15th President of the College Announced

WINTER 2015 Vol. 86 No. 2 M a g a z i n e

Cooking Up a Job Lidey Heuck ’13 Takes the Contessa Social

A Bowdoin Grad and My Mother’s Technology and the End of the Duel Alma Mater Romance Languages BowdoinM a g a z i ne

From the Editor

Volume 86, Number 2 Winter 2015

Magazine Staff

Editor Matthew J. O’Donnell Historic Storms Managing Editor Scott C. Schaiberger ’95 I’m sitting at home in front of a glowing wood stove while the wind gusts and fast-

Executive Editor falling snow has most of New England at a stand still. Classes are in session, but the Alison M. Bennie College is otherwise closed, so I’m camped here, laptop on lap, dogs curled at feet, smiling at tweets by students who wonder why classes aren’t canceled. Students and Design faculty must have wondered similarly on February 18, 1952, as they made their way to Charles Pollock morning classes, “some of them on skis,” or were stuck elsewhere and couldn’t get to Mike Lamare campus when a two-day blizzard hit the region. “Tempestuous Snowstorm Paralyzes PL Design – Portland, Maine College; Faculty ‘Cuts Classes,’” read The Orient headline; but “President Kenneth C. M. Contributors Sills was as usual very prompt for his nine o’clock ‘Casey’s Lit’ course.” James Caton Douglas Cook In that same year, 1952, the College announced that James S. Coles would replace John R. Cross ’76 Casey Sills to become Bowdoin’s ninth president. Sixty-three years later, on Monday, Leanne Dech January 26, 2015, amid blizzard preparations, Bowdoin announced that Clayton S. Rebecca Goldfine Rose would succeed Barry Mills to become Bowdoin’s fifteenth president. Hundreds Scott W. Hood of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members packed Morrell Lounge Abby McBride Megan Morouse in David Saul Smith Union at 3:00 that afternoon to welcome Dr. Rose and his Melissa Wells wife, Julianne, to campus. The gathering had been moved up a day because of the impending weather. A palpable energy filled the space as crowds packed the main floor Photographs by: and lined the ramps and the balconies. It was exciting, and it was bittersweet. We were Brian Beard, Webb Chappell, Jen DelCastillo, meeting our new president and imagining the future, which made all the more real the Fred Field, Dennis Griggs, Cliff Kucine, Gia Marascotti, James Marshall, Karsten Moran ’05, idea that we’d soon be saying goodbye to Barry Mills. Diana Pappas, Robert Rathe, Michele Stapleton, Brian Wedge, and Bowdoin College Archives. In our next issue we’ll reflect on the many important contributions that Barry and Karen Mills have made to Bowdoin and bid them a proper farewell from their official On the cover: Lidey Heuck ’13 and Ina Garten roles with the College. In the subsequent edition, we’ll take time to get to know Clayton photographed in East Hampton, , by and Julianne Rose and wish them a proper welcome as they get settled in Brunswick. Karsten Moran ’05.

BOWDOIN MAGAZINE (ISSN, 0895-2604) There aren’t many things as certain as Casey Sills showing up on time for his famous is published three times a year by Bowdoin lit class. But there’s this: Bowdoin people are surely proud, and just as surely protective, College, 4104 College Station, Brunswick, of this small college in Maine. We’ve been immensely fortunate to have the leadership Maine, 04011. Printed by J.S. McCarthy, of Barry Mills for the past fourteen years, and we’ll miss him and Karen more than Augusta, Maine. Sent free of charge to all anyone is quite ready to say. Bowdoin alumni, parents of current and recent undergraduates, faculty and staff, and members For a college that has seen just fourteen presidents over the course of 221 years, the of the Association of Bowdoin Friends. announcement of a new president, and on the eve of a major snowstorm, was thrilling. The blizzard of 2015 was historic after all. We look forward to a new journey, in all kinds Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of weather, with Clayton Rose. of the authors.

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Engineering the Tower Poem It was with great interest that I Sri Lankan poet Jean Arasanayagam H’13 dedicated her 14 saw the article on Coles Tower award-winning collection Lines Drawn on Water (S. Godage [Bowdoin Magazine, Fall 2014]. & Bros., 2013) to Bowdoin. She wrote many poems while I was a combined plan student, on Bailey Island when she visited Maine to receive her doc- Bowdoin Class of 1955 and MIT tor of letters degree from the College, including a piece titled Class of 1956, and from 1960 “Bridging Islands,” excerpted below. to 1965 I worked for a former MIT professor, William J. Le from Bridging Islands Messurier, as a structural engi- neer. I was fortunate to spend Remember the fragrance of baking earth a good deal of my time doing in the fields in my island, so often called, preliminary structural design in of course, in the Past, by Marco Polo, Ibn the architectural office of Hugh Battuta, Paradise Island, Pearl of the Orient, Stubbins and Assoc., and I was Taprobane, Serendib, ah, the strong strong the structural engineer for the fumes of burning straw and wood to make 22 Coles Tower as well as the later dormitory renovations and the solid bricks to build our abodes. new gymnasium. At the time, the foundation mat for the features tower was the largest continuous placement of concrete in Here I view early American landscapes, the state of Maine—6,000 cubic yards, as I recall. The com- sampler patterns, quilts like cross- 14 A Bowdoin Grad and the End of the Duel plex actually had four buildings: the tower, dining hall, resi- word puzzles of squares, rectangles, dence, and a garage. My wife and I had recently purchased circles of variegated colours stitched By Lorry Flemming 26 a home in Needham, Massachusetts, for $27,500 and were together with their calico, cotton linen prints, How a Bowdoin graduate helped bring about the demise of an unfortunate tradition. astonished to hear that the garage cost $35,000! There are sprigged, chequered, hand-spun fibres many stories regarding this project, but my favorite: the con- thick-layered for winter, to warm chill bodies, 16 Making It struction crew one morning were very surprised to find that the landscapes here are paintings, By Beth Kowitt ’07 Photographs by Karsten Moran ’05 someone (assumed to be a student) had crawled out to the welcome the painters with open arms, Combining key ingredients—a cup of Bowdoin, a splash of moxie, and end of the arm of the tower crane and left a beer can (full)! the white boats, the oyster and clam nets, pinch of novelist—Lidey Heuck ’13 has whipped herself up a dream job The seminars brought some very famous—and controver- the lobster pots, the ocean that keeps to its with celebrity chef Ina Garten. 16 sial—figures to Bowdoin as this was a very important time own dimensionless spaces. in US history with the assassination of President Kennedy 22 Beyond the Language Lab in 1963, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the assassination of By Sarah Anne Donnelly Photographs by Michele Stapleton Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, and the ongoing Vietnam A savvy faculty thoroughly integrates technology into a field many War. The center offered invaluable opportunities for stu- facebook.com/bowdoin @bowdoincollege wouldn’t expect: the study of Romance languages. dents to meet and discuss current affairs with such people 26 Like Mother, Like Daughter as Linus Pauling, Dick Gregory, Shirley Chisholm, Howard Departments Zinn, Roger Caras, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Julian Bond, By Michaela Cavallaro Edmund Muskie, Norman Thomas, and Allan Nevins. bowdoindailysun.com bowdoincollege A generation of alumnae pass the Bowdoin experience on to their daughters. 3 Mailbox 56 Weddings It’s gratifying to see that the tower is still functioning, although needing renovations. As a Bowdoin grad, I will 5 Almanac 62 Seen Send Us Mail! always think of that building as the favorite building for 32 Profiles 64 Deaths We’re interested in your feedback, thoughts, and ideas which I did the structural design. 39 Alumnotes 65 Whispering Pines about Bowdoin Magazine. You can reach us by e-mail at [email protected]. 40 Class News Phil Trussell ’55

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Naming Names Jewish tradition, Almanac if I’d been able I liked your Fall issue, especially the piece about the old to meet her, she A Digest of Campus, Alumni, and General College Miscellany codger who lived in a tub. A true “State o’ Mainer,” no doubt. couldn’t have been I was surprised that your article about Maina Handmaker my namesake. My ’11 didn’t tell us how she got her first name. Obviously parents tell me that she was named after the state of Maine, but why? Maybe she always dreamed because she was born in Kentucky and Kentuckia would of being a great- Discovery sound funny? Were her parents “State o’ Mainers?” grandmother (and MacMillan’s Model T I disagreed with the woman who complained in the letters wasn’t shy about column because you don’t publish anything about sports. If letting them know Snowmobile Found she wants sports, she can go read Sports Illustrated. that), but passed away shortly before I was born. Naima In December, The New MacMillan, Class of I appreciated your correction of the death report about was an Iraqi Jew—she raised my grandfather and his siblings York Times featured a 1898. For the better part Robert H. Page ’63, which should have read Robert G. Page in Baghdad—and after my great-grandfather passed away, story—with commentary of a century, the historic ’41, and am glad it didn’t read William G. Page ’60, because she spent her life traveling between her children’s homes in from Susan Kaplan, vehicle has been lying that’s me, and I’m not dead yet. But I’m sure it’s coming. Australia, Toronto, and Massachusetts. Naima is my Hebrew director of Bowdoin’s in pieces in the boreal Peary-MacMillan Arctic forest of northeastern my name means ‘pleasant,’ or in ,(המיענ) William G. Page ’60 name. In Hebrew Museum—about the Canada, but now it’s Arabic, my grandfather tells me, it means ‘grace.’ My name discovery of Labrador’s been recovered and is Maina is an anagram for Naima. My parents made up Maina responds with the story behind her first name: first snowmobile, a undergoing restoration, ‘Maina’ by switching around the ‘n’ and the ‘m’ in ‘Naima.’ “I was actually not named after the state of Maine at all, repurposed 1927 Model with the Peary-MacMillan It wasn’t long after I started at Bowdoin that I realized nor was I born in Kentucky (I was born in New York T, brought there aboard Arctic Museum serving I’d be asked this question most days of the week. Mike City).My parents are not “State o’ Mainers”—my mother the schooner Bowdoin as the primary historical Woodruff ’87 and his kids affectionately call me ‘Mainer.’ by explorer Donald resource for the project. grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, and my father in I often get ‘Maina? You a Mainah?’ or even the occasional Louisville, Kentucky. attempt to convince me I should run for office under the I was named after my great-grandmother Naima Ezekiel, Photo of the Model T converted to snow travel with Martin campaign slogan ‘Maina for Gov’nah!’ I just like to think I Vorse, a member of the 1927-28 MacMillan expedition, courtesy an amazing woman I’ve always longed to meet—but in the of the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. was meant to end up in Maine.”

In the News In Bowdoin History Hashtag Follow Activism Bowdoin on In recent months, DeRay McKesson Instagram ’07 (@deray) has become one of the most recognizable social media presences keeping the public updated Bowdoin College @BowdoinCollege February 14 on the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. #OnThisDay, 1940: Neal Allen ’40 equals the world McKessan was interviewed in The B record in the 45-yard high hurdles with a 5.7-second Atlantic, profiled in Salon, and run in Hyde Cage. included in coverage of Ferguson protestors, collectively Time magazine’s Follow @BowdoinCollege #OnThisDay for 365 2014 runner-up Person of the Year. Bowdoin facts, one calendar day at a time.

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Music

Victory “Slinging the Ink” A Musical Mystery Tour

After more than a year of research, the question remains—who composed the Beneath the Pines song? Anthony Antolini ’63, senior lecturer in the music department and Beneath the pines of dear old Bowdoin director of the Bowdoin Chorus, has We were slinging the ink and kidding the profs along. uncovered a mystery surrounding the Beneath the pines of dear old Bowdoin origins of an old Bowdoin favorite, the We were slinging the ink and kidding the profs along. melody “Beneath the Pines,” often better known as “Slinging the Ink.” Steeped in the tradition of our glory-covered past Antolini, with the help of a number We Bowdoin men will march again with courage firm and fast. of colleagues, has connected the tune’s Our colors are the black and white, our symbol is the sun; origins to Bowdoin professors, a wide assortment And we’ll be true, we’ll fight for you until the vic’try’s won. The Beautiful Game of colleges and universities across the country, Oh, as we go marching, In November, Bowdoin men’s soccer ragtime musicians, and even one of Bowdoin’s Hear the song we sing with pride to you “singing fraternities.” won its first-ever NESCAC championship O Alma Mater Bowdoin, Read Antolini’s detailed account of this Our love for you will ever stronger grow. in a 5-4 victory over Amherst. “Musical Mystery Tour” at bowdoin.edu/magazine and contact him with new clues at [email protected].

Photo courtesy of Amherst College. Awards Hall of Fame Highest Honor

Geoffrey Canada ’74 and Stanley F. P earson Inducted Gridiron Druckenmiller ’75 were awarded The Bowdoin Prize—the highest honor the College into Coaches Hall On January 20, 2015, bestows upon its members—at the 1794 Bowdoin announced the Society Reception for leadership donors in hiring of James (JB) Wells on January 20. Canada is a Nicky Pearson, head field hockey coach, was inducted as the twenty-ninth head visionary educator and passionate advocate into the National Field Hockey Coaches Association football coach in the for children, community redevelopment, Hall of Fame in January. Pearson has led Bowdoin to College’s history. Most and education reform. Druckenmiller is a four NCAA Championships JB Wells recently, the head coach at legendary investor whose extraordinary (’07, ’08, ’10, ’13) and Endicott College, Wells is success in finance is matched only by his currently holds the second- Named Head a 1991 graduate of Trinity remarkable record of philanthropy. Together, best winning percentage Football College. Over his twelve they have been instrumental in the success of in NCAA III history. seasons at Endicott, Wells the Harlem Children’s Zone, an organization Coach accumulated a 75-48 helping thousands of children and families by record, for a .640 winning disrupting the cycle of generational poverty. percentage.

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Academics Overe du recognition In Memoriam E xperiment in Learning

Starting this semester, the College is partnering with the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Remembering Professor Morgan College in offering a financial Richard E. Morgan ’59, Bowdoin’s William accounting course to Bowdoin Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional students. The course is the Law and an esteemed and active member of the result of a collaboration between faculty for forty-five years, died on November Bowdoin’s economics department 13, 2014. A noted scholar of the Constitution, and Tuck Associate Dean for the the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court, MBA Program and Professor of Morgan was known on campus as a generous Accounting Phillip C. Stocken. colleague and dedicated teacher who valued the Stocken will meet with Bowdoin students on campus quality of an intellectual argument, regardless of at the beginning of the semester and then lead weekly the political perspective from which it arose. On interactive online sessions that will conclude with an Veteran’s of war in-person meeting at the close of the semester. Day 2014, medal in a 100 years ceremony at after the start the Winslow- of World War I Holbrook and ninety-six years Memorial Veterans after he was killed in Park in his hometown , 2nd Lt. Albert Davis of Rockland, Maine. Holbrook, a member of the Holbrook’s ninety-four-year- Bowdoin Class of 1919 and old sister, Roberta Holbrook the Polar Bear football team, Best, accepted the awards was posthumously awarded on behalf of the family, the Gold Star Medal, a including great nephew Page Turner Purple Heart, and a prisoner David Best ’96.

