" TheatrealumnireturnedtocampusApril19-21 notonlytorenewoldfriendshipsbuttocelebrate therenovationandrededicationofShafer StreetPlayhouse. VCUALUMNI ASSOCIATION TheRichardNewdickTheatrewasnamed tohonorthetheatrefacultymemberandlater AlumniAssociationOfficers chairfrom1966-96.NewdickalsoreceivedVCU's PresidentialMedallionforservicetoVCU. KathleenBurkpeB£BasrIr:e.t;t.'71BS'73MS/B honoTrhsetKheenTnheetahtrCeafmapcbuelltylmTehemabterreLainbdralrayter WilliamGinther'69BS'74MS/B chairfrom 1970untilhisdeathin1999.Campbell's PRESI cNT L.::' personallibraryisthecoreofthecollection. AndrewHulcher'84BS/B OnSaturdayafternoon, VICE PHESIDENT alumnisawstudentdemon- TheKindnessofFriends...Majordonorshadthe strationsofsetdesign,fight J.SouthallStone'71BS/B opportunitytonamerooms:(above)RichardNewdick choreographyandacting. SECBETAHV Theatre:JerryWilliamsStudio:JoyceGarner(his Saturdaynight,TheatreVCU DanMassey'92BS/B widow)KennethCampbellTheatreLibrary:Mary presentedMoleire's The TREASURER Beane:RaynorSchemeBasement:JoAnneDraucker ScamsofScapin,followed MakeupStudio.AlsoElizabethWeissandGaryHopper (ofcourse)byacastand StOeFpFhIaCnEiReHAoTltl'A74RBGSE/E WStyundikoo:oJpacJrk.aRnodomN.ormaSimpsonStudio:Thomas audiencepartyontheset. 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ANNE LAWVEH 76BFA AAAC REUNION PHOTOGRAPHV BY WILLIE REDO — Volume Number L^cLL :niLi:i 8, 1 | CONNECT.^., J SlmliTCourtConiicctiiinsIs amagazineforalumniand friendsoftheAcademicCampusof ViiginiaCommonwealtfiUniversity Making Work inRiclimond.VCUisaCarnegieOne It ResearctiUniversitywithanenioU- mentof25,"40ftstudentsonthe AcademicandMedicalCollegeof VirginiaT^H^juses.Tliemagazineis publishedtiyiceayearbyVCU Activities. Engine! MERCER BEN~Cd'RNATZER ARTDIRECTOR PAMELA HAYTER CLASSNOTES lORlEL FOLTZ Our Fatheris-Uouse Has Many Mansions. UNIVERSITYNEWS AMANDACOSNER 02 EDITORIALINTERN BILL ILLS DIRECTOROFALUMNIACTIVITIES 1 ContactVCUAlumniActivitiesat Cia sroom 9.1 924WestFranklinStreet P.O.Box843044 Richmond,VA23284-3044. Email:VCU-ALUM(svcu.edu. Phone(804)VCU-ALUM 1828-2586) Beyolicf the Talking Head fa.x(804)828-8197 P.O. Box 843044 2 uu Website:www.vcu-mcvalumni.org University News 3 Alumni News 25 S^S^^ PostGrad 26 PostGrad 31 COVER PHOTO OF LANGUAGE LAB BY ALLEN JONES '82BFA '92MFA, * 1 VCU CREATIVE SERVICES Copyright®2002byVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity. 11"^ Iamwritingabout"TlieyWereThere," (Winter thefrontdoorstepandlateronasign hanging 2002)thefirst-personaccountsoftheattacl^s overthedoor. September 11, 2001,inNewYorkCity.Thanksfor TheZooneedstoberemembered.Tomethis ailthatyouhavedonewiththisstory.Allthe wastheheartofVCU.Wehadstyleandgraceand accountsmovemetotears. irreverenceandapassionforfun. Asaresultofyourarticle, myhusbandRicky Waller'83BS/H&SvisitedJulieHarvey's'8SBFA Dr.JonPlke'76BS/H&S photowebsite,and theyareplanningtomeet. IRnthofthen accounts, midJulie'sphotoswereinthe Congratulationsonanotherexcellentissueof aiticle.Ed.] Thisrealconcernforalumnidrawsus SliaferCourtConnections.Althoughmostalumni intoanewwayofsupportingoneanotherand magazinesarestodgyanddull,thesubjectmatter, sensingaconnectiontoVCU. writingstyleandgraphicsallcombinetomake ShaferCourtConnectionsisagreatwaytotell thispublicationveryappealing.Mostofusdon't peopleaboutVCU. Boththequalityofthepubli- knowabouttheVCUcampusandalumniactivity cationandcaliberofthearticlearewonderful. thatthemagazinecovers.Thisiswhattheyare RickywillsharethestorywithmanagementatSt. doingatVCU?Wow! John'sUniversityinManhattan,whereheworks. Itinspiresme. Becauseofthemagazine, I've Ihaveattachedacoupleofmyaftermath becomemoreinvolved, senangonthe photos. NontraditionalStudies.AlumniAdvisoryBoard. .Appreciatively, PamelaBodkin '91BIS/H&S JeanAtwood-Waller'85BS/B Ilikethelookofthewinterissue. It'slivelyand Animal House? atttactive, andyou'veincludedalotofsolid 1enjoyedthearticleintheShafei'CouitConnections contentforustoo.Good job. (Winter2002)aboutdonnsofthepast. ButI noticedonegrossomission. PaulFleisher'75MEd IntheFallof72, myfirstvisionswereofmy LafayetteHall'soldTudorgraces.Thiswouldbe Help! Lost RPI Ring myhomefortwoyears. 1wouldbedormpresi- 1 recentlylostmyRPIclassring. .ArtCarvedtells dentandvicepresidentofthestudenthousing metheyhavenomoldsforthering,buttheycan association. 