College Leaders

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 23—Sunday, June 22, 2008
Reported by Sarah Drabkin of Old Dominion University

     Today was a FUN day at Sorensen.  Not that every other day isn't fun at Sorensen, but today we were spared from classroom discussions or speakers so we could rest up for our trip to Richmond and Hampton Roads on Monday and Tuesday.  We were scheduled to go on a tubing trip down the James River.  However, we were unable to go on the trip because the weather forecast predicted a high likelihood of thunder storms.  Instead we headed to Staunton, VA—birthplace of president Woodrow Wilson—to see a Shakespearean play at the Blakfriars Playhouse.
     After eating our Quiznos sandwiches on the bus we arrived at the playhouse.  Our class then spread out in the theatre, a recreation of Shakespeare's indoor playhouse, sitting on the stage and in different rows across the theatre.  The two hour play was called, "Measure for Measure."  First we were entertained by the actors singing a variety of pop songs as we got seated and purchased candy and soda. Then two scantily clad actors came out on stage to introduce themselves and the production, stating that the Blakfriar is the place where "We do it with the lights on!"  During the play many of my Sorensen classmates were pulled on stage to play different roles.
     After the play we got back on the bus and headed back to Charlottesville where we had barbecue for dinner.  Then a bunch of people went to play football, some played tennis and some went to sleep.  The rest of the night people hung out watching movies and packing for our big trip!

—Sarah Drabkin, Springfield
    Old Dominion University Class of 2009
    College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 22—Saturday, June 21, 2008
Reported by LaThaniel Kirts of Morehouse College

    Today began with pain and agony. I woke up in extreme soreness from playing football the night before. As I limped around the room I realized that it was 11:46 and I had had the most sleep that I have ever had since I arrived at Sorensen. I ate my Bodo’s bagel and watched CNN. This was the first time in a week that I had watched the news. I turned to my roommate and I asked, “Did you know that there was I flood in the Midwest?” Sorensen had officially beaten out of me any desire to keep up with current events. Too lazy and pained to walk to class, I decided to catch a ride with Sarah.
    Arriving to class on time and in style, I rushed to meet the highly successful Karen Kolber. After a brief conversation with her about her personal life, I introduced her.
    As I observed her 3 hour lecture, I learned several key things about fundraising. Here are the main things that I learned: 1) “No” = Not Now, 2) don’t take fundraising personally, 3) the most important things in campaigns are “Time and Money,” 4) look for donors by “Proximity and Prosperity”, and 5) know the “Elements of the Ask.”
    After the presentation, I spoke briefly to Ms. Kolber thanking her for her wisdom and generosity. She told me to give her a call for an opportunity in her organization. That afternoon I had arrived to class with a limp, but sauntered out with the chance of a lifetime.

—LaThaniel Kirts, Norfolk
    Morehouse College Class of 2010
    College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 21—Friday, June 20, 2008
Reported by Laura Castro of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and the University of Virginia

