Wheaton WINTER 2010

MOVING AHEAD LOOKING BACK, The Year inReview

Q UARTERLY Inside Ready for his close-up 18 Ken Kristensen ’92, a Nicholl Fellow, has created a successful career as a screenwriter, TV director-producer and graphic novelist. By Sandy Coleman

Cover story: The year in review 22 Wheaton has faced challenges this year, but has much to celebrate, including a bright future. By Ronald A. Crutcher Into Africa 28 Sarah Metzger-Traber ’06, who has redefined “safari,” draws upon her business savvy and passion to help others in Tanzania. By Sandy Coleman

Departments Between the Lines 2 Convergence 3 Around the Dimple 4 Panorama 12 Field Report 14 Calendar 16 Alumnae/i News 32 From the Alumnae/i Association Class Notes 36 Up Close with Carole Mahoney ’80, co-founder of Project Grace End Page 64 How to outsmart a scorpion By Kate Cronin ’11 On this page Wheaton Dance Company Photo by Annie Laurie Malarkey ’09 Cover Photo by Nicki Pardo WHEATON QUARTERLY Vo l . XCVIII, No. 1

Editor Sandy Coleman Assistant Editor/Class Notes Karen Mateer Senior Writer Hannah Benoit Art Director Barbara Dill P’92 Designer Michael Kurgansky Staff Writers Scott Dietz, Josh Kessler, Lisa Nelson Assistant Vice President for Communications Michael Graca

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By Sandy Coleman, EDITOR Will you be my friend? Click confirm or ignore ically storm into my dorm room à la Kramer Sometimes there is both: It was good to “talk” Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about from Seinfeld with his neurosis du jour. Both with my college friend and know that he is Facebook. That’s partly because Wheaton of them could always make me laugh—my still as ridiculously funny as he had been, now has a presence on the social network, No. 1 friendship requirement. For the life of but not so good to hear about his personal partly because I recently interviewed me, I can’t remember why we lost touch. But struggles in abbreviated form in a Facebook Associate Professor of Film Studies and we did, neither side feeling compelled to chat box: English Josh Stenger (via Facebook) about his reconnect by phone or in person as life took “Almost died last year. Was in a coma for a First Year Seminar on new media, but mostly us in different directions. month and in intensive care for 2 months. My because within the past two months I have But enter Facebook, a search engine and, lungs collapsed and then I got every oppor- received Facebook requests from one friend likely, boredom at the office, and here come tunistic disease and infection ever invented. I that I haven’t seen since high school and one “friend” invitations from each of them. I have am bald, fat and old.” that I haven’t seen since college. to admit that I hesitated for days before click- But I guess that is what the new media are I was close to both of them. I would spend ing on the “confirm” button. Against my will all about, accepting the good as well as the my lunch hours with the high school friend I was yanked right back to my school days bad—just like friendships, even ones that are sitting on the edge of the football field eating with all of the angst and drama. I don’t think more than two decades old. I’m still ambiva- peanut butter crackers and drinking Fresca I liked the intrusion. But I did put up a public lent about my feelings on this new relation- (zero calories), not wanting to face the pres- profile on Facebook, after all. ship vehicle. It’s assuring to know that faculty sure of finding acceptance at a lunchroom That’s the nature of Facebook. There is and students are exploring this exact issue table. And the college friend used to dramat- good—connecting with Wheaton alums and and all the implications of new media. students; finding out what friends Take a look at what Stenger has to say are doing and thinking every day, on the subject on page 12 in this issue of sometimes every minute, of the week; the Quarterly. Also check out the profile of being able to share wedding photos Ken Kristensen ’92, who has created a very right away the way new bride and successful life in Los Angeles as a screen- professional photographer Katie Hall writer, producer and graphic novelist; the ’06 did (see story on page 32). And story by President Ronald A. Crutcher about there is the bad, like knowing way Wheaton’s year in review and what’s ahead; too much information: an acquain- and the feature story on the devotion that tance lamented the passing of an- Sarah Metzger-Traber ’06 has to opening other acquaintance just hours after eyes, minds and hearts in Tanzania, East the fact without regard to whether Africa, through her safari company and phil- friends even knew of his death yet. anthropic efforts. Q

