salem academy magazine 2012
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MAGAZINE 2012
P2 Willing to Risk Failure | P4 Bragging Rights P14 Miss T @ 40 | P41 Honor Roll of Donors
Expanding thE Comfort ZonE
OUR MISSION: Salem Academy pledges to retain and nurture those values which encourage each student to take risks, show integrity, and discover her passion as she sets out on her own journey.
TAKING A STAND AGAINST BULLYING In October, which is designated as National Bullying Prevention Month, Salem Academy students united against the growing issue by creating t-shirts with slogans such as “The Cycle Ends Here” and “Spread Love, Not Hate.” The bright orange shirts, the color for the national awareness program, were seen throughout the campus as students wore them in solidarity with those who have
been victimized by all sorts of bullying. “Bullying is an epidemic in all schools. Many people don’t realize the different forms of bullying and/or the long lasting effects it has on victims,” says Salem Academy counselor Jenny Orr, who spearheaded the project. “I did this project to educate the students about the different aspects of bullying, as well as empower them to stand up to bullies.” The girls’ project caught the attention of a local television news program and was broadcast on the morning show of the FOX affiliate, WGHP. –MICHELLE MELTON; PHOTOS BY MEGAN RATLEY
ON THE COVER: At Salem Academy, a diverse group of girls from across the nation and around the world live together in a community that is nurtured by faculty and staff. Among them is Mary Lorick “Miss T” Thompson, who for the last 40 years has guided generations of young girls through the challenging years of high school. As the assistant head of school and dean of students, Miss T has encouraged her students to expand their comfort zones, to try new experiences and be open to the unfamiliar, which has often led to discovering unknown gifts. On the campus, she has helped create an environment of respect, honor and kindness while reminding every student that Salem Academy is not just a school; it’s a home away from home. You are invited to celebrate "Miss T" at 40, P14 –MICHELLE MELTON; PHOTO BY ALAN CALHOUN
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“Salem Academy gives me a global
perspective”
Reason No. 17
DEPARTMENTS
2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE EMBRACING THE FEAR FACTOR
4 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL BRAGGING RIGHTS
8 TAG ROOM TIDINGS Award-winning Yearbook, p. 9 Drama Queens, p. 9 Purple or Gold?, p. 10 Legislative Leader, p. 10 Welcoming New Faculty and Staff, p. 12 Chair Library Opens, p. 13
28 ALUMNAE NEWS Recognizing Excellence: Alumnae Awards, p. 29 Events Gallery, p. 32
36 GIVING Remembering Two Beloved Salem Supporters, p. 37
38 IN CLOSING | YOURS TRULY FREEZE-FRAME, 1972
41 THE 2011-2012 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
FEATURES
5 AP SCORE SUCCESSSalem Academy students out-perform on the College Board’s AP exams
11 BY THE NUMBERS Salem] Academy is exceptional, and the numbers say it all!
14 “MISS T” @ 40For the last four decades at Salem Academy there has been one constant—Mary Lorick “Miss T” Thompson, Assistant Head of School and Dean of Students.
18 DOCUMENTING AMERICAAmanda James A’07 is going where the stories make a difference in people’s lives.
20 HOLDING COURTLike so many Academy graduates, attorney Alice Morrison Tolin A’97 discovered her career passion as a Salem student.
22 STRENGTHENED BY FRIENDSHIPThe deep friendship forged at Salem Academy between Rolonda Watts A'77 and Shannon White A'77 has lasted the test of time and distance.
24 COURTSIDE WISDOMCelebrating the life and leadership of Katherine Anne Workman A’65.
26 MUSIC TO MEDICAL RESEARCHMusic major Justin Rawley A’87, C’91 uses Salem-learned skills in cutting-edge research.
27 20 QUESTIONSMeet our 2012 Scholars
34 SO MANY REASONS WHY WE LOVE SALEM
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Embracing the“Fear Factor” Salem Academy may be lovely, but it is not all "peace and tranquility." Our lush green lawns, arching shade trees, curved walkways and historic buildings create an environment that is a treat for the eyes and a balm for the soul, but nevertheless, beyond all that beauty lies risk. That is exactly how it should be. At the Academy we are passionate about the intellectual life of students, and we know
As a student once told me, now I, too, tell students that Salem Academy is the safest place in the world to take a walk on the risky side. - Susan E. Pauly
from experience that the life of the mind is also a life full of feelings, some of which are ‘dangerous’ and unpopular. The most powerful of these feelings is fear of failure. Not a day goes by that we do not encourage students to embrace failure as a vital part of their academic journey. The need to protect one’s image is strong in all of us. Yet self-protection is the antithesis of academic life. The great opera star, Beverly Sills, spoke of the importance of risk when she warned that we “may be disappointed if we fail, but we are doomed if we don’t try.” Each semester as the weeks go by, the faculty guide students to explore more unfamiliar material and to think even more deeply and creatively. Throughout life, our students will confront new information that must be mastered, and so in every discipline we challenge them. We urge them
to create chemical reactions in labs and new works of art in studios; to balance formulas in their heads and balance their bodies in PE class; to stretch physically, socially and intellectually and to direct, debate, dance, synthesize, solve and sinnggg! For more than two centuries, women at Salem have learned to embrace risk. The amazing success stories of Salem alumnae that are celebrated in these pages remind us all that accepting the ‘fear factor’ in life is what puts us in a position to realize our true potential and achieve our dreams. After all, it is what comes after fear that matters most. The actress Mary Pickford noted that any of us can have a fresh start at any time, for the thing we call failure is “not falling down, but staying down.” I was reminded of this
President's Message
“Fear Factor”truth once when a student stopped to talk with me about Salem’s historic hazard: our charming but infamous brick sidewalks. “President Pauly,” she explained, “when you finally fall face down at Salem—and you will—no one will laugh at you because at Salem, we all fall down.” The years that students spend with us are a unique opportunity to practice the art of falling . . . not failing, just falling. And so, as we celebrate the arrival of this new semester and a new calendar year, I send out fond wishes to each woman at Salem: may she feel the gentle, insistent pressure from our faculty who know well that guiding a student out of her comfort zone is the greatest gift we can bestow; may she find herself at the end of the semester filled with healthy pride, the kind that comes from achieving that which she
did not know she could do; and may she fall down (just a little) on her journey toward standing up. As a student once told me, now I, too, tell students that Salem Academy is the safest place in the world to take a walk on the risky side. After all, there is always someone here to pick you up, dust you off, and point you in the right direction. That direction would be the future—the place where our current students will someday shine, serve and make a better world, just like the remarkable alumnae who preceded them.
Safe travels,
Susan E. Pauly, President
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Introducing “Walking Together”An occasional sojourn by the president of Salem Academy and College on the topics of educating women, leadership, contemporary culture, and inspiring individuals to be agents of positive change.
