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IN AND OUT OF 'The Office' Lee Eisenberg '99 comes home

1 Writing a Path to Success II Century of Great Visitors II Barkley Hendricks Retires II Rugby for Life

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CC:CONNECTICUT To the Editor: COLLEGE MapziM Volume 19 / umber 3 I was pleased co see usan Baldwin Kierzman's article EDITOR: /..JJa H. Brow11,II LATE EDITOR: Ph�b, Hall "A Century of ong" ART DIRECTOR/ 0 LI E EDITOR: but hasten to point out Bmjami11 Parr:111 CO TRIBUTORS:/amt>S. Btrrim 74, Cmi Bown- '84, Da­ that the article neglected vid A. Brtnsilwr./011 Criipi11, Adam D1111itls,Jill Gros,mnn, Eliz,,. co mention the singing /ml, Ham1/to11, Rad,,/Harri11gro11, Jantt Hayt:S, O,a,rHoffb,rger '07. Margarmjo11n '85, usa11 Kittzma11 '82, Undaj. lrnr o2, group GAMUT, which BobMarDo,m,11. D,bom/1MarDo,m,11. LA11m Marmghi '/ 2, was formed in 1973-74. I much longer The Gamut survived, bur A1try Martin, Bmmlon \I'( Mosky. &rbam Nagy. john Nnm111lti, ju/Jt Po/Jori, 78, \VI,;, Rirhnrdson '02, LrslitRoi>mi, Kar,, Sr. was a founding member, and we sang the group was an important, if brief Grorg, '/ 2, A. Vi11cmt S,-11m110, NoiwStals, OwmStow, '/I, \Vill a wide variety of music - hence che player on the Connecticut ollege a­ Tomasian,Juli, \V,n1au, Grortlit \Vood LA TES OORDI ATOR: group's name. I believe it was the first cappella stage in the early co-ed era. Knr,n Laskry LAS OTES EDITOR: Samb,rh Fitldt co-ed singing group and the firsc non-a Sandy Leith P'll C:· ConnecticutColl 1agnineis published by the Oflia:ofCollog,: cappella group on campus. When I '77 Rdarioru:,_ �1ricia M _ � , Viet Prcsidcm.lhc m..tgWnc'sm.Wion is to numtam lies bcN«n UlC' liege, its alu.mm and all other connitucn" graduated in 1976, it was going strong; Dedham, Mass. and 10 rq,on on issuesor imporuna: 10 1hcscgroups. I hope that some '70s alumni remember · Connec1icu1 Coll� Mag;wndl 1060-5134)(U P 129- che group! I don't like co end critical messages, 1◄0) Is publishedfour umcs ayear. in summer. fall, wimcr and spring, :md is m.1ilcd free of charge 10 mcmbt'nof the Conncaiclll College bur I had a really hard time reading che AJumn, Association and friends of the ColJ�c. Periodic.ls clanposugc p.1id a1 �· London,CT, and a1 additional offices. Class ores in the Winter magazine. I Lisa Bood.man '76 Contributions: · Connecticut Coll�c M:1.fWncwill con idcr but i.s leafed through the rest of the magazine 001 rcspon.siblc for unsolici1edmanuscnpu, proposalsand photographs. Lexington, Mass. Addn:s.scorrespondence 10: and found that I could easily read even Edi1or, CC: Conn«-t.iauColl ege M�z.inc,Becker Howe, -1 6 As much as I enjoyed reading of Conn's che smallest serif fonts used in several ,-.•Lo ndon, er 06320- 19 . �f.�n�o�3t;500. short article . Bur the very faint/light Fu: 860-439-5405 a cappella successes, I was disappointed E-m.U: [email protected] co ee no mention of the The Gamut. sans serif font of the ores defied my I joined as a freshman in 1973, and be r efforrs. I know it has co be small Alumni: St11daddms cha11gn to: we were arguably the besc a cappella co fir everyone in, so I'm sure it is a Alumni Office, Connecticut College

group on campus that year, despite the challenge, bur I sure hope there can be 270 Mohegan Avenue formidable, bur always friendly rivalry some adjustment (like the small serif cw London, CT 06320 berween us, the chwiffs and the Conn font) that wiU work forall. Thanks for or t-mail to alum11i@co1mcollrdu Chords. Led by Pam rrawbridge '74, all the great articles! our big hies included the theme song T from "M*A* "'H" and "What's Your Nancy Waddell '60 0 Ecn UT COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUS EES ),me, . Bcrnen74. Cha,r. Willi.un P. S.rr.ick '81. Vi«C/,a,r, Name," originally recorded by Don & Clinton, Wash. )uduh Tin.WOpatrny 72, Vi« C/,a,r, uuro J. Allen '81, David W. Barber '88. Edu,rdo Castell "87. Theodore . Cha pm '72 P"07. Kevon Juan; indeed, the lounges of KB and Copcl.nd76, lu)·mond ). Dcbbane P"09, Const>na: m,u, Gemmer '80 r· 10, lairt . Gould '10, Prcscon W.Hafner'80, ZoeKlein JA still reverberate with the duet lead Editor'sNote: Thank you faryour Hennqua '99. 1..co I. H,gdon,Jr.. Pm,d,"'•Es1cll.)ohnson 75, David 8. Kelso P'09, I.ind•). I.ar '62, Thembumenu I.ukhcle '08, Lynd, I shared with Warren Erickson '74 in feedback. We welcome allreader comments, Bauer Munro '?6 P'08. John F. iblack P'98. D"·id H. P,lcen 76 P'O-l chis catchy number. Lisa Boodman complimentaryand critical We're sorryto &< "09, Ma,o, l'cllcgrin, '69, Theodore M Romanow 76, Harris R. Ros

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Remembering our Great Beginnings

Leo I. Higdon, Jr.

WITH FOUNDERS DAY JUST AHEAD OF US, I have been reflecting on che women and men whose fore ighc and dedication paved the way for Connecticut College co become che institution it is today - and how much chey have in common wich coday's trustees, alumni, parents and friends. As chis magazine goe co press, che College is preparing a March 1 reception in downtown ew London co honor che people of chis city for 100 years of support. I look forward co having Mayor Martin T. Olsen Jr. '95 by my side as I recount che cory of Connecticut College's founding. Ir's a scory I'll cell with pride. More than 100 years ago We leyan University's deci ion co cop admitting women after 1909 leftche personal visit co che bank. Plane's chauffeur,William state wich few options forwomen to pur ue higher Farnan drove Plane and his ew London bankers co education in Connecticut. Elizabeth Wright, a Hartford Hartford where chey wichdrew cash and securities and choolceacher and Wesleyan alumna, convinced members emerged from che bank wich it all packed into a mall of che Hartford College Club ro explore che idea of bag. On che drive home, che group scopped at a restaurant founding a college in Connecticut. Towns across che race for dinner, and che chauffeurwaited in che car wich che recognized che culcural and economic benefit a college bag. According to lacer accounts by che chauffeur, it was would bring co their communities and began offering sites che longest meal ever, especially as he waited outside wich and supporting fund for the new college. che future of che College in chat little bag! A beautiful hillcop site was offered in ew London, Today, the futureof the College is in the hands of a city already acutely aware of che need for a women's many, including trustees, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, college because local high school Principal Colin . Buell students and ocher friendsof che College. Much has had been eeking such an institution for years. In early changed in 100 years, but che commicmenc by chose who 191 l, che site committee unanimously recommended che believe in the College remains just as strong. Wich his hillcop in ew London and che city began a fundraising $1 million gift, Morton Plant provided che foundation drive co rai e $100,000 in support of a college. Wichin I 0 for a century of philanchropic support chat continues. By day , ew Londoners had rai ed $135 000. securing che firstscholarship for Connecticut College, When che state legislature issued che new college's Colin Buell began a tradition of providing deserving charter, our foundersagain went inco action, retaining students access to a world-class liberal arts education distinguished Connecticut citizen co act as incorporators chrough financialaid. And Elizabech Wright, in her and taking on key roles chemselves. Colin Buell headed campaign to give women equal opportunity for higher aero s che state to seek financial support, Elizabech Wright education, sec che stage forche College' continued moved to ew London to et up an officeand act as its commitment to diversity. ecrecary, and local bu ine man Morton Plane offered $1 We appreciate che spirit of our founding story as we million for an endowment. continue co invest in chis education and the beginning of In chose day a $1 million bank transfer required a our next 100 years.

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Scholarly u suits FOURTEEN SENIORS were named Winthrop cholars, the highest academic honor bestowed by the College, ar a ceremony ov. 16. From left, fronr row: Associate Dean of the Faculty Julie Rivkin, Celia Whitehead, Sally Zuar, JuliannaTacelbaum, Jennifer Milton, Ke! eyTaylor and Professor of Philosophy Lawrence Vogel; back row: Gary g, Jessica adick, Christopher Krupenye, Owen towe Wayne Ong, Heather Vernon and icole LaConre. Not pictured: Haley Goodwilland Emma Judkins.

LAST FALL, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, parents, alumni, faculty and sea.ffre ponded co a survey about the design of the College's website. In February their input was put into practice when the College launched a new homepage and admission section. The redesigned homepage is wider and provides more opportunities ro showcase programs, news and successes. The ad.mis ion section was redesigned co enhance its appeal co prospective students and better complement print admission communications. Power of the eople AUTHOR, ACTIVIST and "professionalbummer-outer" Bill McK.ibben spoke co a capacity crowd in Evans Hall in ovember about what he caJled "the most powerful moral crisi we've had co face": climate change. In a talk sponsored by the College s Renewable Energy Club, che founder of the international campaign 350.org said the world's poorest citizens emit the lea c carbon yet suffer the most climate change-related damage, including Roods, rising sea levels and mosquito­ borne disea es. Bue there may still be time co reduce carbon levels and turn things around. "I can't guarantee we're going co win ' McKibben said. "The only thing I can guarantee you i there are a lot of people who will fightuntil the last minute to save their places and ave their planer."

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In for the long(board) haul A BROKEN WRIST AND A NASTY COLD didn't stop ara Paulshock ' I I from notching her fifth craighr longboarding victory in ovember in Hallandale Beach, Fla., where he was che first female competitor to cros che finish line at the Adrenalina kareboard Marathon, a 6rsr-of-its­ kind 26.2-mile longboard road race. Wirh her late r win, Paulshock is gaining a sort of celebrity status within che skateboarding community. "People were asking for my autograph, which was surreal," she said lase fall. "Ir's hard co write with my cast!" An anthropology major, she hope to rake a year offafter graduation to travel and skare competitively. Divining d. • e meanings• FRANK GRAZIANO,the John D. MacArthur Profes or of Hispanic rudies, received a arional Endowment forthe Humanities fellowship to study Mexican devotional paintings called retab!os, and rhe cultural context in which rhey are created. The $50 400 award will allow Graziano, an expert on Latin American religiou cultures, to complete textual research, ethnographic fieldwork and collection research for his upcoming book, "Th.eArc of Gratitude: Mexican Votive Painting and the Miracle of Everyday Life." Graziano's 2006 book, "Culcures of Devotion: Folk Saines of panish America," was rhe firstbook in any language to provide an overview of Latin American folksaints. Getting 'off the round' Three keep the dream alive PRESENTING HIS ORIGINAL A STUDENT AND TWO PROFESSORS received rhe work at a national mu ic conference College's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ervice Awards, given each may have been a major seep in rhe January co chose who exemplifyand uphold rhe legacy of King's budding career of Jonathan Markson work. Loretta Vereen '12 has created opportunities on '12, bur it was hardly the fusr. campus for discussions about race in her work as a Guitarist in a rock band and one­ diversity peer educator and in the two plays she half of a hip-hop duo, the music and wrote, produced and direcred char deal with rhe technology major say he's studied subject. Assistant Professor of History Jennifer electro-acoustic composition with Arthur Kreiger, rhe Manion founded the LGBTQ Center and is irs ylvia Pasternack Marx Professor of Music, since "I director and has led College diversity efforrs. stepped footon campus. He opened the floodgates Associate Professor of History David Canton chat allowed me to build my musical understanding keeps social justice ac rhe forefront in his and compose in new ways." In January, Markson's courses on African-American composition "Offrhe Ground" was pre ented at rhe 2011 history and as director conference of rhe ociery for Electro-Acoustic Music in of rhe Center forrhe the United Scares ( EAMU ). Conference goers also Comparative tudy of heard Krieger's ' trike Zone," which was performed by Race and Ethnicity. Peter Jarvis, adjunct assi cant professor of music.

for mon, news, go towww .conncoH.edu 5 -- Come one, Illuminating Everyone is invited to celebrate Centennial Reunion the in FIND THE KOINE from your senior year, loolc up your friendson Facebook and pull out your camel T-shirt. MOHAMED DIAGNE '97, Centennial Reunion is June 3-5 and it's rime co get ready. che Oakes Ames Associate This year Reunion celebrates the Centennial, with a focus on Professor of Physics, received the ColJege's history and traditions. Fireworks will light the sky a $200,000 gram co enable over Tempel Green on Friday night, and a Saturday evening gala physics students co work honoring the College's first century will cap che weekend.The with him on research that keynote speaker is NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Tocenberg. could have a major impact Ir's a special year foralumni whose class years end in 'l or '6, buc on che creacmenr of brain injuries. events wilJ be open co everyone. The central celebration of che Centennial Diagne said they will contribute to a will be during Fall Weekend, 0cc 21-23. larger program conducted by several "All alumni are welcome co return co campus in June for Centennial major research universities. "Our role is Reunion," said arah Fournier, director of Reunion. "Ir will be a wonder­ co build optrodes with dual functionality: fulweekend wich a loc of special events. We know people from all classes deliver light pulses co trigger neural will want to be pare of ic." activity and record electrical signals The weekend will include the traditional Reunion favorites: a Friday coming from the neurons," he said, evening New England lobster bake, classes taught by favorite professors, which will assist in reviving pares of the Alumni Parade, alumni awards (informacion about chose being hon­ the brain chat have sustained traumatic ored is on page 70), and lots of rime for class receptions and socializing. injuries. Offices of che U .. departments The Sykes ociety Luncheon on Friday, for those who graduated 50 or of Defense and the Navy are funding the more years ago, will honor the newest members, from the Class of 1961. grant. "They're obviously concerned Derails about registration will be with wounded members of the military, mailed this month. ee who's coming many of whom sustain brain injuries," ENNIAL back, check che Reunion schedule and cEN T Diagne said. get more information ac http://reunion.conncoll.edu. EU NION20,1 -JUNER 3-5, - - BarbaraNa gy

Motion captured An eight-camera motion-capture system records the movements of Amy Barrett '12, a scholar in the Ammerman Center for Arts & Technology, as other students and Jane Kernan, a visiting instructor from the Rhode Island School of Design, look on at the center's Animation and Motion Capture workshop in January. Barrett used MAYA 3D ' , animation software to combine • • ..... II, • ...... her movements with an animated . ·. . . · . . scene of planets to produce an . . .S .· •· . . ..· .... animated movie. The image on the left is taken from her film.

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00 years in the making

THE BELLS OF HARKNESS CHAPEL will coll I00 times on April 5, one for every year since the signing of the ollege Charter that day in 1911. Centennial celebrations began amid the snows ofJanuary with a campus rea in Katharine Blum House, a phoco show by students in downtown ew London and the first event in the "Grear Beginning " alumni 100 speaker series (see page 36). A special dinner in Harris Refectory will follow On April 5, Founders Day, the College will the parry. Later, hake the Baron, a rock band compri ed ger its first Centennial cake- in the hape of ew of three 2010 alumni and a current student, wilJ perform. London Hall, the oldest building on campus. The com­ If you can't ger back to campus, celebrate the College's big munity will be serenaded nor with "Happy Birthday," bur a day wherever you are. Take some rime during the week of pecial Centennial song written just forthe occasion that will April 3 ro honor your alma mater. Have dinner with a class­ be heard for the first cime. mate. Write a letter to the professor who changed your life. Founders Day events begin ar 1:15 p.m. when Linda Tell a current high school student about the great education

Eisenmann '75, provost ofWhearon College and a historian of you got here. Pull our your Koine, visit a place chat reminds higher education, will give the keynote address. Pr idem Leo I. you of what you studied and learned, design a Centennial Higdon, Jr., saysEisenmann is the idealFounders Day speaker. cocktail. The only limit is your creativity! "As a hiscorian, Linda Eisenmann can hdp us all berrer Whatever you do, please rell us about ir by posting a few understand Connecticut College's founding in the context of enrences, a photo or a video clip on the College's Facebook what was happening in higher education in the early 1900s," page ar www.facebook.com/connecricurcoUege. Higdon said. "And as an alumna, she helps connect all of us Many more Centennial events are scheduled throughout co this history, and the evolution of the College, in a very the year and across the country, culminating in a huge cel­ personal way." ebration on Fall Weekend, Ocr. 21-23. Warch for details in Ar 2: 15 p.m., the chapel bells will call the campus upcoming magazines or visit http://cenrennial.conncoll.edu. community ro Tempel Green for a phocograph of those as em bled standing in the shape of I00. From the Green, the crowd will process ro Cro for the Founders Day Tea and lO0'h Birthday Parry in the 1962 Room. As everyone enjoys rea and cake, a proclamation from Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy will be read; Higdon will deliver a brief speech; and the chamber choir will debut the new, prize-winning Centennial song, wrirren by Richard chenk, a musician and composer in the dance department, and Ann Livingston chenk M'0 I, a former instructor in the dance department. "We have a few additional plans in the works," Higdon added, "including a hi corical skit by srudenr improvisational ,,. group 20, an opportunity to ign a replica of the Col­ - lege's charter and even a 'per onal appearance' by one of our founders. Ir will be a terrific celebration of our MATZAH CIGAR (FEATURING MAX KELLY "12, LEF:) PERFORMS A�'f!f. Grear Beginnings." • �ENING OF THE CENTENNIAL STUDENT PHOTO SHOW JA'· N. 29 IN DOWNTOWN NEW LONDON. http://centennial.conncoll.edu lo< more news, go to www.conncoll.edu 7 Professor lights the way to College's first pa .e

A FIREFLY PROTEIN IS ILLUMINATING co srabilize it and change its color from yellow-green the sciences of drug screening and di ea e diagnosis, to an orange-red. thanks co the pione,ering work of a Connecticut The engineered fireAy protein can be used in a College chemistry profes or. variety of applications, including drug screening, in And now the development of chis enhanced ver­ vivo imaging, bio en ors for pollutant or diseases, sion of a lighc-emiccing enzyme of Lucio/a italica by anti-tampering devices, and devices char can provide Bruce R. Branchini and hi research team has earned illumination without heat, spark or Aame. the College its first patent. U ..Patent o. 7,807 429, issued co the College "This is an exciting recognition of the scienciJic in October, names as inventor Branchini, Jennifer research and djscovery char rakes place at the College," P. OeA.ngelis '06, and Tara ouchworch, a research Dean of the Faculty Roger Brooks said. "Professor technician in the chemistry department, as well as Branchini's discoveries will have broad implications in two Bologna colleagues. The College also was issued a medicine, military technology and a number of ocher European parent, based on the U.S. patent. important fields." The project received funding from the National Branchini, the Hans and Ella McCollum '21 Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Vahlteich Professor of Chemistry· his research group, Research and the Hans and Ella Mc ollum '21 Vahl­ which includes several undergraduate rudents each ceich Endowment. year; and colleagues fromthe Univer icy of Bologna Branchini, who joined che faculty in 1986, is an in Icaly isolated the gene for a luciferase enzyme chat expert on the biochemistry of bioluminescence che allows the Italian fireAy L. italica to emit light. emission of light by living organism . As director After cloning the gene for the enzyme and of the College's Bioluminescence Research determining its DNA sequence, they Group, Branchini has mentored and over- created genetic variances of the enzyme seen the research activities of more than 85 undergraduate students. The group i recognized worldwide as a leader in the field of bioluminescence. "We've done a lot of research in this field,and I'm very pleased with the way our work has been received," Branchini said. "It's a topic chat has inter­ ested me for 35 years, and with the exciting discoveries we make every year, it continues to be a topic that is interesting and relevant co our under­ graduates." With funding from the SF and Air Force, Branchini and his team are working co manipulate light-emitting enzyme froma orch American ficefly co emit infrared light,which can't be seen with the naked eye. "Thi is the kind of light that makes remote con­ trols work and rhe kind you can see with night-vision

goggles," Branchini said. -A my Martin

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'A responsibility' 100 Professor, author and feminist Cynthia Enloe '60 prepares her keynote speech for Centennial Commencement

CYNTHIA ENLOE '60 HAS DONE TWO THINGS 'Td love to know how they were received," Enloe said. co prepare forher upcoming job as che keynoce speaker ac "To claim to be a profes or when you were a woman, in the College's Centennial ommencement - scare a file, 1911, well, char was preccy radical." where he puc anything thac mighc help her wrice her Enloe has al o thought a loc about how her alma macer speech, and crave! co campus co meec wich seniors. has changed since it inception a century ago. The la c ace i boch choughcful and cypical of Enloe, a The mo t marked change since he graduated was the re earch profe sor of internacional development, community switch co a co-educational in cicucion, Enloe aid, and it i and environment ac lark Univer icy in Worce cer, Ma ., one chat she and ocher alumnae watched with some trepida­ according co Professor Mab egresc, che Fuller-Macchai tion as it happened. Professor of Gender and Women' rudies and chair of thac "We watched every alumni mag and we watched every department. recruiting ad. What we wanted co know was, are you going " he's cocally per onable, energetic, interaccive and bril­ co disavow your past? ls the way co sell your elf as a co-ed liant," egresc said. " he's a breakthrough scholar in her field chool co bury your pa c a a women's college?" Enloe said. and a brilliant woman who has been all over the world. The "But I don't think the allege ever cried to deny what wa o choice ro have ynthia as graduation peaker really embrac­ wonderful about its first 60 years." es che school's history and a great moment of ics founding." Enloe credits her years at Connecticut allege for prepar­ Enloe, who graduated from onneccicuc allege when ir ing her to go on in academia - she earned both her M.A. was still an all-women' school, i one of the leading cholar and her Ph.D. from the Univer icy of California, Berkeley on the connection between military culture, armed conflict, - because "I had such a good grounding in studying, and globalization and economic development. the love of learning." The aurhor of 12 books, he received che u an 8. Borch­ "For anything to lase 100 year i prercy amazing and co cucc Award in 2008 and the u an trange Award in 2007, create a chool char becomes an in cicucion by purring down which recognize her work advancing i ue related co women roots, I chink is remarkable," Enloe said. "lc's an inscicucion and other minorities. char has built up so much goodwill char people wane ir ro Enloe said he is aware of the significance of che upcom­ survive." - Elizabeth Hamilton ing Centennial celebration for everyone involved, including her elf. "Tl1is is actually kind of a big responsibility loaded with meaning- capital M meaning," Enloe said. " o I'm work­ ing hard on filling my folder with note co my elf and ideas abour how co both live up co che en­ cennial's significanceand secondly, how not co Roat coo far up into the traco phere and forger that forthese enior , chis is their day." or surprisingly, Enloe began her task by looking back at the taru of women in 1911, the year the College was founded. Thar re earch led her co some old phorographs of the chool's fir r faculcy members which intrigued her and ser her co chinking about what their live were like.

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JENNIE LIVINGSTON LEANED TOWARD an insider's perspective," said Profes or Nina Marrin, direc­ Matthew Gentile 'J 2 as he explained why che narrator of tor of the film studies program. the documentary "That' My Face" seems pretentious. As the first Fran and Ray Stark Distinguished Gue r When he finished, the independent filmmaker sac back Resident, Livingston caught rwo clas es: " creenwriring" and thought for a moment. he leaned in again, intrigued. and "Independent Film," the latter of which had never "What abour my movie?" she asked him, referring co a beforebeen raughr at che College. project still in the works. "Ir's a similar style. Doe it come "We had the opportunity co look at rhe business aspect offas pretentious?" of filmmaking, as oppo ed co the theory ide, which was She looked around the boardroom-style cable at the very interesting," said film srudie major David Kelley ' I I, ocher five students in che small classroom. "You have co cell who cook "Independent Film." me," she urged chem. "I still have rime co change it!" Emily Conrad '] 1, an environmental studies major and Livingston is che quirky director and filmmaker best film studies minor, said the class opened her eyes co a whole known for her 1990 documentary "Pari i Burning," abour new genre of film, and the discussion helped her grasp the minority drag-queen ball culcure in New York, which the true breadth of diversity within the medium. Bue her won che undance Grand Jury Prize. Lase semester, she was favorite part of the class wa Livingston. also a visiting professor at Connecticut College. "le was really exciting co hear her personal experiences," " he infused film studies with energy and wit, and gave Conrad said. " he showed us her work in progress and some students a glimpse of the independent film industry from never-before- een pieces. The first day of class, everyone ju t peppered her with que tions abour what it's like behind the scenes, and she wa very open about everything." Livingston said she encouraged the student co ask questions they can't when they watch filmmakers talk about their work on YouTube, or chat they wouldn't necessar- ily chink co ask during a Q&A with a director after a film I , screening. "Having prolonged contact with a filmmaker - one whose primary activity is filmmaking, buc who also enjoys chinking about che ideas, philo ophie , proce es, and ocial (L and p ychological components of filmmaking- give the .... students a really different perspective," she said. � ,i , le was an engaging perspective. During a class in Novem­ ber, che students were captivated when Livingston cold a � cory about an experience at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival, and they eemed car truck when he casually mentioned talking co che director of"Quinceaiiera" at undance. ne student couldn't contain hi excitement when Livingston announced char, as pare of her residency, she had arranged for campus visits by Academy Award-winning ani­ mator John Canemaker and "Wendy and Lucy" filmmaker FILMMAKER'JENNIE .. Kelly Reichardt. Boch came co che College in December. LIVINGSTON WAS A "How do we get these people?" the student asked. VISITING PRO FESSOR AT Livingston smiled. "I call chem! I send chem an e-mail." THE COLLEGE IN Martin THE FALL -Amy

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COPingwith climate change

TWO CONNECTICUT COLLEGE scudencs and an alumna had a role on the world stage in December when representative from more than 150 countries gathered in Cancun,Mex.ico, co address global climate change. JESSICA LECLAIR '08, LEFT, AND CARRA CHESLIN '11 AT THE Jessica LeClair '08 and Carra Cheslin '11 UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE arcended the 16th Conference of the Parties of the IN CANCUN, MEXICO, IN DECEMBER. KATHERINE SHABB '12 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ALSO ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE Change-or COP16 for short-as delegates with us­ tainU ,a U ..-ba ed group.Katherine habb '12,who was studying in Mexico lasr eme ter,was pare of IndyAce, a Lebanese nongovernmental organization. "Bur being a leader in the inrernarional youth movement ll1e three arrived ready co influence decision makers and in some ways was extremely new co me and extremely address head-on the issue of climate change.Bue rhe reality empowering." was sobering,Shabb said: "There was zero sense of urgency." Working with young people from all over the world, Going inro COP 16,most people had low expectations and making connections that outlast the conference,was a becau e of disappointing re ult from the 2009 conferencein highlight for Le lair and Cheslin."The youth were the most Copenhagen,Denmark, habb added. he believes that led inspiring people I mec," Cheslin said."Being able co work co a defeatist arrirude in Cancun. with these people was very meaningful." Watching che bureaucracy and political posturing Theyouth delegation - an officialconsricuency recog­ involved with uch conferences, habb,an international rela­ nized by the U.N.- plays an important role at these events, tions major,left Cancun doubting "this crisis will be solved Le lair said.They meet with negotiators,ask for concessions, in time." Bue d1e conference also emboldened her.A cholar release reports.Bue youth has another,perhaps more impor­ in the Toor Cummings Center for International rudies tant job,she added."Most ly,we're allowed co say things d1ac and the Liberal Arcs, habb refocused her enior project on adults aren't allowed to.We can act with passion.We ace with environmental i sues and is plotting her future as a climate heart.We don't have co scay in the typical confines you have change activist."Do l want to work with people in suics or when you're in a job or representing your country." farmer and agriculrural workers sufferingthe direct effects Some countries have expressed a desire to reduce youth's (of climate change)?" she asked."What's more efficient? role at these events."Bue it's important for us co be there," Where I can make the most change?" Le lair said."Climate change is happening now,people are LeClair,who is earning her master's in climate cience and being affectednow. In the future it's going co be worse if it policy at Bard College,had attended last year's conference, doesn't change." and said Cancun was a completely differentexperience. "lt's Though the process wasn't always pretty co watch,some hard to compare," she said."In Copenhagen,they tried to things were accompli hed.The signed agreement,which save the world in rwo weeks.In Cancun,they were rebuild­ recognizes climate change as a threat co human societies and ing what was not done in Copenhagen." che need co reduce global greenhou e emissions,includes the Cheslin,an environmental tudies major and founder of creation of a proposed fund of $100 billion a year by 2020, the College's chapter of Forest Justice,admitted feeling in­ to assist poorer countries in financing emission reductions. timidated by the vast experience of her fellow youth activists. "In comparison to what we were expecting,it wasn't bad," Bur circumstances threw her inco a leadership role and she habb said."Bue in the larger scope,I still think it was too found herself coordinating demonstrations."I felt coming little and chat we need to do much much more." - Whit inco ir I would be a passerby,a part of things," she aid. Richardson '02

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wins for a sweep by women's squash against rival Wellesley College Smooth ahead consecutive victories for the women's swimming Headcoach sees a national title in and diving team teams'fature gameswon by the women's hockey team - the most as a varsityprogram goalsscored by Sean Curran'13 for men's IN TURKEY, IRAZ KOREZLIOGLU '11 sailed in the Bo poru trait and the Aegean ea, so adapting co hockey river sailing in the Thames would rake some getting u ed points netted by Matt Vadas '14 in each of co. But Connecticut ollege provided an opportunity that three men's basketballgames he couldn't afford to mis . "I learned about Connecticut ollege, just like every­ one when I was searching for colleges in the U ..chat have a sailing team and a good p ychology program," said whole country we don't have that many 420 boats." Korezlioglu, who ha.ii from Istanbul."(Head coach) Jeff The College's sailing program has been one of the be t (Bresnahan) showed me around and I was amazed by how in the United race for a long rime.Last fall, the women's many boats they had just in one school, because in my team climbed all the way co No. 3 in the national rank­ ing . The Camel won the Mr .Hurst Bowl Regatta at Dartmouth College in eptember; a month lacer, they triumphed in the cu elson Trophy Regatta on the Tham River. Three alumnae competed in recent Olympic Games: Meg Gaillard '95 and arol Cronin '86 represented the U ..in 2004 in Athen , reece, and Amanda lark '05 competed in che 470 division at the 2008 games in Beijing. Thisgrowing global reputation is aiding Bresnahan's re­ cruiting effortsco land cop talent from around the world. Aclamic Brugman '13, a kipper from Barcelona, pain, and Korezlioglu, a crew, have played pivotal roles in the team' ascent in the national rankings. Bresnahan said both che coed and women' team have the potential co bring home a national title at the I A National Championship in Long Beach, alif., this spring. "I chink that che most rewarding is that we are team­ goal-orienced," he aid. "We work hard co have a good team performance. "The sailing ream understands as a group that if our team core is good then individual awards will follow," Bre nahan added." ext year or 10 year from now, no one remember how an individual did, bur everyone would remember winning a national champion hip." - Will Tomasirm

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5 Questions with a'09 Assistant coach ofthe men'sbasketball team

MATT FAVA '09 IS IN HIS SECOND SEASON Q: What are your professional goals and what would as assistant men basketball coach ar hi alma mater. He i you like to do next? the program' recruiting coordinator and head of rrength A: My primary profes ional goal i to do whatever po - and conditioning, and al o assists with film editing, scour­ ible to help bring onnecricur College men's basketball ing, game and practice planning, and on-court coaching. back ro prominence in ew England and beyond. The program has been steadily growing over the la r fiveyears Q: What sparked your interest in coaching in the and ir is our goal as a raffro get back to rhe CAA Tour­ collegiate ranks? nament for the fir r time since 1999. A: To me, coUege is rhe highe r and truest level ar which When my rime here is done, I hope to continue the game of basketball i played. The talent ir rakes ro coaching ba kerball ar the collegiate level. I am o thank­ play ar the college level and the cohe ivenes required of ful for the opportunity I have been given here and I plan a ream to win make it unique and extremely exciting as a to cake what T have learned as a Camel with me in the coach. future. -Will Tomasian

Q: What do you like most about the College? A: The ense of ownership and re pon ibiliry among Con­ necricur ollege athletes, rudent , raff, faculry and admini rrarion impress me the mo t. Ir eern like everyone who is or has been a part of the amel cornrnuniry holds a real awareness and interest for everything that goe on around here.