1wouldbea memberofthewinning makeanewmoldifanexampleofa 1968ring intramuralteams.Thiswouldbeameltingpotof couldbelocated. Ifyouhavearingandwouldbe Liiimdivda]'at"TlicZoo" yFuonu.ngmenontheirwaytoadulthood.Thiswas wthUeliVnCgUtoA"lluomann"iiOtftfoicAer:t(C8a04r)ve8d2,8-p2le5a8s6e,cVoCntUa-ct At312N.ShaferStreet,ourdonnwasonthe ALUM(sVcu.edu. fringeofVCU(maybebydesign, inthatwegot verylittlerespect). Butthiswasagreatdonn, affec- James E. Bond '68BS/B tionatelycalledTheZOO, scrolledincrayonon Commencement and Wnm. FortifiedbyaheartybreakfastservedbyVCU Alumni,morethan2,700newVCUgraduatesand TheVCUAlumniAssociationheldits theirfamilieslistenedonMay18attheSiegelCenter firstcorporatealumnireceptionon asJamesBurkeencouragedthemto"reachout[to April29-About600VCUalumniworking therestoftheworld]andgiveothersalittlebitofthe attheRichmond-basedPhilipMorris goodfortuneyouhavehad Thosecultureswill companywereinvitedtolearnfrom offerusnothingifwedon'tuseourtechnologyto PresidentIranithelatestnewsabout helpthemsurvive."Burkeisaproduceranddirector theiralmamaterandtomeetJeff forBBC,PBSandtheLearningChannel.Alsoa Capel,VCU'snewheadbasketball sciencehistorian,helecturesoftenontechnology coach Above,KevinSmith'86BS/B andsocialchangetoorganizationslikeNASAand andSteveAtkinson'75BS'77MS/B. IBM.Farright,SliaferCourtConnectionsIntern AmandaCosner'02BA/H&SwithherfianceCory Bausewell'02MS/E. SHAFER COURT 2 CONNECT! \i all On March 11, First Lady Laura BushdedicatedVCU Health System's Community Health Education Center(CHEC), in the Budget Shortfalls, Tuition Hike signature Gateway Building on Asarecordfreshmanclassof3,100helpedswell the MCVCampus. "This center VCU'senrollmentto25,400, tuitionandfeesalso ISthegatewayof knowledge," rosefrom6.6to7.5 percentforthe2002-03 shesaid, "and in knowledgewefind strengthand reassurance." academicyear.Thispartlyoffsetsareductionin CHEC isa 2,225-square-footmultimedia health information center, user-friendly statesupportbecauseofaprojected $3.8billion forpatients, theirfamiliesandthecommunityresearching health topics. The MCV sahnonrtofuanllceindtlhasetVwiirngtienri.aAsfttaetrebfaucdtgoertinfgorin20t0ui2t-i0o4n, HospitalsAuxiliary, theVCU Health SystemandVCU Libraries developed it. hikes,VCU'sbudgetisreducedby$13.7millionin FY2003,andby$13.2millioninFY2004. Theschool'sMSWprogramranked 13thamong InAugust, GovernorMarkWarnerannounced graduateschoolsofsocialworkinthe2001 U.S. asecondhit,afurthershortfallof$1.5billion News&WorldReport. more.TheGovernoraskedstateagenciestomake ProfessorDr. RobertSchneiderreceiveda contingencyplansforfurthergeneralfundreduc- nationalawardfromtheCouncilforcreating tionsof7percent, 11 percentand 15percent. anorganizationtoteachsocialworkfaailty VCUestimatesthosereductionsat $11.1 million, andstudentshowtolobbystatelegislatorson $17.5millionand$23.8million. policyissues. Tomanagethecuts,VCUisreducingitsoper- atingcosts, includingreductionsinadjunct Universities Growing Cities facultyandotherstaff. "It'sunfortunate,"said VCUinRichmondandColumbiaUniversityin PaulTimmreck,VCU'svicepresidentforfinance. NewYorkwererecentlycitedaspremierexamples "But 70percentofourbudgetisinpeople, salaries ofuniversitiesrevitalizingtheircitiesandstimulat- VCUartweb andbenefits,soit'sunavoidable." ingregionaleconomicgrowth. Boston-based Tiber.Clay,MixedMedia."Anderson Social Work Stars CInEnOesrCfoirtyCiwtrioesteanadboIuntitViaCtUi'vesfeorcoanCoommipcetbiotoisvteto AGratl.leDray,ncSee,pTtheemabterer,6M-uDseicce—mbealrlt1h.aFtor Inasummaryof61 socialworkschoolsand Richmondandtheregionbyfoundingthenew jazz,seewww.vcu.edu/artweb departmentsacrossthecountryintheJournalof SchoolofEngineeringandco-sponsoringthe Social WorkEducation,VCU'srankedeighthin VirginiaBiotechnologyResearchPark. FederalAppointment overalljournalarticlepublications, 1990-99. IntherevitalizationofBroadStreet, universit)' Secretan/ofLaborElaineChao VCU'sSchoolrankedseventhinarticlespublished growthmeantcommunitydevelopment. "Broad announcedtheconfirmationofDr.Roy In 1998-99andthirdinarticlespublishedinsocial wasanutterlyabandonedcorridor," saidJohn Grizzard'68BS'72MEdasthefirst assistantsecretaryoftheOfficeof workjournals. Woodward, Richmond'sdirectorofeconomic oafcctrFheerdioCtmoiun2ng0c0bi1ol-d0oy4n,foSDroecBaiaSnlWFWraoanrndkkMBEadSsuWkcaitnpidrooings,rpatrmhesse.iUd.eSn.t dheavndeeldolpvmetnutrnseadiditinartohuendre.p"ort. "VCUsingle- cDIDimoespmpaamabiiirrlsteismdti,eyonEGntrmeifprzolzrfaoortyrdhm,teehwBnehltVioinPrdoiglsaiincnliyed.agaVFliolsyrimobelnrinldy, bringsextensivepersonalandprofes- sionalexperiencetothejob.Chaospoke ofGrizzard's"deepempathyandcom- iar passioninleadingthechargeto St