     Some of us have been anxiously waiting for this day to come while others have been dreading it, since our Culminating Project Draft was due today. As our last “Thoughtful Citizen” class, we all enjoyed the conversation in which we debriefed on yesterday’s speakers and topics.  This included a discussion of the "Lobbyist’s Ten Commandments."  We then discussed Monday’s special session and the governor’s proposal on transportation in which the Richmond Times-Dispatch website was our source of information. After going in several directions, Dr. Shields brought the conversation to the main question of the debate being: "Where do we get the money from?"
     We then changed gears and separated into two groups to discuss the following issue: "Is donating money to a campaign free speech?" After some debate on the issue, Dr. Shields showed us the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) website, where we saw the contributions to politicians ranging from about $100 to $550,000.  This is a valuable website from which I’ll be researching in the future.
     Towards the end of our class, we all signed a Thank you card for Dr. Shields. We definitely enjoyed his class especially when we had to get into groups and present a specific issue.  These discussions brought the class to life.
     After lunch, two staff members from the National Public Radio (NPR) came to interview us about our opinion on the John McCain and Barack Obama political race. A quote from the staff that caught my attention was: "Because of who you are, where you are, here we are."
     We then had Qian Cai educate us on "The Hispanic Population in Virginia." As a Hispanic originally from Colombia, this topic was very interesting and I believe that the collected data accurately represented the population. The data was collected from the 2006 American Community Survey which publishes on an annual basis. Some of the most attention-grabbing statistics were:
          -Hispanic population in Virginia is 6% compared to the national level being 15%.
          -Of those 6% Hispanics in Virginia 60% are United States Citizens. 
          -The Virginia Hispanic Population tripled from 1990-2006.
          -Most Hispanic children were born in the United States.
          -When it comes to age structure in the Hispanic immigrant community, there is a higher concentration between the ages 20-39.
          -Of the Hispanic immigrants in the labor force participation came mostly from males.
          -The Hispanic population carpooling is 39%, compared to the total population of 13%.
     Regarding the above presentation Jordan Miles from Longwood University said: "I really feel better educated and informed about the State’s immigration status."
     The day ended learning about grassroots organizing from Jeff Britt (PLP 07) and Felix Sarfo-Kantanka, Jr. (PLP 2004). Throughout the past three weeks we’ve learned the importance of grassroots so this was reinforcement for all of us. They talked to us about their experience with different governmental positions, which gave us an in-depth idea of the possibilities in our future as Sorensen Institute graduates.
     Finally, we were all excited that today marked the beginning of summer; and we are looking forward to the tubing trip on Sunday.

—Laura Castro, Chesterfield
   J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Class of 2008
  The University of Virginia Class of 2010
  College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 20—Thursday, June 19, 2008
Reported by Hunter Fairchild of Lynchburg College

     With hump day behind us, the 2008 College Leaders Program woke Thursday morning knowing that we were nearing the end of our third week with the Sorensen Institute.  I would venture to guess that none of us are particularly looking forward to the end of the ’08 CLP, given the close friends that we’ve grown accustom to living (and debating) with. However, it’s nice to be able to look back on our accomplishments so far, and know that we’re almost 75% of the way to receiving that prestigious Sorensen alumni lapel pin.
     We started the morning off with a three hour session of “The Informed Citizen.” This marks the 2nd class that we will have with Dr. Shields, a professor from the University of Richmond.  One of the main components of this morning’s class was a discussion regarding who the actual insiders and outsiders of creating legislation are. Another particularly valuable discussion was in regards to the morality of politicians, and where the line is drawn between fully representing your constituents and simply trying to get re-elected. With no surprise, this spurred quite a bit of controversy among class members. Then, sticking with the theme of morality, we went on to define what describes a good lobbyist. And to top off the morning, Dr. Shields finished his material about 10 minutes early, which leads to the real highlight of the day… lunch.
     Our typical lunch normally involves a cold cut sandwich and some potato chips. However, today’s lunch was Thai food.  Several people simply couldn’t get past the way the food looked. Needless to say, a few of them decided that a trip to Chik-fil-A was in order. Some of us, though, (myself included) enjoyed the opportunity to try something new.
     First thing after lunch, we were supposed to hear from a speaker by the name of Don Hall in regards to lobbying. However, Mr. Hall was unable to make it, so we had a brief discussion about our culminating projects. Next we heard from Doug and Peter Easter, a father-son lobbying team. Their talk was quite similar to many of the other speakers that we’ve heard from. However, it’s the way they ended their session that was so enjoyable. They split us into 5 different groups, and gave us each a topic that we were responsible for lobbying to a delegate, and 5 minutes to discuss it. At the end, they acted as the delegates, and we lobbied away. I must say that I think that they were surprised to find that, despite their efforts to throw their toughest questions at us, we successfully covered all the ins and outs of each topic. They seemed impressed.
     Following the Easter’s, we received a very interesting presentation from Dick Lindsay, a gerontologist and medical professor at UVA. In just over an hour, Dr. Lindsay presented a humorous and information-packed power point that opened our eyes to the truth about the aging population that we will soon face. The following are just a few of the many questions that his talk posed: How much will life expectancies increase? Who will take care of these people that live longer? What will we do about the lack of gerontologists? It also made it quite clear that the answer to all of these questions lie within the hands of people our age.
     To finish off the day, Cathy Harding, editor of the C-ville Weekly, spoke about opinion writing. It quickly became evident that a large part of opinion writing, or op-eds, is based upon the audience to which you’re writing. For instance, 95% of the C-ville Weekly readers are college educated. This makes a big difference in the issues that they choose to write about, and the language that they choose to convey their message.
     All in all, Thursday was a pretty beneficial day.  Sure, sometimes we get a little bored sitting in the same classroom all day. But I think that we all realize that each day we’re receiving opportunities that virtually no one else our age gets to experience; or of any age for that matter. In speaking with my family recently, I said, “Sure, sometimes I get bored sitting in class. But I can’t deny the fact that each day I go to bed smarter than when I woke up.”

