The University of Virginia’s College at WiseSpring 2008

Joe Frank Smiddy ’60

moving mountains

Dear Alumni and Friends,

Not “watchers,” but “doers.” That’s an apt description for the countless people who volunteer their time and energy to UVa-Wise and to many other organizations throughout our region.

Inside this issue of the “UVa-Wise Magazine,” you will read about one incredible person who lives a life of “doing.” Joe Frank Smiddy is a 1960 alumnus of the College and a member of the UVa-Wise Board, where his expertise and his long-time association with the College serves us well. But his “doing” doesn’t stop with the College. Even with a busy medical practice in Kingsport, Dr. Smiddy takes the time to care for those who, either by circumstance or geography, can’t come to him. His example has inspired many, and I know it will inspire you.

A core element of our College is to develop citizen leaders. Our classrooms are filled with talented, generous young people who are eager to make a difference, just like Joe Frank and many others of our wonderful alumni group. Your support for UVa-Wise allows us to continue this important work. We appreciate all you do to make UVa-Wise a very special place.

Sincerely,

David J. Prior

Chancellor

UVa-Wise student Cragin Harris and Chancellor David J. Prior exchanged roles during the “Chancellor for a Day” charity event on Feb. 15. Read more on page 4.

The UVa-Wise Magazine is produced by the Office of College Relations and the Office of Alumni Relations for alumni and friends ofThe University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

editorRoger Hagy, Jr. ’05Director of College Relationsrbh8y@uvawise.edu

editorial assistantCassandra Sproles ’00Administrative and Office Specialist cjp2q@uvawise.edu

alumni editorPam Collie ’93Director of Alumni Relationspjc9w@uvawise.edu

Principal PhotographyTim Cox, Tim Cox Photo/Graphics

Contributing WritersPam Collie ’93Tom Goyens Roger Hagy, Jr. ’05 Chris Myers Cassandra Sproles ’00

Contributed PhotographsJaret Bolling (p. 11)Roger Hagy, Jr. ’05 (pp. 10 - 11)Heather Hawthorne ’08 (pp. 10 - 11)Valerie Lawson ’87 (pp. 8-9)Cassandra Sproles ’00 (pp. 8-9, 16)Keith Strange (p. 28)

magazine designJenny SalyersGraphic Artist/Printing Assistantjls9wb@uvawise.edu

Tell us what you think about The UVa-Wise Magazine. E-mail yourcomments, story ideas and alumni submissions to magazine@uvawise.edu or contact us by mail at The UVa-Wise Magazine, One College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293 or by phone at 276-328-0130.

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Vol.Vii no. 2

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HomecomingAlumni returned to the College

to “paint the town red”for Homecoming 2007

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‘Beer and revolution’Not all anarchists are created equal,

according to Tom Goyens’ new book

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moving mountainsDr. Joe Frank Smiddy ‘60 takes healthcare

wherever it’s needed

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Building on HistoryKyle Olinger, a stonemason for the Crockett Hall

and entrance wall construction projects, continues a family legacy at UVa-Wise

On the cover: Dr. Joe Frank Smiddy ‘60 proudly shows his hard-earned license to drive a tractor trailer that serves as a mobile medical clinic. Smiddy went through special training to drive the truck-turned-mobile clinic, which has taken him from

the mountains of Southwest Virginia to Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans, all to provide free healthcare to those in need. (Photo by Tim Cox)

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UVa-Wise joined the Lonesome pine Regional Library and other community organizations in reading the novel “The Maltese Falcon” as part of the 2008 Big Read. UVa-Wise students enrolled in the spring 2008 freshman orientation course read the Dashiell Hammett classic about detective Sam Spade and his quest to find the Maltese falcon. Other campus events included a discussion of the women of Hammett’s works and a film lecture. The Lonesome pine Regional Library is one of 127 organizations throughout the nation to receive the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)grant. Grantees represent 38 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The NEA

launched the Big Read nationally in 2007 in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. “We have partnered with the most exceptional organizations in our area to present fun, quality programming and, most importantly, to promote the joy of reading throughout the region,” said Julie Short ’00, library coordinator at the Lonesome pine Regional Library. Other area organizations in partnership with the library include Mountain Empire Community College, the regional adult education programs of the City of Norton and Lee, Scott and Wise counties, Appalachian Children’s Theatre, Norton City Schools, and the public schools of Wise, Dickenson, Lee and Scott counties.

Freshmen experience the mystery of ‘The Maltese Falcon’ with the Big Read

College’s second chancellor passes away at 69Wilmer Edmund Moomaw, the second chancellor

of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (1985-1986), passed away on Dec. 19, 2007, at the age of 69 in Charlottesville.

Moomaw was among 79 other candidates for the top position at what was then Clinch Valley College. The 1985 edition of the Outpost, the CVC yearbook, quoted the future chancellor as saying three things attracted him to the College: “the size of the College, the setting and the ideals to which CVC is committed.”

Under Moomaw’s leadership, the College initiated the first articulation agreements between Clinch Valley College and area community colleges, created the offices of Development, College Relations and Alumni Relations, began campus beautification efforts and established an electronic classroom and the Abingdon center for the College.

He was born and grew up in Orkney Springs, where his parents, the late Wilmer E. and Nellie S. Moomaw, ran Shrine Mont, the conference center of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, for many years. Moomaw was the first in his family to earn a degree from the University of Virginia. Since his first degree in 1961, his immediate family alone has earned seven

more degrees, including Moomaw's Ph.D. in American constitutional law.

His academic and administrative career took him from Charlottesville, throughout the Southeast, to Western and Eastern Europe, the Far East, and back to Charlottesville for the last 20 years. He delighted in teaching fourth-year undergraduates about the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

His fourth-year seminars always were among the most popular classes in the Department of Politics, and he always received perhaps the best evaluations in the department. One

student, not knowing it was Moomaw’s last class, wrote, “Professor Moomaw is a class act. It doesn’t get any better than this.” He is survived by his wife, Suzanne, of Charlottesville, two daughters, Elizabeth Moomaw Peyton and her husband, Will, of Charlottesville; Amy Moomaw Goodnight and her husband, Will, of Charlotte; and a son, Wilmer Edmund Moomaw III of Charlottesville. Moomaw had five grandchildren.

He is survived also by two brothers, Donald and his wife Thelma, John and his wife Judi, and a sister, Carolyn Chilton and her husband John, all of Orkney Springs.

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cabin on the pound River on Oct. 26, 1883. From these humble beginnings, the Wise County native became an advisor to presidents and a best-selling author. During the early 20th century, Hill interviewed the nation’s most successful business leaders, including Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford. Hill compiled his eight-volume set, “The Law of Success,” a collection of the philosophy of individual achievement. He later condensed his research to compile “Think and Grow Rich.”

First published in 1937, “Think and grow Rich” has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide and continues to appear on the list of top business books. In this classic on personal achievement, Hill introduced the concept “whatever the mind can conceive and believe the mind can achieve.” Thirteen principles from Hill’s philosophy of personal achievement include cultivating a burning desire, faith and persistence in the attainment of goals.

Hill’s writings are still must-reads for business professionals. His volumes have influenced many successful individuals including Mary Kay Ash, Wally “Famous” Amos, Bruce Jenner, Paul Harvey and Senator Jennings Randolph. Hill’s works are licensed for publication in a host of countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, Nigeria, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Croatia, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Other works by Hill, which are also still widely distributed, include “Success Through a positive Mental Attitude,” “How to Raise Your Own Salary,” “How to Sell Your Way Through Life” and “The Magic Ladder to Success.”

Don Green ’61 featured on ‘Oprah and Friends’ radio show

Don Green ’61, the executive director of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, was featured on Jean Chatzky’s “Oprah and Friends” radio show in February.

Green offered advice on how to achieve success, derived

from Hill’s “Think and grow Rich,” often called one of the most important motivational books ever written. Among his tips for success, Green advised listeners to find something they love to do, develop a plan of action, involve other people and never forget to give back.

The program aired on “Oprah and Friends,” channel 156 on XM Satellite Radio. An audio clip from the program may be found at www.oprah.com/xm/jchatzky/200802/jchatzky_20080222.jhtml.

On her XM show, Jean Chatzky brings listeners life-changing financial pointers. Chatzky is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author and motivational speaker. She has appeared as an expert on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as part of the popular “Debt Diet” series and is the financial editor for “Today”on nBC, a contributing editor for “Money” and a columnist for The New York Daily News.

Headquartered on the UVa-Wise campus, the napoleon Hill Foundation is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to promoting Hill’s philosophy.

Napoleon Hill was born in poverty in a one-room

Author and media activist Duane Elgin will speak at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise on Sept. 9 as part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series. .The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be presented at the College’s Chapel of All Faiths at 7:30 p.m.

In his presentation, “The Tipping Point: A Hopeful View of Our Future,” Elgin will discuss the big-picture perspective of recent enormous events and changes in the world. He will focus on changes that can be made in citizens’ personal, professional and civic lives to establish a more promising future.

An internationally recognized speaker, Elgin is the author of three books, “Promise Ahead” (2000), “Voluntary Simplicity” (1993) and “Awakening Earth” (1993). Elgin also co-authored “Changing Images of Man” (1982).

He has worked as a social scientist and has co-authored studies on long-range future for the National Science Foundation and as the President’s Science Advisor. Elgin was also a senior staff member of a joint Presidential-Congressional Commission on the American Future.

During the last 25 years, Elgin has co-founded three nonprofit, transpartisan organizations concerned with media accountability.

Elgin holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a master’s degree in economic history from the University of Pennsylvania. He was honored in 2006 with the International “Goi Peace Award” in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.”

Renowned author and speaker Duane Elgin to visit UVa-Wise Sept. 9

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UVa-Wise student Cragin Harris and Chancellor David J. Prior exchanged roles during the “Chancellor for a Day” charity event on Feb. 15.

Chancellor, student exchange roles for charity eventA white slip of paper adorned the windshield of

Chancellor David J. Prior’s car when he left work on Feb. 15. it’s not often the head honcho gets a parking ticket on his own campus, but when he became “student Prior” for a day, all bets were off.

The second annual “Chancellor for a Day” event at UVa-Wise saw Prior and student Cragin Harris of Norton trading places for the day as the result of a weeklong food drive and contest sponsored by the national Residence Hall Honorary (nRHH).

“Chancellor” Harris said it all started with a “what if.” His friends wanted to know what would happen if Harris became chancellor for a day. So they donated as many cans of food as they could and entered Harris’ name into the contest every time.

What Harris didn’t know about was “all the work” that the UVa-Wise chancellor does on a daily basis.

“My day started at 8 a.m. today. Mr. Prior’s day probably starts at more like 6 a.m. and lasts longer,” Harris said. “i definitely have a better understanding of what his job is about.”

As part of that job, Harris had a full slate of meetings to discuss a number of College issues.

“it was stressful at first, but everyone was polite and helpful,” Harris said.

While Chancellor Harris was taking phone calls from Senators William Wampler and Phillip Puckett and having lunch with UVa-Wise Board member Marcia Adams Gilliam ’82, student Prior was just “hanging out.”

After “skipping” a Spanish exam to play pool and ping pong, student Prior decided to get down to the business of being a student and headed off to the residence hall to play the “Rock Band” video game

with some classmates. Of course, student Prior did attend Harris’ two

chemistry classes. “I was impressed with the classes and the

instruction,” Prior said. “They had a small number of students, and the professors did a good job of drawing out the students.”

Even with the title of student for the day, Prior said he fielded quite a few questions about current campus construction projects.

“The students are very expectant about construction,” Prior said. “We need to talk about it as much as we can.”

Toni Davis, president of nRHH, said the event was a success.

