{"id":6318,"date":"2015-09-01T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T19:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/?p=6318"},"modified":"2015-09-01T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T19:03:05","slug":"so-to-hollins-well-sing-till-the-mountain-tops-ring-reunion-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/so-to-hollins-well-sing-till-the-mountain-tops-ring-reunion-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"“So to Hollins we\u2019ll sing till the mountain tops ring\u201d – Reunion 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

This line from \u201cThe Green and the Gold,\u201d which is sung every year at reunion during Saturday morning\u2019s celebration, expresses the joyful spirit of the weekend. Alumnae rediscover what Phoebe Hunter, class of 1909, wrote for the college alma mater: \u201cThere are true, loyal friends that our college life lends\/And treasures of life manifold.\u201d<\/h3>\n

Attendees:<\/strong> 456
\nNumber of decades represented<\/strong>, including student workers: 7
\nGreatest distance traveled<\/strong>: From Australia
\nLargest class<\/strong> in attendance: 1965 with 53 attendees (also the highest percentage, at 30%)
\nHAVE Award<\/strong> for excellence in volunteering: Sabrina Rose-Smith \u201900
\nOutstanding Admission Ambassador Award<\/strong>: Norm Ash \u201900
\nRath Award<\/strong> for extraordinary service to Hollins: Suzanne Smith Whitmore \u201960
\nNew inductee to the Athletic Hall of Fame<\/strong>: Heather Hazlett Hedien \u201995 (fencing)<\/p>\n

Photos by Michael Sink\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"hike\"<\/p>\n

Three \u201865ers taking a break from the Saturday morning hike: Perry Hodges, Sally Thompson, and Marcia Tucker Pollack.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Paula<\/p>\n

Former President Paula P. Brownlee HON \u201990 (right), and her husband, Thomas H. Brownlee, at the \u201cWorld Apart\u201d alumnae panel, in which their daughter, Elizabeth Brownlee Kolmstetter \u201985, participated.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"reunion<\/p>\n

All smiles at Friday night\u2019s dinner from (front) Kelcy Mueller Palmer \u201910, Kimmie Lockett \u201910, Holly Sigler \u201910, Song-Yi Chang \u201910, Dani Liptak \u201911. Back: Emma Kirks \u201910, Taylor Richardson \u201911, President Gray, Lia Kelinsky \u201909, Laura Bieging \u201910, Colleen Berny \u201910.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Class<\/p>\n

The threat of rain moved Friday\u2019s dinner inside to the Moody Center, but it didn\u2019t dampen the spirits of these members of the class of 2000: Valerie Zgonc, Diane Brookreson, Sabrina Rose-Smith, Norm Ash, and C.J. Hawn.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Class<\/p>\n

Nifty indeed are Nancy Blue Thomas, Janet Whaley Larie, and Joyce Galbraith Colony.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Class<\/p>\n

Two-year reunion celebrants carrying the banner for their class: Ashton Witt, Keslie Gonzales, and Kathryn McDowell.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"DAA<\/p>\n

Incoming Alumnae Board President Trisha Rawls \u201974 exchanges a congratulatory high five with Distinguished Alumnae Award winner Ann Hopkins \u201965. In the background is Mary K. Ralph Gaillard \u201960, another DAA winner. Read their profiles in class letters.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Class<\/p>\n

Applauding their class during Friday\u2019s celebration are Wendy Urschel Larsen \u201965 (blue scarf) and Barbara Beaman Sieg \u201965.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Class<\/p>\n

Betsy Abbott Stefany \u201970 and Cecelia Long \u201970 at Saturday\u2019s lunch on Back Quad.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Porch<\/p>\n

Kristin Elysse Stolpe \u201910, Andrea Moreau \u201910, and Macy Anne Carman \u201913 relax on the front porch of Main.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Event<\/p>\n

A World Apart: Friday afternoon’s alumnae panel featured a spectrum of distinguished alumnae who reflected on their Hollins Abroad experience and how it impacted their lives.<\/p>\n

.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Hollins<\/p>\n

Several of the top 10 products sold during reunion. Oval decals led the way, followed by caps, water tumblers, t-shirts, sweatshirts and spirit jerseys, mouse pads, D-ring belts, umbrellas, and ties. Over the summer, the bookstore was relocated to the main level of Moody.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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