The H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute remembers all of our alumnae who have passed away in 2022.
Photo of Carolyn Elsa Robbert Davis
Carolyn Elsa Robbert Davis
(1921-2022)
Carolyn Elsa Robbert Davis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Albert August Robbert and Louise Wolff Robbert. She graduated from Newcomb College in 1942 with a degree in mathematics. While at Newcomb, Davis was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Mortar Board National Honor Society, and numerous other honor societies recognizing scholarship, leadership and service. She was also elected Tulane’s Homecoming Queen in 1938 and was a Tulane cheerleader each of her undergraduate years. Davis later served as President of the Newcomb Alumnae Association (NAA) from 1968 to 1972, and served as a class agent for the Newcomb College Class of 1942 without interruption during her lifetime. In the 1990s, she also served another term on the NAA Board of Directors. In 1999, Davis received the Newcomb Service and Loyalty Award because of her unwavering commitment to and love for her alma mater. When her children were grown, Davis taught school-age expectant mothers for ten years in the Orleans Parish School System. She was also a realtor for fourteen years and then managed her son-in-law’s medical practice. During her lifetime, Davis participated in numerous organizations and served on many boards and committees with grace and enthusiasm.
Photo of Judith “Judy” Bondurant Spencer
Judith “Judy” Bondurant Spencer
(1934-2021)
Judith “Judy” Bondurant Spencer was born in San Antonio, Texas to Dr. William Bondurant, Jr. and Martha Nieminen Bondurant. She attended Alamo Heights High School and graduated from Newcomb College with a degree in English. In 1963, she married Norman Spencer, and the couple had two children, N. Stuart and Martha. Spencer returned to San Antonio and chaired various English, speech, and drama departments within the San Antonio Independent School District. She also spent ten summers directing Off Broadway Players, a theater group out of First Presbyterian Church, in addition to obtaining a master’s degree in English from Incarnate Word College, focusing on Mexican American literature. After retirement, Spencer would spend eight years as Director of Christian Education at St. David’s Episcopal Church, San Antonio. Her board memberships, fundraising, and volunteering on behalf of San Antonio institutions continued throughout her life. These groups included the KLRN Community Advisory Board, Los Compadres de San Antonio Missions National Historic Park (now Mission Heritage), the San Antonio Conservation Society, Planned Parenthood of South Texas, San Antonio Teachers Council, Texas State Teachers Association, and First Presbyterian Church.
Sandra Jean Shainock Adair
Renee Irene Anderson Allen
James Katherine Mackenroth Andersen
Jacqueline Provosty Avegno
Pickens Costley Bailey
Jeanne Marie Marcoux Bolen, MD
Jane Evelyn Burkenroad Bories
Carole Joy Rambach Breen
Patricia Elan Burkenroad Brickhouse
Lorynne Davidow Cahn
Emily Elizabeth Lackey Cox
Mary Henriette Wineman Davis
Caitlin Reed Donohue
Elizabeth Wheless Eglin
Gladybelle Isabelle Gruber Ensminger
Patricia Wylie Faust
Carol Munro Stanley Fenner
Olive Roberts Forman
Martha Louise Marshall Foster, MD
Phyllis Ray Lowry Galloway
Roberta Irene Gordon
Judyth Field Gustafson
Jean Brandin Hall
Sara Eustis Harris
Betty Trelford Hellmann
Sarah Frances Hightower Hill
Katherine Virginia Holland
Louise Ryder Horn
Barbara Weiss Jaffe
Susan J. Sicotte Jepson, MD
Mary Eugenia Knight Kimzey
Sharon E. Heath King
Joyce Marks Dattel Kuh
Betty Lott Lauffenburger
Frances Kentner LeBreton
Nancy Farwell Leman
Anne DeRussy Derussy Leonard
Laura Jean Magee, EdD
Leslie Ainsworth Maggio
Isabel Ochsner Mann
Paulette L. Gardy Marcus
Eola Levy McConnell
Joan Girot Noel
Alyce Marechal O’Brien
Elva Hollins Palmer
Patricia Greco Parentela
Marie Lena Hornyik Pickerill, PhD
Beverly Jackson Powers
Lorin M. Readmond
Patricia Isabel Karst Reed
Kay Anderson Rizzo
Julie Meredith Saul
Mary Catherine Dicks Schmidt
Shirley Bernice Tanenbaum Seelig
Ruth Jean Felder Shelton
Julia Conger Shoup
Beverly June Silberling
Marian Petchesky Silver
Ann Stephens Smith
Eleanor Genevieve Smith
Marie Louise Levy Steuer
Kathryn Hansen Sullivan
Beth Greenwald Sweet
Linda Lee Talmadge
Suzanne Elizabeth Deddish Taylor
Karin Ann Verdon
Margaretha Yvonne Laan Viguerie
Ursula A. Vonrydingsvard Von Rydingsvard
Virginia McConnell Walker
Kathleen Marie Kehl Waltman
Deborah Gardner Whalley-Kendrick
Jane K. Wheelahan
Florence Jones Witt
(This information is to the best of our knowledge as of August 12, 2022.)