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To the Editor: our manuscript as medieval for two cc. CONNECTICUT reasons. COLLEGE Mltgazj~e It is exciting to learn that the First, many historians elect to describe Volume 20 I Number 4 supposedly stolen manuscript was books of the earlier 16rh century that were

actually just misplaced for half a century copied ftom medieval models and produced EDITOR: Patricia M. Carry ("Medieval Manuscript: Every Page Tells using medieval methods as medieval in MANAGING EDITOR: Phoebe Hail A Srory," Spring 2012). The illustrations order to emphasize the continuity of earlier ART DIRECTOR / ONLINE EDITOR: Benjamin Parent in the article are beautiful, but calling techniques of production in the early print CONTRIBUTORS: Melissa Bennett, Megan CMe/lQ '13, jon Crispin, Adam Daniell, Berh Hami/ton, Eiken jmkim, a French manuscript copied no earlier environment. josh [ensen, Bob MIll'Donneli, Deborah MacDonnell, Amy Martin, than 1523 medieval is a bit off, since Second, liturgists tend to describe Brandon W Masley, Barbara Nagy, Andrew Nathanson '13, Monica Rtryrnunt '09, Lalita Rllss '12, A, Vi'ncent Scarano, the 16'h century in France is generally the late medieval period of Liturgy as jOrdall lhomas '15, Will WllldSiall, Khoi Toll, Kim Wardlaw. considered to be Renaissance rather than continuing up to the reforms of the Council jlllie Wrmau medieval. a/Trent (1545-63), and our book is a CLASS NOTES COORDINATOR: KarellLAskey CLASS NOTES EDITOR Sambeth Fields And one wonders why the librarians liturgicaL manuscript. Given the reLatively (or the author) did not ask the music late date of the manuscript and the CC: Ccnnecricut College Magazine is published by the Office of College Rela[ions, I'auicia M. Carey. Vice Presidem. The magazine. mission i. to faculty to vet the description of the humanistic hand in which it was written, maintain tie> between the College, irs alumni and all other constituents and 10 repon on issues of importance !O ,he.se groups. music, for the neumes do not just it wouldn't be entirely improper to describe CC Connecncut College Maga~ine (ISSN i060·5134) (USPS 129-140) "resemble music notes," they are musical it as being of the Renaissance, though is published fom times a year, in summer, full, wimer and spring, an~ is mailed free of charge to members of the Connecticut College Alumn! notes, and they signifY specific pitches, we uLtimately think this is LessusefUL[or Assodarion and friends of [he College, Periodicals class po5tage paid at New London, cr, and at additional offices. not relative ones. On the page for the coming to an understanding about the Comribmions: CC ConneclicU! College Maga~ine will consider but is first Sunday of Advent there is a C clef book. nOI responsible for unsolicited manuscrip's, proposals and phOlog ... phs. Address correspondence to: on the third line of the staff; in the feast Four- and five-line staves are widely Editor, CC: COllneCIicm College Magazine, Becker House, day illustration, "Vir Dei Amoninus" attested in this period [or these kinds 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, cr 06320·4196. Phone: 860-439-2500 has an F clef on the third line. Thus the of manuscripts. A prominent jive-line Fax: 860·439·5405 Email: ccmag@contlcolledu first notes of the Responsory "Missus example is the Neresheim processional, est Gabriel" are G-A-G and of "Vir Dei which is an almost exact contemporary AI"m",., Send address d""gn to. Antoninus" D-D-D-C-A. of this manuscript, heLd at Harvard Alumni Office Finally, although composers may Connecticut College University (Houghton Library MS ljp 270 Mohegan Avenue indeed have used five (or more) staff 0047). They are also common in Spanish New London, cr 06320 th lines by the 14 century, the four- manuscripts of this period, though much II or emnJilO [email protected] line staff was and still is standard for lesssovzmong French manuscripts. We l'os,mas[er: Send address changes to writing plaincham, which has a limited highlighted this feature of our manuscript CC Connecucur College Magazine, 270 Mohegan Avenue. New London, cr 06320·4196 range and does not normally require in order to demonstrate the inherently CONNECTICUT COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES a larger staff. The movable clefs could conservative nature of book production and James S. Berrien 74, Chllir, William P. Barraek '81, Vi« Chllir, J"di[h accommodate most chant melodies. Tindal Opatrny '72, VIet Chair, Debe P. Adegbile '91, Laura J. Allen '81, liturgy at this time. David W. Barber '88, Chris')' Burke '93, Eduardo Y"II '87, Theodore S. Chapin 72 P'07,]onathan Cohen '87, Kevan Copeland 76, Constance Finally, the author is entirely right Smi,h Gemmer '80 1"10, Claire S. Gould '10, Scott W. Hafner '80, Zoe Patricia Brown Brauner '64 P'93 Kldtl Henriquez '99, Leo l. Higdon, Jr., !'rnidmt, W. E..tdla Johnson that the neumes signifY specific pitches. 75, David B. Kd", P'09, Linda J. Lear '62, Lynda Battet Munro '76 Former Music Librarian, Greer Music 1"08, Gary Ng '11, David H. Pallen 76 1"04 '09, MariaC. Pellegrini '69, we regret the error and appreciate the George S, Roget5 '82, Theodo" M. Romanow 76, Hams R. Rosenheim Library (1970-12) correction. '09, Franklin A. Tuin '87, Kevin Wade 76, Pamela D. Zilly '75 Coordinator (ret.), Center for Italian ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cons,ance "Connie" Smi[h Gemmer '80 P'IO, Pm;Mnt, Eric Kaplan Opera Studies, University of Chicago '85, Intmm Viet PmiMnt, Stephen "Knme" G"gg '94, Secretary, Ryan Chan '00. Martha E. Gifford '73, Liana Gu~man Wcis '05, Lucie Oak Park, III Hobhrzelle lannoni '57, Mark Iget '75, Ken Kabel '76 P'12, Usman For years I have turned first to Class Khosa '04, Chris Mcljaniel '94, Srem Never '99, Ch[;sline "Tina" Notes and then given the rest of the Gould Reardon '79, Susan Peck Robinson '65, Usman Sheikh '04, Suzanne "Sukey" Richmond Simmons '95, Fr:lflk Suher '89, Liza Talusan Benjamin Panciera, the Ruth magazine a cursory look/read. But '97, Jean Tierncy Taub '58, Thoma.> Usdin '79, Hildegard Melli Van Deuscll '43, Jamie Budges Walur '00, Rob.n Wilson '82, Dena Wolf Rusch Sheppe '40 Director of Special something has changed! The articles are Yeskoo 75 Collections, responds: so interesting and so well written that I CC: Connec';cur College Magazine Copyright 2012 by Connenicul College, all righ15 reserved. Reproduction in whole or in pa[t without Periodization is a hotly contested topic find myself starting at the beginning and wri"en permis.;on 'S prohibLted. Views c~pressed he[ein are rhose of [he aU!hors and do not necessaril)' reliect o~cial policy of [he College. and constantly provokes disagreements and really enjoying each issue. diffiring interpretations among scholars. www.connecticutcollege.edu This isperhaps nowhere more true than Pat Roth Squire '51 in determining what is "medieval" versus Boston, Mass. CC: Connecticut College Magazine is printed on paper with a minimum post-consumer recycled content of 10 percent. what is "Renaissance. " we chose to describe Continued on page 4 > Primcd in U.S.A. by Lane Press, Burlington, V!.

2 CC,CONNECTICUT COLlEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2012 >president's message

Changing the world~0 scien ist at a time :;(Jt~ITC Leo I Higdon,fr. ~ __ J I l,_--",--,...l.._

THE FIRST CLASS OF SCIENCE LEADERS POSES FOUR YEARS AGO WITH THEIR MENTOR CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR MARC ZIMMER. TURN TO THE TABLE OF CONTENTS TO SEE ' THEM ON COMMENCEMENT DAY.

I ALWAYS ENJOY CONGRATULATING Samuel Alvarez, a chemistry major from the Bronx. the graduates at Commencement, but it was especially co-authored papers with his professors and peers and presented posters at professional conferences. satisfying this year (0 present a diploma to each member of the first class of Science Leaders. These young women He interned at the University of Oregon as pan of a National Science Foundation-funded research group. and men came to Connecticut College in 2008 to be pan of a program we created with funding from the Maritza Diane Essis, a biology major from western Massachusetts, conducted research with a cardiologist National Science Foundation to attract women and other at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She also underrepresented groups to the sciences. The Science Leaders Program is based on the central was president of the Student Government Association elements of the Connecticut College education: rigorous and an intern with the College's Think S.A.F.E. Project, academics, close studenr-faculry relationships, and hands- a violence prevention initiative. on research and internship opportunities. Our goal is Shortly before Commencement, Imet with the Science Leaders and was pleased to hear about their to foster a passion for science and prepare students for plans for the future: They aspire to become physicians, careers in related fields. research scientists, public health officials, environmental By any measure, this first group of Science Leaders is a great success. They all have impressive resumes that detail policymakers, professors and more. Some have already secured spots in graduate school or their accomplishments as undergraduates. Examples from medical school, while others are planning post-graduate a handful of the students can only begin to tell the stOry. internships or fellowships before they embark on further Erick Argueta, a biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology major from Rhode Island, won a national study. This is exactly the outcome we sought four years ago chemistry award and spent his sophomore summer in when we invited 17 high school seniors to become the Scotland researching nanomerrology, The following College's inaugural class of Science Leaders. For me, year he interned at Yale as part of a research group this program's success is so characteristic of Connecticut studying polycystic kidney disease. College and the kind of personalized education we offer Lauren Manning, an aspiring doctor from Bethlehem, Pa., majored in behavioral neuroscience. She spent a on a broader level. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to watch these semester in China studying health care disparities in talented students evolve from tentative freshmen into Tibetan communities and her summers doing research self-confident, capable graduates. I look forward to seeing at the Arizona Heart Foundation in Phoenix and how they - and subsequent cohorts of Science Leaders volunteering in a hospital emergency department in _ wilJ make their mark on the world. New York.

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I was glad to read the piece in your Spring 2012 issue abour the men's hockey team and the Green Dot program to prevent powec- What e e s Want based personal violence. Alumni praise the magazine, suggesthow to improve However, I couldn't help noticing the irony in the fact that the image of rhe Camel on the IN FEBRUARY, we emailed alumni WE EXPECTED to see sharp differences ream's shirts is so feroc.ious. When an invitation to take a survey abour between graduates of different eras; my son, Owen Wiseman' 11, this magazine. We expected to get instead, we were surprised by how starred at Conn, the Camel logo a few hundred responses. Instead, much you have in common. For was peaceful and smiling. That 1,887 people completed the survey, example, graduates of every era didn't mean that my son's track a l-l-percenr response rate. We were overwhelmingly liked and disliked the team didn't compete hard, but blown away as well by how many of same magazine covers. their goal was not to devour their you took the time to add individual The single biggest takeaway: Even opponems. comments. in the age of Facebook, you still read There seems to be a trend these Overall, you give this publication Class Notes - and you're disappointed days toward meaner sports logos. a good report card. Make that a when your class doesn't have any. For more than a century, my alma good-ro-excellent report card. Ninety When we asked what you would mater, Yale, was content with percent of you rate the quality of the like more of (besides Class Notes), images of its bulldog mascot that magazine good or excellent. Most of the top requests were remarkably made it look tenacious, bur not you also give high marks to design, consistent: more alumni profiles and vicious. Yale's new bulldog logo photography, writing and relevance. alumni achievement. The only outliers has a pugnacious, undershot jaw Even those who were more critical were alumnae of the 1940s, who want and protruding fangs. The change in your comments clearly care about more campus photos, and graduates has nor improved the Elis' athletic the magazine. We appreciate the since 2010, who want more campus sranding, but it does suggesr that detailed analysis and suggestions news. Yale's athletes are becoming more you shared. We saw more differences by brutish than brainy. Your feedback is already gender than generation. Women There is much to be said for shaping our editorial decisions- were more likely to say the magazine a friendly mascor that represents see the expanded Class Notes and was excellent, while men were twice the ability to survive in rhe desert Lives sections in this issue - and as likely as women to rate it only and transport pharaohs and you'll see further changes in the fair. We're still puzzling over that. kings. I understand that some year ahead. Are we producing a magazine that's Conn students have recently been intrinsically more appealing to women? pushing for a rerum to the Camel Are men just more likely to criticize? logo of old. I'm on their team. What do you think?

Cartee Wiseman P'11 weston, Conn.

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100 YEARS Of STORIES

CONN£l:TICUT COLLEGE -~ ,--

»for more news, go to www.conncoll.edu 5 >notebook The road to civil rights

SEVEN STUDENTS followed in the footsteps of civil rights pioneers in March, visiting (he Martin Luther King Memorial in Atlanta, touring the Slave Museum in Charleston, S.c., and walking the Edmund Petrus Bridge in Selma, Ala. The trip was part of a course on women and the civil rights movement, led by Mab Segrest, the FuIler Maathai Professor of Gender and Women's Srudies and a Tuskegee, Ala., native; and Claudia Highbaugh, dean of religious and spiriruallife and daughter of a Tuskegee Airman. At the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala., the students each signed a

pledge to be a civil rights activist. "Much of the driving force behind the civil rights movement came from srudenrs my age," said Marline Johnson' 13, a psychology major and an minor. "IfI had been a college student then, what kind of an activist would I have been?"

FROM LEFT: MARLINE JOHNSON '13. JANET TSO '12, BERNAOETTE PALMERI '12, ELIZABETH RAMOS '12, CHRISTOPHER PISANO '15, TELAYAH STUROIVANT '15 AND RASHEED MITCHELL '13,

AS PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS and a double major in economics and government, Daniel Wernick' 12 knows the value of networking. So he was thrilled to have the opportunity in March to make new contacts not only among his peers at Inside other schools bur also among government ministers in India. Wernick is pan of a group of American student leaders called C-lOO, which was invited to Delhi and Hyderabad India by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs' Public Diplomacy Division. The group met with the country's chief election commissioner, the Joint Secretary of the Americas and representatives from the Ministry of External Affairs. "Witnessing firsthand the way leaders operate in India was eye-opening," Wernick said. A win-win for everyone EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 500 Connecticut College students intern, work, srudy and volunteer in local schools, agencies and other nonprofirs. In recognition of that commitment, the College earned a place on the President's Higher Education Community Service 2012 Honor Roll- the fourth time the College has made the list since it was launched in 2006. "Through these partnerships, our students deepen their knowledge and acquire citizenship and skills," said Tracee Reiser, associate dean for community learning and director of the Office of Volunreers for Community Service. Brigida Palacino '12, an environmental studies and psychology major, began volunteering as a freshman with Project Kids, Books and Athletics, a student-initiated program. "The act of volunteering is a win-win for everyone because there is no limit to what we can learn from each other," she said.

BRIGIDA PALATINO '12, LEFT, VOLUNTEERS WITH THE KIDS, BOOKS AND ATHLETICS PROGRAM.

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Algal accolades

PETER SIVER, the Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Professor of Botany, continues co make a big impact with his research on some of the world's smallest organisms. In addition to earning two recent National Science Foundation grams totaling mote than $500,000, Siver is the lead author on a new book, INDEPENDENT fiLMMAKER JOHN SAYLES visited campus for a "The Freshwater Diatom Flora of day in April CO discuss the creative process of filmmaking and screenwriting. Warerbodies on the Atlantic Coastal He also read from his laresr novel, ''A Momenr in the Sun," and showed Plain." He also published a March his film "Amigo." The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of "Lone Star" and 2012 cover article in the journal "Passion Fish" advised the aspiring writers in his audience co have emparhy Freshwater Biology with Anne M. for their characters and co know their own limitations, but he also reminded Lou '91, a botany department them that, as storytellers, "You can do anything." research associate. To top it off, Danish scientist Jorgen Kristiansen and his Czech colleague Yvonne JON MARKSON '12 devoted his senior year to making music. In March, Nemcova named a South African the music and technology major, computer science minor, and scholar in the alga, Mallomonas siveri, in Siver's Ammerman Center for Arts & Technology performed his original electro- honor. Siver says that the types of acoustic song, "Meaning in a Word," at the center's l Brh Biennial Arts and algae he studies account for half of the Technology Symposium; it was the first student piece ever performed live at the photosynthesis taking place on Earth event. He also embarked on a personal project, releasing new compositions on - "and, therefore, half of all of the his blog (http://wearelivingthings.bandcamp.com) each month for a year. Now oxygen we breathe." a recording and mixing engineer at the Gallery Recording Studio in New York City, Markson says he loves "to help people realize their ideas. I feel good about helping another group find their potential."

CRAIG MAHONEY '12, ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC PETER JARVIS, JON MARKSON '12, STEVEN BUTTERY, JAMES FINUCANE '13 AND KYLE JOSEPH '12 PERFORM MARKSON'S SONG, "MEANING IN A WORD," AT THE 13TH BIENNIAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM.

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Presidential portrait unveiled

WITH HIS DARK BLUE REGALIA and his signature white goatee, Norman Fainsrein looks every inch the president emeritus in his official portrait. The painting now hangs alongside the portraits of the College's other past presidents in the Ernst Common Room of Blaustein Humanities Center. The portrait, by Gerald P. York of New Haven, was unveiled at a ceremony in April. "They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Well, this one is surely worth 2,000 to 3,000 words, because it's such an improvement over the actual object," Fainstein joked. President Lee Higdon credited Fainstein, who led the College from 2001-06, with instituting practices that allowed it to remain financially strong through the recession. He also said Fainsrein was instrumental in laying the foundation for the College's more recent diversity efforts. "Norman ensured that diversity was an integral part of every management decision the College would make," Higdon said. "Our success today ... stems from Nonnan's foresight and leadership." Fainstein, the College's ninth president, regularly taught a course in urban sociology and history during his presidency, and in 2007 he became chair of the sociology department. He retired from the College in 2010, though he continues to teach: He had just returned from teaching in Singapore before the unveiling ceremony. "It's a wonderful thing to be at the heart of what is still America's greatest export industry - education," he said.

Honors and awards

FOUR PROFESSORS WERE HONORED WITH THE COLLEGE'S HIGHEST FACULTY AWARDS IN APRIL. FROM LEFT: WILLIAM

ROSE, PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT, WHO RECEIVED THE

JOHN S, KING MEMORIAL AWARD; ANN S, DEVLIN, THE

MAY BUCKLEY SADOWSKI '19 PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY,

RECIPIENT OF THE HELEN BROOKS REGAN FACULTY

LEADERSHIP AWARD; CHERISE HARRIS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, THE INAUGURAL RECIPIENT OF

THE HELEN MULVEY FACULTY AWARD; AND ALEX ROBERTO

HYBEl, THE SUSAN ECKERT LYNCH '62 PROFESSOR OF

GOVERNMENT, WHO RECEIVED THE NANCY BATSON NISBET RASH FACULTY RESEARCH AWARD.

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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES AND COFFEE ARE CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION DURING FINALS WEEK AT SHAIN LIBRARY, WHICH SPONSORED

SEVERAL STUDY BREAKS IN MAY. SCORES OF STUDENTS FOUND RESPITE OVER THOSE EXAM-PACKED DAYS WITH PUZZLES, GAMES, ORIGAMI, DOUGHNUTS ANO MORE. LORELEI

FRANTZ, WHOSE BLUE CAMEL CAFE IN SHAIN KEEPS THE CAMPUS FUELED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MADE THE COOKIES AND COFFEE FOR THE STUDY BREAK.

Street PRESIDENT HIGDON WAS AMONG 50 DANCERS who performed TwyJaTharp's "The One Hundreds" as part of the College's Founders Day celebration on April 5. Coordinated by Professor of Dance David Dorfman '81, art "The One Hundreds" consisted of a series of 50 l f -second phrases executed by two consecutive pairs of dancers, then five dancers each doing 10 of those phrases at the same time, and finally alISO phrases simultaneously performed CAN ART SAVE A CHILD? by 50 dancers. Performers included students, faculty, staff, members of the New Gabby Arenge '14, a psychology London community, and Higdon, who mimed hitting and fielding a baseball. major and art minor, hopes it can. This summer, with a $10,000 grant The College's] 01 Sl anniversary celebration also featured songs performed by the Chamber Choir, including the Centennial Song; a retelling of the founding from the Davis Projects for Peace program, Arenge will establish an by Associate Professor of Theater David Jaffe '77; and tea and cupcakes. art-mentorship program in Nairobi,

Kenya, to deter street youth from drugs and prostitution. She is partnering with two Kenyan non profits

to organize art projects and iden- tify mentors for some of Nairobi's estimated 60,000 street children. Arenge, a scholar in the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy, explains, "The art aspect of the project can promote inner peace through expression, and the menrorship program can guide and empower the children from the outside."

PRESIDENT HIGDON AND HIS FELLOW

DANCERS TAKE A BOW.

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istory in the making 25 campus buildings listed on State Register of Historic Places

FOLLOWING ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR, assets," McDonald says. Connecticut College continues to celebrate its history Sandra Kersten Chalk, executive director of New with the completion of a survey that lists 25 campus London Landmarks, took notice of McDonald, an buildings on the State Register of Historic Places. architectural studies major, when he earned the 2010 Ulysses Hammond, vice president for administra- Oakes and Louise Ames Prize for his honors thesis tion, applauded the news, which recognizes the signifi- about the College's architectural history. When the cance of the College's founding and its pivotal role in organization applied for a grant from the State Historic the history of American higher education for women. Preservation Office to survey the College's buildings, "With this listing," Hammond says, "the historical McDonald topped the list of qualified researchers. significance of our campus structures will be preserved "Everyone agreed he was obviously rhe one to do the in perpetuity." survey," Chalk says. Blake McDonald' 10, an assistant architectural McDonald began working on the survey last year, historian for the Public Archaeological Laboratory in taking photographs and cataloging basic information Pawtucket, R.I., prepared the survey on behalf of New - construction material, architectural changes, role in London Landmarks, a nonprofit committed to the the College's history - about nearly every building on preservation of the city's history. the main campus, excluding the Plex and the College "The state's approval of this survey acknowledges just Center at Crozier-Williams. how special (the College's) narrative is by recognizing He completed the survey in the fall, and the State the campus and buildings thereon as valuable historic Historic Preservation Office officially recognized the buildings as historic resources in February. A copy of McDonald's report will be available at the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives in Shain Library . .fu state historic resources, the 25 buildings may be eligible for state restoration funds and special consid- eration for renovations under the Americans with Dis- abilities Act. The listing also encourages local and state agencies to make special considerations with projects that might affect the College's buildings. "What the survey does," McDonald says, "is give us an added level of protection against outside development (and) opens the College up to seek financial assistance to do historically sensitive repairs." Hammond adds, "I anticipate that this may provide additional opportunities for the College's campus improvement program." The State Historic Preservation Office previously worked with the College ro list two other campus buildings on the National Register of Historic Places: the Winslow Ames House and the adjacent steel house that is now undergoing restoration. Both also received His- toric Restoration Fund Grants. - Monica Raymunt '09

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The power of big ideas Students organize College'sfirst TEDx conference

IN A SINGLE AFTERNOON, the College community project or event related to "Rethinking Progress." grappled with war and peace, a cure for cancer, stereorypes Professor of Philosophy Lawrence Vogel opened the con- of women, the future of cities, sustainable communities, and ference with a review of how humankind has conceptualized cult religions, all in the name of "Rethinking Progress." progress over the centuries, comparing cyclical views to more That was the theme for TEDxConnecticutCollege, a linear, post-Enlightenment ideas. daylong conference of speakers, music and video in April. Cancer researcher Ehsan Sarafraz-Yazdl explained the TEDx programs are independently organized spinoffs progression of cancer rrearmenr and the revolutionary poten- of the internationally renowned TED events that invite in- rial of a new targeted therapy, and architect Daniel Winey dustry leaders and thinkers from around the world to speak P' 15 came from Shanghai to propose breaking the boundar- about "ideas worth spreading." TED, a nonprofit organiza- ies between cities and buildings with sustainable skyscrapers. tion, provides general guidance for TEDx events but leaves Other presenters included Eugene Gallagher, the planning and execution Rosemary Park Professor to their organizers - in of Religious Studies, who the case of Connecticut discussed Millennialism College, its students. in religion; photographer The idea to bring Keoki Flagg '87, who re- TEDx to the College took counted a paralyzed athlete's root more than a year ago, expedition to the South Pole when Aditya Hamal '13 (see story, page 42); sustain- met one of the student ability entrepreneur David founders ofTEDxUChi- Barber '88, who spoke cago at a business confer- about sustainable com- ence in Texas. When munities; a Brooklyn-based he returned to campus, theater group, Overground Hamal energized a group Movement; and filmmaker of nine student organiz- Ayda Erbal, who examined ers and started the TEDx genocide and the politics application process. TEDXCONNECTICUTCOLLEGE ORGANIZERS, FROM LEFT: AMY CHEETHAM '13, of progress. (To watch the "They ask what your MIHIR SHARMA '12, SAVITRI ARVEY '12, ADITYA HARNAL '13, KATHERINE presentations, go to SHABB '12 AND MANUEL JIMENEZ '12. motivations are, what you tedxconnecticutcoUege.com.) hope to achieve, what themes you're considering," Hamal Breaks throughout the day offered speakers and audience says. "It's sort of like an application to college." members a chance to mingle in sunny Castle Court and After submitting their proposal and list of speakers, the chat about the presentations. group received permission from TED to hold the event. "The power of these ideas can inspire people to have great "When I met (the students), saw their enthusiasm and enthusiasm about the things they do while they're at Conn - learned about all of their efforts to put this event together while they're a physical part of the College," Barber says. - a completely student-run event - I was amazed and The organizers want to include student speakers in next impressed," says Mshan ]afar, assistant professor of sociology, year's program and support TEDx projects in the fall (hat who spoke at the conference about the language of progress will be presented at the main evenr in Spring 2013. and its connection to women's bodies. "Wi(h our successful pilot year, 1 see TEDxConnect- TEDxConnecticurCollege featured 12 speakers from icutCollege becoming an annual event that transforms me academia, the arts, business, science research and medicine. discourse in our community," Hamal says. Each was allotted 18 minutes to expound upon an idea, - Monica Raymunt '09

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You are here Art major's campus map captures Connecticut College experience

HOW DO YOU CHART FOUR YEARS ar Connecticut College," includes nearly every building and Connecticut College on a single sheet of paper? Unofficial student space on campus and hints at the wide range of campus cartographer Alicia Toldi ' 12 may have found the experiences students can have at what can seem like a answer. small place. Toldi, an art major and anthropology minor from San Folded, the document acts as a brochure: One panel Mateo, Calif., and an illustrator for The College Voice, highlights attractions in downtown New London, and drew a campus map for the newspaper in 2010 to help another section depicts a compass with bubbles of text and visitors navigate campus during Fall Weekend. It featured cartoons describing the four main regions of campus. stick figures playing Frisbee and tiny doodles next to Inside is a detailed map chock-full of tidbits of insti- buildings co indicate their function - a mask next co tutional knowledge that can take weeks, months or even Tansill Theater, for example. years for students to learn on their own. The quirky cartoon rendering of the campus caught In sketching the campus topography, Toldi created a the eye of Patricia Carey, vice president for college rela- blueprint of Camel culture. She labeled residence houses rions, who contacted Toldi about using it in a "survival and academic buildings with their nicknames. Tips like guide" for new students. The map was so popular that this "Gong: do not ring until senior year" and "Harvestfesr year Carey asked Toldi for a more comprehensive drawing tent goes here" make the reader feel like an insider. of campus to send to admitted students this spring. "It's a map that works," Toldi says. "It's not just for get- "We wanted admitted students to visualize themselves ting from place to place." on campus, as insiders," Carey says. "Alicia's map gives Before revising the map this year, Toldi tallied favorite them a fun way to take that step." student Spots on campus, gathering input from friends The final product, "The Unofficial Campus Map of and anyone who walked by during late-night brainstorm- ing sessions in Cummings. Her true inspiration, though, was another hand- drawn map, created in 1934 by "Don. Ray" and "B. Townsend," which hangs in a corridor on the second floor of Shain Library. "I like the way it shows the culture of Conn back then," Toldi says. "It's interesting to see what's changed and what's stayed the same." Though Ray and Townsend weren't affiliated with the College, Toldi likes to think that she has followed in their footsteps. "Drawing the new map while looking at the old one, I realized that 1 was showing more than just where things are," she says. She hopes that student-drawn maps become a tradition to document the evolving campus. Toldi, who worked as an artist's assistant in Brook- lyn last summer through the College's funded internship program, is now a production assistant for Mr. Boddington's Studio, a letterpress stationery company in New York. She says mapping the campus helped her map her future. "Drawing the map made me happy about my deci- ALICIA TOLD I '12 WITH THE HAND- , sion to come to Conn," she says. "Using my pen to , DRAWN MAP SHE CREATED FOR NEW STUDENTS. VIEW THE MAP AT capture (campus landmarks) through words or pictures HTTP;//CCONLlNE.CONNeOll.EDU. really made me appreciate them." 1...__ -, - Monica Raymunt '09

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Spring Break: avana Students get afirsthand look at Cuba's education system

IT SEEMED LIKE A TYPICAL SPRING BREAK: Cuban scholars, they discussed everything from the Nine students traveled to a tropical island, learned to economy to revolutionary history to U.S.-Cuban salsa and soaked up the sun on a beautiful beach. relations. Bur with education workshops, meetings with iconic They also got to speak with everyday Cubans on revolutionary leaders, and tours of health centers and the street, meet politician Armando Hart Davalos, and schools rounding our the itinerary, this two-week trip to even attend a lecture by Aviva Chomsky, author of "A Cuba was anything but a vacation. History of the Cuban Revolution," which they read for In March, Professor of Education Michael James and class. the students in his "Revolutionary Education in Latin History major Karina Hernandez '14 says the trip America" course became the first Connecticut College opened her eyes.

class to travel to Cuba. James wanted them to witness "Everybody was educated. Almost every person I met the island's education system firsthand and challenge was more aware of what is going on in the world than their preconceptions about a country long vilified in the average American," she says. "Cuba truly offers a the U.S. first-world education in a third-world economy." "Before I began to study Cuba, I had an James will lead students on a Study Away/Teach unfortunately prevalent and ignorant impression of Away in Cuba during the Spring 2013 semester. He is Cuba as a bad, disordered place run by a mean dictator," looking forward to teaching students in an environmenr says Sophia Delevie-Orey '15, whose freshman seminar radically different from what they're used to. examined the Cuban Revolution. "While the coumry "The best kind of study away is when you go still has a third-world feel to it, there were certain key somewhere that doesn't affirm your identity, but signs of poverty missing," challenges who you are," James says. - Amy Martin All education is free in Cuba, from preschool to university, James says, .L. "The students who went on this trip understand that education can be transformarlve, community- based and liberating," says James, whose course examines education systems in Cuba, Mexico and Nicaragua. "If they don't experience it, it's just a vague concept. But they've seen it on the ground, including its many contradictions," In Havana, the class attended a two-day workshop on Cuban education, visited schools and universities, and met with the leadership of NAJAM ASGHAR '13, TRACY CALDWELL '14, SARA MACLEAN '15, JANIL TEJADA 'is, EMilY RUSSELL '13, SOPHIA DELEVIE·OREY '15 AND KARINA HERNANDEZ '14, LEFT TO RIGHT, IN FRONT OF THE the Federation of Cuban MINISTRY OF INFORMATICS AND COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING IN HAVANA'S REVOLUTION SQUARE. Women. Meeting with NOT PICTURED: ELIZABETH LARKIN '14 AND ERICA LOVETT '14.