Accessibility The Fall Line: How American Ski Racers E ndowed Scholarship Conquered a Sport on the Edge Bowdoin faculty is honoring outgoing President Barry passionately about are financial aid, student support, and Mills and Karen Mills through a new fund that provides accessibility to the College,” said Professor of Physics (W.W. Norton & Co., 2015) need-based financial aid to a student each year, “The Thomas Baumgarte. “We, the faculty, share this passion, In chronicling the U.S. Ski Team’s racing coach, manages to capture and Bowdoin Faculty Scholarship in Honor of Barry and and we are extremely grateful for your unfaltering unlikely rise to dominance over the convey the experience of hurtling down Karen Mills.” commitment to the support of our students. That’s why we past ten years, powered by the likes of an icy mountain faster than highway “We believe that among the issues that you feel most decided to celebrate, honor, and support that legacy.” international superstars Bode Miller and speeds with remarkable skill and accuracy Lindsey Vonn, Nathaniel Vinton ’01 and a touch as deft as the athletes himself pulls off a nearly impossible feat. he writes about. The Fall Line is a Vinton, an investigative journalist for the compelling read for any sports fan and a with gratitude for their service to the College New York Daily News and former ski must-read for any fan of sliding on snow.

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Nature

Campus Bowdoin Dining

In November, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum opened A Glimmer on the Polar Sea: The Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1917, an exhibit about MacMillan’s expedition to find Crocker Land, what life was like over the two years he and his team spent in the field, and what kind of science they conducted. Because the team’s provisions included Grape- Nuts cereal, Post Grape-Nuts sponsored Outside the opening reception, and Bowdoin the Zone Dining served foods made with the cereal, including venison and Grape- Nuts meatballs. For something a little more every day than that, you could try this salad for lunch at your desk and feel Flash Mob just a little bit like an Arctic explorer. Beckwith Artist-in-Residence George Lopez and members of the Bowdoin Orchestra entertained diners with Grape-Nuts Quinoa Salad an unexpected performance of Mozart’s “Eine kleine Serves 8 Nachtmusik” in Thorne Dining Hall on December 11. 1 cup uncooked quinoa See the video at bowdoindailysun.com. ½ cup Grape-Nuts cereal 2 cups halved, red seedless grapes 3 tablespoons olive oil Staff 3 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon honey ½ teaspoon dried oregano Mers to Retire ¼ teaspoon dried mint ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper After forty-four years of 2 cups arugula service to the College, Richard ¾ cup crumbed feta cheese ½ cup chopped walnuts, toasted Mersereau ’69 (“Mers”) is retiring at the end of the academic year. Currently Preparation: Prepare quinoa by mixing the uncooked quinoa with 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan. Bring serving as senior leadership gift to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until officer, Mers has held positions tender, approximately 15 minutes. Drain and cool. Add including coaching, admissions, prepared, cooled quinoa to a large bowl with Grape-Nuts For the past six years, the Bowdoin Outing Club China, Pakistan, and US cities such as Los Angeles, the Senior Center, summer and grapes. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, Outside the Zone (OZ) Leadership Training program Cleveland, New York, and Ft. Lauderdale. A generous programs, career services, public lemon juice, honey, oregano, mint, salt, and pepper. Add this has been identifying, recruiting, and training student endowment established by Brian Cook ’80 supports relations, governing board and mixture to the quinoa mixture and toss to coat. Cover and leaders who might not otherwise take advantage of the OZ LT program. “I’ve never seen nature exclude presidential office management, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. When opportunities offered by the BOC. More than three anyone,” Cook says. “Some people choose not to and development—and ready to serve, add arugula, feta cheese, and toasted walnuts dozen applicants vied for the sixteen spots in this experience the outdoors and some simply have not countless functions that have and toss to combine. year’s program, resulting in a crop of OZ leaders had the opportunity. The idea of OZ is to extend the contributed to Bowdoin’s Recipe courtesy of Post Grape-Nuts. that ranges from first-years to seniors and who reach of the BOC to encourage and enable students ongoing success for decades. come from all across the globe, including Turkey, who haven’t yet experienced nature.”

10 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 11 We need a president who understands the small things that welcome students to Bowdoin. We need to make sure we have the financial resources available to ensure that every potential student has both the access to Bowdoin and the ability to get the best out of what our college has to offer.

a discipline like classics? The worry of many in the academy enjoy all aspects of Bowdoin College. We need a president who is whether a non-traditional candidate would defend the understands the small things that welcome students to Bowdoin. College (and the classics), or would they capitulate and allow We need to make sure we have the financial resources available . . . a business major? to ensure that every potential student has both the access to One member of the search committee, at a critical moment Bowdoin and the ability to get the best out of what our college in our consideration, made the comment that we shouldn’t dis- has to offer. If we are successful, Bowdoin will remain a vehicle count the power of a non-traditional candidate using their expe- for equal opportunity, not an example of inequality. rience to defend the liberal arts. That Finally, one moment of the search can get me to tears a view forged of consideration rather every time I think about it. Early on in the process, I met with than self-defense might be even more Bowdoin’s support staff. Sitting next to me was a middle- persuasive in defending the liberal arts. aged woman. Late in the session she spoke up and said that Another thing I learned is that she loved working at Bowdoin College. She said she loved we are all watching how technology Bowdoin College because of Barry Mills. And she loved Barry changes our lives. The next president Mills because he went will need to think hard about how out of his way, for a Bowdoin education, let alone the many years, to con- residential life experience, will change nect with her young Lessons from a Search because of technology. And we all son. She considers hope Bowdoin will be Barry and her son in front of this learn- best of friends. Her ing curve. son goes to school Chair of the Presidential Search Committee Jes Staley ’79 reflects on the During our search, in Brunswick, she nine-month search for Bowdoin’s fifteenth president and where it led him. we had two events said, and loves to tell that led to a lot of soul his friends that he is best t took our search committee close to nine months to select in the values that Bowdoin represents, and in the unifying searching: the shooting friends with the president Clayton Rose as the candidate to be Bowdoin’s next presi- community that Bowdoin creates around those values. The in Ferguson, Missouri, of Bowdoin. This woman’s dent. We couldn’t be prouder of the result of that long Common Good, the search for critical thinking, the knowl- and the Rolling Stone job at Bowdoin is to clean search, and I know our whole committee is excited to edge learned over four years so that we can go out and help article about the the first-year dorms. She Ishare Clayton with the campus. the broader society—those bind us together. The authenticity University of Virginia and sexual is a housekeeper, and she But Clayton isn’t the only thing I found in this process. of Bowdoin, influenced by the state of Maine, and the quiet assault on college campuses. It is a loves our college. There Many people have asked me what I learned through the determination forged while leaning against a cold snow, cross- healthy sign that the Bowdoin cam- was no moment that made search. The answer is: I learned a lot. I spent hours with facul- ing the most beautiful quad of any college, bring us closer pus is spurred to action by the issues me prouder to be a part of the Bowdoin community and no ty, staff, students, parents, and alumni talking about Bowdoin. together. Shared values may be the most unifying glue to these events raised. It was moving to moment that made me feel more deeply the responsibility our And, in the selection process itself, I talked to some of the mankind. And Bowdoin has exemplary values. Ours is truly a watch the search committee, a group search committee had to get it right. most fascinating people in the world about higher education, virtuous college. of disparate people drawn from all Finally, I learned that Bowdoin has the humility and empa- the liberal arts, today’s social issues, and perhaps, the greatest One of the most notable statistics about Bowdoin is that parts of Bowdoin, talk thoughtfully thy to be a unique college for the common good. And that challenge of our time: economic inequality. It turns out that we have the fourth-highest alumni participation rate in annu- and passionately about race and Bowdoin stands as a beacon, a light on the coast of Maine. picking a presidential candidate was, for me, an education. al giving of any college or university in the entire country. Title IX. The next president will We are not perfect, but we deeply care about virtue, and we What struck me early, and put the fear of God into me, was Think about that. This point led every candidate to appreci- have to lead the College in some critically important social deeply care about embedding values into some of the brightest how much Bowdoin is loved. I was particularly struck by the ate the power of Bowdoin’s “Offer” and the strength of the discussions, and Bowdoin must remain a safe and inviting young minds from all lands, so that Bowdoin can, in a small affection the alumni have for this college. Why would people, Bowdoin community. environment for everyone. way, change the course of history. decades removed from a four-year stint in Brunswick, Maine, The next thing I learned in the search is why Bowdoin is Two final thoughts. Income inequality is a profound chal- I am proud to have led a group of committee members love the College so much? They’ve had careers, families, so important to sustaining the liberal arts in our country’s lenge to our country and our college. It was very interesting who took so seriously their charge, and I deeply believe that churches, hometowns, so many things to turn Bowdoin into higher education. People are worried that the cost of an elite to hear staff and students talk about differences in financial Clayton Rose will continue the legacy and values that he is a distant memory. But Bowdoin sticks deeply in the hearts of education in the liberal arts is pricing the experience beyond background as perhaps the biggest challenge to student life. It inheriting from Barry Mills. most people who spent four years crossing the campus. the reach of the average American. Will parents and stu- is not just about admitting students on a need-blind basis. It is

The answer for why Bowdoin is so loved, for me, is found dents continue to spend $60,000 a year for an education in making sure that every student is able to fully participate in and Jes Staley ’79, P’11 Field Fred and Chappell Webb by Photos

12 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 13 of woods behind second), he wrote, him. Later accounts “Both of them are also claimed that equally a disgrace Cilley’s rifle was too to human nature, lightweight a weapon, and will deceive a questionable tool the execration of for the job at hand. mankind.” The first two The nation A Bowdoin Grad bullets flew past their became increasingly intended victims. The outraged and seconds huddled, and calls became more after some discourse, insistent to put and the End of the Duel consulted the an end to the principals. The event tradition. The next would go on. The session of Congress How a Bowdoin graduate helped bring about principals reloaded, passed legislation and another round broadening the the demise of an unfortunate tradition. was fired. punishment for By Lorry Fleming Two more shots anyone presenting rang out. The seconds or accepting a duel. strode toward each By the time of the n February 24, 1838, with another child, a daughter, on the other, consulted, and Civil War, dueling at three o’clock, way. turned to approach had been outright US Representative Cilley, a democrat, soon the untouched banned in most of Jonathan Cilley, Class discovered the myriad dangers of principals. An even the country. of 1825, counted off paces in Maryland’s national politics. After scolding a longer exchange of The Democratic BladensburgO Dueling Grounds. It was a whig newspaper from the House floor messages occurred, Review reported on blustery day for a duel. for disingenuous reporting, Cilley with the challenge Cilley’s alleged words Formal duels were almost the found himself accepting a challenge temporarily spoken the morning order of the day in the first half of the to defend the editor’s “honor.” The withdrawn. of his death: nineteenth century, with injury and death editor, Colonel James Watson Webb, By some accounts, common, but not necessary, outcomes. initially had dispatched a friend, the seconds did “The pretext of the “Seconds” (friends who oversaw the Representative William Graves their best to end challenge is absurd. event to ensure at least a pretext of of Kentucky, to seek an apology. the affair. But by I understand the honorable conditions) often intervened When Cilley refused, the quarrel other accounts, one conspiracy to destroy to avoid the worst. Occasionally, escalated into a duel between the two side—Graves’s side— me as a public man. participants would delope, purposefully congressmen. The offended editor sat appeared more determined to carry on. The men reloaded But New England must not be trampled on, my name must missing their opponent, for practical safely on the sidelines. their rifles, and the seconds returned to the sidelines. Shots not be disgraced, and I go to this field sustained by as high purposes or on moral grounds (both It was somewhat perplexing rang out a third time in the darkening afternoon. a motive of patriotism as ever led my grandfather or my could save face this way). that Jonathan Cilley would accept The state of Maine observed the “atrocious murder of brother to battle, as an unhappy duty, not to be shrunk On this winter day, at least one participant—Cilley— the invitation to such an occasion. The majority of New the Hon. Jonathan Cilley” on March 9, 1838, calling the from, to my honor, my principles, and my country.” hoped for a bloodless end to the affair. Englanders opposed the tradition of dueling, and many entire affair the “result of foul conspiracy,” and noting Cilley gradated with Bowdoin’s noteworthy Class of northern states had passed laws banning them. “evidence of deep and vindictive malignity.” There were Even new laws would not utterly excise the tradition 1825. His friends and peers included Nathanial Hawthorne As Graves attempted to procure a rifle on the morning rumors of a plot to ensure that a third shot—extremely for some time. Affairs of honor remained a potent force and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as well as future United of February 24, the appointed time of the occasion slipped rare in dueling—would be fired, and the rumors eventually in parts of the country and added fuel to the brewing States President Franklin Pierce (Class of 1824). It surprised from one hour to the next. Finally, in the afternoon, implicated some with considerable power in Washington. war. When southern secessionists declared, two decades no one when the young alumnus passed the bar, became a the two met, along with their seconds (Henry J. Wise “Never,” wrote Charles G. Green, editor of The Boston later, that “war is preferable to dishonor,” the sentiment lawyer, and made his way to the state legislature. In 1837, attending to Graves, George W. Jones with Cilley) and a Post, “was there a more dastardly murder than that of the resonated with the pain and suffering wrought on that he was elected to the US Congress. Departing Maine for the handful of observers. unfortunate Cilley. The nation should echo with indignation bloody field in Maryland. winter session of the twenty-fifth Congress, the thirty-five- Along with shooting into the wind, Cilley found himself at this horrible outrage, this cold-blooded assassination.” year-old congressman left behind two young sons and a wife in the open while his opponent benefited from a thicket About the editor Webb and the second Wise (or Graves’s Freelance writer Lorry Fleming lives in Bath, Maine. Images courtesy of Bowdoin College George J. Mitchell Department of Special Archives & Collections. & Archives Special of Department Mitchell J. George College Bowdoin of courtesy Images

14 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 15 Making It Combining key ingredients—a cup of Bowdoin, a splash of moxie, a pinch of novelist—Lidey Heuck ‘13 has whipped herself up a dream job.

By Beth Kowitt ’07 • Photos by Karsten Moran ’05

16 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 17 here is an art to icing cupcakes, and on a crisp winter Heuck shopping in East Hampton, New York. morning Lidey Heuck ’13 and her boss Ina Garten are T deep into discussing technique. “I think it’s important you see the cupcake on the outside so you know what kind is underneath,” Garten explains as she slathers a generous scoop of frosting onto one of her signature coconut cupcakes. “Very often the icing is too thin,” she adds. “It’s really an icing vehicle—an icing deliv- ery system.” Heuck’s life has been replete with these tips and teachings since the summer of 2013 when she start- ed running the social media efforts of the , Garten’s culinary empire. But the gig has provided Heuck with much more than a cooking lesson. Garten is an accomplished chef but also an accomplished businesswoman. She has grown her operation from a gourmet food store in East Hampton, New York, where she still works and lives, into a powerhouse in the culinary world— complete with her own show and nine , the most recent of which was pub- Bowdoin cream of wheat insiders will lished in 2014. To work with Garten is to have a remember this dish, but Garten’s is even richer thanks to the pat of butter she uses window into what it means to be a successful entre- to top off each serving. “Butter makes preneur. “Just seeing the way she chooses what to everything taste better, doesn’t it?” do—people are always offering her opportunities,” something fun and see where it led rather than go Heuck explains. “She says no most of the time.” into a corporate job,” she says. That requirement But Heuck also has helped take the business to steered her toward jobs with organizations like the the next level. Since coming on board in 2013, she’s music festival South by Southwest. increased Garten’s Facebook followers by some half But a bell went off for Heuck when she was a million to more than 700,000 and got Garten on home over the holidays. As she used one of Instagram, where she now has a fan base approach- Garten’s cookbooks, she remembered that she had ing 200,000. “She’s taken our social media from a link to the Barefoot Contessa. Garten’s attorney zero to 100, which has had a huge impact on is the father of Peyton Kelley ’13, one of Heuck’s the book,” Garten says of her most recent cook- friends. Heuck asked Kelley if his dad might pass book, Make It Ahead. “Publishers Weekly was ask- along a letter to Garten since she loved her cook- ing why the book has done double what every other books and unconventional career path. (Garten book has done. It’s because our social effort has never went to culinary school and at one time was been so effective.” a nuclear policy analyst in the Carter Heuck and Garten at work in the Barefoot Contessa kitchen. The formula for how Heuck landed the gig is administration.) Kelley’s dad agreed, with the cave- one part initiative, one part luck. The spring of her at that she shouldn’t get her hopes up. senior year, Heuck had no idea what she wanted to But the letter stuck. “What I loved about it is do, but she did have one qualifier: “I wanted to do that Lidey didn’t just say ‘I want a job and I’ll take Previous Spread: The Barefoot Contessa’s take on a Bowdoin dining recipe for cream of wheat. Heuck employs Garten’s “icing delivery system.”