UVa-Wise students complete degrees with least debt among nation’s public liberal arts colleges, according to U.S. News ranking

For the fourth consecutive year, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise tops the list of national public liberal arts colleges whose students graduate with a low debt load.

The UVa-Wise Class of 2006 completed their degrees with less debt than students at any of the nation’s other public liberal arts colleges, according to the latest issue of U.S. news and World Report’s annual college guide.

UVa-Wise ranked first among the nation’s 27 public liberal arts colleges and second among the nation’s 266 liberal arts colleges (public or private) for graduating students with the least amount of debt. In the previous three years, UVa-Wise has graduated students with less debt than students at any other liberal arts college, public or private.

“Our consistent ranking as the top national public liberal arts college that graduates students with the least debt load is a point of pride for the College,” said UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. prior. “Over 75 percent of our students demonstrate financial need, one of the highest percentages in Virginia. That our alumni can begin graduate school or their work life with a low debt load is a tremendous benefit of a UVa-Wise education.”

“The low debt load of UVa-Wise students also speaks volumes about the commitment and investment made by the Commonwealth, our alumni and our donors to make scholarships and other forms of financial aid available to our students,” added Rusty necessary ‘87, vice chancellor for enrollment management.

By Cassandra Sproles ‘00

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UVa-Wise and the Russell County industrial Development Authority announced the opening of the Southwest Virginia Technology Development Center in Lebanon earlier this year.

“Operating this center gives us the opportunity to continue UVa-Wise’s role in supporting economic development in the region,” said Shannon Blevins ’91, director of economic development for UVa-Wise and director of the Southwest Virginia Technology Development Center. “Through our relationships with key educational organizations throughout the area, we will provide innovative and effective educational programs that ‘hit the spot’ when it comes to satisfying the needs of our employers.”

The Center will provide access to technological education opportunities necessary for the region’s emerging information technology industry, as well as development opportunities for area professionals – two cornerstones of the Center’s

Technology development center in Lebanon now openmission.

“We’re honored to have the relationship we have with UVa-Wise,” said Harry Rutherford, chairman of the Russell County industrial Development Authority. “This center will be a tremendous asset to the citizens of Southwest Virginia under the

direction of Shannon Blevins.”The Center currently offers 32,000

square feet of meeting space for regional businesses and organizations, featuring video conferencing, wireless high-speed Internet access and spacious rooms. Rooms available include conference rooms, boardrooms, distance education classrooms with video conferencing

capabilities, interview/small meeting rooms, a reception area and an executive auditorium. Beverage and catering services are available by request.

The Southwest Virginia Technology Development Center is located at 141 Highland Drive in Lebanon. For more information, contact Shannon Blevins at 276-889-8184 or by e-mail at srb8q@uvawise.edu.

Residence Hall Association receives top awards at state conferenceThe Residence Hall Association (RHA)

of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise walked away with top honors at the annual Virginia Association of College and University Residence Halls (VACURH) Conference for their recent achievements in residence life. The conference was held Feb. 22-24 at the College of William and Mary.

For the fourth consecutive year, UVa-Wise was honored at the conference as the School of the Year, and for the fifth consecutive year, the College won the award for Program of the Year, this time for the RHA’s “Mad Scientist Haunted House.”

“The Residence Hall Association is an integral part of community-building for our residential students,” said UVa-Wise Dean of Students Jewell Bevins Worley ’76. “I am so pleased for our RHA’s executive board and membership that they have been recognized statewide for the excellent work they do.”

Clay Guynn of Woodlawn received the 2008 National Communications Coordinator of the Year Award. Grace Pilk of Falls Church received the First Year Experience Award for 2008, the third consecutive year that a UVa-Wise student received the award. Angela Lemke was named the 2008 Advisor of the Year.

The UVa-Wise Residence Hall Association was also awarded the Most Spirited Delegation and Best Roll Call awards. Four of the association’s programs placed in the Top Six Programs category.

Four-year service award pins were given to Alesha Allen of Roanoke, Toni Davis of Virginia Beach and Tim Matney of Haysi. Allen and Lemke also were elected to the state board of VACURH.

By bringing a network of schools together, VACURH creates an environment where students can learn to be more effective leaders through shared experiences with others, and where students and advisors may voice their opinions and concerns about issues regarding residence life.

UVa-Wise received top honors for its residence life efforts at the recent VACURH conference at the College of William and Mary. Attending the conference from UVa-Wise were (front row) Clint Tipton, Daniel Hamrick, Alesha Allen, Grace Pilk, Lauren Cary, Leah Arthur, Helen Melshen, Brittany Phipps, Angela Lemke, (back row) Matt Grubb, Paula Frady, Clay Guynn, Danielle Woiteshek, Bruce Blansett, Sean Sedberry, Krista Huckaby, Ben Schenkkan, Larry Brown, Tim Golden, Brad Graboyes, Steven Allen and Toni Davis.

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Alumni Homecoming 2007

Members of the 2007 Homecoming Court pose with Chancellor David J. Prior and last year’s queen and king. Pictured above are (back row) Loven Livesay, Mo Haskins, Kelly Maples, Jekeyma Robinson, Heather Hawthorne, Tim Matney, Eric Blackman, Brock Funk, 2006 Queen Terri Anne Hill ’07, 2006 King Josh Justice ’07, (front row) Steve Allen, Alesha Allen, Chancellor David Prior, 2007 Queen Leha’ Green ’08, 2007 King Mark Moss ’08, Brandy Green, Josh Vaughan, Ashley Reese, Halla Kiser and Robin Milton.

Leha’ Green ’08 and Mark Moss ’08 were crowned Homecoming queen and king.

Jimmy Adkins ’04, Pearl Wells Adkins’04 and daughter Brylan

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PAINT THE TOWN RED

Rex Baird, professor emeritus of biology, celebrated his 75th birthday with well wishes and a birthday cake at the Alumni Picnic.

Rhonda Goins ’90 and Dr. William Goins get together with family and friends for tailgating.

Jasper Reynolds ’76, Fred McClellan ’76 and UVa-Wise Director of Athletics Ray Spenilla catch up at the Alumni picnic.

Could Kilmeny Sproles, daughter of Steven Sproles ’00 and Cassandra Perry Sproles ’00, be the first member of the Class of 2025?

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8 SpRing 2008Cavalier running back Ra’Shad Morgan ’08 with his family and friends before the big game.

Several members of the class of 1957 returned to campus for their 50-year reunion, including (back row) George Culbertson, Robert Leonard, Bob Colyer, Creed Beverly, Dalton Graham, Chancellor Emeritus Joseph “Papa Joe” Smiddy, (front row) Max Jenkins and Betty Bolling.

Creed Beverly ’57 was accompanied by his daughter, Justin Mullins, to the Class of ’57 reunion.

“Papa Joe” Smiddy reminisces with Max Jenkins ’57 at the Class of ’57 reunion.

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Debra Wharton ’78 and Eula Austin ’77 catch up at the cluster reunion for the classes of ’76,’77 and ’78.

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Coach Bruce Wasem gives his team a pep talk before the kickoff.

Jo Stewart ’84 from the Office of Alumni Relations helps student Grayson McClary with his Hawaiian lei at the Luau.

UVa-Wise “first lady” Merry Lu Prior shows her Cavs spirit.

The VanNostrand family, Anthony ’85, Raye Jean and son Tyler, traveled from Virginia Beach to take part in Homecoming activities.

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The rain clouds broke temporarily to reveal a majestic blue sky above the fortress in Salzburg.

A group of 34 students, faculty, alumni and friends traveled in March to Vienna and Salzburg in Austria, with a brief stop in Munich, Germany. The group marveled at the majestic beauty of Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, witnessed the beautiful views from the fortress in Salzburg and enjoyed the festive atmosphere of the Hofbrauhauss in Munich.

The travelers witnessed the rooftops of Vienna. (Photo by Heather Hawthorne ‘08)

Kathy Stewart ‘77 (right) met up with friend and fellow pianist Eugenie Russo in Vienna, where Russo makes her home. Russo is the daughter of Peyton Russo, a St. Paul artist and the namesake for a scholarship established to support students who have demonstrated excellence in the creative and performing arts. Eugenie Russo visited UVa-Wise in 2007 for a recital to benefit the scholarship and to present a lecture on the perceptions of Americans in Europe. Russo and Stewart enjoyed local fare beyond the College group’s tour itinerary.

UVa-Wise alumni and members of the class of 2008 stand outside the abbey of Melk between Vienna and Salzburg. Pictured below are Sean Murphy ‘08, Roger Hagy, Jr. ‘05, Autumn Lauzon ‘08, Eric Vanover ‘08, Heather Hawthorne ‘08, Andrew Harris ‘06, Sandi Richardson ‘76, Diane Petro ‘08, Lindsay Lipps ‘08 and Kathy Stewart ‘77.

Exploring

Austria

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Tucker Stapleton, Ashley Brookman, Heather Hawthorne ‘08, Emily Spillenkothen, Erica Van Stee and Emily Atkins enjoy an evening in Munich.

Theater student Emily Witucki tries out a marionette at an exhibit in the fortress in Salzburg.

One of Salzburg’s main attractions was the birthplace of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. (Photo by Jaret Bolling)

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The UVa-Wise group donned mining suits when exploring the salt mines on their way to Munich. Pictured here are (seated on floor) tour guide Daniel Santiuste, (front row) Christopher Richardson, Sandi Richardson ‘76, Autumn Lauzon ‘08, Eric Vanover ‘08, Diane Petro ‘08, Lindsay Lipps ‘08, Roger Hagy, Jr. ‘05, Grayson McClary, Gabriella Lane, Emily Witucki, (second row) Heather Morgan, Tucker Stapleton, Andrew Steffen, Emily Spillenkothen, Lacey Boyle, Brad Davis, Aaron Clark, Sean Murphy ‘08, Mark Clark, Amelia Harris, Jennifer Tippett, Andrew Harris ‘06, (back row) Denise Doss, Emily Atkins, Ashley Brookman, Erica Van Stee, Heather Hawthorne ‘08, Stephanie Ring, Lee Ann Caruso, Jaret Bolling, Kathy Stewart ‘77, David Volk, Heather Volk and Kenny Newberry.

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Students at UVa-Wise now have a wide range of countries and institutions to choose from for international study due to a recent agreement with International Student Exchange Programs (ISEP).

ISEP is a worldwide network of educational institutions in the United States and 39 other countries. The nonprofit organization consists of 275 member colleges and universities.

The College’s agreement with ISEP is the equivalent of signing 137 “sister institution” agreements, literally opening up a world of opportunity to students with the stroke of a pen.

“Two years ago, we could offer only three universities as study abroad destinations, and only within certain areas of study,” said Witold Wolny, director of the Office of international programs. “Today, with ISEP and three additional sister institutions, our students can choose among more than 140 universities

UVa-Wise students have the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom thanks to the signing of an international agreement with the University of Glamorgan in Pontypridd, Wales. The University of Glamorgan became the College’s sixth sister institution. Along with the University of Huelva in Spain, Glamorgan is the second comprehensive university to sign an international agreement with the College. This agreement is also the first to be signed with a international institution in an English-speaking country.

“This is an excellent opportunity for our students, especially those who do not feel confident

Exchange agreement with Glamorgan University offers study abroad opportunity in United Kingdom

UVa-Wise agreement with ISEP offers choice of 137 international institutions for study abroad

in 40 countries on five continents.”ISEP offers two options for study abroad: ISEP-

Exchange and ISEP-Direct. ISEP-Exchange allows a student to “trade places” with an international student at another ISEP school. The students pay the amount of tuition they would pay at their respective home schools.

ISEP-Direct gives students the opportunity to study directly at a host ISEP institution for a fee without the chance of being turned down simply because too many students have already enrolled for that institution through the exchange option. Students choosing the direct option will pay tuition based on the cost of the host university.