Join the Conversationwww.susanpauly.com
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BOARD OF TRUSTEESCharles A. Blixt, chair; Winston-Salem, NCLeigh Flippin Krause C‘85, vice chair; Raleigh, NCD. Wayne Burkette, treasurer; Pfafftown, NCAnna McCoy Smith C‘98, secretary; Winston-Salem, NCWinifred Currie Ballenger C‘74, Roanoke, VALisa Herron Bankoff C‘73, Atlanta, GADeana Bass C‘95, Alexandria, VAElizabeth Copeland Becher A‘58, Winston-Salem, NCMary Martha Whitener Beecy C‘88, Charlotte, NCRobiaun L. Charles, Austin, TXL. Duane Davis, Winston-Salem, NCMary Maples Dunn, Cambridge, MARodgeryn R. Flow, Winston-Salem, NCMcDara P. Folan III, Winston-Salem, NCGinger Renick Griffin, Greensboro, NCAnn Stone Hanes A‘71, Winston-Salem, NCSallie Craig Tuton Huber C‘68, Newton, MAStephen G. Jennings, Panora, IAMartha Riggs Lowry A‘79 C‘91, Winston-Salem, NCJennifer Reinhardt Lynch A‘77, High Point, NCMartha Johnston Manning A‘73, Winston-Salem, NCChi-Chi Ziglar Messick C‘89, Winston-Salem, NCWilliam H. Petree Jr., Winston-Salem, NCWilliam R. Phillips, Winston-Salem, NCS. Margaret Pike C‘94, Winston-Salem, NCM. Elizabeth Rader, Cincinnati, OHRebecca Hewit Rauenhorst C‘74, Tampa, FLNancy Taylor Sumner C‘69, Raleigh, NCRamon Velez, Pfafftown, NCWallace C. Wu, Winston-Salem, NC
TRUSTEES CONTACT INFORMATION:Salem Academy and College Board of TrusteesInspector’s House/Office of the President601 South Church StreetWinston-Salem, NC 27101
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BRAGGING RIGHTS
Headmaster's Corner
I love bragging about Academy girls, because they give me so much great material to talk about every year! They have amazing natural gifts, but they’re always willing to work harder and get better. They’re assertive,
but they’re also appropriate in the way they deal with others. They’re kind-hearted, but they’re not afraid to hold each other accountable when they do something wrong. They’re smart, but they’re never condescending. They love having fun, but they’re not willing to compromise their core values in the name of having a good time. They’re normal teenagers, but they’re extraordinary people. And finally, they’ve been given an opportunity to get a world-class education, and they’re making the most of it. Of course, I love bragging about our faculty too, because the key to receiving a world-class education is having a world-class faculty around to deliver it—and that’s what we have at the Academy! They’re world-class because they possess the three qualities that every great teacher needs to possess; they’re optimistic, they’re tough and they’re happy people. Academy teachers are optimistic, because it takes optimism to start from scratch every year and know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that each of the young women sitting in front of you is going to make it to the top of the mountain. This is optimistic because many of these students may not believe it themselves. Our teachers know that there will be setbacks along the journey, but everyone will get there…somehow…someway. They don’t focus on the problems; they focus on the potential. They are convinced that our girls cannot only climb the mountain, but …almost literally…move it.
Along with the optimism, however, comes a certain amount of toughness. By tough, I certainly don’t mean harsh or hardhearted. Our teachers should never be those things, but rather in possession of a determined spirit—a spirit of toughness. Faculty need this, because along the journey, they will be questioned by students, parents, colleagues and even an occasional administrator about their expectations. The easy thing would be to lower the bar. That’s not what Academy faculty members do. Instead, they tend to take a closer look at their expectations, and make sure they exist for all the right reasons. When they’re convinced they’ve got it right, they have the courage of their convictions to stand by them. Generations of young women have benefited from Academy teachers who are willing to push or pull students over the high bar, rather than lowering it. I heard a former headmaster once say, “If you do nothing else right as a head of school, make sure you hire happy people.” I could not agree more! Teachers spend so much time in front of students—and their colleagues—that their personalities are bound to rub off. It is far more difficult for us to teach our girls to choose “joy” if we are unhappy in our own work…or, more importantly, our lives. When I talk with members of the faculty, a consistent theme always comes through. Over and over again, I hear how much each one of them enjoys working with these girls. At some point in nearly every conversation, they use the term “love;” “I love these girls, I love my advisees, I love my colleagues, I love it here.” They really do “love” their jobs, and they’re also really good at them! So, as you read through this issue of the alumnae magazine, just remember; we always run out of magazine pages before we run out of stories to tell of great teaching and great students!
Karl J. Sjolund, Head of School
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Salem Academy students excelled once again on the College Board’s Advanced Placement exams. Mean test scores for the 2011-2012 school year place Academy students’ performances significantly higher than the global, national and North Carolina averages. AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest possible score. The exams test knowledge gained in the college-preparatory AP courses in a variety of subjects, from calculus to Spanish. Students earning high scores can often receive college credit for that subject. Among Salem Academy students: • 87% of the tests taken earned a
passing score of 3 or higher. • 38% of all the tests taken
earned a perfect score of 5.• 64% of all the tests taken earned either a
4 or a 5.• Nineteen students earned some level of
AP Scholar distinction from the College Board. These 19 students had an average score on all of their exams of 4.36.
• 39% of the entire senior class earned distinction from the College Board.
• There were nine seniors who earned AP
CAHILL NAMED TO AP EXAM COMMITTEESalem Academy Director of Studies and Advanced Placement (AP) English teacher Dr. Eileen Cahill was asked to serve on the AP English Literature and Composition Development Committee. In this position, she is one of a select few responsible for ensuring that the course curriculum reflects as closely as possible the expectations for typical first-year college-level literary analysis courses, and for creating exams that address those curricular requirements. Cahill already serves as an AP Exam Question Leader, one of the highest levels of AP Exam Readers. A high honor, these appointments are usually reserved for college professors.
Scholar status (scored 3 or higher on 3 or more exams)
• There were two seniors who earned AP Scholar with Honor status (average score of 3.25 and scored 3 or higher on 4 or more exams)
• There were six who earned AP Scholar with Distinction status (average score of 3.5 and scored 3 or higher on 5 or more exams)
SALEM ACADEMY STUDENTS OUT-PERFORM ON THE COLLEGE BOARD'S AP EXAMS
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The sun shone brightly as the Salem Academy class of 2012 gathered in the May Dell for commencement this past May. Family, friends and members of the Salem community gathered to celebrate the achievement of the 44 graduating seniors. Honor graduates Madeleine Shelton and Suh Woo (Kate) Jung, along with senior class president Talia Cartall, addressed the crowd. During the ceremony, Emily Demarest was honored with the Faculty Award, which recognizes a senior whose qualities of character, personality and service most nearly exemplify those of the ideal Salem student. –PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: SARAH DUCK A'12, EMILY
DEMAREST A'12, DANIELA DECRISTO A'12, CRISTA
COMBS A'12. PHOTO BY ALLEN AYCOCK.
For more photos of Commencement, visit our Facebook gallery.
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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Performing to sellout crowds, Salem Academy’s spring production of the high-spirited musical romp, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," was undoubtedly a smash hit. The jazz-era musical set in 1920s New York starred Carrie Barlow A’12 (pictured far left) as Millie, a naïve young woman who finds excitement and intrigue in the big city.
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SWEET SALEM SINGERS Salem Academy’s Glee Club traveled to Walt Disney World in Orlando in February 2012 to perform at the Waterside Stage in Downtown Disney. The following day, the group participated in the Disney Sings! workshop, learning audition and performance skills, along with warm-up and voice-over techniques from a professional Disney vocalist.
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT Five Academy students picked up honors as recipients of Scholastic Art Awards in the Southeast region. Keyla Kolenovic A’13 won the Gold Key award; Mariah Himes A’12, Dina Yamaleyeva A’12 and Monica Wang A’12 received the Silver Key award, and Laura Zhang A’13 received an honorable mention. The students were chosen from more than 2000 submissions by art teachers in the Southeast.
