2019 Class Notes
November 2019 Class Notes
Pamela Bell (AS ’71, B ’83) will reprise her role of Sook, cousin of Truman Capote, in the radio play “I Remember Christmas,” presented by Winchester Little Theatre as a dinner theatre at Jordan ... Continue Reading November 2019 Class Notes
Flying with the Philadelphia Eagles 5 Questions with 2014 Shenandoah DPT/AT Alumnus Trey Kunz
Shenandoah alumnus Trey Kunz ’14, DPT, keeps NFL players healthy as a performance physical therapist (PT) for the Philadelphia Eagles. Since graduating from Shenandoah with a dual Doctor of Physical ... Continue Reading Flying with the Philadelphia Eagles…
October 2019 Class Notes
Pamela Bell (AS ’71, ’84) was among several Shenandoah community members who performed in the Winchester Little Theatre’s rendition of “King Lear” in September. Thomas Wilkins (C ’78) conducted the ... Continue Reading October 2019 Class Notes
September 2019 Class Notes
Norman McCorkle (C ’60) played the 18 rank Schantz pipe organ for Homecoming at Thyatira Presbyterian Church in Salisbury, North Carolina, on Aug. 11. Ray Van Dyke (AS ’75) and Ann Werner Van Dyke (C ... Continue Reading September 2019 Class Notes
July 2019 Class Notes
On June 15, 2019, Robert “Bobby” Spiers (C ’69) and his wife, Betty Ann, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at the Reveille United Methodist Church Chapel in Richmond, ... Continue Reading July 2019 Class Notes
June 2019 Class Notes
A 1908 Shenandoah Collegiate Institute & School of Music catalog, which belonged to Shenandoah alumna Myrtle M. Powell 1907, was recently donated to the university by her granddaughter, Linda L. ... Continue Reading June 2019 Class Notes
Traveling Thousands of Miles for a Daughter’s Smile Surprise reunion between a long-deployed military mother and her graduating daughter
Shenandoah University celebrated commencement Saturday, May 18, with the surprise of a lifetime for one of its 1,274 graduates. During the introductory speech, graduate Twanessa Archie was called on ... Continue Reading Traveling Thousands of Miles for…
Switching out Baseball Caps for Graduation Caps Seniors on Hornet Baseball Team Graduate in a Special Commencement Ceremony
On Monday, May 20, 12 seniors on the Shenandoah University men’s baseball team graduated as part of a special ceremony in the Brandt Student Center. Congratulations to Baseball 2019 ... Continue Reading Switching out Baseball Caps for…
Celebrating Commencement 2019 1,274 graduates walked the stage and turned their tassels!
Shenandoah University celebrated its 2019 University Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, in the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center. This year, Shenandoah celebrated 198 August ... Continue Reading Celebrating Commencement 2019 1,274 graduates…
May 2019 Class Notes
On April 28, Bobby Spiers (C ’69) was honored at an awards ceremony held by the Richmond Times-Dispatch (RT-D) for the 365 “Correspondent of the Day” recipients for the year 2018. Spiers was one of ... Continue Reading May 2019 Class Notes