Shriver Returns To Coach Eleanor K. Shriver '93 is the new head women's lacrosse and women's soccer coach at Washington College. After coaching stints at both Division I and Division III schools, Shriver returned to Chestertown last October to direct the women's lacrosse progam and to help launch women's soccer as a varsity sport. "I came back to Washington College for that feeling of acceptance, that sense of unconditional love that's so much in evidence here," says Shriver. "When I ran into Dr. [Tom] An, he gave me a big hug and asked, 'When's your first game? I'll be there.' I also accepted the job because that's the last thing my sister Marion told me to do before she died. 'If you love Washington College and you want to coach, you should take the job.' So not only do I have the support of people I've known and worked with, I can imagine Marion will be walking next to me and encouraging me on the sidelines." Shriver was a stellar student-athlete at Washington College-participating in field hockey, lacrosse, tennis, and swimming while finishing her academic career on Dean's List. Eleanor Shriver is coaching on Shriver Field, the women's competition site dedicated to her grandparents in 1995. She captained the women's lacrosse team as a senior and won the college's top female athlete award, as well as the Elizabeth "Bo" Blanchard Award for sportsmanship and dedication to athletics. A regional All-American in field hockey, she holds the record for defensive saves in a season (13 in 1992). Fresh out of college, Shriver served as an assistant field hockey and women's lacrosse coach at Kenyon College in Ohio, where she provided defensive specialization for both sports. From 1994-96, Shriver was the head women's lacrosse and volleyball coach and an instructor of physical education at Alfred University in New York. In two years, she built a solid foundation for a new NCAA Division III program that notched its first five victories under her leadership. Most recently, Shriver was an assistant women's lacrosse coach at Loyola College in Baltimore, where she worked under two-time national women's lacrosse coach of the year Diane Aikens.

Shriver served as the offensive coordinator for the nationally-ranked NCAA Division I program which finished the 1997 season 15-3 and placed second in the NCAA Tournament. Since graduation she has remained an active WC supporter, spearheading a project for the improvement of the women's athletic fields and serving as a member of the Visiting Committee. IN MEMORIAN Jonathan A. Taylor, Jr. '99 1970-1998 Jonathan "JT" Taylor, Jr., an international studies major and Student Government Association officer at Washington College, died January 8, 1998 after a long battle with cancer. He was 27. At a memorial service held on campus, he was remembered as a young man of extraordinary determination, strength and courage. "If a life is measured by the number of years it runs, then JT's was cut drastically short," Professor John Taylor remarked. "But if the measure of a life is the percentage of time spent actively and productively, then JT lived a very full life indeed." As an officer of the SGA he strived to improve the College-urging the faculty to recruit minority professors, persuading the Board to consider an improved security system, and serving on the Honor Board. He was one of the first Washington College students to participate in the World Model United Nations programs, held last April in Budapest, and brought home the Best Delegate award from that conference. JT was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order, and he also enjoyed music and theatre. He is survived by his parents, Jonathan and Nancy Taylor, of Burke, VA, and his many friends and classmates.

Washington - College - Magazine / Spring - 1998 by MC

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