DRAMA QUEENS Jordan Jones A’13 (left) and Bria Smith A’15 were accepted into the North Carolina Black Repertory Company's (NCBRC) Teen Theatre Ensemble after successfully completing the audition process. Both students have appeared in Academy theatre productions, and Jones also interned with NCBRC during January Term. The North Carolina Black Repertory Company was the first professional black theatre company in North Carolina. The company's Teen Theatre Ensemble allows students to participate in various master classes taught by professionals in different disciplines of theatre. Participants also receive an opportunity to showcase their skills, talents and disciplines through a production each session.PHO
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AWARD-WINNING YEARBOOK The Salem Academy 2012 yearbook was honored by the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association. The book received a School of Distinction Honor for the overall book and an Honorable Mention for the theme, which centered around the school’s 240th anniversary and founding year of 1772. Salem Academy was one of only two schools in the state to receive the School of Distinction Honor. This is the first time Salem competed in the contest.
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PUPPY LOVE Pre-exam stress relief can be found in the comfort of furry friends from the Forsyth Humane Society. The organization brought several of its pups to campus for students to enjoy.
PURPLE OR GOLD? We asked the question on the Salem Academy Facebook page—PURPLE or GOLD?—and you responded. The results were close, and for now, the winner is: purple! Want to show your Salem Pride? Visit the Academy Facebook page to weigh in: facebook.com/SalemAcademy.
Angelica Mack A’12 served as co-speaker of the House at the North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly's annual session in March in Raleigh.
Mack, who has served as a delegate to YLA
committees in the past, was one of two North Carolina students chosen.
"It was an honor to be a 2012 co-
speaker for the 42nd session of the NCYLA because it exemplifies the respect that my
LEGISLATIVE LEADERfellow peers and the General Assembly have for me, as well as their belief in my abilities to represent YAIO (Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office) in a professional manner. This position as co-speaker also provides me with the opportunity to positively impact the community and become more familiar with and appreciative of our political system." Mack monitored debates, sent bills to committees and maintained order among the
225 North Carolina students who participated in the mock-legislative body. Following procedures used by members of the N.C. General Assembly, the students worked in one of 10 committees before gathering for general sessions. Mack has also received the Richard White Leadership Award, which is given to a senior-ranking member of the YLA Leadership Team who demonstrates strong leadership and organizational skills.
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4.41 Average score (out of 5) on AP exams taken in STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics) courses.
Salem Academy: BY THE NUMBERS
25% of the student body are legacy students. Alumnae are one of our greatest resources for sharing the good word of the Academy to young girls!
278 Average number of cookies consumed at cookie break. Our tastiest tradition lives on!
13 Number of states from which current Academy students hail. No matter where you live, you might know a potential Academy girl!
56 Number of new students in 2012-2013. With your help, Salem Academy can continue to grow.
87% of AP exams taken by Academy students in 2012 received a score of 3 (out of 5) or higher.
185 Number of seats filled in the auditorium at morning assembly.
4 Sisters Scholars. You can help us find the next Sisters Scholar! Nominate a deserving young girl for this prestigious honor at salemacademy.com/admissions.
28 Number of new students inducted to the Purple Team at Athletic Picnic. Go, Purple!
28 Number of new students inducted to the Gold Team at Athletic Picnic. Go, Gold!
540 Number of Chaucer lines memorized by 9th graders this year—Salem girls still learn their Chaucer!
507 Number of likes (at press time) on the Salem Academy Facebook page. Have you “liked” us yet? Visit facebook.com/SalemAcademy for all the latest photos, updates and more!
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Salem Academy welcomed several new faculty and staff members for the 2012-2013 academic year. They include:
Laura Clay History Teacher and Field Hockey CoachB.A. (social studies education and history), Pfeiffer University, M.A.L.S., UNC-Greensboro
Clay was named Teacher of the Year in 2007 at Clemmons Middle School and this past year
at Reagan High School where she was also the head coach for the varsity field hockey and
lacrosse teams. She also coached the Salem College field hockey squad from 1999 to 2001.
Kara Weimer Mathematics TeacherB.S. (mathematics education, music minor), M.Ed. (mathematics) Bob Jones University,
M.S., Clemson University
Weimer has been a full-time middle school and high school teacher since 2005, and a teaching
assistant/instructor the past two years at Clemson.
Jessica Jonczak Director of Learning ServicesB.A. (English education), UNC-Greensboro, M.A. (reading education),
Liberty University (in process)
Jonczak has taught strategic reading and several different levels of English at Western Guilford
High School since 2006.
Darcel Walker A’04 Director of ActivitiesB.S. (mass communication—public relations and broadcasting), UNC-Pembroke, M.A.
(communication studies), UNC-Greensboro
Walker spent the last few months as an Assistant Dean of Admissions at Salem College, and
she previously worked at Salem College as an Admissions Counselor and a Public Relations
Assistant.
Dot Hill Administrative Assistant-AdmissionsHill is an experienced administrative coordinator, who has spent the past several years working
at the Wake Forest University Counseling Center. Previously, she was a senior secretary at
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Della Hinman A’07 Director of Residential Life Programming and International Student CoordinatorB.A. (English, minor in music), Wake Forest (magna cum laude graduate)
Hinman spent last year teaching high school English in Budapest, Hungary.
Kara Nolle House CounselorB.A. (Christian ministries—counseling and student ministry), Piedmont International University
Nolle spent this past spring training to be a Young Life leader, and she’s working on her M.A. in
professional counseling.
Savannah Sizemore C’12 House CounselorB.A. (teacher education), M.Ed. (in progress), Salem College
Sizemore has been a volunteer at Brenner's Children’s Hospital and she has worked with
teenage girls through Salem College's Writing Project.
NEW FACULTY AND STAFF JOIN ACADEMY
CLAY WEIMER
JONCZAK WALKER
HILL HINMAN
NOLLE SIZEMORE
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ELSIE NUNN HEADMASTER’S AWARD Academy Latin teacher Lauren Rogers received the coveted Elsie Nunn Headmaster’s Award for 2012. Rogers, who also lives on dorm and works as part of the residential life staff, chaired the SAIS/SACS Accreditation Committee, helping lead the Academy through a successful reaccreditation process. She also accompanied students on a Jan Term trip to Spain and Portugal and was chosen to chair the Academy’s Strategic Planning Committee. Of her relationship with the students, faculty and staff, Head of School Karl Sjolund says, “She gets along with everyone—she’s universally liked, and the students describe her as funny, very easy to be around, very easy to talk to and someone who really cares about them.”
JOEL WESTON AWARD FOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE Science teacher Paul Allen was selected as the 2012 Joel Weston Award for Faculty Excellence. Allen, who also served as an officer in the Navy for 23 years, has taught physics and environmental science at the Academy since 2006. In the classroom, his students note, “Mr. Allen is very passionate about his teaching in the physics classroom and loves what he does! He is always available to help and encourage students.” Outside the classroom, Allen goes the extra mile to foster a feeling of community at the Academy through annual cookouts that he and his wife host each year for students, faculty and staff at their lakeside home in Clemmons.
