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Volume 93 Issue 2 Spring 2004 Article 9

July 2004

Alumni @ Large

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newsmakers Keep up the great work, Bob. 1940s Correspondents Congratulations. . . . Harris Graf A 100th birthday party last November brought together friends and his wife, Merrie, sold their home 1940 and relatives—and the Green Valley (Ariz.) News and Sun “Talk on Lake Winnipesaukee and moved Ernest C. Marriner Jr. of the Town” columnist—to celebrate the life of Marion Sprowl to Peabody, Mass., to be nearer 10 Walnut Drive Williamson ’27. After a 39-year career as a teacher, mostly of Latin family and medical services. . . . Augusta, ME 04330-6032 and mostly in high schools in Maine and New York, she volunteered Judy (Corinne) Jones Zimmerman 207-623-0543 at the local library and at her church, where she continues to model wrote from Gainesville, Fla., that [email protected] after graduation she taught for three in the church’s thrift store fashion shows. She visits relatives in 1941 years and found she didn’t like it at Maine and Minnesota, where she took her first jet ski ride two years Bonnie Roberts Hathaway ago, and last summer her family treated her to a ride in a hot air all. She and her family moved several 400 Atlantic Avenue #34C balloon. Every Tuesday she’s a volunteer office worker for the Green times. The last 17 years before they Leominster, MA 01453 Valley Assistance Services. “I just hope she knows we need her back retired to Gainesville, she worked 978-343-4259 at work after this partying is over,” said the GVAS director. “She is at the University of Vermont in the [email protected] truly a remarkable woman.” medical library. They have been retired and living in Gainesville the 1920s-30s last 18 years. . . . Pete Bliss sent me 1942 Milestones some wonderful pictures taken back 1943 in 1940-1941 at Roberts Hall men’s c/o Meg Bernier Deaths: Lillian Cyr LaVerdiere ’23, November 28, 2003, in dorm. Then Bill Hibel sent along Colby College Waterville, Maine, at 102  Lena Cooley Mayo ’24, December others taken about the same time. Office of Alumni Relations Waterville, ME 04901 4, 2003, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, at 101  Marjorie Everingham Wonderful recalling how young we 207-872-3185 Edgerly ’25, April 23, 2003, in San Bernardino, Calif., at 97  Julia were 64 years ago. I plan to bring the pictures to our 60th reunion next [email protected] Mayo Wilson ’27, May 1, 2002, in New York, at 97  Alice [email protected] Paul Allen ’29, January 19, 2004, in East Providence, R.I., at 96 June. Bill wrote from Riviera Beach, Fla., saying he had been in Florida  Beatrice Palmer Frederick ’29, November 17, 2003, in St. 1944 34 years. He doesn’t travel much any Cloud, Fla., at 96  Muriel Farnum Medrow ’30, August 14, 2003, Josephine Pitts McAlary more, maintaining he’s too set in his in Annapolis, Md., at 95  Viola Blake Woodward ’30, December 131 Russell Avenue ways! He, like so many others who 12, 2003, in Bangor, Maine, at 94  James E. Fell ’32, January 28, Rockport, ME 04856 entered Colby in the fall of 1940, [email protected] 2004, in Providence, R.I., at 93  Justina Harding Jenkins ’32, left to enter the service shortly after  January 14, 2004, in Rockport, Maine, at 91 Carl W. Ackley ’33, Pearl Harbor, but they always will be 1945 December 11, 2003, in Centerville, Mass., at 90  Barbara Johnson known as members of the Class of Naomi Collett Paganelli Alden ’33, December 23, 2003, in North Andover, Mass., at 93 1944. Seriously consider making the 2 Horatio Street #5J  Mabelrene Clough Dysart ’34, February 15, 2004, in Pittsfield, trip back for our 60th in June. New York, NY 10014-1608  212-929-5277 Maine, at 91 Thomas J. Hickey ’34, February 17, 2004, in —Josephine Pitts McAlary Augusta, Maine, at 92  Richard H. Johnson ’34, November [email protected] 10, 2003, in Duluth, Ga., at 91  Katherine Rollins Brown ’36, 45 As I write, we’re having an early 1946 January 26, 2004, in Fairfield, Maine, at 91  Harold W. Hickey December blizzard here in the North- Anne Lawrence Bondy ’36, December 2003, in Binghamton, N.Y., at 90  Annette east, and I’ve had a special afternoon 771 Soundview Drive Tebbetts Audette ’36, November 23, 2003, in Maine, at 88 indoors catching up with four class- Mamaroneck, NY 10543  Harold C. Allen ’37, February 22, 2003, in West Halifax, Vt., at mates on the phone, Hazel Brewer 914-698-1238 88  Richard S. Hacker ’37, September 28, 2003, in Kissimmee, Warren for one. She recently resigned [email protected] Fla., at 89  Eleanor Rose Viles ’37, January 2, 2004, in Portland, her volunteer position as president of 1947  the Centerville, Mass., beautification Maine, at 88 Richard J. Currier ’38, February 13, 2003, in Ft. Mary “Liz” Hall Fitch  committee. Thanks to their efforts, Lauderdale, Fla., at 86 Roland F. Nadeau ’38, November 23, 4 Canal Park #712 2003, in Oneida, N.Y., at 88  Marjorie Rollins Snyder ’38, vest-pocket parks, trees, plantings, Cambridge, MA 02141 January 14, 2004, in Concord, Mass., at 86  Ruth Pike Berry ’39, new benches, etc., enhance many 617-494-4882 January 8, 2004, in Brunswick, Maine, at 87  Price Y. Tozier ’39, public spaces. The local historical fax: 617-494-4882 December 30, 2003, in Fairfield, Maine, at 86. society held a reception in Septem- [email protected] ber to honor Hazel and dedicated a bench and a Tupela tree to her. . . . 1948 raising to establish a scholarship I also talked with Rita McCabe in David and Dorothy Marson 20s/30s fund in her name for the AAUW blizzardy Essex, Conn., where she’s 41 Woods End Road Leonette Warburton Wishard ’23 Educational Foundation. a volunteer at the very fine Florence Dedham, MA 02026 notes that there isn’t much news Griswold Museum as well as at her 781-329-3970 contributed to the class notes from 44 Bob Brunell has been a church. Rita’s in regular touch with fax: 617-329-6518 the classes of the ’20s, so she reports teacher of English for a full 50 years Kay Metteo Hancock and in at least [email protected] that she is still an avid reader, knitter at Cayuga Community College! In Christmas touch with Jane Farnham 1949 and sewer: she knits caps for local April 2003 he received the Alumni Wood and Marge Owen Fallon. . . . Anne Hagar Eustis children and sews baby quilts and Outstanding Educator Award from It’s no surprise that Rockland, Maine, 24 Sewall Lane recently finishedThe DaVinci Code, Colby. In June he was presented where Doris Taylor Huber lives, Topsham, ME 04086 which she recommends. She’s a with a Colby captain’s chair at an has turned white this snowy week- 207-729-0395 long-time member of the American award luncheon given by the Cayuga end. Doris works at an independent fax: 978-464-2038 Association of University Women, faculty and staff. Bob says he loves bookstore where Gerry Boyle ’78, [email protected] and her local AAUW branch is fund teaching and has no plans to retire. managing editor of this magazine,

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Milestones a trustee emerita. She says that they including Dickinson Memorial were good years, but it is now time to Library, Hospice, Council on the Deaths: John E. Gilmore ’40, February 9, 2004, in Cape Elizabeth, give younger people an opportunity Aged and AARP. . . . Carol Carpen- Maine, at 85  Melvin P. Graffam ’40, November 6, 1999, in West to serve the college. She attended our ter Bisbee did get back from Alaska Virginia, at 85  Maurice D. Gross ’40, December 28, 2003, in 55th reunion with her husband, Russell after all! She reports that “Alaska was Spring Hill, Fla., at 84  Dorothy Bake Kesaris ’40, October S. (“Bud”) ’49. She added that Bud still another absolute dream—not quite 4, 2003, in New Hampshire, at 87  Heber C. “Gus” Brill ’41, enjoys his golf, and both of them hope as pristine as Antarctica and no lov- October 29, 2003, in Rockport, Maine, at 84  Muriel Howe to begin traveling again—health and able penguins, but the snowcapped Delano ’42, January 2, 2004, in Benson, N.C., at 83  Donald world conditions permitting. . . . In mountains, bears, caribou, sheep and R. McDonnell ’42, December 11, 1997, in Hamden, Conn., Florida in December we had dinner eagles were extraordinary.” She visited at 78  Beatrice Sosonowitz Wofsey ’42, January 1, 2004, in with Phyllis and Bob Sage ’49, spent Juneau and Glacier Bay National Park Stamford, Conn., at 85  Eliot Young ’42, September 19, 2002, a day with Carol and David Pulver and took the train from Skagway to in Somers, N.Y., at 82  James W. Moriarty ’43, December 11, ’63 and recently had a visit from Sue Whitehorse. However, the real 2003, in Westwood, Mass., at 83  Robert E. Kahn ’44, December Cook ’75. . . . The latest news from adventure was a 10-day camping trip Betty Dyer Brewster arrived in her (!) with her niece and her husband 9, 2003, in Massachusetts, at 80  Phyllis McKiel Bedig ’48, recent e-mail: “Had an extended visit and her grandniece from Haines to December 27, 2003, in Stratford, Conn., at 77  Barbara Fransen to Colorado Rockies in August to Fairbanks and Denali. It snowed the Briggs ’49, September 10, 2003, in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 75. attend a family wedding, where four night they camped in Denali, but it Colby alums were present, including was “absolutely gorgeous the next had a signing on December 6 for his us had skiing down the Mayflower the groom! My most exciting bit of morning. Mt. McKinley rose out of latest mystery book, Pretty Dead. Doris Hill chapel’s terraces, surely a far cry news is that I had a cochlear implant the mist and ‘glowed’ in the sunlight.” has five daughters, 10 grandchildren from the skiing facilities enjoyed by in late August and am thrilled with If any of you have seen Mt. McKinley, and eight great-grandchildren (with students now. . . . Clay and Dorothy my improved hearing only 10 weeks you know what she means when she another one on the way). . . . Marian Cleaves Jordan sold their home on the after activation. . . . I will never have said it “glowed.” . . . In November I Hamer Graves tells us that Santa Fe, water and moved into an apartment, normal hearing, but I am very happy had lunch with Jean Bonnell Day and N.M., where she lives part of each year, where they do not have to worry about with improvement to date. Please note Jean Desper Thurston. Although should have snow now but that in fact grounds and upkeep. It is in one of this is being sent from my new e-mail the three of us live fairly near each today the temperature is in the 50s. She the 225 Holiday Corporation homes address: [email protected].” other, we lead busy lives, so this was and her husband also have a home in throughout America; rent includes She offered her best wishes from sunny a real treat to have a good visit. Jebby Tucson, Ariz. Marian, a retired teacher, cleaning, a meal a day, linens, air condi- Florida and signed her e-mail “Bionic reports that she’s heard of several who has a son who lives in San Jose and tioning and many other amenities and Betty.” . . . As you can see we have are planning to come back for our 55th. a daughter currently living in Addis lots of activities and congenial people. no difficulty maintaining our Colby . . . I am still in physical therapy for Ababa, Ethiopia, with her husband If there is a home in the area they are connections; however, obtaining my shoulder three times a week plus (who’s with the State Department) visiting, members who are traveling news from our classmates has been a daily regimen at home. However, I and their children. can stay in one of the guest rooms, with a problem. Please write and give us am happy to report that I can do more —Naomi Collett Paganelli meals included. Dottie is so enthusi- some news of your important events with that shoulder and arm than I have astic that she says anyone can write to and activities. We are in Jupiter, Fla., been able to do for years! By June, it 47 June Chipman Coalson was her and get information about homes until May enjoying the good weather will be warm weather again and I’ll be in Thailand last year and said that she that might be near where you live. She and the myriad activities in our com- out biking and sailing. . . . I certainly loved the experience and found the and Clay have lots of great memories munity of Admiral’s Cove. hope that I will see many of you in people great. While there, she had a of the many travels they have taken —David and Dorothy Marson June at our 55th. skirt, pants, jacket and dress made from all over the world, the last one around —Anne Hagar Eustis Thai silk. (Maybe she will model them the Horn from Buenos Aires to Chile, 49 As I sit at my computer in mid- at one of our reunions. She reports the best of all. They had four days in December composing this column I 50 A thoughtful note from Pris- that she has been to them all.) She Buenos Aires and three in Santiago look out on a foot of snow, the result cilla (Puss) Tracey Tanguay put also had been up and down the coast with wonderful tours, and stops on the of our second major snowstorm of me in touch with Christine Winter of California and then cruised from way included the Falkland Islands and the month. Maine’s weather hasn’t Verrengia just as I was trying to put L.A. along the Mexican coast, stopping cities on the Magellan Strait. She also changed that much since we were all together this column. On October 24, at several cities. Last June she went to is looking forward to our 60th reunion at Colby together! . . . Just after my 2003, Chris’s father, Amos Winter, Ireland. She is retired but volunteers at and hopes to see us all. Her address last column went in, I had a welcome who was the founder of Sugarloaf/ a rehab center—and believe it or not is 257 Canco Road #406, Portland, letter from Charles Rastelli. Charlie USA, was one of 10 inductees into was there when she broke her leg! I ME 04103. . . . Again, I urge all of writes that he is currently volunteering the first Maine Skiing Hall of Fame. would call that a lucky break (if there you who haven’t written recently to at Homework House, a community Since her father is deceased, Chris is such a thing) because medical help send me news, either through the service project sponsored by the accepted the honor for him. I am must have been right at hand. I trust Alumni Office or directly to me at First Congregational Church, UCC, sure there were many of us who have it is completely healed by now! . . . [email protected]. It would be of Orange City, Fla. Once a week skied Sugarloaf but didn’t realize who Marilyn Hubert attended her 60th particularly nice to hear from some children from the nearby Orange was responsible for opening up the first high school reunion in Plymouth, of the men. City Elementary School come to get trails and developing the mountain. . . . N.H., in September and says she plans —Mary “Liz” Hall Fitch help with homework assignments, play Susi Goldey Morrison and her hus- to see us all at our Colby 60th in a few educational games such as Monopoly band, Kerm, were the guests of Susi’s years. None of us will disappoint her, 48 Helen Moore Phillips wrote and Scrabble, use the computers for son, Tom Matthews, at “The Wine will we? She lives in Arlington, Va., that after 52 years at Mount Ida Col- creative writing or educational games Experience,” held recently at the Mar- and occasionally has a meal or two with lege in Newton Centre, Mass., 40 as or read a book from the library shelf. riott Marquis in New York City. Tom Rachel Allard Ward when Rachel is a professor/administrator, three as an This sounds like a very worthwhile is the executive editor of Wine Spec- in the area visiting her grandchildren. overseer and nine as a trustee, she is endeavor. Charlie also volunteers tator Magazine, which sponsored the Marilyn recalled the fun so many of finally retiring and has been named for other nonprofit organizations, event. Two hundred fifty of the world’s

38 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 premier wine growers brought their often. . . . Let me hear from you and known all over Britain. Anita planned 1950s Correspondents finest wines to be tasted and enjoyed what you’ve been doing. to spend her husband’s 80th birthday 1950 by hundreds of wine connoisseurs. —Nancy Nilson Archibald there in February with as many family Alice Jennings Castelli Now that must have been a lot of fun! members as can travel the Atlantic. 6 Salem Road . . . I understand via Puss’s “grapevine” 52 We don’t have much news this They have one granddaughter in Madison, CT 06443 that Barbara Miller Green has been time around, but I do thank those Conway, N.H., keeping contact 203-245-7725 on some exciting adventures this year who took the time to send something through e-mail and downloaded pic- [email protected] that included visits to Russia and the along. . . . I received a copy of a nice tures. . . . Chuck Spencer left reunion Orient. If you have some adventures, clipping about Norma Bergquist for a two-and-a-half-month trip with 1951 including visits that you would like to Garnett, who was the guest speaker RVs. They met in Ellsworth, Maine, Nancy Nilson Archibald share, please contact me. I would love at the Dirigo Men’s Breakfast Club then toured New Brunswick and Nova 15 Linden Avenue to hear about your travels. meeting in Maine on October 11, Scotia, followed by a 15-hour ferry trip Scituate, MA 02066 781-545-4987 —Alice Jennings Castelli 2003. Norma, as many of you know, to Newfoundland. They drove all over [email protected] is an education consultant in foreign the island for two weeks, then ferried 51 Jim Tabor wrote that he and languages (she specialized in Spanish), to Quebec and Labrador, then, fer- 1952 Mae sold their home in Cheshire, with degrees from Colby, Brown and rying once again, toured Prince Janice Pearson Anderson Conn., and now live in Rhode Island. Boston University. After 30 years Edward Island. They drove back to 23 Fernwood Circle They built their dream home in teaching secondary foreign language, New Brunswick via the new bridge and Harwich, MA 02645-2819 Narragansett, overlooking a bird she is now a support person at Erskine back home to Colorado. What a great 508-432-4049 sanctuary, the beach and Block Island. Academy. . . . Some sad news arrived retirement trip. . . . Send more news. [email protected] While attending their granddaughter on my computer from Dave Crocket Love hearing from you all. 1953 Bethany’s wedding in Fayette, Maine, via Paul Aldrich. Dave received word —Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey they ran into Arnie and Leda Whitney from Russ Wallace that Russ’s wife, 80 Lincoln Avenue Sturtevant. Arnie and Leda’s grandson Elizabeth (Kitty) (Kistler ’53), passed 54 The member of our class who South Hamilton, MA 01982 was best man at Bethany’s wedding, away on September 17. She had had is probably most famous is, of course, 978-468-5110 and the Tabors stayed at a B&B owned meliothelioma for about two years, Robert B. Parker, novelist and detec- 978-777-5630 ext. 3310 by the Sturtevants. Small world in the and she and Russ were glad that she tive story writer. He was interviewed [email protected] Colby family! . . . Bob Brotherlin had was able to get to our 50th reunion. in the October 2003 issue of Yankee 1954 a knee replacement and is still playing Our sympathy is with you, Russ. . . . Magazine. This article and a number Helen Cross Stabler good golf three times a week in sunny Some interesting updates from Janet of newspaper articles marked the Sep- 5387 Anvil Drive Florida. He also attends the Colby Hewins, who wrote that the highpoint tember publication of Stone Cold with Camillus, NY 13031 Alumni College every July, which he of 2003 was “a wonderful trip to Ant- sleuth Jesse Stone and the October 315-672-8430 always finds interesting. He sees Patti arctica in February.” Janet travels a lot, paperback edition of Shrink Rap featur- [email protected] and Ernie Fortin there and in Florida. and that trip was truly memorable. ing investigator Sunny Randall. The He rents a place in Oakland, Maine, She went on to say, “I’m now doing main female character in Shrink Rap 1955 for a couple of weeks, then returns to background reading for an April trip is named Melanie Joan Hall, perhaps Ken Van Praag Sarasota. . . . We received very sad to Cuba with the University of Cali- because Parker’s wife is Joan Hall? P.O. Box 87 (May–early Nov.) news from Art Shulkin in Tucson. fornia Travel with Scholars program. While many of us have retired by now, Grafton, NY 12082 He lost his wife, Jean (Lyons ’53), Although I officially retired (closed Robert Parker continues writing and 22 Golf Drive (Early Nov.–May 6) very unexpectedly. They had started my clinical practice as a psychologist expects to have a new Spenser book out Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 [email protected] out in their new RV for a two-month in ’95), I still work part time as a con- soon. . . . Vic Scalise sent the follow- trip east and thence to Canada. After sultant for Social Security disability. ing: Al and Mary Pilon Obery were 1956 six weeks of visiting with family and Am also kept busy by the scholarship hosts for a Colby KDR lobster feast Kathleen McConaughy Zambello friends in the east, they stopped over- program at the Unitarian Church at their home in Topsham, Maine, last 135 Iduna Lane night in Lenox, Mass., preparing to in San Francisco and by singing in summer. It was a real Down East Feast Amherst, MA 01002 head north for Canada the next day. community choral groups, includ- complete with steamers and corn on [email protected] That morning Art discovered that Jean ing a traditional New Year’s program the cob. Those attending included 1957 had passed away peacefully in her sleep. (Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony).” . . . Ron ’55 and Ellie Turner Swanson, Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue We send our sympathy to Art and his I will add that I hope 2004 is a good Evelyn and Joe Bryant ’53, Bill ’53 238 Sea Meadow Lane family. . . . Els Warendorf Hulm year for you all. Stay healthy! and Ann Eilertson York McDonough Yarmouth, ME 04096 writes from Wolfeboro, N.H., that —Janice “Sandy” Pearson Anderson ’55, Helen (Chambers ’55) and Bob 207-846-4941 she and Jim love living there, having Cross, and Vic and his wife, Mary. [email protected] moved from New Jersey in 1989. They 53 I have only two communica- The annual renewing of friendships plan to charter a sailboat with three tions for this column, but they are is an important part of the gathering, 1958 other couples to “do” the Caribbean quite interesting. Anita Schlosser although the Oberys and Crosses Beryl Scott Glover sometime this spring. In the fall they Mac Intyre tells us that her daughter, have traveled together on numerous 4953 Wythe Place Wilmington, NC 28409-2081 will cruise for 12 days on a small boat married to a Scot, lives in London; occasions across Europe. Lots of fun [email protected] out of Rhode Island to Quebec via the thus her latest trip centered on a trip was had in the game of Trivial Pursuit. Hudson River and the Erie Canal. Els to the Isle of Wight off Portsmouth The men led, but the women made a 1959 volunteers at her local hospital and also and Southampton. Anita and her hus- comeback and ended the game in a tie! Ann Segrave Lieber at the Wright Museum, a World War band became a “two-man maintenance . . . Remember reunion! I hope to see 7 Kingsland Court II museum. Jim sings in the choir and team” to help her daughter and her many of you there. South Orange, NJ 07079 builds boats! Their three daughters all husband “shipshape” a waterfront villa —Helen Cross Stabler 973-763-6717 live within 100 miles of them, one even in the town of Ryde. This property is [email protected] lives in town, so they get to see their rented out through a company called 55 As I write this column 10 days granddaughters, Emma and Rebecca, English Country Cottages, which is before Christmas, it is apparent that