Q: What is the most enjoyable part of your job? A; The opporruniry ro coach ar my alma macer and learn from such an experienced mentor (head coach Torn arran '94) is a given. Aside from char, the camaraderie within amel achlecics, particularly among the as- isranr coaches, goes a long way. We all have multiple respon ibilicie in the department that extend beyond our ��:;,.:,�.,,·:� own port program , and ic results .,.,, in strong support and under randing berween one another.

Q: What is a typical day like for you? ASSISTANT MEN'S BASKETBALL A: Each day i exhau ting and rewarding. COACH MATT FAVA '09 HELPS With rwo coache on raff, we literally have LEAD THE CAMELS FROM an unending co-do list, bur every productive THE SIDELINES IN A GAME day brings progress in our individual kill , AGAINST COLBY IN.FEBRUARY our team play and recruitment for the program's future. I wake up wanting to go to work each day and loving what I do.

for more news, go to www.conncoll.edu 13 askacaniel • How do you connect kids to nature • and foster a love for ·the outdoors? MaggieJones '85 grew up in a rural area, Q falling asleep to the sounds of crickets and frogs and waking to birds singing. She Margarett Jones '85, executive director of the Denison watched birds at the birdfeeder outside Pequotsepos Nature Center in Mystic, Conn., has the answer. the kitchen window, helped her parents plant trees, pick asparagus, collect firewood and move rocks. They took "When children are young, it is easy to foster a connection to na- regular family outings to state forests, • ture simply by spending time with them outdoors. Young kids are hiked in the Berkshires, and when they little sponges - their senses are particularly keen. When children A were older, climbed Mt. Washington on have opportunities to play freely in nature, they experience their skis. She spent time in these same places surroundings directly and spontaneously, engaging their senses and creativ­ with her own children, now in their 20s. ity without preconceived fears. They climb rocks, build fairy houses, catch At Connecticut College, Jones majored salamanders, play with sticks, smear bare arms and legs with mud, and roll in soft moss. in botany, studying with Professor William "Children need parents, teachers and mentors to help nurture their sense Niering. "His bioecologyclass brought of wonder and excitement about nature. Likewise, we can learn much from me back to my childhood days of running our children. It is easy to pass on our fears and squeamishness about nature through the woods, only we were chasing to kids. When my oldest son was 3, he loved to play in the garden while I after Bill through different habitats in the weeded and tended the plants. Giggling with delight, he held out his chubby Arboretum, identifying as many different little arm adorned with the biggest tomato hornworm I had ever seen, snuggly trees and shrubs as possible during our wrapped around his wrist. My immediate reaction, a startled facial expression three-hour labs," Jones says. "My college of disgust and horror, must have frightened him. His glee quickly turned to experiences brought my appreciation of anguish, as I tried to regain my composure and calmly remove the harmless nature to a new level." living bracelet. In that shared experience, he was the teacher. As executive director of the Denison "Childhood experiences in nature help prepare us for the challenges of Pequotsepos Nature Center since life and continue to nourish us into adulthood. Plants, 1992, Jones has pursued her passion birds, water, earth, stones, snow, wind, for protecting natural landscapes and leaves, seasons - how can we begin to preserving local biological diversity understand life if we don't interact through the center's educational with nature? It helps us understand mission: "to inspire and our place in the world. Who can nurtureappreciation and walk past a large boulder in scientific understanding the woods without trying to of the natural world climb it, or at least wanting and foster a personal to? We're all kids inside!" environmental ethic."

KIDS GET DOWN AND DIRTY AT A DPNC NATURE CAMP.

14 CC,CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 201 l SHARE YOUR STORY Send your original First Person essay, of 450-500 words, to ccmag@conncolledu. Please include your name and class year. Essays may be on any topic ol interest to the Connecticut College community. Classmates connect to help save an old homestead By Julie Grey Pollock '78

STAYING IN TOUCH WITH CLASSMATES is one I drew on many sources of the most enjoyable aspects of serving as a class agent. A in the familyarchives in few years ago several new contacts were added to my list, my possession for my talk, including Laurie Heiss '78. In colJege, I knew who she was, including a college paper (I but we had never really met. My call co ask for her support was an American studies major) of the Annual Fund changed that. about the Lyon homestead that I knew that Laurie worked in historic preservation and I had written for arc history Profes- made her home in Greenwich, Conn. As we closed out our sor Edgar Mayhew in 1975. I had relied on help from my call, I asked Laurie if she knew ofmy family's home there, 86-year-old grandmother Julia forits content; she died me the old Lyon homestead. Was ir still standing? he thought followingyear. so, and suggested a contact that might prove helpful. The family has hundreds of items in our unique collec­ Nothing came of that initial outreach, but over the winter tion of Lyon family furniture, textiles, tools and household of2009-10, I received an update from Laurie. Currently goods. Ir is enough co furnish the home as a museum, just owned by the town ofGreenwich, the handcrafted home as my grandmother envisioned more than 85 years ago. so loved by many generations ofmy family was still sitting With Laurie's help, my familyhas been able to connect with vacant. Bue an effort was underway co save it. a group ofGreenwich residents that shares this goal. The TheGreenwich Preservation Trust is trying to save several work has just begun. old buildings in Greenwich, including the old classic saltbox I know that Laurie and I will cross paths in Greenwich house built sometime before 1700 and recognized as the again. It's only been about 33 years since we missed crossing oldest home in cown. My ancescors built and lived in ir for paths at Connecticut College. seven generations - my mother was the last born there - until my grandmother Julia Lyon Saunders gave it co local www.greenwichpreservationtrust.org civic groups in 1926 ro become a museum or visi­ tor center. With the Great Depression and ensuing disruption ofWo rld War II, it was never opened co the public. On Oct. 15, 2010, declared Lyon Family Day by the cown, seven of my family membersfrom across the country accompanied me on a visit to Greenwich. It was our first tour of the old home where so many of our relatives were born, lived and died. That evening, I gave a talk as part of an event sponsored by the cruse ac the Byram hubert Li­ brary. Laurie introduced me to the capacity crowd. My talk, "Underhill Lyon: The Last Agrarian Lyon," included stories, photos, documents and ar­ tifacts about my great-grandfatherUnderhill Lyon (1834-1920), his ancestors and their lives on their productive farm. Almost 20 Lyon family relatives THE THOMAS LYON HOME, BUILT PRIOR TO 1700, IS THE OLDEST HOME with ties co the old home attended the event. IN GREENWICH.

for more news, go ta www.conncoll.edu 15 is like a nine-month decathlon, without the cheering crowds. Under the direction of a facultymentor, it's a grueling and often solitaryintellectual exercise that tests the student's stamina, endurance and perseverance - and one that fewer than 15 percent of students achieve. Those who do find it's a profound learning experience that oftenleads them toward graduate school, careers and further achievement. Followingare the stories of six alumni who were awarded the College'sOakes and Louise Ames Prizefor best honors thesis.

Rick Canavan '93 co hi enior thesis, which documented water quality in 50 EnvironmentalScientist · Connecticut lakes and ponds. "I didn't have co wrestle with the conflictsof ocher classes," he remember . After graduation, Canavan earned a master's degree in ike the ecosystem it elf, the cudy of earth cience soil ciences from ornell University and a doctorate from depends on an incerdi ciplinary approach, a face that Utrecht Univer ity in the etherlands. He continues co vi it L appealed greatly co Rick Canavan when he fir c stepped the ollege often from hi office in the Hartford area, where into Professor Peter iver' botany class. anavan initially he is senior environmental cientisc ac CME Associates. declared a philo ophy major, bur dropped it co a minor "The opportunity co do che re earch ac 01111 definitely as he wa drawn co che energy of the environmental influencedmy career. (le) howed me how interesting it studies program. was co go deeply into a project," he ay . "The cime and The inclu ive web of the re earch crategie held inseam effort I put into this project continue co pay off." appeal as well. "l was pare of a ream, working with other undergraduates, faculty and master' candidate ," he ay . "We all produced differentdara for the projects bur we also beneficced greatly from each other' daca." John Symons '94 anavan has the highe c prai e for the ollege tudenc- Philosophy professor faculty research program in the ciences. Even before he carted his enior year, he had examined sediment amples rofe or John ymon under rand from the bottom of lakes and rivers - for 19 ju t how fortunate he wa co di cover months. "I actually devoted more cime co philo ophy in an intimate ening deep research studies at onn than in P ac onneccicuc ollege. ow chair my master's degree tudy," he ays. of the Univer ity of Texa at El He completed hi cour e Paso philo ophy department, requirement midway through che scholar followed che path hi enior year, allowing him co of many leading mind , one devote the re c of the year co of di covery, celebration, full-rime work with iver and reflection and evolmion.

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"I'm sure there are few professors reaching courses like poet-in-residence; Professor Lester Reiss' 'Human Life and History' today," Roman and he says. "Reiss presented this sweeping survey of grand Ta tiana Weller intellectual history that was so beautiful, my class of20 Professor of English peers was capcivared by his grand narrative approach to Blanche Boyd, wrirer­ inrellecrual history." in-residence; and several EUNICE KUA ·02 WITH Symons also was greatly inRuenced by "The visiting professors. PROFESSOR MARTHA GROSS EL Man without Qualities," a novel he'd read during an With Hartman as her independent study with Marijan Despalarovic, senior adviser, Umans wrote "Old lecturer in Slavic studies and philosophy. "We focused Currency," a volume of original on chis one book char really brought Viennese culture to poems, as her thesis. Their topics ranged from life and became essential to my understanding of Ludwig travel to domestic negociarions, from blown glass co the Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle." landscape of cemeteries, from dreams to mosquitoes. As a result of these interdisciplinary studies, Symons In nominating che thesis for the Ames Prize, Hartman became fascinated with Win:gensrein, the early-20th­ said it was "rhe most consistent thesis since the honors century philosopher who inspired "logical posicivism." He program in poetry began, and the one showing rhe most nor only devoted his senior thesis to the genius, he went assurance forthe poet's future." on co graduate school at Boston University, at che time Ten years lacer, his prediction has come true. the epicenter of American Wittgenstein studies. While helping write grants at the University of New "I quickly realized char I disagreed with Wittgenstein Hampshire Foundation and reaching online in the Johns about the disordered state of philosophy," Symons says. Hopkins Center forTalented Youth program, Umans "AsI learned more about comemporary philosophy, I has continued to write and publish co critical acclaim. realized how much exciting progress had taken place in She recently received the St. Lawrence Book Award for the second half of the 20th century and was eager to be her collection, "Flock Book," which will be published part of these developments." by Black Lawrence Press/Ozane Books in 2012. The Wricing an honors thesis ac Conneccicur College, manuscript was a finalist for che Prairie chooner Book ymons says, helped him prove to himself char he had Prize and other nacional awards, and her work has been the discipline co commie co a subject as complex as nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Lase year the New philosophy. Winning the Ames Prize validated this Hampshire Seate Council on the Arcs awarded Umans an effort, he says, even though he fervently believed chat Individual Anise's Grant. another scholar in his class, Marie Taylor '94, deserved "This is a very exciting time,' she says. the College award even more for her remarkable history thesis, on racial unrest in the U. . He eventually resolved chis philosophical dilemma by making yet another Eunice Kua '02 commitment: he married her. Literacy teacher:in NorthAfrica Katie Umans '01 unice Kua had never seen Connecticut College before she arrived fororiemation in the fall of 1998. Poet ----- E She had applied co American colleges sight un een from her nacive Malay ia, and she was captivated by rhe nlike many freshmenwho have no preconceptions beauty of the campus and the variety of cour es. about what they plan to study, Katie Umans arrived The human genome project was prominent news U already focused on poetry, having recently attended back then, and Kua had already written about the cloned a summer writing program in Vermont. Conneccicur sheep Dolly in high school. Her interdisciplinary rhesi College, home to a formidable English legacy char examined the roles of the scientist, the journalise and rhe included literary scholars and poets like William public in communicating about scientific discoveries. Meredith, was both challenging and excicing. "I loved science bur knew I didn't want to do lab "I knew this is where my passion lay, and I liked rhe work," says Kua, who majored in biochemistry, cellular challenge of being encouraged and critiqued," she recalls. and molecular biology. "I had advisers from che biology Umans found many mentors ac the College, including department and the English department to assist me with Professor of English Charles Hartman, the College's my thesis."

18 CC-CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 Po c-graduation, Kua has continued co exercise her ty Brodkin's entiments, because he was one of 17 wide-ranging curio i . he earned a master' degree in Connecticut College students in a emester-long tudy information with a pecialization in library service from ty Away Te ach Away ( ATA) program in Mysore, India, led the Universi of Michigan. "I've always been fascinated by Brodkin. about how people find things our," he says. 'Tm driven to "I was becoming increasingly focused on film help as many people as possible have access to the world of production at onn at the same time I was plotting my information." returnco India," Kahn recalls. "When I returned from To this end, Kua recently signed a second two-year ATA, the. idea" of a film et in India came up early in commianent ro manage a literacy program in had for conver anon. Darfurrefugees. The program ceache refugeesco write in Kahn, who majored in film tudies, decided to write, Masalic, their native tongue, which has a written record produce and direct a full-length romantic comedy et in that spans less than two decade . India for his thesi . "I bit offway more than I could chew, ty "I learned at onn that being literate, while nor a cure but as a self-designed major, I did have ome flexibili to forall social ills, i a viral rep coward empowerment," work in over credits," he say . 'I worked very long hour he ays. "As refugees,the people from Darfur share a in the editing lab in the Olin cience Center. Friends passion co preserve their culture and language. I recently would bring me food,and I'd occasionally nap below the visited the British Library in London where I found my elf editing cable." reflecting on how voluminous the English language's The result of his dedication was "The Bombay Project," history is. The Darfur refugees are at the very beginning of about an American college student who travels co Mumbai yw their literate history." co help a graduate student make a Boll ood movie. The Kua says she was hocked and a bit embarrassed when film offereda nuanced critique of the romantic fascination her thesis won the Ames Prize. "le was a great honor, hue ty that many American young people develop coward "exotic" che quali of the other theses was o high," she ay . "I cultures, and particularly India. was couched that many profes or approached me and said ty "This film is more ambitious and better executed they looked forward co reading it, though it was pret than most M.FA. thesis projects from cop-raced graduate long. And I was al o psyched co score one for programs in film," wrote Kahn' thesi advi er, David the sciences." Tetzlaff, as ociace profes or of film studies. "I have not een its like in 26 years of teaching undergraduate student ." David Kahn '06 Today, Kahn continues co work on independent films. . A founding partner of eCascVideo, a video production Filmand video.producer firm in Watertown, Mas ., he returns co the College as often as possible, working on production and design with the theater department. Mose recently, he gave back co the he first time he visited early in this century, David College by helping co create a shore Centennial video. He T Kahn fell forIndia the ame way Professor Ed Brodkin is al o creating a film for his fifth reunion. mu t have fallen for the ubcontinent half a century before. Like che Lucretia L. Allyn Professor Emeritus of Kimberly Richards O'Hagan '07 History, Kahn embraced the diversity, crying new food ty DivinityschOfll graduate and at every opportuni and lo ing pluralismactivist him elf within the culcure. �---�-- The econd time Kahn traveled co India, he was raised Epi copalian but hadn't intended to take was keenly "I any religion clas es in college," Kimberly O'Hagan aware of explain , "but one of the requirements at onn is a cla in philo ophy or religion, o I cook a clas on the ew Tescamen c." 'Hagan found he loved examining religion from a non-religiou per peccive. Though she scarred as a

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CC CONNECTICUT COUCGC MAGA.ZIN[ SPRING ZOll 19 23 years of Ames Prize winners THE OAKES AND LOUISE AMES PRIZE, named for the eighth president of the College and his wife, is given to a graduatingsenior who has completed the year's most outstanding honors project. The prize is offered by the trustees in recognition of the qualityof academic achievement that Oakes and Louise Ames fostered during their 14 years of service to the College.

1988 Lawrence Pellegrino "The Fittest Characters: Presidential - ""'"" .,,.,, 0 """ .,,, AT HER COMMENCEMENT Appointments to the Supreme Court, 1937-1987" (Government) \- , 1989 Matthew Hayward "Evaluation of the CIEEL Mechanism in Firefly Bioluminescence" (Biochemistry) government major, he decided co double 1990 Susan Lee "Conflicting Cultural Reinforcement for Career major after raking her second religious Aspirations and Character Development: A Comparative Analysis srudies course. After graduation, O'Hagan of Korean American Women and Korean American Men" (Psychology) immediately entered Harvard Diviniry chool 1991 Laura Egan "The Synthesis and Evaluation of Photoaffinity co pur ue her master's degree in rheological Probes for Chloride Ion Transport'' (Chemistry) srudies, whid1 she earned in 2009. "In the beginning I was intrigued by che 1992 Kristin Lee "Something Impossible" (English) non-religiou study of religion, but then one 1993 Rich Canavan IV "Chemical and Physical Properties of Connecticut day I realized char religion really drive rhe Lakes" (Botany) world," she says. "I al o began co ee how 1994 John Symons "Wittgenstein's Glasses: The Bewitching Ideal in unfairly many minoriry religions are created Modern Philosophy" (Philosophy) in America." oming from a family char placed a high 1995 Patrick Ghidirim "The Economic Costs and Benefits of the European value on education, O'Hagan knew she Monetary Union" (Economics) wanted her thesis co explore chemes chat 1996 Jessica Strelec "Girl" (English) surrounded school , religion and government. 1997 Alexander Cote "Income Distribution and The Golden Age: The news at chat time was filledwirh corie Economic and Philosophical Implications" (Economics) about the religious righr's attempts ro infiltrate and dominate everal 1998 Jeana Zelan "The Word as Woman, the Woman as Word: Constructions chool board co affect, pecifically,che of the Woman in Congressional Floor Debate" (Government) teaching of evolution in public chools. Three 1999 Elizabeth Eckert "Joan" (Theater) prominent school boards had recently voted 2000 James Lundberg '"In the Beginning was the Word': Encountering co mandate the inclusion of"incelligent Colonial Narratives in New Haven Colony and New England" (History) de ign" along with Darwin's theory. The young scholar had found her topic. 2001 Kate Umans "Old Currency" (English) ''A profe sor cold me no one had yet 2002 Eunice Kua "Science in the News: DNA Microarrays, the Human Genome published a paper on the long-term impact Project and Cancer" (Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology) of these hri rian righc-dominared chool boards," O'Hagan says. "Developing che 2003 Geoffrey Babbitt "Shadow Casting" (English) cenaciry co re earch chi topic for nine months 2004 Rebecca Hughes "Abstention and Exemption: American and com po ea 150-page research paper really Exceptionalism and the International Criminal Court" (Government) paid offin graduate school." 2005 Peter Luthy "Functional Analysis and Its Applications" (Mathematics) 'Hagan, who lase ]lJy married Brendan O'Hagan '09 in Harknes Chapel, is currently 2006 David Kahn "The Bombay Project" (Film Studies) working at Harvard Diviniry chool as an 2007 Kimberly Richards "The Impact of the Christian Right on Public events coordinator organizing lecture eries Science Education" (Government/Religious Studies) and od1er events. he is also active with 2008 Scott Borchert "Against Accumulation: Moby Dick, Mason & Dixon, the Pluralism Project, a research project at Harvard char cudie minoriry faid1s in che and Atlantic Capitalism" (English) u .. 2009 Myles Green "Oriental Bittersweet and Other Invasive Species" (Art) "The rudy and advocacy of minoriry 2010 Thomas Blake McDonald "The Architectural History of Connecticut religions has become my life's work," College" (Architectural Studies) O'Hagan say .

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College equestrians learn what it takes to be winners

hen June Macklin arrivcd at ·1i,day. the 1radi1ion nmtinucs wi1h 1hl' Connl'cticu1 Connecticut College in I 'J'i(,. the Collcgl' Eques1rian 'kam, a dub aflilia1cJ wi1h 1hl' young prol�·ssor from Indiana was I J11L•rcollegia1e I lorsc Show Associa1ion. The s1udt·111s ridL· in nt·w terrilOry. But thert· was one at thl' lll'arhy i\lys1ic \'alley Hum Club in C,1ks Ferry. constant hctwccn her,\lithwstcrn which is where 1hcy lllll\'L'll in 200'i after their previous home and 1hc sou1hern Nnv England shoreline - horses. coad1. .'-.fargl' Inkster S1awn '(,O, passed away. The long1imc facul1y mt·mhcr, now 1hc Rosemary Park The ll'am's Ill'\\' llll'lllOr is Richard C. l.ucklurd1. l'rolt:ssor Emerita of t\111hropology. quick!�· hccamt· a part 1hl' hu111 duh's gl'neral manager. l.udd1ard1 is in his of 1hc College's L'Slahlishcd equl'Strian culmre. She joined sixth yl'ar of' coaching - gi\·ing ll'ssons ,rnd guiding 1hl' 1he drill 1cam and became friend!�· wi1h thL· !'oner family, ridl'rs 1hrough compL·1i1ion againsl l'igh1 schools in 1he who hred rxdwrses ,111d allowed mcmhcrs of the (:ollcgc II ISA: Cl'n1ral Connl'cticu1 Stall', Fairfil'ld, Post, Sacrnl communi1y IO use 1hcir riding 1:1tili1ies. I-lean. \X'l'sleyan and Yall' uni\'l'rsitics. the Univl'rsi1y of "\\'.'e were all hanging around wi1h our wngut·s Conneccicuc. and ·1i·i11ity Colkgl'. hanging ou1." Macklin recalls. laughing. l.ikl' 1hc Connl'ccicu1 Colk·gl' team.1hl' IIISA The l'oncrs' former horse farm is s1ill nonh of 1hl' continues IO grow. The Coast ( ;uard t\ctdl'myrl'cl'111ly campus, on Bl'nham t\\'L'nut·, hue i1 is no longn in usl'. hl'ctml' d1t· I 0th ll'am in the region, adding one lll

Story by Leslie Rovetti • Photos by Bob MacDonnell

(( (0'1,.l l 1 IClll,01 L !,;! MA(;A:11\I ",PM1,o(, .'<>1 l 21 Zone 2, Region 5 of the IH A, equitation. i al o the coach of the oast For the fir t time, the club Guard Academy team. is al o working on getting more

The Connecticut ollege publicity. Te am members put club is open to all students, but together an exhibit for Fall Weekend Luckhardt ay it tend to be more , The equestrian 2010, with a hor e, Macklin' old popular with women. It i open photo , membership information both to those who want to show and bagels. and rho e who only want to take team has given "We've tried to make our elves les ons. Within chi year's ro ter more vi ible," Luckhardt ays, with of about 30 members, Luckhardt me lasting the message that "we're there and ay about half joined ju t for the we're trying to grow, and it' a great lessons, at least fornow. friendships, port." "Ir's gening bigger and bigger Karie Lynch '13, the youngest every year. It's growing," he says. of the team's tri-captains, is alway "I'm happy to say it's popular." joyous weekends looking for way to promote the The ream al o continue to club and trengrhen the bottom be succe sful. Ir' ranked third and an amazing line to en ure their future. It co t in the region, and one rider, about 40,000 a year to fund che Melis a Groher '12, was a re erve wa to sta team's activities, she explain ; the champion at the 20 IO national y y chool pay about a quarter of that competition in the intermediate through the cudent Government over fences category. om petition connected. As ociation. Annual dues - about is at different skill levels in a 900 to 1,000, she says - make riding style known as hunter eat - Katie McCarthy '11 up the remainder.

22 CC CONNECTICUT COLLEGC MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 With their competition successes, the nores Katie McCarthy '11, who ream is gaining momentum and even shares captain duties with Lynch and attracting students co the ollege. Lynch Nicole Adduci '11. "Corning from says that when she was a high school California, the ream has really given rudent investigating potential schools, me a way to meet wonderful people the program played a major role in her who enjoy the same things I do. decision co come to onnecricut ollege, The best people ride, and we have a where she studies government and whole team of them." environmental studies. For Macklin, who has ridden "rm very glad ic can be a pare of my life ac onn," since she was 3 years old and still rides when she can, she says. riding horses is also a life le on, one that has helped her Although the eque trian ream is a big part of carnpu in her career as an educator. Training a horse, she says, lifefor Lynch and other , neither the ream nor the chool has caught her how to be a responsible reacher, whether owns any horses. A handful of students bring their own her audience is equine or human. horses, Luckhardt ays, tabling them at Mystic Valley "Ir caught me all about what an effective reacher Hunt lub and tran porting them home for winter should be doing," he explain . "The horses were break and summer . ther ride the club's hor es. In reaching me." competition, students don't ride their own hor e and are instead assigned hor es at random. "You literally draw the hor ' names out of a hat," Lynch says. The team's appeal to the rudenrs i nor ju r about pa.rticipating in a spore; it' also a ocial activity. "I would say that the equestrian team has given me lasting friendship , joyou weekend and an amazing way to stay connected to riding hor e ,"

s professor of studio art Barkley L. Hendricks retires after38 years on Connecticut College's faculty, he leaves a lasting legacy and this retrospective of alumni portraits

UNDA WEBB MCCLELLAN '73

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his special selection of my artworkis dedicated to the students and friends who inspired these portrait images in paint. It is also dedicated to the many who are a part of my photographic journal and workson paper. I always made a point to remind my classes how importantthose who model for amateur and professional artists have been throughout history. In 1977 I traveled to Paris with a former Connecticut College photography student and friend.One day, an acquaintance and former editor for French Vogue called my attention to a woman, dressed all in black. entering an apartment complex."See the mademoiselle in the doorway?She was one of Picasso's models decades ago." I was then informed that this episode in her life had helped to confer upon her a special status in Paris. During a recent conversation with Estella Johnson '75 - one of my formermodels, an alumna, and now a newly appointed trusteeof the College - I had an idea that these students/models should have their portraits in an issue of CC: Connecticut College Magazine.This would be one way to say thank you for the memories, inspiration and respectthey created. Investing their Knowledge Board of Trustees brings a broad range of experience to the table

By Jim Berrien '74

c our most recent meeting in February, rhe onnecricur ollege parents, who bring a different and College' Board ofTrusree di cus ed ri ing equally important perspective co our di cu ion . coses, the future ofliberal arts education, The board's most important role is fiduciary oversight: facility requirements for cience re earch, making ure chat rhe ollege use its re ource wi ely the athletics program, student health and and rakes the necessary seeps to sustain it into the future. wellness, the honor code, and much more. Talk about a To do char, we have co under cand nor only the inner wide-ranging conversation. workings of onnecricur ollege, bur also rhe larger I was struck by the depth of talent and experience challenges char face higher education and liberal art in the room. The College's 30 rru ree are leader in colleges specifically. many areas including finance, business, As always, we spent a lot ofcime looking ac co c and industry, academia, real pricing issue . Extraordinary faculty, a low student-faculty e race, communication ratio, a high level of personal attention and a 750-acre and nonprofit campus are essential co the quality of education here. Ar managemenc. rhe same time, these featuresare expensive co maintain. The majority ext year, our comprehen ive feewill exceed 54,000, are alumni; and char doesn't even cover the full cost ofeducacion. a few are Every student i al o " ub idjzed" by income from the endowment and contributions co the Annual Fund. ecuring rhe financial future of the College i central co all our discussions. To dace, the Campaign for Connecticut ollege has rai ed $ I 57 million coward its 200 million goal. Ofchar total, $41 million has come from current and former rru tees. All ofthe trustees have already made gifts or commitments to chis year' Annual Fund. I'm proud rhac in a difficult economy, we've been able co continue investing in the educational experience. In the past five year , the College has built a fime s center, renovated dorms, introduced new re idencial education programs, increased faculty and student diver icy, hired new faculty, and raised faculty alarie co a more competitive level. ext year, we will invest in more campu improvements, a new cience center in ew London Hall and a new cafe in Harkness. These inve tment benefitevery student. My fellow rrustees have an extraordinary commirrnenc to onnecticuc College. A high point of our campu meeting i the opportunity co interact with tudents. Ar the February meeting, we had the pleasure of hearing all fiveof the ollege's a cappella group ing. We had lunch and dinner with more tudents who talked co us about their experience on campu . Many of us al o met with student government leadership for a piriced conversation about the Honor Code. As alway , I was impre ed by the quality of students and the ways in which they aspire co make the world a better place. I left campus feeling energized and oprimiscic. Yes, ic's expensive co provide liberal arts education of chi caliber. And it's a lot of work and rime. Yee, when I meet with srudenc , I have no doubts. It's worth ic. James S. Berrien '74is chair ofthe Connecticut College Board of Trustees.

