Winter 2025
Lalla Griffis Mangin and Al recently traveled with the Georgia Tech travel group to the Canadian Rockies taking the Rocky Mountaineer Train from Vancouver to Banff.
Marsha Norman wrote that she’s happily retired from Broadway, living in Great Barrington, MA. Recently, The Juilliard School, where she taught playwriting for 25 years, gave her an honorary Doctorate, of which she’s extremely proud. Her life in the theatre has been rewarding and successful, buoyed as she was by her 3 years accompanying the dance group at ASC. Yes, she has won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, but so have 11 of her students, which really makes her proud. She recently spoke to her roommate, Eliza Starnes, and wishes her classmates a determined survival of these difficult times.
Ellen Joyce Sherling, X1969, took her 11-year-old granddaughter Calliope Herring on a weeklong safari in Tanzania. The travelers saw all the vast Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, and Ngorongoro Crater reserves had to offer—birds and animals galore. Likely just the first safari for Calliope, now an enthusiastic and skilled game spotter, but Ellen’s last. Such a wonderful experience to share! In other news, Ellen shared that her sister Marge Joyce Cromer, ASC '65, lost her wonderful husband Rick Cromer, a Ga Tech engineer, on July 17. They had celebrated their 59th anniversary the month before his death.
Lou Frank Guill was assigned to escort the Agnes Scott Class of 1975 celebrating their 50th reunion to lunch after convocation. So, check out her picture in the last Scott news magazine (p.5) carrying the banner for the Class of 1975. She wrote that she had a great time at the reunion, being an outsider and observer!
Winnie Wirkus Djajengwasito shared that Bali is finally recovering from the Covid shock and adjusting to the Ukraine - Palestine world. Tourists are trickling in but have much less money to spend. So, for the country the whole economic landscape has changed. While not directly affected by tariffs (because the country does not export) potential visitors who might vacation to Bali have been impacted. Since the Skype application is no longer, the Gang o' 4 (Betsy Fuller Hill, Bunny Teeple Sheffield, Marion Hinson Mitchell and Winnie) have moved to email. They stay in touch by CCing each other and still manage to have some interesting conversations.
Bunny Teeple Sheffield and John recently attended their 60th high school reunions. They delighted in reconnecting with friends from the past and marveled that they have so many decades of memories to cherish. Bunny cherishes connecting with Agnes Scott classmates in real-time or cyberspace.
Marion Hinson Mitchell and Jack traveled to Europe several times recently taking river cruises up the Rhone River through Provence and then on the Rhine River from Amsterdam to Basel. Since Skype closed, the Gang of 4 (Betsy Fuller Hill, Bunny Teeple Sheffield, Winnie Wirkus, and Marion) have returned to communication by email. She and Evelyn Angeletti drove to the NC Mountain Alumnae Reunion and enjoyed President Zak's update on the goings on at Agnes Scott.
Sally Gillespie Richardson wrote that her church Black Mountain Presbyterian marked the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene that devastated that North Carolina region. She related that much restoration work still needs to be done in many areas and funding is lacking.