Students can get an idea of what the program is like by joining ISEP’s Facebook network or visiting its Web site at www.isep.org.

For more information, visit www.uvawise.edu/international.

UVa-Wise math professor James Vance visits sister institution in WalesJames Vance, assistant professor of mathematics, visited the University

of Glamorgan in Wales during UVa-Wise’s spring break to further the relationship between the sister schools.

Vance lectured at the university and spoke with students who would like to participate in the exchange agreement between UVa-Wise and the university. He also met with faculty from the computer science department to discuss the programs at both schools.

“I learned a great deal about their educational system, culture and history,” Vance said. “I was fascinated by their culture with its similarities and differences from my own and found myself immersed in history while touring some of the grandest and oldest castles in the United Kingdom.”

Vance also was able to arrange a weeklong visit for Glamorgan math professor John Hayward, who plans to visit UVa-Wise in September.

speaking a foreign language, to spend a semester or year in the United Kingdom,” said Witold Wolny, director of the Office of International Programs. Wolny traveled to the University of Glamorgan to sign the agreement on behalf of UVa-Wise. According to Wolny, Glamorgan was originally chosen for its outstanding software engineering department. The university is particularly known for video game development, information systems and computer forensics, among 14 other software engineering majors. The agreement will allow a semester or yearlong exchange of two students per semester. Students from the College will pay UVa-Wise tuition.

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Thanks to the hard work of a student applying classroom knowledge and technology skills, UVa-Wise has launched a new interactive map on its Web site at www.uvawise.edu/map.

The interactive map was created by Michael Conrad ’08, a Hurley native majoring in management information systems and minoring in computer science at UVa-Wise. The Web-based map features a smooth interface that allows users to navigate the campus from an aerial view. Information and photos are available for each campus facility.

An accessibility option allows users to easily pinpoint parking, routes and entries throughout the campus for disabled persons. Narda Porter ’88, the College’s director of ADA services, provided the source files for the accessibility map.

The map project began as a discussion between Alex Edwards ’80, chair of the Department of

Mathematics and Computer Science, and the Office of Admissions, who identified a new, Web-based campus map as a major priority. Edwards then invited Conrad to design the map as a class project.

“Michael has always tried to make the most of his learning experience here at the College, so he was the logical choice for this project,” Edwards said. “With just a small amount of faculty guidance, he was able to use the latest tools and techniques to create a classy and sophisticated online map.”

“This project has been a win-win situation for everyone,” said Rusty necessary ’87, vice chancellor for enrollment management at UVa-Wise. “While gaining valuable career experience, Michael has made it possible for prospective students and visitors to interactively ‘tour’ our campus wherever they may be.”

Conrad became interested in technology when he began repairing and maintaining computers for his family. Word spread about Conrad’s skills with computer hardware, and he began helping others in his community with their technology needs while earning a little cash on the side. In high school, Web design sparked Conrad’s interest. Now, at UVa-Wise, Conrad has learned programming and is interested in Web technologies.

Originally attracted to UVa-Wise for its connection to the University of Virginia and by the small class sizes, Conrad says the College’s smaller, more personal atmosphere has prepared him for the workplace.

“It’s easy to get to know people here, and there are so many people willing to help students,” Conrad said. “If I had been at any other school, I don’t think I would have had the opportunity to work on these projects and gain experience for my career.”

Upon graduation, Conrad plans to pursue a career in Web development, hoping to eventually manage a software development team. He will begin work with Northrop Grumman in Lebanon in June as a software developer.

He also sees a bright future for the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and its high-tech curriculum at UVa-Wise.

“This department is growing so quickly, it’s amazing,” Conrad said. “Students are learning

more at a faster pace.”

Conrad ’08 develops interactive UVa-Wise map

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Anarchism is the least studied and most misunderstood political movement in history. It has become necessary for any serious historian of anarchism to address and debunk the stereotypes about anarchism and its adherents. The anarchist has been depicted as a wild-eyed, bearded, usually foreign lunatic carrying a bomb and sporting a dark coat.

Like all stereotypes, this one has some foundation in reality. There have been individuals who either used the anarchist appellation in order to commit crimes or were directly inspired by some anarchist tenets to become “heroes” by assassinating a head of state.

As sensational as these incidents were – and we should not dismiss them as trivial – what really worried respectable Americans about anarchists was their intention to arm themselves and the workers for whom they claimed to speak. Here, context is essential. A financial panic in 1873 started a depression that in 1877 resulted in unilateral wage cuts for railroad workers. When they refused to accept, the first national labor uprising in American

history had begun. Enraged workers sabotaged trains and roundhouses and faced National

Guardsmen and even federal troops, but most locals

took the side of the workers.

The scope and intensity of this disruption affected everyone. The tone of major newspapers in covering the events began to change. The working class looked more like a mob of vandals than the proud producers of goods. Meanwhile, the response of police and guardsmen was equally unprecedented. Thirteen workers were shot dead and 22 wounded in Reading, pa. in St. Louis, pinkerton detectives shot and killed six men and six women. Most of the brutalities remained unprosecuted.

Radical socialists and anarchists resolved to arm the workers of America in self-defense. Backed by the Second Amendment, they organized rifle clubs, held shooting practice and purchased uniforms. They even marched like militias of the colonial era alongside labor demonstrations. To respectable Americans, this was proof of an imminent class war led by anarchists. Fear and ignorance combined to feed an already spreading stereotype of the anarchist as a bomb thrower. (There is no evidence of any crime committed by anarchist rifle clubs.)

There is, however, another anarchist movement active from 1880 to 1914, a much larger one of men and women who did not bank everything on the combat-readiness of the working class. Instead, these anarchists (mostly immigrants and their children) were attracted to the humanism inherent in anarchism, an ideal they sought to realize not in the future, but now. They were opposed to all forms

of coercive authority and believed domination to be harmful and unnecessary for the full

enjoyment of life. If they couldn’t change the government or

the company they worked

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for, they built their own alternative spaces, a subculture that throbbed with life and even left us records, but has eluded most historians.

The first group to establish an organized anarchist presence in urban America was the Germans. With the Irish, German immigrants constituted the largest ethnic group in Chicago and New York (among other cities) during the 1870s and 1880s. To be clear, German anarchists in New York were only a small fraction of the overall German population concentrated in the Lower East Side. Interestingly, these radicals lived – presumably without much objection – among their more conservative compatriots. In order words, there was no anarchist neighborhood per se, only clusters of anarchists within Little Germany. These clusters consisted of saloons, lecture halls and restaurants. Many Americans then and now often assumed that anarchists were unsettled, acting on their own as scheming rabble-rousers traveling from town to town. Not so. Anarchists were single, partners or married, and they lived and worked in the big city as consumers and employees. Some owned their houses, but many others lived in crowded tenements.

German saloons, or beer halls, became the premier meeting places for the anarchist movement of turn-of-the-century new York. This confluence of radicalism and alcoholic merriment has a long history and should not be taken lightly. Colonial taverns functioned as clearinghouses for American patriots. German taverns during the 19 th century were often the only places where workers and intellectuals could meet and build a labor movement.

More than 50 german anarchist groups existed in the greater New York area, each one of them meeting in their own saloon. These places were as much an escape from the factory whistle as a safe haven to discuss radical politics. Anarchists transformed ordinary saloons into alternative spaces complete with decorations, portraits and busts of their heroes, radical publications, music, and in some cases, small libraries. Moreover, anarchists conceived of these spaces as anarchism itself; a saloon was a “space of freedom” as one contemporary comrade termed it.

One of the best-known radical beer halls in Lower Manhattan was Justus Schwab’s saloon on First Street. Schwab is forgotten now, but he was loved and respected throughout the neighborhood. Described as a viking whose stentorian voice made the beer glasses tremble, Schwab was a committed anarchist, a devoted husband and father, and a man known to lend a helping hand to newcomers. He welcomed all nationalities, played the piano, sang German ballads and insisted that anarchists enjoy themselves. A resident of New York since the 1870s, Schwab had his brushes with the law. In 1874, he was arrested for defying a police order to evacuate Tompkins Square during a massive rally, and for “waving a red flag.” international radicals arriving in new York first made their way to Schwab’s; it was the place to go. Emma Goldman – who was once labeled the “most

dangerous woman in America” – became a frequent guest if only to implore Schwab to let her borrow books from his in-house library.

It is no surprise then that Schwab’s death in 1900 shocked and grieved the entire neighborhood. A New York Times reporter witnessed a public funeral of several thousand people marching through the streets in silence while others wept from their tenement windows. Anarchists and sympathizers transformed the tenement district into a radical space where the death of a local friend would not go unnoticed.

The world of barroom socializing, speechmaking, discussion groups, theater and picnics was much more essential to the anarchist movement than the few spectacular deeds of propaganda – violent or not. This anarchist subculture has a geography and vitality and expresses how the movement moved. Picnics organized by anarchist groups in Gilded Age America are another example of how they created the space to live their ideal here and now. A private park on the outskirts of town was rented and families were asked to each bring lunches and one keg of beer. Songs, speeches, children’s games and even a flag ceremony were included.

The park grounds, if only temporarily, were conceived as an oppositional space, as a miniature anarchist society. This is an intriguing interpretation, one that was undoubtedly on the mind of one participant who believed that “the main thing was that there existed an altogether anarchist harmony.” To further accentuate their countercultural identity, the same writer proudly added, “Sunday drinking laws were flouted, and the police was conspicuous by its absence.”

These examples provide a glimpse into the life of a movement that had no interest in participating in the established system they saw as bureaucratic and unjust. This is not to say that anarchists were not concerned about social issues. On the contrary, they were often accused of being too zealous. Anarchism in history cannot claim spectacular victories, such as successful candidates running for office, the formation of a third party, or bringing about legislation through representatives. They simply did not set out to do those things. To understand the anarchist movement, we must observe and judge them on their own turf.

Tom Goyens is an assistant professor of history at UVa-Wise and the author of the book ”Beer and Revolution” (University of Illinios Press, 2007).

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Robin Benke, director of library services and assistant professor of library sciences at UVa-Wise, was recently elected president of the Virginia Library Association (VLA).

Benke will serve as president-elect and vice president this year before serving his term as president of the organization in 2009. The Virginia Library Association is a statewide organization whose purpose is to develop, promote and improve library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to advance literacy and learning and to ensure access to information in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Benke began his career with UVa-Wise in 1978 as a public services/collection development librarian. He assumed his current position in 1988. In addition, Benke directs a library media program available to students on campus and a distance education program available to students in northern Virginia and the Roanoke area.

Benke elected president of Va. Library AssociationA graduate of Hampden-Sydney College,

Benke earned his Master of Library Science degree from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. He later returned to further his education with post-graduate studies in higher education leadership.

Benke is a member of the Beta Phi Mu honor society for library sciences as well as Kappa Delta Pi, an education honor society. He is also a member of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries and the American Association of University Professors. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), evaluating college libraries as part of the Commission on Colleges.

Benke served as chair of the College and University Section of the VLA in 1996-1997 and as chair of the Library Advisory Committee for the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) from 2003-2005.

faculty & staffSPOTLIGHT

Cavs for a Cure raise money to help fight cancer

For the past four years, members of the UVa-Wise faculty and staff have come together to raise money to help fight cancer.

The Cavs for a Cure team has raised nearly $20,000 for the American Cancer Society (ACS), with fundraisers such as hot dog lunches, yard sales, raffles, the Chocolate Fest and holiday nut sales. Most of the donations have come from the College community.

UVa-Wise will host the annual Wise County Relay for Life event on July 18, during which members of Cavs for a Cure will walk to raise more money for ACS.