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Going the distance In 10 seasonsas coach, Benvenuti has built a swim program with muscle

IN 2002, BEFORE MARC BENVENUTI jumped Benvenuti, who also coaches the women's rearn, looks in as head coach of the Connecticut College swimming beyond the numbers when he's scouting. and diving teams, the men placed last in the NESCAC "The times for recruits are important," he says, "but we championship. put a little less scock in what their high-school times are. I am Fast forward to this year's conference finals. Over three more interested in what their level of motivation is." days in February, Tim Walsh '12 swept the backstroke Katie Karlson' 13, a 2011 All-American breaststroker from events; Sam Gill '14 broke records in the 100 butterfly; and Wayland, Mass., says Benvenuti "looks for people that have the quartet of Walsh, Gill, Kirk Czelewicz '15 and Patrick that unpolished, raw talent" and who "fit in the team." McGinnis' 15 won the 200-yard medley relay. Though Benvenuti holds open tryouts, he recruits most of Overall, the Camels placed fourth in the II-team field - his swimmers and rarely fills his rosters. NESCAC allows up a testament to the athletes but also to their coach, who works to 24 swimmers on a team, but this year the men and women tirelessly, 011- and off-season, to build the best team he can. each had just 19. "He's always working with you," says Walsh, a computer "Td rather have the tight 19 (athletes) than have the full science and economics double major from Lincoln Park, N.J. 24," he says. "He's paying attention to every detail in practice." Benvenuti knows what it takes to be a successful Gill, of Springfield, Ill., first met Benvenuti at a sprint NESCAC student-athlete. A five-time All-American at Tufts camp in Ohio. He accepted the coach's invitation to visit University, where he majored in biology and environmental campus and found the perfect place to excel academically and studies, he understands and accommodates his swimmers' athletically. academic priorities. He's coached dozens of student-athletes

"1 was just blown away by all the detail in his preparation who were named (Q the NESCAC All-Academic Team, a with his recruiting packet," says Gill, a double major in distinction that requires a GPA of at least 3.35. economics and history. "The statistics, the progression, the But life as a Camel swimmer isn't a day at the beach. past swimmers, alumni - seeing all of that put together was "Our kids will swim 90,000 yards in a week," Benvenuti very impressive." says - more than 7 miles a day. Early-morning practices and an annual three-week conditioning trip in Naples, Fla., over winter break foster team chemistry and prepare the squads for the grueling demands of the championship season. The hard work is paying off. The teams have cracked the top 20 in the nation in three of the past four years. In the past two seasons, 12 Camels qualified for nationals, and 21 All-America swims were attained. Benvenuti, meanwhile, was honored as NESCAC Coach of the Year three times in six years. "We just keep getting better every year," Benvenuti says. "We are headed towards the top and we'll continue to work harder to get there." - Will Iomasian

SWIMMING AND DIVING HEAD COACH MARC

BENVENUTI GIVES LAUREN PAPPAS '12 SOME POINTERS IN Lon NATATORIUM,

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is an occasional feature representing the personal experiences and perspectives of members of the College community. Proposals are evaluated for writing quality and appeal to a broad audience. Please Why don't we talk about submit your ideas to [email protected]. social class? By Lalita Russ '12

AS ANY SOCIOLOGY MAJOR will [ellyou, the three for my upbringing and the biggest factors that make up a person's social location are things I have. But suddenly 1 race, gender and class. I remember one year we received cards was unsure of where my voice in our campus mailboxes asking, "What does race mean came in. I was unaccustomed to at Conn?" And sometime later one mat read, "What does being the one with a perennially gender mean at Conn?" different perspective due in part Twaited for the card that would ask, "What does class to my different socioeconomic mean at Conn?" It never came. background. Later, I learned ro To be fair, I doubt there is a student here who hasn't at embrace this. least thought about it. Our extremely high tuition seems to One afternoon in Harris give us a simultaneous sense of entitlemenr and shame. I brought the subject up and \ We've all heard someone say, "I pay fifty-something was surprised to find that it grand to be here, so I should be allowed to ... " But many made my slightly more well-off friends uneasy. Many of of us have done a private face-palm as we see another article us have grown up in economically homogenous areas. The listing Conn as one of the most expensive schools in the questions I was asking were new to us all. We can avoid country. (We're also listed as one of the friendliest.) talking about class because it is largely invisible. I can "pass" We don't talk much about class at Connecticut College. as a girl from the suburbs. We should. Education is a great equalizer, and we can learn In this country, we hold conflicting and equal.ly damaging from the diverse population here. ideas about class. One narrative is that everyone who has \When students say, "I pay $50,000 to be here," my usual money has earned it. Anyone who doesn't has simply response is "I don't." My family pays very little, due to the failed to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. A different generous financial aid I've been awarded by the government, narrative may be equally prevalent: that wealthy people are me College and a few outside scholarships. Icouldn't be here snobs, and poor people are working-class heroes. Neither without that help, and I remind myself often how lucky I narrative is categorically or even usually true, but both make us feel guiJry and confused. We are afraid to reveal our am that Igraduated from this beautifull.iberal arts college socioeconomic background for fear of what it says about in May. A little less than half of us receive some form of financial us and how it will make others feel. But since most of us at aid; a little more than half pay full tuition. This fact is less Connecticut College still depend financial.ly on our parents, our class isn't even really ours yet, but entirely inherited. visible than race and gender, but it is an important part of Socioeconomic class doesn't dictate who we are or who the student body's diversity. we will become. But it is a force with massive implications When I arrived here in August 2008, I was prepared to for our country, our global society and our lives. We have come across people who were different from me in many little to fear from a discussion about class - except that ways. Bur I found myself facing a culture shock that I had our own preconceptions might be challenged. And we have not anticipated. I noticed it slowly at first - when my friends looked up their beautiful homes on Google Earth, much to gain .• for example, and I suddenly felt strange for the first time Lalita Russ '12, a psychology major and religious studies about the two-family house where I live on the second Aoor minor, was a scholar in the Holleran Center for Community with my mom and my younger sister. In one of my classes, Action and Public Policy. She ispassionate about social justice several people mentioned the women who came to clean issues and working with underserved youth. This article their houses - a service I had never considered as a real was adapted from an opinion piece originally published in possibility except when I pictured celebrities and mansions. The College Voice at http://theco!!egevoice.org/20/2/04/02/ In Keene, N.H., I had rarely encountered people who classism-at-connecticut-college. lived such different lives than mine. I am deeply grateful

»for more news, go to www.conncolf.edu 15 ..~., ...... , ...... , .. . JUSTIN KOUFOPOULOS'10 Fulbright Research Award Country: United Kingdom Major: Psychology College wins Minor: East Asian studies What he'll do: Conduct social a record nine science experiments at the University of Leeds while pursuing a master's degree in psychology Fulbrights

SIX CONNECTICUT COLLEGE seniors and three recent alumni have been selected to receive U.S. Fulbright Student Program grants to live, conduct research and teach SAVITRI ARVEY '12 abroad in 2012-13. Fulbright English Teaching The nine awards are a record Assistantship for the College; the previous record Country: Mexico of five awards in one year was set Major: International relations in 2007 and matched in 2008 Center: Toor Cummings Center and 2011. Four of the awards are for International Studies and Fulbright ResearchGrants and the Liberal Arts five are Fulbright English Teaching .... What she'll do: Teach English Assistantships. at a university or teachers "The Fulbright is a strong :.:::::::i college and work with students complement to the Connecticut .::.... on a photo documentary project College liberal arts experience, ...... "" ro investigate community issues and this most recent success is : ...:' a testament our commitment to ..... educating global citizens," President ...... /./ .... . Lee Higdon says...... '" Connecticut College is ...... ' consistently recognized as a top ,.' MYLES GREEN '09 producer of Fulbright fellows, with Fulbright English Teaching 31 winners in six years. Assistantship Country: Italy Majors: Italian, art What he'll do: Teach at one or two Italian high LINDSAY PAIVA '12 schools and complete Fulbright Research Award an independent project Country: Italy working with immigrant Major: English communities Minor: Italian studies Center: Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy Certificate: Elementary education What she'll do: Research a Tuscan educational system oflifelong learning with an education professor at the University of Florence

16 CC,CONNECTICUTCOLlEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2012 - REBECCA CHENEY '12 .; ....-.11~ . Fulbright Research Award . , "" . Country: Japan Major: Japanese language and literature iJ· ~,'" Center: Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts What she'll do: Investigate the potencial to revitalize the language of the indigenous Ainu in Hokkaido public schools ...... »»...... '" -, -, ". ELIZABETH " · . MARET'12 ..... Fulbright Research Award " ...... Country: Japan Majors: Japanese, physics KATHERINE What she'll do: Research SARTIANO'12 optical physics at a Japanese university Fulbright English Teaching ..,.. ' .. "" Assistantship ...... Country: Germany Majors: English, German Center: Toor Cummings Center for International KARAM SEn.l Studies and the Fulbright English Teaching Liberal ArtS Assistantship What she'll do: Teach Country: Malaysia English at a German Major: International school relations Concentration: National secunty What he'll do, Teach English in one of Malaysia's ...... <, ...... Muslim provinces and teach :,., . photography or start a ...... ~ CATHARINA DAMRELL '11 soccer league Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Country: Indonesia Major: Environmental studies ATTENTION ALUMNI: COLLEGE CAN What she'll do: Develop HELP YOU APPLY FOR A FULBRIGHT lesson plans while learning In addition to assisting current students, the College helps abour how Indonesians graduates apply for Fulbrights. To be eligible for a College manage their natural endorsement, contact Deborah Dreher, associate dean of fellowships and scholarships, at [email protected] no resources later than Aug. 1. All application materials are due to the College by Sept. 12. More information can be found at www.conncoll.edu/academicS/scholarships-fellowships.htm and http,!!us.fulbrightonline.orWabout.html.

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LOUIS B. SUSMAN P'84, the U.S. ambassador srake in the outcome of those efforts. to the Court of St. James's in London, urged the "Half a century ago, in his famous inaugural speech, 437 members of the Class of 20 12 to leverage their President Kennedy declared that the 'torch has been technological savvy to make their mark on the world. passed to a new generation," said Susman, the father of "Through social media and networking sites you former trustee Sally Susman '84. "I believe we are now at are already involved in the world to a degree that my a similar moment. And nothing inspires my generation generation was not - a world where issues like the more than knowing that young people like you are ready economy, security, climate change and poverty affect to receive that torch. For as globalization and modern us all, wherever we live, whatever our faith, whether we technology make the world increasingly inrerconnecred, are rich or poor, learned or uneducated, old or young," you simply cannot be bystanders." Susman told the graduating class. "No longer are we President Leo 1. Higdon, jr., also indicated his immune or can we isolate ourselves from events elsewhere confidence that the class was, indeed, much more than a around the world." class of spectators. This interrelated world, he added, means we all share ''Already you have taken on issues that are important an interest in overcoming global challenges, and the to you and others," he said. "The Class of2012 includes generation that includes the Class of2012 has the greatest students who have fought against human trafficking,

18 CC,CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE; SUMMER 2012 engaged in dialogues with world leaders, used arc to break Other honors bestowed during the ceremony included down barriers, helped a population confront its troubled the Oakes and Louise Ames Prize, which was awarded to past. And that's just a small fraction of the impact you've David Liakos ' 12, a philosophy major from Wakefield, already had on the world. Mass" for his honors thesis, "Overcoming Transcendence: "You have proven yourselves through your academics, Charles Taylor and Nihilism." The prize, named for a your citizenship, and the ways in which you have engaged president emeritus of the College and his wife, is given yourselves in the world," to a graduating senior who has completed the year's most Brenner Green '12 of Lisbon, Conn" who was elected outstanding honors study. to speak on behalf of the graduating class, connected his The Anna Lord Strauss Medal was awarded to public service to his academic, athletic and extracurricular Jazmin Long' 12, a government major and scholar in the experiences at the College. In his first semester, Holleran Center for Community Action and Green appeared in a documentary that Public Policy. The medal is presented to a chronicles the lives of openly gay and senior who has done outstanding work lesbian athletes, and in his speech " Nothing inspires in public or community service, he noted that his cross-country including service to the College teammates embodied the College's my generation more - and Long has exemplified mISSIOn. than knowing that young these attributes. A champion for "If you know Conn's values, the rights and dignity of people, yOll know that the College people like you are ready the Bridgeport, Conn" native seeks to 'make all students feel relendessly pursued knowledge and comfortable, respect each other's to receive that torch. " skills to better understand systems differences, and seek common of power and oppression and bring ground,'" he said. - Louis B. Susman P'84 about a more just society. "And this proved to be true. My The Connecticut College Medal - teammates respected me for coming out and the College's highest honor - was awarded to made me comfortable being their teammate, I've come former trustee and chair of the board Barbara Shattuck to realize that the College's mission and values are a big Kohn '72, who forged a highly successful career in part of my journey, Conn 'seeks to support and nurture banking at a time when women had limited opportunities intellectual, emotional, spiritual, creative and physical in that field. In addition to her 13 years of service on development of its student body.' And that's just what it the Board of Trustees, including six as chair, Kohn did for me," served three years as head of the Campaign for Susman received an honorary degree before he spoke. Connecticut College .•

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20/2 BY THE NUMBERS

GRADUATES 437 Bachelor of Arts degrees 3 Master of Arts degrees

Students with double majors 106

33 states represented 28 international graduates, from 22 countries 229 students studied abroad 291 participated in community learning and service 99% gave to the College through the senior giving program (a new record)

LATIN HONORS 18 summa cum laude 42 magna cum laude 61 cum laude

DEPARTMENTAL HONORS 13 honors study in the major field 31 honors study and distinction in the major field 131 distinction in the major field

CERTIFICATES EARNED Ammerman Center for Arts & Technology: 5 Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment: 8 Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy: 22 Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts: 28 Museum Studies: 10 Connecticut Teacher Certification Program: 16

OTHER NOTABLES Fulbright fellowship winners: 6 Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship winner: 1 All-American athletes: 7

CC,CQNNECTICUTCOllEGE MAGAW'E SUMMER 2012 21 Moments of Truth

Dirk Held left an indelible impression on his students

IRK T. D. HELD. the Elizabeth S. Kruidenier '48 Professor of Classics, died unexpectedly on March 21. Held, 72, taught at the College for 41 years, theD last 32 as chair of the classics department. His passion for amiquiry and his commitment to students won over more than a few undecided sophomores, happens, where we encounter the moment in our lives in who majored in classics just to take more classes with him. which we see a better future for ourselves. I am proud to Among the hundreds of students he taught and say that meeting Dirk Held was that moment for me." menrored was Eric Adler '95, who went on to earn Miles Ladin '90, a photographer who majored in art, a doctorate at Duke University and then returned to wrote on the College's Facebook page that his two courses Connecticut College in 2007 as assistant professor with Held, on Socrates and classical ethics, "instilled in of classics. "He was my chief vision of what a classics me a lifelong love affair with intellectual pursuits." professor was, and I knew I wanted to be Two decades later, Travis Lynch '12 was similarly like him as an adult," Adler recalls. inspired. Taking Held's freshman seminar on Socrates, he Held earned his bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from discovered an interest in philosophy. Later, he read Plato Brown University. His teaching and research focused on in the original Greek with Held, and this year he wrote a philosophy and the relationship between antiquity and philosophy honors thesis. He calls Held "perhaps the most the modern world. He also taught all levels of Latin and influential professor I have ever had." Greek, from beginning to advanced. He was particularly Held exemplified the life of the mind, but alumni from interested in how the values of the ancient every era also remember him as kind, generous and world influence the values of today. funny. He was accommodating and supportive His impact on students, past and of student interests. present, was profound. "Hewas my Classics major Emily Morse '05, author "Man is the measure of all chief vision of of a forthcoming memoir, "Dear Teen things," wrote Ben Cheung '12 in Me," says Held invited her to do a The College Voice, quoting the what a classics required Latin class as an independent Greek philosopher Proragoras. professor was, and study when the class time conflicted "We always dream of college Iknew Iwanted with her schedule as Voice editor-in- as a place where the big change chief. For another class, he allowed her to be like him as an adult. " - Eric Adler '95

22 CC,CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2012 " Professor to indulge her love of music by writing Held gave me dean of the faculty, and played a paper on Dionysus and '80s hair the passion and a pivotal role in establishing metal. "Professor Held gave me the confidence that the College's Arabic program passion and confidence that allows me within the classics department to write the way I do," she recalled allows me to write in 2009. Ethan Harfenisr '12, in the Voice. "He made me brave, the way I do. " a student of Arabic, remembers unapologetic, .. " Held as a "friend and mentor" - Emily Morse '05 Classics and history major Julia who frequendy reached out to him Harnett Lenzi '10, now a high-school and his classmates to ask how the Latin teacher, credits her teaching style to her department could help them, former adviser. "He was so intent on building a In 2007, Held received the Helen community in our classroom, encouraging us to share Brooks Regan Faculty Leadership Award, a with one another, and that fostered a love for classics in choice that surprised no one. "Dirk earned the Regan us all," she says. "As a Latin teacher, I take that to heart award for his ani tude of willingness to serve in any and try to incorporate that community in my classes." capacity needed by his colleagues," Dean of the Faculty Held was active in building the campus community Roger Brooks says. "We will miss his presence and as welL He served on many College commitrees wry humor, his historical memory and, most of all, his and as special assistant co the provost and associate fearless intellect," •

Read more memories of Professor Held at www.conncoU.edulin-memoriam/Dirk-Held.htm. THE POWER OF A ROLE MODEL

By Patricia M Carey Biologist Jewel Plummer Cobb inspired a generation of Connecticut College students

n 1969, when Dean of the College Gertrude when she became dean of Douglass College, the women's Noyes retired, President Charles Shain made a bold division of Rutgers University. Five years later, she move. He passed over longtime Dean of Freshmen was named president of California State University at Alice Johnson, who had expected to get the job, Fullerton, where she served until 1990. In retirement, and hired Jewel Plummer Cobb, a 45-year-old she moved to Cape Cod and continued to be active in African-American biology professor and cancer many organizations, including the Marine Biological researcher at Sarah Laboratory at Woods Hole. Lawrence College. Today, Cobb lives in New Over the next seven Jersey, where she is suffering from years, Cobb made her own bold Alzheimer's disease. She could moves - as an adm inistraror, not be interviewed for this article. professor of zoology, researcher, Her former students and a few and national advocate for women former colleagues hold her close and minorities in the sciences. in their memories, not only as an She established an innovative accomplished professional, but post-baccalaureate program to in other dimensions as well: avid help minority students prepare sailor, risk-taking skier, style icon, for medical and dental school. single mother and generous friend. Her tenure also created an Cobb's years on campus institutional foundation for the were pivotal for the College, as decision in 2005 to re-imagine the administration attempted the dean of the College as its to implement coeducation and chief diversity officer. Perhaps increase racial diversity at the same most importantly, she provided time. The first male freshmen a role model of achievement for arrived in Fall 1969 - 24 in all, srudenrs, some of whom are now including one African-American. in leadership positions at the The following year, there were College. 107 men in an incoming class of "Back in those days, we were 487. The effort to attract students among the first African-American students to arrive of color, begun in 1964, was also showing results. on campus in any numbers," says Estella Johnson '75, According to a talk Cobb gave in 1975, the number of a College trustee who recently retired as economic incoming African-American freshmen increased from development director for the city of Cambridge, Mass. eight in September 1964, to 11 in 1967, to 34, half of "To have a black leadership presence was very important them men, in 1972. for black and white students to see." As the chief student affairs officer in a period of Cobb remained at Connecticut College unril1976, intense transition, Cobb had to find a balance between

Doe Boyle and Stan DeCoster contributed to this story.

24 CC,CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SUMMfR 2012 "To have a black leadership presence was very important for black and white students to see." leading and managing change. "This college is still she helped far from achieving what I feel is a toraliry of the black the College - TRUSTEE ESTELLA academic experience," she wrote in 1970. "Bur we are understand and JOHNSON '75 aware of what: needs [0 be done and are taking positive respond to student steps in the right direction." demands for more She [Old The Day of New London that she spent involvement much of her first year learning "how committees work, in College governance. the way departments are fun." She built a library of "It was a very rewarding experience for her," information about graduate and professional schools says her son, Jonathan Cobb, who was 11 when he in her office and went into the residential houses [0 and his mother moved to New London. "She saw talk to students about graduate school and fellowship how much impact she could have on making the opportunities. She worked with a student committee administration aware of students' social and political

[0 attract more faculty of color to the College, and needs and interests." Continued next page >-

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CC,CONNECTICUl COLLEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 20lZ 25 Williams to her mother's brother Robert Cole, a well- known composer of musical theater. The weekly Chicago Defender chronicled the family's social engagements and annual trips to Idlewild, Mich., a popular vacation spot for affluent African-Americans. Even in this environment of privilege, however, segregation and discrimination were never far away. Cobb started her education at a predominantly white elementary school, but, after a racially motivated redistricting, was transferred to an overcrowded, dilapidated school in another neighborhood. The University of Chicago sent its African-American medical students and interns to Provident Hospital for training because, Cobb later wrote, "It was unthinkable then that a black medic would touch a white patient." ewe! Isadora Plummer was born in 1924 in In a high-school biology class, Cobb wrote, she "took Chicago, the only child of physician Frank V. one look through the microscope and a whole new Plummer and Carribelle Cole Plummer, a physical world opened up." After high school, she enrolled at the } education teacher who studied interpretative dance. University of Michigan. But while the biology curriculum Frank's father, Robert Francis Plummer, had been was top-notch, African-American students were not born into slavery and graduated from Howard University. allowed to live in the dormitories. Nor were they He was a pharmacist who owned several drug stores in welcome in the most popular restaurants or the largest Washington, D. C. fraternities and sororities. Fed up, Cobb transferred to As a student at Cornell University, Frank Plummer historically black Talladega College in Alabama and was inducted into the first pledge class of Alpha graduated in 1944 with a bachelor's degree in Phi Alpha, the black fraternity that would biology. later count among its members Martin Cobb earned her master's degree and Luther King]r. and W.E.B. Du Bois. doctorate in cell physiology at New He named his daughter in honor of "Had I not York University, writing her thesis on the fraternity's founders, known met her, I would not the skin pigment melanin and its as the seven "jewels." Her middle relation to the fast-growing skin name honors Isadora Duncan, have gone to medical tumors known as melanomas. In the founder of modern dance, school. I would not 1950, she won a post-doctoral Cobb viewed a science career fellowship with Dr. Louis as a lifelong opportunity to have become a doctor. Wright, chief of surgery at indulge her childhood curiosity. Harlem Hospital and a pioneer As a small child, she liked to Because of her, I knew in chemotherapy research. In this mix household products such it was possible. " and subsequent appointments at as "bath lotion, vinegar, soap the University of Illinois, NYU and powder, cleanser and catsup" in -TIMOTHY Sarah Lawrence, she learned new sealed bottles. She would hide these YARBORO '75 techniques for growing and analyzing concoctions under the clawfoot bathtub human tissue. She also collaborated and for a few weeks, checking back to see how co-published on research that compared they evolved. the impact of chemotherapy agents on patients, She grew up with an extensive home library referred to as in vivo, and on cancer cells grown in vitro, including science books and medical journals. Dinner in the laboratory. conversation often revolved around her father's work at In 1954, she married Roy Cobb, who worked in Provident Hospital, which served the African-American the insurance industry, and Jonathan, now a physician community, and examples of Mrican-American in New Jersey, was born in 1957. Jewel and Roy Cobb achievement, from pioneering heart surgeon Daniel Hale divorced in 1964.

26 CC,CONNECTICUT COllEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2012 obb's arrival at Connecticut College coincided specialist for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of with a growing emphasis on research by science Pittsburgh and a member of the College's Board of Cfaculty. She established her laboratory in New Trustees. "Seeing this regal African-American woman. a London Hall and continued to study the growth and woman of science, on campus made a strong statement morphology of cancer cells. As her administrative duties to me abour the school I had decided to attend; that I, became more pressing, she formed the habit of doing by association, was valued," he says. "She spoke to me on lab work in the early morning, and she menta red a campus, so 1 was visible." succession of undergraduate assistants, male and female, Cobb was strong and outspoken. She set high black and white. expectations, particularly for students of color, and in Lynn Cooley '76, who is white, worked with the words of several people who knew her, "she did not Cobb in the summer of 1974. Today, as a professor of suffer fools." genetics at Yale Medical School, Cooley does research in Estella Johnson, who worked in Cobb's office, once developmental cell biology using fruit flies. "(Cobb's) lab took time off during exams and remembers Cobb's taught me how to dissociate cardiac tissue from chicken reaction. "She called me up and said, 'Where are you? I embryos, culture cells in dishes, and film - with actual expected you to be here.' She didn't let you off." film - the beating of heart cells in vitro," Cooley says. "She wouldn't go along just to get along," says "It was a rransforrnarive experience for me since it helped Robert Hampton, who joined the College as an me realize how much I love experimental science." instructor of sociology in 1974 and became the second In 1973, Cobb esrablished a one-year posr- African-American dean of the College, in 1987. "In my baccalaureate, pre-medical program at the College experience with Jewel, it might be called tough love. She for students of color who had graduated from other was not one ro take excuses." institutions. The program, reportedly the first of She opposed the Vietnam War and spoke at anti-war its kind in New England, financed a year of science demonstrations in New London. She was also a fervent courses plus counseling, tutoring and other support feminist. In a 1971 commencement address at Whearon services. In a 1989 Sage journal article titled "A Life College, she called on American colleges to explore "the In Science: Research and Service," Cobb wrote that tremendous body of knowledge that lies untapped in the the program enrolled about 40 students in six years, of whole area of women's studies." In 1975, after chairing whom 90 percent went on to medical or dental school a conference on minority women in the sciences, she at universities that included Yale, Rutgers and George wrote that the women in attendance had "the double Washington. oppression of sex and race or erhniciry plus the third

~~Dean Cobb is always on our minds, particularly when we come to campus," says Timothy Yarboro '75, speaking for himself and other African-American students of the era. Yarboro remembers his surprise at meeting Cobb. "1 didn't know there were minorities in positions like hers," he says. He was planning to major in anthropology, bur Cobb had other ideas. "She came to me and said, 'You should be applying to medical school." Today, Yarboro is a physician with a family practice in Arlington, Va. "Had 1 not met her, 1 would not have gone to medical school," he says. "I would not have become a doctor. Because of her, 1 knew it was possible." Her influence extended beyond students in the sciences. Kevan Copeland '76 was a first-generation college student. "I thought Jewel Plummer Cobb was rhe leader of rhe College," he says. Copeland is now a senior business development

SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT RICK COHN '75 ENJOYS COBB'S REACTION TO A 1975 MAY DAY PRANK WHEN STUDENTS PACKED HER OFFICE WITH 2,000 BALLOONS. oppression in the chosen career, science." frequently invited speaker. Cobb emphasized the commonality of the women's One of her most influential appointments was movement and the civil rights movement and urged the in 1974, when she became the first woman of color two groups to collaborate. But her top priority was dear appointed on the National Science Board, which in a poignant 1971 interview with The Day: "Women's oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF). She lib aims to raise the level of female consciousness among immediately established an ad hoc committee on women females," she said. "The black movement is composed of and minorities in the sciences, which subsequently people who need no consciousness-raising to know they became a standing committee. are black and the underdog." The College's Science Leaders Program, funded by Faculty and staff reactions to Cobb ranged from the NSF, can be seen as a direct descendent of Cobb's supportive to critical. One emeritus faculty member decades on the National Science Board advocating for says her impact on campus culture was minimal. "In underrepresented groups. The College's first cohort of 17 my memory, Jewel tried but never really got a sense of Science Leaders graduated this spring (see page 3). what the College was like and therefore was not very influential," he says. though her public persona could be severe, Some African-American students wanted Cobb to be in private Cobb showed a very different side. a more vocal advocate for minority students. Jonathan J\ She often hosted dinner parties at her home, Cobb says she was "between a rock and hard place," a College-owned house on Williams Street. ''Allof us trying to support students of color while representing would forever be smiling, laughing and joking," says K the interests of the entire student body. Michael Talbot, who earned a master's degree in history For example. in May 1971 when 25 members of the from the College in 1976 and became friends with Afro-American Society barricaded themselves in Fanning Cobb. Hall until President Shain agreed to recruit more black She socialized with a group of young faculty students, she did not comment publicly. But after the including Professor of Physics Tom Ammirati and crisis, she was a key driver of the Commission on Racial his wife, Theresa, now the College's dean of studies. Relations, which won a resolution from the Board of "She may have been aloof with strangers, but in our Trustees to hire more black faculty. relationship she was fun and funny," Theresa recalls. "I think she did as well as she could do by us as "She was warm, generous, a great cook and a great poker minority students," Estella Johnson says. player." Timothy Yarboro agrees. "She wasn't JUStthe dean Slender and attractive, Cobb was known for her of minorities," he fashionable clothes. says. "She had all the In graduate school at weight and gravitas of New York University, the entire college." she belonged to Numerous press the Society for releases and news the Prevention of articles document Dowdiness among her involvement in Women Scientists. outside organizations "She had a presence," for the advancement Johnson says. "1 of women's education remember someone and black education, saying that Jewel for state and local Cobb 'traversed a initiatives, and as a room.''' member of several Earl-Rodney corporate and Holman '76 was nonprofit boards. She at her house one received many honors day and saw a and awards and was a Bergdorf-Goodman EARL-RODNEY HOLMAN '76, RIGHT, AND LE ROY JONES '76 GIVE COBB FLOWERS AT HER FAREWELL GATHERING IN 1976.

28 CC,CONNEClICUT COLLeGE MAGAZINE SUMME~ 2012 advertisement Cobb had clipped "Myfamily, comprehensive history of the transition from the New York Times particularly my to coeducation published in 2010. for a designer outfit she was In 1994, President Claire planning ro buy. "That set mother, valued her Gaudiani '66 bestowed an in motion my interest in honorary degree on Cobb, and fashion, advertising, retail kindness ... (which) last year the College's Center sales and marketing that propelled me after for the Comparative Study of became my career direction Race and Erhniciry honored her many years later," says graduation as an at a Centennial conference on Holman, a fashion and recall alumnus committed to diversity. Still, many alumni of consultant in Washingron, the era feel that the College has D.C. Connecticut College." not sufficiently recognized Cobb's Cobb went out of her contributions. way make young faculty feel - TRUSTEE KEVON Trustees Johnson and Copeland welcome. She often invited COPELAND '76 represent one of the most visible aspects Robert Hampton and his young of her legacy - a life-changing impact family to Sunday brunch. Similarly, on individual students. Jocelyn Briddell, Scott Warren, now the Jean C. Tempel '65 the College's dean of student life, knew Cobb at Professor Emeritus of Botany, remembers Cobb Douglass College, when Briddell was a student there. as "very gracious. We were both doing tissue culture. "She was always asking me questions," Briddell recalls. She rook an interest in my work and asked me abour "I said that I didn't know what I wanted to do in life. 1[, And she said, 'The next time I talk with you, you will Cobb's generosity led to Estella Johnson's first job, know.' And she was right. She was always there for me." as an academic adviser in the office of the dean of arts If Cobb were to visit campus today. she would see a and sciences at the University of Rochester. "Jewel very visible difference in the campus community, which met the dean at a conference and came back with the this year encompassed 19 percent students of color and 24 job description," Johnson says. "The interview was in percem faculty of color. Under the leadership of President Boston at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Jewel gave me gas Lee Higdon and Armando Bengochea, who holds the money to get to the interview." combined position of dean of the College and chief When Kevan Copeland's family came from diversity officer, the College has broadened the definition Pittsburgh for his graduation, he hosted and cooked of diversity and introduced an array of related initiatives, a dinner at the home of Charles Chu, professor of including the establishment of an LGBTQ Resource

Chinese. He invited Cobb, but thought she would Center, a partnership with the Posse Foundation to be too busy to attend. Instead, "she engaged my recruit inner-city students, participation in the Mellon grandmothers, parents, brothers and neighbors from Mays Foundation Undergraduate Fellowship program, home throughout the evening," he says. "My family, and expansion of Unity House staff and programming. particularly my mother, valued her kindness. That Equally dramatic changes are taking place in evening propelled me after graduation as an alumnus the classroom. Over the past' five years, academic committed to Connecticut College." departments, including English, French, economics and sociology, have worked to infuse their courses and s: Cobb left the College, she seemed to fade curricula with diverse and global perspectives. quickly from the collective campus memory. Over near the Arboretum there's another Alice Johnson succeeded her as dean of the transformation, coincidental but supremely appropriate: College, and Cobb's post-baccalaureate program ended The wood-frame house at 740 Williams Sr., where a few years later. She was briefly referenced in Noyes' Cobb lived for seven years, is now home to the gender 1982 book, ''A History of Connecticut College," and and women's studies department and the Center for the not at all in Paul Marchers' "Eighth Sister No More," a Comparative Study of Race and Erhniciry .•

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PIECING TOGETHER THE CERAMIC ART OF PROFESSOR DENISE PEllETIER

ITS 1,000 PORCELAIN PIECES HAVE TRAVELED Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark from Wisconsin to Connecticut to Sweden, and this Del Vecchio Collection," which included nearly 160 spring Associate Professor of Art Denise Pelletier's sire- works of modern and contemporary ceramics collected specific ceramic work, "Vapours," settled into its per- by Clark and Del Vecchio over five decades. rnanenr home at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Because the exhibition space for the group show The room-sized installation, part of the MFAH's allowed only a portion of "Vapours" ro be displayed, new ceramics collection, is composed of 1,000 invalid the installation included 600 of the 1,000 feeders, feeders, also known as sick cups. The objects are mod- suspended between 10 and 20 feet above the ground. eled after the 19th- and early-Zflth-century versions Pelletier says she was honored that one of the largest used to feed patienrs before the use of drinking straws museums in the country holds her entire work in its and intravenous feeding equipment. Pelletier created permanent collection. the ceramic works in 2000 while she was a resident an- "Right now, my piece is there with King Tut,' she ise at the Kohler Co. in Sheboygan, Wis. Using antique said in March. feeders as models for molds, she made successive itera- Using the same elements in new contexts to create tions of the originals, inventing small changes in each different works reflects the notion that ceramic objects new piece and crafting them from the same materials carry meaning and function through their use, Pelletier used in the Kohler factory for sanitary ware such as says. "The anonymous industrial object becomes per- toilers and sinks. sonalized through touch, use and sentiment, collecting Pelletier has used the porcelain pieces in a series of its value through time and context," she says. works that "describe the power and susceptibility of Pelletier, who teaches sculpture and ceramics, says the body through a metaphor of function," she says. the medium allows her to combine her interests in his- The first installation, "For Mary," was inspired by her tory, literature, gender studies and anthropology. mother's battle with cancer. It featured exactly 1,000 "Most of my work starts with a historical reference invalid feeders suspend- of some kind - some- ed from the ceiling and times it's an object, lined on the floor at the sometimes a narrative, John Slade Ely House sometimes a place," the Center for Conrempo- artist says. "I research rary Art in New Haven, it, mine elements from Conn. A new version it, and expand upon it of the piece, with the or react to it, intuitively same feeders suspended creating a new way to at different heights, was see it. I borrow from installed at Skulprurens literary, medical, indus- Hus in Stockholm, trial and sociopolitical Sweden, in 2005. sources, and J love to In Houston, "Va- indulge the imagination pours" was on exhibi- by presenting recogniz- tion through June 3 in able form as something "Shifting Paradigms in it is not."

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Generosity in a major scale With alumna's gift of new pianos, College becomes an AII-Steinway School

JORDAN HILLMAN '13 positions his fingers above Sreinway School" by infusing the College's comprehensive the piano keys with a keen sense of anticipation. He music education program with these top-quality pianos. has performed for most of his life, bur says he still gets "Music plays a big role in our life together, and we nervous right before playing for an audience. want to share this love of music with rhe srudencs and "I want the music the audience hears to be as rich and faculty of Connecticut College," Nancy Athey says. "I was beautiful as the music in my head," Hillman says. "Once a history major, but music was always an important pan I'm ready, I pause for a moment and try to clear my head. of my college experience. For me, the All-Steinway project Then I touch the keys and lose myself in the music." will do more than enhance musical performances for all of Hillman's dedication and passion are characteristic the performing arts; ir also will ensure the quality of music of Connecticut College students who deeplyvalue the education now and make the school even more attractive opportunities they have to develop their many talents, says to gifted musicians in the future." Margaret Thomas, associate professor of music and chair The Atheys' generous gift will suppon a five-year of the department. It's a commitment expressed in every plan to purchase 16 new Steinway pianos, including two note played on campus, she adds. magnificent concert grand pianos for Evans Hall and That commitment struck a chord with Nancy Marshall Palmer Auditorium; 11 grand pianos for Harkness Chapel, Arhey '72 and husband Preston Arhey, who recently made Fortune Hall, Oliva Hall, and pracrice and teaching a commitment of their own: an $855,000 gifr that will spaces in Cummings Arts Center; and three upright elevate Connecticut College to distinction as an "All- pianos for smaller practice rooms in Cummings. The

34 CC,CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2012 gift also supports renovation of the College's 14 other pianos and lays the groundwork for the broader College community to support the necessary ongoing care and maintenance

needed to retain the AJI-Steinway THE "18TH STREET GANG," ALL CLASS designation. OF 1963, ARE, FROM LEFT, BACK ROW: LONNIE JONES SCHORER AND SUSAN Quality instruments are HAll VECCIA, FRONT ROW, CAROlVN BOYAN RAYMOND, DEBBIE MORRIS fundamental to music and music KULLBY AND L1NOA OSBORNE. education. The Atheys' gift will extend students' and professors' Why did you choose Connecticut College? ability to perform, practice and It pretty much chose me. My high-school biology teacher graduated teach. It's an investment in the future from Connecticut College, and she called Robert Cobbledick, the of music at Connecticut College director of admission, to say. "You can't let this young girl go to another that perfectly complements the school." Dean Cobbledick worked hard to make sure that didn't happen. College's long-standing tradition of music pedagogy. What did you like most about the College? "The key to music education in I loved the sense of community. Dean Gertrude Noyes, for example, was the liberal arts environment is that always available; she had an open-door policy. Plus there were two of the our students - whether they are country's best academics in Shakespeare and Renaissance literature here, music majors or majors in any other Dorothy Berhurum and Rosemond Tuve - an amazing combination if discipline - all want music to be an there ever was one. ongoing part of their lives," says John Anthony, professor of music and Why did you choose to fund a term scholarship? College organist. "Music is a lifelong It seemed like the right thing to do at this stage of my life. I want to undertaking and a lifelong gift. And change someone's life in the way that Dean Cobbledick changed mine. that, truly, is the glory of music." There are so many ways to give, and each dollar has a direct impact on a For students like Hillman, a student's life. music major with a concentration in composition, piano quality is And you've named it in honor of the classmates you roomed everything. "I love the clear, singing with on 18th Street in Washington, D.C., after graduation. tone of these instruments, and the I'm hoping the" 18th Street Gang Scholarship" will honor each of us. way the keys respond to the slightest It is also a reminder that 50 years ago, while the world may have been a change in touch," he says. "When I different place for women, we received a first-rate education and went play on the College's best Sreinways, on to lead amazing lives - and that is worth celebrating. 1 sit down for hours on end and become fully absorbed in what I'm doing." linda Osborne '63 The first new Steinways will arrive on campus in the fall, and Linda Osborne was a writer and public relations comultant the College is planning an event for the health care industry in San Franciscofor more than 30 to mark the ''All-Steinway years. She now lives in Santa Fe, NM, enjoying the mix of School" distinction. culture, beauty and interesting people.