CHAIR LIBRARY OPENS Where can you go to see some of the world’s most iconic chair designs, including one from
The Hunger Games? Salem, of course. The Sutton Initiative for Design Education (SIDE) Chair
Library was unveiled during a reception in 2012.
The library and accompanying SIDE program, named in honor of Martha Stevens Sutton
A’71, includes two major donations from Sutton and her husband, Charles. The donations by
the Suttons include 900 books on furniture, architecture, design, history and interiors for
Salem’s design research library and nearly 40 chairs,
each considered icons by furniture historians. No
other educational institution in the country has a
collection of chairs like this, which students will
use for study and inspiration.
The Chair Library includes a brand new chair
used in the recent hit movie The Hunger Games, which was filmed in North Carolina. The chair
was made by the Phillips Collection, a North
Carolina company based in High Point.
Follow the Chair Library on Facebook
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Miss T always had a warm, encouraging smile.- Barbara Pinder Whitehurst A’75
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“Miss T”at 40Technology, clothing styles and music may have changed, but for the last four decades at Salem Academy there has been one constant—Mary Lorick “Miss T” Thompson. Thompson, who serves as the Assistant Head of School and Dean of Students, celebrated her 40th anniversary at the Academy this year. While we could write reams about how amazing “Miss T” is, we thought the words of alumnae, parents, faculty and staff would best express the love and appreciation for her incredible contribution to the Salem community.
Miss T, you are such a classy lady! Thanks for all that you do for Salem girls. I don't know anyone who keeps her cool quite like you do. Twenty years later, I still have so much respect for you - I wish more people were like you!- Amy Hazelwood A’94
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She taught me to pass the salt and pepper together; to cross my legs at the ankles when seated; to give thanks for every meal; and to dress properly even during exams, because what you wear can change your attitude. Salem just wouldn't be Salem without her.- Laura Harris A’01
OK, what's your secret? You look exactly the same—you don't age! Congrats on 40 years, and thank you for everything you do!- Margaret Driscoll Townsend A’81
Congratulations to the one and only Miss
T! All that is right with Salem Academy
begins with her. Thanks for the great four
years Libba had there. To this day, my
husband, Sam, will remind Libba to think
about what Miss T might say in a dicey
situation! Thanks! - Claudia Poindexter
(mother of Elizabeth
Poindexter A’09)
I’ve been in education for m
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years, and I have known a lot of gr
eat school
people. And yet, if I could only choose
one person to educate my girls, I want you
to know that I would pick Mary Lorick
Thompson every day of the week and twice on
Sunday. She’s the best school person I’ve
ever known...in fact, she's one of th
e very best
people I’ve ever known. She’s one of a
kind,
and Salem Academy is blessed to have her.
- Karl Sjolund (Head of School,
parent of Academy students Berkley
and Hannah Sjolund)
1972 Mary Lorick Thompson is hired
by Salem Academy as a House Counselor and
Assistant to the Director of Student Activities
1972 Salem Academy
and College celebrates its 200th
anniversary
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1978 Thompson
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Residence Life
1981 Sandra
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woman appointed to
the Supreme Court
1983 Sally
Ride becomes first
woman in space
I imagine so many alums ask the question "What would Salem be without Miss
T?" I am delighted to thank her for 40 years of service to Salem and for how she
shaped me as a young woman. Miss T: you were an ever-present force in my life
as a student; I was scared of you (the dreaded "Please see me" blue notes!), yet
I wanted to make you proud as I knew if I did that, then I made Salem proud.
Inevitably you witnessed my finest hours as a Salemite and the moments I would
rather forget; this wasn't due to my own good (or bad!) luck; it was because you
were THERE. You were there for me just as you were there for everyone. You were
one of the first people to help me learn that making a mistake didn't make me a
terrible person, but that I had to take respo
nsibility for my choices and surround
myself with the right kind of people. Thank you, Miss T, for putting up with my
antics, for challenging me to answer the tough questions, for sometimes gently
guiding me in the best direction, and for setting
an incredible example of how to be
consistent and honorable. Most of all, thank you for simply being there.
- Laura Sides Watson A’94 C’99
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1987 Thompson
becomes Dean of Students
1989 Thompson
earns her master’s in
education administration
from UNC-Greensboro
1990 Thompson named
Assistant Head of School
Mary Lorick Thompson is a wonderful mentor
and friend. Miss T has shown me, and shows our
students, that you can be firm yet compassionate,
playful yet hardworking, and that you can do it
all with a positive attitude. Miss T has a wealth
of knowledge and a memory that won't quit! I am
lucky to have her as an inspiring role model and to
count her among my great friends.- Lucia Uldrick Higgins C’99
(Director of Academy Admissions)
1997
Madeline Albright
becomes first female
Secretary of State
1997 Thompson
celebrates 25th
anniversary, Salem
celebrates 225th
anniversary
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Miss T, I will never forget walking into your office
one day and I was having a really hard time. (I cannot
remember which year.) I sat in a chair in your office and
cried about how hard life was and that it was supposed
to be the best time in my life. You simply looked at
me, smiled, and responded, "Mary, if this is supposed
to be the best time in your life, then shoot me! This
is supposed to be the most challenging time—a time
for learning, making mistakes and learning some more."
(Obviously I'm paraphrasing.) You were right, as always!
Thank you for everything you have done for me and every
other Salem girl over the last 40 years. Will you still be
there in 11 years to take care of my girls? PLEASE!
- Mary Smith Isaacs A’99
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Wow—40 years?! What a wonderful place you have helped grow! My favorite memory of Miss T: winter exams, pulling an all-nighter, giggling—not studying, I'm sure—and Miss T poking her head in the room with her hair down, scaring us to death! What great memories of Salem!
- Tracy Millett Glochau A’93
Congratulations Miss T!
You are Salem Academy!
- Libby Payne Perry A’90
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Within a few hours of arriving in Tuscaloosa, Ala., last summer, Amanda James A’07 found herself squashed into the back seat of a car between the mother and sister of a man who had become known as a savior in his community after
many lost everything in a devastating tornado outbreak in the spring of 2011. “I found him on a local blog,” says James, who at the time was in the middle of a three-week, 4,000-mile journey from Philadelphia to Orlando. She and her film partner teamed up to travel the east coast and document people serving their communities in unexpected ways. “David had become a hero in his community because he opened up his house and filled it with supplies to make a distribution center after the tornado hit his neighborhood,” James says. “His story was just waiting to be told.” David’s story was just one of many that James would eventually share in an eight-minute documentary, entitled Common Threads. The documentary project was facilitated by Socks for America, which distributes socks to charitable organizations across the country. Over the course of her journey, James met kids in foster care, ex-inmates, people in homeless shelters and single moms working to turn their lives around after battling drug addictions.
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Documen ting “I had done community service in college and gone on alternative spring breaks; it wasn’t that I had not chosen to see people who grew up differently than me, it was just that I had never really spent time with them in a way that wasn’t just me serving them,” says the Mt. Airy native, who graduated from Boston University College of Communication in 2011. “This was me walking steps in their daily lives with them, going through the motions of what it’s actually like.” James currently works as a breaking news reporter for The News & Observer in Charlotte. She said the Common Threads experience is still impacting her as she builds her career as a journalist. “I decided to cover stories about inmates because that’s one way I can give a voice to people whose voices are being suppressed. After [Common Threads] I will not be content working at a job where I’m not interacting with people who I really want to help out,” she says. James credits her time as a student at Salem Academy with giving her the self-assurance to step out of her comfort zone to complete projects such as Common Threads. “I felt confident going out into the world and living on the edge a little bit. I felt secure in who I was and so I wanted to go out and find the stories of other people,” she says.