The Cavs for a Cure team includes (standing) Laura Pritchard ‘91, Pat Bevins ‘94, Gina Chisenhall ‘89, Susan Herron, Pam Collie ‘93, Peggy Johnson, Linda Meade, (seated) Jo Stewart ‘84, Katherine Lane ‘03 and Debbie Vanover. (Not pictured: Jennifer Elks, Crystal Fleming, Tammie Hale, Jo Anne Harding ‘76, Sydney Johnson, Vada Lawson, Francene Meade, Teresa Mutter, Irene Robinson and Steven Sproles ‘00.

Nominations sought for 2008 Alumni Recognition Program at UVa-Wise

UVa-Wise is seeking nominations for the 2008 Alumni Recognition Program that recognizes alumni, former faculty and staff members and friends of the College who have made significant contributions to their profession, community, society, the College or the Alumni Association. Recipients will be honored in November. For more information, visit the Alumni Association’s Web site at www.uvawise.edu/alumni. The deadline for nominations is June 1.

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At a time when England’s ruling class spoke another language and literary works shunned the use of English, Layamon’s “Brut” emerged as a tool of the language’s revitalization and a re-examination of history, according to a new book by UVa-Wise Associate Professor of English Kenneth J. Tiller.

Tiller’s book “Layamon’s ‘Brut’ and the Anglo-Norman Vision of History”(University of Wales press, 2007) examines the significance of the poem’s use of English and its view on the way history was recorded in 12th century England.

“Brut” was the first significant work written in Old English following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Included in its 16,000 lines are narratives of the fall of Troy, the Christianization of

the British Celts and the stories of King Lear and King Arthur.Tiller argues that by choosing to write the poem in English, which was not

a popular language for literature of the time, Layamon sought to revitalize the tradition of English writing that was lost with the arrival of the Normans.

Beyond the use of a “de-privileged” language, Tiller holds that Layamon challenges the way historians of the time presented history itself. During this period, the recording of history was dominated by a “providential” model, which holds that God rewards righteousness and punishes sin on a national level. According to this view, if a people (such as the Britons or Anglo-Saxons) suffer defeat, it is divine punishment for their past sins.

Tiller argues that Layamon continually questions this view of history by preparing his readers for a providential outcome before ultimately undermining that assumption. He argues that Layamon sees the providential model as a way of “translating” historical events into narrative, guided by ideological and artistic concerns.

Tiller has been a member of the UVa-Wise faculty since 1996. He has published work on Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur” and on the relationship between the English romance and English history.

UVa-Wise professor’s new book explores use of Old English in Layamon’s ‘Brut’

Kenneth J. Tiller, associate professor of English at UVa-Wise, was featured on “With Good Reason,” a statewide radio program, on Feb. 6. Tiller discussed the recent revival of “Beowulf,” the most famous epic poem written in Old English and the inspiration for the 2007 film featuring Angelina Jolie.

Tiller headlined the program “So… Beowulf!” to explain why the epic poem is in some ways a very modern story.

Tiller discusses revival of ‘Beowulf’ on ‘With Good Reason’

Alumni inducted into local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma SocietyFour UVa-Wise alumni (including two alumni

among the UVa-Wise faculty and staff) were inducted into the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, the international society for female educators.

Tami Ely ’90, Kim Gardener Hall ’92, Gequetta Bright Laney ’96 and Debra Bledsoe Wharton ’78 were welcomed to the society during a December 2007 ceremony.

Ely has been employed at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise for 31 years. She was recently named interim vice chancellor of development and college relations after serving as senior director of development. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and public administration from the College. Ely is married to Winston Ely ’61, and they have four children.

Since 1992, Hall has been a teacher at Wise Primary School and currently teaches third grade. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from UVa-Wise. Hall and her husband Scott Hall ’94 live in Wise with their children Alex, 13, and Noah, 9.

Laney received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from UVa-Wise. Currently, Laney teaches government and world geography at Coeburn High School, where she sponsors the Student Council Association as well as Hi-Y students who participate in the Model general Assembly each year in Richmond. She plans to receive a master’s degree from the University of Virginia in 2009. Laney and her husband Robert raise horses and Boykin Spaniel dogs.

Wharton, who is director of special events at UVa-Wise, has been with the College for 14 years. Wharton has a Bachelor of Science degree in business and public administration and a Master of Education degree from the University of Virginia. She is married to Sam Wharton ’65, and together they have five children.

With more than 120,000 members in 14 countries, Delta Kappa Gamma seeks to promote professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. The organization honors women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education.

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They say doctors don’t make house calls anymore, but they don’t know Joe Frank Smiddy ’60. Of course, Smiddy isn’t your run-of-the-mill doctor. It’s not every day one meets a physician who has traveled to India to treat patients and who drives his own tractor trailer as a mobile medical clinic. Even more, it’s rare to meet just such a physician who’s willing to offer these services free of charge to those in need, whether it be in Southwest Virginia, the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast or beyond.

But Joe Frank Smiddy is that rare individual: physician, volunteer, world citizen, musician and quite the alumnus for UVa-Wise to hold in its ranks.

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Dr. Joe Frank Smiddy ’60 takes healthcare wherever it’s neededBY ROgER HAgY, JR. ’05

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Smiddy’s first foray into volunteer medical work began with an invitation from Sister Bernie Kenny with the St. Mary’s Health Wagon, a mobile health clinic providing healthcare to the underserved in rural Southwest Virginia. Kenny asked Smiddy to help with one of the earliest Remote Area Medical (RAM) events at Lonesome pine Airport in Wise.

“i was amazed to see that in a muddy field you could provide medical, dental and optical treatment and that it could be done with the same quality as treatment in an office,” Smiddy said. “When i saw the people lining up for free care, I saw that there were needs out there that you don’t normally see in your day job.”

A pulmonologist with a practice in Kingsport, Tenn., Smiddy says there is a tremendous need for lung health services throughout the region.

“We live in a belt of lung disease, with smoking, coal and a high prevalence of asthma and lung cancer,” says Smiddy. “We have people out there who can’t afford x-rays and breathing tests, let alone receive treatment.

“So many in our area do not have health insurance, and even if they do, they might not have the transportation needed for treatment or medication,” Smiddy says. “Part of the idea of

mobile medicine is to go where the patients are.”Of course, going where the patients are in the

mountainous Appalachian region is a challenge, Smiddy says, especially when your mobile medical clinic is your very own tractor trailer.

In addition to all the documentation required to operate his mobile clinic in several states, Smiddy spent 180 days in training to obtain a license to drive his tractor trailer: a road tractor donated by R. L. Wallen ’76, president of Short Mountain Trucking in Mooresburg, Tenn., pulling a trailer donated by Wellmont Health System.

Since then, his mobile medical clinic has been a learning experience all the way.

“I would classify myself as a student,” he says. “There’s not a body of science to tell you how to perform mobile medical treatment in a mountain setting with a tractor trailer.

“It’s not a natural learning process; it comes with work.”

And the lessons learned have been many for Smiddy, from learning to check 180-volt circuits between a generator and an x-ray machine to exploring ways to reach underserved patients in geographically isolated areas.

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says, “is that healthcare can be inexpensive, can be mobile, can be delivered with high quality at a low cost, and it can all be done free through volunteer work.”

That attitude was especially beneficial when Smiddy’s mobile clinic journeyed twice to New Orleans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. With the combined help of the St. Mary’s Health Wagon and RAM, 19,000 people were treated in one week.

Smiddy stresses that a physician is only a part of the total equation when it comes to volunteer medicine, and there’s a role for nearly anyone to play, as long as they’re willing.

“We can all learn what our part can be,” Smiddy says. “Some of us can help with technology, some with cooking, and there’s a role for those who can help with patients’ spiritual and psychological needs.”

That idea of teamwork was utilized when Smiddy led a group of volunteers on a recent mission trip to India. More specifically, Smiddy was joined by several members of his family, including his wife Lizbeth, who works as a nurse at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn.; his daughter Eliza, a social work student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; and his daughter Sara and her husband Shareif Youssef, both medical students at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

The group was hosted by Bangalore Baptist Hospital, a 170-bed facility in an area of severe poverty and disease. With no health insurance in India, the need for healthcare there is quite serious, Smiddy says.

Treating the patients in India was another learning experience for Smiddy, this time with the challenge of providing medical care in an area of poverty and unfamiliar, tropical diseases. His only previous experience with the diseases was personal research and the stories told by his father, UVa-Wise Chancellor Emeritus

After spending 180 days in training to earn a license to drive a tractor trailer, Smiddy now operates his own mobile health clinic, treating patients throughout the region and beyond.

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Joseph C. Smiddy, a biologist who served in the South pacific during World War ii.

While Smiddy and his fellow volunteers gained from indian practitioners firsthand knowledge of the diseases and how to treat them, they were able to return the favor.

“It was a great privilege to work with the local doctors,” Smiddy says. “Physicians there were curious about Western medicine and healthcare, and they invited us to share information on treatment and technology.

“It was a wonderful experience,” Smiddy said of the mission trip, made possible by the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which is sponsored by the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.

In fact, the experience was so wonderful, Smiddy will return to the mission field soon. Bangalore Baptist Hospital has invited Smiddy back to teach, and they have asked him to bring medical students along, as well. Also, Smiddy and

his wife Lizbeth volunteered in Belize in April.Smiddy’s interest in mission work and

healthcare around the world is nothing new. He first became interested in international work when he, his wife and his father traveled to Ireland 26 years ago with a group from UVa-Wise, led by Assistant Professor of French Mike O’Donnell.

“That trip gave me an awareness of the big world out there,” Smiddy says. “Since then, I’ve always had an interest in foreign causes and missions.”

Smiddy says he has UVa-Wise to thank for the many opportunities he has experienced.

“I could never express the gratitude I have for the education I received,” Smiddy says.

Smiddy’s heart has remained close to his alma mater. He currently serves as a member of the College Board, and he received the Alumni Association’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 2004.

Of course, Smiddy’s time at the College would not have been the same had it not been for his

Smiddy consults an Indian patient about her chest x-ray. Smiddy journeyed to India to work with Bangalore Baptist Hospital in treating patients in need.

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father, who taught biology at what was then Clinch Valley College before assuming the role of director and later chancellor of the College.

“Dad was my most inspiring teacher,” Smiddy says. “He brought science to life in Southwest Virginia.”

Of course, his father’s classes were no cakewalk, either, but that never meant “Papa Joe” wasn’t in the business of “opening minds,” Smiddy says.

“If you could get through his biology class, you could be a scientist in any field.”

Smiddy inherited his father’s musical talents, as well. Smiddy’s Reedy Creek Band performs and records with “Papa Joe.” The younger Smiddy mostly plays the guitar, but he can play a tune with a variety of other instruments, including the banjo, the electric bass and the piano.

“When you’re kin to my dad, you’ve got to play a little bit of everything,” Smiddy says.

“Papa Joe” Smiddy is indeed proud of his children – Joe Frank and the Honorable Elizabeth Smiddy Wills ’74 – and family, which is obvious from a humorous saying he often shares:

“I have a daughter who’s a judge and grandchildren who are lawyers, so I can be ‘lawed’

for nothing. I have a son and grandchildren who are physicians, so I can be sick for nothing. And I have a brother who’s a preacher, so I can be good for nothing.”

After graduating from the College in 1960, Joe Frank went on to U.Va. to earn a bachelor’s degree in 1964 and his medical degree in 1967. He also studied internal medicine and pulmonology at the University of Kansas before returning to the region to work at Holston Valley Medical Center. Smiddy now operates a pulmonary practice with offices in Kingsport and Big Stone Gap.

Soon, Smiddy plans to move increasingly toward full-time volunteer and mission work. He also would like to teach and enter the research arena, focusing on mobile and volunteer medical treatment.

No matter the path, Smiddy looks forward to always learning more.

“We should all be lifetime learners,” Smiddy says.