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Fire Works in the Boat Works and Hamptons Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? By Celia Jerome (Barbara Metzger '66) 20 I1, DAW Books, Tom Slaughter '77 $799 In the latest Willow Slaughter, whose prints are in the collections of the Tate novel, the heroine Museum of Modern An and the Whitney Museum tries to track down an of American Art, has carved out a successful career as an author and arsonist who may be of illustrator of children's books. The cheerful paintings and simple her own creation. clues of his most recent book, "Boat Works" (2012, Blue Apple Books, $13.99), prompt kids ro unfold pages into big posters of five different vessels and a lively harbor scene. "Do You Know" (2011, Foundations Blue Apple Books, $16.99), his collaboration with writer Susan A. of Homeland Shea, received the 2012 Notable Children's Book Award from the Association for Library Service Security: Law and Policy to Children. Irs interactive design will charm and -po By Martin J. Alperen '80 challenge kids as they learn the difference between UYOU 2011, john Wiley & Sons, $89.95 living and non-living things. kNOW In this guide to understanding the WHICH ,iIRlKt ".ONES structure of homeland security, •. , 'WILL Alperen, an attorney, offers a vital .: ~, GROW? contribution to the effort to protect ..' The Angry Buddhist Dance ~ the rights of American citizens. By Seth Greenland '77 and Somatics: 2012, Europa Editions, $16 Mind-Body Principles Litchfield: The Making of An ex-cop, a criminal and a congress- a New England Town man walk into Greenland's latest of Teaching and novel, about a By Rachel Carley '76 crisis that could Performance 2012, Litchfield Historical Society,$75 destroy them alL By Julie A. Brodie and Elin Clark Carley, an architectural historian, In an election year, Lobel '87 tells the lively history of the buildings this biting satire of 2012, McFarland, $55 and landscapes of Litchfield, Conn., American fam- Lobel, associate professor of kinesiol- in a richly illustrated volume that ily and politics is ogy at Towson University, explains does justice to one of the state's most especially timely. the importance of somatic techniques picturesque towns. in improving dance students' efficien- Ben Has cy and ease of movement. Little Night Autism, Ben is Awesome By Luanne Rice '77 Evenfall 2012, Pamela By Meredith Zolty '97 By Liz Michalski '90 Dorman Books/ 2011, jason and Nordic Publishers, 2011, Berkley Publishing Group, $15 Viking, $2695 $10.49 Told from the perspectives of a young Rice's 30th novel is Zolry, whose son is autistic, wrote woman, her aunt and a benevolent an emotional and sus- this book co help parents discuss au- ghost in their rural home, this is a penseful tale of two tism with their children and under- literally haunting tale of regret, love sisters, estranged by a stand rhac with their challenges come and loss, and making peace with the long-ago betrayal, and the niece who unique strengths and abilities. living and the dead. tries to mend the broken family ties. One sister is also featured in a short

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story in Rice's first eSpecial, How We Started (2012, Viking, $3.99). The Up the Down Another shorr story catches up with Sleeping Volcano Rory of "The Silver Boar" (201 I). Partner By Sloane Crosley'OO By Madeleine E. Looking for Comfortable 2011, Kindle Robins '75 Single, $1.99 Shoes 2011, Plus One VOLCANO , _ Chronicling her Press,$18.95 SLOANE CROSLEY By Jackie Ganem '55 misadventures as Set in 19111_ 2011, iUniverse, $18.95 she attempts to century London, the third mystery Ganem's story of her Lebanese fam- climb a volcano in Ecuador, Crosley in Robins' Sarah Tolerance series ily is one of change - the cultural joins the ranks of Bill Bryson in this revolves around a scrappy heroine's change of immigrating to the U.S. hilarious and cringe-inducing essay. search for a missing girl in the city's and the dramatic personal change seedy underworld. brought about by a family tragedy- and, ultimately, one of triumph. The Wheel of Language: 'Something Pretty, Representing Speech in Newton Stop! Something Beautiful' Middle English Poetry, By Quinta Scott '63 in The Best American Mystery 1377-1422 2011, se/fpublished e-book Stories 2011 By David K. (NewtonStop.com), $1.97 By Eric Barnes '90 Coley'98 Scott, a photographer, converted 2011, Mariner, $14.95 2012, Syracuse photos of Newton, "a great cat, bur k four bored teenagers commit University Press, not always a good cat," into black- escalating crimes around Tacoma, $29.95 and-white drawings. Kids (and Wash., they escape punishment Coley, assistant cat-loving adults) will love Scott's but discover that they can't escape professor of English rhyming tale and can opt to color in themselves. ar Simon Fraser her pictures. University, explores Tinderbox how authors used speech in poetry of the later Middle The Post-Secular in By Craig Ages to criticize and comment upon Timberg '92 Question: Religion in contemporary issues and politics. Contemporary Society and Daniel Halperin Edited by David 2012, Penguin Zapped Kyuman Kim, Press,$29.95 By Ann Louise Gittleman '71 et al. Timberg, 2011, HarperOne, $14.99 2012, New York who wrote In her latest book, the nutritionist extensively about AIDS as the University Press, and alternative-health guru offers Washington Post'S Johannesburg $50 tips that she says will detoxify your Essays in this bureau chief, pulls no punches in this home and protect your body from (he collection provocative account of the epidemic's electromagnetic fields of cell phones, origins and new ways the world can consider a global laptops and other electronics. resurgence fight its spread. of public religious expression and whether the world has left I • .. Please have review copies secularization behind. Kim is and publicity materials mailed to Editor, CC MagaZine, Becker House, associate professor of religious studies Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4196. and American studies. 38 CC,CONNECTICUT COLlEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2012 lives

EVEN THOUGH she was one of the first women to work menr issue": How do you make a difference somewhere? on Wall Street in the 1970s, Pamela Zilly '75 doesn't ''After you work for 32 years, you're apt ro describe dwell on the challenges she faced. yourselfby where you worked," she says, adding that she Zilly, who will succeed James S. Berrien '74 as chair of plans rc incorporate more volunteer work, probably for the Connecticut College Board of Trustees beginning July nor-for-profit organizations, into her retirement life. A big

1, is instead rather matter-of-fact about her career, which parr of her new life will be her commitment to help lead concluded in 2009 when she retired as senior managing the College, a process that began in 2005 when she was director of The Blackstone Group L.P. first elected to the Board of Trustees. By the time Zilly arrived at Blackstone in 1991, where "I think I'm very fortunate to become the chair at she became the first female partner in the firm's history, the time [ am because the College is in a tremendously she had already logged years of ceiling-shattering ac- good place," Zilly says. "I see my role as continuing that complishments, first at a predominately male business momentum and working to make sure the College is in a school - Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon better place at the end of my chairmanship." University - and then at E.F. Hutton & Company Inc. Berrien says he has no qualms abour fuming leader- and Chemical Bank. ship over to ZiUy,whom he described as the "exact right "I wouldn't say it was easy," says ZiUy,who started her person for what has to happen next" at the College, which career in 1977 at E.F. Hurron. "I just thought being a is in the final year of a $200 million fundraising campaign woman wasn't a big deal one way or anomer." that is already transforming the campus and the student She admits, though, that men vastly outnumbered her expenence. for most of her career, a fact that remained true to the "Pam is strategic, smart, demanding, generous and end. very funny," Berrien says. "She is gifted in her ability to "Sure, there were inequities, bur I've always believed weigh in at the right time in the right way. I'd call it a that if yOll can't stand something you should get our and quiet confidence." find someplace else to go," Zilly says. "I also believed that One event stands out, Berrien says, when he thinks 1would succeed as long as I did my job and did it well." abour Zilly. When the College Jamie O'Connell, a managing director in the Restruc- was raising money for a new fit- turing & Reorganization group at Blackstone, says his ness center, Zilly made the final PAMELAZlllY '75 former boss is being modest if she downplays her role as a anonymous gift that allowed female leader on Wall Street. the $8 million project to go "She was way ahead of her time," O'Connell says. forward. "She was a real leader, very hard working, really a ground- "It was a big number and it was her," Berrien says. breaker. She was one of the few female parmers on Wall ''At the time, she didn't want any cred.ir for it. That's her. Street, let alone at Blackstone." She works hard and quietly and is not doing it for the Zilly served as a mentor to him, O'Connell says, and headlines. " many others at the firm. Zilly grew up in Barrington, R.I., as the youngest child "The level of respect she had for younger people on of Ralph and Dorothy Zilly. Her father worked in admin- Wall Street was very unusual, almost unparalleled in this istration at Brown University for most of her childhood, cutthroat environment," O'Connell says. "She would give bur the family moved to Pennsylvania when she was a people a lot of rope and ultimately would be your cham- junior in high school after her father gOt a new position at pion. As a result, people here had a tremendous amount Penn State. ofloyalry to her." Zilly returned to New England after high school, Zilly and her husband, John Schaefer, who retired following her sister Deborah Woodworth '72 to New from Morgan Stanley in 2006, divide their time between London. She majored in economics and American his- New York City, Martha's Vineyard and Palm Beach. In tory. The College had made the switch to coeducation by addition to their volunteer work - he sits on the board the time she entered as a freshman, Zilly says, bur it still of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - the couple felt like women were "running the place," a fact that gave make frequent visits to the ballet and theater while in her confidence later in life. New York. They spend summers on Martha's Vineyard, "The message to the men was, 'We welcome you, bur where Zilly is a self-described "beach bum who could sit don't think you're taking over in class or anything. And on the beach and read and swim every day." we're probably still smarter than you,'" she says, laughing. Bur, she says, they are still "wrestling with the retire- "I kind of liked that." - Beth Hamilton

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II Studying the cell's gatekeepers Today's research by Heather Pinkett '97 could help her mentor's grandson tomorrow

on an area that would have a huge impact on human health. What's the next big question - something that's going to be relevant for the next 20, 30, 40 years?" For David Lewis, the Margaret W Kelly Professor of Chemistry and Pinkerc's first research mentor, Pinkett's work recently became personally relevant. His 3-year- old grandson was diagnosed with an extremely rare ABC transporter mutation and has to spend much of each day on supplementary oxygen because the mutation negatively impacts his lung functioning. "I was completely blown away. That personal link, it's the kind of information that pushes me on," says Pinkett, who counts Lewis as one of a handful of people who have HEATHER PINKETT '97 profoundly influenced her career. As a freshman at Connecticut College, Pinkett didn't set out expecting to major in biochemistry. But a psychology class FOR SOME CANCER PATIENTS, chemotherapy treatment that touched on the biology of the brain left her itching to isn't an option. Their cells reject the drugs, dumping them learn more. before they can destroy the malignant material. Heather Lewis says Pinkett was an average student in his analytical Pinkett '97 is working to change that. chemistry class, bur he saw her potential. Women and An assistant professor of molecular biosciences at minorities are often underrepresented in the sciences, Lewis Northwestern University, Pinkett is one of only a few says, because they encounter barriers and may be reluctant to researchers in the world studying the structure of proteins ask for help - a subject he has researched extensively. The

in human cells called ABC transporters. These transporrers summer after Pinkett's junior year, he offered her a chance to are embedded in the walls of cells and act as pumps - conduct research with him ar Colgate University. carrying materials, including medicine and toxins, across cell "It was an amazing research experience and the start of my membranes. research career," Pinkett says. "In general, membrane proteins are the cell's gatekeepers, Lewis stayed in touch with Pinkett after graduation, when conrrolling how compounds get into or out of cellular she entered the Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training compartments. It's the cell's first line of defense," Pinkett says. Award program at the National Institutes for Health, where Bur very little is known about why ABC transporters reject she was a researcher in biomedical sciences. Later he and helpful medication in some patients and not orhers. Of the his wife visited Pinkett while she was earning her Ph.D. in more than 1,000 transporters identified in all living things, rhe biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the University of structure and details of just eight of them are known. Yet their Pennsylvania School of Medicine. ramifications are profound for everything from the treatment "In a chemical reaction, catalysts lower energy barriers so of cystic fibrosis to everyday infections: The growing resistance molecules can get over those barriers faster," Lewis says. "My to antibiotics stems from the same transporters, which are job as a teacher and research mentor is to lower the barriers so increasingly able to recognize and pump our lifesaving drugs. that students who have potential can get over the hang-ups in "Membrane proteins represent over 50 percent of drug the way of their reaching that potential. Everything Heather targets, but we know very little about the structure - what has accomplished is the result of her efforts and her intelligence they look like," Pinkett says. "I wanted to focus my research and her people skills. She's on fire." - Julie u:7ernau

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The landscape of knowledge

Dave Rubin '85 is tramforming a Roman hilltop - and the way we think about architecture

THE STORY OF HOW SOMEONE becomes an acclaimed moved into a house bereft of any gardens to speak of," she artist and winner of the highest honor in his field is bound says. "David designed several garden beds for me, and then to include intangibles. But in the case of David Rubin '85, proceeded to raid his mother's garden of some extraordinary there are solid clues. planes, including yellow-burgundy liJies and black iris, which "J had an extraordinary awakening at Connecticut he planted in mine. They still bloom profusely every year, College," says Rubin, 2011-12 winner of the Rome Prize for reminding me of his generosity - and his eye for design

Landscape Architecture. "It was there that I learned how to even then." learn .... The landscape of knowledge was mine to explore." From his professor's gardens to the National Mall, Rubin, Today, Rubin is the creative force behind some of who recently founded Land Collective, a Philadelphia- the country's most extraordinary landscape architecture, based firm that will practice socially sustainable landscape including a plaza at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts architecture and urban design, says he strives for "creating a in Philadelphia, a three-block-long park in Washingron, better world." In fact, his holistic vision for his parks, plazas D.C., a hospital campus in Indianapolis, and the Potomac and ciryscapes shares much philosophically with a good Park Levee on the National Mall. liberal arts classroom. For the Rome Prize fellowship - awarded annually ro 30 "Landscape architecture invites participation from all individuals who represent the highest standard of exceIJence sectors of society," Rubin says. "My goal is to create a space in the arts and humanities - Rubin is spending 11 months in which rwo very different types of people might come at the American Academy in Rome, where he is working together - say a chemistry professor and a young protester to transform the hillrop academy south of the Vatican into - and as a resulc of tile design I've created, they choose to a 21 "

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A push to the South Pole In Antarctica, Keoki Flagg '87photographs the unlimited potential of one man's body

IN MARCH 2010, Grant Korgan fractured his spine in four days, making navigation a near impossibility. Trekking a snowmobiling accident near Lake Tahoe. Less than two across this desolate terrain, where nothing but snow and ice years later, when he pushed himself 75 miles across Antarc- marked their progress, Flagg marveled at Korgan's strength. tica to the South Pole, photographer Keoki Flagg '87 was "Imagine sitting in a cardboard box on a carpeted Aoor, there to capture it on camera. and then pulling yourself across the room with two sticks," The expedition was the culmination of a year-long en- Flagg says. That is essentially what Korgan did, 10 hours per deavor called The Push: A South Pole Adventure that cook day for the 12 days of the expedition, with ski poles and a Korgan, Flagg and five others all over the world to train for sit ski, a device crafted for pararhleres that consists of a seat their journey across one of the most hostile environments mounted on two skis. on the planer. "If Grant can do that," Flagg asks, "what can't you do?" Flagg had doubts of the project's success, right up until Flagg, who grew up in Hawaii and traveled with his the plane dropped the team on the icy continent in January. family for several years of his childhood, says Connecti- "I don't remember ever in my adult life being so commit- cut College grounded him mentally and physically for his red to something I wasn't sure I could do," he says. future adventures. A studio art major and history minor, "Keoki has had an illustrious career phorographing Flagg chose not to study abroad as a junior - a decision, he people who are pushing their personal limits, " says David says, that helped him focus on campus endeavors and, after Barber '88, a close friend since college. "This time, instead graduation, fully concentrate on his photography projects, of just capturing an athlete out of his comfort zone, he had taking assignments one at a time. to become one." With a home base and gallery in California near Lake Towing six sleds, each loaded with more than 100 Tahoe, Flagg has photographed skiers and adventurers on all pounds of food, fuel and survival gear, The Push team faced seven continenrs and published his work in magazines such temperatures down to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit and as National Geographic Adventure, Outside and Audubon. winds up to 35 mph. Whiteouts enveloped them for almost But he said Korgan's tenacity gave him new perspective on his own progress as an artist and as a person, KEOKI FLAGG '87 "I've been working for all these magazines for the last 20 yeats, and I cannot

compare this journey to anything I've ever done," Flagg says. Flagg spoke about The Push on campus in April as part ofTEDxConnect- icutCollege, where he reflected on how the expedition affected his life and career (see story, page 11). ''I'm realizing that to really be a relevant artist and grow on the world platform, it's not abour what you es- senrially do, but why you do it," he says, - Monica Raymunt '09

KEOKI FLAGG '87, FAR RIGHT, AND THE PUSH TEAM POSE AT THE SOUTH POLE IN JANUARY. TO VIEW A SLiDESHOW OF FLAGG'S PHOTOS OF THE TRIP, VISIT HTTP,//CCONLlNE.CONNCOLL.EDU.

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This project is personal

New London Hall goesgreen with the help of Sarah Nugent '10

WITH HER PASSION FOR SUSTAINABILlTY, as climate change, and interpret them in different ways, she environmental studies major Sarah Nugent '10 was a natural explains. for a job as a green-building consultant. Now that job has "Climate change action isn't something cut in stone, or brought her back to campus - as a sustainabiliry consultant something black and white," she says. on the renovation and expansion of historic New London Her education helps her in many facecs of her job, she Hall to create a new science center. adds. "It really has been such a great transition from college to "Withom my writing and communication skills, 1 me working world to have this type of connection," she says. would be in way over my head," Nugem says. "Ninety-nine In the summer of2009, Nugent did a college-funded percent of the time I am the youngest person on the project internship at Steven Winter Associates Inc., a Norwalk, team, and many team members have been in their fields for Conn-based firm that specializes in energy efficiency, decades. That can be daunting. But good teamwork and master planning, and sustainable, whole-building strategy communication skills really are the name of the game in consulting. A year later, after graduation, the firm offered LEED, JUSt as they were at Conn." her a job. Now she and her colleagues are working with Nugent is pleased to see her alma mater embrace green- architecture and construction firms to make the new New building practices. London Hall as green as possible. "I understand Conn's goals and values," she says. "OUf Nugent reviews and tracks materials for the project's College's commitment to community and sustainabiliry are application for LEED certification. LEED, which stands really embodied in this project, and r have the opportunity to for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a further those ends by being a part of this team." rating system for verifying a building project's overall energy - Jordan Thomas '15 efficiency and other environmental factors. The $25 million project is restoring some of the building's SARAH NUGENT '10 original grandeur by removing the unsightly fire escape that faced Tempel Green; replacing copper flashing and downspouts and the slate roof; and removing drop ceilings to restore each floor's dramatic original height. Unseen but equally important for Nugent is the geothermal heating and cooling system buried under the Green that could reduce New London Hall's estimated energy consumption up to 30 percent; the system will be a significant facror in LEED certification. Other environmentally friendly features include ecofriendly external building materials and new showers in the building's basement, which are expected to encourage more faculty and staff to bike to work. The Connecticut College project is just one of several Nugent is working on. She specializes in LEED for new construction consulting for commercial buildings, beginning with the design phase and continuing through the end of construction. As a student, Nugent's interest in climate change took her across many disciplines, from botany to architecture and art history. The environmental studies program's interdisciplinary approach allows students to grapple with huge issues, such

CC,CONNECTICUTCOLLEGE IolAGAlINE SUIolMER201l 43 class notes 1935- Correspondent: Sabrina (Subby) Burr Sanders, 33 Mill St., Unit 4E, Wethersfield, CT06109 1938- Correspondent: Class Notes Editor, ee, Magazine. 210 Mohegan Me., New London, cr 06320, ccmag@ conncoll.edu Is there a member or relative 01 the Class of '38 who is willing to expen- sively sell her class ring to a member who deeply regrets the loss of her own ring? If so, please contact the Class Notes coordinator at ccmag@conncoll. eo, or 860~439~2500. 1940- Correspondent: Frances Sears Bara/z, 81 Plant s; New London, GT 06320, [email protected] My sen took me to NYC for my 93rd birthday, and we saw Kevin Spacey in ;'Richard III" in Ihe ~arvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was a three-and-a-half-hour production and was excellent. What a treat' Martha Young Youngquist is still on the farm in lX, with her daughter in a nearby town. One of her sons is in Baltimore, and another son lives in the bush, and she the Lake Superior area. Martha spends is arranging a pack- her summers there and loves the area. age of two safari rides Outside of church, she doesn't get out and two yoga lessons to do much for patrons, Gerry's sister, Betsy Pfeiffer Wilburn lives in a Alice Willgoos Ferguson '46, retirement community in Baltimore, Her lives in Denver. son is in nearby Chevy Chase, Betsy loves visiting her daughter and family, planned to fly to Northampton so they could still walk and talk. She lives in an facility in Bradenton, FL. especially at Christmas, in their lovely 1941 could celebrate together. While there, independent-living facility in Mystic, CT. Virginia Chope Richmond brownstone home in Brooklyn Correspondent: Ethel Moore Wills, P.O. Box 443, Northport, M149610, Lois also hoped that her daughter and She has been in her condo for six years. enjoys all the activities available at Barbara Wynne Secor is still in e-wi/[email protected] Sally Kisadden McLelland's son might After graduation, she spent two years the Independent-living facility where Vero Beach. She was thrilled to attend help her pay a Visit to Sally, who is in earning a master's degree in sociology, she has an apartment. She is an avid the recordings of the Metropolitan The College has provided me with a list Great Barrington, MA. LOISis in a condo mahjong player and had just returned Opera's series "Live in HD," and of the of '41 classmates, some of whom have which was one of her two majors in col- and still drives and uses her computer, from an afternoon of play when I 11 performances, she has seen nine not been contacted recently. There are lege, the other being economics. Then so far, with two more to look forward 57 names, some lacking phone num- Janet Bunyan Kramer is still in the she taught at New London's Mitchell phoned. She is also in a knitting group to. Barbara enjoys reading, bridge and bers and even addresses. I need your house that she and her late husband College, which was a two-year school at Ginny still drives and belongs to a club keeping up with the political scene help in locating them; in future, look for built in '76. Her late daughter lived next the time and is now a four-year college. near Bloomfield, MI, where she and on TV. some names of missing classmates at door with Janet's grandchildren, and Doris has two sons: One is a professor Paul once owned a home, and where Marjorie (Gerry) Willgoos Belts the bottom of the column. the house is still owned and occupied at the U. of Illinois; the other has a she still lives. lives in an independent senior retire- Lois Altschul Aaron ISfirst on the byfamily. Janet owns and uses a law degree from the U. of Connecticut Cathy Elias Moore was on her way ment facility in Southwick, MA. She list. When I called her in Cleveland, I computer and is a devoted reader of and an MBA from Columbia U. and he to FL when I last talked to her. She was enjoys all card games there - bridge, found her in good spirits, in spite of all the New York Times. She walks Harry, worked in the Office of the Comptroller planning to be gone a month. canasta and cribbage. Gerry is legally the snow. Lois has two grandsons in CA, her long-haired dachshund, around of the Currency. blind and uses aids to read, Her grand- an artist and a musician, Her son lives the block every day. She calls it "the I phoned Dorothy Boschen 1942- daughter is in Cape Town, South Africa, in Manhattan, and her daughter and neighborhood petrel." Holbein at her former address in Correspondent: Jane "Woodie" Worley on a work visa for five years. She works granddaughter, who was born on LOIS'S I reached Doris Goldstein Levinson Auburndale, MA, and learne-d from Peak, Vinson Hall, Apt. 306, 6251 Old at safari resorts and teaches yoga; her birthday, live in Northampton, MA. For as she was leaving for an appointment, her son, Bruce, that Dorothy is living Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101, company is installing a yoga platform in her granddaughter's 16th birthday, Lois but she had enough time to tell me she comfortably in a lovely assisted-living [email protected]

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Volunteer 1943- Spotlight Correspondent: Class Notes Editor, Martha Gifford '73 ee: Magazine, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320, ccmag@ conncolf.edu Editor's Note: If you ere interested in Meg GiffOrd '73 practices law in New York serving as class correspondent, please City, where she lives with her husband, James contact Class Notes Coordinator Karen Daniels, filther of Caitlin Daniels Israel '93 Laskey at the address above. and [ather-in-laio of David Israel '92. 1944- How did you decide to attend Correspondent ..Jane Bridgwater Hewes, Connecticut College? 235 Silver Creek Circle, Santa Rosa, CA Two of my high-school teachers were 95409, wlhewesjr@ao/.com Connecticut College alumnae, my mother's representative, class agent and class agent Mary Jean Moran Hart hopes these Class Notes can persuade Martha Reid high-school teacher Helen Mulvey taught at chair. I consider financial contribution to Hudson to slay on '44's roster. Martha Conn and a high-school friend was a student. be an expression of volunteering, and I have was in Vinal during freshman year and is Those were strong endorsements. My campus been a donor since graduation. remembered fondly. She is well known as interviews, especially (former associate a watercolorist Susan Chappell Strahn's husband director of admission) Jane Bredeson's Where are volunteers especially needed? replied for her: "She's living in Atria, an tremendous encouragement, clinched the Help with fundraising is always welcome. assisted-living facility, doing well health- decision. Assisting with or hosting a local event is also wise; she enjoys the activities there and an excellent way to volunteer. These activities still loves animals." Helen Johnston Shea has to have her Why do you volunteer? are rewarding, fun and great excuses to get mail read to her because she is virtually I will always be grateful to Conn College for in touch with classmates. Everything you do blind with AMD. Her son lives in Tucson, as making it possible for me to get a first-rate not only assists the College but pays off in does she, and her daughter lives in Dallas education, expose me to the world in a safe personal happiness! Amazingly, she managed to write the return card herself - "What I really need is a environment, and provide me with lasting good pen." Great sense of humor! personal and professional connections. In my Why is it important to give back? Ellie Abrahams Josephson writes world view, gratitude is not a passive emotion. It is more important than ever to help ensure "Happily, I'm on the no-news team." She the survival of one of the best liberal arts sends greetings to all. Nancy Smith Lesure's biggest news In what volunteer roles have you served? educations. Connecticut College produces is that she is busy getting her husband's I am honored to be a member of the Alumni graduates prepared to deal with the world in 16th book ready for publishing. "Reflec- Association Board of Directors. I've been an a way that other forms of higher education do tions on the Sea" is the culmination of not match. his thoughts on 50 years of their cruising. alumni class officer, reunion chair, admission She continues working as a travel agent, specializing in cruises. Penny Decker McKee sadly reports " Gratitude is not a passive emotion. " that old age has stolen most of her mobil- ity, leaving her in need of a cane and walker. "The days of modern dance with Miss Hartshorn are just a happy memory." J: Your classmates would love to hear from you. 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Pompano Beach, FL, accompanied at all the academy picked me up at East unions), attended the CC Fall Weekend, usually in the dining room, as neither of her friends. Let us all send sympathy to times by family. House and escorted me down the hill where they enjoyed hearing Je's great- them wants to wear the chef's hat. Both her many family members. Some sad news to report: After Phyl- I was a nervous wreck at the thought niece, Katrina Fuller Quick '10, sing in Kirk and Mariechen are grateful for good Please send your news, preferably by lis Miller Hurley wrote to say she had of my little voice hitting the airways, the chapel with an a cappella group. health and know that "life is good." email (but any mail is fine). I need alii bought an apartment in a retirement so I was relieved to learn the program Jo also met Ruth Veevers Mathieu; Marjorie lawrence Weidig traveled can get for the next column! community in Austin, lX, we learned of would not be live that night due to the they attended the saturday morning to Raleigh, NC, in Nov. to be with her passing, on 3/13. The class sends overwhelming news thai the Japanese celebration in the auditorium and lunch daughter Jane for Thanksgiving. While condolences to her family. had attacked Pearl Harbor. Everyone on the Green. They looked but didn't see there, Marje phoned Mariechen, and 1946- there was in a state of shock .... I was any other '45 classmates. That evening, they had a good chat. Marje planned to Correspondent: Janet Kennedy escorted back up the hill to my dorm Jo enjoyed a major highlight - a be with son Blair and his family in the Murdock, 801 Yale Ave" Apt. 819, Swarthmore, PA 19081, 1945- carrying a huge teddy bear, a vat of wonderful fireworks display on Tempel Boston area for Christmas. [email protected] Correspondent: Ann LeUevre Hermann, perfume I used for years, and a future Green celebrating the 100th birthday of I cannot close this column without 6809 Turban Court, Ft. Myers, FL For these notes, I made a few phone date with the senior Goast Guardsman. the College! I am so proud that even one sharing the fact that, on the day after 33908, [email protected] calls to classmates I hadn't talked Not bad for a kid who had recently of our class was there Christmas, I, AnllleLievre Hermann, Lois (Toni) Fenton Tuttle responded to in years. Those cold calls brought For your own joy and inspiration, I crossed off an item from my bucket list. to my request for your thoughts on the celebrated her 17th birthdayl" heartwarming responses in voices that Six of us, including my granddaughter, passage of our many years, and I want Thank you, Toni, for sharing your urge you to go back and read "The Big sounded as young as ever. I wished that Annalis Hermann '01, who was here to share part of her "musings.' "Every memories. I will include more in a later Event: 100 Years of Great Beginnings," Dana Davies Magee, Kate Niedecken from Morocco, traveled from Fort Myers passing year Ifind myself more and more issue, but for now, on to other news. featured in the Winter 2011 issue Pieper, Skip Cougfllin Ru~olph, inlngued by the fact that I have to go Anne McCarthy Garrison and of this magazine. Those of you with to Orlando to visit the Wizarding World Barbara Caplan Somers and I had all almost to the front cover of our alumnae Earl are both fine and still live at the computers and Internet access can see of Harry Potter. I fulfilled my dream of been together to share those conversa- magazine to find our Class Notes. Could same address in the same retirement videos of special moments like those flying on a broomstick amongst the tions about where we live, how we are it possibly be Ihal67 years have elapsed community in Lower Gwynedd, PA. She that Jo enjoyed on campus castle turrets while playing Quidditch and what we do. They touched on the since we proudly displayed our purple- sends greetings to all. Mariechen Wilder Smith is one with Harry Potter and his friends' It was college friends we've lost, our close and-gold class banner at our graduation? Both Barbara Avery lubell and Pat busy lady. She has been selected to a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Buth connections with our families, and even "Our four years at Connecticut were Feldman Whitestone wrote saying they serve on the board of directors of Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve were on the wonderiul medical inventions certainly the most unusual. We entered were well but would not be returning to Carolina Meadows, the continuing-care even more special, though less exciting, that keep us going, Barbara does a lot as freshmen in Sept. of '41, just three sanibel Island (near where I live) over retirement community where she because we celebrated by having picnic of volunteer work on boards that help short months before World War II was the winter, and that meant our little lives - quite an honor for one of her suppers on the Sanibel Causeway beach disadvantaged people, and she said declared. I had a memorable experience threesome did not lunch in traditional age! She still drives in her area day and as the sun was setting. life just can't that their activities are largely funded on the night of Dec. 7, Dean Burdick style, Barb now lives in Vernon Hills, Il night but not on interstates. She plays a get better than that! by the government, which is pulling had called before and asked if I would near her daughter and family; Pat and little golf, does some yoga and exercise A sad note; in the last issue, I noted back grants in this recession, She go on the Vox Pop program being held at Dorsey are still at home in Branford, CT. classes, walks, and each evening, her that Alean Brisley Kress had died in thought it might be interesting for our the Coast Guard Academy. .. It proved Marcia (Jo) Faust McNees is a favorite gentleman friend, Kirk, arrives AK.lt seemed especially sad to me be- '46 column to highlight the volunteer to be one of the most fascinating experi- wonderiul reporter! Jo and her niece, for cocktails and dinner with friends or cause I have no recollection of her and activities of our classmates - includ- ences of my lifetime. A color guard from Tina (whom many of us have met at Re- as a twosome. Dinner, ineidentalh is just hope that other classmates were ing the ones they did in past years, as

John Haberland '03 and his daughter Isabel find a camel at Disney World in Nov. 2011.

From left, Peggy Rifkin lehmann '66, Katherine Curtis Donahue '66 and Kay landen '66 in Denver in Jan.

