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ALUMNI PROFILE The Landscape of the Mind ...... 10 Graphologists prove the pen is truly mightier than the sword

ALUMNI PROFILE Long-Term Love Affair...... 12 This family’s legacy spans 50 years

On the Cover: Each year the Juried Remembering Student, Senior Art, and Art Faculty H. Leslie Sawyer...... 14 Exhibitions grow in breadth and depth The college’s first president was beloved in terms of the diversity of talent on by all who knew him display. As three of the college’s more popular cultural events, they offer a look into the creative minds that are giving birth to the beauty, philosophy, Pictures at an Exhibition ...... 18 and thought-provoking pieces com- A sampling of creativity, imagination, and prising the Colby-Sawyer artistic talent on display at Colby-Sawyer panorama. Seen on our cover is award-winning, junior Art major Mayumi Nagayama (Tokyo, Japan) FACULTY REPORT in front of her powerful painting done Tamastslikt ...... 22 in acrylic and titled “Passion Rose.” Turned Around Perspectives on PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 Northwest Native Cultures

STUDENT PROFILE DEPARTMENTS Painted Ladies Today, Colby-Sawyer Matters . . . 2 Tigers Tomorrow ...... 26 Beth Morel ’03 is ready to meet A CONVERSATION lions and tigers and bears The President and a Friend ...... 8 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Sports Round-up ...... 28 Confidently Colby-Sawyer: Alumni Notes ...... 45 Succeeding Together...... 33 Class Notes ...... 46 Making Student Success Stories Possible

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 1 C LBY-SAWYER MATTERS by Kimberly Swick Slover

forsaken in one way or another but her previous adventure when she who find a way to triumph. I also vowed to free all the animals at a mink make a conscious effort to include the farm before her father’s second cousin world, as ridiculous and twice removed turns wonderful as it is, in my them into jackets “for novels. Taped to my the rich ladies and gen- computer is a fortune I tlemen, who pay him a got in a cookie three or great deal of money to four years ago, ‘Your do so.” ability to find the silly “I know from my in the serious will take own experience of life you far.’” that the ability to laugh, Elliott has pub- even perhaps at the most lished the The Crazy dire moments, is one of Cricket series and The the things that helps us Transmogrification of Children’s author David Elliott to survive,” Elliott states. Roscoe Wizzle. The latter “And this, maybe more Children’s Author Uses has been nominated for several state than anything else, is fundamental to Humor to Celebrate the awards and has been published in both my work for kids. I recently signed a Forsaken German and Italian translations. He has contract based on three pages of an as many more books in production, yet unwritten chapter book. I’m not In David Elliott’s literary world, the including two picture books, Hazel sure where the idea came from—evil heroes lead unusually imaginative lives, Nutt: Mad Scientist, and And Here’s To bunnies attacking the Earth—but when like the small boy whose junk-food You, and a novel, Evangeline Mudd and I explained to my editor that I didn’t habit turns him into an insect or the The Golden-Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti know where it might go, she told me young girl whose primatologist Jungle, all slated for not to worry about it. ‘I know the rest parents raise her as a “gold- publication in 2003. of it will be just as dumb...er...I mean... en-haired ape.” In recent The Evangeline as funny as the first three pages,’ she years, Elliott, director Mudd novel focuses on said. Ah, I thought, how satisfying it is of the English Lan- a girl’s quest to rescue to be known at last.” guage and American her parents, world- Culture program at famous primatologists, ESS Professor Colby-Sawyer, has become who disappear into the a prolific author of chil- jungles of Ikkinasti. Appointed as Faculty dren’s books. Along the way, she is Fellow “Initially, I didn’t kidnapped by apes, set out to write for befriended by a head- Chair of Exercise and Sport Sciences children,” he says, hunter, and surrounded Jean Eckrich was appointed as a faculty “but when I sit by ill-tempered spitting fellow by the Institute of Experiential AND HERE’S TO YOU. Text Copyright © 2004 by David Elliott, down at my desk, Illustrations Copyright © 2004 by Randy Cecil. Reproduced by spiders. In Evangeline Learning (IEL) and the Association of permission of the publisher. that’s what seems Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Mudd and the Great American Colleges and Universities to be there. I feel very lucky to be Mink Escapade, the sequel scheduled to (AAC&U) for the spring 2003 semester. writing for young people. In my novels, appear in 2005, Evangeline seeks to ful- The fellowship, created for mid-career I’m interested in kids who have been fill a solemn promise she made during faculty members, combines an intern-

2 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 ship, seminars, and teaching and learning, Money and the individualized enrich- including the Carnegie Meaning of Life ment programs. Professor Foundation for the Eckrich spent the semes- Advancement of Only after the last tree has been ter as a faculty fellow Teaching partnership. cut down, with the American She has also worked on Only after the last river has been Association for Higher preparations for an aca- poisoned, Education (AAHE) demic “Learning to Only after the last fish has been engaged in scholarly Change” colloquium caught, research and writing, the titled, “Good Work in Only then will you find that money investigation of grant and Challenging Times.” cannot be eaten. foundation sources, and Additionally, she inves- — Cree Indian Prophecy participation in academic tigated charitable foun- Last fall, Professor of Humanities seminars and conferences. dations through the Professor Jean Eckrich Amy Knisley arrived on the first day The Faculty Fellows Foundation Center in of class with a large poster in hand Internship Program enables faculty to Washington, D.C., an initiative through bearing the image of an Indian broaden their professional, disciplinary, which she gained insights into sources woman and the Cree prophecy and personal horizons, reinvigorating of potential support for the program- cited above. She asked the first-year their own work as scholars, teachers, matic and laboratory needs of Colby- students assembled for a new and educational leaders. Faculty Fellows Sawyer’s Exercise and Sport Sciences course with an intriguing title, spend one full semester in the Department. “Money and the Meaning of Life,” Washington, D.C., area immersed in a Professor Eckrich’s interests range to express their thoughts about the challenging professional environment, from student learning, the liberal edu- prophecy’s meaning. It was the first such as a government agency, non-prof- cation curriculum and connections to sign that the course would demand it organization, national association, the undergraduate major, to the role of the students’ full participation and museum, foundation, or other site. In faculty development in implementing challenge them to examine and collaboration with local leaders, partici- pedagogical initiatives. She received her discuss some of the most complex pants investigate applied areas of undergraduate degree from the Univers- and disturbing issues at the core of human existence. knowledge, develop skills, and explore ity of Delaware, her M.A. from the Over the course of the semes- the systems and policies of their host University of Wyoming, and her Ph.D. ter, the class explored the history of

organizations or agencies. Through from Purdue University. PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 money and its evolving these professional internship experi- Colby-Sawyer’s Dean roles in society, and they ences, Faculty Fellows return to campus of Faculty Judy Muyskens engaged in passionate with new insights into how liberal edu- recommended Professor debate about its ability cation can be enhanced by high quality Eckrich for the fellowship to enhance and diminish experiential learning programs. because of her “vast expe- the quality of human life. “The experiences have been over- rience in teaching and They discussed money’s whelming,” Professor Eckrich said at administration” and her religious and cultural mid-semester. “I’m fortunate to work leadership on campus in relevance, its capacity to with people who have been in the fore- many areas beyond her divide or unite people, front of issues in higher education own department. “Jean and how its powerful surrounding teaching and learning. is eager to learn and pas- impacts play out among My primary goal is to become better sionate about higher edu- Professor Amy Knisley their own families and informed about higher education so I cation, with strengths in friends. As the semester can come back to Colby-Sawyer with faculty development, organization, drew to a close, the students began new ideas that will guide my work in teaching and learning, and diversity to reflect on what they had learned the classroom and in the college issues,” says Dean Muyskens. “Programs about money and its role in making community. I also hope the experiences like this one are invaluable because human life meaningful. will provide me with insights about they expose faculty to new situations Sport Management major Nate my own professional development while allowing them to study topics Lacasse grew up believing that the agenda for the next five to 10 years.” that are relevant to their home institu- pursuit of wealth was a positive As part of her fellowship, Professor tion. They return with new ideas and endeavor. Through this course he Eckrich conducted research on AAHE training, which enrich the entire aca- learned more about what he calls initiatives related to the scholarship of demic community.” —continued, next page

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 3 Money and the Meaning of Life life’s deepest meanings. “It would be From the outset, the students were —continued from previous page nice to say you could make it without engaged “as vital sources of energy” money, but you really can’t in the soci- for the class, and their ideas were a money’s “dark side.” He said, “I didn’t ety we’re in. That’s one of the reasons driving force in the discussion, accord- realize how much money controls us, we’re here at college—to be able to ing to Professor Knisley. A wide variety and that we base a lot of our decisions make more money,” he said. “But I’m of readings, from Shakespeare’s play, on it.” In their wide-ranging discus- beginning to look at money differently The Merchant of Venice, to Jacob sions, the class explored some topics and realize that it can’t buy permanent Needleman’s, Money and the Meaning of in depth that he hadn’t even thought love or happiness. And, if we destroy Life, and Jack Weatherford’s The History the things that matter, money of Money, provided fuel for weekly class will be useless.” discussions. Thanks to a grant from the For Professor Knisley, this academic vice president’s office, the new course presented a rare class also enjoyed a production of A convergence of challenges. Christmas Carol by the Northern Stage. With a crop of first-year stu- First-year students Collin Bray and dents and the new curriculum Steve Griffin, who didn’t quite know in which the college encourages what to expect from a course called professors to experiment with “Money and the Meaning of Life,” their teaching methods, she enjoyed the exposure to myriad new said she felt “pedagogically perspectives, and the opportunity to liberated.” Since graduate collect and articulate their own school in philosophy, Professor thoughts in class. “I came in with an Knisley has been intrigued by open mind and I learned a lot about all the nature of values and, in the different aspects of money,” said Professor Knisley (standing fifth from left) was pleased to particular, how societies and Collin. Steve added: “When you take a see her class bond as they discussed the many aspects of money and its role in today's society. individuals assign value to class like this, it might change your money. She introduced the idea views or just make you think much about. “I’ve never had a course like of this course during discussions on the more about them.” this where it was so easy to express college’s revised Liberal Education In the spring of their sophomore yourself. There was a lot of deep think- Program as a way to help students to year, the same group of students will ing focused on our personal values think more critically about money. join Professor Knisley for the second rather than just being taught the facts.” “Early in the semester the truth half of “Money and the Meaning of Through the course, Graphic that money is no longer backed by Life.” Several students expressed their Design major Jim Blundon became gold or silver became clear to us; it has enthusiasm for deepening their dis- more conscious of both the absolute no real value other than the collective cussions next year. “They’ve really necessity of money within our society value that people invest in it,” she said. bonded,” said Professor Knisley. “It’s and its potential for blinding people to “It was a bit of an eye opener.” been a most successful class.”

Kosovo Nurses Learn Dartmouth Medical School aimed at bers in the nursing laboratory in about Community-Based rebuilding Yugoslavia’s health care Colgate Hall. During their visit to the Nursing infrastructure after the war. The Kosovar laboratory, the nurses examined the nurses hope to adapt elements of com- facility and equipment with great Two nurses from Kosovo, a war-torn munity-based nursing education pro- curiosity, and soon Nurse Ibrahimi province in southern Yugoslavia, visit- grams such as Colby-Sawyer’s to those began to shower faculty member Cindy ed the Colby-Sawyer campus last spring in their homeland. Loring with question after question. to learn about the Nursing Depart- On campus, Nurses Ibrahimi and She wanted to know, “Is the labora- ment’s community-based curriculum. Jakupi, along with their Kosovar tory’s equipment as up to date as equip- Ramize Ahmeti Ibrahimi, a nurse edu- Albanian translator, Mimoza Dalipi, ment in U.S. hospitals today? What cator, and Adile Jakupi, head nurse in attended a nursing course in a technol- kinds of laboratory training do nursing the emergency department of a family ogy-enabled classroom and took a tour faculty do with students? Do students medical clinic, were in the United of the nursing laboratory, followed by have faculty mentors? Where do stu- States as part of a two-year project with discussion with nursing faculty mem- dents do their clinical and community

4 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE training? Do faculty work in the field and felt safe in doing so among a small as well as teach at the college?” Un- group of colleagues,” says Professor daunted, Assistant Professor of Nursing Thies. Loring, who works closely with student Today, Yugoslavians are struggling nurses in both hospital and commun- to rebuild their country. Beginning in ity-based settings, smiled as she care- 1998, a Serbian-led “ethnic cleansing” fully answered each and every question. campaign resulted in thousands of Later, Nursing Dept. Chair Kathleen deaths and destruction of the country’s Thies and several faculty members basic infrastructure. NATO bombing engaged in a lengthy discussion with in 1999 ended the conflict, but the the Kosovar nurses about the differ- traumatized survivors face massive ences in nursing education and health reconstruction of buildings, roads, and care systems in each country. Before the their school and health care systems. war in Yugoslavia, Kosovo’s health care Nursing education and practice had system was built around medical spe- been fragmented and unregulated in cialties, and nursing education was not Yugoslavia, and the Kosovar nurses are a priority. Now the World Health a vital part of the larger effort to build Organization has encouraged the new foundations for health care. Kosovars to create teams of physicians “Our guests are visionaries who Business Administration major and nurses to work together in develop- understand that formal education for Elizabeth McElwee ’04 ing more family- and community-based nurses College, was one of 50 students in the models of health care for the future. is key to developing a new health care nation selected for a Bryce Harlow During lunch, eight nursing stu- infrastructure in their country,” says Internship in Governmental Affairs this Professor Thies. summer. Beth will spend six weeks in Following the visit, the Washington, D.C., area, where she Professor Thies heard from will complete an internship with a gov- her colleagues at Dartmouth ernment-affiliated business, take two that the Kosovar nurses left courses at Georgetown University, and Colby-Sawyer “impressed and attend educational forums hosted by invigorated.” She says, “They federal government officials. were excited by how we have With her history of political activ- realized our vision for nursing ism and strong interests in finance and education here at Colby- management, Beth hopes the Bryce Sawyer, and it validates their Harlow experience will give her an Professor Cindy Loring (third from left) listens to a question own vision for what is possi- insider’s view of the interplay between posed by Nurse Ramize Ahmeti Ibrahimi (far right) along with ble and necessary in their Nurse Adile Jakupi (second from left) and their Kosovar government and business. “I hope to Albanian translator Mimoza Dalipi (far left). country. They felt welcomed gain an increased knowledge and by our warmth and interest awareness of our political system and dents, Associate Professor Thies, and in their mission.” how it affects business,” she says, “and Assistant Professor Lea Ayers joined the She concludes: “We’ve built also learn how the political aspects of Kosovar nurses in what they thought bridges with nursing colleagues who business can impact government would be a professional discussion of are pioneers in our profession in their systems and policies.” clinical practices in Yugoslavia. Instead, own country and who are working Beth is the second Colby-Sawyer Nurses Ibrahimi and Jakupi, and their against tremendous odds. It’s an honor student accepted into the Bryce Harlow Albanian translator, shared personal and privilege for us to bear witness to Institute program. In 1999, alumnus stories about the atrocities they wit- their struggle and to offer what support Dan Ward participated in the program nessed and their own experiences as we can.” and went on to compete for a Rhodes refugees, in which they joined thou- Business Student Scholarship. Professor Tony Quinn, sands of others who fled to nearby Selected for chair of the Business Department, nom- Macedonia. They and their families Government-Business inated both students for the prestigious were targeted because of their ethnicity Internship Bryce Harlow award. (Albanian nationals), religion (Muslim), “Beth is an intelligent and confi- and class (professional). “Clearly, they dent young lady who has a very lizabeth “Beth” McElwee, a Business had a need to tell us what happened E —continued on next page Administration major at Colby-Sawyer SPRING/SUMMER 2003 5 Business Student Career Development —continued from previous page competitive drive, which is one of the CSC Alumni... things that makes her so successful,” says Professor Quinn. “For this intern- Has the economy got you down? Are you seeking a new job or looking ship, she competed against the best of to make a career change? The Harrington Center for Career Development is here for you! the best. Her early acceptance into the Check out www.colby-sawyer.edu and select Student Career Services program is proof that she has repre- under Quick Links. Click the Alumni link on the Harrington Homepage for sented Colby-Sawyer very well.” access to job search, career exploration, relocation, compensation, graduate The Bryce Harlow program will pre- school information, job listings, and more. sent many opportunities for personal You can also e-mail Kathy Taylor at [email protected] or and educational growth for Beth, Christine Staub at [email protected] for job search guidance. according to Quinn. In the nation’s capital, she will find a rich cultural environment and become acquainted with government officials and students politically liberal town of Brattleboro, you find the time,” she says. from around the country and world. Vermont. Working with the high Of her summer plans, Beth says, She will also experience another institu- school’s Progressive Club, Beth and the “I wasn’t expecting to get this opportu- tion of higher education and witness Republican Club held friendly debates nity, but I’m ecstatic. I’m going in with government in action. in an effort to keep the student body an open mind and just want to absorb Every Bryce Harlow applicant was well informed about current issues. as much as I possibly can.” required to write an essay on a subject “People of that age don’t know much, about which they feel passionately and so it was cool to see them developing Professor Storey in which they would McElwee wrote about their own opinions like to effect change. after hearing what we Receives NEH Fellowship political awareness as a for Research into Beth wrote about democratic responsibility, had to say,” she says. political awareness as Political aware- African Diaspora a subject in which she a democratic ness is the first step, has personal experience. responsibility, a sub- according to Beth, Through a National Endowment for ject in which she has personal experi- followed by participation in democratic the Humanities (NEH) fellowship, ence. She grew up in a politically active processes. As a high school student, she Professor of Humanities Olivia Storey family in which she was encouraged to initiated a voter registration drive in will participate in a six-week seminar, develop and articulate well-informed her community and became certified as “Roots: African Dimensions of the opinions, as well as to take action on a notary public so that she would be History and Culture of the Americas,” issues about which she felt strongly. In qualified to at the Virginia Foundation for the her essay titled “American Responsibil- register voters. She often visited the Humanities this summer. Professor ity: The Duty of a Nation,” Beth main- state legislative sessions and once testi- Storey will join 14 other participants tains that the country’s forefathers, fied at the Vermont statehouse against from around the United States whose who envisioned a democracy in which a bill that sought to research projects involve citizens were well educated and politi- restrict young drivers, con- early Atlantic history, lit- cally engaged, would be disappointed vinced that parents, not erature, or culture up to with the country today. “With a the government, should and including the early democracy comes many rights and free- wield control in that 19th century. Their doms, but also many responsibilities, arena. In recent years, she research looks at people and these responsibilities are not being has attended President with backgrounds in met,” she wrote. “Americans must start Bush’s speeches and North America, the respecting and honoring the trust that worked for his presidential Caribbean, the central was placed in their hands... campaign. These days the and southern Americas and should proudly and willingly demands of her college (the Spanish colonies, as contribute to the maintenance of our courses, the Honors well as Brazil), and Africa. Professor Olivia Storey political system.” Program, and the The participants will While in high school, Beth Equestrian Team have curtailed her work closely with the foundation’s vis- co-founded a Republican Club for stu- political activism, yet she tries hard to iting scholars, whose expertise includes dents, a task she found difficult in the stay informed. “If you have the interest, African

6 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE history, the transatlantic slave trade, legend of the Flying African, a powerful she received an 18-month fellowship African religions, and the economics of recurring theme from the 18th century through the Rockefeller Foundation for the slave trade. until today in African-American and research on the African Diaspora in the “It’ll be wonderful to be able to Caribbean stories, songs, and poems. Americas and the Caribbean. In 2002, talk with people who are experts in so The legend takes many forms, but most she received a grant from the Andrew many areas of African history and cul- often depicts Africans on the run who W. Mellon Foundation to conduct ture,” she says. “I’ll also continue my escape by taking flight. research at The Library Company of writing and research while I’m there.” “The legend of the Flying African Philadelphia, a research library with When Professor Storey came to has really interested me because it has collections that document American Colby-Sawyer in 1993, she taught taken on such great cultural signifi- history from the colonial era through courses in British and Caribbean litera- cance, even in recent times in the songs the 19th century. ture. Over time she has developed a of Bob Marley and the novels of Toni keen interest in oral art forms, in partic- Morrison,” she explains. “It has given ular the ways that African peoples, people of African descent a point of beginning with the transatlantic slave pride that derives from the power of trade, have successfully transmitted speech.” their history and culture across the The NEH fellowship is the third Americas through strong oral traditions. grant Professor Storey has received in Professor Storey has traced the support of her research. In 2001-2002,

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SPRING/SUMMER 2003 7 “A Conversation” The President and a Friend Edited by David R. Morcom PHOTO: KATIE DOW ‘90

Thomas J. Brennan Jr. is the superintendent of schools for Tom – Admittedly, it’s hard to balance what we need for qual- the Kearsarge Regional School District (KRSD), a position ity in education with the public’s ability to pay for that qual- he has held since August of 2000. He is rarely seen without ity. It’s a struggle. As an educator, I want to provide security for his lapel pin, which simply states: “Kids First.” That state- our teachers and students in a place where they will be safe ment has been Tom’s philosophy of life since his first jobs not only physically, but also intellectually. However, I have to as a school adjustment counselor in Lynn, Mass., and in balance that against the taxpayers’ ability to pay. There are Haverhill, Mass. In 1978, he became the assistant middle times when, if I say something to one group, I’m not sup- school principal at Peterborough Middle School in porting the educator. If I say something to the other group, Peterborough, N.H., and in 1982 he became assistant high I’m not supporting the taxpayer. I’m fortunate in that I have school principal at Conant High School in Jaffrey, N.H. a very strong administrative team in place and they are realis- Tom then took the position as assistant superintendent for tic about what we can do. middle and secondary schools in Manchester, N.H., before Anne – We have a metaphor we’ve been using to describe the moving to KRSD. In his spare time, he has been a volunteer current economic situation, and that is that Colby-Sawyer is a firefighter, and coached girls in AAU basketball and in vehicle which has entered wintry conditions. What this softball. means is that we’re in the right vehicle, we’re heading in the right direction, we’ve got the right people with us, and it’s Anne – At this time, the economic environment for education important not to be anxious about driving. But we do have to in general, and for both of us, is difficult. We have to make be more cautious. We’re attentive. It’s important not to slam sure our students and the people who work at our schools on the brakes and it’s important not to go too fast. We’re con- have the reassurance of ‘business as usual,’ but we also have to tinuing to head in the same direction, because it’s the right ensure that they are connected realistically to the outside direction, but we’ve adjusted our pace. We feel colleges that world and to current affairs. We must make sure our future cit- are leaving their vehicles in the garage during these wintry izens are receiving the best education possible so they will be times are going to be behind us as spring finally emerges. able to make good judgments in the future. How have you faced the challenge of this economy and its effects on the Tom – I like that metaphor, and I believe that course of action quality of education? is also what we’re trying to do, but we need help from every-

8 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE body, especially our tax-paying citizens. Of course, a lot of our open and accessible cultural resource. Also, when we were in issues revolve around state and federal law. “No Child Left crisis recently with the flooding of our high school gymnasi- Behind” has become a critical issue in terms of how we’re um, your staff made it possible for us to hold our physical edu- going to meet the requirements of that law and stay within cation classes and team practices in your facility. That took an the economics of what we can afford. And the accountability amazing amount of effort on the college’s part. issue in regard to special education is also coming to the fore- Anne – Yes, it was a challenge with our own athletic programs front. So, your metaphor makes a lot of sense in that, as we in progress at the time, but I know the KRSD would recipro- approach these icy conditions, we must make sure we’re in cate if we were in need. We all want to do what’s best for our control of our vehicle. One way KRSD does this is to hire qual- students, which brings me to your lapel pin. It says “Kids ity educators and to narrow our area of focus to directed pro- First,” and I’ve never seen you without it. You obviously wear fessional development, which has as its purpose the increased it as a reminder. strengthening and attainment of our goals as a school district. Tom – It may sound corny, but at night I leave it on the suit I Anne – Your schools and the people in them are an important wore that day. In the morning, when I change the pin from part of this community, as is Colby-Sawyer. Do you think your yesterday’s suit to today’s suit, it reminds me of why I go to students, teachers, and administrators feel a direct involve- work each day. It’s a healthy reminder, especially during those ment with the college? times when situations become difficult. In addition, it’s a good Tom – Just the fact that you’re here makes a difference, and I way of letting people know what my job is all about. I don’t believe when people see a well-run, very attractive college in go anywhere without this pin, and my biggest fear is that I’ll town, this helps them decide to move to our school district. In lose it. addition, the interaction between our Anne – As educators, it’s important institutions is multi-faceted. Students for us to pay attention to the voices of from your child development and our constituencies. One of the con- education majors are involved in our stituencies we have in common is the internship programs. We have ad- New London area community. We ministrators and educators from the both serve them in various ways, so KRSD who teach at Colby-Sawyer as it’s important to know if they’re giv- adjunct faculty members. There are

PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 ing us good grades for the quality of Colby-Sawyer graduates teaching in the education we offer, our interac- our school system. We already have a tions with them, and the intelligence good deal of interaction, but, in with which we face the challenges thinking of the future, the ideas con- before us. cerning how we can continue to work together seem endless. “Kids First” has been the foremost thought on the Tom – When I first came to the dis- minds of many Colby-Sawyer graduates who have trict, I asked about the college and Anne – There are some logistical ways gone into teaching, social services, and community volunteer work with children. Grade school teacher was told that Colby-Sawyer is a rising we work together in that the Dan and Jen Prudden ’00 explained it well when she said: star. I’ve since seen proof of that Kathleen Hogan Sports Center is a “Colby-Sawyer takes a creative angle on higher myself, and I see that sentiment rein- back-up emergency location for the education, finding many ways to reach its students in a meaningful manner. This philosophy exists forced almost every day. I was told elementary and middle schools, and throughout the college and was especially helpful in how the college’s flame almost went you and I have mutual responsibilities preparing me to educate children in new, exciting, out at one point and how strongly it in times of emergency. and rewarding ways.” has rallied in the last decade to Tom – Yes, in fact, most of our emergency drills involve your become one of the most respected colleges of its kind in the institution, and we have a convenient place to go, which eastern United States. I’ve been told, and I’ve seen, how the makes it a lot easier for our emergency planning. In addition, college’s standards in all areas continue to climb, how the some of our middle school and elementary school students quality of the students becomes stronger all the time, and make use of the terrific facilities at the Hogan Sports Center what a comfortable and caring place your college has always after school hours. Many of our students, especially those who been and continues to be. That’s what I strive for in the school are in the arts programs, attend musical, theatrical, and enter- district. I would like every one of our schools to emulate what tainment performances in your Sawyer Fine and Performing takes place at your college because, as much as anything else, Arts Center. We appreciate the fact that Colby-Sawyer is an I believe Colby-Sawyer is thought of as a good neighbor.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 9 ALUMNI PROFILE The Landscape of the Mind

Handwritten letters have fanned love affairs, precipi- Boston University with a master’s degree in psychology. Sarah tated wars, formalized independence, emancipated slaves, and is quick to point out that paper and ink have been of utmost have charted and recorded the course of human history. When importance throughout history. She notes that, from the earli- handwriting is studied and interpreted by professional exam- est cave paintings, to hieroglyphics, to the development of iners, the adage which states that the pen is mightier than the alphabets and language, writing has played a significant role. sword is more convincing than ever. Today it is no different as the media Every movement of the pen — fast or Handwriting examiners focus on such cases as the anthrax let- slow, neat or messy, large or small—is a ters, the sniper letters, and the materials reflection of personality. The trail you Ruth Elliott Holmes ’65 that are being discovered in the caves leave in ink is as unique as your finger- and Sarah Holmes ’95 and file cabinets in the Middle East, all prints and even more revealing of who of which have a writing component. you are. explore trails of ink On a daily basis, Ruth and Sarah Two well-known and highly respected from courtrooms to advise individual, legal, and corporate graphologists are Colby-Sawyer alumnae clients in the United States, Canada, and Ruth Elliott Holmes ’65 and her daughter, corporations. Mexico. They work for corporate executives Sarah Holmes ’95. Ruth is founder and presi- and the human resource departments of vari- by David R. Morcom dent and Sarah is vice president of their com- ous businesses and organizations by studying pany, Pentec, Inc., which is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michi- handwriting samples and preparing personality profiles of the gan, and Waltham, Massachusetts. writers. The profiles can then be used as one of the tools in per- Evidence of their company’s success was seen in 1999 sonnel selection, team building, and management assign- when Ruth was named one of Michigan’s Top 10 Women ments. The forensic aspect of their profession, which includes Business Owners, and in 2002 when Corp! determining the authenticity of signatures on magazine listed her among “Michigan’s 95 documents or identifying a writer, is widely Most Powerful Women.” Ruth is a certified used by banks, financial institutions, police document examiner (CDE), designated as such departments, attorneys, and private individ- by the National Association of Document uals. In addition to rendering expert testimony Examiners. She is court-qualified as an expert in court, Ruth and Sarah’s skills are also uti- witness in federal, state, and local courts. From lized in their roles as jury and trial consultants. 1996 until 1999, Pentec received national and “There really isn’t a typical work day,” international attention by serving as trial con- Sarah explains, “but a busy day in the office sultants for Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s defense team might include preparing three or four verbal in his right-to-die campaign. or written profiles for a company, photo- The Holmes’s family interest in handwriting examination graphing documents for a forgery or anonymous letter case, seems to have a genetic component since Sarah is the third and lecturing to a group of human resource professionals. generation in the family to study and work in the field. “Part of the day might be spent going over juror question- Handwriting and horses have been her passion, and she was naires in preparation for jury selection or in advising an attor- honored to be a member of the 1994 National Championship ney on the most effective graphics and strategy to be used dur- equestrian team at Colby-Sawyer. Last May she graduated from ing a trial. The sheriff’s department might call and ask Pentec

10 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE to examine and photograph documents related to solving a crime on anything from a missing person, to a school bomb threat, or to a murder-for-hire case. In addition to consulting with clients, Sarah finds time to serve as president of the Great Lakes Association of Handwriting Examiners, and Ruth is an active member of the International Women’s Forum, an exclu- sive group of professional women. When asked what she considers the favorite part of her work, Ruth answers without hesitation, “I like the change and variety. For example, I’ve worked with the well-known attor- ney Geoffrey Fieger, helped choose five juries for Dr. Jack Kevorkian, and been in the middle of the dialogues on the ‘death with dignity’ movement. This, in turn, has put me in direct contact with people in the media, so it’s not unusual to pick up the phone and speak to someone like Mike Wallace or Barbara Walters. One day I could be giving a speech before a group of international businessmen in Las Vegas, and on another day I could be flying to Denver to choose a jury. I could be teleconferencing a management alignment in Kentucky one day, and the next day I could be preparing for the things we study are space, form, movement, size, legibility, an interview with Dateline or Court TV. I was even hired to speed, letter connections, and pressure. We’re also looking at spend two weeks in Egypt on the Nile River lecturing on hand- zones. The upper zone is imagination, freedom, and creativity. writing and hieroglyphics to a group of industrialists and their The middle zone is the area of emotions. The lower zone is the wives. Because I speak French and Spanish, it allows me to area of materialistic and instinctual pleasures.” work on cases all over the world. If you visit Pentec, Inc.’s Web site, The diversity of subject matter and www.handwritingexaminers.com, you working with Sarah are what make will learn that “handwriting examina- the long hours I put in for Pentec so tion has long been used to detect forg- gratifying.” eries, fraud, and the identity of writers Stories relating to Ruth and her of anonymous letters. More recently, vocation have appeared in The New handwriting evaluations are used to York Times, USA Today, George, and help identify talents and tensions of Time magazine to name but a few, existing and prospective employees, and while she considers this to be recognize promotion potential, and heady stuff, she knows there are resolve conflicts. Most important of those who question the tenets of handwriting analysis. Sarah all, handwriting assessment is beneficial for personal growth feels some of the skepticism about their work comes from and development.” research on the subject that is methodologically flawed. “The Ruth and Sarah are proud alumnae of Colby-Sawyer conflicting findings fueled my fire to do my own study on College who, through their knowledge and research of hand- handwriting analysis,” she explains. “The title of my research writing, have made their marks, literally and figuratively, is ‘A Neuropsychological Investigation into the Validity of working as human archeologists exploring the landscape of Handwriting Analysis.’” In simplified terms, the goal of Sarah’s the mind. They are fond of saying that people are like geodes research is to explore the relationship between assessments of which have yet to be opened. Most observers see geodes as ten personality traits according to the psychological tests and rough, dull-colored stones, but Ruth and Sarah Holmes see the assessments made by the graphologists. people as the inside of the geode, for in the handwriting of “We believe handwriting is language frozen in time,” their subjects they see sparkling, multi-faceted crystals waiting Sarah says. “We think of it as the landscape of the mind. It’s to be discovered. brainwriting, not handwriting. Whether you write with your hand or foot or with a pen in your mouth, it’s still coming Opposite page, center: For Ruth (on right), one of the joys of practicing her from your brain, and there will be many similarities no matter profession is working with her daughter, Sarah. Top of this page: Sarah's what method you use to write. You can’t disguise your hand- practiced and observant eye leaves little to chance when she is studying the "landscape of the mind." Center of this page: One of the interesting writing, and the more you write the more your habitual traits aspects of being a graphologist is studying the handwriting of people who will come through. When we analyze handwriting, some of are now, or who have been, major players on the world stage.

PHOTOS: THIS PAGE AND OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: KATIE DOW ’90 SPRING/SUMMER 20032002 11 ALUMNI PROFILE

Long-Term Love Affair

he first time she graduated from Janet, a former alumni trustee and college, the words on the right former president of the Alumni Council, in green type are some of the began by saying, “When I first attended by David R. Morcom encomiums The Colbyan year- Colby Junior College, I found the profes- Tbook offered regarding 1954 Class President Janet Rich. The sors friendly and easy to talk to, but the courses were pretty second time Janet, now Janet Rich Nixon, received a degree cut and dried. They were the things well-bred young women from Colby-Sawyer, the calen- of the day were supposed to dar had fast-forwarded to the “A hard worker and friend to know. When I returned to earn year 2000. During that 46-year everyone...ambition plus...a gal my second degree in 2000, I was span between degrees, a great you’re glad to know...” fond of saying that at Colby deal of life happened to Janet, Junior College I was taught but her roots remained firmly planted in the Colby-Sawyer soil, what to think, and at Colby-Sawyer College I was taught how and her love for the college remained strong and steady. So to think.” much so that she encouraged a daughter, Melanie Nixon Because she attended Colby-Sawyer during two very dif- Danver ’78, and a granddaughter, Cecily Danver ’04, to attend ferent eras, Janet has a unique perspective on many aspects of the college and continue the family legacy. The three of them college life, not the least of which is the social aspect. “In 1954 recently gathered to talk about their Colby-Sawyer experi- we weren’t allowed to have cars on campus until the second ences. They met at Janet’s beautiful, 250-year-old farmhouse, semester of our senior year, and even then you had to main- which she spent 17 years restoring, and which is located on tain a certain grade point average to receive that privilege,” she 170 acres in New Boston, N.H. recalls. “On weekdays we had to be in the dorm by 10 p.m.

12 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE and on weekends we were allowed out until midnight. One time four of us were late getting back from an outing and, as our punishment, we were ‘campused.’” As Janet relates this, her granddaugh- ter, Cecily, can’t suppress a half-snicker- half-giggle at what, to her, seems an archaic form of punishment for “wild” behavior that would hardly raise an eye- brow today. “It was right before the Hal- loween dance,” Janet continues, pretend- ing not to notice Cecily’s giggling, “so, the four of us covered ourselves in sheets and went to the dance. As four anonymous PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 ghosts, we cut in on everybody’s dates. It seems as though there were always a lot of fun things to do on campus. We had the singing group, barbecues, all sorts of out- door activities, and every day started with Opposite Page–left: Janet as she appeared in her Colbyan yearbook in 1954. Center: As the chapel, where we had assigned seats.” student who made the greatest impression on her fellow classmates, Janet was chosen May Queen. Her court consisted of (left to right) Louise Moser, Natalie Langley, Lee Ann McGrath, Janet (stand- Janet still visits campus and is active ing in center) , Patricia Blackwood, Judith Sanders, and Agnes Lind. Right: Janet and her favorite in the Adventures in Learning Program. professor Patrick Anderson celebrate her graduation in 2000. This page–above: Janet (left), While she has watched the physical facili- Melanie (center), and Cecily share a treasure trove of Colby-Sawyer memories among them. ties flourish over the last half century, she particularly admires the college’s ability “not only to adapt to of my professors, especially Patrick Anderson, who was my the changes in our culture over the years from 1954 to the pre- advisor, my American Studies professor, and creator of the sent, but also to keep that special skill of creating an atmos- American West course for which I became a teaching assistant. phere where a variety of students feel comfortable taking part I believe the bonds between professor and student, like many in discussion with faculty, staff, and other students, both in of the bonds forged at the college, will be lifelong.” classroom and social settings. Whether that quality can be Cecily, who is an Exercise Science major with a Psych- attributed to the sense of community,” she continues, “to the ology minor, greatly admires Professor Kerstin Stoedefalke number of students and the size of the classes, to the inspir- because “she makes learning fun and challenging. She inter- ingly beautiful natural setting which surrounds the campus, or acts with us and has us interact with each other when we run to the good fortune of finding just the right leadership over our physiology and fitness testing. She’s an inspiration and a the last 50 years is impossible to explain. I only know how for- role model, and I feel as though we have a friendship as well tunate I feel to have had the opportunity to stay connected as a student-professor relationship.” with the institution in a variety of ways during that time.” When asked what made her choose Colby-Sawyer, Cecily When discussing the lifelong friendships she formed at admits there was only a small dollop of low-key bias that came Colby Junior College, Janet’s voice lights up. “Before our 45th from her mother and grandmother, both of whom were clear reunion, eight of my friends stayed at my home for two days. that they wanted her to make her own choice. She looked at At Reunion we went on a bike trip, led by President Anne other schools, but when she visited Colby-Sawyer she says she Ponder, and we had a marvelous time. The bonds we formed “loved it immediately; the location, the mountains, the size, in college have lasted all these years and are still exceptionally and the welcoming atmosphere.” Cecily professes to have a strong.” certain amount of shyness, but in conversation she is intelli- “I agree,” Cecily chimes in, “There are three girls I live gent, articulate, and confident. The alleged shyness may be with now, and I know we’ll always stick together. I also made something that disappeared a little at a time without her real- a lot of friends on the new Student Orientation trip, and I’m izing it, like a pile of autumn leaves scattered here and there sure we’ll always stay in touch. I think it can best be summed by the growing winds of confidence. up by the words I saw on the college view book: ‘Learning “I’ve noticed a difference in Cecily that’s unbelievable,” Among Friends.’ I’m an only child, and at Colby-Sawyer I her mother, Melanie, attests. “Because of her shyness in high really found the ‘true me’ through my friends.” school, I was nervous for her when she started college, but “Speaking of forming relationships,” Janet adds, “this last Colby-Sawyer was the right size and the right place for her. It time I was there as a student, I became good friends with some — continued on page 32

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 13 FEATURE STORY Remembering H. Leslie Sawyer The first president of the college left a legacy of progress, caring, kindness, and goodness

Compiled and Edited by David R. Morcom

Becky Irving ’42 Alumna and former faculty member ”I remember the first time I saw him. It was 1939, the first day of classes, and I had come over to Colgate Hall from Colby Dorm for breakfast. The dining hall was where the business offices are now. In those days there was a great big clock at the entrance to what is now the Thornton Living Room. As I entered, I saw a man in a business suit standing on a ladder, and he was either winding or setting the clock. I said to the person I was with, ‘Who’s that working on the clock?’ She was a propitious date for Colby July 1,1922 answered, ‘Why that’s our president.’ I got a big laugh out of Academy, for it was the day Herbert Leslie Sawyer became the that. school’s 25th principal. A well-educated man, H. Leslie Sawyer, as he was widely known, received his bachelor’s degree from “We had chapel every morning. In my first year, what is now Bates College, his master’s degree from Princeton, and his the Thornton Living Room and the Registrar’s and Academic Ed.D. (with honors) from Bates. In 1923, with the school’s Dean’s Offices was the chapel. The faculty would march in enrollment flagging and debt mounting, Principal Sawyer each day in their academic gowns singing hymns while they suggested that Colby Academy would have a better chance of proceeded to go up on the stage and sit down. Doctor Sawyer surviving if it became a junior college. Another five difficult usually gave the sermons, and somehow he gave you the feel- and dwindling years passed in the struggle to stay solvent ing he was talking directly to you. I mean, how did he know before the school finally became Colby Junior College in June that you were worried about this or that? And, yet, he seemed of 1928, and H. Leslie Sawyer became the college’s first presi- to know. It was a kind of charisma he had. dent. He remained president until 1955. During that 27-year “He always spoke to everybody and knew each person’s name. span, Colby Junior College flourished. The physical plant ex- Sometimes in the mornings he would stand outside his office panded and many new buildings were added to meet the in the hall and greet each one of us. When the buses left for needs of the steadily increasing enrollment. Academic pro- vacation, he would come to see us off. He was good that way. grams were also expanded in scope and depth. In 1943, bac- calaureate programs were added to the college’s curriculum. “I remember that he always wanted to be a medical doctor, When he retired on June 30, 1955, H. Leslie Sawyer was and one of his best friends was Dr. James Woodman, who was almost 70 years old, and he left behind a legacy of progress, Ev Woodman’s father. Ev would later become president of the but beyond that he left a legacy of caring, kindness, and good- college. It was James and H. Leslie who cooked up the idea ness. In speaking with people who knew him those many years for a Medical Assistant Program, which led to the three-year- ago, a portrait of the man emerged in strong and vibrant col- plus-one Medical Technology Program, which consisted of ors. Each person who contributed his or her memories to this three years at the college and one working in a hospital. My portrait recalled a man who was universally admired and who class was the first to receive the bachelor’s degree given as a touched each of their lives in the best of ways. result of completing this course of study. I think I was fourth

14 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE in line among the Med Tech students at grad- uation, so I believe I received the fourth bach- elor’s degree ever given out by our college.

“The Chemistry Department, where I took a lot of classes, was on the third floor of Colgate. Dr. Sawyer would sometimes climb up there, wander into the back of the classroom where we kept the chemicals, and he’d help himself to a little sip of ethyl alcohol. Then he’d sit down and join the class for that session. Later, during the first year I taught at the college, Dr. Sawyer would frequently saunter in and sit at the back of the room. Sometimes he’d ask questions because he was interested in the medical technology aspects of what I was teaching. I think that was the thwarted med- ical doctor in him.”

Barbara Johnson Stearns ’32 Alumna

”When I first arrived at Colby Junior College, there were only Above: Dr. Sawyer receives help in picking out some Easter finery from the 50 of us here, and Dr. Sawyer was sort of a father figure for all late Charlou Hill Gladish ’47 (right) and Marcia "Penny" Sickels Crowley ’42. Below: Two presidents admire the first sign of spring. Accompanying of us. I remember when it snowed he used to take a group of President Sawyer is Ann Savoye Beddiges ’47, president of the Student us out in his car. He’d go at a fairly good clip and then slam his Government Association. brakes on, and he’d say, ‘I just want to see if it’s slippery.’ Of course, he would never put us in any danger, but I do remem- having a conversation directly with them as well. He spoke of ber those rides very well. I also remember that he gave a daily the daily stuff, what we were going through and why. There chapel talk in Colgate and everybody just was no preaching, no moralizing. He didn’t loved it. He was a dearly loved man. set up moral behavior for you, except by example. “Whenever any one of the girls was not feel- ing well he would bring her this simply horri- “He loved to announce Mountain Day and ble tasting hot tea he mixed up. He’d take it would do it at chapel or assembly. He loved right to her and sit on the side of the bed and fooling us and keeping it a secret until the see to it that she drank the tea.” last minute.

Susan Morrison Mayer ’50 “One of the special things about the man’s character is that he didn’t try to be all Alumna and current trustee things to all people. I remember a conver- ”He was a very personable man and had a sation we had when he was about to leave wonderful sense of humor. He had a great the college. I asked him what we were ever twinkle in his eye. There were times, every going to do without him—you know, the once in a while, when no matter whether it old sentimental piece—and he turned to was your birthday or not, he would greet you me and said, ‘Susan, I’m not a fundraiser. I with a ‘happy birthday’ and give you a big hug. That was one don’t know how to raise money. Now that we have a group of of the aspects of his sense of humor and also an aspect of his active students, strong enrollment, and excellent programs, we great love for people. He loved people. He made the college a need to do something beyond all of that. I’ve found that I’m home away from home for me. I think our current president, not good at raising money, but the incoming president, Dr. Anne Ponder, is the closest thing we’ve had to Dr. Sawyer, at Eugene Austin, knows how to do that very well.’ He felt at that least for me. point in his life it was time for him to step aside and let the “In his chapel talks he never preached. He simply had a con- next cycle happen. He was the genuine article, a genuine versation with his audience. I always felt he was having a con- human being.” versation directly with me, and I’m sure the others felt he was

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 15 Eleanor “Ellie” Morrison Goldthwait ’51, ’52 Alumna and current trustee ”I think the first thing that comes to my mind when talking about President Sawyer is father figure. Absolutely, he was a father figure. He was personal, kind, and he certainly loved the students.

“He was a very wise man and I always found it interesting how the humanity came out on the one hand and the wisdom came out on the other. One of the things I remember was a friend of mine who lost her father while she was here. He brought her over to his house to tell her the tragic news and to see her through those first very traumatic hours. That sym- bolized his humanity to me. His wisdom came through in the chapel talks. He always gave you something to take away. It might not have been terribly profound, but it was very rele- vant to what we were going through at school. His message delivered the expectation that you would be a moral being. He was a person I would not have wanted to disappoint. Above: There was plenty of cake holding up the cupola as many friends, “When he left, it changed the tenor of the campus. It was still family, students, and alumni gathered in celebration of President Sawyer's family, but not the kind of family he’d created as the father fig- 25 years at the college. A convocation ceremony, with delegates from 51 ure. There was a genuine closeness that he was able to bring to New England colleges in the processional, was followed by a dinner. Helping Dr. Sawyer with the cutting chores is his wife, Emma Ione Brown relationships. It wasn’t superficial, and he genuinely cared Sawyer. Below: President H. Leslie Sawyer and Everett Woodman, who later when he asked you how you were. became president of the college, were lifelong friends and spent many wonderful times together. President Woodman considered President Sawyer “He was very proud of the campus. There was a pride in his to be his career mentor. demeanor when he showed the campus to visitors. both fishermen, and in the late ’30s they took some trips to “An impressive memory for me was when the students were Canada and Maine. Sometimes my brother, and Dr. Sawyer’s outside Colgate waiting to see who had been elected as senior son, Robert, and I went along. The trips could last ten days, officers and Dr. Sawyer escorted me, as the newly elected pres- and we all came to know each other pretty well. I remember ident of my class, from Colgate Hall to the Concord coach. Dr. Sawyer and I had a humorous little ritual in which he That was really an extraordinary thing.” would hold a piece of material or part of the tent and pretend to be a matador, Franny Sawyer and I would charge the material a few President Sawyer’s daughter-in-law times pretending to be a bull. On these ”I remember that he spent a lot of time trips he’d always ask my father many at home in his study researching topics questions about medical matters, which for his chapel talks. He would often take were of great interest to him. Those con- lessons from the Bible and expand on versations were the basis of how the them. He put a lot of effort into those Medical Technology Program got started talks. at the college.

“He was a family man and really loved his grandchildren. He “He was my educational godfather, the guy who encouraged spent a lot of time with them, telling them about flowers and me all the time. It started when I was playing baseball for the things that went on in his life. He was a wonderful teacher Dartmouth, and he and my dad came to a Dartmouth-Harvard in that way. He was also a good gardener. He put a lot of work game. Afterwards he asked me if I had any interest in teaching into his garden and loved doing that.” at Colby Junior College. I said I did, and he wrote me out a contract to teach September through May at $100 per month. Everett “Ev” Woodman That was in 1939. I enjoyed teaching that first year, and Dr. Former president of the college, good friend Sawyer encouraged me to go to Boston University to get my master’s degree, which I did. In later years he also encouraged ”I met Dr. Sawyer through my father, Dr. James B. Woodman, me to get my Ph.D., which I also did. who was a surgeon and one of the school doctors back in the 1930s. Dr. Sawyer was a good friend of my father’s. They were “He was a good State-of-Maine New Englander. A sturdy,

16 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE straightforward guy. He stood for all the good things: honesty, These Five Things directness, no skipping around the corners. He was a genuine, comfortable man who was a father figure to the students. And President H. Leslie Sawyer felt a person, “at the he loved his gardens and fishing. He and Ausbon Sargent, who very least,” should have “These Five Things” as was on the college grounds crew, were the closest of pals, and aims in life. Over the years, he spoke of them to they used to fish at Pleasant Lake quite often. many young women in his chapel services and extolled the important role they could play in “He was a man who was curious in terms of anything scien- fashioning a life of fulfillment. Following is an tific, and I believe when it came to religion, he was interested excerpt from “These Five Things.” in searching all types of beliefs. I’m a Unitarian, and very “Of these five things the first two are happy with it. Dr. Sawyer was a Baptist. About four times a year mental and physical health. The third is that we I would substitute for him and give the sermon in chapel. want to belong to something, to feel that we Sometimes he would attend, and afterwards he’d joke with me have put our shoulder to the wheel, and that we a bit. One time I climbed up in the pulpit, trying not to stum- can accept responsibility so that people trust us ble over my robes, and gave a sermon with the usual pitch. It and want to work with us. The fourth is that we was a good Unitarian message straight out. Afterwards, Dr. want to be respected for our ideals and efforts. Sawyer came around and said ‘Well, Ev, that was a pretty good The fifth is that we want to share in bearing the talk and I enjoyed it, but you know until you get over this world’s responsibilities, so that by the end of the Unitarian business, the closest to heaven you’re ever going to journey of life you have made a constructive get is when you climb up in that pulpit.’ I got a great laugh contribution to the affairs of the world.” from that remark. “These Five Things” were the precepts upon “I remember once on a fishing trip, around June of 1941, we which Dr. Sawyer based his life, and, as Susan were up in Maine and our old fishing guide was talking about Morrison Mayer ’50 noted when speaking of Hitler and all the hell he was raising in Europe. As he contin- him, “He didn’t set up moral behavior for you, ued to philosophize, the guide said, ‘Well, that’s the way except by example.” things are and it ain’t over yet.’ Something about that phrase caught Dr. Sawyer’s fancy, and he thought it was the funniest thing he’d heard. So, every time I saw him for days afterwards, he’d greet me by saying, ‘Well, it ain’t over yet.’”