b increaseemploymentofpersonswith disabilities." InJune, VCU becamethe firstfour-yearAmerican uni- MBAunBonMarche versitystaffed byAmerican VCU'sSchoolofBusinessallieswith facultytograduate students DepartmentofForeignLanguagesso ata branchcampus inthe thatFrenchmajorscanminorin Persian Gulf.Theall-female business.JuniorsinthenewBA VCU-QatarCollegeof Design programwillspendayearstudyingat theEcoleSuperieuredeCommerce — Artsawarded Bachelorof MarseilleProvence.Afterearningthe FineArtsdegreesto21 students fourinfashiondesignand merchandising, five in graphic BA.studentscanapplytotheMBA design, andtwelve in interiordesign. Mary McLaughlin, associatedirectorofVCU-Qatar, believes programandfinishwithinonecalendar thatherstudentswill bepioneers inthe region'smale-dominated society. year.Graduatestudentsonthistrack Studentswowedfanswiththeirshow, "Inside Out." Intenordesign studentscraftedthe wouldreturntoMarseilleforagraduate stage; graphicdesign studentsproducedprogramand invitations;fashion studentspresented semesterabroad. original designs. (Modelswere not Muslim.) SandraWilkins, associateprofessoroffashion design TheSchoolhasalsorevisedits awinldlsmpearrckhannediwstihnign,kiinsgsaubreoutthaftas"hwiiotnh,tfhaisshihoanutbeuscionuetsusreancodllcercetaitoinv,itAy.m"al, Hend, Nooraand Rod mMaBtAionprtoegcrhanmoltoogyinatcergorsatsetmhoerwehoilnfeor- curriculum. 2 2 msoiiMpG VCU hiredWardTelevision Corporationto producea 52-weekpublic television showon genetic researchandthe life sciences, "Secretsof the Sequence." Theseries began onApril7and by late summerwas reaching 150 stations, 80 percentofpublicTVviewers. Each episode featuresthreeeight-minute segmentson geneticresearch and its impacton people's lives.VCU scientistsjoin colleaguesfrom Harvard University;the Universityof Michigan;the UniversityofWisconsin, Madison; the UniversityofCalifornia, San Francisco; andthe Medical Research Council/Laboratoryof Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England, discussingtheircurrentwork. VCUarranged $4million infundingforthe show, and has paid $10,000a month since2000tothe public relationscompanydevelop- ingthe senes. The investmentis paying off. VCU istalkingwith the NationalAcademyofScienceandthe NationalAssociation of Biology Teachersaboutwritingateaching guide based on "Secrets" touse with high school students. CrimeScene:EnterHere Jazz Infusion Newdirector,trombonistAntonioGarcia, TheStateCouncilofHigherEducation W.E.Singletonfellin "canspeakmyjazzlanguage,"Singletonsays. forVirginiahasapprovedVCU'snew lovewith jazzat IS,lis- GarciakeepsthosehitscomingwithVCU'snew undergraduateforensicscience teningtoaLouis CD,ItCouldHappen To You.MinijazzFestival, cpprhroeogmgrirasnatnmr.ypLraiennpkdairncegrsitmhsietnaufldieejnludtssstiocffeo,rbitcoahlreoegeyr,s Athremsfitrrstontigmer.ecNoordw,fotrhe O8c2t8o-b1e1r6268;,wWw.wE..vcSiunjgaleztzo.noCrengt.ei; 7:30pm;free;(804) asscecnheemtiescthsn,iccirainsm,efleadbearnaallaysgtesn,tsc,rime rmeaakl-ienstgataenmuangpnraetcee-is Early Birds, Warmer World forensicmolecularbiologistsand dented $2million VCUbiologistsDr.CharlesBlemandhiswife toxicologists. donationtonourishhis LeannBlemhavestudiedmigratoryandbreeding favoriteAmericanart patternsofprothonotarywarblersontheJames ResponsetoBioterrorism formatVCU'sJazz Riverfor 16years. VCUAIDSandinfectiousdiseaseexpert StudiesProgram.The TheBlems'recordsshowthebirdsreturning Dr.LisaKaplowitzwilloverseea gift,comingtoVCU fromSouthAmericaandtheCaribbeantoVrrginia statewidepushtoimprovetheVirginia overseveralyears,willfundinstmmentsand nestsanaverageofadayearliereveryspring. publichealthsystem'scapacityto soundequipment, scholarshipsfortalented BlemthinksrisingtemperaturesintheDeep respondtobiologicalandchemical students, andperformancesbymajorjazzartists. Southandcompetitionfornestingholestrigger attacks.AsDeputyCommissionerfor Inthanks, VCUwillnameitsPerformingArts theearlierreturn.Tliisyear,thefirstw—arbler EmergencyPreparednessandResponse, CenterforSingletoninOctober. Singletonmakes arrived.April3, nearly2-4weeksearly evidence Kaplowitzwilladministermillionsin itaparty,sponsoringaMiniJazzFestivalon ofglobalwarming. federalgrants "Ilookforwardto October28,withfreeperformancesbysinger Formostscientists,globalwarmingisareaUty, buildingtheprogram,"Kaplowitzsaid. ReneeMarie, jazzviolinistJoeKennedyJr.,and Blemsays. "Thatargumentisover. It'sdeaderthan ShapingSpace performanceandclasseswithMacArthurwinner, amackerel."Nowscientistsarestudyingcausesand