Allison Weatherford Fiske ’08 and Ian Fiske ’05 have enjoyed all of the extra time together with their family during this past year. Teir son, Jack, is almost finished with kindergarten, and their daughter, Layla, can’t wait to start kindergarten next year.


2006 Rachael Murdock was promoted in December 2019 to the role of assistant director of grants and contracts at Davidson College, where she works with faculty and staff to develop, prepare and submit grant proposals for public and private funding. She is also the compliance manager for the Human Subjects Institutional Review Board. Since graduating from Queens, Rachael spent two years in Chicago completing coursework for her Master of Arts at DePaul University and


returned to the Lake Norman area in 2008, where she completed research and writing for her thesis before her graduation in 2012. She has worked in research and higher education since 2009. When not working, she spends her time kayaking, serving her faith community, enjoying fiber arts, making music and mixing cocktails.


2007 Jenny Story lives in Concord, North Carolina, and has had her artwork featured in an online magazine, cd


booklet and music video. She is gaining recognition in her local community with art events and retail representation. You can find artworks for sale or recent accomplishments across all social media using the hashtag #JStoryArt.


2009 Logan Canale has been living on a beautiful island in southeastern North Carolina since moving from Charlotte in 2017. She continues to umpire women’s lacrosse and is now finishing up her twelfth season as an official. She recently started playing PDGA disc golf tournaments as an advanced competitor. She enjoys spending time with her dog, Hunter, playing in the surf and sand.


Jenny Story ’07 lives in Concord, North Carolina, and has had her artwork featured in an online magazine, cd booklet and music video. Find her artwork on social media using the hashtag #JStoryArt.


Molly Hogan got engaged to Jomo Tompson in August 2020. Tey are excited to get married on their shared birthday (June 26) in Lexington, Kentucky. Fellow Queens Alpha Delta Pi sisters Alyssa Cox ’08, Katie Gilbert, Chandler Spafford ’08 andTaylor Prascak ’10 will be joining as bridesmaids.


Elisabeth Podair Blum ’09 relocated with her husband, Alex, to the Bay Area in California. Alex finished his Ph.D. and has started working at Lawrence Livermore National Lab.


Molly Hogan ’09 got engaged to Jomo Tompson in August 2020 and is eager to marry this summer in Lexington, Kentucky.


2010 Te class expresses sympathy to Stephen C. Bell, Jr. on the death of his father, Stephen C. Bell, who passed away on December 15, 2020.


A LEGEND’S LOVE OF HISTORY LIVES ON


One of Queens’ greats, Professor Emerita Mollie Davis, passed away on January 4, 2021, at the age of 88. A magnetic force in the classroom, Davis and her love of teaching reverberated across campus, impacting students, faculty and staff. The beloved history professor will be remembered for her


meaningful interactions with students and her ability to make the past come alive, often sharing firsthand accounts of major historical events. “Her classes were like a ride. We would talk for hours about life, politics, history, gossip, our families. She was generous,” recalled Heather Mims ’96, a student and long-time friend of Davis. “She sponsored my membership to the Democratic Women’s Club twice. We were friends for 25 years. I can’t imagine meeting anyone like her ever again.” Queens colleague and Professor Emeritus Bill Thompson said Davis lived some of our nation’s history. “In her teaching, she always


had a story, a recollection of some historic event in national affairs or in Georgia politics, something which had involved her family or her connections,” he added. “She was an early advocate for women’s rights and women’s history, as well as for racial equality and human decency.” Born in Newnan, Georgia, Davis attended Hollins College for


her undergraduate degree and went on to attend Emory University, where she obtained her master’s in education. She joined Queens in August of 1972 and taught history for nearly three decades, retiring in 2000. After retirement, Davis continued to teach courses as an adjunct professor until 2013. Said Thompson, “Mollie was surely one of a kind.”


— Danielle Phillips ’13, MS ’18 41


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