Performing Arts Update

Progress on for new Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts building continues to be on schedule for its 2009 Spring debut.

Below are the most current pictures of the construction. The first picture is from College Ave. on the sidewalk in front of the Lynch-Raine Administration Building. The second shot is a side view of the building taken from the Wesleyan Guest House on College Ave. For more information about the Virginia Thomas Law Performing Arts Center, please visit our website at http://www.wvwc.edu/alu3/pac/.

For information about the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts or to make a gift, please contact:

Office of Institutional Advancement
West Virginia Wesleyan College
59 College Avenue
Buckhannon, WV 26201
304-473-8540

Class Notes: June - July 2008

E-mail your class notes to alumni@wvwc.edu

1956 DAVID M. CUCINOTTA and B. EVELYN HARRISON CUCINOTTA ’56, Somerset, MA, celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on June 5, 2008. They were married after their sophomore year at Wesleyan and lived at College Unit #13. Those were wonderful days for David and Evelyn.

1964 KAREN POST CARTWRIGHT, Buckhannon, WV, was elected trustee of WV United Methodist Foundation for a three-year term.

1972 TIMOTHY T. WHITE, Fredericksburg, VA, retired on August 1, 2007 and moved to Virginia.

1974 D. SCOTT BLACKBURN, Salisbury, MD, has two children. His son, Aaron, was married in April and his youngest child, Morgan, completed his freshman year at McDaniel College, where he is in the honors program and swims for the men’s team. * EDWARD A. TRIMMER, Montgomery, AL, is the new Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts at Huntingdon College in Montgomery. He was the former Dean of the School of Religion at Pfeiffer University.

1976 DENNIS SLOGLE, Arden, NC, was appointed the new President and CEO of Mack Trucks. Dennis and his wife, Karen, are expecting their first grandchild. Their daughter, Kristin, is married to CHRISTOPHER W. GARRETT ’00.

1985 PHILLIP “P.T.” CONRAD, Goleta, CA, is now a lecturer in computer science at the University of California in Santa Barbara.

1998 ELIZABETH C. ALTOBELLI, Larchmont, NY, has been named to the RE/MAX 100 Percent Club and is the number one agent for the greatest number of transactions in RE/MAX ‘s District 5 area.

1990 DANETTE IFERT JOHNSON, Ithaca, NY, and her husband, Steve, announce the adoption of their daughter, Grace, born December 24, 2006 in Guangxi Province, China. She joins big brother, Christopher at home. Danette was recently promoted to Professor at Ithaca College. * JENNIFER JARRELL WATTERS, Lexington, KY, and her husband, Damon Hinkle, were united in marriage on May 24, 2008 at Gatlinburg, TN. Jennifer is a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer employed by ELAN Home Systems and she has son – Thomas, who is eleven.

2001 JASON K. GREEN, South Point, OH, is currently employed at AK Steel Corp. in Ashland Kentucky, as a pitman. Jason is also owner of Tristatesportsphotography www.jasongreen.smugmug.com where he specializes in taking sports candids. He has two daughters, Karson, four, and Keaton, 23 months. * LYNDSI TAYLOR HERRING, Greensville, NC, received a master’s in psychology from East Carolina University in 2003. She was married June 5, 2004 to Richard C. Herring. JENNY EVANS FAIR ’01 was in attendance. Lyndsi and her husband had their first child, a son, Richard C. Herring Jr. “Chase” on October 10, 2006. Lyndsi currently teaches in the psychology department at East Carolina University.

2002 KATIE SHEILDS RODGERS, Beaver, PA, and her husband, David, announce the birth of their daughter, Cora Evangeline, on December 6, 2007. Katie is the Lead Conflicts Processing Specialist at the international law firm of K&L Gates.

2004 MARIA BAUGH BARONTINI, Allison Park, PA, and her husband, Nathan, welcome their first child, Dino Albert, born April 20, 2008. * BRETT M. COVERT, Raleigh, NC, and his wife, Alicia, were married May 24, 2008 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Weirton, WV.

2006 KARYN FRUM BENNETT, Buckhannon, WV, and her husband, Chip, were married at Wesley Chapel on March 29, 2008. Alumni in the wedding were MICAH SNYDER ’02, NICK ANDREW ’02, and BRAD WINGLER ’05. Alumni in attendance were MEGAN MILLER SNYDER ’03, JILL WALKER WINGLER ’06, DONNA VEACH ANDREW ’02, ALLISON THORP ’05, A. LINDSEY THORP ’71, MELLISA WORKMAN ’05, KIRK WILSON ’03, ELLIS CONLEY ’73, JULIE MONTGOMERY CONLEY ’74. Also in attendance were VAL BENNETT ’08, JODI MYERS ’08, SARAH OWEN ’09, and SARAH PECK ’11. Karyn is currently employed at First United Methodist Church in Elkins, WV, as the director of Student Ministries.

2007 LAURA RUNKLE and JASON JORDAN ’06, Charleston, WV, were united in marriage on May 27, 2007 in Wesley Chapel. Alumni in the wedding party were BRIANNE BARTON ’07, CLAIRE VAN DE CASTLE ’07, JOSHUA GROSS ’05, JAKE HEATER ’08, and JONG HO KIM ’06. Other alumni in attendance were CHRIS BLACKBURN ’04, KRISTIN DUSCH ’08, COLLETTE LEAMY ’08, LANCE LINDAUER ’07, NINA MENDICINO ’07, KOLE METZ ’07, TEAL MORRISON ’08, ZAC MORTON ’07, SALLIE RICHARDS ’05, NEAL SALUJA ’06, AMANDA SLUSS ’07, JEFF STEVENS ’07, KYLA VALA ’09, ERIN WILSON ’07, and LINWOOD YOUNG ’06.