VAsCUpasrttuodfenVitrsgihnfeieaasrsdAiroicnnhatiletreGicoartrudyreesWiWhgeeneekplr,oe-r suanxdoSepirnhgpolrneeit\soitnouSwtsaedsvieraeLclatocoynr.g,-DtoenungfRainchoafrVdsC,UwJhaozz t"rByirngatnodpirendgic"tjAusmtehorwichoatitcouldget. atVCU'sInteriorDesign fosteredalumnigreatslikeAlWaters'86, tenor Morethan600studentsandprofessionalsattended Day,April18.Managing saxwithRayCharles;Alvin'Walker'93 VCU's8thAnnualInternationalBusinessForum directorofPerkins&Will trombone,CountBasieBand;JamesGenus onMarch6: "TheAmericanizationofWorldCul- inChicagoandthefirm's '87BMbassist,SaturdayNightLive;Alvester turesthroughTV, FilmandAdvertising."Viewers nationaldirectorofinteri- Gamett'93BMdrummer,withAbbyLincoln, inAustralia,Europe, IndiaandSouthAmerica ors,Wheelerisalsopast BettyCarter;RonJenkins'87BMbassist, withBill watcheditinlivevideostreamontheIntemet. presidentofthe Evans,Cher;Steve'Wilson'84altoandsoprano UniversalCorporationsponsoredtheforum. AmericanSocietyof sax,withChickCorea, BillyTaylor. InteriorDesigners(ASID), "Oursuccess,"he toldstudents,"ismoreandmorea d corrso.ssW-seelfliinndgiotf'sawrochriktiencgtuvreeryanwdellin.teOrui-r ratire. Crisis taiiiiit!' diversityispayingoff."Sponsors includedVCU'sDepartmentofInterior The English Departmentis bringingartists, writers, teachersand social Design,andstudentandVirginia criticstoVCU in2002-03toexplorethe rolesofwriting increatingcommu- chaptersofASID. nitiesand in communities in crisis. Speakers includephotographerWendy Ewald; Raymond Federman, founderofSurfiction; andcomposition expert ColdWarI Andrea Lunsford. The senes is cosponsoredwiththe Honors Program, Wearinghishistorian'shatVCU through an NEH grant. PDroensailddenDtavDir.sEhuagsepnueblIirasnhie,dwTihtheFDirr.st Thisfall, VCU andthe Universityof Richmondwill bringAfrican ColdWarTheLegacyofWoodrow American novelistand Nobel LaureateToniMorrison. Shewill readfrom WilsoninU.S-SovietRelations. herwork October2, 7:30 pm, atVCU's Siegel Center. Herlectureon Universit/ofMissouriPress. "LiteratureasanAgentofSocial Change" isatthe UR RobinsCenter, October3, 1 pm. Events free. Morrisonbyticketonly: VCU(804)828- 1331; UR (804)289-8980. www.tias.vcu.edu/eng/lcc SHAFER COURT CONNECTIONS Aninternationalpaneldiscussedhowthe ture;andclinicaldocumentationreview mediaaffectsworldperceptionsoftheU.S.,and andrecommendations. proposedanorganizedeffortto"brand Americana," withitspositivevalueslikeopportu- $$ Squeeze Quality of Care nity,decencyandtolerance. Howdoesahospital'sbalancesheet PanelistsurgedAmericanstoteachchildren influenceitsinvestmentin resourcesand sooneraboutculturaldifferences. DickRobertson processforhigh-qualitycare?Dodeclines '67BS/MC, presidentofWarnerBros. Domestic inqualitycomeprimarilyinstaffing, in TelevisionDistribution, commented, "We deterioratingequipment?Areeffectsdif- [Americans] tendtoliveinjustourownculture. ferentinhospitalsfacinglesscompeti- YouflyfromSeattletoMiamiandwhenyouget tion? offtheplane,you'rebasicallyinthesameplace, Fundedbya$1.2million,two-and-a- e.xceptforthepalmtrees." halfyeargrantfromtheAgencyforHealthcare "BuildingRichmond" ResearchandQuality,VCUresearcherswillstudy "WhyareVCU'shistorichousesnation- Gray Cell Games U.S. hospitalstoseehowfinancialstressaffects allyimportant'"VCUarchitecturalhisto- Dr. DonaldAbraham,chairofmedicinal care. "SincetheBalancedBudgetActof 1997," rianDr CharlesBrownellandMary Broughton,VCU'sarchitectoftheuniver- chemistryanddirectorofVCU'sInstituteof explainsprincipalresearcherDr. GloriaBazzoli, sity,haveanswersattheVCUFriendsof Structural Biolog)'andDrugDiscoveiy,willtake concernisgrowing"thatchangesin hospitalreim- theLibraryLecture,October10 hisscientificexpertisetomarket,again,witha bursementmighthaveanadverseimpacton Whattheyknowaboutthis"open- newcompanycalledkSeroCorp. Abrahamand qualityofpatientcare." airmuseumofarchitecture"comesfrom kSero'sco-founderSusanHardwickewilluse documentationbyVCUgraduate cthuartresnpteberdaiunprleesaeranricnhg.tocreatetoysandgames RByeMsaeyar20c0h2,GVrCaUnrtesseaUrcphershadbroughtin ysetaurd,enotusr.sOtnudOecnttosbperres1e1n,tfotrhetihreftienndtihngs kSero(Greekfor"Iknow")willdevelopapro- $154million, surpassinglastyear'stotalof$136 ontheseandotherRichmondbuildings totypecollectionoftoysfor childrenfourtosL\. million.NationalInstitutesofHealthfunding at"BuildingRichmond,"VCU AbrahamandHardwickewilldesigntheirvideo increased 19percentlastyear,andVCUmoved