Commitment and Service Honored at Reunion
Eight alumnae were awarded medals of honor during Reunions I and II this year. Each woman exemplifies the tradition of service and ongoing commitment to the college that Mary Lyon worked to instill in all graduates.
Suzanne Ellis Stoyer ’57 has been active for the past fifty years with five different clubs. Volunteer admission was her focal point, but she also served as a club president, class treasurer, and the contact for a geographically scattered club in Utah. Her extensive experience led to her current assignment on the association’s Clubs Committee.
Carolyn Jobes Kiradjieff ’57 for many years has been the “go-to person” for her class. She has served as president and reunion chair as well as class agent for her 25th reunion, gift caller, and Nominating Committee member. She now spearheads a project to establish bonds with the class of 2007. This year’s fiftieth reunion class presented the class of 2007 with a time capsule to open at their fiftieth reunion. Carolyn has served on the Classes and Reunions Committee and as vice president of the Alumnae Association.
Since graduation, Cornelia Griffin Farmer ’67 has served as class president, head class agent, reunion co-chair in 1987 and 2002, twice a member of the Nominating Committee, and now reunion gift chair for her fortieth reunion. She also has been active in clubs, serving the Pittsburgh Club as treasurer and president before moving to Minneapolis. Connie currently serves on the association’s Classes and Reunions Committee.
Cynthia W. Rodman ’82 has taken on every job, regardless of glamour or stature, with self-assuredness and grace. Cyndie has served as both the chair and as a member of the Nominating Committee, Marketing/PR Committee, and Council Committee. For her class, she has been the Reunion dinner chair, a member of the Reunion Lead Gifts Committee, and Reunion Hospitality Chair for her twenty-fifth reunion. Cyndie also has served as admission volunteer for the Cincinnati and the Utah Clubs and as the secretary of the Western Michigan Club.
Becky Clarke Foster ’82 is an enthusiastic promoter of MHC and women’s education in general. She served on the board of directors of the Detroit Club and has been president or copresident of the Western Michigan Club for twelve years. She was reunion chair for the twentieth reunion and has been an active development volunteer. Becky also has served the Alumnae Relations and Program committees of the Alumnae Association.
Dayle Fort Jones ’52 has served her class and MHC well for the past fifty-five years. Among her many contributions, she has served as class president, reunion gift chair, and Cornerstone chair as well as representing the voice of her class to the Alumnae Association.
Avice A. Meehan ’77 has served her class, her clubs, and the Alumnae Association in leadership positions for nearly thirty years. She was president of the Hartford Club and lent her expertise to the association as Quarterly Committee chair and member for a decade. She has also served as chair of the association’s Ad Hoc Communications Committee and as class scribe for ten years, and secretary.
Maureen McHale Hood ’87 is currently director-at-large on the association board and a member of two ad hoc committees. Active in service to her class, Maureen has a long history with the Cincinnati Club, beginning as an admission representative in 1993 and culminating in six years as president. Even though she has moved to England, she is still active in the Cincinnati club and is sorely missed.
Photos by Paul Schnaittacher & Ben Barnhart
