Grandmother Nancy Bergmans Reed of California is shown with grandchildren Erik and Emily Matson of Virginia. Nancy was a 1960 honors graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (in three years) and an inductee of the Alpha of California chapter. She subsequently finished two master’s degrees in English as a second language (UCLA) and family and community counseling (Northeastern Illinois University). Grandson Erik Matson is a December 2012 magna cum laude graduate of George Mason University in economics and an inductee of the Omicron of Virginia chapter. He is scheduled to finish his PhD in economics in 2017. Emily Matson is a May 2012 summa cum laude graduate of The College of William and Mary in East Asian studies and an inductee of the Alpha of Virginia chapter. She has finished her course work for her PhD in modern Chinese history at the University of Virginia and is continuing the research for her dissertation.