From left, Jane Gilbert Snyder '71, Jay Snyder and Anne Sigmond Curtis '71 at the Aug. wedding of Anne's daughter, Katie

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well as the ones they do now. f the idea 20852, [email protected];Marjorie condo in Red Bank NJ. She enjoys fam- She goes to NYCto visit her san aMI to appeals to you, please think back over Stutz Turner, 6696 Club House Lane, jly visits and day trips and is active in attend the ballet ~e also watches higll- the years and write up a paragraph or Apt 104, Warrenton, VA 20181, her church, where she sings in the choir definition films of Metropolitan Opera 1950 two about a pel volunteer project of [email protected] and helps with a soup kitchen. productions at the theater at Fairfield U. Correspondents: Alice Hess CtrMel. Marilyn Nibecker Brinkman keeps yours and send it to me. We might be Phyllis Peters Bellah still enjoys Helen Robinson Cavanagh and her 3500 West Cheste! Pike, Apt very active In her life-care community surprised at the variety and scope of her old house in NorfoJ~ VA, where she husband are still in their house and are 8211, Newtown Square, PA 19073. in Vero Beach, FL, where her apartment [email protected];Marilyn our helping hands and minds. has plenty of space for visits with family active voluntee~ in their churcll and is large enough for family get-togethers. Packard Ham, 800 Southerly Road, The sad part of writing this column and friends. She helps with cooklng for with Meals on Wheels, as v.tIl as \It1lrking Apt. 1511, Towson, MD2128&-8403, She also hosts family gatherings at is the need to report the death of two the homeless. in a thrift shop operated by churclles [email protected] her summer place in Ontario, where from our class: Ellis Kitchell Bliss died Barbara Pinchback Carter keeps in Baldwin County. They also supply Jan Doherty McCarthy winters in on 9/24 in Harpswell, ME, and Ginger she spends two months each year. She in touch with Emily Abbey friends transportation for these who need it to FLand spends the rest 01 the year in Niles Delong Kelley diM on 2/7 in keeps in touch with her former room- Vivien Fauerhaeh and Artemis medical, dental and other appointments. an old bam (....mich she remodeled) in Timonium, MD. We send our profound male, Mary Stecher Douthit. Besss Ramaker '50. Barb belongs 10 Gretchen Schafer Skelley has one Hingham, MA. sympathy to the families of these two Frances O'Neil Kerr spent two Circle-Lets, a business and professional of 14 cottages in Hart Mead Retirement Lee Birdsall Call man still sings very special women. years at CC, then finished her degree women's club, which meets once a Village. She enjoys playing Scrabble as a soloist and with her church clloir at Chatham College, closer to her home month. She also belongs to a nearby with Janet Simmons Eblen. Gretchen in Rumson, NJ. One daughter lives in and boyfriend, She has lived in Latrobe, senior center. plays bridge at Town Country Club and Seattle, and her son and olher daughter 1947 PA, for many years, recently downsizing Janet Regottaz Bickal has seen also volunteers once a week atthe West live nearby in NJ. Correspondent: Class Notes Editor, to a townhouse. Her son is a Presbyte- every play Estelle Parsons has been in. Hartford Library. Edmee Busch Reit spends her days CC: Magazine, 270 Mohegan Ave., nan pastor there, and she is involved Janet has also traveled extensively with Susan Farnham Ford has been in archiving for the Metropolitan Museum New London, CT 05320, ccmag@ covcou.edu in many church activities, as well as Gretchen Schafer Skelley -they've a terrific retirement home for several in NYC, specializing in European Editor's Note: If you are interested in enjoying children and grandchildren. seen most of Europe, Africa and the months. She is most grateful for the sculpture and decorative arts. SIle serving as class correspondent, please Josephine Parisi Beebe was in FL Near East. She had planned a cruise of nice, friendly people; the good care, also archives at the New Vor'll Society contact Class Notes Coordinator Karen when I called, updating and preparing our inland waterways with her daughter which she requires; good food; and library and keeps in touch with Noelle Laskey at the address above. her sarasota apartment for rental. She this spring. good bridge. Mercanton D'Aulnay, who lives in lives in Niantic, CT, most of the year, Georgia Risk Burien moved to a Constance Raymond Plunkett and Paris and has a daughter living in China. where she is a psychologist (now work- retirement home, as her late husband husband Geof enjoy their ranch house Marilyn Raub Creedon loves condo 1948 ing part timal. living near the College, required special care. Her son, who has in Middlebury, Vf. Walking has replaced life in Indianapolis. One new knee Correspondent: Shirley Anne Nicholson she is able to participate in activities returned from overseas, and daughter hiklng and riding biC1tles as their and two new hips keep her on the go, Roes. 3 Cozzens COUIt. Newport, RI there, and she especially recommends each live within 40 minutes of their primary exercise, Both do a lot of read- especially with the OAR, where she is 02840, caproos@frontiemet,net the Rock Theatre, which produces mom. Georgia enjoys her solitude and ing. A daughter, her husband and their an honorary vice president general for Shakespeare plays in the Arboretum. much reading, youngest son live within two blocks of the life. Her oldest daughter is a l3Wjfr She sponsors a scholarship at the Janice Roberts Wilford s1illlives in P1unketts; the two families enjoy dinner on the ll.S, Armed Services Committee 1949 College for foreign-born students her house with her two cats. She does together once each week It is a joy to and is assistant secretary of defense Correspondents: Mabel Brennan Fisher, 6602 Sulky Lane, N. Bethesda, MD Ann Perryman Burke lives in a water aerobics but no longer teaches it have the three generations together. for Global Affairs. Her other daughter

Nancy Beaney '88 and Jaime Arze '88 were married 9/10/11 in Wallingford, PA. From left, back row: Duncan MacDonald '88, Jennifer Taylor Berry '89, Philip Dolan '88, DUdl~ Ken~fick ~ saint Phalie '~8, the bri,de and groom, Alexandra Ortiz Farrell '04, Tom Garvey '88, Anita Nadelson '88, Jennifer Krane Tarleton '88, Andrea Neidltz Silverstein '88, Victoria Johnson Sanborn '88 and Leslie Williams 88. Front row: Bill Warren 87, Harold Berry '88 and Lawrence Howard '88.

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lives in Ft. Lauderdale but works for the on a "roots" visit to Belarus, Ann had an Thanksgiving. Theiryoungest son, New Year's Eve, when they were hosting getting stronger, and that adventure Bank of Toronto, to which she commutes interesting tour of the Minsk Botanical Gemge, 37, who is our class baby, mar- Doc and Joan Campbell Phillips and may materialize this year. weekly. Marilyn's son is nearby in I~ and Garden Aromatic (Herb) Division, More ried a lovely Chinese girl in a tradition- Rennie Aschatfenburg Christensen Ben and Bobby Thompson Stabile keeps an eye on her three grands. important, she found her family's last ally elaborate Chinese wedding in '09. and daughter Barbara. They've all took a 12-day Christmas cruise on the Marilyn Packard Ham vsited family and unknown living relative in Belarus. They live in the Maldives, where George met up, usually with Jack and Pam Seven seas Mariner in the Caribbean. in Virginia Beach and reported that Janet He, who had thought himself alone in owns the charter airline Mega Maldives Farnsworth French, lor New Year's The seas were a bit rough, testing Surgenor Hill's sister died. We extend the world, gained a whole new family! and his wile is the chief financial for almost 20 years, Harriet and Bob Bobby's new knee, but the pampering deepest sympathy to Jan and herfami~. from Paducah, KY,Jane Wheeler officer. They also maintain an apartment celebrated their 6Gth anniversary in April. aboard the ship made it a most enjoy- Jean Gries Homeier entertained Rutter reports that afterthree marriages in Beijing if Jack and Ginny wish to visit, Joan Andrew White visited Bar able holiday, They returned in time for Anne Mclear fussell, Josie Frank she has children, stepchildren and many which they've done twice. Ginny says Nash Hanson in her retirement home their granddaughter's wedding. Zelov, Alice Hess Crowell and Emmy delightful offspring. She hopes that the sightseeing areas of New Orleans in San Rafael, CA, before Thanksgiving Marge Erickson Albertson and Lu Hartley'49In her newly refurbished any classmates loo~ng for a tourist are now all recovered from Katrina Bar was unable to make Reunion but Murray also reported rough seas on retirement home. Jeannie and Lon have destination (Paducah has a large artist If you visit, don't miss the incredible feeling better, hoped to return to her a cruise to Bermuda at Thanksgiving. turned the attic into a lovely art studio population and other delights), or en National World War II Museum, home in Palm Springs in Jan. They were to have been accompanied route to Nashville, will stop by lor a visit - adding wonderfullighl through Nancy Bath Roof, Ph.D., who Peggy Park Mautner and a friend by Walter and Nancy Clapp Miller, The class sends sympathy to Jeanne windows in the roof - where Jeannie also missed Reunion, IS a very busy spent a five-day Christmas holiday in but sadly, Walter passed away before Wolf Yozell and her family of four continues to create beautiful paintings. lady. She is now at the height of her San Juan and enjoyed the sightseeing. the trip, and plans changed. Sugar children and five grandchildren for the Josie was delighted to report that her career as founder and editor of the She participated in a dance competition Sessions Spratley reports that loss of her husband, Peter, after 60 oldes! son, Randy Jr. (age 60), has given Kosmos Journal. She started out as a in Apnl in St.louis. Marge has been in touch with Nancy years of happy marriage up his architecture practice to become representative to the United Nations Chloe Bissell Jones and les enjoy and that Nancy had lots of family for a farmer in Lebanon, OH in 'B9 and is now working to start a their lake home very much. Chloe is Thanksgiving and appeared to be strong. In Nov" Mimi Woodbridge 1951 worldwide citizens' movement involved still involved as a docent in the Frederik Roldah Northup Cameron has Thompson enjoyed a timeshare on Cape in launching a new global commons Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park moved to the fellowship Village in Correspondents: Barbara Wiegand Cod with Janet Pinney Shea, Artemis effort. She IS one of 300 world spiritual Morristown, NJ. During the warm Pillote, 3200 N. Leisure World Blvd., David and Pat Roth Squire went to Blessls Ramaker and Ginny Hargrove Apt. 517. Silver Spring, MD 20906, leaders invited to write a "Charterfor London for a grandniece's bat mitzvah. weather, she'll be back at her home at OkelL Diane Roberts Gibson, who [email protected];JustineShepherd Engaged Spirituality In the Twenty-First Sally (Bucky) Buck Thompson the beach in Rehobeth. lives in Cummaquid, MA, joined them Freud, 1585 Bayhill Drive, Johns Creek, Century" in Rome this year. Read about spent Jan. through April in Sarasota. Bob and Bobbie Wiegand Pillote GA 30097, freudianslipl@comcast. for a day, After Thanksgiving in NYC her on www.kosmosjournal.org, She travels around the Northeast vacationed in various locations in FL for net; Rennie Aschaffenburg Christensen, with her family, Mimi traveled on to her the month of Feb. and had planned to 781 Highland St., Holliston, MA, 01746· Mona Gustafson Affinito also the rest of the year, keeping up with grandniece's wedding in San francisco, 1102, [email protected] keeps very busy with her beautiful new grandchildren and volunteer work. see some classmates en route. Ann Sprayregen writes that after Warm memories of our well-attended website, http}/forgivenessoptions,com, Babs Babbot Conant and Camille The Class of '51 sends sympathy to retirement she became involved with 60th Reunion are still running through and her blog, She is revamping her boo~ enjoyed multiple trips to visit various the family and friends of Nancy Libby the International Herb Association, as the minds of the attendees, But we "Mrs. Job: but still found time for her branches of the family tree this year, Peterson, who died 11/9 secretary 01 the foundation, writing did miss those who couldn't come, annual Christmas vacation with family at Trips to Montreal, Ottawa, NJ and vr articles for the "Herb of the Year" books like Ginny Eason Weinmann, who Williamsburg, where she loves their favor- provided lots of fun connecting with six and the IHA newsletter and attending writes that her three-generation family re restaurants and the spa. She phoned grandkds. But the urge to take another 1952- the yearly conference. Last year while of 28 assembled at their home for Bob and Harriet Bassett MacGregor on long trip (ljke their Alaskan trip) is Correspondent: Class Notes Editor,

Iidiko J. Demeter '71, Robin Rice '72 and Jennifer P. Maduro '71 enjoy a mini-reunion in Escondido, CA, in 2010

Patricia Dale '66 receives congratulations for her award for 35 years The Class of '56 held their annual holiday luncheon at the Met. From left: Jill Long Leinbach, Suzie Gerber OOit, Joyce Bagley Rheingold, of service wofkjng on Broadway at last year's Broadway Salutes event, Suzie Rosenhirsch Oppenheimer, Marie Garibaldi and Marge Lewin Ross. 9/20111.

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cc: Magazine, 270 Mohegan Me., birding in the U.K with son Dan; cruising whistles, including GPS. Her grandchil- CC:Magazine, 210 Mohegan Ave., husband Bill died unexpectedly in HI. New London, CT 06320, ccmag@ the Caribbean; visiting NlM'POrt News dren are now international traVfllerw' New London, CT 06320, ccmag@ She credits Gellen Grimes de Labry conncof/.edu connco/I.edu with grandson Gordy in an intergenera- residents in Beijing, China; Majorca, with saving her life later that year by Editor's Note: If you are interested in Editor's Note: If you are interested in tional Road Scholar {EJderhostelJ trip; Spain; Uganda: and Chile! illViting her to visit Ireland. In '10, to serving as class correspondent, please serving as class tarrespnndent, please visiting cousins in seattle; and going on a Claire Wallach Engle and Ray commemorate Bill's life, son S:ott and contact Class Notes Coordinator Karen contact Class Notes Coordinator Karen london-to-Paris trip via the Eurostar train continue to traipse around the world his \'Iffe, Katy, who live in HI. organized Laskey at the address above. Laskey at the address above. through the Chunne!. -to HI, CA (via the Panama Canall, IX a traditional Hawaiian prayer service Nancy Maddi Avallone and Gene and London. They are still very active in an the beach, followed by a luau. Stay continue to enjoy their life near their OR retirement community and keep visited Martha Kahr Lewis in ('A and 1953 Annapolis. As with all of us, their activi- abreast of their three boys - Andy, a 1956 will see Geneva in FL Correspondent: Lydia Richards Boyer, ties have been curtailed a bit. Their two Navy optometrist; Tim, with the national Correspondents: Jan Ahlborn Roberts, 4031 Kennett Pike #42, Wilmington, Cynthia Crutch French and Larry sons and their families continue their PO. Box 221, East Orleans, MA 02643, DE 19807, [email protected] board of the Directors' Guild of America have lived in Mt for sujears, near a careers - Gene is a photographer in (check out the Showtime series "House [email protected];BettyAnnSmith Tylaska, 138North Stonington Road, daughter in Dearborn, MI, and one Rochester, NY, and John is a pediatric of Lien; and Rob, who has worked Mystic, cr 06355-0203, bettytyfsska@ in London, Ontario, and they spend ophthalmologist in Annapolis - and on "The Green Hornet," "Pirates of the yahoo.com three-and-a-half months each year 1954 the four grandchildren make their Caribbean," "The Smurfs" and the new Angie Arcudi McKelvey spent in Naples, Fl, where they volunteer Correspondent: Lois Keating Learned, 132 Pomperaug Woods, Southbury, CT grandparents proud of their academic "Spiderman." He and his wife, Christie, a week at Pueblo Ingles, a program with the Corlrscrew 9Namp sanctuary. 06844, [email protected] and sports accomplishments. are also busy raising 5-year-old Naomi. for Spanish professionals to practice Coincidentally, they met Judy Dotson Dorie Knup Harper writes of her Jeanne Knisel Walker and I hope to Sue Greene Richards is maintaining English with native speakers, and she Kline's sister there. Cynthia also reads annual trip west in Sept. for an RV see each other soon, as she lives about four houses, but Elmer has cut back describes speaking English "for up to with elementary schoolchildren. The tour of Hell's Canyon, the Telons and an hour away, in Killingworth, Cl Her on his sailing, As we all say, theirfour 12 hours a day through many planned frenches have travell!lJ to the Amazon Yellowstone with Shanti and Michael. son and his wife, who live in NJ, try to grandchildren are growing up too fast. activities, In return, you receive free and Machu Picchu, AX, the South Seas, Granddaughters near her in Lafayette, visit often. Cindy Fenning Rehm sent a nifty lodging and food at a very nice resort the Galapagos, Newfoundland, Paris, PA, are doing the usual teen things: Carol Lee Blake Joslin and Brooks card with photos of oodles of family at someplace in Spain." She would reccm- WMI beaches, and the list goes on. It Daria, an honors grad ollthaca College, live in West Hartford, CT, and see eldest daughter Liz's wedding in July. mend the program. "The learners were is surprising that none in our class has is doing a postgrad year; Lauren, who is llbhets Alcorn Holt when traveling I, Loie Keating Learned, am still successful in business, in their early run into others in the same place, judg- looking at colleges, is a member of the near Boston to see relatives. Libbets enjoying life in a continuous-care 30s and 40s, and very motivated." ing by the places '56ers have traveled. National Honor Society, plays the French divides her time between Boston's community, There's always something From Suzy Johnston Grainger: After a lifetime of being 'reasonably horn and runs track; and Banielle, who shores and an island in ME. Her winter interesting to do and someone to do it "Going on three years on my own, and healthy," Sonye Fisher Norton is in junior high, plays the oboe, runs home is in Cohasset, MA.ln Camden, with. Do keep sending me your news, as I am always on the move - joined a endured health setbacks and recoveries track and plays field hockey. Dorie ME, she altended a lecture given by a we all enjoy reading about one another. singing group, garden club, music club; over eight months, interspersed with continues to enjoy the summer in her retired C.I.A. person, titled "American P.S.My email is a bit iffy, so please put I tutor slow readers in an elementary trips to the canary Islands and to visit Poconos hideaway. Leadership in the Twenty-First Century." pen to paper! school, travel to Visit family and others, a friend in Yorkshire. At home, she Ann Reagan Weeks has been travel· Fortunately, many government retirees altend as many musical or drama enjoys attending the symphony and the ing again: to Orlando, FL, with family, have homes in Camden and give quality performances as possible, join friends Met, volunteering, and exercise class. doing the usual things but especially lectures. lihbets is the proud owner of a 1955 for outings, play golf, tennis, exercise. It Daughter Leslie is home from Mongolia, enjoying kayaking among the manatees; Prius automobile with all the bells and Correspondent: Class Notes Editor, is still tough.' So wrote Suzy of life after Sierra Leone, Malawi, etc" and has

Danielle Kaster '09 with her dad, David Kaster '83, at her wedding on 10/22.

Tiffany Krempely-Proffilt '05 married Brian Proffitt in Estes Park, CO, on 6/1Vl1. From left, back row: Deborah Block '05, Anya Watson '05, the bride, Eva Sands Heenan 'OS, William Wright '05 and Alexandria Stepanek Braun '05; front rCIN: Lauren Harris '05 and K3thryn Batley Johnson '05.

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bought a house nearby. "We do a lot of works full time at her travel agency. NJ area where she lives. She taught art condolences to family and friends. sings in a choir and is active in Ihe things together." Son Robin has moved larry is semiretired from his manu- in the Medford Lakes elementary school American Women's Literary Club closer, to Baltimore facturing company. They have three for 25 years. Toni has three children After Jean Tierney Taub closed her After her very serious accident, children, nine grandchildren and six and six grandchildren, ages 11-21, "the 1958 insurance business in '10, she was not Barbara Jenkinson is finally "almost grand-dogs. The Levines have traveled lights of my life." Correspondent: Judith Ankarstran at a loss for occupations, She continues rid of the cane," to more than 100 countries and all Diana Witherspoon Mann-Schnake Carson, Po. Box 5028, Edwards, CO as our diligent class agent - since 81632, [email protected] Joanne Karnow Manheimer, seven continents. An expedition to the reports that she spends too much time forever - and now has time for There were several immediate Judy Missil Salldler and Mickey Arctic Gircle is next on their list Beth with doctors but is grateful for their tennis, classes at the U, of California- responses to the email sent, courtesy Sinsheimer Feins were the Class of '56 says the world is a book, and those who expertise, After traveling to Nevis for Irvine, and a writing group, We await of the CC: Magazine staff (thank you, representatives to the Naples, FL, CC do not travel read only one page. The a winter vacation, they decided that publication of her mystery novel, now in get-together, They loured the Naples Art Karen Laskeyl), to all of you who have Levines have read volumes! flying has become too stressful, but progress. Husband Don is also writing in email addresses on file with the College Museum and met many CC alumni. Suzi Rosenhirsch Oppenheimer they had a great trip by train to Chicago retirement, especially about Arctic and In her fifth year of teaching ESL, Jean If you don't use email or don't wish to has decided not to run for re-election in the fall, They gathered for a birthday Greenland history. Jean had a good time Harris Whitney loves it and still finds share your address, please send me in Nov, She began her political career celebration with their ME daughters visiting Phyllis Malone in NYC in '10. it challenging, She maintains gardens your news by U.S, mail or by phone as mayor of Mamaroneck for eight and their families, including a new She and Don went to AK and to France around the village, and as a committee A long list of board and church years, and then served 28 years in the great-grandson and his brother, "It's with their 9-year-old granddaughter, member for a 10th-anniversary quilt committee work keeps lucia Beadel NY State Senate. Suzi fell while in India amazing to me, since we had only one Ellia, one of five grandchildren. Jean exhibit in March, she set up workshops, Whisenand very busy after retirement last Nov" and now needs total shoulder grandparent when we were young." and Don also toured Morocco with one demonstrations and lectures, as well as from law practice. She is back inlo replacement. This surgery and extensive They take courses at the local college daughter and her husband, where they found flower arrangers to enhance the playing bridge, and during the summer, follow-up physical therapy influenced and are challenged by the technology of are teaching in Casablanca. Jean plans exhibit. Jean still knits prayer shawls she hosts her three grandsons on the St. her decision to leave politics. Suzi looks iPads. "But they are really fun, and so, to attend our 55th Reunion in 2011 We and works with her daughter on their of course, is learning something new." Lawrence River. forward to spending more time with her hope to see you there! family tree Diana has been reading some 01 the Barbara Bearce Juneskl, whose seven grandchildren, all under age 10, As for me, Judy Ankarstran Carson, Retired, Jeanne Norton Doremus classics and finding a new understand- husband, Bob, died last July, enjoyed a who are scattered across the U.S. David and I continue to enjoy an active volunteers on the Disciplinary Review ing. Her most important activity is mild winter in CT, with sons nearby. She Marjorie Lewin Ross writes' family, social and sports life in CO. Board, an arm of the NJ Supreme her 10 years with the Alternatives to is a volunteer at the Katharine Hepburn "Jill Long Leinbach, Suzie Gerber Despite David's cardiac surgery last Court, which reviews decisions made Violence Project; some may recall her Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook. Offit, Joyce Bagley Rheingold, Suzi year, we are skiing, snowshoeing and by district ethics committees and sets talk at the 50th Reunion. "We attended The class extends deepest sympathy to Rosenhirsch Oppenheimer, Marie hiking as much as possible and valun- penalties for lawyers who have violated the big bash Centennial at the College Barbara on Bob's death. Garibaldi and I enjoyed our annual tee ring allover the place. Awonderiul the rules of professional conduct. in Oct., and I'm looking forward to One of our scholarly classmates, Christmas lunch at the Me!. We are hop- trip to Turkey last year was interrupted "It involves a lot of case study, it is Reunion In june. Still SOgrateful for Nancy Dorian, has published yet ing to make this a semiannual esent If by David's pneumonia and five days in a interesting and it keeps my mind those formative years." another book on linguistics and received any classmates would like to join us, very fi na lstan bul hospital, stimulated." She gives time to two local We are saddened to report the death an award from the Linguistic Society of please contact any of us. The best Class Thanks to all lor your news! environmental groups and to a local of '56 news is that our Scholarship of Sally Bloomer on 2/18 at her America for her work on an endangered art gallery. She and Burt travel to visit Fund is endowed: We reached our home In Cambridge, MA. She leaves language, Scottish Gaelic. She is active children, Including daughter Jenny in $500,000+ goal!" Marjorie still behind a sister, Ann Bloomer Patterson with a capital campaign to rebuild her Bogota, Colombia. volunteers at the Met, enjoys time with '46; a brother, Bill, and his wife; plus UU church in ME, which burned last 1959 Cindy Stone was preparing summer. Nancy is happy to have several Bell her three grandsons and was looking nieces and nephews, Sally taught in Correspondents: Carolyn KeefeOakes, to entertain 13 family members for forward to playing tennis in the spring. Winchester, MA, for more than 35 years relatives living close by. 3333 WarrensvilleCenter Road,Apt, Christmas when she received news and traveled extensively throughout her Marilyn leach Cassidy may 412, ShakerHeights, OH44122, that her oldest son was hospitalized life. She devoted countless hours to hold the class record for number of [email protected];LynnGraves in Japan with a fractured skull and volunteering at her church and to work- grandchildren: 11. (let us know if Mitchell, [email protected] 1957 I was delighted to hear from Marty brain hemorrhaging. He returned to CA Correspondent: Elaine Diamond ing with the needy. She loved to knit and any of you have morel) Since she no 10 recover. Berman, 12Stanton Lane, Pawcatuck, became proficient at making Nantucket longer skis, she fills her time with more Olin, who left CC after sophomore year In Nov. '10 Nancy Stewart Roberts CT06319, elainedberman@comcast. baskets. We have had several notes reading, bridge, and volunteering in and graduated from New York U, She and Brad visited son Stew and his fam- ,,' from Ellen Smith, who maintained a museums and teaching Spanish. lynn roomed with Judy Sawtelle Clough, ily in Rome, where he is a legal attache When I spoke with Joan Heller close friendship with Sally throughout still works in real estate and says she who lives in ME. Judy breeds corgis at the American embassy, Son Mark is Winokur in Jan., she was planning her her life, and from Toni Garland Marsh, has expanded her electronic world. and showed one of her dogs in the an FBI agent in Chico, CA, Unfortunately, late spring move from Norwalk, CT,to who was her roommate in Knowlton. Ruth Lukens Potter lives in Fort Westminster Kennel Club Show, Judy Nancy had a severe stroke while she Fort Myers, FL, No more cold winters Sally was a bridesmaid in Toni's wed- Collins, CO, near her daughter and lam- lives in NM in the winter. Marty lived in and Brad were in Chico in May '11 lor Joan, Daughter Dale has a vacation ding, and the two shared a love of the ily, keeping very busy with volunteering NYC during the week for more than 35 10 meet their newest grandson, She home in nearby Sanibel, and Joan spent beach, teaching and political outlooks. and lots 01 musical events. Her pre-med years and also spent time in Litchfield, returned home in June and is slowly a month in Fort Myers to learn more Ellen wrote, "Sally and I had fun gOing granddaughter is working as a health Cl She moved there permanently 18 improving. We commend Brad for his about the area. She was excited about 10 Martha's Vineyard for a week's volunteer in India, while her grandson years ago. 24/7 care of Nancy, the people she met and the lovely com- vacation during many summers, We met Will graduate from high school this year. Joy Johnson Nevin was written up Nan Teese Mouget's oldest munity. Joan continues to write poetry occasionally in Boston for the symphony Roswitha Rabl Classen and her in her high-school magazine, described child and only son was killed in an and make beaded necklaces and for plays that came to town. We husband are living in "sheltered" as "a 'happy survivor' of 14 moves, automobile accident on 12/23. We Toni Titus Frary sllll rides her skied in VI and out west. We traveled housing in a medieval town near including Cleveland, upslate NY, CA, extend our deepest sympathy to Nan horse four times a week. The Dressage to Europe together forthe theater. Sally Frankfurt. She has re-engaged in her KS, Canada, ME, AL and CT." She spent and her family. Foundation, of which she is a member, loved sports, and we shared a mutual favorite activities of gardening, music two years at GCand then married her Members of the CC Commuters Club offers the opportunity to join the interest in Boston's sports teams. Going and teaching English literature, A small husband, who was in the U.S. Air Force had a mini-reunion at the Norwich Inn Century Club. The requirement is that to watch the Red Sox play was a major CC plaque hangs in their living room, during the Cold War and is now retired. last summer. Attendees were Mary the age of the horse and the age of the trea!.lt is true that she wasn't well among other mementos. Joy volunteers as a hospice worker and English, Marian Lenci Tapia, Peg rider must total 100. Toni's horse is 24. at all during this past year, with many Patricia Steiger de Salazar she ministers to others as an ordained Thorp Tumicki, Betty Smith Tylaska, Need we say more? Toni continues to hospitalizations and setbacks, but her feels very lucky to live in lma, Peru, deacon and elder of the Presbyterian Kathy Keating '56, Prudy lamb Kelln paint and take photographs, She does a family was there all the time, and Sally where she is known as a "lifer" in the Church. In '02, she wrote "Get MOVing! and Joy Putman' Favrelti, who left CC lot of wildlife art and donates paintings was so courageous, She passed away expat community, and to have her four A Joyful Search to Meet and Embrace and graduated from Cornell. to fund raisers, as well as doing pur- peacefully at home with her devoted children and five grandchildren nearby. Life Transitions," a book for accepting Orabeth Ruderman levine still traits and scenic paintings of the south family by her side." The class sends Patsy teaches English to executives, change, and she is working on her

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next bnck, a guide for shifting into brother in New England this year. she helps run a historic family farm moved their legal residence from VA to they coold possibty see, including two retirement years. She loves to take Afterward, they visited Cape Cod, where they grow organic pick-your-own Petoskey, MI, a delightful resort town on black rhinos. In Oct., she yjsited Plague, daily walks where they had a great time with their vegetables and fruit H had been 40 Lake Michigan. Martha and Connie both Vienna and Budapest, all for the first Connie Snelling McCreery had children and grandchildren. Then they years since Sue was on campus, and look forward to the next Reunion. time. "Now I've used up my money and a fun 39-person family reunion. She went to ME, followed by RI and CT,and she 1000edseeing it through the eyes of Jnelta Werlin relocated to a have to stay home for a while!" visited CA for a month with her daughter enjoyed many lobster feasts! They also her oldest grandchild, She loved the retirement center condo near downtown Cynthia Enloe had a busy fall, with and two granddaughters and then went spent time with me in Cleveland. They new architecture and repurposed older FUrtland, where she can see Mt. Hood. talks and conferences in Vielllam, to Tokyo to visit her other daughter and love Clemson; John is involved in the buildings. Sue's granddaughter has She did an Elderhostel trip to Cuba Ialland and GenM - ·interestlllg two grandsons. Habitat for Humanity board and plans lived in CO for 15 years, and Sue hopes focused on the remaining Jewish (often gutsy) feminists l!V8f)Where!" Ann Seidel Craig married Charlie to volunteer at the resale store. He she will come easl. Sue lives in NJ. communities in Havana, Cienfuegos and The winter found her reading, writing Fletcher, who moved back to Wayne, PA, enjoys the local and Carolina Mountain Joan Kennan retired from a full-time Santa Clara. She visited schools and an and catching up at home in Cambridge. from Boston when he was widowed. He Woodturners when he is not hammering job and is involved in her family. She Afro-Cuban arts-religious-music-dance Spring brought more traveling, talks and works for a large cooperative of building in the basement. Marcia continues with helped launch Georgetown Village, center in Havana, enjo~ng lectures meetings in San DIego, Istanbul and materials distribution companies, After PE,o. and volunteer activities at church based on the Beacon Hill model, where from an important Cuban architect and Swfden. for fun. Cynthia and partner 35 years of corporate training and and a healthcare facility. volunteers assist older residents with planner on Havana restoration and from Joni spent 10 days in Barcelona with teaching at Immaculata U, and Villanova Anne Earnshaw Roche went to various household and transport needs, a faculty member of U. of Havana on frve pals. U., Ann retired. She serves on the board ~ji for seven weeks, staying mostly in thereby allowing them to stay in homes economics and social conditions of the Frances Gillmore Pratt and HarTY as events chair at Jenkins Arboretum, Savusavu, In May, they celebrated their longer. Being on a small board of direc- Cuban family. returned to the College in Oct. to partici- takes ikebana classes, does yoga, 50th wedding anniversary with dinner tors is like a full-time job. Joan sings Our class sends sympathy to Joella pate in the jubilant 100th anniversal)' spends Quality time with friends, and for family and friends in Christchurch, for Encore Chorale, rehearsing once a and her family on the death of her celebration. On Friday, a marvelous gardens. They traveled to Charleston, where their children live, They are week and performing several concerts a husband, Robert luis Autry, who passed dinner was held for past and present SC, and Los Cabos, Mexico, and visited grateful they survived the earthquake, week. On weekends, she goes to her PA away9!4. trustees and other friends of the College with family and friends in Naples, although their businesses and homes farm, which requires attentbn indoors The class offers condolences to the at the former home of Morton Plant on Pasadena, Encino, Chicago, Avalon, NJ, did not. The Roches drove around the and out. families of classmates who have died: Avery Point in Groton, complete with a and Guilford, CT. North and South Islands and visited Lynn Graves Mitchell finished Virginia Childs Chamberlain, Corinne fireworks display. Saturday morning, Mims Matthews Munro is volunteer- family and friends (3,000 km totan. At leading a three-day prayer retreat for Gentilella Rayburn and Susan Camph they took a 90-minute tour of some of ing at her church, doing ikebana and Otago Museum, they attended a concert 40 women, all members of the first Van Trees. the new and renovated facilities, led attending the many sporting events of on the longest piano in the wo~d, which Congregational Church in Palo Alto, at by very articulate students. Later in grandchildren. She and Mary Elsbree a young man built in a traclorshed. a center outside San Juan Baulsta, the morning, hundreds of celebrants Hoffman went on a riverboat cruise in Gail Glidden Goodell survived the CA. She and her husband celebrated in Palmer Auditorium enjoyed the out- Southern France down the LOire River. Halloween snowstorm that dumped their 50th anniversary with a three-day 1960-- standing program 'Great Beginnings,· Olga Lehnvich had to move unex- record snow in the Boston area. She family reunion in Palo Alto. Lynn's Correspondents: Joan Murray Webster, at which alumni spoke of their careers 6440 Wild Horse Valley Road, Napa, pectedly when the landlords sold her witnessed the birth of her grandson at daughters created one of the dinners for and their aspirations for the College's CA, 94558, joanmwebs@sbcglobal. and their own futures. "A magnificent building, and she lives in a scenic town a planned home delivery. Her daughter 40 guests, and daughters, sen-in-law net,' Adele Merrill Welch, 14 Birchwood of Sunapee, 10 miles from New London, also has a 5-year-old, Her son has and grand kids sang songs they created. Lane, lincoln, MA, 01713, occasion from start to finish'" NH. She went to Washington, DC, to see two daughters and a son, and Gail lynn and her husband are planning [email protected] Thalia (Buuy) Geetter Price her brother and his family, She is in spends timewilh them too. She runs a fund raising dinner for hundreds and Michael have been married for touch with Gail Glidden Goodell and the monthly bean supper, plays in the to honor a couple as distinguished 50 years and have lived in the same Peggy Brown Gunness. handbell choir and serves on the board citizens. Her husband is an Eagle Scout, Agnes Gund '60 house in Weston, MA, for 46 years. They Jean Alexander GHcrestvisited of deacons at church. Gail also likes and this event supports a Boy Scout was awarded an honorary have three children, and Buzzy is very Las Vegas and saw her grandson play water aerobics and her investment club. Council for two counties. degree at Bowdoin's 2012 involved with her four grandchildren's football and granddaughter play soccer, She has been taking art lessons with Peggy Goodman Huchet visited Commencement exercises. activities. She has retired from social She went to KY for her sister's 50th a friend and attending book club and Disney World with her 3- and 6-year-old Gund, president emerita of wor1l but is busy on the board of wedding anniversary, Then she spent monthly domino games. She visited her granddaughters, After 35 years in NJ, the Museum of Modern Art the Iouncil on ~ing and chairing time with son Bill in Chicago. The mild sister in WI and took many trips to NH she retired and moved to Charleston, in New York, art collector committees involving caregiver issues. weather was great, since Jean helped with family and friends. Gail is proud SC, where both daughters live. She and philanthropist, founded She is also a member of the Weston hand out water for a 5K run. She saw of her son, who received an award for serves on the boards of two nonprofits, the Studio in a School Housing Partnership committee, which her granddaughter ride her horse and bravery from the MA Coalition of Police, tends to her house and garden, enjoys Association in 1977, has established a Weston Housing Trust pertnrm in a professional production of Pat Chambers Moore's grand- friends and family, and travels as often which has brought artists providing more affordable housing "A Christmas Carol." Daughter Gretchen, daughter, Holly, and her partner won as possible. into classrooms for more for low-to moderate-income families. Buzzy's hobbies include fly-fishing, who lives near her in NC and is a Widow, gold in the U.S. Figure Skating Nationals Edie Hollmann Bowers lives in than 600,000 students in gardening, gourmet cooking, bridge is marrying a widower she has known in San Jose, CA. They are tops in Novice Boston's South End, still paints in her New York's five boroughs. lessons and Zumba. They have traveled lor 20 years. He has three boys, she has Ice Dancing, with an undefeated season. studio at the Boston Genter for the Arts She chaired the Mayor'S to a many exotic places but now spend a boy and girl, and all are teens. Pat got to witness this achievement. and travels when she can. She is plan- Cultural Affairs Advisory summers at their Cape home. 'Some of Judy Petrequin Rice spent time At Penn State, Suzanne Rie Day ning a trip to Australia and to check up Commission, has served my life is recorded in the comic strip with her family (all 15 oftheml at Camp majored in sociology, and at Boston U. on her two children and four grandkids, on many boards and has 'Rhymes with Orange,' penned by my Michigania. She left Cleveland in Jan. she earned an M.A. in anthropology! who live in London and Cleveland. Edie donated hundreds of daughter, Hilary Price, which appears for Scottsdale and returned in May. sociology. Involved in the civil rights ta-chaired the United South End Artists works of art to MaMA, the in about 190 newspapers across the In fJ., they went to the Hoover Dam, movement, Sue founded a League of Board and organized its 25th annual Cleveland Museum of Art country (lWIW.rhymeswithorange.com)" Las Vegas and San Francisco, where Women Voters in rural MD and helped Open Studies weekend. She volunteers and other museums around Nancy Bald Ripley, Lenore Fiskle, Judy saw her grandchildren swim from train the first Head Start teachers, In at the Children's Hospital and works the country. Sally Glanville Train and Susan Alcatraz to San Francisco and the next the '70s, she worked in research and out at the gym. Edie enjoys attending Biddle Dzyacky spent a long weekend day swim the Golden Gate Bridge end to administration of state programs for the symphony and theater with Sally together at Lenore's in Naples, fL end. Her son-in-law in fJ. completed the the elderly in DE. She then went to U. of Withington. in Feb. Ironman triathlon in Phoenix. Michigan for an M.P.H, and certificate Martha Flynn Peterson and Connie Even though Anne Sweazey left after Marcia fortin Sherman is grateful in gerontology and eventually earned Wharton Nasson spent a gala week Last Aug., Jean Chappell went sophomore year, she still considers that her son's cancer has gone and he a Ph.D. focused on homecare for the cruising in the western Caribbean with on a safari in Tanzania. They camped (elegantly) for several days on the the Class of '60 HERclass. She is can spend time with his two children. elderly and the effects of public funding their husbands, enjo~ng good fun, food executive director of the Westchester Marcia and John saw her sister and criteria on nursing-home use. Now and laughter, Connie and husband Norm Serengeti Plain and saw every animal

