In Memoriam

Alumni
1930s
James I. Hardy ’33 of Alexandria, Va., Aug. 8, 2008.

1940s
Paul H. Smith ’40 of Virginia Beach, Oct. 5, 2008.
Charles F. Henderson ’46 of Norfolk, Aug. 13, 2008.
Dr. John B. Senter Jr. ’46 of Norfolk, Oct. 27, 2008.
Ellen Douglas Parker ’47 of Norfolk, Nov. 19, 2008.
Edmund Barlow Adamson ’48 of Virginia Beach, Aug. 20, 2008.
Frank W. Bacskay Sr. ’48 of Chesapeake, Nov. 24, 2008.
Charles S. Kiley ’48 of Virginia Beach, Aug. 25, 2008.
Evalyn Kerby Rule ’49 of Roanoke, Va., Sept. 3, 2008.
John L. Trotman Sr. ’49 of Chesapeake, Oct. 9, 2008.

1950s
John W. Vanderploeg Jr. ’50 of Chesapeake, Aug. 25, 2008.
Audrey Fay Gordon Danoff ’53 of Virginia Beach, Oct. 14, 2008.

1960s
Rodney E. Shields Jr. ’61 of Norfolk, Oct. 1, 2008.
William L. “Bill” Blumling ’62 of Virginia Beach, Nov. 21, 2008.
Donald W. Starbuck ’65 of Virginia Beach, Oct. 17, 2008.
Barry M. Stokes ’65 of Midlothian, Va., Aug. 31, 2008.

1970s
Alfred H. Anderson Jr. ’71 of Marietta, Ga., Nov. 23, 2008.
Karen Louise Morrow ’71 of Virginia Beach, Oct. 1, 2008.
Michele M. Robison ’71 (M.S.Ed. ’04) of Williamsburg, Sept. 1, 2008.
John F. “Jack” Dow ’72 of Virginia Beach, Oct. 11, 2008.
Thomas E. Wiggins (M.S.Ed. ’72) of Chesapeake, Nov. 29, 2008.
Sheldon L. Corner (M.B.A. ’74) of Virginia Beach, Nov. 7, 2008.
John O. Emry ’74 of Virginia Beach, Nov. 18, 2008.
Leo Hardy Jr. ’74 of Drewryville, Va., Oct. 17, 2008.
Adolphus Ray Spruill (C.A.S. ’74) of Chesapeake, April 13, 2007.
John H. Dennis III ’75 of Virginia Beach, Oct. 7, 2008.
Richard D. Marlatt ’75 of Springfield, Va., June 30, 2008.
Bruce W. Dewing (M.B.A. ’76) of Chesapeake, Oct. 15, 2008.
Michael W. Jantz ’76 of San Diego, Aug. 22, 2008.
Richard L. Umbarger ’76 of Norfolk, Aug. 29, 2008.
Ina Sue Cannon Williams (M.S.Ed. ’76) of Virginia Beach, Oct. 7, 2008.
Ellen Virginia Byrnes Huber ’78 of Norfolk, Oct. 30, 2008.
Catherine Toscano Kastenbaum ’79 (M.P.A. ’85) of Norfolk, Oct. 14, 2008.
Michael C. Roberts ’79 of Roanoke, Va., Nov. 25, 2007.

1980s
Reginald Lee Witcher ’83 of Virginia Beach, Nov. 22, 2008.
Frances S. Johnson (M.A. ’84) of Pittman, N.J., Oct. 22, 2008.
Donnell E. Taborn (M.S.Ed. ’84) of Norfolk, Nov. 2, 2008.
Susan Diane Angelo ’85 of Virginia Beach, Nov. 28, 2008.
Teodoro G. Lopez ’86 of Chesapeake, Aug. 27, 2008.
Maxine Bayly (C.A.S. ’87) of Belle Haven, Aug. 16, 2008.
Jennifer Lorenz Elwood (M.S. ’88) of Annapolis, Md., Sept. 3, 2008.
Jerry S. Motley ’89 of Suffolk, Oct. 11, 2008.

1990s
Frederick S. “Fred” Gard ’93 (M.S.Ed. ’94) of Chesapeake, Sept. 16, 2008.
Ann Elizabeth Snyder ’96 of Chesapeake, Sept. 3, 2008.

Faculty
Arthur Furman Belote
Arthur Furman Belote, 84, of Greenville, S.C., a former faculty member at Old Dominion and retired educator at Furman University, died Aug. 31, 2008.

Belote taught at ODU from 1958-69 and served as chairman of the Department of Business Management. While here, he served as a consultant to several business organizations and the U.S. Navy.

He joined the Furman faculty in 1969 and, from 1970-89, was director of the Clemson-Furman M.B.A. Program. He returned to full-time teaching at Furman in 1989 and retired in 1995. He is survived by his wife, Winona.

Friends
Joan D. Gifford
Former Board of Visitors member Joan D. Gifford, 85, of Norfolk, died Oct. 16, 2008.
A long-time supporter of the university, Gifford received an honorary doctorate of humane letters for her contributions to ODU in 2007. She was owner and chairman of the board of Gifford Management Group, and was the first woman to receive the Realtor of the Year Award in Virginia.

“Joan Gifford may have been Old Dominion’s most ardent supporter ever,” acting President John R. Broderick said at her funeral service. “She was involved in nearly every aspect of the institution, ranging from her interest in the College of Business to her leadership roles in everything from the Annual Fund to the Capital Campaign.

“But as great a volunteer, fundraiser and advocate as Joan was for ODU, it was her genuine interest and concern for so many of us that we will all miss most,” Broderick added.

Gifford was appointed to the Board of Visitors in 1995. She served as vice rector in 1997-98. In 2001, she received the Albert B. “Buck” Gornto Jr. Regional Service Award from ODU. Additionally, she most recently served as a member of ODU’s Economics Club of Hampton Roads and Real Estate Foundation board.

Survivors include her husband, Charles S. Gifford; her son, Thomas (Tim) C. Gifford; her daughter, Francine G. Deir; and nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to Lee’s Friends. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.