18 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 19 “It seems like a minute, and “What I loved about it is that Bowdoin social media intern. yet I can’t imagine what we techniques can make a difference and make you Up until that point, Garten’s social media efforts did before she was here.” confident that you can actually cook well,” Garten Lidey didn’t just say, ‘I want a entailed primarily posting recipes and photos from says. Garten helped Heuck get her kitchen set up job and I’ll take anything I can her cookbooks here and there on Facebook. Heuck early on, and she now cooks all the time and isn’t get.’ Lidey made a decision on and Garten started taking original photos and afraid anymore to make a mess. (To get a glimpse conducting contests and book giveaways. Garten of Heuck’s house in East Hampton, watch the first what she wanted to do and now does Facebook question and answer sessions, episode of season ten of the Barefoot Contessa went for it. I thought that was telling her followers she’ll be at her computer called “Welcome to Town Party,” in which Garten answering their queries for the next hour. She throws Heuck a housewarming party.) extraordinary.” received 9,000 questions in the latest round. The Some of Heuck’s culinary heritage has even more engaging social media presence has moved rubbed off on her boss. Garten was looking to anything I can get,’” Garten explains. “Lidey made Garten closer to her goal of connecting with a include a breakfast cereal in Make It Ahead. a decision on what she wanted to do and went for younger generation of fans. During the brainstorming process, Heuck told her it. I thought that was extraordinary.” Heuck’s done all that without compromising the how much she loved Bowdoin’s cream of wheat Garten happened to be in the market for Barefoot Contessa brand. After visiting Facebook’s and had Bowdoin dining send her the recipe. The someone to help with social media. At that offices while they were in California for a book College’s take on the breakfast cereal ultimately point, her operation included just herself and her tour, Heuck decided not to post an online album of inspired the maple vanilla cream of wheat recipe assistant Barbara Libath. Could Heuck get herself the visit. Garten’s brand, after all, is aspirational, that ended up in the . Bowdoin cream to East Hampton for an interview? Heuck told and an insider’s visit to Facebook felt too out of of wheat insiders will remember that dish, but her not to worry—she would get there. Garten reach. Heuck is also careful not to post too much. Garten’s is even richer thanks to the pat of butter was now doubly impressed, as the thirteen-hour “We err on the side of less is more,” she says. She she uses to top off each serving. “Butter makes round trip between East Hampton and Brunswick occasionally gets together for dinner in New York everything taste better, doesn’t it?,” Garten says requires navigating three car ferries each way. City to brainstorm ideas with Marguerite Mariscal with a laugh. Heuck clearly was someone who could figure ’11 (see page thirty-six for a profile), and David fifteen years working together, Libeth is now too The job has also given Heuck the chance to flex things out on her own. “That answer itself was Gruber ’11, who do digital strategy for David good a cook. “It’s really important for me to see her writing muscles. The two went through the text fantastic,” Garten says. Chang’s Momofuku and Mario Batali’s B&B how someone uses a printed page,” Garten says. of the book together. That kind of work is right in Garten, Libath, and Heuck sat down over Hospitality Group, respectively. “We all use digital “Barbara knows I’ll reach for a certain kind of Heuck’s wheelhouse. An English and government coffee cake and discussed the job in Garten’s sunlit media differently, but it’s good to compare notes,” knife, but Lidey doesn’t have that experience. It’s double major, Heuck comes from a writing family. barn, where she works on her books and films her Heuck says. had a huge impact.” Her mom was a film critic for twenty years and show. Other candidates said they’d be happy to do But Heuck’s duties go well beyond social Take the banana cake recipe. When Heuck recently retired as a society and fashion page whatever Garten wanted, but Lidey “came with a media. Garten had already started developing tested it, she put the banana in a bowl and went journalist from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Her plan for social media. It was a very sophisticated recipes for the new book by the time Heuck came for a spoon to mash it. That’s a tad tougher than dad also worked for the paper before starting the thing to do on an interview,” Garten says. Heuck on board, but Heuck tested them all. That task Garten’s approach—mashing it on a cutting board magazine Pittsburgh Quarterly. Heuck has some had an edge with her skillset, having worked as a used to fall to Garten’s assistant Libeth, but, after with a fork. Garten ended up including a side serious bona fides in her own right. She spent a note in the book about how to mash a banana. summer attending a creative writing program at “Something really simple like that can make a huge Kenyon and working on a novel at her family’s difference in the experience of the recipe,” Garten cabin on Lake Huron in northern Michigan. says. “I always want to feel like when you have a It’s been only a year-and-a-half, but Heuck question, I’m right there answering it.” has already cooked up a crucial role for herself Heuck already liked to cook, but she admits to with the Barefoot Contessa team. “It seems like a learning curve when it came to the more technical a minute,” Garten says, “and yet I can’t imagine stuff. Heuck, for example, had always made her what we did before she was here.” own salad dressing but didn’t add the ingredients in any particular order. Once she started working Beth Kowitt ’07 is a writer at Fortune Magazine “To work with Garten is to have a window into what with Garten she learned that the oil should go and her husband, photographer Karsten Moran ’05, it means to be a successful entrepreneur.” in last to create an emulsion. “I think those little is a regular contributor to .

20 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 21 By Sara Anne Donnelly Photography by Michele Stapleton Beyond the Language Lab

A savvy faculty thoroughly integrates technology into a field many wouldn’t expect: the study of Romance languages.

22 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 23 Beyond the Language Lab

ne of the challenges in hoping that this is going to be good for the student and for us.” studying The Divine Comedy, Assistant professor Margaret Boyle has been successful creating besides grappling with an immersion experience for her Spanish students using sites like fourteenth-century Italian, is Mixxer, Skype, and VoiceThread. These sites facilitate dialogue visualizing Dante Alighieri’s among her students and famously paradoxical universe. between her students Dante writes of a cosmos and native speakers. On with earth in the middle of seven planets, the Mixxer, users can search Ostarry sphere, and a sphere called “The Primum for a pen pal who is a Mobile.” Surrounding it all is a god space, or native speaker of a given Dante’s cosmos as envi- Some of the faculty members in the Romance languages department, “The Empyrean.” For centuries, readers have sioned by Robert Visentin language. Skype is a struggled to understand the point at which The ’14. video chat service. And including: (back) Katherine Dauge-Roth, Hanetha Vete-Congolo, and Nadia Celis; (middle) Allison Cooper, Charlotte Daniels, Margaret Boyle, Empyrean connects with the material realm. VoiceThread creates a and Elena Cueto-Asín; (front, seated) Arielle Saiber and Enrique Yepes. But unraveling this paradox is important to virtual debate by allowing understanding the work. The real and virtual worlds now accessible at any time on smart students to upload audio monologues or answers to comments popular digital projects, the sleek clearinghouse DanteToday.com, So what’s a scholar to do? Why, make an app, of course. phones, laptops, and tablets make the teaching of language and and questions recorded earlier by their classmates. has fans all over the world, inside and outside of academia. On Last spring, Associate Professor of Romance Languages Arielle literature an interactive, “everywhere” experience. “I think it’s a way to enrich what we’re doing in the classroom DanteToday, Saiber and Stanford lecturer Elizabeth Coggeshall Saiber partnered with computer science major Robert Visentin “Language is no longer confined to a classroom,” says and create other kinds of opportunities,” Boyle says. “I often find curate “Dante sightings,” or places where Dante surfaces in ’14 to make an app titled “Dante’s Cosmos.” Over a semester- Harold Hendricks, president of the International Association that students who are more reluctant to speak up in class feel modern culture. Recent sightings include a film called Taxi long independent study, Saiber explained to Visentin what the for Language Learning Technology, which promotes digital empowered or just have more of a voice online.” Inferno, a Czechoslovakian dance performance titled “Inferno,” cosmos should look like, worked with him as he read The Divine innovation in the teaching of language, literature, and culture. Last spring, Wildon Kaplan ’17 used VoiceThread in Boyle’s and an Italian rap that samples from—you guessed it—the Comedy and related criticism, and showed him two-dimensional “Language is whatever connection you can make with your elementary Spanish class to tell a story about himself in Spanish. It “Inferno.” Since 2006, the site has posted more than a thousand sketches of the cosmos drawn by other academics. By the end of mobile devices, with your technology of any kind.” was a project identical to a paper version he’d done in high school examples of Dante in contemporary culture. the semester, Visentin had cracked enough of the cosmos paradox According to Hendricks, Bowdoin language scholars back in Switzerland, but Kaplan says the digital version was more “I’ve never advertised it,” Saiber says of DanteToday. “It to build a beta app with two- and three-dimensional rainbow- like Saiber produce some of the field’s most exciting digital fun because it was more interactive. initially was sort of an experiment to see if word would catch on. colored bull’s-eyes depicting Dante’s multi-layered universe. Press innovations. Over the last decade, Bowdoin’s Romance “It was really interesting to hear someone else’s voice and And it has. What seems to be happening is this site is stimulating “play,” and the bull’s-eyes tremble and shift to show how the languages faculty have created and adapted blogs, wikis, to hear my own voice and to hear how I was speaking, how my conversation in regular Dante classes.” spiritual realm interacts with the material. e-textbooks, digital databases, websites, and apps that do accent was, how confidently I was speaking,” he says. “And it Gretchen Williams ’14 helped Saiber catalogue and edit posts “What I hope is it will give [students] another depth of everything from engage native speakers abroad to analyze 3-D was kind of cool to go see other people’s autobiographies and on DanteToday last summer. During the same summer, she also intuition,” says Saiber, “another way of intuiting and imagining drawings of ancient theaters. to go see what they said and how they sounded. And we could helped build assistant professor Allison Cooper’s digital archive this very paradoxical space.” “The myriad activities and initiatives in the Romance comment on each other.” of Italian film. That catalogue was launched in the fall and is now Thanks to innovations like Saiber’s, Bowdoin’s Department languages department create a whole that is greater than the sum Kaplan, who is fluent in English and French, doesn’t think making it easier for students to conduct comparative film analyses. of Romance Languages has introduced to the classroom—and of its parts,” says Dean for Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd. digital learning can replace one-on-one conversation with a native Williams says she’s no “techie,” but her work for Saiber and beyond—new digital and computational tools and strategies. “Clearly the creativity of each faculty member is enhanced by the speaker, but it can complement real-world immersion. Cooper “enhanced the material” and helped her understand creativity around them.” Saiber agrees that digital learning is one of many tools the Italian in new ways. The department has come a long way from its earliest department has to teach “With the whole innovation in the late 1990s—associate professor Enrique language. But it’s an new digital humanities Yepes’s award-winning interactive Spanish textbook, which is important one, and one component to Bowdoin still widely used today. New projects include assistant professor that in some ways is catching fire, I think that’s Allison Cooper’s digital catalogue of Italian film clips, Saiber’s limited only by the time where a lot of Bowdoin Skype-based visiting writer series in her international sci-fi course, the professor can devote classes are headed,” she says associate professor Nadia Celis’s iPad-based Spanish literature to understanding the of digital learning. “I think course, and associate professors Charlotte Daniels and Katherine technology. that Bowdoin is transitioning Dauge-Roth’s wiki of common grammatical problems in the “In a sense it just into a time where it is going French language. The most successful of these ventures typically feels like ink in a pen,” to be a really valuable tool become models for still more innovations in the department. Saiber says of technology. for students and teachers.” “There is an element of adventure,” explains department chair “It’s just another Sara Anne Donnelly, a Elena Cueto-Asín of these innovations. “We have to say, ‘Let’s see way of writing and freelance writer in Portland, if this works.’ I have a lot of pride in my colleagues who create communicating.” The app, “Dante’s Cosmos,” provides a backdrop for Arielle Saiber’s class. can be reached at sara@ On the previous spread, Saiber points to “The Empyrean.” these [tools] because I know how much time is invested there, One of Saiber’s most saraannedonnelly.com.

24 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 A generation of alumnae pass the Bowdoin Like Mother, experience on to their daughters. Like Daughter By Michaela Cavallaro

ust a generation ago, the first women began Jtaking classes at Bowdoin. Classified as visiting students from other colleges, they were essentially a novelty rather than a true part of the student body. Yet tales of those days seem practically sepia-toned to today’s Polar Bears, who find it difficult to imagine anything other than the vibrant, fully coeducational student body they see every day. In fact, a major milestone has slipped by almost unnoticed: just as generations of men have passed their love of Bowdoin on to their sons and

26 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 27 grandsons, Bowdoin women have begun to share about coeducation—she heard as a child were “The stories my mom told that stuck One major factor their affection for the Bowdoin Pines with their evocative and appealing. “Everything about it with me were about how unique it in that discovery daughters. seemed romantic, both in terms of my parents’ that rings true for was to live off campus and be one of Take Anne and Ashley Cotton, for example. romance and the fact that a wild time in the history many Bowdoin Anne ’72 came to Bowdoin for her junior year as a of America was playing out on a small Maine the only women on campus.” mothers and campus,” she says. women on campus,” she says. “The stories were daughters: Nina “Everything about it The Cottons vacationed in South Harpswell much less about Bowdoin itself, and much more didn’t sell Phoebe seemed romantic, both every summer, so Ashley grew up wandering about the unique experience of being a woman on her alma in terms of my parents’ through Bowdoin’s campus, having her picture on campus. Meanwhile, my dad’s stories were mater. “I thought romance and the fact taken at the polar bear statue, and visiting her dad’s about the Bowdoin football team and eating in the that Bowdoin fraternity house. “That’s where I smelled beer for dining hall.” would be that a wild time in the the first time,” she remembers with a laugh. When it amazing for her,” history of America was came time to apply to college, Bowdoin seemed an Forging Lifelong Friendships Nina says. “But playing out on a small obvious choice. “I knew it was a great place,” she I never wanted Maine campus.” says simply. “I Through the next decade, Bowdoin took major to push her into love being part of steps toward integrating women. It wasn’t an it, because as a visiting student that tradition.” immediate success—“My social experience was parent I feel very from Colby. She Elizabeth kind of the wild west,” says trustee emerita strongly that followed her Begin ’74 and Jane Morrell ’81—but the progress came steadily. your child needs then-boyfriend, Sarah Begin In fact, when Kristen Kolkhorst Nelson ’82 came to be who your Lee Cotton ’71, Cameron ’05 to Brunswick in 1978, just a year after Morrell, it child actually is. to campus in the have a similar seemed that the College had absorbed the change I wanted Phoebe fall of 1970—just story. Elizabeth and moved on. “I’m not even sure what the male/ to come to it—or as Bowdoin’s was one of female ratio was at the time,” Nelson says. “The not—completely governing board twenty-eight very fact that I don’t know the answer tells you that on her own.” voted in favor of women in her it didn’t really seem like an issue.” Morrell feels coeducation. “I class, as Bowdoin Like their male counterparts, the Bowdoin much the same was taking a full began figuring women of that era forged lifelong friendships on way: “I could not load, though it’s out how to make campus. For their daughters, those relationships deny that it was a hope and dream that our daughter unclear whether coeducation said as much about what the College has to and our son would go there,” she says, “but I kept I was actually work. “There offer as any professional, intellectual, or athletic my mouth shut!” supposed to were no women’s accomplishments. Phoebe Kranefuss ’16 grew up Still, those hopes and dreams weren’t entirely be taking that sports, there was in Mill Valley, California, where Bowdoin is less lost on the daughters. Lucy Morrell ’13 grew up many classes,” hardly a women’s well known. But her family hosted Bowdoin friends in Brunswick; in addition to her mother, both Anne remembers. restroom, and we of her mother, Nina Frank ’83, for Thanksgiving of her grandfathers and several other relatives “After the vote, I marched in and said I wanted to sang, ‘Rise, sons every year, and Phoebe understood that her mother are Bowdoin alums. Her high school swim team matriculate—and the administration said okay.” of Bowdoin,’” she had formed the most meaningful friendships of practiced at the Bowdoin pool, and over the years The College wasn’t fully prepared to remembers. “We her life at the College. Still, Phoebe was initially she spent lots of time at Polar Bear hockey and accommodate female students in those early days, were very much uninterested in even applying to Bowdoin. “In a soccer games. The school was so familiar to her as when the number of women remained few. (Just observers at a lot of ways, my mom and I are really different, so to be unremarkable. For a time, in fact, Lucy was eight other women graduated with the class of men’s college, but I didn’t think that her school would necessarily be set on attending college in California—essentially 1972.) Anne had pneumonia that fall, for instance, we were thrilled my school,” she says. as far from home as possible, to the dismay of her and the infirmary had yet to add a women’s wing. to be so.” Over time, though, Phoebe realized that the family. “But as I got closer to making a decision, They eventually found a spot for her up on the third Like Anne Cotton, Elizabeth Begin married a qualities that had attracted Nina to Bowdoin—a sticking around Brunswick got more appealing,” she floor—literally and figuratively isolated from the Bowdoin man. And so Bowdoin is part of a rich small college that would provide a challenging men. family tradition for Sarah. “The stories my mom education, close relationships with faculty members, “I thought that Bowdoin For Ashley ’01, the Bowdoin stories—full told that stuck with me were about how unique and lots of extracurricular activities, all in a of campus protests over Vietnam and debates it was to live off campus and be one of the only supportive environment—were appealing to her, too. would be amazing for her.”