One lesson Smiddy certainly lives by is one that his mother Rosebud always offered her students as a grade-school teacher in Norton:

“Reach out and touch people with your hand and smile with your eyes.”

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Joe Frank Smiddy regularly performs music with his father, Chancellor Emeritus Joseph C. “Papa Joe” Smiddy (left).

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Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation supports young women at UVa-Wise

Charity, service and compassion were the trademark characteristics of Lettie Pate Whitehead, a Virginia native and the inspiration for a scholarship that continues to help young women at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

Since 1977, the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation has supported the education of deserving female students at the College on the basis of need.

To date, the foundation has allocated $25 million in scholarship funds. The foundation annually supports approximately 8,000 students at more than 200 schools and colleges.

A majority of the scholarship fund’s support goes toward undergraduate education, with a special interest in students pursuing degrees in nursing and healthcare. Having launched its new, pre-licensure, four-year nursing program in 2004 and with its continued Rn-to-BSn program, UVa-Wise nursing students especially benefit from the scholarship fund.

Born in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1872, Lettie Pate married attorney Joseph Brown Whitehead in 1895. Whitehead and an associate approached The Coca-Cola Company in 1899 with the idea to bottle the soda. The two secured an exclusive contract to bottle and sell Coca-Cola throughout most of the United States, and the Whiteheads moved to Atlanta in 1903 to further develop the bottling business.

After Mr. Whitehead’s death in 1906, Mrs. Whitehead assumed responsibility for the family’s business affairs, overseeing not only the expansion of the Coca-Cola bottling business, but also the family’s

real estate investments. She served as chairman of the Board for the Whitehead Holding Company and president of the Whitehead Realty Company. Whitehead became one of the first women to serve on the board of directors of a major American corporation, serving as director of The Coca-Cola Company for almost 20 years beginning in 1934.

Whitehead eventually remarried, and she and her husband, retired Canadian Colonel Arthur Kelly Evans, made their principal residence in Hot Springs, Va.

Whitehead felt a keen sense of duty to those in need, and she contributed to numerous charities in Georgia, Virginia, England and France during her lifetime. She was especially interested in supporting healthcare, whether it was for the care of aged women in Virginia or for air raid victims in England.

“Mrs. Whitehead had a genuine interest and passion for helping others,” says p. Russell Hardin, president of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation.

Inspired by her generosity, Whitehead’s youngest son, Conkey Pate Whitehead,

provided in his will for the creation of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation in honor of his mother. The foundation was chartered in 1946.

Today, in Whitehead’s home state of Virginia, the foundation supports students in 56 colleges and secondary schools, including UVa-Wise.

“With its nursing programs and its students’ demonstrated need for financial assistance, UVa-Wise is a good fit for our scholarship fund,” Hardin says. “The foundation is pleased to support women at UVa-Wise in pursuit of their nursing degrees.”

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Increasing student awareness of academic honesty and integrity will be the primary focus of an endowment fund recently established with The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Foundation. The integrity Fund will be used to provide support for the Honor System at UVa-Wise. in 1956 the College adopted its Honor System, under which all students pledge to cooperate in acting honestly and honorably in all facets of life. The code is enforced by the College’s Honor Court, comprised of student representatives elected by their peers. The new fund was established by University of Virginia alumnus Henry D. Bruns, II, with the help of former UVa-Wise chancellor Ernest H. Ern. “Education and integrity are inseparable, and the tenets of the Honor System at the University have made a lifelong, positive impact upon me and my interactions with others,” Bruns said. “In creating the Integrity Fund, it is my hope that the Honor System at UVa-Wise will continue to become as strong at the College as it is at the University in Charlottesville and that others would be inclined to support this goal, as well.” The use of the fund will be overseen by Gil Blackburn, provost and senior vice chancellor of UVa-Wise and advisor to the College’s Honor Court. “Whether it be academics, athletics or life in general, honor is at the center of everything we do,” said Blackburn. “Thanks to the Integrity Fund, we hope to further emphasize to our students the value of the Honor System and the importance of living their lives according to honorable principles.” To make a contribution to the Integrity Fund, or for more information, contact the Office of Development at 276-328-0129.

Integrity Fund established to promote Honor System

Napoleon Hill Foundation gives $100,000 to scholarship fund

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Campaign aChievement(as of February 29, 2008)

Scholarships $9,379,081 professorships 2,130,472 academic programs 1,563,213 athletics 7,761,806 Dining Commons 0 Residence hall 0 Convocation & Recreation Center 0 Center for the arts 4,000,100 new initiatives & great ideas 3,207,908 tota l $28,042,580

The Napoleon Hill Foundation’s Chairman Charles Johnson and Executive Director and Vice President Don Green ’61

The Napoleon Hill Foundation Scholarship Fund at UVa-Wise grew by $100,000 with a donation presented by Dr. Charles Johnson, chairman, and Don Green ’61, executive director and vice president, both of the Napoleon Hill Foundation.

The scholarship fund now stands at more than $400,000 with the donation, which was made during the annual Napoleon Hill Day on Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at UVa-Wise. The Napoleon Hill Scholarship provides annual assistance for 12 business students. Green says in the future, the Foundation hopes to grow the scholarship and help more students each year.

“One of the goals of the Napoleon Hill Foundation is to make the world a better place,” Green said. “We’re making the world a better place through these scholarships.”

The Foundation also provides money for a professorship at the College. The Napoleon Hill

Professorship in business currently provides more than $378,000 for the endowed professorship.

Headquartered on the campus of UVa-Wise, the Napoleon Hill Foundation is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to promoting Hill’s philosophy .

Napoleon Hill was born in poverty in a one-room cabin on the pound River on Oct. 26, 1883. From these humble beginnings, the Wise County native became an advisor to presidents and a best-selling author. During the early 20th century, Hill interviewed the nation's most successful business leaders, including Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford. Hill compiled his eight-volume set The Law of Success, a collection of the philosophy of individual achievement. He later condensed

his research to compile “Think and grow Rich,” often called one of the most important motivational books ever written.

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Following a yearlong renovation and construction, the Lila Vicars Smith House, the official residence of the Chancellor of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, was rededicated Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007.

Originally constructed in 1990, the residence was dedicated as the Lila Vicars Smith House in 1998 thanks to a major gift made by the Smith family. Now, thanks to the generous support of Hunter J. Smith – daughter-in-law of Lila Vicars Smith and wife of the late Carl William Smith – the house has undergone a major renovation to accommodate the increase in special events, dinners and receptions now expected of UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior and his wife, Merry Lu Prior.

“We thank Hunter Smith, whose generosity made this beautiful renovation possible,” Prior said. “This house has and will continue to be the welcoming home for the campus.”

Because of her generosity and guidance throughout the Lila Vicars Smith House renovation and addition, Hunter Smith was named Benefactor of the Year during the annual Benefactors Celebration, also held Oct. 20.

The most prominent addition to the residence is a new pavilion for entertaining guests where natural light pours through both the skylight and French doors to illuminate the space. Also included in the construction are a new serving area and a new deck for indoor/outdoor functions.

“The Lila Vicars Smith House is the College’s living room,” said James M. Gott ’72, chair of the College Board. “Hunter Smith has generously made for Chancellor and Mrs. Prior a place to enjoy and entertain that is gracious, beautiful and welcoming.”

The family of the house’s namesake has a long history of service to both UVa-Wise and Southwest Virginia. Born in 1899, Lila Vicars Smith was the daughter of Mecca Dotson Vicars and O. M. Vicars, a prominent Wise County lawyer and businessman. Smith’s maternal grandfather was

one of the first residents of gladeville, later known as Wise, and helped plan the layout of the young town.

Smith married Dr. Carl W. Smith in 1925 and moved to Princeton, W.Va. Widowed when her son Carl was only 4 years old, Smith moved back to Wise to raise her young child.

Hunter Smith not only provided the gift to make the renovation possible, but she also took an active role in guiding the project. Smith provided guidance and advice on the building, landscape and interior design.

“The magnificent building we celebrate today is named for a magnificent lady, and today we celebrate with you the perfect leadership and the generous heart of another magnificent lady: Hunter Smith,” said Don R. pippin ’58, chair of the College at Wise Committee for the U.Va. Board of Visitors.

In addition to the Lila Vicars Smith House, Smith and her late husband also provided generously for the College’s Carl Smith Stadium and UVa-Wise athletic scholarships, among other philanthropic interests.

The Lila Vicars Smith House was designed by Thompson + Litton of Wise. Quesenberry’s, Inc., of Big Stone Gap performed the renovation and construction work, and David Hill with Hill Studio of Roanoke was the landscape architect.

UVa-Wise rededicates Lila Vicars Smith HouseHunter J. Smith named Benefactor of the Year

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Tour of theAStepping through the doors of the Lila Vicars Smith House reveals an entirely new space for visitors. The recent renovation included changes to the entry, living room, dining room and the addition of a pavilion for special events.

The most prominent addition to the residence is a new pavilion for entertaining guests where natural light pours through both the skylight and French doors to illuminate the space. A new serving area and new deck for indoor/outdoor functions were included in new construction.

The home’s dining room received a fresh design to accompany the redesign of other entertaining spaces throughout the residence.

An open, elegant entry greets guests, who can admire the redesigned staircase.

Guests can enjoy the warmth of the fireplace in the home’s living room where a piano is available for musical entertainment.

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Building on historyStonework echoes family tradition

By Keith Strange, The Coalfield Progress

For many of us, getting ready for work is just a means to an end — a way to pay the necessary bills.

But for 38-year-old Kyle Olinger, heading out to the job means keeping a fading family legacy alive.

Each morning, Olinger packs his tools — including one invented by his great-grandfather to create distinctive local stonework — and heads in to the job site.

Olinger, a stonemason, is following in his great-grandfather’s footsteps working on the stonework at UVa-Wise. He is involved in projects to build a new main campus entrance and to renovate the College’s first building, Crockett Hall.

It is only natural that his company, Olinger Masonry, is involved, since the work of his great-grandfather is plainly visible at Crockett Hall, the former Wise County poor farm, which was built in 1924.

A family legacy“This is one of the

original tools used on the poor farm. This thing’s been around longer than I’ve been around and it’s still working great,” he said as he held the handle of a tool passed down through the generations.

Worn smooth by years of use and covered in dirt, the tool is more precious than gold to Olinger.

“It’s called a round joiner and puts that round joint on the stone,” Olinger explained. “It’s a unique technique. I don’t know how popular it is away from this area, but it’s not used very often. . . . it’s definitely a characteristic of this campus and was used on one of the more recognizable buildings on campus.”

The work of mastersStonework has been the family’s business for

generations.“My grandmother’s daddy taught his son-in-law how

to do stonework, and we’ve been following the trade down throughout the years,” he said.

Olinger started in the trade at 13, working as a laborer in the family business. And he was working with not only family, but also master craftsmen, as illustrated by the story of his uncle.

“When he was a little boy, he went out with my

grandfather and went to a rock pile out on Sandy Ridge,” Olinger said. “My grandfather went around the stone just pecking on it with a chisel and told my uncle to ‘peck on the rock.’

“He directed him (my uncle) to go to different locations on the rock and then they’d go and get a bucket of water and pour it down the holes.

“They kept on, the water caused the rock to expand and then my grandfather would take a hammer and hit the rock once or twice and it would break in just the right spot.

“He went by the sound of it,” Olinger said. “It’s a talent that is simply going away.”

Olinger said he can feel the spirit of his forefathers as he works on the construction project at the College.

“A lot of the joints have worn down over time, but I walk in there and think that my great-grandfather walked and worked in those rooms,” he said. “I’m hoping that I’m going to be able to leave for my children the knowledge that when they look at this wall in the future they’ll be able to say that I worked on it.”

