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
April 2019 Class Notes
In March 2019, "TREASURES: The Musical Adventures of Tom Sawyer," an original adaptation by Dolly Stevens (C ’77) and Tom Sweitzer (C ’94, C ’11), was performed at the Franklin Park Arts Center in ... Continue Reading April 2019 Class Notes
March 2019 Class Notes
In January 2019, Sandra Falkenmayer Van Dam (C ’77) welcomed her first grandchild into the world, Aksel Finian Van Dam. On March 10, the Washington Saxophone Quartet celebrated its 40th anniversary ... Continue Reading March 2019 Class Notes
February 2019 Class Notes
Pam Bell (AS ’71, AS ’83) took part in the Winchester Little Theatre Stagedoor New Scripts Festival held Feb. 8 to 10, at Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia. She was chosen for the full-cast ... Continue Reading February 2019 Class Notes
January 2019 Class Notes
Tommy Joe Anderson (C ’69), a radio producer for WABE-FM in Atlanta, Georgia, was recently interviewed by the non-profit organization, ArtsATL. Listen to “Q&A: Tommy Joe Anderson on classical ... Continue Reading January 2019 Class Notes
December 2018 Class Notes
On Nov. 29, 2018, Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biographical profiles, presented Vincent Tornello (C ’72) with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. (Pictured to ... Continue Reading December 2018 Class Notes
November 2018 Class Notes
On Oct. 20, Joel Puckett’s (C ’99) “Short Stories” concerto was performed by the Reading Symphony Orchestra at the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. On Nov. 3, Gail Huntley ... Continue Reading November 2018 Class Notes
Discovering the Class of 1993 After 25 years, We Unearthed the Treasures Hidden by the Shenandoah Class of 1993!
In the Shenandoah of 1993, Smith Library was brand new, University Inn and Edwards Residential Village were still hotels, and Solenberger Hall was still a hardware store. If your family was ok with ... Continue Reading Discovering the Class of 1993…
October 2018 Class Notes
Paul Noble (C ’56) is pleased to announce that composer John Rutter, and Oxford University Press have joined with him in the dedication of his arrangement of Rutter’s “Agnus Dei,” from his “Mass of ... Continue Reading October 2018 Class Notes
September 2018 Class Notes
On July 10, the U.S. Marine Band performed its 220th anniversary concert at Strathmore Hall in Bethesda, Maryland, which included a performance of Paul Noble’s (C ’56) arrangement of William Walton’s ... Continue Reading September 2018 Class Notes
August 2018 Class Notes
Cenira Schreiber (C ’95, C ’06) participated as a piano soloist in the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra’s “Winter of the Arts” performance. Lawrence Webb (AS ’97, AS ’04) has accepted a position as ... Continue Reading August 2018 Class Notes
July 2018 Class Notes
Ann K. Werner Van Dyke (C ’68) performed with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Chorus at DAR Constitution Hall during the DAR’s 127th Continental Congress in Washington, D.C. Van Dyke is ... Continue Reading July 2018 Class Notes
June 2018 Class Notes
On May 11, Anne Carr Regan (C ’74) was the conductor for the premiere performance of Professor Emeritus James H. Laster’s arrangement of “Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above” at Braddock Street United ... Continue Reading June 2018 Class Notes