2013 Friends of Woodstock School WOSA-NAAnnual Meeting

Maryville College, Maryville, TN

"Mountains, Music, and Memories"July 5-8, 2013

Friday, July 5

3:00 - 7:00 pm Registration in Bartlett Hall (Room #102-103)

3:00 - 5:00 pm Chai Stall & Bazaar/Silent Auction Bartlett Room #101

5:00-10:00 Happy Hour, Appalachian BBQ, Entertainment Alumni Gym

Pistol Creek Catch of the DayStarted by a college art professor and an emotional health professional who just had to make music,

this popular local group is known for their energetic, crowd-pleasing performances!

7:00 pm Welcome! Alumni GymCarol Rugh Green '60, Chair of Maryville LMC

Lorrie Doman-Sheydayi '87 FWS/Chair, Alumni CommitteeShewn O'Malley, Maryville College Assistant Director of Events

8:00 pm "Tales of the Smokies" Dwight McCarter, StorytellerAlumni Gym

Growing up adventuring in the park gave advantage to his search & rescue skills as a park ranger.His books convey his love of the Native Americans and early settlers as well as the drama of search missions in the

wondrous National Park.

8:30 pm Appalachian Songs Sing-A-Long: Pistol Creek Catch of the DayAlumni Gym

Lights Out!

Saturday, July 6

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast Pearson Hall

9:00 - 10:30 Friends of Woodstock School WOSA-NA Alumni GymAnnual Business Meeting 2013

Woody Turner '62/Lorrie Doman-Sheydayi, '8 7

9:00-12:00 Spouses' Excursion: Trip to Great Smoky Mountain Heritage CenterMeet in Bartlett Hall

10:30 -5pm Bazaar & Silent Auction Bartlett #101

10:30- 3:30 Center for Campus Ministry (CCM) open for conversation and gatherings

11:00 - 12:00 "Waste Water?!" Paul Skillicorn668 Alumni GymAs a biotech entrepreneur, Paul will show novel methods in wastewater & water treatment recycling,oil cleanup, and breakthough methods for producing lignocellulosic materials as a feedstock, buildingmaterials, paper, and energy. Don't believe it? Come and see!

11:00 - 12:00 Film: "Mountain Music Project" Barlett # 102-103Watch how musicians from Virginia use "Guerilla Ethnomusicology" to connectAppalachian and Himalayan folk music they call "Old-Time Himalayan Bluegrass"!

12:00 -1:00 Lunch Pearson Hall

1:00-2:00 "Americans, Indians and Nature, 1920-1970" Dan KlingensmithAs a Maryville College professor, Dan has researched the period between the world w?ars and post- colonial India todiscover the development of policies that affect human relationships with nature. Having studied Hindi at theLandour language school, he can relate to our interest in advancing ways to be better stewards of the earth.

1:00-3:00 Class Secretary and Regional Coordinator Information MeetingJane Cummings, Marcus Shaw, and Lorrie Doman-Sheydayi Bartlett # 102-103

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2:00 Chai Stall X Bartlett #101

Saturday, July 6, 2013 continued.

2:15 - 3:15 "India and Woodstock Today" Shonila Chander Alumni GymMiss Chander is uniquely qualified to speak about religions of Indian origin, economics, and political science,having taught these topics in India and at Woodstock for almost 30 years. She has been staff advisor to the ModelUnited Nations in addition to helping to prepare Woodstock students for international conferences.

3:30 - 4:30 "Project Promo" Barlett #102-103Selected projects will be given a 3-minute "commercial" time to inform and engage the audience.

Displays of projects we are passionate about can be shared further in this secure room.

3:30 - 5:00 Choir Practice # 1 Peggy Jenks Center for Campus Ministry

3:30 - 4:30 "Silk Fish Opium" Jaina Sanga '79 Alumni GymJaina will discuss the joys and trials of becoming a published author in an informal, question and answer format.

4:30 Khana Set-Up Alumni Gym

6:00 -10:00 pm Happy Hour, Khana & Program Alumni Gym

7:30pm Word from Woodstock: Dr. Jonathan Long, Principal

8:00 pm Distinguished Alumni Award: Phil DeVol '66Presented by Dr. Eleanor Nicholson

9:00 pm Class of '63: 50th Anniversary Presentation

Closing: Woodstock Songs led by Charlene Chitamber Connell '51

Lights Out!

Sunday, July 7

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast Pearson Hall

9:00 - 10:15 Informal Q&A: Dr. Jonathan Long, Principal Bartlett #102-103

9:00 - 10:15 Bazaar and Silent Auction (re-opens at 12 noon) Bartlett # 101

9:00 - 5:00 CCM open for conversation and small gatherings

9:30 -10:15 Choir Rehearsal # 2 Peggy Jenks Lambert Recital Hall

10:30- 12:00 Spiritual Service - All Welcome Lambert Recital HallLeslie & Sharon Saner, shepherding

Peggy Jenks, Judie Schiller Landry and Suzanne Jonas - Music and MeditationIn Memoriam - Terry Cornell

12:00 -1:00 Lunch Pearson Hall

1:30 Silent Auction Bidding ends at 1:30 pin! Bartlett # 101

1:30 - 2:30 "Well-Travelled Alumni" Robert Bonham'59 Lambert Recital HallRobert taught fine arts at Maryville College. Now he leads trips to India, Nepal, and elsewhere. He has the ability tostimulate curiosity and guide fellow travellers in seeking meaning and significance in their travelling experiences.He'll share some pluses of travelling with diverse (sometimes headstrong!) folks, and overseas trip-planning.

1:30 - 2:30 Film: "Mountain Music Project" Bartlett # 102-103

2:30 - 3:00 Chai Break Bartlett #101

2:30-3:30 Silent Auction: Pick-Up Treasures

3:00 - 4:00 "Wood 6n' Strings" - Mike and Connie Clemmer Lambert Recital HallAn exploration of Appalachian music making!

Sunday, July 7, 2013 continued.

4:00 - 5:00 "Take a Hike!" Dave Rugh '66 Meet at Lambert Recital HallDave's Maryville College Senior Study creating a baseline inventory of the 120-acre College Woods.

Now he'll show how to notice nature - and how it changes!

fFree Time for Class Gatherings: On Your Own!

2013 & 2014 Annual Meeting Organizers Bartlett # 102 & 103

5:00 - 6:30 Dinner Pearson Hall

7:00 Memories! Music, Skits, and Impromptu Sharing Lambert Recital Hall

Closing of the Friends of Woodstock School WOSA-NA Annual General Meeting 2013Lorrie Doman-Sheydayi, Chair of Alumni Committee

8:30 - ? Socialize in the Plaza

Monday, July 8

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast Pearson Hall

11:00 CHECKOUT Bartlett Hall

IIRemember: Hand in evaluations and room keys!!

Thank you all for coming.We hope to see you in 2014!

Local Meeting Committee: Robert Bonham'59, Bob Conrad'71, Carol Rugh Green '60,James Hackney'68, Gail Pilley Harris'59, Suzanne Jonas, Judie Schiller Landry'51, JimRugh '60

Photographers: Phil McEldowney C59, Kim Joy Rugh Bergier '69