Dr. Sawyer passed away at the age of 84 in November of 1972. He didn’t live to see the college change its name from Colby Junior College to Colby-Sawyer College. Although this change ensured that his name and the college’s would be linked forever, he certainly knew long before this event occurred that his heart and the heart of the college were eternally entwined.

At Left: Dr. Sawyer with the late Anne Penfield Mullineux ’53 (left) and an unidentified student. Above: Winter carnival brought with it a uniquely New England treat consisting of locally produced maple syrup poured over a plate of locally produced snow. Dr. Sawyer was noted for his generosity with the syrup ladle, as this unidentified recipient could readily testify.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 17 COVER STORY

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION by David R. Morcom There are many exciting and interesting cultural events tak- ing place on the Colby-Sawyer campus each year. Three that enjoy great popularity are the Art Faculty Exhibition, the Juried Student Exhibition, and the Senior Art Exhibition. All three of these shows present artworks in a variety of media, are open to the public, and offer opening receptions that draw capacity crowds of art lovers. While it would be ideal if the work of each contributing artist could be displayed in these pages, space allows for only a sampling, but it is a sampling of works that stands as testament to the fact that creativity, beauty, imagination, and talent are alive and thriving at Colby-Sawyer College.

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18 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE 1. “Gymnopedies No. 224” intaglio/mixed media piece by Professor Martha Andrea.

2. “Ocean Breeze,” acrylic by Mayumi Nagayama ’05.

3. “Instinct,” chromogenic print by Professor Jessica Jacobs. Can you see the sleeping face peeping through in the picture?

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4. “Bulbous Vessel,” wood-fired stoneware created by Professor Jon Keenan.

5. “Brendon,” mixed-media sculpture by Erin Sawler ’03.

6. “Self Portrait,” black and white photo by Derek Bedrosian ’04.

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Opposite page, top: Fine and Performing Arts Department chair, Professor Jon Keenan, and Kristen Sullivan ’04 discuss her powerful and intriguing, “Untitled #1,” four-panel piece. At right: The Juried Student Exhibition opening reception on April 10 saw a capac- ity crowd enjoying refreshments, and, above all, the impressive collection of student art.

EXHIBITION PHOTOS BY KATIE DOW ’90 SPRING/SUMMER 2003 19 10. “Covered Jar I,” white wood ash with Albany slip run by Meghan Andersen ’04.

11. “Sin City II,” graphic design by Jennifer Libinski ’03.

12. “Untitled,” amphora vase in blue chun glaze by Meghan Andersen ’04.

13. “Van Gothic LII: Redux,” painting on canvas by Professor Kathy Hicklin Bott.

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7. “Red Banner,” polymer paint on stretched canvas by Professor Edward Kimball.

8. “Case Tractor,” a mixed-media work by Professor Michael Lovell.

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17. “Tour de France,” watercolor by Professor John Bott.

18. “Figure Collage,” intaglio and acrylic print by Lisa Maggio ‘04.

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14. “Spring Fall,” acrylic by Professor Loretta S.W. Barnett.

15. “First Things First,” graphic design by Sarah Listewnik ’04.

16. “Plate #1,” by Daniel B. Ord ’05. 15

16 Above: Lisa Maggio ’04 and Professor Martha Andrea discuss one of the numerous creative steps taken along the way to Lisa’s finished intaglio and acrylic print (shown at far right). 18

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 21 FACULTY REPORT TamastsliktTamastslikt

Turned Around Perspectives On Northwest Native Cultures

Written and Photographed by Patrick D. Anderson

Professor Anderson is chair of the Humanities Department at the Makah in the northwestern corner of the Olympic penin- Colby-Sawyer College, where he has taught since 1977. This sula. Everywhere I went I was warmly welcomed by the local article recounts some of the experiences he enjoyed on a inhabitants. Indeed, the one element of my sabbatical I could sabbatical leave in 2002. not have acquired in any other way was spending time with individual tribal members, people who invited me into their homes and offices and studios, their sweat lodges and talking circles and powwows, their longhouses and casinos and tribal When I set out to investigate the native peoples of cafés. They rode me around the “rez” in their vehicles. They theW Pacific Northwest, I began, in typical scholarly fashion, by taught me how to dance and sing and sweat and pray. They reading the standard historical and anthropo- talked and laughed and cried as they shared logical texts, which document their social, the stories of their lives with me, and as a political, economic, religious, and cultural tra- result of this total immersion into cultures I ditions. While I learned a great deal from this thought I knew something about from my research, which prepared me for my on-site book-based research, I reached depths of un- visits, the most intense and enlightening edu- derstanding, compassion, and knowledge I cational experiences came when I visited the had never expected to attain. Any precon- places these tribal nations call home and ceptions, easy answers, or simplistic explana- spent time with the native peoples who still tions were completely destroyed through the live there. These included the inland tribes, complicated, compelling, and, often, contra- which are part of the northern plateau—the dictory life stories I was privileged to share. Yakama and Spokane in Washington, the The best way to suggest some of what I Umatilla and Warm Springs in Oregon, and learned during my leave is to provide a series the Nez Perce and Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. It of snapshots of my experiences. Take March also included those located on the coast — 18, for instance, when what I’d envisioned as the Suquammish, Duwammish, Swinommish, and Tulalip, all a quick stop to meet a retired couple in Benton City, Wash- in the Seattle area, the Lummi near the Canadian border, and ington, en route from the Yakama reservation to the Umatilla,

22 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE turned into a half-day of remarkable revelations from Ramona and Albert Cliff. As we sat around their kitchen table, they told me stories about themselves and their ancestors, which helped me understand, far better than any historical accounts I’d read, the struggle, oppression, and prejudice Native Americans have faced for centuries. One story was about a grandfather who was kidnapped by white soldiers and put into a mission school as a youngster, only to escape in three consecutive win- ters by slipping away during a blizzard, using the snow to cover his tracks as he walked for miles to his family’s home. Another was about an aunt who was similarly taken against her will, this time by nuns who forced her into a convent where, shortly after taking her vows she died of tuberculosis contracted through contact with whites. They told me their own nightmarish tales of growing up on the reservation at Ft. Belnap, Montana, where their respective tribes (Assinibone and Gros Ventre) had been forced to co-exist by the U.S. govern- ment in the 19th century. They attended boarding schools where they were punished if they tried to speak their own lan- guage or practice their native religion, and they were banned from certain stores, which were labeled “whites only.” They were also both expected to help provide for their families, even as youngsters, growing up as they did during the Great Depression. Albert showed me a photograph of the deer he shot for its venison at age 10; Ramona topped that with her tale of the bull she killed with a sledgehammer and then butchered by herself. They are the first individuals I’ve met who claim they actually benefited from the Termination Act of curse. Because she grew up in an abusive, alcoholic family, the 1954, yet another misguided attempt by the U.S. government school offered her the first safe environment she’d ever to “mainstream” native peoples by moving them off reserva- known. She also told me about the oral history she’d con- tions and into cities. The Cliffs’ move, from rural Montana to tributed to a book being written about a 1950s film called “The Los Angeles, though confusing and disorienting in many Last Sioux Uprising,” which was made just outside Pendleton, ways, released them from the cycle of alcoholism, poverty, and and in which her father had a role as an extra. “Do you hap- unemployment which typifies so many Indians’ lives on reser- pen to like movies?” she asked. “I have a bootleg copy.” So, a vations. They had two sons and Ramona eventually earned a day which began with the truth-telling, both painful and tri- master’s degree in social work, while Albert labored in heavy umphant, of Ramona and Albert Cliff, and then moved to the construction. What came through in the details of their lives story-telling, both funny and instructive, of Teresa Eagle, was their incredible strength, intelligence, sense of humor, and ended with the myth-making of a Hollywood film to which determined will to survive. I left with an invitation to join hundreds of Sioux and Umatilla and Nez Perce were unwitting them at their summer sun dance and with a huge amount of contributors. admiration and respect for this remarkable family. Two days later I began my stay on the Nez Perce reserva- When I visited with Cayuse storyteller Teresa Eagle on the tion with a 14-hour marathon of cultural immersion I still Umatilla reservation in Pendleton, Oregon, we ended up at the can’t quite believe. From the start, a key goal of my leave had locals-only Silver Dollar Diner for a meal of fry bread and stew, been to see how native traditions from the past are being car- and then, over countless cups of coffee and homemade apple ried on today. On this particular day in Lapwai, Idaho, I not pie, we sat for more than three hours while she told me one hilarious coyote story after another, many of them surpris- ingly risqué, especially coming from the diminutive old lady Opposite Page–top: Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington. Inset: Human figure (late 19th century), part of a speaker's post. sitting across the table from me. Through a mutual friend I’d (Southern Kaugiutl, Blunden Harbour Village, at the University of British made arrangements to spend the night with Teresa’s daughter, Columbia Museum, Vancouver). Bottom: Dancer at the Speilyi-yi Mi Arts Vicky Star. In relating details about her own life, Vicky com- and Crafts Show on the Yakama Reservation, Toppenish, Washington. This page–top: Tipis at the Kah-Nee-Ta Resort on the Warm Springs pletely contradicted what I’d heard from the Cliffs, since she Reservation, Oregon. Above: Beadmaker Thyra Moses (Spokane Tribe) at viewed her boarding school experience as a blessing, not a the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture, Spokane, Washington.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 23 only learned about these traditions from my Nez Perce hosts, I experienced them first-hand. I stopped by the Nez Perce horse farm where they raise Appaloosas, the prize horse for a people who have been highly dependent on this animal since it was introduced to the tribe in the 18th century. The supervisor talked to me about the breeding program, showed me around the barns, and introduced me to a brand-new baby colt. I spent some time at the Nez Perce National Historical Park where I met the director and archivist who opened their collections to me (and who later copied video and audio tapes for my research and classes at Colby-Sawyer). Lunch was at the tribal café with Steve Evans, a history professor from the local col- lege, and Alan Pinkham, the former head of the Nez Perce nation. They are currently collaborating on a book about the Lewis & Clark expedition from the Nez Perce point of view. Steve suggested he and Alan take me to the tribe’s Wolf Recovery Center in Winchester, about 45 minutes southeast. Here the Nez Perce are reintroducing into the wild the animal which has played such a significant mythic and symbolic role for so many northwest native cultures. We had to climb a fence and walk down a snowy two-track to get to the place but were rewarded for our efforts by a close-up look at one of the wolves. Over several cups of tea at another reservation hang- out, Steve and Alan talked of many matters related to native affairs—the research for their book, the “cultural arrogance” Top: The great-great-great granddaughter of Chief Seattle, basketmaker Alan still feels from many whites, and the lesson he said his Mary Lou Slaughter (Duwammish Tribe), is seen working in her home in ancestors taught him about remaining silent since anything Port Orchard, Washington. Above: Alexander Joseph (Tshimsian Salish Tribe) carves a wolf rattle out of red cedar at Tillicum Village, Washington. they’d say had, historically, been twisted into what the gov- Below: “Raven and First Man” by Bill Reid (Haida Tribe) is carved from ernment officials wanted to hear. This gave rise, Alan posited, yellow cedar. A beautiful and powerful creation, it can be seen at the to the clichéd image of the so-called “stoic Indian.” University of British Columbia Museum in Vancouver. At the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture in Spokane, I met Thyra Moses, an extraordinary beader whose babyboards great-great-great granddaughter of Chief Seattle, invited me are on display there. She patiently taught me the basics of into her home at Port Orchard, Washington, where she told beading as we talked for an hour or so about her work, her life me how she came to her craft—and to her full acceptance of on the Spokane reservation, and her famous nephew, writer her Native American heritage—fairly late in life, after finding Sherman Alexie. At the Speilyi-yi-Mi Arts an eagle feather on a beach during a trip to and Crafts Show on the Yakama Reser- Alaska. Picking it up, she received what she vation in Toppenish, Washington, I met described as an “electric shock,” making her another Spokane artist, the painter George realize the need to fully embrace her her- Flett, who explained the historical sources itage. So, she arranged to have a traditional for his beautiful contemporary ledger art. Potlatch, a give-away ceremony, at which He invited me to join him at the Coeur she proclaimed her new name, Sla ’Da, and d’Alene Powwow the next weekend in honored her famous ancestry. At Tillicum Plummer, Idaho, where I learned that he Village on Blake Island, an hour-long ferry created all the works of art presented to the ride from Seattle, I met the carver Alexander winners of the various dancing competi- Joseph, a Tsmishian Salish Indian from tions. In Seattle, I spent nearly five hours at British Columbia, who talked to me about the Daybreak Star Cultural Center with its the traditional methods and materials he director Merlee Markishtum, a Makah Indian who shared her used to create the wolf rattle on which he was working. perspectives on topics ranging from her tribe’s recent return to At Neah Bay, in the most northwestern corner of the lower whaling and her concern over the educational system on the 48 states, I spent several hours with elder Helma Swan-Hunter- reservation in Neah Bay to her work at the museum. Highly Ward, who had herself attended the Tulalip Boarding School respected Duwamish basketmaker Mary Lou Slaughter, the — continued on page 32

24 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Sweating with the Nez Perce by Patrick D. Anderson

he single most memorable experience during the through the steam, which made the lodge hotter each time. course of my sabbatical was a sweat lodge cere- We must have been in there 20 to 25 minutes for the first ses- mony on the Nez Perce reservation in Lapwai, sion, although partway through the leader invited anyone Idaho. In a conversation with David Scott, director who wanted to leave to do so. I certainly was not going to be of drug and alcohol rehabilitation for the Nez the first person to lift the flap; indeed, I didn’t exit until the TPerce Nation, he asked if I’d like to attend one. Eight hours majority of the group made their way outside into the snow later, David ushered me into the site of the men’s sweat and frigid air. The custom is to rinse off in water — a hose with lodge, a place made private by a ramshackle fence built of bone-chilling, icy water was running for that purpose — and discarded lumber and sheet metal. Snowflakes filled the air I followed suit. But I made the mistake of sitting down on on this frigid night in late a bench, which was on the March and dozens of ques- opposite side from where tions filled my head. my towel and clothes were, The first thing I had to so I pretty much shivered do was get undressed in away until it was time to re- front of all these Nez Perce enter the lodge. guys I had only just met, I was eager to return although I must say I wasn’t this time, just to get warm, all that self-conscious about and I was one of the first this part of the event. May- inside, which meant my po- be our relative anonymity sition was near the rear. A made it somewhat easier, fairly large guy was seated or maybe I was so focused in front of me, which meant on all the other unknowns two things: one, he blocked awaiting me that being naked and cold seemed incidental. some of the direct heat; two, he also blocked my “view” While David had brought me to the sweat, he wasn’t at (though you couldn’t really see anything) of the entrance my side giving instructions, so I watched and listened and door, the “escape hatch,” as it were. Two of the ten guys left learned. The actual sweat lodge itself is a small, low-to-the- after round one, needing to get home or to a job, so there was ground structure, made by bending branches in a semi-circu- a bit more room. This time the leader passed the responsibil- lar shape and then covering them with old blankets. A fire was ity for saying a prayer around the circle. By the time it reached blazing in a pit nearby, where the rocks used as the source of me, I’d had a session and a half of listening, so I said some- heat were cooking. To enter the lodge, you back yourself in thing which I think was not totally inappropriate—thanking and then, once inside, find a place in the circle and sit cross- my fellow participants for welcoming me to their sweat, bless- legged. Once everyone was inside—and there were ten of us ing them, their families, and their ancestors. Although I was at the start—the flap was closed and we were plunged into getting used to the heat of the lodge during this round, I was total darkness. ready to emerge when it was over. This time, no cold shower I hadn’t thought about being claustrophobic for years, for me, but simply a retreat to where my towel was, so I could although once the leader of the sweat ceremony began to hit cover my shoulders and maintain some of the warmth while the rocks with a moistened herb-stuffed sock, to make them sitting in the wintry elements. smoke and emit a distinctive odor and to increase the tem- By the third and final round, all but four of us had perature inside, I began to wonder if I’d last through the first departed. This meant there was lots of room inside and also five minutes. Yet, how could I just bolt out of there when I’d that the session would be a bit less formal. I realized during been so graciously included? Wouldn’t that just confirm vari- this round that I’d been “accepted” by those still there. This ous white-guy stereotypes for all these Nez Perce, not to men- was made obvious by two things: first, one of the older men tion some major degree of failure on my part? So, I thought, told me some Indian jokes, the funniest being about how the if I can just relax and keep it together for the first five minutes Flatheads and the Blackfeet become mixed up, resulting in in here, by centering myself and getting into the spirit of the tribes of Flatfeet and Blackheads, and second, during the experience, I can probably survive the session. round of prayers, one of the other men said a prayer for me During this first of three rounds in the sweat lodge, the and for the success of my work with native peoples through- leader said all of the prayers, and after each one uttered “All out my leave. It may have been that prayer that ensured the my grandfathers” or “All my relations” plus something in the series of intellectual, spiritual, and emotional experiences I Nez Perce language. As he finished each prayer, he’d hit the was to be fortunate enough to have throughout the rest of hot rocks with the wet herbs, causing the scent to be released my stay in the Pacific Northwest.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 25 STUDENT PROFILE Painted Ladies Today, Tigers Tomorrow by David R. Morcom

he Painted Ladies are delicate, fidgety, flitting in spirals from here to there as they flutter through the air like confetti at a wedding. They perform loops, figure eights, immelmann turns, and all the other airborne maneuvers one might expect Tfrom a group of graceful butterflies. For butterflies are what these little beauties are, as well as being the central players in a biology research experiment conducted by Elizabeth “Beth” Morel ’03. Beth is friendly, outgoing, and has a sparkle in her eyes that highlights her delightful sense of humor. She is, in the words of Colby-Sawyer Natural Sciences Chair Bradley PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 Sarchet, “an exceptionally hardworking student who has been a dependable and tireless helper for the Natural Sciences flower from normal garden spraying. I then took measure- Department.” Professor Sarchet mentions that Beth’s leader- ments to determine what the different ratios of pesticide to ship on campus was evident in her excellent work as presi- food did to the larvae of the butterflies in terms of the mor- dent of the Biology Majors Club, “which has become far more tality rate. My thought in doing this experiment was that popular and far more productive since maybe we can make pesticides in she became involved in it.” Part of the “...an exceptionally more dilute form, and, therefore, less reason for that is because Beth felt harmful to the environment, yet still the club should be promoted to all hardworking student sufficiently strong to do the intended students, not just Biology majors. “I ...and tireless helper for job. What we have here,” Beth says as wanted it to be fun for anyone who the Natural Sciences she extends a hand adorned with two enjoys going on science-oriented of the Painted Ladies, “are some of my trips,” she explains. “We went on Department.” survivors.” The experiment was Beth’s whale watches, to the New England capstone project, and, as always, she Aquarium, the Boston Science Museum, and other places that came through with flying colors, which is, if you think of it, would interest any student.” exactly what butterflies are. As Beth describes it, her Painted Lady Butterfly experi- When she was looking for a college, Beth came to visit ment was designed to determine “how pesticide use in peo- New London from her home in Charlton, Mass., and “fell in ple’s homes and gardens affects non-pest species like butter- love with Colby-Sawyer at first sight. My tour guide invited flies and bees. I chose the larvae of the Painted Lady Butterfly me to stay the night,” she recalls, “because I told her I didn’t because it’s indigenous to this area,” she says. “Through the want to leave. After that, I came to visit every chance I got, use of Petri dishes in the lab, I controlled differing amounts for Open Houses and Discovery Days, just to be here. I loved of pesticides that might end up on a given area of a leaf or a the campus and everyone was so friendly. I looked at a lot of

26 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE colleges, but none of them caught my attention the way Colby-Sawyer did.” Beth knew from the beginning she wanted to study biology, but it’s a wide field and she wasn’t sure where she wanted to focus her attention. “In my Social Analysis course, we did volunteer work and I was steered toward the Upper Valley Humane Society, an animal shel- ter in Enfield, N.H. Once I started work- ing there, I realized I wanted to focus on animals and become a veterinarian.”

Three professors in particular have PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 influenced Beth in her studies; they are LaVonne Batalden, Brad Sarchet, and Bill Thomas. Professor Sarchet, her advi- sor, helped guide her toward her goal of attending veterinary school, while Pro- fessors Thomas and Batalden fueled Beth’s interest in many of a feline practice somewhere eventually, and, at certain univer- the facets of biology in their classes. sities, they’re doing a lot of research regarding the feline “Beth is a bright young woman,” says Professor Batalden, genome, which I find especially exciting.” “and the skill with which she writes is a joy to see. She’d be When most of us hear the word feline, we tend to think a great vet because she’s certainly intelligent enough to learn of the domestic tabby purring contentedly in a patch of warm- those skills, and she’d also be terrific ing sun on the windowsill, but Beth has with the people who bring their pets in. “I realized I wanted other thoughts. “I’m really interested in She thinks about the well-being of to focus on animals the big cats, too,” she offers with enthu- others, is a leader by example, and a siasm. “I’d love to work with lions and mentor to the younger students, a per- and become a Bengal tigers, especially the Bengals son who will be great at whatever she veterinarian...I’d love because they have a serious plight right decides to do.” now. They’re being hunted and en- Beth was a member of the Honors to work with lions croached upon in the wild, and in zoos Program, made the Dean’s List, was in- and Bengal tigers...” they don’t reproduce well. Lions, on the ducted into the Alpha Chi National other hand, are much easier to breed in College Honor Society, and was listed in Who’s Who Among zoos, and there’s a program now to implant Bengal tiger Students in American Universities and Colleges. She was also the embryos in lions. With the tigers’ numbers rapidly dwindling, recipient of two of the college’s most prestigious academic it would be interesting and worthwhile to be involved in accolades, the Gisela Wilhelm Wenner propagating one species by using surro- Biology Award and the Guy F. Williams gate mothers from another species. That Award, presented to a student majoring could be one way to save the tiger, be- in science who, “through appropriate cause they’re on their way out if we conduct, scholarship, and decorum has don’t do something to stop it.” exemplified the spirit of the college.” Beth’s dreams are laudable, lofty, In the coming year, Beth, the first and certainly attainable for someone in her family to attend college, will live with her academic credentials, ambition, with her proud parents, Dennis and and her love of animals and the science Diane Morel, and will work in a veteri- of biology. A world with more butterflies nary office to earn money for graduate or more tigers can only be a better place, school. During that time, she will take more biology courses, and the rest of us are the fortunate ones who will have people which will expedite her entry into the next phase of her like Beth Morel to thank for that. education. “Nothing would please me more than to end up at one of Opposite Page: Beth is adorned with two of her Painted Lady Butterflies, a species that was more difficult to raise under laboratory conditions than the top schools in the country for feline medicine, which is she had anticipated. Above: Professor LaVonne Batalden and Beth discuss something I’d like to specialize in,” Beth says. I’d like to open the life cycle of the butterflies Beth used for her pesticide study.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 27 PRTS S --UPUP ROUND ROUNDby Adam S. Kamras FALL/WINTER 2003 SPORTS

Women’s Volleyball (16-17) The eight newcomers were Faced with a roster that consisted of led by outside hit- two juniors, two sophomores, and ter Kathy Couture ’06 eight first-year players, Coach Chad who was the CCC Rookie of the Year, Braegelmann expected the women’s as well as a First Team All-CCC pick. volleyball team to improve throughout Anne Coulter ’06 made a big impact as the campaign, and the second-year a middle blocker and was named head coach was correct. The Chargers Honorable Mention All-CCC. won six of their last eight contests and reached the final match of the Men’s Soccer (12-5-3) Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament for the seventh The 2002 Colby-Sawyer men’s soccer straight season. They established the team equaled its second most victories program’s single-season records for digs in a season, with a 12-5-3 record, and (1,772) and blocks (180.5), while their reached its third Commonwealth Coast 1,211 kills and 1,049 assists were the Conference (CCC) final in eight years. second-greatest totals in team history. The Chargers advanced to the title Colby-Sawyer went 16-17 overall in match by earning a 3-1 semifinal road a demanding schedule, which consisted win over three-time defending champi- PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS PHOTO: JOHN of 10 matches versus top ranked on Roger Williams, which was ranked schools and four meetings against seventh in New England. Colby-Sawyer NCAA Division II opponents. The finished the conference tournament as Chargers tied Endicott for second place the runner-up for the second time in the CCC standings with a 7-2 confer- when it was defeated 2-0 at Salve ence mark. After eliminating Roger Regina. Williams in a home quarterfinal match Mary Ann Prescott ’04 brings the hammer down Peter Steese’s squad produced its as Sarah Blume ’05 looks on. of the CCC Tournament, the Chargers finest offensive campaign in the pro- defeated Endicott 3-0 in a semifinal vic- Junior Mary Ann Prescott ’04 gram’s 13-year history with single-sea- tory on the road. Colby-Sawyer ended became the captain of the young squad, son records of 49 goals, 39 assists, and the season as the league runner-up for and she was selected as the Chargers’ 137 points. Steese, the head coach since the sixth time in the last seven years, Most Valuable Player. Prescott was also the team’s inception in 1990, has guid- following a championship loss to a a Second Team All-CCC selection who ed the Chargers to a 124-104-16 (.541) powerful Gordon squad that was was named to all-tournament teams at overall mark and a 49-24-4 (.636) ranked second in New England. the Williams Invitational and Bridge- record versus CCC opponents in the water State Halloween Classic. regular season.

28 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE When postseason conference Verizon Academic District I College awards were announced, Colby-Sawyer Division Women’s Soccer Second Team was one of three schools to lead the for the second consecutive season. league with six All-CCC picks. Junior forward Matt Solazzo ’04, senior mid- Women’s Tennis (7-9) fielder Dimitri Dimakis ’03, and sopho- more defender Aaron Cinquemani ’05 The women’s tennis team repeated its were First Team All-CCC selections. 6-3 Commonwealth Coast Conference Junior forward Garrett Lavallee ’04 record of a year ago and earned a home and rookie goalkeeper Adam CCC Tournament match as a result. Perron ’06 were named Second The Chargers, under the direction Team All-CCC, while senior of second-year Head Coach Jen midfielder Matt Wheel ’03 was Ellis, have compiled a winning Honorable Mention All-CCC. CCC record in each of their eight years of conference membership and have gone 52-11 (.825) versus CCC Women’s Soccer (7-9-2) opponents in the regular season. Women’s soccer overcame a tough Kim Tocci ’03 was the lone senior 2-7-0 start, and injuries to several key on the squad and the co-captain made players, by going 4-0-2 in their final six her mark in three years of collegiate conference matches, including a 2-2 tennis. She earned her fifth and sixth double-overtime tie versus regular-sea- Commonwealth Coast Conference son champion Gordon. The Chargers (CCC) postseason awards by being produced one of the top offensive sea- named First Team All-CCC Singles and sons in team history as they registered a Second Team All-CCC Doubles with co- record 51 assists. Their 49 goals were captain Kate Rocheford ’04. the third most ever, while their 149 The Chargers’ Most Valuable points were the second greatest total. Player, Tocci handled the top singles Fifth-year Head Coach Jill Donovan and doubles positions for the second had three captains this year, and they year in a row, and her 17 total wins each ended noteworthy collegiate were the most on the squad. Tocci and careers as All-Commonwealth Coast Rocheford also equaled the fifth most PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS Conference (CCC) selections at differ- successful doubles tandem in school Captain Chris Condon ’05 floats all alone for ent positions. Defender Lindsay history by prevailing 17 times as a duo an easy two points. Micarelli ’03 was named First Team All- in the last two years. CCC, Jesse Wilfert ’03 was a Second Rocheford, in her role as the No. 2 the program. The 68.8 winning per- Team All-CCC midfielder, and forward singles player, was the lone Charger to centage made them the third win- Wendy Theall ’03 was Honorable win a match at the New England ningest, all-time, NCAA Division III Mention All-CCC. Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tourn- men’s basketball team. This year’s 21-7 Micarelli, who received Donovan’s ament (NEWITT). She was named CCC record (13-3 CCC) raised the percentage Coach’s Award, was a three-time All- Player of the Week for October 7-13 to 69.3 (239-106). CCC player. Wilfert and Theall battled and was presented with the Coach’s Head Coach Bill Foti, in his 11th for the squad’s scoring supremacy and Award by Ellis. year, started the season with a 199-68 became the first two players in the pro- career record and a 74.5 winning per- centage, which put him in seventh gram’s history to surpass 100 career Men’s Basketball (21-7) points. Theall graduated from Colby- place among both all-time and active Sawyer as the team’s all-time leader for For the third time in as many years, the NCAA Division III men’s basketball goals (39) and points (103), and second Colby-Sawyer men’s basketball team coaches. He recorded his 200th victory in assists (25). Wilfert paced this year’s won the Commonwealth Coast on November 23, and will enter next squad with 27 points and is second in Conference (CCC) Tournament and season with a 220-75 (.746) mark as the the team’s record book with 102 points. received an automatic bid to the NCAA Chargers’ leader. She was also recognized for her work in Division III Championship. The Co-captain Ethan Betts ’03 was the classroom by being chosen to the Chargers began the season with a 218- the only four-year letterwinner on the 99 record through the first 12 years of squad, and the power forward was

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 29 named Second Team All-CCC for the second straight season. Betts left Colby-Sawyer with a school-record 838 rebounds. Colby-Sawyer entered the year with a team that included eight people with- out any collegiate experience. The new- comers were pressed into prominent roles right away and they responded by producing 56.7 percent of the team’s points. Andrew St. Clair ’06 and Collin Bray ’06 led a talented group of rookies. St. Clair handled the duties at cen- PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS PHOTO: JOHN ter and was named CCC Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-CCC. Bray took over the point guard job and was an Honorable Mention All-CCC selection.

Women’s Basketball (21-8) 176-68. He maintained a 72.1 victory Above: Corey Felton ’03 earned three percentage, which made him the 27th All-America honors at the nationals. The 2002-03 Colby-Sawyer Opposite page –right: Kara Jean Bordeau ’06 women’s basketball team winningest, active, NCAA was outstanding in the butterfly and set a won 13 of its last 15 Division III women’s basket- school record in the 100 freestyle. games and reached 20 ball coach prior to the cam- paign (155-60). victories for the fifth season races and led the 10-team Co-Captain Sue Ganas time in the last Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference ’03 capped her four-year seven years with a (ECSC) MacConnell Division for the collegiate career by being 21-8 overall record. second straight year. Colby-Sawyer then named Second Team All- The Chargers went 13- qualified for nationals after finishing CCC and playing in the New 4 versus Commonwealth third of 15 at the ECSC Regional England Women’s Basketball Coast Conference (CCC) Championships. Association (NEWBA) Senior Classic. opponents in the regular season The men’s roster was loaded with Lisa Cole ’05 and K.J. Krasco ’06 were and tied the University of New England seniors and three of them capped off Honorable Mention All-CCC selections. for first place in the CCC North their careers by being named All- Division. Americans for the first time. Corey The Chargers received their third Men’s Alpine Skiing Felton ’03 and Micah Lashar ’03 each (Third in Nation) straight invitation to the ECAC earned three All-America honors, while Division III New England Champion- The men’s Alpine skiing team made its co-captain Matt Ferguson ’03 came ship and were seeded second for the sixth consecutive trip to the United home with two All-America honors. eight-team competition. After recording States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Felton recorded the 13th-best com- their first-ever ECAC win in a 52-48 Association (USCSA) National bined finish at nationals after coming home victory over No. 7 Keene State, Championships and finished third out in 14th in the slalom and 19th in the they eliminated No. 3 Babson (54-37) of 19 schools for the third straight year. giant slalom. Each of those results was in the semifinal round, which was host- This year’s competition was in Truckee, the team’s second best. Lashar earned ed by Plymouth State. Colby-Sawyer’s California. The Chargers, who joined the USCSA awards by finishing 17th in season finally came to a conclusion the the USCSA in 1998, actually tied the slalom and leading the squad in following day with a hard-fought, Boston College for second at the USCSA both the giant slalom and combined 77-73 loss to a veteran, top-seeded, National Championships but were with matching 11th-place outcomes at Plymouth State team. awarded third place as a result of the nationals. Ferguson gained his national George Martin has guided the tie-breaking process. recognition by pacing the team with an Chargers since 1994-95 and the ninth- Sixth-year Head Coach Andrew eighth-place slalom time and also com- year head coach raised his record to Gannon’s squad won four of 10 regular ing in 16th in the combined.

30 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Women’s Alpine Skiing Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference on the squad in the slalom. (Fifth in Nation) MacConnell Division. The Chargers Chargers’ men’s skier Corey then reached their sixth consecutive Felton’s sister, Sarah Felton ’06, earned The women’s Alpine skiing team, which USCSA National Championships by a pair of All-America honors in her is also led by Head Coach Andrew placing third of 15 at the regional rookie year by finishing 17th in the Gannon, has made the United States championships. slalom and 18th in the combined. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Four of Colby-Sawyer’s women Felton was Colby-Sawyer’s top skier in Association National Championships skiers were honored as first-time USCSA five of the 10 regular-season races. an annual tradition since joining the All-Americans for their top-20 perfor- Sophomores Euginnia Manseau ’05 organization in 1998. The 2003 mances at the national championships. and Meghan Gately ’05 returned from Chargers came home from Truckee, Senior co-captain Kristin Surowiec ’03 California as slalom All-Americans. California with their third straight, earned three of the All-America awards Manseau led the team with a 13th- fifth-place national award. by coming in 16th in both the GS and place finish and Gately was 19th in the Colby-Sawyer won the final slalom slalom, and 12th in the combined. slalom. Manseau paced the Chargers race of the regular season and finished Surowiec led Colby-Sawyer in the giant four times during the regular season the campaign third in the 11-school slalom at nationals and was second and was a top-10 finisher seven times.

Colby-Sawyer Athletics: In the Swim PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS PHOTO: JOHN Women’s Swimming and Diving (6-8) The 2002-03 Colby-Sawyer women’s swimming and div- ing team compiled a 6-8 dual meet record in its second year as a varsity program. The Chargers broke all of the school records that were established in their initial sea- son. They duplicated their victories over Western Connecticut and Elms, and defeated Gordon, Mount (1-7) Saint Mary (NY), Norwich, and Saint Joseph (CT) for the Men’s Swimming and Diving first time. Second year Head Coach Rick Goerlitz’s squad The Colby-Sawyer Men’s Swimming and Diving Team, also had a greatly improved showing at the New which, like the women’s team, was coached by Rick England Championships by accumulating 202 points and Goerlitz, completed its initial varsity campaign with a coming in 13th out of 20 schools. 1-7 record. The Chargers recorded their first-ever win at Nine of Goerlitz’s women’s swimmers competed at Elms (62-37) on November 23, in Chicopee, Mass. the New England Championships, including Signe Derek Perkins ’06 led the squad with seven school Linville ’06 who was fifth in the 100-yard individual med- records in the 50-yard freestyle, 100 free, 50-yard breast- ley, 11th in the 50-yard butterfly, and 12th in the 100- stroke, 100 breast, 200 breast, 100-yard individual med- yard breaststroke. Linville set nine of the team’s 16 indi- ley (IM), and 200 IM. Perkins placed seventh in the 100 vidual records this year. IM, eighth in the 100 breast, and ninth in the 50 breast Katie Mills ’06 established three of Colby-Sawyer’s at New Englands. He recorded 11 wins during the regu- distance standards. Mills set one of her records at New lar season. Englands, where she placed 15th in the 500-yard Brian Valle ’06 set four of Colby-Sawyer’s freestyle freestyle. records, including the 200-yard freestyle, 500 free, 1000 Jennifer Cox ’06 claimed all of the Chargers’ back- free, and 1650 free. Three of the standards occurred at stroke records (50, 100, and 200). She finished 16th in the New England Championships, where he was 10th in the finals of the 50-yard backstroke at New Englands. the 1650 free finals, and 14th and 15th, respectively in Kara Bordeau ’06 also put her name on an individual the preliminaries of the 1000 and 500. Valle also com- school record when she swam the 100-yard freestyle. peted in the 50-yard freestyle and 100 free this year. Bordeau placed ninth in the finals of the 100 free, 13th Adam Robitaille ’06 joined his teammates at New in the 50 free, and 16th in the 50-yard butterfly at the Englands, where he was 20th in the preliminaries of the New England Championships. 50-yard freestyle and 23rd in the 100 free prelims.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 31 Tamastslikt: Turned Around Perspectives On While the museums in the interior may seem less spectac- Northwest Native Cultures ular than those on the coast, containing baskets and baby- —continued from page 24 boards rather than totem poles and longhouses, two of these more than seventy years ago. Her remarkable recall of the places are among my favorites. The first is on the Umatilla stories she had heard and the ceremonies she had experienced Reservation in Pendleton, Oregon. I’m drawn to it not just as a child on the Makah reservation, especially their two-week because it has a first-rate collection, but also because I truly Wolf Ritual, provided invaluable insight into their culture and love its name: the Tamastslikt Cultural Center. Tamastslikt, you traditions, which remained remarkably pure for a very long see, means turned around, which is exactly what the new trib- time due to their nearly inaccessible location. Almost 80 years al museums like this one aim to do—turn around the stereo- old now, Helma works each day in the linguistics department typed, white-defined presentations of Indian history, culture, at the Makah Museum, still following her father’s time-tested and art found in most “mainstream” institutions. The second advice: “Don’t leave your culture,” he told her, “or you’ll have one, also in Oregon, is further west, in the shadow of Mt. no more roots.” Hood. This is the Museum at Warm The Makah Museum where Helma Tamastslikt, you see, Springs, a stunning architectural struc- works is just one of more than twenty means turned around, ture, which houses a first-rate collec- museums and cultural centers I visited. tion as well. Here the Wasco word The art and artifacts they contain help which is exactly what “twanat”—which means to follow— to define, illustrate, and proclaim the the new tribal museums appears over the front entrance. The rich cultural traditions of these Pacific metaphorical implications of these Northwest peoples in much the same like this one aim to do... two words taken together is irre- way their stories and ceremonies do. Such works are integral to sistible, providing me with a final lesson: follow our lead, they understanding their cultures, for, while it was not their custom tell us, enter our doors, journey for an hour or two along the to write things down, they did express what was important to circle of our lives, and you’ll be rewarded with a turned around them in the things they made. The most dramatic and dis- perspective on what it means—and has meant—to be Native tinctive pieces I saw—indeed, those that define this region American. That’s just what I did for several months during the iconographically—were created by the northwest coastal spring and summer of 2002. I had a remarkable opportunity to tribes for whom art served two main functions. Of greatest follow that circle on a journey which took me from the edge of importance was the crest art, which depicted the mythic sym- oceans to the top of mountains, from lush green rainforests to bols of the particular owner’s family history. These took the the arctic tundra, from bustling cities to primitive villages. It form of totem poles, house posts, canoes, wooden chests, serv- was a journey in search of a fuller understanding and a deeper ing dishes, spoons, masks, rattles, headdresses, and decorated knowledge of a people who continue to celebrate their her- blankets. Art was also used by coastal people to make the itage, affirm their cultures, express their spirit in myriad ways, supernatural world visible: human, animal, and mythic crea- in spite of all they’ve faced since the white explorers their tures were not only carved on tribal possessions but brought to ancestors called the “Bostons” first came into their midst. Yet, life through dramatic dances. The best examples of coastal art they were willing to share their traditions with a descendent of can be found at the University of British Columbia’s those “Bostons,” simply because I sought to follow their lead Anthropology Museum in Vancouver, the Royal British and was willing to gain my own turned-around insights and Columbia Museum in Victoria, the Burke Museum at the Uni- observations among the native peoples of the Pacific versity of Washington, and the Seattle Museum of Art. Northwest on a sojourn I’ll never forget.

Long-Term Love Affair offer students just the right guidance as they travel that road —continued from page 13 to self-discovery.” has helped her come out of her shell in an incredible fashion. Will the Colby-Sawyer legacy of these three women con- I’ve seen the amazing growth in her and it tells me Colby- tinue? Cecily answers best when she says laughingly, “If I have Sawyer really is a special school. It has to do with her profes- children, I won’t pressure them to go to Colby-Sawyer, but I’ll sors and the friends she’s made. I just love her friends, and I tell them how much I learned there and how much enjoy- can tell you that all three of us have benefited from our time ment I had doing it in such a supportive and friendly atmos- spent there.” phere. It would be lots of fun bringing them to campus, show- “That’s so true,” Janet says with a smile, “Melanie was ing them around, and sharing my memories with them. It will there in the 70s when the college was becoming a four-year also be great to see how things will have changed since my institution and it was a time of self-discovery for both her own years there.” A low-key sales pitch if there ever was one, and the college. In the fifty years I’ve been involved with but it certainly implies that this family’s long-term love affair Colby-Sawyer, it has always changed in ways calculated to with Colby-Sawyer is far from over.

32 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT Making Student Success Stories Possible by Kimberly Swick Slover

n the second Capital Campaign Supplement of the Alumni Magazine, we profile a number of accom- plished students and alumni, none of whom could have attended IColby-Sawyer without significant suport from scholarships and financial aid. From the nursing student at work in Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s Cardiac Care Unit, to the biology student who has spent her summers and vaca- tions at work in third-world countries, these individuals have taken lessons learned in the classroom at Colby-Sawyer and transformed them into valuable con- C tributions to society and into viable ONFIDENTLY careers in education and the arts. We’ll also introduce the founders of two very different scholarship funds, one begun by a class of alumnae and another by an alumna and her family, and look at how PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 two of the recipients are making the best of their education. Admissions Counselor Zanna Campbell ’00 (center) chats with students John Marsh ’04 (right) and Kori Johnson ’03. (See article on page 39.) Colby-Sawyer’s educational mission envisions a student C

body that brings a wide range of talents and cultural and OLBY socioeconomic backgrounds to the college community. As 2003. At the same time, the cost of financial aid has risen to members of a diverse community, students learn to live, almost $8 million, a significant percentage of the college’s -S study, and socialize with people whose experi- annual budget. If Colby-Sawyer were to reduce AWYER ences and world views differ from their own, its commitment to providing scholarships and and to develop skills that will help them to financial aid, only students from affluent fam- thrive in fast-changing, multicultural societies ilies would be able to attend the college.

that will likely be part of their future. To meet these growing needs and provide : S Yet, it can be difficult for a college such as the college with long-term financial stability, UCCEEDING Colby-Sawyer to build a truly diverse commun- Colby-Sawyer’s endowment must continue to ity. Many of the talented students for whom grow substantially. An increase in private giving Colby-Sawyer could be the ideal college come for endowment is the college’s most urgent from families that cannot afford the full cost of need today. In particular, gifts for scholarships college tuition. As these families make signifi- will enable Colby-Sawyer to compete more suc- cant investments in their children’s education, cessfully for the most talented students. Colby-Sawyer must provide scholarships and Through increased private contributions, com- T OGETHER financial aid to offset the high cost of a college education bined with prudent fiscal management and an aggressive today. investment strategy, Colby-Sawyer will continue to offer the Since the college’s return to coeducation 12 years ago, most comprehensive liberal arts education that will prepare Colby-Sawyer’s enrollment has grown by approximately 78 students well for whatever opportunities and challenges the percent, from 527 students in 1990-1991 to 940 in 2002- world has to offer them.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 33 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Paul E. Kandarian

lthough Emma M. Franke “My family participated, I added to it, my never attended college, mother and father did, and my aunt,” she had great respect for Joanne explains. education and wanted to Emma Franke was drawn throughout make it possible for others her life to helping others, according to her Ato attend. Now a scholarship in her name, granddaughter. “She was committed to her founded by her granddaughter, Joanne family, active within her church, and was Franke Overfield ’68, ’69, is helping many very philanthropic,” Joanne says. “Giving students to receive an education at Colby- to others was part of her makeup.” Sawyer College. Joanne began the Emma More recently, Joanne, along with her M. Franke Scholarship Fund seven years husband, Dale, and Joanne’s parents, start- ago with her parents, during the college’s ed another scholarship in 2001, the Joanne first capital campaign, to honor the mem- “My grandmother had Franke Overfield Scholarship Fund, which ory of her late grandmother, who died at is not yet fully endowed. age 97. five grandchildren and Joanne grew up in Short Hills, N.J., and “My grandmother had five grandchil- paid for our college wanted to explore a career in the medical dren and paid for our college education,” education...she was a technology field. At that time, Colby Junior Joanne explains. “For a woman of that gen- woman ahead of her College offered a bachelor degree program eration, that meant she was a woman time.” in medical technology—plus snow. “It was ahead of her time.” one of the schools that offered what I was —JOANNE FRANKE OVERFIELD ’68, ’69 Through the generosity and support of looking for, and I wanted a school in New the Overfield and Franke families, the scholarship for stu- England, since I loved to ski,” says Joanne, who became a OGETHER dents in the humanities has now reached the $25,000 mark. member of the college ski team. T At this point, the fund has become fully endowed, which After receiving her Bachelor of Science degree, Joanne means the college can award scholarships to students in need. furthered her education in New York, where she met her

UCCEEDING Confidently Colby-Sawyer: Succeeding Together Update : S By mid-spring 2003, the Confidently Colby-Sawyer: tional mission and vision for a bright and secure future. Succeeding Together initiative had raised $32,493,413 of its Colby-Sawyer College has been extremely fortunate to $40 million campaign goal. Now in its fifth year, the have received 42 campaign leadership gifts of $100,000 or AWYER campaign is on track to conclude by the summer of 2004. more from individuals and their families (see list on page 43).

-S To date, more than 6,000 alumni, parents, and friends have Fourteen of these gifts were worth at least one million contributed to this comprehensive effort to elevate the dollars. These benefactors are improving the quality of our college to an even higher level of academic excellence. students’ academic experiences and making it possible for OLBY Many contributors have supported the college’s most more young people with promise and potential to receive a C important source of current operational dollars—the Annual Colby-Sawyer education. Fund. The Annual Fund fills the gap between the revenues These generous gifts to the campaign have enabled the generated from tuition and fees and the actual cost of edu- college to add more full-time faculty members, to renovate cating our students. In times of economic uncertainty, when the health, exercise, and sport sciences center, and to create fewer dollars flow from the college’s endowment into its new scholarships. These gifts have also added $15 million to operating budget, Annual Fund support is doubly important. the college’s endowment and have enabled the college to

ONFIDENTLY We are grateful to the many individuals, families, and com- begin construction of the Curtis L. Ivey Science Center.