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newsmakers hospitals to try to come up with a plan . . . Fred Hammond e-mailed that the to rein in health care expenditures. If Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute, A half century back, the Chicago Tribune called him “The greatest this isn’t enough to keep him busy he which is associated with Salem State high school basketball player in the history of Maine.” Last fall, is currently CEO and board chair College (Mass.), is an excellent way Theodore N. “Ted” Shiro ’51, whose record-setting career at of Naturally Potatoes, a Mars Hill, for new retirees to continue their Colby earned him a shot with the Boston Celtics, was inducted into Maine, processing facility. . . . Tom ’54 education in a relaxed way. Fred has the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. and Susan Miller Hunt are building a been a volunteer teacher there for new home in Brunswick, Maine, in the seven years. This might be of great Milestones same neighborhood as their daughter interest to those living on the North Leslie and family. They are looking Shore of Boston. . . . Now for the excit- Marriages: Joanne Bailey ’55 to William Campbell in Waldoboro, forward to seeing more of their two ing news of this column, dear to the Maine. grandsons and being able to walk hearts of all golfers, both hackers and downtown and partake of the many accomplished: Ellie Gray Gatenby Deaths: Russell Goldsmith Jr. ’51, December 20, 2003, in Ipswich, activities on the Bowdoin campus. . . . had a hole-in-one at her golf course Mass., at 75  Jane Steady Hood ’51, December 19, 2003, in Cookie Kiger Allen notified me of the on Columbus Day! Congratulations, Exeter, N.H., at 74  Barbara Best Berg ’53, June 18, 2003, in death in October of Charlotte Wood Ellie. You certainly do have lifetime New York, N.Y., at 71  Jean Lyons Shulkin ’53, June 25, 2003, in Scully in Naugatuck, Conn. Charlotte bragging rights. . . . Sometimes we Lennox, Mass., at 72  Robert N. Wulfing ’53, February 21, 2004, was on campus for our 45th reunion, have to grovel a bit for news—we hate in Wallingford, Vt., at 75  Bernice White Sanders ’55, June 2003, and I wish that I had gotten more news to make up too many stories about our in Maine, at 69  Francis F. Bartlett Jr. ’56, December 1, 2003, from her then. We will miss her at our classmates—so keep sending the info next. . . . Roger and Margaret Darby and we’ll get it out to all. in Waterville, Maine, at 69  S. Peter Krieger ’56, November Persons still live in their motor home —Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue 14, 2003, in Wilmington, N.C., at 69  Ann Bonneau Cron ’58, full time. They do volunteer construc- September 2, 2003, in Dix Hills, N.Y., at 66  Joan Muir Hocking tion work for Campers On Mission and In a November 23, 2003, ’58, January 15, 2004, in Chambersburg, Pa., at 67  Frederick C. 59 are currently working on a new church interview with the Bergen (N.J.) Stutzmann Jr. ’59, April 2, 2003, in New York, at 67. sanctuary in Truth or Consequences, Record, NJSIAA Executive Director N.M. From there they will head out Boyd Sands talked about his long- all but two classmates have been and York and six months in Florida each to another area and another project. In time involvement with high school are so busy making this one of the year. Fully retired, we get to enjoy our between, they visit their three children athletics as a teacher, coach, official happiest holidays ever that there is no three grandchildren, although not as and grandkids in New England. What and superintendent. He has been time left for the rest of us to say what’s much as we might like. Plans for 2004 wonderful dedication and inspiration instrumental in bringing high school going on in their lives. I’m a strong include an extended trip to Scandinavia for retirement. . . . Willard Wyman football back to Giants Stadium. This believer in the adage that “no news is and St. Petersburg, Russia, etc. Our 14- sent a great story. On his second pack includes interfacing with the profes- good news” so I’m assuming that all is year-old grandson is accompanying us, trip in the Sierras last summer he had sional teams, working out a schedule, well with you and your families—and and together we look forward to a truly a client from Nashville who happens dealing with security issues and ticket that is good news. . . . One of the two great experience. . . . By this time you to be in the Country Music Writer’s price increases and determining the reporting is Susanne Capen Stutts, should have received communications Hall of Fame. He picked up on a phrase rules and regulations that made this who, back in October, was completing from the Alumni Office with respect Bill used after a passing thunderstorm, exciting move possible. . . . Jackie a one-year vacancy on the Old Lyme, to our 50th class reunion, June 3-5, and the two of them toyed with a set Bendelius Davidson continues her Conn., zoning board of appeals. As one 2005. Please respond to this inquiry of related song lyrics during the trip. artistic endeavors with art classes and who has lived in six states, she is well so that those planning the events and Imagine Bill’s surprise to get a CD of extended painting sessions. Jackie aware of the vast differences that exist festivities will have something solid to a finished song giving him co-credit was honored at Colby with a dinner between communities that have man- go by. This will be our big one, and for lyrics. So if you ever hear the song celebrating the first annual James M. aged growth effectively and those that everyone who is able to attend should “There’s Blue Behind Those Clouds” Carpenter Lecture, for which she have not. Sue was one of two candidates make every effort to do so. or something like it, it will be Bill’s. . . . established a fund. Dr. Carpenter seeking a five-year term on the Old —Ken Van Praag Till next time, I send good wishes. chaired the Art Department and was Lyme zoning board. Don’t know the —Kathy McConaughy Zambello director of the Museum of Art. Darwin results as of this writing, but we’ll try to and Jackie have recently become step- update you next quarter. (As a former 56 By the time this news goes 57 At our pre-45th reunion gather- great-grandparents! . . . Ford Motor Co. planning board member and chairman to press, most of us will be counting ing at Sebasco Estates, Toni Ciunci retiree Bruce Montgomery writes for several years when I lived in West down to our 70th birthdays—a sober- Hudson told me that she was seriously from Denver that he and Tricia have Sand Lake, N.Y., I can empathize with ing thought. I have agreed to be a tele- thinking of retirement. I sensed that children from coast to coast and enjoy the ongoing dilemma faced by these phone caller for our 50th anniversary she was truly reluctant to do so, but traveling to visit them. Also high on types of organizations. Maybe, Sue, we gift program and have picked some Toni’s November e-mail reads, “I the priority list: following the Broncos, can compare notes whenever we might names of classmates I haven’t heard finally did it! I am retired from my reading and coin collecting. . . . Thanks see each other. How about our reunion a thing about since 1956—some of job as assistant superintendent in the to Art Goldschmidt, who solved the in 2005!) Sue is the retired owner of my roommates and dorm mates way East Whittier (Calif.) City School mystery of Stanley Painter’s room- Designs with Plants, a landscape down on the bottom floor of Wood- District and am busier than ever!” . . . mate: it is Wilbur Hayes, who is a design business in New Jersey and man. The least that can happen is some Diane Schnauffer Zullinger wrote descendant of General Mead, founder New Canaan, Conn. Over the years new updates for this column. . . . Bill on a Christmas note that she and Larry of Meadville, Pa. The third edition of she has served on a variety of commis- Haggett not only serves our class as ’56 have great biking plans for 2004. Art’s A Historical Dictionary of Egypt sions, garden clubs and art associations. co-president but is also chair of our I cannot imagine that anything could has been published, and he is currently She has three grown daughters and 10 Anniversary Gift Committee. He also possibly top their cross-country trip finishing work on the revision of his grandchildren. A busy person indeed! has taken on a volunteer job for Maine from Los Angeles to Massachusetts, textbook on modern Egyptian history. . . . As for myself, Jane and I continue Gov. John Baldacci as chair of a new but stay tuned! Diane continues to . . . Phillip and Patricia Orr Frost to reside six months in upstate New committee of nine to look at Maine work in residential real estate sales. have given a fabulous $33-million

40 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 gift (believed to be the largest ever Lucier planned to spend most of the financial commitment! . . . Again the 1960s Correspondents to a U.S. music school) to the Uni- month of October on Safari in Africa, fabulous print catalogues of Steve 1960 versity of Miami’s School of Music, primarily at the Nsefu Camps, South and Martha Hooven Richardson’s Jane Holden Huerta which will be renamed in their honor. Luangwa National Park, Zambia, and Stave Puzzles (custom-made, hand- 2955 Whitehead Street Patty, who always had a keen interest several sites in Kruger National Park, cut wooden jigsaw puzzles) in Nor- Miami, FL 33133 305-446-5082 in music, instituted a program at the South Africa, including Kirkman’s in wich, Vt., serve as a reminder to [email protected] elementary school (of which she was Mala Mala. Retirement is great! . . . check out their stunning Web site principal) to have every student learn Ann Stocking Townsend retired two at www.stave.com. Steve, have you 1961 Diane Scrafton Ferreira to play a musical instrument. An art years ago from teaching first grade in created a Colby design? . . . Janice Pihanakalani Ranch museum at Florida International Erie, Pa., where she lives—as it hap- Dukeshire Halliwell and her hus- P.O. Box 249 University also will carry the Frost pens, quite near the locations of the band, Tom, send greetings from their Pa’Auilo, HI 96776 name, thanks to a substantial grant “Pizza Bomber” that kept Erie in the home in Bradenton, Fla. We now have [email protected] the couple made to that institution last national news. Her free time is spent several Colby ’61 “snowbirds” in Flor- 1962 year. . . . Retired TWA captain Russ in volunteering with Habitat for ida. . . . Donna and Bob Burke passed Patricia Farnham Russell Longley represents CMC Electronics, Humanity to assist families who will on their early winter trip to Naples, 16 Sunset Avenue a Canadian manufacturer of high-tech become first-time homeowners. She Fla., because son Mike made the fresh- Hampden, ME 04444 flight equipment. Free time is taken also is a CASA volunteer, advocating man basketball team. Mike couldn’t 207-942-6953 up with golfing with his girlfriend in for children in foster care. Ann’s son, have a better coach/role model, and Nancy MacKenzie Keating Vero Beach, Fla., and playing with his Harvey, is a stockbroker at Vanguard there’s a whole class in agreement 49 Sycamore Station yellow lab, Ruger. in Charlotte, N.C. . . . Wendy Mc there. John and I experienced great Decatur, GA 30030-2757 —Ann Segrave Lieber William Denneen wrote from New times hosting Bob, Donna and Mike 404-370-0422 [email protected] Hampshire: daughter Susan and her at Pihanakalani Ranch two years ago. 60 Here’s the rest of the backlog. husband, Ryan, just had a baby boy, . . . Jeannette Benn Anderson and 1963 Peter “Mac” McFarlane wrote that Jacob Ryan, Wendy’s first grandchild. her husband, Bob, recently enjoyed Karen Forslund Falb his most significant recent event was Needless to say, Wendy and George The Samoset Resort, site of our most 245 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138 the birth of a second grandson, Ryan. are enjoying him as much as possible, recent pre-reunion party. Happy to 617-864-4291 After being fully retired for three years, although it is a bit difficult as he lives in hear Jeanette is working on her fourth [email protected] Mac finds that life consists of trying California! They frequently see Al ’58 cookbook, Family and Friends. We hope 1964 to catch up on all of the things that and Kay German Dean ’59 and traveled to see some signed copies at the next Sara Shaw Rhoades he wanted to do while he was busy to Panama and Costa Rica with them reunion, Jeannette! . . . Sandra Nolet 76 Norton Road earning the necessary wherewithal to in January to escape some of the cold. Eielson reports a new granddaugh- Kittery, ME 03904-5413 be able to retire. His summers con- In September they were off to Rome ter and expects twin grandsons soon! 207-439-2620 sist of golfing, fishing and traveling and a cruise of the western Mediterra- Daughter Kerry lives in Labastide, [email protected] in their motor home. Winters are nean with Doug ’58 and Judy Ingram France, where Sandy spent a month 1965 spent skiing as frequently as possible Hatfield. They also planned to get “nurturing” the expectant mom before Richard W. Bankart (46 days last year), and with the first together in early November with Ted hiking/train riding with her partner, 20 Valley Avenue Apt. D2 Westwood, NJ 07675-3607 reports of snow in “the high country” and Liz Boccasile Mavis, Charlotte Dean Quinlan, from Carcassonne, 201-664-7672 of Colorado, he and Sheri were once Wood MacPhetres, Doug and Judy France, across southern Switzerland. [email protected] more looking forward to ski season. and Deb Wilson Albee to celebrate Their travels in 2003 capped off with a This past year was particularly quiet, Ted’s joining the ranks of the retired. Celebrity Cruise through the Panama 1966 Meg Fallon Wheeler Mac says, when Sheri decided to go Wendy foresees more trips in the Canal and stops at three Mexican Riv- 19 Rice Road back to school for a degree in culinary future. . . . I’m glad to hear that some iera resorts. Way to go, Sandy! The P.O. Box 102 arts. Since she already had a degree, classmates are just now having their Foss Hall ’57-’58 freshmen really know Waterford, ME 04088 she was able to enroll in a program first grandchild, since my sons are how to party. . . . Our alumni magazine 207-583-2509 compressing two years of study into still single! Fortunately, since Juan reconnected Rosemary Athearn Smith [email protected] one calendar year, but she found and I live in Miami just 15 minutes ’60 and your correspondent after 1967 going back to school at this stage in from South Beach, our sons are always years of returned mail. Now retired Robert Gracia life a bit more of a chore than she had glad to visit. in Hampton, N.H., Rosemary served 295 Burgess Avenue Westwood, MA 02090 anticipated. Her year finished with a —Jane Holden Huerta 15 years as a minister in the United 781-329-2101 three-month internship in one of Methodist Church after she attended Judy Gerrie Heine the finer restaurants in the Denver 61 Correspondence mailed over Drew University, post-Colby, for her 21 Hillcrest Road area, and she thoroughly enjoyed the the holidays is a great way to send divinity degree. . . . Colby friends, Medfield, MA 02052 pressures and intensity of “working the news to classmates! Please add me to in our own as well as other classes, 508-359-2886 line” in an open kitchen where all of your newsletter list, if you create one. are always delighted to receive your [email protected] the patrons are within sight. Mac says Highlight items you’d like to share and news. E-mail diaferrei@aol.com or, 1968 he is finally benefiting from some of we can all enjoy your events. . . . Big even better, call and plan a visit to Peter Jost her culinary delicacies. As a gradua- news: we continue to commit! Our Hawai`i! Aloha! 65 W. Main Street tion reward they planned a three-week most recent bride is Mary Sawyer —Diane Scrafton Ferreira P.O. Box 5389 Clinton, NJ 08809 cruise from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Durgin, who married Tom Bartlett [email protected] around the Cape to Valparaiso, Chile. at the Alamoosook Lodge in Orland, 62 Thanks to all whose notes, Following the article in the last maga- Maine, on October 25, 2003. Best e-mails, Christmas letters and other 1969 Sari Abul-Jubein zine, Mac contacted June Chacran communications make this column wishes, Mary and Tom! . . . Steve 257 Lake View Avenue Chatterjee about her trip to Cuba and Chase, our hard-working class agent, possible. . . . Brenda Lewison Cambridge, MA 02138 could give serious thought to joining a keeps in touch from Jamesville, N.Y. writes that she loves to read our class 617-868-8271 future trip to the island nation. Sounds He welcomes hearing from any class column and so decided that it’s only [email protected] like a plan to me! . . . Hilary and Dick member willing to help Colby with a fair to contribute. She celebrated a

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good 2003, saying, “Bill and I are she had a good turnout for her show pulled that morning from the waters of Fame as well as the Maine Golf Hall of very grateful to be so healthy and so of recent acrylic paintings. One of Portland, Maine, by intrepid Debby. Fame. . . . Steve Eittreim retired last happy together!” She claims she sees her watercolors was chosen for the We missed Jane, Joyce, Liz, Brenda, January after many happy years with Pat Farnham Russell and me in her 2003 Colby holiday card, and she has Margot, Sandi, Gordy and Alice. Next the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo mind and that, of course, we are still 20! enjoyed some “wonderful responses time, friends! Park, Calif. He says, “Retirement is Isn’t that how we all see one another? from recipients”—one such from —Nancy Mac Kenzie Keating wonderful. I am now getting more . . . We all celebrate the recovery of former Tower School student Janet seriously into sailing SF Bay (argu- Joyce Dignam Flynn from a serious Santry Houser ’78, who is involved 63 Once in a while I get a request to ably the very best place to sail in the illness last fall. And yes, Joyce, I’d love in alumni relations for her class. . . . help find a classmate, which I am happy nation, perhaps the world!), flying my to have lunch with you when you visit Dean (since 1996) of the College to do, especially if the classmate has radio-controlled glider, playing more your son and his fiancée! . . . . Dennis of Law at Georgia State University, kept his or her address current in the tennis and other fun stuff.” Steve has Kinne retired last spring from Suff- Janice Griffith retired last spring but alumni directory that one can access two children who live in California ield Academy in Connecticut. Dennis remains on the teaching faculty. Her online. Sometimes the reason for the and a son living in Tokyo. He adds, joined the staff of the school as a 21- administrative assistant talked about request is just to touch base, but some- “We’d love to see any classmates year-old “fresh out of Colby College.” Jan’s great intellect, strong sense of times it has to do with notifying friends passing through the Bay area—give The next year he was offered the job integrity, fairness and sense of humor quickly. So I am urging all of you to us a call at 650-856-6977 or e-mail of athletic director, and after that “I as she described her personal sadness be sure that you are well-installed in eittreim5@ yahoo. com.” . . . Another wasn’t going anywhere.” Dennis and on the announcement of Jan’s retire- the alumni directory—that is how your classmate happy in her retirement is Zita’s four children—Kelly, Kevin, ment. . . . Brenda Phillipps Gibbons friends can get in touch with you. . . . Jeannette Fannin Regetz, who Barbara and Dennis—graduated reports that her daughter, Susan We received the sad news that Ernie enjoyed a long career as a specialist from the academy. . . . Jean Gaffney Blanchard Ryan (and the daughter of “Spike” Sagalyn passed away Novem- in teaching reading skills in the Arling- Furuyama has been busy this past Ron Ryan, president of the Philadel- ber 20, 2003, at his home in Lenox, ton, Va., school system. . . . . News on year as president-elect of the Ameri- phia Flyers hockey team), is starring Mass., after a four-year battle with the grandparent front includes Chris can Association of Women Dentists, a in a film,Open Water, that sold at the cancer. Doug Mulcahy remembers and Midge Walton Holmes’s ecstatic job that involves lots of travel. She has Sundance Film Festival and will be him, as does Bruce Fenn, especially announcement of two granddaughters been to San Francisco, San Juan and released in July. Her stage name is for their years together on the varsity born last year after a long hiatus in Las Vegas to represent the organiza- Blanchard Ryan. On the Internet, golf team. I remember him from ear- the grandchildren department (their tion at various dental meetings. Now type “open water movie” for reviews lier times, when we were classmates grandson, Christopher, turned 15 that she’s president, she was to be in in Newsweek, USA Today, Variety maga- at Northfield Mount Hermon. After last June). Their daughter, Johanna, Boston, Cincinnati and Chicago this zine and others. “Stay warm,” Brenda leaving Colby, he served in the United gave birth to Faith Marjorie on July winter and, most likely, Paris in May. adds. “There is only one good thing States Coast Guard and then became 10, 2003, and their son, Rob, had a She says she really enjoys practicing about growing old, and that is living an insurance professional and owner daughter, Tieran Grace, in October. dentistry and can’t imagine retiring in Florida.” . . . Judy Hoagland of Ernest S. Sagalyn & Associates, . . . Bill ’62 and Barb Haines Chase or leaving New York City in spite of Bristol spoke about her travels with Inc., in Pittsfield, Mass. He served as are proud grandparents of a grand- the stress of recent events. (Jean saw Harry and other members of her president of the Massachusetts Asso- daughter born in August. The Chases the second plane hit the World Trade family to such intriguing and diverse ciation of Life Underwriters and the also enjoyed their third Elderhostel Center on September 11 and watched places as Cologne, Rudesheim, Stras- Berkshire County Life Underwriters adventure, canoeing three rivers in the building collapse, all of which she bourg and the Black Forest, Copper Association, receiving the prestigious west central Florida. . . . Lillian says was “very traumatic.”) . . . Peter Canyon, Chihuahua and Las Cruces. John P. Meehan Award presented by Waugh wrote to say that her daugh- Duggan is recently retired and living Last summer they attended the Colby the Massachusetts Association of Life ter, Andromeda, teaches Latin at the in Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., in the Alumni College and claim it was great Underwriters for outstanding achieve- Fessenden School in Newton, Mass., beautiful Hudson River Valley only 50 to be challenged by Colby professors ment and contributions. He was active not at Needham High School as previ- miles from Manhattan. He is chairman again. They love theater and ballet and in community programs, including the ously noted. of the board of Storm King School, an also give time to volunteering, working Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club’s capital —Karen Forslund Falb independent, nonprofit, coed boarding at their church, driving meals and staff- campaigns, Big Brothers-Big Sisters and day school. He lives in a wonder- ing a resale shop. “Thirty-four years of and the Berkshire County Chapter 64 I found Dick Friary’s commu- ful house built in 1907 and jokes that marriage have been good to us,” she of the American Red Cross. He also nication so interesting that I’ve decided “nothing works in an old house but the says. . . . Patch Jack Mosher retired was a board member of the Boston to make it most of my column this owner!” Peter spent time recently with from teaching last spring and now Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood month. Isn’t this world a fascinating Rick Simkins and Joan (Dignam ’63) feels free to visit her daughter, Tiffany, and a trustee of the Berkshire County place? “Three weeks ago I traveled to and Dick Schmaltz and is in touch by who was married in September, and to Day School. Friends remember him northern Montana seeking ice to sail e-mail with Bruce Marshall and by babysit their close-by grandsons. She for being a devoted Boston Red Sox on, as Don Quixote sought windmills phone with Dave Thaxter. He thanks still plays violin in a civic orchestra fan and golf enthusiast. He leaves his to tilt with. Before I left I gathered everyone for the concern expressed and sings in the church choir. She wife, Jennifer, and a daughter, Rachel. favorable reports of wind speeds, noted for his wife during her fight with also renewed her acquaintance with . . . Another member of the Colby the cold snap we had had and listened breast cancer this past summer (she Sandy Rollins Kilgore. Patch shares varsity golf team in the news recently avidly to a neighbor’s tale of ice on a is recovering well), and he thanks her delight at a get-together of several is Ralph Noel. An article by George certain lake near the Canadian border. Jimmy Johnson for the (wonderful!) Tri Delt sisters last June at the beautiful Almas in the Brunswick, Maine, Times Of course the lake proved to have reunion video tape; he regrets not home of Olive Pingree Ingraham. Record last fall includes him as one of open water, which I discovered after seeing everyone and “dancing with Present were Jeannie Banks Vacco, four Mainers who have maintained a driving 340 miles along paved roads Nancy Rowe Adams.” He loves to get Debby Price, Gail Smith Gerrish, 51–year friendship around the game and four miles along a rutted, dirt news about Colby and hopes “it isn’t Linn Spencer Hayes, Patch and yours of golf and their expertise as golfers. track and through a cow field spotted getting too liberal for me. . . . Keep the truly (and I echo that delight!). A lot of For many years Ralph was executive with imaginable debris. So I set out balance, folks!” . . . Ellie Tomlinson “you look exactly the same” was heard director of the Maine State Golf Asso- west for home, along a two-lane route still teaches art at the Tower School as well as a lot of talking, a little crying ciation, and he has been inducted into (MT Highway 2) new to me. About in Marblehead, Mass. In September and much laughter. We shared lobsters the Lewiston-Auburn Sports Hall of 10 miles from the last town (Brown-