SymposiumonArchitecturalHistory. gamesandtoystostimulatemultipleareasofthe from61stto57thinamountofNIHawards. Friends'Lecture/lunchatTheVirginia brainsimultaneously, increasingchildren'sability VCU'sgoalis$200millioninresearchgrants. HistoricalSociety.October10,noon tolearnandretaininfonnation. "Researchfacultyarethepeoplewhoreallyare Tickets:(8041828-1163 Symposium .Abrahamreceivedthe2002PaulDawson goingtomoveusahead," said Dr. MarshaTorr, October11:(8041828-2784 BiotechnologyAwardfromthe.American VCU's\icepresidentforresearch. NationalScience Photo www.librarv.vcu.edu/ AssociationofCollegesofPharmacy. Hepioneered FoundationofficialsmetwithVCUfacultyto jbc/speccoll/post/ theuseofanti-gellingagentstotreatsicklecell talkaboutresearchNSFwantstosponsor,and anemiaanddidgroundbreakingresearchon Torr'sofficewillhelpfacultywritegrantpropos- allostericeffectorsofhemoglobin. Heisediting als. the6theditionofBurger'sMedicinalClii'inistiyand m writinganewtextbookondrugdiscovery. m Financial Health Check-Up VCUHealthSystemispayingTheHunterGroup ifii $4.1 milliontonudgethesystem'soperating marginto3to5percent.Themarginhasbeenat On March 5, Jeff Cape! Ill tookoveras head .5to 1 percent,withexpensesbarelybelow ofmen's basketball atVCU, afterthe resigna- revenue. InMay,year-to-dateprofitwasonly$4.8 tionofCoach Mack McCarthy. He'sthefirst milliononabudgetofabout$614million, less AfricanAmerican men's basketball head thana 1 percentmargin,tooslimforsecurity. coach in theschoors history, and, at27, the Thethree-tosix-monthprocessisfocusedon youngestactive Division coach. cashflowmanagementandaccountsreceivable; A 1997graduateofDIuke University, savingsthroughperformanceimprovement, pro- Capel wasafour-yearstarterforthe Blue ductivity'andcompensation;organizationalstruc- Devils, finishing hiscareerwith 1,601 points, 433assistsand 220three-pointfield goals. Hisfreshman season, the Blue Devilswent tothe 1994 NCAANational Championships. Hewasatwo-timeAII-ACC selection and earnedACCAll-Academic honorsasa senior. CapeljoinedVCU lastyearasan assistantcoach. Theseason before, hewasassistantcoachatOld Dominion Universityunderhisfather, JeffCapelJr. "I'mverypreparedforthisjob," Capel toldthe RichmondTimes-Dtspatch. " playedforgreatcoaches mywhole life. Myhigh school coachandarguably I thegreatestcoach inthehistoryofteam sportswasCoach K (Duke's Mike Krzyzewski). I wasaroundagreatcoach mywhole life, mydad. I wasaround Coach Mackthisyear." "I thinkhe'll doa greatjob," saidjuniorguardAntoineWillie inthe Times- Dispatch. "Forone, asplayers, we'regoingtogive him 100percent. And secondly, he's beenthere. He knowswhatwe'regoingthrough. Plus, heplayedforoneof the best programs inthe nationandoneofthebestcoachesever, sohe knows ANewStage what ittakestowin." WhenVCUdemolishedtheoldLifeSciencesBuildingand "JeffCapel meetsallthecriteria," said Dr. Richard Sander, VCU directorof Adl<insHallthissummertobuildasorelyreedednewdining athletics. "He's hadterrific mentors; he hasa passionforbasketballandcoaching; hall,studentsandalumnialsosaidgoodbyetotheShafer and he's continuallydemonstratedtheabilityto motivateand interactwith student- CourtStage.Tooffsettheloss,anewoutdoorstageis athletes." plannedadjacenttotheexpandedCommons,andaplaque Coach Krecommended Capel. "He's prepared in manywaysthatpeople willmemorializetheoldstage.Thenew57,000squarefoot mightnotunderstand becauseofhisyouth," Coach Ktoldthe Times-Dispatch. dininghallwillseat850andincludeoutdoorcafeseating "Hispeopleskillsare incredible. He's honest, canngand really knowsthe game." alongShaferCourt. HALL 2 2 ^llTn ' -^"^"^S^S TheCommonwealth CancerFoundationforResearch, newlycreated by AliceT. andWilliam H. GoodwinJr., has pledged$25milliontoVCU's MasseyCancerCenter. TheGoodwins' gift isthe largestpledgeeverto the CancerCenterandthe University. "Our lives have beentouched, aseven/one's has, byfriendsand familywith cancer," saysAliceGoodwin '66BS(MT)/AH. "Wejustfeel thata giftofthis nature mightbe helpfultoa broadgroupofpeople." Fromthegift, $18 millionwill beused strictlyforresearch moving potentialtreatmentsfromthe laboratoryto human tnals. The$25million pledgewill befulfilledovernineyears. Beginning in 2004, theiryearly supportwill bea challengegrant. "This ISa huge boost," comments Dr. Gordon Ginder, Massey's ExecutiveMaterial director. "Thiswill helpus rapidlymove promisingdevelopmentsforwardand help usrecruit VCU'sSchoolofBusinesswasranked outstanding researchers." — amongthetoptwentyexecutiveeduca- In 2001 