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Like so many Academy graduates, attorney Alice Morrison Tolin A’97 discovered her career passion as a Salem student. Now, just 15 years later, she is a partner in her own firm in Winston-Salem, Tolin and Tolin, PLLC. Witnessing her courtroom prowess, few would guess that Tolin was actually a bit on the quiet side growing up. But as she got involved at Salem—
speaking up in class, participating in campus activities—she found her voice. “Salem gave me the confidence to be able to stand up in the courtroom and argue with people,” she says. “I’m quite an introvert, and I would not have done a lot of things were it not for Salem.” After graduating from the Academy, Tolin went on to Furman University and then Wake Forest University School of Law, where she graduated in 2004. Just a year later, her husband James, also a lawyer, opened a firm. Alice joined him in the practice in 2008, specializing in family law. Owning her own business was always a dream, inspired by her father, who owned his own pharmacy. “Working for yourself seemed like something you just do,” says Tolin. “I always thought that I’d want to work for myself.”
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During her journey as a business owner, Tolin has faced challenges—particularly, finding the time to manage the day-to-day duties of being a business owner while balancing the hectic schedule of a busy lawyer. But through hard work and learning from others, she has been able to overcome those obstacles. “Talking to other people who are doing what you want to do and learning from their mistakes and what they’ve done right is really important,” she says. “Just know that [running your own business] is possible, but it takes a lot of hard work.” In recent years, Tolin invited several Academy students to witness that drive and work ethic first hand as Jan Term interns at her firm. “[Having Jan Term interns] is something I can do to give back to Salem,” she says. “When I was at Salem, there was a mock trial program and that’s how I got interested in going to law school in the first place. My senior year, my Jan Term internship was with a law firm, so I think it’s a good way to let Salem girls see if they want to be a lawyer or not.” Tolin is happy to help current students since the Academy was so instrumental in setting her on the course to success. “Salem provided me with opportunities and instilled the belief in me that you can do anything you want to do.”
Jennifer Bringle Handy serves as Communications and Social Media Manager. Photo above courtesy of Alice Morrison Tolin A'97.
What can Salem students learn from you? Experience and trying something new often leads to discovering unknown gifts. If you are interested in offering an internship opportunity, please contact Megan Ratley at [email protected].
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ALICE MORRISON TOLIN A'97 PRACTICES FAMILY LAW FROM HER OFFICE IN THE WINSTON-TOWER (TO THE RIGHT), WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
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Though th e days o f field ho ckey and glee club are long gon e, and thousands of miles separate their adult lives, the deep friendship forged between Rolonda Watts A’77 and Shannon White A’77 at Salem Academy is as solid today as it was then. “I feel like she’s always in my heart,” says Watts, who is best known as the host of The Rolonda Show, an internationally syndicated talk show that ran for four seasons in the mid-1990s. “We believe in each other. We believe in each others’ dreams. Down south there’s a saying that goes, ‘Friends are the ones who hear your songs and sing them back to you when you forget them.’” Watts, a Winston-Salem native, remains busy with two films set to release this year (I Will Follow You Into the Dark and Soul Ties), several ongoing voice-over and television announcer projects (Judge Joe Brown and Curious George), and a schedule full of motivational speaking engagements. She said that White has always been her loudest cheerleader throughout her long and diverse career, which also includes stints as a television news reporter and anchor. “We were little girls who never saw limits. That’s what helped us, and we encouraged that in each other,” she says. White, who works as a television news reporter in New York and is currently promoting the second book in her series, The Invisible Conversations With Your Aging Parents, describes her relationship with Watts in familial terms. “I love Rolonda like a sister. I think Salem attracts a certain kind of person, or helps bring out certain aspects in people which are longevity-producing. That foundation is so solid that it can’t help but continue in relationships throughout, in our case, decades,” says White, who also happens to be an ordained Presbyterian minister.
Strength en ed by In 2001, White became the co-host of Spirit-Talk, a radio show focused on interviewing people of different spiritual backgrounds. She later moved to television, joining CBS News as a production assistant in the religion unit. Today, the on-camera news channel host and author acknowledges the similarities between her own career and Watts’. “We share that desire to tell people’s stories for the benefit of others. We both like to talk,” she laughs. “We are both interested in people and how people can grow and learn. We’re both lifelong learners.” White and Watts have toyed with the idea of a talk show that would bring together their on-air talents and bring their friendship full circle. “We’ve been at each others’ important life events through the years. We’ve followed each others’ career paths. We’ve been through marriage and divorce with each other,” says White. “Even though the miles and years have kept us apart, the bond is there, which started at Salem. I will be forever grateful to Salem for bringing her (Watts) into my life.”
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Celebrating the life and leadership of Katherine Anne Workman A’65
The women of Salem Academy and other female professionals may not realize how much they owe to the career of the Honorable Anne Workman A'65. Workman, who passed away from malignant melanoma on Sept. 2, 2011, was at the time of her death Chief Judge of the DeKalb County (Ga.) Superior Courts. To her law colleagues she was “a trailblazer for women pursuing careers in criminal justice and the judiciary.”
“The world of lawyers at that time was not for shrinking violets, especially if you were a woman,” says friend and colleague Louise Mackay. “If she was not one of 'the good old boys,' she nevertheless knew she could out-think and out-argue most of them, while maintaining propriety in appearance and demeanor.” “Anne had a profound ability to be in a man's world, and while still very feminine, have the strength and wisdom to fit in. She was not caught up in the robe of the judge, she spoke to people,” Mackay adds. After coming to Salem Academy in 1960 from Woodruff, S.C., Workman soon established herself as a gifted student, an enthusiastic member of the Gold Team and a natural leader. Her acerbic wit and accompanying giggle were known to all; her droll sense of humor helped freshmen through bouts of homesickness and upperclassmen dealing with the rigors of
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student life. Her classmates remember her love of fashion and visits to Thalheimer's hair salon. And her brilliant scholarship was a model to all. A natural achiever, she determined to undertake as many activities at the Academy as possible. She delighted us as a member of the Dramatics Club: her comic adaptation of Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe with classmate Erwin Gunnells Burhoe A'65 brought the house down. She was an active member of the Scribbler's Club, Glee Club, Athletic Committee and the Quill Pen staff. During her junior and senior years, Workman was class president, and she was the Third Honor Graduate of the class of 1965. After graduation, Workman attended Duke University and Emory University School of Law. In 1973, at a time when women comprised less than four percent of lawyers nationwide, she became the first female prosecutor in DeKalb County. She served DeKalb government for 35 years in four courts, including 26 years’ service on the bench as judge. And, she was the first female president of the Council of State Court Judges of Georgia. “In that era few women tried cases in the courtroom and even fewer were prosecutors or judges. She was devoted to her work. To some extent, her administrative talents may have been developed at Salem through her range of activities there,” says Mackay.
Some years later, Workman’s reputation reached the Georgia governor's office and she was appointed to the Superior Court.