Letters Speaking of good work Feature builds excitement I read with interest the recent Opera is a passion of our family. Gardner’s story compelling winter 2009 Quarterly article about Subscribers and supporters of the What’s on I read with great interest and sad- children’s author Susan Meddaugh Seattle Opera since the beginning your mind ness the story of Gardner McFall ’66. I am a kindergarten teacher in in the ’60s, we were excited about The Quarterly welcomes letters? ’74 and her dad. I visited Vietnam Framingham, Mass., and I work with Amelia, for which Gardner McFall to the editor on topics you’ve recently for the second time and an ESL population of Spanish speak- ’74 wrote the libretto. Your article in- read in these pages or on other saw veterans from the war revisiting ers. I have read Susan’s “Martha” creased our anticipation! Thank you, topics concerning the Wheaton battle sites. I think that there is so books to my students and they have Gardner, for sharing your life for this community. Please address your much that people have to resolve been enthralled. In previous teach- world premiere in Seattle. letters to: with themselves about the war in ing jobs I also used her books and Jean Manwaring ‘51 general, but for Gardner’s personal my students have always recognized Sandy Coleman, editor, battle to reach her long-departed the books, and they adore the Brava Gardner! Wheaton Quarterly character of Martha, the talking dog. Wheaton College pilot dad, that resolution has got to The fall 2009 Wheaton Quarterly More recently, they identify with 26 E. Main St. be elusive. article about Gardner McFall, whom the TV show Martha Speaks on PBS Norton, MA 02766 I love Gardner’s writing and sat I have admired since our days KIDS on WGBH Boston. It is excit- next to her in class at NYU. We together as French majors, is beauti- You can also e-mail us: ing for them to make a connection were working toward our Ph.D.s, fully written and is a wonderful [email protected] that there is a person who wrote the hers in British literature, mine in testament to Gardner’s life and art. American literature. books before the TV show started. Bryna Greenwald Pomp ’74 Elizabeth Weston ’72 Sarah Bingiel Smith ’98

2 Wheaton Quarterly CONVERGENCE

By Ronald A. Crutcher, President Defining value

More than 80 percent of Wheaton graduates surveyed have Engagement (NSSE), which mea- sures the extent to which our pursued or are pursuing advanced study—from MBAs and students participate in learning medical degrees to graduate and doctoral programs. activities that contribute to intel- lectual and personal growth. Our performance on that survey has been exemplary. In fact, philanthropic support for this and substantive scholarship Wheaton was chosen as one of vital form of education, particu- is just one example. Faculty- a handful of schools that were larly through the Mars Student- student research partnerships studied more closely through Faculty Research Fellowship reflect a distinctive aspect of Project DEEP (Documenting Wheaton. More than 100 stu- program, which makes it pos- Keith Nordstrom Keith Effective Educational Practice) sible for research to continue dents work in close partnership to learn how the college creates through the summer. Galileo discovered Ganymede with faculty members in every its rich learning environment. On another level, Wheaton and three other moons circling discipline imaginable. Our pro- The research from Project DEEP faculty members’ involvement Jupiter nearly 400 years ago, fessors recognize that ongoing resulted in a book, Student of students in scholarship and and it has been a focus for won- scholarship both enriches their Success in College, which research efforts reflects their der and study ever since. courses and creates opportuni- featured Wheaton along with 19 broader emphasis on teaching This fall, Scientific American ties for students to engage in other colleges with exemplary that is personal, challenging and published an article about powerful learning experiences. learning environments. encouraging. This has long been the work of Wheaton’s own And the college actively More recently, the Collegiate a hallmark of the college, and I Geoffrey Collins, associate supports faculty-student col- Results Instrument, a survey believe that we will find it pays professor of geology, with a laboration. Wheaton sets aside developed by the Learning dividends for our students. colleague from Johns Hopkins work-study funds for dozens Alliance for Higher Education at Wheaton has made a substan- University. The two researchers of projects, including library the University of Pennsylvania, tial commitment to evaluating have developed a theory about research to support a critique was administered to more than educational effectiveness. Our the formation of Ganymede’s of micro-finance projects in 2,000 Wheaton graduates from curriculum, which the faculty “grooved” surface, which developing countries, identify- the classes of 1980 to 2005. approved in 2002, requires has long puzzled scientists. ing and cataloging advertising The results revealed a talented evaluation and assessment, Their findings may shape an images with people of color alumnae/i community in which which has already yielded valu- unmanned mission to Jupiter for a media studies project, more than 80 percent have pur- able insights. being planned by NASA and the collecting and analyzing data sued or are pursuing advanced The college also has joined in European Space Agency. on animal and human behavior study—from MBAs and medical national efforts to focus on out- The Scientific American at the zoo, and measuring the degrees to graduate and doctoral comes. For a number of years, article omitted one fact that is effect of video games on visual programs. And the overwhelm- Wheaton has participated in of paramount importance to perception, to name a few. The ing majority of graduates agree the National Survey of Student me and underscores the value college also is fortunate to have that the college prepared them of a Wheaton education: our well for further academic study students have contributed to as well as for careers, public ser- Professor Collins’s research vice and personal satisfaction. on Ganymede over the past At a time when people in 10 years. One of the students, many corners of our society are Jonathan Kay ’08, was a co- skeptical about the value of the author on the journal article liberal arts, Wheaton must pay cited by the magazine. Students close attention to the value it have collaborated with Professor delivers to students. While more Collins on other projects, too, Ganymede, a moon remains to be done, the work of such as his study of the Saturn of Jupiter, has been our faculty, the accomplishments moon Enceladus. the focus of research by of our students, and the evidence Professor Collins’s practice Professor Geoffrey Collins and his students. gathered so far indicate that we

