Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/recordofhampd7832003hamp . The Best Laid Plans. . BILL SHUMADINE '66, a member ofthe College's Board ofTrustees, knows all about the value ofcareful planning and prudent investing. His rise to the top ofthe banking and finance — professions mirrors his involvementwith and investment — in Hampden-Sydney College. Hampden-Sydney Bill and his wife Cornelia have included Hampden-Sydney at has been an important the heart oftheir charitable giving and estate planning. As part partofmy lifeforforty ofthe College's ongoing major gifts effort, they recently made a years. Iam thrilledto significant commitment that includes a sizable portion ofBill's beable togive back retirement fund in the form ofa Charitable RemainderTrust to the College in a significantway. with Hampden-Sydney as the primary beneficiary. BILLSHUMADINE'66 Qualified retirement-plan assets often represent a major por- tion ofan individual's estate and can make an excellent choice for funding a charitable gift. This type of"planned gift" by Cornelia and Bill will make a lasting impact on Hampden-Sydney through scholarship assistance. According to Shumadine, "The creation ofthis Trust makes sense from an estate planning standpoint. More importantly, it is intended to provide an opportunity forworthyyoung men to experience a Hampden-Sydney education in perpetuity. That is a my great gift to family." To learn howyou can include Hampden-Sydney in your gift planning, please contact Barbara Henley, Director ofPlanned Gifts, at (800) 865-1776 or [email protected]. www.hsc.edu/development THE^RecordoF IMPDEN-S1"DNE1 COLLEGE ' „000 WWW.HSC.EDU HAMPDEN snrv H. McVeyIII '57, Chairmanofthe BoardofTrustees, c/oPO.Box 128 alter M. Borrz III.President (434)[email protected],PO.Box 128 SYDNEY ulS. Baker, Vice-Presidentfor Administration (434|223-6116,[email protected],P.O.Box 128 mesW. Blackburn, DeanofStudents |434|223-6128,[email protected],P.O.Box5 COLLEGE BeelerBrush. \'ice-Presidentfor InstitutionalAdvancement |434]223-6137,[email protected],P.O.Box637 liraH. Garland,DeanofAdmissions |434]223-6120,[email protected],P.O.Box667 . NBuosrinmeassnAfKfrauiergser&, TVriecaes-uPrreersidentfor JULY2003 • VOLUME78, NUMBER3 (434)223-6216,[email protected],PO.Box 127 irl\\". Fleck,Provost&DeanoftheFaculty (434)223-6112,[email protected],PO Box665 On nomasH. Shomo '69,Directorof the Hill 2 PublicRelations |434|223-6263,[email protected],P.O.Box857 News from around the campus owardW. Srracke'75,Directorof AlumniRelations Books in Print 8 (434)223-6148,[email protected],P.O.Box86 Authors in the College family ampden-SydneyCollegeoffersequal iportunityinallareasofeducationand Sports 9 nployment. Spring sports roundup Alumni Activities 13 f JR^cord HE Alumni at work with the College landC. Rice 01,Editor 434)223-6397,[email protected],P.O.Box696 HAMPDEN-SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL chardMcClintock,ArtDirector (434)223-6395,[email protected],P.O.Box696 A special section devoted to Hampden-Sydney people oducedbvtheHampden-SvdnevCollege who are doing business around the world lblicationsOffice, (434) 223-6394. Global Business 16 iblishedbyHampden-SydneyCollege, ampden-Sydney,Virginia23943, Hampden-Sydney alumni doing business around the world aservicetoitsalumniandfriends. are laying a foundation for democracy everywhere theygo opyright©2003 byHampden-Sydney Belize 22 allege. Hampden-Sydney students continue their mission of nirdClassPostagepaidarFarmville, irginia23901,andatadditionalmailing service and learning in CentralAmerica flees. FacultyAbroad 26 pinionsexpressedintheRecordare Carrying the good news ofHampden-Sydney overseas oseofindividualauthorsanddonot xessarilyreflecttheofficialpositionof ampden-SydneyCollege. William C. Boinest '54 30 