42 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 newsmakers Geologist Peter C. Anderson ’66, owner of Pacific Geotechnical have been the other lane; and the sight the nest empty. . . . Judy and Tom Engineering, was awarded the of this steel behemoth, which I might Donahue have settled comfortably in Chamber of Commerce’s Showcase easily have struck, persuaded me to their new home in Denison, Texas. Says Man of the Year award for service turn around in the next sheltered strip Tom, “I ride each morning in fields and to the community of Morgan Hill, of road. I did, and drove uneventfully woods just down the road and have Calif.  The board of directors of the home by a different route.” Dick and time to do a lot of reading each after- Maine Real Estate and Development Diane are coming to reunion, as are noon after chores are completed. I’m Association in Portland recently Jean Martin Fowler (who is working doing some OK photography work.” established an honorary board, the on her personal pilot license!), Ben and (Texas ranchers say “chores” a lot.) . . . Council of Directors Emeritus. The five Cece Sewall Potter and Madie and Your class officers had a meeting in inductees included Joseph F. Boulos Jim Harris. Sure hope to see you there, Boston in January to begin planning too! . . . Morgan McGinley, editorial our 40th reunion to be held June 3-5, Jonathan F. Smith ’68 ’68 of CB Richard Ellis/The Boulos page editor of The Day of New London, 2005. Put that on your calendar now. Company in Portland  Jonathan F. Smith ’68 “is one of the Conn., has been named a Pulitzer Prize Block the days before it for anything pre-eminent world experts in the type of vaccine technology we are juror judging newspaper entries in the we decide as a “pre” reunion gather- using,” said the president and CEO of AlphaVax, a Triangle Park, 2004 prize competition, March 1-3, at ing. We do not want to hear that you N.C., biotechnology company that develops innovative vaccine Columbia University. Last December had already committed to a wedding technology with broad potential applications in infectious diseases 6, Morgan was elected the president of or washing your hair or another lame- and cancer. A founder of the company, Smith recently was appointed the National Conference of Editorial brained excuse. We look forward to AlphaVax’s chief scientific officer responsible for discovery, research Writers Foundation. The group raises seeing you in Waterville. . . . Hail, and development  Peter C. Brown ’69, president, CEO and money to finance a variety of programs Colby, Hail. chairman of Ledyard National Bank in Hanover, N.H., was elected for the NCEW, including the national —Richard W. Bankart to a three-year term on the board of directors of the American Minority Writers Workshop held Banking Association. annually at Vanderbilt University in 66 Sometimes you find yourself Nashville, Tenn. Morgan is a former written up in the class notes even if Milestones president of both the National Confer- you’ve never sent in news or answered ence of Editorial Writers and the New a pleading phone call or e-mail from Marriages: Mary Sawyer Durgin ’61 to Tom Bartlett in Orland, England Society of Newspaper Edi- Linda Buchheim Wagner or me. Maine  Thomas A. Easton ’66 to Katharine Savage  Judith A. tors. The Academy of New England Take, for example, Mike Brodinsky, Mosedale ’68 to Brandon Collins in Staunton, Va. Journalists has given him its prestigious a personal injury lawyer, mediator Yankee Quill Award in recognition and arbitrator from Wallingford, Deaths: Gordon S. Cummings ’61, August 20, 2003, in Langley, Va., of career-long contributions to New Conn. Thanks to Colby’s newspaper at 64  Martha Post Tabor ’61, January 10, 2004, in Washington, England journalism, and he was clipping service, I can tell you that D.C., at 64  Ernest S. Sagalyn ’63, November 20, 2003, in the first James Clendinen Fellow in Mike, a two-term city counselor, ran Lenox, Mass., at 62  Marjorie Moffett Kuhns ’65, May 29, 2003, opinion writing at the University of an ambitious and spirited campaign in in Atlanta, Ga., at 60  Diane Burr Ward ’66, December 31, 2003, South Florida. October 2003 aiming to become the in Falmouth, Mass., at 59  James L. Coriell ’67, May 29, 2003, in —Sara Shaw Rhoades new Democratic mayor of Wallingford by unseating the long-time Republi- Moorestown, N.J., at 55  Joel Sugerman ’69, December 1, 2003, in Richmond, Va., at 56. 65 A press release forwarded by can incumbent. Mike tirelessly visited the College reports that Gayle Lenz more than 3,000 homes in his mayoral Mitchell has been a sales associate quest, often resorting to an on-the- ing, Mont.) through which I passed, longer see the edges of the road, the with Coldwell Banker Residential road supper of a candy bar and bottle of a ground blizzard struck. Which was hills, the pavement, the lane-dividing Brokerage since 1993. Recently she orange juice. He described his yearlong a stunning experience. It took place stripe or anything ahead of or behind earned the Coldwell Banker “previews campaign as “stimulating, challenging on an otherwise sunny day with great me. All this was unnerving because I property specialist” designation. This and fun for me.” Mike has never been visibility, big sky and marvelous cloud was driving at the legal speed limit of distinction, based on rigorous train- one to shy away from a challenge and formations. I was driving through roll- 75 mph when I entered the whiteout, ing and testing, is for those market- makes a hobby of risky outdoor adven- ing plains—covered with amber waves which arrived unexpectedly. On either ing luxury residential properties to ture sports, perhaps the best kind of of grain, to borrow a phrase—having side of the road lay a lethal drop, which affluent buyers worldwide. Based training for his shoe-leather campaign. an amplitude of about 50 feet. The surely would have tumbled the car had in Northborough, Mass., Gayle has Unfortunately, the other guy won, but road lay about 25 feet below the peaks I gone over the edge at my speed. (It earned many honors, including vice I wouldn’t be surprised if this campaign and nearly the same distance above may be that all those skaters who wish president assistant recruiter, and is a was just a warm-up for Mike. . . . After the troughs. The road was free of to sail on ice are already over the edge.) member of the President’s Elite and 37 years, Gerry and Deborah Wilson snow and ice, but patches of powdery, Within a few hundred feet, I entered a President’s Circle. In her free time Van Atta of San Francisco returned light snow lay on the plains, although peak-sheltered part of the road, which Gayle chairs the community meals to Mayflower Hill to take in all the I doubt that the snow layer was as restored visibility as soon as I emerged program. . . . A Christmas note from changes and visit familiar sights. They thick as an inch. However, a strong from the whirling snow. Then the Susan Brown Musche indicates that visited Colby friends while in the east, wind blew over the vast distances and cycle repeated itself and blinded me daughter number two, Sandra, will be including Ann and Tom Hodsdon and bore daunting amounts of snow. The again. Cars traveling from the opposite married by the time you read this. “Son Lynne and Steve Rand, and posed in blowing snow had no effect on driv- direction came fast out of the ground Steven is a high school graduate this Colby T-shirts for lots of pictures ing conditions as long as the car was blizzard and others passed me, hurtling June,” she wrote, “and will be off to while on campus, older, yes, but still sheltered by the low peaks. But when in my direction. (I had thought it smart college in fall ’04, probably on the West retaining the same Colby spirit. . . . An I entered the first trough, visibility to slow down.) After what seemed like Coast.” (Colby is on the west coast e-mail came from Tom Easton: “On instantly dropped to 10 feet or less. My infinity but was only a minute or so, a of the Messalonskee and Kennebec October 5, 2003, I married Katharine world turned white, as if I had entered huge snowplow—its blade six or seven rivers, but Susan’s note was vague.) Savage of Dedham, Mass. So far, I am a Ping-Pong ball, and I could no feet high—appeared in what might This can only mean more golf with stillCOLBY teaching • S P atR I NThomas G 2 0 0 4College | 43 in Alumni at Large 1960s

Waterville, but I am looking for a of her daughter in Janna’s childhood He writes, “Neither of us has changed similar position in the Boston area. hometown of Wolfeboro, N.H. The a bit—except that we both managed to 67 As we write, the first snowy A wedding picture is available on the wedding was held in the church where marry way above our station. . . . Lee and icy day has paralyzed Route 128 Web (www2.thomas.edu/faculty/ Janna’s dad had been the organist. and I spent an evening recently with in Boston. When you read this, of easton/).” . . . Liz (Drinkwine ’68) and Janna continues to teach English as my visiting London cousin, with whom course, the crocuses will be pushing Ted Houghton planned to spend the a second language to pre-K through Lee and I stayed during the week of up in the gardens. . . . Michel and cold winter months in their RV near 12th graders in W. Milford Township, Churchill’s funeral in January 1965 at Pam Cooper Picher recently bought the beaches of Florida. Their twins N.J., where she is the ESL director the end of our Jan Plan trip to Edin- a house situated in the Gatineau hills, continue to increase the grandchildren for the entire school district. With burgh and London.” . . . It’s great to near Ottawa, on a country lot over- count with the birth of Kate’s third one daughter in New Hampshire, hear of classmates reconnecting after looking the Gatineau River. They will child in August 2003 and Geoff’s wife Janna can enjoy summer visits with many years. Is it a phenomenon of move their arbitration practice from expecting a fourth child last Decem- her while having her other daughter our “maturing” years, perhaps? Please Toronto to Ottawa over the next year ber. Ted and Liz are very glad to have nearby in Manhattan. . . . Good to “reconnect” with me by sending your and plan to take more time for more their home base condo (in Sturbridge, have an e-mail update from Dennis news. E-mail makes it so easy—use important things like golf and skiing. Mass.) near their New England fami- Maguire of Boston. His daughter the [email protected] On their first stay in the new house, lies. Ted’s health continues to be good Elisabeth ’05 is at Colby and loves address (it gets forwarded directly their neighborhood welcome package after a cancer episode three years ago. every minute so far. Dennis recon- to me) or use my personal address, included a folder on “How to Co-Exist . . . The highlight of the summer of nected with Mike Clivner recently via [email protected]. I love With the Black Bear!” They say the 2003 for Janna Vaughan Kasarjian, of e-mail, and he and Lee Oestreicher hearing from you! black bear is welcome to the master Mahwah, N.J., was the June wedding got together after a gap of 33 years. —Meg Fallon Wheeler bedroom, they’ll take the couch. . . .

ted bromfieldLaw ’68 of the Land The first inkling Ted Bromfield ’68 had that 1988 to 1995, but San Diego emerged with its own National Pollutant his future might lie somewhere other than Maine Discharge Elimination System permit. That saved the city an estimated was when, during his senior year investigation of $4 billion in construction costs. graduate schools, he came across a photo of a sunny beach, palm trees Not that environmental compliance has been a routine matter. waving, blue sky beckoning in the background. Tijuana shares the same ecosystem, and it has taken an international It was a typical January in Waterville, and the photo was of the Cali- commission to sort out the conflicting national legal and political sys- fornia Western School of Law campus in San Diego. The Kittery Point tems. One result: a giant treatment plant built right on the border. native, who had graduated from Traip Academy in Kittery and never While impressive, the plant is still inadequate for Mexico’s demands, traveled far, was intrigued. Though he also was admitted to law schools “but the water is much better than it was,” Bromfield said. “You have to at Boston University, Boston College and Harvard, Cal Western made an understand that it’s a different world there.” While San Diego’s million- attractive offer. Bromfield went west. plus population is well documented, “Tijuana has never had an accurate He’s never found reason to move. Right out of law school, he was census. We have no idea how many people live there.” hired by the San Diego city attorney’s office, where he worked his way This year has been a particularly challenging one in San Diego. In up to senior deputy city attorney, the top non-elective position in the September, three city councilors were indicted on federal corruption office. Bromfield heads the environmental division, a big deal in charges (the city attorney’s office is independent and uninvolved), a sprawling city of 1.3 million—exactly the same population as and in October devastating wildfires struck the county’s eastern Maine, he notes. San Diego lies between the Pacific Ocean reaches. to the west, the Quinaca Mountains 30 miles to the east. Bromfield had decided earlier that it was time to Tijuana, Mexico, is to the south. “It’s an absolutely gor- move on and told his boss that he plans to leave fol- geous place,” he said. lowing completion of an intricate piece of litigation Bromfield got his start just like the other 130 pending in court. He has no particular plans beyond lawyers working for the city, prosecuting traffic cases hanging out his own shingle and, perhaps, antici- and drunken-driving offenses. “In private practice, you might pating retirement. have to wait years for your first jury trial. Here, I faced a jury He has raised a daughter, who my first day on the job,” he said. lives in San Diego and is the execu- The environmental division proved a good place for tive director of a nonprofit agency. a rising young lawyer to make his mark. Under the “She’s very politically involved,” he landmark federal Clean Water Act of 1972, said admiringly. She tried working in written by Sen. Edmund Muskie, San Diego, Washington, “but she couldn’t stand like all large municipalities, was required to the summers” and soon returned to treat sewage to federal standards. San Diego California. believed it could comply with the law more In the meantime, there’s more efficiently and cheaply, and Bromfield was work to be done. “After thirty-two years in charge of guiding the city’s mammoth on the job, you think you’ve seen it all, lawsuit against EPA through the federal but it’s not so,” Bromfield said. “There’s court system. The litigation lasted from a new challenge almost every day.”

44 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 When a federal judge approved the says she and Dick recently returned her M.F.A. from RISD. She currently heading to Colby. C’est la vie, as we bankruptcy reorganization plan for from France, where their daughter, is working on a book about African- say down here in New Jersey. Keep beleaguered Conseco Insurance, the Jessica, 29, and a friend competed in American gardens of the South and in touch. company turned to Eugene Bullis, the Paris-Brest-Paris bike race “while another about language and nature. —Peter Jost a certified public accountant, to be Dick and I ate our way through Nor- . . . The Portland (Maine) Press Herald the executive vice president and mandy and Brittany.” Jessica is doing reports that Joe Boulos participated 69 I don’t know about you, but I chief financial officer of the newly graduate work in environmental policy in Maine’s recent trade mission to sure am looking forward to our reunion restructured company. Eugene had and public health at UC-Berkeley, Ireland and also was elected to the this spring, and I hope you’re going been acting as an interim executive while Daniel, 26, allows them all to Council of Directors Emeritus, an to be there. . . . I heard from Ines and business consultant. Before live vicariously in Jackson, Wyo., honorary board of the Maine Real Ruelius Altemose, who said that joining Conseco, Gene was CEO of where his pursuits, supported by an Estate & Development Association. “2003 had its ups and downs for me ManagedOps.com Inc., a New Hamp- increasing roster of folks needing his . . . Glenna White Crawforth writes and my family.” One of the ups: “My shire-based software service outsourc- personal trainer expertise, include that after 26 years in the same house daughter, Kristen (who was born while ing and technology consulting firm. competitive off-road biking, back- in Boise, Idaho, she and her husband I was at Colby), and I went to Paris Prior to that, he was CEO at Physicians country skiing and fly fishing. Dick is moved to a house a mile away, where and Florence on a mother-daughter Quality Care, Inc., Computervision still engaged in the study of the genetic they acquired an unobstructed view vacation this year. She had never been Corporation and Centennial Tech- aspects of disease progression, particu- of the Boise foothills with gorgeous to Europe so I figured it was high time nologies. . . . Kurt Swenson mar- larly with HIV/AIDS. They travel a sunrises and sunsets. “It was worth to get her there. I delighted in showing ried Elaine shortly after graduation in lot between his meetings and their all the work to weed out accumulated her the sights of these two beautiful 1967, and they celebrated their 36th kids’ far-flung homes. Leanne says, ‘stuff,’ hold a yard sale, haul off items cities. It was a once-in-a-lifetime anniversary in June! Their youngest “My regular trips to Boston to tend to nonprofits, and move. Whew!” . . . special treat for both of us.” . . . son, Jake, 30, got engaged recently my chronically ill brother ended with Bruce McDonald, who retired from Peter Brown, president, CEO and to Ashley Bowen of Barrington, R.I., his recent death after he suffered from his surgical practice in Austin, Texas, chairman of Ledyard National Bank and will be married in September. schizophrenia and chronic obstructive is currently doing indigent surgical in Hanover, N.H., was elected to the Jake graduated from Princeton and lung disease for most of his adult life. care at McAllen Medical Center in board of directors of the American in May received a master’s of sci- It was a privilege to help him through the Rio Grande Valley, 10 miles from Banking Association. . . . Bill Lyons ence in resource management and an his final days.” Leanne and Dick get the Mexican border, in the poorest will teach a course in comparative trust M.B.A. from the University of Michi- to D.C. and Atlanta often because of county in the U.S. He wrote, “It has law at the University of Limerick in gan. Ashley also received her M.B.A. special friends they made while living been a challenging assignment as I am Ireland this summer. And he’s writing from Michigan when Jake did. (Based in those cities. They expect to be in on 24/7 and take care of the trauma a textbook on bankruptcy taxation with on their experience and that of their Birmingham, Ala., no more than five and ER as well as the daytime stuff.” Professor Frances R. Hill (University friends, they say it’s not exactly the years “before figuring out where to Lest we feel too sorry for Bruce, he also of Miami Law School). Sounds like best time to be in the job market as buy a mountain retirement home advises that his RV park has a tropical great summer reading! . . . After sev- newly graduated M.B.A.’s struggling to complement the wonderful D.C. climate, a big ruby-red grapefruit tree, eral years of rewarding opportunities to find appropriate jobs in proximity apartment we bought before moving a pool and a Jacuzzi. He hopes to start working closely with many dedicated to each other.) Their oldest son, Todd, south and in which we can live should getting assignments in other states so people to improve services across the who graduated from Dartmouth, is in disability interfere with our hope to he can get in some more traveling. . . . state of Maine, Lynn Fontaine Duby Plymouth, N.H., where he is a healer ski and hike forever!” . . . Many of us Jonathan Smith has been promoted resigned her position as Maine’s state and an avid student of “A Course in will be turning 59 this year and can to chief scientific officer at AlphaVax mental health chief. No news yet on Miracles.” After 10 years of searching, start to draw from those retirement in Research Triangle Park, N.C. her next step. . . . In case you’ve won- the Swensons purchased a house on investments. Let us know about your AlphaVax is developing a new vac- dered whatever happened to Isabelle the New Hampshire seacoast about recent milestones or your plans for the cine technology with broad potential de Courtivron: our own Isabelle is an hour from their home. It was in future! Contact us so we can share your applications in infectious diseases and the Ann F. Friedlaender Professor in very bad condition and rehab is under news in our next column! cancer. “Jonathan is one of the pre- the Humanities—professor of French way, but the move “will finally get us —Robert Gracia and Judy Gerrie Heine eminent world experts in the type of studies—at this little known school in back at the ocean in summer where we vaccine technology we are using,” said Cambridge called MIT. She recently both like to be,” Kurt says. He adds, 68 Some of you may be a little Peter Young, AlphaVax president and published Lives in Translation: Bilingual “after a real slow start due to the winter confused by the length of time it takes CEO. “Jonathan has made a literally Writers on Identity and Creativity. “The stretching well into April and a lot of to publish your contributions, but be transforming contribution over the last book deals with being bilingual,” she non-recurring events during the year, assured that all news eventually will be three years, and his new role expands says. “What does it mean? Living in the granite business is back on track printed. Keep those cards and letters his ability to continue to do so.” Before two languages, between two languages and the outlook for 2004 is quite coming! . . . Vaughn Jelly Sills was joining AlphaVax, Jon was one of the or in the overlap of two languages? good. . . . Anybody else wondering the subject of an extensive article in the leading scientists and vaccinologists What is it like to write in a language what is going on in the world when Ledger-Inquirer of Georgia regarding at the U.S. Army Medical Research that is not the language in which you the Democrats are urging a stronger a recent exhibit of her photographs at Institute of Infectious Diseases, where were raised?” Now if you are having a military presence in a war zone where the Columbus Museum. She photo- he served as chief of the department tough time understanding this column the Republicans say we’ve got plenty graphed a family in Athens, Ga., in of viral biology. . . . As for yours you must read her book—it should of firepower and the Republicans are 1979 and kept returning each year for truly, as of this writing I am out of explain to you why is it that I write pushing for a $400-billion national 22 years. Also, a book, One Family, con- my leg cast and learning to walk (and and speak the way I do, if you catch health care initiative for prescriptions taining more than 140 photographs, drive) again. Also, it was with mixed my drift! When Isabelle is not strug- for the elderly, which is opposed by the was released by the University of emotions that I learned that my son, gling between English and French she Democrats? Hopefully someday they Georgia in 2001. Vaughn is a South- Adam, has received early acceptance is seen occasionally at The Casablanca will get to a common sense approach erner by birth and now lives in Boston, at Vassar to study film; he plans to Restaurant trying to decide which item for solving issues and problems.” . . . where she teaches at Simmons College. become the next Steven Spielberg. I she should order for her dinner. . . . I Continuing her update from the last She started at Colby and received her am very proud of him but of course hope you have had a good winter, and column, Leanne Davidson Kaslow B.A. from American University and would have preferred that he were I look forward to seeing many of you

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on the Hill in June. from his position as director of Chi- —Sari Abul-Jubein nese and Mongolian Affairs at the State Department to director of the Office It’s Your Reunion! 71 I heard from Jacques Her- of Taiwan Coordination. Carol is a mant, who has continued to teach in part-time editor for a Hong Kong- a variety of settings, Tokyo, Adelaide based art magazine and does a lot of and Senegal among them, and was con- translating from Japanese to English templating a stint in Athens. . . . Susan for museums and publications in Japan. Ryel Mettler’s husband, Robert L. . . . Minnechaug (Mass.) Regional High Mettler, helped raise $1.5 million for School’s Student Council recently HIV/AIDS research in a five-night awarded Gary Petzold “Teacher Macy’s and American Express Pass- of the Year.” That’s a well-deserved port charity event in Santa Monica last accolade for a busy guy who splits his October. Entertainment highlights time at the school between teaching featured stars and celebrities, includ- earth science and being the adminis- ing Liza Minnelli, Sharon Stone and trator for student activities, alumni, Pauly Shore. . . . Joe and Carol Fall fund raising, awards, graduation and Bourgoin enjoyed a Caribbean cruise more. This followed last summer’s in 2003. Carol reported that she was annual Petzold five-week cruise on closing in on the completion of her the family sailboat from Mystic to graduate program in May! . . . In the Long Island, Block Island, Cuttyhunk, Dumarts’s world, 2003 ended as we Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape headed to yet another hockey tourna- Cod, Newport “and anywhere else the ment in Canada, where our son, Clark, spirit moves us.” . . . I missed it—and competed on his AAA hockey team, was very disappointed to learn only Consider a gift with a touch of class . . . the Worcester Crusaders. In another afterwards—that Don Snyder’s Fallen trip to the Great White North last Angel, a Christmas story he wrote in and more than a touch of good sense. October, Bruce ’72, Clark and I trav- 2001, was shown in late November as eled with Bruce’s mom to Kitchener, a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie With a charitable gift annuity you can build Colby’s Ont. At the Kitchener Auditorium the on CBS. Those of you who have endowment and provide guaranteed lifelong income for you city posthumously honored Bruce’s followed Don’s career know this is and/or someone else, regardless of economic uncertainty. dad, Woody Dumart, along with his another well-earned achievement by former Boston Bruins line-mates Milt a classmate. Don’s eighth book, a novel Schmidt and Bobby Bauer, for their from Doubleday, was to be published contributions to their hometown, in March. . . From Bill Alfond comes Colby College Annuity Rates their country and the world of ice an update on the Colby ski scene. hockey. . . . Keep those cards and “At Sugarloaf Mountain, leading the One-Life Annuity Two-Life Annuity letters coming! Colby girl’s team at Winter Carnival, —Nancy Neckes Dumart are Jennifer ’06 and Abigail Lathrop Age Rate Ages Rate ’06. Both are Division I All-Americans. 65 6.0% 65/63 5.6% 72 Carolyn “Lindy” Dewey is Their father, Jeff Lathrop ’68, was on back in Maine as of early 2004 to study campus when we were in school. This 70 6.5 70/68 5.8 massage in Portland. She is “loving year I am planning to get more ski days 75 7.1 75/73 6.2 life, hiking, yoga, work and studying at my house at Sugarloaf than I have health” and looks forward to time on in the last decade. I continue to take 80 8.0 80/78 6.8 and near the ocean and inland lakes. online courses and to be intrigued by She’s in contact with Sheila Marks and the technology.” . . . Valerie Sgrul- 85 9.5 85/83 7.6 would love to reconnect with friends. loni Jenkins, who transferred to Recently she visited Colby for the Northeastern University after two The above are sample ages. For a rate quote based on first time in 30 years and “felt lost in years at Colby, recently became town your actual age(s), contact the Office of Planned Giving. that I couldn’t find the open spaces accountant for Groton, Mass. She has between things, like between Dana been a Groton citizen since 1977 and and The Spa. I think if the Colby of served in many volunteer positions A charitable gift annuity is a contract between you and today had existed in 1969, I probably while building a 20-year career in Colby. In exchange for a gift of cash or securities, the would have stayed there for all four financial analysis. . . . A newsy mes- College agrees to pay you and/or another beneficiary years of college instead of transfer- sage came from Robin (Sweeney ’74) ring. Impressive facilities.” Her two and George (Jay) Peabody. They income for life. The level of annual income never sons are in college, one at Prescott have lived in Denver with their son changes, and in many cases it also provides you with a College and one at Brown Univer- and daughter for 15 years after serv- significant tax advantage. sity. . . . . Mike and Carol Morland ing time in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Meserve returned from Japan in 2001 Brussels. Though Brussels was won- To learn more, contact Steve Greaves or Sue Cook ’75, after three years in Sapporo. Accord- derful, they plan to stay in Denver, Colby College, Office of Planned Giving, ing to Mike, “for someone born and where Jay is completing his 29th 4373 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901-8843; brought up in Maine, it was a lot of year with Ondeo-Nalco (formerly fun to ski in powder snow and never Calgon). Last spring the Peabodys, phone 1-800-809-0103; or e-mail [email protected]. encounter ice.” Mike recently moved Doug McMillan, Mike Miniutti