—Hunter Fairchild, Fluvanna
    Lynchburg College Class of 2010
    College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 19—Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Reported by Brookelynn Constant

     Day 19. A looming shadow is hanging over the 30 CLP students.
     Boredom. The effort to concentrate has consumed the second floor of Bice Hall tonight.
     Our 5 groups, each focusing on a major policy issue in Virginia, have all received their revised Culminating Project drafts. While there are usually plans to play football, ultimate Frisbee, or tennis, tonight there is just talk of research and wishful thinking. Literature reviews, media reports, and preliminary reports are on our minds. In addition, we are preparing detailed policy analyses, legislative action plans, defense arguments, relevant chapters in the Code of Virginia, op-eds for local newspapers, letters to delegates regarding our legislation and hand outs for the panel discussion we will face in the next week.
     The first draft is due Friday. The 2-day countdown begins NOW.
     At any rate, as we all work, I have to say today was fabulous. Still excited from our celebrity-filled day in D.C., Adria and I started the day bright and early with a quick run around Cville. This morning, I felt like I had been hit by a freight train, but Adria does not relent. It's too bad after 4 days of running with Adria in the morning; I no longer get the "Good Morning Sunshine!" wake up call. It has turned into more of an "Are you ready? Good." I told myself it was okay because when we came back, we'd all be going to The Tavern.
     Ten of us piled into 3 cars and drove over to the Tavern, UVA's best greasy breakfast joint—love of my life. It's too bad it was still too early for the other 20 of us because they missed out on some great lemon poppyseed pancakes (crazy!) Just for my fellow CLPers, I have to admit I did not turn down one cup of my $1.50 free-refill coffee. My coffee addiction was happily satisfied after the 7th cup. It's a good thing we now have a coffeepot in the classroom, or else I'd have to buckle down to deal with caffeine withdrawal.
     From 9AM until noon, we were given the awesome opportunity to listen to a Plenary Panel Discussion on National Politics. This was one of the most enriching experiences Sorensen has had to offer. Satisfying, delightful, and rewarding, to say the least.
     Lunch from Mellow (aka Mellow Mushroom) went by quickly. It's too bad we didn't get pizza because Mellow Mushroom has some of the BEST pizza in Charlottesville (next to Christian's, of course). Instead we had subs, but I can't complain.
     At 1pm, we convened once again to speak with Conaway Haskins. Conaway is a former Political Leader's Program graduate (Class of 2006) who now works for Jim Webb in the Richmond area office. As soon as he sat down at the front of the class, he handed out stacks of business cards. I love that about Sorensen: connections. When I say connections, I don't mean it in the normal sense. The Sorensen Institute is a positive network of active citizens. We have met so many alumni who, with almost no questions asked, have reached out to us as part of the College Leaders Program, offering us advice, friendship, and maybe even a sweet job working on policy at any level of government. I used to get a little nervous about life after CNU, but now I'm secure in the fact that I have a Sorensen family sprawling across the state of VA.
     Interlude here for a trip to the downtown mall where a group of us enjoyed some Splendora's gelato. I love Splendora's so much I could eat it for every meal, I think. After some sweets, my suitemates, Allison and Jonna, and I took a crash course in dancing via YouTube. Hilarious.
     Back to the classroom, though: After Connoway, Tom Shields started us off talking about current issues. We discussed McCain's potential Vice Presidential candidate, Eric Cantor. Torrey, of course, was most enthusiastic. Torrey is actually working on the Hill right after Sorensen for Congressman Cantor along with Allison and myself. Allison is working for Congressman Moran and I'm working for Senator Webb. Get excited!
     One of the more controversial topics we discussed today was the role of the state in paying the families of the VA Tech massacre on 4/16. The question was not whether the families should be given a measure of support, but whether the Governor should have made an executive decision to give $100,000 dollars to the families and victims. Really, the argument boiled down to liberty versus security. Which do we value more? How do you effectively secure an entire campus?
     One person said that the money should have been taken out of the Hokie Fund to give to the families, or that the money should be given to the school to expand its security infrastructure. We talked about measures that other campuses have taken afterwards to increase security. The University of Richmond has switched to two-way locks, CNU and Lynchburg both have alert sirens that reach the entire campus. Others said that this should highly influence the government to impose stricter gun laws. I think that we all have learned from the 4/16 tragedy, but discussing the measures that the government must take in protecting our security is definitely vital to understanding and preventing further issues.
     Lastly, we reviewed the Legislative Information Systems website and learned how a bill becomes a law. We also split up into groups by region to discuss pertinent issues that face each. Of course, the top 3 in each region tended to be transportation, immigration and land use. Tom Shields posed the question about legislation: "Are votes already decided in hotel rooms and receptions?" It seems to me that democracy is a double-edged sword. I think that what makes Sorensen so special is that it encourages us to make the right decisions, though they may be tough, in order to make Virginia a better state.
      After class, Adria and I took a shopping break. Needless to say, Adria made me spend money again, but I'm satisfied with my purchases. The moral of the day is to work hard, but never forget to eat and dance the night away (with your Sorensen mates after a long day of discussing policy, politics, and partisanship, of course).

