As of May 1, the total amount committed to the lobby was $254,000. Approximately 215 Emeritus Club members have provided over 400 gifts toward the lobby project. A wall plaque with donors names will be placed in the lobby.

The current 2005-2006 Emeritus Club Officers are: President, Robert S. Gay ’50; Vice President, Peggy Martin Dorsey ’48; Secretary, Ruth Reeder Myers ’45; Treasurer and Director of Alumni Relations, Timothy L. Channell, MBA ‘03 and Immediate Past President, Mary Coberly Marquess ’48. The directors are: Edith M. Logsdon ’51, 2006; Agnes Tenney Payne ‘50, 2007; William M. Brown ’50, 2008; Robert L. Gould ’52, 2009 and Richard E. Conaway ’52, 2010.

Additionally, the Emeritus Club contributed $1,000 toward the Wesleyan class of 2005 senior gift. The senior gift will be a portion of a new "senior" gate to the Senior Walk. The gate will be directly across from College Avenue and the new Virginia Thomas Law Center for Performing Arts as an entrance to the Senior Walk leading to the Administration Building.

If you would like to make a gift toward the performing arts center, please call the Advancement Office at (304) 473-8540 or (800) 768-8264, e-mail makeagift@wvwc.edu, or make a gift through the College’s secure website.

Athletic Department Seeking Hall of Fame Nominations

The West Virginia Wesleyan College Athletic Department established its Hall of Fame in 1996. Each year, four individuals or a team will be selected from the nominees that have been submitted to the department by Wesleyan alumni and friends.

We are asking for your nominations for the Hall of Fame. Your nominations may be mailed to Dr. George Klebez, 59 College Avenue, Buckhannon, WV 26201. Please list the name of your nominee, what year he/she graduated, what sport(s) he/she played, and any other important details about their athletic career.

Eligible nominees are former Wesleyan athletes who have not been on an active roster at any time during the past 10 years (anyone graduating prior to 1996 is eligible) and any long-time supporters and contributors to Wesleyan athletics.

The Hall of Fame recipients are each year honored at Homecoming. A beautiful bronze plaque with the recipient’s nameplate is hung in the lobby of the John D. Rockefeller Physical Education Building.

Class Notes: May 2005
E-mail your Class Notes to alumni@wvwc.edu

1965
KEITH W. MARPLE, Lost Creek, WV, has been re-elected for a second term as Magistrate Judge in Harrison County. He retired as a D.C. Police Sergeant and Special Deputy U.S. Marshall Security Officer in January 2005. * NANCY COLE TOWNLEY, Nassau, NY, is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church in Troy Conference, upstate New York/Vermont. Her husband, JAMES A. TOWNLEY , is pastor of Grace United Methodist Church also in Nassau. Nancy has co-authored, with Nylea Butler-Moore, PRAISE NOW 2, published by Abingdon Press, the United Methodist Publishing House. She is currently writing the liturgy section of Lectionary Helps on Cokesbury’s Worship Connection.

1970
RICHARD L. DIAK, Fort Mill, SC, was promoted to information technology operation director for Coats North America in 2004.

1979
RICHARD L. OLCOTT, Parkersburg, WV, was elected to the Wood County Board of Education in November 2004.

1980
ROBERT G. DIETRICH, Shrewsbury, MA, was appointed director of individual giving at Harvard School of Public Health in February 2004, and serves on the International Board of CASE, Council for the Advancement & Support of Education. * DEBORAH K. POWERS, Saylorsburg, PA, was promoted to senior business analyst in the IT Finance group of the Children’s Place/Disney Store North America.

1991
DIANE RUNNER GERLACH, Parma, OH, and her partner, Jennifer Gerlach, announce the birth of their son, Zane Runner Gerlach, on February 10, 2005.

1995
LINDA BAUER-JOHN, Westminster, CO, and her husband, RICHARD JOHN ’97, announce the birth of their son, Reece David John, on April 9, 2005.

1997
TROY M. GOURLEY, Marriottsville, MD, is a business consultant for CACI, and has been selected for Direct Commission in the Naval Reserves. * SHERYL BALZAMA MCCUTCHEON, Spencer, WV, and her husband, DAVID MCCUTCHEON ’96, announce the birth of their son, Cael David McCutcheon, on September 5, 2003.

1998
NANCY MONTER-STONESTREET, Bolivar, OH, and her husband, BRIAN MONTER ’00, announce the birth of twins, Evan and Addison Monter, September 1, 2004. Brian is currently attending graduate school at Kent State, and Nancy is working as a RN at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, OH.

1999
NICKOLAI MILCHEV NICKOLOV (see photo right, click to enlarge), Atlanta, GA, was united in marriage to Ilka Otto on May 15, 2004 in Germany.

2000
D. MICHELE GARDNER GREEN, Hurricane, WV, and her husband, Matthew Green, announce the birth of their daughter, Miah Ann Green, on October 7, 2004.

2001
MILENA (MEGGIE) DIMITROVA, New York, NY, is an associate research manager in U.S. Consumer Insights & Research of Colgate-Palmolive Corporation.

2002
JOHNNA M. STEELE, Williamstown, WV, and JEFFREY B. NOAH, were united in marriage on October 23, 2004.

2003
CHAD M. JONES, Monmouth Junction, NJ, has accepted a position as marketing coordinator with Fenwick Group LLC for Panera Bread in Princeton, NJ. He previously was the defensive backfield football coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College.