In Memoriam: 2000s

Notices sorted by graduation date

Laura Stanley Quaynor (Col ’04, Educ ’05 CM) of Powder Springs, Georgia, died Aug. 30, 2023. She was an Echols Scholar at UVA, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in African American Studies and French as well as her master’s degree in foreign language education. She continued her education at Emory University, where she earned a doctorate in educational studies. She taught for 20 years, beginning with four years at the K-12 level and then 16 years at the university level. She chaired the Advanced Studies in Education department at the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. She served as a manuscript reviewer for publications such as Anthropology & Education Quarterly and on university committees, such as the Online Education Review Committee. Fluent in English and French, she traveled and volunteered around the world, including partnering in a school for refugee children in Liberia. Survivors include her husband, Samuel D. Quaynor (Col ’05 CM), four children, her parents and three siblings.