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Arc Foundation, which supports Class of '60 might be able to have a bio defense; he lives in MO but makes it their award-winning Spirit of America programs for people with developmental mini-reunnn each year rather than home for most holidays. Band, which held music workshops disabilities. "I have no plans to retire waiting until '15." Betsy and joe love to 1961- Alice Fitzgerald and husband for South African schoolchildren. They and feel privileged to work for such a have visitors, so come visit Email her at Correspondent: Leslie Pomeroy David Bayer attended the Aug, Cape performed for thousands of children great cause." Anne enjoys rowing on the [email protected]. McGowan, 2606 Essex Road, Ann Cod CC recepfion They chatted with in Johannesburg - "a life-changing Arbor, MI48104, lesliemcgowan@ long Island Sound in the mornings be- Carolyn McGonigle Holleran and President Higdon and his wife, Ann, experience for me to witness: happy, aO/.com fore work, to be on the water while the husband Jerry retired at the end of '10 who summer on Cape Cod. Patricia Gay Nathan responded from the smiling children with hope for the sun rises. Anne and friend Ron visited and enjoyed their first year of retire- Siegel-Finley was also in attendance. future." deck of her nst Princess cruise. Gay Costa Rica and came back informed ment, keeping active in their community In Alice and David took a to-day taught high-school English for 39 years Sept, Eileen Rem Chalfoun in Prescott, and impressed with the country and and church and continuing to ski, bike, (nine in NYCand 30 in NM). She lives cruise on Holland America's Eurodam f.l., celebrated the birth of new grand- the people and play tennis and golf. They have 10 in Santa fe and works at the Santa from NY to Quebec, They also completed child in Jan" Tate Edward Chalfoun. She Beverley Hill Windatt is "locked grandchildren, ages 12-29, who also fe Ski Resort every winter. She has a marvelous tour of NM - "such a had shoulder surgery in sept to repair in a lo-Ihe-death struggle with Robyn keep them moving and busy. At home in acted in numerous shows, including fantastic state." an injury from a tennis fall earlierln Roessler Hanser on my iPad, playing PA, jerry paints and carolyn gardens, "Rabbit Hole," "Arsenic and Old Lace," Marian Shaw Lipschutz writes that the year, Eileen plans to visit Singapore, Words with Friends." Great way to raising organic vegetables, and they "Gertrude Stein and a Companion: she is "an ex-member of the Class of India, Indonesia, Sumatra, Thailand keep aging minds alert Dick and enjoy the fruits of her labor throughout "The Carpetbagger's Children," and '61, a writer and tutor in L.A. My blog and Malaysia early next year, along Beverley spend the winter in Savannah, the year, as she freezes much of the most recently, "The Gin Game," which is www.whoneverwrote.blogspot.com. with her regular visits to Jackson Hole where Beverley sees Jean Crawford crop for winter consumption. Carolyn played at the White Barn in St. Helena, autobiographical and literary, I've been to visit her kids. "Missed being able to Fishburne. "Can't believe I have a is chairman of the board directors 01 CA, as well as in NM. Thisyear she'll be looking for Julia Shipman '59 ... She attend Reunion but enjoyed all the news grandson who will be making college of the PA Coalition against Domestic in "Our Town" in NM and will be taking lived in East House and roomed with from there." visits this summer!" Violence. This volunteer work has been the production of "The Gin Game" to NY. Joan Wagner '59." If anyone has info Since Reunion in June, Sue Altman Betsy Newman Young moved from her passion for 35 years, and she "I am determined to find a copy of our about her, Marian would appreciate a Miller has been carrying on as usual, Syracuse, her home for 43 years, to is always interested in hearing from JuniorShowforthe alum archives, What message. painting and teaching adults, some Kennett Square, PA, two years ago. classmates who have been employed wonderful memories! Would love to have Carnie Manuel Fllrd has lived on of which she did in Provincetown over She enjoys all the new and different or volunteered in that human services some of my classmates come to Santa Cape Cod for 35 years, been married the summer with the fine Arts Work things she is experiencing, living within field, "Because of attending a women's fe for a visit." Gay spends summers on for 52 years, has three children, six Center and with MA College of Art's MfA 15 minutes of Longwood Gardens, college, I learned the importance of Fire Island grandchildren and a full-time job as program. In the winter, Sue teaches in many Dupont estates and the Wyeth women reaching out to women, and it Joan Karslake Beauchamp and a sales rep for a publishing company, three programs in the Boston area. She Brandywine Museum. Betsy misses has carried over to a lot of my volunteer husband Jim love NC. "The weather is She is very involved in her church and joined her three sons in Toronto in Sept. daughter Sarah Young Jackson '89 work and financial gifting. I tell you beautiful, and we live within walking community. Carnie is a pastel artist and forthe film festival (and the premiere and her nine children in Syracuse, as tus not because I am looking for distance of one of our daughters, whose mosaicisl; she went to Italy for training of son Bennett's movie, "Moneyball") well as daughter Rebecca and her one credit, but because I hope to encourage son, Matt, is 16 and very much into and worked on the nave aisle for her and they gathered for Thanksgiving child in Needham, MA. Betsy reads other classmates to support their local sailing." Daughter Kathy and family are church, which overlooks Rock Harbor week in Tokyo, where son Ted lives. Ted with kindergartners and volunteers domestic violence organizations and in SC, less than two hours away. Son Jim in Orleans. She and husband Dan went and son JB (in NYC) are partners in an in Longwood Gardens. "I hope our shelters," works for the Armed services in chem! to South Africa for four weeks with entertainment production company JB

Julie Pierson Mombello '83, Michael Mombello '83, Marissa Rosenblum, David llpin '83, Linnea Elsesser Weiss '81, Paul Weiss '82, Anne Hardy, lim (the Skipper) Hardy '83, Mark finnegan '83 and Hilary Bovers finnegan '85 at the wedding of the daughter of David Kaster '83, far right.

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founded 17 years ago. "Friends, films finn of women remains a priority in our our wonderful 50th Reunion. Thanks, Finger Beckwith and Jane Levene Stlmmer. 'All is well here. Sorry to miss and books occupy the rest of my time. family!" Edie has been immersed in Colleen!!" Zuckerman on this project, as well as Reunion. Best to all." Really enjoyed Reunion, getting to be family genealogy research for the past renewing relationships with the others Tamsen Evans George sends best with so many old friends land striking decade. "F. Edward Cranz, Helen Mulvey on the Reunion Committee. IIwas great regards to her classmates and hoped up relationships with new onesll. Hope and Richard Birdsall would be proud of 1962- to see lMlryone at Reunion!" to get to ReunKm. She lias a variety of we all stay in touch, at the very least my tenacity and discoveries!" Correspondent: Seyril Siegel, 11263 In LA., Ann Pope Stone retired from projects underway that make her days Boca Club Blvd., ApI. 2, Boca Ralon, FL through these Class Notes." linn Whitelaw Ong has seen her job at Santa Monica College frve 33481, seyri/@gmaif.com 'crazy full - sort of like keepmg the Lee White Brown-Egan doesn't have Barbara Negri Opper several times Editor's Note: In the lead-up to the years ago, "an age-appropriate move: dishes twi~ing in the air, juggling three much to report since Reunion, but while in DC and in St. Michaels. While she class's 50th Reunion, a few alumnae and then found herself with another balls, pla~ng the accordion, all while there she enjoyed reconnecting with enjoyed the mild winter in MD, Unn job as a writer for a N wrote to share their eager anticipation. deselapnent steering the boat IIis great fun and Nancy Rupnow Rinehart and Barb went to Fl for the month of March and We on the magazine staff hope the producer. "Much fun and many scripts may keep my mind from totally failing'- Frick Jung, freshman-year East House saw family and friends along the way. event lived up to their expectations, and later, I continue working on a project- She looks forward to learning about dorm mates, whom she hadn't seen In response to your correspondent's we're looking forward to reading your by-project basis." Ann's great joy, her everyone else. since graduation! In late summer, Lee mention of heading to Hilton Head for a Reunion stories here! two grandchildren, attend the same Wrth 10 grandchildren ranging in had lunch with Barbara Negri Opper tennis clinic, Leigh Davidson Sherrill Carolyn (loodie) Mandell Master elementary school that her two daugh- age from 1-14, and working in her when she was in CT visiting relatives, wrote to say that she, too, plays tennis sees Ann Davidson Schaal every ters did, and she still picks kids up in husband's and son's periodontal office and in early Oct. she spent a great and is happy to still be playing - a summer at Chautauqua, NY, and was the same spot she did those many years in NYC, Barbara Edwin Weinstein has week in Newport, RI, where kids and thought your correspondent fervently in touch with Emily Haugen Talbert ago. "Still married to the guy I met on a litUe time for extra activities. ·We are grand kids joined them for the weekend. echoes. about coming to Reunion. "Hope to see blind date at CC in '60." Her husband fortunate to have a second home in "Fabulous weather, which is not always Karin Amport Peterson spent most some friends there!" teaches at U. of Southern California Miami Beach, wIllch we use as a refuge the case there in Oct." Other plans winter weekends in vr, but the lack of Betsy Carter Bannerman was law School and is "contemplating (in a during the winter months tG recuperate included a trip to CA in Jan. to visit snow made for a poor ski season, She ercfed to attend the 50th! "The philosophical sense) retirement. CA has from the grandchildren's illnesses. 00 sister Debbie White Corr '67 and then is concerned about the economy there, planned activities sound so great, been good to us." not today's children tend to catch more FL in March to escape some of the long since vr took such a hit from hurricane and I am particularly happy about a Judy Biegel Sher and her family, all illnesses than our own children ever CTwinter. Irene, Karin went to Sicily in Nov. and re- Shwiff-ConnChord reunion. Be there or 15 of them, had a terrific trip to MiWco did? It's just an observation of mine.' Brent Randolph Reyburn wrote, ports that the island "is arch eologically be square (or bewarell." for Christmas to celebrate husband Barbara has spoken with Carole Root "I don't have any news except that I fascinating - the crossroads of the Nowthat Barbara Stone Iscbheim Allan's big birthday and their 50th an- Neubauer and Florence McCrea lost my job in Sept. so I am retired Mediterranean." She will return to Italy and Peter are retired, they enjoy divid- niversary. Uving on the beach in Santa Wright but missed seeing them; she whether I like it or not!" She had a in Aug. with one of her grandsons. ing their year between MA and Fl, with Monica, they enjoy many huuseguests. hoped to get together at ReuniGR. peaceful winter and was glad for the En route home to RI from Fl, Anne lots of good friends and stimulating Judy volunteers in a wonderful literacy It has been a time of change for lack of snow. Moriarty Nichols and husband Chris activities in both places. "This year program in the elementary schools, Norma Gilcrest Mams since her Edie Chamberlain lipp is happily had a wonderful evening in Atlanta was enhanced by the opportunity to helping with reading. CC roommate husband's death in June '11. 'I am retired after 30 years of teaching at an at chez linda McCormick Rice and connect with many CC classmates as Margie Flocks Masinter and Edgar learning to live my new life with a lot of all-girls high school, and her daughter husband Bob, "Super visit with vows to we planned for our 50th O!l Reunion. visited on their way to New Zealand, help from my dear friends.' Norma has works at Smith College. "Quality educa- get together again soon, all sparked by I loved collaborating with Joyce and Judy hopes to see them again this five granddaughters, ages 4-15. Three

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of them are the children of daughter liz settling mostly in MN, Marcia and Dale Ihis year we are headed to Israel and leaders to one-on-one interviews with W#N.bylhewaters.net. Adams Eckman '92 and her husband, continue to spend lime in the winter in then to visit our daughter in Korea (she local affiliates." Martha's last book, Francette Girard Roeder and Ghris Eckman '91. The other two live in Naples, FL, where Marcia catches up teaches English there), finishing off with "Managing the President's Message: her husband love their retirement in Luxembourg with son Andy and his wife, with Nancy Sehnepfer Sanders and a cruise to Southeast Asia," Their oldest The White House Communications Coronado, CA. Four years ago they Jitka. Norma plans to resume hervolun- several other classmates. son is earning his master's degree in Operation," and the one she's writing downsized from their country home leer wor~ which she put on hold while Chick Schriner Barnes of Wayne, history while his son is at the same on the transition, are heavily based in Middletown, RI. Now, living in a Warner was sick. She also worked on NJ, is now fully retired from Prudential/ university studying film. One daughter on interviews with participants in the two-bedroom condo in the middle of the Koine for our 50th Reunion. "Thai Wachovia Securities and enjoys being a lives and works in Pasadena, CA; their process, including While House officials the village lets them walk or bike every- has been a great emerieara" She was NJ soccer grandma and traveling, She middle son lives in NewGanaan, CT, and and the press corps. These must be very where. They've become very involved in looking forward to seeing it in print and took a Mediterranean cruise two years has three children; and their youngest interesting times' (Sounds like a "dream the community and enjoy playing tennis hearing what other alumnae thought of ago with family. Chick and husband son lives and works in Buffalo. Penny job" to political junkies like me and my and lawn bowling. They gel back east it. She said Carla Peterson Eylers was Keitl1 have enjoyed some great Oregon still works as a docent at the Albright husband.) to visit children and friends, but are "3 great partner in this endeavor: State alumni trips, including ones to Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo. Noted photographer and author "cMverted Californians." They'd love to Scotland and Ireland. Last summer, Martha Joynt Kumar's busy year Quinta Dunn Scott 01 Waterloo, I~ has be in touch with any classmates in the Chick celebrated her 71Jth birthday on Included teaching (political science at added to her body of published works San Diego area 1963- a family vacation in HI. They rented a Towson U, in MD), working on a book with her first children's e-book. The As you can see, we've had good Correspondent: Bonnie Campbell house in Kailua Kana on the Big Island. (on the '08-09 presidential transition illustrations are photographs turned response from classmates, but there Billings, bsq22@ao/.com They flew back to NJ via Portland, for Johns Hopkins U, Press), and visiting into drawings in Photoshop, so it's are lots more of you whom we'd like to OUf class agent, Marcia Rygh OR, and visited with Susan Stietzal her first grandchild, Kiran Zal Kumar, also a coloring book. "Newton Stop!" hear from. Please submit news - and Phillips, of Richmond, VA, traveled Schilke and Keith's West Coast born in Jan. in L.A. Martha lives in is humorously narrated by the exasper- plan to attend our 50th' back into her history last summer on relatives. Chick continues to pursue Georgetown with husband Vijay, Her ated human owner of a "naughty" but a trip to Norway with husband Dale her music and has been busy as the focus is on the American presidency, delightful cat named Newton. (You can 1964- and son Matthew, They visited the tiny music director for the local Smiling politics and the media, with a specialty download the book at WIWI.NewtonStop. Correspondent: Jean Klingensfein, village in north-central Norway where Rhino Theatre in White House communications. For com for $1.97.1 While she thought she 400 W Ontario St., Apt 1703, Chicago, Marcia's great-grandparents had lived. Since attending the 41Jth Reunion, more about Martha, check out W'tNI. could never do rhyme, Quinta found that IL 60654-7162, jaklingensfein@ The Rygh Farm, on which her great- Penny Vaughn Connors and husband polifimcen. An article last summer once she started she couldn't stop, "It yahoo.com great-grandfather worked, is now a 4-H Stan have been busy traveling- described her traveling to the White was great fun to write," extension and demonstration center. Australia and New Zealand, Ireland House on her "zippy silver Vespa as Patricia Said Adams moved to Connecting with her roots in Norway and Wales, and Spain. "We have often as four days a week," where she Charlotte, NC, four years ago. She's 1965- was an "amazing feeling," though taken two river cruises in Europe and records, according to Politico, "every been leading retreats there, and in Jan Correspondents: Susan Peck Robinson, she has no direct relatives in Norway circumnavigated South America (which instance of the president's dealings she began teaching spiritual direction [email protected]; Leslie Setterholm - Marcia's great-grandparents and included 1,000 miles down the Amazon with reporters - from press confer- at the Charlotte Spirituality Center. She Curtis, [email protected] their siblings all emigrated to the U.S., and three days in Antarctic watersl ences and joint availabilities with world also writes a weekly spiritual blog at Geraldine Oliva retired a year ago

Above: Ellen Steinberg Karch '59 couldn't attend Centennial Fall Weekend in Oct., so she celebrated with her five grandchildren instead. With Ellen, from left: Max Feldman, Mira Mann, Madelyn Fields, Lucy Fields and Jacob Mann

Jill Peters '04, center, who married Scott MacVicar on 2/4/12 in Rye, NY, with her bridesmaids, from left: Sarah From left, Lacy Kline, Wyatt Somogyi '11, Max Sgro '11, Mark Desmueles '11 and Nita Jacobs Forbes '04, Georgia Wright Contreras '11 at the White House in front of the West Wing. '04, Anna Kislevitz '04, and Jill's sister, Molly Peters

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from U. of California-San Francisco, an academic dean at a small state in Brooklyn. Harriet Pinsker Lasher retired Hulsart Wilson and Suzanne Lnch where she was an associate professor college in yr. Without housing during In Boston, Kent Perley Porter- last June as head of a preschool and Charity. in the Department of Family and her transition to Boston, she was taken Hamann was fortunate to hang up her elementary school in Raleigh, NC. She We, Leslie Setterhclm Curtis and Community Medicine for 20 years. She in by Pam Gwynn Herrup and her publishing hat at the top of her game, enjoys spending time with her son and Susan Peck Robinson, tta'tt! resumed still works two days a week but no lon- husband, Peter, in Concord, MA. Renny and husband Jim retires in June. She daughter-in-law in Roanoke, VA, and her our former task of writing the Class ger has to meet faculty requirements or serves on the board of an organization volunteers in the nower-arranging daughter, husband and two children in Notes for the alumni magazine. Thanks administer grants and such. Geraldine she founded in one of her research arena, attends jazz and classical con- Charlotte, NC. for all your incoming newsy messages and Paul Farber have been married for years in Berlin. In the fall, she became certs, and is reading all the fascinating In Oxford, MS, Gail Crandell - keep them coming! We were lucky 14 years, and she has two sons, ages certified to teach English as a Second books on her 'tn-do' list She and Jim Mangold and her husband divide enough 10 participate in the lOOth 31 and 36, from a previous marriage. Language, and she plans to teach in travel; Italy and Irance are their favorite their time between MS and E1euthera, anniversary of the College, a real gala For the past few years, Geraldine has new places she wants to explore Being destinations. Daughter Phoebe has her Bahamas, where they pursue their that lWuld warm your hearts. Wewere been overseeing the care of her mother, a widow, she's footloose and free clinical doctorate in physical therapy, favorite activities: running, biking, delighted to hear of the positive plans who IS 95. Geraldine has been practic- enough to do it. Her three kids are fine, and son Tony, the studio engineer, swimming, tennis and gardening. Gail for the College, to visit with cunous, ingZen Buddhism for 20 years, and she and of course, her one grandchild is drummer, gardener, etc., travels for gigs also paints Bahamian scenes. In Nov., independent and intellectually honed has completed a three-month monastic adorable!! all around the world. she traveled to India and Nepal with her students, and to walk around a beauti- practice period at lasssjara Mountain in Oakland, CA, Chris Metcalfe has June Adler Vail retired after 40 two adult children and spent two weeks ful campus with all its updated dorms, Zen Center in Carmel Valley. "I am in fully retired from a career in children's years at Bowdoin College as a professor in the mountains and valleys beyond walkways and buildings. the process of being ordained as a Zen television, and now she enjoys singing of dance, Husband David also retired Pathara, Nepal, as a volunteer with priest and intend to focus the rest of my in a women's chorus, oil painting, and from 41 years as a professor of eco- the ultra marathon there. Next year she life in this way.n helping to take care of her mother nomics there, They're busy with house will volunteer in Jordan. Gail reunited 1966- In LA., Sarah Ryan Black is still in Swampscott, MA. Back east, she repairs, various board activities and with Sandy DeMartino Kiesel in the Correspondents: Patricia Dale and involved in the movie business as an visited Donna Maulsby Asnani and family matters while they figure out the Bahamas two years ago. Carol Chaykin, [email protected] independent producer and is married Beth Parsons. Chris enjoyed a Kenya pace of life in the future. Joan is writing D. Anne Roessner Atherton sends Linda Aldrich teaches yoga and to a screenwriter. She mentors Wilson safari in '07 and a trip to Morocco with a biography of her great-grandmother, greetings lrom her home in Nantucket. wishes everyone "nanaste.' the Stiner '08. Her son, who works for the a group of six camping in the desert Gertrude Hilz Burton, a 19th·century Carole McNamara Malcolmson customary Indian salutation, from her U.N., recently visited LA. with his wife with camels! feminist and educator. Visitors are lives in Cambridge, sent both children home of 40 years in San Francisco. She and daughter. Two of Sarah's daughters At a CC get-together in NYC, lois always welcome down east! to college and earned an Ed.D. from also writes, hikes and explores life's live in LA., and the youngest, Madeleine Larkey met with Elien Anderson In Washington, DC, loan Havens is Harvard. Since retiring, she volunteers fulfilling paths. Ignon '09, lives in San Francisco. Sarah from the College to talk about our in her last year of leaching Latin at St at Children's Hospital and in the local Martha Blanchard Twigg has is pleased to have her health, her CC 50th Reunion, They connected with Albans SChool, and she looks forward schools. Carole skis and gardens and retired as the executive director of the friends (Kathleen Hudson McKenna '64 Class President Sonya Parenko to to volunteer work and family visits is taking an opera class. She's seen South Shore Natural Science Center in and Mellissa Meighan '66) and a career, continue the conversation. Lois enjoys with her two married children and four Genevieve (Jenny) Bartlett Fricks, Norwell, MA, where she was a hands-on Renny Harrigan retired in June as her children and four grandchildren, all grandchildren. Martha [Marti) Alter Chen, Sharon leader, developing the nonprofit center

Judy Irving '68 films at the harbor in Morro Bay, CA.

Sprague Simonds '86 with Lucy, left, and Abby.

At right: Banbee Bartolome Tambunting '91. left, with daughter Tania on her lap and son Sandre behind her, and Melissa Ferguson Zabin '91, with daughter Tate on her lap and son Sam behind her.

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as a vital community resource and Kay Landen often, and tlley had a fun lots of wine, and shared pictures and Bette Salomone McKenney has respectively. Janey was unable to make starting many new programs, such as get-together when Barbie Goff Takagi stories. Betty, Midge and Heather also lived in SC for 22 years and been wid- it to the event, but was with us in the EcoZone Museum and the Nature came 10 Denver last spring. mel up with Ann Werner Johnson in owed for 20 years. She is thankful that spirit Between the six of us, we have Center Preschool. Margie Rosen Chodosch's son, NYC on their way to Chatham. both sons live nearby. She toured Italy 15 children. Five of them are married. A professor of anthropology at David, daughter-in-law, Jill, and their Ann Engstrom Reydel retired from with a cousin in '10 and included an Two have children. More weddings and Plymouth State U., Kate Curtis two lillie ones finally moved out of a 3D-year real estate career in Weston, add-on visit with Italian relatives. It was grandchildren are on the way this year. Donahue was intrigued when, in the her house into their new home in MA, to Chatham, MA, in '07. Bridge, the trip of a lifetime, connecting with Rosemary teaches English at Mitchell months following 9/11, she read of Port Washington, NY, and soon after gardening, tennis, golf and volunteering her roots and visiting her grandfather's College in New London, and Sue teaches a young french citizen of Moroccan welcomed Margie's new granddaughter, fill her time. A granddaughter was born family's village. last fall, Belle planned biology at Pine Manor College, Chestnut parentage whose search for identity Sadie. Younger son Dan and wife Alyse in Sept. '10. Betty Sidor Hanley and a party for her mother's 100th birthday Hill, MA. Sue has learned to speak Greek across three continents led him to also moved nearby, to Great Nec~ NY. husband Gerry moved to Williamsburg, on IV1V1I. People from seven states (her husband is Greek, and they have a al-Qaeda and a life sentence for the Husband Stewart retired after 50 years VA, 10 years ago and often see Deb came to celebrate, with cards and flow- place in Athens), and Daryl is learning 9/11 attacks. She was present at the of dentistry, and Margie continues to Benjamin '67 and Ann Reydel on their ers everywhere. Caring for her mother, to speak Mandarin during her frequent trial and was inspired to write "Slave of work in the reference department of the trips to Fl. Heather Marcy Cooper who lives with her, has taken much of business trips to China. lucy works Allah." During a recent trip to Denver Great Neck library, continues her career in textbook her time the last few years, but Bette for a nonprofit organization, and Clara to speak to the DeMer World Affairs Before leaving NYCto winter in publishing and is still married to her still plays her french horn in three local recently retired from teaching. Janey Council, she was able to catch up With Naples, Fl, Marian Silber had lunch college sweetheart; she enjoys spending groups and enjoys activities with friends taught and tutored while raising her Kay Landen, program chair for DWAC, With Rona Sher, Carol Katz and Ruth time with their II grandchildren and family. three children and now devotes a 101of and Denver City Councilwoman Peggy Zaleske tenet She also celebrated Heather has lived in Glenview, ll, for 38 Please keep your news coming; we all time to her new grandson, Thanks to CC Rifkin Lehmann. the marriage of Ruth and Burt's son, years. Midge AuWerter Shepard has love to know what is happening in the for providing the original site and, more Marcia Geyer is now retired and Michaelleibert '92, to Laura Manzano retired from her IT Job at Mercedes-Benz lives of our CC friends. recently, the impetus for our friendships moving to Charlottesville, VA - a '93. Also present were Betsy Dawe and is now living in Houston; she travels to flourish. We have decided to have beautiful) thriving, small city with an Piebenga (Ruth's CC roommate) and back to CTfrequently to see her three our own reunion at least once a year." excellent university, hospitable and husband larry, and ElayneZweifler grandchildren. Judy Jones McGregor 1969 The friends planned to get together in progressive culture, and mild climate. Gardstein '67 and husband Hank (Burt's lives in Milwaukee with her husband, Correspondent: Judi Bamberg Marig- Chicago this spring. gio, 1070 Sugar Sands Blvd. #384, She loves the Shenandoah National Park roommate at Franklin & Marshall) three dogs and 12 birds. Together they While many '71 alumnae were and Blue Ridge Mountains, less than an Riviera Beach, FL 33404, jgmariggio@ Marian saw Asia Rial Elsbree and have 18 grandchildren, Judy retired gathering on campus for Reunion, hour away, which first attracted her to bellsouth-net reports that there is a new CC Club 01 from a career as a psychotherapist but Susie Sackheim Sayle, Jane Davis the area as a vacationer, Marcia invites Faur of the 34 travelers whom linda Southwestern FL. is still involved in mental health Turchiano, leslie Richmond any CCers nearby to get in touch. Abel Fosseen met on a Yale-sponsored Naomi Silverstone began phased fur the past three years, Trudy Simmons, Sharon Welsh Butler, Cheryl Maxman Leidich spent two Rhine River and Switzerland trip last retirement from the U. of Utah College Glidden Nichols has continued Margie Carrington King, Cara years at CC, married her high-school July had CC connections: Carol Nostrand of Social Work in July and still loves the facilitating the "challenging racism" Iascaralla Greene and Joan sweetheart, and transferred to Boston Johns '66, Linda lidstrom Spellacy '71, wide-open spaces of the West. Her twin workshops she initiated and organized Hedgecock held a mini-reunion at U., graduating with a B.A. in English in and Jean and Ron Hirokawa, parents of daughters graduated from college in There was standing room only at her Susie's house in Rye, NY, a wondertul '65. Still married after 47 years, three Craig Hirokawa '98. May and June of last year. last event. She still works for a French weekend of shared stories, warm and children, six grandchildren and multiple company selling software and visits her Andrea Storer Duncan relocated to funny memories, and philosophies careers, they live in Silver City, NM. As grandchildren In Denver and her sun, Hi after living 40 + years in louisville, about life and its challenges. Leslie a volunteer in a local literacy program, 1970 Shane Nichols '95. reports, "We were all delighted about KY, where she worked in public Correspondent; Myrna Chandler Cheryl reads to Head Start classes and Every Jan., a film jury gig in NYC administration and was CEOof the Goldstein,S Woods End Road, Lincoln, how uncomplicated, relaxed and natural tutors ESLstudents. allows Judy Irving to get together louisville Housing Authority. Downsizing MA 01773, [email protected] it was being together after so many Jill McKelvie Neilsen retired from with Joan Pekoc Pagano; they love from a large historical home in an years." her job as a senior economist with the catching up at their yearly reunion din- urban selling, Andrea now lives in lucy VanVoorhees writes: "I would government, traveling to Europe and ner. Judy is working on a documentary a renovated studio boathouse "in 1971 have liked to have come to Reunion, but Russia to work on privatization and called "Pelican Dreams," and husband my husband, Mark, and I were finishing paradise" on Kaneohe Bay. She stili Correspondent: Lisa McDonnell, 134 private property rights. She attributes Mark Bittner is writing another memoir W Maple St., Granville, OH 43023, a big project. Two years ago, we bought volunteers, IS politically active and runs much of her career to her cutting-edge called "Street Song," Each project is [email protected] an old house in Berlin, MD, where a small business distributing ecological education in economics at CC. She and many years in the making. Judy is happy A few final notes from our 40th 'Runaway Bride' was filmed. We tore it products, She enjoys "hanging out" with husband Finn, now retired, travel and to have an excuse to hang out with Reunion, including a group letter from apart, completely renovated it and have her two grandsons, watching rainbows, enjoy their 10 grandchildren. Formerly pelicans - elegant, comical, ancient six classmates: "Greetings from Sue turned it into the Waystead Inn. We have kayaking, playing ukulele, doing yoga on the board of the rrems of the beings - and to learn about their Bear, Rosemary Bonser Johnson, an excellent chef/innkeeper - plus and singing in a choral society, National Arboretum, she remains an as- personalities. Daryl Davies Davis, Jane Elliott my husband is also exercising his chef sociate board member of the Children's The highlight of Kathy Doyle Drebus, lucy Eastman Tuck and skills. I still work as a cardiologist, Hearing and Speech Department of Wetherell's year, and one that was Clara Montero, After having ignored and we spend most of our time around Children's Hospital, where she recently 1967 happily not medical in nature, was the many calls to attend Reunion, the the farm and inn, since it's hard to Correspondent: Jackie King Oonnelty, organized funding for a pet therapy gathering of her family for a week at number 40 seemed momentous enough 1515 N. Astor St" Apt 12C, Chicago, IL find sitters to care for eight horses, 23 program. 60610-5799, [email protected] Saranac lake, NY. Wilh four married to jolt us into action, We had been in chickens, three dogs and a bad kitty While visiting daughter Rebekah in children and nine grandchildren, touch over the decades (gasp!) but had named Osama." NYC, Pam Mendelsohn saw Pat Dale getting together as a group is rare. They let communication dwindle. Needless to In her note about Reunion, Clara and Carol Chaykin, who enjoyed her 1968 had fun swimming, hiking, kayaklng, say, we had a lot of catching up to do! Montero wondered, "Where is tales of working as a disability-rights Correspondent: Mary Clarkeson building sandcastles and fishing. This We met at the hotel, agreed everyone Donna Micklus?" Donna replied: "I advocate in the former Soviet Union. Phiflips, 36 The Crossway; Delmar, NY summer, they plan to repeal the event looked great and slipped back into the recently retired after a 35-year career Pam divides her time between Arcata, 12054, mphil/[email protected] on the Outer Banks of NC, With everyone comfort zcne we had established during in Republican politicS/government, CA (near the DR border), and Emeryville, On Halloween weekend, Judy Jones spread out across the U.S. and Toronto, four incredibly meaningful years 01 our both on the state (Cn and national in the Bay Area, and enjoys being on McGregor, Midge AuWerter Shepard, these gatherings require planning and lives. Rosemary and Ken Johnson live levels. I served as a communications! the board of directors of the Emeryville Betty Sidor Hanley, Heather Marcy effort, but that is their priority right in Waterford and were excellent hosts, media director under two governors, as Celebration of the Arts. Cooper, Deb Benjamin '67 and Mary now, while the grandchildren are young providing a wonderful get-together at well as press secretary and director of Peggy Rifkin lehmann was elected Whitney Hoch '69 gathered at Ann and love seeing "the cousins." Tom and their place. lucy traveled the farthest operations for the CT Republican Party, for her third and final four-ear tern to Engstrom Reydel's house in Chatham, Kathy are both well and hope '12 will {Chicago!. Daryl, Sue and Clara came I had the unique and distinct privilege Denver City Council in May '11. She sees MA, where they laughed, ate, drank just be a year of more of the same. from Hastings, NY, Boston and Albany, of meeting and working with Presidents

