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CHI OMEGA 5 Omega Chapter Virginia "Louis" Mahoney Hopkins '68 – February 20, 2022 Alumnae Updates Jo Ann Griffin Von Wald '51 is 93 and still kicking. She lives in Hemet, Calif., in the same mobile home park as her son, who takes good care of her every need. Jo Ann enjoys playing Mexican Train, bridge, and various games on her computer. "Chapel Hill still lives in my heart. Cheering all their games on. Are any of my sisters still alive? Would love to hear from them. Go Tar Heels!" Email: onwald1@verizon.net Anna Beeson Thompson '53 is 89 and keeping healthy and active. She attends water aerobics two days a week and serves as Exchanged Life Commander at her church. Anna lives in Kennesaw, Ga. Email: annat106@gmail.com Martha Clay Nichols '56 has lived in the same house in Louisville, Ky., for the past 57 years. Her husband of 59 years, Robert, passed away in 2020. Martha is preparing to retire from real estate after 36 good years. Email: macienich@gmail.com Hannah Kirby Priestley '58 and her husband have received their second COVID-19 booster shots and are doing their best to stay protected against the virus (masking voluntarily in crowds and stores, etc.). Hannah is thankful to be healthy and active, walking at least two miles each day. Her book group and poetry group keep her engaged with friends. "My husband is 90 and has mobility challenges, so we're very grateful for Acorn TV and Netflix!" Hannah lives in Carmel, Calif. Lou Chapman Hoffman '61 wrote a book about her ancestor whose papers are in the archives at UNC Chapel Hill. It's called Catherine: The Pritchard Papers, 1829- 1899. Lou lives in New Orleans, La. Email: lhoffman70130@cox.net Martha Pat Bell '63 occasionally keeps in touch with Diane Blanton '63 in Cannon, Fla., and Edith Alston '63 in New York. She lives in Pinehurst, N.C. Email: marthabell97@gmail.com Betsy Crawford Isley '64 is enjoying her "latter years" with friends, playing bridge, and gardening. She's passionate about advocating literacy through the Daughters of the American Revolution and the schools they support (four nationwide). She also loves watching her two grandkids grow; they're big UNC fans! Betsy lives in Asheboro, N.C. Mary-Brent Smith Wright '70 and pledge sister Martha Kincheloe '70 were so excited for their 50th reunion plans—only for COVID-19 to arrive and change everything. Mary-Brent hopes her class can plan another event sometime soon. She enjoys seeing Martha Taylor Stukes '70 and Yvonne M. Rayburn '70 in the summer at Figure Eight. Mary-Brent lives in Raleigh, N.C. Email: marybrentwright@gmail.com Carroll Rountree Tyminski '70 is still working full time as an associate professor of education at Elizabethtown College; her area of expertise is special education. Carroll was recently honored in the Marquis Who's Who in Education. She enjoys equestrian sports and riding her grey Quarter Horse. Her husband, Frank, is a chemistry professor in the University of Maryland system. They're celebrating their 50th anniversary in October, and they have three grown children and four grandchildren. Carroll and Frank live in York, Pa. Email: carrolltyminski@gmail.com Joanne McGill-Ackerman '71 has had many interesting adventures in her life! In 1995, she was blessed by the Dalai Lama at a small, private reception. Then she accompanied the Carlos Museum director and board chairman to Egypt in October 2003 to return the missing remains of Pharaoh Ramses I mummy to the Cairo Museum. Joanne also met and chatted with then-Prince Charles (now King Charles III) at a small luncheon he hosted in 2010 on his Duchy of Cornwall estate; he later held a tour of his new 400-acre purpose-built town, Poundbury. She even attended President George H.W. Bush's 80th birthday party in June 2004 in Houston, Texas. Joanne lives in Atlanta, Ga. Nancy Long Hutchison '73 and her husband, Fred, live in Raleigh, N.C. They enjoy spending time with their three granddaughters; two live across the street and one lives in San Francisco. Fred and Nancy like to take bike trips in the U.S. and abroad. Nancy also loves working in her yard, doing jigsaw puzzles, sewing pillows for daughters, and cooking. Email: nhutchison50@gmail.com Holly Dearstyne Norwood '73 has had many family members as UNC alumni and faculty! Her daughter, Anna, has spent six years at UNC Chapel Hill as a speech pathologist. Her husband and brother have both worked there for eight years. Her brother-in-law and nephew are both UNC alumni and lawyers, and one more nephew is a UNC alumnus as well. Holly lives in Albemarle, N.C. Email: dearstyneholly@gmail.com Linden Dodson Carnes '75 is retired and volunteers at Meals on Wheels. She enjoys exercise, including yoga classes, pickleball, walking her Border Collie, and going to the beach and pool. She's also getting back into art! Linden lives in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Email: ldcarnes315@gmail.com Margaret "Ducky" Calhoun Hemenway '78 shares that her youngest daughter, Oriet Hemenway '24 (a junior), is an Army reservist and worked in Chapel Hill this summer. Her oldest daughter, Margaret, is studying at Georgetown U and hopes to get into medical school. Her son, John Troup, works in D.C., following in her footsteps. Ducky lives in Montross, Va. Email: ducky4817@comcast.net Lori Collins '82 got married in 2019! She has two stepdaughters and three grandsons in Vienna, Austria. Lori lives in Charlotte, N.C. Email: loricollins99@yahoo.com Susan Culp Sanders '85 had her third granddaughter, Zoey Elise, in June 2022, who joined big sisters Tatum Marie (4) and Makena Grace (2). Her son, Michael, is engaged to be married in January 2023. Susan lives in Davidson, N.C. Email: susancsand@yahoo.com Kelly Buck Olson '93 and Chris (UGA alumnus) have been married for 25 years. They have three children: Buck (at UChicago) and Cooper Jr. and Owen (both at North Spring High School, where Kelly teaches social studies). She is on the leadership team for the Sandwich Project and is a project coordinator for the NSHS #MyFreedomDay community service project. Kelly has two bulldogs, Roxx and Dee, and is a member at Mt. Bethel Methodist Church. She lives in Sandy Springs, Ga. Email: olsonk@fultonschools.org Tara Warrick Cameron '94 lives in Purchase, N.Y., with lots of Chi O sisters nearby. Her goddaughter is a Chi O at SMU, and her daughter is attending Clemson University this fall. Email: tdcameron14@gmail.com Alumnae News (Contnued on page 6)

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