of involving students in original Courtesy of NASA have much to celebrate. Q

Winter 2010 3 AROUND THE DIMPLE

Summer reading gets graphic

Holy Batman! telling a personal story that also graphic novel’s visual presenta- look. Most U.S. citizens know That’s likely what ran through explores the country’s political, tion,” said Baker. nothing about Iran. This book, the minds of the faculty mem- cultural and religious issues. Although the graphic novel is for me, was the beginning of bers on the First Year Seminar Not only was the FYS commit- an outgrowth of the comic book changing that mindset, person- committee when it was sug- tee’s choice an edgy one, given and maintains an image-driven ally and for my students.” gested that a graphic novel (the previous, more traditional as- narrative, the genre has grown First-year student Heather comic book’s serious cousin) be signments like The Omnivore’s to be much deeper and deals Wilson ’13, of Lake Oswego, the summer reading assignment Dilemma, it also ended up being with complex subjects, accord- Ore., says she believes that it is for incoming students. a timely choice. The post-elec- ing to Professor of Computer important to know the context Associate Professor of History tion uprisings challenging Iran’s Science Mark LeBlanc. Last when learning about any cur- Anni Baker, FYS faculty coor- Islamic system of law led to at year, as part of his “Storytelling rent or historical events. “My dinator, admits it. Yes, there least 17 deaths and nearly 1,000 Through Computer Animation” summer reading has given me a were more than a few raised arrests during protests this sum- course, he assigned Persepolis little sliver of the context really eyebrows at first. But, she adds, mer. Ultimately, the assignment as well as graphic novels Maus needed to understand some of “as we talked about it—and we did what FYS summer reading I and Maus II, which are about what is happening in Iran, and talked about it a lot—we finally assignments are supposed to the Holocaust, and The Ride it inspires me to learn and read decided we felt really good do—spark conversation across Together, about growing up with more,” she said. “Having been about choosing a graphic novel. the curriculum. [Satrapi added an autistic brother. an ex-pat myself and living We were all intrigued with the to the conversation in person LeBlanc, who taught the same abroad for three years, I defi- concept of a graphic novel—a when she delivered a lecture on FYS course this fall, views graph- nitely could relate to the culture visual experience, rather than a campus in September.] ic novels like Persepolis as entry shock of moving to a new place primarily text-based one for the “It’s a really interesting, points that can inspire students [which Satrapi wrote about], students.” intriguing read that can be used to read more on complex sub- although I had my parents to The committee settled on The in a wide variety of classes, jects. “I picked Persepolis for my help me through the transition. Complete Persepolis by Marjane whether you are talking about class last year because I wanted I also really related to Satrapi’s Satrapi, who wrote about her politics, women, social class, the students to know more about search for identity. Through the childhood growing up in Iran, intercultural relations or the Iran. This is a wonderful insider process of applying to college,

4 Wheaton Quarterly W e l c o m e Class of 2013

moving several times and at- the interplay of the visual and In August Wheaton welcomed 440 first-year students representing the tending several schools, I really the verbal in film, for example. Class of 2013. understand that desire to choose It’s all the study of narrative, Their statistics are impressive. They’ve traveled the world, earned high your identity and try to become after all. honors in academics, sports and the arts, and demonstrated a range of more like you with each major “I will use the book to help leadership experience—all by the age of 18! change in your life.” students to get used to using Among the many who stand out for their pre-Wheaton activities are: But as some critics of the different kinds of analytical Charles Bodnar-Horvath, who played cricket in his hometown Happy Valley, graphic novel genre have asked: strategies and different ways of Hong Kong; Amira Pualwan of Charlotte, Vt., who raised $70,000 for the Is this literature? reading—to show them how to Vermont Children’s Fund; Lana Rosen of Los Angeles, Calif., who interned Definitely, says Professor of get beyond a surface reading of on the set of the hit television show Mad Men; and Anders McCready of English Paula Krebs, a member a text and to ask more of them- Harvard, Mass., who has a patent pending in the U.S. Patent Office for of the FYS committee. “Graphic selves as scholars and intellec- ski design. And they’ve only just begun! novels and memoirs have come tuals. It may seem funny to use They were among the 3,600 high school students who applied for into their own, critically, and a ‘comic book’ to do that, but I admission. “This year, the admission staff and I were faced with some more and more scholars are think they’ll find that they can very difficult decisions, as we received applications from some of the recognizing their complexity dig pretty deeply into this book most talented students around the world. This class represents the very and subtlety,” Krebs says. “The and ask it, and themselves, best. I know they will thrive at Wheaton and contribute great things to interplay of the visuals and the some hard questions.” Q their alma mater’s legacy,” said Gail Berson, dean of admission and text makes these books com- In conjunction with the FYS student aid. Q summer reading, an Iranian film plicated on a couple of levels, —Lisa Nelson and it’s important to train our festival is taking place on campus through April 14. Check the students to read in multiple calendar for dates and details A glimpse of the Class of 2013: Summer reading gets graphic ways. The English department at at www.wheatoncollege.edu/