Her history-making accomplishments in the Georgia judiciary include sitting as judge over numerous high profile murder and family court cases. Known as “a leader, sometimes a tough taskmaster, but always in an effort to do the best work possible,” Workman also held numerous county and statewide bar positions. She is remembered by colleagues as a tireless mentor of young lawyers in her office, many of them women. Friends and colleagues remember that however much Workman’s profession meant to her, law was not her life. Workman’s friendships ran deep, and she was ever loyal to her extended family. She was also passionate about animals and animal rescue, frequently taking in sick or abandoned animals that she eventually placed in loving forever-
homes. She left behind family and friends who remember her for her personal energy, her passion for the law, her fairness and her grace. At graduation from Salem Academy, Workman's parting words as president of the class of 1965 were: “Remember the laughter.” As her classmates, we are grateful to have had her as our leader and our best example of how humor can lighten the direst of situations. “Anne brought a lot of sunshine into my life at Salem...and beyond. Whatever else she accomplished in her life—and I know it was significant, personally and professionally—just remembering her laugh is her gift to me,” says Ann Luther Dexter A'65.
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Story from Ann Luther Dexter A'65, edited by Michelle E. Melton who serves as Director of Communications and Public Relations.
Photo of Anne Workman, courtesy of Salem Archives.
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This year, Dr. Justin Rawley A’87 C’91 was part of a research group that welcomed television journalist Katie Couric to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to film a feature segment on the school’s micro-trauma study of concussion patients. Utilizing state-of-the-art helmets, as well as advanced imaging techniques, the Wake Forest medical team is analyzing the brain injuries of players from local high school and youth football teams. Rawley says it’s one of several studies underway at the school that is certain to have far-reaching implications. “There is a lot of really good research going on here,” Rawley says. “I am also involved in a study that is trying to determine the long-range effects of oncology radiation. We are developing clinical trials for both pre- and post-radiation and looking at patients who are six months, a year or more out from treatment.” Rawley is a post-doctoral fellow in radiation oncology, and many people are surprised to hear that she was a music major during her time at Salem. However, Rawley explains that Salem’s music curriculum, both at the Academy and College, offered her a natural segue into a science career. “Music is very mathematical in its underpinnings, and a music background can really help in many disciplines, like law or computer science,” she says. “The level of training one receives at
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Salem is extraordinary. Salem shares a lot of the same faculty with the UNC School of Arts, and I had the opportunity to study
with world-class organists.” As part of her studies at Salem, Rawley
worked with John and Margaret Mueller, Barbara Lister Sink and
Joan Jacobowsky. She also worked with Maestro Peter
Perret, even conducting the Winston-Salem Symphony during a rehearsal. “There are so many musical resources in Winston-Salem and so many opportunities to perform,” Rawley explains. “Salem prepares musicians to matriculate
into top-level programs, and it carries over into other
disciplines.” As both a resident and day student, Rawley experienced all sides of the Salem campuses. She believes the small class sizes and one-on-one attention from faculty makes a big difference in a student’s potential for success. “I loved the ability to interact with my teachers/professors and to build an academic relationship. I don’t think you can find that much interaction at a larger institution.”
Cindy Hodnett C'91 is a writer for The Winston-Salem Journal.
Dr. Justin Rawley A’87 C’91by Cindy Hodnett C’91
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Higginbotham Scholar:
Julia Dorn A’16Hometown: High Point, N.C.
I Salem because it provides academic challenges,
as well as artistic opportunities. The best advice I received about going to Salem was participate in the
different campus groups and try out for different
activities. I believe that all people deserve equal rights
and opportunities. People who support scholarships should know that they are much appreciated and that
I’m enjoying the opportunity I’ve been given. I believe Salem Academy will prepare me for any challenge that’s
thrown at me. My advice for a girl who wants to go to Salem is embrace everything that comes to you and take
it as a learning experience. I believe women can do
anything they set their mind to do. On a deserted island, the only book I would want is a nature guide on
survival. The world needs unicorns. I would like to be remembered as someone who shows respect for others.
20 Questions Each year, exemplary students are awarded the Sisters Merit Scholarship, the Academy’s prestigious full-merit award; and the Higginbotham Award, named for beloved Academy teacher Martha McBrayer Higginbotham, and given to finalists for the Sisters Scholarship. Get to know the honorees for 2012:
Sisters Scholar:
Claire Ruch A’16Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
I am a Salem Academy student because I wanted the full
boarding school experience and I wanted the chance to
earn a higher education. I Salem because all of the
girls here are welcoming and make me feel loved and
at home. The best advice I received about going to Salem was study hard, have fun and be yourself. My personal motto is do your best and everything will work
out! People who support scholarships should know that
it has changed my life! My advice to a girl who wants to go to Salem is don’t procrastinate, make lifelong
friends and participate in all activities. I believe Salem Academy will prepare me for college and every obstacle
I encounter in life. I believe women can change the
world. For fun I like to hang out and joke around
with my friends. One thing that makes me happy is my family—I love them to death!
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DECRISTO WINS OESTERLEIN AWARD Daniela DeCristo A’12 (above with Salem Academy and College President Susan Pauly and Head of School Karl Sjolund) was awarded the Elisabeth Oesterlein Award—Salem’s highest honor for a graduating senior—during the Founders Day ceremony in April. DeCristo’s stellar academic record earned her numerous awards and recognitions, including membership in the National Honor Society, the Mu Alpha Theta national mathematics honor society and the French Honor Society. Outside the classroom, she played varsity field hockey all four years and served as co-captain of the team; and sang in the Spirit Ensemble, chorus and glee club, performing solos in all three. DeCristo also served as an Honor Guide, was president of the Honor Cabinet and served as the co-leader of the Young Republicans during her senior year and as class president her junior year. DeCristo was also active in her community, volunteering more than 240 hours at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and serving as Life Teen Mass Coordinator, lector and altar server at her church, St. Leo the Great Catholic in Winston-Salem.
Clockwise from top left: Zhane Littlepage A'12 and Rose Fall A'12; Carrie
Barlow A'12; students honor Salem's 240th Founders Day; enjoying a little
post-ceremony fun on Founders Day. –PHOTOS BY ALAN CALHOUN
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ALUMNA SERVICE AWARD The 2012 Alumna Service Award recipient is no stranger to receiving honors from Salem, having previously won the Young Alumna Award. Margaret Driscoll Townsend A’81 has served on both the Salem Academy and College Alumnae Boards and its Board of Trustees. “I will never stop loving Salem and being involved here,” she says. Salem gave so much to me, and I will continue to return the favor.” Townsend is just as active in the community as she is at her alma mater. She is a board member at the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and Old Salem Museums and Gardens, and is on the advisory board at Brenner Children’s Hospital, where she has also served as past president of Friends of Brenner and past Chair of Brenner Radiothon.
YOUNG ALUMNA AWARD Eleanor Cross A’97 was honored with the Young Alumna Award during Reunion Weekend 2012. Cross, who works in the development office of Davidson College, has been a strong supporter of Salem Academy through the years. A member of the Alumnae Board from 2008 to 2010, Cross maintained a strong presence for Salem in the Charlotte area. She served as the Charlotte alumnae club president in 2010 and co-chaired the Gramley Dinner, Salem Academy and College’s largest Charlotte alumnae event, in 2009 and 2010. Through her continuing work on behalf of Salem Academy, she exemplifies the outstanding qualities of leadership and achievement that this award represents.