28 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 [email protected] 29 “ Her experience has almost fulfilled Bowdoin’s Cameron faced the added challenge of parents daughter. “It was amazing to watch Ruo experience alumni and their promise to me, because the College has evolved who live nearby in Falmouth. What’s more, her Bowdoin in a very different way. But what was children currently father’s office is just off campus—a combination absolutely the same is that she formed a really attending in the ways that, while I didn’t know it at the that worried Sarah slightly. “Going into it, there wonderful group of friends who will be lifelong Bowdoin. “There time, really needed to happen.” was some nervousness: Are they going to be here all friends—and that’s the same thing I took from were people there the time? But it was not that way at all,” she says. Bowdoin. That spirit has never changed.” I hadn’t seen in says. Ultimately, “We set up some clear ground rules about them not thirty years, and I interactions with popping in unannounced, and it ended up being no Fulfilling Bowdoin’s Promise didn’t know their members of the problem at all.” kids were going soccer team and The relationship is a bit different for Nancy Other Bowdoin moms express similar thoughts to Bowdoin. It’s then-coach Maren Fuller ’78 and Ruo Zhao ’05. The pair met when about watching their daughters experience all very exciting to Rojas convinced Ruo came to live with Nancy and her husband as the College has to offer today. In fact, more than be in a room like her that Bowdoin a fifteen-year- one says that experiencing Bowdoin vicariously that,” she says. was the right place old exchange is perhaps even more rewarding than it was to “You wouldn’t for her—family student from attend herself. “I feel very lucky to have shared think something history or not. China. Though the same college with my daughter, particularly like that would Ruo returned since she was able to enjoy a very current, vibrant, bring you so Setting the home to much joy, but Ground Rules finish high “When people ask me about there are so many school, Nancy my best time at Bowdoin, I great memories While some encouraged always say it was the four years attached to the daughters of her to consider time you spent Bowdoin alumnae American my daughter was there.” with them. It’s look forward to colleges. Ruo twenty-first-century college community,” says Jane really incredible.” extending their was intrigued Morrell. “Not to say that I didn’t—especially in Today, a mothers’ legacy by Wellesley, the classroom—but I feel so great about what Lucy whole new on campus, others which was better was able to experience outside the classroom. Her generation specifically seek known in China experience has almost fulfilled Bowdoin’s promise of women opportunities to at the time, but to me, because the College has evolved in the ways is forming establish their she ultimately that, while I didn’t know it at the time, really needed bonds—with own identity. chose to attend to happen.” Bowdoin and with one another—that may endure For instance, Bowdoin— That sentiment rings true to Elizabeth Begin, for decades. For some, those bonds may be sustained when Phoebe with Nancy’s who laughs as she describes how different Sarah’s for generations, as Bowdoin continues to nurture Kranefuss came to Brunswick to start her first year, enthusiastic social life was from her own. “We used to invite friendship, leadership, and learning in bright young she specifically asked her mother not to mention support. “You our guy friends to cocktail parties, and we would women and men. “I think we forget about the fact that she’d attended Bowdoin. Now, at the end of jump at an not only dress up, but we made things like that it really hasn’t been very long that women have her sophomore year, her friends know that her opportunity celery stuffed with cream cheese and passed hors been on campus. Clearly Bowdoin is fostering female mom is an aluma—and mother and daughter have like that,” d’oeuvres,” she says. leadership,” says Kristen’s daughter, Sarah Nelson come to appreciate the advantages of Nina Frank’s says Ruo, who Differences in social experiences notwithstanding, ’14, a biochemistry and French double major who familiarity with the campus and the area. “Phoebe coincidentally Anne Cotton feels that Bowdoin “continues to get was president of Bowdoin’s student government. feels relieved that she doesn’t have to spend every was placed in the better and better. I wouldn’t trade my experience—it “To see how well they’re doing that over one second with me when I visit,” says Nina. “I’m happy same fourth-floor made me who I am—but Ashley definitely got a generation is pretty remarkable. And knowing how to go to the art museum by myself, or to go on a room in Appleton Hall where Nancy had lived her better education.” Bowdoin has changed over the years has made me run to Mere Point. I’m comfortable on campus by first year on campus. The new tradition of passing the Bowdoin appreciate my experience here even more.” myself, and I don’t know if that would be the case if “When people ask me about my best time at heritage from mother to daughter has an additional I hadn’t gone here.” Bowdoin, I always say it was the four years my benefit. While visiting their daughters on campus, Michaela Cavallaro is a freelance writer based in While Phoebe knows that, most of the time, daughter was there,” says Nancy, who adds that alumnae find themselves reconnecting with long- South Portland, Maine, and is a frequent contributor her mother is 3,000 miles away, Sarah Begin she and Zhao Mei, Ruo’s mother, say they share a lost friends. Kristen Nelson attended an event for to DownEast magazine.

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Bowdoin Josie Bassinette ’81 P rofiles Window on the World

onor Williams ’05 has a recurring nightmare. He Cwalks into his house decades from now, after retiring from a career spent researching and writing about educational equity, and realizes—nothing he cared about has changed. The passion that keeps him up at night was awakened early. “I attended pretty troubled public schools for my entire K-12 education,” says Williams. “I was conscious of the fact that my peers living in wealthier parts of the country had access to educational opportunities that I could only dream about.” Following a path that included teaching first grade in Crown Heights, , and writing for (he won a year-long columnist gig in the paper’s “America’s Next Great Pundit” contest),Williams has now immersed himself in early education policy as a senior researcher at New America Foundation, a Washington, DC, think tank. “My work is about making the American Dream more accessible to a wider array of kids and families. And the research is pretty clear: investing in early education Photo: Gia Marascotti is one of the most effective ways to do that,” says osie Bassinette ’81 embodies the idea of “world citizen.” The World Bank in Indonesia, the largest office outside Williams, echoing what he’s written for the likes of The As manager of operations and portfolio for the World of the headquarters in Washington, DC, works in tandem Atlantic, The New Republic, The Daily Beast, and of J Bank in Indonesia, Bassinette works on everything from “the with the Indonesian government on an array of development late, Talking Points Memo. sublime to the (sometimes) ridiculous.” In her nearly twenty- programs, aiming to “reduce extreme poverty and increase The early childhood education that Williams and his Conor Williams ’05 five-year run with the group, she has worked with World shared prosperity for the citizens.” Though the country is wife, Gwennan Hollingworth ’06, have been able to Bank locations in Washington, Palestine, Lebanon, China, a member of the G-20 and an “emerging economic star,” provide their own children highlighted for Williams the Dream Job Mongolia, Afghanistan and, now, Indonesia. it faces many challenges, including a massive deficit in need for everyone to have that opportunity. His own At Bowdoin, Bassinette was the “original East Asian Studies infrastructure investment. experiences—including cherished time he spent as a major,” then referred to as an “independent major.” Professor “Working in development and particularly doing this stay-at-home dad while pursuing a Ph.D. in government of Chinese History Jack Langlois connected Bassinette with from within our client countries is the best career I could at Georgetown—inform the work Williams hopes will the Tunghai University in Taiwan, which led her to a master’s wish for,” she says, “but moving around the world has also bring about the kind of change that will help other degree from Columbia and, farther down the line, a degree allowed me to introduce my children to a life far beyond the parents sleep easier. from London Business School. After taking what was intended boundaries of what they would have had growing up in a to be a one-year assignment with the World Bank, Bassinette ‘normal’ American way. I think that this was important in built her career there. shaping who they have become.” Photo: Robert Rathe

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lympic aspirations came early to arrett Davis ’93 has lots of O Allison Springer ’97. She recalls Gdogs in his life. At his home in sitting on her father’s shoulders at the Allison Springer ’97 Holmdel, New Jersey, where he lives 1980 Lake Placid games and sensing the with his wife, Ruth Reinhard Davis competitiveness in the air. But it was Olympic Faith ’93, and their two children, he has two during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics of his own—a Rhodesian ridgeback when her fate was sealed. and a pitbull—and he cares for many, “I was watching the three-day eventing many others every year. But it was competition on television and thought to a particular dog back in his days at myself ‘I’m going to do that some day,’” Bowdoin that diverted Garrett from she recalls. “It’s funny to me now—to have his planned path in human medicine to been so young, but so specific.” one as a vet. His name was Logan, and Garrett Three-day eventing could be termed Garrett Davis ‘93 an “equestrian triathlon”—comprising and his roommate, Chris Ball ’93, got dressage, endurance (cross-country), and Logan’s Hero him as a puppy from biology professor show jumping. Springer’s been competing Carey Phillips. Logan, a black Lab and in the sport since she was a child, and she “a bundle of energy,” was Garrett’s won the North American Young Rider first dog. Through him, Garrett Championship the summer before her first formed a relationship with a local vet year at Bowdoin. and ended up volunteering there. He The government major took some time says, “The way vets took care of dogs off from serious equestrian competition made me look at biology in a very to focus on college life. At Bowdoin, she different way and piqued my interest in played rugby and raced with the downhill veterinary care.” ski team and believes having had “the real It’s not a short or easy route to Bowdoin experience” contributed to her being a vet, however. From Bowdoin, achieving an international standing in her Garrett went to Cornell University sport today. College of Veterinary Medicine and, “Bowdoin played a part in teaching after that, he did an internship at the me how to build relationships, represent Red Bank Veterinary Hospital (where myself, focus, and achieve my goals,” he practices today), followed by three Springer says. “Promoting the sport years of additional training at the is a huge part of my job. Sponsorship University of Pennsylvania School of ultimately comes down to visibility. And Veterinary Medicine. the sport isn’t as ingrained in American At Penn, Garrett trained in his culture as it is elsewhere.” specialty, orthopedics and soft tissue Springer was an alternate during the surgeries, and he now performs the 2012 games and is currently working full kinds of surgeries on animals that most time toward her goal of representing the of us think of in human terms, things United States in the 2016 games in Brazil. like repairing torn ACLs (as he did for Along with her rigorous, around-the- an alumna’s bull mastiff not long ago) clock preparation for the Olympics, she or hip replacements. He says of his teaches clinics across the country, trains work, “They come in to you broken, horses for other riders, serves as president not able to walk. There is a huge sense of the Professional Riders Organization, of satisfaction the way they go out the and also sits on various boards and door feeling better.” In addition to performing surgeries, committees. Garrett spends his time training “I do way too much for sure,” Springer others and serving on the board of says. “But I love the connection I have the foundation Save U.S. Pets, which with the horses. I enjoy what I do every provides grants to pet owners who day, and that’s a blessing.” can’t afford the often heavy out-of- pocket costs for life-saving procedures for their furry family members.

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early six years ago, Peter NAdams ’75 left his executive job at the disability insurance giant UNUM to become director of what was then known as Maine Peter Adams ’75 Handicapped Skiing. One of his first moves was to change the name The Power of Possibility of the nonprofit to Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation, a name that better reflects the breadth of Marguerite Mariscal ’11 activities the organization presents Digital Gourmand to people with physical disabilities. Adams says he made this big life change after becoming convinced that baby boomers should apply their professional expertise to meet social needs. When the top position opened up at Maine Adaptive, Adams seized it. “It felt like a real match,” he says. “I love Maine, I love the outdoors, and I love skiing. Plus I could apply what I learned after all my [twenty-five] years at UNUM.” Maine Adaptive now has an endowment of $1 million. Last year it helped over 500 people ski, snowboard, paddle, bicycle, and golf. Adams says he sees people transform every day. “It is an awesome, life-changing, magical program that gets people doing things they think they couldn’t do. This opens up all sorts of other possibilities in their lives.”

Photo: Karsten Moran ’05

arguerite Mariscal ’11 is no stranger to the upscale food Though very much a fan of the restaurants, Mariscal says M industry. Growing up on ’s Upper West Side it’s this dynamic array that keeps her hooked. “I’m particularly and helping her family run their nationally known specialty drawn to working with such a diverse set of ventures. food store, Zabar’s, she had a preview of the operations and Momofuku pursues whatever is interesting; we’re not just demands of the food market and became familiar with the high focused on opening more restaurants.” standards of epicureans. Mariscal’s work interacts with various areas of the business She’s now responsible for digital communications at from the website, social media outlets, and design to different Momofuku (Japanese for “lucky peach”), a diverse restaurant departments, the restaurants, and the people who work there. group established by award-winning celebrity chef and “Bowdoin provided me with a well-rounded education. I can author David Chang that currently includes two bars, eight jump into any project that’s thrown my way. As Momofuku restaurants, a culinary lab, and multiple Milk Bar bakeries in continues to grow and expand into different areas, that means New York, Sydney, and Toronto. Her role also includes work learning on the job almost everyday. It’s a challenge, but I can’t with Lucky Peach, a quarterly print journal, and Booker and imagine working any other way.” Dax, a kitchen equipment company. Photo: James Marshall

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Jack Grinold ’57 Polar Bear Turned Hall of Fame Husky

f it weren’t for a rough crossing of the Atlantic in the Over his five decades on Huntington Avenue, Ifall of 1959, the career of legendary Northeastern Grinold developed a wide-ranging, innovative athletic University sports information director John (Jack) communications office. Among his numerous honors, Grinold ’57 may have never found its sea legs. Grinold was inducted into the CoSIDA (College Sports “For three years after I left Bowdoin, I was a Information Directors of America) Hall of Fame in bohemian,” laughs Grinold. “I joined the Merchant 1994. He has been awarded more than twenty-five Marines and in the fall of 1959 I got off a ship in Boston CoSIDA Citations of Excellence for various university and saw an ad in the paper for a publicity director for publications and has been inducted into the New Billy Sullivan’s new professional football franchise.” England Basketball and the Massachusetts Hockey Halls The rest is Boston sports history. of Fame. The Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the Grinold helped run the contest that eventually named National Football Foundation also bears his name. In the Boston Patriots and started writing press releases 1985, Grinold was the first non-athlete or non-coach Bowdoin when the team began signing players in advance of its inducted into the University’s “Husky Hall of Fame.” debut season in 1960. However, when they asked him to “The job has kept me young,” says Grinold, who still start selling tickets, the former English major decided to maintains a desk and office hours at Northeastern. “I join the staff at Northeastern University. Fifty-two years love dealing with young people. The lure of the games, Alum Notes later, he is regarded as the dean of New England sports the changing of the season. It never ever gets boring.” information directors.

