What do a musician, nurse, basketball player and scientist have in common? More than you might think, when they’re all members of the Carpenter family, which wouldn’t even exist without Shenandoah University. Read more about them in the summer 2016 ... Continue Reading Carpenter Family Anchored to Shenandoah…
Theatre Alumnus Designs Theme Park Career Nick Collins '00 Creates Thrills and Chills With the Help of His Shenandoah Degree
Nick Collins '00, armed with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (scenic and lighting design concentration), turned his almost-lifelong passion for theme parks into an impressive career. He has landed extensive freelance work and a position as a senior ... Continue Reading Theatre Alumnus Designs Theme Park…
Readiness & Luck Brig. Gen. Lisa Doumont ’95 Enhances Career and Education with Leadership Doctoral Studies
Brig. Gen. Lisa Doumont ’95, a senior ranking officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, learned her "can-do" attitude from her mother, who returned to nursing school at age 52. Doumont, who earned an associate degree in nursing at Shenandoah, has returned to ... Continue Reading Readiness & Luck Brig. Gen.…
David McKee: 30 Years On the March
Music education is at the very heart of Shenandoah University's renowned Shenandoah Conservatory. It was one of the first four-year degrees offered by the conservatory and the program is known for turning out top-notch music educators like David ... Continue Reading David McKee: 30 Years On…
A Thoroughly Shenandoah Nurse
Debra Myers, DNP, ’93, ’98, ’00, ’12 is a dynamo, plain and simple.As the coordinator of two facilities located at the Heart and Vascular Center at Winchester Medical Center, she helped WMC’s parent organization, Valley Health, avoid $8 million in ... Continue Reading A Thoroughly Shenandoah Nurse
Colorado Native Katy Vaughn Appears in ‘THE GRINCH’ at the Buell Theatre This Month – BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld.com; Dec. 17, 2014 Colorado Native, Katy Vaughn will fulfill a lifelong dream of performing on the stage of Denver's Buell Theatre when the National Tour of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas-The Musical! concludes its 2014 run ... Continue Reading Colorado Native Katy Vaughn Appears…
Following in a Pioneer’s Footsteps – Pharmacy Student Pursues His Dream
Growing up in Albany, Ga., fourth-year pharmacy student Robert “Bo” Spires ’14, Pharm.D./ M.B.A., often dreamed of owning his own business. Little did the former electrical engineer know that one day he would fulfill that desire — not as an ... Continue Reading Following in a Pioneer’s Footsteps…
Where Sweethearts Meet
Estale Harris ’56 and Dick Daniel ’56 met on the Shenandoah campus in Dayton, Va. They went sledding on their first date 60 years ago — on January 31, 1954 — and married 10 days after graduation. After Dick passed away in 2011, Estale and her sons ... Continue Reading Where Sweethearts Meet
Shaping Lives: Multiple Generations Attend Shenandoah
The Shaffer-Barbera-Ironmonger family tradition began at Shenandoah approximately 90 years ago. The importance of this tradition is best summarized by Percy Ironmonger ’64, who said, “Shenandoah shaped our lives.” For four generations, Percy and ... Continue Reading Shaping Lives: Multiple Generations Attend…