FROM LEFT, STANOING, RAYMOND J DEBBANE P 09 13 DAVID W BARBER ·as THEODORE S CHAPI 72 p·o1 MARIA C PELLEGRINI '69, PRESCOTT W HAF ER 80, THEMBUMENZI LUKHELE '08 PRESIDENT LEO I HIGO JR KEVON COPELAND '76, KEVIN W DE 76 LY DA BATTER MU RO 76 P'OS OAVID B K SO P 09 EDUARDO CASTELL '87, ZOE KLEIN HENRIQUEZ '99 FRANKLIN A TUITT 87 W CARTER SULLIVAN 79 HARRIS R ROSENHEIM 09 A DC IRE S GOULD 10 SEATED, PAMELA D ZILLY 75, CONSTANCE H SMITH GEMMER ·so P'IO. DAVID H. PALTEN '76 P'04 '09 JUDITH TINDAL OPATRNY '72 VICE CHAIR. JAMES S BERRIEN '74, CHAIR, WILLIAM P BARRACK ·s1. VICE CHAIR. SALLY SUSMAN 84 W ESTELLA JOHNSON '75, THOMAS A SARGENT ·s2, AND LAURA J ALLEN ·sI

NOT PICTURED, LINDA J LEAR '62, JOHN F NIBLACK P'98 AND THEODORE M ROMANOW '76 CC CONNECTICUT COLLCGE liilAGAZIN[ 100FOUNDED lfl I

N THE LAT 100 YEAR. , MANY NOTABLE VISITOR. have brought their wisdom, humor and calencs co onneccicuc olJege's hiUcop campus. Among their ranks were obel Prize winners, writers, humanitarians, politicians and celebrities. They addre sed gatherings small and large - oftenas ommencemenc speakers - giving advice and providing perspective and encouragement. Ocher , such as world-renowned dancers, lee their arr speak forchem. One of the first and most important vi icor co campus may have been the philanthropist who ensured che future growth of the ollege. The son of railway magnate Henry B. Plane, financier Morron Freeman Plane was a man of few words. He gave a $1 million gift for the endowment of the newly charrered college for women as well as everal ocher gifts for campus buildings, including Plane, Blackstone and Branford house . While che Ii c of vi icors i long, the documencacion about some of chem i unexpectedly brief. When Amelia Earhart came co campus in May 1931, rhe only notice of her talk on aviation was a brief paragraph in the College new paper, over hadowed by a lengthy article about the junior prom. Then again Earhart's famehad nor yer oared: her rran adantic Right cook place a year lacer, in May 1932. Bue students paid accencion in 1942, when the United cares was ac war and first lady Eleanor Roosevelc came co call. he had just returned froma trip co England where she saw British you ch contributing co the war effort.In a speech on ov. 24, he cold her all-women audience co gee ready. "There is going co be a tremendous job co do when the war come co an end," she said. "If you chink your job i going co be easy when it is over, you had better face realities, becau e the job will be just beginning." Roo evelc returned co che ollege on Oct. 20, 1958, after a crip co Rus ia, and gave a speech titled "U .., the U R, and che U ." Arthur Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian who caught at Harvard Univer icy, included a cern warning in his addres ac che 37'h Commencement, in 1955. A decade after World War II, in a period of unprecedented prosperity, the United tares wa now in danger, chlesinger said, of falling inco che clucche of materialism: "This year we will probably buy more automobiles, drink more liquor, eac more candy, spend more money for per onal consumption, and cum ouc a larger national output than ever before in our history. ... Yee, the faceremains, char, as

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30 CC,CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 GREAT VISITORS

By usan Baldwin Kietzman '82

CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT: NOVELIST KURT VONNEGUT (LEFT), WHO SPOKE AT THE DEDICATION OF SHAIN LIBRARY IN 1976, RETURNED 20 YEARS LATER TO HONOR HIS FRIEND, POET AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGLISH WILLIAM MEREDITH. AVIATOR AMELIA EARHART VISITED CAMPUS ONE YEAR BEFORE HER FAMOUS TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR TONI MORRISON MET WITH STUDENTS BACKSTAGE IN PALMER AUDITORIUM IN 1996 ACTOR ALAN ALDA PLAYED A DUAL ROLE IN I 980: COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER AND PROUD PARENT OF EVE ALDA COFFEY '80 CC CONNECTICUT COU.CGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 31 a nation, the richer we grow, the more tense, in ecure, and unhappy we seem ro become .... The problem you will face in the years ahead - as urning alway that the world manages ro avoid the catastrophe of thermonuclear war - is how to live with abundance."

Graduates in the 1950s did live with abundance. They also lived with structure and rule ; most didn't question authority- at least nor publicly.In rhe 1960s, much of what characterized the previous decade disintegrated and student activism was on the rise. On the cusp of chi new decade, four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Frost came to Connecricur ro read his poetry. eemingly unfazed by events around him, Frost once said, "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life.lr goes on.' A decade larer, the country was back at war, chi rime on the other side of the world in an unfamiliar environment in a conAict many didn't under rand. U. Rep. Ella T. Grasso (lacer the governor of Connecticut) wrote the 53rd Commencement address, bur when she fell ill chat day, Julie A garzi '71, a graduating senior, read the speech:

"You wane a clean world.... You want a world of nations and individuals, each generous to all. Instead, when you look around you, you see a land of plendor and accomplishment- bur al o a place of re de dreams and broken leep: a war we have not yet turned off- chat dissi paces our srrengchs and our passions; millions of poor and unemployed; battered cities, scarred land, soiled air and water.Have our problems always seemed o overwhelming?"

But Gras o was quick ro point out that problem will alway eem overwhelming- and he u ed a story about Fro c to illu crate her point. " horcly before his death," garzi read, "Robert Frost was interviewed on televi ion. Reporters pres ed che poet to ay chi is the mo t dangerous or difficulttime man has ever lived through. In re pon e, Mr.Frost, drawing on his experience of 88 years, remarked: 'Yes, yes, yes it's a terribly difficult time fora man ro try to ave his soul - about as difficultas it always has been."' or all vi iror brought such a erious perspective.Kurt Vonnegut, author of more than a dozen books including " laughterhouse-Five" and " at's Cradle," vi ired campus on Oct. 1, 1976, for the dedication of the new library.The famou ly eccentric writer delivered a rambling speech called "The oodle

32 CC COHN[CTICUT COLLEGE M.\GAZINE SPRING 2011 Factory," his sugge red name for the building, which was yer ro be named in honor of Pre idenr Emeritus harle hain.

ne scudenr might say co another, 'You wane co go our and drink some beer?' The other might reply, ' o I'm about co flunk out, they cell me. In view of the heartbreaking sacrifices my parents have made co send me here, I gue s I'd better go spend ome time at the oodJe Factory in read."'

Connecticut College Profe sor William Meredith, who would win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry 12 years lacer, introduced his friendVonnegut on that autumn day. Meredith, revered by his cudents and colleague , had a sense of humor and an exuaordinary ear forlanguage. U ..Court of Appeals Judge Patricia McGowan Wald '48 cold graduates in her 1981 Commencement addre co speak up for themselves and choose words wisely:

"If you carry one le on from college co life,lee it be the knowledge that what you ay i the expre sion of what you mean, what you intend co provoke in ochers, what you wane co realize. . . . elect carefullyyour own words - they cell the world who you are, what you are, what you know, whether you are swift or slow, knowledgeable or uninformed,careful or loose, credible or flaky,trustworthy or threatening."

obel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel shared his knowledge in epcember 1990, in recognition of the new Elie Wie el hair of Judaic cudie , establi hed with a 1.4 million gift fromJo Ann Hess Myers '67. The Auschwitz survivor and author spoke about 'The Urgency of Learning."" o adventure," he said, 'can be as inspiring as that which occur between a reacher and hi scudenr." Pulitzer Prize-winning columnise and author Russell Baker, who delivered the ommencemenr address in 1995, joked about the urgency of getting on with his peech.

"The authorities of Connecticut College have sugge red char for me co speak longer than 20 minute would be regarded as cruel and unusual punishment ... bur if l can finish in 15 minutes ... they will lee me stay fora freelunch .... All right, lee's plunge right ahead into the dull pare. ...The best advice I can give anybody about going our into the world is this: Don't do ic. I have been our there. le is a mess."

ome year eemed co bring more notable co campus than others, and 1996 was such a year. First lady Hillary Clinton spoke in Palmer Auditorium on epc. 24, about the new Family and Medical Leave Acc."The beauty of being an American," she said,"is our optimism in what we can change." Clinton had recencly cold the pre that she omecimes invoked the spirit of Eleanor Roo evelr forguidance on steeple s nights wandering through the White Hou e. Having learned rhac Roosevelt had visited campus, Clinton joked, "When I see her next I'll cell her what a wonderfulreception I received!" Vonnegut returned co the College on 0cc. 4 co honor Meredith ac the event announcing the William Meredith Endowed Professor hip. A few days lacer, on Oct.7, obel Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison stood on the same cage."You know what your vocation is

TOP: ADDRESSING A PACKED PALMER AUDITORIUM IN FALL OF 1996, THEN-FIRST LADY HILLARY CLINTON PAID TRIBUTE TO ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (BOTTOM), WHO HAD VISITED CAMPUS IN I 942 AND I 958 MIDDLE: IN I 998, MARIO J. MOLINA, A NATIVE OF MEXICO ANO A CO-RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY, SPOKE TO STUDENTS ABOUT HIS FINDINGS ON CFCS ANO THE OZONE LAYER.

CC CONNECTICUT COlLEGE MAGAZINE Sf'RING 20l1 33 when you don't have co be forcedco do it. It's where you live," she cold students. Adolfo Perez Esquivel, 1980 obel Peace Prize laureate from Argentina, spoke on Nov. 4 about "Democracy and Right in Larin America: The ommuniry as an Agent of hange." Ten day lacer, Adam Michnik, che leader of Poland' olidariry movement, stood ac a onneccicuc ollege podium. "[e's a long search for compromise," he said of democracy. "le' a market for pa ion and emotion , hatred and hope. Democracy i a con cane imperfection - a mixture of in and . virtue. ,, ociery has changed in che I 00 years ince the ollege was founded, but ome sentiments remain con cane. ne in particular - a parent's pride on graduation day - was captured in a Commencement addre by "M*A *H" scar and all-around funnyman Alan Alda on May 25, 1980. Hi daughter, Eve, was among the graduate .

"As I stand here, I'm probably experiencing what mo c parencs feel today - a desire, a lircle inner rug, co ay omeching char will count in a pecial way. Deep in our heart we know char che be c things aid come lase. People will talk for hours saying noching much and then linger ac che door with che words char come with a rush from the heart. Doorways, ic seems, are where che cruth i told."

Alda rhen gave Eve and her fellowgraduate ome fatherly advice- about life, the world and the need for a lircle chutzpah. In do ing, he aid: "There will be ocher partings and ocher last word in our live , o if today' lingering ar che threshold didn'c quire peak the unspeakable, maybe che next one will. I'll ler you go now. o long, be happy- and oh, by the way, I love you." ■

34 CC.CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAG,I.ZINE SPRING 2011 "NO ADVENTURE CAN BE AS INSPIRING AS THAT WHICH OCCURS BETWEEN A TEACHER AND HIS STUDENT." -Elie Wiesel, 1990

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ACTRESS MIA FARROW P'OO SPOKE IN PLACE OF HER FRIEND MIEP GIES, ONE OF THE DUTCH CITIZENS WHO HID ANNE FRANK AND HER FAMILY FROM THE NAZIS DURING WORLD WAR II. GIES FELL ILL AND COULD NOT MAKE THE TRIP TO CAMPUS FOR CONVOCATION IN 1996 FARROW READ FROM ANNE FRANK'S DIARY ROBERT FROST READ HIS POETRY ON CAMPUS IN 1959. HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS LAS MADRE$ DE LA PLAZA DE MAYO SPOKE IN HARKNESS CHAPEL AT THE INVITATION OF FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR SARAH SCHOELKOPF '97, WHO HAD WORKED WITH THE WOMEN IN ARGENTINA. NOBEL LAUREATE, AUTHOR AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR ELIE WIESEL HAS COME TO CAMPUS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. A PROFESSORSHIP IS NAMED IN HIS HONOR. THE 200 I COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS BY MUSICIAN WYNTON MARSALIS WAS A TOUR DE FORCE, ENDING WITH A BLUESY TRUMPET SOLO.

CC COHN[CTICUT COll[G[ MAGAZIN[ SPRING 2011 3 5 e just handed over when it come to writing, I'm ju r really driven, H and ucce i fun. I've worked weekend and his latest script - acrificeda lor in order to gee to the next level." "Ghostbusters 3" - to Bill And what about chat bete noire, writer's block? Ir' ju t not in hi character. "People talk a lot " Murray for finalreview. about writer' block. I chink chat's ju t lazine He has Justin Timberlake' ell number in hi Ei enberg began writing cripr as an phone. And he found our fir rhand that ameron undergraduate, and he recalled a writing Diaz i "a very nice and unprerentiou " per on, as ignment forwhich he interviewed everyday becau e he's earring in hi next movie. Life i people, including a hairdres er in roton, onn. good the e days for former Engli h major Lee "I developed a real ear for dialogue," he aid. Ei enberg '99, who is be t known a And yes, he added, it's all about a writer and co-producer of making connection . ln the BC comedy "The Ei enberg' ca e, ffice." nerworking contact erved up with in L.A. included plenty of asides a former and non equirur , baby irter from a dinner hi hometown conver anon of eedham, with Ei enberg Mas ., and (he '99 i as offbeat, swear chis i not irreverent and an exaggeration) extremely funny a a hi "former denci t' page of dialogue from econd wife' cou in who the Emmy Award-winning was a writer on rhe erie comedy that he worked on for 'JAG."' ix year . Twenty rudents were invited to Interviewed by rudent overnment dine with rhe fasc-ri ing car of the entertainment As ociarion Pre ident ace ornell '11, Ei enberg indu try, and 200 more packed Evans Hall to hear wa the inaugural speaker for "Great Beginning : him peak and watch hi film lip . All of chem onver arion with Alumni," a erie pon ored learned an important le on: chat writing comedy by rhe A and created by tudenr to celebrate take years of hard work and determination. the entennial and alumni achievement. Audience For all of the laughs that evening, his advice to member had done their homework over everal aspiring writer was as imple as it was eriou : "If eason of watching "The ffice."They asked you wane co write, write like crazy." Ei enberg probing que rion not only about rhe "Left to my own device , I'm d1e lazie t per on main character bur even minor ones like Toby in che world," aid Ei enberg, who also co-wrote and the enigmatic reed. They applauded when the 2009 Jack Black comedy "Year ne." "But, they heard that Ei enberg was the author of the

by Lisa Brownell lnuraMarenghi 'J 2 contributed to thissto ry.

36 CC CONNCCIICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 hilariou "Dinner Parry" epi ode, a compendium of aid: 'You never gave me an A.' o, for tho e of my everyone' wor c experience a a dinner guest. srudencs who chink I'm just coo rough on you, chis is ounding very much like one of the character how it can all rurn our. I am incredibly proud of Lee. on che how, who deal with boredom, indignities ... I'm going co give him an A tonight." and omecime downright absurdity on the Although Ei enberg has ju t recently moved on

job, Ei enberg described hi five years as a from"The ffice," it i on co bigger project . He's production as i cane as sore of a trial by crivialicie . working on" ho cbu cer 3," waiting for Murray co evercheles , che entry-level po icion got him a read the cripc and ign offon the project. And the foothold in the industry while he continued co film with Diaz and Timb rlake,"Bad Teacher," which write cripc , and lots of chem. he scripted with his" ffice" writing partner Gene ·

A Hollywood cripc could hardly cop the cene rupnicsky, and which he i co-producing, will open of a ucce sful Ei enberg returning co meet hi in cheater chi ummer. college mentor, profe or and writer-in-residence " ow I wane co direct a movie; I want co produce Blanche Boyd, who introduced Ei enberg co the more " Ei enberg aid. ''Anythingchat excites me, I audience."I aid co Lee at dinner: 'I don't chink wane co be able co do. I wane co work with people I I gave you an A until your senior year.' And he really like and r pecc."

"When it comes to writing, I'm just really driven. ... I've worked weekends and sacrificed a lot to get to the next level."

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CC CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE s,RING 2011 3 7 � THOSE EXTRAORDINARY Harriilton Sisters

By Linda J. Lear '62

amilcon House, one of che ix dormitories in onneccicuc ollege's North Complex, was dedicated in 1962 in honor of cwo sisters whose contriburions co scholar hip and public service exemplify the highest values of a liberal arcs education. Bue in recent years, their accompli hment have been almost forgotten. The Centennial is a good time co remember cho e extraordinary Hamilton i cers. Edi ch and Alice Hamilton were cwo of the most distinguished women of che 20th century. Edith was considered the pre-eminent American classicist of her time. Alice, a founder of the field of industrial toxicology and occupational medicine, was al o

the fir t woman appointed co the Harvard Medical chool faculty. In 1987 che acional lnscicuce for ccupacional afety and Heal ch named ics research facility the Alice Hamilton Laboratory, and her image graces che 55-cenc scamp issued in 1995 as pare of the Great American eries. In January 1962 President Ro emary Park announced that one of che new dormitories would be named for che Hamilrons, long-cime residents of Hadlyme Ferry, onn. for their contributions to che field of licerature and medicine. Boch sisters were in their 90s ac che time. A month earlier Park had written co Alice Hamilton informing her of che trustee ' de ire and asking her approval. Alice consented buc in isced that Edith's name cake pride of place since she believed Edith's work was of greater value and Edith was the older. The name "Hamilton Hou e" wa quietly applied to the dormitory in the pring term of 1962. Edith (1867-1963), Alice (I 869-1970) and their three younger sibling were home- chooled by their patrician parent . The Irish-American Hamil con were discin�ui hed by their commitment to social improvement, their broad incelleccual interests and their love of learning. Edith and Alice were sent off co Mi s Porter's Fini hing chool for Young Ladie in Farmington, Conn. Edi ch ubsequencly graduated from Bryn Mawr ollege in 1894 wich an M.A. and a fellow hip to study classics in Germany where he hoped co earn her doctorate. Alice completed her medical degree at che Univer ity of Michigan in 1893 medicine being one of che few discipline available to thi fir t generation of women who ought univer icy educations and professional career . After completing internships at the Minneapoli Ho pi cal for Women and hildren

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and the New England Hospital for Women and Children, her sisters, none of whom married, would have a familiar Alice planned ro study in pathology in Germany. place to live. During their busy careers, the sisters The sisters sec out in 1895 to Munich, recognized as enjoyed the summer months in Connecticut and had an the center for classical studies in Europe, and thereafter active social life in the greater New London community. to the University of Leipzig. Ac both universities they Their home was the center of an intellectual circle char discovered chat female students had limited access co included such luminaries as Supreme Court Justice lectures and laboratories.Ac Munich Edith had co sic Felix Frankfurter, Walter Lippman, Charles and Mary on che lecture platform so as noc co "contaminate" the Beard, and Herbert Croly.Ir also included members male students; at Leipzig, she was sequestered behind of the Connecticut College faculty such as Hannah a curtain in an alcove built especially for her.Alice was Hafkesbrink, Rosemary Park, Dorothy Bethurum and permitted to attend lecrures in bacteriology and Chester McDescler. pathology - on the condition chat she make Despite her protests, Alice's accomplishments herself "totally inconspicuous" to male students were perhaps even more distinguished than and professors. her sister's - although she is the one we Edith returned to the U.S.without know lease about. Returning to the U ..in a docrorate in 1896 ro become the • 1896, Alice became an early resident of headmistress of the distinguished Hull House, the settlement house in Bryn Mawr Preparatory chool Edith Hamilton Chicago founded by Jane Addams. in Baltimore. There, for the She organized medical education next 26 years, she directed was considered the classes for the poor neighbors and the education of hundreds established a well-baby clinic. of young women.After pre-eminent American During the ryphoid epidemic in her retirement in 1922, classicist of her time. 1902, Alice made the connection she moved to New York between improper sewage City and began her disposal and the role of Ries in writing career. Hamilton Alice Hamilton, a founder transmitting disease. She also published her firstand believed the health problems perhaps most famous of the field of industrial of many immigrant poor were book, "The Greek caused by unsafe working Way," in 1930 at age toxicology and occupational conditions and exposure to 62. early a dozen more medicine, was the first toxic chemicals. She studied the studies on lifein ancient "dangerous trades" in Europe Greece followed, including woman appointed to intent upon bringing the science "The Roman Way" (1932); of occupational medicine to the "Mythology" (1942), which the Harvard Medical U.S. remains one of rhe premier rexes Like her mentor, Addams, Alice on the subject; and "The Echo School faculty. felt herself uniquely privileged and of Greece" (1957).Edith's work, thus obliged to prove herself of worth to which expressed "che calm lucidity of society, family and hersel£ Like many of her the Greek mind," won critical and popular generation, she insisted char a woman muse choose acclaim. She was elected ro the American Academy of between career and marriage, though she acknowledged Arts and Letters and received many honorary degrees and chat such a choice came ar a huge emotional cost. awards.The high point of her life came in 1957 at the In 1910 Hamilton became director of the first age of 90 when Greece awarded her rhe Golden Cross of Occupational Disease Commission in Illinois, where she the Order of Benefaction,making her an honorary citizen studied the hazards posed to workers by exposure co lead, of Athens. Edith died in Washingron, D.C., in 1963, at arsenic, mercury and organic solvents as well as radium, the age of 96. and gained legislative support for worker's compensation Alice Hamilcon bought a large Vicrorian house in laws. Her investigations included carbon monoxide Hadlyme Ferry in 19 I 6 so chat in retirement she and poisoning among steel workers, mercury poisoning in

40 CC CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 hatters, and the "dead finger" syndrome among workers donated using jackhammers. he was an opponent of the addition a bronze of cecraechyl lead co gasoline, fearingcorrectly its toxic medallion fumes would cause a variety of pulmonary and blood of Addams diseases. co hang in When WorldWar I broke ouc Alice joined a the living delegacion headed by Addams to the Internacional room.For Congress of Women ac The Hague. Afcer the war she chis occasion, served on the League of acions Health Committee, Richard Lowicc which allowed her co invescigace industrial health of the history conditions in Europe and the U R. department HA ILTON Hamilton's life changed dramatically in 1919 when she selected six of the accepted Harvard's offer to be the first woman appointed best student papers co to the medical school's faculty, as assistant professor be read ac an assembly. of industrial medicine. Ironically all her srudents were Hamilton, then 90, listened •�· male. The medical school made three requirements with interest and then spoke vividly for her appointment: she would not be allowed use of of her own experiences ac Hull House and I the Faculty Club; she would have no access to football of her admiracion forAddams. She lived vigorously for tickets; and she would not be allowed to march in another decade, dying ac the age of 101, in I 970. academic processions. Undaunted, she protested against Park's decision to dedjcate a dormitory honoring the the Sacco-Vanzecci trial and walked picket lines during Hamilcon sisters was an inspiration not only ro the female the miU strikes in Lowell, Mass. Hamilton's observations students ac the time, but for all students interested in of working conditions in Russia led the U.S. House the connection between che environment and disease. Committee on Un-American Activities to label her a Today, when women's achievements are commonplace, supporter of"Communist fronts." he also warned Hamilton House serves to remind us of cwo pioneers of German ambitions in the late 1930s and expressed who made a lasting contribution co society, co education outrage over ics policies of racial intolerance. Ac the age and co the tradition of excellence chat concinues co define of 93, Alice signed an open leccer protesting U .. military Connecticut CoUege. involvement in Vietnam.

Hamilton was also appointed co the faculty of LindaJ. Lear '62, an environmentalhistorian and Harvard's School of Public Health.This appointment biographer, is the author of''Rachel Carson: Witness far allowed her to investigate industrial health in countries Nature"and "BeatrixPotter: A Lifein Nature." A history all over the world. In 1925 she published "Industrial major at Connecticut College, she earned her M.A. from Poisons in the Un iced cares." Her landmark srudy, Columbia Universityand Ph.D.from GeorgeWashington "Industrial To xicology," appeared in I 934. Alice retired University. Since 2004 she has served as a trustee of from Harvard as professor emerita in 1935 and seeded Connecticut College. in Hadlyme Ferry. he published her autobiography, "Exploring the Dangerous Trades," in 1943. ln 1944 Professor McDescler and ochers began co Edith Hamilton's papers are at Princeton solicit papers fora "Women's Collection" within che Dnit•ersity and the chlesinger Library; Radcliffe College Library. Alice agreed co give a group of her Im titute, Haroard Unh•ersitJ: TheLinda Lear papers, induding important lectures and speeches. These Center for pecial Collections and Archives holds were lacer augmented by gifts from the labor leader Belle a mall but e.rcellent selection QfAlice Hamilton's Moskowitz as weU as from ew Deal ecrecary of Labor papers. Larger collections are at the chlesinger Frances Perkins. Library; the Haroard chool of Public Health In 1960, Alice Hamilton was invited co the College and the FrancisA. Countway Library of on the occasion of the I 00th anniversary of the birch Medicine at Harvard .\/edical chool. of Jane Addams. In 1936 the College had named its 11ch residence hall in honor of Addams, and Hamilton

CC CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 41 c may be the lase practice of the 20 IO eason for the harles River Rugby Football lub, but Jehanne Junguenet '07 ee it

as an opportunity. " er in low!" she yell as her teammate attempts to trip the ball from her arms. nee a captain of Connecticut ollege' rugby ream, a popular club sport, Junguenet i till a leader in Boston. And though the team she plays for may have changed, everal of her teammates have not. Junguenec, Rachel Gaines '07 and Maegan Hoover '08 have all made the transition from the amels to Charles River. CalJ it the ripple effect. Gaines joined che club in 2007, shortly after moving to Boston. Junguenet cho eajob in Bo ton over Washington, O.C., after Gaines told her about the harles River club. Hoover igned up the follow­ ing year, and another amel, Hayley Bentley '09, also played for a year. It almo c eems like the harle River team - also called the Raes - was ecrecly pon ored by the Camels. The alumnae are on the club's executive board, and they usually sport their blue Connecticut College rugby gear at practice. "We've gotten a bit of a reputation on our team as 'The Camel ,' which i aid by other with equal part affection and annoyance at how do ewe are," Gaines say . Friends offand on che field,Gaines, Jun­ guenec and Hoover are forcesco be reckoned wich during games. Gaines and Junguenec have earned che club's Rat pirit Award - for outstanding enchu iasm and hard play - and all three have earned "Woman of the March" honors, awarded to three players each game. " nee we had two onn player take chat ticle in cheall ame game," Gaines ay . "Our goal is co have three."

hough che trio givescy their port and ream their all, of time and energy to devoce to Tchey still have plen their budding career . aines, an English major who earned her teacher' certificate, teaches eighth-gradeEngli h in Malden, Mas . Hoover applies her biology degree to her work as a University chool of Medicine and needed a Aexible research technician ac Tufu Univer icy, while Junguenec, schedule. cy who majored in film srudies,cy is a host and editor ac Hopson's husband had joined che harles River men's Cambridge Communi Televi ion. club, and he saw her opporcuni , founding che wom­ And chey have another alumna co thank ••• en's division of the Charles River club in 2003. for making chis work-play balance possible: The program had a slow scare, and Hop on che harles River club' founder, Kristen began to recruit players from local school . Park Hopson 'O I . Alumnae But a team needs 15 player fora game, Hop on, a self-d cribed tomboy, and ometimes they'd only have five. discovered rugby at Connecticut ruggersin "The great thing about rugby, ollege and loved char it was "one of though, is that everyone is really sup­ che firstsports chat didn't change the Beantown still portive," Hop on ays. " ometimes rules because you're a girl." the men's team would practice wich us, Rugby has been a part of her life ruck, scrum and if we showed up co games without some ever since. Her hu band, Justin Hop­ enough players, our opponents would son '00, was her rugby coach at che and maul loan us of theirs jusc owe could ollege. he has coached the sporr at a play." high school in Vermont and played for a ••• Her patience paid off, and by the second women's team in Burlington. year, chey had 15 women - jusc enough to When Hopson moved to Boston in 2003, play. They officially became a ream in 2005, and she ought a program for women out of college but today che club is more chan 35 women deep. had trouble finding anything char wasn't a full-rime com­ "Ir has a huge appeal for women who have career bur mitment. Hop on was earning her Ph.D. at che Bo con also want a social life," says Hop on, now a pose-doc at Harvard Medical chool. Yet che women try to keep their head in che game, no maccer where chey are. "Rugby teache you che value of a hard-fought loss," Junguenet says. "Thi translates offche field too, and you can learn to cake something positive from your defeats." Hoover agrees. "Being at Connecticut College and playing rugby caught u that if you give your best effort,it Co11t11111ednext p11gt ► will pay off."