Asked whether he is an artist or craftsman, Olinger’s face broke into an embarrassed smile.

“I would say a little bit of both,” he said. “It’s an art form to do it and do it right and if you don’t do good work, you’ll starve to death. My dad always taught me to try to do things right, do it the right way and the work will follow you.”

(Reprinted with permission from The Coalfield Progress, Feb. 15, 2008)

Kyle Olinger is the last in a family line of creators of distinctive stonework which ison display at Crockett Hall, pictured in the background, and other local locations.

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With five construction projects occurring simultaneously, the landscape of UVa-Wise is changing on a daily basis. Crockett Hall (right and below right) is nearing completion, while the Center for the Arts (below left) is beginning to take shape. Other projects on campus include the Science Center renovation, the new campus entrance, a new dining commons and the new residence hall.

The new Gladeville sandstone wall adorning the entrance to campus continues to take shape. Granite curbs and newly paved roads are signs that work on the College’s entrance is nearing its summer completion date.

Campus life goes on even with construction in the background. After some demolition of the former theater building, workers have begun construction of what will become the new façade of the Center for the Arts, which is scheduled for an August 2009 finish.

Campus continues to transform

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Class of 1963Karen A. Benko Steinman and her husband paul R. Steinman, iii, are touring the national Parks in the West and recently traveled to Paris for their granddaughters’ 16th birthday celebration. Karen extends best wishes to her classmates.

Hugh K. Wolfe, Jr. has published his first book, “Children of the Creative Force” (Rosedog Books, 2007). The book attempts to describe Creation in terms of modern science and is available for purchase through Amazon.com and Rosedogbooks.com.

Class of 1974Giles Hall is employed with Goochland County Public Schools as a teacher and football coach. His team was the 2006 VHSL Division II State Champions (14-0), James River District Champions and 2007 Division ii Region B runners-up (11-1).

Class of 1979Robert H. Sage is director of sales operations for NTELOS. Bob and his wife Laura reside in Virginia Beach.

Jennifer Spolarich is a senior audit project leader for BB&T in north Carolina. in 1995, she received her MBA from Marshall University. Jennifer and her husband, George Spolarich ’81, have two sons Kevin and Kenny.

Class of 1981Martha Hunt is pictured receiving the 2007 Virginia Center for Assisted Living (VCAL) Administrator of the Year award at the Virginia Health Care Association’s annual

convention in recognition of her years of dedication and creative service to long-term care. She is director of assisted living for Magnolia Manor, where she manages 47 assisted living units, 17 of which provide dementia care. Martha and her husband, Fran Hunt ’80, reside in Newport News, with their children, Colin, Paige and Patrick.

Class of 1983Beverly B. Darby is employed with the Office of the Attorney General in Abingdon. Her husband Ted Darby ’83 is a corrections officer at Red Onion State Prison in Pound.

Class of 1986Linda Rasnick Church received her master’s degree from the University of Montevallo in 1991 and now serves as an education specialist with the Alabama State Department of Education. In her current position, Linda says she is involved in some of the most exciting, cutting-edge education projects in the country. For example, Alabama is one of only seven states to receive funding for an advanced placement initiative and is a national leader in the Reading First grant program. Other states are emulating its work.

Class of 1990Kenneth Smith is the assistant manager of Internet Systems for Wise County Public Schools.

Class of 1991Robert L. Ellis, Jr. is a chief operations specialist (surface warfare) in the United States Navy. He is currently stationed on the island of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, as assistant operations officer for Commander Maritime prepositioning Squadron Two.

Eric T. Greene was awarded the 2007 Healthcare Hero award presented by the Tri-Cities Business Journal and King Pharmaceuticals. He received the award for his work in developing medication-assisted treatment protocols for opioid-dependent persons in the Appalachian region and for founding the Appalachian Institute of Addiction Studies. The group is a consortium of healthcare professionals concerned with the treatment of addictive disorders. Eric is a licensed professional counselor and a certified substance abuse counselor. Eric completed his graduate and postgraduate studies at Radford University. He is director of Adult Outpatient Services for the Virginia Division of Frontier Health. Eric lives in Wise with his wife Kathleen and their 7-year-old son, Angus.

Kevin Vernon is the chief financial officer for the Smyth County Community Foundation in Marion.

Class of 1993Melissa Hobbs is a business development manager with the Ordnance and Tactical Systems Division at General Dynamics. She earned her MBA at Virginia Tech in 1999. Melissa and her husband, Tony Doss ’90, have two children, Carter and Grant. They reside in Niceville, Fla.

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Class of 1994Alison Cantrell and James Fleenor were married June 16, 2007. Alison earned her Master of Arts degree in education (reading specialist) from Emory and Henry College in 2006. She is employed with Scott County Schools, where she has taught second grade at Duffield primary School for 10 years. James teaches eighth-and ninth-grade earth and physical science classes at Appalachia High School.

Steve Groshel and his family recently relocated to Helotes, Texas, near San Antonio. He has worked for USAA Property and Casualty Insurance for 13 years and recently was promoted to employee development manager, overseeing the training of new hire claims employees and upskill training for incumbent claims employees. He enjoys spending free time with his wife, Carla, and his two sons, Trafton, 7, and Owen, 4.

Class of 1995Brian Allen Hicks, his wife Sherry and their 5-year-old daughter, Kloe’, welcomed new daughter Lilly Grace Hicks on Sept. 27, 2007. At birth, Lilly weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces. Kloe’ has just finished her first year as a cheerleader. The Hicks family resides in Damascus.

Class of 1996Carson Hale and Heather Presgraves Hale’s son Mitchell “Corran” Hale, 7, was treated to a special Vip day of racing in September at the Chevy Rock & Roll Race at Richmond international Raceway. Corran was given race tickets, corporate hospitality and a guided tour of the nASCAR garage area, where he got to meet his favorite drivers. Corran, who has cerebral palsy, also received a power wheelchair from the Darrell Gwynn Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aids spinal cord injury

victims. Corran is pictured here with nASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

David R. Mullins recently graduated from the naval War College in newport, R.i., where he received a Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies. David also was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. Following a brief tour as an instructor at the Surface Warfare Officers School in newport, he will return to Jacksonville, Fla., where he will serve as officer-in-charge for helicopter squadron light (HSL) detachment.

Stephanie Muncy Taylor earned her MBA from Jones International University in 2007. She is a project manager for the Virginia Department of Business Assistance.

Jay Stanley is a claims manager with Allstate Insurance Company. Jay and his wife Aleasha have two children, Jonathan and Sarah Grace.

Class of 1997Brian D. McKnight was presented the seventh annual Dr. James i. Robertson, Jr. Literary prize for Confederate History by the Robert E. Lee Civil War Library and Research Center for his book, “Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia.” Brian has two forthcoming books, “To Perish by the Sword: Champ Ferguson’s Civil War” and “Life and Culture in the Coal Towns of Wise County, Virginia.”

Denise Raines Saffouri is an occupational therapist with HCR Manor Care Heartland of Beckley, W.Va. She and her husband, Fred Saffouri ’97, welcomed a daughter, Ava Danielle, on Sept. 12, 2007. Fred is employed with Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital as a physician’s assistant (PA-C) in cardiology.

George Allen Shupe is a veteran of the Iraq war. He is a conservation police officer with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in Grayson County. George and his wife Rebecca celebrated the birth of their son Tristan on Nov. 26, 2007. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces.

Ken Sizemore is an environmental senior specialist with the North Carolina Department of Environment and natural Resources. Ken and his wife Lisseth have one daughter, Lauren.

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Kevin B. Williams is a systems analyst with Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tenn.

Class of 1998Sarah M. Baker Hardy, her

husband David and their 2-year-old son James welcomed the birth of daughter Faith Hardy on June 25, 2007.

Chris Ratliff is vice president of Gasco Drilling, Inc. Chris and his wife, Sonya Worley Ratliff ’02, have two children, Macie Ella, 2, and Brodie Reece, 1. The Ratliffs reside in Pounding Mill.

Diane Reeves and John Reeves were married July 22, 2006.Diane works with Campus Police at UVa-Wise, and John serves as director of facilities planning and management at UVa-Wise. Diane’s son, Chris Kimberlin, and his wife, UVa-Wise student Kristen Ray Kimberlin, welcomed their son, Isaiah Cole Kimberlin, on Feb. 19, 2008.

Class of 1999Shana DelForge Barnette and her husband Michael live in Wise with their 1-year-old daughter, Aniston.

Nicole Gilliam is Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Trial Section of the office of the Attorney general in Richmond. nicole earned her doctorate of juris prudence degree from Campbell University in 2005. Her husband, Ian Gilliam ’98, is employed with Verizon. They reside in Richmond.

Patsy Salyers has earned a Master of Science degree from James Madison University, where she is a science instructor.

Class of 2000Jason Hicks is employed with Wise County Schools as an instructional technology resource teacher. Jason and his wife Stacy live in Clintwood with their daughter, Allie.

Rhonda Ledford is a guidance counselor at Elk Knob Elementary School in Lee County, where she has taught for the last eight years. Rhonda received a Master of Education degree in guidance and counseling from Lincoln Memorial University. She is now pursuing a degree in administration and supervision. Rhonda and her two children, nick, 13, and Brooke, 8, reside in Jonesville. Ashley A. Mitchell married Jeremy C. Downing on June 23, 2007. Their reception was held at UVa-Wise in the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center, with several members of the faculty and staff in attendance. Ashley is a teacher with Fayette County Schools in Kentucky.

Brad Lutz and Christy Lutz recently moved from Richmond to Broadway. Christy is a special education teacher at Central High School. Brad is a special education teacher at Massanutten Technical Center and coaches football at Broadway High School. Christy and Brad are the parents of Bryson, 5, and Cannin, 7 months old.

Class of 2001Stephen Anderson is an executive officer in the Officer Training School with the United States Air Force. He is presently serving a six-month tour of duty in Iraq as an air advisor to the new Iraqi Air Force Training School. Stephen and his wife Amanda reside in Alabama.

Kelly Dotson Beatty is an accountant with B. Scott Cradic, CPA. She and her husband Anthony have two children, Isaiah and Tatyanna. The family resides in Johnson City, Tenn.

Class of 2002Lesley Hamm Belcher is a Smart Start coordinator/parent educator with Very Important parents. She and her husband David reside in Roxboro, N.C., with their two children, Aiden and Hyland.

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Dr. Jonathan Keith Mason received his M.D. from the University of Virginia in 2007. He is employed with the Department of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.

Rachel Rose has joined UVa-Wise as a counselor in the Center for Student Development. She received her Master of Science degree in counseling and human development from Radford University. Rachel and her husband Chris have one son, Ryan, 2.

Class of 2003Tiffany Hobbs Dula teaches middle school English with Carter County Schools in Hampton, Tenn. Tiffany’s husband, Stephen Dula, Jr. ’02, is a third-year seminary student at the Emmanuel School of Religion in Johnson City, Tenn., where he is pursuing a master’s degree in divinity.

Kellie Smith Leonard received her master’s degree from Salem International University in 2007 and now serves as a teacher for Lee County Schools. She and Anthony Leonard were married June 2, 2007, and reside in Appalachia.

Stephanie Stewart recently graduated from Troy University with an MBA concentrating in management. Stephanie and her husband, Tim Stewart ’02, are both employed with Dominion Power. They live in Chesterfield with their 2-year-old son, Liam.

Class of 2004Courtney Conner received her MBA from King College and has been promoted to site director for the UVa-Wise educational programs offered at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon.

Amanda Kiser Harris earned her MBA from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2006. She is currently employed as an international business development associate for high performance engineering with UK Trade and Investment.

Samuel Jones is pursuing a master’s degree at Liberty University.