C panies for believing in and supporting Colby-Sawyer’s educa- As we enter the last and most critical phase of the cam-

34 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE CONFIDENTLY COLBY-SAWYER: SUCCEEDING TOGETHER 35 2003 40.0 UMMER /S 32.5 32.5 PRING S 25.4 25.0 Joanne continues to give back to 17.0 17.3 community “really helps you come into community “really helps you come your own.” Colby-Sawyer in ways other than through ninth scholarships; she has completed her year of service the college. as a trustee at been verycol- interesting to watch the “It’s in life in general and in her art business in in life in general and “Medical technology can be particular. you take some other pretty rigorous, but and I feel that because liberal arts courses, out my education. It of that, I got to round of other areas and gave me a good sense she says. “And broadened my intellect,” the organization they the sciences, with helped me in business.” teach, have really being part of a small college Additionally, Projected Actual Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 9.8 10.4 5

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 As to the scholarships that bear her name and that of her As to the scholarships that bear her name Over the years, Joanne has found the medical technology Joanne has found Over the years, UPPLEMENT DOLLARS OF MILLIONS S Prepared for the May 2003 Board of Trustees Meeting Prepared for the May 2003 Board of Trustees Capital Campaign Progress Report April 30, 2003 lege grow, from when we went coed to the building of new from when we went lege grow, nine years I’ve been a academic programs,” she says. “In the get- all positive. We’re trustee, we’ve seen numerous changes, part and that’s ting close to 1,000 students in our enrollment, of our strategic plan.” really an important thing she says, “It’s beloved grandmother, generations the to provide scholarships, to give different opportunity to experience Colby-Sawyer.” tight-knit community, and coming from so small a school, I so small a school, and coming from community, tight-knit she explains. like that,” to be helpful Junior College she received at Colby education —JOANNE DAIGLE ’06 AMPAIGN C decide to stay here.” helpful...it helped me ship was wonderfully DVANCEMENT “The [Franke] scholar- A APITAL C ASSELTINE H RESIDENT FOR P ONALD ICE V —D “We loved art, and getting into the loved “We of the Emma M. One current recipient “The (Franke) scholarship was wonder- hailing from a Joanne Daigle is a New Hampshire native, We still need to increase support for student scholar- We ships. We also need to raise the remaining funds for the ships. We science building and another $2 million for the current oper- are confident we will successfully meet the ating budget. We goals of this most ambitious campaign, but we will need the help of all of our alumni, parents, and friends to make it through the final stretch. paign, we are buoyed by our progress to date in advancing are providing our students with new the college mission. We and better tools for learning and a wider range of strong academic and co-curricular programs from which to choose. Our progress is exciting and gratifying, yet much more work remains before we will have succeeded in moving Colby- Sawyer to its full potential. future husband. She taught in her field for awhile, as she and her field for awhile, She taught in future husband. she Today, due to his career. moved around her husband owns Gallery contempor- Seattle, which represents Mack in ary and glass. bronze sculptures, art in paintings, stone, she remarks, art business just evolved,” the trade for the past been in adding she’s 20 years. is Joanne Daigle ’06, Franke Scholarship $2,000 from the who this year received major with a child fund. A psychology has Joanne Daigle development minor, Hill Windy worked at Colby-Sawyer’s School, which serves as a laboratory school for child development/education majors. Interest in the field of child development psy- runs in her family; her sister is a child chologist, her mother a day-care center operator. get a good per- fully helpful,” Joanne Daigle says. “Students and grants, and centage of tuition paid through scholarships observed,I was surprised that I’d get more,” she after receiv- “It second semester. ing her Franke scholarship during her helped me decide to stay here.” K-12, and 430 students tiny town that had one school, grades class numbered 19, of in all. Her graduating high school is a verywhich she was valedictorian. “Colby-Sawyer nice, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT OGETHER T UCCEEDING Classroom PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 : S to Clinic by Kimberly Swick Slover AWYER

-S n the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Justin, who graduated in May with high honors and an Medical Center, Justin Montgomery, a senior nursing impressive array of academic awards, has been engaged in student, rushes into the critical care room, where an clinical work on the CCU for the last two years as part of his OLBY elderly man has been wheeled in on a stretcher after suf- work to fulfill his Colby-Sawyer Nursing Department require- C fering a heart attack. Justin and the other nurses move ments. The quality of his work in this intense, critical-care Iquickly to stabalize the patient, taking time to speak in quiet, environment has so impressed the CCU staff that they have reassuring tones to the frightened man. offered Justin a full-time position as a nurse following gradu- “It’s pretty intense on the unit,” Justin explains later on. ation. He’ll be the first new graduate ever hired on the unit. “They come in very sick and very nervous. But with all the “It’s exciting, and it’s also an honor,” says Justin. “They amazing technology we have today, there’s so much that felt that it was worth creating an orientation program for new

ONFIDENTLY can be done that many people can walk out fairly healthy nurses like me, and I can help them create it.”

C after a heart attack.” A non-traditional student with a wife and two small chil-

36 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE CONFIDENTLY COLBY-SAWYER: SUCCEEDING TOGETHER 37 2003 UMMER /S PRING S Justin also appreciates the camarad- Justin also appreciates Assistant Professor of Nursing Cindy erie that develops among the nursing erie that develops nurses. “As an faculty and the student I appreciate that the faculty adult learner, as colleagues and treat the student nurses in our development respect where we are Justin explains. “It as professionals,” It feels like we’re feel competitive. doesn’t the a team working together to get us to for point where we’re prepared to care people.” ad- academic Loring has served as Justin’s visor and teacher for the last three years. She describes Justin as an “outstanding “en- student and wonderful nurse” whose skills, criti- organizational maturity, ergy, to detail and attention cal thinking ability, will serve care,” an him well in critical not area in which most novice nurses are prepared to serve.“I think he She adds, will make contributions to the profession with every be a great step he takes. He will

PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 Without a large package that combined scholarship Without While many recent college graduates enter the poorest “The exciting thing about nursing is that so many things UPPLEMENT S “People leave hospitals ‘sicker and quicker’ today, and we and quicker’ today, hospitals ‘sicker “People leave the environ- community and into account the have to take have they’ll and the resources are returning to ment people our per- nursing broadens The focus on community on hand. care and allows us to see the whole range spectives on patient home to hospital and back. “ of experience, from role model for future nurses.” the college and federal funds with financial aid grants from have been unable to and state government, Justin would “I owe a huge debt of afford to attend Colby-Sawyer College. gratitude to all those who provide scholarship funding,” he says. “If I had to come up with all the money to pay for this, just no way I could have done it.” there’s job market in twenty years with trepidation, Justin and his fellow nursing graduates see infinite possibilities for satisfying and exciting work amid a severe shortage of nurses. been enlightening to are open to you,” Justin concludes. “It’s me to see all the different paths that I may be able to take in the course of my career.” medical evacuation of trauma patients provide crews DHART scenes of injuryfrom and transport them to the closest trauma five states. The team consists center in the New England region’s of communications specialists, flight nurses, flight paramedics, unit transport practitioners, mobile intensive care respiratory care pilots, and airframe and power plant mechanics. nurses, EMTs, AMPAIGN —JUSTIN MONTGOMERY ’03 C ulty treat the student ulty treat “As an adult learner, I an adult learner, “As nurses as colleagues...” appreciate that the fac- appreciate APITAL C Recently graduated nursing student Justin Montgomery ’03 From his experiences as a fire fighter, From his experiences “What I saw flight nurses do com- as a student nurse In the last four years, Justin has worked “I was originally drawn to the idea of flight nursing and nursing program, Justin has found a In Colby-Sawyer’s Opposite page: (center)pilot Patrick Rooney and paramedic Larry with crew members at (DHART) Mester of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team the medical center based in Lebanon, N.H. dren, Justin entered the nursing program at Colby-Sawyer fol- program at Colby-Sawyer entered the nursing dren, Justin fighter. as a fire Air Force years in the U.S. lowing four class- the program, he attended his four years in Throughout working full- internships while numerous es and completed sister, His elder help support his family. time at DHMC to nursing graduated from Colby-Sawyer’s Kezia Montgomery, until Justin it wasn’t program in 1999, but action at DHMC that watched nurses in wished to pursue the he realized he, too, same career path. to work in a fast- Justin knew he needed environ- paced, adrenaline-pumping hoped to pursue a ment. He initially he career as a paramedic, that is, until witnessed flight nurses in action while working as a dispatcher for Dartmouth- Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART). The DHART crews use heli- copters to evacuate trauma victims from the scenes of serious accidents or remote locations to the nearest medical center in Northern New England. of what it pletely altered my perception means to be a nurse,” Justin says. “What of impressed me most was the high level the skill and education required to meet was continual challenges of their jobs. It had a disillusioned, enlightening for me. I realized that I’d stereotypical view of nursing.” mentally ill people with children in pediatric units and with has worked with termi- undergoing psychiatric treatment. He nally ill patients in a hospice setting, and traveled with visit- ing nurses as they cared for patients in their homes. In the last he worked with youth at a new treatment center based year, in the Newport (N.H.) Middle High School, and helped the school devise strategies for coping with the issue of bullying. critical, emergent care, but I’ve since found that community care, public health, and pediatric nursing are just as exciting not one particular area that and fulfilling,” says Justin. “It’s exciting is being a nurse.” draws me; what’s good mix of classroom and clinical experiences, with an exceptionally strong focus on community-based nursing. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT An Extraordinary Reunion Gift by Paul E. Kandarian

ifty years removed from college is a long time and, going to college,” says Ashley, a resident of Pembroke, Mass., sadly, a long enough time to claim a few lives along of the scholarship for $1,000. “It was a big part of making my the way. So when the Colby Junior College Class of decision to go to Colby-Sawyer.” 1950 met a few years ago to discuss its 50th reunion, Ashley, who came from a large regional high school, says some of the classmates talked about starting a schol- the Colby-Sawyer campus “is a homey little community. Plus, Farship in the name of the class—for the memory of their I play volleyball and that helped me decide to come here, too. deceased classmates. Now, $25,000 later, the need-based Class It was just a good choice. of 1950 Memorial Scholarship is a real- “The scholarship from the class of ity, thanks to the hard work of a few 1950 is a great idea and cause,” Ashley who got the ball rolling and the many adds. “They say you’ll keep your college classmates who contributed the dona- friends forever, and these friends en- tions to fund it. joyed their time here enough to give “This has never been done before,” back to the school and to the students says Susan Morrison Mayer ’50, a cur- going here now. It’s a very nice tribute.” rent member of the college’s Board of Today, members of the class of 1950 Trustees, of the first-ever scholarship have fanned out across the country, yet endowed by a class at Colby-Sawyer. they remain close, meeting for reunions “We saw this as a really fitting memor- yearly and communicating by tele- ial for all those from our class who phone, letters, and e-mail, according to have passed away,” Susan says. “The Barbara. “Some drop by the wayside, but

class of 1950 wasn’t huge,” she recalls, PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 one gal who had never been back came “probably numbering less than 200, so to a reunion recently from California,” OGETHER raising that much money was extraor- she says. T dinary for this school.” Barbara came from New Jersey orig- The class raised an impressive inally, but was familiar with New amount of money in a relatively short “...these friends enjoyed Hampshire since her father had gone to amount of time, something Barbara Dartmouth College and had remained their time here enough to Bishop MacLean ’50, who now lives in active in alumni affairs. She came to Maine and was one of those who give back to the school Colby Junior College, which after ninety

UCCEEDING helped start the drive, attributes to the and to the students going years as a coeducational academy had largesse of the class in general, many become a junior college for women in : S here now. It’s a very nice of whom remain in close contact with tribute.” 1928, and she liked the experience. each other. “We knew Dr. (H. Leslie) Sawyer; —ASHLEY LORANCE ’06 “I’ve co-chaired the last few five- he was the first president of the AWYER year reunions and there was a big push for the 50th,” Barbara women’s school,” and remained president of the school -S says. “For every reunion, Susan and I divide a list of class- until his retirement in 1955. Although Colby Junior College mates. We call them in different parts of the country and get remained primarily a women’s school until 1990, Barbara

OLBY them to call ten or twelve others in their areas. recalls that, “They took in a few boys from time to time.”

C “This time, we were asking for double giving, for the “I’m proud of what Colby Junior College has become,” annual fund and for the scholarship,” she said, adding that Barbara states. She seems equally proud of the scholarship most classmates were very receptive to the idea. bearing the name of her class. “If you give a donation, unless Ashley Lorance ’06, one of the first recipients of the there’s something there to remind people, it’s sometimes for- scholarship, is thankful for it. Lorance, who is undeclared but gotten,” she says. “But every year, a scholarship is given by leaning toward a double major in business administration the class of 1950, and they’re remembered. and sports management, said landing the scholarship helped “And besides,” she adds with a laugh, “I don’t think we ONFIDENTLY her decide which college to attend. could have raised enough money to have a building named C “The money helped. Any money helps when you’re after us.”

38 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE CONFIDENTLY COLBY-SAWYER: SUCCEEDING TOGETHER 39 2003 UMMER /S PRING S Seven years later, Zanna is still at Colby-Sawyer. After Colby-Sawyer. Zanna is still at Seven years later, to students easy for me to promote Colby-Sawyer “It’s Zanna sees her former self in As an admissions counselor, Zanna while she Director of Admissions Rick Ellis met Following her graduation, Rick, through telephone calls office has become a hub for current On campus, Zanna’s UPPLEMENT S Marc Clement and Anne Bewley’s passion for teaching, she Bewley’s Clement and Anne Marc asking “I had no qualms about chose the field of psychology. once I needed it,” she recalls. “I for extra help whenever test home at 10 o’clock at night before a called a professor at get the material, and he talked me because I just couldn’t understood it.” through it until I really degree in psychology, with a bachelor’s graduating in 2000 as an au pair in Switzerland before return- she worked briefly as an admissions coun- ing to the college seven months later the state of New Hampshire Zanna now travels around selor. to Colby-Sawyer. and to Ohio to bring prospective students blossomed,” she a place I love and where I really because it’s the right school for everyone: for some says. “I know it isn’t offer programs like engineering. too small or it doesn’t it’s the right place. I But for me and my friends, it was exactly the classroom, and I felt comfortable asking questions in students, but also with made such good friends here, not just a cliché, but we really the faculty and staff. It sounds like became family.” “I meet students many of the young prospective students. necessar- who don’t who are the perfect fit for Colby-Sawyer, in their high school ily have a lot of money or the top grades to thrive here. class, but who have tremendous potential students we try those extremely hard to make it finan- With cially possible for them to be here.” was a student, and he recruited her to join the Key Association, in which current students are trained to welcome prospective students and their families to the college and to provide campus tours. “As a student, Zanna represented everything Colby-Sawyer was proud of,” Rick says. “She was involved in all kinds of activities, and she dedicated every- thing she had to every project.” to Switzerland, began recruiting Zanna to join the Admis- sions Office. “I knew she’d be perfect for the position and, in fact, she has performed even better than we hoped she would. The time and energy she puts into our current stu- dents and those looking to enroll have been vital to our suc- cess as an institution.” staff, and alumni passing through town. She students, faculty, welcomes each one warmly and takes time to sit them down after all, are part of her family. for a chat because they,

PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 AMPAIGN C by Kimberly Swick Slover by Kimberly APITAL C —ZANNA CAMPBELL ’00 All in the Family in the All anna Campbell grew up in Littleton, a small anna Campbell grew up in Littleton, by age northern New Hampshire village, where down three she was horseback riding and skiing in both the local ski slopes. She became expert had to these sports, but in school she always Yet, granting Zanna’s first choice for college wasn’t easy college wasn’t first choice for granting Zanna’s Yet, campus activities as a Zanna dove into Colby-Sawyer’s Zanna thrived by connecting with her pro- Academically, struggle with her studies. By the time she was ready to grad- struggle with her studies. By the time 56 students, she knew uate from high school, in a class of just she could pursue her she wanted to attend a college where professors in small favorite sports and work closely with Colby-Sawyer College classes. When she arrived for a tour of “I just knew this was in 1995, her decision was instantaneous: it,” she says. “I had to be here.” father had passed away when she was Zanna’s for her family. Carroll Campbell, had al- in eighth grade, and her mother, ready stretched her budget to send an older son and daughter to state colleges. Mrs. Campbell was soon on a first-name Financial Aid Office, basis with the staff in Colby-Sawyer’s which was able to offer Zanna the combination of scholar- ships, loans, and financial aid that made it possible for her to attend. gregarious and fun-loving student. She competed for four years on the equestrian team and participated in the Inter- national Horse Show Association National Championships. theatrical productions and She acted in many of the college’s guided prospective students and their families on tours of the campus for the Admissions Office. fessors in and outside of the classroom. Inspired by Professors

“It’s easy for me to promote Colby-Sawyer... to promote easy for me “It’s a placeit’s I love...where I blossomed.” really Z CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT

“It’s a lot of work, but I’m really glad I chose to be a resident assistant... I’ve matured; I’m more comfortable with who I am.” —LEAH HEBERT ’05 OGETHER T UCCEEDING

: S A Journey of Self-Discovery by Kimberly Swick Slover AWYER -S OLBY C ONFIDENTLY C

40 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 CONFIDENTLY COLBY-SAWYER: SUCCEEDING TOGETHER 41 2003 UMMER /S PRING S Humanities Professor Tom Kealy says, “Leah is the kind Humanities Professor Tom As a resident assistant, Leah now supervisesAs a resident assistant, 42 residents found her niche Leah also writer, An avid reader and to the New Leah has also reached out beyond campus have a lot in common,” says Leah, her face bright- “We company immensely as Mrs. Evans has enjoyed Leah’s For Leah, who could not attend Colby-Sawyer without UPPLEMENT S explains. “I did it because I was scared to do it; it meant tak- scared to do it; “I did it because I was explains. out- me to move and forced more responsibility ing on a lot myself into a I’d have to weave zone. I knew side my comfort a challenge.” would definitely be and that it new community This year, of whom are upperclassmen. in Page Hall, many such community-building programs on Leah has organized seasonal relaxation techniques, and subjects as fire safety, glad I chose a lot of work, but I’m really “It’s affective disorder. have I’m learning that I sometimes to be a resident assistant. my job. But if like; it’s that others won’t to make decisions is me, I’m O.K. with that. Part of it agree with people don’t more comfortable with who I am.” that I’ve matured; I’m Through courses in lit- within the Department of Humanities. and the arts, she sees communications, erature, philosophy, and critical thinking her body of knowledge and her writing skills growing stronger. She brings a quiet of student who can breathe life into a class. with compelling enthusiasm to the discussions, she writes always thinking and connect- and she is clarity and honesty, goals. Her intellectual ing the course goals to her own life integrity is quite inspiring.” another part-time job, Leah In need of London community. Evans who was look- learned of a local resident named Joan at home. Through one ing for a student who would help her Leah became a bright spot of the harshest winters in memory, had compromised life. Macular degeneration in Mrs. Evans’s and play music, and Mrs. Evans of her ability to read, drive, her life. Leah has brought those things back into both play the “We ening at the mention of her new friend. piano and the violin, and I play them for her when I visit. We and we talk go to movies, and I read the newspaper to her, a peach. I feel guilty about politics and current events. She’s accepting a paycheck because I enjoy spending time with her so much.” helped me so much to have a wonderful girl. It’s well. “She’s her around; we’re interested in many of the same things. I’d see her more if I could and hope she’ll be able to come back next year.” substantial support from scholarships and financial aid, col- lege has cracked her sense of possibilities wide open. She has learned as much about herself, and what she can do, as she has about academics and campus life. “I’m so happy here,” she says, with a shy smile. “I’m exactly where I need to be.”

PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 AMPAIGN C APITAL C petite woman sits before the grand piano in sits before the petite woman as her flutter- smiling to herself Wheeler Hall, from the keys. coax a quiet melody ing fingers on their way to through the hall Students pass noticed by Leah Hebert and from class, barely ving out her place in the college community. ving out her place Nancy directed Leah to staff in the Financial Aid office, “When I decided to come back, one of the biggest deci- Leah struggled as a first-year student, unsure of what she Leah struggled as a to college, but Leah soon realized she needed to return that once she con- “Leah has so much potential; I knew “I’ve grown so much,” she says of her last year. “It’s been “It’s she says of her last year. “I’ve grown so much,” who worked hard to create a package of scholarship and financial aid support that would enable Leah to afford anoth- er year of tuition. Leah also joined the Leadership Expeditions Program and the Campus Activities Board, through which she became more engaged in campus life and took on greater responsibilities as a student leader. sions I made was to become a resident assistant,” Leah a journey of self-discovery.” how to relate to many of the people wanted to study or Colby-Sawyer Confused about the future, she left around her. parents’ home to reflect returning to her after one semester, on her direction. for financial aid and by this time she was late in applying to resume her college registering for classes in the fall. Eager Affairs Nancy Teach, classes, she called Director of Academic Leah back. who sprang into action to help bring do very she’d well,” Nancy says. nected to the community, who could help her “She needed to talk with people here with her education. make good decisions and get on track her some ideas about Leah had leadership potential, so I gave well.” how she could develop those skills as as she steals a few moments from a busy day to give herself moments from a busy day to give herself as she steals a few sophomore from South Paris, Maine, small musical gift. A a Leah car is

Leah Hebert ’06 (right) violin to play a tune for her picks up Joan Evans’s during one of their regular visits. A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT Fame in His Future by Kimberly Swick Slover

t’s pilot season for the television as well as produced and directed produc- industry, when hundreds of actors tions and started an improv group. Other converge on New York City to vie kids have Yale theater degrees, but I have for a few choice roles in scores more experience because I had so many of potential new shows. Nathan more opportunities.” ICorddry ’00 is one of the struggling Nathan’s acting career began while young actors, and he hurries along a he was a high school student in Wey- Manhattan street, cell phone pressed to mouth, Mass., where he performed in his ear, talking fast about his unfolding several school productions. When he career. began looking at colleges, he knew he “I have one more pilot to try out for, would continue to act, yet he wanted a and after that, I begin rehearsing for my broad liberal arts education rather than first Broadway show,” he says. “My agent one narrowly focused on the perform- is really pushing me hard toward televi- ing arts. He became a Communication sion, because that’s where the money is, Studies major at Colby-Sawyer, where he but live theater is what I love.” quickly found a friend and mentor in But television work pays the rent, Associate Professor of Performing Arts and Nathan hopes that maximum expo- “...Colby-Sawyer showed Jerry Bliss. sure on the small screen will lead to “Nathan was like our second son,” me there was nothing juicier roles in theater down the line. In says Professor Bliss. “He was so exciting the last year, he’s landed small parts on stopping me. Everything to work with as an actor. He knows what the television drama, “Law and Order,” was within my grasp. he wants, and he’s absolutely driven.”

OGETHER and the soap opera, “Guiding Light.” Everything was possible.” Nathan performed in every production T He’s appeared on “Late Night with —NATHAN CORDDRY ’00 the college produced while he was here, Conan O’Brien,” and in dozens of com- and eventually Professor Bliss began to mercials for companies such as Verizon, AT & T, McDonald’s, choose shows based around Nathan’s talent, such as “The and Pizza Hut. Trained as a stage actor in theater productions Little Shop of Horrors” and “Guarding the Bridge.” “There’s at Colby-Sawyer College and in four seasons of summer stock nothing Nathan can’t do as an actor,” Professor Bliss offers, at Williamstown, Nathan acquiesces to television’s demands “he’s completely honest and willing to take risks. He’s going

UCCEEDING for practical reasons. to do very well.” “Television is an editor’s medium, not an actor’s : S medium. There’s often no rehearsal, and everything is fast, fast, fast. Then the editors cut and splice your performance,” he explains. “Live theater is a much

AWYER more powerful medium for actors. You are always in

-S control of your performance. But television pays the bills, and at this point in my career, it’s what I need to do.” OLBY In the competition for acting roles, Nathan C fares well among actors with formal theatrical train- ing from prestigious theater programs at major uni- versities. “One of the first things casting directors ask you is where you trained as an actor, and the fact that I went to Colby-Sawyer, which doesn’t offer a theater degree, is a novelty,” he says. “But it Nathan Corddry during a dress rehearsal for “Moving Picture,” a play by Dan O’Brien, ONFIDENTLY really benefited me because at Colby-Sawyer I performed at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

C learned by doing. I performed in a lot of great roles, PHOTO COURTESY OF NATHAN CORDDRY

42 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE CONFIDENTLY COLBY-SAWYER: SUCCEEDING TOGETHER 43 2003 UMMER /S PRING S * * indicate million dollar donors * boldface type $100,000+ Jean, and Margaret Cawley) Jean, and Margaret Names in *Deceased Campaign Gifts of Campaign Anderson Harry W. Mr. Angoff and Mrs. Walter Mr. Mrs. Martine ’59* Baker-Anderson ’73,Rodman R. Black Jr. and Mrs. Mr. ’75 Mark A. Clements Mr. Stewart and Mrs. ’50 B. Clifford Mr. Peter D. Danforth and Mrs. Mr. BartelsMs. Dorothy Denault ’61 Michael DiLorenzo and Mrs. Mr. ’57 A. and Mrs. Dow Col. William H. Dunlap and Mrs. William Mr. Albert L. Gibney Mr. Mrs. Eleanor Morrison Goldthwait ’51, ’52 Conferences Research Gordon and Mrs. Curtis L. Ivey Mr. Beulah Kahler College Fund Kelsey Jr. and Mrs. Robert P. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawson Mr. George M. Lethbridge Jr. Mr. The London Family (Roy Eleanor, Jr., ’50 and Mrs. Gerald M. Mayer Jr. Mr. McLaughlin David T. Mr. ’41 C. Mercer and Mrs. William Mr. Ms. Gladys Meyers ’39 Ms. Genevieve Millar ’32 Ms. Kathryn Jones Nixon ’68 The Overfield Family ’47 Pierce Mrs. Jean Harding Orville Robertson* Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rooke ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Mel Shaftel Mr. Mrs. Janet Udall Schaefer ’52 Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation and Mrs. Daniel Snyder Mr. ’43 Mary Scheu Teach N. Thielen and Mrs. Richard Mr. Ms. Patricia A. Thornton ’56 ’37 The Honorable Martha Ware S. Wesson and Mrs. William Mr. ’41 Ms. Janice Wilkins Mrs. Jean Marie Thielen Wheeler and Mrs. Daniel Wolf Mr. UPPLEMENT S AMPAIGN C APITAL C PHOTO COURTESY OF NATHAN CORDDRY. PHOTO COURTESY OF NATHAN “At Northeastern, I took only courses in theater and “At Northeastern, I took only courses the surprise of his professors in Communication To Like many other students, Nathan could never have Beginning in August, Nathan will perform in three sup- “All the opportunities I had at Colby-Sawyer showed me While Nathan excelled in the theater in his first two years While Nathan excelled in the theater in at Colby-Sawyer, he struggled with his course work and in at Colby-Sawyer, interests. So, when finding friends who shared similar for its theater program, Northeastern University recruited him college, where he Nathan transferred to the Boston, Mass., spent a year before returning to Colby-Sawyer. but I was really a small worked on my artistic and acting skills, I was gone I began to fish in a big pond,” he recalls. “When for granted or missed realize all the opportunities I had taken at Colby-Sawyer.” Studies, Nathan—the student who was placed on academic probation in his first year—now in showed great enthusiasm mature and realize the the classroom. “It took me longer to “I started taking importance of academics,” Nathan admits. I had some great my courses seriously and applying myself. classes with professors Pat Anderson, Donna Berghorn, and Don Coonley that really changed the way I look at the media. I had an amazing year as a person and as an actor.” attended Colby-Sawyer College without major scholarship and financial aid. “The aid I received was invaluable to me,” he says. “My brother was accepted at Middlebury College, but my family could not afford to send him there. Colby- Sawyer would not have been an option for me without a great scholarship.” porting roles and as an understudy for the lead role of Benjamin in the Broadway tour of “The Graduate.” He attrib- utes much of his success, and his confidence, to experience gained at Colby-Sawyer. there was nothing stopping me,” he says. “Everything was within my grasp. Everything was possible.” In the play, “Red Angel,“ performed at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Theatre “Red Angel,“ performed Williamstown at the In the play, Nathan Corddry (left) who is also a chats with fellow actor Eric Bogosian, and Oscar for Tony highly respected playwright and has been nominated roles. for his acting Awards CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT Saving Nature’s Beauty by Kimberly Swick Slover

or Rebecca Harned, a recently graduated biology Development, worked closely with Rebecca in kicking off the student from Newington, Conn., the last year has recycling program. He describes Rebecca as an “environmen- been an immersion course in environmental ac- tal activist very much committed to a healthy planet and to tivism. She spent last summer in Costa Rica, where making the world a better place.” To gain greater community she conducted field research on the effects of eco- awareness on campus, Rebecca wrote articles about the envi- Ftourism in some of the country’s national parks. Over the ronment in every issue of The Colby-Sawyer Courier, the stu- winter break, she traveled to Cuba, where she studied the dent newspaper, and she also served as the liaison to the col- country’s sustainable agricultural prac- lege’s Institute for the Community and tices. And for spring break, she headed Environment. Additionally, she was to Nicaragua, where she worked with always willing to do the hard and dirty the American Friends Service Commit- work, such as collecting recyclables tee and Compas de Nicaragua to assist and lugging them to the transfer sta- communities in improving their water tion. “Rebecca is a professor’s dream,” sanitation and agricultural practices. Riedel adds. “She takes what she learns On campus this past year, Rebecca and applies it. She takes her responsi- led the drive to re-establish a recycling bility toward changing the world very program. She convinced the college to seriously and sometimes doesn’t quite launch a three-year pilot program, in understand why others don’t see their which students, faculty, and staff will responsibilities as clearly as she does.” work together to build a campus-wide Biology Professor Bill Thomas, who recycling program. has had Rebecca in several classes and All of these efforts reflect Rebecca’s supervised her senior project, has seen OGETHER commitment to educating communi- Rebecca mature both emotionally and T ties about ways to develop more re- intellectually in her four years of col-

sponsible and sustainable approaches PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 lege. “She did more independent envi- to managing their local environments. ronmental research and outreach than “My whole life has been geared toward any student I’ve ever seen,” he said. the environment; I’ve always been “She has expended a tremendous drawn to nature’s beauty, to the chang- amount of energy in identifying envi-

UCCEEDING ing leaves and the flowers in bloom,” ronmental issues and working to edu- “The interactive learning says Rebecca, breaking into a wide and cate people about them. She is to be : S captivating smile. “But I’ve always been experiences have allowed me commended for all she’s accomplished, concerned about man’s place in nature to use all the things I’ve and she should be very proud.” and our tendency to want to conquer studied in the classroom.” Like many other bright and promis- AWYER nature, rather than to respect and care —REBECCA HARNED ’03 ing students at Colby-Sawyer, Rebecca -S for it.” has depended on financial aid packages Rebecca has found great diversity of knowledge among every year that have combined scholarships and loans to

OLBY the faculty, whose expertise ranges from wildlife and cellu- finance her education. “I wouldn’t be at school otherwise; it

C lar biology and ornithology to animal ecology and conser- just wouldn’t be possible,” Rebecca explains. “If I didn’t vation biology. She says she has gained a broad understand- receive a lot of financial support, at most I’d be a part-time ing of environmental studies, knowledge that she has solid- student with a full-time job.” ified through her internships and field studies. “The inter- Rebecca returned to Costa Rica this past June to work for active learning experiences have allowed me to use all the a one-year internship in sustainable development with The things I’ve studied in the classroom,” she says. Her studies School for Field Studies, followed by a position with the Peace abroad have also affirmed her interest in environmental Corps. “I’m very excited,” she said before her departure. “It’s ONFIDENTLY education as a potential career. overwhelming that it’s all happening so fast, but it feels right, C Eric Riedel, when he was vice president of Student just like it’s my fate to do this.”

44 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE ALUMNINOTES Save the date! ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COUNCIL 2003-2004 Reunion 2004 will be celebrated June 4–6, 2004, for classes President Chair, Nominating Committee ending in 4 and 9. As always, all alumni will be invited to this Anne Baynes Hall ’67 Gretchen Garceau-Kragh ’91 all-college event. Renew old friendships and make new ones; Vice President Faculty Representatives call your roommates, teammates, and friends to plan ahead Keith Perkins ’99 Beth Crockford for a memorable weekend on the hill! If you would like to Associate Professor, Alumni Trustees volunteer to be part of your Reunion committee, please Business Administration Suzanne Simons Hammond ’66 contact Tracey Austin in the Alumni Office (603-526-3886 Robin Mead ’72 Tom Kealy or [email protected]). Sinclair “Claire” Smith Assistant Professor, Siragusa ’53 Humanities Calling all Singers Council Director, Growth Student Representatives Were you a Monotone? A member of the Buzzin’ Dozen, & Development Eric Emery ’04 Chapel Choir, or any of Colby-Sawyer’s other musical groups? Jody Hambley Cooper ’78 Mary Lougee ’04 Please let the Alumni Office know. We would love to have music be a part of Reunion, and your help and indication of interest are needed!

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Chargers Club Brick Project Construction is underway on the new walkway that will connect the Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center with the beautifully renovated Mercer Hall. The brick engraver is Attention, Alumni Authors completing the personalized messages on the first round of If you have a book currently in print, please let us know. We bricks, recognizing graduations, passings, marriages, births, would like to feature your book in the magazine and add it and friendships. Add your commemorative brick to the new to our library collection. walkway. Call the Alumni Office for a brochure, or visit the Alumni and Friends pages of the Colby-Sawyer Web site for Call for Nominations more information. Please call, write, or e-mail the Alumni Office with names of Colby-Sawyer friends and classmates who have made contri- Marketplace On-Line butions of service to the college, their profession, and/or their Our secure on-line ordering process is running smoothly, communities, or whose public service reflects positively on allowing those of you who aren’t near New London access to Colby-Sawyer.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 45 CLASSN✍OTES Springer Spaniels, Prue. Having a told me that Helen had died after watch your TV programs. She is dog taking “best” in the Springer a brief illness. Our sympathies a beautiful girl and just skated ACADEMY class in the Feb. dog show at are extended to her entire family. in the World Championships. Louise Sprague Danforth Madison Square Garden is well DeVera Bolonsky Lappen’s Barbara “Barb” Wilson Lenox September-May: worth congratulations. Elizabeth daughter, Susan, wrote that her isn’t dancing anymore as she has Havenwood “Lib” Grimes Smith is planning father had died in Nov. and 4 ruptured disks, but she is doing 33 Christian Avenue LAL for 2 weeks at Jekyll Island, GA. that Devera is now in an assisted pool exercises. A doctor/neighbor Concord, NH 03301 She goes with her niece who is living facility. Evelyn “Evie” has breakfast at 7:30 daily with (603) 224-2029 from New London, NH. What a Kelley can’t believe that she is in her and then he reads the news- great escape after the long, her mid-90s and quotes a Reader’s paper to her. At 4:00 p.m., 3 or June-August: incredible winter! Harriett Gray Digest remark that “her back goes 4 of her friends have cocktails Ragged Mountain Fish & Vangsness keeps busy with activ- out more often than she does.” and then they go to dinner. She Game Club ities and her classes at Sun City, A positive attitude and one day and the doctor do crossword PO Box 65 FL. We rejoice with you, Harriett, at a time keeps her happy. It puzzles each evening. She is still Andover, NH 03216-0065 that you are able to sustain so makes her smile more often. I working twice a week at a drug (603) 735-5798 active a routine of health and talk to Gertrude “Gert” Ball and alcohol center on herbs pleasure. All is well with me, Humphrey quite often. She is and art subjects. In other words, though there are limitations. No still in Seabrook, NH, and was she keeps very busy. Harriet 1930 more accurate reminder than my snowed in this winter, as we all Isherwood Power had a small Patricia “Pat” O’Connor recent 93rd birthday. I wish that were. Her nephew and his wife stroke in Feb. No permanent Gowling I could write each one of you a are very attentive. Anna Byam’s damage, but it has messed up 13221 Beall Creek Court long letter. It would remind you sister lives near and visits often. her life, and she is very tired and Potomac, MD 20854 of our past as pioneers of a well- Elisabeth “Betty” Ball Hughes slow in moving and thinking. (301) 983-1090 established college. Take pride! lives in Gloucester, MA, with She says she gets better as the Please keep in touch. her oldest granddaughter and her day goes on and by evening she 2 teenage children. Things get is a decent person. Her 11th Please see In Fond Memory lively, but she has her own small great-grandchild was christened 1931 apartment. Her daughter lives just after Christmas and wore Barbara M. Clough down the road, so her family is Harriet’s christening gown, 80 Lyme Road, Apt. 206 1932 near. She is walking with a cane which was made 89 years ago. Hanover, NH 03755 Barbara Johnson Stearns and wearing purple! Nancy She is the 16th baby to wear it (603) 643-3779 31 Gay Farm Road Gaunt Bradford is in CO, where (2 were boys). Harriet flew to FL there is lots of sunshine, but she for the event. This has been an It is no surprise that only 4 replies New London, NH 03257 said they did get one big storm up and down year for me. On to my 17 notes were received. (603) 526-6339 this winter. Dorothy “Dot” the down side, I fell and broke Barbara Vaughan Garside asks e-mail: [email protected] Melendy Scott lives here in 3 ribs. I was in the hospital for a if Kendal in Hanover (80 Lyme This has been a disappointing New London, so I see her often. short time and then I spent 2 Road) is a life-care community. year for writing up my notes. I She and her husband, Dick, weeks in Woodcrest, which is a Yes, it is, and admissions has sent out 30 stamped return post- celebrated their 64th wedding beautiful assisted living facility mailed you some information cards with personal messages anniversary on April 10. Her son, here in New London. I used a about the facility, Barbara. on each. Five were returned with- who was with the border patrol, cane during the ice and snow Prudence “Prue” Potter Jenkins out a word on them, not even is now with ATF (Alcohol, here, but now I am in my own made a 2-week cruise down identification of who sent them Tobacco, and Firearms). There home and walking without help, the Inter-coastal waterway back! If you are telling me you have been 2 weddings in her and loving it! We had a long to FL, in Nov. She spent would like a new correspondent, family, which she and Dick have hard winter with lots of snow. Thanksgiving with family in OH. please say so—I would love it! attended. Her granddaughter, In May of ’02, my first great- Congratulations to your daughter Now, a very sad note. A card Tiffany, is still figure skating, so grandchild was born and he is who breeds and shows English from Helen Buker Rachlin’s son

46 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE a delight. On my 91st birthday, missed the last magazine. In Aug. Colgate and is hoping to settle in Steve is well, lives in Honolulu the entire family came up and she had just returned from a stay Boston for grad school. The and visits twice a year. His helped me celebrate. It was a in ME where she saw many rela- youngest, Ryan, is a bright, adopted daughter, Jennifer, grad- happy time and I feel blessed. tives. “Everyone had grown and happy, and attractive young man uated from Oberlin College and many had changed, of course who enters high school in the enjoys acting in a local theater Please see In Fond Memory for the better,” she said. She is fall. The antics of all of them company and works as a real enjoying her new home in keep Judy fascinated and amused. estate appraiser. Nancy is teach- Attleboro and finds people very “I am a lucky grandmother,” she ing art in the local school, keeps 1933 friendly. Her grandchildren are in said. A very interesting thing the books for Jack’s construction Class Correspondent Needed college, high school, and middle happened to Judy a few months company, and spends one day a school. Her daughter and 3 of her ago. She wrote, “Perhaps I told week with Connie. Their son, Please send your news to the grandchildren are near, so she is you we have Laurel Mead College Travis, lives in North Conway, Alumni Office. Your classmates able to keep in touch with the here, which is made up of many NH, and is a climbing instructor would love to hear about what younger generation. She reads a retired professors who give of for rock and ice climbing, as well is happening in your lives. lot of good news about Colby- their time and talent to keep us as mountaineering in the White Please see In Fond Memory Sawyer, and she always enjoys mentally aloft and alive in a Mountains. Emily will graduate viewing pictures of the college. number of courses. One is a class from Evergreen State College in Doris Hale writes that she has in modern poetry. One week the Olympia, WA. She was able to Reunion been helping her folks, Floyd teacher asked us to bring in a earn credits toward her college 1934 Hale and Athelyn Gay Hale. Her poem to share for discussion. degree by doing research and Elizabeth “Libby” Tobey Erb mother had a stroke in Aug. She Unbeknownst to all of us, we taking courses in Mexico, MT, 11 Bois Circle went into the hospital the day had a poet-in-residence who read Mt. Rainier, and AK. “Enjoying Laconia, NH 03246-2597 after their 65th anniversary and one of his poems. He and his all of this keeps me young at (603) 528-7629 ended up having a pacemaker. wife came here from NH. He heart,” wrote Connie. Nancy My husband, Dean, and I, When she was discharged, she read a lovely poem telling of the Fuller Sargent is moving to a Elizabeth “Libby” Tobey Erb, was home only 3 days, but was mountains and lakes and spoke new retirement community soon, recently enjoyed a refreshing re-admitted when they deter- of being in a small college town. to be just around the corner from 2 weeks in Barbados. I use a mined she had a stroke, language I knew he must have been speak- her daughter and grandchildren. walker, so travel isn’t our aphasia resulting. She has come ing of Colby. He seemed pleased Her new address will be at usual enjoyment. a long way and continues to when I asked him. His name is Birchaven Heights in Findlay, improve. They are selling their Donald Barnes and the poem was OH. Should be exciting, Nancy! house and moving into a small ‘I Must Go.’ He also has a book Trude Brauner Ross has just mobile home, 134 Chestnut of his own poetry.” Constance returned from a 3-week cruise to 1935 Lane, Lake Helen Villa, Lake “Connie” Mason Lane writes the South Pacific, which was very Ethelyn “Jackie” Dorr Symons Helen, FL 32744-2917. They that as in 2001, once again there relaxing and beautiful. She now 4432 Blackbeard Road received 130 cards on their 65th were both frightening and happy spends most of the winter in Virginia Beach, VA 23455 anniversary, including one from events in her extended family. HI to escape the OR rain. She is (757) 464-0165 President George Bush and First This time it was son Hank’s now retired from all welfare and Please send your news to the Lady Laura Bush. Unfortunately, family having three of them. In auxiliary organizations. Elizabeth Alumni Office. Your classmates Floyd passed away in Jan. Our March, Hank’s wife, Judy, had Pond Zimmerman is living a would love to hear about what sympathy to you, Athelyn. malignant cancer removed from happy life in Wilmington, NC. is happening in your lives. Hannah Smith “Smitty” Handy one lung. Because she never She has 5 wonderful children, is still knitting puppets and caps smoked and the cancer was dis- who keep in touch with her all Please see In Fond Memory for the hospital, which she says is covered early, the operation was the time. Elizabeth has 5 grand- “a fun side line while watching successful. In Aug., Tim, their children and 7 great-grandchil- TV at night.” She felt fortunate to 22-year-old son, had a pacemaker dren. A note from Patricia 1936 have been far enough south in implanted. He had heart prob- Schiavone Davis states that her Baltimore to miss the big snow lems at an early age, which he mother, Dorothy Prime Barbara “Barb” Melendy Parker storms that hit New England this did not outgrow. Hank had to Schiavone, was placed in an Little Briton Farm past winter. Judith “Judy” undergo a serious lower back Alzheimer’s unit in March 2002. One Route 114 Clarke Kitchen writes that time operation to straighten his spine. She is well cared for and her New London, NH 03257 passes more quickly each year It was a successful operation. husband and daughters visit (603) 526-2724 and now that she has celebrated What fun reading the news her 86th birthday, it truly disap- you ’36ers send in! Keep it up; pears. “It is good to be back in Send your news, photos, newspaper clippings, you’re great. Geraldine “Jerry” my apartment after spending a and greetings for classmates to your class McKewen Bateman writes that few weeks in a nursing home. I she had acute bronchitis for 3 had a bad fall down brick stairs correspondent or to the Alumni Office. weeks and didn’t feel like doing in my daughter’s new apartment Inquiring minds want to know! a darn thing. Her children, Judy and injured my back; however, as e-mail: [email protected] and Jack, are both living in NH the doctor promised, I got over it phone: (603) 526-3727 and love it, snow and all! Two after 3 months, ready to move on grandchildren are in NH, 3 in with the help of a walker,” she mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office NY, and 1 in MD. The 8 great- said. Judy’s oldest grandson was 541 Main Street grandchildren are distributed married in June to a beautiful New London, NH 03257 accordingly. Jerry is still singing girl. Her middle grandson, Justin, in choir and choruses. Beulah is now working for an accounting We look forward to hearing from you! Carrigan Crosby sent news that firm after graduation from

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 47 many times each week. She was enjoyed the white snow that therapy. Her daughter, Sandra Grace Lovett Short, Evelyn very fond of her classmates and piled up this winter. He celebrated “Sandy” Thompson Grigg ’63, Buker Clarke, Carol Everett her years at Colby. Thanks for his 90th birthday in Aug., and and grandchildren will visit for Fraser, Doris Nichols Pester, writing and best wishes to all. they are looking forward to their 10 days. Coop was glad to be out and Jane Bantly Behnke. 63rd wedding anniversary in the of the snowy winter back east! Please see In Fond Memory Please see In Fond Memory spring. “These may not be the Doris “Do” Nielsen Powell best years, but they are certainly writes that an article about her not bad,” said Lois. She sends her and her husband, Eliot, was 1937 best wishes to everyone! Mary featured on page 23 of the fall/ 1938 Gladys “Glad” Bachman Forbes Gay Marble Talcott is still living winter issue of the Colby-Sawyer Class Correspondent Needed 9229 Arlington Boulevard, in her family home and is doing Alumni Magazine, complete with Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Apt. 235 well. She had a nice visit last picture. Although “Do” did not Martha McCracken Howard, Fairfax, VA 22031-2525 summer from Justine Mintie write the article, she had sent who served as 1938 class correspon- (703) 352-4519 Caldwell and her husband. notes in earlier. They had a warm dent from 1997 – March 2003. e-mail: [email protected] Martha Ware writes what we winter in FL and are now back all feel, “All things considered, in Annapolis, MD, to enjoy the Ruth Gray Russell sent along Faith Butterfield Wyer’s I am well and happy...and old!” summer. I talked to Marilyn a note to the Alumni Office, husband, Hal, wrote that he Barbara “Coop” Cooper Pease Perry, who said she and which read, “I had completely reads to her a lot since she has Cogswell writes from AZ that John were okay, but didn’t have lost track of my roommate, Betty macular degeneration. She did she keeps busy with bridge any special news. I enjoyed Hill, now Bolton, from the 1 enjoy seeing some of the pictures and concerts at her retirement talking to them. Ties like year I attended Colby Junior in our last Colby-Sawyer Alumni home in Tucson, as well as college classmates are nice at College, 1936-37. In 65 years, we Magazine with the help of her church activities, creative hands, any age, but especially at our had had no contact. A friend of magnifying reading machine. quilting, and Kettle Dinners once age! The class sends their deepest mine in Sanford, ME, where I Faith told of selling their ME a month. She has had trouble sympathy to the families of returned after many years away, house after 32 years of com- with a bit of arthritis, but it is the following classmates who happened to meet Betty at a craft muting back and forth, and much better due to physical passed away during the year: show in NH and learned that she managing to enjoy the FL sum- had once roomed with me. She mer. They encourage any class- brought back Betty’s name and mates who come to visit FL to be phone number, and Betty and I sure to look them up. Frances IN MEMORIAM met for lunch during the fall of “Fran” Harrell Faulkner got ’02. It was just delightful to see my card requesting news on BARBARA MIX WELLS (1920-2003) her again!” Valentine’s Day, her first without Colby Junior College ’39 Gordon, who passed away last Colby-Sawyer College ’88 summer. He was almost 90. She Reunion misses him but likes the retire- arbara’s family has 1939 ment community where she published a wonderful Frances “Fran” Holbrook lives, with lots of friends and family scrapbook full Armstrong activities to enjoy. She thought B The Seasons #218

of Barbara’s poetry, photos, PHOTO: LUCY WELLS the last issue of our alumni letters, recipes…a celebra- 5 St. Elizabeth Way magazine was especially excellent, tion of her rich and joyful E. Greenwich, RI 02818 and enjoyed the pictures and life. Terminal cancer never (401) 884-6763 articles. Esther Ellet Mayo also e-mail: [email protected] dimmed Barbara’s wit and enjoyed the Colby-Sawyer Alumni Magazine, especially the pictures intelligence. The following I heard from Virginia “Ginny” of us all at Reunion. She spent poem is reprinted from the Barbara Mix Wells ’39, ’88, Mahard Laming, who along pictured at her 1988 graduation Christmas in Flagstaff, AZ, with family scrapbook, A Banquet with Elizabeth “Betty” Higgins from Colby-Sawyer. her daughter and the rest of the of Tales for the Telling. Hassell, will be the Reunion family, who have homes there. chairs for our 65th next year. Christmas was white with lots For Professor Wesley McNair Ginny wants all of you to keep taking your pills so you’ll be able of snow and she enjoyed it! Her You tease me, sir, to celebrate this momentous great-granddaughter is 11 years Because I am a quilt. event. Mary Healy Howe lives old, and another great-grand- Only my backing is in one piece, child was due this spring! She near Ginny and will be coming Sixty inches wide and two yards long. with her. Ginny and her hus- sends her best to all classmates! Rich with warmth, Constance “Connie” Arnold band, Bernie, are Elderhostel Insulated with good humor, junkies. Last Oct. they went to Martin writes that she and her It is a crazy quilt. husband take daily walks, but no Eastport on a sailing adventure The top is a collection from all nice trips anymore. Connie vol- and found it very chilling. One The scraps of life, unteers at their local long term fun event was visiting a wood- Well worn and colorful, care hospital. Their daughters worker who makes caskets, and Marking the times that I said “Yes.” are fine, but no grandchildren, was working on one that the just 4 dogs and 2 horses! She It is threaded with responsibility, customer wanted a telephone put keeps in touch with Ina Hardy Showing signs of greed for sewing in! Elizabeth “Betty” Higgins McLeod and Theresa Wilkinson Every swatch into the fabric of the years. Hassell’s church in Palm Coast, McIntyre. Lois Nutting Fitch – Barbara Mix Wells FL, has been trying for some time and her husband, “Fitch,” to get a retirement community