CC CONNECTICUT Cot.LEG( MAGAZINE Sl'ftlNG 2011 43 one of the Camel now on year, after eeing a Aier about the harle River team had the team. "It wa a great way co cried rugby before anend- help with che adju tment from i ng Connecticut ollege. high chool co college," he say . NJunguenec joined che ollege' he picked up che sporr quickly program as a freshman after hearing a and, determined, he worked ex­ friend talk about how "awe ome" it was. tremely hard during practice. " he's one "Rugby was an instant love for me," she of chose player that just ee the game ay . "The ream camaraderie in candy ••• at a much slower peed and can make made me feel like I had founda econd adju cment beforeher oppo icion," family." "Being at Lorrridge ays. He adds char Hoover is According co che ollege' men' and Connecticut by no mean a elfi h player, aying he women's rugby coach, Brian Lorcridge, was happiest when he could help her Junguener was a natural, outperforming College and teammate core. some of rhe men' players during scrum­ aine didn't join until her senior maging drill . playing rugby year buc could have fooled Lorrridge, " he i a cremendou , ver arile player, taught us that if who quickly put her ac Ay-half, one of with a very olid under randing of what the more mentally demanding po icion i going on with all the po icion on the you give your best in chi physically challenging pore. "I field, nor ju r her own," he ay . "I really had assumed, given her kill level, chat enjoyed her as a captain. he is a natural effort,it will she was a grizzled veteran," he recall . leader, and ir truly wa like having pay off." Gaines had played both basketball another coach." and occer - pores chat Lorrridge Hoover al o joined in her fre hman -Maegan Hoover '08 believes translate well to rugby - but it

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was only after he met Junguenet her enior year chat he considered playing rugby. "I couldn't have been happier with the teain," Gaine says. "Rugby cultivate a mencal toughnes and the sen e chat you'll do anything for your Today, teammate . I really liked chat." aines, When Gaine tarted seeking a rugby program to play Junguenec and for after college, it was Lomidge who poinced her toward Hoover are bu y the Charle River club. Lomidge had previou ly cap­ trying to recruit more tained their rival , Old Gold Rugby, but Old Gold didn't amels to their ceain. om- have a women's division. ing offtheir be c season in Boston "Becau e of the succes that Rachel, Jehanne and Mae­ yet - 5-2 - wich che teain averaging about 50 poincs a gan are having, I con tantly point more recenc graduates game, it may not be too difficult. to the Charles River rugby club," he say . "I know they'll "The program at Conn concinues to grow, ju ta we find a good home there." do," Gaines ay . "We have our eyes on ome players in che area from (the las of) 20 IO and are watching' 11, ugby i well known as a ocial sport. Rather than too. imply hake hand after a match, rugger typically Rugby isn't ju tasport to the e women, it's a life tyle get together for a "drink-up," where they get to - and with their recenc succes , they'll likely find more know each other over drinks ac a bar and some- amels who feel the ame way. ■ ■ ■ timesR sing a few traditional rugby ongs. ince the eason only lases from epcember to ctober, u1ww.ch11rlesriverrugby.com with practice beginning in Febru­ ary, during the offseason player look for ways to cay in couch. This ummer, the teammates are plan­ ning to participate in a Habitat for Humanity build in Tenne ee and perhap travel to ew rleans for Hurricane Katrina relief. "When I first moved here, rugby was what helped me get acclimated," aines ays. "le can be cary moving to a new city, but harle River quickJy made me feel welcome." "le gave me an in cane connec­ tion to people when I moved here," Junguenet add .

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SCOTT R. WILLIAMSON '81 knew he'd have co What she found changed her forever."I met people work hard in coUege. He just wasn't sure how hard. from all walks of life. It was an incredible opportunity to He got a clue in his first French class. Professor be exposed to so much," she says. Jacqueline Chadourne walked in, introduced herself and Silber loved the small classes, the friends she made, said, "These are the lase words you're going co hear me and professors like Ruby Tu rner Morris and Edgar speak in English." Mayhew. he becan1e active in the civil rights movement Williamson wondered if chat could be true. le was. He and developed a confidence and worldview chat have gor a D on his firstmidterm. served her well. That's che scory Williamson cells when you ask why he A retired attorney, ilber supports the College in pare supporcs the College. "I didn't know what it was co work because of the strong, smart women in her class. Many hard," he said. "I learned how co learn. I learned a lor were on financial aid. "If they couldn't have gone co about people. I learned about myself" college ir would have been tragic," she says. Silber's gifts Annual Fund supporters chis year have an opporruniry always support financial aid. co say why they give, and hundreds of reasons have come in. Common threads run through the answers. But it's also clear chat every reason is unique: "Conn Freedom to ursue completely turned my world view and started che spark in my imagination." "Fulfill dreams." "The school gave me her assion so much and I am still so proud of ic." "Education is the greatest gift parents can give their children." EMILY LOGAN '11 We asked 10 supporters for their stories. Here are their NEW YORK CITY answers. HISTORY MAJOR Williamson, by the way ended up with a B- in char French class. Q: What's the most important thing you're learning here? A: Thar recognized potential and hard work are the 'An incredi le key to achieving your goals - chat, and having a solid group of friends to support you. o portunit ' Q: What's your best experience so far? A: A dinner at Professor Gallagher's house for his MARIAN E. SILBER '66 "Theories of Religion" class. le was a very memorable NEW YORK CITY closing to a rigorous course chat changed the way I chink. Q: Why do you support che College? Silber, fresh from a public high school on Long Island, A: To show my gratitude to the chool communiry wasn't sure what to expect at Connecticut College. chat has brought me to where I am today.

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'A one-of-a-kind Beau iful camJUJs, environment' small classes - SAM J. GOULD '06 and baske ball ARLINGTON, VA. TRAVIS REID '03 Q: What did you like best about Connecticut NEWARK, N.J. College? A: ChaJJenging academics, a robust offeringof Q: Why Connecticut ColJege? spores, opportunities for leadership, accessible faculty, A: I really enjoyed the liberal arts offerings and the and peers who share your interests and work ethic. beautiful campus. I was also impressed with the small Everything combines to create a dynamic and one-of­ class sizes and a men's basketball team freshoff of a a-kind environment. Final Four appearance. Q: What wasthe most important thing you learned? Q: What was the most important thing you A: The lessons you learn outside of class are just as learned here? valuable and pertinent as what you learn in class. A: Coming from a big city, I learned char great Q: Why do you support the College? things can come in smaU packages. A: The opporcunicies,the memoriesand everything Q: Why do you support the College? chat is now available to me becauseof my educacion. A: It is a joy to give back to a place char has given Gould is on the staffand coaches JVgirls' soccer at me so much. Flint HillSchool in Oakton, \la. Hisfiancee isAlexa Reid is an analystfor the city ofNewark. Hiswife is Ball '06. Tammy Clayton Reid 'O 1. A fami traditio Investing in the MELINDA VAIL KILLENBERG '60 P'88 DURHAM, N.C. value of her de ree

When Nancy Vail Wilson '51 came home from ALICE W. MAGGIN '91 college and told her younger sister Melinda about NEW YORK CITY her good friends and wonderfulclasses, she knew she wanted to go to Connecticut College coo. Maggin graduated froma smaU private high school To day seven members of the in New YorkCi ty and knew she wanted to go to a family are alumni. When Nancy small college. turned 80 last December, they gave he also wanted to be close co home, but not coo her a plaque with all their names close. And she didn't wane fraternitiesor sororities. on it for "The Connection" in the "Conn fulfilled all of my checklist requirements," College Center at Crozier-Williams. she says. "Then I visited and I loved the campus." NANCY WILSON "Nancy was thrilled," IGllenberg A producer at ABC News, Maggin knows tuition says. "She was teary. We all were." doesn't come close to covering the coses of an The ocher alumni in the family are: Lucinda education. "AJumni giving is vital forthe school's F. Burns '80 and Steven Vail Wilson '83 (Nancy's continued viability and success," she says. children); Timothy Vail IGllenberg '88 (Melinda's Maggin also sees her support as an investment in son); Susan E. Condon '62 (Nancy and Melinda's the value of her own degree. The better the College cousin); and Lisa J. Condon '86 (Susan's daughter). does, the greater the value of her diploma. ( ►

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full potential. Ramseyhas 40 years ofexperience in education nnd foundation management. Lear in o listen MYRA O'CONNELL ROSS '32, SANDWICH, MASS. What's so special about giving BILL LUCE '81 P'14 AND BETH SMOLENS $ I 00 to celebrate your College's LUCE '80 P'14, DOYLESTOWN, PA. I 00th birthday? Everything, if you turn 100 che ame year as your alma Bill and Beth Luce arrived at onneccicuc College macer. by differentpaths but love ic for the same rea ons - Ro s till appreciate her education. he worked for including the way it brought them together. the ocial ecurity Administration and - afrer raising Beth grew up in the Philadelphia area and wanted to go four children - caught math.

to a mall liberal arcs college. Bill, the son of retired Athletic "You learn to Ii ten beforeforming opinion , and to be Director Charles Luce and brother of1im Luce '79, knew open in your attitudes," she says. ''.After you're out in che the chool well. It wasTim who introduced Beth co Bill. world, you can appreciate Connecticut." The Luces value the uncompromising professors and Ro isn't sure how she'll mark her birthday in July. mall cla ses char helped chem hone their writing and Bue she plans to be on campu in October for che analytical skills. Beth is a family law attorney and Bill is a Centennial celebration. marine insurance underwriter. They're impressed by the education their son Nick, a freshman, i getting. "lc's a wonderful, welcoming, learning environment," Makin a difference Bill says. ''.All of us who feel an affection coward the College should give omething back." SCOTT R. WILLIAMSON '81 WELLESLEY, MASS. Q: What do you like be t about the 'You never stop College? A: Great faculty, intramural sports, classmates who were like fan1ily, raff like Edna, Claire and Lou ac CAROLJ.RAMSEY '74 Windham and Harkness. We went to Lou's hou e for REDONDO BEACH, CALIF. the incredible tie-breaking Yankees- ox game in 1978. I learned a lot about people and about my elf. Q: What do you like best about the College? Q: What else are you pa sionate about? A: If you want co do something meaningfulwith your A: My daughter Laura was diagno ed with a brain education, Connecticut will finda way to support you in tumor in 1998. I run the Boston Marathon to support that exploration, 100 percent. cancer re earch and she is a major fundraiser through Q: What was the most important thing you learned? 'Cookies to Cure Cancer." Her brother co-organized a A.; That you never stop learning. The experience SK race last year to help. My perspective on chis awful of college is not to achieve a credential or permanent disease is based on what I learned at onn about making placement in a career track. le is to di cover all that you informed deci ions and doing your part co rry to change are and co realize that all you learn can be applied to what things. you want to achieve .. Q: Why do you support the College? Q: Why do you support the College? A: I learned so much there. I think I've made a gift A: There are thousands of teenagers just beginning the every year since graduation. journey of the life of the mind just discovering who they Williamson works in computer applicationdevelopment, really are. We owe chem the opportunity to explore their integration and business intelligence.

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Second 1 million gift honors alumna's mother-in-law New fund willendow scholarships in literature and writing

WITH A $1 MILLION GIFT IN MEMORY of Helen Ac Connecticut College, O'Brien completed a psychological srudy of her elf, ricled "Me." he played O'Brien Halsread '37, the CoUege hasestablished a scholarship fund for srudents interestedin srudying licerarure and writing. Chopin on the piano at home and accompanied the glee club The idney E. Frank Foundation has endowed the Helen at the College. O'Brien '37 cholar hip Fund at the recommendation of " he always knew when Peter, who al o became a pianist, Cathy Frank Halstead '69 and her husband, Peter Halstead, hie a wrong note," the Halstead said. in honor of his mother. The endowed cholar hip fundwill provide $50,000 in Three years ago, the foundation established the Loui e financial aid annually to students with demonsrraced need, Rosensriel Frank cholarship Fund in honor of athy with a preference for chose who will study literature, writing Halscead's mother, a 1944 graduate. or both. The scholarship funds will be available beginning "We are honored co be able to create a scholarship in the wicl1 members of the Class of 2015. name of Peter's mother, who was such a warm and wonderful "We are so graceful co the Halsceads, who continue co mother, pianist and writer," the Halsceads aid. "Jr i our give generou ly co honor cwo wonderful alumnae - their hope that the values that anchored her life, and which have mothers," President Leo I. Higdon Jr. said. "Connecticut transformed our , will provide fururestudents at CC with College is committed to providing students with access co a world-class liberal arcs education, and we are able to do o the opportunity co attain the wisdom and tolerance, which a liberal arts education weaves together in response co the thanks ro the support of generous donors like the Halsteads instabilities of a dehumanized world." and the idney E. Frank Foundation." -Amy Martin

Sally Goodrich '59 did it all. By including Connecticut College in her will, she made a gift that:

• S11ows HIR (JASS l'RIIH • SUl'l'ORIS IHR J\11\IA !\L\IIR • CJU:\ITS :\ IC.VYI

"I It)\'{:' Connectirnt College - the education I got was terrific. The professors made me think. Really think. I studied hard and I made friendswho I'm still close to today.

"So I wanted to make a gift. Our financial adviser said that at our age. a bequest is a smart option. And it \\as easy. We called our lawyer and signed a ft.·\\ papers.

·Tm happy knowing that I'm going to be helping a \\onderfulstudent get a great education."

Contact Bill O'Neil, director of major gifts and plannedgiving , at 860-439-2414 or [email protected]. Or go to www.conncoU.planyourlegacy.org.

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Wondering how you'll afford retirement? Hang 10 with the College'snew plannedgiving officer

byBarbara Nagy

Boston. The focusthere was very much on human rights and social justice. Connecticut College isn't all chat differentin char respect.

Q: What drew you to Connecticut College? A: I'm a big believer in liberal arcs education. It reaches you how to think and it opens your mind. This is a

Ken Dolbashian, who scarred with the College in November, fantastic school with a great reputation. is an avid surfer. He loves co catch the waves offthe coast of Rhode Island ... in a wecsu.ic if necessary.In honor of his Q: What do you do on a first visit with someone?

favorite spore, CC:Connecticuc College Magazine sacdown A: We talk about your experience at Connecticut with Dolbashian for answers co 10 questions. College and what resonates with you. And we chen look at different options char might meet your needs - an Q: What do you like most about your work? annuiry, as an example. The rares are very attractive right A: The people, our alums, are very open and honest. now. I'd also cell you that your gift can count coward the They are unjaded. They listen closely and they value your Campaign for Connecticut College and coward your advice and help. reunion.

Q: Why do you th.ink that is? Q: Where do you live? A: Their lives have been so different fromthe Boomers'. A: Rhode Island. I grew up in Portsmouth on Aquidneck They've been through so much, through wars and the Island, and my wife did coo. We love the water. Depression. They think things through carefully. They­ the women in particular - are very careful about their Q: Any hobbies? spending and investments. I respect char. A: I'm a surfer. I go out two or three times a week. When there's a storm a thousand miles offthe coast the surf is Q: Why planned giving? great and the weather here can be beautiful. Thar's the A: I was an estate planning lawyer. I liked the financial best. You don't even need a wetsuit fromJuly through the planning part of the work but I didn't enjoy the business middle of September. end of practicing law. Planned giving is perfect for me. Q: Any advice? Q: You have a law degree? A: Have an estate plan. No matter what age you are, you A: Yes, from New England School of Law. Also a BA. need co think about what would happen to your assets - in environmental studies from Brown. And I've taken and co your family - if something happened co you. courses coward a secondary school reaching cercificare. For more about plAnnedgiving, visithttp://www. legacy. vgl Q: Where were you before? conncoll. Contact Ken at [email protected] or at 860- A: The Unitarian Universalise Service Committee in 439-2416.

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Vo unteer spotlight Judith Mapes Metz '61

JUDITH MAPES METZ '61 HAS BEEN A both of their parents have lose their jobs. Connecticut College volunteer for decades - so long char Metz recalls something President Rosemary Park once she doesn't remember exactly how she gor scarred or when. told rhe class at Convocation: Each and every student at Bur Metz i certain of rwo things: Connecticut College is here on scholarship. I. he began volunteering "She was clearly reminding us because the women in her that we all were benefirring from class were enthusiastic and the generosiry of alumnae who had motivated students. he matriculated before we did," Metz wanred them co be more says. The realization has stuck with active as alumnae. her since her graduation. 2. Her favoritejob is rhe Metz got involved decades one she's doing now: chairing ago with the encouragement of the 50th Reunion gifteffort Susan Eckert Lynch '62, another for her class. con ummare volunteer. he The Class of 1961 's goal started as a class agent shortly after is co rai eat lease $61,000 in graduation. multi-year commitments for "The College and my class current scholarships by June needed someone to rep up and I 30. Metz has committed co have the rime and desire," Metz says. marching each giftdollar for Over the years she has dollar, for a coral ofat lease volunteered in virtually every $122,000 from her clas . capaciry possible, even serving nine It's a very generous years on the Board ofTrusrees. As commitment. Bue when you a trustee, Metz she was chair of ask Metz about the gift, she's the Annual Fund and helped raise focused on the contributions participation to new highs. he of her classmates and the rising enjoyed learning how the College financialneed of Connecticut ,, Commit because you works, how decisions are made and how College students in rhe lethargic plans are developed forthe future. economy. love the institution and The Class of1961 graduated on The class is responsive, and that the 50th anniversary ofthe College's is rewarding. "I just got the latest volunteer where you foundingand now will celebrate its update. lt's very heartening,'' Metz 50th Reunion during the Centennial says. "Bur we need co do more are needed. ,, year. Merz is thrilled - the double work." anniversary will be cause forgreat Metz, who retired in 1987 as celebration and is a unique opportuniry the firstwoman partner ar Egon Zehnder International, for her class to make a difference. an international management and execurive search firm, is Metz would love co see others get involved with their meticulously organized. She reaches our co her clas mares classes because she has foundher experience so personally with phone calls, e-mails and letters, srraregizes with the rewarding. Her advice? "Commit because you love the Annual Fund staff, and is armed with the latest information institution and volunteer where you are needed. Keep on how the economic decline has affectedConnecticut expectations realistic and be thrilled when they are exceeded. College students. he knows, for example, char some juniors Plan forthe long road. tay with it and be creative." and seniors are applying for financialaid because one or - Barbara Nagy

CC,CONN£CTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 201 l 51 f . S • • rfcbe • l • come�Y - ' ' , I, I- l • .... - .. i ,,I ., '"• I • I � I t� 0 t� millions. As he nplainc.:din the seri1."s first phone calls started rolling in. Craig Rowin ·or,:"' installme111: "I don't need it fi.ir anything specific, a Brooklyn-based comedian who writes for such but I think it would hl· awesome. What am I outkts as the Upright C:iti1.cns Brigade, Com­ gonna do with the mont:y? I ha\'l'n't thought that nly Central andThe Onion, had just broadcast through yet. I might, al the n:ry lcast, go on a online d al lw was about lO become the unlike!\' trip to start." r ..:1, 11 of SI million. There was no catch, he, That vidrn imml."diatdy went \'iral, picking said; the money would be givt:n lO him Fd,. 2 by up more than I 00,000 views. Thl· \X'all Sm·ct a mystt:ry man idcmifit:d only as "lknjamin." Journal and New York i\bga1.inc's wehsites The video was the triumphant conclusion to picked it up; Rowin was frarnrcdon News li2's a ma�wly sucu·ssful. and ultimatd1· fictional. "\X'akl· Up. 1\lahama!" \X'eb Sl."ries Rowin had launched lO ;; swdl of "The first one had gouen some good a11e11-· lnll'rllet huu last fall. tion, so I lk·cidnl to makt: another as a li.illow-up for dK· fun of it. for the rnmedy of it." the for- 11 all started on Nov. 21 when Rowin, who - started writing. dirl."cting and puhlishing sketches, mer lt:alkr ofThe Scuds improv comedy group....-., and videos whilt: he was ,1 film studit:s nujor at savs. "I knew that there was no 11-;n· I could (gc.:1 Connenicut Colkgl', posted online a short video SI million), hut I wanted to wrap ,up the \X'el, 1idnl "Please Ciw tvlc Ont: i\lillion Dollars." series the right way and 1101 ha\'l'it Eide.: into The premise was simpk: d1t:re arc a whole ohscurity." lot of millionairt:s out d1crc with a whok lot of The final episode - "Please Civc ivlc One millions, and Rowin wanted just Olll' of those i\1illion Dollars - Success!" - wc111 onlinc

52 CC lONMCllCUt(OlllGE lotAGA/INl )PR1t.lG 1011 Jan. 19. Rowin donned a tuxedo and announced that the my ceriou "Ben­ �@©@ITU� jamin" would give him l million ar U B Theatre in ew York ity ac a Feb. 2 how - which old out in les than stages three hour . Reporter from as far away as reece, PEGGY SPERLING GALANTY '99 Japan, Au cralia and Ireland came call­ wa twice the age of mo c tudents when he ing. A erman new team reported live enrolled at onneccicuc ollege. Through che from out ide U B Theatre at how Return co ollege program, he received a elf­ time. "I knew people would r pond co designed degree in dramatic literature and playwriting. ic," Rowin recall , laughing. "Bue I did ow 61, alanty i a founding member and producer of Play Maker nor ever think it would be international Theatre, which semiannually produces caged reading of l 0-minuce play new .n by seasoned and !es -experienced onneccicuc writer . n Feb. 2, the jig was up. When "I am o shocked chat chi thing has even gone on fivetimes," Benjamin - an actor who had alanty ay . auditioned for the role of"fake Bue it' no surpri e ro Allan Appel P'00 '04, who e horc play "The millionaire" - handed over the check, Lesson" was given a caged reading ac the inaugural PlayMa.ker " horc " Rowin hugged him, delivered a horc Fe rival, in ovember 2008. "le' a nice venue where people wich ome peech, and then, co laughter, applau e experience ... are pare of the program, along with beginning writer ," ay and a fe w cries of asconi hment from che the ew Haven-based noveli t, playwright and journali t. audience, et the check ablaze. Frank Izzo' hort play " reek Revival" was read during the " horc " The media attention and 500,000 Festival in December, after hi wife, heryl avicsky Izzo '71, aw a Play­ YouTu be view aren't what Rowin Maker Theatre call for playwright in a local new pap r. con ider the greatest accompli hment "The nice thing about working with tho e guy i char ... you kind of ofhi frenzied, two-month run. Rather, findout that when you pend a fewnight there and you have a few read­ ic was the way the comedy world - a ing ... (your work) may have longer leg ," lzw ay . tighc-knic group Rowin has been a pare The idea behind each " horts" Fe rival i co have "playwright work of ince moving ro Brooklyn after gradu­ along ide the actor and director for a few night co gee their play up on ation - upporced him through the cage " alanty ay . The organization rook hape after one of alanty' endeavor. rudent at the er rwhile ew England Academy ofTheatre cold her, "I got " obody has come up co me and a play publi hed but I cill can't gee a play put on." hook my hand and a.id,' ome co Galanty, who !iv in helcon, onn., approached the Hamden Arts Hollywood and join the club,"' he ay . ommi ion, which, ince the fir c" hort " Festival three year ago, has "Bue among the comedy community, provided a venue and pon or hip. I've never received a better re pon e. Any one of thi , though, had cro ed alanty' mind when he enrolled ac rime I run into someone I really r peer, onneccicuc ollege. they've all just a.id how much they alanty was born in Michigan and ra.i ed in eorgia, where she rudied enjoyed ic and how funny chey choughc ac ordon ollege and worked as a nanny for then-college pre ident it was." Robert Rue. When Rue and hi family relocated co onnecticuc, where The erie r onaced on campu , he became the founding pre ident of Mohegan ommunity ollege (now where David Kelley '11, who run the Three River ommunity ollege), alanty followed. comedy group 2 , watched each Year lacer, having rai ed two children and retired with a di ability from epi ode and aw che finale online. "He the nur ing indu cry, alanty choughc: "I haven't fini hed my degree." was great," the film studi major ay of he enrolled ac onneccicuc ollege and cook everal cour es ac the Rowin, who returned ro campu lase e­ acional Theater In tirute ac the ugene ' eill Theater enter. mescer ro lead a workshop with tudent While ic cook a decade co earn her degr e, alanty' tudies provided "a intere red in improv comedy. "He ju r really good foundation for knowing play , reading play ," she ays. went for it with nothing co lo e, and he "They really want you to succeed," he says of rhe raffand faculty. did a great job. le was a tually acted o ow alanty i fo u ed on future PlayMa.ker fe rival . well that he had me completely fooled "I think the greate r thing chat I find rewarding i chat che playwright for a while." - 'hnse Hoffberger '07 are really engro ed," he ay . - David A. Brensilver http://playmakersct.webs.com

CC CONNECTICU1' COllEGC MAGA.ZINC SPRING 2011 53 ON HIS FIRST DAY AS A CHICAGO COP, Ac Open Table,where customers book cheir restaurant Brett Goldstein '96 volunteered to walk che most dangerous reservations online,Goldstein frequentlytraveled to far­ Aung pares of the world as the director of information beat in che city. Two years earlier, he had been admiring che ears Tower technology. ept. 11,2001, was no different.Wh en che from his loft office ac OpenTable.com. Now here he was, first plane hit the World Trade Center, Goldstein was on wearing a Glock-22 pistol on Chicago's Wesc side - and the tarmac at Chicago Midway International Airport. chinking about his Connecticut College adviser and Ghana. "Suddenly everything started to go off- I gee a pager "He told me,'You're going co Ghana. You're going to see message,someching about a national emergency.Th en my che problems for yourself.' And I learned chere chat I could phone comes chrough wich a voicemail. It's my mocher (Myrna Chandler Goldstein '70), screaming for me to get do chat. I could go outside my comfort zone," Goldstein offtl1e plane," he says. says,remembering the day Alex Roberto Hybel, usan Six seconds later,the plane was evacuated. But the day Eckert Lynch '62 Professor of Government,convinced him ty changed his life. to take nine months abroad. "I had che epiphany that - 'You know, Brett,you need Today, Goldstein is in charge of a new unit at che to do someching that has more value chan making sure chat Chicago Police Department,che Predictive Analytics Unic someone's re ervation transaction goes chrough,"' he says. - a division he helped start from scratch chat mines and Three years later,chat opportuni presented itself. anal es police department data to predict where crimes are ty yz Goldstein was finishing his master's degree in computer likely to occur next. science ac the University of Chicago when Sarah pointed And he's still ouc on che street at least once a week. ouc an upcoming exam to become a Chicago police officer. Goldstein says he gets his sense of adventure from his In 2009,chree years inco his police career,Goldstein wife and college sweetheart, arah F. Duggan Goldstein secured a $200,000 National lnsciruce of Justice grant to '97. It was Sarah,says Gold rein,who firsthad che idea to launch his prediccive-analyrics project. go to Ghana and who pushed him to move to Chicago to The unit analyzes 2 million 911 calls a year and police cake a job at Open Table - a startup whose future was still data from che city's 24,500 blocks co pinpoint where a unclear when Goldstein joined. crime is likely co occur - a potentially groundbreaking "I knew noching about technology," says Goldstein, approach to law enforcement. who majored in government. "I mean noching - I could "Everyrhing's about prevention," he says. "The classic log in to AOL. If I hadn't had char liberal arcs background model in law enforcement is reactive.... Ic's academic. Jc's

I wouldn't have been successful.You can write well,chink intellectual. Yet it's high value for che community. Maybe well,anal yze well,think ch rough critical question ." what I'm doing is saving lives." -Julie Wernau

54 CC CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 >ink Eighth Sister No More The Properties of Water By Paul P. Marchers 2010, PeterLang, $34.95 By Hannah Roberts McKinnon '94 When Marchers discovered there is "scant 2010, FarrarStraus Giroux, $ 16.99 mention of Connecticut College in When her older sister is crippled in an accident, scholarship on higher education history," 13-year-old Lacemust navigate a new life outside he er out to correct thac. His book, based on his doctoral of her sister's long shadow. dissertation for the University of Pennsylvania, chronicles the evolution of the College with emphasis on the social movements that led to its establjshment in 1911. The Silver Boat By Luanne Rice '77 April 2011, PamelaDorman Books/ Viking, $25.95 Ellen in Medicaland: True Stories of How After their mother's death, three I Fell Down Medicine's Black Hole and sisters come home one lase time - and find a cache of old letters Still Lived After All thac sends them co Ireland, seeking By Ellen Kagan '66 answers about their long-absenc 2010, AmaUJnDigital father. Services, $4.99 In her memoir (available for Kindle on amazon. Toxic Torts in a Nutshell com), Kagan cakes the By Jean Macchiaroli Eggen '71 reader through the looking 2010, West Publishing Co., $35 r-�-- glass of the convoluted ~---:-.: Eggen, a distinguished professor at __ U.S. health care system. Toxic Widener University School of Law Torts and a specialist in coxic cores, offers 71 Generosity Unbound this succinct reference for students and lawyers. �.' By Claire Gaudiaru '66 2010, BroadwayPublicati.ons, $15 I.. ilfiUt• The former president of Connecticut College argues that Wildlands and Woodlands: · slli,, T ell�I 111 --- •. philanthropic freedom can shore up the unstable American ' - A Vision for the New I � W£n economy and fragile mjddle class. &.-fi!:�._'.__* England Landscape The John Booth Reader By David R. Foster '76, et al. 2010, Harvard UniversityPress, $5 By Ben Robinson '82 Foster, rureccor of Harvard Forest, co-authored this 2010, Lybrary.com,$19 call fora long-term conservation plan co Robinson, a magician, worked with Booth, permanently protect 70 percent of New the "sleight-of-hand genius," co complete this England as forestland. compendium of Booth's 20 books, published between 1930 and 2009, che year of his death. In Theda Bara's Tent IN Please have review copies and By Diana Aleman '63 THED BARA' publicity materials mailed to Editor, 2010, TapleyCove Press, $15 TENT CC: Magazine, Becker House, Airman's first novel follows an orphan as he A II Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan makes his mark on the fledgling film industry Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4196 th of early 20 -century New York City.