Jessica Owens received her law degree from the Appalachian School of Law in May 2007. She is a law clerk for the Honorable Teresa M. Chafin in the Tazewell County Circuit Court. Jessica lives in Belfast with her 3-year-old daughter Elle.

Danielle Sadler serves as a government contractor for the Department of Defense. She lives in Fairfax.

Class of 2005Johnathan “Bubba” Clevinger is a mine engineering technician with Summitt Engineering in Pikeville, Ky. He and his wife Jennifer live in Pound with their son, Austin.

Matthew Wayne Eades is employed with First Bank & Trust in Abingdon.

Class of 2006Mollie Rebekah Meade Berry and Michael Paul Berry '06 were married on July 22, 2007. Mollie is completing a master’s program at Radford University, and Michael is a special education teacher in Scott County.

Daniel Leehy is a claims representative with Sentry insurance in Richmond.

Leandrea Romero is pursuing a Master of Education degree with the Professional Counseling Institution of New Mexico Highlands University in 2008. Currently, she is a counselor with Aliviar Counseling in New Mexico.

Jennifer Marie Nicolosi Stawicki ’04 is a lease administrator for Regency Centers, which designs and builds upscale shopping centers. Jennifer married Karol Stawicki, an Aviation Structural Mechanic

with the United States Navy. They were married Aug. 14, 2007, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The couple resides in Jacksonville. Below, the Stawickis are joined by student Valenne Ogden and Mike Nicolosi ‘08.

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Class of 2007Elizabeth Estelle Berg is a medical technologist with Quest Diagnostics in Fredricksburg.

Kent Bolden is an account representative with Carahsoft Technology Corporation in Reston.

Joseph M. Calloway, Jr. is a teacher with Prince William County Public Schools.

Matthew Dean is employed as a staff accountant with Hantzmon Wiebel, LLP, in Charlottesville.

Ann-Delyse Anderson Hopkins is a tutor with Old Dominion University. She and her husband Jeremiah Hopkins ’06 live in Virginia Beach.

Chelsea Lee is a graduate student at the University of Tennessee.

Adam Meadows is pursuing a Master of Science degree in mathematics at East Tennessee State University. He currently conducts research in graph theory with ETSU professor Teresa Haynes. In January, Adam began his pursuit of an MBA at King College, which will be his second master's degree.

Alison Ray is the coordinator of media services for UVa-Wise.

Craig H. Richards is an internal auditor with American Woodmark Corporation in Winchester.

Philip J. Vance is employed as a rehabilitation counselor with the Botetourt Correctional Center.

Trevor Garner ’07 and Catrina Poole Garner ’07 were married July 7, 2007, in the Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden at UVa-Wise. Alumni in the wedding party included Kate Daub ’07, Alex Mabe ’07, Jason Levister ’06, Amber Adams ’08, Thomas VanMeter ’07, Ashley Fuller ’07, Joe Taylor ’07, Mark Moss ’08, Elizabeth Kiser ’07, Myron Haskins ’08 and Jonette Carpenter ’01.

Jason Matlock ’05 and Julie Yates Matlock ’05 were married on July 14, 2007, at Emory and Henry College’s wedding chapel. Jason is employed as a special education teacher and is the head football coach for Holston High School in Damascus. Julie works as a legal assistant for a law office in Abingdon. The couple’s wedding party included several alumni: Ella Smith ’04, Beth Austin ’06, Jennifer Davis ’05, Erin Worley Slemp ’03, Clay Salyer ’07, Emery Reid ’07, Jeremiah Eskridge ’05 and Chuck Slemp ’03, as well as current UVa-Wise student Garrett Austin.

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In MemoriamHenry Stuart Mullins, Jr. ’70 passed away Dec. 24, 2007, after a four-year battle with cancer. He was a member of the first four-year graduating class of Clinch Valley College and worked in the mining industry as a field engineer for 35 years. At the time of his death, he was employed with Heintzmann Corporation in Cedar Bluff.

Pamela Honeycutt ’71 passed away Nov. 4, 2007. She dedicated her professional career to the education of children in Southwest Virginia, working as a teacher for Wise County and the City of Norton. Pamela loved reading and cooking.

Bright ’94 honored by Multichannel News and Bristol YWCAStacey Bright ’94, executive vice president and

chief financial officer for Bristol Virginia Utilities, is one of 22 women who have been selected nationally by Multichannel News for the 2008 Class of Wonder Women, a list that honors high-achieving women in the cable, broadband and telecommunications industries. She was chosen as a 2008 Woman to Watch.

Bright also was honored by the YWCA of Bristol at its 2008 Tribute to Women Celebration. The event, ongoing since 1992, honors women in the Northeast Tennessee-Southwest Virginia region who have made outstanding contributions in one of four categories: the arts, education, business or volunteer work. The event was created to empower local women and inspire the rising generation of young women.

The vice president and controller of a gas company by the age of 24, Bright was hand-selected in 2003 to serve as vice president of accounting in BVU’s financial department as the company launched its advanced broadband OptiNet division. in 2005, she was promoted to executive vice president and CFO.

A native of St. Paul, Bright is the daughter of a retired coal miner and a homemaker who now works for Wise County Schools. She was the first in her family to attend college and studied accounting at UVa-Wise, graduating in 1994. Four years later, she completed a master’s degree at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

“I learned about hard work and tenacity from my parents (Greg and Linda Elam),” Bright says. “I have a strong work ethic that I attribute to having

had an invested mother and a father who spent 34 years working very hard to provide for our family. All aspects of my childhood and the way I was raised, both spiritually and emotionally, have led me to the place I am now, both as a professional woman and as a mother. I give my parents the credit.”

Bright lives in Abingdon with her two children, Kathryn and Aaron.

Rosemary V. Freeman ’72 passed away Sept. 21, 2007. She was a retired Wise County school teacher.

Ronnie Ferrel Farmer ’74 passed away March 27. He was a lifelong resident of Dickenson County, serving on the Board of Supervisors and in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Elsa Beavers Farmer ’93, and daughter, Crystal Marie Farmer.

Jenny A. Walk ’81 passed away Oct. 3, 2007.

Timothy Holyfield ’88 passed away Dec. 26, 2007. He is survived by three sons, Caleb, Isaac and Andrew, all of Big Stone Gap.

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CVC afghans on saleThe Highland Cavalier Club of UVa-Wise invites alumni and friends to purchase a Clinch Valley College afghan.“Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia” is printed on each afghan. Sale price is $50 each. The Highland Cavalier Club promotes and supports athletics at UVa-Wise. To place an order, call Shirley Wolfe at 276-328-0259 or Dick Davidson at 276-328-6385.

MEET THE CANDIDATESMeet this year’s candidates for the election of Alumni Association Board of Directors. Please take the time to cast your vote. Visit https://diamond.uvawise.edu/alumnivoting/login.cfm and enter the zip code and 10-digit code following your name on the back of your magazine(only for alumni) to vote online, or complete the postcard ballot (included only in those magazines mailed to alumni) and return to us.

Remember, all votes are anonymous. Only one vote is allowed per code. Codes are not used as identifiers. All duplicate votes will be discarded.Polling closes June 1, 2008.

Candidate for President-Elect

Darrell Holbrook ’73 is a mine superintendent with Alpha Natural Resources. He has served on the Alumni Board since 2004. Darrell has two daughters, Sonya Meade ’03, and Beth Holbrook. Darrell and his wife, Joy Holbrook ’77, live in Castlewood.

Candidate for Treasurer

Ed Roop ’76 is vice president and branch manager of Farmers and Miners Bank in Wise. Ed served as president of the Alumni Board in 2002 and currently serves as treasurer. Ed and his wife Karen have two children, Sara Roop ’07 and Keith Roop.

Candidates for Board of Directors

Taylor Raymond Burgess ’95 has been self-employed as micro-media director/Virginia sales representative for Business Information Systems for the past six years. Currently, Taylor serves as parliamentarian for the Alumni Board. Taylor lives in Kingsport, Tenn.

Sheila Cox Combs ’72 is registrar, assistant dean for educational support and adjunct instructor of mathematics at UVa-Wise. She was elected to the Alumni Board in 1984 and currently serves as secretary. Sheila, her husband Mike and their daughter Nicole reside in Pound.

Chris L. Kommes ’94 is the human resources manager at Mullican Flooring in Norton. He has served as the Annual Fund representative for the class of 1994. Chris, his wife Karen and their son Ryan, 12, live in Pound.

Sarah Love McReynolds ’87 retired from Coastal Coal Company and is an active community leader serving as a member of various organizations, including the Alumni Board since 1999. Sarah has two adult daughters, Jonna-Kay Davis and Beth McReynolds. She lives in St. paul.

Duane Miller ’94 is the deputy director for the LENOWISCO planning district commission based in Duffield. He has served on the Alumni Board for the past 10 years. He has a daughter, Harper, and a son, Davis, and he makes his home in Appalachia.

Kevin Mullins ’93 is executive vice president and chief operating officer for Farmers and Miners Bank. He has been a member of the Alumni Board since 2005. Kevin has four children, Alyssa, Tre, Ty and Andrew, and he makes his home in Wise.

Sara Roop ’07 has served on the Alumni Board for the past year as the Class of 2007 representative. Currently Sara is employed as an interpreter with the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park. She resides in Big Stone Gap.

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UVa-Wise names Lewey Lee ’64 volunteer of the yearLewey K. Lee ’64 has been named the 2007 Volunteer of the

Year at UVa-Wise for his longtime support of the institution.Lee serves as the vice president of the UVa-Wise Foundation

Board of Directors. He also has served on the Board of Managers for the Poor Farm Society and as president of the Alumni Association. in 2005, Lee received the UVa-Wise Distinguished Alumni Service Award.

Lee’s stewardship to the College includes the establishment of the Lewey K. Lee and Brenda B. Lee Scholarship in 2006. Brenda is a 1970 graduate of the College.

In a presentation held at the College’s annual Benefactors Celebration on Oct. 20, Chancellor David J. Prior considered Lee “a person who holds our College close to his heart and demonstrates that every day.”

Lee is one of 13 children born to coal miner Manford Lee and his wife, Fannie Saylor Lee, who ran the family’s country store and gas station in Rose Hill.

A 1962 graduate of Thomas Walker High School, Lee attended Clinch Valley College before it became a four-year school. While at the College, he served as student body president and lived in Crockett Hall.

Lee finished his undergraduate degree at Lincoln Memorial University and received his master’s degree from East Tennessee State University. In 1978 he graduated with a degree in law from Samford University.

He now practices law with fellow alumnus paul phipps ’72 at the law firm of Lee and phipps, with offices in Wise and Clintwood. Lee and Phipps also have established a scholarship at UVa-Wise for deserving students.

The Lees have two sons, nathan and Aaron. Aaron is married to Sheena DelRae Whitt Lee ’07.

alumniNEWS

Hunt ’80 honored for 50th birthday with gift to UVa-Wise basketball team

Fran Hunt ’80 turned 50 on March 30, and his wife, Martha Hankins Hunt ’81, wanted to do something special to honor him on this important milestone. Because Fran loved his experience at UVa-Wise, remains a faithful supporter and is such a big basketball fan, Martha decided that a gift to the men’s basketball program would be meaningful to her husband (and, of course, the College).

Martha was joined by Fran’s family and friends in making a significant gift toward the purchase of the 2008-2009 team’s travel warm-up suits. Fran's company, Hunt Commercial Properties Group, matched the gift.

If you would like to honor a family member or friend with a gift to the College, contact the Office of Development at 276-328-0129.

Lewey K. Lee ’64 and Brenda B. Lee ’70

Alumni celebrate Charles W. Lewis' 80th birthday A group of more than 70 family and friends

gathered at the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center on Nov. 18, 2007, to celebrate the 80th birthday of Charles W. Lewis, professor emeritus of speech and theatre.