Clockwise from top left: Senior Virginia Maddrey A'12 helped to reconnect alumnae with their alma mater by selling
Salem merchandise in the Rec Room during Reunion Weekend. Class of 1962 classmates Melinda Blanton Harper,
Margaret Cannon West, Josephine Northup Chromy and Sarah Stowers Harfield relax and catch up with each other
in the Day Student Lounge. During the Reunion Weekend Alumnae Panel, current Academy students were eager to
learn how their Salem experience can impact their own contributions in a variety of vocational aspirations after they
graduate. We are grateful to Shannon White, A’77, Lalitha Vadlamani-Simmers, A’87, Allyson Currin, A’82, Shelley
Chapman, A’82, and Joy Piazza, A’02 for sharing how an education at Salem Academy can lead to opportunities of
excellence and achievement. If you would like to talk about your career journey or offer an intern opportunity to
Academy students, please contact Megan Ratley, Director of Alumnae Relations. –AWARD IMAGES AND REUNION
PHOTOS BY ALLEN AYCOCK Follow the Academy Alumnae on Facebook for more images and updates.
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MAKING HISTORY AT SALEM Founder’s Day 2012 was a big day for Gwynne Stephens Taylor C’72. Not only was it her last as head of the Salem Academy and College Board of Trustees, but the day was particularly special as Taylor was awarded both the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award and the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award is awarded in recognition of fine spiritual qualities that are practically applied to daily living. “When I received the letter informing me that I was getting the Sullivan Award, I cried; it really deeply touched me that people would think that I measured up to that,” she says recalling that day. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is one of the highest honors the governor can bestow on a North Carolina citizen. Taylor joins such esteemed North Carolinian recipients as Maya Angelou, Michael Jordan and Bob Timberlake. “I could not even fathom being honored in such a way,” she says.
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Clockwise from top left: (from left to right) A'1977: Vesta Kimble, Jessie Conley, Heidi Hatfield, Sarah Trulove Whittington, Christine Becker, Shannon White
in Day Student Lounge before Saturday luncheon; A'82 classmates: Gail Taylor Coote and Pam Spach Hurley; Taffey Shockey Lynch-Lichter A'62, Jane Warrick
DeVault A'62 and former Glee Club Director and special guest, Jean Burroughs; Class of 1982 celebrates their 30th reunion and gathers for an informal class
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STRENGTH IN LEGACY. This tradition helps keep Salem strong. Eight percent of the 2012-13 incoming class are connected to Salem alumnae. We love capturing and celebrating the legacy bond each year at Reunion and Commencement. 1 Talia Cartall A’12 and her sister, Quinn Cartall A’09 2 Pam Snyder Corum A’76 C’80 and her daughter, Olivia Corum A’07 C’11 3 Daniela DeCristo A’12 and her sister, Molly DeCristo A’09 4 Rose Fall A’12 and her sister, Rokhaya Fall A’10 5 Mariah Himes A’12 and her sister, Miriam Himes A’14 6 Virginia Maddrey A’12 and her mother, Jennifer Ingram Maddrey C’82 7 Susan Rogers A’12, and her cousin, Academy teacher Lauren Rogers 8 Katie McDuffie A’12 and her mother, Whitney Roberts McDuffie A’79 9 Angelica Mack A’12 and her sister, Jessica Mack A’10 10 Shelley Hindmon A'07 and her cousins Lauren Wood A'14 and Shelby Wood A'15. 11 Olive Wilbur A’12 and her sister, Emma Wilbur A’14 –PHOTOS BY ALLEN AYCOCK
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1 Meg Cox Stott C'89 and Ann Quillen Macaulay A'85 (Richmond, VA) 2 Gin-Gin
Bruce Scott C'74 and Dianne Butler A'68 (Richmond, VA) 3 Becca Scholl Schenck
A'49, Margaret Mordecai C'52 and Karl Sjolund, Head of School (Holiday Luncheon
in Charlotte, NC) 4 Mary Sparks Sterling A'74, C'78 and Salem Academy Head of
School, Karl Sjolund (Washington, DC) 5 Pepper van Noppen A'69, Elizabeth Strader
McAllisterA'69, Brinkley Cochran Hellams A'99 (Washington, DC) 6 Alma Hale Paty
A'78 and Becky Tucker Sczudlo C'77 (Washington, DC) 7 Louise Strickland Wells A'74,
Martha Johnston Manning A'74 amd Adele Roberts Clark A'74 (Winston-Salem, NC) 8
Betty Lou Turnage Howard A'44, Annie Calhoun Lane A' 56, Elizabeth Upton Cobb A'61
and Anne Jordan Craven A'53 (Atlantic Beach, NC) 9 Sallie Smalley Beason A'85 and
Sarah Parrott Lathrop A'86 (Charlotte, NC) 10 Page Kizer Hull A'86, Page Bradham
Kizer A'59, C'63 and Sallie Smalley Beason A'85 (Charlotte, NC) 11 Dr. Susan Pauly,
President of Salem Academy and College, Bubba Plaster and Brownie Rogers Plaster
A'61, C'65 (Spartanburg, SC) 12 Landreth Freeman, Rosemary Halsey Claudy A'61 and
Hollin Dwiggins C'84 (Washington, DC) 13 Mary Crowley C'79, Patsy Wardlaw A'53
and Jo Stephenson Brown C'83 (Spartanburg, SC) 14 Sarah Parrott Lathrop A'86 selling
baked goods from Winkler's Bakery (Charlotte, NC) 15 Nancy Allen Carlton C'86 and
event host, Haynes Brawley Paschall A'89 (Charlotte, NC) 16 Katie Blixt Cody A'00 and
Andrea Peabody Westmoreland A'99 (Charlotte, NC) 17 Rebecca Midkiff A'96, C'04
and Miss T at the Dash game! (Winston-Salem, NC) 18 The Winston-Salem Academy
Alumnae Club got together at Diamond Grill in May to put together exam goody bags
for every Academy student! 20 Sydnor Cozart Presnell A'71 and Leigh Landis Dauchert
C'07 (Durham, NC) –PHOTOS BY KARLA GORT AND MEGAN RATLEY
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QWhy do you love Salem Academy? That was the question posed to alumnae during Reunion Weekend 2012, inspired by the Academy’s “240 Reasons I Love Salem Academy” campaign. Here are just a few of the great reasons:
Why do you love Salem Academy? Visit facebook.com/SalemAcademy and let us know!
Good education and great friends! –Martha Thompson A’62
Reason No. 38
Reason No. 27
Salem gave me a chance and a fresh start in school away from home. I really appreciated receiving a note from my new biology teacher, Mrs. Dowell, during the summer. It felt good to know a teacher cared about me and knew I loved science. –Christine Becker A’77
Lifelong friendships. –Adelaide Reece Small A’62
Reason No. 62
“Salem Academy gave meconfidence”
Reason No. 63
“Salem Academy makes me happy”
Reason No. 9
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Out of 30 applications, I was recently selected for a new position. They told me one of the ways I stood out was in my writing skills. Thank you Ms. Ashley, Miss Higg, and Dr. East, and thank you, Salem! –Laura Sides Watson A’94
Girls, girls, girls…girl power galore! –Kristen Gregory A’82
Reason No. 74
The years at Salem were three of the happiest years of my life! Great education, great training and the greatest lifelong friends! God bless Salem! –Sarah Stowers Harfield A’62
Reason No. 156
Special friends! – Margaret Hannon West A’62
Reason No. 38
Reason No. 45
I am so thankful for Ruth Krouskup teaching us how to write! Those nightly writing assignments, followed by lots of red checks in the margin, brought me to an ability to write competently. This skill has been a blessing in my life and contributed greatly to my success. – Jane Hanes Motsinger A’72
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Reason No. 127
As the mother of Sally R. Redding Hanchett A’87, I have gratitude and happy memories of the excellence the Academy provided her and our family. We are all grateful to you, to her, and the institution-at-large for “keeping on keeping on.” –Dr. Frances Strickland Redding
“Salem Academy gives me opportunitiesto grow!”