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Reagan, Ford, and Bush 41 and 43, lee has had some health scares, but Skinner House Books. Pam is direckJr as well as working with the media at they lravetetl to FL and met up with Judi Michael King '75 of religioos education at a UU church Republican National Conventions. My 1972 Bamberg Mariggio '69, Helen's Marshall was nominated for an in West Chester, PA. where she enJOYS husband of 30 years, Tom Ciccarone, Correspondent: Sally Macuughlin houselellow during sophomore year, "a NAACP Image Award for weaving the administratlYe aspects of is also retired, and we now spend Olivier, 1 Bennett s. 2, Charleston SC wonderful reunion 42 years in the mak- his documentary 'The tile job with spirituality, music, theater, winters in a little shack on the beach 29401, sallyannmaclaughfinofivier@ ing. We enjoyed meeting her husband Rescuers." The film, which gardening. sustamability and social on Fl's east coast and head back to CT gmall.com as well, and promised it wouldn't be King directed and produced, action. She alro loves running into for spring and summer. I've stayed in Candace Thorson made a career another 42 years until our next visit!" tells the story of a dozen fellow ClJloradan 0ftE Katie Tweedie touch with a number of CC alumnae, change from commercial real estate On a final note, I will retire in June diplomats who helped save Covey '76 at national confereflGeS. Pam particularly Jane Weiskopf Reisman finance to Christian SCience nursing from teaching at the Harley School after tens of thousands of Jews celebrated the 10th anniversa/y of her '69, who conveniently lives in Saratoga and works at a facility in Alexandria, 18 years- how did that happen?- during World War II. King's church job and her 11th as a garden Springs, NY; we try to meet each Aug. VA. She receives training at a facility and will move to Charleston, SC. See my other credits include the writer and weekly columnist lor her for a day at the trackl' in Boslon and sees Deborah Garber new address at the top of the column. Emmy-winning documentary local n~paper. linda Herskowitz Kriger and King regularly. 'This has been a very Not sure what I will be doing when I get "Bangin" and "Rapping Marty Peak and husband Frank husband Jake still live in Philadelphia. rewarding change in my life," there, eraptthet I hope to be "knee- with Shakespeare," which Helman enjoy life in coastal ME. Older son Daniel is a sophomore at Peg Bmekellives in Natick, MA. deep in the water somewhere (with) the earned the A&E Indie Semiretired from a career in publishing. Kenyon College; younger son Ezra She's had an eclectic career, working blue sky breeze blowing wind thru' my Filmmaker Award. In 2010 Marty has time for the important at Harvard U. and as a registered nurse graduates from high school in June hair. Only worry in the world: is the tide King received the College's stuff, including travel and community after she earned a B.S. in nursing sci- and plans to spend a gap year in Israel goma reach my chair." (Apologies to Harriet Buescher Lawrence vtllunteer activities. She is climbing ence from Boston U. She is in her eighth before going to college. linda and the lac Brown Band.l '34 Prize, awarded annually through the ranks of Rotary, and her year working with kindergarten students Jake love being grandparents to their to an alumnus/a for book on literacy in Guatemala was in Weston, MA. She was an active volun- identical twin granddaughters, who are outstanding contributions recently published in Spanish. teer in the community when her children walking and talking. Linda has written 1973 to society. Usa Weiskop Glick is an English were in school: serving as chairperson several essays and articles for the Correspondent: Nina Davit, davi( language Leamer (£ill co-teacher/ of Ihe Natick School Committee, Town Jewish Daily Forward, and she's working [email protected] classroom aide at Ridgewood (NJI High Meeling member and on the board on a book about being young with sustainable; she also works with school SChool. She teaches three sessions of the Natick Education Foundation. Crohn's disease and colitis. Linda would kids to organize a recycling program. of ESI. and helps ELL history students Husband Matthew Rovner recently appreciate hearing from anyone who 1974 "l have vicariously enjoyed helping in two sheltered classes. Usa is also closed his PRlmarketing business and was diagnosed before age 25 Correspondent: Deborah Hoff, her research her program and discuss a pm-imnigraton advocate, and she is retired. Daughter Leah, 24, is the Jennifer Harvey is halfway Deborahhof{@embarQmaif.com procedures over Skype. Dr. Niering mentors international students she lest kitchen manager for America's through a two-year posting with Cuso would love this!" knows from teaching at a community International in Rwanda, training leach- Test Kitchen and lives in Brookline, MA. Anita DeFrantz '74 Mark Warren participated in the college. Husband Ken is a vice president ers in a rural village. She spent seven Son Harry, 20, is a sophomore marine hosted the International 32nd Pan Mass Challenge last Aug., his financial planner for Morgan Stanley. amazing weeks backpacking in Ethiopia. biology major at Eckerd College. Peg Olympic Committee 5th 17th year doing the 190-mile, two-day Son Charles, 29(0. of (;{)Iorado grad Back at school, she was waiting for the looks forward to retiring in the next World Conference on bicycle ride from Sturbridge, MA, to school '05), does IT 'NOrk for Snowbird rains so she could plant her heansl She few years to enjoy traveling, gardening, Women and Sport in Los Provincetown, MA -the largest single Resorts in Ul and daughter Michelle, would love to hear from any CCtypes reading, exercising and volunteering on Angeles in February. The athletic fund raising event in the coun- 23 (Amherst '10), is in her second year in the region. her own schedule! conference, held every try. "We raised $34 million, and all the with Teach for America as the principal Arlyn Roffman was on sabbatical Margaret (Margi) Williams had four years, analyzes the money raised is donated to the Dana earth science teacher at a charter from Lesley U. and had the opportunity two nice acknowledgements lately. progress made within Farber Cancer Institute in Boston." school in Washington, DC, to travel in Dubal and New Delhi last Last summer, she received Smart CEO the Olympic movement Katherine Lynch Scotllives in OH, David Kenney puis most of his fall to give professional presenta- Magazine's Brava award, given to and identifies ways to Her twin girls are now in college. She effort into his new metalscn business, tions on the social/emctiunal side of successful female CEOs, and she was improve and increase the and husband David enjoy the pleasures running for the Waterford board of learning disabilities. Later, she flew recently named by The Daily Record, participation of women of the empty nest but are glad to see education, and trying to start a new to Kathmandu and volunteered in a a business and legal journal in MD, in sports. DeFrantz, their girls on school holidays. classic rock band (as bass player}. Nepalese school that had no funning as one of MD's Top 100 Women. Both chairperson of the Maureen Fahey still enjoys teaching Richard Lichtenstein is living the water or electricity but did have eager, honors came about partially because 10C Women and Sport mathematics. Daughter Sarah Poticare good life in sunny LA. He has a public motivated students. "I got back at least of the merger of MD Committee for Commission, moderated graduated from Curry College and works affairs/public relations firm, and wife as much as I gave. It was the trip of a Children with Friends of the Family, a plenary on "Leadership for New Balance in the Boston area. Son Melanie is a therapist. Both kids are lifetime, and - most deliciously-I which resulted in MD Family Network. Views on Women in the Michael Policare got married last year nearly grown, but their dogs keep them got to share it with my husband of 29 Most S2tisfying for Margi, though, was World of Sport" and spoke in MauL "It was a beautiful trip and company. years helping MD win one of the Race to the at the opening and closing wedding." Maureen plays a lot of bridge Maria Simao writes: "OK, I suppose And a correction: In the last issue, I Top-Early learning Challenge mTI-ELCI sessions. and dances three nights a week! I can brag a tittle about my daughter in had a senior moment (sigh) and called grants. MD was one of nine winning Betsy Phillips lives in Fort LA. She is a captain in the Air Force, Ellen Parry's 12-year-old daughter, states, receiving $55 million to be Lauderdale, FL In '89, she received stationed at the LA. Air Force Base who attended our Reunion, "Chloe," spent over four years on upgrading her ADN and has worlled as an RN ever working on satellites." when, in fact, her name is Phoebe. Her early Childhood care and education since. She received her national certifi- Louise DeCamp Cole is director of name popped into my head after the infrastructure. RTT-ELCaims 10 improve 1975 cation in neuroscience nursing (CNRN) admissions at Tandem Friends School in issue had gone to the publisher, and I the early care settings for what the feds Correspondents: Miriam Josephson in '10 and works at Broward General Charlottesville, VA. She has three sons Whitehouse, Po. Box 7068, Cape was sorry to have mrsremembered it, call "high needs" children, which in MD Medical Genter on a neura/telemetry - Sen, a senior at the Hartl SChool, Porpoise, ME 04014, casablanca1@ unit. Betsy's dad, 94, still maintains his completing a BJ.A. in acting; Sam, a especially when we all enjoyed meeting means children living in poverty and/ gwi.net; Nancy Grover, 2650 University her so much. Sorry, Phoebe! or with special needs and/or English Ave. W #101, St. Paul, MN 55II4, own home. Her mother passed away in freshman at Guilford College; and Riley, Unfortunately, we end on a sad note, language learners, so they enter school [email protected] '04. "I have a wonderful home life with a freshman in the Honors (;{)lIege at as we recently learned of the deaths of fully prepared. MD Family Network will Penny Howell-Heller and husband husband Glen (nine years now), dogs Longwood U.louise stays in loud! with two classmates. The class sends sympa- play an important role in delivering the visited daughter Emily Heller '08 in Sasha and Suki, and cat Sabrett l would Jackie Woodard and Tom Jackson '78. thy to the families and friends of Judith services to make this happen. Panama, where she works for the Peace enjoy hearing from anyone!" Liz Goldstein Newell's son, who Anderson, who died on 12/26/10, and Helen Kendrick is stilt active in her Corps. Emily's reforestation plan was Pamela Cutler Barter's book accompanied her 10 her 15th Reunion, Alice Krusinski Babik, who died on family law practice, anticipating retire- approved, so she can continue replant- for Unitarian Universalist children, is now 27, "and about to boy his first 10/21/11. We will miss them. ment at the end of the year, Husband ing to make farming practices more "A Cup of Ught: was published by home in Barre, MA." Uz is still a reading

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specialist at Coburn School in West Bob and wife Lesley went to Sicily in the Historical Novelists Society. On spent Thanksgiving with Cay Young Milbrath, AD. Box 3962, Greenwood Springfield, MA. "I love iI, and though I and central Italy (Abruni and Marches) the home front, she has one daughter and her family in Mystic There is a nice Village, CO 80155-3962, shmilbrath@ miss museum work, I love working with last July with Daria Coletta, his out of the house and in college; the write-up on Cay in Airport Manager. gmail.com kids. We have a large ELL population, wife, Rebecca, and their daughter, other is 16 and in full-blown teen mode. Estella spent a fabulous weekend at the and the kids are awesome. I would be Meila. "Another great adventure: we "Between her, the dog and the incursion 100th celebration of the College and ran delighted 10 get more news from my stayed in sgriturismos (Italian B&Bs) of the backyard lemon tree, my husband into Mark Iger, who lives in NYC and 1977- classmates, who seem very silent in and mainly visited the countryside, and I have our handsfull." helped Estella's daughter find an apart- Correspondents; Ann Rumage CC news," not the cities. Beautiful architecture, Ted Schlette attended the ment there! Estella tries to see Salycn Fritschner, 310 Thomas Road, Hendersonville, NC 28739, annieme@ Harris Johnson every Christmas. After 30 years in the public, private mountains, churches, caves, gorges and Centennial CC ParenVAlumni Fall be/lsouth.nel; Jim McGoldrick, P.O. Box and academic sectors, Bob Gould medieval towns. " Bob may be looking Harvestfest, for which daughter Audrey Salyon and husband Lester met at the 665, Watertown, ct 06195, took early retirement from the NYC for part-time work, so "if anyone needs Schlette '14 was the chair of the fund- first "mixer" on our first weekend at [email protected] Department of Environmental Protection an environmental manager with 30+ raising committee. Ted enjoyed running CC and married on graduation day in Benita Gartinkel Goldstein in July '10. "Three years of being a years of experience, give me a shout!" into old friends Keith Nappi '73. Henry Harkness Chapel. How sweet is that?! transferred to Conn in 1975, manager of environmental health and Mark Wilson and his bride of (Mad Dog) Tucker, Mark Warren, Estella talked to linda Payne intending to go to law school. She safety was profitable, but the politics two-and-a-half years, Janine. have been Jonathan Gold '74 and Steve Brunetti Martin, who lives in Hartford, and she majored in American studies and were awful." Since then, Bob has trav- enjoying their new home and traveling '76. Ted says: "I could drink all day, but is in touch with Debra Thomas-Smith, remembers "unique courses, from eled to Nepal, most recenty returning to their favorite places. They've been had no legs for evening festivities- who lives in Sacramento. Debra is studying grave stone rubbings in old from a five-week trek on the Annapurna to France, Britain and Ireland, plus the age is catching up." Ted also SeBS Craig retired and has started a landscaping American cemeteries with Richard and Khumbu/Everest circuits. "I saw West and Southwest. Top spots so far: Chapman '77 regularly, "typically golf, business. lisa Goldsen Yarboro and Birdsall to a course on the Holocaust" and photographed Everest. and masy Yosemite and Scotland. "Since we're lopped off with rum & tonics." Tim Yarboro both have great new and adds that she "applied to law other 20,OOO-lool-plus mountains .. both programmers, perhaps this should Miriam Josephson Whitehouse jobs in the northern VA area. Estella school and fortunately did not get We also climbed Thorung La pass. be called The Geeks Tour." lives in ME with husband Jonathan and reminded me to mention that Dena in," Instead she went to NYC and the highest pass in the world that can Madeleine Robins lives in San their various pets. Miriam works in a Wolf Yeskoo is a new member of the worked for magazines like Food and be trekked without serious mountaineer- Francisco, and after 15 years as a hospital microbiology lab. Her oldest alumni beardl You see, Estella could Wine and Ladies' HomeJournal. She ing equipment (top elevation close to freelance writer and editor, got a job son is a computer animator in NYC; write this column single-handedly! and her husband, Jordan, lived in the 18,000 feet) .. Truly amazing Only as production editor at Klutz Books her youngest son attends Landmark Thanks for all the rewsl city for 35 years, until 2010, when bad news was getting stranded with (anyone who has raised a kid in the last College. "We get together with Stetson The class extends sincere sympathy they bought a historic home in Delray 3,000 other people in lusla for a veek 30 years should remember Klutz). "The Heiser and Ammy Bussmann Heiser to the family of Eugene Kumekawa, Beach, FL. Benita writes: "My life at the end because of bad weather .. Sleeping Partner," her 11th book (and regularly." who died 2/3. came full circle back to my studies No flights in or out, and we had way too third in the Sarah Tolerance mystery Estella Johnson thinks that "we, and love of American history. Rather much heavy equipment to walk out with- series), just came out and seems to be as a class, do have a dearth of news, than live in the house, we decided to out porters, who became unavailable at doing well, and her historical novel set because we are a pretty modest bunch." 1976- turn it Into the first bed and breakfast any price. Finally the wealher got betler, in madiealltaly is awaiting a publica- Estella is in touch with our classmates in town. The most rewarding part was Correspondents: Kenneth Abel, 334 W and we got out in a STOL(short takeoff tion date. Cecelia Holland '65, also a often, and she kindly sent in news 19th Sf., Apt. 2B, New York, NY 10011, connecting with the Hartman family, and landing) Twin Otter aircraft." Bay Area writer, got Madeleine involved Estella and husband Sekazi Mtingwa [email protected];SusanHazlehurst whose ancestor had the home built in

Tommy Usdin, Brad Rost, David Fiderer and Peter Musser, all Class of '79, celebrate the CC Centennial with a night on the town in New York.

From left, Nancy Boyd Andersen, Elizabeth Rogers Olsen, Leyman Skinner Murphy, Sue Rusk ~ry and Hilary Shaw Marzot enjoy a Class of '86 mini-reunion in Feb. in Westbrook, CT.

Joanne Dgurchak Holbert MA'86, her husband and their four children at her Ph.D commencement ceremony in Dec. 2011 at the U. of Akron.

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1913 (aocleol by Florida standards), Plantation in Plymouth, MA. A wonderful Juncheswith Dina Catani a sumptuous meal atthe Standard Ghana in Accra. Ben earned his Ph.D_ in only to see it pass on to other owners recent speaking engagement brought in July, Lucy Sloman in Del., and Sue Hotel, followed by several rounds at the histOfY from Case Western ReseNe U. in and eventually into disrepair. We Dennis to the Newport Beach Yacht Schulman and Larry Eyink in Jan. Upstairs Rooftop Lounge at the Kimberly '10. His areas of specialization are the explored the history of both the Club in CA for the Cal Poly Pomona Nina Korelitz Matza was the missing Hotel. The guys are contemplating U.S. South, race, civil rights and social family and house together and got holiday fundraising luncheon, where link. Great to see them all. getting together for a sports weekend in change in the 20th century. to hear many wonderful anecdotes. he presented his work with Royal After a lifetime on the East Coast, NC in the summer or fall. Jim Polan has been taking long At our ribbon Gutting in April 2011, Caribbean International, "Gardens at Debbie D'AngeJi has mused west to Christine Fairchild reports, "Ufe walks with his three dogs, Chili, there were four generations of the Sea: Landscape Architecture on Cruise begin the next chapter of her life. She has been very interesting [and surpris- Scrappy and Taj, now thai both kids are family gathered here, thanking Ships." Dennis's son, Christopher Dale moved to Centennial, CO, last fall to ing!l. After 30+ years at Harvard, I left at college -that is, when he's not us for bringing the family back '14, enjoyed sophomore year, worked be near family. She loves waking up to in July '10, unsure where I was headed. off worlting in Africa, the Middle East together. The other day I was with a hard, and learned to throw the atlatl in see snow-covered mountains every day, In Nov., I heard about the job of director or other developing regions. He had great-granddaughter in the kitchen Associate Professor Manuellizarralde's meeting friendly people and exploring of alumni relations at the U. of Oxford returned from the Republic of South baking cookies from a 100-year, ethnobotany class. Dennis has kept the many historic towns in the area. She in England. It all sounded too good to Sudan, a brand-new country, and was old family recipe. Does it get any in touch with Tom Howland '77 for 34 stays in touch with Jill Bleemer, Jay be true, but llhnughtl'd never forgive headed for Mongolia. He keeps in touch better than that!" Check out wmI. years. Tom lives in Stockholm, Sweden, Greenspan and Ken Schweitzer and myself if I didn't apply. So I did, and a with Tony Bowe and a few other ce delraybeachbedandbreakfast.com to and is an inveterate postcard writer awaits visitors to her new home! short month later [and two trips back friends and just bought a new lakeside see photos and learn more about the - Dennis has received cards from Diana Ridgway Davidson married and forth across the Atlantic), I found house in MD. elegant Historic Hartman House. all comers of the globe, most recently Dale Davidson in April. They live in myself signing the contract, putting my Dan Hirschhem's wife "kindly· from Myanmar (Burma), and in the Fairfax, VA. Both are recently retired condo on the market, selling it and my let him get away for a night to attend past. Egypt, Cambodia, South Africa, from government work. He is a neuro- car, divesting myself of all the detritus the College's Centennial Celebration in 1978- China and Malaysian Borneo, to name psychologist, and Diana does mediation one accumulates after 30 years in one Oct. "Our class was well represented Carrespondent: Susan Calef Tobiason, a few. Tom is the ultimate den Iyckliga and just started teaching yoga. city and packing what was left for the at the Friday night dinner, and it was 70 Park Terrace East, Apt. 41, New York, resenaren ("happy traveler"l. Stephanie Russell also heard move over to the U.K.' I've been here nice to see Paul Greeley, Wisner NY 10034, [email protected] Noah Sorkin is also carrying on wedding bells recently. "I married the since March '11 and have been having Murray, Tina Gould Reardon and his legacy at CC. Daughter Dana will love of my life on 10/29. Ihis is my first an absolute ball. The change was just Carter Sullivan. Mike Fishman also 1979- start this fall as a member of the Class marriage. We were married in a family what I needed - the people are lovely came from Hartford in time to see the of'16. "It makes me feel very proud Correspondents: Vicki Chesler, church in Spartanburg, SC, among close and welcoming, the university is compli- fireworks on the College Green and to vches/[email protected];SueAvtges (and very old!!)," he says, adding that friends and family." Congratulations to cated and utterly breathtaking, and the hang out afterwards." On Saturday, Xayeum, [email protected] John Atkins has promised to give Dana Diana and Stephanie! job itself is challenging and inspiring." Dan saw Sue Avtges Kayeum and Dennis Dale's firm, Dale Design all sorts of tips about surviving her David Fiderer, Peter Musser, Brad She adds that the welcome mat is out in Amy Himmelstein Fabricant '80 at the landscape Architecture, continues freshman jearlt's great to hear how Rest and Tommy Usdin celebrated the Oxford for all you traveling alums. picnic on the Green. "I am excited that to grow, with unique projects like the many classmates have kids following in College's Centennial in then own special Christine is not the only '7ger living my niece will attend CC as a freshman renovations to the Broward Center for the CC tradition! way wit~ a memorable Oct. evening in on a campus overseas. Ben Sperry is in the fall, giving me another reason the PerformingArts in Ftlauderdale. Luisa Franchini Shortall had lots NYC, filled with stories, big laeghs and a visiting scholar [the ecubalent of as- to visit the campus, which, by the way, Fl, and master planning for Plimoth of '79 visitors to Chicago - quick but trendy night spots. Ihe group enjoyed sistant professor) in history at the U. of looked great." Dan's 9-year-old twin

Ron Hirokawa P'98, Carol Nostrand Johns '66, Linda Lidstrom Spellacy '71, linda Abel Fcsseen '69 and Jean Hirokawa P'98 in lucerne, Switzerland, in July 2011.

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boys are thriving, Gina is "hanging in sad but true: After a very productive exercise science, There IS hope the next visalion and nontraditional partnering, [email protected] therethrough all the turmoil at Bankof seven years on the Alumni Association generation will be better off than our and a Pilate:Vyoga conditioning class. Jim Astrove retiredfrcm a 28-year America," and Dan thoroughly enjoys Board of Directors, with the last own!" Tim launched his consulting prac- Son Max attends Washington U. in St career in education this June and will his work, volunteer activities and being three as its president, Gonnie Smith tice, Elastic Brands, four years ago, and Louis, where he plays basketball for the be working full time as a cyber-ethicist an "older" dad. Gemmer's term is expiring on 6/30 business is thriving. His new business Bears and is a rising senior in the Olin for his consulting company, CUSP19, Vicki Chesler enjoys spending more Connie has given the Alumni Board a re- partner happens to be his significant School of Business. Lynn enjoyed her which focuses on cyber use, safety time in NYC now that daughter Melissa newel! sense of purpose and direction, other. They do strategy, go-to-market trip to Curacao with husband Mark and and policy for businesses, schools, has an apartment in Williamsburg, inspiring its members to greater produc- planning and content marketing for tech welcomed the opportunity to reconnect camps and community groups. Jim Brooklyn, Melissa is in the music video tivity and sense of personal value companies. Work takes him to Geneva, with many alumni al Reunion, including does presentations and consultations, production business, working with top The president of the Alumni Board Switzerland, and San Francisco, where Joh Sill. helping clients with Internet safety, acts like Adele, Death Cab for Cutie, also serves on the College's Board of he sees Scott Hafner and is a regular Linda Rosenthal Maness often sees how to best utilize technology and best John Legend and the Rools, and the Trustees and in that position, Connie at Hafner Vineyard, He's also seen Nancy Lundebjerg In NYC. They attend- practices for that use. Fray. Daughter Kelsey graduated from has been a consistent voice for closer Henry Hauser a number of times in the ed the Alexander McQueen exhibit, "with Karla Dakin, who transferred from Northeastern in May with a degree engagementwilh all alumni. While her Boston area. insightful commentary by my daughter, CC, attends alumni events and wants in biology and a plan to work with many accomplishments during this time Kate!" She walked a 10K in Foxborough, to keep in touch! She just submitted animals. Vicki and husband Mati Kovner have benefited the College, it has been finishing at the 50-yard line in Gillette a finished manuscript to Timber Press took their annual sailing trip to the a great source of pride to our class to 1981 Stadium. She and husband David had for a book on green roof design. It will Caribbean, this time to St. Martin, St. always see 'Connie Smith Gemmer '80.' dinner with Robert Seide 'SO and wife be published later this year. The book Correspondent: Talie Ward Hams, Cheryl the night before the eent Linda Bart's and Anguilla, and look forward We can relish her tenure, leadership [email protected] describes the design process behind is a sixth-grade teacher in Vf. to sailing on Long Island Sound again and generosity as coming from 'one of Nancy Lundebjerg thought it was green roofs and roof gardens, using Karen Lanphear Malinowski and this summer. They have also been doing our own.' Her presence on campus will "great to see everyone at Reunion last examples from all over the world. Wayne Malinowski celebrate their marketing consulting in the city and be missed but thankfully, our class has June! I am grateful to Paul Escoll for Marc Romanow started a manage- 30th anniversary this June! "Ourfive real estate projects near their home in her for life." driving us both back to NYC. (He is a ment consulting practice in '10 and children are our greatest accomplish- Ulster County, Carol Drew has been at the FDA for very good driver!)" Nancy is chief oper- now has clients in central CT. He helps ments, Wayne took the empty nest thing Jan Merrill-Morin has been the 15 years, currently in the department ating officer of the American Geriatrics owners of companies solve their issues in stride and has helped me adiest to assistant women's traciVfield and that focuses on the regulation of Society and has lived on the Upper West and create new opportunities. This may the deafening quiet. He has 28 years cross-country coach at Rutgers U. since tobacco products, Her daughter is in Side since '86, She spends her free include sales development, hiring and and counting at Kodak, but his passion feb. '07. fifth grade. lime on photography and traveling, and mentoring talent, budgeting/forecast- lies in his enormous tomato crop, plant- Carol Vaas Biron and Carolyn Carr Amy Kohen Cohn and husband she has seen a lot of Linda Rosenthal ing, production efficiency, or expense ing well over 2,000 plants a year. I Bruckner caught up in Manchester, NH, Marty moved to Denver from Miami Maness lately, as Linda frequently wen management. Check him out at '/NNI. at a local chiropractic office. Cheers and decided, after years of procrastina- earner this year, It was a big move and visits daughter i<."3tein the city. Nancy romanowadvisors.com, on Facebook from western NYI" tion, it was time to send in an update a great job opportunity for Marty, and loves Facebook as "a great way 10 or on Twitter (@marcromanow). Marc Costanza Stein-Mollard and Carolyn's son, Matthew, having gradu- Amy plans to become part of a very reconnect with and keep up with fellow has reconnected with many classmates husband Marc live just outside Paris ated last year from the U. of Colorado, active quilting and sewing community. CC alums. It's a bit like running into through Facebook and Linkedln, and he in Montmorency, home to the famous is a mechanical engineer in Denver, Twin She isn't a skier (yet) but is enjoying someone at midnight in Cro, without the recommends that we all do as well, if cherry tree. (My husband Joel, daughter daughters Emily and Allyson are off to the gorgeous view from their Denver temptation of a snack." we haven't already' Phoebe and I visited Coco and her college this fall after highly successful apartment and may soon venture out on Rusty Spears and wife Tonya cel- Susan Jacobson lives in sister-in-law both in Paris and Honfleur high-school careers in academics, snowshoes. ebrate 27 years of marriage this June Philadelphia and owns a communica- while we toured the ViWlI beaches in sports and drama at St. Johnsbury Henry Hauser reports all is well Eldest daughter Emily graduated from tions company, Jacobson Strategic Normandy, We had an extended stay in Academy in VT. Carolyn is in her 16th in OH, where he works for UBS and is Centre College last May after three years Communications. She represents large '10 dueto the volcanic ash in Iceland year teaching high-school mathematics on the board of the Oawes Arboretum, and applied 10 teach in Korea, Son Grant institutions and businesses in the re- prohibiting air travel for more than a at Oxbow in Bradford, VI (Professor which is a special place for Henry, as it is a rising sophomore at Westminster gion. Last year, she was asked to be the week. Oh, shucks!) Coco and Brigitte Walter Brady would be prcudl. Husband was started by his great-grandfather, It College, and daughter Karen is a rising PA State Lead to the White House Office host guests at their apartment in Paris John is an independent contractor and boasts about 1,800 acres, eight miles high-school senior. The Spears family re- of Public Engagement. She and husband and very spacious and comfortable winters at Cannon Mountain, running of hiking trails, an auto tour, more than located to PA in '10 so Rusty could work Michael celebrated their 25th wedding home in Honfleur. Check out Wffl. the Cannon Kids Ski School Program. 15,000 plants and an observation tower as a product manager for personal lines anniversary. He is chief 01 vascular heehemefr if you plan to be in France. Carol's daughter Carlie graduated with a great view! This June, Henry will at Harleysville Insurance Co. "It was surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Coco also hosted many of Sarah last Aug. from Wentworth Institute of help the arboretum host the American great to see Diane Deedy at Reunion Center. Daughter Elizabeth graduated Fournier's wedding party in Paris. The Technology in Boston, where she is now Association of Botanical Gardens, Check after 30 years!" from Yale and is a research analyst at indomitable Ms. Fournier, CC's associate in the master's in architecture program it out at www.dawesarb.org. Henry's Tamara Vertefeuille Greenleaf Morgan Stanley in NY, and son Robert is director of alumni relations, was such Youngest daughter Sarah is a freshman daughter is a sophomore at Marietta and husband Todd Hudson '80 donated a freshman at the U. of Pennsylvania. a help to us at our 30th Reunion last at Johns Hopkins U. and spends most College, and his son IS a freshman at subscriptions to OnBoard Yourself - a Brains beget brains!! June, and we all Wish her a blissful first of her time on the lacrosse field as a Carnegie Mellon. Web-based professional skills develop- Nick Odams relocated to Augusta, year 01 narrlege! Coco writes: "I have midfielderfor the Blue Jays, Carol is VP Elizabeth Child is embarking on ment program for interns and recent GA, last summer with ADp, where he started cross-cultural communication of business development for a company a new adventure. She is in a master college grads -to all CC students and is in the Time & Labor Management workshops, I am totally fascinated by in Westborough, MA. Husband Scott of arts In organizational leadership recent graduates. Tamara and Todd live Implementation Center as a TlM imple- managing diversity in the workplace. teaches PE at a local middle school and program and she teaches yoga, She's in Portland, OR, where they enjoy the mentation manager. He enjoys being in Marc and I have almost finished reno- coaches lacrosse for Acton High School also continuing her marketing com- "Iocavore wi ne-beer-coffee-a nd-food- a new area ofthe country. vating our home by ourselves. On the and Mass Elite. munications business and magazine, carts-fueled outdoor lifestyle." When Elizabeth George James had a weekends we enjoy visiting chateaux, Redoux Home. not managing her PR agency, Tamara woadaful six-week holiday in the U.S. in abbeys and any other old stones we Kathleen Cairns is a psychologist in is writing, hiking or kayaking in OR's Dec. and Jan. She enjoyed seeing snow can find. Please let me know if you're a private practice in West Hartford, CT. waters in Seattle. She traveled with children 1980- coming my way!" She also writes a weekly column, "LIFE In '11, Lynn Lesniak Needle partici- David, 8, and Peter, 2, who had a blast Correspondents: Connie Smith GOESON: at wwv;,ctwatchdog.com. pated in the Dance in the Desert annual meeting their cousins. Elizabeth lives in Gemmer, 180 Glenwood Ave., Portland, Brisbane, Australia, working in her own ME 04103, connie@bartongingold. Tim Dempsey says: "My eldest festival hosted in Las Vegas, She was com; Todd Hudson, piratetodd@ has finished college and is (hooray) insited as guest artist to perturm three 1982- chartered accounting firm. Husband Phil me, com gainfully employed; my younger son solos and also taught master classes in Correspondent: Eliza Helman Kraft, works in IT for his own company, Trustee Scott Hafner writes: "It is is pursuing a degree in health and the Nikolais technique, contact impro- 592 Colonial Ave., Pelham, NY 10803, Rufus Winton writes: "It's shocking