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tr..A Ken Kabel '76 P'l2 at Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal. !)denotes a CentennialReunion class! Mo,einfo on the Centenn1atal centennial.conncol/.llllu. of an open convertible, representing lots of people who do know. Peah, Vinson Hall, Apt. 306,6251 Old Eleanor R. in an unflattering way.I While vis1tmg my daughter, we OomimonDrive, Mclean, VA 22101, >KEEP IN TOUCH 1935 alsoremember gomg down to the New manageda tnp to Richmond, where I [email protected] Correspondenl:Sabrina (Subby) London railroad station and cheenngfor spent an afternoonwith my best friend Barry Beach Alter livesm New Your classmates would Burr Sanders. 33 MillSt., Un,/ 4E. Horizons, a rebrement home in Wethersfield, CT 06109 Wilkie when he made a speechfrom the from high school, Visitedthe families of love to l1ear from you back of the tram on the theme of "We twograndsons, and enjoyed lunch with Marlborough, MA, at least, that's where she hangs her hat between tnpsto Send your news to your IiiEl are one World.· 1 don't remember as my sister's children and families. who 1936 wellas I usedto. but somethmgs come made the tnp up from Lynchburg, VA. In India. Her last tnp out of the country class correspondent using Correspondent:Class Notes Editor. back like it was yesterday.Can you send total, I sawfour grandchildren and eight lastedfrom Jan. until April - a bit t11e deadlines below. If CC: Magazine. 210 Mohegan Ave., New London. CT 06320, ccmag@ me some memories of your daysat CC? great-grands. Memorable. longer than plannedbecause of the no correspondent 1s listed connco/1.edu I haven't boredyou with my per;onal Catherine Elias Moore calledand volcanicexplosion in Iceland that for your class. write to newsfor quite a while,and sinceI am saidshe 1s hopmg to make 11 to our causedash to interferewith commercial flights all over the world.Barry wasm Class Notes Editor. the only one who provides me with 70th Reunion m June. news,here goes. I have had a good Class PresidentChips Van Rees Cornwall,England, at that pomt, after CC Connecticut College 1938 year.My bacic.;which was not expected Conlon senta letter in Aug. reporting twoweeks m London and Chester and Magazine 270 Mohegan Correspondent: MaryCaro/me (M. C.) Jenks Sweet,865 Central Ave., Apl. to improve. got better I havegone from on hip surgery and a subsequentmove twomonths in India. Ave .. New London. CT 404, Needham, MA 02492 wheelchairto walker to cane and can closerto her NewEngland family. She Allthree of Barry's children are domg well.Daughter Martha(Marty) Aller 06320. or e-mail only be grateful. I am still m a small also remindedus that our 70th Reunion house in a lakeside village. My sonand is commg up June 3-5. The lact that Chen '65 spoke at the annual reunmn ccmagr,,1conncoll.edu daughter-in-law live in my former home our Reunion coincideswith the 100th conferencem Washington,DC, of the 1940 on lake M1ch1gan, aboutfive miles anniversaryof the Collegeis significant. alumni of the schoolthey all attended Correspondent:Frances SearsBaratz, If youthink youcan get there. pleaselet in India. She spoke on ·women in the Issue Deadline 81 Plant St., New London. CT 06320, away, and frequentlycome by and help [email protected] with small chores. I am blessed I am Chips know. lnformatmn is forthcoming. Third World," a subJectshe knowsa Spring Sept 30 still involvedin my church and some We should all tryto giveto the reunion lot about from all her time m Pakistan. Summer Dec. 31 IiiEl community activities. gritas generously as wecan. and Barryhas twosons: John, who teaches Fall March 31 1941 My big deal this yearwas flying to remember, the number of part1c1pants ma prep school.and Tom. an actor Correspondent: Ethel Moore WJ/ls, 1s important. Even 1f you cannotgive Winter June 30 P.O. Box443, Northport, Ml 49670, Washington, DC, to v1s1t my daughter. I who 1s a citizen of India. He was in the [email protected] askedfor a wheelchair,and 1t worked as much as youmight like. 11 wouldbe States last summer and organizeda I am writing this columnabout a very well.At one gate, the a1rlme was wonderfulIf our reunion classcould family partyto celebrate Barry's 90th You can submit onl1ne weekbefore the midterm electionsand 111 prepared,and my seatmateon shme m percentageof donors. birthday a fewmonths early. Her actual class notes anytime at am remindedof the parade wehad the flight offered to push the chair birthdaywas in Dec Her threechildren www.conncoll.edu alumni on campuswhen the Roosevelt-Wilkie and introducedhimsett as Valene haveproduced seven grandchildren. and campaign wasin full swmg I remember Bertmelli'sbrother I wasn't sure who 1942 there are already six great-grands! Helen Jones perchedon the back she was but tnedto look like I did. I find Correspondent:Jane "Woodie· Worley More and more of us are movmg mto

56 CC,CONNECllCUT COLLEQ[ MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 class ates retirement communities. Beth Tobias including a visit to the Peak cemetery ... Yes,commencement time1s here. Without Bordersin SouthAfrica. He the coast of ME! It was short and sweet, Williams sent an attractivechange-of- in a partof eastTN that was taken Responsibilityhas begun. ... The joysof continueswith two more yearsin right on the fishennan'swharf in five addresscard with picturesof her home overby the Manhattan Project dunng opportunity and sel'/icelie ahead.· Tanzaniatreating children withAIDS. Islands, wherewe enjoyed lobster rolls, in Woolnch, PA,where she had lived \WIii,and a weekin SaltLake City doing VicePresident Wallace'swords still Mimi Griffith Reed is done the scenery and lots of catchingup. since'27, and Stonebridge,a retirement genealogicalresearch before going on resonatewith meaning. His challenge of withmedical appointments for now. Kate Swift was inteiviewedby place in NJ, only a fewminutes' drive to the West Coast for the annual Peak character and servicebecame a reality 'Graduatedwith a goodreport of living ConnecticutPublic Television for a show from the home of daughter Tena brothers' reunion. generationslater in thework of Marion to 100!" Shehears from Ann Swanger aboutthe '60s that airedin Feb. 'I was Williams Achen '70 and her husband, Back here we met first lady Michelle ButterfieldHinman's granddaughter, Burns and Betty Hassell Styles in charge of pressinformation at Yale Chris, who 1s on the faculty at Obama on the anniversaryol 9/1 I. She StefanieHinman '10. At Commencement annually. Shealso receives e-mails from U. SchoolOf Medicine, and wehad a Princeton.Beth's two granddaughters cameto VinsonHall to pay her respects she receivedthe Anna Lord StraussMedal Barbara Pfohl Byrnside's husband. lot of controversy on campus,including are bothgetting their PhDs: Sachain to our resident veterans and helped for her outstanding recordof community Franny Smith Minshall has students demonstrating and evenrioting polibcalscience at the U. of Michigan, paint our loading dock! She shook and public seivice.Stefanie created a a Marine grandsonstationed in against the administration on issues and Monica in drama at Yale. Luckily, hands and spokewith many of us. She tutor-mentor programfor New London Afghanistan, workingwith drone of civil rights, women'srights and Bethsold her housein one day! 1s a channingand gracious lady. children and helpedwith hurricane airplanes. She is back on Kelley'sIsland affinnativeaction.· Mary Stevenson Mccutchan is Twoof our threechildren live nearby cleanupin Biloxi,MS . In '08 and '10, workingin the newmuseum, 'which Joyce Stoddard Aronson avoided stillin her home of many yearsin in northernVA. Roger still worksin the jomeda medicalmission in Uganda to nowhas aleand a bathroom!' hurricanesthis summer; she livesin a Wilmington, DE. She has beena widow AdministrativeOffice of the U.S. Courts providemedical services at an orphanage Elaine Kappel Winik has written retirement community in CorpusChristi. since her secondhusband, Herb. died and is active in the MasonicOrder. and establishedthe Elizabeth Durante threebooks ('not best-sellers").She Mariechen Wilder Smith and friend m '07. Steviehas four children, starting Nicki is a professional genealogistand MedicalClinic in honor of her fnend has alsohad experiencessuch as Kirkenjoyed visiting their familieslast withFred, an attorneywho livesout recentlybecame execubve director and projectpartner, who died m a car trekking in the Himalayas and being summer but stayedclose to home (NC) West.He and wife Pathave a daughter, of the Boardfor Certificationof accidentin '09. arrestedby the KGB! Sadly,Elaine lost this winter. Mariechenpointed out my Meredith,who was married in Santa Fe. Genealogists.Our youngerdaughter, We still haveno class correspondent her husband in '09. The classsends error in the last issue;I had incorrectly NM, a yearago and 1s nowan attorney MarthaPeak '75, livesin Boothbay Fornow, please send news ID me at the their condolences. assumedthat Nancy Mayers Blitzer in Las Vegas. St8Vle'ssecond son,Rich, Harbor. ME. where she does projects e-mail addressabove. Volunteers for Betty Monroe Stanton is "living was with her husband in NYC. He diedin '98, leaving twosons, Ryan for RotaryInternational. including classcorrespondent gratefully accepted! withpainful arthritis, but otherwisein passedaway somelime ago. I'm sorry, and Derek.Daughter Marty alsohas volunteeringin Guatemala everyyear good health"(like many of us elders!). Nancy.. twosons, Nathan and Jeffery. Nathan and workingin Nigeria last fall to Sheenjoys the CCMagazine, which Marje Lawrence Weidig's daughter, hikedthe entire Appalachian Trail last eradicatepolio there.They all helped makes her wish she werea student Jane, visitedfrom Raleigh,and theyhad year!Stevie's daughterSusan, who has celebrate my 90th birthdayin OctWe Correspondent,1944 Jane Bndgwater thesedays. a wonderfulfamily reunion whenson suivived lupus and breast cancer,lives alsohave three grandchildren. Hewes,236 Silver CreehC,rc/e, Santa Bridget BridgwaterHewes and Blair and his family Joined themat her closeto her mother and has her under Rosa, CA95409. w/[email protected] Bill are alsoarthritis-aff lictedbut Cape Codhome. Marje sentnews that 'protectivecustody." Sl8V1ealso has Lila Sullivan Murphy, traveling havediscovered that senior physical Ethel Schall Gooch moved;fortunately, four great-grands. including a baby girl withfamily, made fast tracksacross exerciseclass and cortisoneshots help. Ethel's sonand daughter helped. bornlast Nov. to Nathan. Stevieplays Coffespondent,Barbara Murphy the country all year long, visiting other Al 89, wefeel fortunate to be as able Betsy Dale Welles alsomoved from 1943 fami� and friends. She reiteratesher bridge in twoor threedifferent clubs Brewster, [email protected]/ as weare. her home of many yearsin Riverside, and at a nearby seniorcenter, and, best Barbara Murphy Brewster came standing invitation for classmatesto CA,to a newaddress in SantaCruz, CA. of all, canstill drive to get there! acrossa 1943 Time magazine article checkin withher whenin Newport,RI. Nat Bigelow Bartow met Winnie I, Woodie Worley Peak, and withexcerpts from the speechthat Lois Hanlon Ward is one of those Fischer Hubbard Parrot last summer whois grateful to bein a senior husband Paulhave beenon the go. Henry Wallace,vice president of the Correspondent:Ann LeUevreHermann, for lunch in Sherborn,MA. Theyhadn't Our 40-year-oldmilitary retirement U. S., gaveat our commencement,with community in WestHartford (where she 1945 seeneach other in 50 years.Winnie's 6809 rurbanCourt, Ft. Myers, FL home, VinsonHall. neededrenovating, his daughter, Jean Wallace Douglas, has livedsince graduation) that keeps 33908, [email protected] daughter droveher up from Duxbury, whichproved to benoisy, messy and in the audience."When the education her busysocially. Her sonalso keeps Greetings,classmates. whereshe was visiting,and Nat's inconvenient to us residents. SoPaul ol youthgoes wrong,· he said,·sooner her busy with travelingvacations. Lois (Toni) Fenton Tuttle spent last granddaughter droveher from Ashland. and I took severalone-week trips to get or later all goeswrong. ... Working for Barbara Jones Alling 1s having summer in CT and returnedto Naples, Winnie enjoysseeing Jean (Mickey) away dunng the working days.We went peaceand the general welfareis the bad reactions to antibioticsthat keep fl for the winter.Virginia Bowman McCullough Geddes in fl Also, Nat to two Elderhostels, one m Williamsburg essenceof all true educationand all her housebound.But withan attentive Corkran, alsoin southwestFL, is an talkedwith Patty Turchon Peters. on the Colonialhistory of VA, and one in religion. ... (After this great conflicO and caringson and co-residents,she avid reader, involvedwith community, Nat shareda lovelyletter she Cha�ottesvilleon PresidentsJefferson, ii willbe evenmore importantfor 1s welllooked after and enjo�ng lile at national, wo�dand women'spolitics receivedas classfundraiser from Madisonand Monroe, wherewe visited the schoolsto teach character than Windham Falls Estates. and happenings. Brendan Collins'I I, the current their homes, Monticello, Montpelier to teach facts. ... We must live day Bobbie Barlow Schaefer is very In July, Kate Swift, Elizabeth (Trim) recipientof our class scholarship. and Ashlawn-Highland. We spentthree after day withthe family of nations, proud of a grandsonwho has just Trimble Crosman and I (Ann Lelievre from Rutland, VT,Brendan 1s an weeksdevoted to family research, furmshmg our share of leadership. completedhis firstyear with Doctors Hennann) enjoyeda mini-reunion on economicsma1or and statistics minor,

Katie Carpenter '99 and Sam Smith were married 7/31/10 in Vergennes. VT. From left: Aaron Kleinman '99, Chris Ruggiero '96. Danielle LeBlanc Ruggiero '99, Manko Marion Luce BuHer '49 Wilcox '99, Liz Dixon Neilson '99, Liz Wessen '99, the bnde and groom, Katie Cynthia Verdile Carroll '90 with her kids Timothy and Rachel: Nancy backstage with Estelle Godowsky Ouellette '99, Evan Ouellette '99, Sharyn Miskovitz '99. Rachel Goodman Northrop Wolanski '91 with her kids Alexandra and Christian; Gina Parsons '49. '01, and Megan LeDuc laggard '99. Abbott '91 with her kids Grace and Noah: and Gillian McCarthy '91.

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interestedin banking and accounting. specialwomen! just had a cheerfulletter from Shirley to TXto receive an award for the and music -whetherin our longtime He is busywith hockeyand baseball, Here is a REALCHAUENGE. Please (Kenny) MacKenzie Wilton, full of NewportRestoration foundation from homesor in retirement communities. as wellas running the Blue Bulls Corp., writea commentary on either what good newsof family and friends. Pat the National Trust. It is such fun to be a Our president.Joan (Johnnie) Jossen a nonprofrt organization that raises makesyour life today specialor how Dole and daughter Deidrehad Just partof all theseactivities. Bivin, reminiscedin her letter about money for charities throughoutVT and your life has changedin 87 years. visitedKenny, who sent me a picture In Oct., I talkedto Polly Amrein, who freshman yearat CC and invited us to the U.S. He writes,·1 just want to say Sendme yourefforts for use m future of her taken by Deidre.Kenny smiled was aboutto travel to Syria for10 days share our memones,which we'll include how much I appreciateyou helping columnsor, if I receivemany respanses, wonderfullyinto the camera,even witha youngerBritish friend. They were as space permits.Please share news me accomplish my dreams through for a book of our combinedthoughts. It though she tells me she Is dealing with looking forward to the great antiquities. anytime.Don't wait for us to call! providing an academic, spiritual and could betruly amazing! Alzheimer's. Sheplays cards every Pollysent me an article about Phyllis Marion Luce Butler sawEstelle athletic opportunitythat I could not weekand recentlyenjoyed a visit from Barnhill Thelen and husband Max. who Parson's 'August: OsageCounty· afford on my own." sonJim and his wife from Boston.She receivedthe SanRafael Citizen of the in Philadelphiaand visitedwith her Lu lebowich Darcy sendsher 1946 I lovesto get letters and snapshots, and YearAward. The couplehave developed backstage. greetings and,as she so enjoysreading Correspondent, Class Notes Editor, concludedher letter to me with"good financial assistancefor up-and-coming Judy Winton Dayton sawEstelle's our '45 columns, wants youall to keep CC: Magazine, 270 Mohegan Ave., wishes and good hopesfor all you do!' artists, foundedthe Marin Ballet,and performance in Minneapolis and New London, CT 06320,ccmag@ establishedArt Works Downtown, a low- shanng yournews! connco/1.edu Barbs Kile Yeager sentme her copy entertained Estelle at dinner In her Fran Conover Church is wellin of Ibby StuartKruideni er's book. costartists' space. The Thelens, unlike Due to the passingof Class home. Judy is involvedwith the Spokane,WA. Fran and husband John me, obviously havenot sataround Correspondent Muriel Evans Shaw, "David and Liz: Dancing Through Love; MinnesotaOrchestra, MinnesotaOpera traveledthe farthestto get to Reunion. whining about societalambivalence, but we are seeking a volunteerto fill the which I thoroughly enJoyed. It has and the Walker ArtCenter. are doing something aboutit. 'Reunion was sospecial. We were position. Pleasecontact the Collegeat somegreat memories of CC, creating Carolyn Pozald Lee, in Richmond, I was relievedto hearthat Nancy treatedlike royaltyat this veryspecial the addressabove. an atmosphere of the campusm the VA, is proud of her five children, place.Thanks to the 13 classmateswho war years that putme back there so Morrow Nee, in her moveto a condo nine grandchildren and fivegreat- attendedour 65th. Hope to see youall vividly. A.V. Smith Butler was reading from her longtime home, was able to grandchildren. at our nextone." it in Nov.,and PatDole was nexton the take beloveddog Annie to the newdigs. Miriam Berberian has beenin SallyHosack Schatt has moved reading list. If youwant to join theclub, Annie has settled inwell. I have found academiaat Clark U. in Worcester,MA, Correspondent,Ann Mc8nde Tholfsen, from PAto Grand Rapids,Ml, neara son 1947 track It down Via PalThe bookwill stir that liVlng in Newport,I seedozens of since'64. Since retiring in '94, she 549W. 123rd St., Apt. JOG,New York, dogs of all shapes, all sizes - lots and family, and is enjoying a newltte in NY l/J027,[email protected] memones of another world. has continuedat the universitywith a newcondo. Patis still a docent at the Richmond of happy tails. May this evidenceof a specialprojects. Most recently,she Shirley Armstrong Meneice is ArtMuseum after a maivelous compassionatesociety sulVive hard and a former professorco-edited a on the boardo f theCenter for Plant refurbishment.Pat does classes with timesand the partof our presentworld book.'Integrating Science and Policy,· ConseMtion,but her real loveis kids, an excitingenterprise in a society that is not sokind. aboutthe gap betweenscience and Correspondent:Shirley Anne Nicholson attending theShirley M eneiceGarden 1948 that seemsambivalent, at best on the I know the classsends deep public policy. Roos, 3 CozzensCourt, Newport, RI Club of AmericaHorticulture Conference, 02840, caproos@fron/Jernet.ne/ value of the arts. sympathy to Harry Bryant on the death Anne Glazier, in Enfield, CT, is happy of his devotedwife, Nancy Head whereshe is honoredfor pastefforts Pauline Summers lePore, my Joan (Curly) WilmarthCresap to haveregained her health. Sheenjoys Bryant, on 3/26. Barbs saidthat Harry and nowcan simply enjoyspeakers and nominee for ·most helpful classmate" has alwayslaughed through her church and AARPactiVlties, as well as planned a beautiful sel'lice. workshops withoutlifting a finger. Shirley this issue,wrote that she and husband troubles and has, at times,kept the singing and performing with a group at and daughter Peggyvisited Egypt and Vinceenjoy life at Rogue ValleyManor. rest of us giddy with joy at her stories. their seniorcenter. tooka tripdown the Nile in Dec.Two a continuing-tarecommunity. SixCC Despiteher healthproblems, Curly Pat Moreell livedm NYC for 13 yearsago, sheclimbed the Acropolisto grads live there and 19 in the valley. continuesto havea positiveattitude, years,where she workedin public celebrate turning85; this time it wasthe Vinceplays tennis three daysa week. with the support of her beautiful Correspondents:1949 Mabel Brennan fisher, relations and advertising.She moved Pyramidsand the Nile for 87. Pollytakes water aerobics,plays bndge lawyerdaughter, Joan Marshall. Joan 6602Sulky Lane, N. Bethesda, MD to flin '69, where she starteda small 20852, [email protected]; Marjor,e My summer withAl in Holland, Ml, and belongsto threebook clubs. They occasionallydecides it is time for StutzTurner, 6696 Club House Lane, schoolthat usesthe Waldorf systemof was a delight starting with Tulip Time celebratedtheir 60thanniversary in her mother to seenew sites, like Apt 104,Warrenton, VA 20181, education.She is activein her church, in May and ending withArtPrize and '09, and the entire family wenton a Williamsburg or Jamestown,and forth ec/ms/0J @comcast.ne/ where she sings in the choir. spectacular'fall foliage • Disney cruise.The 15 family members, they go together. Our goal in our first yearas Selma Weiner has been a travel I feelphilosophical contemplating aged5 to 86, had a wonderfultime. What wouldwe lucky ones do without correspondents was to contact all agent since '54 and now wantsto the many yearswe have experienced The LePoresthen droveto Sarasota our children? Pietercontinues to keep of you,and yougenerously shared retire. At ColumbiaU., she volunteers since graduating. Think of whatwe've and spenl a fewspecial days with us stimulated.He loves the Hudson information aboul yourlives. While mentoring internationalgrad students. witnessedduring the last 65 years, Sallie Ward Lutz. River School,has taken those artists some are caregiversand a fewcare Shehas workedwith Chinese, Japanese on top of the complextime welived I am alwaysin aweof the courage of as his inspiration to workin oils, has receivers,most of us seemhappy and and other students and loveslaking beforeand dunng college,the '20s, the lhe many peoplewho walk aboutwith shareda showhere in Newport(a great active.We volunteerand partIc1patein them around NYC. Selmaalso takes Depressionand World War II. Let's raise a smile when I know theyare fighting a place to be for an artisOand has sold many activities- church, physical coursesat NYU and at Hunter and is a cheer for all of us amazing, incredibly battle of physicalor emotional pain. I severalpaintings. In Nov., he traveled fitness,sports, travel, book clubs, art interestedin comparative religion.

Peggy Frank Murphy '51, Mary Martha Sucklmg Sherts '51 and their Nancy Northrop Wolanski '91 celebrated her parents' 45th friend Dick Phillips on a cruise from anniversary m WV this summer, with extended family that Athens to Venice in Oct. 2010. included Sandra Jellinghaus McClellan '57.

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Helen Jane (HJ.} Wettach is now in abroad often. 15 grandchildren. in VA. Naomi Salit Birnbach's daughter, good health but confinedto the house Dorset Townley sharesher home Jan Pinney Shea reports from Barbara HarveyButler and Alice LisaBlmbach, has writtenanother withsome mobility problems. She has with four catsand one dog. Her Peterborough,NH, that she plans to sell Hess Crowell attendedJune Linsley's bestseller,irue Prep," a book about a live-inhelper. Sheplays in a bndge greatinterest is wildlife, and her her old NewEngland housethis year memorial servicein Southport.CT. The the changesin prepdom in the 30 years group, reads a lot and does crossword backyard hosts possums, raccoons and moveinto smaller quarters. Jan class extends sympathyto the family of since1he OfficialPreppy Handbook.· puzzles. Most of all, she enjoys and many birds. Shealso belongs and family have enjo� a timeshare in Nina Antonides Winsor, whorecently The bookwarranted a whole column visits from Kitty Lou Wilder and her to a film discussiongroup. Shehas Portugalfor many years.Last fall, Jan died; to Virginia Hargrove Dkell, on the Wall StreetJournal op� page. husband, alsoof ChapelHill. six grandchildren, and one grandson invitedGinny Hargrove Dkell,Mimi whose husband,Bob, died last March; Congratulations! Passingnote: Naomi Julia Ahearn Walsh movedinto a participatedin the 2010 International Woodbridge Thompson and Artemis and to the family of Joey Cohan Robin and Bev Benenson Gasner wouldlike condoin Hilton HeadPlantation, no MathematicalOlympiad held in Blessis Ramaker to a timeshareweek uponthe death of her husband, Dick. to obtain a gold classring, no stones, longer wantingthe responsibilityof Kazakhstan.He was invitedto the White on BlockIsland. Though cold and windy, Mimi Thompson, our class ,f anyonehas one theywould part with. the houseshe and her late husband House,where he met the president! they managedto talk and walkand eat presidenl reminds us that 201 I is CC's ContactNaomi or Bevin NYC. had shared.Her sister, PatriciaAhearn The classsends condolencesto the and to enjoy each other. 100th year.If youhave any mementos Jo Pelkey Shepard sent newsof Berger'52. and husband are in the family and friends of Ellen Schock MaryBundy Mersereau and from the 'old days."send them to the deathof her first husband, Chuck samebuilding. Julie has fwesons; Gilbertson. who diedlast fall. husband Joe passeda generational BarbaraNagy, Connecticut College, 270 Shepard,in Jan. '10. Althoughdivorced one livesin MD, just a fewmiles from milestonewhen their oldest Mohegan Ave., NewLondon, CT 06320. for more than 30 years,she declares where she grewup. Visiting him is a real granddaughter marriedoutdoors at Pleasesend us your newsany time her threemarvelous children and eight homecoming. 1950 her parents' farm,with homegrown for inclusion in the ClassNotes. grandchildren are a fine legacy. Editor'snote: Ruth Kaplan Elizabeth Anderson Culbert and Correspondents:Alice Hess Crowell, flowers,home-sewn dresses and lots of In her retiremenl Helen (Johnnie} her husband have 10 grandchildren; 3500West Chester Pike, Apt. 8211, home-cookedfood, plus dancing in the was not credited as the author Johnson Haberstroh is celebrating six livenearby. Their twosons have NewtownSquare, PA 19073,ht_dub- moonlight of the Winier2010 Class Notes a lifetime in lovewith art and invites column. Xaplan, who was class successfulcareers, and their daughter, [email protected]:Marilyn Packard Eleanor Wood Flavell and John live all of us to visit her website:www. Ham, 800Southerly Road, Apt. 1511, correspondentfor many years, in a retirement communityjust ottthe an actress,is adjunct professor Towson, MD 21286-8403, wether345@ submitted the notes for that column, printswithtints.com of theatre arts at Union Collegein yahoo.com StanfordU. campus. 'We thoroughly her final one. Weapolof)ze for the Amity Pierce Buxton continues Schenectady,NY. After 18 yearsin Our 60thReunion was a big enjoy activitieshere, such as exercise oversight, and are gratefulfor her to worxwith her nonprofit agency, the ForeignService and living in many success, thanksto Mimi Woodbridge classes,trips to museums, lecturesby years of serviceand dedication. The Straight Spouse Network,which countries,Betty and herhusband still Thompson and stattassistant Erin faculty and residents,current events provides support and information for travel,most recentlyto Russia.Betty Morrisey,who took over from June discussions, etc.We alsotutor third- straight spouseswhose husbands or belongsto four hiking clubs, is a docent Linsley whenshe becameill. We also graders and volunteerat the localsenior 1951 I wivescome out as gay, lesbian. bisexual at the arboretumand is a member of center. We had a wonderfultrip to AK in Correspondent,Barbara Wiegand or transgender. She has traveled owethanks to Ruth Kaplan, whoseived Pillote,3200 N. Leisure WorldBlvd., the League of Women Voters. as classcorrespondent for many years. Aug.and saw Ml McKinley!• Apt. 511, SilverSpring, MD 20906, extensively,written numerous articles Margaret (Pooh} Ashton Biggsand Dot Hyman Roberts Cohen and Jan Doherty McCarthy has [email protected] and conductedmany workshops- a husband Charlie helped SleepyCreek friends enjo� the June reunion so undertaken a big project.She is Conference callsin late Oct. and verybusy gal. Shenow lives with her WatershedAssociation plant 500 trees much theyhad a mini-reunion in the fall rehabilitatinga barnon her property in mid-Dec. with class officersand College husband in a retirement community to help preventsoil erosion at the foot at the Yale Club. Alsoattending were Hingham, MA, whereshe has livedfor representativesstarted the ball rolling mCA. of SleepyCreek Mountain. The creek Ann Mitchell Throop, DossieAbrutyn many years;she plans to moveinto the on plans for June 3-5. By now youhave Mary Martha Suckling Sherts is tributary to the Potomac.Pooh and Turtz,Nancy Canova Schlegel, Jean barnso son David and wife,with fwe received follow-up letters regarding the is still travelingwhenever she gets a Charliestill spend timeeach summer on McClure Blanning, FritziKeller Mills children, can moveinto the big house. College's100th anniversarycelebration chance.In late Oct., while cruising Block Island, RI. and Elaine Title Lowengard. Husband Bill has been in a nursing and our special60th Reunion activities. from Athens to Venice on the Seaboum Edith Barnes Bernard enjoysgiving Alice Hess Crowell reportsget- home for severalyears. It's not toolate to get yourideas to the Odyssey,she met PeggyFrank Murphy toursof the NY Metropolitan Museum togethers with Janet Baker Tenney, Nancy Bearse Clingan nowlives in committeeor offer to help. on a tour the secondday oul Whata of Art.She also loves mini-reunions in Josie Frank Zelov, Dorothy (Holly) CoralGables, fl Shelost husband Tom Children and grandchildren and their small wortd,and what fun theyhad Bostonwith her Knowltonfriends. She Holinger, Anne Mclear Fussell more than a yearago but continues to achievementshead the list of news reminiscingabout their years at CC! goesto a gymthree timesa weekand and Jean Gries Homeier in the lead an activelife. from youall. After threeand a half months of enjoystheater and ballet. Philadelphia area.Jean remains active Marilyn Packa,d Ham has been Roldah NorthupCameron's second traveling17,300 milesin a 33-footRV Barbara Ayers Herbst is still in her in localart circles and has expanded settledin Edenwald,a continuing-care grandchild, Ruby cameron,graduated to AK,through America'smidsection, houseand an activemember of her her family with twogreat-grands. communityin Towson,MD, for a year from EmoryU. last May, PhiBeta Kappa, and returningthrough Jasper and Bantt garden club. Shehelps withweeding at Dan Hirschhorn '79 told me and a half. Shevisited many retirement withhighest honors in economics. into MT, the Dakotasand then east one arboretumand attends lecturesat his mother, Barbara Blaustein communities,including that of Alice Bestof all, she wasemployed within a back to Buttaloin the late summer, another. Shetakes cuttings and starts Hirschhorn, livesin a senior home in HessCrowell in NewtownSquare, PA, month by a financial servicesfirm in Babbie Babbott Conant and Gamille newplants for communityplant sales. Pikesville, MD.She has threechildren in before choosing Edenwald, whichis Chartotte, NC. Roldah's son.Bruce, is an concluded'the adventure of a lifetime.• Gloria Barnett Levin still travels the areaand another in NY, as wellas near sonGreg and not far from sons investmentbanker in NYC. Their goal wasto stop at everynational

Erin Burdett '08 and Boyan Roussinov '08 were married at the Bristol (RI) Yacht Steven Hughes '02 with his son, Noah Frahch '07, Alex Tenenbaum '07 and Duncan Rollason '07 on Club, with about 40 Connecticut College friends in attendance. Calvin, born in Aug. Calvin's mom is Amy Kasisk1 Hughes ·01. a hike through the mountains of Northern Vietnam.