46 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 newsmakers resulting workplace issues. Jane is 1970s Correspondents now one of the founding directors The Maine folk band Old Grey Goose 1970 of a new center on positive organi- Brenda Hess Jordan performed last spring in Turkmenistan, zational scholarship. She focuses on 141 Tanglewood Drive Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan—despite how organizational conditions enable Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 U.S. State Department warnings humans to thrive. . . . Sonja Powers 630-858-1514 against travel in central Asia. The band Schumanska’s son-in-law is in Iraq. [email protected] of four, including Eric F. Rolfson ’73 Sonja’s daughter, Helki, keeps the 1971 and Jeffrey McKeen ’76, received home fires burning, which has been a Nancy Neckes Dumart enthusiastic receptions everywhere, daunting task from every perspective 19 Deergrass Road played with local musicians in cities since she, too, is away from the sup- Shrewsbury, MA 01545 where no foreigners had performed port of hometown and parents. . . . As 508-842-1083 before and appeared on TV before I write, the news reports the capture [email protected] of Saddam Hussein. Let’s hope 2004 eight million Uzbecks. At a press 1972 Kevin J. Leddy ’77 brings us good news on the Iraqi front conference in Kyrgyzstan, Rolfson said, Janet Holm Gerber and some of that highly publicized but “We are trying to learn about your country, through music. We’re 409 Reading Avenue seemingly elusive “Peace on Earth.” trying to share American culture through our music”  When it Rockville, MD 20850 —Robin Sweeney Peabody comes to rolling out broadband services, Kevin J. Leddy ’77, Time 301-424-9160 Warner Cable’s senior vice president of strategy and development, [email protected] I received precious little news is the man—in fact, the Man of the Year, an accolade bestowed 77 for this issue’s column, but fortunately 1973 by Communications, Engineering & Design, the premier monthly of I had some leftovers from last time. Roberta Rollins Wallace  119 Eastern Drive broadband design Jonathan E. Reisman ’77, associate professor Here’s what I have to report from of economics and public policy at the University of Maine at Wethersfield, CT 06109-2609 the few morsels my classmates have [email protected] Machias and champion of “unpopular viewpoints,” was the subject sent me. Greg ’74 and Jo-Ellen Bois of a Bangor Daily News feature detailing his many causes and battles Smith live in Washington state, where 1974 with “political correctness,” which he defines as “the suppression of Jo-Ellen is a self-employed marketing Robin Sweeney Peabody individual rights in the name of community.” consultant. They celebrated their 25th 46 Elk Lane wedding anniversary last year with a Littleton, CO 80127 303-978-1129 trip to Napa Valley and Half Moon Bay, Milestones fax: 303-904-0941 Calif. Any vacation where the primary [email protected] Marriages: Patricia R. Mustakangas ’72 to Ghulam Sabir. recreational activity is the consump- tion of wine sounds darn good to me. 1975 Deaths: Robert J. Silverman ’74, December 13, 2003, in Freehold, The Smith family vacation to Maine Bruce Young N.J. last summer included a visit with Mike 20 Applewood Avenue ’74 and Schari Covell Roy ’79. The Billerica, MA 01821 978-443-6417 and Dana Fitts met at the home of from Stonier School at the University trip also included a three-hour tour [email protected] Joe Benson in Minnesota. Everyone of Delaware and 27 years experience on Great Pond in the Belgrade Lakes. was doing well, and, say the Peabodys, in the financial services field. He and Apparently the weather started getting 1976 “Joe still fits into the patchwork jeans his wife, Wendy, have two daughters. rough, the tiny ship was tossed . . . well, Jane Souza Dingman he wore at Colby!” . . . Cindy Vietor Kahle sent a quick you know the rest. After that storm, 805 River Road —Janet Holm Gerber e-mail to say that she and her husband, Jo-Ellen says her next vacation will take Leeds, ME 04263-3115 Kent, have an empty nest and love all place exclusively on terra firma. . . . [email protected] 74 We all seemed to have survived the traveling it permits! They enjoyed a Alexandra Howell writes that 2003 1977 the big 5-0! . . . David Roulston was great trip in Spain. Their eldest son is at was a year of ups and downs for her. Mark Lyons recently in the news when he became Boston College while the two younger Her mother passed away unexpect- 66 Edgewood Drive bar president in Franklin County, children are at Deerfield Academy. . . . edly in February, and her divorce Hampton, NH 03842-3923 Mass. His stated aim is to institute Maine Gov. John Baldacci appointed became final in April. She has some 603-929-7378 a public service campaign to increase Tom Lizotte of Dover-Foxcroft to happy news to report (I think)—she [email protected] attorney involvement and visibility the three-member board of Pisca- became engaged in August and will be 1978 in the community. David, who has taquis County commissioners, which married in Castine, Maine, in August Janet Santry Houser been diagnosed legally blind, is a sole oversees county government in the 2004. Alexandra does HIV research at 9 White Rock Drive practitioner whose dog, Dawson, second largest county in Maine. The the VA Hospital in White River Junc- Falmouth, ME 04105-1437 accompanies him to court. Though county has extremely low population tion, Vt., and is on the faculty of the [email protected] his work has been reduced due to the density but some of America’s most Dartmouth Medical School, which is blindness, David told the Worcester outstanding outdoor recreation attrac- pretty impressive. She says she would Lea Jackson Morrissey Telegram and Gazette, “I can’t do tions. . . . Jane Dutton, professor at love a visit from any Colby alum in 1 Shorewood Road some of the things I used to be able the University of Michigan’s School of the area. I wonder how she would feel Marblehead, MA 01945-1225 to do, but on the positive side I will Business, has just published her first about a visit from my entire family (for [email protected] be able to devote more time to the solo book, titled Energize Your Work- several days) the next time we’re skiing 1979 bar.” . . . Jeff Barske is running for place: How to Build and Sustain High in Vermont. . . . Amy Schuetz lives Cheri Bailey Powers Thompson, Conn., town clerk, the Quality Connections at Work. Jane has in Lake Forest, Ill. (a beautiful town), 6027 Scout Drive first time in 25 years there has been co-edited seven other books. When I and has a 16-year-old daughter. She Colorado Springs, CO 80918 a contest because the current town saw her last April I was fascinated to volunteers for the Lake Forest Open 719-532-9285 clerk has run unopposed since 1978. hear about all the work she did after Lands organization, saving open space [email protected] Jeff has a graduate degree in banking 9/11 to help managers deal with the from nasty developers, work that she

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mark weatherly White’79 House View When you work in government in Washington, D.C., you can easily in his field. “It all comes down to reasoning ability lose touch with the very people whose lives you’re trying to improve. and ability to argue for and against positions. When Mark Weatherly ’79, deputy associate director for energy, science and I interview people who come here, I don’t ask them water for the federal Office of Management and Budget, has a solution. about environmental science or the throw weights “I always encourage people who work for me to try to get out, to of rockets. It’s really, does this person have a good remember, yeah, it’s a pain sometimes but not many people get the logical approach to the job?” He also said the writing opportunity to make a difference like this,” he said. “You make calls and skills he learned in Colby philosophy and English judgments that really affect a program and people’s lives. You can lose classes have been invaluable as he edits memos to that hanging out in Washington sometimes.” political officials and writes letters to Congress. From his office across the street from the White House, Weatherly Weatherly took an optimistic view of the direction of environmental assembles massive budget proposals, analyzes the legislative changes policy under President Bush: “I think this administration is trying hard to of Congress and monitors the management and operations of federal balance private interest and concerns with public interest, like in saving agencies. He describes his broad job description as a checklist of endangered species fish in the Mississippi River, for instance. I don’t questions: “Who’s wasting money or has too many staff in agencies? think it’s quite as bad as some press reports have put out as far as this Are they not issuing research grants in a competitive way? Are we not [administration’s] policy. collecting on loans? Are we regulating clean air and clean water in the “I’m pretty optimistic,” Weatherly said, “mostly because the public right way? It’s really a soup-to-nuts kind of thing.” at large is a pretty good watchdog these days. I wouldn’t have said that Weatherly’s recent projects include dispatching a team to investigate fifteen years ago.” the causes of the record blackout that affected much of the eastern —Braxton Williams ’00 United States and trying to figure out what it will take to get the space shuttle program in the air again following the Columbia disaster. Despite daily responsibilities that are daunting, Weatherly tries to bring order and a sense of priorities to projects. “Somebody’s got to try to get all the agencies rowing in the same direction,” he said. Since he is a career federal official and not a political appointee, Weatherly (as well as his staff) has to adapt to each presidential administration. He said the Bush administration is different from Clinton’s in its emphasis on private-sector models for operating agencies, such as contracting out and quantifying performance whenever possible. The current administration, he said, also has a much more hands-off relationship with Congress. “You sort of have to adopt the tone of the administration, like in meetings, for example. The Bush administration [people] are sticklers on having meetings on time and not being late,” he said. Among the offices Weatherly pokes his head into are those of former Vice President Al Gore, NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe and U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. Although majoring in philosophy might not be an obvious path to a high-level government administration career, Weatherly said his experience in the major at Colby translated into success says is both interesting and reward- community logistics for essential in December. The new book, Pretty Kayatta would love to hear from ing. Now that her daughter is older, drugs, family planning, HIV/AIDS Dead, is the eighth novel featuring other Southern California alums. Amy also plans to return to work as a and other health programs. He has Maine-based newspaper reporter His two boys started college this year. physician’s assistant. . . . Jeff Sander- been spending most of his time in Jack McMorrow. According to the Taylor, 18, is a freshman at UCLA, son, my freshman-year neighbor in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Guyana. And Portland Press Herald, McMorrow was and Michael, 17, is a sophomore at Averill Hall, writes that life is as crazy I think I have it rough when I have a staff reporter for a big-city daily who Claremont McKenna College (having as ever with his 2-year-old twins, Aidan to go to Fort Lauderdale on business. now lives in Maine. He freelances for had enough of high school after his and Nicholas, and his 4-year-old son, Jeff’s work sounds exhausting but out-of-state papers and also works sophomore year). Dave also has three Ben. (Is it just me, or does it seem rewarding. . . . That’s all the news I for local newspapers. Having read a younger daughters, who are all active like Jeff got a late start? Jeff will be have. Please send me something, or few of the earlier books, I’m looking tennis players “as is my better half, able to get an AARP discount on his I’ll have to write about myself, and forward to reading this latest one! Renee, who finally took it up after 20 kids’ college tuition.) He is employed nobody wants that. . . . Peter Sheerin, D.M.D., writes, years of putting up with my passion by John Snow, Inc., which is based in —Mark Lyons “Just wanted to say how sorry I am to for the sport.” Boston, and is currently working on a have heard of Dr. Champlin’s passing. —Lea Jackson Morrissey USAID-sponsored project that entails 78 Gerry Boyle has written He was truly one of the good guys in lots of travel to Africa. Jeff works on another mystery that was released the Biology Department.” . . . Dave 79 Janet Deering Bruen and

48 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 her merry committee have been busy downhill and will look for classmates happy at Colorado Gold Chip, a local 1980s Correspondents planning the June 4-6 reunion—a at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center this potato chip manufacturer in town, as 1980 “must do” activity. It must be the season. . . . Joseph Meyer updated their freight/warehouse manager. Lynn Collins Francis reunion messages being sent out us on what is happening in Tokyo, Kayleigh is a junior this year, so 16 Oakridge Road where he resides. He keeps in touch we’re examining colleges and majors, that’s gotten everyone motivated to Sudbury, MA 01776 send me updates. Jocelyn Bartkevi- with a small but vibrant community setting up testing dates and playing [email protected] cius writes from Orlando, Fla., that of Colby grads there, including Ken soccer year-round. Kayleigh’s looking she still teaches creative writing at Curtis ’76 and Rob Stevenson ’78, forward to our reunion to get a look 1981 the University of Central Florida. often sharing a few brews at one of at colleges in the New England area. Elizabeth Stiller Fahey She recently remarried and stepped the less expensive pubs. Rob and his Meredith, a busy fifth grader, plays 1325 Hemlock Street NW into a huge family of in-laws and wife, Akiko, are empty-nesters with a basketball for her YMCA team and Washington, DC 20012 stepchildren and, she shuddered to son at Middlebury and a daughter in her school team as well as club soccer [email protected] say, step-grandchildren, too. Her boarding school in the States. Occa- and the violin. I am busy at work with 1982 14-year-old stepson motivated her sionally he hears from Chih Chien Hsu a credit union-wide system upgrade Janice McKeown to take up tae kwon do again (with ’80 on his trips from Taipei to Tokyo that was to go live in March 2004. 73 Elm Road #8 him) after nine years away from the to give the bankers a hard time. . . . When I’m not at work, I am PTCO Newtonville, MA 02460 sport. At one point Jocelyn was a Jennifer and Bruce Forsley and son president at my oldest’s high school and 617-244-7013 second-degree black belt competing Theodore (Teddy) Richard welcomed on a school district capital improve- [email protected] in tournaments, instructing at the U Annabelle Margaret Forsley to their ments committee, co-leader for my of Iowa and serving as a referee and family on October 10, 2003. They youngest’s Junior Girl Scout troop 1983 Sally Lovegren Merchant coach at state, Midwest and national reside in Scarborough, Maine, where and soccer parent for the women’s 24 Easy Street levels. She mentioned that a couple of Bruce is the vice president of sales and varsity soccer team. . . . Send out a Mt. Desert, ME 04660 years ago she visited Colby, the first marketing for Shipyard Brewery LLC big prayer for good reunion weather! 207-244-0441 time since graduation, and that it was and a partner in several other Maine See you in June! fax: 207-244-9445 businesses. Jennifer is originally from —Cheri Bailey Powers wonderful to be on campus and meet [email protected] the new generation of Colby students, Montville, N.J., but has lived in Maine but she couldn’t shake the feeling of for six years. She worked for Fresh 80 Congratulations to Bev 1984 seeing her own ghost (in a Zen and Samantha/Odwalla for five years as Mellen, who married Lawrence W. Cynthia M. Mulliken Lazzara the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance sort the national operations manager but Snively in April 2003 in Winston- 84 Hecker Avenue of way). . . . Kirk Paul wrote from is currently home with the children. Salem, N.C. . . . Bruce Martel is Darien, CT 06820-5310 Pennsylvania that he started his 24th . . . After four years working at an working for Sermatech Power Solu- [email protected] year in property-casualty insurance eating disorders treatment program, tions in Biddeford, Maine, as quality 1985 claims, a career he never thought he’d Jane Gair Prairie left full-time work systems administrator. He designs and Sue James Geremia have. Kirk also has been bitten by the last year to be at home while her son, maintains company database systems 2 Saddle Ridge Road theater bug—for the last eight years Everett, went off to kindergarten. to control information and records and Dover, MA 02030 he’s been performing, directing and Jane planned to spend more time in incorporates government and industry 508-785-8366 designing sets for community theater her private practice—her office is five requirements into their quality system [email protected] groups in the Philadelphia area and minutes from home, overlooking the procedures. . . . Last June, Bev Nal- was to perform Leonato in Much Ado river in downtown Westbrook, Maine. bandian Madden received Colby’s 1986 About Nothing in March. Kirk looks She says that now that the paper mill Edson V. Mitchell Distinguished Andrea V. Sarris [email protected] forward to seeing everyone at the 25th is shut down, the town is fast develop- Service Award in honor of her extraor- reunion in June. . . . Laurie Borden ing into a pleasant suburb of Portland. dinary service to the College. Bev has 1987 Ahearn still works in Middlebury, Her husband, Keith, works at Maine been an alumni trustee, an Alumni Kathleen Harnett Linger Vt., at a small rural hospital. She Hardware and in his spare time Fund leadership agent, a member 1415 Catamount Road loves the college-town atmosphere, works on computers for business and of the Alumni Council and president Fairfield, CT 06430-1607 and she takes advantage of the col- pleasure. . . . Emily Grout Sprague of our class after graduation and has 203-319-0861 lege Snowbowl, Chip Kenyon Arena teaches senior English and journalism served in the Boston and Rhode Island [email protected] and natatorium. Laurie and her two and oversees the WHS annual at her Colby alumni clubs. She has assisted 1988 kids ski, skate, watch hockey games kids’ high school in Watertown, N.Y. prospective and current students as Dean A. Schwartz and swim. She says she is doing very Both daughters, Caroline (grade 11) an alumni interviewer and sponsored 94 Upland Road well, having recently gone through and Julia (grade nine), head to school student internships. Congrats on Concord, MA 01742 two of those “most stressful” experi- with her and put up with the fact that your award, Bev! . . . In July 2003, [email protected] ences in life—a divorce and a move, Mom is a teacher at their school. Stacey Richard Highland was promoted to not to mention two teenagers in the Cox Slowinski and family spent a week senior director of professional services 1989 house. Laurie recently heard from Dr. last summer with Emily and her family for Security Source, Inc., a company Anita L. Terry Lisa Sauer Kragness (“Toots”) and at their cottage in northern N.Y. A in the retail industry in intelligent 501 Warwick Street hopes to see the whole gang at reunion! shock for both was having kids old loss-prevention solutions. Prior to St. Paul, MN 55116 . . . Sarah Russell MacColl still lives enough to start the college search his work for Security Source, Inc., 651-698-9382 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, with her process, which included a tour of St. Richard was director of professional fax: 651-848-1182 husband, Ed, and children, Katy, 12, Lawrence (Emily’s husband’s alma services at Akamai Technologies, an [email protected] and Tike, 14. She is an ACE-certi- mater and where she received her e-business product and services com- fied elite personal trainer working for teaching certificate) while they were pany, and held a number of senior N.J. He planned to do a lot of skiing herself and is finishing her master’s in the area. Emily is looking forward positions at Cambridge Technology this winter with his sons, Alex, 7, and in adult education. She says she has to the reunion and would love to hear Partners. . . . Greg Mills works in the Sam, 8. Greg says he had to buy new a wonderful group of people to run from and see Marie Devito and Beth finance department at HSBC Securi- skis so that he could keep up with with. Sarah prefers nordic skiing to Forsythe. . . . As for my family, Tom is ties in N.Y.C. and lives in Flanders, them on the slopes. . . . Alice Domar

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newsmakers is an attorney in Portland and involved from showing its age. in volunteer work. Scot also reports on —Elizabeth Stiller Fahey In 2003 Inc. magazine named Biddeford, recent post-Colby cooperation with Maine’s Great Works Internet one of the Shaun Sutner, who writes for the 82 Nick Norton and his wife, country’s 500 fastest-growing companies. Worcester Telegram. They fought traffic Elizabeth, had their second daugh- In January, Mainebiz featured the 10- tickets and shared shrewd strategies to ter, Emma, in early October. Nick year-old Internet provider’s founder, persuade the parking clerk of the City has been living in Englewood, Fletcher E. Kittredge ’84, following of Boston that an acute injustice was Colo., since 1999 with Elizabeth and announcement of GWI’s expansion of done when their vehicles were towed daughter Julia. Nick spent the previ- services to New Hampshire  When from press parking spots on Beacon ous 17 years in the metro Boston the highest honor in the field of Street. They won the parking ticket area but reports loving the Colorado architecture in the U.S., the American challenge, “using the powers of per- lifestyle—weather, mountains, kids’ Institute of Architects 2004 National suasive argumentation that we learned activities, the genuinely nice people, Firm Award, went to Lake/Flato at Colby!” . . . I visited N.Y.C. with my local sports, etc. Ski season starts in Andrew C. Herdeg ’87 Architects Inc., the San Antonio, Texas, family on Columbus Day weekend last November, so “all is right with the fall. Diana Parsons Herrmann was firm commended Andrew C. Herdeg ’87’s contributions to their world!” . . . Another Colorado note our host and tour guide for two days distinguished practice  Joan M. Fortin ’88 has been named a came from E.J. Meade. His archi- while we tried to see everything that shareholder at Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, one of northern tecture firm, arch 11 inc., survived our children wanted to explore in the New England’s largest law firms with offices in Maine and New the recession and has been busy with city. Diana’s gorgeous apartment is in a a number of residential and institu- Hampshire. A member of the bar in Maine, Massachusetts and Alaska great location on the Upper East Side. tional commissions from Colorado to and a member of the Maine State and American Bar associations, she We had such a blast we hope to go back! California. They received three state practices in all areas of municipal and education law. . . . Our first 25th reunion planning and two national design awards last meeting was in Boston in January. If year for their projects. E.J. writes, “My Milestones anyone has any ideas, please contact family moved from the mountains back Dan O’Halloran, Elliott Pratt or to Boulder about two years ago. We Marriages: Beverly G. Mellen ’80 to Lawrence W. Snively in me. Mark your calendars for the event enjoy being back in town and are able Winston-Salem, N.C.  Catherine E. Cook ’89 to Saul A. in June 2005. to walk to bookstores and restaurants Zambrano Jr. in Fort Worth, Texas. —Lynn Collins Francis but miss the mountain lion visits. I am completing the remodel of our house Births: A daughter, Katherine Lila Shapiro, to Suzanne and Josh 81 Tim Rice was profiled in the and feel a bit like the shoemaker with Shapiro ’87. Convenience Store News last year (clip- barefoot children!” E.J. continues to ping services aren’t very speedy). In teach studio design at the University Deaths: Anne Plumb Root ’82, December 17, 2003, in Hartford, 1991, Tim became president of the of Colorado and enjoys bouncing Conn., at 43. family business, Rice Companies, between the academic and professional located in Greenfield, Mass., and worlds. E.J. and his daughter, Eliot, 8, operator of 18 Neighbors convenience looked forward to starting his other is director of the Mind/Body Center been on campus for the last 15 years stores as well as a supplier of gasoline, daughter, Nora, 4, on skis this winter. for Women’s Health at Boston IVF. and that it all looked vaguely famil- fuel oil, propane and ice. He described . . . Ann Renner Stillwater and her She lectures all over the country on iar. Also attending were Steve Daly, the antidote to stress for him and his family planned to move to Harrisburg, infertility, women and stress issues. David Laliberty ’79, Jay Violette ’81, wife, Elise, as “riding our Harleys and Pa., in January. Husband JD will be on Alice sees David Ryley ’81 regularly Josh Burns ’81 and Tim Cross ’82—a playing golf.” . . . Chris Morrill has staff at the innovative Circle School. at work, where he is a research fellow great time was had by all. . . . Darcy been named vice president/multime- Ann hopes to find work in nursing that in reproductive endocrinology. Alice MacKinnon Sledge reports from dia at The Hartford Courant, adding to allows her to teach yoga as part of her lives in Sudbury, Mass., with her hus- Fairfield County, Conn., that her his duties as general manager of the job; she had good success teaching yoga band, Dave, her daughters, Sarah, a background in investment banking Courant’s Web site, ctnow.com. After in their rural Ohio area, on top of sub- reading fanatic at age 8, and Katie, who has served her well in her new occu- working at newspapers in Maine and bing as a school nurse. Ann wonders if is getting more independent at age 3. pation as real estate agent. If you need Massachusetts, Chris has been at the any Colby grads live in the Harrisburg Alice recently had dinner with Duncan real estate guidance, contact her at Courant since 1986 and has held posi- area. . . . There was at least one Fenway ’81 and Karen Sondergeld Whitney www.westportandbeyond.com. . . . tions as bureau chief and copy editor. Park mini-reunion during 2003. John ’81. . . . Doug Herbert works for Bill Linnell is a building contractor . . . Larry Roop returned to Maine Najarian wrote that he and several Sequential Inc. in sales and lives in remodeling homes in the Portland, and joined the faculty of the Riley friends, including Seth Medalie, Arlington, Va. He and Gail have been Maine, area. Bill recently took his School in Glen Cove as head of the Michael Koonce, Rich Grace, Bill married for more than 15 years and neighbors, Lynn and David Silk ’81 upper-school humanities department. Moorman and Brian Ralphs, met for keep busy with their son, Ted, 8. . . . and their three children, lobstering and Larry had been living and teaching in a mid-summer game. Although the Sox Larry ’81 and Tina Chen Starke and mackerel fishing with him. Bill reports Boston, Dallas and Los Angeles. He lost, John said they “had a great time their son, Ben, traveled to Amsterdam a chance encounter with Theanna also pursued a career as an actor, before, during and after the game.” and Antwerp last June. Tina sent me a Pateropoulos ’78 in Falmouth when performing on stage and in televi- . . . Capt. Bob Benjamin sent holiday great photo via e-mail of Larry and Ben he spotted the Colby sticker on her sion, films and commercials while in greetings from Southwest Asia! Thank in a canal-bike in one of Amsterdam’s car. . . . Scot Lehigh writes that on Dallas and L.A. Larry and his wife, Mia you, Bob, for keeping us posted on canals. . . . Jamie Hansman, Elliott a recent trip to Portland to visit his (Rosner ’84), have two children, John, your travels home and abroad. Bob Pratt and Dick Muther ’81 drove up to sister, he and his wife, Marcia, also 8, and Madeline, 7. . . . Last summer, wrote about the early Christmas Colby last fall for a reunion organized had the chance to visit with Dave my husband, Kevin ’80, and I bought present with the capture of Saddam by Coach Mark Serdjenian ’73 of the Silk. Scot reports that it was great to a 75-year-old Tudor-style house in the and, on the (much) lighter side, that ’78 and ’93 ECAC champion soccer see Dave again, that they talked and Shepherd Park section of D.C. Now he had just been entertained by Robin teams. Jamie reported that he had not talked about old times and new. Dave all our spare time is spent keeping it Williams, Olympic gold medalist Kurt