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that 30 years have passed since from NY to Nova Scotia Ihis summer. around the world gain access to the tive surgery to children and adults and now in Hanjing, China. "We have two classmates and I rented a small We also spent some time in Chatham reproductive health services they need in need, both globally and locally. beefl fortunate to travel ttJroughollt cottage on a farm in Mystic senior at the end of the summer: to improve their health and fulfill The overarching goal is to create a Asia and are finding life in China year. We three were returning from Deborah Salomon Smith has their dreams. She has traveled and sustainable infrastructure where complicated but rewarding: Back junior years away and couldn't face stepped down as class correspondent. worked in most countries of Africa long-term relationships are forged in MI, Carol \Wrks for Ralph Lauren. another in the Plex. As much as The class and the College owe her a and Asia and lived in Vietnam and and permanent change is made. This SIle is In touch with Janet Christofano our rental property was idyllic and debt of gratitude for all of her hard Ghana for extended periods of time. year trips include Haiti, Afghanistan, '86 and was sorry to miss the 25th isolated, I'm afraid it didn't generate work over the years! She's left class Jane has two gorgeous daughters, who Myanmar, [I SaNador, Rwanda and Reunion. many Thoreau-like thoughts. It was, notes duties in the capable hands of are fun, compassionate and loving. Nepal. The organization educates and Sue Brandes Hilger has been in however, large enough to play golf her co-correspondent Eliza Helman She struggles with the difficulties of trains future medical professionals Baltimore for 16 years with husband around its perimeter - which we Kraft. Please send your news to Eliza autism and how that epidemic can dedicated to volunteer care as well as David and children Alex. 13, and did, often in our underwear, smoking at one of the addresses at the top of affect everyone in the family, so she invests in scientific research on de- Anna, 9. Sue has made a number 01 cigarettes and consuming beverages. this column has had a rich, exciting and enlighten- veloping better reconstructive surgery job changes over the past few-years, George Rogers, Bob (Bumper) ing 30 years post-CC. Jane is in touch practices and procedures, Carolyn and in May '11 she final~ landed with Hartfiel and I endured the hassle of with old CC friends, especially Sally hosts numerous exciting fundraisers a solid company, as VP of franchise driving to and from campus each day 1983- Grafstein Blinken, Glenn Harris, in NYCand Long Island and would development (aka sates) for Kiddie in order to enjoy the leisurely pace Lucia Carpinteri Motta, Andy Correspondent: Claudia Gould love for "old" friends to join her. She Academy, an educational child care of libertine country living some 10 Tielking, 6533 Mulroy SI., McLean, VA Hoffman and Jane Dickey Renaud, looks forward to reconnecting with her franchise. David continues in real miles east. We attended class with 22101-5517, [email protected] and anyone else she sees around NYC friends at Reunion. Carolyn is married estate, but his hobby is entrepreneur- enough regularity to graduate in May. Leslie Yager's daughter, Ella, Julia Greenway Cosman is to Alan Landes, a professor and the ship; "he's got a hYllerbaric chamber Indeed, to my utter consternation, finished Greenwich High and is now et working hard toward her next solo art men's tennis coach at Queens College, business and a dating, events and George was awarded some American Wesleyan U., where she edits Unlocked exhibition, which will be in ME this and they live on Long Island. Daughter reality show entee." The kids are studies award at graduation, And, Magazine and passed her DJ test for summer, and substitute teaching at led, 7, is in second grade at Solomon active in school and sports - 'neer here I thought I knew him; a likable WESU. Leslie's husband, Steve, runs the Charles River School in Dover, MA. Schechter Day School, where Carolyn a dull moment in our household." If fellow slacker with a lousy golf game. Walkers Shortbread, so the kitchen's She sees classmates Terry Graves serves on the board of trustees. any classmates are ever in Baltimore, 'What a striver!' I thought alone in always brimming with cookies. For Windhorst, Marina Armellini Janus Oren Iasini's daughter Madeleine the door is always open! the last row, without any distinction, years, Leslie volunteered in Greenwich and Carolyn Howard Parsons '84 Hannah Tasini was accepted at CC in Todd Berman lives in Killingworth, much less a girlfriend sony to see me public schools, and after a term as frequently. the Class of '16 and will matriculate CT,and works as a senior ensirunmen- go. We three shopped for meals and PTApresident, she wrote a novel about David Kaster still lives in this fall. Meanwhile, older daughter tal analyst in Hartford. He married stuffed wood into the pot-bellied stove PTAmoms behaving badly. (Are there Princeton, NJ. In Oct., at the wedding Sara spent six months in Paris for Lynne Maccubbin on lOll. Son Nat's to warm the place, keeping ourselves any alumni out there in publishing?! of daughter Danielle Kaster '09, he her junior year abroad at Emory U. soccer team often practices at ee. from freezing without burning it down. Now she works for Patch Media as a had a once-in-a-liretime reunion: Oren and wife Tammy celebrated their In the fall of '10, Sue Kur Lees George cooked, I washed dishes and community manager (www.Greenwich Michael Mombello and Julie 24th wedding anniversary as they started her own baking business, Bumper entertained. Despite our Patch.coml. She is looking for bloggers Pierson Mombello, David Upin live, compared to their children, their Susie's Baking, in Needham, MA rather dissipated (well, apparently in Fairfield and Westchester counties, and Marissa Rosenblum, Paul Weiss sedate life in South Fl. where they -the idea is that "everything is not George) off-campus existence in with blogging a fast-growing feature of '82 and Linnea Elsesser Weiss '81, enjoy the sun and surf but sometimes delicious (of ccursel but also healthy." '81-82, two of us have since served Patch. It turns out that TIm Armstrong Jim (the Skipper) Hardy and wife miss the big CIty. Her products include live varieties our great alma mater as trustees. '93 runs AOL and Patch Media- Anne, and Mark Finnegan and llilary of challah bread, rolls, muffins and And all three of us are doing well, You small world, Contact Leslie at leslie. Bovers Finnegan '85 all traveled to granola. never know." yager@gmail,com. Toronto for the party of the year. Since earning her M.F.A. in dance Chris Fascinne celebrates reading Helen MacDonald Hobbs reports "Turning 50 the next day was certainly 1984- 27 years ago, Pamala lewis has and "Bringing Literature to Life" that son Edmund graduated from the an exclamation point on a great CC Correspondents: Lucy Marshall lived in the Netherlands for 10 years, Sandor, 251 Katydid Lane, Wilton, CT every day. He travels the country Cathedral School for Boys a few years gathering." David is also in touch with teaching and performing vocal dances 06897, [email protected];Sheryl at Utrecht U" in Amsterdam and performing his one-man show, which ago, and son Albert is an eighth- Herb Holtz and Guy De Frances. He Edwards Raj'polt, 17 Pheasant Lane, combines storytelling, mime, juggling grader there. Time flies! tlelen also sends a huge hello to his classmates Monroe, CT 06468, [email protected]. around Europe. "My dog and I survived and lots 01 fun, in schools, libraries has two girls, Alice, 23, a graduate of and congratulates all of us on hitting com: Uz Kolber Wolkoff, 119 Estate a major DC-1O plane crash in Portugal and museums, as well as for special U. of San Francisco with a master's the half-century mark! "See you at Drive, Jericho, NY 11753, lizkprinc@ in '92, and eventually I returned to events and corporations. For a glimpse degree and credential in elementary- our 30th!" aol.com America to marry in '04. To shake up into the magic of Chris's show, visit school teaching, and Laura, 19, who Kaoru Usami has lived in Darien, my now very quiet life in the woods wmI,chrisfascione.com is taking a gap year before college and CT,since '04, keeping in touch with of CT,) am traveling to southern India Andrew Chait, wife Hedy and works in Argentina, life is busy and several classmates. He looks lorward 1985- to continue my in-depth study and son Jeremy live in NYC, Jeremy loves wonderful to hearing who is dOing what in this practice of embodied meditatiorVyoga Correspondents; Deborah Lowry his first-grade class at Browning. Tedd Saunders continues to help Tri·City area. and dance." MacLean, 42 Catbird Court, Paul Rogers still loves life in He also attends Sunday school and transform the world's largest service This has been a year of big begin- Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-2045, likes Sunday "guy" mornings, when sector, travel and tourism, toward nings for Jessica Tolmach Plett and deb [email protected];Meg Mystic, CT.He and wife Clare cel- he and Dad go out to breakfast, and a more sustainable (and profitable) her family. Son Nicholas was a fresh- Macri, megmacdoy@Comcasf-net ebrated ttJeir 25th anniversary in Feb. then Dad takes him to Sunday school future through his company Ecological man at Oberlin, and Jessica began a In addition to being a psychologist by traveling to Sanibel Island, FL This and spends the morning at his office, Solutions. Their latest initiative was to new job as the strategic director for and educational consultant, Melinda spring, Paul had his 20th anniversary where he is president of the Temple install Boston's first private, curbside Conde Nast Traveler. She still sees Macht-Greenberg, Ph.D., teaches as an independent financial adviser Emanu-EI Men's Club. "We were electric-vehicle charging station Doug Kirk '84 and Victoria Howe in Tufts U.'s child development (Rogers Financial services in Groton) thrilled to see the Giants' victory in outside the Lenox Hotel. Saunders Kirk '84, since they live a few blocks department. and daughter Abby turned 10. Lots the Super Bowl and now hope that the Kotel Group was selected as one of away in Larchmont, NY, and Jessica's Carol Tolliver-Darwick, husband of milestones! 'We're blessed to live Yankees and Rangers can follow suit. only three international finalists for younger son, Zachary, is in school with Ed and son Evan, 10, are based out very close to my parents. My dad is We took a Mediterranean cruise on the prestigious World Travel & Tourism their son, Will. of the suburbs of DetroiL wIlere they Brian Rogers, a longtime CC librarian, Disney Cruise Line last summer with Council's "Tourism for Tomorrow Carolyn Spector Landes is moved after Carol had lived in NYC now retired. We watch soccer and the entire Chait family, and everyone Award" for Exceptional Community the executive director of Mission: for 17 years. Ed's job has taken them basketball games at ce, and when I was on campus recently, I was truly had a great time. Jeremy enjoyed it so Benefit! Restore, a nonprofrl organization that back and forth to Asia over the past much we are doing the Disney cruise Jane Wickstrnm helps people provides life-changing reconstruc- five years, first in Hmshima, Japan, in awe of the fact that we graduated

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over 30 years ago." Paul is in touch with in Ellington, CT. She married Robert graduated from Northeastern U" son (www.leaminga-z.comJ,anonline-based Venture and Jon McEwan at our 25th freshman roommate Jeff Wiener. "If W. Bell Jr. in July '08and enjoys an Andy works in the construction field educational publisher. "It's been a Reunion, but also found Reunion great any old Camel friends ue in lown, our occasional acting gig in "Joey & Maria's and youngest son Gar will be a senior in great gig thus far," and Bill relishes not for making new friends she didn't know guest bedrcum is usually asailable!" Comedy Italian Wedding" and watching high school this fall. "My husband and I having to deal with snow. at college, like Heidi Beiges and Beth Peter Benaliel and Jessica are her husband play guitar in venues look forward to the day the tuition bills Melinda Fee Vigolo is a senior cnn- Block, A month after Reunion, during down to one child left in the house, as throughout CT. stop ccmingl" tent editor for Fidelity Investment's User summer break, Chris saw her husband their two sons are al college (nol eel. Jeff Kazin's life is "utterly still Heidi flelges downsized her living Experience Design group in the Research fall down 25 feet of sharp rock during He recently started at Citi as lATAM still the director of The Bang Group quarters to save money. "Moving after Triangle, Durham, NC, After living in a hike in Brattleboro, VI "He had to consumer regional director of collec- (21 years now), still with my partner of six years in the same place is definitely Acton, MA, for 10 years, she, husband be helicoptered to Dartmouth Medical tions & infrastructure. Peter attended 28 years, Chris still have our jack no fun." She had a great trip back east Paulo and daughter Isabella, 10, moved Center; after two major surgeries, I was Duncan Robertson's holiday party, Russell terrier, Adversity - although for Thanksgiving, Visiting family and 10 Hillsborough, NC, in Aug. 'lD. able to nurse him back to health at where he caught up with Paul Stueck, we did finally have to put our other friends, "notably a hospitable stay at Mark Margolis lives in Dallas "ever home lor the rest of the summer. He was Peggy Harlow '87 and libby Marston Jack Russell, Calamity, to sleep last Mike Stryker's and tooling around NYC since hurricane Katrina swept us out very lucky it wasn't worse; he is healing Twitchell. .June ... and still live in the same with Beth Black," She had so much fun of New Orleans" and enjoys a new nicely and will be ready to help me lead Kim Norton Butler lives in New apartment we've been in for 17 years." at Reunion celebrating 25 years, she practice with Metropolitan Anesthesia 20 of my students on a two-week trip to Canaan, CT,with husband Bill and The Bang Group (WIWI,thebanggroup already can't wait to see everyone again Consultants, an all-physician practice China this summer." four kids - three boys and a girl. com) was in residence at CC in March, at the 30th! of 60 doctors. Daughter Edie is a Jill Strickman and son Oliver recently creating a new work for students in the Christina Priest Beebe teaches sophomore at Indiana U" and Emily is viSited to see the renovation of Kim's dance department, which premiered middle-school 3-D studio art (sculpture, a sophomore in high school. "Weezie 1987- IOO-year-old house, and when Kim Apri119~21 pottery) in West Simsbury, CT, and runs loves living In Dallas as well, because Correspondents: Jenffer Kahn Bakkala, traveled 10 Boston for a family reunion, her "organic garden design/install it is a city that functions. We will cel- Sprague Simends was promoted 51 Wesson Terrace, Northborough, she met Marc Gearin for a drink at the to the director of mental health at the business. I slay involved with Simsbury ebrate our 25th anniversary this July." MA 01532, jkbblue@gmail,com;JiII Boston Harbor Hotel. 'life is good!" ME State Prison and also serves as the Crew (daughter Cate rows varsity stroke Dayamudra (Ann) Dennehy lives Perlman Pienkos, 103 Barn Hill Lane, Fran Trafton Barnes has lived in chief psychologist at Long Creek Youth seat), Masters School ski club (son Jack in San Francisco, where she teaches Newington, CT 06111, jrperlman@ snet.net Washington, DC, since leaving CC. Her Development Center in South Portland. is a freshman), and tons of church and ESL at City College and the Academy Karen Frey Jacobs lives in Westport, husband is an architect, and Fran works "I carry a small private practice and community volunteering." of Art, Last summer she was ordained CT,with daughter Taylor, 15, and son at Gi~s on the Run, a nonprofit that pro- teach college seminars in the evenings. Peter Moor and family have lived in as Dhammacharini in the Triratana Mac, 11. She runs the Chad A. Jacobs vides an alterschuul youth development I have a home by the ocean that I share L.A, since '97. "It takes a while to get Buddhist Order, Seven years of focused Foundation, which was established program for young girls, combining with my two dogs and many summer used to this town (being from ChicagoJ, Buddhist training culminated in an in- when her husband passed away in June teaching healthy living habits and and winter visitors. My golf game has but we have grown to love it, and enjoy tensivethree-month meditation retreat '10. The foundation provides academic building self-esteem wilh running and gotten pretty good, and the striper and raising our two boys here." Peter is in the Aragon mountains of Spain. At her and athletic scholarships to Fairfield training for a 5K Fran's older daughter blue fishing is always excellent; skiing still involved in comedy and performing ordination, Ann received a new name, County children in need. is a sophomore at Yale, and the younger is super in the winter months." Chris ("something that will never leave me") Dayamudra, which means "gesture is a senior in high school, heading Maureen Moore Auer has lived Coyne '88 (lWfW,coynefineart.com) did but has been in education since '01, of compassion" and is the name she in Fairfield, CT,for 20 years, She was off to NYlJ/fisch in the fall to study some fantastic paintings for Sprague first as a classroom teacher for inner- now uses. Dayamudra is the creative photography, "I ran the Philadelphia back on campus last spring looking during a recent sisit 'Last summer city middle-school kids, and now as a director of her own nonprofit, Jai Bhim marathon in Nov. and was thrilled to be at colleges with her oldest son. "Talk I was lucky to get a visit from Daisy private tutor for LA. high-school kids International, which serves youth from cheered on by Eric Kaplan at mile 23! with needs. "After seeing the photos of about feeling old I CC looks great, and Edelson '87, who is the senior vice the Dalit, or ex-untouchable, community As a relative newbie on Facebook, it is the 25th Reunion, I would love to make in India, and recently spent a month it was fun to be back. Looking forward president and business director of im- nice 10 reconnect with CCfriends." it to the 30th! The Chicago Cubs are still to Reunion!" pressionist and modern art at Sotheby's leading projects in South India. "It is Liz Swinton Schoen is the general my passion, and I will never forget them meaningful, inspinngwork I would love After 20 years working with the older in NYC. We sat on the porch looking counsel for the Shepherd Iente; a tanking in the playoffs in '84, when to hear from classmates with interest population, Sean Kane decided to at the ocean and had a few cocktails. long-term acute care and rehabilitation I was living in Smith-Burdick. Fellow in social change work, educational return to CC to enroll in courses that Friends are encouraged to visitl" hospital specializing in catastrophic students brought me soup and checked projects in India, youth leadership or he couldn't take as an undergraduate Deb Vileno Esborn is a designer for spinal cord and brain Injuries in up on me as I wallowed in misery for a anything even tangentially related. "Since fall of '09, I have taken eight George DaVIS Inc., a builder in South Atlanta. Randy, her husband of 20 few days in my bed!" Happy Year of the Dragon!" courses in the art, thealer and dance Yarmoulh, MA. "I design spaces and years, is a patent attorney and Ph,D Thomas Wilinsky is an attorney Trying to maintain their routine of departments. I have enjoyed many en- kitchens for some beautiful houses electrical engineer for a law firm. with his own law firm in NY, "braving at least one annual visit, Elizabeth campus theater, lecture and arts events around Gape Cod." Daughter Elizabeth Daughter Alexandra is a freshman at the recession and working very hard as Rogers Olsen, Nancy Boyd Andersen, and have found a community accepting Georgia Tech and son Christopher is a a director of Catskill Citizens for Safe Layman Skinner Murphy, Sue Rusk of me, Thank you, Connecticut College!" junior in high sehoul. They have lived in Susan Spencer'S6 Energy to prevent shale gas extraction Cary and Hilary Shaw Marzot got to- Daughter Mariah, 18, is a freshman the Atlanta area for more than 20 years was named editor-in- from poisoning upstate drinking water gether for a Feb. weekend in Westbrook, at Central Connecticut State U.; Olivia, - Marietta, GA, for the past 15 years. chief of Woman's Day in supplies." Susan Spencer, Joan CT, to walk the beach, enjoy the spa, 17, is a senior at Ledyard High School; liz is a '90 graduate of Emory U. School January. Previously the Robins Brady and Thomas all belong and catch up on all their collective and son Nicholas, 15, is a freshman at of Law, and her husband is a graduate executive editor of All You, to a book group, and he is in touch lives and goings on. Elizabeth writes, St. Bernard High School. "All are happy of Georgia Tech and Georgia State U. where she oversaw the with Sharis Arnold Pnzan, Wendy "Nothing like reuniting with our onginal and healthy." School of Law. They spend a lot of their development of health, Wadsworth Martin, Jenny Normand Harkness pals!" Katherine Ward Eaddy writes that free time "chilling" at Lake Sinclair. relationships, consumer Groome, and Peter Bakkala '87 and Catherine Irons Olson and Rick "life is good but very busy with my and food content, Spencer Jenny Kahn Bakkala '87. Susan was Olson '87 have been married for 24 llyear-old daughter and l1-year-old also had worked as deputy named editcr of Woman's Day; Sharis years and have four children: Zachary, twin boys," Katie went back to graduate managing editor at Time was the acting assistant attorney 15; Sam, 11; Maggie, 8; and 20-year-old school at Widener U., where she is 1986- Inc. Content Solutions, general for antitrust; and Joan has a Tom Olson '14. "We live on Cape Cod working toward a second master's Correspondents: Barbara Malmberg, where she developed growing photography business (wmi. and love itll teach and carpool the degree in clinical social work. "I am 560 Silver Sands Road, Unit 1303, health and lifes~le joanbradyphotography.com) . kids around. Was happy to attend Jim interning in an inpatient hospice setting East Haven, cr 06512, malmberg2@ magazines for corporate aol.com; James Bradley Wade, 14 In Jan" Jim Richardson attended Richardson's wedding two summers and lind it meaningful." Davis Chapel Rd., Candler, NC 28715, clients such as Pfizer, and a Celtics game with Kevin McGann, ago." Gregory Walko is married and has [email protected] as senior editor of Child Doug Bigham and Mike Akerson. Chris Fray had a wonderful time a new baby named Rick. Gregory is vice Leah Kotler is a licensed clinical magazine. Bill Walter lives in Tucson, fJ., work- reconnecting with old friends Brad president of program management at social worker in a private group practice ing as editorial director of Learning A-Z Wade, Leonard Ellentuck, Ronnie YO" Roll USA

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11517, rosmanS@/ive.com Thank YlJU to all who have returned brother does and is also carving out his contact Class Hotes Coordinator Karer! Ben Taylar is married and Jives in last fall's postcards requesting news. Heather Morrison-Pentland lives own niche in the family hieran::hy. Wife laskey at the address above. Chicago. He left Playboy Magazine In in Darien, CT, with husband Bill and It's been great to hear from everyone Ilene consults for Rutgers part time, in Sept (after II yeam 10 tour full time sons Jan, 5, and Charlie, 1 "I \'I{Irl\ and nice to have such ample columns keeping with her social work endeavors. will his soul band, JCBrooks& the for myself at New Leaf Acupuncture in the magazine. If you haven" sent us Thanks to social media, Paul is in louch Uptown Sound. In the last )tar, the news yet and still have your card, it's in Stamford, CT, as an acupuncturist with the old gang lrom Blackstone and 1993 Correspondent: Michael Carson, p.a band released its second album, ~nt not too late - mail it in! - or email and Chinese herbalist, which I have the Quad. Running is still his lavorite Box 914, East Orleans, MA 02643, More- (Bloodshot Records), wlJich is or snail mail us at the above addresses. been doIng for the past 10 years since pastime, and he does some of the same carson.michae/@comcast.net in rotation on WCNI (New 1oIllkJn), studying Chinese medicine In the U.S. races every year (Cherry Blossom in DC YroIT IChi"gil), KEXPtseaffie),_ and ChiM." In April, Broad Street in PhHly in May, (Philadelphia), WYMS (Milwaukee), and Paula Mirto Bleakley recently Philly Rock-n-Roll In Sept, A.C. Half 1994 KOOX(St.louis). ·We scnred a viral hit 1988 accepted a new position as principal of Correspondent: Tika Marlin, 3221 Marathon in Oct., Philly Marathon in with our cover of Wilco's 'I Am Trying to Correspondent: Nancy Beaney, 4059 Carler Ave., Unit 116, Man"na del Rey, Holmes Elementary School in Darien, CI Nov.), "so if you ever need someone to McLaughlin Ave., Apt. 8, Los Angeles, CA, [email protected] Break Your Heart' and performed itliYe CA 90066, [email protected] Congratulations Paula!! make you run with a smile, look me up." with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. The Sllflg was Nancy Beaney and Jaime Arze were Melissa Ferguson Zabin moved Matt Young is happy with his family featured as Song of the Dayan MPR. married 9/10 in Wallingford, PA. Camels to the Philippines last summer and in Briarcliff Manor, NY: "my beautiful 1995 org: Ben's band was personal~ invited reconnected with an old friend, wife, Tara, and my two boys. Ben, 8, in attendance included the groom's Correspondent: Stephanie Wilson by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to play his sister, Alexandra Ortiz Farrell '04, and fellow classmate Bambee Bartolome plays guitar, and wants to be an artist Mendez, 5328 Oliver Ave. S, inauguration celebration in Chicago. Andrea Neiditz Silverstein, Jennifer lambunting "I am writing a blog of when he grows up. Toby, 6, plays piano, Minneapolis, MN, 55419, swilson@ They have npened for Robert P1anL Peter Taylor Berry '89, Hal Berry, Philip my experiences here (melisthinking. and wants to be a racecar driver when bazoomer.com Bjorn & John, Buddy Guy and Maroon Dolan, Anita Nadelson, Tom Garvey, wordpress.coml, and the post '23 years he gets big." Matt works in Ossining, 5, and have toured Spain, Italy and the teaching fourth-graders. "It is rewarding lawrence (liggy) Howard, Victoria ago' is about reconnecting with old Bernadette Macca entire U.S. Ben was also featuretl in a friends." to find others with a similar sense of Johnson Sanborn, Dudley Kenefick '95 was inducted into the recent article on pastemagazina.coa, humor" De Saint Phalle, Jennifer Krane Shannon K'doah Range writes Stonington IConn.) High School "20 Musicians Discuss Their College "My life consists of the following: little Congratulations to John Maggiore, Tarleton, Duncan MacDonald, Bill Athletic Hall of Fame. Now Majors," in which he talketl about how league baseball, playing trains, ballet who was named chief of staff to NY Lt. Warren '87 and Leslie Williams. the head coach of the Mitchell he's used his anthroJl(llogy malar. "I've Gov, Robert Duffyl! John lives in Albany. Tara Kilbane Dixon met up with class, piano lessons, Odyssey of the College women's basketball recently hung out with Fitz Gitler, David Faux survive{! his dients'Jast- the new couple and Olivia Cottrell Mind, Lego Robotics, swimming lessons, and tennis teams, Macca Quinn Sullivan '97, Jamie Myer '97 and minute needs during NY Fashion Week in Dec. in Santa Monica, CA, where playdates, macon-cheese, fruit rollups, was named the New England Nate Heard '94." and is glad things have calmed down Tara co-hosted a benefit with ~Iawless StarWars, American Girl dolls, bouncy Collegiate Conference Coach of lisa Paone and Gretchen Shuman a bit. David, his wife and his daughter fuundatbn. The benefit featured houses, milk before bedtime, peas not the Yearfor basketball in 2011. Platt have stepped down after $Mral had lunch with Chris Wallerstein's Gratitude Designs by Tara Dixon touching the potatoes. Oh, wait. She previously served as dedicated years in their roles as class family in NJ, and he enjoyed seeing a (Brooklyn, NYl, a company based that's my kIds'lives (William, 8; LIla, Mitchell's softball coach and correspondents. The class and the Rangers game with Marc Schlossberg. College is grateful for their many on acknowledgement and gratitude 3), Though my life is not thaI much sports information director, "Marc's daughter, by the way, did a years of hard wort I! you would like and that was born out of a series of different. In my spare time, I have a full- also coached at Bloomsburg great job babysitting my little one, to volunteer as carrespendent, please paintings started by Tara in the spring time job at the San Francisco Friends University, Elmira College, Miwa." David is in regular contact with contact Class Notes Coordinator Karen 01'10, In keeping with the spirit of her School (go Iluakersl), play creaky-kneed Wells College and Utica Julia Stonestreet Smith, fascinated by Laskey at the address above. company, Tara donates a percentage of softball and basketball, and go on College. her ever-growing national business as a her proceeds to the foundation on an Netflix dates with my wife (sitting in bed professional psychic. ongoing basis. Her West Coast friends watching streamed episodes of 'Mad Cathy Eliot lives in Silver Spring, were very happy to spend time with Men'). Though I'm now ensconced in 1997 San Francisco life, I do pass by CC every MD, with husband BIll and sons Jack, 8, Correspondent: Ann Bevan Hollos, her, hear about her extraordinary and 1443 Beacon St. #105, Brookline, MA summer driving to vacation on Martha's and Matthew, 2. She teaches movement inspiring adventures, and support her 1996 02445, [email protected] classes for aspiring actors and hopes Correspondent, Class Notes Editor, good works. Vineyard. The last time I saw a person Amanda Ryland was promoted from to start a master's program in aceupa- CC: Magazine, 270 Mohegan Ave., John Barnett and wife Katie wel- WBaring a CC sweatshirt, it turned out tional therapy this fall. Having active New London, CT 06320, ccmag@ director to vice president of business comed their first child, James Patrick, they had graduated in the 21st century boys, she is learning more than she ever conncoll.edu development of Remington Group Inc., on 12/19. They live in Studio City, CA and were still in diapers when we all a project management company in graduated - how did we get to be thought possible about ball sports! Dear classmates, submissions of Brett Goldstein '96, Wayne, PA, where she has W{Jfl.:et1 since your updates and musings are encour- this old?" '07. Amanda has W{JrlIeti for 15 years chief data officer for the city age{! and most welcome! Paul Kales still works at IBM as in business development, strategic of Chicago, was recognized an enterprise sales representative for business planning, marl\eting and 1992 by Government Technology TivolI, withIn the insurance vertical performance improvement solutions. Correspondent: Class Notes Editor, magazine as a Top 25 Doer, in the NY area. Paul's family lives in CC: Magazine, 270 Mohegan Ave., She serves as events chair on the board 1989 Dreamer & Driver of 2012. Uvingston, NJ. Son Noah, 6, is doing New London, CT 06320, ccmag@ of Philadelphia Commercial Real Estate Correspondent: Deb Dorman Hay, Along with the city's social well at school and enjoys all types of af- conncoll.edu Women and development chair on the 5821 N. 22nd St., Arlington, VA22205, media director and chief [email protected] terschool activities: sports, art, cooking. Editor's Note: If you are interested in board and executive committee for the technology officer, Goldstein Logan, 3, tries to do everything his older serving as class correspondent, please Chester County Fund for Women and was credited with "using Girls. She also is an activfl member technology to revamp city of the Delaware Valley Association of Tracey Vallarta Jordal '90 was promoted to executive operations and reshape 1990 Higher Education Facilities Officers. Correspondent: Class Notes Editor, vice president for PIMCO, a global investment management public perception." He Amanda lives in Gladwyne, PA. CC: Magazine, 270 Mohegan Ave., firm. Formerly an executive vice president in PIMCO's New had previously headed the New London, CT 06320, ccmag@ York office and an attorney in the firm's Legal and Compliance Chicago Police Department's conncol/,edu department, Jordal also serves on various advisory boards, Predictive Analytics Group. 1998 steering committees and working groups of leadmg industry Goldstein is married to CiJrrespondents: Alec Todd, 1045 trade associations. Before joining PIMCO in 2002, Jordal was Sarah Duggan Goldstein N. Utah St., A!lmgton, VA 22201, 1991 a member of the legal department at Deutsche Bank AG. She '97 and is the son of Myrna [email protected];AbbyClark, 5326th Ave. Broolilyn, NY 11215, Correspondent: Amy Lebowitz Rosman, earned her J.D. at Brooklyn Law School. Chandler Goldstein '70. #31., abigai/[email protected] 120 Round Hill Road, East Hills, NY

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Jonna Grimsby lives in BasIon with Rasmussen Sokolnicki, Kent School, 1 Eric Levai is now a writer/producer in xiTsonga, which is Ntsako's mother her husband, Jamie Stankiewicz. She Macedonia Road, Kent, cr 06157, at FUEL lV's "Follow Skyler," a sketch tongue. They are absolutely thrilled! Aaron Schuman sokolnickim@kent-schoo/.edu; earned her Ph.D. in biology in '09 from comedy and prank show similar to Danielle LeBlanc Ruggiero, Kate McAlaine continues to actively '04 was inducted into the U. of Massachusetts and is now daniefle [email protected] "Tosh,O," "Chappelle's Show: "Punkd," resist Joining Facebook, therefore she the New Jersey Herald's a molecular biologist in the genome etc. "FUEL TV (owned by FOX) is in over desperately needs you to add your notes 20 II class of "20 Under sequencing platform of the Broad 30 million homes, and we're going to to the magazine so she can stalk you 40" in November. The Institute in Cambridge, She misses her Margaret Ives '99 be the next huge comedy hit. You'll be like it's 2002. annual event recognizes Camel friends and would like to arrange was named a partner of seeing me on the show as well!" erlracrdinary professional a TNE or crush party with them as soon Choate. Hall & Stewart Elizabeth Hamblin Naylor, an and personal achievements as possible LLP. As a partner in the advocate for the Lymphoma Research 2003 by 20 Sussex County Nate Heller moved to Accra, Ghana, Boston firm's Intellectual Foundation and member of the Correspondents: Melissa Higgins, 15 business people under to become West Africa director for Property Litigation and advocacy committee of its MA chapter, Clark St. #3, Boston, MA 02109, 40 years of age "who are Impact Energies, which sells solar Major Commercial was highlighted in the Lymphoma melissa [email protected]; poised to be community lights and clean cookstoves through Litigation Practice Groups, Research Foundation Annual Report Leslie Kalka, 418 W 49th St., Apt. leaders." Schuman 411, New York, NY 10019, Ijk319@ microfinance banks. He welcomes all Ives will focus on patent for 2010 for serving as a consumer graduated from New hotmail.com visitors. and trade secret litigation grant reviewer in the Department of York Chiropractic College Noelle Bannister completed the Edith Prendergast and husband and licensing disputes. Defense Congressionally Directed in 2007 and is a sports 20121ronman Cozumel Triathlon in Juan Hernandez celebrated the birth She also represents Medical Research Programs, She states chiropractor in Sparta, Mexico. of their son, Alejandro, on 10/31 at corporations and financial in the report: "As a lymphoma survivor, NJ He is married to Beth 6:52 a.m. They are having a lot offun institutions in complex I wanted to advocate for LRF on the Chase-Schuman '04. and are super happy, Alejandro was business litigation, Ives, national level. My role as a consumer who has been named a 2004 immediately welcomed into the CC Park reviewer couldn't be more fulfilling or Correspondent: Kelly McCall, mccall. Slope, Brooklyn, family. Massachusetts Super meaningful, because I am there repre- [email protected] for six months, where Lisa will work as Alec Todd and wife Sarah welcomed Lawyers Rising Star, senting not just myself but the entire Jeremy Whyman, M.D., will be a family doctor. a beautiful baby boy named Sean earned her law degree blood cancer community. I encourage starting an internal medicine residency Nora Mirick Guerrera and husband Alexander on 2/28. While Alec was hop- from The Catholic everyone who finds themselves wanting at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Chris had their first child, Lily Grace, ing for a Leap Day baby, the rest of his University of America. to do more to become involved in the in Hanover, NH. on 9/5. family hoped otherwise. "Being a new LRFAdvocacy Program." Tiana Davis Hercules and her Saul Slowik was commissioned dad really IS amazing! But I still have husband recently purchased their first as a second lieutenant in the Military a hard time realizing that I didn't just house in Hartford, CT. Police Corps in the U.S. Army, He gradu- walk out of the hospital with someone 2002 Jill Peters married Scott MacVicar ated from Officer Candidate School on else's child," says Alec. "Everyone is 2000 Correspondents; Katie McAlaine, on 2/4 at the American Yacht Club in 2/16/11, His first assignment is at doing well after delivery, and while the Correspondent: Katie Stephenson, 54 [email protected]; Melissa Rye, NY,Alumni present included Anna Fort Stewart, GA, after he completes Minehan, 7533 Buckingham Drive, transition to home has been a hard one, Rope Ferry Road, Unit 138H, Waterford, Kislevitz, Kristina Helb, Jay (Clinch) the Military Police Basic Officer's Api. 2E, Clay/on, MO 63150, melissa cr 06385, [email protected] Kaufman, Georgia Wright, Chris Leadership Course. He will be Joined at with lots of sleepless nights, we can't [email protected];Lilia Tyrrell,418 seem to stop staring at him in amaze- Saint Asaph, Alexandria, VA 22314, De1oy, Rick Gropper, Nick Vokey, Fort Stewart by his wife, Emily. ment when he's asleep." Intyrrel/@wulaw.wustl.edu Dave Kusy and Sarah Jacobs Forbes. Jamie Rogers opened Pushcart 2001 Adam Boros and wife Ntsako Lisa Bartels was married on Coffee, a neighborhood coffee shop on Correspondents: John Battista, 5225 4/14 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, the Lower East Side, featuring baked Skillman Ave., Apt 2C, Woodside, NY welcomed son Masana Lajos Boros 1999 11377,[email protected];Jordana on 2/16 at 12:18 p.n. (South Africa to Jon Bernard. The couple will leave goods made by his sister, Maggie Rogers Correspondents: Megan Tepper- Gustafson, [email protected] time). Masana means "rays of the sun" Lancaster, PA, and move to NewZealand '11. They encourage all to come down to

Alumni gather for a mini-reunion in Oct. in Chatham, MA. Back row: Midge Auwerter Shepard '68, Judy Jones McGregor '68, Ann Engstrom Reydel '68 and Betty Sidor Hanley '68, Front row: Mary Whitney Hoch '69, Deb Benjamin '67 and Heather Marcy Cooper '68. Judy Biegel Sher '62 and her family ~ all15 of them! - in Mexico for Christmas.