Reason No. 150
“I became a leaderat Salem Academy!”
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ELBERSON FINE ARTS CENTER The FAC has a new name. Salem Academy and College recently named its fine arts facility the Robert E. Elberson Fine Arts Center in honor of former Salem Academy and College Board of Trustees member, Robert E. Elberson, who donated $3 million dollars to the school to help fund student scholarships. The $3 million dollar gift adds to $2 million previously given to the school, totaling $5 million in lifetime giving by Elberson to Salem. Elberson grew up in Winston-Salem and served as President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Sara Lee Corporation in Chicago before retiring in 1989. In 2002, he received Salem’s Comenius Award, the school’s highest honor and most distinguished award. The dedication for the Elberson Fine Arts Center was held on April 20, 2012, in a private ceremony. PH
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Your Contribution Your Le�acy,Your Plan, A donation to Salem Academy through your estate plans helps attract talented students, hire and retain extraordinary faculty and provides leading-edge programs grounded in a history of academic excellence.
With a Planned Gift, you can:
• Give without affecting your income.
• Provide yourself with added income.
• Safeguard the future of your heirs.
Make a gift online: www.salemacademy.com. Or talk with a Planned Giving representative at 336/721-2607.
Salem Academy and College lost two loyal supporters with the passing in 2012 of former Board of Trustees members John G. Medlin Jr., (above left) and Eleanor Sue “E. Sue” Cox Shore A’37 C’41 (above right). Medlin, who served as CEO of Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. for many years, was a nationally recognized leader in the banking industry. Under his leadership, Wachovia grew exponentially, accumulating $35 billion in assets by the time Medlin stepped down as CEO in 1993. Medlin served his community and Salem with the same energy and dedication that he brought to his banking career. He served on the Salem Academy and College Board of Trustees and he also gave
generously to the school, leading efforts to establish and fund the prestigious Sisters Merit Scholarship at Salem Academy. The scholarship, which pays full tuition, room and board for four years, has afforded many deserving young women the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of an Academy education. A loyal alumna of both the Academy and College, Shore (known affectionately as “E. Sue”) was a longtime supporter of Salem, generously giving both time and treasure year after year to the institution. Shore served on Salem’s Board of Trustees, as well as with the Friends of the Salem College Library and the Alumnae Association, for a number of years.
An English major at Salem College, Shore worked for several years during World War II as a reporter at The Twin City Sentinel in Winston-Salem. After leaving that job to start a family with her husband, Dick, Shore stayed active in the community, serving at Home Moravian Church with the Emma Bahnson Service League, the Junior League of Winston-Salem and other varied organizations. Both Medlin and Shore left their indelible marks on the Salem community, and their legacy of philanthropy, loyalty and leadership will live on for many years to come.
Story: Jennifer Bringle Handy serves as Communications and Social Media Manager.
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FREEZE-FRAM E 1972Academy students ventured to the Drama Workshop in the Fine Arts Center, where the magazine staff was conducting makeovers, haircuts and all, which the magazine called a “groom-in.” Following the free demonstration, the teens were singled out and invited to meet with photographers to participate in a special story, “On Campus: Salem College.” They persisted in telling the crew that they were not students at the College. But, with permission from the head of the Academy, they joined several of the traditional
college students on the trip to Tanglewood Park, for the photo shoot that involved fishing! “We had no idea what to do,” recalls Manning, who had undertaken the adventure with Academy roommate Jan Stickley Brady A’73. Donned in thigh-high waders, “we were told to act like we were fishing. So it was a big surprise to everyone when I cast my line and instantly reeled in a fish!”
It’s a familiar game—name three things about yourself, with one being an unexpected truth that no one would presume. It was during such an icebreaker that Salem Academy and College discovered a little-known fact about the day Mademoiselle magazine highlighted Salem College in its pages. It was 1972, Salem’s bicentennial celebration, when Mademoiselle came to the oldest women’s college in the United States to do a story on “the smart young woman” in a spread about wearing jeans. Of course, the Salem women, who rarely wore jeans to class and never at meals, did not miss the irony of a story about denim (jeans were against the dress code at the time). Martha Lee Johnston Manning A’73 tells the story this way: Two Salem
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FREEZE-FRAM E 1972 This was the shot they published (above right), along with a six-page spread that featured Brady and Salem College students Carol Smith Andrews C’75; Martha “Marcy” Priester Choate C’74; Cathy Bailey Peterson C’74; Shawn Gallagher Dalio C’72; and Janet “Jan” Baumhauer Mejia C’74. An accompanying article describing the college and Old Salem, and how a “small band of Moravian refugees struggled through the North Carolina forests to found a settlement where they could live their religion,” also featured college students Lucinda “Cindy” Greever Nicholson C’74; Kyle Fauth C’73; and Katharine “Kathy” Manning C’72, and President John Chandler, who emphasized the importance of women's colleges for the future.
Manning went on to earn her degree in French at the University of Tennessee and enjoyed a long career in marketing with Piedmont Airlines, which later became US Airways. Over the years she kept up with many of her Academy friends, particularly at Reunions. In 2007, she accepted the invitation to serve as recording secretary of the Academy Alumnae Board. Currently, she is completing her second term as the Board’s president. She said she feels honored to represent Salem Academy and to work with an amazing group of individuals on the Salem Academy and College Board of Trustees. “As I observe today’s Salem girls and young women, I am not only impressed by their intellect, diversity, and hard work, I am also moved by how joyful they seem to
Story: Michelle Melton serves as Director of Communications and Public Relations.
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JOIN US THIS SPRING: Salem Days for prospective students: March 7-8, April 11-12 Founders Day: April 26 Closing Chapel: May 24
Graduation: June 1 and...
april 26–28, 2013
Reunion 2013
Susan E. Pauly, President
Karl J. Sjolund, Head of School
Vicki Williams Sheppard C’82, Vice President of Institutional Advancement
EDITORS:
Michelle E. Melton, Director of Communications and Public Relations
Jennifer Bringle Handy, Communications and Social Media Manager
Megan L. Ratley C’06, Director of Academy Alumnae Relations
HONOR ROLL:
Laura Dossinger Slawter C’93, Director of Annual Giving
DESIGNER:
Carrie Pritchard Dickey C’00
OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT:
Jane Carmichael, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations
Kellie Bodsford Dentler C’04, Director of Giving Services and Stewardship
Judy Eustice, Director of Development Operations
Karla Gort C’00, Director of College Alumnae Relations
Shelley Hindmon A’07, Assistant Director of Annual Giving, Foundation and Corporate Relations
Mark Jones, Webmaster
Judy Line, Director of Special Events
Rosanna Mallon, Assistant Director of College Alumnae Relations
Jennifer Morgan C’90, Director of Major and Planned Giving
Melissa Wilson, Assistant to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Ellen Yarbrough, Assistant Director of Major and Planned Giving
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