—Brookelynn Constant, Warrenton
    Christopher Newport University Class of 2010
    College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 18—Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Reported by Ben Schultz of the College of William and Mary

D.C. Trip Party 2

     The day in D.C continued with a talk from Martin Mash, an aide for Senator Jim Webb.  Martin captivated the class with articulate and charming speech, calling on the group to embrace Sorensen’s creed and move beyond partisanship.
     Unfortunately for Martin, he made the mistake of leaving his official notebook on the podium, a notebook that would soon fall victim to an impromptu pie graph illustrating Congressman Frank Wolf’s views on entitlement spending.  The pie graph was part of a larger, often angry discussion on reducing spending in order to save the United States from a crippling national debt.  The conversation then moved to human rights in Darfur and China. Wolf called on the President to skip the Olympics and suggested that the United Nations was failing the exploited peoples of the world, despite the fact that the United States has been consistently under-funding the U.N., a point that caused Mr. Wolf to direct some frustration towards a member of the CLP class and the college-aged generation in general.
     Following Mr. Wolf’s talk, the tone of the day greatly improved when Congressmen Wittman, Goode, and Davis came to the class to talk about a number of issues effecting Virginia including transportation, energy, and economic development. All three men discussed some of their more memorable moments in Congress, including floor speeches, important trips, and many of the other benefits of being a member of the House of Representatives. Mr. Davis employed the theme “there is life after government” and talked throughout about his prospects for the future and the impact that not running for reelection has had on his legislative career.  The three gentlemen shed some valuable insight on the upcoming Vice Presidential selection, with a variety of names being mentioned as possible candidates.
     After the day concluded, the group made its way to Union Station for a dinner of pizza to be eaten on the bus.  On the way from the Capitol Sorensen’s new leader, Bob Gibson, almost lost his first CLP class by leading the group in a J-walking journey across D.C.’s crowded rush hour streets. The class persevered and made it back to the bus to enjoy a restful trip back to Charlottesville.

—Ben Schultz, Winchester
    The College of William and Mary Class of 2009
    College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 18—Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Reported by Cameron Patterson of Longwood University

D.C Trip Part 1

(HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY DALE!!!)