Photo: Webb Chappell Steve Schwartz ’70 atop the Monch summit ridge in the Swiss Alps.

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1950 REUNION ‘Newspaper of the Year’ by the as crew at Zealand Falls Hut. I had 1956 history here and there to offer a with seating capacities up to The ‘faithful’ who were back Send us news! 4104 College During a July family reunion in New England Newspaper and the good fortune to hike to Zealand Former Bar Harbor, Maine, native perspective as to the growth of sixteen thousand. to tailgate and cheer in the fall Station, Brunswick, ME 04011 or Maine in honor of Trenton N. Press Association for the fourth Hut this summer with my wife and LeRoy Dyer recently completed the town itself, my wish is that Bowdoin’s Charles M. included: Harry Carpenter, [email protected] Karalekas’s ninetieth birthday, year in a row. The previous week, four-year-old grandson and his his first book, Bah Hahbah, this book, in some small way, has Leighton Sailing Center was Wende Chapman, Bill Cooke, If there’s no news listed for your his whole family visited the at their annual conference in San family. The hut has changed much Growing up in Bar Harbor in the contributed to the lore and history dedicated on October 11, 2014. Barbara and David Ham, Nancy class year, it’s not because we’re campus). “There were four Antonio, the National Newspaper physically but its spirit is the same.” 1940s and 1950s. Dyer writes: of our small island community.” Located at the Coastal Studies and Ed Langbein, Maryellen and neglecting you! The majority of generations of us,” his daughter Association designated The “The reader will be treated to Excerpted from a press release by Center on Orr’s Island, it provides Steve Lawrence, Dick Lyman, Class News has always been American as the second best large 1955 REUNION the author. meeting, storage, and changing John Snow, and Janie Webster. self-reported, so send us an Susan writes, “my father, childhood adventures in Acadia weekly newspaper in the country.” Send us news: facilities. Attendees included update and rally your classmates! his three daughters and their National Park and the Bar Harbor husbands, grandchildren, and [email protected] waterfront and also discover how 1957 Roxanne Leighton and Julia 1958 great grandchildren. My father 1952-1953 it was to caddy for the rich and Ed Langbein: “Congratulations to Leighton ’81, Barbara and David David Gosse: “Janice and I 1945 REUNION had warm memories of his years Send us news: famous; you will read personal Jill Perry on the arrival of grandson Ham, Nancy and Ed Langbein, moved to Topsham, Maine, at Franklin Calderwood: “All’s at Bowdoin and was proud to [email protected] accounts of dealing with the Alexander C. Christie. Gisela and Sandy and Erik Lund, and Ann and the Highlands. We plan to attend well in Utah. Had a warm summer show us the campus. We were terrible 1947 fire that almost Dietmar Klein welcomed their John Snow. many events at Bowdoin, and now but not much rain. Need a good blessed with a beautiful day and 1954 destroyed the town; you’ll be sixth grandchild, Yannick, and note Mary Lou and Clem Wilson we are only a few miles from our snow this winter with a high enjoyed our visit.” Bill Hoffman: “I have had the great intrigued to learn why stories of that their oldest, Leona, is now have resettled in Holyoke, sailboat in East Boothbay.” water content; the West is very pleasure of renewing my contact Ted Williams of the Red Sox have in her second year at Heidelberg Massachusetts, with ‘closets Architect Constantine dry. Looking forward to 2015 and 1951 with Bob Hitchcock ’52 after sixty been included in these pages; and University. overrunning with stuff.’ Kay and Tsomides announces that Back the 70th Reunion!” Alan Baker is publisher of years of going our separate ways. During a family reunion in Maine last you will understand why growing Nancy and I enjoyed lunch with Dick Lyman are recently back Bay Architectural Commission summer to celebrate his ninetieth two Maine newspapers, The Bob was my host when I visited up in old Bar Harbor enriched Reed Chapman, who was in Maine from travels in Turkey that took of Boston has approved the Bowdoin as a high school student in birthday, Trenton Karalekas ’50 for a family wedding and reported them from Istanbul-Ephesus facsimile construction for the 1946-1949 Ellsworth American and Mount brought his entire family to campus for my life and the lives of so many 1949. We met at the Appalachian attending a jazz concert with John and the Aegean coastline on historic nineteenth-century home Send us news: Desert Islander: “In October, The a visit, including his three daughters: others, providing all with a sense [email protected] Ellsworth American was named Mountain Club Pinkham Notch Hut Susan Karalekas, Dorothy Whalen, and of pride that we carry with us all Albert earlier this summer. the west to the underground of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and and later he became my mentor Diane Karalekas. of our days. With a snippet of Tom Needham traveled to cities of Cappadocia in the east. Jr. on Beacon Street in Boston’s Cancun, Mexico, for the wedding In October, Marsha and Nate Back Bay neighborhood. Tsomides of his youngest daughter, Amy; Winer embarked on a twelve-day Associates Architect Planners spent a week on Nantucket with culinary and wine riverboat cruise designed the new building. his son Tom and family; and then from Marseilles to that was Tsomides says, “the new building a week with his other daughter followed by four more days in Paris restores the historic character Susan and her family on Pleasant on their own. That same month and streetscape of this block of Pond in Island Falls, Maine. Daisy Crane enjoyed a Danube Beacon Street.” Tom also noted that Bangor is cruise from Prague to Budapest. In Gordon Weil: “In September, Paddling up the Mississippi from New becoming the entertainment center Maine, it was a treat to see Joyce Roberta and I drove the 1,200-mile Orleans to Memphis in April, 2014: in Maine with waterfront concerts, Hovey and her grandson Nathanial, Trans Labrador Highway, a road Matilda McQuaid ’79, Ed Langbein ’57, the American Folk Festival, the who were here to interview and only partially paved and partly and Tricia Rice ’81. By Ed’s count, the Cross Center, and several sites ‘look over’ Bowdoin. in the wilderness. One of the trip covered “seven days, 700 miles, and 7,000,000 calories.” Vacation Rental - Harpswell Waterfront

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principal sites was the Bowdoin describes how Pappas turned competitive with each other. A government, and increase our time resident rabbinical scholar and Charlie reports that he enjoyed months in San Diego. Call if you has allowed Kathy and me to Canyon, named after the College his passion for cycling—fifty to good time was had by all!” in Maine. My best regards to each philosopher, has agreed to chair the recent 1961 lunch in Portland, are in the area.” become snow birds. We migrate in 1891 by Austin Cary, Class of seventy-five miles each week— Rick DelPrete: “Things of my classmates. I miss you all the debate on important issues of which was well attended by eight Kent Spriggs: “I am engaged between Middleton, Wisconsin, 1887, later said to be the first into a fundraising vehicle after his continue to go well in scenic very much and hope to see you in our time. All classmates within of our classmates. On several to Kathleen Laufenberg. We will and Fort Myers, Florida, every American forester. It is on the riding partner lost his battle with Lakeville, Connecticut. Barb 2016 at our 55th Reunion! In our 100 miles of Portland are invited occasions, Sue and I have also be wed in March 2015. We were six months. While in Florida, Churchill River.” cancer. Each year he participates and I celebrated our fifty-first last class newsletter, Ted Fuller to the symposium.” spent time with Adele Kaplan, on campus last summer and visited we volunteer at the Gladiolus in the annual CT Challenge bike anniversary this year, and our provided a wonderful picture of Chris Pyle: “I am still teaching Ed’s wife. In early September, Frank Schmit and Dick Snow Learning Center tutoring young 1959 ride, logging twenty-five miles health continues to be good with himself discussing various rifle law and politics full time at Mount we visited the College to attend at Birch Island. Have edited an children and rendering second Martin Gray’s daughter “Allegra in memory of his friend. This no major issues. We enjoy our cleaning techniques with the Holyoke College and am writing a the dedication of a second Torah anthology of civil rights lawyers opinions on pediatric medical Kathryn Gray (University of year he raised nearly twenty eight grandchildren and they commandant of the Marine Corps. book on campaign finance reform. scroll by the Bowdoin Hillel in the Deep South, 1965-80. Am issues. We also visit my brother Delaware ’15) was selected as an thousand dollars, securing his certainly keep us on our toes. I In a blatant attempt to slightly In January 2014 my wife Cindy and organization. We enjoyed meeting working with some great folks here Paul ’66 and his wife Lis, who All Colonial Athletic Association position as one of the highest look forward to our annual visit upstage Ted, I am attaching a I flew to Tahiti where we sailed the students, faculty, and members in Tallahassee to create rescue live in West Palm Beach. In good Women’s Soccer First Team player ranking fundraisers for the event to the Florida Keys and hope a picture, taken in Maine, of my as crew on a 135-foot brigantine. of the Brunswick community who resources for the—all too many— health, Kathy and I play tennis for the third season in a row. and earning him the title of few dumb tarpon are planning on wife Dorothy and me with the The summer was wonderful. participated in this event held in persons being trafficked. We will almost every day in both states Allegra was also captain of the ‘Rode Warrior.’ From a Danbury, being there when I am.” commandant’s old boss and his Three visits to Bowdoin with the Moulton Union. We also saw a definitely return for the 55th.” with friends, in leagues, and UD women’s soccer team for the Connecticut, Danbury NewsTimes Gerard O. Haviland: “I have wife, Barbara.” grandchildren, and I had several fascinating exhibit of photographs occasionally in tournaments. second year in a row and made article, July 14, 2014. had many communications—e- Charlie Prinn: “A small but golf adventures with Mason Pratt of jazz musicians by William 1962 We also travel to New York and the CAA’s Women’s Soccer All mails, telephone, and vocal group gathered at DiMillo’s and Jon Staples. We played in Gottlieb in the Museum and had Terry Clark: “I just published Denver to visit with children and Academic Team for the fourth 1960 REUNION otherwise—with Peter Scott, Restaurant in Portland for lunch Augusta and in Kennebunkport and dinner with Linda Abromson, Can Tocqueville Karaoke? with grandchildren. While my college year in a row. Allegra has also Send us news: Mickey Coughlin, Charlie on October 17. Present for the were thrown off of both courses.” the widow of the late Joel many Asian co-authors about roommate Paul Riseman and been nominated for the second [email protected] Prinn, Don Prince, Kent Mensa meeting (in inverse order Joel Sherman: “I have been Abromson ’60.” how our views on participation I have stayed in close contact time as a Co-Sida Academic All Spriggs, Joel Sherman, and to their academic standing) in touch with Gerry Haviland, Stephen Silverman: “On the and innovation need to be through the years, our 50th American. A statistics major with 1961 Dick Keiler. I have also learned were Jim Dunn, Sam Elliot, Jerry Slavet, Mike Pollet, news front: I’m still practicing reformulated to work in Asia as Reunion in 2012 was a great a minor in economics, Allegra Lyman Cousens: “For our annual that my homes, my autos, and Paul Gardiner, Peter Hanson, Dave Smith, Herman Segal, law. Just received an award well as in areas like American way of reconnecting with my will begin work for Chase Bank’s golf trip this fall, brothers Charlie other things are now safely George Gordon, Peter Gribbin, Bill Friedman, Peter Scott, from the local bar association for city deviant gangs. This other Bowdoin classmates, some Risk Management Group located Prinn, Ted Fuller, David Belka, insured by president Mac Brawn Dave Humphrey, Mason Pratt, Peter Bergholtz, Dave Ballard, fifty years of service to the legal continues the Bowdoin-inspired of whom I had not seen since in Wilmington, Delaware, upon David Carlisle, Rod Collette, and his Andover companies. Now and I. It was noted that our Ted Fuller, and Charlie Prinn. profession. Still playing piano. effort to identify some brilliant our commencement in 1962. In graduation.” and I were hosted by brother I know why I have been sleeping inspirational coordinators, Dave Just had a gig with a trio playing but specifically New England closing, I would like to extend In July 2014 Peter Pappas Mac Brawn for three days at so well this year. I continue to Ballard and Mick Coughlin, jazz and American Songbook patterns that do not always was profiled for a newspaper Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings live both in Kennebunk, Maine, were absent, enjoying warmer standards at a client’s restaurant. travel. Most of my career has article highlighting his efforts to Mills, Maryland. As our golf skills and Farmington, Connecticut. My climes. Though the session Sharlene is retired after thirty been at the University of Chicago, aid cancer survivors. The piece deteriorate, we at least remain work is in Connecticut and that is was conducted at a high level years teaching math at an inner but often comparing cities and what keeps me there. However, if decibel-wise, it was concluded city middle school.” policy practices around the world, all goes according to plan, I will that the next meeting, now Jerry Slavet: “Hard to believe especially in a project on urban give up the work at year’s end, scheduled for the first quarter 1962 classmates Nils Blatz, Steve that what most thought was a innovation. Still try to do at least become fully dependent on the of 2015, should allow more time Polederos, Fred Rollinson, and Paul stupid idea—NPR’s From the one bike race and triathlon a Constantino on their annual winter for socializing. David Humphrey, pilgrimage to Brunswick for a Polar Bear Top—is now in its fifteenth year. Love biking in downtown hockey game at Watson Arena. season nationally. And of greater Chicago but miss New England.” significance is that we just gave Ted Curtis: “After practicing away our two millionth dollar of law in Orono for over forty “I KNOW NOT AGE, cash scholarships to kids who years, I am ready to transition. NOR WEARINESS, NOR DEFEAT!” appear on the show with serious My office provides a great financial need. Also starting to opportunity for an attorney Contc Us: toll free 1.866.988.0991 do many ‘Moments of Inspiration’ interested in an existing general www.seniorsonthego.com

