16-17, 2021. Tey encourage their wonderful classmates to SAVE THE DATE and plan to attend!


1972 Lynn Stultz and Beth Beaty Carpenter agree (and think everyone will agree) that so far 2020 has been a very trying period. It’s hard to believe that three seasons have passed, with a fourth one approaching quickly, and everyone is still masked up and staying very close to home. Tank goodness for old friends! Happy 70th birthday to all who have crossed that bridge. Raise a glass of your favorite beverage and toast to that accomplishment. Tank goodness for technology! Usually just another skill to master, it has truly been a lifeline to keep in touch and maintain one’s sanity. Zoom calls, emails, texts and old- fashioned mail have been vehicles to share everything with people traveling down the same roads.


It was especially wonderful to be able to look over Edie Showalter Fagan’s shoulder (on Facebook) as she created her latest masterpiece. It also allowed viewers to travel to France through her eyes. So sail on, silver girls. Congratulations on grandchildren, retirements and other victories small and large. Condolences and warm thoughts to those who have experienced losses from old friends who will always care. Looking forward to an improved future and a hopeful new year. Cheers to the Class of 1972!


Te class expresses sympathy to Sandra Lingle Evans on the death of her brother-in-law, Charles E. Evans, who passed away on July 15. Charles was also the uncle of Sandra L. Evans ’09.


Te class expresses sympathy to Pat Hess Pollard on the death of her husband, Scott T. Pollard, who passed away on August 4.


After a 39-year engagement, Annette King married JB Wallace on August 3, 2019 at their home. Rebecca Ricketts Yarbrough officiated and Emilie Gardner read a Bible passage during the ceremony. Tey all hope that Linda Laughlin ’74 was looking down and smiling.


(Left to right) Annette Shakespeare ’75 and Sally Stapleton ’76 visit Ward Chapel, famed author Alice Walker’s home church, in Eatonton, Georgia, in September.


1975


Te class expresses sympathy to William Fehon on the death of his mother, Peggy Fehon, who passed away on April 2. Peggy was also the aunt of Cathy Fehon Herbst ’69 and widow of late Queens Biology Professor Jack Fehon.


Te class expresses sympathy to Helen Wells O’Brien on the death of her mother, Helen Drennan Wells ’52, who passed away on March 12.


1976


Te class expresses sympathy to Katherine Sproles Barr on the death of her husband, Harry S. Barr, Jr., who passed away on June 24. Harry was also the step-father of Claire Whitworth Helm ’92.


Retirement continues to be blissful for Elizabeth Pearce. Due to COVID-19, exercise has been moved from the gym to home. Lots


KEEPING QUEENS CLOSE IN KENTUCKY


In May of 2005, Whitney Wurzel graduated from Queens with a B.A. in English and a concentration in environmental writing. Unbeknownst to her, just a few months earlier, New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future was founded in her home state of Kentucky. The nonprofit’s mission is to promote sustainability in rural communities through education, demonstration and advocacy. Wurzel’s path merged with this organization 14 years later when she became its executive director. With help from beloved Queens professors


and mentors Lynn Morton, Dorothy McGavran and Reed Perkins, Wurzel discovered and cultivated her passion for learning the science and complex interactions of nature. She also learned how to share that knowledge through creative education and meaningful interpretation. Today, her understanding of those concepts,


specifically sustainability, are much more robust. “It is important to recognize not only the need for long-term ecological balance, but also that quality education, public health, racial justice, reduced


Whitney Wurzel ’05


inequalities and so many other interwoven elements are also necessary to ensuring a sustainable future for all,” explained Wurzel, who continues to glean inspiration from her Queens’ roots, especially late President Billy O. Wireman. As a prospective student, when Wurzel


and her father visited Queens for Presidential Scholarship Weekend, they were introduced to Wireman and quickly discovered that he and her grandfather attended the same high school, just years apart. Her admiration for President Wireman was instantaneous and only grew over time. During what turned out to be their final


conversation, the two held hands, and Wireman told her that she made him proud to be a Kentuckian. To this day, a letter from Wireman hangs in Wurzel’s office, a constant reminder to live a noble life, engage in a productive career and act as a global citizen. As Wurzel puts it, “Non ministrari sed ministrare, y’all.”


— Danielle Phillips ’13, MS ’18


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