50 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 Angle, NASCAR driver Mike Wallace make it to print, so this column is a recipes.” Carol also mentioned Tom she continues to stay connected with and a woman from The Best Damn combination of the two. I hope you Underwood, who lives in Gloucester, Colby in her 10th year as a trustee. Sports Show Ever (“whose first name enjoy the information even if it is Mass., and has started a photography Unfortunately, she hasn’t been able to is Leanne!”), all part of a USO holi- “old.” Sarah Lund Peek wrote that business. Check out his Web site keep in touch with many classmates, day tour. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs she has been stationed at Scott AFB, (www.underwoodphoto.com). Carol but she often sees Lynn Brunelle (who General Richard B. Myers introduced Ill., for four years but was getting ready still keeps in touch with Dawn Lep- is doing great out in Seattle with her the show, and Bob sent a great photo to move to Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, anto Taylor, Susan Chase Downes new baby boy, Kai, and hubby Keith). of himself taken with the general. . . . Texas. Her husband, David, is a cap- and Laura Mahoney McGovern ’85. After doing the corporate law stint in Jennifer Maire Hagemann decided tain and will be a flight commander Dawn is married to Davis Taylor ’82, Boston for a number of years, Debbie it was about time to send some news. in the communications squadron in and they live, with their child, Piper, in spent six years as vice president and Jennifer is originally from my home- Texas. She still has four cats and was Holliston, Mass. Susan is a high school general counsel for an Internet con- town, Westwood, Mass., and we were mentally preparing herself for the long English teacher and lives in Simsbury, sulting firm in Cambridge, Mass. (pre-, in elementary school together, so it drive south with all of them in the car. Mass. She has two children, Dylan and during and post-bubble). After such an was doubly fun for me to hear from . . . John Gagne wrote that he’s still Shelby. Laura also has two children, amazing and exhausting experience, her. It is hard for Jen to believe, but skiing 50-70 days a season and is in the Cameron and Anna, and is living in she took a career change to stay at her daughter, Kate, started to apply Kingfield phone book if anyone is in Wrentham, Mass., and working as a home with her two wonderful daugh- to colleges in 2003, and they spent the neighborhood. He also was look- financial analyst. . . . Lisa Wormwood ters, Madeline, 8, and Mackenzie, 6, the summer on the college tour ing for Scott Jones (John says, “Yes took a trip in October with her 8-year- and to travel. Debbie enjoys seeing all circuit! Her other daughter, Leita, is I do Tele also now”), Bernie Hefele old daughter to Gettysburg, Pa., Fort the Colby stickers on the cars in her in eighth grade and loves French and (“still have my bubblecuffer sign”), McHenry, Md., and Washington, D.C. hometown of Andover, Mass., where golf. About five years ago, Jen, her Footnard, Dibs and Ginger Bushell. She saw Jill Bond ’86, who continues she sees many Colby alums—Ted Jen- husband, Henry, and their daughters . . . Bill Rogers wrote from Boulder, to call Washington home and is doing kins ’84, Jami and Karyn Weafer Stahle moved from Marion, Mass., down to Colo., where he has been living for the development work for the National ’86, Barbara Duncan Marchetti ’84 and Naples, Fla., to get away from winters, last 17 years. Eleven years ago he mar- 4-H Council as well as mothering her Bruce Raphael. . . . Jeffrey Smith though they do head back to Marion ried Cathy, and they were expecting two rat terriers, Penny and Juliet. Lisa has been named president and chief for the summers. Jen writes, “Henry their second child, a son, in January. also visited Astrid and Boyd McHugh operating officer of UnitedKingfield and I have our own business—it’s His daughter, Sydney Isabella, was ’83 and their two children at their home Bank in Bangor, Maine. He also will pretty off the wall but a lot of fun! born on January 8, 2002. Bill is plan- in Chevy Chase, Md. Boyd took Lisa serve as a UKB director. An adminis- We work with fruits and vegetables in ning an early retirement—somewhere and her daughter on a tour of Arlington trative science major, he attended the a capsule! We got involved with this in his 90s. In the meantime, he has Cemetery, where his father, the Air New England School of Banking at because I lost my dad to cancer when been working as an employment/labor Force presidential aide to Kennedy and Williams College and is pursuing a he was only 62, and I had to learn the lawyer in Denver since 1990. Bill and Johnson, is buried. Boyd is managing master’s of business administration hard way about how important fruits Cathy took 1995-96 off from work to D.C.’s only ski shop and renovating his at Thomas College in Waterville. . . . and veggies are for disease prevention. travel the world, primarily Southeast home so his teenager and soon-to-be Tom Claytor has been acting in a Thai So, if anyone out there is looking for Asia and the Indian subcontinent, teenager can “have their own space.” movie called First Flight, playing “the something that’s a good preventive and they took Sydney to England Lisa was able to take the trip because, role of a French pilot who comes to and easy to do, check out my Web and Wales for a two-week hiking trip after five years of managing commu- the Kingdom of Siam in World War site, www.hj.hagemann.com.” Jen last fall. Bill also got a chance to try his nications for State Street Corp., she I to teach the Siamese how to fly. The also lectures nationally on preventive hand at general contracting when they took a voluntary severance package film is about West meets East, and you nutrition for health care professionals bought, gutted and remodeled a new with a few thousand other employ- remember what Kipling said: ‘East is earning continuing education credits (old) house last May; he reports that ees. She is thinking about looking for East, and West is West, and never the and also to educate the general public he has no plans to make contracting a job managing communications for a twain shall meet.’” Tom says it has been on disease prevention through nutri- a permanent career. Bill still keeps in quasi-public or global agency that is a fascinating experience because the tion. She joked that she is really putting touch with Al Pare, who visited in the “doing good” in the world. . . . Hope script is in Thai and he is speaking that major in classics to good use! She summer of 2003 without his hair (Al, to see you all at the reunion. French and most of the time he just still rides and trains horses every day I’m quoting Bill, so please direct any —Cynthia M. Mulliken Lazzara doesn’t know what’s going on! He is for her “fun” time, and she adds, “We retorts to the correct person). Bill also also “flying and shooting the aerials love living in Florida, and in January, consoled Tom Underwood and Carol 85 Dwayne Jackson sent a note for the film from an old Polish Wilga when a cold day is 60 degrees, I often Hildebrand about the Red Sox last last September with a suggestion for taildragger with the doors off.” Tom wonder how I survived on Mayflower summer. By chance, Carol was cruis- our class: “Since we have a reunion adds that his favorite filming task so Hill! If anyone comes to Naples, give ing the Web looking for information every five years, why not have some far has been to fly knife-edge between us a call!” . . . Speaking of Westwood, about the reunion and was inspired to sort of alumni vacation or trip every two coconut trees and then do a barrel Mass., I celebrated my 25th high write. She is still living in Wellesley, two or three years?” In lieu of a survey, roll over a rice field for the last scene school reunion over Thanksgiving, Mass., but longs to move where the and if you find yourself with a moment in the film. It was to be released in and I imagine that quite a few others snow is more reliable and mountains to spare, e-mail your thoughts on that December 2003 in commemoration in our class did the same. My high are closer. She has two children, idea to this column. According to of H.M. the King of Thailand’s birth- school and Colby classmate Brian Olivia, who was born in March 2000, Wayne, the Alumni Office actually day and to celebrate the centenary of Russell and his wife, Kathy (Nicker- and Nicholas, who was born in March can help arrange such class adventures. flight. Tom added that he made it son ’84), were at the reunion, too, and 2002. Carol is working full time as a (Would that be a COOT revisited?) back from his flight into Vietnam, it was great to see them. I like to say freelance writer these days, mostly in Wayne acknowledged (and I seconded) where he was invited to have tea with that Brian followed me to Colby, but the business/technology sector. When a strong belief that many of us with General Vo Nguyen Giap. Good luck I know he says I followed him. she wrote, she also was working on a small children may consider a class on your continuing adventures, Tom! —Janice McKeown cookbook with her brother, a chef. It trip—in a decade or so. Perhaps we Keep us posted. . . . If you have addi- should be out this summer or fall from also might set our sights on our next tional news, please send an e-mail to 84 The column I wrote for the Fair Winds Press and titled something “official” class reunion in June 2005! classnews1985@[email protected], use winter issue for some reason did not along the lines of “500 3-ingredient . . . Debbie England Gray wrote that the e-mail address in the list of 1980s

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correspondents or fill out the class news Maine. My 9-year-old liked the photos personality to the head coaching job.” . . . I was back in the Boston area for card in the back of Colby magazine. in the Colby magazine so much, he has “The media’s dream and an athletic the holidays. Always great to catch up —Sue James Geremia already decided that he wants to go to director’s nightmare,” Maine sports with Laury Shea, Norma Delaney, college there!” . . . Chris Engstrom information director Matt Bourque Richard Deering, Kristen Giblin 86 Mary Lou Kopas e-mailed, and Hank Yelle e-mailed that “our said in 1996, as cited in a U.S. College Lindquist and Suzanne Battit, and “I’m living in Seattle. I moved here little Henri Paris, born July 9 at 3 lbs., Hockey online feature. . . . Scott Perry I bumped into Sue James Geremia four years ago from Boston with my 3 oz. and nine weeks early, has been is still singing the blues—he released ’85 and Jay Allen at, of all places, the husband, Chuck Caldart, an environ- home since August 23 and is now (as his fourth CD, a new take on old songs. Dover Legion. I spent two months mental attorney, and two kids, Carson, of Thanksgiving) about 10 pounds and Floyd Press characterized the new CD, previously in Athens scouting for the 9, and Dexter, 7. I’ve been a mostly doing beautifully, cooing and laugh- Hero Worship, as “original interpreta- Olympic Games and landed a job with full-time parent for several years and ing and smiling. We are completely tions of blues.” . . . The Lewisboro Ledger Athens Olympic Broadcasting. Here’s been active in numerous volunteer over the moon.” . . . The Connecticut reported, “As a medical director and to a wonderful 2004! endeavors. I just started back to Post reported, “Cronin vows to keep a lead physician with The Center for —Andrea V. Sarris school at the University of Washing- Tigers working hard.” Greg Cronin Advanced Reproductive Medicine, ton, School of Nursing. I’m working was welcomed aboard as the new Mark P. Leondires, M.D., FACOG, 87 Roma Vasa Rothman e- on a bachelor’s in nursing, then plan head coach of the Bridgeport Sound is board certified in reproductive mailed: “I am an assistant professor to get a master’s in nurse-midwifery. Tigers. Greg thanked Mike Milbury, endocrinology and infertility. Prior of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins We’re enjoying the Northwest: love New York Islanders general manager, to joining the center, he served as the University School of Medicine in the cooler summers, the mountains for his professional support. Milbury director of assisted reproductive tech- Baltimore and conduct clinical work and wilderness but miss the crisp commented, “He’s coached at the col- nologies at Walter Reed Army Medical and research on child and adolescent New England autumns and big winter lege level, he’s coached at the national Center. While under his direction, the anxiety disorders. I am married and snowstorms. We generally spend all of level, he’s coached in international ART Program was one of the most suc- have two children, 4-year-old Meera July back east, since we held on to our play.” Michael Fornabaio reported, cessful in the Washington, D.C., area and 2-year-old Amee. We have been cabin on Birch Island in Casco Bay, “Cronin brings a little more outspoken and in the top 0.1 percent nationally.” traveling a lot with our kids, and this

brian mccabeCasting ’89About Early December. Saturday afternoon. A bright 70-degree L.A. kind ER, say, might be a McCabe/Justice client. “I’ve had someone working of day. Cars whiz by on Sunset Boulevard in front of the Cabo Cantino, on just about every television show,” he said with some pride. a Mexican eatery where Brian McCabe ’89 does lunch while describing Success in McCabe’s hypercompetitive business demands the ability life in the fast (Hollywood talent agent) lane. both to spot and to sell good talent. “There’s no way to define what it is First impression: Brian McCabe fits no preconceived notion of a that makes me pick an actor to represent,” he said over lunch in West Hollywood agent. He’s not slick. He’s not shallow. And he’s not slim. Hollywood. “But there must be a strong connection if I’m going to fight That said, Brian does know how to use the phone. He does know what to the death to help someone succeed. In simplest terms, I can’t dread a it takes to succeed on screen or on stage. And he does know the mean- client’s phone call.” ing of hard work. Most important, he loves what he does. And he’s good On the sales end, a major requisite is getting to know (and get- at it. ting along with) casting directors, whom McCabe calls “the first line of “Nothing prepared me for what I’m doing now,” McCabe said, defense.” They are the people he must convince in order to get through although a quick background check suggests otherwise. Raised in to producers and directors. “I’m not always liked,” he admitted with a Massachusetts, son of a Boston attorney. Majored in English and smile, “but I’m usually respected. It’s all about comfort level; they have minored in performing arts at Colby. Served as VP of the Drama Club to know you’re on top of the business.” (“doing mostly stage manager types of things”). Spent a year in Boston McCabe/Justice receives a daily printout listing casting director calls as a stage manager for a “murder mystery-type for positions to be filled. McCabe must then decide which of his clients, show.” Came to Los Angeles in 1990 and if any, should be pitched for a particular role. “I’ll often call answered an ad in the Hollywood Reporter the casting director and ask, ‘What do you really want?’ so run by the Henderson/Hogan agency, I can tailor my pitch,” he said. “I try to get the best deal I which was looking for an “assistant.” can, but I never accept or decline an offer McCabe’s skill at answering phones and without first running it by the client.” dealing with people soon got him What personal qualities does it take promoted to talent agent. And in June to succeed as a talent agent? Here’s the 2000 he bought the company. Gospel According to McCabe: “Be McCabe’s company, now called aggressive but not too aggressive; know McCabe/Justice (www.atalenta- the rules and regulations; be trustwor- gency.com), represents roughly thy; care about the whole client, the 75 actors. The agency’s job person as well as the career; always is to place clients in roles on return phone calls; and always television (the primary focus), reward loyalty.” film or stage. The actor who —David Treadwell plays a patient or a cop on

52 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 year we spent a lot of time in Paris The Ayers family lives in Columbus, . . . Also in business for himself is Brian 1990s Correspondents and India. I recently went to South Ga., while Andy is finishing a one- Rigney, who owns a building materi- Beach in Miami and met Tris Korten year fellowship in orthopaedic sports als purchase-card business called Blue 1990 and Marco Loretto. . . . Judy Fishel medicine at the Hughston Clinic. . Tarp. The business, based in Portland, Franc-Eric Wiedmer “graduated from GWU Law School . . Hannah and Mark Cosdon had Maine, provides a card for suppliers 70 Hopkins Place in 1991 and went the unconventional their second daughter, Melanie Shayna to give to their customers, essentially Longmeadow, MA 01106 and unexpected route of joining the Marie, in November. Mark teaches in transferring the accounts receivable [email protected] Army JAG Corps in 1992. In the Army the theater department at Allegheny function to Blue Tarp. According 1991 I was stationed in Kentucky, Korea, College in Pennsylvania. No one will to the nice article Colby sent me Lesley Eydenberg Bouvier Maryland and Texas. I got off active be surprised that Mark won a teaching (from an unidentified publication), 26 Swallow Drive duty in 1999 but continue to work for award last spring. . . . Julie Margolis Brian’s company is revolutionizing Hollis, NH 03049 the Army and am currently the deputy Yustein writes that she and Ross wel- the way the construction industry chief counsel for the Army Test and comed their second daughter, Talia, in works. . . . Bryan Cook recently was Jen Flynn Evaluation Command in Alexandria, October. They live in Manhattan, and promoted to assistant vice president 16 Lakeville Road #12A Va., specializing in federal labor and Julie quit her job in advertising to stay in the production division at Amica. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 employment law. I remained in the home with the girls for a few years. . . . I was surprised to run across Kirk [email protected] reserves and am currently a major . . . Melinda Pittis Leitch and her Koenigsbauer’s name when reading 1992 with the 10th Legal Support Organi- husband ran the N.Y.C. marathon for an article on CNN.com. According to William Higgins zation and hoping not to get called up the first time last fall. How they found the article, Kirk is a “strategy manager 31 Colonial Road onto active duty. Unfortunately, still the time to train with a toddler, two at Microsoft’s MSN Internet portal.” Hingham, MA 02043-3638 looking for my soul mate out there.” teenagers and full-time employment . . . I hope to see you all in Waterville 781-749-4746 . . . A son, Marley Quinn Silvestro, is beyond me. . . . Cherie Poulin in June. [email protected] was born to Louis and Heather Szustak has recently become an — Anita L. Terry Anderson Silvestro on November independent Longaberger consultant. 1993 19, 2002, at Winchester (Mass.) She’s having fun doing home shows 92 Please keep the personal infor- Krista Stein Hospital. Heather is expecting their and craft fairs and as a stay-at-home mation coming and always feel free 8 Milford Street #4 second child in April. . . . I received a mom really enjoys the adult contact to fill me in on your old cronies. . . . Boston, MA 02118 few press releases regarding Vermont her new position gives her. . . . Dave Kelly Wenger recently eloped with [email protected] Gov. Jim Douglas’s announcement and Cindy Cohen Fernandez moved her partner, Eric Miller, to Amsterdam. of his “jobs cabinet,” and among the to Ann Arbor, Mich., about a year ago They spent a year there while he earned 1994 cabinet members was our own RB and had their third and, as Dave says, a graduate degree. Kelly was able to Tracy K. Larsen Klinkenberg. The group will meet final child, Grace Ann, in June. Dave reconnect with Jen Greenleaf, who 1747 Curtis Avenue periodically to identify obstacles to reports that Larry Scoville and his wife lives there with her husband, Rich, and Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 job creation in Vermont and ways to also recently moved to Ann Arbor and their new son, Benjamin. Kelly says, [email protected] overcome them. . . . Noriko Miyakoda that Chuck McCormick is engaged. “Jen and I had not seen each other 1995 Hall reports that The Greater Boston . . . Rob Hoopes has been active in since graduation, and it was really cool Yuhgo Yamaguchi Chamber of Commerce presented her electoral politics since he worked with to connect in a place so far away from 5 Newton Street, Apt. 2 with the Pinnacle Award for Emerging Senator Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on his Colby. Eric and I are now back home Cambridge, MA 02139 Executive. She said that the January run for president in 1987. Recently in Portland, Ore., where we run a small [email protected] 29, 2004, event was featured on Rob announced the creation of Hoopes digital communications studio called NECN “and aired throughout that Strategies, a public affairs firm that Squishymedia.”. . . Amy Fang Lannon 1996 week, I’m told. NECN interviewed provides strategic counsel and public of Reading, Mass., is the librarian at Mark Mortensen me (a three-minute thing). Of course affairs programs to free trade, bank- the local public library. Amy received 3450 Rue Drummond Apt. 725B Colby was mentioned.” ing reform, telecommunications and her master’s in library and informa- Montreal, QC H3G 1Y3 —Kathleen Harnett Linger defense industries looking for part- tion science from Simmons College 514-842-7449 ners who appreciate the way political and previously served as the head [email protected] 89 The year 2003 was a good advocacy can promote and protect librarian at Bingham, McCutchen, 1997 year for babies in the Class of ’89. their interests. Rob will continue one of Boston’s largest law firms. Kimberly N. Parker Lynly Anderson Loffredo reports as an adjunct faculty member at the . . . Chris Mastrangelo reports his 85 Melville Avenue that Melissa Hallahan Fairfield’s Graduate School of Political Manage- recent engagement to Erica Marinelli Boston, MA 02124 first baby was due in December and ment and as Fellow at the Institute for of Saugus, Mass. They must have met 617-288-5935 that Rosie Ahkami had her second Democracy, Politics and the Internet. at Boston University Law School, [email protected] son recently. Lynly, Melissa, Ginny . . . According to the Berlin, Conn., where Chris graduated last year and Brackett Marggraf, Carolyn Kes- Web site, Paul Argazzi was re-elected where Erica is currently finishing up 1998 hian Walsh, Jean Moriarty Card to a fifth term on the town council. . . . her degree. Chris and Erica plan a Brian M. Gill and Beth Warburton Merrill had a I couldn’t be more envious of Rachel 2004 wedding. . . . While reading 24 Concord Avenue, Apt. 313 night out in Boston to wish Melissa Tilney, who with husband Clint had a the September issue of the Improper Cambridge, MA 02138-2370 well. Lynly’s tally is that the group blast sailing from Maryland to Florida Bostonian at a local pub I came across 617-230-2254 has 17 kids. Better get that reunion last summer. They planned to head the name of Katie Martin. Katie is [email protected] children’s program ready! . . . Jon to the Bahamas and perhaps beyond back in the Boston area after living 1999 Nash and his wife welcomed their after spending the hurricane season in Boulder, Colo., and Menlo Park, Lindsay Hayes second daughter, Charlotte, in Octo- in N.C. No word whether a June sail Calif. . . . Michael Gosk and Eliza- 130 Long Neck Point Road ber. John just finished his 12th year to Maine for reunion is in the cards. beth Stuart-Gosk ’95 checked in via Darien, CT 06820 at ChildLife, Inc. . . . Andy Ayers’s . . . Stacey Mitchell e-mailed that e-mail from San Francisco. They just 203-655-4664 wife, Kate, gave birth to their second Sarah Maddox Rogers started her had their first baby, Charlie (Colby [email protected] son, James Dawson, in November. own jewelry design business in June. ’26). Beth received a master’s from