© 2007 Sony Pictures Classics © 2007 Sony Wheaton has long recognized calendar. Average grade point average: 3.5 on a 4.0 scale

Graduated in the top 20 percent of their class: We asked our Wheaton College Facebook fans what they read this summer. Here’s what they said: 80 percent Involved in service: 90 percent Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir Tears of the Giraffe Physics for Future Presidents: Spring & All States represented: 31 The Science Behind the Renegade: The Making of a Headlines Countries represented: 34 President Mansfield Park The Art of War Top six states: The Foundation series Massachusetts What to Expect: The Toddler Years The Appeal New York Man in the Dark: A Novel The Selected Works of T.S. Connecticut The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Spivet Maine Blink: The Power of Thinking Look Me in the Eye: My Life with New Hampshire Without Thinking Asperger’s California Lolita The Elegance of the Hedgehog Eat, Pray, Love Family ties: Siblings Without Rivalry: How to 12 percent with alumnae/i relatives Help Your Children Live Together The Forever War So You Can Live Too Le Petit Prince Male: 40 percent East of Eden Little Dorrit Female: 60 percent Hinds’ Feet on High Places The Art of Travel The Brief Wondrous Life of Two for the Dough Diversity: Oscar Wao percent identify as Asian, black, The Road 21 The Power of Now: A Guide to Hispanic, Native American, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Spiritual Enlightenment Pacific Islander or multiracial

Winter 2010 5 AROUND THE DIMPLE

A Minute with … Lindsey Nielsen ’11

Political science major and Balfour Scholar Lindsey Nielsen ’11 spent her summer in Kleinbaai, South Africa, conducting research to help protect, of all things, sharks. She interned with White Shark Projects, an eco-tourism, research and conservation group dedicated to correcting misconceptions about sharks and stopping needless slaughter of the animals. Cutting it close: “The boat that we were working on was an 11-meter, four-ton catamaran that was custom-built for cage diving. I was in the cage every day that we were at sea. My job from the cage was to observe the activity, markings, size and sex of the sharks that were lured close to the cage with the bait line. The very first shark that I saw while at sea was a shark that the crew members on the boat recognized and had named. His name was ‘Slash Fin’ because his dorsal

Keith Nordstrom fin had been cut by a boat propeller.” Reality bites: “Instead of an electric current of fear running through my body, I was struck by the overwhelming realization that the great white shark, while being an apex predator, is also incredibly vulnerable and susceptible to the elements of its surroundings.” Deep observation: “My vol- unteer work really substantiated the value and applicability of the ‘Connections’ program at Wheaton. One of my ‘Connections,’ ‘Politics and Global Change,’ links ‘International Politics’ and science classes. Just as these topics are connected in the classrooms at Wheaton, so too are they connected in the waters of the West Atlantic and East Indian oceans. Within the last 30 years alone, the world shark population has been cut by 75 percent, due largely to the demand in Asian markets for fins to produce shark fin soup, which is a traditional Chinese delicacy, once only accessible to the affluent. However, because the world’s middle class has expanded, so too has the demand for shark fin soup, and subsequently, for shark fins.” Q

6 Wheaton Quarterly Instrumental work Student’s love of guitars plays role in research project

Robert (“Sky”) Sabin ’10 has been working together to create goes into building a fine guitar. “Creating this film taught me been playing a guitar since he the “perfect” guitar. The film provides insights into to be patient, confident and was 13. He grew up listening Since completing the filming, both,” said Sabin, who owns resourceful. I learned that much to a multitude of guitar styles Sabin has continued to refine it two acoustic guitars, a mandolin of the process of creating a film from the melodic Paul Simon to as an independent study project and a violin. “What interests has a lot to do with networking electric-guitar-charged rockers under the direction of Associate me about guitar building is that and socializing, as well as find- Little Feat. Professor of Art and Film Jake the process is simultaneously ing smart and reliable people It’s no wonder he has a fond- Mahaffy. Sabin hopes to polish it creative, intuitive, mathematical to work with. I loved making ness for and fascination with to enter it into film festivals. and scientific. It is incredibly this documentary, and I would the instrument. The music ma- This all started in the sum- precise,” and yet, as shown in be extremely happy to continue jor has taken that interest up a mer of 2008 when he became the film, improvising can add a working in this field.” Q couple of notches over the past interested in making his own totally new sound, he said. Over the summer Sabin used digi- two summers. First, in 2008, guitar. He met Connor while Sabin grew up surrounded by tal recording software to create a he built his own guitar. And seeking someone with whom creativity. His mother is a writer, new CD on which he plays all the instruments. Listen to his music at then this summer, as part of an his father an illustrator, and his to apprentice. Connor did not www.myspace.com/skysabin. independent research proj- need an apprentice, but the two older sister is a sculptor. His ect, he filmed a documentary became friends. Sabin spent all house was always filled with the about guitar builders called— summer building his own guitar sounds of all kinds of music— what else?—The Quest for the using a kit, seeking advice, and from Bach to R.E.M. Perfect Guitar. sweating over making precise The singer-songwriter has per- The half-hour documentary measurements to cut wood and formed his blend of rock, jazz was created with the support assemble the instrument. His and folk music in coffeehouses of the Filene Center, using interest drew him back to the in New York, in venues across funding from the Wheaton guitar builder the following sum- New England, in Ireland during Fellows program, which sup- mer when he decided to make his semester abroad, as well as ports educationally meaningful a documentary about guitar at Wheaton. He is a member internships, service experiences makers who work on Cape Cod, of the college’s World Music or structured independent where Sabin lives. He ended up Ensemble, and heads the Lymin’ research. The film is about a focusing exclusively on Connor Lyons, Wheaton’s new steel partnership between a guitar and Fisk. drum band. builder (known as a luthier), “I’ve always been interested in He said building his own gui- Stephan Connor, and a classical the effects of a custom instru- tar and making the film provided guitarist, Eliot Fisk, who have ment on the player and what him with invaluable lessons:

Winter 2010 7 AROUND THE DIMPLE Evans wins NSF grant for Himalayan research

The effort to constrain the link The research continues and “Our work has shown that the The carbon cycle, which plays between global climate and expands collaborative work hot springs are bringing to the a role in climate change, is the

determine how much of global he conducted with colleagues surface as much, if not more, complex process in which CO2

warming has to do with natural while working on his disser- CO2 than is being removed is removed from and emitted geological processes will be tation at Cornell University. by these chemical weather- back into the atmosphere, ideally furthered over the next couple Evans and colleagues sampled ing processes,” he said. “Up in a balanced way. Since the

of years by Assistant Professor geothermal springs in Nepal to this point, delivery of CO2 Industrial Revolution, concentra-

of Chemistry and Geology and found that they produce from mountain ranges hasn’t tions of CO2 in the atmosphere Matthew Evans. The National large amounts of carbon dioxide been considered a significant have greatly increased, largely

Science Foundation (NSF) has (CO2). source. So this finding represents due to human activities, accord- awarded him a $109,880 grant Traditionally, it has been a significant shift in the cur- ing to the U.S. Environmental to investigate Himalayan hot thought that the formation of rent paradigm, and has impacts Protection Agency. Scientists, as springs and their long-term ef- mountains reduces atmospheric on our understanding of the well as policy makers, have been fect on the global carbon cycle. carbon dioxide, through a series relationship between tectonics, keenly interested in the long- Evans plans to take at least of chemical reactions in which climate and the carbon cycle.” term impact on life on Earth.

one Wheaton College student CO2 from the atmosphere com- The long-term climate record, Evans’s NSF grant will provide with him to the Himalayas to bines with water to form a weak said Evans, shows the extent two years of financial backing for help with research, which will acid, which then breaks down of variability possible in the research. Much of the funding be a collaborative effort between minerals within these mountain Earth system, from snowball to will go to support fieldwork in Wheaton and Cornell University. belts, said Evans. However, his hothouse. “We need to under- central and western Nepal, and Undergraduate and graduate research of hot springs flow- stand how the carbon cycle and in northwestern India, a new students from both schools also ing on the southern flank of long-term global climate are area for him. will do extensive laboratory the Himalayan mountain range related, even in the absence of The students that he will take work. offers a different possibility. humans, so that we can better to the Himalayas will help with estimate how the disturbances sampling. The funding also we are causing may impact the should support at least two stu- system.” dent research projects or senior That understanding hinges theses, he said. A summer salary on the ability to constrain the for students to help perform carbon sources and carbon chemical analyses, and collect “sinks” (places of accumulation). and synthesize the chemical data “Ultimately, Earth scientists are is also available. trying to figure out how the “It’s really a very exciting Earth works, and the linkage be- opportunity, both for me and tween mountain building, global for Wheaton,” said Evans, a climate and the carbon cycle is geochemist who uses water a great example of the dynamic chemistry to examine geological Earth system.” processes at and near the Earth’s Q Nicki Pardo Nicki surface.

8 8 WhWheateatonon Q uarterlyQuarterly Environmental science student wins $46,500 fellowship

The importance of protecting had received this prestigious na- the environment was instilled in tional fellowship,” he said. “She Ellen Perkins ’11 at a very young is a highly deserving candidate age. She grew up in a household with a major in environmental in which both parents worked science and mathematics—a for environmentally focused very strong combination. The nonprofits. But it was her junior fellowship comes at a turning year of high school in Baltimore, point in her academic career Md., that really inspired her when she needs to begin gain- passion for marine biology. That ing research experience to com- year, her school’s environmental plement her classroom learning. club journeyed to the Caribbean I look forward to seeing her coast. develop as a scientist over the “We patrolled the beach at next two years and beyond.” night looking for leatherback sea Late last fall, it was Shumway turtles coming up to nest. We who suggested that Perkins would collect their eggs and put apply for the fellowship. Her them in a hatchery that would stellar academic performance be protected from poachers. It in science and math, combined