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park site within reach,not only the flower show,I have seenher club's fine summer.It wasJoan's first cruise,and large, familiar ones but alsothe smaller displays. she enjoyedit thoroughly! I askedher treasuresalong the way.They were ClassPresident Jeanne Garrett abouther musicalsaw pla�ng;sadly, camels awedby the redmountains of UT, the Miller is another multitasking hard she says,she's lost the saw,"much Correspondent:1955 CarolynDiefendorf Smith, 8400Witez Court, Parker. CO IN THE CROWD emerald Northwest, AK's vast scaleand worker.She travels lo visit family, to the delight of anyonewho had to 80134,carolyndsm1th8400@gma1I. the rolling farmland of the Midwestat including a sister in Phoenix,a daughter listen to it." com haivest time, and theyarrived home in Scotlandand another daughter in Sally Ashkins Churchill and Bob, Marcia Bernstein Siegel '54's witha deepenedapprecIatIon of the Denver.In Denver, she saw Jan Roesch who are BassRiver, MA, residents,both book, "Mirrors and Scrims: The beauty and diversityof the nation we Frauenfelder and Meg Lewis Moore. had shoulder surgery this summer, Life and Afterlife of Ballet," callhome. Later she visitedwith Joan Rodberg which precludedmuch sailing.They did 1956 II Correspondent:Jan AhlbornRoberts, received the 2010 Selma In closing, I include excerptsof this Lavin and Bob.She plays tennis and get to ME. however.to seefamily and Jeanne Cohen Memonal Prize P.O.Box 221, East Orleans,MA 02643, note from Pam FarnsworthFrench , bridge and is veryactive in her local friends. and theyvisited San Francisco 1ar.1rr@comcaslnet for outstanding work in dance knowingthat many of us canrelate to sailingprogram eachsummer, including in the fall to watchtheir grandsonplay Our 55th Reunion is in sight! Joyce theory, dance historyor dance her thoughts. the KnickerbockerCup Regatta.Her high-schoolfootball. Sallysees Ann Bagley Rheingold and Prudy Murphy aesthetics from the American "DearClassmates, It is hard to children and grandchildren visit during Heagney Weimer, who alsolives on Parris haveschemed to seeus well Society for Aesthetics. She believewe are approaching our 60th the summer, withone granddaughter the Cape, and continuesto volunteerfor dinedand entertainedfor the weekend. received the award at the Reunion and that our Collegewill workingas a sailing instructorwhile the church and help Spanish-speaking and wewill take partin the celebration ASA annual meeting in British celebrate100 years.In my doctor's other visiting grandchildren take peoplelearn English. Sallyheard from of the first century of Connecticut Columbia in October. The book. office,a needlepointreads 'Old age is sailingclasses. Block Island (RI) Race Ann Matthews Kent, who lives on her fourth collection of reviews Collegeas well.They write: ·Come one, not for sissies.'How true ... 2010 found Weekin June finds her sel'lingon the SeabrookIsland in GA.Ann told her and essays, came out last comeall to NewLondon on June 3-5 to me in the hospital and rehab for three committee. of a hotel theyhad visitedsoon after spring. Siegel reviews dance celebrateour 55th Reunion (wow!l.as staystotaling more than eight weeks... Severalof Susie Rausch Misner's graduation, and that today's cost would wellas the 100th anniversaryof the for The Boston Phoenix and The wehad no trips to our beloved VT and grandchildren have graduatedfrom Hudson Review, teaches and have been way out of their budget College(wow, wow!!). It promisesto no visits with our six grandchildren and collegeand one is in the Navy.Susie's Timesdo change! be agala time- fireworks,swanky gives lectures on dance history newlyborn great-grandchild, but we oldest granddaughter and fiance already and criticism. Enid Sivigny Gorvinecontinues dinner at the LymanAllyn Museum, count our blessings withfrequent e-mail havea house, which is a far cry from to enjoy Punta Gorda, FL, where she another greatSunday brunch at Groton and telephone contactwith family and the dinky apartments Susieremembers is busy with many volunteeractivities Long Point,and, best of all, time with friends. Let us hope 201 I willbe a us having when wewere starting out -a church bazaarand bndge friends. Call yourbest pals from CC kinder yearfor us all. My bestlove to PeterIs no longer preaching, but Susie !Wlce a week.Her glaucomais under right now to make definite plans to be youall, Pam." still volunteersat the Maine State control witheye drops, and she is there to share the goodtimes. See you Anadded reminder, 35 classmates Museum and. after a year's hiatus, is able to drive. Physicaltherapy keeps there!" If youhave questions, contact were withus in New London for our back directingher church choir. the spinal stenosis at bay. One of her PrudyParris (parrisprudy@hotmail. 55th Reunion. Our goal for the 60th Nancy Camp livesat Pomperaug granddaughtersIs offto Australia, and com)or JoyceRheingold (PRheingold@ is at least that many attendees,with WoodsHealth Centerin Southbury, another made her a great-grandma! aol.com).Please contact the alumni 100%participation in alumni giving. CT. Shekeeps up withclassmates Kathryn Bard '68, associate Judy Yankauer Astrove and George, office at 860-439-2300 for telephone Class�ent Jeanne Tucker Zenker has Nancy Clark Anderson, Pat Chase professor of archaeology living in LarchmontNY, recentlytook numbers. setour goal at $90,000, countingall Harbage, Jeannie Garrett Miller and at Boston University, was their great-granddaughter to ·Seussical, Meanwhile,news from '56ers,Jean donations and bequestssince the 55th. Ann Hutchison Brewster, who loyally inducted into the American The Musical."They now have four great- Bahr Waltrip writesof a retirement Plannow to bewith us m June! stay m touch withher. Nancyfeels bad Academy of Artsand grandchildren! The latest addition lives filledwith activity:indoor swimming, that she's beenout of commission Sciences in October. Some in Syracuse, NY. workat the Phoebe Needles Center for for solong, but she sends her best to of her Egyptianexc avations. Libbets Alcorn Holt divides her Lifelong Learning(a nearbyEpiscopal all and wouldlove to hear from other which the academy called time betweenVinal Haven, ME. and retreaU, seMceon a library board, classmates. "pathbreaking," were featured Correspondents:Mary Ann Allen Cohasset,MA. The twohomes keepher attendance at her church and the 1952 Keepthe news coming!!! on the NOVA program "Building Marcus, 5 E. 14th St.. Tempe, Al busy- lately, one neededa newroof, maintenance of a closeinterest in local the Pharaoh's Ship" on PBS 8528:Beverly Qu,nn O'Connell,907 and the other wasbeing hooked up to town council activities.She also keeps PromenadeLane, Mt. Airy, M021771, in January 2010. Bard is co­ [email protected] a sewerline. Lib keeps busy physically track of five middle-agedchildren, director of excavations at Wadi with regularexercise and mentally nine grandchildren and four great• Correspondent:Lois Keat,ngLearned, Gawasis. a 4,000-year-old port with a discussiongroup in which 1321954Pomperaug Woods, Southbury, CT grandchildren! Jean's husband diedin on the Red Sea in Egypt,where 06844, [email protected] the participantsorganize hour-long '08 - "it remains a huge hole in my she and her colleagues have discuss10ns.Her granddaughter, Carrie's life"- but she has the companyof a Correspondent:Lydia Richards Boyer. Marcia Bernstein Siegel's book. found remnants of ships and 1953 "Mirrors and Scrims, The Life and daughter, just graduatedfrom Colbyand large numberof in-lawsand relatives, 5701 KennettPike. Wilmington,DE other seafaring relics. 19807-13ll, [email protected] Afterlife of Ballet," receivedthe 2010 is job-hunting. Emmitt's son, Cal,is at and "somethingis always going on." Marlene Roth Ances is our new SelmaJeanne CohenMemorial Prize U. of Pennsylvaniastud�ng Mandarin "Hungary in World War II, Caught classagent We are delightedthat she offeredby the AmericanSociety for Chinese.Louisa (Weezie) lives nearby in the Cauldron,"the title of Debby has taken on this importantjob. Her Aestheticsfor outstanding work m and has a daughter in sixthgrade Gutman Cornelius's book.will soon be letter aboutannual giving emphasized dance theory,dance history or dance whokeeps Lib abreast of the younger publishedby Fordham UniversityPress. the importance of all of us giving aesthetics.Marcia was presented the generation. The book is describedas a riveting supportto the College.Marlene is a award at the PSAannual meetingin I, Loie Keating Learned, am read "for scholarsand history buffs perlectexample of asking an already British Columbiain Oct. The book.her still happy and activein my life-care alike ... one that had neverbefore been busyperson to take on a I0b because fourth collectionof reviewsand essays, community.Not having the careof a fully recountedfor a non-Hungarian that kind of personwill do it best. cameout last spring. Other than that house and grounds is a plus. A few readership." Meanwhile, in early Nov., Margot Hartmann'71 became Sheis a member of the boardof excitement,Marcia is reviewingdance achesand pains have slowedme down, Janie Haynes Du Plessis V1Stted CEO and president of Nantucket CooperHospital and is activein the for The BostonPhoenix and The Hudson though I continueto swimregularly Debbyin SantaFe for a long weekend: (Mass.) Cottage Hospital in Haddonfield Garden Club. The caliberof Review,doing occasionallecturing and and take advantage of the "out-trips" theyhiked to the cavesof an ancient October. She earned her medical the club is demonstrated by the three teaching, and enjo�ng Rockport. and activities here. Comefor a visit! unexcavatedpueblo high on a mesa, blue nbbonsthey won last yearat the Joan Negley Kelleher and Herb, I'm minutesoff of Route 84, halfway attended lectures and ate out - all in world-renownedPhiladelphia Flower livinghappily in TX,took their fami�- betweenWaterbury and Danbury. beautrtulweather. 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In reply to a request for news,Betsy Sue Krim Greene visitedthe East volunteercommunity director of the into their townhousethere full lime. Johnson told me about her fondness from her home in COin Oct for the bar PACoalition �ainsl Domestic Abuse. Older daughter Jennifer and her for my part of the Cape,visited during mitzvahof her grandson,Andrew, son She has beenactive in the domestic partner, Natalie, remain in Putney, camels family vacations,and alsoabout family of Marc Greene'85 and Ellen. Suetook violence movement for more than 30 VT,teaching and enjo�ng the state. IN THI: Cl�OWI> history in severalCape Codtowns. Marc's daughter, laura, to Panamaafter yearsin Reading, PA.Serving on this Younger daughter Alison and her family Betsyhas retiredfrom Trinity Episcopal ski seasonlast year. And she went to state-levelbo ard will let her further relocatedto Cleveland from Omaha, N� Church as financial manager but is HI withfriends tor somekayaking and advocatefor more servicesand funds last summer wlienAlison was appointed < FROM PREVIOUS PAGE still there as an office volunteer,and diving before the ski seasonbegan in for victims.She would love to hearfrom as an immigration judge on the federal she also follows artistic pursuits- late fall. In addition to all of the sports, any classmateswlio have also been benchthere. "We're delightedto have degree at St George's Hospital creatingnote cards,gift tags and Sueis busyvolunteering with CO Public involvedin domesticabuse worll either them (relatively) closer.•Brenda has Medical School in London and bookmarlls.She even decorated her Radio. professionallyor voluntarily. returnedto teachingpart time at the worked in private practice before reply envelope! Elaine Manasevit Friedman and Frances Gillmore Pratt and Harry localcommunity college wli1le Geoff jmmng the Nantucket Cottage Barbara Jenkinson is still working BobV1s1ted the Florence Griswold celebrated thetr50th anniversaryby keepsbusy with tennis on the USTA Hospital staffm 1999. Before part lime and managing the residence Museumin Old Lyme,CT, last summer taking their family of 12 (sevenadults seniorcircuit ·our guest room is beingnamed CEO, Hartmann where she livesin Portsmouth, NH. and weredelighted to findsome and fivegrandk ids) to the Galapagos available for anyonewanting to v1sIt this was the head of the emergency One of her frequent specialdelights paintings on loan from President Islands last June. ·we all had a temfic beautiful partof the NC coast.• department.Accordi ng to the is to take her twograndsons at U.of Higdon. ·we recalleda visit to the time ... the children, aged 6 to 12, In Wl,Ellen Greenspan Cardwell Inquirer and Mirror of Nantucket, NewHampshire out to dinner. Shehas Higdon home during our 50th Reunion lovedthe proximity of the animals." is feelingmuch better, "doing lots she is believed to be the first exposedthem to somerare eating wh en weadmired someof thesesame Also,Frances tooka course last fall of painting, lots of singing, and lots physician in the hospital's experiences! paintings." Elaine notes that the aboutcreating kinetic sculpture. "It is of stuff for the RacineSymphony 99-year history to hold the top Pleaseplan to come to this next Griswold Museum Is a gem and deserves tremendously challenging for me." Orchestra.Also drove eastto attend my administrativepost. veryspecial reunion - the 55th of a visit from anyonetraveling in the area. 50th high-school reunion." our classand the 100th anniversaryof Condolencesto Betsy Hahn I'm assuminga lot of us had that Deborah Abel '80 was awarded a Massachusetts ConnecticutCollege. Can you resist?! Barnston, wliolost her husband, opportunitythis year. Personally, 11 was Cultural Council Artist Jack. last Apnl. Jack wasan attorney 1961 II a wonderfulexpenence. and I'm so Collespondents:Marty Guida Young Fellowship in Choreography last wliopracticed until he was80, wlien happy I wentl 2203Coloma/ Woods Onve, Alexandna, year, Abel is the artisticdirector he startedto writehis memoirs and VA 22308,[email protected]; Paula I, your correspondent,Jean of the Deborah Abel Dance Correspondent, Elaine Diamond alsoincreased his communityand ParkerRaye, 49 BarcllffAve., Chatham, Klingenstein, had the pleasure 1957 MA 02633,[email protected] Company and director of the Berman, 72Stanton Lane, Pawcatuck, philanthropic activities, witha special of hosting an eventfor Professor Deborah Abel School of Modern CT 06379, elainedberman@comcast. interest in LiteracyVolunteers. Jack Abigail Van Slyckand her Gender net Dance in Lexington, Mass. The had four children, as did Betsy,and she and Architectureclass in Oct. It Judy HarttAcke r, a member of MCC fellowship was awarded saysthey had an extremelysuccessful wasa delightful evening(maybe I'm the College'sCentennial Committee, by a dance jury based on blendedfamily in their 32 yearsof Correspondent:Seynl Siegel, 17263 slightly biased!)meeting her bright, is servingon the subcommittee 1962 pieces from her 2009 concert marriage. In a note, Betsywrote, "Jack BocaClub Blvd., Apt. 2, BocaRaton, Fl enthusiastic group of students and the researchingthe history of the College. "The Beauty Road." wasan extraordinaryman, and my 33487, [email protected] localalumni wlioattended, as wellas "We are looking atways to tell the story hearing aboutsome creative teaching from its beginning.Compel Sings and children and I wereprivileged to bepart Jim Gabarra '81 was named happening at the College. plays,as wellas SecretSantas, are all of his life.· Anyonewis hing to contact head coach and technical Sadly,I receivedword ofSandy partof the history." If youhave anything Betsycan get furtherinfor mation from director of Sky Blue, a women's Correspondent: Roberta SloneSmith, Bannister Dolan's death on 11/22in of value, such as photos or old news the alumni office. 1963 professional soccer team in P.O. Box155, Lower Waterford, VT items, please sendthem to Judy or the NewLondon. The obituary statedshe New Jersey. Gabarra previously 05848, [email protected] had beensuffering with cancer for a alumni office. Bev Vahlteich Delaney ClassPresident RobertaSlone coached the Washington has sentmany of her mother's long time. Despite her myriad health Freedom, leading them to the Smith continuesto volunteeras our issues, I remember Sandyas a woman mementos to the archives.Bev's mother Correspondent, Judith Anka!ltran Women's Professional Soccer 1958 class correspondentIf youwould like of boundless energyand willingness to and aunt wereElla Vahlteich '21 and Carlon, P.O.Box 5028, Edwards, CO to take over, please e-mail ccmag@ playoffs two years in a row. 81632,[email protected] pitch in for the Collegeand all of us Ruth Bassett'21, some of CC's first conncoll.eduor call 860-439-2500. He played for the U.S. National alumnae. And wh at a senseof humor! We extend Team in the 1988 Olympic Jeri Fluegel man Josephson and our deepestcondolences to her family, Games in Seoul and was Buddy movedto University Park.FL, especiallyher son Bradford Bannister captain of the U.S.National Dolan'97, of whom she wasso very on the outskirtsof Sarasota.They look Correspondents: CarolynKeefe Oakes, FutsalTeam from 1986-1996. Collespondent,Jean Klmgenstem, forwardto building a newltte in a warm 33331959 WarrensvHle Center Road, Apt. 1964 proud. Gabarra was inducted into the 400W. OntarioSt., Apt 1703, Chicago, 412, Shaker He,g/Jts, OH 44122, caroty- climate after being in Westchester IL 60654-7162,Jaklmgenstem@ Connecticut CollegeAthletic [email protected]; Lynn Graves Mitchell, County,NY, sincethey were marned. Jeri yahoo.com Hall of Fame m 1989. [email protected] and Buddy had a lovely vacationin Paris My apologies for not more actively in Oct., joinedby their daughter and solicitingnews for this issue,and many Correspondent,1965 Nannette Citron family from London. thanks to thosewlio wrote anyway! Schwartz, 7766Wtldcreek Trail, Bev Vahlteich Delaney and Phil Bless you!! Huntsville, AL 358()2, nannette. [email protected] are making arrangements for an April Correspondents:1960 Joan Murray Webster, Patricia Brown Brauner is busy movefrom ClevelandHei ghts, OH, 6440 Wild Horse Valley Road, Napa, with work (still hoping to retire!) and CA, 94558,Joanmwebs@sbcglobal. to a retirement community in West net; AdeleMemll Welch, 74 Blfchwood her grandson(who Is in kindergarten). Caldwell, NJ, in order to becloser to Lane, /Jncoln, MA, 01773, Shealmost made it to the student- 1966 Correspondents:Lois MaclellanKlee, their children. The Delaneysspend the [email protected] alumni receptionI hostedrecently 225A HighSt., Newburyport, MA01950; Eric Kaplan'85 was named summer months at her family's property Nancy Waddell and Barbara Drake (details below). BetseyStaples Harding P.O. Box702, in VT, where Bevhas beenvacationing Holland gol together in Seplnear Sevenyears ago, Brenda Hunt Jackson,NH 03846, ccnotes66@ senior director of Development since childhood.Last summer theytook Wh1dbey Island, WA, wlien Barb and Bob Brown and Geoffretired to Morehead gma1/.com and Alumni Relations for a three-week tour of the national parl(s cameto Bellingham for a wedding.·we City, NC, from Brattleboro,VI They Reunion is Iust a coupleof months InternationalIns titutional One granddaughter, CatherineDaigle, Is had a grealtime talking aboutskating, sailedtheir boatdown, and, after away, and yourcommittee has created a sophomoreat the DwightEnglewood families, getting older,etc.· cruising and living on It off and on a terrific weekend! Planto be there by Schoolin NJ, Bev'salma mater. Carolyn Holleran agreedto be a for twoyears, sold 11 and moved Friday afternoon,6/3, when, among CONTINUED NEXT PAGE >

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severaloptions, hopefully there will be overseers.Our requestsfor newshave yearthey went to Venice and Pansand expert. live in Manhattan most of the an architecturaltour of NewLondon not reacheileveryone, smce some class just returneil from London. Daughter time; Georgiaretired from practicing that includes the O'Neill house, members haveno e-mail or havenot Tracylives in Brooklyn, and daughter law yearsago and got involvedin INcamels THE CROWD plans for which wereincomplete at submittedan e-mail address,so we Betseyltves near Boston Elayne and severalnonprofit orgamzat,ons, subm1ss1on deadline.But absolutely encourage anyonewho wouldlike to her fnends are finally learningto play including ProJectCicero (a NYC literacy be there before 8 p.m. for the not- stay connectedto contact one of us or bridge. organization), Children for Children < FROM PREVIOUS PAGE to-be-mtsseilkeynote speaker, NPR's the College to workon a resolut10n. We Wendy Allen turned65 last Apnl (a children's serviceorgan1zat1on), Nma Totenberg She was inv1tooas a plan to hand over the rems at Reunion. "When are yougoing to retire?" people and, most recently,the Nantucket Initiatives at the University of fnend of classmate Ellen Hofheimer We KNOWyou will find this rewarding! keepasking. "I'll begmto thmk about ii PreservationTrust. of which she was Pennsylvania. Kaplanjoined Bettmann, and though her presentation Freshinsights generally accompany when I get up in the morning anddon't president and chairman and a member Penn's admissions office in ,s open to other classes,there will be change, and that's a positivething. want to go to work.Until then, ,rs full of the board for JO years. Daughter 1994 and has worked there seats reservedfor us' Hope to seeyou m June! steam ahead.· she replies. Sheand Rich Julta, 21. 1s a junior at Cazenovia since, except for a three-year Saturday:A special breakfast 1s are taking an adult group to Normandy College;son Peter, 20, is a freshmanat stint as dean of adm1ss1ons plannoowith '66 authors, who w,11 and Brittany in June. After that, they Herkimer County CommunityCollege. and financial aid at Lehigh nad excerpts from their wntmg. A 1967 willspend a week in southernBrittany, Richard has twochildren from his University. Before being named c!a� luncheonand discussionwill be Correspondent:Jaclue Kmg Donnelly, where, until two yearsago, theyused previousmamage, sothey have four to this new position, he served held at Buck Lodge m the Arboretum 1515 N. Astor St., Apt 12C, Chicago, to spend thetr summers. Then, ii will grandchildren. Georgia'smterests as Penn'sassociate secretary. at noon. II youmtsseil Buck Lodge as IL 60610-5799,1ack1edonnelly@ be back to MN and up to their newlake mclude technology,architecture, Kaplanis a longlime volunteer an undergrad, here's your opportunity' charterm1.net house,hopefully with lots of visits from h,stonc preservalion,poodles, opera, at Connecticut College and a There will be plenty of College-wide Annie Haggstromhas finally retired children and grandchildren bridge, ancient history (she auditeda former member of the Alumni eventsthroughout the day. Saturday from inner-city high-schoolteaching. Lauren Levinson Pohn's big news classon the Roman Empire at Columbia Association Board of Directors. evenmg, our classdinner willbe held It had beenso gra!Jfymg for somany this year ,s the publ1cat10n of a book, last spnng) and, last but not least: under a tent, with cocktails beforehand years becauseshe was able to starta "Memories of the Afterlife: Life Between writing a nonfiction book relating to Linda Cusack Libbey and desserts,coffee and champagne small school,The InternationalSchool Lives: Stonesof Transformation," for the lnternelThrough Facebook,she '85, a special education afterwardm our Hospitality Suite.The of Languages, withinthe larger urban which she was a contributmg author. has becomereacquainted with a few paraprofessional at committee has made an effortto create settmg Sheserved as department It relates client transformations m other CCgrads - there should be Winnacunnet High School in opportuntltes for smaller, non-confined chair for a large department for many the workshe does, which she finds more of us out there! - and she and Hampton, N.H., received the gatherings, giving us a chance to visit years, and, best of all, wasa mentor in veryinteresting. In Jan., Lauren went her daughter startooa small business 20 IO Jo Campbell Education easilywith many classmates. LAUSO'snew teacher-support program. to Ecuador for threemonths to scout last June, callooACK'iocial, creating SupportPers onnel Award For those staymg on campus.rooms Now, in retirement. Annie seeslot a of property for possibleretirement there. and mamtaming facebook and Twitter from the Nalional Education will be available in a newlyrenovated her grandchildren in SantaBarbara, What she loves about bemg 65 ,s that pages for Nantucket busmessesduring playstennis, walks and Jogs for an Association-NewHampshire. Marshall House, now known as Johnson there ,s slill plenty of time to start a the summer. You can find them on hour, and thinks that she wouldlove The award is presented House,in the Complex,where our newlife 1 Facebook' to be involved m a CCbook club in the annually to an educalion Hosp,taltty Suitewill belocatoo. Our Jackie King Donnelly and husband Jade Schappals Walsh ts president suite will be available and staffoo larger Pasadena or LA. area. Annie of the RussianClub of Jackson Hole supportmember who has Patricktraveled to Singapore, where throughout the weekendand house a would love to seeher classmateswho and 1s on the board of the Off Square shown outstanding effort theyspent threeweeks visiting son running slide show of our classartists' visit the area, and they would have a TheatreCompany, also in Jackson. to improve the educational Patnckand his wile and meetmgtheir work. place to stay! Sheand David enjoy travel, and she 1s atmosphere. Libbeyis vice new twm grandchildren, Beatriceand It's our 45th Reunion but also the Debbie Greenstein recentlysaw also desperately trying to stay fit They president and chief negotiator Max. as wellas playing with thetr College's100th anniversary.It promises Betsy Wilson Zanna, who visited her have threegrown and mameilchildren, for her union and vice president other grandchild, Annie. Theyreturned to be a satisfying.sltmulatmg and in DC as part of an extendedcelebration and each of them has twochildren. of the Friends of Wmnacunnet to SanMiguel de Allende, Mex1co,for exertingweekend. DO plan to be there. of her recentretirement from the U. of Thetr grandkids range m age from 3 Foundation. the winter. You will be sorely mtsseilotherwise! Waterloo in Waterloo,Ontano. Debbie to 9. Twofam,ltes ltve m ParkCity, UT, J. Timothy Richards '85 P'14 Also,on another note, please had a busysummer, remodeling her also enJoymg the activelifestyle of a will join the Pomfret School, an consider a different kind of involvement bathroom and taking eight small tnps, mountain town,and Jade's sonand his independent school in Pomfret. with the class - a fun one by way mcludmg one to her hometownm ltJ 1968 family livem London, where he works Conn.,as its 12th head of of becominga classcorrespondent. to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Corresponden(;Mary Clarkeson for Goldman Sachs.Daughter Kate school in July. Richards will Betseyand Lots are both stepping back building that houses her first alma Phillips, 36 The Crossway, Delmar. NY Geagan, a nutrit10n1st. wrotethe book leave his position as assistant from this role, and weencourage your mater, Bradley Beach Grammar School. 12054, [email protected] "Go Green,Get Lean." and appearedon head of school for Student partic1pat10n for severalreasons I) 11 Debbiebegan her annual m1grat10n to Pleasesend me informat,on about the Dr Oz show.Jade's other daughter Life at St. George's School in ,s exc,ttngto be a vehicleof information FL m mid-Dec. youractivities to share in the Class is a vetShe sees Joanne lntrator Middletown. R.I., where since about the vanety of interests and Marcia Matthews rust finishooa Notes.You can reach me at the contact in NYC from time to time, as wellas 1988 he has taught, coached, activities engaging our classmates wonderfulweekend in NH withJudi mformat1on above. Dorcas Hardy. directed the school's summer and impacting our world;2) keeping Rosman Hahn and Nancy Blumberg Shelley Taylor and husband Sadly,Don Sawyer reports that session in France, and served fnendships alive,s increasingly Austin. They hada great time v1s1bng Mervyn'sdaughter, Sara,received Anne Ross Sawyer 1s at an extended- as assistant dean and dean importantto us; and 3) 11 has been Samt-Gaudens'home and studios her Ph.D.in health policyfrom U. of carefacility due to a rare vanant of of students. Richards and his delightful to hear from so many people m Cornishand talking about their Califom1a-Berkeleyin June. Shortly Alzheimer's disease.It is, needless wife, Anne Kiely Richards '85, we'venot seenm years! wonderfulgrandchildren. These after, she was marriooto KarlRohe, a to say,quite difficult after 42 years have three children, mcludmg Having twopeople as co- classmatesfeel very lucky! BerkeleyPh.D. student, at a beautiful of a veryhappy mamage. Donis still Maxwell Richards '14. correspondentshas workooextremely Elayne Zweifler Gardstein enJoys family celebration in Glen Ellen, CA. working as a urologist but 1s castingan well. We have become friendsin the her library faculty postllon at Adelphi Shelleyand Mervyn'sson, Charlie, increasingly keeneye on retiremenl process,not having had any real m University Archives& Special officiatoo.In other news,Mervyn, an Ruth Kirschner's plays "WabiSabi" connectionsdunng our undergrad Collections. especiallyselecting rare architect,has movedto half time in a and • 15 Notes"ran at SanFrancisco's years.We havecommumcatoo stnctly small press and illustratedchildren's step toward retirement. EXITTheatre, and from Oct to Dec. by e-mail. which means 11 matters less books.She 1s alsothe library liaisonto Kathryn Bard was inductedinto the her play 'Moonlight" was seenm the where weltve m relation to each other the art department and teachesclasses AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences Mann Fnnge Festivalm SanRafael. San or the College.Trans1t1on will be easy. m artresearch. Elayne and Hank are at Sanders Theater. HarvardU .. on 10/9. Francisco'sPhoenix Theatre presentoo Our class e-mail address(ccnotes66@ happy to havedownsizoo to a condo Georgia Urbano Raysman and a readingof her workin progress, gma1l.com)will simply havenew m Roslyn, NY, and love to travel.Last husband Richard, a computer law "Bones,"in Oct. Ruth's daughter, Lucia,

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is thnving at Smith. Shehas enjoyedtrips to England with of their school ye.irin Dec.,all her Museum;is on the execullvecommittee don't seeher as much as I wouldlike, ElderhosteVRoadScholar, belongs to a children returnedhome for Christmas of the UniversityWomen's group; I am still veryclose to AlisonDunn townarts organization, and reads witha and summer and the beach.Husband ushers at the ShawFesllval Theatre; Gittleman '72, who marriedmy cousin group of localwomen. "My remarkable Juan is still activein sportsand keeps 1s fighting a large hotel proposedfor Alan." Correspondent,Judi BambergMarigg10, son, whois studymg comedicwriting, pleasantly busy. the 1792 RandEstate, where theylive; Susie Chadwick Pokress, visiting 10701969 SugarSands Blvd. #384,Rtviera makesme laugh and brings me much Lastsummer, Mark and LizTobin and 1s battling wmd turbinesthat NY from MA, and I, Charlotte Parker Beach, FL 1gmarigg10@ 33404, )Oy." Mueller and Bill and Ruth Kunstadt PowerAuthonty wantsto put in front Vincent, along withhusbands Boband bellsouth.net In the SanFrancisco area last Culp visitedwith Tom and Marilyn of 18th-century fortNiagara. SonRob, Frank, convenedm DCon the National Gail Goldstein was partof a People summer to visitdaughter Bonnie,who Weast Rorick at their Ml lake house. 29.graduated from McGill, got his PhD. Mall with more than 200,000 of our to Peopledelegation to SouthAfrica 1s in a Ph.D.program at U. of California- "They'd heanl me talking aboutii in math from the U. of Chicago,did a nearestfriends on 10/29for the Jon ledby SueRussell (president of the Berkeley,Stephanie Phillips caughtup since collegeand finally decidedto postdoc at the U. of British Columbia Stewart/StephenColbert "Rally to National Associationof Early Childhood with Betsy Benner McSherry. In Oct., see it for themselves,"Manlyn wrote. in Vancouver,and is nowworking for RestoreSanity/l

Mark Teschner '79, casting director tor ABC's "General Hospital," and Caitlin Sweet Greaves '07 celebrates her marriage with, from left, his wife, Lisa, at the 2010 Emmy Bettina Morrish '87. Marguerite Waddell '77, Lee Archambaull '66 and Kalle Matthew Greene '07, Leylan Avalos '08, Alissa Minot '07, Dana Hoyt Awards. Lynch '13 enjoy lunch in Kentucky. '07 and Meghan Barry '07.

