CONWAY, Ark. (Oct. 1, 2008) – A mixture of students, faculty, staff and friends of Hendrix will represent the college at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Little Rock on Oct. 11, an event that raises money annually for breast cancer prevention and research.
In all, 86 women from the Hendrix community will participate on the team – “Warriors for the Cure” – having already raised more than $1,300 on behalf of the team. Donations on behalf of the team are still being accepted on-line at this site.
Hendrix’s team captain is Laura Martin, the college’s associate vice president of enrollment and director of admission. Other team members include:
Julie Adkisson, Meagan Alban, Martha Barger, Kimberly Barrett, Felicia Beaston, Hanna Braden, Christina Byler, Elsa Carlson, Amanda Dolph, Luiza Dos Santos, Erin Ferriman, Jamie Fotioo, Bethany Grove, Jordan Hampton, Heather Hawkins, Jaclyn Herrera, Sara Hunter, Ellie Karvoski, Leigh Lassiter-Counts, Audrey Leuber, Jessica Mabry, Whitney Maguffee, Colleen Mayo, Jennifer McCracken, Emily McElroy, Mallory McElroy, Jennifer McKenzie, Stacey Meaders, Emily Mitchell, Molly Morton, Emily Nethington, Dusti Newton, Bridget O'Shaughnessy, Kimberly Pollard, Sharon Pollard, Necie Reed, Rachel Robbins, Beatrice Roger, Laura Ross, Sarah Schichtl, Sydney Selby, Charlotte Shaw, Monica Sitzer, Liz Slatton, Cancey Smith, Laurie Smith, Jamie Sterrenberg, Kaylen Stevenson, Hilary Stine, Elizabeth Vaughan, Ashley Vick, Amy Weaver, Whitney Weaver, Liz Slatton, Callan Heath, Krista Goss, Amy Newman, Rachel Rateliff, Ani Johnson, Ellen Burr, Brooke Monson, Gina Gordon, Cassandra Brown, Jenny O'Shaughnessy, Nola Smart, Bee Lyons, Sarah Hightower, Hannah Sintek, Sierra McCabe, Becca Mayeux, Jenelle Bissell, Helen Borelle, Mickael Delcroix, Claire Mesmil, Shaui Guan, Sarah Frost, Linda Gatti-Clark, Shelby Gatti, Cate Gatti, Lindsay Gatti, Katie Bonds, Pat Gatti, Mary Heller, Teresa Gabriel, Lauren Heller, and Lynn Beatty.
One in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime. The Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure raises money to fund education, screening and treatment programs for these women and thousands of others in our own community and supports the national search for a cure. The Komen Race for the Cure Series is the largest series of 5K run/walks in the world. Since its origination in Dallas in 1983, the Komen Race for the Cure Series has grown from one local race with 800 participants to an international series of 125 races with more than 1.3 million participants.
Hendrix, founded in 1876, is a selective, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college emphasizing experiential learning in a demanding yet supportive environment. The college is among 165 colleges featured in the 2008 edition of the Princeton Review America’s Best Value Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, contact Mark Scott at scottm@hendrix.edu or 501-450-1462.