was so neat to see these huge with her broad interest in envi- Nordstrom Keith animals up close, and it really ronmental science, made her an sparked my interest in marine ideal candidate, he said. research and the impact we are Perkins didn’t know what of her classes at Wheaton. “Part Currently Perkins is narrow- having on marine life,” she said. to expect when she applied. of the reason I am a math minor ing her research possibilities She will be able to indulge The process began late in the is because I enjoy math and and then will begin looking for that interest in a big way over fall semester, just as she was problem solving. I also see it as a corresponding EPA facility for the next two years, thanks to preparing for finals. “It was very a key tool to understanding and her internship in the summer. a $46,500 fellowship award. complicated and came at a busy solving environmental problems. Although she hasn’t determined Perkins has been named a time of the school year. I am I can see the applications to the the specific focus for her re- U.S. Environmental Protection so grateful for the support I re- environment in all of the math search, she plans to look at the Agency Greater Research ceived from faculty and staff at classes I have taken, whether it is human development of coastal Opportunities Undergraduate Wheaton. I couldn’t have done setting up matrices using linear areas and its impact on eco- Fellow. The fellowship is open it without them,” she said. algebra or using statistics.” logical habitats, which would to students in environmental Perkins also appreciates the Access to fieldwork is the most combine her environmental fields of study. It provides up fact that she has become very significant aspect of her academ- and marine biology interests. to $19,250 per year for the interested in “the interconnect- ic experience here, according to She said she is eager to give students’ junior and senior edness” of ecology, math and Perkins. In January, she complet- back to the academic commu- years and $8,000 for internship environmental science because ed field research in Shumway’s nity by presenting her research support. The internship may be “Tropical Field Biology,” a at Wheaton College events. fulfilled at an Environmental faculty-led study abroad course “Having this fellowship is a Protection Agency (EPA) facility in Costa Rica. She also took great start to doing research anywhere in the United States. several trips to Cape Cod with later on in my career, so that I Just 25 undergraduate stu- Visiting Assistant Professor of would be able to go back and dents around the country were Biology Peter Auger’s ecology talk to future scientists. The re- awarded the fellowship. class. “Sandy Neck Beach was sults of my internship will open Wheaton Professor of Biology not only gorgeous, but also an up the environmental science Scott Shumway applauds the amazing place to study the en- field to a whole new group of Ellen Perkins did field research in Costa Q committee’s choice. “I was Rica in Professor Scott Shumway’s vironment as well as the impact students.” thrilled when I heard that Ellen “Tropical Field Biology” course. that humans have on it.” —Lisa Nelson

Winter 2010 9 AROUND THE DIMPLE

Something old… Chapel pipe organ turns 40

It has a presence that looms large and often loud. It has been present for every major event in Cole Memorial Chapel—from wed- dings to memorial services, convocations to alumnae/i celebrations. And yet it hardly gets any attention. Yes, we’re talking about the pipe organ. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Casavant organ and the perfect time to show a little love toward a noteworthy member of the Wheaton community. Spotlight please. The organ was installed in the chapel in 1969, due to the lobbying efforts of Professor of Music and College Organist Emeritus Carlton Russell, and a $100,000 gift from Catherine Filene Shouse ’18, as well as support from other donors. It has 2,600 metal and wooden pipes—some of them 16 feet high, most of them hidden behind the façade—and plays by means of mechanical, rather than electrical, con- nections between the keys and the pipes. Electricity is used only to power the blower

and to turn the stops on and off. It’s no Kuszaj Jessica accident that the organ looks and sounds perfect in its surroundings because its case Assistant Professor of Music William So, what does MacPherson enjoy most was designed to fit into the architectural MacPherson, who is now the college organ- about the organ? “I think, like all organists, style of the chapel and the sound of each ist, calls it a prime example of 18th-century I love the power of the instrument and the pipe was adjusted (“voiced”) on location German organ style, and he notes that it’s the way it fills the space and moves people with once the organ was installed. kind of organ that Bach might have played. its tremendous sound.” Q

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10 Wheaton Quarterly Head trip