the Go—odwins, withthree closeassociates Dr. Peter Brown, BootyArmstrong, and tionprogramsintheSoutheastby Richard Higgerson began educatingthemselvesabout cancerand cancerresearch, talkingto BusinessWeek.Rankingsarebasedon topdoctorsand cancerresearchersalloverthecountry. In theend, theGoodwins believethebest surveysofdirectorsofleadershipand cancerresearchfacilit/ inthe U.S. is intheirown backyard. executivedevelopmentatcompanies "Masseyisajewel in Richmond, inVirginia, andthe nation," Alice Goodwin observes. worldwide. "Wearemostgratefultothe Masseyfamilyfor itscontinuedcommitmenttotheCenter.We BestDoctorsinAmerica arealsogratefulforDr. Walter Lawrenceand Dr. Gordon Ginder'sexceptional leadershipandvision BestDoctorsInc.askedthousandsof at Massey." U.S.physicianswhatspecialistthey The Goodwins' gift comesaftera $1 millioncommitmentfromthe Masseyfamilyin May wouldchooseforthemselvesortheir 2001, and raises Massey'scampaign goal from$71 millionto$104 million. Thecampaign willfund families.Amongthebestwere61 a newresearch building, add sixormoreendowed chairsand 15 more researchers, renovatethe doctorsin23specialtiesfromtheVCU Dalton Patient Oncology Clinic, and supportresearch. HealthSystem'sMCVHospital. Massey'sgoal istomovefroma National Cancer Institute-designatedclinical cancercenterto ByAnyOtherName? a comprehensivecancercentermeetinghigherNCI standardsforresearch collaboration, funding, andpreventionandtreatment. ShaferCourtCampus?Commonwealth Campus?FanCampus?Aftermonthsof amunldlisntgu,deanctosmdmeictitdeeedoofnf—acuAlctya,destmaiffc Comings and Goings VirginiaRealEstateCenternineyearslater.Last CampusofVCU.Nochangewas Dr.DonnaBrodd, interimviceprovostfor year, helaunchedthefirstdistancelearningin needed,andspendingmoneyonnew academicaffairssinceAugust2001, hasbeen VCU'sSchoolofBusiness. stationeryandsignsduringabudget appointedtotheposition. AtVCU, saysPresident Boykinis"alegend,"saysRobertTaylor crisiswouldbeirresponsible."Welike EugeneTrani, "Dr. Broddhasworkedtirelesslyto '91MBA,afomierstudentwhofollowsBoykinas it,"saidonemember."It'sourname, supporttheprovostintheareasofcurriculum, directoroftheVirginia RealEstateCenter. "Hehas andwe'restickingwithit." assessmentandaccreditation." shapedandmoldedcountlessIndividualsinvolved Shehadbeenchiefacademicofficerforthe inrealestatenationwide." MTVatVCU StateCouncilofHigherEducationforVirginia Aiieranexhaustivenationalsearch, Dr. Forthefirsttime,MTV (SCHEV)for 15years. "VCUisadynamicand WilliamBosherJr. '69MEdwaschosenthenew hitVCUontheirpopular excitinguniversity,"saysBrodd. "Iamhonoredto deanoftheSchoolofEducation.Since 1998, CampusInvasiontour. helptheuniversitygrowevenstrongeracademi- Bosherhasbeenexeaitivedirectorofthe Hundredsofstudents callyandgetthecredititdeserves." CommonwealthEducationalPolicyInstitute,a strolledtheStudent Dr.William Duvall, associateviceprovost thinktankbasedattheSchool.Bosherhasbeen CommonsPlaza, anddeanofStudent.Affairs, saidgoodbyeto superintendentofschoolsforboth Henricoand watchingclassmatesperformingona VCUinMay, retiringwithhiswifetotheOuter ChesterfieldCounties.AsVirginia'ssuperinten- karaokestageandburningoriginal BanksofNorthCarolina. dentofpublicinstructionunderGovernorGeorge mequusiipcmmeinxte.sSwoimtehsepveecniaelncjoomyepdutaervirtual Since 1972, DuvalladvocatedforVCU Allen,heledthepushtodevelopStandardsof tehnecopuonptuelrarwiMtThVOzsziytcOosmbo"uTrhnee.starof smteundetntosf.thHeeSitsuedsepenctiaClolmymploenasse,dnwoitwhbdueivledlionpg- LearOnninBgoaforrdsVi.rTgihneiaV'sCKU-1B2osatruddeonftsV.isitors Osbournes,"viablue-screentechnology. Phase111. "ItisveryimportantforVCUstudentsto welcomesfournewmembers,appointedby Later,studentsenjoyedperfor- haveaplacewheretheycanmeetandcreateareal GovernorMarkWarner.TheyareThomas mancesattheSiegelCenterbyMTV- community." HealsocraftedtheVCUHonor RosenthalofRichmond,CEOofMedOutcomes, anointed"buzzworthy"bandsStarsailor, CodeSystemandchampionedtheVCUCreed,a Inc.;PhilipThompsonSr.ofChester,president DRfaiiltandInjected,andNickelback. valuesystemforstudents. andCEOofOneNumberInformationSystemsof Dr. PatriciaAlveyissteppingdownas Virginia;Dr.MichelleRomanoofFairfax,a directorofVCU'sAdcentertoleadafledgling physician;andEdwardBersoffofMcLean, advertisinginstituteatSouthernMethodist managingdirectorofQuarterdeckInvestment UniversityinDallas. Duringhertwoyearsatthe Partners. graduateadvertisingprogram,Alveyhasled LawrenceAgnew'82BA/HgjSofInsignia growthinprogramsandrecruitment,and