Old Dominion University Alumni Magazine

Among the Elite

PHOTO: CHRIS CLAY/THE MACE&CROWN
Despite a season marked by injuries, the Lady Monarchs regrouped and came on strong when it counted, capturing their 11th straight CAA crown and advancing to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight, where they lost 85-64 to eventual national champion UConn. Before the Huskies eliminated Old Dominion's Final Four hopes, Coach Wendy Larry's charges defeated Georgia and pulled off upsets over Purdue and Kansas State in the postseason tourney. Old Dominion loses five seniors from this year's squad, including Shárron Francis (above), shown here in action against Connecticut on March 25.

Reno on campus

PHOTO: CHUCK THOMAS
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno speaks on campus March 11 for the President's Lecture Series. The 2001-02 edition of the award-winning series also included noted playwright Edward Albee; astronaut Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space; and former Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke.

On the Cover: Like the five international alumni profiled in this issue, the seven current students who appear on the cover are helping to sustain the trend of a vibrant and diverse student population on campus. Pictured are (l-r): Yuko Kimura, Sapporo, Japan; Goriola Olufon, Lagos, Nigeria; Ankit Kothari, Surat, India; Annika Gren, Borlänge, Sweden; Rustam Niyazov, Yangiyul, Uzbekistan; Amal Helu, Nabulus, West Bank; Weiping Wang, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China. Student photos: Chuck Thomas

Jackie Poteate '53 (right) of Virginia Beach and Minerva A. Johnson

PHOTO: STEVE J. SHERMAN
Choir sings at Carnegie - Members of the Old Dominion University Choir bask in the lights at New York's renowned Carnegie Hall, where they performed March 24. The group, led by director Nancy Klein, joined students from a handful of other universities to perform Mozart's "Solemn Vespers," a 40-minute-long piece, during a retirement concert for Klein's former professor and mentor, David Greenlee of Eastern Kentucky University.