23 Days and Counting...

Reunion 2010 is only 23 days away!

If you haven't already registered for Reunion events and reserved a dorm room, now is the time.  You won't want to miss what promises to be the best Reunion yet!

Get your groove on at the Red Carpet Party at Andy's Revisited.  Enjoy coffee with the President and retiring faculty. Take a short class with Professors Bob Day, Davy McCall, J. David Newell and Charlie Halstead. Bring your family to the All-Campus Picnic with DJ, Roland Fornoff. Hear Alumna Erin Murphy '90 give a Poetry Reading. Enjoy a "Wine and the Arts" tasting at the Lit House.  Sample alumni brews at the Alumni House while watching the Preakness.  Have a gourmet meal in the new Hodson Hall Commons.  See an alumni dance production in the new Decker Theatre.  Watch the Alumni Drama Show, "What's past is Prologue: The Ghosts of Washington College."  Be wowed by the fireworks display.  Listen to bands as they reunite on the square for the Alumni Musicians' Showcase.  See the 227th Commencement Ceremony ...and more!

Watch Jordan Page's music video, "Listen."

See Bob Vanderclock onstage with his band.

The music just won't stop this year at Reunion. The list of performers is posted!  You won't want to miss these amazing alumni acts! Andy Goddard is hosting a bunch of performing alums during "Andy's Revisited."

Friday Night Performances

at Andy's Revisited:

• Jillian 'Keeza' Matundan '01
• Laurel Harris '98
• Julie Klein Winter '96
• Molly Williams '05
• The Guchemand-Kern Quartet, featuring John Guchemand '97, Will Kern '02, Greg Parent '00, and Mike Buccino '99
• Reverend Roland and the Prodigal Sons, starring Roland Fornoff '01, Tim Parent '00, Greg Parent '00, Mike Buccino '99and Luther Wills-Dudich '95
• Ford Schumann '73 and Debbie Campbell '80

Saturday Night Performances

at the Alumni Musicians' Showcase:

• The Alumni All-Stars, featuring Ian Trusheim '07, Dale Trusheim '72, Marshall Norton, Jr. ‘98, and Trevor Williams '08
• Kentavius Jones '04, featuring Let it Ride with alumni, Ian Trusheim '07, and Tim Kerr '06
• Jordan Page '01
• Ghostbox, starring Ted Knight '97, Andrew Stein '99, Mike Buccino '99, Greg Parent '00, Tim Parent '00, and Dermot Quigley '99
• The Steel-Point Archery Club, featuring Mike Cades '03, John Killeen '04, and Meg Morris '04
• The Took, starring Brooks Long '08, Ian Trusheim '07, Trevor Williams '08, and Jake Deal '10

See who's coming back! Visit http://reunion.washcoll.edu or check out the RSVPs on the Reunion Facebook Event Page to see the friends who plan to celebrate with you!  Questions?  Contact the Alumni Office alumni_office@washcoll.edu

See you at Reunion 2010!
Alumni Relations

Retired profs "up" for return to classroom

Sign-up for the Annual Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament

The Sho’men Club of Washington College is sponsoring the annual Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament on May 14, 2010.  This event is open to everyone and will be held at the Chester River Yacht and Country Club, in Chestertown, Maryland.

*Registration starts at 8:15 a.m. with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start.

*The cost is $80 per player, including greens fees, cart use, beverages on the course, prizes, and a special hole-in-one prize.

*We are limited to 108 participants and reservations are held on a ‘first-come’ basis.  This event has sold out in past years so we encourage early registration.  Single player, twosome, and foursome entries will be accepted.

*Download your entry form and send it with your check to the address listed on the form.

*Download an invitation to support the Sho'men Club by sponsoring a custom made tee sign at the golf course. Individual signs can be personalized to honor a graduating senior, a business, a friend or another cause.

The Sho'men Club is an organization dedicated specifically to the support and promotion of athletics and intramurals at Washington College.

For questions regarding the golf tournament please call Susanne Kelly at 410-778-7231 or email skelly3@washcoll.edu.

Honoring Sarah and Baird Tipson

You're Invited to the 2010 "American Pictures" Series

We invite you to explore some of the great works of American art, seen through the eyes of some of America's most insightful cultural commentators.

On April 10, Washington College will launch the third annual "American Pictures" series, a unique partnership with National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The series pairs great works of art with nationally renowned speakers, offering a highly original approach to history and the visual arts. All talks will take place on Saturday afternoons at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Galley, located at 9th and F Streets, NW, in Washington, DC.

This year brings a trio of Pulitzer Prize winners who, at each event, will unravel the meanings of a single image from American art.

*   April 10: James McPherson, (Civil War historian and author) on Alexander Gardner's Confederate Dead by a Fence on the Hagerstown Road, Antietam"

*   April 17: Jules Feiffer, (cartoonist and author) on Bob Landry's "Fred Astaire in 'Puttin' on the Ritz'"

*   May 1: David Hackett Fischer, (cultural historian) on Emanuel Leutze's "Washington Crossing the Delaware"

To reserve free tickets for any of the three talks, please contact Lois Kitz, lkitz2@washcoll.edu; 410-810-7165. All talks will begin at 4:30 pm. For full details on the program, visit http://starrcenter.washcoll.edu/events_programs/american_pictures.php

"American Pictures" is sponsored at Washington College by the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience and the Department of Art and Art History, with generous support from the Starr Foundation, the Hodson Trust, the Hedgelawn Foundation and other donors and friends.