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Stanford and is teaching high school Colby lists marriages and same-sex commitment ceremonies as “Milestones” —Krista Stein English in Marin. Mike is a partner in the Alumni at Large section of the magazine. To have a wedding or com- in the law firm of McDermott, Will mitment included, please submit the names of both partners along with the 94 Ethan and Milly Noyes & Emery in Palo Alto. They spend a class year(s), the date and the location of the ceremony to the appropriate Stephenson welcomed a baby boy, lot of time with fellow San Franciscan class correspondent (listed in the Alumni at Large section). For notices of Rowan, in March 2003. They moved Wendy Holcombe ’93 and her family births and adoptions, the parents’ and child’s names, date and location of from Vermont to Ann Arbor, Mich., and are looking forward to going back the birth should be submitted to the appropriate correspondent. where Ethan began his Ph.D. program. to Colby this spring to watch Mike’s . . . David and Lori Cohen Sherf sister Chelsie graduate with the older sister, Joanna, also welcomed works for a nonprofit serving children and their son Adam welcomed baby Class of ’04. . . . Melissa Small and Emma, whose first weigh-in was 8 with developmental disabilities. . . . Jon Jacob in April 2003. . . . After travel- her husband, Stephen Bell, announce lbs., 15 ozs. According to Bonnie the ’94 and Kristen Schuler Scammon ing throughout Ireland in 2002, Sean the birth of their third child, Jordan delivery happened pretty quickly: 30 had their first child, Clare Marie, in and Kathie Pooler Toomey returned McCormick Bell, who was born Octo- minutes after getting to the hospital. February 2003. Kristen also wrote that home to Seattle to learn they were ber 9 in Portland, Maine. That makes Bonnie has kept in touch with Carol her Colby roommate, Erin McTernan expecting, and on June 25, 2003, they three boys for Melissa and Stephen, Chamberlain Martin, who is living in Aaron, and her husband, Bryan, wel- welcomed Kate Suzanne Toomey (7 who also make frequent trips to “the Georgia and has a son, Daniel, Joanna comed their second child a few weeks pounds, 4 ounces). Kathie returned to Hill” with Joshua, 5, and Isaac, 2. and Emma’s playmate. . . . Carlisle and earlier. . . . Meredith Bradt still lives work last fall as a full partner in Cascade . . . Michelle Corrigan recently Liz Thornton Bowling returned in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and is Emergency Physicians. . . . Heather was engaged to Percy Williams Rios from a three-week trip to China to a marketing manager for Pie Medical; and Ross Nussbaum had their first and plans an August 2004 wedding. adopt their daughter, Paige Thornton she’s also in touch with Sibel Akbay child, Alexander Lachlan Nussbaum, Michelle is an account director at Bowling. Paige was born on Septem- and Kimberly Blatz Orbell. . . . Scott last July 17. . . . Ken and Megan Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide ber 13, 2002, in Kunming, China, and Greenfield works for Intel. He and his Harris Boucher are private chefs in D.C. . . . In 2001, Andrew Rhein joined their family on November 3, wife, Lisa, recently had their first child, for two families in Aspen, Colo., and finished his Ph.D. in psychology at 2003. . . . Dave Provencal moved to Mayah Samara. . . . Anna Marie Wrin distributors of nutritional and personal Boston University. He has lived for San Diego in June ’03 to work for Yombo became a stay-at-home mom care products for USANA Health Sci- five years in D.C., where he is with a a biotech company. About a month to daughter Rachelle Evelyn and says ences. Megan and Ken were married in political think tank. On September 7 later, he was at Torrey Pines golf it’s been “nothing but fun.” . . . Patricia July 2001 and enjoyed a honeymoon in he and his wife, Alison, welcomed their course waiting to tee off and ran Marshall ’94 writes that she and her Amsterdam and Egypt before settling first daughter, Charlie Raphaela, and into James Albright. They hadn’t husband, Sean Holland, recently in Aspen. They expected a baby on by September 8 his house was “filled to seen each other since graduation had their second daughter, Grace. . . . January 14, 2004. . . . Andie Sulak is the brim with frilly pink things.” Andy and had no idea either lived in the Patrick Robbins received an honor- getting married in May 2004 in Lake has made a promise to dig up some area. James became engaged to Kate able mention for his short story “The Tahoe to David Bombard, whom dirt on Jay Hermsen, Bryan Chase McElhone in November, and they Emissary” in the 72nd Annual Writer’s she met when teaching skiing in and Joe Savoie. . . . Katie Drowne plan on getting hitched in July near Digest Writing Competition and hopes Breckenridge. She is still in school at is an assistant professor of English at San Diego. . . . My wife, Lauren, for “legions of screaming fans.” . . . UC-Berkeley in the environmental sci- the University of Missouri-Rolla. She and I are expecting our third child Sarah Lee Park is a news correspon- ence policy and management depart- received her Ph.D. in English from in May. Frankie (the eldest) and Jakie dent for NBC. She married H.K. Park ment working (slowly) towards her UNC-Chapel Hill in 2000. Katie and (the troublemaker) cannot wait to see at the Breakers in Florida, and they Ph.D. . . . The Rev. Melissa Wilcox her husband, fellow UMR professor what is in Mommy’s belly. honeymooned in Chile, Argentina Kradel is the Episcopal chaplain at Patrick Huber, have co-written a book —William Higgins and Peru. Amy Dzija Driscoll (who St. Francis House at the University on the popular culture of the 1920s. recently had her first child with hus- of Wisconsin-Madison. Her husband, Their greatest work, however, was 93 Shawn Jenkins recently band Timothy) was matron of honor. Adam, is pursuing a Ph.D. in political delivered on August 29 when their announced his candidacy for sheriff . . . Lesley Frymier married William science. Melissa said she had a won- daughter, Genevieve Morgan Huber, in Suffolk County Mass. His campaign Cook in July 2003 in the British Virgin derful time at Carolyn Read’s wedding entered the world. . . . Eraena and kick-off was well attended by Colby Islands. They and their dog, Nelly, to Rob Anthony in New Hampshire Brian Meehan welcomed their second alums. . . . Todd Bosselait moved love the outdoors; Lesley raced in on September 28, 2003. Melissa was daughter, Angela May, in July. She joins back to Massachusetts from Virginia the ROLEX International Women’s a bridesmaid, and Adam officiated as her older sister, Erika Lee, who turned to take a position with RE/MAX Keelboat Championships and was the their priest. . . . Rich Rygalski joined 2 in November. Brian writes, “we have Associates (real estate). . . . Paul and second highest-placing amateur (her Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson and spent the last few summers preparing a Angela Tennett Butler live in Bangor boat finished 10th overall, behind eight will practice in the firm’s real estate nice campsite in Washington, Maine, and were expecting their third child; professional sailors). . . . Erik Zavasnik and business law practice groups in for us to enjoy each year as I am a high Paul is an elementary school principal is foreign language department chair at Portland, Maine. Prior to attending school history teacher and Eraena is working on a master’s in education, Scarborough (Maine) High School and law school, Rich served in the military a school nurse. Having matching and Angela is a VP at Merrill Bank. organizes an exchange program with a as an intelligence officer and special- vacations is wonderful! We live in . . . Laura Steinbrink founded and school in Costa Rica. . . . Doug Mor- ized in the areas of counter-terrorism/ Belchertown, Mass., with Caesar (our runs Cleveland Bridge Builders, a rione lives in New York City and works force protection. He holds the rank 10-year-old cat).” . . . Kimberly Reeve nonprofit leadership organization, as a television producer and editor. He’s of captain and currently serves in the has been working hard as the director and recently reconnected with Randy in touch with Suzanne Furlong, Bree Maine Air National Guard with the of development and marketing for the Korach ’91, who was selected to be part Jeppson and Chris Chamberlain and 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor. YWCA of Minneapolis. Last summer of the program. . . . Dave and Libby strongly recommends Wylie Dufresne . . . Lisa Conley is still teaching she had the opportunity to represent Repass Dumas live in Kennebunk and ’92’s “killer food” at WD-50 in New seventh and eighth grade language the United States at the World YWCA’s were getting ready to welcome their York, including the celery sorbet arts at the middle school in Bangor, council meeting in Brisbane, Australia. second son. Libby works for Tom’s with peanut butter brittle for des- Maine, where she was hired shortly . . . Rob and Bonnie Dewsbury Chase of Maine. . . . Chip ’90 and Andrea sert—mmm. . . . Have a great spring, after graduation. She has been involved welcomed their second daughter, Krasker Gavin are renovating their everybody! Keep coming with those in numerous curriculum development Emma Lee, on November 11. Her condo in Portland, Maine. Andrea updates. projects and for the past three years

54 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 newsmakers January 20, 2003. They are enjoy- ing parenthood and living in Marin A New York Times feature on Codman Academy, a Dorchester, Mass., college preparatory school whose County, Calif. They often see Adriana minority students are “overwhelmingly poor,” called Codman “a model of the small school that is the Sulak and Stacey Warner, who just new blueprint for urban high schools.” Faculty in the spotlight, including sophomore humanities teacher became an aunt this summer. Stacey Kimberly N. Parker ’97, “pay plenty of attention not only to academics but to the students’ physical, is working for The Rockman Group. emotional and family lives.” . . . In February 2003, Michael and Ali Meyer Hong had a baby, Mat- Milestones thew Meyer Hong. They are having a lot of fun being parents and enjoy Marriages: Leo A. Flanagan Jr. ’90 to Carlene Bell in Methuen, Mass.  Katherine M. Bredbeck ’92 spending time with other Colby alum to Paul H. Thurst in Jones Falls, Ont.  James W. Conrad ’92 to Lori M. Lenskold in Manchester, Vt. babies—Genevieve, Julie Cyr Gibo-  Christina M. Buffum ’93 to Rahul A. Kalke in Wilton Center, N.H.  Carrie M. Smith ’93 to Tom wicz’s baby, and Ella, Laura Keally Woodruff in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.  David M. Smith ’93 to Rebecca S. Mackay in North Hampton, Heywood’s baby. This past summer N.H.  Stephen A. Doherty ’94 to Emily M. Webster in Newmarket, N.H.  Christy H. Everett ’94 the Hongs moved to Newton, Mass., to Nicholas A. Jordan in Orleans, Mass.  Irina F. McCreery ’94 to Christopher D. MacGuire in New where Ali is part-time director of York, N.Y.  Susan M. Hale ’95 to Joshua Levine in Sinclair, Maine  Brian P. Pompeo ’95 to Jennifer college guidance at Newton Country Aquino in Cohasset, Mass.  C. Becket Sorce ’95 to Jean M. Bertrand in New York, N.Y.  Megan M. Day School. . . . Mark and Ingrid Sweeny ’95 to Robert D. Turner in Nantucket, Mass.  Emily A. Coppock ’96 to Jonathan M. Weintraub Kristan Renzi welcomed their second in West Falmouth, Mass.  Matthew J. Ferrari ’96 to Emily S. vonTrapp in Waitsfield, Vt.  Sarah Jane daughter, Olivia Catharine Renzi, on Gelman ’96 to Timothy F. Carney in Ridgeway, Ont.  Robert T. Gold ’96 to Bettina Gold in Oliveria, May 27, 2003. Her big sister, Nia, turned 2 in September. Joan and Jeff N.Y.  Brant McKown Janeway ’96 to Laura L. Chittenden in Alpine, N.Y.  Nicholas B. Lambert Cohen and their son, Tim, attended ’96 to Julia L. Young at Sebago Lake, Maine  Nina A. Leventhal ’96 to Matthew A. Paquin ’98 in the birthday party. Jeff and his family New York, N.Y.  Andrew S. Milgram ’96 to Melanie Berkman in New York, N.Y.  Bradley R. Smith live in Havertown, Pa., and he is a ’96 to Margaret Gordon in Hamburg, Pa.  Kayla B. Baker ’97 to Jesse Strandberg in Kennebunkport, lawyer with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Maine  Mark J. McInnis ’97 to Darcie Veilleux in Waterville, Maine  Kathleen M. Mulcahy ’97 to . . . Karen and Ted Gulley had their  William H. Hopper in Cyprian Keys, Fla. Marah E. Smith ’97 to Zachary J. Durrance in Narragansett, second child, Drew Eaton Gulley, R.I.  Leah B. Tortola ’97 to Sean W. Walton in Waltham, Mass.  Sarah C. Eno ’98 to Peter C. Felmly on November 20, 2003. Dad, Mom, ’98 in Old Lyme, Conn.  Geoffrey R. Kelsey ’98 to Maureen A. McMahon in Barrington, R.I.  Jennifer Drew and big sister Meghan live in A. Lane ’98 to Ethan R. Townsend in Glover, Vt.  Marie-Claire L. Overgaag ’98 to Keith J. Barnaba in Mansfield, Mass. . . . Dave andMarile Carpinteria, Calif.  Michael S. Pearl ’98 to Melanie A. Puza in Stamford, Conn.  Kevin F. Soja ’98 to Haylon Borden welcomed Jack Joann E. Reilly in Middlebury, Vt.  Jeni K. Spear ’98 to Jonathan B. Howe in Arlington, Mass.  Peter Harry on October 4, 2003. . . . Matt A. King ’99 to Jacquelyn R. Damigella in Boston, Mass.  Mark S. Melander ’99 to Amanda V. Gerstmayr and Kamin McClelland Macomber in Woodstock, Vt.  Samuel S. Poor III ’99 to Olivia C. Severs in Kinderhook, N.Y.  Heather A. welcomed twin girls, Katherine “Kate” Sanders ’99 to Todd R. DiCaprio in Las Vegas, Nev.  Cecilia K. Stashwick ’99 to Paul J. Fleming ’99 and Madeline “Maddy,” on October in Hanover, N.H. 11, 2003. . . . Thomas and Josette Huntress Holland expected their first child (allegedly a boy) last December. Births: A daughter, Madeline Wotherspoon Bryant, to Ellen M. Dunham and Shawn D. Bryant ’93  A . . . Thanks for all of the news! son, Ethan Wendell Phillips, to Jason ’96 and Betsy Robinson Phillips ’95  A daughter, Mallory Dillon, —Tracy K. Larsen to Andrew and Elizabeth Whelen Thut ’95  A daughter, Kaitlyn, to Norman and Jennifer Stewart Guay ’96  A son, Chapin Paxton Woods, to Jenny Chapin and A. Walker Woods ’97  A son, Owen 95 C. Becket Sorce and Jean Charles Gupta, to Raji ’99 and Jennifer Spiess Gupta ’98. Marie Bertrand got married in Octo- ber 2003 in New City, N.Y. They met has coached the varsity field hockey life. . . . Sandy Benson married Craig Ohio. . . . In August, Richard and Laura as associates at Cadwalader, Wicker- team at Bangor High School. Last May Sargent of Bow, N.H., on September Eanes Martin moved to The Gunnery sham & Taft, a New York law firm. she got engaged to Shawn McPhee, 20, 2003. Her twin sister, Sue Benson in Washington, Conn. Laura, who is Becket graduated from the Boston a school social studies teacher, and Panilaitis, was matron of honor, and teaching one class and working part University School of Law, and Jean is planned an August wedding. . . . Bruce Panilaitis sang a solo during the time in the admissions office, said that studying for a master of laws in taxation On September 13, 2003, Rebekah ceremony. Jen Lock Beauvais, Beth life is hectic with a toddler, two big dogs at NYU. . . . Jen Benwood and Conrad Freeman married Louis Schulze, an Tilton Lake ’93, Michelle Parady and 16 sophomore boys in their dorm, Saam ’96 were married in Seattle on attorney in Boston. Maids of honor Malach ’93 and Patty Bechard ’96 but so far they are adjusting to a “new” September 20. In attendance were were Heather Lounsbury and Stacey also attended. Sue and Bruce had a school just fine. Richard coaches three Alyson Angino Germain, Kathy Warner. Bridesmaids included Sara first son, Jack, on January 6, 2003. sports, so Laura and their daughter, Christy, Michelle Grdina, Alisa Ferry Gyan, Carolyn Hart, Marile . . . On November 22, 2003, Irina Isabel, frequent the football field or Masson and Michelle Wyemura. . . . Haylon Borden and Kim Mor- Fleming McCreery married Chris- rink for their afternoon “activity.”. . . Todd and Marissa Shaw Glowac rison Lysaght ’90. John Grady was topher Daniel MacGuire. Irina was Jonathan “Wolfguy” Blumberg and welcomed their first child, Rebecca a groomsman. Chris Austin, Dave until August a sales representative his wife, Nasiveli Sarygulova, had a Glowac, in November. . . . Michael O’Shea ’93, Jon Frothingham ’95 and for Natori, a lingerie and accessories baby girl, Tamiris Adina Blumberg, on ’92 and Elizabeth Stuart Gosk are Chris Whitehead ’96 also attended. company in New York. She is a trustee September 30, 2002. They are living living in San Francisco and recently The couple honeymooned in Hawaii of Catholic Big Sisters, a mentoring in the Park Slope neighborhood of had their first baby, Charlie. Beth and are living in Boston. Last fall, program in New York. Christopher Brooklyn, N.Y., and he works in risk received a master’s in education from Rebekah started a doctorate program is a marketing analyst at Tiffany & management for American Express. Stanford and is teaching high school in education at Boston University, Company in New York. He gradu- . . . Jeff ’93 and Connie Huffine Zlot English in Marin. Mike is a partner in where she also works in residence ated from the College of Wooster in had a baby boy, Jacob Dann Zlot, on the law firm of McDermott, Will &

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sarahOpportunity eustis Calls ’96 “Latitude and longitude is hard,” Ms. Eustis warns as she begins her understood me.” After graduation she followed lesson. “Atlases in front, please. Stephanie is drowning, and we need that model and landed a job at a private school in to save her. You got your GPS brains on?” The seventh graders nod and Albuquerque, N.M., where she taught history and lean closer to hear Stephanie’s imaginary coordinates. coached soccer. “The key was holding the girls to Sarah Eustis ’96 teaches social studies at Link Community School, high expectations while supporting and caring for them,” she said. a small, private middle school in economically depressed Newark, N.J. The highlight of living in the Southwest for Eustis was outdoor The school’s weighty mission is to turn out students prepared for private exploration. She skied through winters and trained for marathons and high school—and equipped with scholarship money. “We have to take triathlons. But after four years in the classroom, she felt she had grown the kids from a low level to a very high level in two years,” Eustis said. as much as she could on her own and decided to apply to graduate “Newark is a hard place for a kid to grow up. We want to allow the kids school. “I chose Brown, but deferred for a year,” she said. opportunities to leave or to change Newark.” Eustis deferred to the highway: she bought a Volkswagen camper, Eustis grew up in Waterville on the edge of the Colby campus and packed up her dog, Ellie, and spent eight months traveling around the first attended Colby at the age of 3—as a student at Colby’s nursery perimeter of the U.S. “Every day I was learning new things and meeting school. Fifteen years later she resumed her education there as an new people. I never felt alone,” she said. “I could go to a café or to a American studies major and played on the women’s soccer team. “Colby beach and strike up a conversation.” renewed my love for learning that I had lost in high school,” she said. “I At the end of her journey, she sold her van and headed to Brown for felt respected by my professors.” 11 months of intense teacher training. She then looked for a teaching As a senior, Eustis discovered that she grasped concepts best when position in “a place where getting an education was a hard thing to do.” teaching them to her classmates: “I would get such pleasure if people Link met her criteria. Last year she threw herself into the culture of the school, where teachers hold themselves and each other to exceedingly high standards. Eustis consistently worked 13-hour days. By spring, she was overwhelmed. She consulted with a few of her Brown professors. “They said, ‘yes, that’s the problem with inner-city schools; teachers burn out,’ and I didn’t want to be that person that burns out.” While this year she’s learned to strive for a more balanced lifestyle, Eustis still goes above and beyond: when no one at the school could legally drive the yellow school bus to field trips and sports games, she obtained a commercial bus driver’s license. Back in her classroom, the bell rings. “I’m here after school if anyone has questions about homework,” Eustis says. A wiry boy with an Afro throws his coat on the floor in his rush to get to his next class. “What kind of respect does that show for your clothes and my classroom?” she asks. He sheepishly retreats and hangs up his coat. “Thank you,” she says. “And I like your new haircut.” Eustis infuses the disciplined structure of her classroom with positive reinforcement. “But you can’t be sticky-sweet,” she says. “They know when you are real and not real.” —Carlin Flora

Emery in Palo Alto. “We are looking and looked forward to being a family visited Brendan Cavanaugh over the Cleveland, where he received a juris forward to going back to Colby this of four. She heard from Lissie Dunn Thanksgiving holidays in Chicago, doctorate/M.B.A. “Interestingly, my spring to watch Mike’s sister Chelsie Monroe, who lives in Tucson, Ariz., where Brendan is in his first year of a former portfolio manager at the Ever- graduate in May 2004,” writes Beth. and recently welcomed the birth of cardiology fellowship at Northwestern green Funds called me to see if I knew . . . For her 30th birthday, Kaatje Van her second baby, a boy. . . . Sarah University. . . . Charles Prescott Andy Colligan ’94,” writes Bill. (Andy der Hoeven Kraft and a friend from Bohlinger is living in Cabin John, joined the humanities division of passed away suddenly in 2002.) “His high school hiked the 100-mile wilder- Md., and working as the quality assur- Southern Vermont College in Ben- good friend’s father received Andy’s ness in Maine last summer. She says ance chef for the gourmet supermar- nington. He received his master’s from heart. Since the recipient was a very it rained seven out of the 10 days they kets and restaurants division of the University of Illinois, where he large man, he required an abnormally were out there: “I sort of forgot what Lancaster Foods Inc., a produce com- currently is pursuing a Ph.D. . . . Bill large heart. After rooming for two rain is like living in Arizona. Wouldn’t pany. “I am doing private catering on Driscoll and his wife bought a house years on hockey trips with Andy, I have changed it for anything.” . . . the side, and after my sister’s wedding in Downers Grove, Ill., and had their questioned his sanity but never his Deborah Fletcher Muniz lives in last year am addicted to ballroom first child, Gavin, in March 2003. He heart.” . . . Brian Pompeo exchanged Southern California and enjoys the dancing (a far cry from chopping passed the level 3 CFA exam last June marriage vows with Jennifer Aquino sunny beach life with her husband and wood),” writes Sarah. . . . Fred and and has been hanging out with Toby on August 17, 2003, in Cohasset, Mass. daughter, Amanda, now 2 1/2. They Heather Johnson Webster expect True, who moved to Chicago follow- After traveling in New Zealand and were expecting another girl in April their second child in early May. They ing graduation from Case Western in Australia, the couple lives in Boston.

56 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 She is the director of the study abroad Scheck ’97 and her parents in Camden, she is living in Phippsburg, Maine, to know that I graduated in 1996 but program and associate director of the where he also saw former Colby Eng- and is a photographer as well as the was Class of 1997 at the beginning international center of Bentley Col- lish professor Rick Russo walking up manager of a photo lab and darkroom . . . and that I was a male then and lege. He is a senior consultant for the street. While in Maine, Josh made in Bath. . . . Susan Hale and Joshua still am today.” Apologies, Maxime. Boston Wireless in Natick, Mass. . . . the pilgrimage to Waterville, where Levine were married May 17 in Sin- . . . Nina Leventhal married Mat- Kristen and Matt Morrissey, a cor- he reconnected with Charlie Bassett, clair, Maine, with Lenia Ascenso as thew Paquin ’98 on June 21, 2003, in porate accounts manager at Phase who provided him with a chauffeured maid of honor. Sue works at Citizens New York City. Katherine Holliday Forward in Waltham, Mass., had their tour of the Colby campus and the Bank in Manchester, N.H. Joshua Sohn, Rachel Wolf Preti, Kevin and first child, Norah, on June 10, 2003. surrounding community. “It was great attends graduate school at Yale School Nicole Jalbert Pirani, Becky Trufant Matt and family live in Newburyport, to catch up with Charlie and to get to of Forestry and the Yale School of White and Keith ’94 and Heather Mass. He played in a golf tournament see Waterville with a long-time resi- Management, where he is studying for Duley Gleason were in attendance. put on by Mark Jackson last summer dent and guide,” writes Josh. Josh has a joint master’s in environmental . . . Even if you’ve written in recently, (to raise money for a rare form of recently switched jobs and is now management and business administra- take three minutes to e-mail classnews cancer) in memory of his dad, who working at Lakeridge Elementary tion. They honeymooned in Morne [email protected] and let us know passed away in 2001. Mark continues School on Mercer Island, Wash., as a Rouge, Grenada, and live in Branford, what’s going on in your little corner of to work as the director of football technology specialist supporting stu- Conn. . . . Megan Sweeny married the world—engagements, weddings, operations for the University of South- dents, teachers and Macintosh com- Bert Turner last September in Nan- new additions, promotions, acquisi- ern California. Mike Manning, Rick puters. He also caught Bruce Mason’s tucket, Mass. Megan is a design tions, degrees, honors, awards, lottery Catino and Chris Fossella rounded appearance on Good Morning America. assistant at William Hodgins, residen- winnings, relocations or even just an out Matt’s foursome in the tourna- . . . Last September, Jon Blau ’94, Abby tial interior designers in Boston. update on the status quo. Hope to hear ment. Chris and his wife, Dana, Eskin ’97, Marinel Mateo ’94, Chris Megan received two master’s, one in from you soon. expected their first child in October. Lohman, Mike Rosenthal, Marc humanities from the University of —Mark Mortensen . . . Lindsay Bennigson Jernigan and Rubin, Andrew Vernon and I went Chicago and the other in art history her husband report the arrival of their to Madison, Wis., to attend the wed- from Boston University. Bert is an 97 Jennifer Adams graduated daughter, Aliza Cathryn, on April 3, ding of Josh Eckel ’94 and Catherine operations manager with EF Educa- from the University of Colorado Medi- 2003. “She is a happy, giggly, fast- O’Leary. It was a beautiful ceremony tion, a company in Cambridge, Mass., cal School and spent several months growing baby, and I’m loving every under sunny skies on the shore of Lake that runs language schools and in Nepal before moving to San Fran- moment of motherhood,” writes Mendota. . . . Mark Roark and Jen- arranges student exchanges. cisco to start her residency in internal Lindsay. “This coming academic year nifer DeBoer got married in August. —Yuhgo Yamaguchi medicine at UCSF, where she is in the I will be home with her as much as They live in Portland, Ore., where second year of a residency in internal possible while working on my dis- Mark is a financial analyst for Pixel- 96 After a bumper-crop of news medicine. She was recently engaged sertation (clinical psychology Ph.D. works, Inc., and Jennifer is studying for the last column, this time around we and planned a September wedding in at the University of Vermont) and at Oregon State University to become have only a few contributions, mostly Santa Cruz. . . . Liz Baker moved back doing some teaching.” . . . Dr. Faisel a dietician. . . . Michelle Grdina was from the backlog. Beth Atkinson to Boston and planned on working at M. Zaman has been traveling all over recently featured in an article about wrote that she lives in the grand (and the university level in development the nation. He recently got back from speed dating in the July 9 issue of the very flat) land of Indianapolis, Ind., and fund raising. . . . Josh and Kate working at the Emory Sports Medicine Improper Bostonian. She was asked to doing her residency in emergency Charbonnier Oeltjen remain in New Center in Atlanta. Last year he worked try three-minute, seven-minute and medicine and absolutely loves it. Her Jersey, where Kate is in her last year at in North Carolina, Salt Lake City and eight-minute dating and report her favorite part of residency is being a Rutgers Law School and Josh is in his New York. He’s now at the University impressions. To summarize, Michelle flight physician on their helicopter last year at Princeton for his Ph.D. in of Pennsylvania doing a fellowship in said, “I definitely met some people rescue service. . . . In June 2002 molecular biology. . . . Matt Burgener interventional spine operations. He that I would like to remain in contact Melissa Taylor and her husband, graduated from the Darden School of had a great summer motorcycling, with . . . although I didn’t meet anyone Jesse Beckwith, moved to Pennsyl- Business last May, and he, his wife, mountain biking and hiking in the I want to date.” Oh well. . . . Jonathan vania, where she started a three-year Mary, and their Lab, Colby, headed canyons of Utah and plans on taking Bowden and Denise Mailloux ’97 got pediatric residency at Hershey Medical to Austin, Texas, to start a new job in his car to the Bonneville Salt Flats to married in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Center. . . . Anna Goldsmith is still consumer marketing at Dell Computer try to join the 130-150 mph club soon. in September. . . . Jennifer Gennaco living in Cambridge, Mass., running Corporation. . . . Jill Rathbun remains “As great as things are here,” he wrote, is teaching grade six English and her own business writing company, in Winter Park, Colo., and is the office “I still wish I was back in my Colby language arts in Falmouth, Mass. . . . The Hired Pens. . . . Azeen Chamar- manager of a transportation/rafting days rocking out with Atrocity and Hilary Anderson and Charles Ander- bagwala graduated in May 2002 company, where she’s been for the funking things up on the WMHB son got married in Phoenix in October. from the University of California at last three years. . . . Henry Lo was airwaves!” . . . Ginny and Drew Snow Hilary is a sales manager for Celerity Berkeley with a master’s in information recently elected to a local school are proud parents of Charlotte Gard- Inc., and Charles works in business management and systems. She lives in board in L.A. County. He sits on the ner Snow, born on April 23, 2003. development for ShinEtsu Microsi, Silicon Valley and works as a program Garvey board of education, which Drew says, “Charlotte continues to both in Phoenix. . . . In June, Sandy manager for Microsoft Corporation. is a 7,000-student school district. grow quickly, smiles a lot and talks all Bugbee bought a gift shop in Booth- . . . Maxime Hibon e-mailed to say . . . Alexander Ammerman taught of the time, although we can’t under- bay Harbor, Maine. The Custom that “the rumors were false! I didn’t English lit for three years at the stand a word yet. We are all enjoying House sells homemade pottery, jew- quite yet have a sex change. Reading International College and American life in Boston’s South End.” . . . Karen elry, lamps and other fine gifts. She the class notes in the summer issue University of Beirut, then left Lebanon Andreas is living and working in Costa bought the shop from a long-time on the Web I saw ‘Maxime Hibon in July 2003. Afterwards, he accepted Rica for the School for Field Studies family friend. “It worked out perfectly was sent by her company back to a position teaching at Robert College and will be there for at least the next . . . I have never been happier!” reports Paris to work in a partnership with of Istanbul, Turkey. “The plan is to year. She’d like to know if there are Sandy. . . . Kathleen Wolf married Paris’s leading modeling agency and stay here for a couple of years before any other Colby folks in Costa Rica. David Kenney on August 10 in Plym- represents their clients for endorse- returning to the States and suffering . . . Josh Burker returned to Maine outh, Mass., where they now live. ments, licensing and brand-making through more higher education,” he in August to meet up with Meghan Danielle Lacombe Sipos was a guest; exposures.’ I thought you may want said, “but the Levantine notion of time

COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 | 57 Alumni at Large 1990s-2000s is historically lax. In any event, I am Jeffrey m. Wheeler ’90 to work in the operations and strategic happy teaching courses in architectural planning side of carnival management. history and Western thought, and Tur- What he does Technology director, Hermon, Maine. . . . Devin Colman recently moved to key’s intimidating geography will keep What he’s done lately Helped create a computer system that Springfield, Mo., to a position as cura- my travels frequent and healthy.” . . . connects the town’s schools, students, businesses, homes. tor of exhibitions at the Springfield Art Congrats to Jon Levin, who married Who’s left out Nobody. Museum. . . . Andy McCullough is Elizabeth Aloupis in June ’03 in Wal- Who noticed Maine Gov. John Baldacci. back in Maine and has been involved pole, Mass. The couple honeymooned How we know Baldacci praised Wheeler in the State of the State with the research and development for in Aruba. Adam Elboim was also in address. upcoming L.L. Bean products, specifi- attendance at the wedding. . . . Yawa cally their canoe line. . . . Robert and What Wheeler said that has to do with Colby “I learned how to solve Duse-Anthony recently purchased a Tammy Blair Kirk are expecting the problems, and that problems can often be solved for nothing.” house in Metheun, Mass., and moved birth of their first children in May. No, in with her boyfriend. She was voted that’s not a mistaken plural—they’re onto the Merrimack Valley board Monterey, is a senior product manager Pete Felmly, who were married last having twins! They’re very excited of directors and the WTS diversity for Benetech in Palo Alto. September in Lyme, Conn. . . . Kevin and hope to find out soon whether committee. . . . April Armstrong —Kimberly N. Parker Thurston finished graduate school at they are boys, girls or one of each. Campbell is a veterinary technician Johns Hopkins and returned to Maine, Big brother Cody, 9, just can’t wait at the VCA Northboro, Mass., Animal 98 Time has been flying along where he is now an instructor at the to meet his new half-siblings and has Hospital after she worked in Worcester since we’ve graduated, and some Kieve Leadership Decisions Institute. already begun suggesting names. . . . in the same capacity for two years. She news is from the backlog. Stu Will- Recently he met up in Boston with Congratulations also are extended to and her band, Common Ground of son quit his investment banking job friends Phil Hindin, Paul Conway Claire Overgaag and Keith Barnaba, Boston, play all throughout the Hub. . at UBS Warburg after three years and and Jon Olinto, all of whom are doing who were married September 20, 2003, . . Jeannie Miesowicz is still living in took a position with Central Park Sum- well. Jon opened a fast-food health at the bride’s parents’ home in Califor- Milan, where after two years she has merStage, the summer music festival in restaurant with a friend from grade nia, with a reception there following a personal shopping business called N.Y.C. In September he planned to go school and with Anthony Rosenfeld the ceremony. The newlyweds honey- Strictly Shopping. She also styles for back to school at Columbia University. ’97, formerly of Boston’s L’Espalier, as mooned in Kauai and currently live in Catwalk. . . . Ashley Ring is engaged He’s enjoying life and taking pleasure cook. The 48-seat eatery, which they Pleasant Hill, Calif. Claire is a nurse to Bates alum David Gair and has a in no longer having to work 80-hour call b.good, opened on Jan. 12 at 131 practitioner working in Oakland, and June wedding planned in Colorado. weeks. . . . Tina Goudreau Collison Dartmouth Street next to the Back her husband is a buyer for the Clorox Ashley is in medical school at VCU was to receive her Ph.D. in organic Bay train station in Boston’s South Company, also located in Oakland. on the campus of the Medical Col- chemistry last August and looked End. Their slogan: “real.food.fast”; . . . Julie M. Fidaleo graduated from lege of Virginia. . . . Michelle Lin forward to a teaching position at their mission: serving traditional but law school in May and returned to received her master’s in marketing Rochester Institute of Technology. healthy fast food that is low-fat but the law firm of Arnold & Porter (the from Northwestern and has started her She says she’s ready for a real job and still flavorful. They use low-fat natural same firm where she was a legal assis- own marketing firm with a focus on is amazed that she’ll be teaching col- ingredients and low-fat cooking meth- tant after graduating from Colby) in commercial and residential real estate. lege students since she still feels like ods—and no preservatives—and they Washington, D.C. . . . Trivia for the . . . Erik and Christine Brown Irish one herself. . . . Robyn Thomlinson offer 28 sandwiches, salads, dinners, New Year: what is the only word in welcomed their second daughter, Abi- ([email protected]), in her side dishes and smoothies, served the English language that has three gail Rose, on November 16. Christine second year at Temple Medical School, in two to three minutes for $7.52 sets of consecutive double letters? I’ll will stay at Maine Medical Center as is engaged to Rich LaBarca, her part- or less. Their hope is that you can’t talk to you all soon! an emergency physician after finishing ner of 10 years. No wedding date is get too much of a b.good thing. . . . —Brian M. Gill her residency this June. . . . Karen set. . . . Marc Hachey has been living Congratulations also go to Mignon Hoppe was to marry Andrew Bradford in Walnut Creek, Calif., for the past Winger, who was married to Chris- 99 Our reunion is around the on Feb. 14, 2004. . . . Jennifer Law- three years after spending two years in topher Lewis on October 4, 2003, in corner—can’t wait to see you in June! rence is engaged and has an October San Diego. He is working as a geolo- Syracuse, N.Y. Rebecca Allen was the . . . Bill Hinton successfully completed wedding planned in California wine gist for a geotechnical engineering firm honor attendant, and Shana Dumont the Iron Man Florida Triathlon on country. Her business, Diva Designz and studying to become a registered ’99 was a bridesmaid. Other Colby Nov. 8. The event begins with a 2.4- (www.divadesignz.com) is expanding California geologist. Marc has enjoyed guests included Steve and Amy Lyons mile Gulf of Mexico open water swim and booming. . . . Jen Mason writes, “JJ mountain biking all over northern Higgs, William Chamberlain, Myles followed by a 112-mile bike ride, then Eklund, Kate White and I all ran and California and occasionally sees Kirk Merrell, Dan Noyes, Jeff Brown, finishes with a marathon run of 26.2 finished the Marine Corps Marathon Schuler. . . . Harris Eisenstadt is Samuel Harris and Phil ’99 and Anna miles. Bill placed 52nd in his field in October. JJ also is getting hitched based in Los Angeles, playing, writ- Bridges Boone ’99. Mignon graduated of 80 with a time of 13 hours and in May to Mike McGawn at a location ing and teaching music. Travels in 2003 in May 2003 with an M.F.A. in film 47 minutes—wow! Bill is the year- near Aspen. At her engagement party I took him throughout North America, from Syracuse University’s College of round director of the outdoor school ran into Steve Measelle ’98 and Brett to Africa and to Europe. For more info, Visual and Performing Arts, and the of Camp Classen YMCA in Davis, Chardavoyne. They are both doing visit harriseisenstadt.com. . . . After couple planned to move cross country Okla. . . . Kim Cheah and David well. Steve is working on a project in graduating in 2001 from Marquette to L.A. in January. . . . Leah Bernstein Tedeschi ’96 got married on July 5 in the Northwest, and Brett is a lawyer University with a master’s in communi- is engaged to Michael Jacobson. They Penang, Malaysia (Kim’s homeland). here in Denver.” . . . Wendy Morris cation, Marc Nichols began working are both in the same class in medical Erica Silbersher (tennis/squash was to marry Marc Levine on Feb. 28 for the Edward Jones Dedicated Team school and will be graduating in June. coach ’96-’99), Deb Pepe (nurse at in San Francisco. Wendy is director at Putnam Investments. Since then he Dawn Seckler will be her bridesmaid the Health Center and host parent of annual giving at Marin Academy has moved on to Adviser Investment for the wedding this April. . . . Jon to Kim), Kris Hamel ’98 and Iva in San Rafael. Marc, who graduated Management, a money-management Foster is still living in Washington, Ilieva-Hamel, Dylan Commeret, from Cal State-Northridge in 1996 firm in Watertown, Mass., that special- D.C., and attending business school at Marta Miko, Emily Hinckley Ellis, and completed postgraduate studies izes in Vanguard and Fidelity funds. . . . George Washington University. After Thanh Nguyen, Mary Schwalm, at the Naval Postgraduate School in Congratulations go to Sarah Eno and graduating he plans to use his M.B.A. Erin Whelan, Michelle Farrell ’01,

58 | COLBY • S P R I N G 2 0 0 4 Photos of weddings or commitment ceremonies involving Colby alumni are still living in the Burlington, Vt., 2000s Correspondents may be submitted for use on “The Blue Light,” Colby’s alumni Web site. area. Megan is in her first year of 2000 Visit www.colby.edu/alumni/photos to view photos of weddings and other the master’s in social work program at UVM, and Jared is working at a c/o Meg Bernier alumni gatherings. Please identify all alumni pictured, including class years. Colby College ski shop and also for a construction Send prints to Alumni Relations, 4310 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME Office of Alumni Relations 04901-8843 or e-mail digital images to [email protected]. company in the summer. They got Waterville, ME 04901 engaged just before Christmas and 207-872-3185 Kazumi Nakanishi ’98, Sonia Totten and are now engaged! They plan to plan to get married sometime in the [email protected] ’98 and Ken Wilson ’96 were all in marry in Harwichport, Mass., this summer of 2005 when Megan’s done attendance. The guests were there summer. . . . Robyn Osborn began with school. She and Carolyn Massa 2001 for the whole celebration, which a dual-track Ph.D. program last fall traveled out to Denver in January to Dana D. Fowler included a tea ceremony, reception in medical and clinical psychology at visit Kamini Bhargava and Nick 353 East 78th Street, 11B and week-long tour of the country. the Federal Military Medical School LaRusso. . . . On September 6, New York, NY 10022 . . . Sarah Hewins’s company is (Uniformed Services University of 2003, Kate Gardiner married Scott [email protected] up and running. See what Sarah is the Health Sciences) in Maryland Tucker ’02 in Gardiner, Maine. Erin 2002 up to at sheswickedcrafty.com. . . . (although she remains a civilian). Roberts and Melanie Guryansky Lydia Terry Tom Buchanan had been in Boston Robyn often sees John Maddox, who’s were bridesmaids, and Michael Sesko 819 Marquette Street since 1999 but returned to Denver in medical school there, too. Robyn ’02 was a groomsman. Kate and Scott, Dallas, TX 75225 in August to attend the University also ran her first marathon in the D.C. currently living in Boston, will move [email protected] of Denver College of Law. Tom and area in November. . . . Matt Sawatzky this summer to New Orleans, where 2003 Pete Kugeler finally stopped being passed the third and final level of the Scott will attend Tulane Medical in the Lauren Tiberio roommates after seven years but are CFA program and looks forward to fall. . . . Michael Farrell wrote to say he 131 Valley View Drive living about three blocks from each actually having a life again. He also picked up a new hobby—fire poi spin- Wethersfield, CT 06109-2621 other in Denver. . . . Heather Sand- reports that a large ’99 contingent ning (check out www.poispinner.com). [email protected] ers and Todd Robert DiCaprio were attended Mark Melander’s wedding Last July he hiked to the summit of married June 16, 2003, at the Mandalay to Amanda Gertsmayr (Colgate ’98) Mount Kilimanjaro with a friend he visited from Boston College Law Bay Hotel, Las Vegas. Heather is a in July. Making appearances were Jay met while studying abroad with the School. Emily Dupill came up from medical student at the University of Cuenca, Dave McGill, Brad Selig, Colby in Cork program, and in May American University Law School in Pittsburgh Medical School. . . . Alli- Tucker Jones, Matt Williams, Ross he plans to run the Vermont City D.C. She saw Stephanie McMur- son Birdsong is teaching Spanish and McEwen, Andrew Wnek, Ben Marathon with Steve Horowitz. . . . rich, who is working on her Ph.D. in coaching lacrosse at the Northwood Waterhouse, Lynn Powers, Chris Hilary Smyth is engaged to Michael clinical psychology at the University School in Lake Placid, N.Y. . . . In a Fleming and Katie Lawrence. Katie Wirtz and will be married in July. She of Miami. Lauren Stevens stayed with recent issue of this magazine, incorrect earned her graduate degree from Har- is working in the development office Mindy Mraz, who is still conquering information was written about Larry vard in June and is now a Fellow at at Milton Academy. . . . Our class is global economics at Lehman Brothers Spollen. Larry is not married or a cur- the Decordova Museum in Lincoln, looking for a new correspondent. and being extremely creative on the rent grad student. . . . Ali Mian will Mass. . . . Ross McEwen loves life Please step up! side. Michelle Chandler now works be a first-year med student at MCV back in Colorado after a few years in for the famous interior design firm this fall. . . . Sasha Brown married Boston. He keeps himself busy during 01 Abbie Parker announced her Bunny Williams. Rachel Rokicki has Rob Worsham in June 2003. Sasha the day at an insurance sales job and engagement to Marc McEwen! Marc a fabulous new job at Penguin Books. also graduated in May from Boston spends his nights trying to revive the is coaching hockey and finished his Emily Mahlman sadly moved out of University with a master’s in journal- pegged-pants look at the Denver hot first semester at Maine Law. . . . Becky our apartment but has a great job writ- ism and now works with a daily paper spots. . . . Doug Comeau graduated Munsterer mentioned how much fun ing for a high-profile morning news outside of Boston. Sasha said, “Rob from the University of New England they all had celebrating with friends program in Philadelphia. I also moved and I recently became parents of a College of Osteopathic Medicine in and the wedding party in Boston to a new job, working as the photo Chihuahua named Rocky.” . . . After June and began a residency in family last November. Becky is getting her editor at Gotham magazine. I work teaching French in high school for practice and sports medicine at Tufts master’s at Dartmouth and learning the with the uber-chic N.Y.C. magazine three years, Emily Dowd has started University Family Practice Residency. quickest ways to drive to Boston to visit editor-in-chief, Jason Oliver Nixon a master’s program in French at the He will be working at New England Chris. . . . Mandy Cochrane is also ’92. I talk to Jon Engel often while University of Georgia in Athens. . . . Medical Center in Boston and living in Hanover, N.H. She’s engaged he is at BU Law School. . . . Rob Webb Mackenzie Dawson Parks lives on Lawrence Memorial Hospital in after a surprise trip to Ireland, where is at the University of Chicago law the Upper West Side and finished Medford. . . . Jonathan Sickinger she accepted the proposal on the Cliffs school. . . . Angela Makkas returned journalism school in December. She’s began his M.B.A. at Duke. . . . Josh of Moher. She is working as a youth from Athens, Greece, in August after been freelancing for The New York Post, Davis graduated from law school and and community education coordina- living there for a year, working as a Gotham, Psychology Today and Parent- started working for Arnold and Porter tor at a domestic violence and sexual foreign language teacher and testing ing. Mackenzie recently saw Heather in D.C. in the fall. . . . Jill Hunts- assault crisis center while her fiancé ESL students. She now lives outside Garni, who was visiting N.Y.C. from berger started grad school last fall finishes med school at Dartmouth. . . . Boston and is an assistant teacher in Guatemala just in time for Blackout at Columbia College, Chicago, to Cindy Rosenbaum is engaged to Matt bilingual special education. . . . After ’03. . . . Carrie Dube was married in earn an M.F.A. in book and paper Wisnioski, and they are planning a July living in Boston with Cathy Flem- early October, with Jen Lavigne as a arts. With two friends she started 2004 wedding in Connecticut. She is ming, Jutika Kalghatgi moved to bridesmaid. . . . Braxton Williams is a business, an independent printing in her third year teaching fourth grade London, England, last fall to pursue working as a reporter at The Daily Prog- press and book arts studio called Mad in Highland Park, N.J. . . . Tracey her master’s in international com- ress, a newspaper in Charlottesville, Va. Molly Press. Wheatley is engaged to Jeffrey Perkins munications at Leeds University...... Meg Lawson married John Hyde —Lindsay Hayes and is attending George Washington Courtney Cease was living with her on August 9, 2003, in Duxbury, Mass. U to earn her master’s in art history. boyfriend in Corpus Christi, Texas, . . . Kate Lowe and Wilson Owen 00 Megan Davis reports that . . . New Years Eve, I saw many bud- working for a renewable energy are still living in Greenwich, Conn., she and Jared Woodward-Poor dies in N.Y.C. Laura Montgomery electricity company called Green

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newsmakers attends Columbia University for pre- last fall, at which point she started grad med. . . . Sarah Belanger lives with school in journalism at Northwestern. Allison J. Threadgold ’02 earned a Martha Beebe, Jess Alex and Pat . . . Tracy Schloss, although living in Screen Actors Guild card in December Keenan ’00. Jess and Pat are moving Hallowell, Maine, while working at for her role in the movie Surviving out to New Mexico in the summer, Communities for Children in Water- Eden with Cheri Oteri and Peter and Martha’s applying to grad school. ville, will be attending the University Dinklage  Yvonne Siu ’03 is the new Sarah works for Citizens Bank and of Michigan Law School in the fall. editor-in-chief of Swords & Plowshares, also is applying to grad programs. . . . Kevin Smalley is finishing up his the journal of international affairs of . . . Janice Greenwald started a new first year of physical therapy school at the School of International Service at job as project analyst at a Harvard the University of Vermont. He caught American University in Washington, Square market research/consulting up with Luke Bechtold ’04 in their D.C. The magazine publishes new firm, Opinion Dynamics. She lives native state of Florida over the holi- theoretical perspectives and insights in Brighton with Sarah Culbertson, day break. . . . After a stint in Boston that meet the highest social-scientific who is still working for Kaplan. . . . doing a little promoting for Red Bull, Yvonne Siu ’03 standards. Mike Bates is a graduate student in Sharon Herbert is back in her home English at Penn State University and state of New Jersey, doing marketing getting married in July. and event planning for snowboard Milestones —Dana D. Fowler events at Mountain Creek. . . . Cities Marriages: Daniel S. Morris ’00 to Jill Wesselmann in St. Louis, throughout the U.S. continue to be Mo.  Rebecca M. Rasmussen ’00 to John Dalrymple in 03 Lots of success in our class! swarming with Colby ’03 grads. In San Rockport, Maine  Laura Levings ’03 to Steven Hooper Jr. ’02 Many are up and about in the inter- Francisco, Katherine Jacobs has been in Seattle, Wash. national world. Garrett Kephart has working as an administrative officer found himself doing a bit of traveling as for the Japan Society of Northern California. She writes that sometimes Deaths: Christopher S. Cady ’01, January 12, 2004, in Chamonix, he has been teaching in a program that she is “even graced by the presence of France, at 24  Ian J. Holt ’07, January 1, 2004, in Woodstock, sends him to prep schools throughout Thad Feeney and Jill Laramee, who Vt., at 18. the U.S. and abroad to teach for three to five weeks at a time. Most recently have also migrated out west.” Jenni- he taught in Detroit and Chicago, fer Brenneman, Marin Hoffman and Mountain Energy. In January she was at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, and rumor has it his next stop was to Shelley Hughes are all out in S.F. as to head to the Jane Goodall Institute Conn., teaching English, coaching be Jamaica. . . . Meade Barlow has well, and Katie Altneu has found her- in Tanzania to teach children about soccer and developing an outdoor been working at clinics for HIV-posi- self working at North Star ski resort in the environment. . . . Todd Miner education/leadership program. . . . tive children in Ethiopia and Vietnam. Lake Tahoe. . . . In Washington, D.C., is sitting in West Africa, in a tropical Ted Wallach is currently in post- He expected to be returning from another Colby contingent has formed. shirt and plastic flip-flops, trying not production on two short films that these travels in February or March. Trenholm Boggs is working for the to think about the amount of facial hair he produced and directed with his . . . Kelly Miller is in Brazil working Bush-Cheney ’04 re-election National on his face—he’s otherwise known as company, Blind Id Productions. One on her Watson fellowship, studying the Campaign Headquarters in Arlington, a Peace Corps volunteer. He reports is being finished in Copenhagen, Pentecostal movement and having the Va. He often sees Amanda Epstein, that Deb Harris is doing the Peace Denmark, and the other in Boston. time of her life. . . . Heidi Packard has Justin Hedge and Cat Jessop. . . . Corps, too. . . . Megan Blackburn . . . Michelle Farrell is in grad school been living in India since September We’ve got lots chillin’ in the Boston lives in Santiago, Chile, and is intern- at Georgetown in D.C. She sees Tara and working for Pen School, a new area, too. Nat Chamberlin just got ing at the Chilean-American Chamber Thwing and Kris ’98 and Iva Illieva international school located outside of a job in admissions at The Noble & of Commerce. . . . Lauren Schaad Hamel ’99. . . . Sarah Richards mar- Mumbai, Bombay, scheduled to open Greenough School in Dedham and will taught Spanish to international stu- ried Dubek Kim ’99 in New York in April. . . . Aliya Al-Aufy and Jill soon be moving to the North End of dents at the Leysin American School in August. Sarah Martin, Christina Gutekunst continue to run into each Boston. . . . Mari Nishino is work- in Leysin, Switzerland. Five days into Tinglof ’00, Rebecca Solomon ’00, other in Prague, where they are both ing at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute the program she was slide-tackled in Keryn Kwedor ’00, Brian Scott ’99, living, stopping, I am sure, to reminisce and occasionally runs into Susannah a soccer tournament by an over-eager Joel Blain ’99 and Kenan Cooper ’99 about the good ol’ Colby days. . . . Lexi Parke and Libbie Mayhall, who are student and broke her leg; conse- were in the wedding party. Sarah and Grant was working for the Gannett also residing in Boston. Alexis Frobin quently, Lauren returned to the U.S. Dubie are living in Queens while Sarah News Service in Albany, N.Y., until is living in Dorchester and is doing for knee surgery. She recently moved service with AmeriCorps for one year. to Cambridge, Mass., and sells nuclear alex lear ’01 . . . Annie Hall, Gretchen Groggel magnetic resonance probes with a What he’s doing Writing for the Lincoln County News in Maine. and I continue to rock on here in start-up in Massachusetts. . . . Mark Boston as well. Gretchen and Annie What his column is called LEARics. Paustenbach works in the research/ are both continuing their pursuits in communications department at the What he wrote about recently His Colby buddies, Scott and Ted. higher education at Simmons College Democratic National Committee. When they met The first day of COOT. and Babson College, respectively. I am He recently ran into Reed Bundy So what did he write about them? The band they were in (Waking working downtown at a recruiting firm ’00, who is working on Capitol Hill. the Neighbors), a film they’re making together. and also coaching a youth swim team . . . Emily Stevens moved to Phila- And what else? How things have changed in six years. on the side. delphia to work at a school for autistic What’s changed? Their conversations, he wrote. “Now it’s about —Lauren Tiberio children and on a master’s in special women we want to spend the rest of our lives with and the virtues education. She recently got engaged to of marriage, what state we might be moving to, whether to stay on Jessica Klausmeier, and they are plan- the same career path . . . ” ning a 2005 commitment ceremony. “I often laugh so hard when I’m . . . Samantha Allen moved on from What he said hasn’t changed graduate school in Arizona and is now around them that my lungs are completely out of air.”

