Each year West Virginia Wesleyan sets goals for unrestricted giving and for alumni participation.  This year’s objectives include having 3500 alumni make a gift and raising $1 million in unrestricted gift revenue to help support College programs.  To accomplish this West Virginia Wesleyan must have your support. 

 “The importance of alumni participation and unrestricted giving cannot be overstated,” states Vice President for External Relations Peggy Cooning. “It takes $20,000 of endowment funds to generate the same yearly income as a $1,000 Annual Wesleyan Fund gift.  When alumni support their alma mater with gifts to the Annual Wesleyan Fund they increase the alumni participation rate and help to ensure that future generations will have the same Wesleyan experience that has been a tradition for over 116 years.”

Class Notes: April 2006
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1961   ROBERT H. LANG, Surfside Beach, SC, recently retired from territory sales.  He currently is working as a substitute teacher in the Myrtle Beach area.

1964   DARREL R. TENNEY, Poquoson, VA, and his wife, Linda, have completed early response disaster training and have lead two missions to the Mississippi, Gulf Coast area to help rebuild Safe Harbour United Methodist Church and homes of the church members.  They have organized six mission teams from Chestnut Memorial United Methodist Church in Newport News, VA to help hurricane Katrina victims.

1966   WAYNE CORDERO, Lantana, FL, recently re-opened his restaurant, the Old House Restaurant as the Old Key Lime House Restaurant. http://www.oldkeylimehouse.com This century-old waterfront wonder is the second oldest house in Lantana, Florida and is located with a panoramic view of the Intracoastal Waterway. In more than three decades in the business, Wayne has owned 35 restaurants. He and his son, Ryan, oversee the restaurant’s day-to-day operations.

1967   WAYNE LUNSTEAD, Poughkeepsie, NY, retired from AT&T on March 28, 2006 after 32 years of service.

1974   DEBORAH TANNER BRADLEY, Huntington, WV, became a National Board Certified Music teacher in 2005 in early adolescent and young adult music.

1979   REBECCA (BECCA) TICE, Louisville, CO, has retired after a long career on Capitol Hill, and now spends her days caring for and being highly amused by her two children, Emma and Noah.

1981   WILLIAM B. ARMISTEAD, Morgantown, WV, has been named Director of Development for the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University.  His wife, JULIE ROSENWALD ARMISTEAD ’83, is an OB/GYN registered nurse practitioner at Partners in Women’s Health Care in Morgantown.  They are the parents of one daughter and one son.

1984   RANDY BROWN, Holland, MI, is a senior manager for Market and Information Service and his wife, SANDI SNOW BROWN, is employed as a registered nurse in a cardiovascular lab.

1989   JAMES M. ROACH, Lafayette, IN, and his wife, Joy, announce the birth of their daughter, Grace Catherine, on June 7, 2005.  She joins her sister, Madeline, brothers, Daniel and William at home.

1992   SUSAN GRAHAM GRAY, Greencastle, PA, was the winner of the 1st Inaugural National Marathon in Washington, DC.  She won the women's marathon with a time of 2:58:05.

1993   ELIZABETH A. BURKETT, Monroeville, PA, with the law firm, Burkett Law Offices, LLC, won the 2006 Reader's Choice Award for “Best Attorney,” as voted by the readers of the East-West Edition of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Burkett Law Offices, LLC is owned by Elizabeth and her sister, Susan A. Burkett.

1994   PAULINE (POLLY) EDMONDS-BALDRIDGE, Damascus, MD, and her husband, THOMAS S. BALDRIDGE '93, announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Catherine, on March 16, 2006.  She joins her twin brothers, Matthew and William, at home.   * DOUGLAS VANCE BASILE, Rocky River, OH, was united in marriage to Amy Lynn Riegelman, on April 15, 2006.

1996   EMILY HILL KOHLBACHER, North Augusta, SC, and her husband, David, announce the birth of their daughter, Lilah Duston, on March15, 2006.  She joins her big brother, Ethan, at home.

1997   PATRICIA KEARNS RAUCHBACH, Hopatcong, NJ, and her husband, Philip, announce the birth of their son, Brian Kearns, on April 11, 2006.  He joins his big brother, Zachary Ronald and Nathan David, at home.

1998   A. JOSEPH FULTON, Washington, PA, has been promoted to art director of Information Studio, a graphic design firm in Pittsburgh, PA.   *   AMY WALDER, Bordentown, NJ, was united in marriage to Andrew P. Glatz, on September 24, 2005.  Alumni in attendance were REBEKAH GULNAC BRUSHE and LEA ANDERSON. *   AMANDA CLINE PESSLER, Cincinnati, OH, and her husband, Dan, announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Michelle, on February 4, 2006.  Mandy is an analytical chemist at Procter & Gamble.

1999   STACEY NAUGLE CARLSON, Buckhannon, WV, and her husband, JEFFREY ROBERT CARLSON, announce the birth of their son, Zachary Christian, on October 6, 2005. (picture right)

2000   ALICIA TEEL JOHNSTON, Chesapeake, VA, and her husband, Edmond, announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie Gayle, on March 2, 2006.  She joins her big brother, Timothy Bryce, at home.

2001   ALISHA M. KLOCEK, Greenfield, IN, was united in marriage to Michael Anderson on May 14, 2005.  (picture right) Alumni in attendance were NICOLE BODE SLEETH, matron of honor, and CHRISTY DAWES, bridesmaid.  Alisha is employed as a physical therapist and athletic trainer.

2003   KATHERINE DAVIS, Bridgeport, WV, and NICHOLAS PERPERAS, were united in marriage on October 15, 2005 at Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church in Hurricane, WV.  Alumni in the wedding party included, ABBEY NILAND, KARA RAWLINGS '05, AARON (LUKE) DIAMANT '02, ERIC JILES '04, DAN KASTEN, and JOSH NEASE.