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in Syna."If youwere a history or Greenwich PreservationTrust. Most of convincedventure capitaliststhat I art history maior, youmust visit this her recreation revolvesaround salmon was a responsible adult who actually fascmabngcountry beforeit becomes fishing on the KenaiRiver and other caredabout makmg money.This oveiwhelmedby tounsts." Ellen is Correspondents:1975 Mmam Josephson Correspondent:1978 Susan Cale/Tobiason, outdoor adventures. little businesswas an expenment,a 70 Park TerraceEast, Apt. 41, New York, Whitehouse. P.a Box 1068, Cape way to combine my background as maintaining her house m KeyWest. Porpoise,ME 04014, casablancal@ NY 10034, [email protected] so theytravel betweenthere and gw,.nel, Nancy Gruver.2650 University Lastfall, twoclassmates reached an environmental Journalistwith my Richmond. Shewould love to hear from Ave. W # JOI, St. Paul,MN 55114, out acrosstime and history to help expenence adV1singInternet startups • any alumni in either of thosec1t1es. [email protected] Susansays running a business1s a an effort to savethe oldest house in Correspondents, V1ck1 Chesler, Emily Abbink publisheda newbook 1979 lot lessintellectually demanding than Greenwich,CT, the old Lyonhomestead [email protected];Sue Avtges on the Palaceof the Governorsm Santa It ·starteda fewyears ago when Class Kayeum, [email protected] being a writer and suggeststhat the pay Fe, NM, in '09. 1976 m As 1s their annual Oct. trad1t1on, a scalesfor businessand the sciences AgentJulie Grey Pollock called Laurie In May, Elizabeth (Crindy) Leahy Correspondents,Kenneth Abel, 334 W. 19th St .• Apt. 28, New York, NY Heiss seekingLaurie's support of the group of friends from the classes of '79 versus the artsand humanities should Stormer, Reggie Anderson O'Brien, 10011,[email protected]; Susan Annual Fund. Noting Laurie's location and ·so gatheredin NYC to celebrate be reversed. Nancy Lane Carey and Roxane Hazlehurst Milbrath, 5830S. Galena in Greenwichand her professional old limesand make plans for the future. Mark Teschner 1s aboutto start Landers Althouse got together m St., GreenwoodVillage, CO 80111, interest in historic preservation,Julie They spent a classicNY eveningin SoHo, his 22nd yearas casting directorfor Bostonfor a mini-reunion. Theycalled [email protected] askedLaurie 1f she was familiar with wherethey had cocktails,dinner at ABC's "General Hospital." His 6-year-old Ken Kabel recentlytrekked to Mount 11 their "Romp" and theywere "the Julie's ancestral home, which the Balthazar, and more cocktails. The guys- daughter, Amelia, is in kindergarten. EverestBase Camp in Nepal withhis Rompettes.• Theyget together about family donatedto becomea museum only group includedMichael Brettler, In July, Vicki Chesler, Jay Faber old high-schoolfriend, PeterHansen everythree years on alternatingcoasts m 1926. Overtime, Laurie was able to David Fiderer, Brad Rost, Jeff Sado and Peter Craft had a greathme (Wesleyan'76). The nearly three-week In my world,I managedto sell connectJulie with the newlyformed '80, Steven Shaffer and Tom Usdin. listening to music and catchingup the dream house in Canandaigua trek tookthem through forests,valleys Greenwich PreservationTrust and now BarryNorman recenllybought the at the Gathering of the Vibes music and movedmto a loft apartment in and waterfalls up to lhe frozen beautyof all are workingtogether to someday EvemngstarCinema in Brunswick,ME. festival in Bridgeport, CT. Jay runs his Rochester. I havea nice viewof the the glacier that housesthe EverestBase open the home to the public as Julie's It's a little one-screentheater that family's business,Magnolia Wines, GeneseeRiver, and in the summer I Camp.nus site wasmade lamous 1n Jon grandmother once envisioned 85 years showsindependent films. He also in Watertown, MA. Daughter Allie 1s havea front-row seat for lhe fireworks Krakauer'sbook "Into Thin Air.'Ken was ago. Tum to page 14 for more about recentlyfinished his fifth feature lilm, enjoying her freshman yearat CC and at the baseballstadium every Saturday able to bnng a CCbanner in honor of his their efforts. "Tearsof Bankers."He liveswith his is living in Larrabee.In Aug., Vicki, night. I enjoy beingmuch closer to alma mater (and that of daughter Grace Along withconservation and schnoodle.Scooter. Mark Mcl.augtilinand his brother, work,my mom, and older daughter and '12), and a photo proves11! preservationroles after a long career Life is good for David Stern, who Neil Mclaughlin '81, and family spent a grandchildren. This summer, I took my with GE, Laune and husband Neil raised still lives in LA. and servesas general beautiful afternoontogether at Nobska 96-year-oldmother to NC lor a wedding their son.Connor, who startedal Brown counsel of KeyBrand Entertammenl, Beachon CapeCod. On the way up to (that was interesting), attended a in the fall. She also has a small farm which owns Broadway Across America. Boston to help daughter Kelseymove conference in DC(that was fun) and Correspondents:Ann Rumage in Reddmg,CT, where she raises sheep He reports, "We'vehad somesuccess mto an apartment for her third year had bunion surgeryon my foot (that ffltschner,1977 310 ThomasRoad, and chickens. Laune reports that after on Broadway recentlywith 'Promises, at NortheasternU .. V1ck1 and husband Hendersonville. NC 28139, annieme@ was noO. No more tnps to Baltimore, as years as a "baseball mom· and heavy Promises,' 'Million Dollar Quartet'and a Matt Kovnerstopped m lo visit Amanda Glona has graduatedwith her degree bel/south.net;Jtm McGoldock, P.a Box665, Watertown, er 06795.1amc- involvementin the PTA- she served fewother shows,and we tour Broadway Marshall and her husband, Chris Zingg from Johns Hopkins U and 1s off to [email protected];Oan BoothCohen, as PTA co-presidentmore than once, showsthrough 40+ markets in North '77. at their home in Barnngton,RI. BerkeleyLabs in CA. Isold a painting [email protected] including at GreenwichHigh School- Amenca.• David's daughter, Rachel,1s Kelsey 1s spending the spring semester and have work1n twogalleries at The Trusteesof Reservationselected she 1s focusedon reinvention of herself in l Ith grade, and son Jacob is a Junior workmgwith animals m Australia. present, but love teaching at the Harley David Foster, directorof the Harvard (and ttiemvent1on of a cube-shaped, at Stanford. V1ckfs daughter Melissaworks at a Schoolmore. Forest and senior lectureron biology solar-poweredpower inverter "picture Susan Zakin workedin Senegal music videoproduction company in m the Department of Organismic and a 6-inch cube with a solar material that and Kenyafor the last year,and has NYC and was associateproducer on the EvolutionaryBiology, as a newmember folds out, and on one side of the box,a beenin SanFrancisco. You canread OVD thal appears on John Legend& the of the Trusteesof Reservationsboard regular-lookmgsocket and a common her blog "Letter from PointsWes!' at Roots' newCD, "Wake Up." Correspondent,1973 Nma Dav1/, davit_ of directorsat their annual meeting USSport: she explains). www.susanzakin.com.In addition to [email protected] and dinner on 9/26. The Trusteesof In 2005. after en1oymg 25 years writing and ed1tmg,she runs a small Reservations,founded in 1891, 1s in NM, Julie relocatedto AK when Kenya-basedmulticultural ecotounsm the nation's oldest statewide land she marriedMark Pollockof Wasilla, company with her husband called conservationtrust and nonprofit AK.Along withsome public relations nature+cullure (www.lamutravel. Correspondents.·1980 Connie Smtih Gemmer. 180Glenwood Ave .. Portland, Correspondent:1974 Deborah Hoff, conservationorgan1zalton and has 102 consulting, she has beenworking on a com). The business quadrupled ME 04103, conme@bartongmgold. [email protected] reservations,all open to the public, novel setin NM ranch country. Much of revenuesthis year. ·1 always thought I com; ToddHudson, pirate/odd@ spanning 73 communities and 26,000 her workthese days 1s as a volunteer couldbe an entrepreneur, but I never me.com acres. in her localcommunity and for the had the corporate helmet hair that Sarah Fisher-Kerbis and husband

Sarah Carlson '94 married Steven Summer on 10/10/10 From left: Suzanne David Stern '79 1s general Blezard '94 with Jon Turer and their sons Henry and Wilham, l'Ana Burton. Clare Laune Heiss '78 with her son, Connor Grealy, at his counsel of Key Brand Byrne '95, lhe bride, Sybil Haggard Chamberlain '94, Katherine Sparks '93. Melissa graduation from Greenwich (CT) High School 6/29/10 Entertainment in Los Angeles. Caswell Herman '94, Ray Dudek ·94 and Renee Letendre Edge '94.

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Elliott, enjoying an ·empty nest,· Reach the Beach,a 200-mile running busywith Alex, 12, and Anna,8. On her children for IO years,in '03 Linda traveledto Lake Tahoeand the wine race m NH. The twoBetsys have offered weekends,they play squash together at began workingas a specialeducation country in SeplDinner withScott to host some fitnessfun and/ora race the gym.After a shortstint with a tech paraprofessionalwith students with Hafner and his husband, Bill Glenn, of sorts for our 35th Reunion in June Coffespondents:1984 LucyMarshall Sandor, start-up,Sue is lookingfor a business developmentald1sabilihes and was 251 KatydidL.lne, Wilton, CT 06891, was part of the itinerary.A good time '15. We alsoheard that both Betsyshad [email protected];Sheryl Edwards developmentposition. She was sorry recentlyhonored at the NH National was had by all. a mini-reunion with Tammy Bickford RaJpolt, 11 Pheasant L.lne, Monroe, to missReunion but mel her mom and EducallonAssociation Awards Banquet. Deborah Abel Is the directorof the Nuenighoff this fall. Tammy Is into CT 06468, [email protected]; sister in Parisinsleadl 'Classmates Linda Is vice president and chief Deborah Abel School of Modem Dance fitnesstoo: yoga and duathlons. Uz KolberWolkoff, 119 EstateD11ve, visiting the Baltimore-DCarea are negollatorfor her union; is VP and in Lexington,MA, and artistic director "The Over50 and StillGomg Strong Jer,cho, NY ll153, [email protected] alwayswelcome lo crash at our place.· a founding member of the nonprofit of the DeborahAbel Dance Company. Club" also includes HarryCurtis. Afterbeing out of contact for 26 Leslie Williams lives in The Colony, Friends of Winnacunnet Foundation; Shewas recently awardeda MA Cultural who, wilh13-year-old son, Sam, came years,Charles Ta�or'83 and Katherine TX,with husband Julio and daughter does freelancecommunity photography; CouncilFellowship m choreography. in third m the U.S. SquashNational {Kaci) Kinne Carolan reunitedearlier Ana. Sheis currently an unemployed and tries to keepup with threekids' Thesefellowships recognize the unique Father/Sontournament m NYC. Harry this year (thank you,Facebook). In May, interior designer, volunteeringfor Last summer she sawMichelle Berube contributionmade by artistslo the and Tom Speers wentrowing on the Charleyvisited Kaci for a week in IA the Girl Scoutsand the community Proulx'87 in Seattle. cultural vitality of the Commonwealth Thames Riverover Reunion weekend. (cows,corn, rinse, repeat) and, more children's theater. Still living in his hometown of of MA. Theymet up withCoach Ric Ricci, who recently,Kaci came eastand spent Sharon Ephraim and family enjoyed Chatham, NJ, Owen Walsh has been In late Aug.,Andrew Dreyfus made allowedthem to go out in a pair. They sometime withCharley in NY, where he Peter Benoliel's recentvisit while he mamedmore than 20 yearsto Clarissa, headlines in The BostonGlobe when he had a great time, didn't flip the boat introducedher to a friend from Brazil touredcolleges with his middle son. with three teenagersand many pets. was appointedthe newpresident and and reportedfeeling pretty goodabout and treatedher to someexcellent food, Laurie Fleishman Walowitz has Working for CountryLiving magazine, he bothm restaurants and at home. During CEO of Blue CrossBlue Shield.II was themselveswhen theywere done. Tom made a total life change and Is a commutesdaily to and from NYC. reportedm the Globethat Andrew's still livesin Simsbury,CT, at the Ethel the NY trip, Kacialso spent time with full•time student for the firstlime in Anne Morgan Wnoucek still lives top priority willbe to make health care WalkerSchool. where wife, Bessie,is Stephanie Muson. Bothwomen opined 25 yea�.working toward a master's in Germany with husband Mick and costs more affordable. Headof School. that "you'dthink we'dknow better at degree in social workfrom the U. of twokids, Charlie, 16, and Lilly, 13. She Lynn Englebardt Riegler, who lives Congratulationsto Ellen Harris this age, if we're going to drink that Denver('12) and livingin Evergreen, CO. workspart time m a German bank in in Westport,CT, withher family, has Knoblock and Les Munson, both of much, wealso have lo eat" Her husband en1oystelling friends Iha! Frankfurt. Anne travels lo the Boston been spending a huge amount of time in whom have freshmen at CC. he has one in middle school,one in high area yearlyto visitfamily and friends; NYC with her youngestson, Adam, 12. schooland one m grad school. othe1W1seFacebook keeps her in toucn! He playsthe role of Pugsley Addams in Meg Macri had a blast al Reunion. Caroleen Hughes Mackin still the hit musical"The Addams Family" Shelives in Watertown,MA, with livesm NYC on theUpper East Side with on Broadway. Lynnhas twoother 1981 el Correspondents,1985 Deborah Lowry husband James Oo�eand 7-year-old John, her husband of 20 years,and Coffespondent:Class Notes Editor, Maclean, 42Catbird Court, sons-Alexander,19, a sophomore CC: Magazine,210 MoheganAve., L.lwrencev,lle, NJ 08648-2045, deb sonSeamus. She worksat Buckingham daughters&lphie, IO, and Charlotte,8. at NorthwesternU., and Dani, who lives New London,CT 06320, ccmag@ [email protected];Meg Macri� Browne& Nichols Schooland volunteers In honor of our 25th Reunion,Caroleen in PhnomPenh, Cambodia, and works connco/1.edu [email protected]/ for BostonBy Foot. Deb Lowry gatheredwith Hilary Bovers Finnegan, for Kamworks,a solarenergy company. Editor's Nole: If youare interestedin Facebookhas a greatCC Class of '85 Maclean notes that a shortsegment Suzanne Hanny Russelland Anne Husband NItai continuesto practice servingas class correspondent,please page; pleasevisit ii for updates, photos, of Meg and her sonwith the CC Camel Kiely Richards on CapeCod, where they medicinein Milford, CT. contact ClassNotes Coordinator Karen Reunion notes and news,and to find is in the Reunion video,posted on our had many laughsI Shealso saw Paul Peter Florey, a principal at the Laskeyal the address above. classmates. Facebooksite. Siraco and LeslieGriffin Siraco '87 and O&F DevelopmentGroup, was recently Sally Jones ha,s beenback in the Eric Kaplan has spent many yea� Suzanne Hanny Russell and husband recognizedas one of the most UK for 24 years.For the past 13, she at the U. of Pennsylvaniain a variety Rick al the home of Tim and Anne Kiely influential men in businessin Queens, has livedin Wimbledonand worked of roles;he's nowsenior directorof Richards in Newportin Aug. NY. Peter's achievementsin many as a freelancejournalist - she even Developmentand Alumni Relations for Maritza Maiano Guillocheau loves community activitiesthroughout the Coffespondents:1982 Deborah Salomon startedpla�ng tennis again! Contact InternationalInstitutional Initiatives.He livingon theMain Linein suburban Smith, 3 Lori L.lne, Norwalk, CT 06851, Sallyat sall�ones4l [email protected] yearshave helpedthe city grow.Peter [email protected]; Eliza Helman earnedhis Ed.D. from Pennin May. Eric Philadelphia withBob, her husband of 21 formedO&F witha partner in '04 and Klaft, 592Colonial Ave., Pelham. NY if you are visiting London. is in touch withmany classmates- years;teenage daughtersAl� and Olivia; has since completednine affordable 10803,[email protected] In Oct., Mike Higgins and wife evenmore since Reunion. Let him know and sonAndrew, 9. The family is very residential housing projectsand has Jacqueline Deckeropened a beautiful if you'revisiting Philadelphia! inwlvedin club lacrosse.After working another fiveunderway. wine shop in Litchfield, Cl ·we would Linda Cusack Libbey livesin in exporttrade, travelingextensive� and Betsy Parker Landmann recently loveto catch up with any CC alums near Hampton, NH, wilh husband M.H. and openingher owncompany, Maritza now completedthe Lobsterman, an Olympic- Correspondent, ClaudiaGould Tielking, Litchfieldor passingthrough." Visit threechildren (Paige,17; Shea,16; workson a consultingbasis soshe can 1983 www.LitchfieldHillsWine.com. distancetriathlon in Freeport,Ml The 6533 MulroySI., Mclean, VA 22101- and Bryce,12). Shewas disappointed spendmore timewith the kids. Sheis in sameweekend, Betsy Hulit Delfosse 5517, [email protected] Basedin Baltimore, Sue Brandes to missReunion and hopes lo make touch with Carole Tomko Recka and was on a team that participatedin Hilger and husband David are it nexttime! After sta�ng home with Mary Tullis Engvall.

Kerri O'Neill '94 with Ruby Marie, born 4/1. Class of '72 alumnae, from left, Elizabeth "Crindy" Leahy Stormer, Reggie Peter Craft '79 and Jay Faber '79 at Gatheringof the Vibes Anderson O'Brien, Nancy Lane Carey and Roxane Landers Althouse m music festival 1n Bridgeport,CT, m July 2010. Boston m May for their regular mini-reunion.

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Bothhave found 1t 'the perfectplace Markline Nields, and her gorgeous 11571, [email protected] com) and 1s nowhappily in love. She 1986 I to becomethe peoplethey want to be." brood."Le1ssa has twochildren. Sarah r.ongratulationsto Jennifer is still closewith Kimberley Foster Co11espondent:Barbara Malmberg, (Their words,not Bettina's!)In Oct, and Matthew. Kimiatek Hunnewell and Tom and is proud to be the godmother 560Silver Sands Road, Unit 1303, Bettinahad a fun lunch withMarguerite Peter Bakkala and I, Jenifer Kahn Hunnewell on the birthof their to Kimberley'sson. Max. Julia is East Haven, CT 06512, malmberg2@ Burdette Waddell '75, LeeOliphant Bakkala, have had to adjust to the secondchild, Charles "Chartie"l:.opley alwayshappy to hear from Camelsin aol.com Archambeault'66 and KatieLynch ·13. rather jarring realization that our sonis Hunnewell, on 6/1. Beantown! Formertyemployed by the U. of Katiecame to Lexingtonas a volunteer actually looking at colleges!It doesn't Michael Sandner is still practicing Matt Young teachesfourth grade r.onnecticutas an instruction libranan, lor the Wortd flluestnanGames, which seemas 1f wecould possiblybe that law as a partnerat PickrelSchaeffer & in Ossining,NY. He livesin Briarcliff Alice-Jennifer Groome recently had ]US! concluded.At LisaCliggett old, but apparently weare. It's amazmg Ebelingin Dayton, OH, and was accepted with his wife,Tara Tamny-Young, and accepteda positionas a reference and ChartesH1te's wedding,Bettina saw tlfbeback in the wortdof tours, into the Litigation r.ounselof America, sonsBen, 6, and Toby, 4. He hopes to librarian al the CT StateLibrary in Steve Blackwell for the first lime since interviews, essays,applications ... and an honorary societyof trial lawyers go to Reunion. especiallyto seehis old Hartford,working the reference desks graduation. He is a professor of Russian all that waiting. whose membershipis lessthan 0.5% roommate, Rich Hannah, to showhim for both government information and at the U. of Tennessee. Asyou can see above, my Uemfer's) of Americanlawyers. He's planning to howthe sneakers fit. law and legalresearch. She will soon Karen Mourikas worksat Boeing. e-mail addresshas changedto attend our 20th Reunion and wouldlove Gina Abbott, Gillian McCarthy, add the history and genealogydesk. "A 1s marnedto Bob,and has twoboys: [email protected] youre-mail to seelellow classmates there! Nancy NorthropWolanski and careergoal has beenmet!" Adam, 10, and Matthew,8, along with addresshas changedalso, please Jennifer Schumacher Harper Cynthia Verdile Carroll'90 enjoyeda a dog,a frog, twocats, twomice and a contact me. Jill or the alumni office. "wouldlike to stresshow disappointing mini-reunion in NJ overthe summer, fish. The family wentto PuertoRico for E-mail is the easiest way for us to stay the showing was at the 15th, so with kids and spouses.They were all vacation last summer. 'It wassuper hot in touch withall of you,so welike our everyonebetter step it up! I'm really grateful for Cynthia's hospitality, not to Co11espondents:1987 Jenifer KahnBakkala, and humid with lots of mosquitoes! But address list to stay current Also,our lookingforward to our 20th and hope mention the pool! Theystayed up much 51 Wesson Terrace, Northborough, wekept coolsplashing m the wavesat class has 1ls ownFacebook group. If you there's a greatturnout. See you all too late catchingup, but 1t was worth MA 01532,[email protected]: Jill the beaches. The favontepart for all of are on Facebook. usethe searchbar to there!!" 1t. Nancycelebrated her parents' 45th PerlmanPienkos, 103 BarnHill Lane, us waszip-lining through the Jungles find the '87 group -weonly have 39 Sarah Krug Bond and crew (Heidi anniversaryin WIthis summer, with Newington, CT 0611/, Jrperlman@ snet.net near SanJuan and swimmingin a members so far,so there is plenty of Anderson Simms, Brenda Baker extendedfamily that includedSandra room to grow. Stephanie Schacher and husband biolummescentbay in Vieques• Bayhan, Doreen Do, Debra Fischman Jellinghaus McClellan '57. Martin Kleinjoyously announce the Helen Murdoch 1s now the teacher Hargrove, Elizabeth Cheavens HilarySilver Fox-Mills hopes to birth of their twins,Charlotte Mary librarian and webmasterat SanMarcos Bailey, Jennifer Reker Pascucci make 11 back for Reunion. Her baking and Jonathan Benjamin,on 7(1.9. High Schoolin SantaBarbara and loves and AlissaSalotti Anderson '92) have company,Fox-Mills BakedGreats, has SisterHilary SchacherSuher '90 and everyminute of it! Most of her spare Correspondent:1988 Nancy Beaney, 4059 beengetting together MRYyear for a really taken oft. She had beenbaking brother-in-law Frank Suher'89 come time is spent travelingand hanging out McLaughlin Ave., Apt. 8, Los Angeles, mini-reunion smce graduation. "That's for yearswhen she had the opportunity CA 90066, [email protected] by often to seetheir adorable niece with her I 0-year-olddaughter, Sophia. 20 years,people!!" Their most recent to workat Blue Hill at Stone Barns as and nephew.Stephanie and Marty, both Last summer, Helen spent time with little bash was in Nov.in Atlanta. where the pastry chef's assistant,where she psychologists.are in privatepractice Marjorie Egan McEvoy when Marjorie Alissaand PaulAnderson '92 recently was bitten by the baking bug. 'Now together in Branford, CT. was in !'.A.Sometimes Helen feelsquite relocated.They also plan to attend my little company1s wholesalingto Lisa Cliggettwas married in May removedfrom CC,smce she is sofar Co11espondent: DebDorman Hay, Reunion in June and wouldlove to see a localmarkets and turningdown work awayfrom our classmates. 1989 big turnout."Facebook has beena fun daily, we are sobusy!! Check out our lo Charles Hite of Bardstown,KY. The 5821N. 22ndSt., Arlington, VA 22205, ceremony took placein Lexington,KY. There have beenno maior changes [email protected] way to reconnectwith lots of other CC Facebookpage, Fox-Mills BakedGreats." and was attendedby Steve Blackwell for Chris Philippi's family, other than alums from '91 and other yearsas well. Heather Pierce Stigall and Steve and his family and BettinaMorrish the addition of a Bernesemountain Check out theReunion page and let Stigall still livein Berwyn,PA, with and her family. Lisa1s an anthropology dog puppy last fall. Chris still livesin peopleknow you are gomg to come!" their fivechildren. Theyhope to attend professor at the U. of Kentucky. Kingston,RI, withwife Christina and Co11espondenl:1990 KflStin lofblad Sullivan, Beth Munger Leavitt plans to beat the 20th Reunion if theycan talk the All is wellwith Bettina. She has been threedaughters, ages 7, 9 and 11. They 1 AberdeenCourt, Cambridge,MA Reunion and hopes to seemany other grandparents into babysitting!Steve in Lexingtonsince ·92, teaching history lovebeing nearthe beach, especially 02138,[email protected] Camelsthere! She teaches first grade is still a federalprosecutor with the at the SayreSchool, an old independent during the summer. Chris 1s "busy doing John Clark·s Wolverine JazzBand and lives in North Reading, MA, with SouthernDistrict of NJ and does school downtown.Her husband, Phil kid-relatedstuff, workingand still celebratedits 15th anniversaryand daughters Rebekah,12, and Jordan, 10; triathlons in his "spare· time. He Harting,is also a professorat the finding time to play some basketball.' I 0th CD with a concertin Evans Hall at an adorable chocolatelab, Bailey;and completedhis first full lronman in Sept. UK-history, of course.They have Leissa Perkinson Jackmauh CCon 11/14. her husband, to whom she has been Heather is busyrunning the kids around twoboys: Nate, 13, and Nick. 10. Both and her family have relocatedafter happily mamedfor 17 years. but makes time to exerciseand run a attend Bettina'sschool, which has been twoyears in "balmy Dublin, Ireland,' For about five years,Julia Novina small business from home (check out a wonderfulthing. Bettinahas even to Old Greenwrch,CT. ·we havehad 1991 I has beenmaking a living teaching www.flipponzcom)."We also recently seensome of her students go on to CC; the excellentfortune of reconnecting Co11espondent,Amy LebowitzRosman, Anusarayoga full time in the Boston put an addition on the house,which Tyler Pace'07 and Grant Linder ' 13. with my college roommate, Courtney 120Round Hill Road,East Hills,NY area(check out www.juhanovina. includesa guest room.so if anyone

Former roommates Susan Jamie Bridges '00 became Jamie Walzer when she mamed Gil Walzer Thorward Sheinfeld '69 and in May 2010. Guests included Erin Munro '00, Amy Levin Gannon '98, Carolin (Lindy) Kirkpatrick Elizabeth Costello Keck ·oo. Adam Keck, Todd Keck, Carol Bridges '72 Dick '69 at Lindy's daughter"s Steven Shaffer '79, Tom Usdin '79. Brad Rost '79, David Fiderer '79 and Jeff Sado '80, and Susan Alfred '72. wedding on 6/10. left to right.

