[audio] George Mason College
at Bailey's Crossroads and the Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department had a
special relationship (Richard
Sparks)...
In the small building at Bailey's Crossroads, skipping
classes posed logistical challenges (Richard Sparks)...
Jim Heath
recalls the animal life in the basement of Bailey's Crossroads... Ann Walker
Sparks recalls her first impression of the Fairfax Campus... The contrast between Bailey's Crossroads and the Fairfax
Campus couldn't have been more striking(Richard
Sparks)... Edward "Jeff"
Cawley remembers the dedication ceremony at the new Fairfax Campus in
November of 1964... Nancy Buddeke
Heath recalls the end of the dress code in 1965... Edward (Jeff)
Cawley, Jr., started at George Mason College at the new campus in
Fairfax in 1964 and was in the first four-year class to graduate from
Mason in 1968. For most of his career, he worked for the City of Fairfax,
where he became the Comptroller in 1975 and later the Director of Finance
and Acting City Manager. Jeff Cawley was on the Board of Trustees of the
GMU Foundation from 1974 until 1998, and is currently a member of GMU's
Annual Fund Committee.
He is also a volunteer
with the American Red Cross.
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[video]
Moving out of
Bailey's Crossroads, August 24, 1964 (7,734
Kb .wmv)
Tour of the
Fairfax Campus, July 1964 (7,734 Kb
.wmv)
Finding
George Mason College in 1961 (MP3) (105 Kb.mp3)
Finding
George Mason College in 1961 (WMA) (144 Kb.wma)
Richard Sparks, former student
and biology lab assistant at George Mason College, recalls how he first
came across George Mason College in 1961...
The Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer
Fire Department and George Mason
College (MP3) (122 Kb.mp3)
The Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer
Fire Department and George Mason
College (WMA) (167 Kb.wma)
Skipping Classes at Bailey's
Crossroads (MP3) (103 Kb.mp3)
Skipping Classes at Bailey's
Crossroads (WMA) (141 Kb.wma)
Animal
Life at Bailey's Crossroads (MP3) (124 Kb.mp3)
Animal Life
at Bailey's Crossroads (WMA) (165 Kb.wma)
Fairfax Campus at its Beginning
(MP3) (38 Kb.mp3)
Fairfax Campus at its Beginning
(WMA) (64 Kb.wma)
Impressions of the New
Campus at Fairfax (MP3) (145 Kb.mp3)
Impressions of the New
Campus at Fairfax (WMA) (192 Kb.wma)
The Dedication of Fairfax
Campus (MP3) (126 Kb.mp3)
The
Dedication of Fairfax Campus (WMA) (172 Kb.wma)
The "Student Revolt" of
1965 (MP3) (183 Kb.mp3)
The "Student Revolt" of
1965 (WMA) (241 Kb.wma)
Ann Walker Sparks attended
George Mason College from 1963 until her graduation in 1965. She spent her
final year at the new campus in Fairfax, where she also worked part-time
in the admissions office. After graduating from Mason in 1965, she
transferred to the University of Virginia, where she graduated with a
teaching degree. She taught mathematics in the Fairfax County public
school system for more than 25 years, and is now retired. She continues to
substitute teach. She met her husband, Richard Sparks, while at Bailey's
Crossroads, and has two children.
Date of the interview: August 30th, 2004. Oral History Program,
Special Collections & Archives, GMU Libraries.
Richard Sparks attended George
Mason College at Bailey's Crossroads from 1961 until 1964. While at
Bailey's Crossrads and Fairfax, he was a biology lab instructor. He
transferred to George Washington University, where he received his B.A.,
and continued to work at George Mason College as a lab instructor until
1967/68. While working in the science field, he returned to George Mason
University in 1970 to get his Master's degree in biology. Since receiving
his degree in 1973, he has been employed with the federal government.
Sparks, who lives in Alexandria, is a freelance photographer and artist.
He met his wife, Ann Walker Sparks, while at Bailey's Crossroads, and has
two children.
Date of the interview: August
30th, 2004. Oral History Program, Special Collections & Archives, GMU
Libraries.
Nancy Buddeke Heath
attended George Mason College from 1964 until 1965, where she also worked
part-time in the admissions office. She transferred to Mount Mercy College
(now: Carlow University), where she received her B.A. in 1966. She returned
to George Mason University in 1974, where she was in the first class of
the newly established Nursing program. After graduating with a B.S. in Nursing,
she worked as a Registered Nurse in several DC area hospitals, including
Georgetown University Hospital. She met her husband, Jim Heath, while at
George Mason College, and they have three children.
Date of the interview:
September 20th, 2004. Oral History Program, Special Collections & Archives, GMU
Libraries.
Jim Heath was
a student at George Mason College at Bailey's Crossroads from 1959 until
1961. He transferred to George Washington University in 1961, where he
received his B.S. in 1964. He returned to work as a biology lab instructor
at George Mason College from 1964-1970. At the same time, he went to
graduate school at American University, where he received his M.S. in
biology 1970. After graduation, he was employed as a construction foreman
and a research assistant and associate at both George Washington and
American Universities. From 1979-1993, he was a Research Biologist at the
Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Since 1993 he has been a Research
Biologist at the National Institutes of Health. He met his wife, Nancy
Buddeke Heath, while attending George Mason College. They have three
children.
Date of the interview: September 20th, 2004. Oral History Program, Special
Collections & Archives, GMU Libraries.
Date of the interview: July 7th, 2004. Oral History Program, Special Collections
& Archives, GMU Libraries.