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a special thank you to Peter Boston Marathon. 2015 should be Investment.’ Until recently, when Bowdoin College to benefit needy 1970 REUNION 1973 Webster, friend and class agent, a memorable year for us as I turn he moved too far away, Peter students in rural counties of New The Georgetown Dish recently Frank McEvoy: “The second for keeping all of us in the loop.” seventy-five in April; celebrate my Fenton ’64 was also a member Hampshire.” From an International interviewed Paul Batista about half of 2014 had some items Cornelius Love: “Thanksgiving 50th Reunion from the University of of both of those singing groups. Franchise Association news his latest novel, The Borzoi of note for me: I performed in came, and my wife Vickie and I Chicago Law School; and a fiftieth We all three and our wives get release, October 24, 2014. Killings (thegeorgetowndish.com). another play through Chicago’s left for a seventy-nine day cruise wedding anniversary in October.” together occasionally to enjoy Steve Schwartz “did three Civil Rights Opera Company, from Dubai to Capetown, South Dexter Morse: “I am good food and talk of old times.” 1966 climbing trips to the Swiss Alps a dramatization of Freedom Africa; then a Rovos Rail tour to enjoying my third year of Doug Hotchkiss: “On a recent over the past year or so, and most Summer fifty years ago. I played Botswana for a ten-day, three- ‘semi-retirement’—no longer 1963-1964 adventure cruise in southeast recently climbed the Monch.” the same character as the show camp safari; then to Seychelles headmaster at Worcester Send us news: Alaska I met another Bowdoin I was in last year (a journalist). for eight days; then home to New Academy after a fifteen-year [email protected] alumnus, Mike Duffy ’85. No 1971 I’d never played the same role York City on the Queen Elizabeth run, but am now adviser to their other polar bears were spotted, Thomas Huleatt: “Bonnie and in two separate plays before. on January 18, 2015.” capital campaign. The job keeps 1965 REUNION but we did see brown bears, I live at the Mount Academy The show was well received. I Peter Mone: “Peter me out of the house, traveling, “International Franchise whales, bald eagles, and some in Esopus, New York, where I made some good acting contacts Webster’s holiday letter and playing golf all over the Association (IFA) past chairman spectacular glacier scenery.” am chairperson for the English if I want to try to resuscitate highlighted that our class had no world. My number one goal on my Steve Siegel, managing department. This fall I helped my acting career. I performed notes in the past issue. Everyone in 50th Reunion bucket list was to partner of Brookside Consulting, 1967 coach our first-season soccer standup comedy at the DC Improv the Class of 1962 owes Peter much shoot my age. Last July, I turned Thornton, New Hampshire, has Send us news: team to the state final, where on November 19 as a graduation gratitude for his fifty-plus years of seventy-four and fired two rounds been named to the IFA Hall [email protected] we lost three-to-two in overtime. from a class at the comedy club. service to Bowdoin on our behalf. of seventy-six in August. My goal of Fame. He will receive his A special part of this experience Enough people had asked if I’d As I pen this note (December 14, is clearly in sight. I am looking award during the 55th Annual 1968 included coaching two of my ever done standup that I had 2014), it is fifty-four degrees and forward to our 55th in 2017!” Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, Chip Newell was recently grandsons and two sons of John to give it a shot. I figure my bare ground, but of course winter Arnie Rosenfeld: “I am in February 2015. The Hall of featured in Old Port Magazine Menz ’77. Coaching brought back classmates are going to have to is just teasing us. Sharon and I senior counsel at Sarrouf Law, Fame Award is the oldest and for his development project many happy memories of playing start paying for what I’ve been Keep your enjoyed a golf vacation in Ireland in a six-lawyer firm in Boston, most prestigious award conferred “188 on Munjoy Hill,” part of Bowdoin soccer 1967-1971 pumping out for free since 1973.” October and leave on January 15, the senior member of which is by the IFA and is presented to a growing initiative aimed at with Coach Charlie Butt and my Abdullah R. Muhammad: finger on the pulse 2015, for our twenty-fourth annual Camille Sarrouf ’55. Besides a member who exemplifies the revitalizing the East End section teammates, and I greet them all “On August 25, 2014, I joined vacation in La Quinta, California, my law practice, which still is full best of franchising and who has of Portland. Newell and his wife, as well as my other classmates.” the staff at Delaware State of Bowdoin. where we will spend three months. time, I am teaching professional made significant contributions to Susan Morris, co-developer University Center for Teaching Our daughter Kathleen and son- responsibility at Northeastern the advancement of franchising on the project, are building a 1972 and Learning as an adjunct Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, in-law Kevin Flynn live forty-five University Law School and am and the franchising community. twelve-condominium complex in Send us news: professor of history.” minutes west of us with their four active in the American Bar Siegel was chosen for the Hall of the heart of the neighborhood [email protected] and check out our full social media directory to boys in Naperville, Illinois. Our Association, serving my second Fame Award for his embodiment and will become residents once 1974 find specific resources of interest to you. son Peter (age thirty-one) keeps year of a three-year term as of those characteristics, including construction is completed. Their “From Peace Corps www.bowdoin.edu/social us young as we follow his running chair of the Standing Committee his service as the first franchisee goal is to build a connection to the volunteer in career. We plan a Boston trip in on Professional Discipline. As chairman of the IFA. In addition to community and not take anything Cameroon to US April 2015 to cheer him on in the always, my wife, Lois, is the heart his impact on both the franchising away from it. “We’re not out to Ambassador in Iraq, and soul of our family, which now and business worlds, Siegel has be developers extraordinaire,” Christopher Hill includes five grandchildren, two made substantial investments says Morris. “Our interest is has worked in some of whom are sophomores at the in his community. His support in the long-term economic of the most dangerous hotspots University of Kentucky.” includes a capital contribution to sustainability of the state and of the past few decades. In his Tingey Sewall writes that the IFA Educational Foundation the city of Portland.” Excerpted new book, Outpost: Life on the he and Bob Ferrell “have been and serving as past chairman from a Portland, Maine Old Port Frontlines of American singing together for the past two of the American Cancer Society Magazine article, Fall 2014. Alvin Hall ’74 debuted in his first Diplomacy: A Memoir, he brings years in the Boston Saengerfest Annual Drive in the western acting role in November on the BBC. readers inside the rooms—and Men’s Chorus and in an off-shoot suburbs of Boston. In addition, he 1969 He’s pictured here in a production still cars, and planes, and deserted These two Polar Bears bumped into of that chorus, an a cappella established the Steve and Judy Send us news: on set with his vintage Jaguar (that roadsides, and phone calls— bowdoin.edu/social each other in Alaska: Doug Hotchkiss group of fourteen men, ‘Sound Siegel Family Scholarship Fund at [email protected] also appears in the show), and his where modern history has been ’66 and Mike Duffy ’85. canine co-star Tuggy.

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made. His story is a vivid in fall 1973. Larry Pinette hired Denomer, an American 1978 with a loaded Glock—and a Middle Bay Farm Bed & Breakfast account of thirty-three years of me to be a weekend brunch cook, philanthropist with a vintage Reed Bunzel: “I am trigger finger that’s eager to On the Ocean life in the Foreign Service and so every Saturday and Sunday I maroon Jag and an old trusty dog excited to report that scratch an itch.” what it was like to be in some of dragged my butt out of bed (on named Tuggy. The series follows 4 miles from Bowdoin College my latest mystery, the world’s most dangerous Bailey Island!) to cook scrambled two women “as they navigate 1979 Open year round Carolina Heat, is areas, attempting to negotiate or fried for my classmates. Years their headstrong dogs, impossible now available online Two poems from Kevin Offers four sunny bedrooms, each with a water under the highest pressure.” later, in 1999, I was on the team teenage kids and disappointing at Amazon.com, McCaffrey’s collection Laughing view, private bath, TV/VCR. Room rates are $150 287 Pennellville Road, Brunswick, ME 04011 From a Simon & Schuster news that transformed the original husbands.” Hall, who is also Barnes & Noble, and in Cult (Four Winds Press, 2014) have to $170 and include a full breakfast. Two suites release, October 7, 2014. cafeteria into the award-winning an author, television and radio been featured on Garrison Keillor’s in sail loft cottage are more rustic and “roomy.” (207) 373-1375 • [email protected] independent book stores across Include living area, kitchenette, two small bed- www.middlebayfarm.com Chape Whitman: dining center of Thorne Hall. Best broadcaster, and Bowdoin trustee the United States. Carolina Heat Writer’s Almanac. “ Inspired by rooms, private bath. Suite rates are $150 to $190. Owned by Phyllis Truesdell, wife of the late Clark Truesdell ’65 “Congratulations to classmates to all from the beach!” emeritus, is known for his many is the sequel to Palmetto Blood, the spirit and approach of Bertolt and friends Les and Liz Clifford, In November, the popular other BBC series and programs. and follows Iraq war veteran Jack Brecht’s Manual of Piety, the poems who beat me to retirement by financial advisor Alvin Hall Connor as he tries to track down of Laughing Cult often employ the a month or so. After forty years debuted in his first acting role in 1975 REUNION the killer of a rich and structures of ballads, folksongs, in hospitality as an institutional a British comedy series on the Bowdoin’s Peary-Macmillan philandering businessman. In his and other traditional forms to restaurant designer, I am now BBC show called Puppy Love. In Arctic Museum was featured in search he encounters more than create miniature sketches marked The Cabin working on golf and guitar here in the show, Hall plays Jepherson September on WorldandI.com, one angry ex-wife, a cluster of by romantic ambiguity, occultism, the Outer Banks of North Carolina. an online magazine created by redneck meth traffickers, a pair of science fiction, and quirky angst. Full Restaurant The guitar is going way better. I cultural writer and producer white supremacist brothers, a of odd situations and memorable also loved the [Bowdoin Magazine] Iris Brooks and artist and phrases, this first collection is as 552 Washington Street, Bath crooked DEA agent, a young article on the Senior Center, where photographer Jon Davis, who rocker chick with a hidden past, a cool in tone as a Lee Konitz solo and I began my professional career travel the world and feature their former ladies’ eight-ball champ- as lacking in affect as pop art.” From The Cabin opened its doors in June discoveries in film, photographs, turned- private-detective, and a the publisher. of 1973. Serving our local and far and other media. treacherous southern crime family Howard Selinger: “Met up with away friends for over 40 years. deeply enmeshed in the long- Jeff Solomon ’78 and his wife, With the only real hand tossed ARU brothers in Prague: Jeff Solomon 1976-1977 rumored Dixie Mafia. Not to Linda, in Prague. Polly Walker Send us news: noticed we were both posting from pizza in Maine. We are proud to ’78 and his wife, Linda, with Andy mention a blood-thirsty estranged CABIN PIZZA? Selinger ’79 and his wife, Karen. [email protected] Prague and put us in touch!” serve good food and warm spirits husband who comes after Connor The only real pizza in Maine. in a rustic, nautical atmosphere. 1980 REUNION “ — Portland Newspaper” Located in the south end of Bath In December, Alvin Hall ’74 served as Send us news: master of ceremonies for the Broadway [email protected] One of the best in New England. across from Bath Iron Works. The Housing Communities (BHC) annual front section of the restaurant was celebration and fundraiser. Alvin, BHC “ — Boston Globe ” 1981 once a rope mill in the historic founder Ellen Baxter ’75, and auctioneer Walter Hunt: “My sixth novel, About as good as it gets in Maine. Joseph Kraeutler. Missing from photo: shipbuilding days. In its past, it Mary Ann Villari ’75, BHC CEO. Photo by Elements of Mind, was published “ — Downeast Magazine ” has been a barbershop, ice cream Michael Palma. A local tradition. Some would argue parlor, and sandwich shop. Now “the best pizza in the state of Maine. our menu includes pasta dinners, subs, salads and, of course, pizza. — Offshore Magazine ” “We’re called ‘TDOG’ for Theta Delta Old Guys,” Keith Outlaw ’79 quips about the Stop by for a wonderful meal. ninth annual gathering of Theta Delta Chi fraternity brothers. Pictured: (back) Mark Hours of Operation: Butterfield ’77, Tom Getchell ’76, Paul Hess ’78, Ed Quinlan ’78, Curt Barnard ’78, Sunday – Thursday: 10am – 9pm Open year round, 7 days a week Veetai Li ’78, Tim Andersen ’78, and Mike Brust ’77; (front) Keith Outlaw ’79, Pat McManus ’81, Russ Renvyle ’82, Bill Waters ’78, Peter Barry ’78, Fritz Alders ’78, Friday – Saturday: 10am – 10pm for lunch and dinner. Cash or Mark Tobey ’79, Jon Marvin ’78, Bill Rueger ’77, Tom Capasse ’79, Rich Newman Andy Meyer ’85 and Cynthia Bainton checks accepted. ATM on premises. ’78, Will Lund ’77, Bob Thompson ’77, Jim Palmer ’78, Mike Sisitsky ’78, Mike In front of the world famous Blue ’84 enjoyed a visit while both were Local delivery available. Jill Shaw Ruddock ’77, Senator George LePage ’78, and Jim Getchell ’77; (kneeling) Doug Belden ’81 and Bruce Munger Lagoon outside of Reykjavik, Iceland: spending time with their families on 443-6224 Mitchell ’54, and Mark Bergman ’78 in ’78. Missing from photo but also in attendance: Rick Chandler ’78, Dave Hooke John Hickling ’81, Peter Larcom ’81, New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee London for a Pi Capital event. ’78, Dan Cline ’76, Buddy Demont ’77, Steve Clark ’78, and Ken LeClair ’77. Jaime Harper ’80, and Dan Spears ’81. in August.