48 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE going, but without much luck. Editor’s Note: A special thank reading club. Mary also writes me the notice of Gordon Betty’s husband still teaches a you to Janet “Jan” Canham that Harriet Close Skipton ’46 Brown’s death last Oct. He was class in faux painting, and has Williams and Juliette “Judy” and Jean Henderson Read ’46 the husband of Persis “Perry” Betty teaching one in stenciling. Conover Reinicker for volunteering are also close by. Our deepest Childs Brown, and our deepest They enjoyed a trip to Norway to serve as co-correspondents for the sympathies go to the family of sympathy is extended to her and last fall and are looking forward class of 1940. Dorothy Benham Bishop, who her family. Virginia “Ginny” to a second trip to AK. An e-mail died last Aug. My (Janet “Jan” Pickup Durell sent word that Our sympathies go to Jeanne from Nancy “Nan” Edwards Canham Williams) news is quite she lost her husband last year, Schwob Homer whose husband, Cox assured me she is still stationary. A decline in the vision and our sympathy is extended to Bill, died last Dec. Harriet driving and indeed had driven department has resulted in a her as well. She has 4 children, 8 “Tillie” Tillinghast Fuller writes to the Amish country to pick up lot less driving. I still do a few grandchildren, and 3 great-grand- that she and her husband man- a show dog of hers that had just volunteer jobs, but they are children. She spent Thanksgiving aged a trip to NM and a barge won his championship, and limited mostly to New London. with a son and his family in trip down the Ohio River this then she drove back home to They are also limited to what age Atlanta. Margaret “Marnie” past year. Reid Francis Morris No. Grosvenordale, CT. I also has done to my capabilities. I am Scott Cikens wrote that she and her husband are building a had a newsy e-mail from Ai-Li grateful for the proximity to 2 talked with Margaret “Margie” “cottage” in Kennebunkport, ME, Sung Chin who had moved out of 3 families. And I, Juliette Law on the phone for about and hope to be able to move into Brookhaven, a retirement “Judy” Conover Reinicker, an hour in Nov. Constance into it later this year. Margery community in Lexington, MA. continue to spend my summers “Connie” Rice Woods continues “Miggs” Tunison ’41 was one She says she has joined several at my cottage in Ontario. I enjoy to be an activist, fighting against of us for 2 years. She and her activities, made good friends, gatherings of my family and the some of the tax issues in NH. husband, Gene, are enjoying and attends many cultural/social families of my sisters, Charlotte When she wrote this in Nov., she life in their lovely home in activities there. Ai-Li is in her 3rd Conover Kraft ’41, Ruth Jo and a granddaughter, along with Lyme, NH. Miggs keeps busy year of piano lessons. Although Conover Bartram ’43, and Lois a few dozen others, were holding with house, garden, church, and her 3 children and 4 grand- Conover Halada ’47, who all vigil one night a week against community activities. Two of daughters live some distance come to spend time at the lake. war with Iraq. Elizabeth “Betty” her children live in NY and one away, they do get together every We have agreed to be class co- Haggas Zwicker spent 2 weeks lives in WA. Margaret “Peg” so often. Miriam “Mimsi” Cluff correspondents, but the success on Drakes Island, ME, last July VanDuser Hurlbut married Worthley is fine and still living of our column depends on you. with her son and his family. Her Edwin D. Hurlburt last April and at home. One of her daughters We are all retired and many of daughter was in England for 3 is living in a retirement commu- and her family has moved in us have slowed down. Just a note weeks for her high school. Betty nity in Palm City, FL. She said with Mimsi, making life much about where you are living, and is active at church and plays she spent a few hours with easier. Mimsi still enjoys going what you do with your time bridge. Dorothy “Dot” Krisher Rosemary “Petie” Gamwell to the RI Philharmonic. Marion will be of interest to your Colby- Phillips says they enjoy life in McCrudden in Feb. when Petie Sage Boyd and Jack jumped at a Sawyer friends. Drop us a note, Philadelphia. Along with reading was visiting her brother in Vero chance to extend their FL winter or e-mail us at one of the and gardening, she belongs to a Beach, FL. Peg’s daughter, sojourn by 2 weeks. It was a good addresses above. group called “The Canes,” who Pamela “Pam” Dodd ’65, has thing, too, as the winter in New work for a local charity. Jean moved to Orlando, and her son Please see In Fond Memory England was very snowy. Sadly, Merrill Thornquist says she gets is living in NC. Peg now has 5 I must report the death of together with Lou Haskell now great-grandchildren. A fun Barbara “Mixie” Mix Wells. and then for lunch. She is on a Christmas card from Jean “Port” She succumbed to cancer on women’s candlepin bowling Porter Broders, Jan’s roomie, 1941 Feb. 7. She is missed by many. I team. Her son was expected for had mutual reflections on our Constance “Connie” Linberg am surprised that more of you Christmas and they were then age bracket and the misgivings Borden don’t have computers. If you do going to Wellesley to be with the presented therefrom. She’s busy 7 Goulding Rd. have e-mail please send me your rest of their family, including 5 visiting family, and when at PO Box 445 address. It makes gathering news great-grandchildren, ages 3-12. home in Simsbury, CT, her Sterling, MA 01564-0445 so much easier. Have a nice Mary “Marie” Westberg Francis “busyness” includes playing (978) 422-6848 summer. Luv ya. said they had a great time on a paddle tennis. Thank goodness Well, ladies, those postcards did Mississippi River cruise in Sept., Please see In Fond Memory for Christmas cards for keeping bring results, so let’s get right to and followed that with a visit to in touch. Ruth “Pooch” the news. Mary Louise “Lou” Randolph Woodman responded Williams Haskell wrote that her 1940 to Jan’s request for news. “Ev and granddaughter, Jessica Kramer, is Change of address? I are so happy to be here near a CSC freshman. A family affair, Janet “Jan” Canham Williams Looking for classmates? our wonderful college. Every it would seem, as her mother is 64 Lower Ridge Road East Need information about the Friday we have lunch at the Amy Haskell ’81 and her aunt is Andover, NH 03216-0062 college or your reunion? French Table in the dining room, Sarah Haskell ’70. Sarah made (603) 735-5235 where one may only speak the front page of the Boston Globe Contributing news for your e-mail: jancanwill class column? French.” Thank you, Pooch. Sunday Showcase in an article @mymailstation.com Mary Robins Abbey and her about her remembrance of Juliette “Judy” Conover husband, Carl, are coping with 9/11/01 with a 10' woven fabric Reinicker a few medical setbacks, but piece on which 3,116 buttons 107 Cardiff Ct. W. continue to maneuver each were hand sewn. Quite an Newark, DE 19711-3442 day. She writes that Priscilla accomplishment! Anne Weston (302) 239-0965 Laflamme Dudis lives in her Miller is doing well. She contin- Call us at: neighborhood and they see e-mail: [email protected] ues to be my eye for class news (603) 526-3727 each other at the monthly in the Boston papers, and sent

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 49 their son and his family in KY. Corps Assn. aboard a cruise ship working on her Ph.D. in molecu- ments that although this winter Their daughter lives near them in to AK last May. Now, there’s an lar genetics. No trips to report for was certainly very cold, it Medford, OR. She commented on idea for our 65th Reunion! What Roger and me. We keep on with brought back memories of the how beautiful the campus is in say you, Ruth “Ruthie” Harris our various volunteer jobs. I got “old days.” How can we forget! the photograph we received in Haskell? Constance “Connie” a second hip replacement in the Grace “Debbie” Braithwaite the fall from Dr. Ponder. The Hathaway Kelly sends greetings fall and all is well, thankfully. I Hayden writes from Walnut fantastic renovation of the former to all from MO. Thirteen grand- want to thank everyone who Creek, CA, of her international Health & Exercise Science Center children and 5 great-grandchil- returned their postcards and family—3 grandsons and 3 into a broadly functional facility, dren are her joy. She keeps busy want to apologize if some data adopted granddaughters from made possible through the producing a monthly newsletter was not included in your Korea, India, and Bulgaria— generosity of Bill Mercer and for the Varsity Club’s women, account. The postal service is to giving her reason to travel to Ramona “Monie” Wells Mercer, who work for a fund for a dis- blame, truly, as the cancellation Portland, OR, to visit them. certainly contributes to that abled children’s charity. She also marks often were on the message A note from Ruth Kennedy beauty. Sadly, Bill wrote that produces quarterly and annual side of the card. Those of you Edmonds, who lives in Monie’s health did not allow material for one of Florissant’s who didn’t send the card back in Huntsville, AL, tells of having to her to attend the dedication agencies. Bill Musgrave and time for this edition, send it learn to walk again after a serious of Mercer Hall. Joan Russell Elizabeth “Betty” Sweetland along to fatten the next column. automobile accident. She now Desmond says that they sold Musgrave sold their home and uses a walker, which she hopes Please see In Fond Memory their home last June and are moved into a condo. She misses she will soon no longer need. now in a retirement community. the space of their big house. Her first son has retired and runs Her 3 sons are fine and her twin They keep busy and enjoy having a 40-acre farm in TN. Her 2nd granddaughters graduated from family and friends nearby. 1942 son lives nearby, so he can keep UMass this spring. Mercie Christmas greetings from VA Barbara “Bobbie” Boyd Bradley an eye on his mom. Marcia Franke Dunfee writes that she were received from Kumari Paul January 1 – May 1: “Mish” Barnes Shaw-Straube and her husband celebrated their Batra and her husband, Brij, 601 Seaview Court, C-311 writes from Vero Beach, FL, that 56th wedding anniversary last and also from Shirley “Sherry” Marco Island, FL 34145-2939 her news is a descending tennis year. They live in Topsham, ME, Hemming Garwood and her (239) 394-2881 ranking, ascending golf scores, for 6 months, and Lakeland, FL, husband, Peter. They were e-mail: [email protected] and decidedly less fleetness of the other 6 months. She’s still expecting 15 family members for foot! She has 4 children and 8 playing golf and doing watercol- the holiday. I was happy to hear May 2 – December 31: grandchildren who are all flour- ors. Carolyn Prann Steigerwalt from Eleanor “Ellie” Rowell 34 Cutting Cross Way ishing. Since Vero and Marco are covered her postal with news. She McPherson that she successfully Wayland, MA 01778 only 4 hours apart, I hope to is still living in the same place in fought cancer of the larynx. (508) 358-5088 meet with her before long. Jean Pittsburgh. All of her children are Hooray! When she visits her e-mail: [email protected] Craig Brooks reports that she well and she has welcomed her daughter in Missoula, MT, she Editor’s Note: Special thanks to and her husband, Ken, moved 1st great-grandchild. “Arthuritis” has fun visiting Barbara Margaret “Peg” Lasher Muller, to NH in 1997 to a retirement and a new knee haven’t slowed “Bobbie” Vaiden Weiland, who who served as 1942 class correspon- home that didn’t live up to her down much. One of her step- also lives there. On behalf of all dent from 1997 – January 2003. expectations, and are now doing children is a daughter. “If you our classmates, I want to extend Welcome, and thank you, to their own continuing care in wait long enough,” she wrote. our deepest appreciation to Barbara “Bobbie” Boyd Bradley, Bedford, NH, in a new apartment Joan Rosenwald Scott writes Janice Wilkins for her generous who has volunteered to take over as near her daughter and 13-year- that she and Scotty sold their FL support of the college. Now that class correspondent. old grandson. Her son, Craig, home and now live in a retire- you’re fully retired from “lawyer- lives nearby in Billerica, MA, ment community in Haverford, ing,” I hope you’re enjoying Since this is my maiden voyage with twin boys, so they have PA. They travel a bit. Jeanne Hall some real R&R, Janice! The estab- as class correspondent, may I many opportunities to enjoy Johnson says that she enjoys lishment of The M. Roy London start with a loud thank you to all their grandchildren. A nice note life in her retirement home and Endowed Chair certainly is who responded to my plea for from Elizabeth “Betsy” Short has given up Elderhostel-ing. appreciated by our class, many news! If you didn’t receive a plea, Cissel tells of her move to retire- Barbara “Bobbie” Ellis attended of whom were Prof. London’s you will for the next bulletin. I ment living in Topsham, ME, a convention of the Navy Nurse students. I’m sure many would ran out of time for this one. And near her daughter and son. Now have liked to be present with if you haven’t responded to this retired from teaching, she is really Jean London and Margaret one, please do so for the next. enjoying true retirement—no Make Colby-Sawyer an “Peg” Cawley at the celebration. Our 60th Reunion was sparsely meals, groceries, etc. Luckily, I on-line favorite. On her card, Barbara Jones Hill attended. There were just 5 from caught Barbara “Bobbie” “Mo” said that one day last summer, our class and Barbara “Bobby” Molander Warner the day before Lillian “Lil/Scottie” Truby Molander Warner had to leave she left on a 10-day western Dyczynski and her husband, Ed, Sat., leaving 4 of us for the pic- Caribbean cruise. She has 4 took her out to dinner. During ture. However, for those of us children and 2 grandchildren, the past year Helen Clark Hall who were there, it was a great one a junior in college and one a has moved to Henry Ford Village time. Maybe the 65th will be freshman at Miss Porter’s School. in Dearborn, MI. It is a life care better attended. A nice e-mail Grace Richter Constant writes facility that was ideal for her was received from Mary “Terry” that she has twins, Tom and Sue, Visit us on the web at following a series of health prob- Allen Cadwell, who lives in and a daughter, Catherine. She www.colby-sawyer.edu lems. She lives near her daughter, Pittsford, VT. She likes being has been a widow for 20 years, and add our newly redesigned Louise, and family, and is able to close enough to Middlebury lives in Princeton, NJ, with her College to enjoy the cultural home page to your get to VA to visit Robin and her daughter, Sue, and will soon be offerings and the companionship “favorites” list. family. Her granddaughter, moving to MA to be with daugh- Carrie, is in Dresden, Germany, of a grandson there. Terry com- ter Catherine. She is a diabetic

50 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE needing daily medication. Ah, represented, and in March Mr. the joys of aging! In the past, and Mrs. David Coffin hosted a , photos, newspaper clippings, Mary “Mardy” Jack Johnsen has wonderful cocktail party. Anne Send your news come to Naples in the winter, Ponder spoke to us and made and greetings for classmates to your class which has provided opportunities everyone in attendance proud correspondent or to the Alumni Office. for Virginia “Jinny” Leighty to be CJC or CSC alumni. Our Inquiring minds want to know! Severs, Mardy, and me to get college has come a long way and e-mail: [email protected] together. Mardy and her hus- is making its mark among small phone: (603) 526-3727 band, Paul, are staying closer to colleges! Last but not least, my home these days, except for an news, like that of Janie Rayner mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office occasional cruise, last year to the Groo, is both good and bad. A 541 Main Street Caribbean. She still plays tennis, wonderful Tauck tour of Ireland New London, NH 03257 but says their life has quieted last June was the highlight of our down a lot. Hasn’t it for us all! year, plus a fun real estate trip to We look forward to hearing from you! Since we winter in Marco Island, New Orleans in Nov. That’s the FL, I see Jinny every year. She has good news. The bad news is a “Sal” King Cramer, who, like children and 10 grandchildren been in Naples for 27 years and stroke on Dec. 1, paralyzing my everyone else, is retired, is busy all live in New England, so visits has been a widow for almost 7 left arm and hand and the left volunteering at the Clark were frequent. Instead of going years. She lives with her daughter, side of my face. I’m making Museum, the library, and the visi- away this winter, Margaret Bonnie, which is nice for both. wonderful, but slow, progress. tor’s center, but she still manages “Margo” DeGraff Hotaling went Janie Rayner Groo’s card gave The rehab facilities here at Marco to get to see all the kids and the on a Holland American cruise in both the good news and the bad. are superb and just 5 minutes 8 grandchildren. I liked what Oct. and is planning a trip to the The good was a surprise 80th from our condo. Luckily, I’m Virginia “Ginny” Hansen Gato Canadian Rockies this summer. birthday party in Sept., and the right handed so things could be wrote back on receiving her As she says, life is different when bad was a stroke on Feb. 13, so much worse. Now that we’re request for news, “All is well you’ve lost your husband. She paralyzing her left arm and hand. all octogenarians, most of our here. Are we really this old?” Or keeps very busy with volunteer She is slowly regaining some use news is health oriented. A note as another classmate wrote, “The work. Barbara “Connie” and the prognosis is good. We to the college from Virginia ‘younger’ we get, the faster time Constantine Johnson has wish you well, Janie! The news Coleman Hunter’s husband seems to fly!” Unfortunately, enjoyed the good AZ winter from Marcia “Marcy” Sickels tells us that Virginia is now Elizabeth “Betty” Everill weather and didn’t miss the VT Crowley is awesome. When we blind. I’m sure she’d love to Henderson was not able to make snow and the cold. Instead of ski- moved to Wayland, MA, from hear from you. You can get her our 60th, as she was visiting one ing, they now play 9 holes of golf Weston, MA, in 1995, Marcy was address from the Alumni Office. of her sons and his family in and don’t worry about the score. chairman of the Wayland board And on a sad note, the college London at the time. She men- Connie also enjoys playing lots of selectmen. Now retired, she also reported the deaths of tioned they had a big bash for of bridge and doing water aero- receives no paycheck, but chairs Audrey Shirey Tarbox in Sept. Bob’s 80th last summer with all bics in an effort to keep the Environmental Policy ’02, Dorothy Dawson Loeckler 22 children and grandchildren all parts moving. Sadly, news Committee of the MA Municipal in Jan. ’03, and Nancy Lewis present for the occasion! Betty is reached us that Spense, Connie’s Association, which represents Nemee in Feb. ’03. Our deepest still volunteering, playing bridge, husband, had passed away from 351 cities and towns. She serves sympathy is extended to their and visiting family and friends. cancer while they were in AZ. We on the Regional Transportation families. We’re a great class! Priscilla “Puss” Parker Craig extend our deepest sympathies to Advisory Council to the Please keep your news coming! missed the 60th too, as they were you and your family, Connie. Metropolitan Planning Please see In Fond Memory slowly working their way north Although it was a cold and icy Organization. They advise on from FL, stopping here and there winter, nothing stops Doris the distribution of federal and to visit family and friends before Douglas Butler from going to state dollars for road, bridge, their granddaughter’s wedding. the winning UConn Huskey and public transit projects. She 1943 She wrote to say, “hi!” to all. basketball games. She volunteers also serves on the executive Margaret “Peg” Morse Tirrell Betty Jane Goss Conant had regularly on Saturday mornings board and finance committees PO Box 37 lunch with Meredith Munsey as a docent at their local Windsor of the MBTA Advisory Board. Lower Waterford, VT 05848-0037 “Moogie” Craig in Jan. during Historic Society. Her wedding She is a 25-year member of the (802) 748-8538 one of our many snowstorms. dress (1945) is in a current American Society for Public e-mail: [email protected] Jim Bewley and Dorothea “Dot” exhibit. Jean Wackerbarth Administration, currently serving Gay Bewley, who live in New Hadidian has just painted her as parliamentarian for the 5th Sincere congratulations from all her classmates are extended to London, will be celebrating their first picture. It seems her new time. She received a prestigious 60th wedding anniversary in neighbor at Dodge Pond teaches award in Washington, DC, in Mary “Shy” Scheu Teach for the well-deserved honor she received Nov. They keep active in between watercolor, so she hopes to do March for innovation and pro- their volunteer work, golf, and more painting this summer, as fessional accomplishment in the at the May 2002 commencement. If you didn’t notice her picture the many town activities. They well as enjoy her delightful field of public administration. also enjoy their 6 grandchildren, granddaughter. Mid Feb. was the WOW! All this and 4 children and write up on page 26 of our excellent fall/winter Colby-Sawyer ranging in age from 5 to 30 years one-year anniversary for Carolyn and 10 grandchildren. Barbara old. The two oldest live in Sigourney Holtz’s recovery from “Barbie” Hughes Ford has Alumni Magazine, please go find that issue and do some re-read- England and were over last a heart attack, open heart moved into a delightful retire- summer. Jean Stewart Hilton’s surgery, quadruple by-pass, and ment community on Mercer ing. Shy got back from FL at the end of Feb. to find the winter husband had major heart surgery congestive heart failure. She’s Island, WA, overlooking Lake a year ago, which has kept them now back on an exercise sched- Washington, and loves the snow and low temperatures had taken no vacation. A note from close to home. All is well with ule, has resumed her drawing, pampering that goes with it. In them now. Fortunately their 4 and will have an art exhibit with the Naples, FL, area, CSC is well her reunion co-chairman, Sally

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 51 4 other women in Aug. Another Dunlap ’47. Anne and her classmate who has had more daughter, Antoinette Curtis , photos, newspaper clippings, than her share of fractures and Ledzian ’66, e-mail each other Send your news hospital stays these last couple daily. Betty Mei Yuke writes and greetings for classmates to your class of years is Clarisse Davis Adams. that her husband, Paul, has correspondent or to the Alumni Office. In spite of it all, she has retained Parkinson’s disease. They have Inquiring minds want to know! her wonderful sense of humor. been living at Aegis of Fremont, e-mail: [email protected] Drop her a line at 3699 Brandy an assisted living community, phone: (603) 526-3727 Rock Way, Redwood City, CA, for 2 years. Betty says it’s a 94061 for the “rest of the story.” I lovely place, near to her family, mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office enjoyed the note from Sue Van shopping malls, and plenty of 541 Main Street Daell Douglas, who says the Chinese restaurants! New London, NH 03257 family is fine and life is good. Please see In Fond Memory Joan Manda “Mandy” Mueller We look forward to hearing from you! will be in Basking Ridge, NJ, visit- ing her brother, Joe, early in Aug. ing, and enters as many shows Billie, an avid artist, does monthly She’s been busy raising funds for 1945 as she can. Shirley is an active art shows at a gallery in Atlanta the historic preservation with Class Correspondent Needed member of the Ashland Garden and is a co-vice president of a one group called “The Villagers” Club. The club is often invited second art association. As if and also for Dade Heritage Trust. Please send your news to the Alumni Office. Your classmates to do flower arrangements at she’s not busy enough, she also Please see In Fond Memory would love to hear about what the Karl Drerup Art Gallery at manages to do covers for Rand is happening in your lives. Plymouth State College. Shirley Research Corporation publica- sees her neighbor, Jean Morley tions. Rusty, her eldest, travels Reunion Ruth Wilgus Rockwell writes, Lovett, often, and gets together in the U.S. and internationally, 1944 “After a health scare for me last with Nancy Dean Maynard as speaking and advising on fight- Class Correspondent Needed year, we cancelled a trip to the much as possible. ing in urban areas, educating south of France. It would have Editor’s Note: Special thanks to civilians. She has a grandson at been our 20th trip to Europe. Please see In Fond Memory Jane MacCabe Kelly, who served Brown University, who recently I count my blessings for my as 1944 class correspondent from spent 6 weeks in Beijing studying husband’s good health and 1999 – January 2003. Chinese. Yet another grandson 54 years of a happy marriage. 1946 studies Japanese. Robert is an Please send your news to the Outside of the heat, bugs, and Ramona “Hoppy” Hopkins avid fisherman living in ME and Alumni Office. Your classmates traffic problems in Atlanta, we O’Brien is vice-president of A.G. Edwards. would love to hear about what still like living here. It has a nice 54 Texel Drive Her granddaughters are all active is happening in your lives. mix of people and change of Springfield, MA 01108-2638 in sports and the National Honor climate, and we are not far from Barbara Janson Green and her (413) 739-2071 Society. Randy is on sabbatical either the mountains or the husband, Al, are still involved from managing a country club. coast.” Shirley Glidden Splaine Hello all! Virginia “Ginny” with many activities and volun- He was a tri-athlete in the had a total hip replacement in Parsons Breuer called me on a teer work. Two of their grand- Charleston, SC, area. Billie and Jan. ’02. She recovered so well very snowy day this winter. She daughters have graduated college her husband take 3 weeks a year that she was asked to appear in a is still quite active in the church and are working in New York to cruise to various ports, prefer- promotional film to publicize the choir and volunteers to transport City. Another granddaughter is ring small ships. To date they work of the Lakes Region Joint wheelchair bound people. Her studying to be a veterinarian. have visited 52 countries! She Institute and the Lakes Region children and grandchildren live Two of their grandsons are in states that all is well and is General Hospital, where the nearby and are active in scout college, and the 3rd will start looking forward to seeing every- surgery was performed. Shirley work. The whole family got college in the fall. Barbara and one in 2006. Elizabeth “Betty” said this was great fun and she together for her sister, Shirley Al keep in touch with the Abt Hardy’s husband, Elvin, was enjoyed her momentary fame Parson’s ’42, 80th birthday. grandchildren via e-mail, which kind enough to drop us a note. as a “tv star!” Shirley’s mother Ginny and I talked and talked they thoroughly enjoy. Elizabeth Betty had a stroke in Jan. while passed away in July ’02 at the about our days at Colby, glee “Patsy” Leonhard Miller vacationing in FL. She is now in age of 98. Shirley writes, “It was club, and the great gang in Page enjoyed her grandson, Jimmy’s, the hospital in Nashua, NH, and certainly the end of an era for dorm. Elsie Allen Petersen lives wedding on July 6, ’02. He and gaining her health slowly. We all our family. Mom’s great legacy nearby in West Hartford, CT, his new wife live near Boston. wish Betty a full recovery and is the Pauline E. Glidden Toy which is Ginny’s hometown. Jimmy’s sister, Christine, expected thank Elvin for taking the time Museum in Ashland, NH. It Lois Lippincott Lang states that twin girls in May. That makes 10 to keep us current. A note from contains her lifelong collection in March, they were still digging grandchildren and 6 great-grand- each of us would go a long way of well-loved antique toys. I out from the great Feb. snowfall children for Patsy. Ann Norton in picking up Betty’s spirits. remain curator and director of in NJ! Both she and her husband Merrill says it’s wonderful to The Alumni Office can furnish the museum with the help of 31 are well, just older! Her grandson have so many Colby-Sawyer gals you with the address. Nancy dedicated volunteers.” Shirley graduated from the U.S. Naval in the community who enjoy “Grimesie” Grimes Traverso also stays busy keeping her home Academy in May. Her grand- getting together for bridge, ’46 MT is living in Bonita and gardens going. She is an daughter is a freshman at lunch, and tennis (when the Springs, FL. She said that Lucille active member of St. Mark’s William & Mary and is a top- weather allows). The regulars in “Lu” Fuller Bradford and her Episcopal Church, and cares for notch lacrosse player. Priscilla the bridge group include Ann husband, John, spent the winter the memorial garden, as well as “Billie” Beardsley Glenn and Norton Merrill, Ann Tilton nearby. Nancy is hoping to have the “Learning Garden” at the her husband, Russ, work out 3 Carpenter ’44, Barbara Gesen a visit from Jean Henderson Ashland Community Center. She times a week at their club and Trulson ’51, and Shirley Holmes Read and her husband, Dick. loves competitive flower arrang- are still deacons in their church. Beverly “Bebe” Walker Wood

52 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE spent 3 weeks in FL this winter Bove & Langa, located on Trent spent a fun day at a working near the Lake Sunapee CC. with relatives and their grand- Street in Boston. Peg informed Estancia in Montevideo, Uruguay. Madelon “Maddy” Pennicke children. She spent 4 days at me that a third daughter, Victoria, The next port was the Falkland Cattell says next year she will magical Disney World and sur- is an orthopedic surgeon (special- Islands, but rough weather pre- start Christmas cards at the end vived! Bebe enjoyed the rest of izing in hands) in Pittsburgh. vented them from stopping. of the alphabet and work back- her winter in “cold country,” This was interesting news as They cruised around Cape Horn, wards since those people always volunteering for Ragged yours truly, Marilyn Perry Sagar, through the Beagle Channel, and get the late cards. Maddy and Mountain’s ski patrol. Love of had hand surgery in Oct. to to Ushuaia, Argentina, going Newton will be in their retire- winter sports must run in the correct Dupuytren’s Contracture. through the Magellan Straits, and ment community, The Village at family. Bebe’s sister visited from After 3 months of therapy for my around the Patagonia Fjords. It Penn State, by July. They made a ME and they spent an entire right hand (fortunately I am left- was a fabulous trip with port calls trip to HI and spent the winter in day on the slopes. While at handed) all is “moving right in Chile’s Punta Arenas, Puerto Phoenix, but otherwise had a the Confidently Colby-Sawyer: along.” I’d be happy to share my Chacabuco, Puerto Mont, and quiet year. Charlotte Huke Succeeding Together banquet this experience with anyone antici- Valparaiso, where they were Canha and John have some past Oct., I had a delightful chat pating a similar surgery for bused to Santiago, Chile. It was a exciting news. Their son and his with Jean “Je-Je” Harding Pierce inward curling fingers not caused trip of a lifetime. This fired them wife are expecting their very first ’47. It was Je-Je who donated the by arthritis. Betty Funk Smith up for a 2nd holiday. In April, children. They now know that funds to establish Pierce Park at inquired if the problem came Nancy and Roger flew to Vienna, one baby will be two, a boy and the college. Pierce Park is a from “too much typing?” The boarded a Grand Circle riverboat, a girl. A “banker’s family” all at granite display right on the Quad answer is no. Dupuytrens is and cruised the Danube, Main once! Elizabeth “Betsy” Wyman with carved benches and a table hereditary, although it is usually Canal, and Main and Rhine Chase recently attended her so you may pause for reflection passed on to a male family mem- Rivers. Mase and I did the same grandson’s graduation at Amherst. or just rest. It is softly lit at night ber! A mystery, to say the least. In thing last July on a Vantage Betsy had her 2nd hip replace- —a must see while on campus. case you hadn’t noticed, we Tours’ riverboat, so we know ment last year and is feeling Je-Je still lives in Wellesley and is ’47ers were quite prominent in it’s wonderful. Nancy called it a great. She and Fran have been as warm and friendly as ever. the fall/winter Alumni Magazine, fairy tale trip as the scenery was married 56 years. They hope to Many thanks, Je-Je, from all of starting with our 55th reunion. reminiscent of childhood stories resume traveling after the war is us. Please keep your classmates Then, pictured in the “Capital of the Brothers Grimm. The over. Her hobbies include dab- current about what is happening Campaign Supplement” is our Aldrich’s granddaughter, Emily, bling in watercolor, her garden with you, your families, and your very own Trustee, Jean “Je-Je” is an accomplished horsewoman club, and her church thrift shop. comings and goings. Continue Harding Pierce. Two more and pianist, while their grandson, Francis “Fran” Wannerstrom (or begin) to send in the post- pictures appeared with our Christopher, plays a trumpet well Clark and Sam had a wonderful cards so we may all keep tabs. column of Beth Piatt Bascom, enough to impress Wynton family reunion in Cape Cod last The spectacular, the mundane or Annette “Bunkie” Hill Rea and Marsalis, who gave him a free year and plan to repeat it this just the everyday, it’s all impor- Charlou Hill Gladish, who lesson. Julliard’s jazz department summer. Their 3 kids and 7 tant. We spent some of the most traveled the farthest, all the way director approached Chris and grandchildren were all there. The formative, creative, and growing from CA to attend our reunion. asked him to call when he Clarks spent New Year’s Eve at a years of our lives together. Let’s Sadly, Charlou passed away Jan. finishes high school! Elizabeth gala at Belmont Castle, one of continue to share and to care. I 1, 2003. Our condolences to her “Sis” Forrest Annis says while Newport’s summer “cottages” or look forward to hearing from you family. Finally, did you take note her classmates make many trips mansions! They feel great and are for our next publication. of our participation for annual around the world, she and Bill happily “on the go,” traveling giving? Kudos once again to do some traveling, but still enjoy whenever and wherever they can. our class agent, Cornella Fay life in the snowbanks of NH. An They visited Sicily and the Amalfi Rendell-Wilder. We are indeed ever-faithful correspondent, Sis’s Coast this spring. Katherine 1947 “something else.” Let’s keep up postcard said, “Before I pack to “Kay” Heinrich Clark and I chat Marilyn Perry Sagar the good work. I have agreed to fly to Italy, I must get a note to by e-mail frequently. She was not 2 Heathmuir Way remain your class correspondent Les.” Barbara “Babs” Witte able to be at reunion as Jim is Savannah, GA 31411 for a while longer and would wel- Baron and her husband, Ozzie, not well and “getting away” is (912) 598-0197 come a co-correspondent, are doing well, even though limited. She did have an opportu- A new granddaughter kept Betty as well as more news. If you winter was cold and stormy in nity to go to Medford, OR, to see Funk Smith busy in July ’02 are into e-mail, you can do so the northeast. They often remi- her son. He is one of a group of when her daughter, Guinever, at [email protected]. nisce about their past travels of 3, The Dinner Dogs, who write gave birth to Isabel. Guinever Otherwise, write or phone me. 6 European countries in 22 days, songs and perform for children. and fondly remember attending Kay and her son, Tim, met then opened a sculpture show Please see In Fond Memory in Jan. and needed lots of help the 25th CJC reunion. She was daughter Sue in San Francisco, getting it ready. Grandma Betty impressed with the new build- where the 2 women celebrated went to the rescue. Interestingly, ings. Hopefully, she will come birthdays together. Grete Hansen Guinever was not permitted to 1948 back to see the change after 50 Dainiak wrote about the rough paint during her pregnancy, Phyllis “Les” Harty Wells years! Dorothy “Dot” Sanborn winter in CT. She read many so she switched to sculpture. 6305 SW, 37th Way Breed and her husband, Dick, books and did lots of handwork Margaret “Peg” Fish Langa also Gainesville, FL 32608-5104 recently moved from a house to projects. The temperature became a grandmother once Phone and fax: (352) 376-8475 a condo at Hilltop Place off the reminded her of walking through again. Grandson Tysen Ephram e-mail: [email protected] Sunapee road, near Cricenti’s tunnels of snow from Appletree (a revolutionary namesake) was Market. She and Patricia “Pat” Cottage to Colgate. It was so Nancy Dexter Aldrich and born to Peg’s daughter, Jennifer, Bentley Nye both reside in FL in cold that her folks bought her a Roger did a Grand Circle South in Dec. Another daughter, the winter and in New London caracul lamb coat to keep her American cruise in Jan. ’02. After Melissa Langa ’74, has been during the summer months. Pat from freezing on the way to a few days in Buenos Aires, they made partner in the law firm of and Tom reside at The Seasons classes. Anne “Buckie” Buckman

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 53 Dickson loved being at our 50th. write to me! Carol “Shoe” She lost her husband in Sept. and Shoemaker Marck and Chuck is still struggling to resume nor- recently sold their MD home IN MEMORIAM malcy. Anne recently recovered to their daughter, Christine from a 2nd hip surgery. She has 2 “Christy” Marck MacCormack Marilyn Joyce Colburn Dow ’50 daughters and 4 grandchildren ’82, and her family. They now November 10, 1930 – February 25, 2003 nearby and her 3rd daughter and have just 2 homes to worry family are moving back to the about, with one in CO and one arilyn Colburn Dow, area after many years in Germany. in PA. They spent Feb. and March member of the class of She loves theater, the symphony, at their condo in Snowmass, CO. 1950 and receptionist/ and attending her grandchildren’s Cornelia “Nini” Hawthorne M telephone operator at the college sporting events. Two grand- Maytag drove to Empire, CO, from 1988 to 2002, passed away children are off to college next to pick up Emily “Emy Lou” in February of this year. Once, fall. Susan “Sue” Hight Denny Simson Croke, and then drove during an interview, a student is settled in Riderwood Village to the Marcks. The 3 of them had in Silver Springs, MD. She loved their usual fun reunion, visiting reporter who wrote a profile on teaching students at AU, but and giggling a lot. Nini thanked Marilyn for the Colby-Sawyer finds her new lifestyle and me for my contagious enthusi- Courier asked her about her conversations with her peers asm and for working so hard to “colorful and creative” wardrobe. more fun. She spent Christmas in get everyone to go to our 55th. Marilyn explained that for too long NYC with her pianist son, Chris. Neither Nini nor Emy Lou were she had worn white uniforms as an In Jan., she went to son Steve’s able to make it due to other occupational therapist. “I think life home in CA to see “the fabulous, commitments, but they hoped should be enjoyed,” she answered. Marilyn is seen here in a amazing 4-year-old Nicky,” her we got dozens to travel to New “To me, all the beautiful colors in picture taken in 1950, the one and only grandson. Ann London. Sybil “Billie” Adams nature that God gave us should be year she graduated from “Dyce” Dyson Grimm says she’s Moffat and her husband, Paul, enjoyed. Life is too short not to.” Colby Junior College. computer illiterate and only spent 3 days at the Sugarbush Ski Marilyn’s family includes her knows about the “mouse.” She’s Resort watching their only grand- daughter, Carol L. Dow ‘83, of painting, doing well with exhibi- son, 15-year-old Tucker, from CT, New London, New Hampshire, and her sister, Dorothy tions, commissions, and teaching race down the mountain. He was Colburn Holstine ‘54, of Alexandria, Virginia. docents at the New Britain one of 90 young racers in his age Museum of American Art. She group, which is 14- and 15-year- finds this all very rewarding. The olds, east of the Mississippi who A great decision, as she can share school sophomore and Jonathan Grimms celebrated their 53rd qualified for the Jr. Olympics. in family activities, watch her is in 2nd year in middle school. anniversary this year. She’s work- The Moffats love snowshoeing 19 grandchildren grow, and have CA is too far for frequent visits. ing on a big fund raising project and will keep it up as long as the thrill of seeing snow again. Rose manages to squeeze in at the museum at the same time. their legs hold out. In lieu of Nancy “Hobby” Hobkirk stretching exercises and pool Jean Klaubert Friend and Paul a reunion chairman, Billie, Pierson, Jim, and their daughter, exercises when the weather per- spent Christmas in OH and got Barbara “Bobbie” Schulz Watts, Amy, had a whirlwind 4-day tour mits. Mary Ogden Sutcliffe still back to Pinehurst in time to see and I (Phyllis “Les” Harty Wells) in London at Thanksgiving. They loves Durango in spite of fires, the New Year’s Eve ball “drop” worked on parts of the reunion visited with Amy’s son, who is droughts, and a rough winter. with friends. They were in Siesta projects together. Good old attending school in GB. Rose Mary was elected president of the Key, FL, during the cold months “Billie” and “Bobbie” always Miller Shapiro says “Happy Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Jan. and Feb., and returned to come forward when needed. It 55th” to all who attended last fall. It, along with exercising, NC in early March. Ann Getchell was a pleasure to be on a com- reunion in May. She found CJC dog walking, and grandmother- Floyd lost her husband 2 years mittee with them as they take to be a great school to prepare ing, keeps her out of trouble. ago. She lives in Newport, RI, in charge and get things done. In her for education at the Eliot- Her daughter, Penny, lives 4 the winter months with her 2 Nov., Mase and I decided to forgo Pearson Department of Child miles away and joins Mary to beagles. During the summer, she a 50th anniversary party and take Development at Tufts U. She teach classes on parenting. The is at her NH home where she our kids and grandkids to NYC taught school at the Jewish youngest grandchild amazed volunteers at the Squam Lakes for Thanksgiving. We saw the Community Center in everyone by walking at 11 Natural Science Center in Macy’s Parade, the Lion King, the Marblehead, MA, for 50 years months. Martha “Patsy” Holderness. Jane Maynard Producers, the Rockettes, and the before getting involved with a Dimmitt White thinks it’s terrific Gibson and Jack had a fun trip to Florida Gator basketball team special ed program. She’s spent that we made it to the 55th. She The Balsams resort in Dixville win a game at Madison Square the last 10 years working with was sorry she couldn’t join us, Notch, NH, last summer. “The Garden. As usual, we had a teenagers in Embark, a counseling but CA is 3,000 miles from NH. views of Canada from the golf great family holiday. Charlotte program for special needs high She hopes the reunion was a course are breathtaking,” she “Hoppie” Hopkins Morneau school graduates who receive huge success and looks forward said. They traveled the coast of didn’t consider missing our 55th. guidance in living experiences. to hearing all about it. She’s ME and continued down the She has attended CSC reunions Five years ago, Rose and Harley planning on coming to our 60th! coast to their condo in Nashville. with her sister, Ramona Hopkins moved from their Marblehead Patsy got her BA at SF State in Their children reside up and O’Brien ’46, for the last 5 years. home to a condo in close by educational management 30 down the East Coast. Because of Hoppie says the reunions get Swampscott, MA. Their grandson, years after graduation from CJC. this trip, they doubt they will be better each year and the sisters Bryan, will graduate from Tufts U This was a valuable education as above the Mason-Dixon Line for have found it a great way to have and their granddaughter, Emily, she worked in the administration several years. Jane keeps in touch a get together. After 10 years in from Swampscott High School. office of the Mill Valley School with Beverly “Bev” Williams Naples, FL, she moved back to Their 2 other grandkids are in District. She retired in ’88 and O’Keefe, whom I wish would MD to be closer to her 7 children. San Jose, CA. Jessica is a high is an active volunteer locally

54 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE and statewide in the League of lessons in horticulture, but Nancy Hough Sturtevant, and from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Women Voters. In her spare time, enjoys growing orchids in FL and to all the “girls” from McKean to Santiago, Chile. Ann reported she volunteers at the local cham- ferns in CA. This year, while in Hall: Kitty, Cookie, Audrey, et. al. it was great fun, but probably ber of commerce, YMCA, and for La Jolla, “through dumb luck Jean Larkum Hardcastle is resid- her last cruise, as traveling is a non-profit affordable housing or an act of God,” her garden ing in Vero Beach, FL, 7 months becoming more and more diffi- developer. She is also involved produced ferns that won 4- 1st out of the year. She enjoys being cult. The Bowens became great- with the city of Novato’s com- prizes, 2- 3rd prizes, and 2 “Best near classmates Joan Hamilton grandparents in Jan. when their missions and committees. Patsy of Division.” She basked in her Sweetland and Donna Oosting granddaughter, Andrea, gave has been married 51 years and invisible crown for the rest of Muenzberg. Both Jean and her birth to Olivia Ann. Ann sends has 3 grown children, who all that lovely day. Many people husband, Dennis, are very active her best wishes to all classmates live in CA. Ruth Dresser Paulson came up to say, “So you’re Jimi in their community. They have and prays that all is well with and Don have sold their condo Darnell!” When the Carters 7 grandchildren, 2 of whom will everyone. Alice Morris Schrade on Cape Cod. Ruth is trying to fit return to Sanibel, they are be heading off to college this sends along some encouragement things from 2 houses into greeted by a resident armadillo, year. Joanne “Ducky” Rhoades for any classmates who may one. FL is now their year round some nesting ospreys, and cranes Storrs enjoyed a wonderful trip have become widows. “There residence, but during July they that stroll by their windows. up north in May ’02, visiting her is life after losing a life-long will rent a place on a Cape beach. In Jan., she enjoyed a mother- children and 3 grandchildren. companion, if you choose it,” Last summer she had her usual daughter trip to London for a She was in Toronto in Sept. ’02 she says. It’s been 3 years since get together with Roberta shopping spree at Harrods. for her grandson’s wedding. Alice lost Karl, and she’s now “Bobbie” Ware London, Ann Ducky has been in “Timber back on track. She spends her Please see In Fond Memory Ackerman O'Rourke, and Greens” for 5 years and is enjoy- time traveling, exercising at the Barbara “Barbie” Russell ing every minute of it. She does Y, and volunteering with literacy Sayward. They always enjoy Reunion lots of volunteer work and is volunteers and her church. She’s their mini reunions. Bobbie 1949 playing as much golf as possible. still living in Delmar, NY, but London and Olin would have Margaret “Peggy” Monroe I, Margaret “Peggy” Monroe decided to move to a newly built loved to come to reunion, but Mink Mink, took a trip to central CA townhouse development to make she is in her 4th year of remis- 2360 McKivett Drive the end of Jan. I visited Hearst her new nest. “Life is not the sion from cancer (Quote from Toledo, OH 43615-2425 Castle, Death Valley, and a few same as it was, but that happens Bobbie: “Sounds good to me!”) (419) 843-4790 of the missions along the coast. with a death in the family. What so it’s difficult for her to travel. I am sorry to report the death has helped me most, I think, is She and Olin were in the antique Catherine Chiquoine Jaccodine of Pauline Nelson Mangsen the support of widowed friends business for years. Bobbie’s spe- writes that she is living in on Dec. 18, 2002. Her husband, who rallied around me. They cialty is antique linens and lace. Allentown, PA, with her hus- Harry, pre-deceased her in 1996. were there when I needed them, The Londons missed the investi- band, Ralph. Both have retired She left 3 children and several and their support helped to lead ture and reception for the M. Roy from their professions. He was grandchildren. me back into the ‘real world.’ London Endowed Chair, one with Lehigh University and This winter, I went to FL alone, Please see In Fond Memory of CSC’s first endowed chairs. she was a pre-school and kinder- and found being by the water Dr. London introduced Bobbie garten teacher. Her 4 children a great healing experience. I to her future husband, Olin are grown and scattered from would be glad to talk by e-mail London. Ann “Smitty” Smith Boston to San Francisco. They 1950 ([email protected]) with spend their summers living on Jeffers retired in Aug. after 23 Class Correspondent Needed others who may need a little years as an executive bookkeeper Martha’s Vineyard. Beverly encouragement,” says Alice. for a local retirement center. She Pelletier Menk sent a note from Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Dorothy “Dottie” Zucchi Tosti now lives at this same center. KY, where she and her husband Jean Hubley Meyer, who served and her husband, Joe, will She’s been doing water aerobics, have retired. They have settled as 1950 class correspondent from celebrate their 49th wedding and she highly recommends this after serving in the army in 1995 – January 2003. anniversary this year. They have Panama and Ft. Knox. They are for anyone with bone or osteo- Please send your news to the moved to a condo in Ashland, parents to 6 children and 11 porosis problems. It’s made a Alumni Office. Your classmates MA, from their large home in grandchildren. Bev volunteers in huge difference in her long battle would love to hear about what Framingham after 38 years. They the office of the Newman Center with severe and painful arthritis. is happening in your lives. enjoy having their 2 daughters The computer continues to be on the U of KY campus one day and 3 sons close by. Dottie and Jane Grayson Slover enjoyed an her saving grace. She enjoys a week. Miriam “Mimi” Coffin Joe also enjoy their house in intergenerational elderhostel trip e-mailing her 3 children and Ragsdale lives in NYC during the Dennis, MA, on Cape Cod year to the Grand Canyon in June 9 grandchildren and makes up winter months. She made a trip round, and spend 6 weeks each with her 11-year-old grandson. a lot of greeting cards for her to Cuba in Jan. She said there is year in Palm Desert, CA. Their They enjoyed white water rafting family and friends, even some on much poverty, but the scenery 12th grandchild was born in and exiting the canyon by heli- consignment. She enjoys knitting is beautiful. She would like to Feb., making the total 6 girls and copter! Ann Roraback Bowen and has made afghans for the return some day. Lois Wheeler 6 boys. Dottie and Joe will both reported that she has contracted kids and grandkids. She’s in the Watson writes that she has 3 turn 73 this summer and keep ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), which process of making the family children and 3 grandchildren busy with work, church, home, affects the motor neurons that “the new look,” bulky scarves who live right near her. They all and family. “We feel blessed,” control the muscles. Sadly, her and sweaters. Jane “Jimi” Adams enjoy using a big inground pool writes Dottie. She encourages speech is slurred and she is Darnell and Carter seemed during the summer. It is a close- anyone who wants to contact becoming paralyzed. Currently, doomed to indecision and long knit family, as they all cruised to her to call the Alumni Office to there is no known cause of or commutes from CA to FL in cold the Caribbean and the Hawaiian obtain her phone number. cure for ALS. Ann and her months and in reverse order in Islands together. Constance husband, Bill, enjoyed a cruise Please see In Fond Memory the spring. They love both “Connie” Dow Madison sends around South America in Jan., homes. Jimi has never had any greetings to her old roommate

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 55 I’m sorry this news is coming to you post Reunion, but such is 1952 the way of the publishing world. Rayma Whittemore Murray For those of you who were not 1521 Coral Oak Lane on board for our 50th, here’s a Vero Beach, FL 32963 little news for you from those (203) 531-8955 who wrote to me before my e-mail: [email protected] retirement as your class corre- I am sad to report the passing of spondent. Barbara Cole Oxholm Constance “Connie” Hutchins got a real taste of winter on Cape Cahill after a long struggle with Cod. (I’m writing this at 10 a.m. cancer. How fantastic Connie on a mid-Feb. day in NH and it is was able to come to our 50th 5° below with 12 feet of snow on Alumni Ski Day. On January 31, 2003, the Alumni Office hosted the First reunion. We all send our deepest the ground!) Barbara writes that Annual Alumni Ski Day at Mt. Sunapee. Some of the participants included sympathy to George, their 3 she and Ted fight over the com- (seated l to r) Keith Perkins ’99 and Colby Sawyer faculty emerita Reva puter to publish their respective Bailey. (Standing l to r) Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey ’51; Colby-Sawyer faculty children, and 3 grandchildren. If anyone would like to send a newsletters for the homeowners emerita Barbara “Bar” MacDonald; Susan Bonanno ’70 and her partner, association and the golf member- Danilo; Barbara “Bobbi” Johnston Rodgers ’53; and Ruth Gray Pratt ’51. donation to the American Cancer Society in Constance Cahill’s ship. Their major trips included name, I know the family would a flight to CA with a beautiful settled in Rockport, MA, for their be most appreciative. The address drive up the coast to Seattle, as retirement years. Most of their is 6 Strathmore Road, Natick, MA well as a sojourn through GA 1951 6 children and 13 grandchildren and the Carolinas celebrating 01760. I have no other news. I Roberta “Bobbie” Green Davis live nearby. One son does live must get an updated e-mail list their 45th wedding anniversary. 107 Columbia Avenue in FL, but they see him often as so that I can bug you all to send The 2002 highlight was the birth Swarthmore, PA 19081 they travel in their 5th wheel me your news. With e-mail as of their 7th grandchild last (610) 543-6688 trailer. Mary Jane enjoys working easy as it is, there is no excuse. July—another redhead! Jane at a school as a substitute teacher. Nancy Keefe Hirschberg was Carpenter Patterson writes that Hello everyone! Joan White She thinks often of her “Colby in walking distance from me they always have the welcome Snively writes that they just family.” Elaine Wahlstad and we were never able to get mat out in New Smyrna Beach, returned from one month in Littlehales writes her husband together. I, with my open-ended FL. However, if 2002 is any Venice, FL. The weather was died a year ago. They were invitation, was blessed by lots of example, you may not find them in the 60s with blue skies all married 46 years. Their 3 company. Everyone is still wel- at home. They took the Inland month. How perfect. Joan and children have turned into a fami- come, but planning on my part Passage cruise to AK and added Cub have a great grandchild. ly of 11. They have 3 in-laws, 3 is a must. Marilyn “Chasie” on a 5-day fishing camp adven- They plan to sell their house in grandsons, and 2 granddaugh- Chase and I have gotten together ture. Their freezer is bulging with NC. Sounds like they will live ters. Her newest granddaughter and plan to do so more when halibut and salmon, even the in their other house in New was born just 5 hours after her my calendar frees up. Chasie is large ones that never got away! London, NH. I am sorry to have daughter Sara’s plane touched fine, recovering from the hernia Later in the year they took a missed Conrad and Barbara down in Birmingham on her operation she had last summer. 2-month vacation to the South Gesen Trulson when they were trip home from her dad’s funeral. Golf and her work at the hospital Pacific, touring Australia, visiting their daughter. They were “One dares not contemplate keep her busy. Come on gals, Tazmania, and New Zealand. at the Devon Horse Show where what might have happened had news please. Jane had hoped to combine our we planned to be with them her plane been delayed at all. 50th reunion with husband but we weren’t home. Marilyn Now a year old, Marit Chase has Please see In Fond Memory Kim’s at Dartmouth. Jane’s sister, “Lynn” Savely Fotheringham turned out to be a redhead with Edyth “Edie” Carpenter Sapp, writes that her family visited a redhead’s temper—perhaps was not able to make reunion at Christmas. She said that that is why she demanded to be as they are firmly and happily Samantha, their granddaughter, ‘let out’ 3 weeks early,” wrote 1953 ensconced at Happy Trails, a Class Correspondent Needed was a delight. They drove to Elaine. Elaine is fine and getting golfing community in Phoenix. New Canaan to spend a few used to her new life. Nice to hear Editor’s Note: Many thanks to Barbara “Bobbi” Johnston days with their older daughter in from you, Elaine. That’s all I have Carolyn Nagel Kaufman for Rodgers and John are enjoying Manhattan. Hope to see you, too, for now. Oh yes, Elaine—I send agreeing to write one final column full-time living in Grantham, Lynn. Maybe we will drive out post cards like Dartmouth does, for the class of 1953. NH. They skied 3 times before to Chagrin Falls. Polly Ford except you may not have Christmas and throughout the Please send your news to the LaBalme has moved. Her sisters received one yet. winter, and also managed to get Alumni Office. Your classmates decided it was too difficult for away earlier in the year for a trip Please see In Fond Memory would love to hear about what her to keep up a sort-of-big house to Helsinki, Lapland, and a cruise is happening in your lives. where she has lived for 30 years. through the Norwegian fjords to Ruth Gray Pratt wrote a long Bergen. Bobbi and John also vis- letter at Christmas time. As you ited children in PA, CA, and WA, all know, they are living in New Author? Musician? Artist? then detoured to Vancouver, BC, London in a condo. They also Send us reviews of your work, publicity photos, for a couple of days. In Nov., have a place on Perkins Pond press releases, whatever you have. they explored the other side of in Sunapee, not far from New Canada, touring Quebec City. London. She laughs about down- We’d love to feature your talent in your Their year’s highlight was a Labor sizing! Mary Jane Critchett Lane Colby-Sawyer Alumni Magazine. Day weekend, 12-member family and her husband, Charlie, have reunion in Bay Head, NJ, where