nthefrontcover:AcollageofCommence- entevents,featuringAndersFoghRasmus- A talk with the retiring Chairman ofthe Board n, thePrimeMinisterofDenmark, who Class Notes 32 Idressedthegraduates. News from Alumni News from around campus On the Hill Prime Minister addresses Commencement 2003 lOTHER'S DAY MAY ll markedthefinal andhelauded Hampden-Sydneyforhelpingtopreserve lIa1^i^J ceremoniesofH>ampden->SydneyCollege's those ideals. "An importantpartoftheHampden- 228thacademicyear. Onehundredninety-seven Sydneytradition istocultivateandupholdthevalues seniorsreceivedtheirbaccalaureatedegreesbeforeover andprinciples laiddownsolongagobythefoundersof 2500 familyandfriendsgathered thisgreatlandinyourConstitution, — onthelawnofVenableHall. yourBillofRights thedocuments FirstHonorspeaker Inthecommencementaddress, whichenshrinetheessenceofwhat MichaelLeader AndersFoghRasmussen, Prime Americastandsfor.Theseprinciples (BSsummacumlaude, MinisterofDenmark, spokeof havebecomepartofthecommon honorsin i thethen-urgentsituation in Iraq. heritageofourWesterncivilization, "Rightnow [Iraq] needshelpto offreemeneverywhere." finditsdirection. Wecannotfailto PrimeMinisterRasmussen believethatafreeanddemocratic receivedanhonoraryDoctors Iraqwillenrich thelivesofall its ofLaws.An honoraryDoctor citizens,"hetoldthegraduates, ofDivinitywasawardedto Dr. who includedhisson Henrik. "The WilliamE. Thompson, retir- challengesthat ingChaplain of arefacedbythe theCollegeand international PastorofCollege community Church. William arethechal- C. Boinest'54, lengesthatface retiringChairman everyoneof oftheHampden- you. Thetasks SydneyBoard aheadareforthe ofTrustees,was PresidentWalterBortzIII longtermand awardedaDoctor accompaniedAndersFogh willlastyour ofLaws. Incoming Rasmussen, thePrimeMin- lifetimes." ChairmanHenry isterofDenmark, asthey Theprime H. McVeyIII '57 ledtheAcademicProces- minister,who announcedthat sion,followedbyoutgoing ChairmanoftheBoard alsoservedas theTrusteeshave William C. Boinest '54. Chairmanof establishedan theEuropean endowedscholar- Union Council ship inhonor during2002, ofMr. Boinest. emphasizedthe TheValedic- importanceof tory Address America'sdemo- wasgivenby craticideals Michael R. within interna- Leader. tionalaffairs, THE"RECORDOFHAMPDEN-SYDNEYCOLLEGE JULY2003 PrimeMinisterRasmussen andbissonHenrik, with (fromleft)DavidMarion, RogerBarms, Warner Winborne '88, andJohn Eastby, thefacultyofthe departmentofpolitical science, in whichHenrik majored. COMMENCEMENTAWARDS TheAlgernon SydneySullivan Medallion, toasenior TheJohn Brooks FuquaAwardsforexcellencein forexcellenceofcharacterandserviceto hisfellows: teaching (recipientsareselectedbymembersofthelast W.AndrewMcllreavy twograduatingclasses): VictorN. Cabas,AdjunctAssociate Professorof TheGammonCup, torcharacter, scholarship, and Rhetoric athleticability"JamesH. Hicks,Jr. SarahB. Hardy,AssociateProfessorofEnglish RonaldL. Heinemann, Squires ProfessorofHistory TheAnnaCarringtonHarrisonAward, formostcon- JamesC. Kidd, BargerProfessorofMusic structivestudentleadership: DouglasW. CopelandIII JamesY. Simms, Elliott ProfessorofHistory TheSamuelS.Jones Phi BetaKappaAward, forschol- TheRobertThruston HubardIVAwardWfordevo- arshipandresearch: EdmundM. Haskinsand tionandservicetotheCollege: Virginia Johnston, P.AustinSttacke AdministrativeSecretary, Business Office TheAlgernonSydneySullivanMedallions, forin- TheSeniorClassAward, to theperson mostinstru- spiringandselflessdedicationtotheCollege: mentalin thelivesofthemembersoftheClassof JosephF.Viar,Jr. '63andPresidentEmeritus 2003: Dt. KennethN.Townsend, ElliottProfessorof SamuelV.Wilson Economics TheCabellAwardforexcellenceinclassroom TheSeniorClass Gift: teaching: Dr.WalterC. McDermott, AnannualscholarshiphonoringRalphA. Crawley, ElliottAssistantProfessorofPhysicsand Chiefofthe Hampden-SydneyVolunteerFire