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by Spence City in July 2014; it’s a Dave Barnes was unable to I love and helping people around within the past two years. More recently released his first book, found he could discuss historical We enjoy living here in central 1849. Today, as sea levels rise and mystery about mesmerism and the join them this time, but Jaime the world. It has already been than 475 artists applied in 2014. Hollywood and the End of the ideas in the context of film, which Vermont, though we miss all our superstorms batter coasts with Crystal Palace, set in the Victorian Harper ’80 made the trip. Barnzo a great ride and much more fun From cmcanow.org. Cold War: Signs of Cinematic frequently reflects the times. friends in mid-coast Maine. It is increasing ferocity, Between Land Era. Last fall I was awarded the was sorely missed, but Harps than being retired!” Change. “The Cold War was the From McDaniel College article, fun to have other Bowdoin Bears and Sea calls on the Joseph Warren Distinguished filled in admirably!” 1987-1990 most critical and defining aspect September 9, 2014. in this area. I see Steve Reid ’72 environmentally minded to make a Service Medal by the Grand Lodge 1983-1985 Send us news: of American culture from the often—he runs a small goat’s milk space in their notions of progress of Masons in Massachusetts, for 1982 Send us news: [email protected] late 1940s until the early 1990s, 1995 REUNION caramel operation in Brookfield. I for impermanence and uncertainty whom I serve as Grand Historian Jeffrey L. Brown: “I tried [email protected] You have a reunion coming and its ideology was apparent Send us news: also did a recent logging job with in the natural world.” From (using my expertise from my B.A. retiring several years ago as You have a reunion coming up, ‘90! throughout American popular [email protected] Ben Machin at the Billings Farm. Harvard University Press. in history—they created the a general dentist and got so up, ‘85! culture,” says Upton. “It influenced He is a forester and also raises a Herly Rosemond reports: “As position for me!). In September bored that I could not handle it. 1991 how films were made, which films 1996 large flock of sheep. It is wonderful Bowdoin undergraduates, Kevin I was hired to be the librarian Went back to work in a specialty 1986 “Matthew Rogers and his were made, and how audiences Brad Johnson: “Having spent to see that many Bowdoin alumni Wolfe ’99 and Molly Farneth ’03 for the Grand Lodge. I have a practice where we see patients Bridget Spaeth: “I am very team, RogersNorton Wealth understood the films they years reading the alumni news in are involved in agriculture of all took Religion 101 with Dr. Eddie S. wonderful library to manage and with TMJ disorders—migraines, honored to have had two pieces Management Group, have joined watched.” He long ago realized the magazine I decided to send an sorts. We really enjoy getting all Glaude Jr. After graduating from I welcome fellow Polar Bears to pain, Tourette’s, Parkinson’s, selected this year for inclusion Raymond James Financial in that he couldn’t expect his classes update. Emily LeVan ’95 and I the news about classmates, so Bowdoin, both Kevin and Molly stop in on Monday, Wednesday, sleep disorders—and combined in the 2014 Center for Maine Portland, Maine, as senior to read the same scholarly texts live in the small town of Randolph keep up the good work!” continued their studies in religion or Friday during business hours to it into an orthodontic treatment Contemporary Art Biennial vice president and managing he read, but film is a different Center, Vermont, with our ten- at the Harvard Divinity School, take a tour of our building.” program that helps many people Exhibition.” The juried event, which director, investments; he has story. If his students hadn’t seen a year-old daughter, Maddie. We 1997 where they each earned a master Dan Spears: “As has become who suffer daily. It was a stroke has been held since 1970, ran from been managing investments film, they could easily watch with own and operate a small farm Christopher Pastore: “I just of theological studies degree. tradition, Dan Spears, Pete of luck finding a great doctor to September 27 through December for over twenty-two years. a minimal investment of time. He here, producing grass-fed beef, moved (with my wife, Susan, and As Ph.D. students at Princeton, Larcom, and John Hickling met work with and who would allow 7, 2014. It was open to artists Last summer Matt coached his pork, chicken, turkey, lamb, and our two kids, Rosie and Abe) from Kevin and Molly reconnected with outside the country for a little me to take over the practice. working in all media who have son’s twelve-year-old Falmouth, eggs. Our farm is powered by Montana back to the northeast. In Dr. Glaude, the William S. Tod adventure travel. This year they Now I am going to work another strong connections with Maine and Maine, all-star team to a state horses. I spend most of my time September I started a new Professor of Religion and African ventured to Iceland. Unfortunately, twenty or thirty years doing what included works that were created championship. The team finished logging commercially with my position as assistant professor in American Studies and the chair of third in the Eastern Region, team of draft horses, Bob and the history department at the the Center for African American playing two games on NESN. Hazel. Emily is a nurse practitioner University at Albany, State Studies. On June 6, 2014, Matt and his wife, Stacey, live in in a local emergency room. She University of New York, where I Princeton conferred a doctoral “Tempus Fugit!” Herly Rosemond ’97 Falmouth, Maine, with their son, writes, “My Bowdoin ‘babies’ are has long since retired as a semi- am teaching classes in degree in religion to both Kevin Nate, thirteen, and daughter, about to give birth to their own babies professional runner, but still enjoys environmental history, early and Molly! Dr. Wolfe is now the Liza, eleven.” (to be members of Bowdoin’s Class of running seven days a week to get America, and the Atlantic world.” Robert A. Oden Jr. Postdoctoral 2027?). Savannah Briscoe ’06 and Dion some thinking time and stay in Chris also has a new Fellow for Innovation in the 1992 John’s little girl is slated to enter this shape. Maddie is in fifth grade book out, Between Humanities in Religion at Carleton Jim Simon: “I’m looking forward world in January 2015. Alicia Crumbs and is really into horses, skiing, Land and Sea: The College. Dr. Franeth is teaching at ’07 and Kia Ford-Ellison will welcome to being more involved this year their son in February 2015.” Pictured: reading, and basketball. Having Atlantic Coast and the New School in New York City.” now that I’m on the east coast Savannah, Herly, and Alicia. successfully battled leukemia, she the Transformation of again. I’ve moved back to New is now in remission and doing well. New England. It 1998-2001 York and am now the director of “presents an environmental history Send us news: institutional advancement at The of Narragansett Bay, one of the [email protected] Browning School. I hope to catch largest estuaries on the North You have a reunion coming Harpswell Inn up with some of my Bowdoin Atlantic coast. Pastore traces how up, ‘00! A Bed & Breakfast on the water at Lookout Point • Open Year-round friends in the city!” this region served as a gateway for colonial expansion in the 2002 Rooms $140.00–180.00, Suites $235.00–259.00 1993 seventeenth century and the Sophie Mendoza and Chris Lee Elegantly casual with full breakfast included Send us news: Jeffrey Stout, professor of religion birthplace of American ’00: “We are happy to announce 10 minutes from Bowdoin College off Route 123 [email protected] at Princeton University; Kevin Wolfe industrialization in the late that William Thomas ‘Tom’ Gaspar Wedding Packages and cottages also available ’99; Eddie Glaude, former Bowdoin eighteenth, beginning with the Lee was born on April 26, 2014, Cameron Matthew Evans was professor of religion and current Our New “Middlebay” function Room for groups up to 50 Guests 1994 delighted to celebrate his first birthday Princeton professor; and Molly Farneth first European settlement in 1636 weighing ten pounds, four ounces. Call for reservations: (800) 843-5509 • (207) 833-5509 • www.harpswellinn.com Bryn Upton, associate professor in October with his mom and dad, ’03 at Kevin and Molly’s Princeton and ending with the dissolution of He’s six months old and doubled of history at McDaniel College, Jennifer and Chris Evans ’98. doctoral ceremony. the Blackstone Canal Company in in size. Sophie is making a move

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back to campus as the archives big sisters Caroline and Elizabeth.” a quick update: I just began, in in Methuen, and I oversee deployment to Afghanistan before me, I served as an advisor June 14, 2014, at the Aquinnah called Arise—it is funded by assistant in the Department of August, a tenure track position the business relationship where, like Brendan Murphy ’07 with a battalion from the Republic Lighthouse in Martha’s Vineyard, a Nigerian media mogul and Special Collections at Hawthorne- 2003 as assistant professor of history management function at the of Georgia.” Massachusetts. We were thrilled focuses on minority issues and Longfellow Library.” Joy Giguere: “I received my at Penn State York in York, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Yana Domuschieva: “Anton to include several Polar Bears internationally on news coming Ken Simpson and his wife Fall 2014 issue of the Bowdoin Pennsylvania.” We were thrilled to welcome our Gorbounov ’06 and I are thrilled in our wedding party; Mehran from Africa. I am now pretty much Tiffany welcomed their third child, Magazine today and was quite Heather Honiss Salsich: son, Jameson Honiss Salsich, on to announce the birth of our Ahmed ’03 officiated our working on a regular basis as a Catherine Brooke Simpson, on surprised (and happy!) to see that “Jamie Salsich and I June 20, 2014.” first child, Max Erik Gorbounov, ceremony and Emily Wilson Washington correspondent for September 22, 2014. Ken writes, someone submitted news about are enjoying life in Salem, who joined us on November 11, ’04 and Sarah Solomon ’05 them. A few weeks ago I was “She was welcomed with love by my new book. I’d like to submit Massachusetts. Jamie is a 2004 2014. He can’t wait to wear his were bridesmaids. Last October, I called and offered an opportunity special education teacher at Gil Barndollar: “In January Bowdoin onesie and to meet mom celebrated my eighth year working to co-host a show with Richard St. Ann’s Home and School 2014 I returned from my second and dad’s Bowdoin friends at at Goldman Sachs in global private Pryor’s daughter, Rain Pryor, every their annual New Year’s retreat, wealth management in New York.” weekend on Saturday and Sunday which will happen in Delaware mornings. The show is called Arise Alex Knapp Harpp ’07 and husband this year. Expected are Class of 2007 & Shine and is going to be a mix of Jay welcomed twins on February 13, 2004 members Drew Pizzolato Alex Knapp Harpp: “Knox hard news, lifestyle, entertainment, 2014. “Knox and Cora (Class of 2036?) with partner Tom Myers, Christie Dean and Cora Mae were born and interviews. The show already love Polar Bears.” Toth and Ben Hagenhofer- on February 13, 2014, in Denver, launched [in October] and I will be Sophie Mendoza ’02 and Chris Lee Jamie Salsich ’03 and Heather Honiss Daniell, Ashby Crowder with Colorado. They were ten weeks commuting every Friday to Sunday ’00 welcomed William Thomas “Tom” Salsich ’03 welcomed Jameson Honiss Yana Domuschieva ’04 and Anton partner Andrea Zemp, and Willie early and very tiny but came to work on the show and then back Gaspar Lee on April 26, 2014. Tom’s Salsich (left), on June 20, 2014. He’s Gorbounov ’06 welcomed Max Erik Klemm with wife Yoon Lin home from the hospital after eight to Washington to do my weekday pictured with his big sister Belén (three- pictured with Kishore Mehta (right), son Gil Barndollar ’04 on deployment in Gorbounov on November 11, 2004. He’s Chiew.” weeks and are doing great! I went DC correspondent duties.” years-old). of Sharmila and Cabul Mehta ’03. Afghanistan. “ready to grow into his Bowdoin gear.” back to work in June as a law 2005 REUNION clerk for a federal judge who has 2008 Send us news: eleven children, so he’s been very Send us news: [email protected] understanding with the transition!” [email protected]

2006 Priya Sridhar: “[In September] I 2009 Fariha Mahmud: “Tom came to DC and started freelancing Samantha Jessup: “I got Samantha Jessup ’09 and Robert Stalling were engaged in October. Greenwood and I were married on for an international news channel engaged to Robert Stalling

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(University of Queensland ’04) in holidays and will begin 2015 in 2010 REUNION bit. I’ve started up a new record October 2014 at our Santa Barbara, Sydney, Australia, pursuing a job Peter McLaughlin: “I’m still label and artist collective called California, home. This happened in marketing and public relations. living in Portland, Maine, working Pretty Purgatory. Among the five a week before Robert moved to I look forward to connecting with at SPACE Gallery as the music bands involved are The Milkman’s Sydney to start an exciting new any Polar Bears Down Under!” programmer, staying very active Union—which I formed with job. I will be joining him after the with music, and traveling quite a Henry Jamison our freshmen year of college—and Jacob Augustine, with a backing band BRNW U S ICK: This beautifully maintained Colonial home features spacious rooms with hardwood flooring, that includes me and McKay including three bedrooms, a master suite, plus a den Belk ’11. One more Polar Bear, that could double as an office. Located in a private Tom Ryan ’12, is also involved as waterfront neighborhood just south of town, the house a visual artist and did some design lot slopes gently down to Woodward Cove where you for one of the vinyl releases.” can enjoy 182 feet of tidal waterfront, a private dock, and an abundance of surrounding wildlife. $425,000. 2011 Send us news: [email protected]

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52 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2015 AlumNotes Class News giFt Planning: 851ToTal number of living members at Landmark High School, a school Prior to Landmark, Jessica worked a Coach Across America Intern (as of June 30, 2014) for grades two to twelve catering for the Wells Estuarine Research for Starfinder Foundation in Bowdoin to students with language-based Reserve in Wells, Maine. From a Philadelphia. At the institute, I learning disabilities in Prides Landmark School press release, was interviewed along with a Pines society Crossing Massachusetts. She October 17, 2014. few other coaches [for an NPR is teaching Language arts and segment on trauma-sensitive memBershiP tutorials and will be attending 2014 coaching] and my part was used the Simmons College graduate Casey Stewart: “I attended in the last two paragraphs of the The Bowdoin Pines Society 1962Class wiTh The mosT members (35 ToTal) program earning a second master’s a training institute for my article (onlyagame.wbur.org).” recognizes alumni, parents, degree in moderate special needs. AmeriCorps year of service as and friends who have expressed their loyalty and gratitude to Bowdoin by including the $18 million LAND - Mere Point, Brunswick, Maine The largesT bowdoin bequesT To daTe College in their estate plans. Very private, heavily wooded, 1.4 acre lot. Trees, 75-100 years old. Situated at Ivan Zhang ’11 and Emily Kim ’12 end of right of way, 175’ ocean frontage, westerly across Maquoit Bay. “carry on the Bowdoin love and pride Close to marina and public boat launch. as they matriculate at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Class of 2018.” 71average age of CurrenT members James L. Fife ’51 207-725-8282 • [email protected]

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1 Niland Mortimer ’73 married Jason and Elizabeth, and Jessica 6 Beth Muir ’03 married Colin Warburg ’04, Andrew Vinton ’04, 9 Nicholas Cule Adams ’06 Brenda Anne Austin (Bard College) in Howland d’Entremont ’97. Watters (National University of Ryan Naples ’04, Heidi and Sam, and Jessica Ashley Davis were San Francisco on October 18, 2014. Ireland, Galway ’07) on October 12, 4 Paul Hindle ’97 married Catherine Doug Hayes ’04, Courtney Reilly married August 31, 2014, at Fellow Polar Bears in attendance: Parker (Michigan State University 2013, at the Cottage Park Yacht Csikesz ’04, Alexis Acevedo ’04, Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards in Rachel Schwember ’12, Adam ’03) on August 9, 2014, in Boston, Club in Winthrop, Massachusetts. and Adam Kaiser ’04. Charlottesville, Virginia. Bowdoin Mortimer ’12, Brenda and Niland, Pictured: Marissa O’Neil ’05, Shelly Massachusetts. Pictured: (back) John 8 Frederick Marcus Warburg ’04 alumni in attendance included: and David Mortimer ’05. Armstrong ’97, Shawn Markey ’97, Chessie Miller ’03, Nicholas Miller married Beckett Hart on August 30, Jared Prichard ’06, Lisa Ward ’02, Rebekah Metzler ’04, Jessica 2 Justin Holland ’95 married and Brian Fontana ’97; (front) Burch 2014, in Duxbury, Massachusetts. ’06, Jessica Aiona ’06, Nick and Sandra Cwik (Western London Hindle ’53, David Naspo ’97, Erin Burke Callow ’04, Jennifer Pelkey Pictured: Tim Lazarus ’03, Warren Jessica, Bryant Rich ’06, Aaron University ’09) on July 5, 2014, in Hynes Naspo ’97, Catherine and Paul, Weeks ’04, Sadie Wieschhoff ’04, Dubitsky ’04, Zeid Barakat ’01, Jaroff ’06, Tanner Harvey ’09, and Poland. Pictured: Tony Princi P’17, Lindsay Dewar Fontana ’97, Brant Leah McClure Murphy ’03, Kirsten Courtney Reilly Csikesz ’04, Ellinor Kathy Yang ’10. Nick Pierpan ’95, Dan Harrington ’95, Behr ’97, Ann Dudley Grady ’86, Paul Larsen ’04, Beth, Cathie Quinlan Wareham ’01, Albert Mayer ’03, 5 Sandra and Justin, Anand Marri ’95, Dudley ’53, and Tyler Sutherland ’97. ’05, Colin, Ba Lanoue Chisholm ’03, Leah Bressack ’04, Lawrence Maria Cormier ’95, Sarah Rose ’95, Ryan Chisholm ’04, Quinn Kitchen 5 Stacy Vynne ’02 married Robert Delasotta ’05, Sam Esterman ’04, and Graham Rose ’95. Miller ’03, and Beth Ford Dunne Amanda Boer Lazarus ’03, Frederick McKinstry (Santa Clara University ’03. In attendance, but missing 3 Elizabeth Gittinger ’96 married ’00) on September 13, 2013, on and Beckett, Lauren McNally ’04, from photo: James Holte ’03 and Colin Heinle ’03, Jay Rilinger ’04, Jason Lachance (Lyndon State Crystal Mountain in the Cascade Adriana Schick ’03. College ’00) on May 17, 2014, at Range, Washington. Bowdoin alumna Ryan Naples ’04, Nate Smith ’04, the York Harbor Inn in York, Maine. Jenny Morse ’02 (not pictured) was 7 Sam Esterman ’04 married Ali Smith ’03, Mike Balulescu ’03, Bowdoin guests included: (back) present to celebrate with the couple. Heidi Skirbe (State University of Steve Lampert ’04, Alexis Acevedo Elizabeth Johnson Brewer ’90, New York, Purchase ’09) on August ’04, Amanda Allen ’09, and Ryan Ashley Wernher-Collins ’93, Chip 9, 2014, in Hudson, New York. Brawn ’03. Brewer ’92, and Jeff d’Entremont Polar Bears in attendance included: ’96; (front) Trista North ’96, Nell Richmond ’03, Marty Brisebois ’04, Warren Dubitsky ’04, Fred