56 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Bobbi had summered with her their new Kodak digital camera. Barbara Johnston Rodgers for and Patricia “Tricia” Dobbs parents. Marcia Morse Duncan Their annual Christmas letter their tremendous organizing Montgomery ’53. Barbara had a busy year moving from included 10 pictures of their job as “Reunion chairpersons “Bobbie” Smith Day-Schoen ’52 her house and barn in Castle yellow Lab, their son and his extraordinaire!” also dropped by. Margo added Mountain, CO, down the road to Lab, their 3-year-old grandson, joyfully that in 2 more years, the Please see In Fond Memory 4 dome structures on an acre of and a super shot of Bobbi and ’54s will be eligible to ski free on land in Gunnison. “Smudge” her husband looking fit and trim. the CO ski slopes! Do you have shares this “hobbit house” with The Tucker’s children include Reunion to live there to qualify, Margo? her dog, Phoenix. She still runs Jennifer Tucker Perley ’81, 1954 Jean and Phil Ingwersen and her bookstore in Gunnison, but who lives in Madbury, NH. Lois Jo-Anne Greene Cobban Anne had a great trip skiing in had a tough summer with a lack Enman Marshall writes that 9 Mayflower Dr. France as well. It was organized of tourists during the horrific she has managed to keep busy Keene, NH 03431 by Penny Pitou, a well-known fires throughout CO. Smudge since her April 2001 retirement. (603) 352-5064 NH skier who has her own tour went through a major store Her travels have taken her to business. Anne Dwyer Milne remodeling in Feb. Her high Houston to visit her daughter, Margaret “Peg” Lewis Moreland volunteered for 30 years on the school reunion was cancelled Carlyse, who moved back from PO Box 265 board of the Currier Museum the week of 9/11/01. Hannah Russia. “No visa necessary for New London, NH 03257 of Art in Manchester, NH. For “Nan” Langdon Darche loves to TX,” she said. Lois is president (603) 526-6526 those who took up art classes at travel, enjoys her 4 children and of the New London Bandstand Glenice Hobbes Harmon CSC, this is a real nice place to 10 grandchildren, and planned Committee and keeps busy in 88 North Lowell Rd. visit. Anne will retire from that to be at our 50th with bells on! the winter working at the Mt. Windham, NH 03087 position but is going to keep Maureen Maroney Kinney, Sunapee Ski Area’s Learning (603) 432-5726 active with the NH Episcopal along with her extended family, Center. Joan Kaufman Diocese and the NH Council on Editor’s Note: Special thanks to celebrated Frank’s 70th birthday Kirkpatrick ’54 MT couldn’t World Affairs. Way up north in Jane Doherty Johnson, who at the local golf club, in addition decide whether to attend our Bethlehem, NH, is where Joan served as 1954 correspondent from to a grand summer family picnic. 50th or husband Charlie’s 70th Durkee Reed and her husband, 1994 – March 2003. A warm wel- Sadly, Maureen also wrote that reunion at Bowdoin. The com- Len, have made their home for come, and thank you, to Jo-Anne her father passed away at the ripe promise they made was a 2-week 25 years. She mentioned con- Greene Cobban, Margaret “Peg” age of 94. Note that Maureen’s hiking Elderhostel trip to the ducting a marketing and public Lewis Moreland, and Glenice family is so large that they wore English Cotswolds and Cornwall. relations business right out of her Hobbes Harmon, who have agreed nametags at the summer gather- What energy! After Margaret home, as well as being an active to serve as class correspondents. ing! Elsa Holstebro DeFrances Frost Fenton left us in ’53, citizen in the community. They and Guy did some home remod- she went on to obtain a BS in A triple thank you from your stop business to take a couple eling over Christmas, but unfor- nursing at Columbia University. class correspondents to all who of trips a year and get together tunately it was a bad choice of “Margie” apparently passed these responded to our news column. with their 4 children and 8 time. Phyllis Coppeto Mischow genes on to her 2 daughters who This is a good way to get caught grandchildren, who are presently can’t believe our 50th came so both became registered nurses. up with each other as we work “scattered.” We know what that soon after our 45th. Phyllis had To keep their medical string toward our 50th reunion. Stop means, Joan, as some of ours are lunch recently with Maureen going, the oldest of their 5 right here and get every calendar “scattered” as well. Nancy Paige Maroney Kinney and spent this grandchildren is earning a degree marked, or a note on the refriger- Parker of Marblehead, MA, along past Christmas with her daugh- in bio-medical engineering. ator or bulletin board, that our with Carol Nelson Reid and her ter’s family, including her 4-year- Margaret herself was a nurse at reunion is June 4-6, 2004. It is husband, Jack, of Topsfield, MA, old and 20-month-old grand- the Andover Elementary and clear many of you have kept and Helen Johnson Sargent daughters. Phyllis reports that Middle Schools for 18 years close relationships with fellow and her husband, Scott, of sadly, her 4th English bulldog, before scaling down to church classmates, as you will see by Kennebunk, ME, have been Casey Jones, died recently. Jane and women’s club activities. some of the notes mailed in. friends since Colby days, and are Bacon is retired, except for run- Interestingly, both of her sons- We may be living closer to one still having good times together. ning a children’s summer camp in-law were graduates of the US another than we realized, so we’ll Nancy lives in New London, in Lake Placid, NY. Last July, Jane Naval Academy. Marina Filides spin across the country, state by NH, part-time and has taken took some of the campers on an Latchis recently moved to state. From around New England, exciting sailing trip off Boothbay Barnet, VT, from Concord, NH. Natalie Langley Webster Change of address? Harbor, ME. Winter was spent She writes that she has become (Portsmouth, NH), Anne Dwyer skiing Whiteface Mt., followed a “golf-cart granny,” spending 6 Milne (Manchester, NH), Jean Looking for classmates? by a thawing out in March on months per year in VT and the Cragin Ingwersen (Wellesley, Need information about the Pine Island, FL. Merabeth other 6 months in Venice, FL. MA), Jane Shoemaker Sterm, college or your reunion? Dogherty Donaldson writes that I, Carolyn Nagel Kaufman, am Sarah Bond Gilson ’52, and Contributing news for your her son-in-law died recently in still trying to find one of you to Sandra Davis Carpenter ’55 class column? a tragic accident involving a take over as editor of our class of meet once a month for paddle snowplow on the wrong side ’53 notes. I’ve been busy with tennis. This group plans a 4-day Ordering CSC merchandise of the road. Merabeth didn’t monthly trips to NYC to keep an special get-together on beautiful from the Marketplace? attend our 50th, as she is still eye on my 95-year-old aunt, who Lake Winnepausakee this sum- very busy helping her daughter, still lives alone in her apartment. mer. Anne Milne mentioned that e Amanda “Mandy” Donaldson We had a surprise Christmas she and Jean Cragin Ingwersen Courtwright ’82, and her 2 celebration in Atlanta when joined Margaret “Margot” young grandchildren cope with our Damis, CA, crew joined our Thompson at her Winter Park, the loss of their dad. Barbara other two families, making us CO, cabin for their 6th annual E-mail us at: “Bobbi” Howe Tucker and Ted 15 strong. Many, many thanks week of skiing trip. They were [email protected] are having a ball playing with to Gordon McAllen Baker and joined by Noel Roe Wilson ’53

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 57 Percilla Horridge Savacool, and Jane Lewin, from Port St. Lucie, visits Percilla and her husband, FL, at their 50th high school Send your news, photos, newspaper clippings, Ron, at both their FL and Lewes, reunion, as well as Mary El Allen and greetings for classmates to your class DE, residences, and they in turn O’Callahan ’53. The 3 got correspondent or to the Alumni Office. visit Shirley and Bill at their together in FL to see a show this Inquiring minds want to know! homes in Boston, MA, and the past winter. We were sorry to coast of ME. Libby, as our fund learn from Lois Kilpatrick e-mail: [email protected] raising class agent, has done a Shelton of Ansonia, CT, that phone: (603) 526-3727 very good job getting classmates she lost her husband, Bill, on mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office to contribute to CSC’s annual Feb. 10, 2003. They would have 100 Main Street campaign. She keeps us up on celebrated their 45th anniversary New London, NH 03257 the interesting work her husband, in June. Lois has 3 children and Wen, does in converting a church grandchildren in CT, and a son into 5 floors of condos in Boston. in OK. From Redding Ridge, CT, We look forward to hearing from you! She continues to sing in the St. Barbara Schaff Blumenthal Andrew’s church choir and that writes that she married Tom “Adventures in Learning” courses, pany. South Yarmouth, MA, is makes us wonder if we could get Blumenthal on June 28, ’01. which are non-credit classes for the location Barbara Dennett a few more to volunteer for a “Cupid was Jean Cragin community members, sponsored Howard and her husband, Bob, group to sing at our reunion. Ingwersen, who suggested that by CSC. Helen and Scott are chose to retire over 2 years ago. Ann Blessing Hibler as the Tom, a friend of ours in 1960, planning a 21-day trip around It includes a vacation spot with director, Doris Ruprecht Carlisle call me. Both Tom and I had lost Sicily, Sorrento, and the Isle of beach, a boat, and golf course at the piano? We have a lot of our spouses. He did call, and 4 Capri this year. A brief note was across the street. The 3 grand- choir and glee club singers in our years later we are married. It was received from Gloria Fish Chick children are fun to have around, class. Can we put that on the terrific having Jean and Marjorie in Concord, MA, to let us know and must love it there, too. NH table for consideration, reunion “Midge” Dexter Ayars and their that she has 2 grandchildren: classmates who keep in touch by committee? Anne Rosenbach husbands join the celebration,” Peter, who turned 3 in June, and telephone, e-mail, and visits Scott lives in Wolfeboro, NH. wrote Barbara. Susanne “Sue” Clara, who will turn 1 in July. include Jo-Anne Greene Cobban Classmates touring the area McMahon Fuller makes her Arlene Soderberg Ely is a West in Keene, her roommate, Joan might be greeted by Anne home in Rochester, NY, but finds Springfield, MA, resident and is Batchelor Brown, in Milton, working in sales at a furniture her way to Lake Sunapee every in her 12th year operating Ely and Joan’s twin sister, Anne store in town, but only 2 days a summer. She is most impressed Specialized Tours. She does get to Batchelor DeGrazia, from week. She is leaving plenty of with the improvements she has travel too, adding NM, Montreal, Augusta, GA, Glenice “Glen” time for gardening and a new seen at CSC. Sue spends her Quebec City, and Asheville, NC, Hobbs Harmon in Windham, craft, hooking rugs. She travels to winters in Sun Lakes, AZ. She to the places she visited in 2002. NH, and Blenda Covill in visit a daughter who is living in wonders if there are others in Her son traveled by biking 3,000 Fairhaven, MA. They keep in New London where other town the Southwest, and, if so, would miles from mid-Oct. to mid-Jan. touch with Barbara Knight Price residents include Elizabeth love to have them call her at through China, Laos, Cambodia, in Carlsbad, CA, as well as Anne “Libby” Moss Phillips, Margaret (480) 883-1961. From Venice, FL, and Vietnam. Arlene’s daughter Batchelder in Hanover, VA. Last “Peg” Lewis Moreland, and comes a note from Nancy Fish takes after mom with her own Oct., Glen and her 2 daughters Barbara Barselle Dye. Patricia Perior, who has a son, Mike, business called “Clothe Your joined stepchildren in San Diego. Jezierny Short is in nearby and a daughter, Debbie, and 2 Spirit” in Minneapolis. Arlene The trip included a relaxing Grantham. We must add Joan grandchildren live nearby, but has added many miles on the cruise to Baja, CA, and most Kaufman Kirkpatrick as a New Leslie and family are living in ski slopes as well—56 years and recently, Glen and her husband, London resident for 6 months, Milwaukee. A little babysitting still counting. Better check out Vic, were in AZ. The Browns where she enjoys swimming in with 3-year-old Lindsey during the CO free skiing plan, Arlene! have enjoyed Little Lake Weir the beautiful pool at CSC. The the week, then Nancy rounds Cynthia “Cindy”Ames Hill of in Summerfield, FL, this winter, other 6 months she swims a out her week with a part-time Attleboro, MA, and Jo-Anne where Joan finds the area well mile every day (outdoors) at Vero position in a card shop. She said Greene Cobban share a common suited for watercolor painting. Beach, FL. She has been enjoying to get a FL license to work in a pastime—writing chronologies She continues to hunt for many Elderhostel programs. lab would have required a back and character sketches of their antiques, especially old valentine Next time tell us where, Joan. to school program in Tampa and ancestors. As Cynthia points out, cards and hand fans. Her collec- Something others should try? with only a 10 minute trip to the it does produce paper, and added tion is quite remarkable and she Peg Moreland’s picture is in beach from your home, Nancy, to other items means sorting has contributed an article to an the recently published history you made the best choice! Lake through what to save and what organization’s journal devoted of New London, NH, compiled Worth, FL, is home to Joan will be of interest to leave for just to fans. There have been by Ann Page Stecker, a CSC Dryden May. She had a chance the family. She is hoping one some 50th high school reunions professor. The book includes to enjoy Disney World with her of the grandchildren will take in the past year. Elizabeth Peg’s famous chewy maple son, Mike, his wife, Mary Ann, an interest in her collection. “Libby” Moss Phillips, Joan cookies recipe. Classmates, you and 2 granddaughters who came Returning to Plainville, MA, to Batchelor Brown, and Anne may want to pick up a copy from Baltimore a few weeks be near family after her husband Batchelor DeGrazia attended the next time you are in town. before she went into the hospital passed away when they were their reunion together in MA. Living in South Glastonbury, CT, for back surgery. We all wish you living in FL a few years ago, Shirley Wright Cantara and is Joan Potter Palatine, who a speedy recovery, as we know Sara-Lou Munroe Skar works Jo-Anne Greene Cobban met has kept up her friendship with you look forward to getting back with children K through 4th at their NH high school reunion Mary Lou Schneider Crowell, on the golf course, Joan. Joan’s grade in 2 school systems. Her last summer, too. Shirley keeps and each year has a visit with her daughter, Whitney, is a professor 3 granddaughters keep her com- in touch with her roommate, in Tequesta, FL. Joan met Hope at Indiana U. in the medical

58 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE school while Kip, her husband, They travel to AZ in the winter And from Traverse City, MI, we is chair of the criminal justice and play a lot of golf until April were glad to hear that Emily department. She proudly pointed 15. In the summer they can be “Em” Spencer Breaugh and out that Whitney was chosen found in Wellfleet on Cape Cod. husband Neal are well and as a Carnegie Scholar this year They have 10 grandchildren who keeping busy. Their family along with 24 others in the U.S. love to visit them and 2 golden includes 6 children (4 married) Northern FL is the place to be in retrievers to greet everyone. and 6 grandchildren, adding a the winter, reports Mary-Jane From Bethel Park, PA, Carleen great-grandchild in Aug. (Any Mahoney Wright. She is another “Sunny” Madsen Dukstein sent more great-grandparents out golfer and yoga enthusiast. us quite a lot of news. She keeps there?) They still have time for Wonder if all these golfers in touch with Frances “Fran” being officers or volunteers with learned the basics in the sport Moody Bacon, who lives in their church, as well as Civil War at CSC. We know some will Matthews, NC. Sunny and and art organizations. Our class- remember the practice shots of her husband are both retired, mate who lives in HI is Frances trying to get a golf ball into a tin living in the same house they “Frannie” Pryor Haws, who can on the floor of the basement bought 43 years ago, but they has lived there since 1962. The of one of the dorms on a rainy are thinking about a retirement Haws just celebrated their 48th day. Mary-Jane and Norm return village in a couple of years. She anniversary, and have 2 grand- to Cohasset, MA, in the spring, said they have gone through 3 daughters to spoil and play with. and they like to vacation on truck campers. They have been She mentioned her activities Cape Cod. A number of class- camping from 1972 to 2002. In include sailing, riding, kayaking, mates could have a mini-reunion the fall, they make an annual and playing golf but adds that right there on the Cape! trip to Ogunquit, ME, and early she also is a volunteer at the Elizabeth “Betts” Laidlaw has spring they go to FL. She won- hospital. By listing classmates by a new address. A year ago she dered how many remember Rita state, you may discover someone packed up, sold her house in the and Larry Bruno who worked in might be living in your area and city, and moved to the small the cafeteria at Colby. She tells if you would like to contact town of Manchester, MD, to a us that Larry died a few years ago them, give Jo-Anne Cobban a maintenance free place that she and Rita is living in Bradenton, call or send a note for more describes has “a built-in handy- FL. Skipping down to VA, we find information. Many have sent in man who speedily responds to Helen “Meg” McWalter Finan, their e-mail addresses. You may Parisian Vacation. Joanne Holden requests for help.” Has to be who married Jack Finan in 1956. find another classmate to travel Miller ’55 poses with her husband, every woman’s dream, Betts, Their 6 children include Laura, with to the Reunion in 2004 or Jim Miller, in front of the Eiffel Tower and you got him! In NJ, Jean Sean, Tim, Kathleen, Dan, and a long lost friend, perhaps! We in Paris, France. Samuels Stephens continues Meg. They have 7 grandchildren, also have some “temporarily” teaching in her hometown of and number 8 was due this lost classmates. Maybe you can Lawrenceville. She is president spring. Meg worked as an educa- help us find the following: amount of news that was printed of the Princeton branch of the tional secretary in the Deerfield Judith Attwill, Diane Baker, in the 2000 bulletin following English Speaking Union (E-SU) (NH) Community School for 22 Nancy Bright Burk, Joan Marie our reunion. Having lived in and serves on the national E-SU years. Divorced in 1990, Meg Fama, Patricia Sweet Gavin, Chicago for 43 years, and now school committee as well as now makes her home with her Mary Hastings, Sandra living in Pittsburgh, I have found leading a group for the E-SU sister in Vienna, VA. We have Pilkington Henderson-Fahey, that I am too far out of the loop as national travel chair. Other another classmate in NC now Carol Herrick Herrera, Janet to be the best source of keeping family members involved in edu- that Mary Jaxon Burson has Kinz, Louise Kleinschmidt, us all connected through the cation are daughter Betsy, who is bought a townhome this past Jane Larson Larson, Mary Alumni Magazine. Since our new dean of admissions at Reed in Feb. in Hendersonville, where Jacqueline London, Carol class correspondents are all from OR, and juggles her time with she plans on settling down. She Brown Lowenberg, Paula Biagi New England, I believe they will be able to generate the news I twin boys who arrived in 2002. spent 21/2 years with her partner Migliaccio, Martha Tuttle Jean’s son, David, is headmaster traveling throughout the US Murphy, Helen MacDonald wasn’t always able to do because of Rivermont in Davenport, IA. and Canada. It’s a wonder she O’ Donnell, Susan Herz Platt, they are involved with campus Ann Blessing Hibler, a resident received our mail. The experience Nancy L. Brown Roberts, and life, see many Colby grads, and of Hackettstown, NJ, in the of travel has an “enriching and Jean Milliken Westholt. Do you just have better access to getting winter, spends summers at their life-changing experience, living visit or correspond with any of news. For me, this was a fun job home in Pocono Summit, PA. simply and spontaneously,” she these gals? We’ll include a few but was becoming increasingly She is directing 2 choirs (30 years concluded. Mary has 6 grand- more names for you to research frustrating as I failed to get the of service), plus is serving as children to enjoy. Those who are next time. And finally, a special news we all look forward to pianist. Ann and Andrew travel living 6 months in one location note from Jane Doherty reading. So do help them out, to the Caribbean in the winter and 6 months in another will Johnson. She writes, “For nearly as it is such fun to hear about but come summer time, they keep us challenged in keeping up 10 years I have been pleased to the activities we are all involved visit in New London with Laura with them. Janet Hofmann serve as class correspondent. The in. Can you believe that next Homan Dow. It’s “where in Hansen and her husband, Tobey, time has now come to pass this year we will be celebrating our the U.S.” are Barbara Frank enjoy their summers in Harbor responsibility on to 3 new class- 50th? Love to everyone, and Ketchum and her husband, Springs, MI, but consider their mates, Jo-Ann Green Cobban, thanks to Jo-Ann, Glenice and Zeke, this month? Love the permanent residence in southern Glenice Hobbs Harmon, and Peg for taking over! sound of Wyomissing, PA, a CA, where the weather is good Peg Lewis Moreland. I have Please see In Fond Memory musical address, but she explains for activity outdoors in the very much enjoyed writing the they live in Reading, part-time. Carlsbad and San Diego areas. class notes, especially the huge

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 59 She keeps busy working on the their daily activities. A delightful committee for her upcoming letter from Cynthia Oswald Colby-Sawyer College 50th high school reunion, and Sipos from Sugarland, TX, tells Alumni Inaugural Delegates keeps active by spending time of tremendous growth in her with her grandchildren. Joanne area. She says Houston is being During the past months, Colby-Sawyer alumni represented Holden Miller and her husband, expanded to her back yard! Her President Anne Ponder and their James, enjoyed a tour of France solution to the traffic noise and college as official delegates to inaugural this past fall. They traveled huge mosquitoes was to enclose ceremonies at other colleges and universities. from Paris to Normandy, and her back porch. She is grateful We are grateful to those who accepted invitations. through wine country to the for her family and friends who French Riviera. They concluded have helped so much since Don Rachel Hobbie ’86 at the University of Massachusetts that Monaco was the most passed away several years ago. Amherst, on February 7, 2003. memorable. Mozell Zarit took a Cynthia keeps in close touch Leslie Wright Dow ’57 at Guilford College, 10-day trip to Japan, followed by with Louise “Liz” Zeller Curley a few days in Hong Kong this and had a wonderful visit with on April 11, 2003. spring. “That’s what one does her in Houston. Ann Boyd Silvia Pilatti Doe ’76 at Franklin & Marshall College, when they retire,” she wrote. Seidel is still living in Jackson on April 12, 2003. Remember, our 50th reunion is Hole, WY. She writes, “We have just around the corner! Let’s loved the experience in this hope for a good turnout in 2005! magical place! There are many wonderful folks with a variety Please see In Fond Memory of interests.” Arlene Annan Demoss and Rich have been married for 20 years, and Arlene 1956 has 9 step-grandchildren (10 by Nancy Hoyt Langbein now!) Since retiring, they have 42 Hemlock Road been traveling by every means Brunswick, ME 04011 available. Arlene and Rich met (207) 729-3879 square dancing, but aren’t home e-mail: [email protected] enough to do that any more. Arlene sent her letter via e-mail, Hello, everyone, from the frozen which makes it easy to keep in North (aka Maine)! We certainly touch. I do hope other classmates had what is known as an “old- will send me messages by e-mail, fashioned” Maine winter. This telephone, letter, or whatever is fall I had the pleasure of meeting easiest, but please do it! Your Jason Zotalis, the new major gift classmates want to read about officer at the college. Jason was you! Till next time, Nancy. trying to meet as many alumni as possible in the New England area. I hosted a luncheon here in Brunswick for several of the area 1957 alumni, ranging in classes from Class Correspondent Needed 1940 to 1962. Jason listened Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Leslie Wright Dow '57 represented Colby-Sawyer College and President attentively to us reminiscing Miriam Barndt-Webb, who served Anne Ponder at the Guilford College inauguration in April. about the faculty, house mothers, as 1957 class correspondent from Pictured with Leslie is her husband, Bill Dow. curfew, 5 mile limit, etc. Lots of 1997 – April 2003. laughs, as you can imagine! We all had a delightful time and Please send your news to the Compassionate Friends, a decided we all should get together Alumni Office. Your classmates national nonprofit, self-help more often. The highlight of the would love to hear about what 1955 support organization that offers afternoon was an excellent video is happening in your lives. Class Correspondent Needed friendship and understanding to with narration by President Carolyn Woodward Newton’s bereaved parents, grandparents Ponder about life, facilities, and Editor’s Note: Special thanks to 1st grandson, Cameron Mason and siblings. The Shoemakers academic studies of the college Jane Dallas Kaup, who served as Poe, was born April 17, ’01, to lost their son, Dave, in an ice today. Sally Marker Hayward 1955 class correspondent from Chris and Cyndi Poe in Dallas, climbing accident in ’79. They wrote on a Christmas card of a 1996 – January 2003. TX. Her 1st granddaughter, also have 2 daughters, Linda and fabulous trip she and Don took Alexandra Margaret Poe, was Please send your news to the Laura, and enjoy the company to the British Isles last year. They born on Aug. 24, ’02, to Justin Alumni Office. Your classmates of their 2 grandchildren, Kyle will take their annual trip to the and Erin Poe in Austin, TX. would love to hear about what and Anna Louise. Marti also Rockies to be with their grand- Carolyn’s youngest son, is happening in your lives. volunteers with the Echo Science children for the holidays. Brandon, will wed Lynnette Center, the Mad River Chorale, Marsha Smoller Winer, Nate, Martha “Marti” Strauss Foster in Deerfield, MA, on and as an usher at the Flynn and their daughter, Ellen, took Shoemaker continues to live Oct. 18, ’03. Carolyn and her Performing Arts Center. a wonderful trip to Italy last in Hinesburg, VT, with her husband, Fred, continue with Rosemary Carhart Keenan is year. Marsha said that Ellen had husband, Julien (“Shoe”). They their prison ministry. are the northeast (ME, NH, and in her 6th year as a volunteer majored in art in college and was VT) regional coordinators for driver for “Meals on Wheels.” invaluable in helping them plan

60 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE love her. Great work, Metz. Her daughter, Blair, who is the god- 1958 daughter of Sally Biever-Ward, Cynthia Grindrod graduated with degrees in art van der Wyk history and economics from Huntington Harbour Bay Club Wellesley last May and is 4167 Warner Avenue #105 currently a graduate student at Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Columbia. Like her mother she (714) 846-6742 is a New Yorker to the core. e-mail: [email protected] Wonderful to hear from you, Please see In Fond Memory Metz. I spent an evening with my roommate, Gale Hartung Baldwin, while on my way to Reunion Philadelphia. Gale is currently 1959 training as a clinical pastoral Sarah “Sally” Beal Fowler intern at the Bridgeport Hospital. 449 Summer Street Her son, Josh, is a paramedic N. Andover, MA 01845-5642 Alumni Caring. Judy Butler Shea ’60 (l) with her friend and classmate, with the Stamford Hospital and (978) 682-0358 Joan Perry MacDermott ’60 (center), and Sarah Wardner ’86. Joan, who her daughter, Emily, is a senior at e-mail: [email protected] died in October 2002, suffered from Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and Sarah was UVM. We talked the night away the hospice nurse who took care of her; just one more example of Colby- and it was wonderful to see her. I saw Priscilla Tufts Bartle the Sawyer alumni helping each other. She has seen Judith “Judy” other day in the library where Butler Shea and spent time I work. She’s fine, busy, and Plateau of TN is “dandy.” She and with Joan Perry MacDermott still working. Virginia “Ginny” her family enjoy good friends, before she passed away from Lou Dana Windmuller still lives in 1960 church life, golf, tennis, and sail- Gehrig’s Disease. Gale is going to Wayne, NJ, and writes that all Patricia “Patty” Canby ing their sunfish on the TN lakes. be a wonderful clinical pastor. is well with her. She’s still Colhoun Carolyn works part time as a Nancy French O’Neill is still on the school nurse at Ryerson 17 Sea Mist Drive North physical therapist in a local nurs- Hutchinson Island, Stuart, FL, Elementary School. This is her Boothbay, ME 04537 ing home and plays the flute for playing tennis and bridge and 18th year, and Ginny plans to (207) 633-5461 enjoyment. Her family is healthy traveling every chance that she stay on at least through next e-mail: [email protected] and self-supporting. She loves her gets. She’s also involved with year, and then she’ll see! Her grandchildren and she hopes to Habitat for Humanity and recent- husband, Rudy, has been retired It should be summer by the time hear from all her classmates. ly co-chaired a luncheon that was 14 years and is homebound. this column arrives, but since it Susan “Sue” Barto Monks finally a huge success. She enjoyed the Their oldest son, John, is married, has been a long winter I am not moved back into their renovated opportunity to meet President works for the U.S. Patent Office sure what to expect. I sent out a home after being out for 5 Ponder in March in FL. Barbara in Washington, DC, and is number of postcards and e-mails months. They gutted the whole Swanson Smith and her hus- house hunting. Their youngest and did not get a very good first floor to open everything up. band, Lyman enjoyed a trip this son, David, is very interested in response, so I hope it could be She says it’s like living in a new past winter to Jacksonville, FL, building and repairing guitars, blamed on my server being home. They spent time in their to visit their daughter, Rebecca and lives in Hoboken, NJ. Ginny down. I did get a nice response CT shore house and with good Smith Emery ’88. They stopped sends her best. Coralie Alan from Ann “Meri” Skeels Nielsen, friends. Sue and her husband along the way in RI to visit Morgan is living in Asheville, who has been employed as direc- spent Thanksgiving with their daughters Christine Smith NC. She enjoys painting land- tor of administration for the VT daughter and son-in-law and 3 Grande ’84 and Jennifer Smith scapes, and writes that she is the Bar Association for 10 years. She grandchildren in Denver. It was Johnson. Judith “Judy” Butler biggest dealer in the Blue Spiral 1 also serves as chair of the ceme- a special time since distance Shea sent along a note to the art gallery (www.bluespiral1.com tery commission of the Green keeps them apart. Christmas was Alumni Office indicating that on the Web). Her work has been Mount Cemetery in Montpelier. spent in northeastern ME with her and husband Jim’s “golden published in Best of Pastel, The This year Meri was recognized for their daughter and her family. boy” (son Jim Jr) had major knee Artists Magazine, and Landscape 35 years of service with the Red Christmas night they had 10 surgery and did not compete on Inspirations. Judith Christie Cross Blood Services of Vermont- inches of snow and kept warm the skeleton World Cup circuit Anderson recently visited with New Hampshire Region. (She with a wood-burning stove. They this year. Her husband, Jim, sold Bette Silven Alsobrook in started at age 5 according to cut down their Christmas tree his liquor store and is retired. The Philadelphia while visiting her Meri! Sure thing! But congratula- and decorated it with popcorn Shea family plans to spend much daughter and son-in-law, who tions just the same!) Meri and and cranberries, a fun, back to of the summer in Quebec at their live there. Her daughter, Emily, her husband, Corky, live in nature time for all. On Feb. 28, cottage on Lake Memphremagog. is a housing analyst for the city, Montpelier and they have a Sue and her husband left for a 5- Judy writes, “Many thanks for and Emily’s husband is teaching combined family of 5. Winter week cruise from Santiago, Chile, your many notes following the at NYU while working on his finds the Nielsens snowshoeing to the Falkland Islands, South passing of both Jack Shea and Ph.D. in public policy. Your class with their golden retrievers, Georgia, the Canary Islands, and Joan Perry MacDermott ’60. correspondent (Sarah “Sally” sometimes as many as 7. Summer Madrid, where they spent a week. Your support to the mother of Beal Fowler) is well, busy at the finds them with friends and A postcard came from Carolyn the Olympic champion was local library, and looking for lots working on their house, in and Metzger Asbury who lives in San appreciated during the bitter- of news from all of you! Let’s out, and in the gardens. Great to Francisco. She has run a nursery sweet year of 2002.” My (Patricia hear from you soon! hear from you, Meri. Carolyn Nienhuys Karl answered with school for 15 years. She puts a lot “Patty” Canby Colhoun) news Please see In Fond Memory news that life in the Cumberland of emphasis on art, literature, is that Dick and I were married and silliness. The children must after 10 years. Good things are

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 61 worth waiting for! We got a Penny enjoys playing bridge, Wheaton Terrier puppy to keep sailing, swimming, photography, McKinley, our Toller, company. and travel. Her son, Russell, and They are wonderful together. We his wife, Sheila, are in CA. Russell hope to get the motor home out is with Boeing and Sheila is a of the barn where it has been Ph.D. with Kyphon. Penny’s snowed in. At Christmas we got daughter, Wendy, lives nearby in 18 inches and more just kept South Salem, NY, with her hus- coming. Beautiful! Then the ice band, Tom, and their 3-year-old set in. Not sure where we will daughter, Sarah. Wendy is a por- go, but we hope to be away for traitist and Tom is with Consumer the mud season. Please send me Reports. Barbara “Sandy” Stone news so your classmates and Ramsay sent along to the friends can keep in touch. Have Alumni Office a great picture (see a wonderful summer. this page) of herself, Lucretia “Lou” Van Cleef, and Patricia Please see In Fond Memory “Pam” Matthews Pope, along with the following story behind their “reunion.” She wrote, “Lou 1961 Reunited. (L to r) Lou Van Cleef ’62, Pam Matthews Pope ’62, and Barbara and I were roommates in Burpee “Sandy” Stone Ramsay ’62 enjoyed reconnecting with one another on Susan “Sue” Olney Datthyn our senior year. Pam was a good September 29, 2002, in Boston, Massachusetts. PO Box 1018 friend of both of ours during New London, NH 03257-1018 our CJC years. In fact, she and OH, and have 2 children and (603) 526-2283 Lou were roommates in Boston 2 grandchildren who live close following college for about a Greetings from Iceland, USA! 1962 by in Naples. She will give us a year. All of us had completely Tilda Hunting more detailed update in our next Wow, what a winter we had! Lots lost touch with each other—not 894 South Deerfield Road column. Susan “Sue” Webster of snow and cold, with emphasis even a Christmas card—for 40 Conway, MA 01341 Suplee is enjoying her 2 grand- on the cold! I feel like I’ve been years. One day last summer, I (413) 369-4170 children, doing the bookkeeping living in a cocoon. Condolences looked into Classmates.com and e-mail: [email protected] for her husband’s business, and from our class to the families of saw Pam’s name listed. I immedi- preparing for her daughter’s wed- Elizabeth “Misty” Boothe Davis Gail Graham ately sent her an e-mail letting ding to her German boyfriend in and Claire Sawyer Emery ’60. PO Box 3778 her know how to get in touch Heilbron, Germany, in Oct. She What outstanding individuals! Pocasset, MA 02559 with me, and I also asked her is also trying to remember all the Our sympathy also goes out to (508) 564-4505 about Lou. About a month later, good things we learned during the family of Linda Hawkes e-mail: [email protected] I received an e-mail from Lou our afternoon cocktail with Joan Halunen ’62. How well I remem- saying she’d heard I was looking Editor’s Note: A warm welcome, Anderson last spring and apply ber Lynn. We traveled by train for her. She asked if I would be and special thank you to Gail them to her aging body! Marcia from Rochester, NY, to Potter interested in joining her and Graham, who has volunteered to Mayer Snyder writes that she Place during a snowstorm. What Pam (and Pam’s husband, Bob) serve as co-correspondent for the and Patricia “Pat” White Nash a nice gal! My husband and I for dinner in Boston the follow- class of 1962. are going to celebrate their big enjoyed being hosts at a Parents ing Sunday. Pam lives in Dallas, birthdays together. She keeps Weekend reception held in Ware Hi, from your new class corre- TX, but she and Bob were taking busy selling real estate, walking, Campus Center this past Oct. It spondent, Gail Graham, who a cruise up the East Coast into playing tennis, cooking, and was wonderful to hear such posi- got roped into this job at last Nova Scotia. The ship was knitting. She has been blessed tive feedback of the college. The year’s Reunion. I recently making a stop in Boston. So my with her husband, Glenn, 2 parents were full of enthusiasm attended a reception to meet husband, Joe Bartlett, and I drove married children, and 4 lovely on everything, from the Colby- President Anne Ponder in Naples, the 2 hours to Boston, and 3 old grandchildren. Sandra Dix Fesler Sawyer curriculum to dorm life. FL, where I bumped into Judith friends had a wonderful reunion! wrote that she and her husband, I was happy to see that 39 “Judy” Bodwell Mulholland Even the men enjoyed each Jim, celebrated their 40th wed- percent of our class contributed and Judy Park Kukk. Judy other’s company (the man in ding anniversary on Aug. 18, ’02. to the annual fund this past year. Mulholland has retired from a Lou’s life, Gary, was in ME that Jim recently retired from his I hope that the percentage of rewarding career as a print/pub- weekend and was unable to join psychiatry practice in Tampa, FL. giving will increase in the com- lishing executive (first woman us). It was as though we’d never His career was very demanding, ing year. As most of you know, in the Printing Hall of Fame) and been apart; we just picked up so now he and Sandra are enjoy- Prudence “Prue” Jensen Heard is living full time in Naples with where we had left off, and of ing their “relaxed” time together. has been our class agent for quite her husband, Bob (retired presi- course enjoyed many laughs over Their children—Tom, Nancy, and a period of time. Nice job, Prue! dent of NBC), whom she married old memories. We are all delight- Susan—live close by, so they are I talked with Elizabeth “Tizzie” in 1991. They have 4 children ed to have found one another able to see their 5 grandchildren Grove Schweizer on the phone and 5 grandchildren between again!” Great story, Sandy, Lou, often. Penelope “Penny” Read recently. She and hubby Fred are them, all of whom are thriving. and Pam! Sadly, Diane Huston Stevens is retired, but continues really enjoying life in Ithica, NY. Her current passion is competi- Dobbins lost her husband, to prepare returns during tax Their son, Fred IV, and his tive bridge, and they also enjoy Chuck, in June ’02 after an season. She’s also just downsized fiancée will be married July 5. golf, travel, etc. She says, “We 8-year battle with Alzheimer’s. to a great condo. She is a deacon Write me, girls! We need know how fortunate we are.” Diane is slowly recovering from at her church and leads the your news! Judy Kukk and her husband, the loss. Our thoughts and Stephen Ministry Program. Please see In Fond Memory Tom, live in Naples and Akron, prayers are with you, Diane. As

62 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE for me, Gail Graham, I have her husband, Bill,” wrote Nancy. 18, ’02 after a long struggle spent 6 weeks in FL, am now Jensine Dodge Allyn writes, with cancer. Patricia’s daughter, back on Cape Cod for 6 weeks, “Denny has taken early retire- 1965 Caitlin, is now living with Sue and then I will be returning to FL ment, so we plan to spend lots Class Correspondent Needed and adjusting to a whole new for 6 more weeks at the end of of time in our 5th-wheel camper, Editor’s Note: Special thanks to life. “Caitlin is an excellent the month. Please e-mail me at exploring the country. We now Lois Gilbert-Fulton, who has equestrian, and also enjoys [email protected] with all your have 4 grandchildren and are served as 1965 class correspondent working with small animals. In news. Happy summer! very grateful all are healthy and from 1995 – April 2003. fact, she recently began working happy.” Jensine is living in at our local humane society on Please see In Fond Memory Rochester, VT. Carol Adams and Please send your news to the a part-time basis,” wrote Sue. her husband, Rich Cafiero, have Alumni Office. Your classmates Barbara Blank Danser is now just spent their 1st winter in would love to hear about what living in Jaffrey, NH. She spent 1963 their Santa Fe, NM, home. is happening in your lives. 2 months at the end of 2002 Donna Dederick Ward They’ll spend the summer in Ann Gorman Schenck has in Santa Fe, NM, as an artist- PO Box 948 their home in the Catskill retired from her position of 18 in-residence. Barbara continues Manchester, VT 05254-0948 Mountains of NY. Carol and Rich years as development director of to sculpt in bronze, steel, and e-mail: [email protected] have 6 children between them, the Delaware Theatre Company, ceramic, and she also conducts so they get to travel south to which is the state’s only regional plein air painting workshops Joan Gibney Whittaker and Atlanta, GA, and west to Santa out west and in Italy. Dianne her husband, Chris, became 1st theatre company. She is now Monica, CA, and Portland, OR. busy with volunteer work, and Ware Holzel recently moved time grandparents to a baby girl They still have 2 children in col- to England for her husband’s in April ’02. In March, they wel- serves on a number of boards, as lege, one at Reed and the other well as the Delaware State Arts job as CEO of Printable Field comed another granddaughter, at Holyoke Community College. Emitters, Ltd. She loves England, born to their daughter, Susan Council. Her husband, Tim, has Carol has been learning to draw taken early retirement from and enjoys traveling in Europe. “Sue” Whittaker DiFatta ’97. and to speak Spanish. Rich is a Dianne sends her best to Morgan Chris retired in Jan., and the DuPont and is teaching a college pharmacist and enjoys fishing on math and engineering course at a and Molly. Diane Stevens Whittakers hoped to spend a few his days off. “We love it here in McIlrath and her husband, winter months in AZ. Barbara nearby automobile plant. Their the Southwest. The sky is huge daughter, Sarah, is finishing her George, are living in Saint Lucie Grimes Staats and her husband, and the sun is strong,” wrote West, FL. George is the pastor Allan, continue to enjoy living in residency in internal medicine Carol. I had lunch with Cathy at the Medical College of VA in of a new Presbyterian church Madison, NJ, and take advantage Wood Hallsworth recently. She they started a few years ago. of its proximity to NYC. They Richmond, and plans to practice works in the town assessors office in the Boston area. Pamela Their son, Jeff, is married, has enjoyed vacations in 2002 to FL, in Hollis, NH, and is usually hard 2 children, and is a senior pastor New England, the ME coast, VA, Dodd and her son, Doug to tie down because of her busy Sundheim, are running a in IL. Their other son, Steve, is and NC. “Retirement has its schedule with town meetings also married, has 1 child, and is benefits,” Barbara wrote. training and consulting business weekly. Dave has retired and is (www.clarityconsulting.com), the chairman of a high school helping AARP with tax returns. which focuses on managing math department in Chicago. I, Leslie “Lee” Norris Gray, have Lois Gilbert-Fulton and her Reunion difficult conversations, the 1964 pretty much retired from real backbone of every effective husband, Jim, enjoyed the wed- Leslie “Lee” Norris Gray estate except for a referral here relationship. Doug works out of ding of their son, Christoper 33 Gale Road and there. With 4 grandchildren New York City and focuses on “Chris” Fulton ’96, to Kathleen Hampton, NH 03842 in the immediate area, my 87- the business world. Pamela O’Connor on Aug. ’02 in (603) 926-3443 year-old mother in Shrewsbury, works with teenage girls as an Scituate, MA. Their younger e-mail: [email protected] keeping the books for St. outgrowth of mentoring she’s son, Tom, was a junior usher Andrews By-The-Sea summer been doing of low-income high in the wedding. As Lois writes, Hi, classmates. This winter chapel, playing golf and tennis, school students. She says that a “Jim and I were bustin’ our should have been the perfect and doing my counted cross county-wide program provides buttons with happiness!” time for you to sit down and stitch projects (just finished these girls’ college tuition at a share some of your life’s experi- Please see In Fond Memory Christmas stockings for the public institution in FL if they ences with us. With all this snow 4 grandchildren), I keep myself meet with a mentor (a friend/ in New England, there was not very busy. Rick and I are looking champion, not a tutor) once a Change of address? much else to do. Please, please, forward to his retirement in the week at school, stay out of please write and let us know how Looking for classmates? near future so we can do some trouble, and get as good grades you are doing and what you are Need information about the traveling around the USA. I guess as possible. Pamela and her doing since leaving Colby Junior college or your reunion? we are all at the stage of retire- husband, Tom, are enjoying the College 39 short years ago. We ment (or almost there). I am sure arrival of grandchildren. Pamela’s Contributing news for your did hear from Nancy Bland many of you are having some mother, Margaret “Peg” Van class column? Wadhams who is living in new and exciting experiences in Duser Hurlbut ’40, lives only Ordering CSC merchandise Simsbury, CT. “Dave and I are your retirement and we’d love to 2 hours away. “She and her new from the Marketplace? enjoying retirement and our 3 hear about them. The easiest way husband are both 82 years old grandchildren. We spend our to reach me is by e-mail (just and still very active,” she writes. summers at Winnepesaukee in love this new technology). I look Susan “Sue” Feltham Kenyon e NH and occasionally visit New forward to hearing from many of and her husband wondered if London. We get together a you in the next few months. they would ever see spring after couple of times a year with a brutal winter in Little Falls, NY. Alice Lawton Lehmann and Please see In Fond Memory Sue’s sister, Patricia Feltham E-mail us at: Rawson ’67, passed away Dec. [email protected]

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 63 buddies George wanted to visit. They knew they were on a real ALUMNI SP TLIGHT vacation when 4 weeks into the Frolic Taylor ’67 trip they not only didn’t know what the date was, they also didn’t know what day of the Saving Open Space: week it was! Highlights of the One Woman’s Mission trip included fishing in several states, a float trip down the Snake River, horseback riding on National Eventing Magazine, Issue 5, the beach, and unusual places September/October 2002, featured a story of like New Ulm, MN, and the Valley of Fire in NV. Their son, “an individual who is making a difference to John, continues to work for/with ensure that future generations of horse enthu- George in the home remodeling siasts in central New York will have a place to business and daughter Tammy hunt, drive, and ride.” Colby-Sawyer’s own Frolic is a stay-at-home mom. When

Taylor ’67 stars in the story, which says that PHOTO: SALLY KING they are able, Cheri and George Frolic’s work “proves that it takes only one indi- take any combination of the vidual with vision, energy, time, and resources five grandchildren camping to launch a campaign to help save open space when they visit. Our belated and create a trail system for equine use.” sympathies are with Cheri, who Frolic began her quest for an equestrian unexpectedly lost her 81-year- Frolic Taylor and her horse, Sam, I Am. trail in 1996, when she inherited a parcel of old mother on December 4, farm property in Cazenovia, New York, 20 To condense years of passionate effort “turning,” as she said, “our world miles from Syracuse. Many farms in the area into a short story, suffice it to say that Frolic’s upside down.” I was thrilled to were being sold to developers, and Frolic was efforts have been overwhelmingly successful, hear from one of the five “H’s” concerned that equestrian land, including and her approach and organization are being from Shepard Dorm—Christine treasured fox hunting territories, would touted as role models for communities with “Tina” Hewitt Morrison—but disappear. Over the next few years, she similar goals. Now, with a group of local saddened by her news that she learned what she needed to know to advocates assisting her, Frolic continues her lost both of her parents within become an activist for her cause. In 1999, efforts, through state and local governments, a short time of each other. Frolic founded the Cazenovia Area Equine to make central New York a “premiere horse Her recent activities tend to be concentrated on the things that Association (CAEA) to unify horse owners into destination,” to encourage an equestrian com- need to be done when that a powerful force in the community and attract munity which will have a positive economic happens, including selling the more horse enthusiasts to live and ride in the impact on the area, and to “have a trail network home in Bronxville that was in area; to promote awareness of the local equine that connects many of the area’s wonderful her family for 45 years. I ate my industry and encourage the involvement of horse farms and attracts all manner of horse first artichoke there! Belated area residents, businesses, and legislators; and people and events.” Frolic Taylor—founder and sympathies, Tina. Tina’s sister, to establish permanent easements for existing president of CAEA, horse lover, foxhunter, and Pam, is now in the Kingsport equine trails and create new easements that passionate activist—is a Colby-Sawyer graduate area. Tina has taken up doubles expand the existing trails. who is making a difference. ping-pong, and her husband, Ian, is enjoying early retirement, but may get back into teaching and daughters and their families. her husband, Dan, along with coaching if the right opportunity Donations in her memory can a group of 10 others, explored comes along. More retirement 1966 be made to the Helen and Patagonia by foot and public news comes from Janis “Jan” Linda Brooks Hiross Harry Gray Cancer Center or transportation in late November, Green Barnes, who, after 28 214 Musket Lane the Palliative Care Unit, c/o covering parts of Argentina, years of teaching primary school Locus Grove, VA 22508 Hartford Hospital. You’re also Chile, and spending a couple of in Victor, NY, retired last June (540) 972-9640 invited to visit www.mem.com days in the southernmost city in and moved (new address is 3408 e-mail: [email protected] for a Dignity Memorial the world, Ushuaia, on the island Poplar Beach Road, Canandaigua, NY 14424). She’s got much more Sandra “Sandy” Hall Devine Announcement. Our sympathies of Tierra del Fuego on the Beagle go out to Judy’s family. I per- Channel. According to Carolyn, time now to spend with her 4 331 West Shaw Hill Road granddaughters: Carlie, Tori, Stowe, VT 05672-4613 sonally pray that wonderful by all accounts a great adventure! memories of Judy will help to On the domestic travel side, Lauren, and Megan. Mary Cook (802) 253-8506 Millard, an interior designer, e-mail: [email protected] soften their pain. Now, who Cheryl Barchard Blackman and knew there was a trail from the husband George traded in their and husband Chuck, a building One of life’s harsher realities is Irish Sea to the North Sea? 23' motorhome for a 25' 5th- contractor, celebrated their 35th that we’re at that age when we’re Perry Crouse Jeffords does. She wheel with a slideout and a wedding anniversary in Jan., and going to start losing classmates. and husband Jeff (both retired), Chevy Silverado (with all the bought an old house in Bethel, I’m sad to tell you that Judith walked across England on the bells and whistles) to pull it. Last ME, which they are fixing up. Roscoe MacFarland, a lifelong “coast to coast” trail last June. Aug. they spent 6 weeks visiting Mary’s 91-year-old mother, resident of Hartford, CT, died on Their youngest daughter, Laura, 32 states and covered 11,000 Bunny, lives with them now, March 3, leaving her parents, graduated from UVM in May. miles, the route determined and their daughters, Christy and her husband, Brian, and her 2 Carolyn Humphrey Brown and somewhat by the Vietnam Cara, are both married with