“Seleucia” has seen bet- The head, which is small allocations reflecting their visually striking; it is of the ter days. One of her eyes is enough to fit into the palm financial assistance to the highest quality, and it boasts missing, as well as her entire of a hand, was excavated in expedition. A selection of the best preservation,” said body, which somehow became 1931. The excavations were some of the most remarkable Root. “For these reasons alone, detached from her alabaster conducted by the University and unique finds remained the Kelsey Museum was eager and stucco head at some point of Michigan and co-sponsored in Baghdad. The exhibition, to incorporate it into our during the past 2,000 years of by the Toledo Museum of Art which opened November 1, displays—reuniting significant her existence. and the Cleveland Museum brings together the best of artifacts from the excavations No matter. She’s still quite of Art. While the University the collections in the United in one contextualized sought after. So much so that of Michigan retained a large States. presentation.” Leah Niederstadt, Wheaton portion of finds from Seleucia, “Of the several heads for The Seleucia head was given assistant professor of museum the Toledo Museum of Art attachment to statuettes that to Wheaton in 1949 by the studies/art history and per- and the Cleveland Museum came to the U.S. institutions, then director of the Toledo manent collection curator, of Art each received small the Wheaton head is the most Museum as a gift in honor of carefully carried the ancient Wilhelmina Van Ingen Elarth, sculpture head on a trip in an associate professor of his- May. She personally delivered “… there are many amazing objects in our tory and art who taught at it to the Kelsey Museum of collection that are used a great deal by the Wheaton from 1935 to 1946. Archaeology at the University She had previously worked Wheaton community, but aren’t known outside of of Michigan at the request of at the University of Michigan museum officials seeking to the campus. So this is an opportunity for people and published Figurines from borrow it from Wheaton’s per- to see what we have in the collection.” Seleucia on the Tigris in 1939, manent collection. The loan is a copy of which is in the for at least five years, with the Wheaton archives. possibility of renewal. Kelsey Museum officials had According to the museum’s been keenly interested in get- curator Margaret Cool Root, the ting the Seleucia head to figure head will be a linchpin piece out whether it matched a torso for an installation exhibition in the collection at the Toledo marking the opening of a newly Museum of Art. Alas, it does constructed museum wing. It not. Yet it is still fascinating. will be featured in a gallery “The Wheaton head was that highlights many aspects of probably made 100 years or excavations that took place at more before its final deposi- Seleucia-on-the-Tigris between tion,” said Root. “It was found 1927 and 1937. Seleucia was as debris that had been swept a Hellenistic capital in what is up in the brickwork of a room now modern-day Iraq. dating to the latest level of the “This is interesting,” said site—between A.D. 115 and Niederstadt, “because there are 227…. A beautiful antiquity many amazing objects in our such as the Wheaton head collection that are used a great would normally be viewed deal by the Wheaton commu- only as an isolated object of nity, but aren’t known outside art on a pedestal in a museum of the campus. So this is an gallery. In the Kelsey Museum opportunity for people to see display it will, however, be what we have in the collection. placed within a visual context And it is a beautiful little piece of an amazing array of things and in good physical condi- found within the brickwork of tion, which is unusual to find.” Seleucia.” Q

Winter 2010 11 Panorama Stenger explores new media For First Year Seminar (FYS) this semester, Associate Professor of Film Studies and English Josh Stenger is teaching “Too Much Information? Knowledge and Cultural Citizenship on the Internet.” Although his main field of research is film studies and media images, he recently has developed an interest in new media and its implications on society. We “friended” him on Facebook and asked him some questions.

We see that you have a Facebook page. Do you also use Twitter? I use Facebook more than Twitter. I’m not sure if my life isn’t exciting enough for Twitter or if I have trouble expressing myself in 140 characters. Whatever the reason, I tend to stay connected with people through e-mail, Facebook and text messaging. Don’t tell anyone, but I even have a land line at telegram. Like the telephone, when the ma- diligent about nourishing my close friend- home; it plugs into the wall, has a dial tone jor mass media of the last century—motion ships so they do not become just another and everything. Shhh. pictures, broadcast radio and television— part of my “network.” The Internet, SMS and Why did you propose this FYS topic? emerged, they were quickly integrated into instant messaging, these are great tools that Probably the foremost reason is the fact that everyday life, and though there have always allow us to stay in touch with others, but college students today have grown up in a been those who prefer a good book to a for just that reason we also need to preserve world that bears scant resemblance to the movie, these media radically transformed and cultivate meaningful interpersonal one in which I did. There was no such thing the dimensions of both public and private relationships in our daily lives. We need to as e-mail or the World Wide Web when life. The Internet and other new media pres- make sure we always have time to know and I was in college, much less the iPhone. ent us with an incredible opportunity that like and love, walk and talk and take naps Students today can probably access more we ignore at our own peril: Will we choose with, laugh and cry and break bread with information in an afternoon than I could to be active, critically engaged and reflec- real people, not just their avatars. tive participants in the production of our have working around the clock for a whole When you talk about cultural citizenship in FYS, cultural, social and political lives, or will we semester. What really interests me, though, what do you mean? be content with passively consuming what is what they do with that information once In its broadest sense, the term usually speaks others decide to make available to us? they have it. to the fact that traditional forms of citizen- Is there such a thing as too much information? How is the Internet changing what it means to ship have devalued racial and ethnic (along “know” someone? Yes. with socioeconomic, sexual and religious) The prominence of social networking and difference. What it means to be a citizen, So how does it impact us as a society? social media—Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, to belong, has historically been defined Because “information” is so available, YouTube, Flickr, LinkedIn, etc.—are indeed by those in the center, which in turn has it’s easy—and getting easier every day— changing what it means to “know” an- meant those on the social and political to think that information is the same as other person. In part this derives from the margins must accept and assimilate to those knowledge, or that knowing something is language of specific sites. A person who definitions if they want to claim the rights the same as understanding it. People have might simply be a “contact” on one site is a of citizenship. In our FYS, we start with always embraced new communication “friend” on another, regardless of my rela- this and move into the question of how it technology in their own way and at their tionship to that person in the offline world, pertains to everyday cultural practice. New own pace. In the early twentieth century, if indeed one even exists. I have “friends” social media and communications technol- some people embraced the arrival of the on Facebook I’ve never met in person. Is ogy allow for an increasingly participatory telephone, while others continued to com- that a good thing? A bad thing? I’m not sure culture. At the same time, changes in the municate either in person, by letter or by it’s either, but it means I need to be more global economy and geo-politics have ac-