ThalhimerwasnamedtotheBoardoftheVCU revampedtheAdcenter'smarketingplan. Foundation. After31 yearsofresearch,teachingandcollab- Dr.W. BaxterPerkinsonJr. '70DDS,aBoard orationwiththerealestateindustry.Dr.James ofVisitorsmembersince 1996,isnowitshead, Boykinisretiring.Boykin joinedVCUasanassis- VCU'srector. "Noonelovestheuniversitymore tantprofessorin 1971,wasappointedtothe thanBaxter,"saysfomierrectorEdwardFlippen AlfredI. BlakeChairin 1972,andhelpedstartthe '65BS/B. SHAFER COURT CONNECTIONS WD l_ 1 ' 1 [\1 ID LV L iY JORIEL FOLTZ "Thereareso manypeopletrying, and it's sodifficult tocure a disease Adventurous. Innovative by that 1 can't feel incrediblyoptimistic," definition. Members ofthe Colbyconfesses. "But it's so exciting. first graduating class at VCU 1 hope thatwhat I'm doingcan con- tributetothe groundworkfora treat- Engineering relished their role mentoracure." as interactive prototypes for a Colbysays VCU's emphasis on * brand new program. So new, undergraduateresearch set his first they helped break ground for fascinatingpuzzles in the lab. "That wasthe mostvaluable thing1 did, their School's first building. gettinginto a labandtryingto see And now—just two years out how scientificresearch wasdonein — puzzliF^g? perfect! ofschool these fledgling the realworld." \ WhenVCUlaunched theEngineer- scientists are breaking new corporate fire-fighter ingSchool in 1996, newlywed ground on their own in sophomore DavidColby 'OOBS/En graduate programs and corpo- As achild, DanieUeCrawford's BS/H&Spaidclose attention. '02BS/Enfavoritetoywas aphysics "Havinga family, I becamevery rations around the country. set. Shedreamedofbecominga math tunedintothe job market," he For Associate Dean Bart teacher. Thenat readUyadmits. Headjusted his Cregger, the success ofthe aVCUopen focus from chemistrytochemical founding students is no hscohuosoelfsotruhdeingths, engineering. Engineering surprise. It was carefully shevisitedthe turnedouttobea engineered, after all. "Our Engineering perfectfit. "1 love first class of2000 would get table. "People solvingproblems," a lot ofattention. Theywere were sofull of Colbysays. "It'slike positiveenergy. doingpuzzles—fun hand-picked. These are all I decidedto and intellectuallysat- very interesting people." ati:endVCU and Now studyengineer- isfying." a doctoralstudentatMIT, heis deadlydisease. Onelineofinquiry ing." / Crawford's futurecontinuedto researching Huntington'sdisease, a seekstodevelop small stretches of progressiveneurological illness for protein, orpeptides, thatwillbindto fall neatlyintoplace. Shewas looking whichthere iscurrentlynotreat- the abnormal regionsofmutated fora summerjob, andPhiUpMorris ment. proteins andpreventfurther USAhad justcalled oneofher Huntington'sisageneticmuta- clumping. Anotherpossibletreat- professors. The largestcigarette manufacturerinthecountryneeded tionthatcausescertainproteinsin mentinvolves largerprotein anti- thebodytoform abnormally. These bodiesthatcouldengulfthediseased an engineeringintern fortheir abnormal formationsbindtoother proteinsandpreventthem from Richmondplant. Crawfordwasthe proteins, formingclumpsthatstop clumping. ideal candidate, with tiouble-shooting neuronsfrom functioning. Patients ~~~Colby'smajorcontributionso far andanalytical skillsperfectiysuitedto corporate R&D. graduallylosecontrol oftheirbodies has pushedthrougha research andtheirmentalprocesses. Colby's barrier. "Peopleweredoingtesttube Summerinternshipsandpart-time interestgoesbeyond scientificcurios- experimentswith justtheproteins, workled toa full-time jobaftergradu- ity. "MygrandfatherhadHunting- butwe neededtogetthepeptides ation. "1 reallyenjoyit," Crawford ton's, and myauntandunclehave it intothecells." Colbycombinedtwo declares. "I liketheculture. It'savery too." Colby's motherbeatthe technologies, puttingthepeptides positiveworkenvironment, andthey geneticodds, soheand hischildren thatinhibitclumpinginto "protein allowalotofroom forinnovationin research and development." are notatrisk. tiansduction domains" thatallow ResearchersatMITexplore them tocrosscellmembranes. Fortwoyears, Crawford hasbeen helpingto design acigarettethat cutting-edgetreatmentsforthis FALL 2 2 — reduces the riskoffiresfrom careless- justmemorizeconcepts; theyuse linesage and ness.Thefocus is on a special typeof themtosolve problems. electricaltians- paperwith ultra-thin ringsthatwork Take her seniorthesisproject. mission cables like speedbumps, causingtheciga- Phamwasworkingwith