64 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE children. We finally caught up Betsy left for Mount Holyoke million to make Conway Area with Judith Baxter Cummings in 1989, never to return to VT, Humane Society a reality.” Roz’s Smith (was Judith Barton), who and with husband, Tom, lives commitment to the human/ 1967 wrote to say she’d remarried on in Connecticut with Babbie’s animal bond is amazing and I Sis Hagen Kinney Christmas Eve 2001 in New adorable granddaughter, wish her tremendous success 104 Downing Drive Orleans. Judy’s son, Lucas, is a Amy. Son, Tom, is a junior at with this new shelter. Now, Summerville, SC 29485 senior at UNH, and her husband, Bridgewater State College and how do I (Sandra “Sandy” (843) 871-2122 Jerry, is vice president of a splits his time between VT Hall Devine) thank my co- e-mail: [email protected] marine construction company and CT. Babbie went for her correspondent, Linda Brooks I had a nice, newsy note from in Boston. In business for herself bachelor’s degree in elementary Hiross, for the nomination for Martha Friberg. She reports that since 1990 as a graphic arts education at Johnson State in and subsequent receipt of the she and her partner have just print production director, she’s 1986. If I did the math correctly, 2002 Alumni Service Award? sold their “beloved” consignment lived in Marblehead, MA, since Babbie and Frank moved back I am so honored and still a little store, “Cherished Possessions,” 1969. Judith wants to know if to Essex, CT, in 2002. She sub- dazed. Who knew that keeping located in South Portland, ME, anyone has heard from Tina stitutes at various elementary busy would be acknowledged in after 161/2 years. She says it was Chapman, Donna Haggett schools, is busy remodeling their such a wonderful way? Thank a tough thing to have to do, and Judy McCullough. Ladies, condo, and plays tennis when- you so much to everyone but health has forced the issue. if you’re reading this, Judy’s ever she can get a game. She and involved and thank you for my Martha also says she continues in address is 76 Overlook Road, Frank continue to be in touch beautiful clock. What a tremen- her ear, nose and throat practice Marblehead, MA 01945. Dale with Carlyn Cleaves Watts and dous memory! I do have to in Portland and is working on a Thomson Milne ’67 MT is living Martin Watts (they live on a confess that I’m not resting part-time basis now. They’re in Andover, NH, and teaching gorgeous lake in ME), and Babbie on my laurels. In Dec. I went looking forward to putting their biology at Proctor Academy. and Paula “Peggy” Franke back to work full-time. I’m the Grady-White 27' Sailfish in the Her son, Tim, is married, and her MacDonald get together as often museum administrator for the water this spring for cruising and 3 other children, Jeb, Malcolm, as possible. Christmas cards are Vermont Ski Museum, located fishing. Martha began her note and Jessie are all single. Jessie still exchanged with Marcia in Stowe in the fabulously by saying she wasn’t sure if she attends Colby-Sawyer and is an Quimby Troy, Betsy Cochran restored 1818 Old Town Hall was in the class of ’67 or not. I education major. Malcolm gradu- Jones, and Dorothy “DeeDee” (www.vermontskimuseum.org). noted her picture in the ’67 year- ated from William & Mary Law Wolcott Stockman, but she’s lost I’m still involved in Rotary, book with all the seniors, but, last May. From Haverstown, PA, track of Jane “Janie” McCarthy Oktoberfest, North Country she’s not on the recent printout we heard from Cynthia Stiles Radke (can anyone help her out Animal League, my church, etc., I received. She says, “I graduated Del Stritto, who is divorced, has here?). Life at the Captain Art and my newest volunteer oppor- with my best friend, Dorcas 2 children, Elizabeth and Scott, and Susan “Sue” Chapman tunity is that I was asked to be Sheldon, and she is in ’67, yet and one “glorious grandson, Melanson compound is always one of the judges for the Miss some med techs are ’68. Doesn’t Tyler.” Cynthia is a supervisor busy and interesting! 2002 for Vermont Scholarship Pageant in make sense, so I just say I’m the with the Delaware County Office Sue was the “Year of the July. Linda has been enormously class of ’67.” At any rate, it was of Mental Retardation. I can’t Kitchen,” a remodeling project busy with her Homeowners good to hear from you, and we’ll believe Carolyn Ayer McKean extraordinaire! The “herb” side Association and taking care of take you in our class any time! and her daughter, Kate, spent a of Sue attended a huge women’s her 88-year-old mother. I’m Demaris “Demi” King Neilson spa weekend at the Stoweflake herbal conference in Aug., which hoping that she’ll write a book and her husband, Win, are Resort here in Stowe last winter included the art of mendhi about her Sept. 2002 trip to enjoying the college search and didn’t call me! Boo! Hiss! (henna tattoos). Sue and Art raise Prague for a wedding. She writes process with their youngest Please, if you’re going to be in the most beautiful huskies, but like Erma Bombeck—witty, dry, daughter, Whitney. Demi is also Stowe, call me; what great fun it she wrote that 3 of them (Hood cut to the chase! Keep those editing Win’s latest novel and would be to catch up in person. and Jack—littermates, 14 years cards and letters coming. We continuing to provide consulting Anyhow, Carolyn, I forgive you! old, and Toby, nearly 10) had to can’t know what you’re up to services in investor relations. Carolyn is still busy running the be put down on the same day. unless you tell us! Frances “Franci” King writes, office of the family oil business How very sad. Krissie, graduated Please see In Fond Memory “Yes, I have taken a new job at (Ayer & Goss, Inc., in Henniker, from Colby-Sawyer College in the American Academy of Arts NH). She writes that she always May ’03. Sue writes that she’s and Sciences. It is a wonderful finds time to enjoy her 3 grand- “having a harder time with this institution founded by John children, Noah, Allie, and Jacob. transition than the 1st day of Barbara “Babbie” Dorman kindergarten.” And Sue’s book, Conroy wrote a great letter, Wentworth-By-The-Sea, 1969: A which she called an “abbreviated Novel, generated enough interest Send your news, photos, newspaper clippings, saga of the Conroy family over to pull together a hotel staff and greetings for classmates to your class the past 24 years.” Turns out she reunion last July! The hotel is correspondent or to the Alumni Office. and her husband, Frank, moved scheduled to reopen sometime Inquiring minds want to know! to VT (I’m thinking somewhere this year after being closed for near me in north-central VT 20 years. Sue sent a great news e-mail: [email protected] because of where she went article from a newspaper called phone: (603) 526-3727 back to school) in 1978 with 2 Northern Light, and the front daughters (Amy and Betsy). Son page featured Rosamond “Roz” mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office Thomas was born in 1981. Amy Manwaring with photo and a 100 Main Street ended up going to Champlain headline reading “Roz’s dream New London, NH 03257 College in 1986 and is still in is coming true...Starting with VT, having settled in Albany. ‘zilch,’ Eaton resident raises $1.1 We look forward to hearing from you!

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 65 Adams (a Declaration of condo overlooking Narragansett Independence signer) in 1780.” Bay in Bristol, RI. Sue teaches Judith Hauck Lippert has been environmental lessons at the married to her husband, Nels, Environmental Education Center for 31 years. Their 20-year-old of the RI Audubon Society. She daughter, Annie, attends reminded me that her sister, Ann Gettysburg College, and Tom, Schantz Meers ’76, also attended their 27-year-old son, is a grad- CJC. Through our class e-mail uate student at the Univ. of NC. correspondence, Sue discovered The Lipperts live at the beach in that the husband of our class- NJ, and Nels works in NY. mate, Wendy Russell LaRose, Prudence Hostetter says she’s and Sue’s husband, Jim, both a bit worried about bankruptcy work for the same company, at American Airlines, but she is based in Portland, ME. While still flying to Los Angeles. She visiting in RI, I had dinner with is enjoying her 6-year-old son 2 childhood friends who are also tremendously. Prudence ran the CJC graduates, Kristin “Kris” VT Marathon in May. While in Gladding Chwalk ’69 and Sue VT, she had planned to stop by Dudley Horton ’69. We remi- CSC to show her son the “hills nisced about the time during Alumna Activist. Merrie Dodd Taylor ’69 MT at the Endangered Species and trees.” “Life is great! Best freshman year when they came Rally she attended last year for the National Wildlife Federation in to all my classmates in 2003,” to visit me at Colby and stayed Washington, DC. wrote Prudence. at the Cranehurst Inn. (I can still smell the sticky buns!) Sue Please see In Fond Memory just traveled to Thailand with Pea Press creation! Carol is also passionate a golfer as Susan, Barbara “Barb” Gary ’69 to the sales manager for Salt Marsh and they are both enjoying Baker attend the wedding celebration Pottery in South Dartmouth, Hill Golf Club, a new Reese Jones 1968 for Sue’s brother, Steve, and his where her son is a 6th grader. equity golf course that opened in Carol’s daughter is a dolphin Newbury 2 years ago. They live Kelly McWilliams Dvareckas bride from Bangkok. I decided trainer in the FL Keys. Anne with 2 dogs, a cat, and aforemen- 18 Cannon Drive to find an old dorm mate and Wadsworth Markle lives just tioned chickens in a rural setting, Nashua, NH 03062-2000 close friend, with whom I had outside of Philadelphia in Devon, and run back and forth in the 603-891-2282 lost contact years ago, Meredith PA, with her husband and son. summer to Lake Sunapee where e-mail: [email protected] “Merrie” Dodd Taylor ’69 MT. We lived in the same dorms Her son is a high school junior Tom’s family has a house. Susan I love my new class correspon- during our 1st and 2nd years at and is already exploring colleges wrote, “We love to travel and dent title. It gives me an oppor- CJC (Page and La Chaumiere). for next year. Trained as a this past year has taken us to HI tunity to re-establish old ties and After finishing school, Merrie graphic artist, Anne is working and the western Caribbean. Life make new friends. Through the served in the Peace Corps and on updating her skills using is good.” Gusty Lange and her people that I have met over the eventually settled in WY. I found Adobe PageMaker and also husband, Steve, live in Brooklyn years, Colby has stayed in my her through a press release on thinking about how she might with their 2 children, Chelsea (8) life. Currently I am attending the Internet announcing her use her newfound knowledge to and Dylan (13). Gusty is in her grad school at UNH in appointment to the WY Outdoor train other graphic artists who 18th year of teaching at the Manchester. I was talking Council. Meredith is their find themselves in the same Pratt Institute in the Graduate with one of my fellow students Yellowstone program director. situation. Anne still sings Communications Design about Mt. Kearsarge. When she She and her husband, Tory, (remember the Monotones?) Department. Gusty shared, “We mentioned Mountain Day, I have been running an outfitting and regularly performs with The spent most of last year completely knew that she had to have gone business for over 20 years and Larks singing group to entertain renovating (contractor stories!) 2 to CJC. We graduated from take wilderness horseback trips residents at area retirement and apartments (we are landlords to Colby 20 years apart, and now into Yellowstone. They are very nursing homes. She has also 8). In the summer we spend time Sharman Hayward ’88 and I active and passionate environ- taken up piano playing again. in ME, where I get into a kayak have something else in common mentalists. By the time this is I spoke to Anne on the phone, at sunrise every a.m. if the tide besides wanting to become published, we will have already and we reminisced about our old is up! I see as much as possible schoolteachers. June Chapin convened for our 35th Reunion classmates. She told me that of Anne Wadsworth Markle Swenson ’54 is the Christian in New London. Many thanks to she once lived with Lynn education director at the church our reunion committee, Carol Macdonald Bishop in Boston. that I attend, and she recently Way Wood, Anne Wadsworth Anne receives a newsy Christmas Change of address? welcomed her 5th grandchild letter each year from Patricia Markle, and Susan Austin Looking for classmates? into the fold. Jill Messinger Kraeger. They each sent me “Patti” Whitney. Susan Austin Wilbur ’75 is the sister of one Kraeger is working at Colby- Need information about the news, so I will start with them. college or your reunion? of my best friends. For me, Carol Way Wood is living in Sawyer College in the the influence of Colby-Sawyer So. Dartmouth, MA. She is still Advancement Department, College is found in many differ- an artist and has a greeting card just minutes from her house. She ent people. This winter, I went company, Beach Pea Press. A raises chickens and is a passionate home to Barrington, RI, to meet number of shops across the U.S. gardener (flowers and vegetables). some old friends. I visited with carry her cards. The next time Eggs are the second most impor- Susan “Sue” Schantz Spiro. tant things the chickens provide! you buy a greeting card, be sure Call us at: She and her husband have a Susan’s husband, Tom, is as to check to see if it’s a Beach (603) 526-3727

66 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE and am in touch with Patricia Kestenbaum writes, “The last career and is enrolled in her 1st “Patti” Whitney, who teaches that Susan and I had talked, our year at Pierce Law Center. I do at the Belmont School. Cornelia children were babies, and now want to take a moment to wish 1971 “Nina” de Schepper is working they are all grown. Jeff and I are Sue good luck with her next Karen Siney Fredericks in real estate in San Francisco still living in NY, but will soon be round of chemotherapy. I will be 16 Rainbow Falls and has beautiful cats!” Helen moving to Hilton Head, SC. Our thinking of you and praying that Irvine, CA 92612-3420 Sawyer McClure-Hawley had 4 children are all on their own this cancer recurrence will be (949) 854-5330 a great excuse for missing our with 2 of them married. We have stopped. My sincere best to you, fax: (949) 854-4598 reunion this year. She wrote, “I 2 granddaughters and a grandson Susan. Keep smiling. A note from e-mail: kfredericks will be graduating that weekend on the way. Our empty nest is Laura Gilingham Budd says she @essexrealty.com with my dual certification and not so empty, as we have 4 gold- graduated last June from the Anne Alger Hayward enjoys BA in English and special educa- en retrievers and a horse. My School of Homeopathy in NY getting together with Mira Fish tion. I hope to attend future passion is my horse, Indigo, but after 4 long years, and is official- Coleman. Mira has a son, Peter, reunions and look forward to I do keep busy playing tennis, ly a homeopathic practitioner. who is the same age as Anne’s seeing everyone again, soon! My golfing, skiing, and dancing.” Her practice is called “Budding 10-year-old daughter, Katie. love to all. Do you remember Nancy Charlton-Venezia writes, Health” and is steadily growing, Anne also gets together that I was a Monotone? I wonder “My husband, Larry, is a veteri- as is this form of medicine. She with Marguerite “Margot” where the others are now? I’m narian and owns Hyannis feels she has finally found her Woodworth Seefeld and Anne afraid I don’t remember who was Animal Hospital [on Cape Cod, path and the challenge it offers Pouch, who has a thriving in the group in ’67-’68. [Anne MA]. My son, Grant, is a junior daily. Good luck, Gillie, and bead business. Anne Hayward Wadsworth Markle and Debby at Georgetown University in thanks for the note! I was keeps busy doing tax credit Hendrycy Stone are 2 members Washington, DC, and my daugh- thrilled to see my old buddy, transactions at a large law firm. that your class correspondent ter, Kate, is a sophomore at the Anne Felton Severance, during recalls.] What fun we had! The Univ. of AZ in Tucson. I work the Christmas season. She was father of one of the girls had us in 3 yarn shops, teaching and in her car staring at me and I sing in Boston. How special we designing sweaters. Life is great!” was staring back at her, both 1972 felt! That’s a good memory! wondering “is it or isn’t it, and Linda Kelly Graves Please don’t lose my e-mail should I talk with her?” Well, it 880 Tannery Drive address, as I love ‘being in touch’ 1969 Reunion was pretty funny. She looked Wayne, PA 19087-2343 again! I didn’t count the friend- great and life is great for her and (610) 688-0230 ships I made at Colby at the Deborah “Debi” Adams her husband, Ted, with their e-mail: [email protected] time, but now treasure memories Johnston boys away at school. At 53 I’ve I, Linda “Kelly” Graves, would of some of those with whom I 3727 Moorland Drive lost some of my memory so love to have something to write was close. Has anyone heard Charlotte, NC 28226-1120 please, Anne, write and give me for this column because I know from Victoria “Vicky” Stein? (704) 542-6244 your e-mail and tell me where you open the magazine directly She was my roommate in my e-mail: [email protected] the boys are at school. Susan to our class notes as soon as you freshman year, and I haven’t any Perkins Parker writes that after Marni Fowler Most sent along receive it. I do, too, and I wrote idea how she is, or where she is! raising 5 children (not all are on a note to the Alumni Office the column! Alas, there is no My most memorable teacher was their own yet) she is studying reading, “Art and I have left news to share. I would like to Dean Eleanor Dodd. I credit her for a new career in medical New England for sunny south FL. say that I think I will survive the with my present success. She transcription. She loves it, His job transfer necessitated the college application process for made very sure I succeeded and although the work is intense. move, but it has proved to be a my oldest child. We are down to graduated, in spite of myself! I She recently had a fabulous fun one. Our daughters, Lisa and the final 2 schools (a new form will never forget her! Keep the experience traveling to China Lindsey, have both graduated of “March Madness”) and now faith.” Ann Takala Boule said and visiting her oldest daughter, from college and think home we scramble for the last look and that wedding plans are nearly who has been living there for visits are like Spring Break all final decision. Stay tuned. Hope complete for daughter, Kimberly, 3 years. A note from Christine over again!” Marni is retired, and you are all well. Call a Colby- who is 29. She will be getting Jackman Anderson says she’s enjoys painting and having the Sawyer friend and have a nice married July 19 of this year. been living in the San Francisco time and energy to enjoy life. chat and then send me the news! Their other daughter, Kristin, Bay area since graduating from The Alumni Office did hear from 27, and her husband, Grant, are Colby then Berkeley. Chris is Nancy Apthorp Barnhart. expecting their 1st—a little girl married with 2 great children, Nancy’s oldest son recently —also in July. “So we will be 1970 Jozy (12) and Leah (11). Congrats moved to Los Angeles with his having a rather busy, but exciting Gail Remick Hoage go to me with a new addition to band, trying their hand in the summer.” After reading the last 64 Valley Road our family, Nicholas William music world. Her husband, publication of our Alumni New Durham, NH 03855 Davenhall Jr, who arrived Jan. Mike, is still recovering from an Magazine, Susan Sandberg (603) 859-3241 29, ’03! The new mom and dad accident, which resulted in a Dwyer contacted me to e-mail: [email protected] are great and my 12-year-old son, broken femur. His accident find Judith “Judi” Cook Jarrod, feels like a big brother Hoping if you still have snow happened last June in their Kestenbaum. They did connect instead of an uncle. I am too and you’re stuck inside, you backyard in the isolated town and are now in the process young to be a grammie! Looking New Englanders might take a of Stehekin, WA. Modern tech- of trying to get in touch with forward to hearing from some of minute to e-mail me some of nology saved him, as there are Sallie Saunders March and you, and via e-mail is best. your news. Notes from Susan no telephones in their mountain Lisa Dillmann Cox to plan a Bonanno say she’s back in New Please see In Fond Memory community. Mike crawled 40 reunion. Their last group reunion London with her daughter as yards to their house to get to the was in NYC right after gradua- her neighbor! She gave up computer desk. He was able to tion from Colby. Judi Cook Boston city life to start a law pull down the keyboard to e-mail

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 67 daughter Mary, 24, is settling in has spent some time traveling “Hi to everyone who was on the Change of address? Boston. My son, David, 20, and recently in Europe. They skied 3rd floor of Best. I would love to Looking for classmates? daughter Liz, 18, are both at in Italy with the family of one hear from all of you! Drop me an James Madison University in of their 10 foreign exchange e-mail ([email protected]).” Need information about the VA. I am enjoying single life and students, and then visited his Melissa Langa has been married college or your reunion? trying to get in as much travel family on the Island of Gotland to Jeff Wulfson (Dartmouth Contributing news for your as possible, as well as visiting in Sweden last fall. To top it off, 1971) for 26 happy years, 21 class column? Colby alums Elizabeth “Betsy” his aunt and cousins came to RI lived in Brookline, MA. Their Ordering CSC merchandise Monogan Heitz and Jan Lyle for a 2 week visit over the past daughter, Kate, is a sophomore from the Marketplace? Malcolm.” Jan, what are you up winter holidays! Sharon and at Reed College in Portland, OR. to? You live in the same town her husband are planning on Their son, Jim, is an avid sports as Patricia “Pattie” Crowell designing and building a new fan, and a sophomore at the U e Mitchell. She and her husband home in NH and are looking of Missouri (Go Tigers!). After celebrated their 26th anniversary forward to being back on the earning her BA from Douglas in May! Their oldest, Chip, is in water again. Elizabeth “Betsy” College (NJ) and a law degree law school, Matthew is at Elmira Williams Shake is a spiritual from American University, E-mail us at: College, and Joy has just finished director in Syracuse, NY. She Melissa worked for a few years [email protected] her sophomore year in high and her husband, Jim, recently for the federal government liti- school. Hey, Pattie, can you talk enjoyed a wonderful few days gating sex, race, and age discrimi- Nancy, who was at their other her into going to Colby? Pattie snorkeling, relaxing, and dining nation cases in the federal circuit house in Wenatchee, WA, where lives in Barrington, RI, works part at beautiful Caneel Bay on courts of appeal. Then, after their other son attends high time and does volunteer work, St. John’s Island. They have a raising her family, she got a school. Nancy was able to contact and they all enjoy sailing in the 15-year-old son. Paula Smith, master’s in law in taxation at the National Park Service via summer. The RI coast is stunning! Elizabeth “Beth” Hammond- BU School of Law. Last year radio telephone so that Mike Jane Haslun Schwab, did you Robinson, Elizabeth “Libby” she became a partner at a firm could receive emergency medical see that Sandy (above) also has Rowan Hargrove, Marie recently renamed Bove & Langa. attention. Mike was airlifted by a daughter at James Madison Mulhall Roome, Lisa Loehr In her “spare time” she co- helicopter to the hospital in University? Maybe you could Weihe, Patricia “Patty” Weliska authors a “Trusts & Estates” Wenatchee. On a more positive carpool, as Lindsay Schwab has Clarke, Catherine “Cathy” column for the local legal news- note, Nancy and Mike completed just completed her sophomore Fontaine Cantwell, and anyone paper, and teaches a course in their 2nd photography book, year there. Her sister, Taylor, else, if you are reading this, then estate planning at the BU Law which is a photographic essay just graduated high school in please e-mail me your latest. School. Porsche Pierson Ashford of Holden Village. Warwick, RI. Is she going to Ciao! P.S. In the next issue, I is married to Brian, whom she’s Colby, Jane? Seriously, Jane is a would like to include what known since they were 11 years teacher assistant at the junior you did to celebrate your 50th old! They’ll celebrate their 10th high in Warwick, RI, where they birthday! Please e-mail me with anniversary this summer. Porsche 1973 live. Debbie Morrill, would your story. It can be fiction or spent 14 years as an active duty Nancy R. Messing you please e-mail me? Sharon non-fiction. If you chose to naval officer and then 6 inactive 205 South Fairfax Street Sawyer Cross has been busy ignore it and hide under your years in the Reserves. About Denver, CO 80246-1142 these days. In between writing bed, that’s ok, too. 12 years ago, she moved to (303) 388-5263 and illustrating some children’s Richmond, VA, to head up Navy E-mail: [email protected] books that she wrote, Sharon Officer Recruiting for VA. Until A warm hello to you all! If you has been designing and con- Reunion Dec., she was the director of structing sets for The Encore Rep. 1974 sales and marketing for Theatre were not at our 30th Reunion, Susan “Sue” Brown Warner then you missed it! A good time Company in RI. Since that wasn’t Virginia, a professional LORT enough, Sharon is now acting 48 Spring Street theater until the theater closed was had by all. It is so easy to Greenwich, CT 06830-6129 e-mail me with your news. Please with the company as well, and its doors. She is now focusing on will play the part of Sheila in a (203) 629-1454 “Societe 1066 - Paris Vacation let me know what you are up to, e-mail: [email protected] if you have children and what performance of “A Chorus Line.” Properties,” a real estate business they are into these days, or Their son will enter his sopho- Hi all! Greetings from CT. she and Brian started last year. perhaps you took a nice vacation more year at Keene State College Here’s some news: Susan “Sue” They currently have an apart- somewhere, and, who do you and is studying elementary edu- Marcotte-Jenkins has a new ment for rent in the 7th keep in touch with? If you have cation. Their daughter is a very position as the executive director Arrondissment, very near the lost touch with someone, I can gregarious 8-year-old who sounds of the Birchtree Center for Eiffel Tower. It’s available on a help you reconnect. Alexandra like her mother; she is into jazz, Children in Portsmouth, NH. weekly basis or as a time-share. “Sandy” Cumings Sullivan tap, ballet, voice, piano, theater The center provides educational It sleeps 4, as long as you don’t writes, “I am starting year #3 at and soccer, and wants to add on services to children with autism mind sleeping in pairs! It is Edward Jones Investments. My guitar. The Sawyer-Cross family and their families. Dale Carder completely equipped, right Van Wart lives in Sudbury, MA, down to hair dryer, DVD/CD with her 2 girls, ages 12 and 14. player (with DVDs and CDs), Author? Musician? Artist? Both girls are active in soccer, ski- and an ever-growing library of ing, riding, and tennis. She is an guidebooks. If you’re interested, Send us reviews of your work, publicity photos, administrative manager for the you can contact Porsche at press releases, whatever you have. State Highway Department. She [email protected]. Porsche notes, “I always enjoy reading We’d love to feature your talent in your deals directly with “The Big Dig,” budget, and plans the tours. the class update in the alumni Colby-Sawyer Alumni Magazine. Mary Jo Rollins Gauthier writes, magazine and hope that others

68 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE will sit down and e-mail you.” You go, girl! Come on, let’s hear from more of you so this column ALUMNI SP TLIGHT can rock! Sarah J. Minor ’76

1975 ’’A rt for the floor.” That’s how Portsmouth, Laurie Ferguson N.H., artist Sarah J. Minor describes her work. PO Box 150 And if you want to get a good look at her Andover, NH 03216-0150 pieces, at your feet is precisely where you’ll (603) 735-6420 have to look, as Sarah specializes in distinctive, e-mail: [email protected] hand-painted canvas floor cloths. Well, I haven’t heard a peep Floor cloths have been used in the United from anyone, so you’re stuck States since the 1700s. In fact, Sarah says her with news about me. I’m still in pieces are a re-invention of what the colonists Andover, running my Ferguson used in their homes. Their floor cloths were Communications business, and made from the sails of ships. The sails were raising 2 “growin’ fast” boys. The painted, often with the use of stenciling, and new news is that I’m engaged to then they were treated with linseed oil. Today, Allen Koop, whom many of you Sarah uses cotton duck, which she describes as may remember from Colby- a thicker version of an artist’s canvas. Her pieces Sawyer days as that very tough, are painted with exterior paints and primers but cute, history professor. Small and acrylics. They are also treated with a special world, eh? Somebody...any- artist’s varnish, which provides durability and body...please write soon so I lasting beauty. don’t have to fill up this space Floor cloth artists are quite unique. Sarah with wedding details. gives her floor cloths a “painterly quality,” so they stand out. Her themes tend to be nature oriented, particularly focusing on fruits, 1976 vegetables, and flowers. She paints custom She eventually became frustrated, realizing that Janet Spurr pieces, and her creative work can also be this “art” was not her “art.” Seven years ago 203 Washington Street #2 found on placemats. she returned to New Hampshire and decided it Marblehead, MA 01945 Following her graduation from Colby was time to sink or swim. She put her first floor (781) 639-1008 Junior College in 1976, Sarah went on to the cloths into a gallery and they began to sell e-mail: [email protected] University of New Hampshire, where she rapidly. She began working out of her home Marcia Abbott has been living received her bachelor’s degree in studio art. She and her increasing success allowed her to in Wellesley, MA, for the past then took a job in the Financial Aid Department move into her own studio three years ago. 18 years with her husband, Tom at UNH. Sarah knew art was her calling and, To have a closer look at Sarah’s work, Clemow. They will celebrate their after five years, decided to leave her job in you can visit her studio at The Button Factory 20th anniversary this year! They academia. She went on to work in women’s in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She’ll also be have a son, Dane, who is a retail, managing stores in York Village, Maine, at the Marblehead (Massachusetts) Arts & sophomore at Middlesex School and then in Farmington, Connecticut. During Crafts Festival over July Fourth Weekend, and in Concord, MA, and a daughter, this time she used her artistic sensibility in at the Camden (Maine) Arts & Crafts Festival Grace, who is a 7th grader at fashion, merchandising, and window displays. on July 19 and 20. Wellesley Middle School. Having her son in Concord provides Marcia will plenty of excuses to drop by and visit Martha different side of the business,” telecommunications industry along a note to the Alumni “Marty” Stengel Ryan. Marcia wrote Marcia. Marcia still hears ever since graduating from Office reading, “This may not be says she and Marty always have from Teri Sandberg Kilarski ’77, college, and she loves her the typical ‘class note,’ but I’m plenty to talk and laugh about! as they occasionally exchange career. She is looking for Debra wondering how other Colgate “On the professional side, I am e-mails and the annual Christmas “Debbie” Bray Mitchell ’79 and folks are doing? I was so sad to coming up on 9 years with card. Teri’s children are the same Suzanne Michaud Diddel ’77, read of Jody Peterson Morrison’s VERITAS Software, where I am ages as Marcia’s. Marcia would and would love to hear how passing. It sure brought back the director of sales for New love to know the whereabouts everyone is doing. Priscilla memories. My prayers are with England. It’s a great company, of Claudia Behrer Froehlich! Walker Dallmus of Acton, her family. I recently saw Betty. and they have encouraged my Leslie Jenik Baker has been mar- MA, is the proud, busy mom It took me a minute to recognize professional development with ried to her wonderful husband, of Christian, her 12-year-old her, as I think the aging process leadership programs and training. Jim, for the last 22 years. Their son, and Sage, her 10-year-old skipped over her! I hope others Most recently, I have participated daughter, Alison, is married, and daughter. She regularly sees class- are well, also. Nancy, Sarah, on the integration team for the their twin daughters, Amanda mates, friends, and fellow Acton Peggy, Elaine, Kim, Marcia, acquisition of a company in the and Adrienne, graduated high residents Elizabeth “Betsy” Hill and Sue: I would love to hear Boston area that we are buying. school in May. Leslie has been an Lynch, Lynn Specker Martin, from you! Please e-mail me: It’s given me a glimpse of a executive in the electronics and and Ann Erickson Shaw. [email protected].” Barbara Casey Howard sent

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 69 brought her family to see CSC with Holly Spoerl Coombs ’83 and is surprised how much it has recently. She is married to Chris 1977 changed over the last 25 years! 1980 and has 2 young sons. I would Patricia “Pat” Ryan Eline She hates to even admit it has Natalie “Lee” Hartwell Jackson love to hear from more of you. 30 Melanie Circle been that long. Bizzy has 3 Cypress Creek Estates Susanne Schaffer Garrity Seekonk, MA 02771-3712 children, Tom (16), Hannah (12), 6180 9th Avenue Circle NE graduated from Salem State last (401) 254-2162 and Mack (8), and teaches art for Bradenton, FL 34202-0561 May with a master’s degree in e-mail: [email protected] their Catholic school and is the (941) 747-0406 early childhood education. She technical support team for her e-mail: [email protected] wrote, “During my studies, I met family. Bizzy is hoping that all of Please see In Fond Memory and became friends with Natalie 1978 her Colby dorm mates will write Ciulla, a Colby-Sawyer graduate so she can hear what they are all from the class of ’99 and a 1st Jody Hambley Cooper up to! Susan Baker Atwater has grade teacher in Lynn, MA. PO Box 333 been busy with her 2 daughters’ 1981 Natalie and I shared many great New London, NH 03257-0333 activities. Lauren (15) plays high Pamela “Pam” Aigeltinger stories about Colby-Sawyer. (603) 526-4667 school varsity soccer and basket- Lyons We were both inspired by Dr. e-mail: [email protected] ball, and will be starting track. 436 Round Hill Road Clement. I’m still making great Carol DiGennaro Meyer lives in Meredith (10) plays soccer, bas- Saint Davids, PA 19087 friends from Colby-Sawyer!” Gaithersburg, MD (a suburb of ketball, softball, trumpet, violin, (610) 989-0551 DC), where she has been for the double bass, and sings in the Lynn Guerra Wilson last 21 years. Her oldest, Katie, choir. Susan loves watching 197 Old Spring Street graduated high school last year them participate in all of their 1982 Arlington, MA 02476 and after spending last fall at activities, as it ends up being Melissa Buckley Sammarco (781) 643-3638 East Carolina University, opted fun for them rather than a Viale Alessandro Magno, 446 e-mail: [email protected] to come home, as the party burden. Lori Porter Mead says 00124 Rome scene was way too intense. She “hi” to all the gals who lived in Hello to all classmates. My Italy attended the local community Austin ’76-’78. If any of you family and I (Pamela “Pam” 011-39-06-509-8273 college for the spring semester would like to send her an e-mail Aigeltlinger Lyons) had the E-mail: [email protected] and will transfer somewhere ([email protected]), good fortune to visit New Editor’s Note: A warm welcome, for the fall. Jenna (15) is a she would love to catch up with London over winter break. The and special thank you, to Melissa sophomore in high school and you. Lori is married and has a campus looked beautiful covered Buckley Sammarco, who has loves it and Robert (11) is in the wonderful 21/2-year-old son, in close to 2 feet of snow. If you volunteered to serve as 1982 6th grade at the middle school, Porter. I, Jody Hambley Cooper, haven’t visited Colby-Sawyer class correspondent. where Carol works part time as am still working towards my recently, I suggest you check it an assistant in the library. She M.Ed. with a concentration in out. Nancy Michaelson Burke I thought I’d give a shot at being loves her job, especially working school counseling at Plymouth and her daughter, Bridget, paid the class correspondent for the “school hours,” which gives her State College and hope to me a visit at Lake Sunapee this class of 1982. It’s hard to believe the flexibility with the kids. graduate by spring ’04 after an past summer. We took our more than 20 years have passed Carol’s husband of almost 23 internship in the fall. I can’t daughters to Colby-Sawyer and since we graduated from CSC. years, Rick, works in DC for a believe that I’m that close to the revisited Abbey. We also took a I am living in Rome, Italy, with trade association and travels end! I still live in New London road trip to Dartmouth for a my husband, Paolo, and our 2 quite a bit. They enjoy the DC and have a son, Josh (20), who quick peek at Sigma Nu. I spoke children, Matteo (6) and Isabella area and all it has to offer, with is a sophomore at Muhlenberg (2). I met my husband on a ski the exception of the sniper College in Allentown, PA, attacks last fall, which she says double majoring in accounting gave whole new meaning to and music, although he is grocery shopping, pumping gas now thinking of changing over in a crouched position, and to finance. constantly looking over their shoulders. Carol still keeps in touch with her roommate, Reunion Elisabeth “Lisa” Moles Sykes 1979 ’79, who lives in Chicago. Lisa’s Class Correspondent Needed job periodically brings her to Editor’s Note: Special thanks to DC, which gives them time to Ann B. Waggaman, who served as spend together. Carol also still 1979 class correspondent from hears from Nancy Barnes 1980 – March 2003. Berkeley ’76 and Katherine Please send your news to the “Vinnie” Burke ’76. They try Alumni Office. Your classmates and have their mini-reunion would love to hear about what every year and are overdue at is happening in your lives. this point! Elizabeth “Bizzy” Edwards Bunbury has been Debra “Debby” Taubert Morris married and living in St. writes, “Long time, no see! Life is Petersburg, FL, for 20 years good in Southern CA. The kids now. She admits that she looks are already 11 years old! Send me Master Degrees. Susanne Schaffer Garrity ’81 (l) and Natalie Ciulla ’99 met forward to reading about what an e-mail to [email protected] while completing graduate work in early childhood education at Salem State is going on at CSC. Last year she to let me know where you are!” College in Salem, Massachusetts. Both graduated with honors.

70 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE computer, so drop her a line at industry, and as a former PGA functions given by various [email protected]. Tricia tour player, was hoping to qualify organizations. Anne will also be Connelly Reggio just moved for the Senior PGA tour this making appearances until a new into a new house in Belmont, spring. Wendy and Scot also Mrs. Essex County is crowned. MA, in Sept. She is working for a work together on their own She wrote, “I entered because home-based business in the well- Internet/e-commerce business. one of my friends is a former ness industry. The information Elizabeth “Betsy” Baldwin Mrs. Essex and she encouraged she supports she says is “some- Levick is currently living in me. My husband also thought thing every mother should know Stuart, FL, with her husband, it would be a great thing to do. about.” She attended Kathleen Bruce, and their 3 children, I’ve met a lot of really nice “Kathy” Bernardi Crosby’s 40th Meghan (15), Kristina (11), people and it’s been fun.” Other birthday party in Nov. She said and Reid (5). Between helping than that, Anne is busy with 2 Kathy “looks great, and the party with homework and driving her girls, ages 4 and 10, a full time was a blast!” Kimberly “Kim” children from the ice skating job, and volunteer work in her Boyle Birrell, and her family rink, the T-ball field, and the community. She recently enjoyed just returned from DE to visit tennis courts, Betsy has found a trip to the UK, visiting friends her roommate Martha Monroe time to take a real estate course and doing some sightseeing in Callahan and her family. While and play on a tennis team. She Scotland and England. there, they were blocked in a sends best wishes to all of her big snowstorm. Kim is working CSC classmates! part-time at the American Reunion Mrs. Essex County, Massachusetts. Mathematical Society, were she 1984 Anne Hills Barrett ’83 was crowned is able to take summers off. She Lisa Reon Barnes Mrs. Essex County, Massachusetts has 2 daughters, Kelsey (13) and 1983 11 Allen Place in October 2002. Mackenzie (9), and both are very Patricia “Pati” Woodburn Sudbury, MA 01776 Cloutier (978) 443-6816 holiday in Switzerland 14 years involved in school, sports, and 232 US Highway 202 e-mail: [email protected] ago. He then came to Boston and have better social lives than she Bennington, NH 03442-4127 received a Ph.D from MIT. We and her husband do. Margaret Editor’s Notes: Special thanks to (603) 588-4307 have been living in Italy for the Chidlaw wrote to me and out- Robin Tobin Dwyer, who served e-mail: past 6 years now, the first 5 lined the last 20 years of her life. as 1984 class correspondent from [email protected] years in the city of Milan. My She received her biology degree 1996 – February 2003. husband is a professor in the form Case Western Reserve Anne Hills Barrett was crowned department of civil engineering University in Cleveland, OH, and Mrs. Essex County (MA) in Oct. at the University of Rome. I am a then worked for Molecular Bio (See her photo on this page.) full-time “Mamma,” and keep Lab for 3 years, studying fruit Contestants were judged on 1985 myself busy running the home fly DNA. She decided that was appearance, public speaking, Stephanie Greene Cascais and surviving in a foreign coun- “boring” and moved to and service to the community. 100 Robert Place try. I also teach English to 1st Steamboat Springs, CO, and During this year through Oct. Stewartsville, NJ 08886 graders, and love to work in my worked at a ski resort for 3 years 2003, she will be appearing in (908) 479-1075 garden in my spare time. Rome is (taking photos of tourists skiing, parades and attending dinner e-mail: [email protected] beautiful, the weather delightful, waitressing, and working for a and the food just wonderful. hot air balloon company.) She Drop me a line; I would love to then moved to Boulder and hear from my classmates. Linda has migrated through a series of “Perl” Perley Stefanik, is living jobs. She’s now at a software in Manchester, NH, with her implementation company doing husband, Rick, and 2 daughters, payroll and accounting and can Mandi (18) and Sarah (14). She see herself doing it forever. She and Rick celebrated their 19th says it’s very interesting to see wedding anniversary on March how her life has flowed to some- 24. Mandi graduated high school thing she really enjoys. She has in June and has plans to attend done extensive traveling all over college. She was 4th in her class Europe, including Tanzania for a out of 500! Linda is not working, safari, and Baja, Mexico, to see as she was permanently disabled baby gray whales. She lives in from an accident while living in Erie, CO, with her boyfriend, Ty, AZ. Her husband owns his own and 2 cats. Plans to marry may company, so she helps out how- be in the future. Carol Engan is ever she can with the business. living in central FL, and sent me Mostly she is at home or chauf- a picture of herself and her 2 feuring the children around. boys. Wendy Wescott Ramsay Her dad lives in a little town on has been happily married to her Lake Champlain, NY, and a new husband, Scot, since ’94. Wendy Class of 1983 Mini-Reunion. Every year, these ladies from the class of ’83, is a stay-at-home mom to their neighbor moved in: Nick Muller! along with their spouses and children, get together for a mini-reunion. This 4-year-old son, Scotland, and she She says he is doing well. Perl year they gathered at the home of Jenn Parisella in Beverly, Massachusetts. cherishes every minute of it. Scot would love to hear from any- Attendees included (l to r) Bess Ratcliffe Hutchison, Jenn Parisella, Kim body, as she is often on the works in advertising for the golf Quercia-Leone, and Penny Hanson Moschella.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 71 Editor’s Note: Special thanks to programs. Her family loves to Cara Landen Wall, who served travel, and most recently took a as 1985 class correspondent from cruise to the Caribbean. Sandra 1991 – February 2003. A warm stays in touch with many of her welcome, and special thank you, Best Dorm friends. Julie Gregory to Stephanie Greene Cascais, Vogan has been married for 17 who has volunteered to take over years to Jonathan Vogan (ENT as class correspondent. physician), and they have 4 children: 3 boys and 1 girl, ages I am delighted to be the new 5 to 16 years old. After 10 years correspondent for the class of of Navy life, they are “back 1985! As you may have already home” as civilians in western heard, Cara Landen Wall has NY, where both Julie and Jon decided to spend more quality grew up. Julie wrote, “I have time with her family and various been a full-time homemaker for activities. I am sure you join me 16 years, since our 1st child was in thanking her for a job well born, and continue to use my done over the past few years and ‘nursing skills’ on the home appreciate all of her efforts in front and elsewhere. We’re very keeping us well informed. Thank involved in our church (Bible you, Cara! Remember back to the Presbyterian), where I teach spring of 1985? We thought we Children’s Church and help in Class of 1988 Mini-Reunion. This group of alums from the class of ’88 would keep in touch with our the nursery, and have kept busy gathered for a mini-reunion with their children. (L to r) Dale Thurber O’Leary Colby Sawyer “families” forever, taking “Precepts” Bible study with her daughter, Maggie; Jennifer Wilkinson Bussey with her children, but time somehow has a way of courses in most of the churches Elizabeth (left), Kate (right), and Christopher (front left); and Katey Long getting in the way. One of the we’ve been a part of. I have also Holtgrave with her sons, David (left) and Mark (right). best ways to keep in touch with loved helping in the local public former classmates is through the schools that our kids have “Is anyone sensing that single college and is interning at a radio Colby-Sawyer Alumni Magazine, so attended.” Carla R. Byers says, sex education is important to station. He really seems to enjoy please keep me informed so we “I’m ashamed to say that this is me?” wrote Carla. My personal the activities and may pursue can re-connect with old friends. the first time I’ve shared what life is boring at best. I'm still a career in broadcasting. The Perhaps you got a new job, took I’ve been up to, primarily single-and-still-looking with no middle son recently graduated an exciting vacation, had a new because my professional career children,” says Carla. She keeps from high school and has his addition to the family, volun- has been all over the place!” in touch with Kara Sumner ’86, heart set on being a marine teered for a special project, or After graduation, she was accept- who is doing very well and living biologist. This has always been went back to New London for a ed to law school in NYC. on Cape Cod. Kara owns a house his life-long dream and he is visit. Whatever the news, please “Needless to say, I was thankful cleaning business and is a book- working very hard in school to share it with me so that I can for the amount of work that keeper for several small business- make it a reality. The 14-year-old share it with the rest of the class. came with the American Studies es. Carla also noted, “Since I keep girl is the dreamer. Being the I would love to hear from you! major since it seemed as though up-to-date on what’s happening only girl with 2 brothers has Here are what some of our class- I was reading 500 pages of briefs, at Colby- Sawyer, I was thrilled made her a very strong and mates are up to: Sandra Beattie cases and opinions per night,” to learn that Margaret “Peg” independent young woman. Hand and her husband, Mike, commented Carla. Following law Rogers Andrews is working in She is very active in school and have 3 children, 9-year-old David school, she moved back to MA the Advancement Office. She already has a boyfriend! Poor and 7-year-old twins, Jennifer and, disillusioned with the law, forwarded my e-mail to Marty dad! After the long, cold winter, and Steven. She is on the Vestry (“I concentrated on criminal law Cross and I hope to see her this I was thrilled to get back out on and is assistant Sunday school and had the “privilege” of spend- summer.” Should anyone care to the course to play lots of golf. superintendent of her church. ing most days with one of the correspond with Carla, you can Originally I began playing Sandra is also involved with many attempted prosecutions reach her at [email protected]. I, because my husband played, the PTA and town recreation of John Gotti,” she remarked.), Stephanie Greene Cascais, still but I am now hooked. Last year, she decided to take a job with a work for M&M/MARS in NJ, but I came in overall 4th (1st for non-profit called Elderhostel. She recently transferred jobs and now women) in our company golf Make Colby-Sawyer an traveled the country and decided work as a project manager in the league! In addition to golfing, on-line favorite. that she really liked the function sales division. Although it has I have taken up running and of marketing. After 5 years with been rather frightening at times, weight training. Although the Elderhostel, she decided to pursue overall the change has been health benefits have been an MBA. Carla graduated from great! My new job allows me to wonderful, I have found both Simmons School of Management travel a lot, which is wonderful sports a wonderful way to relieve in 1997 and became a consultant since this winter in NJ has been tension and stress. I hope to take with an economic development rather bleak. I have 3 stepchil- a trip back to New London this firm. She worked primarily with dren, ages 14, 17, and 19, so summer with my husband and non-profits, helping them com- needless to say, we are experienc- show him the beautiful campus Visit us on the web at pete for federal money. During ing those wonderful teenage of Colby-Sawyer. www.colby-sawyer.edu this time, she found that she was years. Yikes! It always amazes me and add our newly redesigned more of a fundraiser than any- how they feel they know so home page to your thing. Carla is currently a major much more than everyone else. “favorites” list. gifts officer at Smith College. The oldest is a freshman in