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10 Tim Dooley ’06 and Erin Anne Mark Dinneen ’08, Matt Karlan ’08, 14 Zachary Ernest Linhart ’07 Alicia Wong ’07. Not pictured: Overbey ’08, Anna, Kristen Kelley (University of Tennessee at Stuart MacNeil ’08, Adam Caldwell married Gena Prastos on October Michael Mavilia ’04. Raymond ’08, Jackie Brosnan- Chattanooga ’06) were married on 19, 2013. Bowdoin friends in ’06, Pieter Scheerlinck ’05, and Dan 16 Michael Oxton ’07 married Cashman ’08, Philip Gates ’08, August 22, 2014, at Rancharrah McGrath ’06. attendance were: (front) Chris Samantha DiPalma (Boston Chris Cashman ’07, Liz Tardiff ’03, in Reno, Nevada. Bowdoin alumni Metcalf ’05, Daryl McLean ’07, Jan 13 Mayra Alex Alvarado ’07 and University ’09) on September 20, Jessica DePalo ’08, and Sarah present for the wedding were: Tim Matt Bonaiuto were married on Linhart ’75, Gena and Zach, Dodie 2014, at Oleana Restaurant in Wissler ’08. and Erin, Paulette Hricko Jencks August 24, 2014, in Washington, Press Gildart ’07, Nicole Colucci Cambridge, Massachusetts, with ’04, and Thomas Jencks ’05. DC. Bowdoin alumni in attendance Ferrante ’07; (middle) Raashi a gathering afterward at Mike’s Bhalla ’07, Brian May ’06, Corey 11 Fariha Mahmud ’06 married included: Jennifer Renteria ’07, Joy home in Watertown. Pictured: Tom Greenwood on June 14, 2014, Lee ’07, Dudney Sylla ’08, Abhishek Gildart ’05, Jenna Pariseau ’07, Rob Burns ’07, Rebekah Mueller at the Aquinnah Lighthouse in Sharma ’08, Nell Yong Mei ’10, and and Michael Ferrante ’05; (back) Strasburger ’07, Justin Strasburger Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Mirna Santos ’07. Matthew Dresher ’07, Alexander ’07, Samantha and Mike, James Pictured: Trevor Macomber ’06, Linhart ’06, Robey Clark ’06, Bryant Harris ’08, Armand Gottlieb ’07, Mehran Ahmed ’03, Emily Wilson Rich ’06, and Samuel Hight ’07. Cait Polistena ’07, and Michael ’04, Tom and Fariha, Sarah Solomon 15 Priscilla McCarthy ’07 Peiser ’07. ’05, and Bruce Courtney ’06. married Joseph Barolo (San 17 Anna Booth ’08 married Francisco State University ’06) on 12 Frank Pizzo ’06 married Kelly Alex Shkreli (New York Institute Pitts ’08 on June 29, 2014, at Point August 9, 2014, at The Burlingame of Technology ’00) in Sheffield, Lookout in Northport, Maine. Polar Country Club in Hillsborough, Massachusetts, on June 7, 2014. Bears in attendance included: (front) California. Pictured: Jack Piper Pictured: Andrew DeBenedictis ’08, David Pitts ’79, Frank and Kelly, ’05, Rebecca Wei ’07, Justin Jake Stevens ’08, Cait Edwards and Marie Caldwell ’06; (back) Rob Strasburger ’07, Rebekah Mueller ’08, Charlie Russell-Schlesinger Parrish ’08, Katie Auth ’08, Ged Strasburger ’07, Priscilla and ’08, Jared Hunt ’08, Alex, Gayle Wieschhoff ’06, Caitlin Moore ’06, Joseph, Kathryn Geraghty ’07, and

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18 Jordan Agusti ’09 and Mike Tillotson ’08, Sara Holby 31, 2014, on Martha’s Vineyard, 22 Samantha Francis ’09 ’09, Liz Dann ’09, Barry Mills ’72, with many Bowdoin friends and Marlon Doucette were married ’08, Adam Marquit ’11, Eddie Massachusetts. Bowdoin alumni in married Maximillian Taylor Karen Mills, Dewey Crowley ’09, fellow alumni in attendance. in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Hunter ’08, Maresa Nielson ’09, attendance included: (back) Mike ’10 on January 1, 2014, in Amanda Carpenter ’09, Lucinda Pictured: (back) Charlie Ticotsky May 31, 2014. Bowdoin alumni in Sophia Seifert ’09, and Maddie Peraza ’07, Beatrice Shen ’09, Portland, Maine, followed by a Ballard ’09, Amelia Glauber ’09, ’07, Jordan Krechmer ’07, Toby attendance: (back) Sam Modest Bedecarre ’09; (middle) Jessica Amanda Carpenter ’09, Hannah small ceremony in Edinburgh, Caroline Gormley ’11, Beatrice Crawford ’07, John-Mark Ikeda ’09, Jay DuBroff ’09, and Nick Korsh ’09, Alex von Gerichten Howe ’09, Amelia Glauber ’09, Liz Scotland. Pictured: Lisa Hauschel, Shen ’09, Michael Peraza ’07, ’06, Meg Gray ’07, Ted Power ’07, Norton ’09; (front) Aspen Gavenus ’09, Rachel Donahue ’08, Hannah Shepherd ’09, Emily Swaim ’09, Alan MacKenzie, Samantha and Michael McQueeney ’80, Shane Honora Dunham ’07, John Greene ’09, Shelley Barron ’09, Aliya Hughes ’09, Emily Coffin Hurst Kate Gormley ’09, Stephen Gormley Max, Tasha Graff ’07, and Casey Farrell ’09, Hannah Howe ’09, Dave ’07, Katie Powers ’07, Dan and Sabharwal ’09, Julie Sylvester ’08, Corey Bergen Caras ’08, Scott ’72, Madeleine McQueeney Freedman ’09 (who officiated). Not Donahue ’07, Emilie McKenna ’08, Alix, James Roy ’67, Glen Ryan ’09, Jordan and Marlon, Dzenana Caras ’08, Michaela Wallin ’08, ’09, and Ned Herter ’77; (front) pictured: Max Conover ’09. and Steve Gormley ’72. ’07, Kelsey Abbruzzese Ryan ’07, Lukovic ’09, Liza Shoenfeld ’09, and Liza Cohen ’08, Chris and Lindsey, Jacqueline and Luke, Emma Reilly 23 Kate Gormley ’09 married 24 Krista Gladman ’11 married Jenny Cook ’07, Jonah Gabry ’07, Carrie Agusti Walter ’05. Becca Spiro ’09, Aurora Kurland ’09, Lucinda Ballard ’09, and Kesley Tyler Saeli (University of Virginia Adam Blackwood (University Livy Lewis ’07, Catrina Cartagena 19 Lindsey Bruett ’09 and ’09, and Susannah Burrage ’11; Borner ’09. ’07) on October 18, 2014, at the of Massachusetts, Boston ’14) Kohn ’07, and Evan Kohn ’06; (front) Bennett Haynes ’08, Mike (front) George Schlesinger ’07, Christopher Burrage ’08 were 21 Andrew Edwards ’09 married Brandegee Estate in Jamaica on September 27, 2014, at the married on June 7, 2014, at Aikins ’08, Nicole Willey ’08, Nate Courtney True on September Plain, Massachusetts. Polar Bears Danversport Yacht Club in Danvers, Aaron Macy ’07, Shelley Goulder Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Lovitz ’08, Garrett Gates ’08, Brady 13, 2014, at the Lucerne Inn in celebrating with them included: Massachusetts. Bowdoin alumni ’07, Chris Hagedorn ’07, and Kevin Vermont. Polar Bears in attendance Kirchberg ’05, Frances Milliken ’09, Dedham, Maine. Pictured: Marcus Kris Ganong ’86, Rick Ganong ’86, celebrating with the bride were: Rudolph ’07. included: (back) Kelsey Borner ’09, Joho Strom ’09, Kat Whitley ’08, Ziemann ’09, Ian Yaffe ’09, Tom Maggie Loucks ’06, Drew Loucks Emily Walker ’11, Teresa Arey ’11, Matt Eshelman ’09, Sam Dinning Mark Fuller ’08, Amanda Burrage Cook ’09, Michelle Argueta ’09, ’04, Ford Gurall ’04, Abby Gurall Krista, and Caryn Oppenheim ’11. ’09, Jeremy Bernfeld ’09, Eric ’04, Jarred McAteer ’04, and Kate Hannah Young ’13, Jake Daly ’09, ’06, Jackie Marchand ’09, Tyler Thomas ’08. 25 Alix Roy ’07 and Dan Hackett Harrison ’09, Hanne Wieschhoff Dave Weller ’08, Courtney and Brewster ’09, Caroline Sholl ’09, ’07 were married on September ’08, Kat Armstrong ’08, Nellie 20 Jacqueline Deysher ’09 Andrew, Gretel Galo ’09, Mike Emileigh Mercer ’09, Margaret 20, 2014, at the Oldtown Country Connolly Thornton ’08, Laura married Luke Marchand (College Bartha ’09, Rachel Dicker ’09, Ben Donahue ’06, Marion Bradford ’09, Club in Newbury, Massachusetts, Rekedal ’08, Phil Wilson ’08, of the Holy Cross ’09) on August Sandell ’08, and Adam Kommel ’09. Julie Jacquet ’09, Gus Spaulding

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Seen They may be one of the iconic items in the L.L. Bean product line-up, but the classic Bean boots have never been as in-demand as they are right now. Going into the holidays, the backlog of orders was reportedly nearly 100,000 pairs. This photo, taken at Bowdoin’s departmental dance show in December, shows the popularity of the boot and the foresight of students, all already properly clad for a Maine winter.

Photo by Michele Stapleton

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The following is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries appear online at bowdoinobits.com. Inscribing Historical Memory Bowdoin obituaries now appear on a dedicated online site, rather than printed in these pages. Updated regularly, the improved obituary format allows additional features that we can’t offer in print, specifically the ability for classmates, families, and his year marks 150 years since the end of the Civil friends to post photos and remembrances. We will continue to print a list of recent deaths compiled between issues, and full War—the signing of surrender terms by Robert E. Lee obituaries will appear online at bowdoinobits.com. and Ulysses S. Grant on April 9 at Appomattox and T the April 12 ceremony at which Joshua Chamberlain ordered the troops under his command to offer a respectful “carry arms” salute to the vanquished Confederate army. The shaping of America’s memory of the war may be monitored at quarter-century intervals, from the opening of the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond (25th), to the Robert E. Campbell ’33 Hebron E. Adams ’52 Richard D. Davis ’60 Markell D. Beale ’08 publication of Joshua Chamberlain’s memoir The Passing of October 26, 2014 December 8, 2014 November 23, 2014 April 11, 2014 the Armies (50th), and the dedication of the Eternal Peace Light Memorial at Gettysburg by Franklin Roosevelt in front of 1,800 E. Emerson Morse ’36 Donald P. Hayward ’54 Peter C. Haskell ’61 veterans (75th). With the death of the last Confederate veteran September 30, 2014 September 25, 2014 November 15, 2014 in 1951 and the last Union veteran in 1956, the centennial was The plaque appeared without much fanfare during Honorary left to historians. By 1965, however, the struggle for civil rights Bowdoin’s limited celebration of the Appomattox centennial. Fowler Dugger Jr. ’43 John B. Leonard ’54 Basil H. Newton ’64 was a reminder that the rush to reconciliation had been achieved The only record of its installation is a draft copy of President October 15, 2014 October 12, 2014 November 30, 2014 Vincent L. McKusick H’79 at the expense of emancipation, and there was little enthusiasm Coles’s remarks: “We are gathered this evening in Memorial December 3, 2014 for celebration. Ken Burns’s 1990 documentary film, The Civil Hall, dedicated to the Bowdoin men who fought… for Irving I. Rimer ’43 A. William Markell ’54 Philip L. McEniry ’70 War, rekindled interest at the 125th. the preservation of the Union. Other Bowdoin men, led October 14, 2014 December 6, 2014 October 4, 2014 Closer to home, Memorial Hall was built to honor Bowdoin by conscience or circumstance unknown to us, saw fit to alumni who had fought to preserve the Union. It was the first espouse the cause of the Confederacy. That they may also be Ivan M. Spear ’44 Joseph Y. Rogers ’55 Walter N. Plaut Jr. ’70 Faculty & Staff alumni fundraising project, and Professor William Smyth, Class remembered for their part in this conflict, a tablet bearing their October 18, 2014 October 22, 2014 December 3, 2014 of 1822, was in charge of securing subscriptions, selecting an names has been placed on the wall of the west stair.” Richard John W. Ambrose Jr. architect, and supervising construction. Work began in 1867 Harwell, College librarian from 1961 to 1968, was a scholar Leonard M. Sherman ’45 Sidney E. Walton Jr. ’55 Richard S. Spill ’70 November 7, 2014 but was halted when Smyth died. The unfinished shell was a of southern history, and I suspect that he was the driving force September 16, 2014 May 8, 2014 October 13, 2014 source of embarrassment for alumni and students alike, but behind the plaque’s creation. Since the war’s end, northern Cecile M. Fortini especially so for President Joshua Chamberlain. The building colleges grappled with whether or not to honor Confederate Philip C. Roberts ’47 Roland H. Janelle ’56 Daniel R. Murphy ’73 November 18, 2014 was completed in 1882 through a timely gift of $20,000 from veterans on memorials. Harvard’s refusal to do so, despite September 21, 2014 September 18, 2014 November 25, 2014 Mrs. Valeria Stone of Malden, Massachusetts. persistent appeals by some alumni, shows that it remains a “hot- Gerald Kamber Nine large bronze plaques grace the lobby, inscribed with the button” issue. Over the past fifty years—without protracted Martin E. Robinson ’48 Donald E. Richter ’56 Douglas K. Simonton ’73 October 30, 2014 names of 288 alumni who served the Union cause. The roster November 23, 2014 September 28, 2014 December 12, 2014 debate—Bowdoin’s Confederate plaque has become part of the Elsa N. Martz does not include Medical School of Maine alumni or honorary larger whole that is Memorial Hall. Joseph J. Schmuch ’49 Robert W. Thompson ’57 Allen E. Curtis ’75 November 22, 2014 degree recipients. The plaques were a gift from General Thomas On a national level, the tension between emancipation and October 1, 2014 September 9, 2014 September 16, 2014 Hubbard, Class of 1857. Before the 1955 renovations that reconciliation left an uneven legacy of unresolved issues that Richard E. Morgan ’59 created Pickard Theater, the plaques had lined the east wall of echo a century-and-a-half later in conflicts over civil rights, F. Donald Dorsey Jr. ’50 R. Whitney Mitchell ’58 John Knecht ’75 November 13, 2014 Memorial’s second-floor auditorium. voting rights, and the balance of powers held by state and September 18, 2014 September 29, 2014 October 20, 2014 A small plaque on the opposite wall, dedicated “In Memory federal governments. These issues have a recursive quality, Rose K. Pletts of the Bowdoin Men Who Served with the Confederate Forces especially as we approach the sesquicentennial of the Civil Albert M. Rogers ’51 Roger D. McLeod ’59 Paul P. Walsh ’81 November 26, 2014 1861-1865,” records nineteen names (sixteen undergraduates, War’s end. September 10, 2014 March 21, 2012 June 8, 2014 two Medical School alumni, and one honorary degree recipient, President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis, With best wishes. H’1858, who served as President Franklin Pierce’s secretary of war). To this list we can add three alumni and one honorary degree recipient with Confederate military service records. Of John R. Cross ’76 these nineteen undergraduate alumni, fifteen came from Maine. Secretary of Development and Alumni Relations Eight did not live to see the war’s end. Full obituaries appear online at bowdoinobits.com.

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