Contributors
Justin Armetta, class of '04, wrote his article for Prof. Mark Hubley's course, Going to Extremes.
Sarah Blackman Sarah Blackman will graduate in the spring of 2002 with a major in English and a minor in creative writing. She would like to thank, and apologize to, all of the people who appear in her stories and poems.
Benjamin Clausen, graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2001 with majors in English and Hispanic studies with a minor in creative writing. He was also awarded the Emil J.C. Hildenbrand Memorial Medal for attaining the highest average in English. At his home in Darnestown, Maryland he continued work on his novel, early drafts of which he had submitted as an English senior thesis. This fall he entered the MA program in literature at American University. "I would like to thank Dr. George Shivers for all of his help, in the planning of my trip to Guadalajara, the translation of the poems I selected for my thesis in Hispanic Studies, and in the writing of the thesis itself. Without his knowledge and advice none of the work I have been able to accomplish would have been possible. I would also like to thank the Society of Junior Fellows for their generous grant which funded my trip to Guadalajara."
Teresa Fewlass of Sudlersville, Maryland, graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1999 with a B.A. in an individualized major of "Justice" and is continuing studies at Washington College toward a B.A. in anthropology. She has also worked as Archaeological Technician with the Department of Sociology & Anthropology.
Angie Haley hopes to graduate from Washington College in 2003, with a degree in English and creative writing. After school, she plans to pursue a career in writing or publishing. For assistance and encouragement, she'd like to thank Kathy Wagner. For everything else, she feels thanks are due to the halfling, the Shredder, the midget, and especially the rhino.
Chris Klimas, an English major and computer science minor, graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2001 with the Emil J.C. Hildenbrand Memorial Medal for attaining the highest average in English. From Randallstown, Maryland, he claims "he is not quite as smart as the words he writes might indicate." Don't believe it!
Caryn Lazzuri, graduated Magna Cum Laude in the class of 2001 as an English major with a minor in creative writing. She is originally from Richmond, Virginia, but hopes not to return there after graduation. She will be pursuing an MFA after a year off from academia and then hopes to go on to teach poetry at the university level.
Ada Mahoney '01 majored in art and is a resident of Annapolis, Maryland. She is currently taking a year off to travel and plans to return to graduate school next fall to get her Master's of Fine Arts degree.
Mary McAuliffe, from Columbia, Maryland, plans to graduate in 2003 with a major in political science. She is currently a varsity member of the women's crew team, and was elected a Student Athlete Mentor. When she is not rowing on the Chester River, Mary dedicates her time to her fellow sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha. She is a member of the Society of Junior Fellows, and the Political Science National Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha. She would like to acknowledge John Taylor and Michael Harvey for their suggestions and revisions for "The Spicknall Murder Trial."
David Orvis, class of 2002, is majoring in English and is involved with the education program. He was vice president of Kappa Alpha Order and social chair of the Interfratenity Council during the 2000-2001 academic year. He is a member of the Silver Pentagon Society, Order of Omega, Society of Junior Fellows, and Omicron Delta Kappa. He wishes to thank professor Kathryn Moncrief for her guidance and support. Additionally, he wishes to thank his parents, Richard and Karen, for their unconditional love and support in all endeavors, professional and personal.
Jennifer Reeder graduated Magna Cum Laude with the class of 2001 as an English and education major. She began her career with Fairfax County Public Schools in the fall, teaching high school English students the value of Thomas Hardy, Matthew Arnold, and the like, she fervently hopes. Jennifer admits to being disillusioned when she discovered that Pluto was falling from status as a planet, but she continues to hold dear her love of astronomy and her dream of someday traveling to the stars.
Laura Maylene Walter will graduate in the class of 2003 with an English major and a minor in creative writing. This is her second year of publication in the Washington College Review. She would like to dedicate her poem, "Green" to the memory of her mother, June Lois Walter.
Dennis Wilson graduated Summa Cum Laude with the class of 2001. He majored in History and received the Arthur A. Knapp '39 memorial Prize in History, given to the graduating major who has displayed unusual interest, enthusiasm and ability in the field of history. He returned to Washington College this fall to obtain his secondary education certification. He would like to thank those professors on campus who have given him an awareness of obscured histories and impossible thoughts, most notably Gena Porto, who first introduced him to Michel Foucault. He would also like to thank, with gratitude, the members of Project Aware-all of whom have given him cause to say, in the words of the poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, "I have found parts of myself never dreamed of by me." Keep the torch burning, brothers!