alumni profile


Caroline Cubbage ’07 joined the staff at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va., in summer 2010 and will start her first season as Randolph’s softball coach in 2011. She previously served as head coach for Concordia University and as a graduate assistant coach at Ball State University. While at LC, Carolyn was a three-time All- American and earned ODAC Player of the Year twice. She lives in Lynchburg.


Summer Kanode Tetteron ’07 M.Ed. is the co-author of “Older Women and Intimate Partner Violence: Effective Interventions” which was printed in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. She is a graduate of the LC counseling program and is currently an Advanced Counseling Certificate student. Summer lives in Madison Heights, Va.


James “Pete” Crigler IV ’08 has released his book, Keeping It Tight in the Old Dominion: A History of Virginia Rock Music, published by Dog Ear Publishing. The book portrays how the Commonwealth of Virginia is linked to rock music from the genre’s early days to the twenty- first century. The work includes many photographs and interviews to add depth to the chronicle of rockers. Pete lives in West Point, Va.


Richard “Ricky” Flynn ’09 earned first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American men’s track and field/cross country honors in June. He was named Division II Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year and awarded a scholarship by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. He earned All-American honors seven times and was national cross country champion in fall 2009. Ricky lives in Lynchburg, Va., and is pursuing his master’s in business administration at LC.


Kathryn “Katy” Goldsmith ’09 M.Ed. joined the Yellow Branch Elementary School staff in Altavista, Va. She is in her third year of teaching and is teaching fourth grade. Katy lives in Lynch Station, Va.


Dabney Hanson ’10 M.Ed.,who has been a teacher for thirteen years, has been named new assistant principal at William Campbell Combined School in Naruna, Va. She and her family live in Gladys, Va.


Hunting for a cause S by Melissa Jennings ’12


ince 1991, Laura Newell-Furniss ’82 has been in the deer business. As the director


of the Hunters for the Hungry program, she has helped retrieve more than four million pounds of venison for the needy. Though the organization has only been a


part of Laura’s life for the past two decades, getting food to the less fortunate has always been one of her biggest passions. Her home life led to an understanding of those who struggle in obtaining food. “I myself grew up poor,” Laura said.


“It touches me when people have hardly anything.” Before becoming part of Hunters for the Hunger, Laura was manager at the Society of St. Andrew, a national feeding program which involves the distribution of potatoes and other foods. Years down the road, David Horne, a


colleague of Laura’s from the Society of St. Andrew learned about a charity in Texas. The organization involved hunters who donated their kill to the less fortunate.Horne decided to build a similar program in Virginia, thus establishing Hunters for the Hungry. “We are a statewide charity with a simple mission to deliver venison to people in


need,” Laura explained. Hunters throughout Virginia donate their deer. The venison is then cut, wrapped, and frozen by professional meat cutters who send the packaged meat to various food distribution organizations. Unfortunately, in 2002, Horne died after a fight against cancer. Laura said she had


to fill some very big shoes as she was passed the title of program director. “David was a very intelligent man and was a lot of fun to be around,” she recalled. “Mostly he just motivated everyone.” Though Horne’s life ended prematurely, the program he started flourished with


Laura’s help. In 1991, Hunters for the Hungry took in more than 33,000 pounds of deer meat. Throughout the years, the number has grown. In 2009, Hunters for the Hungry grossed more than 405,000 pounds of venison. The number today stands at an impressive 4.1 million pounds. Yet these numbers represent more than generosity. As the poor receive lean and


nutritious meat, the hunters are doing their part by controlling the deer population. “One of the neat parts,” Laura explained, “is that we’re taking an abundant resource


and using it to feed people in need. And it’s a very good natural product. There’s nothing more organic than deer meat.” When asked what her favorite part was about going to work every day, she said,


“I just get to meet some of the kindest people!” She explained that the organizations that Hunters for the Hungry works with, such as food banks and churches, are wonderfully generous with their time in helping to distribute the meat. Laura said her time at Lynchburg College was also filled with wonderful people.


Central Virginia Alumni Club members and enrollment counselors welcomed transfer students and the Class of 2014 to campus in August at the refreshment tents.


She said she was fortunate to have great professors as she worked towards her bachelor’s degree in special education. “I had fantastic and interesting professors at lc,” Laura explained. “I was a very shy student, but my professors were extremely encouraging.” Laura currently resides in Big Island, Va., with husband Butch Furniss and their daughter, Danielle.


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