72 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE She has been in the field of ophthalmic photography for 1986 16 years and absolutely loves it. Sallianne Ficara Lake Before moving to NC, she was at 15 River Road the Univ. of Miami. Working in Stratham, NH 03885 an academic atmosphere she has (603) 772-1760 had several opportunities to give e-mail: [email protected] lectures and to attend several Hello, everyone! Sorry my educational meetings throughout addition to the class column did the country. She has been the not get in the last publication. assistant editor of the Journal of Life has a way of running away Ophthalmic Photography for 5 from me sometimes. Since my years and she loves receiving arti- last column, I have heard from cles from colleagues from around Patricia “Tricia” Spiegel the world. Rachel Hobbie has Montville, who wishes everyone been keeping me informed about well and is thrilled to be expect- things going on at CSC. “Red” ing a 2nd baby in Aug. Her 1st hasn't changed a bit. As for me, son is 2 and seems to understand Sallianne Ficara Lake, I have that there is a baby coming soon! been doing human resource Scheer Wedding. These ladies had the opportunity to reconnect at the Patricia is still working as a consulting for the last year and wedding of their friend and classmate, Kim Devers Scheer ’88 (not pictured). recruiter from home and feeling have enjoyed the flexibility it has The group includes (l to r) Kathy Whalen Swanson ’88, Michelle Hieber grateful that she continues to given me with my 2 sons. My McElya ’89, Nancy Nickerson Nunes ’88, Michelle Cucuel Couture ’88, have steady work in this difficult husband, Rich, has recently and Lisa Avery ’88. economy. Karen Williams Jason opened his own business doing writes she is still very busy as in-home networking and com- heart goes out to her and her Banker Watson Realty. Katrina the director of planning and puter support. My sons are grow- family. She wrote, “I married Ed also just happens to be the construction at Bridgewater State ing quickly; Ben is 6 and will be Clark in ’94 and we have (had) assistant in the realty office and College, while pursuing her playing baseball in the spring 3 boys. Liam is 7, Cameron is 4, recently sat for her licensing master’s degree at night. She and Chris, who is now 4, keeps and Baxter was born June 21, exam. Her husband is an archi- should graduate in the spring of us all busy. I hope you are well 2001 and died of SIDS July 14, tect who has been working in ’04. She thoroughly enjoyed a and wish us all safety and peace. 2001. We only had him for 23 Middlebury, VT (45 minutes family vacation in Key West in days, but now we have someone away), for the last 71/2 years. April. Selbie, age 11, and Jesse, up above keeping an eye on us! Liam is in 2nd grade and Cam age 6, are very involved in soccer, 1987 I held a fundraiser last year called goes to daycare for a half-day Baxter’s Scavenger Hunt to raise weekdays. They were very busy baseball, softball, and 4-H, as Sudie Brown Danaher money for the National SIDS with all the snow during the well as their school activities. 51 Stepstone Hill Road Alliance, Inc. based in Baltimore, winter. Liam took snowboarding Molly O’Shea Piercy writes that Guilford, CT 06437 for SIDS research, education, and lessons and Cam skied. Katrina’s she’s still working for Sysco as a (203) 453-9544 outreach. We made $10,000.” family is restoring an 1876 house sales rep and loves it. She has e-mail: [email protected] been married now for 16 months. Katrina runs a little graphics in the historic district in Rutland She sees Bermie, Sally Mac, and business (no employees other (“Didn’t think we had one, did Cricket all the time. Martha than herself) and does mostly you?” she joked) and have been Hamilton Davidson has moved 1988 real estate ads for the newspapers for the last 6 years. It had not to Fairhope, AL. I also heard Sarah “Sally” Peper Tompkins and a 16-page, 4-color magazine been lived in for more than 40 from Heidi Carlton Herlihy. 1 Peach Highlands Street for her one big client, Coldwell years, and had been used as a Many of you may remember Marblehead, MA 01945 bookstore for about 10 years in Heidi who was at CSC for her (781) 631-8631 the ’80s. I also had an e-mail freshman year and then went e-mail: [email protected] from Kathleen “Kathy” Whalen off to Bentley College. She has Swanson, who is enjoying every It is nice to have spring/summer worked with firms such as moment with her new daughter, here at last after a long and cold Deloitte & Touche in Boston, a Tatum. She wanted me to include winter! Although, I must say the smaller firm in Marblehead, went these great wedding pictures, skiing was great. My 5-year-old, into business for herself, and from her own and Kimberly Buck, is almost keeping up with now is working as a CFO for one “Kim” Devers Scheer’s nuptials! me now and my 21/2-year-old, of her former clients. Heidi was Congratulations to you both. Caroline, is learning and not married in 1989 to her husband, Catherine “Kate” Long inclined to be left behind. We Cutter. She has an 11-year-old Holtgrave is still living in spend a good amount of time in daughter, Katie, and a 9-year-old Louisville, KY, with her husband, the winter in ME at Sugarloaf son, Will. She remembers her Bob, and their 2 children, 9-year- (my husband, Tom, is a Colby great times at CSC and wishes old David and 7-year-old Mark. graduate.) I understand that CSC everyone well. Karen McHugh Kate enjoys running, and she was in the snow belt this year let me know she has been participated in a half-marathon and the skiing at Mt. Sunapee working at Wake Forest in April. Melissa Clemons was great. Remember those days Whalen/Swanson Wedding. Kathy University Medical School in Russell is living in Freeland, WA. skiing at King Ridge? I had a nice Whalen Swanson ’88 on her January Winston-Salem, NC, in the 12, 2002, wedding day with her She was writing to let me know e-mail from Katrina Wing Clark, Ophthalmology Department. maid of honor, Lisa Avery ’88. that unfortunately she would not with some very sad news. My be able to attend reunion this

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 73 year. We certainly missed her, as well as the rest of you who weren’t able to attend our 15th 1992 Reunion. It is so nice to be in Jennifer Barrett Sawyer touch with so many of you. 57 Field Road Keep the e-mails coming! Marston Mills, MA 02648 Happy summer! (508) 428-9766 e-mail: jensawyercapecod Please see In Fond Memory @aol.com Kelly Lynch Reunion 2071 Plymouth Street, #D 1989 Mountain View, CA 94043 Heidi Van Wagenen Day 650-960-3629 167 Collins Drive e-mail: [email protected] Travis AFB, CA 94535 (707) 437-4215 Well, my husband and I, e-mail: daydreamquilts Jennifer “Jen” Barrett Sawyer, @hotmail.com are expecting another potential CSC class member (the class of Hotz/Díaz Wedding. Beatriz Hotz 2024) in late July. We are very Díaz ’93 and her husband, José exited and our daughter, Maddie, Manuel Díaz, are all smiles on their 1990 will be glad to have someone to August 12, 2002, wedding day in Janette Robinson Harrington play with! Janel McDonald Family Affair. Lisa Adami Weldon La Coruña, Spain. 13 Sherwood Road Lawton and her hubby, Shad, ’93 with her husband, John, and Hingham, MA 02043 expected their 1st child in May. their daughter, Daniella. (781) 749-2571 Alycia Calavito Park and her e-mail: [email protected] husband, Dave, have purchased stories. Surprisingly, Carol and I a “fixer upper” in CT and are live only 15 minutes away from keeping themselves busy with each other. She is living in that never-ending project. Alexis Cupertino, CA, and working in 1991 Redwood City, CA. Carol is an Trowbridge Scavetta ’93 ran Gretchen Garceau-Kragh her 1st Boston Marathon in instructor at BOK Ranch, a 315 Adams Street April. Way to go, Lex! I had non-profit organization that San Antonio, TX 78210 the pleasure of bumping into provides therapeutic horseback (210) 226-7079 Elizabeth “Liz” Dean. She is riding lessons to individuals with e-mail: [email protected] doing well as the administrator special needs. Wendie Johnson Kim “Schroeder” Stewart of the Cape Cod Breast Center. Cobb welcomed a new son, recently attended a bridal shower She let me know that Kristen Brendan Hamilton Cobb, on for Kathy Tuck ’89. Also at the Booker Tasker and her family Dec. 4, ’02. I hope to hear from shower was Carla Gordon are relocating to VT. Sounds like everyone soon! Russell ’90, Jo Calisto Scarpetti they are going to be very happy. Mendez Wedding. Simon Mendez ’89, and Karen Tuck ’76. Kathy I cannot urge you enough to get ’94 and his wife, Laurie Costa married John Higgins on June 8, in touch with Kelly or myself 1993 Mendez, were married on October ’03 in Sebago, ME. Schroeder and let us know what you are Dawn Hinckley 12, 2002, in Kings Park (Long lives in Jackson, NH, with her doing! Have a great summer! 2501 Coniferous Drive Island), New York. boyfriend, her mini dachshund This past Christmas I, Kelly Belleville, IL 62221 Mattidale, her yellow lab, Dozer, Lynch, was able to catch up (618) 236-3894 Lisa enjoys her new “career” as a and her cat, Wicca. She is still with a few of my former CSC E-mail: [email protected] working for the American roommates. Laura Shaw mom, and is also working part- Mountain Club in the logistics Cameron, Electra Mead Blair, Editor’s Note: Special thanks to time as a massage therapist in and purchasing department, and Stephanie Stratton Schell ’93, Todd Miller, who served as 1993 Cambridge, MA. Beatriz Hotz if that is not enough, Schroeder and I gathered at Stephanie’s class correspondent from 1999 – married José Manuel Díaz in La is a lieutenant in the local fire house in Meriden, NH, only a March 2003. A warm welcome, Coruña, Spain, on Aug. 12, ’02. department and a justice of the few exits up the road from and special thank you, to Dawn She is living and working in peace. Heather Cutting-Chard Colby-Sawyer. Stephanie is Hinckley, who has volunteered to Madrid, Spain. Robyn Keating wrote that Laureen “Vivian” expecting her 3rd child in July. take over as class correspondent. Ladd and her husband welcomed Austin Brian Ladd on April 3, ’02. Douglas ’90 visited her in AL Electra has a growing stable of Stephanie Stratton Schell is He weighed in at 8 lbs., 14 oz., last fall. Heather and her hus- both horses and dogs that she still serving as president of the and was 20” long. Austin joins band recently vacationed in continues to successfully breed Cooperative Preschool of his big brother, 3-year-old Derek. Switzerland with their 2-year-old and bring to the show ring. I Lebanon, NH. She is also vol- Kristine “Kris” Crawford Miller son, Jackson. Laura Hockmeyer received a surprise call from a unteering at the Plainfield (NH) and her fiancé, Mark Starrett, Reynolds reported to the Alumni former teammate from the Elementary School as an “elf” own Mark’s Monadnock Office that she had her 2nd Equestrian Team. Carol teacher. She and her husband are Mountain View restaurant in daughter, Meghan Mary Crowther Studer ’90 called me expecting their 3rd child in July. Troy, NH. Mark is an NECI grad- Reynolds, in April 2002. at home one Sunday morning Lisa Adami Weldon and her uate. Kris writes, “We have been after reading her Alumni husband, John, welcomed a baby open for just over a year, and it Magazine. We spent nearly an girl, Daniella, on May 21, ’02. hour catching up and sharing has been quite an adventure.

74 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Pariseau/Ellis Wedding. Colby-Sawyer was well represented at the wedding of Amie Pariseau Ellis ’97 and Rick Ellis ’95. Back row (l to r) Karin Berthiaume, Ally Goff Sharpe ’94, Jen Deasy ’94, Heather Quigley Tremblay ’95, Patty Randall Berry ’94, Sara Hodgkins Morin ’95, Chris Gasparro ’94, Amie Pariseau Ellis ’97, Rick Ellis ’95, Carrie Bibens Palmer ’95, Jackie Swain Coe ’95, Sara Gilderdale ’95, Lori Monroe ’97, Michelle Souriolle Boucher ’97, Lauren Calvarese Tauscher ’97, Donna Studley ’97, and Jill Firstbrook ’91. Front row (l to r) Peter Berthiaume, Jay Geiger ’94, Matt Richards ’95, Jack Tremblay ’94, Dan Berry ’94, Dave Morin ’95, Rob Peaslee ’95, Tony Librot ’94, Shawn Coe ’96, Jeff Palmer ’96, Mark Boucher ’96, Tyler Blout ’99, Andrew Gannon, and Scott Magrath.

Considering just last year at this Desmond ’95 and James “Jim” Somehow Heather is finding the Anthony “Tony” Librot reports time I was a special education McGilvery ’96 on St. Patrick’s time to get married on Aug. 2. that he was married a year and a teacher for kindergarten and Day at the Southie Parade Patricia “Patty” Randall Berry half ago. Stacey Banks Nieman, 1st grade, it has been a busy in Boston. and Daniel “Dan” Berry deliv- her husband, Peter, and their whirlwind year! We will be mar- ered their 1st daughter, Margaret 2 children, daughter Rachel ried on July 4, ’04, and hope we Mae Berry, in Nov. 2002, and are and son Clayton, are living in can get away from the restaurant Reunion residing in Londonderry, NH. Nashville, TN. Stacey is staying long enough to plan for it.” Kris 1994 Patty is the community outreach busy by teaching preschool and hopes everyone is well, and she Theresa “Rene” Whiteley- director at the Manchester watching her children’s athletic would love to hear from her old Warren YMCA, and Dan is the associate events. Neil Cremin planned to friends. Her e-mail address is sir- 29 Oak Hill Drive branch director for the Greater be married May 31, ’03. Neil [email protected]. Katharine Amherst, NH 03031 YMCA in Reading, MA. Tobi writes that he is working for “Katy” McCullough Attianese (603) 249-9544 Harrington will marry Rich Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and is living in West Granby, CT. e-mail: [email protected] Murch in Bar Harbor, ME, this coaches youth lacrosse for the She was teaching 1st grade, but Tracy Sutherland Fitch July. Christoher “Chris” town of Saugus with Ryan Fay stopped after her 2 children— 12 Washington Street #3 Gasparro and his wife, Jenn, are ’97. Charles “Chip” Caswell ’93 3-year-old Madeline and 18- Charlestown, MA 02129 the proud parents of a new baby and his wife, Dorine, expected month-old Sam—were born. (617) 242-4351 girl, Kathryn Anna Gasparro, and their 1st child in May. Dana Her days are now filled with lots e-mail: tracymsutherland are living in West Lebanon, NH. Healy is still living in CO and is of children’s activities. Katy says @yahoo.com she thinks about her friends from CSC a lot, but she admits to Thank you to all that have so being bad about keeping in actively contributed to this touch. She hopes everyone is column. Please continue to send doing well and sends her best. contact information and related Thank you to Melissa Tucci for news regarding CSC 1994 alumni. providing an update on Marcella Nicole Mayo-Gowell and James “Marcy” Bronzino Bettencourt. Gowell ’96 expected their 1st Marcy and her husband, Eric, child in April. Theresa “Rene” have been married for 4 years Whiteley-Warren, Katie Ventura and welcomed their 1st child, ’93, Maureen Walsh, Trisha Hope Elizabeth Bettencourt, on Bartlett, Tobi Harrington, March 30. They are living on Erin Kenneally King, Danielle Martha’s Vineyard, and although Rychalsky ’98, and Sara she is on maternity leave right Goodridge ’98 attended Nicole’s now, Marcy works at a small baby shower, hosted by Tracy private bank. “Unfortunately, Sutherland Fitch. Allison “Ally” Marcy does not have Internet Goff Sharpe and her husband, access, so she’s probably going Chris, are expecting their 2nd to kill me for doing this! I’ll child in July. Heather Stockford Baby Shower. These ladies gathered for a baby shower in honor of Nicole take my chances,” says Melissa. writes from Sanbornton, NH, May Gowell ’94, who along with her husband, Jimmy Gowell ’96, expected Melissa enjoys hanging out with where she is teaching multi- their first child in April. Back row (l to r) Therese “Rene” Whiteley-Warren ’94, Thomas “T.J.” Gondek ’95, media/video production at Katie Ventura O’Neill ’93, Nicole Mayo Gowell ’94, Danielle Rychalsky ’98, Steven Gill ’94, and Neil Laconia High School and is Tobi Harrington ’94, and Erin Kenneally King ’94. Front row (l to r) Tracy Cremin ’94 on a regular basis. running a business called Reel Sutherland Fitch ’94, Maureen Walsh ’94, Tricia Bartlett ’94, and Sara She also ran into Patrick “Pat” Shark Video Production LLC. Goodridge ’98.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 75 graduating from CSC, Simon has contact of individuals. Please Future CSC Students? worked in Nantucket, TX, and keep your news short! Peter Greenwich, CT. In ’97, he joined Johanson and his wife are living his family’s specialty clothing in Ann Arbor, MI, with their import business, The British 2-year-old daughter. Pete is in Apparel Collection, based in NY, physician assistant school and which he is now running. Simon will finish up in ’04. Lisa Casey and Laurie have purchased an LeBeau and Eric LeBeau ’94 are older home in North Stamford, living in VT and welcomed a CT, where they currently reside daughter, Grace-Kathryn, last and are spending a lot of time on Aug. Rebecca Sargent will gradu- renovations. They see Quincy ate with a certificate of advanced Hawes ’93 quite frequently in graduate study in school admin- Newport, RI, where they spend istration and is currently an much of their summers. Unfortu- intern in Boston public schools. nately, Quincy was unable to She will be looking for an attend their wedding, as she was assistant principal position next married the very same day! year. Nadine Corrieri Lohr was David “Dave” Morin and his married in Sept. ’02. She and wife, Sara Hodgkins Morin ’95, her husband bought a house became proud parents to a baby in Chesapeake, VA, and she is Chris Gasparro ’94 and daughter, Kate, who was born on February boy named Jack Raymond Morin, employed as a sales manager 6, 2003. on Dec. 19, ’02. Kym Herman for Marvera. Nadine would love writes that she and her husband to hear from Christopher live in Norfolk, MA, where she is “Chris” Weaver and others; busy with daughter Emma and she can be reached at nadine516 son Dylan at home, and works at @yahoo.com. Stefan Schwartz Mass General in Cardiac Step and his family are living in Down. Jill Shapiro is a full time Fairfax, VA. Don Varnum was student at the Univ. of Southern married in Dec. ’02 and is cur- Jack Raymond ME, where she is studying to rently pursuing his master’s in Morin, son of Dave become a clinical mental health administrative studies at Boston Morin ’94 and Sara counselor with a specialty in College. Nicole Shipman Hodgkins Morin family and marriage counseling. Caporizzo, who is enjoying ’95, was born on Jill’s goal is to open a private being a mom to 2-year-old Fiona, December 21, practice in 2004. welcomed a 2nd daughter in 2002. March. Jessica Dacey was in attendance at Stephanie “Steph” Smith Hanna’s Oct. ’02 wedding, excitedly preparing for the 2004 Erin last year. Simon Mendez 1995 along with Jeanne Corcoran ’96, Olympics. She let us know that was married to Laurie Costa Holly Ferris Merriam Carrie Berggren ’97, and Susan Donna Thurau Smith and her Mendez on Oct. 12, ’02, in Kings 8 Patty’s Circle “Sue” Olsen. Elizabeth Ford husband had a baby girl named Park (Long Island), NY. Since Rockport, ME 04856 Breton started her 7th year at (207) 236-0253 Jellystone Park and works as e-mail: [email protected] assistant to the president. She Jill Rivers and her husband live in Ashland, 4820 Chevy Chase Drive #102 NH, and are looking to buy a Chevy Chase, MD 20815 home and start a family. (301) 951-4208 Gretchen Eriksson lives in e-mail: [email protected] Manchester, NH, and is in her 4th year working for Anthem Hello to all! It was a terribly, cold Blue Cross Blue Shield. Jill and long winter in the Northeast. Kleimon Votano and her hus- My husband, son Marshall (age band welcomed their 1st child, 1 3 /2), and I are still living on the Julia Frances, in Jan. ’03. I’ve coast of ME. What a wonderful seen pictures and she’s beautiful! turnout of alumni news this Sara Gilderdale recently pur- time. Thank you to all who wrote chased her 1st home in Wilmot, and a huge thank you to Jill for NH. She frequently sees Jill compiling so much information. Kleimon Votano, Brenda We realized that many e-mail Sherwood, and Lynne Morse. addresses have changed, making Shawn Coe and Jacqueline Quigley/Tremblay Wedding. Jack Tremblay and Heather Quigley it difficult to contact some people. “Jackie” Swain Coe welcomed Tremblay pose with their Colby-Sawyer friends on their wedding day. Please feel free to e-mail us with their 2nd child, Amelia Elizabeth (L to r) Sara Hodgkins Morin ’95, Dave Morin ’94, Erik Macenas ’94, Tony new addresses at any time. Also, in Nov. ’02. Shawn is currently Librot ’94, Ally Goff Sharpe ’94, Christine Caccavaro ’95, Heather Quigley please remember, we will not Tremblay ’95, Jack Tremblay ’94, Chris Gasparro ’94, Lynne Morse ’95, finishing up his master’s at write information through word Dartmouth in the MALS program. Becky Theberge Cruz ’93, Patty Randall Berry ’94, and Dan Berry ’94. of mouth, only through direct

76 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE have a 21/2-year-old daughter, Mulready ’97, welcomed a son, Kathryn, and in Jan., their son, Connor, in Aug. Kristin writes, Daniel Bror, was born. Jane is “He’s a very sweet baby, and currently on maternity leave, luckily, his big brother, Cameron, and Matt’s woodworking busi- loves him!” Kyle Mercier and ness is doing well. Jenny “Jen” her boyfriend recently bought Rowell Pedersen is living in their 1st home around Christmas- Nottingham, NH, with her hus- time. It is a log cabin near a lake band of 2 years, Mark Pedersen in NH. After the long winter, ’00. They built a house about a they were excited to see what year ago and have been keeping their front yard looked like with- busy with landscaping, painting, out snow! They also recently furnishing, etc. Jen is a manager obtained their 2nd dog through at Redhook Ale Brewery in a local shelter, which, according Portsmouth, NH, and Mark is a to Kyle, is a great addition to The Big 3-0. Members of the class of ’95 gathered in Manchester in March high school science teacher in the “family.” Kyle let us know to celebrate Sara Gilderdale’s 30th birthday. (L to r) Stephanie Hoffman Plaistow, NH. The couple does that Michelle Mirani, who left Parker, Brenda Sherwood, Pat Desmond, the birthday girl, Lynne Morse, Jill Kleimon Votano, and Don Varnum.

Felicia DeRosa will marry on New Year’s Eve ’03. She is living in Boston and enjoying her 1996 career at Parents Helping Parents. Kristin Sneider Mulready Stephanie “Steph” Hoffman 3 Brownlea Road Parker and her husband bought Framingham, MA 01701-4213 their 1st home in Natick, MA. (508) 788-6353 Steph says it’s a “real fixer-upper” e-mail: Kristin.Mulready and they’re extremely busy with @immunogen.com renovations. Matthew “Matty” Jenny “Jen” Rowell Pedersen Richards was married in April, 15 Michela Way the day before his 30th birthday! Nottingham, NH 03290-5309 They had expected a large (603) 772-5527 turnout of CSC alumni. Matthew e-mail: [email protected] “Matt” Godbout and his wife Like Mother, Like Son. Lois Gilbert-Fulton ’65 and her son, Chris Fulton ’96, welcomed their 1st child in Editor’s Note: A warm welcome, celebrate on his wedding day in August 2002. April. He is able to be home and special thank you, to Kristin more often with his new job as Sneider Mulready and Jenny not have any children yet, but CSC in ’94, is residing in FL a corporate sales manager with “Jen” Rowell Pedersen for they do have a 1-year-old, 100 lb. and doing well. James “Jim” the Indianapolis Colts. Heidi volunteering to serve as class of black Lab named Guinness. Jen McGilvery is single and living in Stevens just finished up her 2nd 1996 co-correspondents. encourages any classmates who Philadelphia, PA. He is working year of teaching 1st grade at the Jane Perkins Jepson and her are in the area to stop by and say for AND 1, a basketball show and International School of Prague in husband, Matt Jepson ’97, are hello. Kristin Sneider Mulready apparel company in Paoli, PA. He the Czech Republic. She and her still living in Concord, NH. They and her husband, Joshua “Josh” works as an account executive, fiancé, Justin, were married in selling sponsorship for the Greece in April on her 30th AND 1 Mix Tape Tour and the birthday! She returned to NH AND 1 High School Basketball (Plymouth State) in June to Championship. Last summer Jim finish her master’s as a certified went on a nationwide tour with reading specialist. They move AND 1’s Mix Tape Tour running to Park City, UT, in Aug. Kevin street basketball and hip hop Galuski plans to marry his long concert events. He can be seen time girlfriend in Nov. ’03. Kevin from time to time AND 1’s televi- still works for the U. of Albany sion show, “Streetball, the AND 1 as the head equipment manager Mix Tape Tour,” on ESPN and and the director of the New York ESPN2. Jim recently met up with Giants training camp. Sarah “Dr. Jean” and some local alumni Holmes graduated with a master’s for dinner during the AAHPERD in psychology from Boston U. convention. He returned to last spring and has opened a campus in Feb. for the alumni branch office of her handwriting A good time was had by all at this class of ’96 mini-reunion. Those present basketball game and had a blast and document examination com- included (back row, l to r) Sean Flanagan, Joshua “Josh” Mulready ’96 and with his old teammates. Jim pany in Boston. We always love son Cameron, Kristin Sneider Mulready ’96 and son Connor, Damon Bowers, attended Matthew “Matt” to hear from you. Lots of news of Sarah Racine Vallieres ’96 and son Joshua, and John Vallieres and son Jacob. Richards ’95 wedding in April, marriages, babies, and 30th birth- Front row (l to r) Kimberly “Kim” Parent ’96, Jenny “Jen” Rowell Pedersen and is looking forward to Joshua ’96, Donnelle Mozzer Bowers ’96 and daughter Sydney. Present at the days! We’re certainly growing up. “Josh” Pincoske ’97 and Hillary gathering, but missing from the photo, were Mark Pedersen ’00 and Laurie Have a wonderful summer and Woodward’s wedding in July. keep the news coming. Bowie Foberg ’97, along with her husband, Erik, and their son, Ethan.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 77 Tiffany Taylor Merrill married Silver Oak Equestrian Center in her husband, Chris, in 1999, and Hampton Falls, NH, and she they live in Augusta, ME, where gladly left pharmaceutical sales they are in the process of finish- behind. Lauren is the business ing their house. Their adorable manager and event coordinator, baby girl, Brooklynn Marie, was allowing her to combine her born on Jan. 5, ‘03, and Tiffany love for horses with the world of has decided to stay at home business and promotions. She with the baby as opposed to continues to live in Andover, NH, going back to her job of 7 but may move to the Seacoast in years at Community Health the fall. Lauren has a new truck and Counseling Services. Dawn and her 1st new horse! Elizabeth Lohmann Kilcrease and her “Liz” Cronin and John Gosselin husband recently purchased a ’99 just bought a new townhouse home in Rindge, NH. Their son, in a beautiful section of Lowell, Alek, just celebrated his 6th MA. After graduation, Kara birthday, and their daughter, Matty started her career in Makayla, will be 2 in July. Dawn advertising at Arnold Worldwide started a new position as the in Boston. After 21/2 years, she community relations director for decided a move was in order, the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative and changed venues to Gap Inc.’s School District a few months in-house advertising department ago. She enjoys her job immense- in San Francisco. She currently ly as she is able to utilize the works at EURO RSCG MVBMS skills she obtained at CSC. Tennis Girls. The “Tennis Girls,” Amie Pariseau Ellis ’97, Donna Studley ’97, Partners, which provides advertis- Christopher “Chris” Fulton Lori Monroe ’97, Lauren Calvarese Tauscher ’97, Michelle Souriolle Boucher ing, marketing services, corporate ’97, and Jill Firstbrook ’91, held center court at Amie and Rick Ellis’ wedding. married Kathleen O’Connor on communications, and interactive Aug. 24, ‘02, in Scituate, MA. solutions to clients near and They enjoyed a fantastic honey- McLaughlin Ringler ’97 and Sherman for being recom- abroad. A call out to any alumni moon in HI. If you haven’t had Kathleen’s husband, Jay. Melissa mended for the Fulbright Teacher visiting the San Fran area, Kara the opportunity to visit HI, Chris and John are living in Chicago, Exchange Program. Aaron has would love to hear from or see strongly recommends going. He where John owns a Bikram yoga the opportunity to switch places you. Catherine Yarbro Walgren and Kathleen recently purchased studio and Melissa is doing with a teacher from another is working full time at the a house in Rockland, MA. It is an prenatal and labor massage. country for 6 months to a year. Chesapeake Emergency Room as antique colonial with a nice yard Kyle Houghton is enjoying his a physician’s assistant. They are and they love it. For the last 6 time out in Boulder, CO. He trying for a move to San Diego years, Chris has been working in 1997 loves teaching 2nd grade. He in order for her husband to learn financial services, helping fami- misses the snow, but is having to fly a new helicopter and then Amie Pariseau Ellis lies and professionals achieve fun off-roading in his jeep and teach out there for 3 years. Karen 36 Great Falls Drive their goals. Melissa Miller full moon snowshoeing. Lauren Newton Gray was married to Penacook, NH 03303-1594 Smyrl recently won the Maine Eddie Gray in Fairlee, VT, on (603) 753-9277 Adult Medal Finals and was 7th Oct. 5, ’02. (See photo from her e-mail: [email protected] in the New England Adult Medal wedding on opposite page) She Jolene Thompson Finals. These 2 shows provided wants to thank all of her dear PO Box 1456 her with a great new opportunity friends for traveling and taking Lincoln, NH 03251 to leave the drug-selling business! the time to attend her wedding, (603) 745-8003 The perfect job came along at making it extra special and e-mail: nh_phish_head @hotmail.com My (Amie Pariseau Ellis) big news is I am finally out of teaching! I accepted a job as a social catering executive at the Miller/Marcoux Wedding. end of Dec. at The Inns at Mill Melissa Miller Marcoux ’96 and Falls in Meredith, NH. My role her husband, John Marcoux. is to book and detail all social events for the inns, mainly weddings. It has been quite a Marcoux married her husband, change from teaching, with a John Marcoux, on Sept. 28, ‘02. different schedule (lots of long John went to William & Mary hours and weekends) to get used and Cornell Law. They met a few to, but I am really enjoying it! years ago at a Christmas party. A Jolene Thompson is still living few close Colby-Sawyer friends in NH and has been keeping attended the wedding, including busy learning how to telemark Maura Higgins ’95, Troy “Skip” ski, when she’s not picking teeth. In The Rockies. Kyle Houghton ’97 and his girlfriend, Melissa, at Rocky Hagemann ’97, Kathleen Congratulations to Aaron Mountain National Park in Colorado.

78 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE These alumni soccer players returned to campus during Family Weekend, October 12, 2002, for the 1st Annual Alumni Soccer Game, sponsored by the men’s and women’s soccer coaches and the Alumni Office. Those who participated included, (front row, l to r) James “Jim” Bullock ’95, Travis Dezotell ’97, Todd LeRay ’98, Mitchell “Mitch” Stone ’97, Jonathan “Evan” Davis ’99, Abraham “Abe” Gates ’01, Zachary “Zac” Pinard ’00, Michael “Mike” Hachey ’00, Marc Ezekiel ’02, Dimitrios “Dimitri” Tsihlis ’01, Andrew “Drew” Cesati ’02, Kyle Tabellione ’00, Michael “Mike” Derr ’02, Conor Anderson ’02, Jeffrey “Jeff” Haspray ’01 , Christopher “Chris” Fitzpatrick ’00, and Coach Peter Steese. Middle row (l to r) Jolene Mitchell ’97, Michelle Dodier Deming ’97, Tawnya Gannon ’97, Elizabeth “Liz” Cronin ’97, Amy Potter ’00, and Andre Zdunzyk ’99. Front row (l to r) Nathaniel “Nat” Cole ’97, Ryan Fulgueris ’96, Timothy “Tim” Parse ’98, Coach Jill Donovan, Christopher “Chris” Carriere ’99, Heather Barber ’99, Brian Carriere ’99, Marisa Tescione ’01, Leisa Jesser ’01, Alicen “Ali” Jesser ’99, Randi Everett ’02, Erin Slavin ’02, Susanna Jesser ’02, Heather Gardiner ’99, and Katherine “Katie” Josephs Flint ’97. memorable. Karen had the honor Mountain Sports. He is managing Charlotte Hulland Holst married year-old, Kathryn enjoys her role of attending John Racine and the rental department and hard- her husband, David, on Dec. 21, as big sister. The Jepson family Stephanie Peterson Racine’s goods line. He is keeping busy ’02 in an intimate ceremony. continues to live in Concord, NH, wedding in Aug. ’02, as well as biking, skiing, going to see Babies! Babies! Babies! Katherine and Jepson Fine Woodworking is Tanya Erno Barnes’ wedding in music, and traveling. Curtis “Katie” Josephs Flint had a big going strong! Tanya Erno Barnes Oct. ’02. Karen continues to hopes everyone is healthy and boy! Harper Jackson was born on was married in Oct. They will teach the after-kindergarten pro- enjoying life to the fullest. Nov. 26, ’02. Matthew “Matt” welcome a baby in Aug. She is gram for Dartmouth College, and Christopher “Chris” Tulloch Jepson and Jane Perkins Jepson still working at Rivier College as a is currently living in Orford, NH. continues to live and work in ’96 welcomed their 2nd child, pre-school teacher. Colleen Cross Curtis Low is living in Denver, Boston. He and a couple of Daniel Bror, on January 10. Two- Carlson was awaiting her bundle CO, and working for Eastern friends rented a house this winter in Killington, VT, and were able to enjoy some great skiing. Congratulations to the following couples! Angelica Mikols and Jeffrey “Jeff” Hall ’96 will be married on Oct. 18, ’03. Angelica spent the 1st 5 years after grad- uation in video production in MA and CA. This past year, she made a career change, and is now a social worker and works for Work Opportunities, helping at-risk teens develop job and life skills. She plans to attend gradu- ate school during spring semester ’04. Lori Monroe and John Yates will tie the knot on June 28, ’03. Lori writes that she has recently had lots of fun with alumni at hockey games. She saw Jolene Thompson at a Bruins game and enjoyed a Monarchs game with Richard “Rick” Ellis ’95, Amie Pariseau Ellis, Lauren Smyrl, Liz Cronin, and many other CSC alums. She is keeping quite busy as usual. Lori is currently working Newton/Gray Wedding. Karen Newton Gray ’97 and her husband, Eddie, for a staffing service, starting an Nixon/Sansonetti Wedding. Lynne are surrounded by their Colby-Sawyer friends on their wedding day. Back row e-commerce venture, running a Nixon Sansonetti ’98 and Mike (l to r) Peter “Bird” Ladd ’96 and John Racine ’97. Front row (l to r) Rhonda mini spa session program, and Sansonetti ’97 were married in Ross ’97, the groom, Eddie Gray, Karen Newton Gray ’97, Tanya Erno July 2002. performing color analysis. Barnes ’97, Stephanie Peterson Racine ’97, and Adrienne LaVacca ’97.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 79 of joy to arrive in May! Michelle Dodier Deming is enjoying married life and is expecting not one baby, but fraternal twin boys in June. Holy diapers! It was great to hear from all of you. Please keep in touch. Please also keep your information current with the Alumni Office, so we can find you. Take care! 1998 Jamie Gilbert Bishop/Avery Wedding. Colby-Sawyer friends celebrate the marriage of Jill Bishop Avery ’98 and her husband, Ryan 369 Main St. Avery. (L to r) Jamie Pedersen ’98, Aaron Sherman ’97, Heidi Smith ’98, Nat Novak ’99, Rachel Woodbury Novak Apt. 3 ’98, Ryan Avery (husband), Jill Bishop Avery ’98, Sarah Prescott Mills ’98, Diane Marsden ’96, Ryan Morley ’99, Cromwell, CT 06416 Cindy Barker, and Colleen Shea ’98. e-mail: sportsmassage01@hot- mail.com from a well-deserved vacation in married on Oct. 12, ’02 in ME to MIT. She is looking forward Christopher Quint sunny FL with Amy Hall ’99. Ryan Avery from New Orleans. to getting her CSCS. Lauren 2900 S. Locust St. The weather was great and I Many CSC alums were in atten- Bodkin is in her 5th year Denver, CO 80222 came back looking nice and dance, including Nathaniel teaching sophomores at Brewster 303-377-6670 tanned. As for Chris, he is busy “Nat” Novak ’99 and Rachel Academy. In her free time she is e-mail: [email protected] planning an Aug. ’03 wedding Woodbury Novak, Sarah working on writing a children’s By the time you read this, we with his fiancée, Kim. Chris is Prescott Mills, Colleen Shea, book. CJ Santavicca is living will have gathered on top of the still working as the manager of Heidi Smith, Aaron Sherman and working on Cape Cod for a hill for our 5th year reunion. advocacy for the Colorado ’97, Diane Marsden Marley ’96, business software company called Time certainly has flown by Tobacco Education and Ryan Morley ’99, and James SSA Infinuim. CJ would like to and many new adventures and Prevention Alliance. Chris and “Jamie” Pedersen. She and her pass on this message. “Colby- family additions have taken Kim recently welcomed a new new husband are in the process Sawy..ah! I’m not lookin’ for place. Christopher “Chris” addition to their family, a dog of building a new home in W. given hobbies and long walks Quint, Nathan “Nate” Kelley, named Sadie. Here’s what’s Gardiner, ME. She continues to on the beach...I have an itch for Nathan “Nate” Camp, Robert happening with the rest of our work for an adoption agency as the ‘Groove Child’ CD. I know “Rob” Gagnon, Ryan Baker, classmates. I still keep in touch a social worker. Meredith Ghandi and Morcom have it, but Lauren Bodkin and myself with Lisa Lachesky. She is still Decola Trudel was married in are they still alive? Anyway, call (Jamie Gilbert) enjoyed working flying the friendly skies with Manchester, NH, on June 15, ’02. me (508-360-1126) if you have together as a committee to plan Northwest Airlines and lives in Recently she and her husband it.” Patrick “Pat” Quinn is living the weekend, and we hope you Cordova, TN. She is having a bought a house in Nashua, NH. in downtown Brooklyn and all had a wonderful time! Besides great time down there and when Meredith continues to work for coaching men’s basketball at reunion and the alumni notes, not flying, she spends time with Fidelity Investments as a benefit Long Island University. Shannon I have been busy here in CT her boyfriend, Mark. Hopefully specialist. Theresa “Tee” Saucier Zimmerman is living in Exeter, working for J.Crew and as a she’ll be making her way back up Bousquet is living in New PA, and is still in school, but will nationally certified massage to New England, where she’s Bedford, MA, keeping busy as be graduating as a PA in Aug. therapist. I recently returned missed! Jill Bishop Avery was an assistant athletic trainer at She recently got engaged and is

Macenas Wedding

Mark Macenas ’98 and his Mark and Hilary Macenas with members of their wedding party. Colby-Sawyer alumni include Mark (sixth from bride, Hilary E. S. Macenas. left), Erik Macenas ’94 (fourth from left), Timothy “Tim” Bilodeau ’96 (second from right), Scott Klark ’97 (fifth from right), and Charles “Obie” Miller ’96 (sixth from right).

80 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE planning to marry in ’04. Taylor Larson pulled a fast one on all his friends when he announced ALUMNI SP TLIGHT that he “passed the engagement Jeremiah “Scooby” test” and eloped with his fiancée, Kaitlin. He is busy working for Boobar ’98 the CO Rapids as an account executive and living in Denver, CO. Brian “Pepe” Heon has Jeremiah “Scooby” Boobar ’98 says his been living and working in UT passion for bicycling began when he started for the past year and a half. He riding his first tricycle, and then his first big is working for the Canyons as wheel. “I wore holes in all three plastic tires on director of lift operations. “I ski both trikes,” he states proudly. His fascination 6 days a week and most of the continued through his first BMX bike in the time it’s work related! I can’t beat that,” says Pepe. Jeremiah first grade, a mountain bike in the seventh This merger brought Jeremiah into his new “Scooby” Boobar still lives in grade, bike racing from the time he was 14 position as BlackBox program manager heading Colorado Springs and works for years old, right through college, and now in up the advanced product development pro- RockShox, which was recently his job as BlackBox program manager for gram. In this role, he is in charge of high-end purchased by the SRAM Corp. RockShox, the world’s largest manufacturer product development as it relates to top Charles “Chuck” Morrison is of bicycle suspensions. athletes. Jeremiah conceptualizes, designs, working in radio and absolutely During his freshman year at Colby-Sawyer, builds, tests, and delivers prototype products to loves it. He is a producer at a Jeremiah began working part-time for RockShox top athletes in hopes that his designs will help sports station in Boston, 1510 at major East Coast mountain bike races. them to ride faster. A major component of his “The Zone.” In his spare time he Before spring break of his senior year, he had job still involves attending professional moun- hosts his own sports talk show, signed a contract to work with the company. tain bike races around the world to provide “Sports-Blitz,” out of Foxboro, Jeremiah graduated on May 17, 1998, with a tuning and repair work for the athletes. Just this MA. Craig Laabs got engaged degree in sports management, and on May 19, spring, Jeremiah was in Fort William, Scotland, to Jessica Smith ’99 and is he flew to Santa Cruz, California, to begin his working a World Cup mountain bike race. planning a Nov. ’03 wedding new job. During the summer of 2000, RockShox Many of the riders for whom Jeremiah in MA and then heading to relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and does custom suspension work have won World compete in the Ironman FL. that is where Jeremiah has been since. His Cups, national, and world championships. Way to go, Craig! He is also in initial job with the company involved attending In December, he was one of five mechanics his 2nd year of law school at major mountain bike events, repairing suspen- featured in Bicycling magazine in an article South Texas College of Law, and sion systems, and doing custom set-ups for titled, “101 Tips From the World’s Greatest is working part time at a law professional athletes. Last year, RockShox Mechanics.” At just 27 years old, Jeremiah firm in Houston. Andrea “Pish” Pueschel was engaged to Dan was purchased by SRAM, a corporation that has already ridden his way to the top of Reilly on Valentine’s Day and is produces drive-train components for bicycles. his profession. busy planning an Oct. ’04 wed- ding. Lynn Nixon Sansonetti and Michael “Mike” Sansonetti also got a new job as the director Medical Hospital. Mark was in touch. A lot of you are cele- were married in Freeport, ME, of Bluebirds, a twin overnight married on March 8. Once again, brating weddings this year, so on July 20, ’02. Lauren Bodkin, care agency in Boston, MA. Jake there were many of you that we congratulations to all who will William “Woody” Wolthius, Fish is working in the sports couldn’t contact and haven’t be tying the knot. It’s also great Kristin Kolonoski Wolthius, information department at the U heard from. We miss you! Please to hear about all of the awesome Nathan “Nate” Kelley, Brian of West FL, a D-II school in let us know what you’ve been up things you are up to in your Karbel ’99, Brian Dyer’99, Pensacola, FL. He’s having fun in too. Also, classmates, feel free to careers. A big hello and a shout Mindy Rumery Dyer, Danielle the sun. Kim-Laura Boyle will tell us who you’ve seen out out to everyone in the class of Rychalsky, and Sara Goodridge be entering into the doctor of there. Stay well! ’99! I, Kelley Healey, am in my were all able to attend the wed- physical therapy program at 2nd year of teaching in special ding. A great time was had by all. Duke U in the fall. Kim wanted education and love every minute Lynn and Mike currently reside to add that she has also taken Reunion of it. I am still attending Rivier in Waltham, MA. Kelly Dudek up the guitar. Martin Binette 1999 College and will receive my M. planned to be married June 7. and Melissa Eckman ’99 are Kelley Healey Ed. in learning disabilities (LD), She is still working with ING planning a July wedding in MA. 171A Kearsarge Street and 2 certifications in LD and Financial Advisors in Hartford, Joshua “Josh” Libby is the Manchester, NH 03102 general special education. I am CT, as an account manager in regional director for the National (603) 623-1602 constantly busy between work marketing communications. Her Cued Speech Association and is e-mail: [email protected] and school, but I always find “family” increased in Dec. with enrolling in law school at Suffolk Suzanne Blake Gerety time to see my friends and the addition of her pug puppy. Law for the fall of ’04. Josh is 4 Captain’s Way family. I celebrated the New Year Kendra Caswell is still working planning a wedding in July to Exeter, NH 03833 with CSC friends in the fun city for Putman Investments and is a Wellesley woman. Mark 603-772-2546 of Las Vegas, NV: Suzanne Blake living in Melrose, MA, with her Macenas works as a full-time e-mail: [email protected] Gerety, Ariane “Ari” Lombardi, sister Katrina Caswell ’02. firefighter for the city of Ryan Willey ’00, Cara Falconi, During the summer of 2002, Durham, NC, along with work- Hi everyone! Thanks for sharing Lisa McNamara ’01, and Natalie Kelly Ervin Packett and her ing part-time as a cytology/ all of your news with us and for Ciulla. I enjoyed our winter husband bought a house. Kelly histology technician at Wake being so great about keeping wonderland of weather among

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 81 IN MEMORIAM Nicole Denise Lafitte ’99 May 20, 1977 – October 16, 2002

by Zanna Campbell ’00

n October 16, 2002, the Colby-Sawyer College community suffered a great loss when Nicole “Nikki” ODenise Lafitte lost her yearlong battle with cancer. Nikki was a 1999 graduate who had studied sport sciences. She was very active in clubs, athletics, and in her academics, but I’ll remember her best as an unbelievable friend. I can’t remember the first time I met Nikki because we were childhood friends who grew up together in Littleton, New Hampshire. High school was an absolute blast and having Mini-Reunion. This group of alums had a mini-reunion, along with their Nikki as a captain on the cross-country team and a buddy at spouses and children, in Connecticut. Pictured are (l to r) Erika Cone Clohecy school dances made it all the better. Sharing our college years ’99, Amy Bergeron ’99, Andrea Huff Rose ’98, Andrea’s husband, Tim Rose with their son, Nathan Rose, Jayson Thyng ’99, and Erika’s husband, brought us even closer. Since Nikki passed away last fall, I’ve Mitchell Clohecy, with their son, Jayson-Mitchell Clohecy. been in touch with many of her Colby-Sawyer classmates, friends, faculty, and staff. The activity most of them think of when they think of Nikki is running. She was a fierce and friends, family, football, and horse, an American saddle-bred. strong competitor who would never give up or give in. The hockey. I also headed to Atlanta, Amy is hoping to obtain a GA, with my sister in April to working ceramics kiln sometime strength and determination she learned and perfected in her catch some baseball and lots of soon. Erika Cone Clohecy writes running ability carried over to her everyday life. sun. I, Suzanne Blake Gerety, that she, her husband, and their Academics never came easy to Nikki, and she worked am continuing to work as the son, along with Amy Bergeron hard for every grade she received. She took advantage of the marketing director for Gerety and Jayson Thyng, went to CT James House Academic Development Center and had strong Presentations, which is my to visit Andrea Huff Rose ’98, relationships with all of her professors. Although she was husband’s speaking and training her husband, Tom, and their son, studying sport sciences, Nikki couldn’t deny her love of chil- business. I’m enjoying traveling Nathan, in Jan. Eric St. Onge dren and she spent her work-study hours at The Windy Hill around the U.S. for conferences and his wife, Andrea Lemire St. School running around the playground and teaching valuable and promotional events. In Feb., Onge, are doing well and write lessons to youngsters. Like many of our students, Nikki got Melissa Eckman and Martin that they are very busy. They involved and made many lasting friendships in the process. Binette ’98 were back on the are living in Manchester, NH. Nikki was taken away much earlier than one would campus of CSC to attend the Andrea is working for CPTE as expect, and we will miss her greatly. When she was diagnosed annual Alumni Basketball game. the athletic trainer for Souhegan with melanoma in the late summer of 2001, she came to They had a great time catching High School in Amherst, NH. terms with the situation and proceeded to help the rest of us up with old teammates and espe- She also does rehab in the clinic through it. This young woman was the definition of selfless. cially getting a chance to see new where she works. Eric is busy Even on her toughest days, when she was feeling weak and parents Nathan “Nate” Camp attending school at UNH for his ill, she still wanted to hear all about your life, your struggles, ’98 and Elizabeth “Beth” Bryant MSW, and continues to work at and your triumphs. Like so many of those whose lives she Camp ’92 and their beautiful the Pine Haven Boys Center. touched, I’ll miss her smile, her giggle, and her sheer love baby girl, Ellie! Rosemary “Rose” Eric and Andrea always look for- of life. Keefe writes that she’s still living ward to the Colby-Sawyer Alumni in Pensacola, FL, and loves it! She Magazine for updates on their Nicole (we sometimes called her “Sweet”) Lafitte lived continues to teach Head Start, fellow classmates! Marc by the mantra, “Real winners are ordinary people with extra- but plans on switching over to Harding and his wife, Giselle ordinary determination.” With her strength of character, her teaching a public school pre-k Beauchemin Harding, are extremely close and supportive family, and her innumerable program in the fall. She bought enjoying their married life. friends, Nicole “Sweet” Lafitte truly was a winner. a boat and goes boating and Giselle and Marc have finished fishing a lot. Rose keeps in touch renovating their house and with Helen Picard Viens, who Giselle did a great job decorating has a baby boy, Jacob. Jayson it! Marc completed his work on Thyng continues to be the assis- the Transportation Security tant manager for Market Basket Administration project for the in Lee, NH. During his free time airport screeners process of he hangs out with friend Erika becoming federalized. Marc Cone Clohecy, her husband, traveled around the country Mitch, and their little boy, during this project and had fun. Jayson. On occasion he hangs Adrienne Shrekgast is doing out with Amy Bergeron. Amy great and continues to live in wrote that she enjoys spending Boston, MA, with Kara Crane L to r: Jess Nannecker ’00, Nikki “Sweet” Lafitte ’99, Jen Caron ’01, her time working in her ceramics and Heather Gardiner. Adrienne Zanna Campbell ’00, and Jen Prudden ’00. studio and playing with her still teaches for Brookline Public