VCU's Dr. are increasingly rettetobum slowerwhen the litend PeterMoonto solvealong-standing overloaded. The crosses overthem. Slowercombus- dental challenge. "Oncea tooth is greatestdangeris tion maymake these cigarettes more decayedand destroyed, itcan't thatmanhole likelytogo outbeforeaccidentally remineralizeandcorrect itself," coverscan ignitingcertain fabrics. Pham explains. "Dr. Moon hopes become 300- Crawfordplanstostaywith toidentifyandunderstandthe pound projec- PhilipMorrisUSA. And she's staying remineralizationprocess and find tiles, blowingout with VCU. Sheenrolledin amaster's awaytoinducethatprocess so oftheground degreeprogram lastyear, supported thattherewon'tbea needfor with enough bythecompany'stuition reimburse- restorativefillings." forcetoshootto mentand flex-timeworkpolicy. Thatprojectcemented her the topofaten-storybuilding Crawford'syearsatVCU interestin thefield. "Dentistryis orkUlapassingpedestrian. Engineeringgave hera senseofcom- aform ofart," she says, convinced. Snodgrasstookoverworkon a munityanda strongworkethic. "Andthebestpart ofitisthatyou computerprogramthat simulatesthe "And thefacultycommitmentis getto see the results ofwork explosionprocess. "Myworkhasbeen exceptional. Atmostuniversiries, immediately." todesign code formitigation schemes, you can't seethe professorseven Anotherattraction isthatDr. ways ofreducingthe danger," he duringoffice hours. AtVCU, they DieuMyThi Pham DDSwiUbe explains. Amitigation schememight wentaboveandbeyondto helpus abletoopen herown practicewith involveaddingtethersorboltstoa with both ourpersonalandprofes- regularoffice hours; shecan spend manholecover. Obvious, maybe, but sionalgrowth." more timewith herfamily. Pham's will itwork?That'swhyutilitycompa- parentsrecentlymovedto California nies are interested intheprogram. engineering from Vietnam, and sheiseagerto "Theydon'thavea goodideaofthe bright smileB finish herdegreeand rejointhem forces involved. Wecan tellthem Whenshewasnine, Mia Pham afterfifteenyearsapart. Besides, aboutthattohelpthem developthe 'OOBS/EnleftVietnamtopursueher "eightyears is alongtimetobe schemesandthen runcodetosee educatton. Pham goesafterwhat she in school!" howeffectivethey'llbe." wants, and shebroughtthat spirit Snodgrass findsthenewtechnol- exploding potential toherstudiesatVCU Engineering. ogyfascinating. "I enjoybeingable Enticedbyafull scholarship, she When RobertSnodgrass 'OOBS/En togo intoan areathatnobody's began adegreein biomedical becamevaledictorian ofthefirst reallyexplored andcreatesomething engineering, even VCU Engineeringclass, manyfound useful, somethingthatcan really though thatprogram it hardtobelieve his assertionthat servea purpose." would not openuntil hewasa "completegoof-off" in high Nexton the horizon forSnodgrass twoyearsinto her school. "I hadterrible, terriblegrades. isa jobatNaval SurfaceWarfare, degree. With plenty I turneditaroundtowardstheend designingmilitarysystems. Hewillbe ofsupportfrom her ofmysenioryearin high school partofa largeteam, workingon a professors, she when I realizedthatI mightnever broadrangeofprojects from missile designed hercurricu- beabletogetintoacollege Iwanted design toradarsystems. "It'skindof lumtograduateon togoto." an odd-jobs sortofplace. Any '* ' ,^ -^ time. "Everybody Fortunatelyforhim, VCU saw problemtheNavymighthave, they caterstowhateverittakes foryou to his potentialand tookachance. cometothatcenterandgethelp." succeed," says Pham. "Theydon't "I'mreally, reallyglad Iwentto Clearly, anengineer'sdelight. wanttoleaveanyone behind." VCU," saysSnodgrass. "Thetypeof As heembarksonthis newcareer, Nowa second-year studentatthe engineerI'vebecomeandwill bein Snodgrassenjoys sharinghis experi- School ofDentistryonVCU'sMCV thefuture has everythingtodowith ence atVCU Engineeringwith Campus, shefeelsverywellprepared. theeducationthat IgotatVCU." colleagues. "It'skindofaneat feeling "Ifyou reallywanttobe in a medical Toearn a master's degree at to knowthatwe'rethefirstones career, engineeringisagreatback- GeorgiaTech, Snodgrass studied through, outthererepresentingthe groundto have. Itgivesyouan undergroundexplosions inelectrical School in schoolsandtheworkplace." advantageovereveryoneelse." It's vaultsundercitystreets. Fit forthe the hands-on, thepractice aswell as X-Files, thisrareurbanproblemmay Joriel Foltz is a freelance writerin theory, she explains. Engineersdon't becomemorecommon asutility Richmond. SHAFER COURT CONNECTIONS 8