     This morning Dale had the coffee ready to go as folks began to roll into 201 around 6:15am to receive their morning pick me up. At 6:55am Marc roamed the halls and told us to head to the bus. There was not much conversation on the bus as everyone went back to sleep, but once Joe Bob made his way into the city everyone woke up to see the D.C sights.  We arrived at the Capital and were escorted into a meeting room on the House side. We set up camp there and waited until our first speaker arrived. The first speaker was Harry Godfrey who works in the Office of the Majority Whip James Clyburn. Godfrey explained the role of the Whip as the “internal pollster” and as someone who is charged with bringing groups of interest together with the goal of getting them to agree on a specific issue. During the question and answer session with Godfrey, Matt Reges asked a question that was on everyone’s mind. He asked Godfrey how many suits he owned and would he be required to cut his hair if he came to Capital Hill to work. The answer was 3 and it depends on which side you work for. Our next speaker was Alphonso Lopez. Alphonso is the Director of the Virginia Liaison Office for Governor Tim Kaine. Lopez job in D.C is to focus on federal issues that affect Virginia, and he also works with the National Governors Association on behalf of Tim Kaine. His job with the NGA is to get all 50 Governors to agree on stances pertaining to federal issues that have a direct affect on their states. After Lopez spoke it was everyone’s favorite time of the day which was lunch. Martin Mash, the Legislative Correspondent for Senator James Webb (and a graduate of the College Leaders Program Class of 2005) came to speak during lunch. As a Sorensen CLP graduate, he was able to speak on how his time at Sorensen prepared him for the job he now has with Senator Webb. Mash said that there is nothing that can truly prepare you for work in the Capital; you just have to learn as you go. Soon after Mash gave us a brief description of some of his work for Senator Webb, he stepped aside for the Senator's arrival.

—Cameron Patterson
    Longwood University
    College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 17—Monday, June 16, 2008
Reported by Soulmaz Taghavi of Virginia Commonwealth University

     Monday mornings are undoubtedly arduous, especially when the boys in room 201 are out of their daily provided coffee. I wake up at 8am with little less than an hour to prepare myself for the day that happens to be the start of the third week at Sorensen.
     As the clock’s hand in our room in the Civil Engineering Building twitched five after nine, class with Dr. Sheilds and our fourth session of the Thoughtful Citizen course began. After catching up on local news, we then discussed federal matters of President Bush being in the United Kingdom and the recent big loss in politics with Tim Russert from Meet the Press. Class discussion soon flowed into the thoughtfulness of statistics and how the measuring phenomenon implicitly creates norms about how much is too little, too much, or just right. Understanding the framework of numbers can be ambiguous, thus, leaving room for political struggles to control their interpretation. Our class came up with examples of the number of fatalities of soldiers in Iraq. Combat related death can easily be inflated as soldiers die in a humvee accident and are then added to the statistic. People on the inside and outside of policy making are the ones who get to make the statistics.
     For the last part of class we evaluated a Christopher Newport Poll on Douglas Wilder’s performance as mayor of Richmond and as Dr. Shields split our classroom in two, using the statistics my side had to design "Candidate X" to run against Mayor Wilder. As seventy percent of Richmonders said they wanted a "change," were dissatisfied with the city council relations, upset with the loss of the Braves, I was chosen to act as "Candidate X."Appealing to women and minorities, I ran on a slogan of, "Right direction for Richmond." Playing onto the anti-Douglas Wilder feelings in Richmond, I spoke bombastically for a platform strong on economy, school and environment. As I stood up to give a speech against the acting Douglas Wilder (Lathaniel Kirts) with a ridiculous Braves cap on my head I said I would bring an "international perspective to Richmond, revitalizing recreation and culture and would build new relations between city council and businesses." I ended with calling Wilder an "out of touch lawbreaker" as I waved my hand fiercely. My side of the classroom clapped and chanted for me between each remark, leaving the room feeling optimistic and playful. We learned that sometimes statistics, used properly, can change politics in a positive way but at the same time can be misleading, thus, as future leaders we must be aware.
     Tonight I sit next to Mea, writing my blog as some of my classmates walk by sweaty from playing an intense game of two-hand-touch football on the Lawn, some dressed up to go celebrate Mike Billingsley’s birthday and others in the room next door making cupcakes for the celebration of Dale’s birthday tomorrow.

