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A JMU FAMILY
As I read the newest edition of Madison
magazine, I had a thought about
our family and our JMU story. I graduated
in 1975 after following my sister’s
footsteps to Madison and Virginia from
Pennsylvania. I worked in Virginia as a
speech pathologist and married a man
from Waynesboro, Va. Ten years ago
I was hired to work in JMU’s Training
and Technical Assistance Center. I
earned my M.Ed. in special education
in 2001 at Madison and have served
on the College of Education’s adjunct
faculty teaching a course that I developed
on assistive technology. We have
two daughters who graduated from
JMU in 2004 (integrated science and
technology) and 2006 (art education).
We are a JMU family. I served as a
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representative for the Central Virginia
Duke Club Chapter for years. During
this time I met J. Locklier when he was
named assistant director of the Duke
Club. He was new to JMU and Harrisonburg,
and I suggested my daughter,
Olivia, send him a welcome e-mail.
They met after the first home football
game that year, and the rest, as they say,
is history! They were married July 19,
2008 — all because of these JMU connections.
Deborah Yancey (’75, ’01M)
Waynesboro
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There’s no easier way to BE the CHANGE
{Editor’s Note}
Earth ambassadors
The best part of working at JMU is
getting to meet remarkable alumni
from every generation of the Madison
Experience.
It’s a privilege to tell their stories.
I met Ginny Moffett Bernstorf (’59) during
Bluestone Reunion Weekend in May.
She told some fantastic tales from her student
days. (Stay tuned for the fall issue!)
While sharing, Ginny touched on a longstanding
Madison tradition — alumni who
give back by serving as unofficial Madison
ambassadors. In every aspect of her life —
at church, as a teacher, within her community
— Ginny is an ambassador for Madison.
Countless students have chosen JMU
because she took the time to talk to them.
Being an ambassador for Madison is not
uncommon. In every alumni profile featured
on the JMU “Be the Change” Web
site, alum after alum talks about his or her
continued connection to the Madison Experience.
Some support scholarships. Some
volunteer for admissions. Others return to
campus to mentor and advise students.
Being a Madison ambassador will remain
important. And now, JMU President Linwood
H. Rose has upped the ante. He has
charged alumni and the university community
to be ambassadors for Earth. In September,
Rose announced the formation of the
Institute for Stewardship of the Natural
World to guide JMU’s efforts to become a
more environmentally responsible operation.
Part of the institute’s mission is to educate
JMU citizens about their personal relationship
to the natural world.
President Rose’s charge to embrace a new
global citizenship — to be ambassadors of
Earth — expands on JMU’s mission to produce
educated and engaged citizens.
In this issue of Madison you can read
about the new institute and meet the students,
alumni, professors and JMU administrators
who are leading the way to embrace a
new global citizenship.
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If you are already bringing that JMU
“Be the Change” spirit to your small part of
the planet and serving as an Earth ambassador,
tell us how. Write to madisonmag@
jmu.edu, so we can share your story.
— Michelle Hite (’88), managing editor
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