Astronomy Departmentandwaterandsewersupervisorfor theCollege. TheThomas EdwardCrawleyAward fordevotionandservicetothe College: Dr. HerbertJ. Sipe,Jr., SpaldingProfessorofChemistry THE"RECORDOFHAMPDEN-SYDNEYCOLLEGE JULY2003 t^: i fc* TheHampden-Sydney CollegeMens Chorus stoppedinfrontofthe Alamoduringtheirspring concerttourofTexas. /•'f^'ft.r f^Hr"?v**f Men's Chorus "Lone Star Tour" TEXT BY ADAM C. BOWLING '03 March 11,justintimefortheMen'sChorusconcert PICTURES BY RUSTY FOSTER '04 inThanksgivingSquare, Dallas, attendedbyformer studentbodypresidentMichaelBlackwell '01. Follow- ingtwoearlymorningperformancesatUniversityPark HEADING foraconcerttourofthegreatstate UnitedMethodistChurch, inDallas, thementoured ofTexas, theHampden-SydneyCollege theSixth FloorMuseum (whichcommemoratesthe Men's ChorusdepartedtheHillonMarch7. Kennedyassassination). UnderthedirectionofProfessorThomasWilliams, Thenextday, themenperformedattheTexasState whoalso teachesvoiceatnearbyLongwoodUniversity, Capitol, andweremetbyTreyBlocker'96,who isthe theMen'sChorus remainsalargeandactivegroupon ChiefofStaffforTexasStateSenatorCraigEstes.That campus. FormerlyknownastheGleeClub, itisoneof evening,afterareceptionatthehistoricAustinClub theCollege'soldestorganizationsandattractsstudents forlocalalumniandprospectivestudents,themen Director Thomas Williams from manymajors. gaveaconcertatSt.Andrew'sEpiscopal Schooland TheMen'sChoruswasgivenasplendidtourofthe checkedoutthe"LiveMusicCapitoloftheWorld." LoneStarStatebyMr. andMrs. LeeMerwin, parents OnThursday, afteralongdrive, theChorusarrived oftheMen's Chorus' own HollisMerwin '04,who inSanAntonio,wheretheytouredtheAlamoand plannedandorganizedamajorityofthetrip. First, tookin thesightsandsoundsoftheRiverWalk.That the menvisitedtheStockyardsinFortWorth,where evening, themengavetheirfinalTexasperformancein theWestbeganandwhere manyHampden-Sydney thestunningsanctuaryofFirstPresbyterian Church. menattemptedto tacklethe mechanicalbull, butto Everyconcertbeganandendedwiththetraditional noavail. Laterthatnight, theMerwinstookustoBilly GleeClubsongs, Brothers, SingOnand TheHampden- — Bob'sofTexasDanceHall, thelargest"HonkyTonk" SydneyHymn A GlassoftheFinest. Therestofthe inthecountry, todancethenightawayandtosee programincluded"SongsoftheSea," "Traditional AccompanistJamesKidd someactual bull riding. Spirituals," andselectionsfrom The TestamentofFree- ProfessorWilliamsandtheaccompanist, Dr.James dom, whichfeaturessayingsofThomasJeffersonsetto Kidd, BargerProfessorofMusic, flewinto Dallason musicbyRandallThompson. THETtECORDOFHAMPDEN-SYDNEYCOLLEGE •JULY2003 Pamela Fox honored Music Festival featured for photographs using in PBS broadcasts antique equipment Thisspring, musicloversandworld-renownedcham- bermusiciansgatheredoncampus forthe22ndseason PamelaP. Fox, lecturerin fineartsatHampden- oftheHampden-SydneyMusicFestival. Known SvdnevCollege, hasbeen awardedaVirginiaMuseum nationallyforitsexcitingperformances, distinguished ofFineArts ProfessionalArtist Fellowship. Visual artists,andbeautiful locale, the Festival featured artistsofall disciplinesacross thestatecompetefor fourArtistConcertsaswellasperformancesby thisannual award. Unlikeotherfellowshipawards, buddingtalents participatingin theArtists Fellowship thisprize is based uponworkalreadyproducedand Program, atwo-weekprofessional trainingprogram in servesas recognition torexcellence in the field. whichguestartistsserveas residentteachers. In addi- Fox received theaward forherseriesorphoto- tion toconcerts, musicloversattendedopen rehears- TheKeatingMedallion graphsthatfeatureHampden-Svdnev'scollectionof als, interactedwithmusiciansatmealsand receptions, waspresentedtoRobertV. antiquephvsicsandchemistryequipment ("Balance" andenjoyedavarietyoroutdooractivities. Hatcher,Jr. 51 (above), is pictured, below). Thesephotographswillbe