82 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Schools and graduated from about it. He is getting married Simmons College in May with in Aug. of ’03 and is building her master’s in education with a a home in Park City, UT. Jeff Send your news, photos, newspaper clippings, concentration in language and continues to work in the burn and greetings for classmates to your class literacy. She is hoping to stay in trauma ICU at the Univ. of correspondent or to the Alumni Office. Boston and will be traveling UT. Andrea Goupil and her Inquiring minds want to know! abroad this summer. Heather boyfriend, Andy, bought their e-mail: [email protected] Gardiner continues to nanny first home in Nashua, NH, and for the same family she’s been she writes that things are going phone: (603) 526-3727 working with for almost 2 years. great for her. She still works as a mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office Heather plans on attending pharmaceutical sales rep and is 541 Main Street graduate school in the fall for really enjoying it! Colby Calkins New London, NH 03257 nursing. She had a great winter is doing well and continues to on the ski slopes! She sends a work for the UMass Medical big congrats to all the recently School on research protocols and We look forward to hearing from you! engaged CSC alums. She also told is attending graduate school part us that she, Kara, and Adrienne time. Cara Falconi and Lisa dings this summer. Ryan Morley coaches soccer, basketball, and have spotted Nathan “Nate” McNamara ’01 recently moved tied the knot in May with Diane lacrosse. She is planning to relo- Corddry in numerous commer- into a townhouse, where they Marsden ’96. Ryan shared that cate to CT or NY to be closer to cials and on “Law and Order.” plan on living for the next few he and Diane took a trip to CSC her boyfriend. This summer she Way to go, Nate! Tracy Rowse is years. They are in the process of in the summer of ’02, and he will be running a trip camp, happy to announce her engage- being certified to be therapeutic proposed on the steps of Page which she says will be nice to ment to Peter Crowell ’01. They foster parents this spring and are Hall where Diane was Ryan’s RC have a break from sports and are planning an August 16, ’03 very excited! Cara is enjoying his freshman year. He continues enjoy kids in a different setting. wedding at her mother’s house graduate school, where she is to work as a certified athletic Kara, Adrienne Shrekgast, and in Springfield, NH. Tracy is very earning her master’s degree in trainer at Hallmark Health in Heather Gardiner hear from excited and looks forward to the clinical mental health counseling Melrose, MA. Ryan is going back Ronald “Ron” Coleman often. many CSC friends that will be and expressive therapy. She to school in the fall to become a The girls write, “Ron is stationed there to celebrate. John “Goose” also is a nanny part time for 3 radiologic and MRI technologist. in the Middle East for the Iraq Gosselin and his fiancée, energetic children! Cara also has Amy Hall continues to work at crisis. Please keep him in your Elizabeth “Liz” Cronin ’97, are accepted a research assistant Fox Sports New England and at prayers.” Charles “Chuck” looking forward to celebrating position at Harvard University, a brand new Fitcorp part-time. Morrison enjoyed a much- their June 28 wedding with where she is involved in assess- Carrie Anderson and Nicholas needed vacation this spring to plenty of CSC alums. They ing Latino children’s language “Nick” Burchard are still living Ireland along side his fiancée recently bought a townhouse in and literacy. Cara trained next door to her in South and long-time love, Sophie Reist Lowell, MA. John’s personal through the spring for her trip Boston, which she writes, ’00. The Carriere twins, Brian training company is expanding to Africa in June to climb Mt. “always leads to some sort of Carriere and Christopher and he is getting ready to run his Kilimanjaro. She stays in touch excitement.” Kara Crane is a “Chris” Carriere, and Brian’s 3rd summer strength and condi- and sees all of the “Ribbon physical education teacher at a fiancée, Nicole also went on the tioning camp at Buckingham Girls,” and she is looking forward private school in Brookline, MA, vacation to Ireland, and they all Browne and Nichols (BBN) in to attending some of their wed- and she absolutely loves it! Kara had a blast! Chuck made a career Cambridge, MA. Eric Kreis change from the IP firm/dot-com launched his company’s website where he had worked for 3 years www.stolencasualgear.com, and is now working in radio where he sells a line of casual and absolutely loves it. He works clothing for the alternative/ as a producer at 1510AM The extreme sports enthusiast. David Zone Sports Station, and at 96.9 “Dave” Bourassa got married FM TALK, both based in Boston, in Las Vegas in May of ’02, and MA. Chuck also hosts a sports Corey L’Italien was his best talk show on WDIS Discussion man. Dave and his wife honey- radio. Kyle Battis is living in mooned in Maui for 10 days, and Concord, NH, and is working for they bought a house in CO. Dave Professional Physical Therapy is teaching physical education Services, where his duties include at a private school in Denver. athletic training coverage for NH During his free time he skis the Technical Institute, rehabilitation wild backcountry of CO and at the clinic, lecturing to the hikes Fourteeners. Dave has plans public on various topics, personal to compete in the CO powder training, and team training Powder 8 ski competition this camps. Kyle recently achieved spring. Jeff Devaney writes that Beauchemin/Harding Wedding. Many Colby-Sawyer friends gathered to the National Strength and he’s still living in Salt Lake City, celebrate the marriage of Marc Harding ’99 and Giselle Beauchemin Harding Conditioning Association’s UT, where he is completing his ’99. Back row (l to r) Nick Burchard ’99, Shaun Oliver (a friend), and Chris Certified Personal Trainer certi- master’s degree to be a nurse Cabe ’00. Middle row (l to r) Cara Falconi ’99, Colby Calkins ’99, Jill fication. Professional Fitness practitioner. Jeff will work in Gragnano ’00, Carrie Andersen ’99, Chad O’Neill ’99, Shane Hoover ’99, Coaching, his own personal trauma service at the Univ. of UT and Alex Peak ’99. Front row (l to r) Lisa McNamara ’01, Giselle Beauchemin training business, is growing Hospital and he’s very excited Harding ’99, Ali Gulubicki ’99, Marc Harding ’99, and Amy Hall ’99. every day and is very rewarding.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 83 music/art teacher back in her Campanella Wedding hometown and she loves it. Send me an e-mail and update me some more, Kelly, if you like! I would love to hear from you! Best wishes to you all! I saw Richard Blanchard ’99 online recently and he is doing great. He lives in a new place with a beautiful view and still works at Sodexho, taking good care of the CSC students! Michelle Berger Lefebvre was married to Eric Lefebvre on Oct. 12, ’02. Cynthia Bailey was a brides- maid, and other CSC guests included Benjamin “Ben” Selleck ’01 and Rebecca Banas. Michelle is living in Torrington, CT, and works as a paralegal at Newly married couple John Colby-Sawyer Beauties. Blushing bride Tara Schirm Campanella ’00 poses Wall, Wall & Frauenhofer, LLP. Campanella and Tara Schirm with her bridesmaids and Colby-Sawyer friends (l to r) Dina Cannata ’99, Robert Carroll is still living it up Campanella ’00. Michele Stantial ’00, Tara, and Maryellen Skulski ’00. in LA. He is planning on working on season 12 of “Road Rules” and he just got a new car. He got Kyle started a radio fitness grant for family and children’s eager to get settled. Our wedding back to the East Coast to visit a segment on WSPS 90.5 FM and services in Tulsa, OK. She was was attended by a few CSC few months back and really loves can be heard Saturday mornings recently appointed by the mayor ladies. In my bridal party were CA. I am glad you are making it at 9 a.m. in the Concord, NH, to serve on the city’s Human Dina Cannata ’99, Maryellen big out there, Robert. I always area. He offers a free e-mail Rights Commission. Skulski, and Michele Stantial. knew you would! Nicole Bennos newsletter that is jam-packed We had to move the wedding wrote to say she was working in with useful fitness information. indoors because of the weather, event planning in Boston and If you send him an e-mail to but the ceremony was so special. she keeps in touch with lots of [email protected], he will 2000 Then after a traditional southern Jennifer Prudden CSC folks. She says Jacqueline sign you up! Kimberly “Kim” barbeque dinner, we partied late “Jacky” Woyda and Jesse Kogut is working at the NH 54 Dwight Street, Apartment 1 into the night! Dina is doing Brookline, MA 02446 Worobel ’01 bought a house in Community Loan Fund in great. She is going back to school Denver and they are doing really Concord, NH, as a loan servicer. (617) 264-9159 to get her degree in pharmacy e-mail: [email protected] well. Todd Gully is living at Her company is dedicated to and she works as a pharmacy home and taking over his family helping people who are low to Tara Schirm Campanella tech in MA. Maryellen just got business. Nicole said Christopher moderate income and have less 106 Sandpiper Drive engaged! Her fiancé, Richard “Chris” Fitzpatrick is still doing access to money and resources Newport, NC 28570 Mitrano, was very creative in his really well at State Street. Kristen to get help and better their e-mail: [email protected] proposal; it was perfectly suited Anderson writes, “I am still up lives. She works on a variety of to Maryellen’s unique taste. Ciao! I, Tara Schirm to the same old stuff, teaching programs from “Home Of Your Maryellen is still working at science, coaching volleyball, bas- Own,” to child care facilities and Campanella, hope 2003 is going Filene’s corporate office and she well for everyone. I am going ketball, and softball. I’m looking a manufactured housing park just moved into a beautiful new forward to the summer when I program, to micro credit of NH through some major changes apartment in Medford, closer to right now, as I have relocated to can travel a little and just relax.” and much more. Laura Densch her fiancé. They are planning for It is good to hear you are doing Heath and her husband, Sicily, Italy! We have been here a fall 2004 wedding, I will have 2 weeks, and so far I love it. The well, Kristen. If you ever travel Courtney Heath, have put the to make a special trip to the towards Sicily, drop me a line! finishing touches on their home countryside is so beautiful and States for that one! Michele also the towns are full of so much to Hayley Cozens wrote to say that in Springfield, NH, and moved in has lots going on. She bought a she and Kathleen “Kate” Lovell this spring. Laura continues to see and do. I am slowly learning condo in Melrose and is busy fix- Italian. I was married Nov. 30, are living in a new place together work at DHMC in the PICU and ing that up. She adopted a kitty in South Boston. Hayley says she loves it! Jennifer Mitchell 2002, and my husband, Jon and is spending lots of time with Campanella, and I are doing so also sees Kathryn “Kati” Tirrel Buckler celebrated her wedding the new man in her life, Shaun. and Kelly Sargent often, who in Sept.’02, where Jennifer well. We are very lucky to be I also have more engagement starting out our marriage on a both live in NH. She also would James Ensign was one of her news! Sandra “Sandy” Weirs like to note, “Nicole Lafitte ’99, bridesmaids. Elizabeth “Beth” 3-year honeymoon since we will and Sean Haggerty ’98 have be stationed here in Sicily for a very, very good friend to Kate Freeman was there to celebrate gotten engaged! Sandy wrote and me, passed away of cancer in as well. Jennie, Beth, and Jen that time. We are eager to see it that they are very excited and all and travel all over Europe. We Oct. The funeral was held in got together in New London, just starting to get into the busy Littleton, NH, and it was a very NH, for a girls weekend to catch have our first trip this weekend process of planning a wedding. to hike up Mt. Etna and travel sad day for everyone! There were up during the winter. Jennie They live in Bangor, ME, and a hundreds of people at the funer- teaches preschool and loves it! around the base in 4x4 jeeps. We summer wedding is planned. have decided to live in a small al. She was only 25.” This was Samantha “Sam” Wolthuis is Sandy keeps in touch with Kelly mentioned in the last issue of the the manager of a federal research village outside the base and are Fisher and she says Kelly is a

84 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE magazine, but I wanted to extend great location for them, since my deepest sympathy to Nicole’s they are both working in the city. family and friends. Thanks to Melissa Weymouth is still with everyone for staying in touch the USA Volleyball program in and please continue to do so. I Colorado Springs working with will have the same access to both their championship events. She hotmail accounts here in Italy. I will be doing some traveling for hope everyone is doing great and the Junior Olympics to Phoenix anytime you are going to be trav- and maybe some traveling with eling over here please tell me so the national teams. George we can meet up! —Tara, taracam- Sylvester is still at American [email protected] or International College in [email protected] Springfield, MA. He and his Hi everyone! It’s been a busy fiancée, Susan Datthyn, are busy time since I (Jennifer “Jen” with wedding plans and have Prudden) last wrote. I have made begun searching for a house. it through another round of Susan is still at Elliot Hospital in Sylva/Hay Wedding. Colby-Sawyer friends gathered to celebrate the mar- report cards (as my fellow teach- Manchester. John-Paul “JP” riage of Matt Hay ’00 and Lindsay Sylva Hay ’00 on December 28, 2002. ers can understand) and am look- Sanieski reports that he is work- Back Row (l to r) Rob Egan ’97, Justin Hersh ’00, Chris Tulloch ’97, Drew ing forward to summer, as I’m ing at Indoor Action Sports in Drummond ’02, Jesse Worobel ’01, Matt Hay ’00, Carter Olcott ’98, Sarah sure you all are. I’m still living in Greenfield, MA, as their program Labrie ’00, Danielle Taylor ’00, Drew Lydecker ’00, and Brian Karbel ’99. Brookline, MA, and can’t wait to director. He has also started his Middle row (l to r) Jacki Woyda ’00, Amy Potter ’00, Payton Lucas ’00, and head down the street to Fenway. own screen-printing and athletic Lindsay Sylva Hay ’00. Seated on the floor (l to r) Allison Craig ’00, Lisa I’ve also been very busy running, apparel/equipment business Maranian ’00, and Halley Westdale ’00. since I ran my 1st Boston called S & J Printing. He was Marathon in April. We recently looking forward to a trip to We had so much fun. The best had a small gathering of CSC England and Ireland in April to part of our trip was our ride friends in Boston. Kelly Sargent, visit his sister, who is abroad. 2001 home. We drove from FL to NH Hayley Cozens, Kathleen He’s also looking to move to Kristy Meisner in a little under 23 hours. It was “Kate” Lovell, Zanna Campbell, Boston soon. At a recent UNH 86 North Mountain Road one crazy adventure! Sean and I Jillian “Jill” Gragnano, hockey game, Zanna Campbell Greene, ME 04236 have also had to chance to see a Christopher “Chris” Cabe, and I and I ran into Jason “Jay” Frew (207) 946-7653 few of our classmates! Sean, all gathered for a fun night on and Kurt Svoboda. Jay is doing e-mail: [email protected] Melissa “Missy” Brown, and I the town. Kelly Sargent is still at well and Kurt is working as direc- Jennifer Pesare had a wonderful weekend togeth- Fitcorp in Manchester, NH, as the tor of sports information at St. 32 Silverwood Lane er in Dover, NH, to celebrate program coordinator at their pri- Anselm College in Manchester, West Warwick, RI 02893 Sean’s new apartment. It was vate site at Fidelity Investments. NH. In April, Kurt accepted the (401) 826-2882 wonderful to have the 3 of us all She’s living with her sister and is position of deputy commissioner e-mail: together again, something that really enjoying herself. Kate of the New England Collegiate [email protected] we really didn’t think too much Lovell and Hayley Cozens are Baseball League. He will continue about when it occurred everyday! roommates once again in a new in his role at St. Anselm, but will Well, it’s that time again. Thanks Sean and I also have had the apartment in South Boston. It’s a be stepping down from his role to all of you who wrote in, let- chance to see Jeffery “Jeff” as assistant coach of the Concord ting us know what’s new in your Haspray on many different occa- Quarry Dogs. At another UNH lives. For those of you who didn’t sions. We try to make a point to game, I ran into Sean Peschel receive Kristy’s e-mail, please be visit whenever we are in Boston! ’01, who is teaching high school sure to send us your updated Other than that, things are going in Somersworth, NH. He’s enjoy- information so that we can do great! I hope that everyone is ing the challenge of a younger our job of keeping the class up to enjoying all the happenings of group of high schoolers. Zanna date on you! As for me, Jennifer has had a busy recruiting season Pesare, things in RI are going well. Life at the West Warwick for good old CSC, but got to Change of address? enjoy a lot of skiing this winter. PD and the town itself are slowly Looking for classmates? She has also been putting in getting back to normal after “The some time at a sports store in her Station” fire, which I’m sure you Need information about the hometown area. Jessica “Jess” all heard about. Thank you to college or your reunion? Dannecker is looking forward to those of you who sent along Contributing news for your the end of tax season, since her your thoughts prayers and well class column? job has been crazy. She is doing wishes for the safety of my fami- Ordering CSC merchandise well and continues to see ly and friends in town. Other from the Marketplace? Christopher “Chris” Fitzpatrick than work I am enjoying life and often. That’s all for now. If you especially my new puppy! Kristy want to get your information in Meisner writes, “Things up here e the next Alumni Magazine, please in ME have been really cold and e-mail me. I hope everyone is tremendously busy! I am still at Berger/Lefebvre Wedding. Michelle doing well. Advocates For Children and work Berger Lefebvre ’00 with her is wonderful! Yes, I still love my E-mail us at: husband, Eric Lefebvre, on their job. This past Dec., Sean Peschel [email protected] October 12, 2002, wedding day. and I took a mini-vacation to FL!

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 85 lot of ball. Our professional buying a home together. It’s a instructors are currently down in duplex, so we can rent it out Fort Myers with the Sox teaching after we leave the area. It’s a huge them our visual mechanics cur- investment, but we are so happy. riculum, which is kind of nice; it I feel like the luckiest person would be nicer if I were there, alive. I don’t want to jinx the but alas...I am not,” wrote Ali. future, but I am sure he and I Heidi Allen has also changed will end up together. We have jobs and is now working at been traveling to places such as Digital Flannel (a graphic design Napa; Sedona, AZ; and Paso firm/ad agency) in Woodstock, Robles. We are both East Coasters VT. Heidi is also engaged and is and have 3 trips planned back planning an Aug. 23 wedding to east for the summer, then HI in her fiancé, Jason Goodrich. Also the fall. I feel so lucky.” Leanne newly engaged is Heather Cole. Towle is currently working at She writes that Jason (the guy Sunapee Elementary School as a she was in love with through special education assistant in 5th most of high school) proposed grade. She writes, “I also run the on Valentine’s Day during the YMCA after school program in Savio/Smith Wedding. On their June 29, 2002, wedding day, Jen Savio Smith ’01 and Thomas “Woody” Smith ’01 were joined by many Colby-Sawyer sunset while in FL. They are my building, so I get to work friends. Back row (l to r) Stephen Robinson Jr ’01, Melanie McCabe ’01, Mike sharing an apartment in North with a great group of kids from Spinney ’00, Kristin Giannino ’01, Katie Lynch ’02, Erik Rocheford ’01, Bennington with their Boxer kindergarten through 5th grade. Marisa Tescione ’01, Rob Fagan ’01, and Rosetta Cannizaaro ’01. Middle puppy, Josie. They are planning a Right now I am frantically trying row (l to r) Jody Smith Hickey ’96, Maranda Egerdahl ’01, Jen Savio Smith June ’04 wedding, where Julie to get grad school and job appli- ’01, Thomas “Woody” Smith ’01, Susanne Day ’01, Catie O’Brien ’01. Front Tyrrell Olsen and Rebecca row (l to r) Megan Smith ’01, Josh Covelli ’01, and Kimberly Morrison ’01. “Becky” Ferland will be 2 of the bridesmaids. Julie is working the ‘real world’!” Recently I had a too many CSC alums over the kindergarten—first grade special chance to visit with Catherine winter, since Oswego was practi- education in Yarmouth, ME. “I “Catie” O’Brien and Rosetta cally buried neck-deep in snow, am married as of July 27 (so I am Cannizzaro in Boston; a night but in Dec. she went to Boston now Julie Olsen, not Julie Tyrrell) on the town with the girls was a to meet up with some CSC alums I am living in South Portland, great mini reunion. They are for a going-away “party” for ME.,” she wrote. Loving married both doing well and enjoying Anthony Giovinno ’02 (before life is Noble Chipley Farrow, their jobs. Melissa “Missy” he went to FL). Kristin Giannino who writes that “it’s been almost Brown writes, “I’m pretty busy writes that she and Mike are get- 8 months since the wedding, and with grad school, which is going ting excited for their wedding Chad and I have been working well right now. I think you know coming up in Aug. and a honey- on home improvement projects this but I’m an Americorps work- moon in St. Lucia. “We are also in our spare time.” Noble is still er at a non-profit agency called in the process of purchasing a teaching at Westford Academy in Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention condo in North Andover. Hope MA. Two of my old roomies had and Services (APPS).” She says all is well with everyone,” she the chance to write me recently. that the job is going really well, wrote. Sara Hammond is still Amanda Rucci says, “I love my and her boss has her writing tons working at the same law firm in job as director of the handi- of press releases and designing Allston, MA. She was recently capped ski program at Mt. posters and brochures. “What’s accepted to law school and will Sunapee. Work ends when ski really neat is seeing my press begin in the fall. She will be season ends and I am heading releases making the front page of working full-time and taking back to DC for the summer to The Happy Couple. Jen Savio Smith the county newspapers as a news classes in the evenings 3 times a work at a summer camp.” She ’01 and Thomas “Woody” Smith ’01 article,” said Missy. She didn’t see week. Sara wrote, “It will be can’t wait to be back in the city, were married on June 29, 2002, in stressful, but it will be worth it in as New London gets a little quiet. Santa Cruz, California. Make Colby-Sawyer an the end!” Congratulations, Sara! However the mood is lightened Allison “Ali” Wamboldt recent- because there are many CSC on-line favorite. ly attended the women’s hoops grads still in New London whom cations organized and mailed alumni game where she saw Sara she gets to see every once in a because when Rebecca Sherlock as well as Leisa Jesser. Ali has while. Amanda is living with ’03 graduates, we are planning changed jobs. “I work at Frozen Megan Smith, who is working at on moving, either to MA or NY, Ropes in Pocasset. It’s an indoor Dartmouth in the rehab depart- but definitely out of NH!” She baseball and softball training ment. She also sees Julie says that FL is looking really facility. I do some office jazz McFarland quite often. Julie is tempting right about now. She (marketing, program promotion) working as a 2nd grade teacher wrote, “It’s 9 degrees outside as I and give private lessons and clin- in New London. Our other room- write this, and almost as windy Visit us on the web at ics. My official title is softball mate, Kimberly “Kim” Morrison, as Windy Hill. Ah, fond memo- www.colby-sawyer.edu coordinator, but we may be loves living in sunny CA! “Life is ries!” Rooke roommates, Taber and add our newly redesigned changing that soon to softball great. I met an incredible man. Lightfoot, Amanda “Mandy” home page to your director. Doesn’t that sound He is a chemical engineer with Eaton, Lisa Killam, and Tracey “favorites” list. more official? Mostly I just play a GE. We are in the process of Guarda recently enjoyed a ladies’

86 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE for a master’s in exercise science party. Kyle Battis ’99 was also in at UNH. Brian will be moving attendance. Celia is working as back to MA in June and living an RN on the labor and delivery with his girlfriend, Sharon, and unit at Bakersfield Memorial their puppy, Fenway, looking for Hospital in Bakersfield, CA. And a job and finishing up his thesis. last but not least is Nichole Michelle Miller graduated from Lord, who is working in the hon- AZ State University with a mas- ors program at UNH and also ter’s in mass communication in attending grad school there. She Dec. ’02. Since then she’s moved is still dating Gregory “Greg” back to NJ, took some time to Hay Jr. ’03 and they are planning relax, and is now interviewing on moving in together when he for jobs in and around NYC. Also graduates. She sends the follow- graduating from graduate school ing note to her fellow classmates, is Katrina Ryan, who writes, “By “Follow your dreams and do not Alumni Volleyball Game. These alumni volleyball players gathered on campus the time everyone gets to read settle for anything less!” Good on April 5, 2003, to scrimmage the current Colby-Sawyer women’s volleyball this, I will have completed the luck to all of you who have got- team in the Second Annual Alumni Volleyball Game. Participants included dual degree MBA/MSA program ten engaged recently, and to (l to r) Kristin Anderson ’00, Amy Callahan ’02, Sara Hammond ’01, Jill at OH University and hopefully those of you who are planning Gragnano ’00, Karen Kotopoulis ’02, Tara Ward ’01, Heather McMahon ’02, have a job. Currently, I am in the your upcoming weddings. We Kristen Wolslegel ’03, Megan Richardson ’03, and Tiffany Williams. same boat many of you were 2 hope to hear from more of you years ago and searching for a job. next time. Just e-mail Kristy or weekend at Tracey’s apartment in It’s very challenging working Based on my experiences in me and we will be sure to keep Concord. Mandy writes, “I got with children, birth through 3! sports administration, I have the class updated on what you engaged over Christmas to Paul In the fall I am going to be assis- decided to pursue a career in spe- are up to! Casey from high school and we tant coaching the Laselle cial events and promotions with are planning a June ’04 wedding women’s soccer team, which I a professional team, major NCAA on Martha’s Vineyard.” Taber is am really excited about,” wrote D-I athletic program, or sport- still working at the Yale School of Lisa. She is currently playing in related company. Other things I Management, however, she has an indoor league with Marisa have been involved with besides 2002 made her way over to the Office Tescione, which she really classes are volunteering with OH Nicole “Nikki” Fowler of External Relations as a com- enjoys. Lisa also spent the winter Athletics and interning at 2 con- 6484 US Highway 11 Apt. 3 munications assistant, working doing a lot of skiing. “Cara and I ferences: the Travel, Event, and Canton, NY 13617 with web development/manage- are taking a foster parent class, Management in Sports (TEAMS) (315) 386-5703 ment as well as data collection which will enable us to become conference and Baseball’s Winter e-mail: for the ever so competitive busi- “respite parents” for children Meetings hosted by Minor [email protected] ness school rankings. “I still keep who are in DSS custody who League Baseball.” Kelly O’Hara Cheryl Lecesse in close touch with my wonder- need a place to stay for week- Johnson is living in Pullman, 116 Beverly Street ful Rooke roomies! I actually just ends,” she added. Lisa hopes her WA, and gave birth to her son, North Andover, MA 01845 got together with them and update finds everyone well! Nicholas, on Nov. 7 ’02. Thomas (978) 682-9528 Elizabeth “Beth” Ashley for a Jennie Cocchiaro has spent this “Woody” Smith and his wife, e-mail: ladies weekend, which was a year traveling, and has had a Jennifer Savio Smith, report [email protected] blast. I also see Bonnie Belmont career change. Her days of teach- that they are enjoying married ’00 quite often. She is currently ing are sadly over. She is current- life in San Jose, CA. They were Hello everyone! It’s hard to living in Stamford, CT, which is ly going to graduate school for married June 29, ’02, and believe we’ve been Colby-Sawyer not too far from me. Other than her MBA with a concentration in enjoyed a fairy tale wedding, graduates for a year, isn’t it? I that, I’m still the same old marketing and fashion merchan- sharing their happiness and new hope you all are doing well—by Taber,” she says. Tracey is still dising. She is working with the beginning with family and the looks of this issue’s class plugging away at CSC admis- GAP Corp. in their marketing friends. Woody is working as a updates, it seems like many of sions. She loves her job and still and visual specialists department. manager of a health club, and in you are having a great time in feels like she learns something She loves every second of her Jan., he was hired as the head the “real world!” As for me, new every day. Tracey wrote, work. She was also accepted to varsity lacrosse coach at an area Cheryl Lecesse, I’m still working “Keith Perkins ’99 and I are get- the California Fashion Design high school. Jennifer is a special in Concord, MA, for a communi- ting married on Nov. 15, ’03 at College. Grace Gravelle also has education teacher for emotional- ty newspaper company as a staff the Soo-Nipi Lodge in Newport, a new job. She is working in the ly disturbed boys. She is also a reporter for the Billerica NH. It will be a small gathering Guidance Office at Hollis- graduate student at Santa Clara Minuteman. I’ve gotten to meet of friends and family.” Other Brookline High School in Hollis, University, working towards her a lot of wonderful people than her roomies, Tracey is still NH. Grace wrote, “I’m still living master’s in special education. through my job and I’ve definite- in touch with Julie Tyrrell Olsen at home, saving money to travel They recently purchased their 1st ly learned a lot about town poli- and Sara Christensen. Lisa because I will have the summer home, and are ready to host their tics. But I am looking forward to McNamara is currently living in off from work. I am planning East Coast friends (hint, hint!). finding a job in the history field. Arlington, MA, with Cara trips to NYC, NC, and Disney Celia Lozeau Goodman was In Oct., I moved into an apart- Falconi ’99. They are moving to (never been!). I spend most of married to Nicholas Goodman ment in a 3-family home in a condo in Winchester, MA, my free time visiting friends on July 27, ’02, in New London. North Andover, MA, with where they hope to be for the from college!” Brian Ennis is liv- Christina “Chrissy” Shaw, Kathryn Brett and Carla next few years! “I am working in ing with David “Dave” Calkins Jamie Ciano, and Jaime Babine Tornifoglio ’00. We absolutely early intervention as a develop- and Erik Rocheford in Dover, were members of her wedding love it here and are having a mental specialist, which I love. NH, and working on his research great time on our own. Kathryn

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 87 Fourth of July wedding. Her the accounting division at bridesmaids are Kelsey Barberi, Helicopter Support, Inc., a IN MEMORIAM Amy Birner, and Kelly Raiano Sikorsky Aircraft Company, and ’03, and all 3 have weddings of he loves it. He also plans to start Amanda Paro ’03 their own to plan, too! Kelsey grad school in the spring or sum- 1980-2003 became engaged on her birthday mer. Rob Buckley and Matthew in Sept. and is getting married “Matt” Sweeney are working for e are deeply saddened to July 26. Afterwards she’ll be mov- the North Suffolk Mental Health report that in February, ing to E. Montpelier, VT. She Association in East Boston as out- Amanda Paro was killed in a started working in July ’02 as a reach workers providing support W birth-3 classroom teacher for and advocacy for chronically one-car accident. Amanda, a senior Head Start. “I work only a few mentally ill adults. Rob is still liv- nursing student, was on her way to miles from home and am thor- ing in Malden, MA, and has been Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center oughly enjoying the opportunity gigging twice a week throughout to do clinical work as part of her nurs- to spend my entire day with chil- the Boston area with his high ing program. She was well known and dren,” she said. Kelsey also said school band, Thickly Settled. loved by many of our students, facul- she misses everyone from CSC “The band can be classified as ty, and staff, and the news of her sud- and would like to hear from any- jam-rock, kind of like Guster, for den death will long reverberate within one: her e-mail is example,” he said. Matt moved our Colby-Sawyer community. On March 27th the college [email protected]. Amy is to Medford, MA, Jan. 1 with a held A Celebration of the Life of Amanda Paro in Wheeler Hall putting together last minute friend from New Jersey. He has in the Ware Campus Center. plans for her May wedding. Vicki been spending time enjoying the Burgess and Kelly Raiano are two local music scene on the week- of her bridesmaids. She is still ends, and has also been able to is still working for THOM Mystic engagement in the fall. They are working at Steffian Bradley get in some snowboarding. Valley Early Intervention in planning a late summer ’04 wed- Architects in Boston. The compa- Casey Mitchell is still working at Winchester, MA. She’s been able ding. Pilar is living in Lowell, ny moved into a new office over Bombardier Capital as an to get together with Christine MA, with her girlfriend, Jenny, Christmas and is now located in account specialist working with Bisset, Maura Brady and although she really misses the the heart of the financial district. Sea-doos and skidoos. She is Marieke Jensen. Christine has country. She is working for Kevin Maccioli became engaged watching her grandparents’ been working at Signature Title Bright Horizons Family Solutions to Kelly Raiano in Nov. “While house for two months while they Corporation since July as an in Andover, MA, at the Phillips we have not set an official date, vacation in FL. She has also been executive assistant, and she likes Academy site. She’s a toddler we are thinking about Sept. ’05, thinking about starting classes her job. She’s still living at home teacher for a 2-3 year-old class, so we can have some time to this summer to work towards a in Portsmouth, NH, but is saving and is having a fabulous time. “I plan and save some money and master’s degree, but has been up money to get her own place. love what I do!” she says, and hopefully get secure in our jobs,” enjoying her time off from Maura is working at Boston she’s psyched she gets to use the he said. Kevin is still living in school. On a personal note, University as an administrative skills she learned at CSC. Pilar Malden, MA, and is working as a Casey has been planning a trip assistant. She’s traveled a lot with was also able to spend Christmas reporter at the Malden Evening with her friends she met study- her boyfriend—he even took her in HI, where she helped her News and Medford Daily Mercury. ing abroad. “There are 10 of us to New Orleans for her birthday! mom pack up to move to SC. For He’s had the chance to cover a that have not seen each other in She’s still living at home in Hyde the past few months Nikki has lot of different stories, including almost 2 years, and now we are Park, MA, but is looking for an been working as a treatment a Patriots-Bills game and a lecture going to see each other again. I apartment in the Boston area. coordinator at the New York former President Bush gave on cannot wait,” she said. The group Marieke is working for LEAP State Association of Retarded the Middle East at Tufts is going to rent a camp in ME for School in Sudbury, MA, as a Children with severely and pro- University. Robert “Bob” Behn a week and go whitewater rafting teacher in a preschool classroom, foundly mentally retarded indi- is working as a billing analyst in and hiking. Have a great time, and she absolutely loves it! She viduals over the age of 21. Her just got a fish named Hank, and classroom has 8 consumers and 3 she’s currently living/house-sit- staff members. “It’s a very chal- ting at her grandparents’ house lenging job, but enjoyable,” she in Lexington, MA, while they’re said. Nikki’s grad school classes at in FL. Kathryn, Christine, Maura, St. Lawrence University in New Marieke, and Samantha “Sam” York are still going well and she Thomas plan to have a “Fab hopes to be done in May ’05. “I Five” reunion soon. I also see like St. Lawrence, but it’s no Christopher “Chris” Roofe ’01, Colby-Sawyer,” Nikki said. Vicki Christine Symmes, Pilar Bescos, Burgess has been working in Darcy LaFrance, ’00 regularly Hanover, NH, as assistant direc- and have been keeping in touch tor and program manager of with many others, especially my CRREL’s Child Development class update “partner in crime,” Center since June. She’s even Nicole “Nikki” Fowler. been able to travel to West Point, Christine has been working as an Washington, DC, and New York exercise physiologist for FitCorp City for training. “The best part Lozeau/Goodman Wedding. Happy bride, Celia Lozeau Goodman ’01, in their Burlington, MA, office. is (of course) the children,” she poses on her wedding day with her Colby-Sawyer friends (l to r) Chrissy She and her long-time boyfriend, says. Vicki is also putting togeth- Shaw ’01, Celia, Jamie Ciano ’01, and Jaime Babine ’01. Rich Lucius, announced their er the finishing touches for her

88 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Casey! Adriana “Addie” Goff and Lucia Savage moved into an apartment together in ALUMNI SP TLIGHT Newmarket, NH, in Feb. with Jim McGilvery ’96 and Brendan Carney ’02 one of Addie’s friends. Addie is job searching while working part In action for the AND 1 Entertainment Team time at an after-school program. Lucia is working at Exeter Brendan’s Story The Connection Hospital doing mostly data entry. “The first time I met Jim McGilvery was before At the suggestion of Coach Foti (who, She’s also looking into nearby grad schools. Jennifer “Jen” my sophomore year. For the entire summer I according to Brendan, keeps in touch with all Panther hopes everyone is suc- worked basketball camps, and two weeks of of his favorite 1,900-plus point scorers) Brendan cessful in the “real world!” She is that time I was at Chargers Head Coach Bill contacted Jim at AND 1. Jim and Brendan in Austin, TX, working as the Foti’s Granite State Basketball School in the reconnected and spent time reminiscing assistant office manager and the Coffin Field House on campus. Jim was on about Colby-Sawyer and New Hampshire, president’s assistant at a top staff there, too. where both were raised. When Jim’s depart- mortgage company. She works in “I remember Jim for his thunderous dunk ment, AND 1 Entertainment, needed another an office with a great view of during the dunk competition held by the intern, Brendan was available. Jim had come to downtown—on a clear day she camp staff. Jim had just finished his second respect Brendan’s desire and determination, so said she could see all the way to year playing professional basketball in England Brendan beat out the competition and got the the city limits. “Let’s just say that for the Plymouth Raiders and was transitioning job. Brendan wisely says now, “It truly is who I am extremely busy and I love to an assistant coaching position at Plymouth you know, and I’m lucky to know Jim. He was it!” she said. Jen traveled to the State College. My first impression was that Jim my ‘in’ in an industry that’s hard to crack.” east over the holidays to see her was a kind and generous human. (He still is.) Brendan is now a full-time employee, and family and friends. “It was hard Our paths didn’t cross again for quite some he and Jim work closely together every day. to leave, but I was so happy to time, until after I graduated in May ’02, com- They are preparing to kick off their next tour in return to 70 plus degree weath- pleted Colby-Sawyer’s national Succeeding June. Jim writes, “All is going well. Brendan and er,” she said. She is still living Together Tour for the capital campaign, and I can often be found in our office gymnasium with her boyfriend, Todd (not moved to Philadelphia to seek my fortune.” shooting free throws at the end of a stressful from CSC), and they have a dog day. We are both fortunate to be working for named Max. She and Katie Jim’s Story AND 1 and thankful for the strong educational Berger are also planning a sum- Pro ball in England, coaching, a master’s degree mer get-together at Katie’s lake base provided to us by Colby-Sawyer.” in Sports Management from Indiana State, house on Sunapee—stay tuned It’s a true Colby-Sawyer College network- internships with NIKE and the Philadelphia for more details on where and ing connection, and both Jim and Brendan are Eagles, and then he landed full time as an when. Jen reminds us all, glad to have “teamed up.” “Whenever anyone misses events coordinator for AND 1, a hot and school, get out the CD A Time to growing company headquartered Remember for a good cry. It will in Paoli, Pennsylvania, that designs take you back in an instant like and markets on-court perfor- we all never left.” Katie Reeder is mance basketball footwear and soon starting a grad program for apparel. “I became events manag- a master’s in social work at Univ. er just before the 2002 AND 1 of ME. “I am pretty psyched to Mix Tape Tour—our marquee get started...no pun intended!” event—began,” Jim says. The she said. She is still working at AND 1 Mix Tape Tour is an annu- MBNA and will be starting volun- al, 33-city domestic and five-city teer work for the Make a Wish European, grass roots, urban bas- Foundation. Her company will ketball event, coupled with hip actually donate $500 to her foun- hop half-time performances. The dation if she works 40 hours a best streetballers in each city year. Andrea Chula is working as come out to play, with the chance a downhill ski instructor for Club to be discovered and signed to a Jim (left) and Brendan were never on the same team in college, but the Med in Crested Butte, CO. She is streetball endorsement contract Colby-Sawyer connection has them playing and working together now. also involved in a wide variety of and to be taped for an ESPN TV performances, using her dance series. The ESPN series will focus on the play- skills and also doing some acting. ground basketball culture—its stars, fans, style, Heather Billings is looking into grad school in the Boston area and unique brand of play. and working for the special edu- After the ’02 tour, Jim rose in the ranks to Colby-Sawyer cation department at her home- become an account executive who now sells town school. Erin Slavin is liv- corporate sponsorships to support both the ing at home in Bedford, MA, and AND 1 Mix Tape Tour and the AND 1 High Networking working at Verizon Avenue as a School Basketball Championship, a boy’s sales representative. Randi basketball tournament in eight regions across Everett is doing well as both a the country, with regional winners competing Works substitute teacher at the local for a national high school championship in Philadelphia.

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 89 school in her hometown and Sheehan is still in grad school at at Elm’s College. “Other than Jennifer Aniston there! Ramsey as a grad student. Katie Lynch Northeastern. “It's pretty good being busy, the real world isn’t is living on Jupiter Island in is still working for Concord living in Boston but I miss my nearly as great as being in college Hobe Sound, FL, working as an Orthopedics. Karen Kotopoulis friends,” she said. Julie also said (in my opinion),” she said. “I assistant tennis professional can still be found working at Kelly Wigmore recently got miss hanging out with every- from Nov. to April. “The weather the Hogan Center as a trainer. engaged. Congratulations, Kelly! one.” Matthew “Matt” Hagerty here is great but I definitely miss Erin Hardy is still working at a Kirsty McCue is living and work- is working in the House of the snow and my friends up Meredith, NH, elementary school ing in Daytona Beach, FL, as an Representatives in Concord as a north,” he said, adding that as a one-on-one aid. She is also athletic trainer for Embry-Riddle legislative assistant in Majority he’s especially looking forward working part time at a local gym, Aeronautical University. “I’m Leader Rep. David Hess’s office. to going to this year’s CSC grad- where she continues to teach having a blast and I’m finally He has also kept in touch with uation. Ramsey and Brett will kickboxing. Jennifer “Jenny” getting a much needed tan!” she Brett Gaede and Ramsey both be back up north to spend Buck and Brendan Carney are said. Katie Moynahan is living Hoehn. Brett is spending the the summer teaching tennis in still living in Philadelphia, PA. at home with her mother in winter in Park City, UT, skiing Nantucket. Thomas “Tom” Jenny is working in the city and Springfield, MA. She is teaching and bar backing at a famous Remmers has been working enjoying herself, while Brendan pre-K at Stony Brook Child Care club. Matt said Brett has seen since Oct. on the military base is working for the basketball Center and is the assistant coach the likes of Ben Affleck, Matt on Cape Cod as an environ- clothing company AND 1. Julie for the women’s basketball team Damon, Jennifer Lopez, and mental scientist. He collects

IN FOND MEMORY SPRING/SUMMER 2003

1931 1936 1940 1943 Helen Hodgson Bernice Ernst-DeWitt Dorothy Benham Agnes Collins Byrne Boynton MAY 16, 2001 Bishop FEBRUARY 23, 2002 MARCH 10, 2003 Catharine Horton AUGUST 29, 2002 Dorothy Johnson Jones Dora Lyman Ribero McCloskey Currie Eggena Stetson OCTOBER 24, 2002 JANUARY 16, 2003 OCTOBER 10, 2002 DECEMBER 2, 2002 Esther C. Toms Jean “Pom” Pomeroy JUNE 23, 2002 1932 1937 Tupper Ann Ashley Weglarz Helen Buker Rachlin Jane Bantly Behnke MARCH 30, 2003 JUNE 2002 MARCH 5, 2003 FEBRUARY 13, 2003 Evelyn Buker Clarke 1941 1944 1933 DECEMBER 3, 2002 Barbara Johnston Ruth Ewing Coleman Jeannette Shapiro Carol Everett Fraser Enlow MAY 20, 2000 Rosenberg JANUARY 20, 2003 APRIL 27, 2002 APRIL 2002 Gloria “Peckie” Peck Doris Nichols Pester Barbara Bool Oliver Dillon 1934 JANUARY 17, 2003 JUNE 13, 2002 JUNE 9, 2002 Ruth Watson O’Brien Grace Lovett Short Mary Virginia Dorothy Seaman Sibley JANUARY 2, 2003 MAY 25, 2002 Snedecker JUNE 2, 2000 Elizabeth Gray Taylor JANUARY 1, 2003 1935 MARCH 3, 2003 1945 Corinne Pierce 1942 Christobel Latham Betsy Mullens Tolman Hellman Dorothy Dawson Baxter JANUARY 16, 2001 JUNE 27, 1997 Loeckler JUNE 15, 2000 Elizabeth Green 1939 JANUARY 6, 2003 Dorothy Hatch Davis Lyman Eleanor Paine Ruhlin Nancy Lewis Nemec AUGUST 13, 2002 MARCH 3, 2003 APRIL 30, 2002 FEBRUARY 1, 2003 Jean Ross Lieber Barbara “Mixie” Mix Audrey Shirey Tarbox JULY 1, 2002 Wells ’88 SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 FEBRUARY 7, 2003 1947 Charlou Hill Gladish JANUARY 1, 2003 Sheila Devine Suarez AUGUST 28, 2002

90 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE groundwater samples for off-site Arnesen radio program on Sallee is doing well in grad in a car accident on Route 89. testing, and he really enjoys his WNTK talk radio. In March she school. And last but not least, Mandy was getting ready to job. “The site has over 300 wells interviewed for a job at New Bradley “Brad” Bennett said he graduate in May as a nursing that are sampled for pollution Hampshire Public Radio. Good has realized insurance is not his major, although she entered CSC caused by experimentation with luck, Hil! She has also been doing life and he’s consistently looking as a member of our class. Many explosives by the military over some sports reporting. “I have for his self-actualization. I want of us have our own personal the past 50 years,” Tom said. covered the Giants with full to thank all of you who respond- memories of Mandy. I know I’ll “The remnants of these explo- access to the team in their locker ed to Nikki’s and my e-mails for always remember her smile and sions have caused contamination room and the same for the your updates! We both would her sense of humor. She will be with the Cape’s groundwater.” Bruins,” she said. She still lives like to hear from as many of you dearly missed, but she would Crystal Colby purchased a home near CSC, and she finally took as possible, so please drop either have wanted all of us to keep with her boyfriend in March. her chance to ski at Mount Nikki or me a line and let us smiling. Thank you everyone! I Congrats, Crystal! She is working Sunapee! Courtney Wright is know how you’re doing. We both wish you all the best of luck, and full time as an operations assis- still working at Lawrence General would love to hear from all of Nikki and I can’t wait to hear tant at York County Federal Hospital. Stephanie Vickers is you! On a sad note, I’m sure about how all of you are doing Credit Union in Sanford, ME. working as an accountant for an many of you have heard that in the future! Hilary Cogen is still working as insurance agency and is looking Amanda “Mandy” Paro ’03 died Please see In Fond Memory executive producer for the Arnie to get a new job in HR. Laura Feb. 7 from injuries she suffered

1948 1952 1960 1967 Jean Wharry Doster Constance “Connie” Joan Perry Patricia Feltham NOVEMBER 28, 2002 Hutchins Cahill MacDermott Rawson JANUARY 23, 2003 OCTOBER 27, 2002 DECEMBER 18, 2002 1949 Barbara Aronson 1953 1961 1970 Antupit Ednamae “Teddie” Patricia Farren Linda Fowler Kerner OCTOBER 1995 Nicols Clarke Cudmore JULY 25, 2002 Barbara White Comolli NOVEMBER 1, 2002 JANUARY 9, 2003 APRIL 11, 2002 1975 Deborah Larson Pauline Nelson 1954 1962 Virgina Kelley Doyle Susanne “Sue” Bonine Lorenzen Mangsen SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 Mueller MARCH 10, 2003 DECEMBER 18, 2002 Martha Kenney Lewis SEPTEMBER 2, 2002 Elizabeth “Betty” MARCH 23, 2003 1980 Wood Werley 1964 Margaret Williams MARCH 9, 2002 1955 Catharine “Cathy” Elliott 1950 Ann Siegfried Carlson Howard Guild JANUARY 18, 2003 MARCH 22, 2003 OCTOBER 14, 2002 Gael Vallaro Murray Marilyn Colburn Dow NOVEMBER 24, 1999 FEBRUARY 25, 2003 1958 1965 1951 Priscilla Hall Hooper Sharon Wightman Frey 2003 OCTOBER 16, 2002 DECEMBER 22, 2002 Amanda “Mandy” Paro Sally Maynard FEBRUARY 7, 2003 Cullington 1959 1966 OCTOBER 24, 2000 Suzanne W. Kendall Judith Roscoe Past Staff Marsignia “Marcie” DECEMBER 8, 1999 MacFarlane Mary Waldon Lovely Meyer Hale MARCH 3, 2003 DECEMBER 12, 2002 JANUARY 24, 2003 Joan Gillette Schmidt MARCH 19, 2000

SPRING/SUMMER 2003 91 THE BIRTH OF A VENERABLE BUILDING

Few things pleased President H. Leslie Sawyer more than improving or adding to the facilities of Colby Junior College (see story beginning on page 14). In June of 1949, he and Barbara Vail Mueller ’49, seen here with Abbey in the background, studied the blueprints for what was to be the library-commons, which is now known as the Ware Campus Center. In the words of Boston designer Arland A. Dirlan, “the building was planned to follow the present-day trend of combining college units.” The library was built on the central campus level with the dining hall on the floor below where, although completely remodeled and modern- ized, it remains to this day.

92 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE “Why do I contribute to Colby-Sawyer College? Because I received so much from Colby-Sawyer! Contributing my time and resources are my ways of giving some- thing back to ensure that current and future students will be able to experience the countless benefits of a Colby-Sawyer College experience just as I did.” —Christopher Quint ’98, Denver, Colorado The Annual Fund... Its importance to your college cannot be overestimated.

There are several ways to provide financial support to the college, but the highest priority each year is the Annual Fund. Alumni, parents, and friends are invited to make a commitment to the Annual Fund, before all other gifts, because these gifts provide vital budget-relieving resources that support the entire educational enterprise. Annual gifts help to moderate “The Annual Fund helps to make a Colby-Sawyer College tuition increases and to support our commit- education the best it can possibly be for those students ment to financial aid. Did you know that last fortunate enough to attend. It supports the school’s general year the college allocated 24 percent of its operations, including financial aid, faculty salaries, academic operating budget to provide grants to young programs, athletics, and other extracurricular activities, as men and women who could not otherwise well as maintenance of the campus. All of these categories afford to attend Colby-Sawyer? are vitally important to the success of Colby-Sawyer, and I Through the years, Colby-Sawyer can only hope that more young alumni will see the impor- alumni have readily accepted this stewardship tance of contributing to the Annual Fund.” responsibility. Over 32 percent of all alumni —Simon Mendez ’94, Stamford, Connecticut contributed to the college last year, providing over a half-million dollars to the Annual Fund. If all alumni who have given to the college at least once in the last five years each made a gift this year, our participation would soar to over 50 percent. Imagine how our students would benefit from such a tremendous boost! Please join the thousands of alumni and friends who are making a differ- ence at Colby-Sawyer. Remember, it is not the amount of the gift that matters, but the spirit with which it is given that makes all the difference.

“I’ve been unable to spend time participating in alumni programs and activities, but I want to stay connected to Colby-Sawyer and hope to make a contribution toward its future in some way. I know the college relies on Annual Fund gifts to support institutional priorities and goals, so giving to the Annual Fund each year has been a meaningful way for me to show my continued support for Colby-Sawyer and the students who benefit from its programs.” —Sarah K. LaBombard ’93, Hanover, New Hampshire Office of Advancement NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Colby-Sawyer College U.S. POSTAGE 541 Main Street PAID LEWISTON, ME New London, NH 03257 PERMIT 82

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