{"id":542,"date":"2018-10-15T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oduwiki\/?p=542"},"modified":"2021-10-11T14:19:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T18:19:05","slug":"town-n-gown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/oduwiki\/2018\/10\/15\/town-n-gown\/","title":{"rendered":"Town-N-Gown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Town-N-Gown Social Event, circa 1970-1979<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Town-N-Gown<\/strong> is an independent, informal association of men and women dedicated to developing a mutual understanding between\u00a0Old Dominion University (ODU)<\/strong> and the various civilian and military communities of Greater Hampton Roads. Established as a social committee under the\u00a0Faculty Wives Club<\/strong>, Town-N-Gown was established in 1965 by Dr. John R. Tabb, Dean of the School of Business<\/a><\/strong> at ODU, his wife, Waulda, and Hugh and Margie Jo Fortescue.<\/p>\n

Presidents of Town-N-Gown<\/h3>\n

1971-1979<\/h4>\n

1971-1972: Elisabeth Burgess<\/p>\n

1972-1973: Jane Montagna<\/p>\n

1973-1974: Mrs. Ole S. Johnson<\/p>\n

1974-1975: Mrs. Lawrence W. Lippincott<\/p>\n

1975-1976: Burton S. Sherwood<\/p>\n

1976-1977: Nancy MacCormack<\/p>\n

1977-1978: James Guion<\/p>\n

1978-1979: Karla Lawler<\/p>\n

1979-1980: Robert L. Stern<\/p>\n

1980-1989<\/h4>\n

1980-1981: Constance L. Ferebee<\/p>\n

1981-1982: Robert F. Mathis<\/p>\n

1982-1983: Joy Reed<\/p>\n

1983-1984: William Wise<\/p>\n

1984-1985: Barbara Martin<\/p>\n

1985-1986: Robert L. Fodrey, Sr.<\/p>\n

1986-1987: Edith White<\/p>\n

1987-1988: A. Rufus Tonelson<\/p>\n

1988-1989: Rita M. Costello<\/p>\n

1989-1990: T. Jackson Reed<\/p>\n

1990-2001<\/h4>\n

1990-1991: Margaretta Roper Smith<\/p>\n

1991-1992: Clifford L. Adams<\/p>\n

1992-1993: Frances Cake<\/p>\n

1993-1994: Harry Clark<\/p>\n

1994-1995: Stuart Cake<\/p>\n

1995-1996: Dr. Betty Yarborough<\/p>\n

1996-1997: Ralph Nahra<\/p>\n

1997-1998: Lucille G. Sebren<\/p>\n

1998-1999: Jean R. Hillegass<\/p>\n

1999-2001: Lucille G. Sebren<\/p>\n

2001-2011<\/h4>\n

2001-2003: Rita M. Costello<\/p>\n

2003-2005: Earlye Lee Miller<\/p>\n

2005-2006: Charlotte Fitzgerald<\/p>\n

2006-2008: Floyd Friesen<\/p>\n

2008-2009: Ralph Nahra<\/p>\n

2009-2011: Mr. Duane Lougee<\/p>\n

2011-present<\/h4>\n

2011-2013: Bet Cake<\/p>\n

Rita M. Costello Town-N-Gown Community Service Award Recipients<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0Town-N-Gown Rita M. Costello Community Service Award<\/strong> recognizes individuals from many aspects of the Greater Hampton Roads community who have demonstrated unusual concern for and commitment to serving others.\u00a0The recipients are recognized each year at Founders’ Day<\/strong>\u00a0for cumulative and continuing service to the community over a period of years. The award is in honor of Rita M. Costello, who served as president of Town-N-Gown twice and held many other leadership positions in the organization over the years. She passed away in 2007.<\/p>\n

1992-1999<\/h4>\n

1992: Ellen Harvey<\/p>\n

1993: Clifford Adams; The Rev. Joseph N. Green<\/p>\n

1994: Bessie M. Pender ’93; Harry R. Purkey ’68; Charles B. Sowell ’95<\/p>\n

1995: Justine L. Nusbaum<\/p>\n

1996: Juan Montero II, M.D.<\/p>\n

1997: Ralph J. Nahra<\/p>\n

1998: Constance C. Laws ’67; Junius H. Williams, Jr.<\/p>\n

1999: A. Rufus (’33) and Sara H. (’66, 69′) Tonelson<\/p>\n

2000-2009<\/h4>\n

2000: John R. Morison; Elaine P. Witty<\/p>\n

2001: Joseph M. Donnelly; A. James English, Jr. ’82<\/p>\n

2002: ODU College of Health Sciences; Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men, Inc.<\/p>\n

2003: ACCESS – Tidewater Scholarship Foundation; ODU Office of Student Activities and Leadership<\/p>\n

2004: American Red Cross of Southeastern Virginia; Dominion Virginia Power; Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia<\/p>\n

2005: Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc.; Linda F. Rohrer ’72; Theresa W. Whibley ’74, M.D.<\/p>\n

2006: Alice Coles; William Drewry<\/p>\n

2007: Rita M. Costello; Helen M. Bernd ’72; The Honorable Paul D. Fraim<\/p>\n

2008: Jerry Bridges; Beverly K. Sell<\/p>\n

2009: Hugh Copeland<\/p>\n

2010-present<\/h4>\n

2010: Karen Scherberger<\/p>\n

2011: Julie Hill<\/p>\n

2012: Roger Fuller ’72, ’76, ’81<\/p>\n

2013: Gail Easley<\/p>\n

2014: RADM Byron “Jake” E. Tobin, U.S.N. (Ret.)<\/p>\n

2015: Paul and Susan Hirschbiel<\/p>\n

2016: The Reverand Curtis Harris; William A. Hunton Family YMCA<\/p>\n

2017: R. Stuart Cake<\/p>\n

2018: Lynne Seagle, Executive Director of Hope House Foundation<\/p>\n

2019: \u00a0Ruth Jones Nichols, CEO of Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore<\/p>\n

2020-present<\/h4>\n

2020: Robert Shoup, Founding Artistic Director of the Norfolk Street Choir Project<\/p>\n

Resources<\/h3>\n
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  1. Town-N-Gown Records<\/a>,\u00a0Special Collections and University Archives, Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, Old Dominion University Libraries, Norfolk, VA 23529.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    References<\/h3>\n
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    1. Bookman, Steven and Jessica Ritchie. Old Dominion University: A Campus History Series.\u00a0 Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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