Concertstookplace in CrawleyForum,well duringFounders Weekend displaved in theexhibit, "FromObjectto Image: known foritsbrightacousticsand intimatesetting, attheGreenbrierResort. PhotographsbvPamela P. Fox," fromSeptember 19- andfeaturedafascinatingrepertoirerangingfrom TheKeatingMedallion, November28 attheAtkinson MuseumatHampden- Beethoven to Bartok. Broadcastacrossthecountry establishedin 1986byJames Keating '56, waspresented SydneyCollege. The images, large-scaleblackand onNational PublicRadio's "PerformanceToday," J. inhonorofMr. Hatcher's whiteprints,willbeshown incontextwith theactual thisyear'sperformancesonceagaingarneredstellar outstandingserviceand piecesofantiqueequipment. Thispairingencourages reviews fromartists, audiencemembers, andcritics. extraordinarydedicationto theviewertoexplorethetranslationofmeaningand The23rd Hampden-SydneyMusicFestivalwill Hampden-Sydney College. form thatoccurswhenobjectsbecomephotographs. takeplaceonMay21-22and28-29,2004. "Balance" byPamela P. Fox, lecturerinfine artsatHampden-Sydney College,fromherseriesof photographsthatfeature Hampden-Sydney'scollec- tionofantiquephysicsand chemistryequipment. Basedonherbodyofwork, Foxhasbeenawardeda VirginiaMuseumofFine ArtsProfessionalArtist Fellowship. THE'RECORDOFHAMPDEN-SYDNEYCOLLEGE JULY2003 " Summer College Proponentsofglobalizationclaimitisaforcethat willcultivatewidespreadprosperity. Criticsfearit willhomogenizeallcultures. Butonethingfewwill denyisthatglobalization is, asThomas Friedmanhas appropriatelyhailed, "The OneBigThing" in the worldtoday.AndonthelastweekendinMay, alumni andfriendsgatheredatHampden-Sydneyforthe 2003 SummerCollegetodiscuss themyriadissues surroundingthiscomplexphenomenon. Entitled"Globalization: theGood, theBad, and theUgly," thisyear'sSummerCollegestartedwith akeynoteaddressbyBobbyBray'60, executive directoroftheVirginiaPortAuthority. Entitled "TheGeographyofInternationalTrade," Brayspoke /. Robert "Bobby"Bray '60, aboutglobalizationandthe PortofVirginia,which executivedirectorofthe VirginiaPortAuthority, isrankedthelargestin theUnitedStatesintermsof deliveredthekeynoteaddress total foreignwaterbornecommerce.Theaddresswas MyraMadnick, ExecutiveDirectoroftheNational attheSummerCoL followedbysixsessionsledbyfacultyandalumni aDwoawrndStoynWdarlotemreSSiocmimetsyfo(rabhoivsehleelfpt),inpprersoemnotteidnagnDown experts. Focusingonthemanydiversefacetsofour Syndromesupportgroups. worldaffectedbyglobalization, thepanels ranged intopicfromscienceandtechnologytocultureand Walter Simms theenvironmentandtookplaceoverthecourseof NDSS threedays. Inaddition tograpplingwith thesecrucial Honored by issues, participantsin theSummerCollege, manyof whomstayedin residencehallsandhadtheirmeals AtabenefitluncheonattheWaldorf-AstoriaHotel providedin Pannill CommonsinSettle Hall, also inNewYorkCity,WalterSimmswashonoredbythe enjoyedavarietyofrecreationaloutingsaswellasa NationalDown SyndromeSociety. Walterreceived buffetdinnerandeveningentertainment. hisawardfromMyraMadnick, executivedirectorof Thoseinterestedin findingoutmoreabout theNDSS. Thetrailerfor"Shorty"wasshownatthe Hampden-Sydney's2004 SummerCollege (setfor luncheon. ThedocumentaryonWalterandhislifeat June4-5) shouldcontactAlumni Relationsat (434) Hampden-Sydneywascompletedthissummer.The 223-6148 orvisit www.hsc.edu. moviepremieresinNewYorkon October 18.The RichmondpremiereissetforFriday, November 14,at theCarpenterCenter. Three professors retire Stetson Tinkham '67spoke aboutmarineconservation intheSummerCollegeses- sionon "Globalizationand theEnvironment. Dr. Keith W.Fitch, associateprofessorofhistory, Dr. Vin- centA. Iverson, associateprofessorofphilosophy, andDr. ThomasE. DeWolfe,professorofpsychology, retiredatthe endofthespring2003semester. Togethertheyrepresent 104yearsofservicetoHampden-SydneyCollege.