We look forward to seeing our alumni at these exciting events!

All best,

Jill Ogline Titus
Associate Director
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience

Services for Edward L. Athey '47

The following information was given to us by the family of Ed Athey '47:

A service will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Christ United Methodist Church, 401 High Street, Chestertown, MD.  A reception will follow at the Casey Academic Center, Washington College.  

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 401 High St, PO Box 262, Chestertown, MD 21620; Washington College, Office of College Advancement, 300 Washington Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620; or the Chester River Home Care & Hospice, 6602 Church Hill Rd, Suite 600, Chestertown, MD 21620

Edward L. Athey '47
1921 - 2010

    Edward L. Athey '47, a beloved professor and coach who served as athletic director at Washington College for 38 years, died at his Chestertown home on February 28, 2010.
    Born in Moundsville, WV, on October 26, 1921, Ed Athey was one of three boys raised during the Great Depression by the late Edward W. Athey, a railroad policeman, and his wife, Alice. When he was old enough, Ed took on part-time jobs to help the family stay afloat, but he always found time to play sports. 
    A natural athlete who excelled at basketball, baseball and soccer as a youngster, Edward L. Athey honed his athleticism by playing semi-professional basketball right out of high school. A year later, he began his collegiate career at Frostburg College, playing basketball, soccer and baseball. With the encouragement of coaches Tom Kibler and Fred Dumschott, Athey transferred to Washington College in the fall of 1942. Not surprisingly, the basketball team won the conference championship that year.
    In 1943, just after he was called into military service, Ed Athey married his college sweetheart, Rachel Lovell, with whom he would raise three children: young Ed, Ron and Patty. Mr. Athey spent the next two years flying missions in China with the U.S. Air Force. He returned to Washington College in 1946 for his senior year.  On a whim, he took up football-Coach George Ekaitis played him at the quarterback position. 
    Intent on a teaching career, Mr. Athey earned a master's degree in education at Columbia University. A few months later, in August 1948, he would be back in Chestertown again, earning his stripes as "Coach."
    In his first year, Coach Athey taught physical education classes and served as chair of the department, was head coach for the basketball, soccer and track programs, and helped out as a scouting coach for football. After one year on the job, Coach Athey added "Athletic Director" to his collection of hats.
    In a career that spanned five decades, Ed Athey coached six varsity sports-baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis and track, as well as JV lacrosse. On the soccer field sidelines from 1949 through 1981, Coach was named Division II-III Soccer Coach of the Year in 1980. But the baseball program has always been his special love: he was assistant and later head coach of baseball for 49 years, continuing to coach the Shoremen squad even after he retired from his post as AD in 1987.  Last spring, Washington College dedicated the new ballpark on campus to honor the longtime baseball coach.
    As director of athletics for 38 years, Ed Athey played a leading role in the activities of the NCAA, the Middle Atlantic Conference, the Mason-Dixon Conference and the United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. He also instilled in Washington College coaches and athletes an appreciation for the life lessons students learn through sports competition. Widely respected as a champion athlete, coach and administrator with a gentle, easy-going manner, Coach Athey has been enshrined in Athletic Halls of Fame at Washington College, Frostburg State University, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.
    Remembering his mentor, coach and predecessor, Bryan Matthews, the current Athletic Director of Washington College, remarked, "Coach Athey has embodied the spirit of Washington College more than anyone in the last 60 years, he has touched more lives in the Washington College family than anyone in half a century, and he will be missed by more people than can be counted."
    Predeceased by his first wife Rachel and his son Edward M. Athey '67, Coach Athey is survived by his wife, Marge McCorkel Athey, his son Ron and daughter-in-law Julie Crew Athey '93, daughter Patty and son-in-law Patrick Grieb; daughter-in-law Cathy Athey; step-son Don McCorkel and his wife Laura McCorkel; grandchildren Carolyn Athey Harms '93 M'97 and her husband Kevin Harms '96; Lisa Athey Clarke '96 and her husband J.B. Clarke (the head lacrosse coach at Washington College); Charlie Athey '01, Eddie Athey, Tricia Athey, Marcia Grieb Fellows and her husband Jon Fellows '02 M'04, Andy Grieb '07, and Nia and Joel McCorkel; and six great grandchildren: Logan, Jenna, Paige and Parker Archie Harms, and Jessica and Samantha Clarke.

The Buzz about Reunion 2010

In case you haven't already heard, Reunion 2010: Back by Popular Demand is going to be an event like Washington College has never seen before!  Dozens of alumni artists, performers, and authors are coming back to campus to put on a weekend of incredible entertainment.  Former professors are returning to campus to give short lectures, new events are on the schedule, and dorms are available for reservation.  This is the Reunion you won't want to miss!

Reunion 2010: Back by Popular Demand

May 14-16, 2010

• Check out the Reunion teaser
• See the featured alumni artists and performers
• View the Reunion Schedule
• Register for Reunion 2010
• Reserve your dorm room for Reunion weekend