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Is in the area and wants to visit, let underwriterin Nashua, NH. Sheand Hllgendorff and Carol Fishbone). AEWCapital Management, a realestate Ouellette. Evan Ouellette, Sharyn us know." husband Rick havelived in Derry, Toby wouldlove to hear fromanyone investmentfirm in Boston.She is vice Miskovitz,Rachel Goodman 'O I and I lookforward to seeingeveryone NH, for fiveyears. About her Boston living in the Chicagoarea (effert02@ presidentof human resources. Megan laggard. back on campussoon ... can'tbelieve reunion with Becca,Karin and Miriam: gmail.com). Meredith Crume and Ulrich Sterting it's been20 yearsalready! See you in "We luckedout withweather beautiful Maisha Yearwoodquotes The weremarried 10/16 in LP.xington,KY. NewLondon!! enough to havedinner outside, and it Grateful Dead:'What a long, strange 1996 m wassuch a fun night!' trip it's been!'She was in a prison Correspondents:Usa Paone,P.O. Box I (Michael DellaMonaca) have in Istanbul, Turkey,from 5129/09 643, Nantucket,MA 02554, paone96@ beenbusy in the last yearwith my to 8/29/09. "HowI got there was a yahoo.com;Gretchen Shuman Platt. 28 Correspondent,Katie Stephenson, 54 Nash Place # I, Bullington, VT 05401, 2000 Correspondent, Usa Friedn'ch Becker, law practice. Last April, I acquireda mistake,and it took threemonths to RopeFerry Road, Unit 138H. Waterlord, 1992 freestandingbuilding in Fitchburg, reachfreedom. It wasa treacherous [email protected] CT 116385. ks/[email protected] 7513 CandytuftCourt, Springfield, VA 22153-/803, [email protected] MA, to housemy practice, and I am experiencemade worseby the fact Brigham Keehner and Laura Jamie Bridges becameJamie actively involvedwith the revitalization that I was kept in isolation(I was told Kimbertywere married in Philadelphia Walzerwhen she marriedGil W3Izerin effortsof that city. My wife,Christine, that this wasbecause I am a lesbian. in Sept. Brigham is an architectin the May. Camelsin attendance included and I livein Leominsterwith our son, and the jailers did not wantme to Philadelphiaoffice of BohlinCywinski Erin Munro, Amy LevinGannon '98, Gregory,3. I wouldlove to hearfrom be'disruptive' to other prisoners.lll Jackson,an architecturalfirm. Laura Elizabeth Costello Keck, Adam Kee� Correspondent,1993 Michael Carson, P.O. any classmates;drop me a line at wasa rough experience,but I lived is a directorof specialproIects, chiefly Todd Kee�Carol Neitlich Bridges '72 Box914, East Orleans. MA 02643, researchon aging and health policy, [email protected] [email protected] lookme through it.' Maisha livesin NYC and is and SusanTichnor Alfred'72. Jamie and up on Facebook. writinga bookabout her experience. at Thomas JeffersonU.'s Schoolof Gil livein Newton,MA. Jon Alegranti livesin Boulder,CO, "Life is good!Holler at me at PopulationHealth in Philadelphia. with his wifeand twodaughters, ages [email protected]!' Jessie Vogelson and AshokChilds weremarried 7/10 in Essington. DE. Correspondent: TikaMartin, 3221 3 and 5. He worksin downtownDenver Hilary Magowan Malko and Anton They honeymoonedin HI. 2001 m Carter1994 Ave., Umt 116, Marinade/ Rey, in businessdevelopment for Encana, Malka'91 live in SanFrancisco with Correspondents,John Battista, 5225 CA, [email protected] a natural gas company,where his role sonsWilliam, 4, and Theo,2. Hilary is SW/ImanAve., Apt. 2C. Woodside, NY Thank youto all whoresponded to is acquisitions,divestitures and joint an art consultant, advising clients on 11377,[email protected]; Jordana the e-mail requestfor submissions.If ventures.Jon enjoystaking his girts artpurchases and sales. Gustafson,[email protected] youdidn't update us this lime around, skiing. 'If you'rein the area or just want Sarah Carlson marriedSteven Correspondent:Ann BevanHallos, Amy Kasiski Hughes and Steven 1997 Hughes'02 welcomedtheir newson, pleaseshare yournews in the future. to sayhi, I'd loveto hearfrom folks: Summerin Fogelsville,PA, on 10/10. 1443Beacon St. # 105, Brook/me,MA Staytuned for more reminders. In the jalegranti@comcaslnet.' Camelsin attendanceincluded Suzanne 02446, [email protected] Calvin,in Aug. He joins their first meantime, take care! Aurelia Roberthas livedin Blezard'95 and Jon lurer '95 (and their "baby,' fry,the big orange cat In Chicago,Karin Weaver Rohn Singaporefor almost threeyears sons Henry and William); t:AnaBurton, left KPMG last year; after enjo�ng and worksfor Accenturein Global whofounded the Children's Dance the summer at home withthe kids, Recruitment. doing strategictalent Centerat CC;Clare Byrne'93; Sybil Correspondents:1998 Alec Todd, 1045 she nowworks at Davis & Hosfield management for the Asia Pacificregion. HaggardChamberlain ; KathrynSparks N. Utah St., Arlington, VA 22201, Correspondents: KalieMcAlaine, [email protected];Abby Clark, 2002 ConsultingllC. She is still unpacking Sheenjoys Singapore and has traveled '93; Melissa Caswell Herman; Ray [email protected];Melissa 532 6th Ave. #3L. Brooklyn,NY 11215, to many exotic locationsm Southeast Minehan, 7533 BuckinghamOnve, boxesafter movingacross town, but Dudek; and Renee Letendre Edge. [email protected] the wholefamily lovesthe newhouse. Asiaand Australia. Sherecently adopted Apt. 2£, Clayton, MO 63150, mel,ssa. Sarahcontinues to teach modem dance [email protected];Ulia Tyrrell, 418 especiallythe extraroom for visitors! a dog from the localSPCA and spends at MuhlenbergCollege in Allentown, Saint Asaph, Alexandria, VA 22314, Karinattended a conferencein Boston her weekendsexploring Singapore with PA,and recently becamea certified [email protected] in Septand met up withMiriam her dog,ll}'ing new Singaporean dishes massage therapist. Syed Salam has beenliving in Dubai Correspondents,Megan Tepper- Conaway Morrison, Rebecca Poulo and taking advantage of the city's great 1999 (UA0for the last fiveyears with his RasmussenSoklllnicki, KentSchool. 1 and Kerri O'Neill. Shealso saw Caitlin cultural diversity.She also joined a Macedonia Road,Kent, CT 06757, so- wife and twobeautiful daughters. Haberberger whileon the West Coast community theatergroup, was in three [email protected];Danielle allending a weddingin Napa. "If only productionslast year,and was featured Correspondent:Stephanie Wilson LeB/anc Ruggiero, danielle_ ruggiero@ wecould have reunions like this every in an article in ExpatLiving, a local 1995 yahoo.com Mendez, 5328 Oliver Ave. S, yeart' magazine cateringto the expatriate Minneapolts, MN, 55419, swilson@ Katie Carpenter and SamSmith Correspondents: Melissa Higgins, J 5 Kerri O'Neill has had an exciting communityin Singapore. bazoomer.com weremarried 7/31 in Vergennes, VT. 2003 Clark St. #3, Boston, MA 02109, me- year- she had a baby girl on 4/I! Toby Efferen lives in downtown Kristen Garni Greenwood and Camelswho attended(and danced lissa_ h [email protected]; Leslie 'My little April Foolis namedRuby Chicagoand is an attending physician husband David welcomed daughterLily up a storm) wereAaron Kleinman, Kalka, 418 W. 49thSt., Apt. 4A, New Mane after my husband's and my in the Departmentof Emergency Davis Greenwoodon 3/25/10.Paige, Chris Ruggiero'96, Danielle Le Blanc York,NY 10019, �k3l9@hotma//.com maternalgrandmothers.' Kerri returned Medicineat Mt. SinaiHospital. He was 3, lovesher role as big sister. Kristen Ruggerio,Mariko Wilcox, Liz John Haberland and his wife,Laura, to workin July; she is an insurance marriedin '08 (attendedby Peter recently celebratedher 14th yearat Neilson, Liz Wessen, Katie Godowsky had a little girlon 7/2.At birth,Isobel

1994 classmates Kerri O'Neill, RebeccaPoulo, Karin Weaver Rohn and Miriam Conaway Morrison in Boston in Sept. Judi Rosman Hahn '67, Nancy BlumbergAustin '67 and Marcia Hunter Matthews '67. Debbie Greenstein '67 and Betsy Wilson Zanna '67 in Washington, D.C.

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Ann we1gheo8 lbs. and was 21 inches Shewas the executivesecretary for Betty Clifton • 42 of Guilderland, of Art and the ClevelandMuseum of long. Shortly thereafter.the Annymoveo the directorof the MetropolitanOpera N.Y, d1el1Nov 6. A math maJor, she Natural History. She1s surviveoby a John and Laura from NY to northernVA, OBITUARIES and workedm public relations at the volunteereoas her class reunion chair. daughter, twograndchildren, a sister, where John 1s nowthe Regimental Judge Museumof Natural History.She later Sheworkeo as a tax technician for the niecesand nephews. Jean L Pennock '33 of Advocatefor The Old Guard. moveoto Newport,VI, and openeoa New York StateDepartment of Taxation Jane Tilley Griffin '48 of Bethesda. Mitchellville, Md., dieoSept 8. After Hsiao Mei Annie Chu and Or. Jeffrey bel1and breakfastand a yogastudm. and Finance and the AARP. Bettyloveo Md., died Nov. l8. Jane, a reunion graduating as a Winthrop Scholarand a Bennington Robertswere marrieo 8/2l Later m Burlingtonshe en1oyedhosting socializingwith friends and pla�ng volunteer with her class, continueo history major. Jean eameoher master's in Durham. NC. Shecompleted the gathenngs of friends in her apartment bndge. Shewas an active member of her eoucationat the Institute of Fine at the Collegein 1937. Shelater worked chemicalengmeermg doctorate degree and servingher renowneomartinis. Carol the McKownv1lle MethodistChurch. She Arts at New York University, studying for the Departmentof �nculture, at North CarolinaState U. m the tall. willremembered be for her adventurous 1s suiv1vel1by her daughter and son-in- Asian arthistory. She earneoher retinng m 1972 as the chief of the Jeffrey worksat Duke U. in family and spinl senseof humor and sparkling law and a granddaughter. doctorale at the University of M1ch1gan, Family EconomicsBranch, Consumers sports medicine. personalityShe leaves two children, Mary HartshornGregory '43 where she studied Japanese. She also and food Division. Sheis the author of tour grandchildren and twogreat- of North Carolinadieo Oct. 2. Mary, studieo at the Sorbonnein Parisand many researcharticles. In retirement. grandchildren. who volunteereoas a class agent, in Belgium.She stud1el1Buddhist art she devoteomany hours to volunteering Jean Keith Shahan '40 of St. Louis, moveoto Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after at KyotoNational Universityin Japan with the ReoCross. Correspondent,Kelly McCall, /qmcc@ Mo.. dieoNov. 6. Alter earninga degree graduating and raisedthree children. on a Fulbright scholarship There, she connco/1.edu2004 Marjorie Prentis Hirshfield '34 of in fine arts, Jean was a portraitartist. Shevolunteereo for many years at St. met a fellow Fulbright student. Edward Bethesda.Md .. d1eo Jan. 9. Maijone, primarily of children, for 50 years.She Martin'sEpiscopal Church, most notably Griffin, whom she later married. Jane the eighth generation of her family to was a member of the St. Louis Artists' organizing a large needlepoint project taught Asian art history and culture at grow up in NewLondon, maioreoin Guild, where her portraits were often to make new cushions for the altar rail. AmencanUniversity, George Washington Correspondents,Cecily Mandi Macy, French. Shelater sel'ledthe Collegeas featureo.More than 750 of her pieces Mary enjoyedreading, playing bridge, University, the University of Maryland, 2005 her classagent. Ma�one wasactive in cec,/[email protected];Stephanie are on exh1b1tacross the country.She bird-watching and spending summers the foreign ServiceInstitute and the SavageFlynn. stephamesavage/lynn@ garden and golf clubs and wasloveo for is preoeceaseoby her husband and with her family in westernNorth Smithsonian.She traveleo widely in gma1/.com her senseof humor and determination. surviveoby her twosons and their Carolina.She is surviveoby her sons.a Asia.visiting China. CentralAsia, Sheis surviveoby her son, two families. daughter, five grandchildren, nephews Japan, India and SoutheastAsia. She is daughters. cousin Elizabeth H. Messmer Mary Pettengill Smith-Peterson and a niece. surv1vel1by her husband and sister. 2006 11 '56. nine grandchildren and 11 great- Correspondent,Erm RHey, esnley@ '41 of Naples, Fla., dieoAug. 25. Mary Shirley Socolof Sherry '43 of Verone "Ronny" F. Cook·49 of grandchildren. gma,J.com graduateowith a degreein botany. She Walpole,N.H., d1el1May 27. 2010. Lake Geneva,Wis., dieoOct. 30. After Doris Lippincott Brink '36 of was preoeceasedby her sister-in-law. After graduating witha degreein studying chemistryat Connecticut Florence, Ore .. died Nov. 17. She SusanR. Pettengill'44, and 1s survived history, Shirleyraiseo three children. College, Verone matnculateoat the was an economics major. Survivors by her niece,Nancy Ropes Bushnell '81. Shewas very wellread, and her study University of Wisconsin m Madison.She include her sister, Alice C. French Correspondent,Chr,s Reilly.ctre1@ Janice Reed Harman '41 of of Easternreligions prompted her to mamed Robert B. Cookin 1950. She 2007 '37. connco/1.edu SantaMonica, Calif.,died Dec. I I. An learnyoga. It quickly becamea passion, deoicateomuch of her time to Meals Caitlin Sweet Greaves married Rhoda Chapin Sherley '38 of economicsmajor, Janice volunteereo and she wassoon a yogainstructor, on Wheelsand was a member of the David Greaves on 10/16 in Peabody, SouthHadley, Mass., died Jan. 9. After as a planneogiving agent and a class conducting classesat her house.She Nutnllon Councilfor WalworthCounty, MA. Alumni at the woodingincludeo graduating witha degreein French, agent. Shebegan her careerat G. is preoeceaseoby her husband and the Friends of Lake GenevaLibrary and Matthew Greene, Alissa Minot, Rhoda workedin retail sales atFilene's Fox& Co.and then workedwith the surviveoby threesons. the PiBeta Phi Sororityof the University Dana Hoyt, Meghan Barryand Leylan and soonbecame the storemanager WPA to assist the war effort. Janice Muriel Evans Shaw '46 of f.xeter, of Wisconsin.She was preoeceaseo Avalos '08. Caitlinworks as a technical and district coordinator.She later taught enjoyeo gardening, golfing and skiing. N.H., dieo Dec.15. A sociologyma1or. by her husband and surviveoby two resources coordinator al a software preschoolfor over11 years.Rhoda Shewas a member of the DAR and Murielsel'led as a classcorrespondent, daughters, twosons and nine beloveo company. The couple livesin Peabody. returneoto retailing and retiredat 86. the HartfordGolf Club, and enjoyed classagent and presidentof her class. grandchildren. Sheand her husband, John N. Sherley, skiing at StrattonMountain in Vermont. Shealso was a memberof her class Miriam Shapiro Harris '55 of Los enjoyedfigure skatingand summenng m She1s preoeceasedby her husband, Reunion Planning Committeeand a Angeles dieoSept 28. Annisquam,Mass. Rhoda 1s predeceased PageG. Harman, and suivivedby her regional programmingvolunteer. Munel Patricia Hemphill Lepingwell '48 byher husband and surviveoby her Correspondent,Sally Pendergast, daughter, sonand daughter-in-law, marrieoFrederic E. Shawand they raised died Nov. 25. Patriciagraduateo with 2008 daughter, sonand twograndsons. [email protected] four grandchildren, and twogreat- four children on a small farmin New a degree in Hispanic studies. Sheis Erin Burdett and Boyan Roussinov Mary Driscoll Devlin '39 of grandchildren Hampshire. Sheworked as a teacher surviveoby her daughter and her two met at ConneclicutCollege and were Philipsburg,NJ., dieoNov. l3. After Adele Rosebrock Burr '42 of vanous times for 50 years,focusing on nephews. recentlymameo at Bristol Yacht Club growingup in NewLondon, Mary Louisville,Ky., died Nov. 5. Adele Englishas a SecondLanguage. Munel Betty Gottschling duPont '49 m RI. Fortyor so friends from CC were maioreo in chemistry and workeoas graduateo with a degree in economics deoicateoher life to empoweringwomen, of Missoula, Mont., diedDec. 27. present. a biochemist in the research lab at and began her careerat Manufacturers becomingthe first womanto serveas After graduating as an English major. Gwendolyn Poor has beenhireo the ColumbiaPresbyterian Hospital Hanover Trust Bank in NewYork. After directorof the Nashua UniteoWay, and Betty workedin NewYork City while at SeigenthalerPublic Relations, an in New York City. Shemarrieo in 1945 marrying Dr. John D. Burr, she workeo wasthe first womanappointed as a summering at the E Bar L Ranchin award-winning communicationsfinn and moveoto NewJersey, earned her with him to manage his dentistry trusteeof theNashua PublicLibrary. In Greenough, Mont There she met her withoffices in Nashville, Chicago and teaching degreeand taught al the practice. Adele volunteereofor 50 years 1991. shewon the Mayor'sAward for former husband, lammot duPont.The NYC. Poor joins the finnas an account Holland Township Bementary School. at St.John's RiversideHospital in New SuperiorAchievement in Artsand Letters. twobecame partnerson a working coordinatorin the Nashville office. Sheloveo volunteering in the library at York.where she was president of the Shewas active in many community ranch and eventuallybought their own Warren Hospital. pla�ng golf and being Auxiliary, chair of the gift shop, and organizations and wasa lifelong member cattleranch, the Little ValleyRanch, an activemember of the ArchitectsGolf a member and president of the board of the Uniteo Churchof Chnstin Nashua. where they raisedtwo daughters. Later Club. Maryis surviveoby her daughter. of trustees.Adele en1oyed bridgeand Muriel is survivedby her brother, m life, Betty moveoto Missoulawhere Correspondent:Caro/me Gransee, threesons, eight grandchildren, a great- volunteereoin the Yonkers schools. four children and their spouses,10 she sel'ledon the boards of many carolme.g,[email protected] granddaughter. a nieceand nephew. Later in life she and her husband grandchildren, fivegreat-grandchildren, organizations. For her effortson behalf Carol Lehman Winfield '39 of spent much lime at their condo in fivenephews, and threenieces. of conservationon the E Bar L Ranch Burlington,V I, diedin October.A Naples. Fla.. and on Lake Georgewith Martha Geutsch Thomas '41 of she receiveothe DonAldrich Award in PS')thologymajor, Carolplloteo float their family. Sheis predeceasedby Cleveland,Ohio, d1el1Nov. 20. Martha 1998. Bettywas also an avidvolunteer Correspondent,2010 Erm Osborn, planesm Mame. volunteeredas a her husband and survivedby her son, graduateowith a degreein government. at the Holy Spin!Episcopal Church and [email protected] Brownieand Cub Scoutmom. and danced daughter-in-law, granddaughter, sister, Throughout her life she was an active she enJoyed fishing, reading, gardening, for a shorttime withMartha Graham. niecesand nephew. volunteer at the ClevelandMuseum solving crosswordpuzzles. giving parties

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Robert E.L. Strider II, 1917-2010 Roberr E.L. trider II, a beloved profe or of English at honorary Colby doctorate and wa Connecricur College from 1946 to 1957, died ov. 28 in Bosron. esrablished a a Iife rruscee of Colby He wa 93. College. Dr. trider earned hi undergraduate and doctoral degrees at Dr. rrider maintained Harvard and served in rhe U. avy during World War II. He relarionships with many of his left Connecricuc College co reach at Colby College, and soon colleagues and former srudents became Dean of Faculty. He was named president in 1960. at Connecticut College, and he As pre idem, Dr. rrider made monumental conrriburions co visited campus often. One such Colby including the implementation of re idential coeducation occasion was Reunion 2008, when and addition co rhe curriculum of study abroad opportunities, he reflected on his time on campu African American srudies and non-Western scudies. Dr. Strider and the value of a liberal arcs educarion. He was awarded the wa al o very influential in rhe crearion of olby's January Connecticut College Medal, the highesr honor che College can Program of Independent cudy. In 1962, he received a grant bestow. from the Ford Foundarion char recognized olby a a "center Dr. trider was predeceased by his wife. He is survived by four for academic excellence." Upon retiring in 1979, he received an children, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

and riding horses.She is survived by Following her husband's death and enjoyed attending her sons' Universityof Hartford.She spent Newark,NJ., diedDec. 13. Julie twodaughters, a granddaughter and in 1988, Lou returned to school and grandchildren's soccer her wholecareer working in public graduatedwith a degreein theater. threestep-grandchildren. at the University of Hartford, games. She is remembered education,teaching in the East Lyme Shemet her husband, PaulRandall, Helen Haynes Keith '50 of where she obtained her master's for her quiet spirit and words and NewLondon schoolsystems and during her junior yearabroad in Mystic,Conn., died Nov.29. After in education. Throughout her of wisdom. Survivorsinclude workingas a schoolpsychologist London at the Royal Academyof graduating with a degreein English, life, Lou enjoyed volunteering three sons, a daughter, 12 in Montville, Norwichand Vernon. Dramatic Art.Julie is rememberedas Helen marriedGeorge G. Keith.She and learning,was a talented grandchildren, three sisters and a Debbie enjoyedsupporting many a loving,involved mother, dog lover, was an avid gardener and active in seamstress and loved word close cousin. organizations, including the Care& tennis player and a great friend. the community throughout her life, puules. She will be remembered Susan Yablonski Pignatella Sharein Nianbc, the Terri Brodeur Heidi Brunell Elias '90 of servingas a GirlScout leader, nursery as an amazing mother and '66 of Tucson,Ariz., diedDec. 30. BreastCancer Foundation and the Rutland. Mass.,died Nov. 14. A child schoolteacher, memberand president grandmother by her four Susangraduated with a degree Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.She developmentand Hispanic studies of the MysticGarden Club, volunteer daughters and their families. She in sociologyand becamea social volunteered as a careermentor at major, she volunteered as an alumni withthe MysticRiver Historical is also survivedby three sisters workerfor the state of Connecticut the College. Debbieis survived by admission representative.Heidi was Society,and memberof St David's and several nieces, nephews and She and her husband, Ralph, raised her husband, mother, brother, three an elementaryschool teacherand Episcopal Churchin Galesferry. She great-nephews. twodaughters. Susanwas an avid children, nine grandchildren and three taught at the Chandler Magnet School was predeceasedby her husband and Jane Greenwood Grant '56 of volunteer,most notably with the New great-grandchildren. for 16 years.She was alsoa member survived by four children and seven Clearwater,Fla., died Dec. 3. Britain Symphony.In 2002, Susanand Karen Meagher McNamee of Temple Sinai and a member of grandchildren. After graduatingwith a degree in Ralph retired in Tucsonand Susan 'BO of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died its Religious SchoolCommittee. She Natalie Comen Rubin '52 of education, Jane volunteered as spent much time cookingand pla�ng Oct 2. After graduating, Karen leavesher husband, StewartJ. Elias, twosons, a daughter,her father and Omaha, Neb., diedAug. 16. Natalie a class leader and worked as an Scrabble.She is rememberedfor her receivedher master's degreem stepmother, three brothers and several majored in classicsand education employment counselor. She is kind, empathetic spirit and her ability public administration from Florida nieces,nephews, grandnieces and and returnedto her hometownof survived by two sons, a daughter, to make friends everywhereshe wenl InternationalUniversity. She was a grandnephews Bridgeport,Conn., to teach following a sister and five grandchildren. Sheis survivedby her husband, two nationally recognizedequestrian and graduation. Shesoon married Herman Anne Mahoney Makin '56 of daughters, twosons-in-la w and three mentored many riders at the Race John Regan P'78 of Ocean Ridge, Fla , died Jan. 10. He servedas a Rubin; theymoved to Omaha in 1977. Dartmouth, N.H., died Nov. 4. grandchildren. Lane Farm,which she ownedon Cape trusteeof the Collegefrom 1980 to Natalie was activein the Jewish Anne, a French major, volunteered Sandra Bannister Dolan '67 of Cod.She also owned Courtwear Tennis 1989. A veteranof World War II, John community, servingas the Russian as a reunion committee member Mystic,Conn., died Nov. 22. Sandy,a Shopin Plantation,Fla., and worked wasthe former chair and CEO of resettlementcoordinator at Jewish and vice president of her class. historymajor, volunteeredas a class for many yearsat CertifiedVacations Marsh& Mclennan Cos.Inc. Surv1VOrs FamilyServices and volunteeringwith After marrying Air Force Lt. Robert correspondent, reunion committee in FortLauderdale. Sheis survived include his wife, PrudenceSanford the JewishCommu nity Center.She Makin, they moved to Arizona and member and reunion chair. Shespent by her husband, her mother, her Regan P'78, a daughter, Prudence also servedon the Vaad Hakashrutof then Massachusetts, where they brother, and many nieces,nephews most of her ltte in Pelham,N.Y., and ReganHallarman '78, and a son-in- Omaha and transcribedEnglish and raised two sons and daughter. and cousins. Mystic,where she raisedher family law, PeterS. Hallarman '78. Hebrewtexts into Braille. Natalie was Since retirement, Anne traveled and enjoyedentertaining. She is Aron G. Abrams '82 of Los Angeles predeceasedby her husband and is often with her husband, visiting predeceasedby her husband; her died Dec. 25 while vacationingin survivedby threechildren, her brother family and playing golf. She is mother, Virginia Bannister '38; and her Hawaii. Aron wrotefor The College CC: Magazine requiresan official, and threegrandchildren. survivedby her husband, two aunts, JeanA. SWartz'36 and Lois 0. Voice and graduatedwith a degree printedobituary for all death Lou Voorhees Burgess '54 died sons, a daughter, a sister and Brainard '41. Sandyis survivedby her in English. He continuedon to write notices listedin the magazine Jan. 2. Lou majored in botany seven grandchildren. son, Bradford Bannister Dolan'97. and producewell-known TV comedies and online. ToView extended and remembered her lime at Susan CarvalhoEfinger '58 of Doris "Debbie" Benner Painter like"Everybody Hates Chns, • "King obituariesor submit mforrnat1on ConnecticutCollege fondly. Park City, Utah, died Nov. 14. '70 of Niantic, Conn.,died June 29. of the Hill,· "3rd Rock from the Sun" to the Collegeabout alumni who After graduation, she studied Susan majored in French and After graduating with a degree m and "Groundedfor Life."Aron also have died,visit the class notes landscape architecture and city servedas her class agent after child development,Debbie earned her producedTV movies and wrotethree sectionof the Alumni Online planning at Cornell and became graduation. She taught French for master's in educationfrom Southern novels. He is survivedby his wife,two Community at www.conncoll. a teacher. She married in 1956 many years in Connecticut. She ConnecticutState University and a daughters and a niece. edU/alumni. and raised four daughters. raised her family in Old Saybrook certificatein pgychology fromthe Julie Osborn Randall '84 of

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Five alumni will be honored at Centennial Reunion

AN ATTORNEY FOR THE NAACP chair of the Department of Oral and Bridget Donahue Healy '66 Legal Defense Fund, a surgeon who MaxiUofacialSurgery at the Universiry Healy has been active on behalf of volunteers overseas, a humanitarian ofTennessee Graduate chool of her class and the College almost since relief worker and longtime College Medicine. He has performed numerous her graduation. She has organized events volunteers are among the five alumni surgeries over eas as a volunteer and for the College in the Portland, Maine, who will be honored during the helped design and organize a surgical area and is devoted co helping her class

Centennial Reunion the weekend of training program in his specialry in keep up with what's happening at the

June 3-5. India. College and with their favoritefacul ry The recipients and the awards they Carlson will receive the Harriet members. are receiving are: Bue cher Lawrence '34 Prize for he will receive the Goss Award,

outstanding contributions to sociery. for an alumna/us who has made Debo Adegbile '91 significant contributions to the CoUege Adegbile the director of litigation Michael Griesinger '01 communiry. for the NAACP Legal Defenseand Griesinger has volunteered for Education Fund, defended the Voting difficult humanitarian work with the Judy Mapes Metz '61 Rights Act before the U. . upreme International Rescue Committee in Metz, a longtime volunteer on behalf Court in 2009. several African nations during the pa t of the College, served on the Alumni He is a frequent visitor to campus, four years. He is working toward a Board of Directors and on the Board where he has caught clas es and given master's in public health and his medical of Trustees. She is currently leading the talks. Adegbile will receive the Agnes degree at Cornell. Class of 1961 's reunion giftchallenge. Berkeley Leal1y Award, presented to an Griesinger intends to return to Africa She will receive the Alumni Tribute individual who has offered outstanding Award, recognizing an alumna/us for and continued service to the College. after graduating. He will receive the March Arom Young Alumni Award for sustained and extraordinary service to Eric Carlson '81 distingui hed profes ional achievements the ollege. Carlson, a surgeon, is professor and or service to sociery.

Connecticut College today and yesterday

Alumni, faculry and students gathered in January co celebrate the College's Centennial year.

Colin Fleming '03, left, and Venessa Boland Edouard '02, center, in Elaine Parker Edlind '74, left, and Thomas Edlind '74, right, with Boston with Dean of Studies Theresa Ammirati, who led a discussion Sonya Rao '13 and Jannette Rivera '14 at a Centennial event in with current students about "Connecticut College: Yesterday and Philadelphia, where Dean of the College Armando Bengochea led a Today." discussion with Rao, Rivera and two other student speakers.

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Helping students plan their professional lives

Amelia Gary Simpson '95, left, and Emily Goldberg James '05 give students advice on interview do's and don'ts during the College's fifth annual Seminar on Success on Jan. 29. Simpson has 15 years of experience in financial services and executive search; James is a human resources professional with Bain Celebrating Camel couples Capital in Boston. This year•� program also featured More than 1,600 alumni are married to ocher Connecticut College Greg Fleischmann '90 of Deloitte's Health Sciences graduates. The Officeof Alumni Relations wished them a happy and Government Industry Practice and James Gellert '90, chair and CEO of Rapid Ratings International. Valentine's Day with the above postcard lase month.

Apply for a PBK scholarship Revisiting Reunion 2010 The Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will award scholarships to Connecticut College alumni including graduating members of the Class of 2011, during the 2010-11 academic year. Alumni wishing to apply fora scholarship can find the requirements as well as an application ac www.conncoll.edu/academics/aca_phi_beta_kappa.hcm. Help your community and show your Camel Pride

Join ocher alumni in your community for "Camels Care" a National Day of Service on arurday, April 16. Alumni in 10 cities, including Boston, New York, Washington and an Francisco, are coordinating events. Camels will be volunteering in soup The Class of 1945 celebrates their 65th Reunion at kitchens, cleaning parks and participating in a Habicar for Humanity build. the College last June with Mohamed Diagne '97, the If you'd like to help - or have an idea for a project in your communi Oakes Ames Associate Professor of Physics, and his ty wife, Fatima, right. As a student, Diagne received the - contact Erin Melvin Morrissey ar [email protected] or 860-439- Class of l 945's E. Alverna Burdick Scholarship. 2302. Volunteers needed: help plan your 2012 reunion Join your classmates on campus June 3-4, 2011, for Insights, our annual program to inform and inspire volunteers who are gearing up for their reunion. This year's program will be the weekend of the Centennial Reunion. You'll experience Reunion firsthand- what bercer way to see what your classwould like than ro cry it all our - and you'll help celebrate the Centennial. From attending the Friday evening lobster bake and Saturday all-campus picnic to hearing from President Higdon during Alumni Convocation, you will leave with the tools you need to make your reunion a big success for your classmates. Members of the Class of 1950 enjoy their 60th If your class year ends in '2 or '7, derails will be e-mailed to you shortly. Reunion festivities last June. The alumnae also held a class-exclusive event at the Cummings Arts Center, For more information,visit http://insighrs.conncoll.edu. Contact Sarah which was named after their very own Joanne Toor Fournier at [email protected] with any questions. Cummings '50.

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IT WAS BITTER COLD AND BLUSTERY, AND A RECORD SNOW HAD FALLEN THAT MORNING, BUT JAN. 27 WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR SHARING A HOT CUP OF TEA AND SOME COOKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE FIRST EVENT OF THE YEARLONG CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, STUDENTS CROWDED THE COMMON ROOM OF KATHARINE BLUNT RESIDENCE HALL. tea party

"IN THE CENTENNIAL YEAR OF THE COLLEGE, I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOT ONLY BEGIN NEW TRADITIONS, BUT ALSO TO REVISIT OLD ONES," SAID EMILY WEBB '11, WHO HELPED ORGANIZE THE GATHERING. SHE HAD LEARNED ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL TEAS ONCE HELD ON CAMPUS FROM W. ESTELLA JOHNSON '75, SPEAKER AT THE 2010 CONVOCATION.

PHOTO BY ANDREW NATHANSON '13