—Soulmaz Taghavi , Richmond
   Virginia Commonwealth University
   College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 16—Sunday, June 15, 2008
Reported by Madison Busch of the University of Virginia

     Today was our second day in class with Dr. Shields; although we all miss Dr. Kidd, I have found the conversations in the Thoughtful Citizen portion of the class to be just as interesting as the Informed Citizen.  Today's class discussion on security versus liberty was as interesting in the abstract as it was in our brainstorming sessions for practical applications. My group brought up drivers' licenses, drug laws, and zoning ordinances, to name a few, as instances of the government limiting personal freedoms.  With the addition of a continuation of Friday's discussion of the polis and market models of public policy, the day's discussion was captivating enough to carry over into our apartments over dinner. The rest of the evening was given to basketball and our Culminating Projects—another deadline rapidly approaches, so there is much to be done.  I look forward to the coming week's activities, which includes a trip to Washington, D.C., as well as some interesting speakers.

—Madison Busch, Doswell
    The University of Virginia Class of 2008
    College Leaders Program Class of 2008

College Leaders Program Class of 2008
Day 15—Saturday, June 14, 2008
Reported by Andrew K. Jennings of Hampden Sydney College

     With another exciting and hard week behind us, the 2008 College Leaders Program was up bright and early Saturday morning.  After a bus ride to UVA’s Darden School of Business, we met and mingled with members of the Sorensen Institute’s flagship Political Leaders Program.  Some members of each class had met each other socially the night before.  Friday night’s informal mixing, along with a few family relationships and mutual interests set the day off to a familiar tone.  Interaction between the two programs was the modus operandi of the day, with the two groups alternating seats in the classroom and splitting tables at lunch.
     With some much-needed cups of coffee in hand and after a round of introductions, we welcomed Dr. Billy  K. Cannaday, Jr., former Chesterfield County school superintendent and current Superintendent of Public Instruction at the state education department.  Dr. Cannaday gave a visual presentation on Virginia’s efforts to collect reliable data that can inform policy decisions in the field of education.  The theme of his presentation was the economic effects of education, and included a wide variety of connected topics such as vocational training and higher math requirements.  After concluding his presentation, Dr. Cannaday took questions from the CLP and PLP members on a diverse range of issues.  Our second speaker of the day was Dr. Arthur Garson, the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Virginia and former Dean of the University’s Medical School.  Dr. Garson had the unenviable task of tackling the major issues and strains of thought in the healthcare reform area, a particularly salient issue during the 2008 campaign season.  Despite a limited amount of time, he was  able to draw from his own and other’s experiences, highlighting the obstacles universal health coverage faces at the state and federal levels.  The question portion of Dr. Garson’s talk drew a robust round of questions from each program and viewpoint.
     After Dr. Garson’s talk, the CLP and PLP students had lunch in the business school’s dining room. While lunch is often a highlight of any day, it was especially good for CLP students, as it was a time for networking and gleaning professional tips from the experienced PLP’ers. Although during class there was a specific effort to make sure seats alternated between CLP and PLP, lunch was not as structured.  Despite the lack of any mandate to mix the groups, each table seemed fairly evenly balanced; the lack of the “8th grade dance” phenomenon testified to how quickly the two groups came together.
     Our last speaker for the day was Judith Reagan, an actor and Associate Director of the University’s Teaching Resource Center.  Ms. Reagan spoke on public speaking skills and strategies.  As might be expected from a public speaking expert, Ms. Reagan’s lively and demonstrative session showed firsthand the do’s and don’ts of effective speech.  Ms. Reagan identified some key pitfalls that befall public and took the group through several improvement exercises.  Her most important piece of advice was that someone looking to improve his or her public speaking out to focus on one area at a time–over time small changes would become noticeable improvements.
     With Ms. Reagan’s talk concluded, the Sorensen session at Darden was over.  After a few last-minute exchanges of cards between the CLP and PLP’ers, the college leaders returned to Bice.  We heard from three great speakers Saturday, but the room’s buzz really came from—to borrow a business school word—the synergy between the two programs.  One could feel the potential and expertise in a room where future Governors, legislators, or business leaders might have been sitting.  For  public service-minded college students, the opportunity to join the PLP was a great opportunity to see the possibilities of future careers and leadership roles throughout the Commonwealth.

—Andrew K. Jennings
   Hampden Sydney College Class of 2009
   College Leaders Program Class of 2008