Author Archive: jmcmanamay
First of a Kind
Chris Witcombe has been named Sweet Briar College’s first Barton-Laing Professor in Art History.
Color Not Convention
At age 4, Fay Martin Chandler ’43 was denied the chance to hold her baby cousin, and instead was offered a doll to play with.
Bend It Like Magruder
Professor of dance and director of Sweet Briar College’s dance program Mark Magruder has released a CD of original music compositions, “Yoga Dreams.”
A Mighty Wind
For Physical Plant workers, it was all hands on deck in the wake of the June 29 derecho that left behind widespread destruction and power outages across the region.
Slave Dwelling Project
Joe McGill of the National Trust for Historic Preservation created the Slave Dwelling Project to preserve and interpret structures that once housed enslaved blacks.
New Dean of Enrollment
Steven W. Nape began work as dean of enrollment management at the College on May 29.
‘Salty’ Winner One to Watch
Leah Busque, a 2001 Sweet Briar computer science graduate, took home the award for overall Entrepreneur of the Year at the second Salt Block Project Awards Dinner in October.
25 and Counting
In October, Professor Bill Kershner celebrated his “first 25 years” in the theater department with a “Silver Soiree.”
Wrangling Wigglers in the Name of Science
In June, Sweet Briar College and Lynchburg College hosted the “Central Virginia Consortium Conference,” the result of a 19-month project funded by a $199,502 grant from the Virginia Department of Education.
