Volume 72 No. 3
Spring 2026
ISSN 2995-2573

Managing Editor
Darrach Dolan

Editor
Mark Jolly-Van Bodegraven

Executive Editor
Peter Shafer III ’86

Contributing Writers/editors 
MacKenzie Brady ’21, Tim Corrao,
Darrach Dolan, Dominique Ellis Falcon, 
Courtney Hardy,  Kathryn Hoffmaster ’27,
Julie Jans, Mark Jolly-Van Bodegraven,
Peter Shafer III ’86

Design
Jennifer Quinn

Contributing Photographers
MacKenzie Brady ’21, Tim Corrao,
Pamela Cowart-Rickman, Darrach Dolan,
Dominique Ellis Falcon, Courtney Hardy,
Mark Jolly-Van Bodegraven, David Sinclair

Administration
Dr. Bryan Matthews ’75 M’86 P’12
President

Peter Shafer III ’86
Associate Vice President for
Marketing and Communications

Susie Chase ’90 P’21
Chief Advancement and Revenue Officer

Emily Kate Smith ’10
Associate Vice President for 
Alumni and Constituent Engagement

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