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Lillian Cyr LaVerdiere ’23, and was a mathematics teacher at Jenkins, two sons, a daughter, five Richard H. Johnson ’34, November November 28, 2003, in Waterville, Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln, grandchildren and three great- 10, 2003, in Duluth, Ga., at 91. Maine, at 102. Co-founder with her Maine, at South Portland (Maine) granddaughters. For more than 30 years he served husband of the LaVerdiere Drug High School and at Lincoln School Bath, Maine, as a physician and Store chain, which she served as in Providence, R.I. Predeceased by Carl W. Ackley ’33, December 11, community leader. Later he worked chairman of the board of directors her husband, J. Drisko Allen ’29, she 2003, in Centerville, Mass., at 90. at the Veterans Administration and in other capacities, she also is survived by her son, James Allen, a His entire career was in marketing Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. was a leader of the Maine Diocesan granddaughter and grandson and her and district managing for Mobil His sister, Barbara Johnson Alden Council of Catholic Women and vice sister, Helen Paul Clement ’30. Oil Corp. He retired in 1970 as ’33, survived him by three weeks. president of The National Council president of E. Robinson Co. in Survivors include three sons, two of Catholic Women in Washington, Beatrice Palmer Frederick ’29, Scarsdale, N.Y. Predeceased by his stepdaughters, 10 grandchildren and D.C. She is survived by a son, Paul R. November 17, 2003, in St. Cloud, sisters, Doris Ackley Smith ’23 and five great-grandchildren. LaVerdiere ’59, a daughter, Elaine L. Fla., at 96. After teaching English for Marion Ackley Joseph ’39, he leaves Cole, and several grandchildren and a short time she served for 36 years his wife, Barbara, three daughters, Katherine Rollins Brown ’36, great-grandchildren. as a librarian at the Boston, Mass., including Adele Ackley Pluta ’63, a January 26, 2004, in Fairfield, Public Library. Predeceased by her brother, four grandsons and many Maine, at 91. A homemaker, she was Lena Cooley Mayo ’24, December sister Frances M. Palmer ’34, she is nieces and nephews. the mother of three sons. 4, 2003, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, at survived by her sister Miriam Gates 101. She was an ardent supporter and several nieces and nephews. Barbara Johnson Alden ’33, Harold W. Hickey ’36, December of Case Western Reserve University, December 23, 2003, in North 2003, in Binghamton, N.Y., at 90. He where her late husband, Leonard Viola Blake Woodward ’30, Andover, Mass., at 93. She taught taught history in schools in Jay, Maine, Mayo ’22, was vice president. During December 12, 2003, in Bangor, English and history for a quarter and Glens Falls, N.Y., before serving World War II she was a social worker Maine, at 94. She taught French century at The Pike School in in the Navy during World War II in at the Cleveland Hearing and Speech and Latin at schools in Lincoln and Andover and was active in the the European, Mediterranean and Center. Later she served on the Winslow, Maine, at Bangor High Andover Historical Society and as a Middle Eastern theaters. From 1946 boards of the Girl Scouts and YWCA. School and at Crosby High School substitute librarian. She is survived to 1961 he and his wife operated the She is survived by her daughters, in Belfast, Maine. Survivors include by her sons, John and Richard Jordan Pond House in Seal Harbor Margaret M. Tippit and Kathryn her only daughter, Kay Woodward Alden, her daughter, Priscilla Hayes, Maine. He joined the Broome M. Loomis, five grandchildren, Blanchard ’60, three grandchildren eight grandchildren and 10 great- Community College in Binghamton two step-grandchildren, 15 great- and three great-grandchildren. grandchildren. in 1961 and was dean of liberal arts grandchildren and seven step-great- and sciences when he retired in grandchildren. James E. Fell ’32, January 28, Mabelrene Clough Dysart ’34, 1975. He is survived by Virginia, his 2004, in Providence, R.I., at 93. A February 15, 2004, in Pittsfield, wife of 68 years, a son, a grandson Marjorie Everingham Edgerly ’25, graduate of Tufts University School Maine, at 91. She and her husband, and granddaughter, two sisters and April 23, 2003, in San Bernardino, of Medicine, he specialized in Lawrence Dysart, moved to Pittsfield a niece. Calif., at 97. A Phi Beta Kappa pulmonary diseases at the Raybrook in 1935 and opened L.A. Dysart’s 5 graduate in English, she received (N.Y.) Hospital, became the medical & 10 Cent Store, which grew into Annette Tebbetts Audette ’36, her B.N. from the Yale University director of the former Tuberculosis a thriving department store by the November 23, 2003, in Maine, at School of Nursing in 1932 and Hospital in Fall River, Mass., and time they retired in 1974. She was 88. A homemaker and mother of taught at Spelman High School in later went into private practice, an accomplished church pianist and Charlene Audette Goodman ’69, she Atlanta, Ga., and in nursery schools retiring in 1988. He was a member organist. Surviving are her husband was active in her family’s sporting in Providence, R.I., and Harrisburg, of several medical societies and was of nearly 73 years, a daughter, a goods and general hardware store in Pa. She was head nurse at Phillips a Rotarian and a Mason. A generous son, 21 grandchildren, 34 great- Winthrop, Maine. Academy in Andover, Mass., before supporter of the College, he was grandchildren and one great-great- starting her family of three sons honored with a Colby Brick in grandchild. Harold C. Allen ’37, February 22, and a daughter, then joined Tower 2002. He leaves his wife of 60 years, 2003, in West Halifax, Vt., at 88. He School in Marblehead, Mass. Dorothy, a son, James E. Fell Jr. ’66, Thomas J. Hickey ’34, February taught history at The Citadel during a daughter and three grandsons. 17, 2004, in Augusta, Maine, at 92. World War II and retired from the Julia Mayo Wilson ’27, May He was a political correspondent Westport, Conn., public school 1, 2002, in New York, at 97. An Justina Harding Jenkins ’32, for newspapers and wire services system. Survivors include his sister early retiree, she volunteered at January 14, 2004, in Rockport, Maine, on Maine politics before serving in Edna Allen Becker ’36. the Hammond-Harwood House at 91. She taught Latin and English the Army Air Corps during World Museum in Annapolis, Md. The in Stonington and Skowhegan, War II. After the war he worked for Eleanor Rose Viles ’37, January mother of a son and daughter, she Maine. After her marriage in 1939 Purington Bros. Fuel Co. Following 2, 2004, in Portland, Maine, at 88. was predeceased by her brother, she was a homemaker and Sunday retirement he returned to his former She attended art schools in Boston Leonard Mayo ’22. school teacher, founded the Charles beat at the Maine Statehouse. He and New York and worked for a River Association for Mentally is survived by two sons, John and photographer as a touch-up artist. Alice Paul Allen ’29, January 19, Disabled Children and was camp Peter Hickey, a daughter, Sheila After marriage she was a homemaker 2004, in East Providence, R.I., manager at Medomak Boys Camp Tibbe, three grandchildren, three and community supporter while at 96. She received a master’s in Washington, Maine. She is great-grandchildren and a brother continuing her art work. Predeceased at Central Michigan University survived by her husband, John “Jack” and sister. by her husband, Wilbur S. Viles

COLBY • SPRING 2004 | 61 ’37, she is survived by a daughter, than 60 years. He is survived by a son grandchildren. War II and later earned an A.M. Alice Decato, a son, George Viles, and two daughters, Richard Tozier, and Ph.D. in microbiology and an four grandchildren, two great- Ruth Gagne and Margaret (Peggy) Muriel “Mickie” Howe Delano M.D. at Boston University School of grandchildren, her brother and many Blair, 11 grandchildren, several ’42, January 2, 2004, in Benson, Medicine. He served in the allergy and nieces and nephews. great-grandchildren and a nephew. N.C., at 83. Beginning in 1951 she immunology unit at Massachusetts and her husband, Ralph Delano General Hospital for many years. Richard J. Currier ’38, February 13, John E. Gilmore ’40, February 9, ’40, published the local weekly He retired from his practice with 2003, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., at 86. 2004, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, newspaper, The Benson Review. She Greater Suburban Health Services He graduated from the Tufts College at 85. He served in the Coast also was organist and choir director in 1996. Survivors include his wife, dental program before serving in the Guard during World War II. After at the Methodist church in Benson Elizabeth, three sons, a daughter and Army during World War II, then the war he earned a master’s in for more than 40 years and was a three grandchildren. operated a dental practice in Ft. history and a master’s in counseling founding member, president and Lauderdale. He was married and the at the University of Maine and choir director of the Raleigh, N.C., Phyllis McKiel Bedig ’48, father of two children. taught history and coached in high chapter of the Sweet Adelines December 27, 2003, in Stratford, schools in Gorham, Waterville, barbershop singers. She is survived Conn., at 77. She was involved in Roland F. Nadeau ’38, November Winslow, Cape Elizabeth and South by her husband, two sons and four Sigma Kappa sorority affairs, book 23, 2003, in Oneida, N.Y., at 88. Portland, Maine. He is survived grandchildren. discussion groups and bridge clubs. After service with the Marine Corps by his wife of 63 years, Ann Jones Survivors include her husband of in World War II he was a designer Gilmore ’42, his son, Richard S. Donald R. McDonnell ’42, 53 years, Robert C. Bedig ’49, a son, of hollowware silver products for Gilmore ’66, his daughter, Susanne December 11, 1997, in Hamden, three daughters, including Laurel Oneida Ltd. and was a master Gilmore MacArthur ’68, and five Conn., at 78. He was a neurosurgeon Bedig-Swigart ’74 and Cynthia Bedig silversmith for Old Sturbridge grandchildren. in New Haven, Conn. Survivors Meyers ’76, four grandchildren, Village in Massachusetts. Surviving include his six daughters, 15 three sisters, a brother and numerous are his wife, Donna, a daughter, a Maurice D. Gross ’40, December grandchildren and his brother, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and son, nine grandchildren, 13 great- 28, 2003, in Spring Hill, Fla., at 84. William E. McDonnell ’50. grandnephews. grandchildren, a brother and two He was a Navy Seabee in World War sisters. II and participated in military action Beatrice Sosonowitz Wofsey Barbara Fransen Briggs ’49, in Africa, Italy, France and Okinawa. ’42, January 1, 2004, in Stamford, September 10, 2003, in Cincinnati, Marjorie Rollins Snyder ’38, He was employed at Saco-Lowell Co. Conn., at 85. An artist who produced Ohio, at 75. She received an M.Ed. January 14, 2004, in Concord, Mass., for 16 years, United Technologies in oil paintings and stone sculptures, at the University of Cincinnati and at 86. With a degree in library science East Hartford, Conn., for 16 years and she was president and art director was a teacher at the city’s Lakeside from Simmons College she served the Department of Transportation of the Temple Beth El Sisterhood Elementary School. A widow, she is the libraries of Providence, R.I., for 15 years. Survivors include his and a long-time member of the survived by three sons. Everett, Mass., Boston University, wife, Doris, two daughters, two Stamford Art Society. She is survived the Concord (Mass.) Public Schools, stepdaughters, six grandchildren, by her husband of 63 years, Earl J. Russell Goldsmith Jr. ’51, Lincoln, Mass., and Concord, Mass. three great-grandchildren and two Wofsey, a son, two granddaughters, December 20, 2003, in Ipswich, She also was active in Concord town stepgrandchildren. two sisters, a brother, 13 nieces and Mass., at 75. President and owner affairs. Predeceased by her sister nephews and many grandnieces and of Whyte’s Laundry and Cleaners Esterann Rollins Osborne ’48, she is Dorothy Bake Kesaris ’40, October grandnephews. in Lynn, Mass., he was active in survived by her son, Andrew Snyder, 4, 2003, in New Hampshire, at 87. industry groups and was president of and several nieces and nephews. She earned a master’s in social studies Eliot Young ’42, September 19, the New England Laundry Owners at the University of Connecticut and 2002, in Somers, N.Y., at 82. A Association. He was a leader in many Ruth Pike Berry ’39, January 8, was a history teacher for 16 years physician, he is survived by his wife, North Shore Jewish and community 2004, in Brunswick, Maine, at 87. She in Oregon and New York before Dorothy Young. organizations. Survivors include his taught languages at Lubec (Maine) moving to Wilton (Conn.) High wife, Elaine Mark Goldsmith ’53, a High School and at Washington School. Survivors include her sons, James W. Moriarty ’43, December son, David M. Goldsmith ’80, two Academy in East Machias, Maine. Philip A. and George P. Kesaris ’78. 11, 2003, in Westwood, Mass., at daughters, three grandchildren, his Following her marriage she was 83. He served in landings at Anzio brother, Gerald Goldsmith ’56, and active on school boards and in Heber C. “Gus” Brill ’41, October and Normandy during World War many nieces and nephews. AAUW, church and community 29, 2003, in Rockport, Maine, at II. In 1945 he joined John Hancock groups. She is survived by her son, 84. A West Point Military Academy Mutual Life Insurance Co., where he Jane Steady Hood ’51, December John F. Berry, her daughter, Janice graduate, he served in Italy during specialized in services for military 19, 2003, in Exeter, N.H., at 74. B. Collins, two grandsons, a great- World War II. After receiving personnel, and retired in 1985 as Before starting her family she granddaughter and several cousins, an M.S. in bioradiology at the executive vice president of group worked at the Memorial Hospital nieces and nephews. University of California at Berkeley operations. In 1989 both he and his Sloan-Kettering Institute, studying he was commander of the Army wife, Evelyn Gates Moriarty ’44, breast and testicular cancer. She was Price Y. Tozier ’39, December 30, Nuclear Defense Lab in 1960-63 were awarded Colby Bricks. He a member of several organizations, 2003, in Fairfield, Maine, at 86. A and worked at the Defense Atomic leaves his wife, two sons, including including Common Cause and World War II infantry veteran of Support Agency in 1964-65. After Richard Moriarty ’68, two daughters, Planned Parenthood. She is survived the European Theater, he was the retiring from the Army he was a including Cheryl Moriarty Higgins by her husband, Henry Hood, a U.S. Postal Service’s postmaster in nuclear engineer in Las Vegas, Nev. ’70, and 11 grandchildren, including son and three daughters, three Fairfield from 1954 to 1973. He also He returned to Maine, where he was Jennifer Higgins ’97. granddaughters and a brother. was well known in amateur tennis active in community affairs. Survivors circles throughout New England include his wife, Shirley, three sons, Robert E. Kahn ’44, December 9, Barbara Best Berg ’53, June for 50 years, and he served the First a daughter, several stepchildren, a 2003, in Massachusetts, at 80. He 18, 2003, in New York, N.Y., at Baptist Church of Fairfield for more brother, grandchildren and great- served in the Navy during World 71. A homemaker, she also was a

62 | COLBY • SPRING 2004 retirement plan administrator for family tradition, he became an 20, 2003, in Lenox, Mass., at 62. 17, 2003, in Hartford, Conn., at Harrison National Bank and Trust accomplished yachtsman. He served Following service in the Coast 43. She was an investment banker in Morristown, N.J., and Hazeltine the Wilmington community and his Guard, he was a long-time insurance and finance editor in New York City Corporation in Greenlawn, N.Y. church in many capacities. Surviving professional who received many before raising a family and becoming Survivors include her sons, David M. are his children, Karen E. Krieger, awards for insurance sales as owner a dedicated PTO and church Merrill Jr. and Robert T. Merrill, and Kathy N. Krieger and Kevin B. of Ernest S. Sagalyn & Associates member in Connecticut. She was her daughter, Katherine Merrill. Krieger, and two grandsons. Inc., in Pittsfield, Mass. He also active in sailing, horseback riding was an active supporter of numerous and skiing among other sports. She Jean Lyons Shulkin ’53, June 25, Ann Bonneau Cron ’58, September local charities and community is survived by her husband, Todd D. 2003, in Lenox, Mass., at 72. She 2, 2003, in Dix Hills, N.Y., at 66. organizations. He leaves his wife, Root, a daughter and two sons, her and her husband of 52 years, Arthur She was director of compliance at Jennifer, a daughter and a brother mother, her stepfather, her brother Shulkin ’51, moved to Tucson in 1980 New York Life Insurance Company. and sister. and a stepbrother and stepsister. and were the founders and former Survivors include two daughters, owners of Foothills Properties. She Carol Caserta and Kathy Regan, four Marjorie Moffett Kuhns ’65, May Christopher S. Cady ’01, January also was an associate broker for Long grandchildren, a sister and an aunt. 29, 2003, in Atlanta, Ga., at 60. 12, 2004, in Chamonix, France, Realty. Surviving are her husband, Active in community organizations at 24. He was lost in an avalanche four daughters, eight grandchildren, Joan Muir Hocking ’58, January in Williamsport, Pa., she is survived while skiing in the Alps. Survivors her sister and her brother. 15, 2004, in Chambersburg, Pa., by her husband, Lewis R. Kuhns, two include his parents, Burton D. and at 67. She earned a master’s at sons, a daughter and a sister. Anita B. Cady, a sister, his girlfriend, Robert N. Wulfing ’53, February Northwestern University and a Stephanie B. Graber, and several 21, 2004, in Wallingford, Vt., at 75. master’s and Ph.D. at the University Diane Burr Ward ’66, December aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He served in the Marine Corps from of Rochester. An associate professor 31, 2003, in Falmouth, Mass., at 59. 1946 to 1948. During his career in of English at the Pennsylvania State After serving in the Peace Corps in Ian J. Holt ’07, January 1, 2004, in brokerage and investments he was a University at Mont Alto, where Malaysia with her husband, Michael Woodstock, Vt., at 18, in a single- bond trader at Chemical Bank New she also served as acting dean of D. Ward ’65, she was a law office car accident. He was a high school York Trust for five years, then was academic affairs and director of secretary, secretary of the Falmouth National Honor Society scholar, a vice president at Alex. Brown & the honors program, she published Personnel Board and marketing Habitat for Humanity volunteer Sons. He is survived by his wife, Joan, many articles on composition and administrator at ORE International, and delegate to the Youth Congress two daughters and a son, Stephen computers. Her parents and several Inc., in Falmouth while raising her and the Model Congress. A three- Wulfing ’76, six grandchildren and relatives attended the College. She two daughters. Survivors include her sport captain of varsity teams and a his brother. is survived by her husband, Ralph T. husband and daughters, a brother first-team all-state and honorable Hocking, a daughter and a brother. and sister and four nieces and a mention All-American in lacrosse, he Bernice White Sanders ’55, June nephew. joined the Colby lacrosse team and 2003, in Maine, at 69. Licensed in Frederick C. Stutzmann Jr. ’59, served in projects for the Mid-Maine banking, securities and insurance, April 2, 2003, in New York, at 67. James L. Coriell ’67, May 29, 2003, Homeless Shelter and Hospice she was a personal financial analyst He is survived by his wife, Kewie, in Moorestown, N.J., at 55. He Volunteers. Survivors include his operating her own financial service five daughters, five sons and 21 earned an M.B.A. at the University parents, Robert and Lisa Holt, and business. Previously she owned grandchildren. of Pennsylvania and was a product his brother. and operated Sanders General manager for Procter & Gamble and Construction in Clinton, Maine, Gordon S. Cummings ’61, August Johnson & Johnson before becoming Michele Grossman Alexander, with her husband, Don. Survivors 20, 2003, in Langley, Va., at 64. He president of Coriell & Co., Inc., December 16, 2003, in Bangor, include her daughter, Pam Betts. grew up in the Far East. After Colby in Palmyra, N.J., in 1983. He is Maine, at 37, in an automobile he attended Columbia University survived by his wife, Lydia, five sons, accident. She was a visiting assistant Francis F. Bartlett Jr. ’56, and earned a master’s at New York two daughters, a granddaughter and professor of psychology at Colby December 1, 2003, in Waterville, University. He was a professor of two brothers. in 1994-1995. A professor of social Maine, at 69. He received an M.B.A. physical therapy at Georgia State psychology at the University of from the University of Pennsylvania’s University and for seven years Joel Sugerman ’69, December Maine, she is survived by her Wharton School and was treasurer was a medical missionary in India. 1, 2003, in Richmond, Va., at 56. husband, Steven, her son, her mother and president of Boothby & Bartlett Survivors include his wife, Jane, and He was a teacher at Manchester and father, a brother and a sister. Company in Waterville. He devoted a son and daughter. (N.H.) Central High School for 28 himself to community affairs, years until his retirement in 1997. H. Stanley Palmer, January 30, 2004, serving on the boards of many local Martha Post Tabor ’61, January 10, Survivors include his mother, Eleanor in Waterville, Maine, at 81. Following institutions, including the board 2004, in Washington, D.C., at 64. A Sugerman, two sons, a grandson, his highly decorated service with the of Thomas College. A long-time sculptor, documentary photographer sister, Deborah Sugerman Jodziewicz Army Air Force during World War II supporter of the College, he was and printmaker who earned master’s ’70, and a brother. and a professional career as a design predeceased by his many Colby degrees at the University of Maryland engineer, he became plant engineer relatives. Surviving are two cousins, and Goddard College, she held a Robert J. Silverman ’74, December at Colby in 1972. He retired in 1985 Eleanor Rogers and Mary Lou range of jobs, including welder in 13, 2003, in Freehold, N.J. He as associate vice president of facilities Owens, and other relatives. heavy industry, program officer for a received his doctorate from the and planning. He is survived by two federal economic development grant Massachusetts School of Optometry daughters, Cynthia Palmer Sherman S. Peter Krieger ’56, November program and union organizer. Her in Boston and owned practices in and Jennifer Palmer Goodyear, and 14, 2003, in Wilmington, N.C., at sculptures are in several permanent Cranbury and Spotswood, N.J. He is four grandchildren. 69. After attending Georgetown collections in Washington, D.C., survived by his wife, Robin, a son and University’s School of Law, he and Virginia. She is survived by her daughter, his mother and his sister. worked in the resort hotel business brother, Paul Post. and as a radio announcer. Following Ernest S. Sagalyn ’63, November Anne Plumb Root ’82, December

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