Lewis, who was instrumental in the development of the theatre program and theatre major at the College, first came to the campus in 1966 and retired in 1991 after teaching and directing for 25 years.

Lewis’ family, friends and former students and colleagues attended the surprise birthday celebration. Presentations were provided by D. Michael Donathan, professor emeritus of music, Michael McNulty,

assistant professor of theatre and singer-songwriter Charlie Engle ’79. In addition, alumni of the Highland Players and others performed a production written by Ben Mays ’85. performers included Mike Abbott ’82, Sharon S. Daniels ’88, Donathan, Lisa Hamilton Davis ’81, Bonnie Elosser, Engle, Mays and Nancy Helbert Salyer ’80. Others participating in the event included Walter Littrell ’83, Kim Mays, Skip Skinner and Debra Taylor.

Actor Frank Taylor ’70, one of Lewis’ first students at the College, acknowledged Lewis’ strong influence on his professional career.

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High school teams take it to the hoop at Cavaliers Alumni Coaches InvitationalIt was homecoming in the middle of

December when four alumni brought their high school basketball teams to the court to compete in the Cavaliers Alumni Coaches Invitational at UVa-Wise. proceeds from the event benefited the UVa-Wise men’s basketball team.

Robert “Bull” Creech ’96, Scotty Vermillion ’98, T.J. McAmis ’00 and Zack Moore ’04, all former UVa-Wise basketball players, returned to their old stomping grounds at Fred B. Greear gymnasium for the Dec. 15 tournament.

In the night’s opener, Creech’s Wolves (Wolfe County, Ky.) pulled out a last-second victory over McAmis’ J.J. Kelly Indians with a score of 45-43.

The second game of the night saw Vermillion’s Gate City Blue Devils hand a 72-27 loss to Moore and his Powell Valley Vikings.

Alumni Terry Bird ‘92 (Gate City) and UVa-Wise Board member Mike Allen ‘81 (Powell Valley) served as assistant coaches for their respective teams, and Jim porter ’88 officiated.

Volleyball team makes historic first trip to NAIA nationalsIt’s nothing short of adding a page to UVa-Wise

history: The 2007 women’s volleyball team made their first run to the nAiA national championships.

After being picked seventh in the preseason Appalachian Athletic Conference poll, the Lady Cavs used the low expectations of the league as motivation for the year. Led by head coach Steve Dallman, the team improved consistently throughout the season and was fourth in the regular season league standings.

With the regional crown, UVa-Wise advanced to its first nAiA national championship held at Columbia College in Columbia, Mo. The team had a tough time in the three pool play matches, eventually falling to national runner-up California Baptist, Lewis-Clark (Idaho) State and the University of Texas-Brownsville.

UVa-Wise set a new school record for season wins with a final tally of 25-16, one more victory

than the 2004 team (24-5). Along with being the nAiA Regional

tournament MVP, Natasha Viers received All-Region and All-AAC first team honors. The senior middle hitter set the program season records for kills (733), kills per game (4.79) and blocks (240).

Junior Britney Lawson and senior Leeza Dos Santos earned NAIA Academic All-American status. Lawson added nAiA Region Xii All-Tournament team, All-Region first team and All-AAC first team defensive specialist to her record. She was named AAC Libero of the Year and NAIA

Libero of the Week. Lawson set a school record with 1,047 digs in the season.

Junior Kristen Salyer was the third Lady Cav player to make the nAiA Region All-Tournament team while setter Sam Puryea picked up a selection to the AAC All-Freshman team.

NEWS

UVa-Wise freshman Brittney Killough runs to nationals The young and improving UVa-Wise cross

country teams saw top-notch freshman Brittney Killough put the program back on the NAIA map this fall. Killough became the first freshman and third overall Highland Cavalier runner to make an individual appearance at the NAIA National Championships.

The Appalachian Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year posted consistent top 10 finishes throughout the 2007 fall season. The first-year runner

went across the AAC/nAiA Region Xii finish line eighth (19:04.9) to become the first national qualifier under head coach Jason Lewkowicz.

In Kenosha, Wis., Killough was in the top 40 of a field of more than 200 runners at the nAiA national meet. Shortly after starting the third mile, she suffered a race-ending injury.

Killough’s teammate, Tamara Haack, joined her on the AAC All-Freshman team.

The 2007-08 volleyball team includes (front row) Cara Hamilton, Kristen Salyer, Whittney Lane, Natasha Viers, Leeza Dos Santos, (middle row) Ruth Ann Hoover, head athletic trainer Ryan Georgi, head coach Steve Dallman, student assistant Melissa Cain, Britney Lawson, (back row) Sam Puryea, Kaitlyn Collins, Maggie Berry, Rebecca Smith and Kayla Dougherty.

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Highland Cavaliers claim first Mid-South East football crownAfter having a breakthrough 2006 season,

UVa-Wise claimed the program’s first Mid-South Conference East Division title and set 21 school records.

The team’s 9-2 record is the best mark since posting a 10-1 season in 1996. The Cavs saw their national playoff hopes dashed as they were the final team to be left out of the NAIA playoffs.

The gridiron squad started off the season 4-0, including the team’s first victory (63-56) over Georgetown College at Homecoming.

national semifinalist Bethel College gave UVa-Wise its first defeat before the Cavs achieved four more wins. in the final home contest, University of the Cumberlands mounted a fierce fourth-quarter comeback and edged UVa-Wise in overtime, 41-38. The Cumberlands and UVa-Wise would share the Mid-South crown, but the Patriots would go to the national playoffs due to the overtime outcome.

Running back Ra’Shad Morgan, offensive tackle Henry potter and quarterback Randy Hippeard led the unit to 21 school records, including 544 points, 49.5 points per game and 515.5 yards per game of total offense.

Morgan became the program’s first two-time AFCA nAiA All-American first team selection. He also repeated as the Touchdown Club of Richmond Division II-III Offensive Back of the Year and third in the Dudley Award voting for Virginia’s top player in Division II/III/NAIA. The senior scored a school record of 27 rushing touchdowns and 29 total touchdowns. He missed leading the nation in rushing by 26 yards as he averaged 148.5 yards per game (1,485 yards).

Junior Hippeard rewrote all of the UVa-Wise passing records with 3,455 yards through the air with 37 touchdowns to only nine interceptions. His 172.79 pass efficiency rating was second best in the nation as was his 319.2 yards per game of total offense.

All three Cavs were selected to the All-Mid South Conference team along with sophomores slot back Jason Lovett and wide receiver Matt Barbour on the offense. Lovett set the school season records for receptions (74), receiving yards (1,058) and receiving touchdowns (17).

Defensively, seniors Reggie Dorsainvil, Ben Robertson and Brandon Moore were joined by sophomore James Haley as all-conference honorees.

UVa-Wise athletes reach out to community with service projectsUVa-Wise athletes took time out of their busy

fall 2007 schedules to lend a hand in the community through various projects.

The Lady Cavs volleyball team sponsored “Dig for a Cure Night” with Tennessee Wesleyan. The Oct. 10 event raised $2,379 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The night was the only one of its kind in the nAiA and among 50 sponsored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association by collegiate women’s volleyball teams this year to raise money for breast cancer research.

The two volleyball teams received pledges for each dig their squad made in the match. Tennessee Wesleyan was able to raise $900 for the cause. UVa-Wise produced a total of $1,479 between its dig pledges and money donated at the Wednesday night event, which the Lady Cavs won by a 3-1 score.

A “Special Pre-game Warm-up,” sponsored by the golf team, was held at the final home football

game on Nov. 3 to collect winter coats that were then distributed to local service agencies in Wise County.

The Highland Cavaliers football players spoke to classes at L.F. Addington Middle School in Wise about the importance of education and saying “no” to drugs. “Student Days” were held Oct. 13 and 20 at Carl Smith Stadium. More than 900 area students were admitted free of charge to football games.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted the Wise Primary third-grade class at an afternoon basketball clinic. The teams held basketball drills and visited with the students. Also, the men’s basketball team took part in “Make a Difference Day” on Oct. 27 by helping to seal the Christ Lutheran Church’s parking lot in Wise.

Baseball and softball squads assisted in the grape harvest for Mountain Rose Vineyard on Sept. 30 and Oct. 6.

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Brandon Moore

40 SpRing 2008

The Office of information Technology has implemented a new system for UVa-Wise e-mail. Alumni currently using the older “WebMail” system who would like access to their account on the new system should contact Jo Stewart at 276-328-0128 or js9w@uvawise.edu. Once your contact information is confirmed, you will be given an account on the new e-mail system.

New e-mail system implemented

Save the Date:

Sept. 25-27, 2008

Sept. 25Community Picnic at Carl Smith Stadium

Sept. 26Return to Crockett Hall Alumni and former faculty are invited to return to Crockett Hall during Homecoming 2008. UVa-Wise will introduce the newly renovated Crockett Hall to alumni who once lived or attended classes in the College’s first building and to faculty who taught there.

Sept. 27Alumni Picnic andHomecoming Game Cavs vs. Lambuth

Limited edition Crockett Hall print now available

The UVa-Wise Alumni Association is proud to present “Crockett Hall,” a limited edition print by Jenny Salyers, the designer for “The UVa-Wise Magazine” and the Grammy-nominated designer of the “Music of Coal” album.

Limited edition prints of “Crockett Hall” are now available for $50 each (shipping and handling charges not included). Each print is signed and numbered by the artist. A portion of the sales proceeds benefits the UVa-Wise Alumni Association. To order a limited edition print of “Crockett Hall,” contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 276-328-0128 or e-mail pam Collie ’93 at pjc9w@uvawise.edu.

Hearing from you would be music to our ears!

Win aniPodnano!

E-mail us your name, phone, address, class year and news items, and we’ll enter you to win an iPod nano (4 GB)

• Send to alumni@uvawise.edu• Deadline is June 27, 2008 • Drawing to be held July 1, 2008• Sponsored by the UVa-Wise Alumni Association Note: iPod nano (4 GB) can hold approximately 1,000 songs.

Watch your mailbox for more

information. in the meantime, contact

the Office of alumni Relations at

276-328-0128 for details.

ALUMNI HOMECOMING

2008

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The alumni office welcomes news for Classnotes. please e-mail news of personal and career achievements and service to magazine@uvawise.edu, or use this form and mail news to Alumni Office, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, One College Avenue, Wise, Virginia 24293.Full Name (include maiden name) _____________________________________________________________________________Class Year ___________________________________ Major _________________________________________________________Home Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________City________________________________________________________________ State _________________ Zip ______________E-mail Address _______________________________________ Home Phone ( ) ______________________________Employer ______________________________________________ Job Title ___________________________________________Spouse Name (include maiden name) _________________________________________________________________________UVa-Wise Class Year ________________ Children’s Names & Ages ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________News ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Calendar

Fall Convocation Aug. 19

Lecture by Tim Garson,Provost of the University of Virginia

Sept. 22-23

HomecomingSept. 25-27

Thanks to the addition of new lights, the Burchell “Slew” Stallard Field glows during the baseball team’s first evening game in March.

One College AvenueWise, Virginia 24293

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A new documentary and companion to Brian Wills’ “No Ordinary College” collected in a 4-DVD set, featuring

· An oral history of Papa Joe’s early life and the founding of the College

· Memories of Clinch Valley College and friends who helped the College grow

· A discussion between Papa Joe, U.Va. President John T. Casteen III and UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior

· Live concerts featuring the music of papa Joe and the Reedy Creek Band

COMING SOONAvailable at the UVa-Wise Bookstore

Call 276-328-0210

For more information, visit www.uvawise.edu/papajoe

JOSEPH C. “PAPA JOE” SMIDDY the MAn, his Life And his LegAcy At the university of virginiA’s coLLege At Wise

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