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say hi and try some. [email protected] acting and woriling with children in Chrissie Brennan lives in Norwalk, Usman Khosa graduated from the Meredith Miller Thompson Telluride. She begins studying for a mas- CT,and is the associate director f)f de- Booth School of Business at the U. of and Kevin Thompson are happy to ler of counseling degree this fall. She velopment for a nonprofit in Stamford. 2011 CorreSpondent: Rachel Jacobsen, Chicago and works as an investment announce their marriage lasl &/6 in has plans to meet up soon with Sally After living in Santa Clara, CA, and qar;[email protected] banker a! Bank of America Merrill Lynch Marblehead, MA. They live in Arlington, Pendergast McCance, who bought wo~ng for a startup called Saue lnc., Annie Bigwood was aa:epted into in Chicago. He recently joined the CC MA. Attendees included William Miller a house in the Denver area with her Jess Swain moved back to NYC to work the Peace Corps and departed for alumni board and would love to connect '80 and Barbara Spiess Miller '79, the husband. Sally works as a behavioral remotely as their dire<:lor of brand and senegal in March 10 begm pre-service with members of our class! parents of the bride, as well as Kate strategy. Coincidentally, Jess recently therapist at Firefly Autism House and training as a preventative heahh care Ben Johnson writes: "For the past Zullo, Jacqui Crowley '07, Courtney led a panel discussion on ecommerce hosted Catherine Flint and Elizabeth educator. After she graduates from few years I worked at WNYC Public Radio, Miville, Kristin Potter, Felicia Brown, websites in San Francisco that included Bennett for a Camels ski weekend. training in June, she will live with a reporting live on Occupy Wall Street and Rachel Smith, Ben Alander, Sarah Karen Fein. Leigh Ahrensdorllives in Boston host family to became fully immersed other news, producing, and serving last King, Visna Ngov '07, Chloe O'Connell, Caroline Coolidge lives in London and works as a financial analyst at in senegal's language and culture. year as the digital editor for their na- Caitlin Greeley '05, Barbara Hricko Wait and is studying for her master's degree Children's Hospital Boston. She started Then she'll be assigned to a community tionallive news show, The Takeaway (and '79 and john Wait '79. in anthropology of food at the SChool of her part-time MBA at Boston College for her two-year volunteer service. working on a variety of special projects). Oriental and African Studies. this past spring. She enjoys hosting Annie's work will focus on addreSSing last spring I also started writing for Slate Bryan Patterson lives in Raleigh, Festivus for CC alums at her apartment environmental health and nutrition Magazine, as the weekend editor of their 2007 every Dec NC, and works as a federal proposal Correspondent: Chris Reilly, ctrei@ problems through informal education breaking news blog, The Slatest. And this Craig Audin is a first-year medical analyst at Rho Inc., a contract research conncoll.edu and community actions. After the Peace fall I was hired as a supervising editor at organization that provides clinical student at Tulane U. He hopes to do Corps, she plans to get a master's Slate, overseeing an exciting nevi partner- research services to leading phama- some traveling this summer. He shared degree in public health and work in the ship with Google and YouTube - part ceutical, biotechnology and medical an early Mardi Gras celebration with field of global health. of a $150 million bid Google is making 2008 device companies, as well as a number Correspondent: Sally Pendergast Pete Musser, who was in town for a Amy Falk lives in Boston and is for partnerships with original content of federal govemment agencies. He is McCance, [email protected] bachelor party. a community residence counselor in also pursuing a joint master's degree in producers." Julie Kate Lederman Vanacker Despite living in Boston and NYC public administration and health admin- an adolescent residentialtrealment lives in Boulder, CO, with her respectively. Ashley Faber and Jackie unit at McLean Hospital. She enjoys istration from the U. of North Carolina husband and puggle. She owns her Bryant see each other monthly, Ashley working directly with the patients that at Pembroke. During the first weekend 2005 own portrait photography studio, Julie works in research at Dana-Farber come through the unit and is uSlfIg this of March. Walt Wright, Ryan Feldholf Correspondents: Ceci!y Mandl Macy, Kate Photography. and sells her work Cancer Institute, and Jackie is an time to think about graduate school [email protected]; Stephanie and Brian Ford attended Bryan's on E1sy.com. institutional client relationship manager options. She also enjoys spending time Savage Flynn, stephaniesavageflynn@ bachelor party festivities in Raleigh. gmail.com Rachael Cooke also lives in CO, at Cohen & Steers Capital Management. with other Boston Camels, including On 6/11/11, Tiffany Krempely Susanna Kavee, Rachel Zelinsky '10, married Brian Proffitt in Estes Park, CO. Beatrice Biira '08 is a community engagement officer Sam Under and Nick Woolf. They try Camels celebrating in the mountains in- for Heifer International in New York City. When she was a child 2009 to have "family dinners" as much as Correspondent: Caroline Gransee, possible. eluded Deborah Block, Anya Watson, in Uganda, Biira and her family received a goat from Heifer, [email protected] Eva Sands Heenan, William Wright, which provides livestock and agricultural training to families Sam Under is a lab technician in a Alexandria Stepanek Braun, Lauren and communities around the world. With the extra income research lab at Massachusetts General Harris and Kathryn Batley Johnson. from the goat's milk, Biira's mother was able to afford her Hospital. Her lab's research focuses school fees. Biira earned a master's degree at the Clinton 2010 on the engineering of gene-editing School of Public Service. In a press release, Heifer called Biira Correspondent: Erin Osborn, tools such as zinc finger nucleases [email protected] 2006 one of its "greatest success stories," and TAlENs. Sam has specifically teen Correspondent: Julia Printz Jacobson, focusing on applications for these tools

It was 70 degrees in l.A. when Peter Moor '86, his wife, Romie Angelich, and their sons Jill Peters '04 married SCott MacVicar on 2/4 at the American Yacht Club in Rye, NY. Class of '04 attendees includeed Anna Kislevitz, Spencer and Callan picked up their Christmas tree. Kristina Helb, Jay Clinch t

CONNECT WITH YOUR CLASSMATES, II www.conncoll.edu/alumni 65 in a variety of human cell lines, includ- Presbyterian Hospital, and two granddaughters. Hall Plantation and lhe Rappahannock including Cornell, the New Yorll College ing human ES and iPScells. Flora Drury is a naturalist for the Eileen Barry Wilderotter '41 GP'99 Foundation for the Arts, She was the of Medicine and Tufts. She later taught Emily Callahan works for the Pacific Whale Foundation, a nonprofit of Harbor Springs, Mich., died March first woman president of the Historic chemistry atWalnut Hill SChool in environmental consulting group Iardno organization in Maui, HI, leading whale 20. Lee majored in art history and later Christ Church Foundation, and the Sons Natick, her alma mater. She held a ENTRIX, under contract for BP.This watches and snorkel tours. earned a master's in library science of the American Revolution honored master's degree in chemistry from has given her the opportunity to work from the University of Michigan, She her with a Good Citizenship Medal. An Simmons College. along the Gulf of Mexico, studying the worked as a children's librarian at the English major, Louise served the College Virginia Winkler llunn '45 of effects on the local biota, characterizing 2012- Flint Public Library for many years and as a planned giving agent. Her husband Carlsbad, Calif., died Feb. 4, A talented core samples containing remaining volunteered as a scout leader. Lee was and three children survive her. artist and teacher, Ginnywas a child subnerged oil, and determining the eco- Correspondent: Class Notes Editor, an avid learner and reader, and always Constance Haaren Wells '43 of development major. She enjoyed worlling [email protected] nomic aftermath of the BP Deepwater enjoyed inspiring curiosity in others. Hanover, N.H., died Jan. 20. Connie and with young people and influenced many Editor's Note: If you are interested in Horizon spill that occurred in April '10. Her husband, Robert, died Dec. 25. her husband, Daniel, lived in Windsor, lives. Ginny served on the staff of Camp serving as class correspondent, please Emma Bruggeman has spent Nine children, 17 grandchildren- Conn., and then New Hampshire after Miniwanca, a leadership training camp contact Class Notes Coordinator Karen the past year working in oves as an including Anne McDevitt Cummins '99 he retired from the Nalfj. Connie, a math in Michigan, for 30 years and was active Laskey atthe above address AmeriCorps VISTA health and education -and 15 great-grandchildren survive. major, volunteered as a class agent in the Junior League as well as several outreach coordinator. She also spent Ann Whitmore Carter '42 of on behalf of the College and taught garden and book clubs, Her husband, time in Costa Rica getting trained to be Millsboro, Del., died Feb. 5. Ann, a nursery school at the First Church Robert, died in 2010. Ginny is survived a certified yoga teacher. history and government major, was of Windsor. She enjoyed skiing, golf, by two children, three grandchildren Kim Chapman lives in Somerville, OBITUARIES lifelong friends with a dozen women tennis and bridge, Connie was preceded and five great-grandchildren. MA, and works as a neuropsychol- who were freshmen together during in death by her husband and a son. Ethelyn Heinrich Miner '45 of Elizabeth Butler Close '38 of ogy psychometrist for Commonwealth the Hurricane of 1938. She worked Survivors include two daughters and five Englewood, Colo., died Jan. 19. Lynne Dallas died Feb. Betty and her Psychology Associates in the Back Bay 1. with her husband, William, at his grandchildren and her husband, Frank, had a bountiful husband, Walter, lived for many years in and Financial District areas of Boston. insurance agency and on the founding Dorothy Chapman Cole '44 of garden and enjoyed sharing produce Scarsdale, NY There, Betty volunteered Matt Cannon has been volunteering of Delaware Technical Community Ellensburg, Wash., died March 2l. with friends. She was a great cook. with AmeriCorps Cape Cod, doing en- with the Junior League of Scarsdale, the College. Ann volunteered with many Dorothy taught first grade for many Her zucchini bread was legendary and vironmental education and community Scarsdale Women's Club, the Greenville groups, including the Children's Bureau years and had a special passion lor she canned, pickled and preserved outreach. He is involved in chainsasing Community Church and White Plains of Delaware. Her husband, a son and a horses. She spent hours in the dust and annually, Lynne was a talented crafter Hospital. She was an avid golfer, A for invasive species management, step-grandson preceded Ann in death. wind working with the Wranglerettes and taught needlepoint for many years. animal slrandmgs and disaster pre- French major, Betty was preceded in Survivors Include two other children, six girls' mounted drill team and enjoyed She loved a party for any reason. Lynne, paredness. He is thinking of attending death by her husband and a daughter, grandchildren, two step-grandchildren Ellensburg's annual rodeo, Dorothy a psychology major, was predeceased graduate school in environmental policy. She is survived by two daughters and six and two great-grandchildren. had a broad knowledge of the arts, by her husband. Survivors include four Nita Contreras lives in Washington, grandchildren. Virginia Frey Linscott '42 of literature, classical music and world children, 11 grandchildren and nine DC, and works for the U.S, Department Winifred Glover La Grua '39 of Longboat Key, Fla. died March affairs, and was also an accomplished great-grandchild reno of Agriculture. As a staff assistant in Stonington, Conn., died Feb. 2. Known 20, Ginnie, a child development trap and skeet shooter. She was Patricia Turchon Peters '45 P'71 the department's Rural Utilities Service, as Wynne to her friends and family, major, volunteered on behalf of the preceded in death by her husband, Bob of Jupiter, Fla died March 15. Patty she has been working closely with she co-owned La Grua's Gift Shop in College as a member of the Laurels Survivors include three children and lived for many years in Wellesley, Mass., water and wastewater systems, energy Stonington for more than 50 years, Committee, club leader and class eight grandchildren. where she was a member of the Junior infrastructure, and telecommunications served as the borough tax collector for agent. Her husband, Rolliston, died Jean Loomis Hendrickson '44 of Service League and the Garden Study loans for rural America, This fall, she a decade and volunteered on behalf of in 2010. Survivors include two sons, Richland, Wash, died March 30. She Group. She will be remembered for her plans to apply for graduate school in many local organizations. In 2007 she four grandchildren and five great- was an active tennis player for many energy, her infectious laugh and her similar fields. funded the purchase and renovation grandchildren. years and also enjoyed boating, Bible ability to make anyone feel at home. Kadie Greenfield works as a of a tormer borough foundry into a Virginia Little Miller '42 of studies and singing alto in her church Patty, a psychology major, volunteered community residence counselor at community education and arts center Bloomfield, tonn, died Jan. 5. choir, Jean was preceded in death by for the College as a class secretary McLean Hospital Gunderson Residence, named for her late husband, Maurice La A government and history major, her husband, Harold, a retired Coast and class nominating chair. She was a residence for adult women with Grua. Wynne was a history major. Virginia was president of the Hartford Guard captain, and a granddaughter. predeceased by two husbands. Three borderline personality disorder. Since Helen Canty Berns '41 of Rehabilitation Center, director of the Old Survivors include two sons and five children, including Candace Norton graduating, Kadie has performed in Rockledge, Fla. died June 19, 2011. An State House, a corporator of Hartford grandsons Hitchcock '71, survive, along with four musical theater productions in the English major, Helen worked with the Hospital, a member of the board of the Phyllis Miller Hurley '44 of Austin, grandchildren. Boston area. She is excited that she can Head Start program of the Cocoa area American Speech and Hearing Society, Texas, died March 13. She and her Natalie Pickering Beguelin '46 pursue a career in psychology as well as in Florida during its first years, She and president of the Garden Club of husband, Jack, moved often because of Red Bank, N.J., died March 15. continue to perform. volunteered with the Audubon Society Hartford, Her husband, Charles, and a of his career with Shell Oil. Phyllis Natalie lived for many years in Locust, Melissa McWilliams has been work- and the Cocoa Library and helped daughter preceded her in death. A son embraced each move with a spirit N.J., where she was active with the Ing as a clinical research assistant at establish the first Cub Scout pack for survives. of adventure and as an opportunity Riverside Drive Association, the Visiting the Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research the Banana River area, Survivors include Charlotte Steitz Sanborn '42 died to build new friendships, Her travels Homemakers Association, and the local Center in Providence, RL As a member three children. Jan. 29 in Lima, Peru. An art major, took her to every continent. She historical association and conservation of the SHCRCteam, Melissa works on Janice Heffernan Whiting '41 Charlotte later graduated from the swam in each ocean, including the foundation. She was an avid gardener a number of projects that study the died Jan. 9 in Gloucester, Va. Janice Boston School of Occupational Therapy. Antarctic. Phyllis volunteered for and won awards for her floral impact of psychological factors on the was active in many local organizations She lived in more than 26 places many organizations In Houston, where arrangements. The Natalie Pickering growth and development of children and and wrote an exhaustive history of her in the United Sates while founding she and Jack lived for 40 years. He Begeelin Bowl is presented annually their families. family. She and her husband, George, occupational therapy and rehabilitation preceded her in death. Survivors include in her honor. Natalie, a history major, Alexandra Ross is a research worked with the Rosewell Foundation programs. In 1970 she settled in two children, four grandchildren and was preceded in death by her husband. assistant for the cardiothoracic surgery to preserve the historic ruins of an Seattle. Survivors Include a daughter three great-grandchildren. PhylliS was a Survivors include two sons and six department at Columbia U, Medical 1811tcentury Virginia mansion. George's and two grandchildren in Lima psychology major, grandchildren. Center in NYC, Alexandra conducts 3D-year career as a naval officer took louise Radford Denegre '43 of Priscilla Cobb '45, a longtime Ellis Kitchell Bliss '46 of Bath, research projects on heart diseases them to ports across the United States Irvington, Va., died Feb. 3. Her husband resident of Natick, Mass., died March Maine, died Sept. 24. Ellis founded the and their surgical outcomes. She also - including Pearl Harbor during the Tom's Nalfj career took Ihem across the 5. After graduating with a degree in Maine chapter of the Alliance for the works on harvesting organs, traveling Japanese attack in 1941. Janice was U.S. and to Belgium, Louise volunteered chemistry, Priscilla worked as a clinical Mentally III and tirelessly champbned around the country as a pertusieeist for preceded in death by her husband and with many organizations, including lab technician and research assistant legislation and programs for people heart and lung transplants for Columbia a son. Survivors include three children the National Gallery of Art, Gunston at several universities and hospitals, with mental illness. She loved language,

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enjoyed puzzles and was a prolific Gwendolyn Montz Ihrig '48 died crafter. Her sweaters have kept Jan. 21 Gwen, who lived in Hawaii, her family warm for many years, was an English major. Her husband, and friends and family were happy Judson, and two children surviYf! her. recipients of well over 100 quilts. A Helen Pope Miller '48 died Feb German studies major, Ellis seNed 23 in West Peabody, Mass. A music on her class Reunion Committee. major, she studied the organ at Yale Her husband, Harry; a cousin, Alice and the New England ConseNatory Fletcher freymann '49; and a sister, of Music. lee taught music at the Dorothy Kitchell Brandt '42, preceded Gordon School in Rhode Island and her in death. SUNivors include four was harpsichordist for the Telemann children and eight grandchildren. Trio. She and her husband, larry, Louise Inequist Ferguson '46 toured with the Providence Singers of Pittsburgh, Pa., died March 8, A for 20 years. lee also led youth music major, she volunteered for choirs and tutored children with many years atthe Children's Hospital learning disabilities, In addition, she and other local organizations. louise volunteered as a class agent and was an avid outdoors enthusiast. She Reunion Committee member. Her enjoyed horseback riding, swimming, husband died in 1996. Four children golfing and other sports. A sister, and three grandchildren survive her. Mary Inequist Faircloth '43, and a Barbara Norton Fleming '49 daughter preceded louise in death. of Holyoke, Mass., died March 18. Survivors include her husband, Bob; Bobbie earned a master's degree at three children; 13 grandchildren; a Boston University, taught fifth grade sister, Beatrice Inequist Strifert '38 for a time, and later worked at the P'52; and a niece, Dorothy Strifert Open Window Book Shop in Chicopee. Tilton '52. She counted her classmates as some Ginger Niles Kelley '46 of of her dearest friends and enjoyed Timonium, Md., died Feb. 17, Ginger traveling across the United Stales and Jane W. Torrey, 1925-2012 was a well-known residential real Europe with them. A Hispanic studies estate broker on Boston's south major, Bobbie was a class agent and JANE W. TORREY, who taught at the College for 37 years and shore. She moved to Cape Cod from class correspondent. Survivors include cofounded the Program in Gender & Women's Studies, died March 7 Hingham, Mass., in 1979, and later four children and nine grandchildren. in Spartanburg, S.c. A professor emeritus of psychology, she was 86. ran a small bed and breakfast She Barbara Phelps Shepard '50 of Students remember Torrey for the provocative discussions in her and her second husband, the late East Hampton, Conn., died Jan. 28 classes, her independent thinking and her ability to dispel stereotypes. marathon legend john "the Elder" Barbara taught in Essex and later They competed to enroll in her course on the psychology of men and Kelley, ran in many road races, raising organized the East Hampton Nursery money for charities while inspiring School. She was instrumental in the women. runners young and old. An economics start of the East Hampton Food Bank, Torrey's colleagues remember her keen, progressive intellect and her major, Ginger served on her class where she was a steady volunteer for sharp wit. She wasn't interested in superficialities and fought hard for Reunion Committee. She is survived by 20 years, In 1986 she organized the the causes she believed in. She worked on behalf of the NAACP, the two children, five grandchildren and first annual Crop Walk, a town-wide League of Women Voters and many other organizations. three great-grandchildren walk to fight hunger. Survivors include Torrey was a lifelong champion of equality, She was an early Susan Rippey Polleys '47 of her husband, Bruce, three children, member of the National Organization for Women and encouraged Tucson, Ariz., died March 3. Susan four grandchildren and two great- was a music major and music was grandchildren. the aspirations of her students. She told women who were starry-eyed important to her through her life. Ann McCreery Turner '51 of about romance, "JUStremember, when your husband carries you over She was a church organist for many Montreal died Feb. 22. An economics the threshold he's taking you to work." years, taught Suzuki piano and was major, Ann had a gentle but A prize in Torrey's honor is awarded annually to a senior in the very active in the Tucson Music independent soul, was a stickler for Department of Gender and Women's Studies for outstanding work in Teachers Association. She loved the proper use of English, and had that field. flowers and grew prize-winning a laugh that delighted in silly jokes. Torrey grew up in Springfield, Mass., and Jaffrey, N.H. She earned African violets. Susan's husband, She lived in Canada for 58 years Rhodes, and a son preceded her but remained proud of her American her bachelor's degree in psychology at Swarthmore College, and her in death. SUNivors include three roots. Survivors include four children, masrer's and a doctorate in experimental psychology at the University children, six grandchildren, one great- 11 grandchildren, and her former of California, Berkeley. Before coming to Connecticut College in 1953, granddaughter, and a sister, Helen husband, William. she taught summer school at Colorado College and was a research Rippey Simpson '44. Joan Katz Easton '52 P'78 of New associate at the University of Minnesota. Sarah Marks Wood '47 of Elkins, York died Feb. 28. Joan was a teacher Torrey retired to Jaffrey, a place that was very dear to her, in 1991. N.H., died Dec. 4. Sally was an and then head of admissions at the avid bird-watcher, gardener, skier Dwight-Englewood SChool in New Survivors include her daughter, Debi Torrey Brown-Landrum, and her and marksman, She volunteered at Jersey. She won the golf championship husband, Gary; and four grandchildren. the local library and served on the at Sanningdale Country Club more Gifts in Torrey's memory can be made to the Jane W. Torrey College's Alumni Association Board than 20 times; the tournament Award, Connecticut College, Office of College Advancement, 270 of Directors. Sally, who majored in was recently named in her honor. A Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320. zoology, is survived by her husband, history major, Joan devoted herself Howell, three daughters and two to the Helicon Foundation, a chamber grandchildren. music society, and was a docent at

CONNECT WITH YOUR CLASSMATES, /I www.conncoll.edu[alumni 67 the Metropolitan Museum for 22 years. committed to preserving the history Deborah Mallett '59 of Massachusetts Division of Employment Richard W.lngersoll Sr. P'79 Her eagerness to hear and elicit the of the island where she grew up. She Farmington, Maine, died Feb. 26. A and Training. Survivors include her GP'91, former director of the College's stories of all around her - sometimes was on the boards of the Staten Island history major, Debbie earned a master's mother, a son and three grandchildren. Physical Plant division, died May 21, complete strangers - endeared her to Historical Society and the Snug Harbor at the University of Maine, She taught Christie Wilson-Krusl '75 2011, at the age of 92. He came to others. Two children, including Elizabeth Cultural Center and Botanical Garden for 36 years - first in Bristol, Conn., of Chicopee, Mass" died Jan. 30. A the College in 1968 after six years as W. Easton '78, and two grandchildren for more than 20 years. She also was then in Germany with the Department psychology major, Christie earned a assistant director of Yale's Physical survive. on the board of the Visiting Nurse of Defense school system, and Ihen in master's degree from Springfield College Plant and 25 years in the Navy- Joyce Leeming Mayfield '52 Association for 47 years and served Maine. The first grade was her favorite. and was a social worker for 25 years. She mostly in the submarine service. Mr. of Greensboro, N.C., died March 5. a term as president. An economics Debbie traveled widely in Iurcpe and enjoyed bowling and gardening. Christie Ingersoll served on the U.S.S. Hake A longtime resident of East Lyme, major, she volunteered for the College Asia and volunteered in Maine with pursued a special interest in antiques duringWo~d War II and made nine war Ionn, Joyce volunteered with many as a class correspondent. She was her local hospital and library. She and kitchen colledibles through her own patrols in the Pacific. He was in Tokyo organizations, including the local preceded in death by two husbands, was passionate about Farmington and busine~s, Christie's Corner. She inspired Bay forthe signing of the peace treaty library, the Niantic Children's Museum Albert and Robert, and a cousin, Janet enjoyed entertaining at her home there. many with her courage and optimism with the Japanese. He rose from seaman and the Republican Town Committee Comtois Stirn '45. Survivors include Jo Lindseth Busser '63 P'95 during a 14-year battle with ovarian to eventually command a naval deep- She served on her class Reunion three daughters, five stepchildren, of Philadelphia died March 24. An cancer. Her mother, Jean Wilson Warren sea salvage ship out of Norfolk, Va. At Committee and was a class agent. Joyce two granddaughters, and two cousins, art history major, Jo cared deeply '39 P75, and a cousin, Dorothy Pryde the College, Mr.lngersoll headed up the had abundant energy, an inquisitive Dorothea Badenhausen '57 and Emily about homelessness and housing. She '21, predeceased Christie. Survivors division that oversees the operation and mind and a deep love of learning. Haugen Talbert '62 coordinated the Interfaith Hospitality include her husband, Jimmy. maintenance of all campus buildings A zoology major, she maintained a Sarah J. Bloomer '57 of Network at St. Paul's Church, was Eugene S. Kumekawa '15 of and grounds. He loved the College and lifelong love of animals and science, Cambridge, Mass" died Feb. IS. A development director for a Philadelphia Wellington, New Zealand, died Feb. 3. was very proud of his contributions working many years for oral surgeons history major, Sally was an elementary soup kitchen and served on the board of He will be sorely missed by his friends to his department. He retired in 1980 in Groton. Her husband, Stanwix, school teacher for more than 35 years, the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement at the Wellington Badminton Hall, and moved to Florida to enjoy golfing, died in 1966. Four children and five Friends and family marveled at her Many of the families she worked with his neighbors, his colleagues at the fishing and RV traveling with his wife grandchildren survive, as do two nieces artistry in making beautiful Nantucket became lifelong friends. Jo also worked Tertiary Education Commission and of 66 years, Louise. Survivors include Leslie Leeming Flynn '84 and Catherine woven baskets. Sally was a world with the AFS Intercultural Program, the Wellington City Chorus. Gene, an his wife and daughter; a son, Richard Leeming Anderson '84 traveler, visiting every continent. She hosting countless foreign students anthropology major, volunteered as Wayne Ingersoll Jr. '19; and a grandson, Ruth Stupell Weinflash '52 of volunteered at the Christ Church Thrift Survivors Include a son, Duncan Busser an alumni admission representative. Richard Wayne Ingersoll III '91. Cresskill, N.J., died March 27. Ruth was Shop in Cambridge and was a class '95, and a sister, Marta Lindseth Jack Survivors include his soul mate, Lia an actress and received accolades for agent for the College. Survivors include '55. Her husband, Bob, two other sons Mapa, and his father. her productions of Tennessee Williams a sister, Marie Bloomer Patterson '46. and seven grandchildren also survive. Hans P. Jensen '01 of Duxbury, CC: Magazine requires an offi- plays. She was vibrant and poetic, Lynn Millen Simon '57 of Carol Crossley Barbera '66 Mass., died Dec. 27. A government cial, printed obituary for all death a woman of valor and integrity. An Middlebury, Conn., died Feb. 13. Lynn of Lowell, Mass" died Feb, 13. An major, he was an avid sailor. Hans notices listed in the magazine and economics major, Ruth volunteered as was active with Temple B'Nai Israel economics major, Carol worked loved the water and the feel of the wind online, To view extended obituaries a class agent Survivors include her of Southbury and enjoyed spending many years as a buyer for G. Fox blowing in his face and through his hair, or submit information to the husband, Bernie, three children and time with her family, especially her before becoming head of human He competed on the College's sailing College about alumni who have seven grandchildren. grandchildren, A child development relations at Comfed Bank and then team as a student and was an assistant died, visit the Class Notes section Laura Elliman Patrick '56 died major, Lynn is survived by her husband, director of affirmative action at coach after graduating. He also coached of the Alumni Online Community at Jan. 19 in Stamford, Conn, A longtime Aaron, three children and five Brandeis University. She retired in at Duxbury High SchooL Survivors lWNI.conncoll.ed u/alumn i. resident of Staten Island, Laura was grandchildren. 2Q10 as a career counselor with the include his parents.

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Eminent Commencement

Members of the platform party gather in Cummings Arts Center before the College's 94th Commencement. From left, front ruw: President Higdon and College Marshal Ann Devlin. Back row: class president Daniel Wernick '12; class speaker Brenner Green '12; Chair of the ~ Board of Trustees Jim Berrien '74; Louis Susman P'84, Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient; the Rev. Laurence LaPointe; and Barbara Shattuck Kohn '12, recipient of the College Medal.

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Fall Weekend is Oct. 5-7, 2012

Mark your calendars now and plan to visit campus for this annual celebration for alumni, parents, students and friends.

Alumni and their children participate in the Alumni Sons & Daughters program on campus in February, For more information, visit where they learned tips from admission officers and other College staff in preparation for the selective http://fa Ilweekend .eonneoU. edu college admission process. Alumni Awards Call for Nominations

THE COLLEGE AND THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Harriet Buescher Lawrence '34 Prize give several awards annually to recognize ours tanding Given to alumni who are leaders in improving society or achievements of alumni. These awards are typically presented inspiring ochers for good, either through direct service or to alumni who are celebrating their reunion. by changing the climate of human life materially, socially, ethically or spiritually. Their achievements should surpass Agnes Berkeley Leahy Award those of other leaders in their fields. Honors alumni who have contributed outstanding service to the College, demonstrated by continued active participation in Mach Arom '89 Award class, regional programming or Board of Directors activities. Honors service to the College and distinguished achievements Winners must have graduated at least 15 years ago. in the recipient's professional field. Any member of a class who graduated within the past 15 years is eligible to be nominated, Alumni Tribute Award except current members of the Board of Trustees and the Recognizes alumni who have given continuous and AJumni Association Board of Directors.

extraordinary service to the College. The service must keep with the purpose and Connecticut CollegeMedal spirit of the Alumni Association, The College Medal, established in 1969 (0 commemorate the though winners need nor work 50th anniversary of the graduation of the College's first class, directly through the association. is the highest honor the College can confer. It is given by the Board ofTrusrees to individuals whose accomplishments or GossAward service have enhanced the College's reputation and nourished Honors enthusiastic participants its growth. in Alumni Association programs or activities and significant Nominations, with supporting information, should be sent contributors to the College to Bridget McShane, Director of Alumni Relations, Connecticut community. Winners must be College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320; bridget. members of the AJumni Association. mcshane@conncolledu; 860-439-2302.

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Election 2012: Your Alumni Board

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD of Directors administration. Jamie has served as a president's office has nominated six new directors and is recommending delegate, Bridges Mentoring Program volunteer, class that three others be reappointed to second terms. All treasurer, reunion cornmitree member and alumni would serve for three years beginning in July. admission representative. The dean of students and The candidates are presented as a single slate multicultural programs at Massachusetts College of Art according to the association bylaws. You can indicate and Design, Jamie and her husband, John, have two your support for the slate by calling 1-800-888-7549 or children, Xavier and Delaney. emailing [email protected] no later than June 30. Ryan Poirier '96 majored in government and was The board nominated Lucie HoblinelJe Iannotti '57 SGA vice president, a housefellow and a member of the P'83, Robin Wilson '82 and Martha E. (Meg) Gifford senior pledge committee. He holds an M.A. in education '73 for second terms. The new nominees are: and a Ph.D. from The Ohio Stare University. Ryan was Carol L. Parke '58 majored in English, played field a Young Alumni Trustee and a member of his class's hockey and participated in the Student Government reunion committee, class president and a career adviser. Association. She was a class officer and served on the He and his partner, Bob Barnes, Jive in Columbus, Ohio. judiciary board and Kaine. She earned her graduate SaraJh Schoellkopf '97 of San Francisco majored degree at Columbia and retired from Syracuse University in sociology and Hispanic studies and was a Winthrop as an associate librarian. Carol volunteers as a class agent scholar and a scholar in the Toor Cummings Center and was editor of her 50th Reunion yearbook. She for International Studies and the Liberal Arts. With a lives in Richmond, Va., near a daughter and two of her Fulbright fellowship in Buenos Aires, she continued the grandsons. human rights studies that she began with a CISLA grant. David Clark '73 majored in gcvernrnenr and Sarah holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Hispanic languages was a housefellow and class officer; on the judiciary and literatures from the University of California, board, SGA, student newspaper and radio; and played Berkeley, and is a Spanish teacher/language director at St. basketball. He has volunteered as an alumni admission Matthew's Episcopal Day School. She has volunteered as representative, club president, class president and reunion an alumni admission representative and class agent. chairman. David, who works in buying and planning, Jennifer Tejada '10 of Bronx, N.Y, was one of the served on the planning board and town council of College's first Cornel West scholars. She graduated Falmouth, Maine. He and his wife, Phyllis, recently cum laude with majors in economics and international relocated to Bella Vista, Ark. relations. As a class agent, she volunteers with the Jamie Glanton Costello '89 of Brookline, Mass., regional March Mania program to raise participation for majored in sociology-based human relations and earned the Graduates of the Last Decade. Jennifer is a paralegal her M.A. from Columbia University Teachers College in the Latin America division at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Ph.D. from Boston College in higher education and Hamilron LLI'

The Alumni Association congratulates legacy students of the Class of 2012

Charles Barstow (Barbara Gueinzius Gridley '52, Clyde McKee (Clyde McKee '80, grandmother) Taryl Johnson McKee '83) Robert Bellotti (Perer Bellotti '78, Catherine Monahon (Jane Den Monahon '70) Barbara Paul Bellotti '79) Alexander Owen (Steve Owen '80) Jennifer Canelli (Paul Canelli '79, Connie Rogers '78) Elizabeth Rosenfeld (David Rosenfeld '78) Samuel Field (Lucia Santini CFA'80) Eleanor Schmitt (Elizaberh Brainard Sandwick '49, Margaret Frattaroli (Mark Prarcaroli '85) grandmother; Victoria Sandwick Schmitt '73) Cara Hass (Tina Reich Hass '80) Nicholas Sizer (Harold Sizer '84, Susan Budd Sizer '84) Grace Kabel (Kennerh Kabel '76) Benjamin Stepansky (Joyce Rubino '78) Abigail McBride (Robert McBride '82) Kelly Watkins (Vance Watkins '78)

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Washington, D.C., alumni work with members of SOME (So Others May Eat) to mulch, weed and plant at Independence Place, the organization's largest family housing site, during the second annual Camels Care Service Day in April. SOME is an interfaith, community-based organization committed to aiding the poor and homeless.

From left, Jewel! Westerman, Cassandra (Sandy) Clark Westerman '58 and Nancy Schoepler Sanders '63 at the Meet the Faculty event in Naples, Fla., in March.

The Office of College Advancemenl ~~~nds Its deepest appreciation to e wonderful alumni volunteers who made REUNION 2012 the great event that it was. Youare From left, Jillian Cote '12 interviews Madeleine Baldwin 'ID, a marketing specialist for the National Why Connecticut College Basketball Association; Samuel Hopkins '98, associate athletic director for external relations at IS so speciall Dartmouth College; and Dana Cialfi '02, tournament manager and marketing director for the New Haven Open at Yale, at a Sundays with Alumni panel on sports careers in March.

CONNECT WITH YOUR CLASSMATES, www.conncoll.edu/alumni 71 //~ CAMELS SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT FENWAY PARK ON MAY 2. KERRY HOLLERAN BAILEY '01. LAURA ABINERI GURRY '00, ELIZABETH LYONS HORNE '00. KATE OWENS ECKSTEIN '05, VAIL BREED '02, EMILY GETNICK COOPER '00 AND KATE BENARD MOTTA '04, LEFT TO RIGHT, ARE THE ENCHORDS, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CONN CHORDS WHO LIVE IN THE BOSTON AREA. WATCH THEIR RENDITION AT HTT P :IJCCO N LI N E .CO N NCO u..EDU.

PHOTO BY SCOTT HORNE CONNECTICUT COLLEGE Office of College Relations 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, cr 06320-4196