12 Wheaton Quarterly celerated the interconnectedness of national members. This leads us into muddier waters, dous opportunities and obstacles alike on markets, cultures and interests. In our FYS, and into the second major reconceptualiza- the road. It is vital that individuals’ access then, cultural citizenship helps us understand tion put forth by many scholars who write to and use of the Internet be as unrestricted two important shifts in how we have formerly about cultural citizenship. Namely, in some as possible. This means fighting the ongo- approached culture and citizenship. In the important ways, the traditional model of ing efforts of telecoms, cable companies first instance, it recognizes that as new media understanding citizenship as deriving from and entertainment corporations to further such as the Internet begin to define how we national origin, allegiance or residence is on commercialize bandwidth, regulate what experience culture, we should no longer think a collision course with a model of under- can be said and read, and stifle the free of individuals as mere consumers of culture, standing citizenship as belonging to a new exchange of ideas. At the same time, we but rather as active producers. Like members cultural paradigm. should work to find a balance between of a traditional community who share a role in freedom and accountability, individual pri- Where is all of this ultimately headed? civic life, so too are we citizens of a culture, vacy and public security, open source and It’s very hard to know where we are headed. and like all forms of citizenship, this type con- intellectual property, and so on. Q firms both rights and responsibilities upon its What we do know is that there are tremen-

Publications, Honors and creative works

Faculty Literature” in the Old English of the South African Visual Arts Alumnae/i Newsletter (Fall 2009). Students Professor of Education Vicki Bartolini Historians, University of Pretoria, Amos Jones ’11, Neil Kathok ’10 and Kay Sproat Chorao ’58 offers presented her work, and the work of South Africa, 2009. Christina Nelson ’11 also contrib- readers a treasury of verse along her students, regarding “Emerging Professor of Biology Edmund Tong uted to the publication. with her charming illustrations in Technologies: Voice Threads” at and Associate Professor of Geology Rhymes ’Round the World (Dutton the World Forum on Early Care Henrietta Jennings Professor of Geoffrey Collins were among Juvenile, 2009). Chorao also re- and Education, in Belfast, Northern French Studies Edward Gallagher the authors of “Motion-Based cently provided illustrations for It’s Ireland, in June 2009. published “An Overlooked Angiogenesis Analysis: A Simple Time to Sleep, It’s Time to Dream Vernacular Pater Noster in a Professor of Religion Jonathan Method to Quantify Blood Vessel by David Adler (Holiday House, Fourteenth-Century Parisian Nativity Brumberg-Kraus published the article Growth,” in Zebrafish (2009). Also 2009). Play,” in Notes and Queries (2009). “Kabbalah, Food and Sustainability” contributing to the article were stu- Richard Connerney ’92 re- in The Mountains Shall Drip Wine: Assistant Professor of Education dents and alumnae/i April Greene- cently published his first book, Jews and the Environment (Studies Scott Gelber received the 2009 Colozzi ’09, Julia Chen ’09, Philip The Upside-Down Tree: India’s in Jewish Civilization 20, Creighton Claude A. Eggertsen Dissertation Manos ’08, Kyle Judkins ’08, Joseph Changing Culture (Algora Press, University Press, 2009). He also Prize from the History of Education Lee ’08, Michael Ophir ’08, Farrah 2009), “a panoramic look at India presented the paper “Synaesthetic Society for his dissertation Laliberte ’10 and Timothy Levesque as it confronts 21st-century moder- Food Metaphors for the Experience “Academic Populism: The People’s ’06. nity.” of the Divine in Jewish Tradition” at Revolt and Public Higher Education, Professor of Political Science David 1880–1905.” Lou Ann Daly ’77 has published the Oxford Symposium on Food and Vogler presented the paper “Can Humans Being: Creating Your Life Cookery, Oxford University, UK, in Award-winning short films and Anyone Tell Me Where to Go to Find From the Inside Out, (AuthorHouse September 2009. features by Associate Professor of a Decent Piazza in This Town? An Press, 2009), a book “dedicated Professor of English Samuel Coale Art and Film Jake Mahaffy were Italian Piazza and Quality of Life” to all who long to find their voice, published a review of Pynchon and showcased at the Rhode Island at the Ninth International Society pursue their passion, and live more the Political by Samuel Thomas in International Film Festival in for Quality-of-Life Studies, held in fulfilling, creative, and healthier Modern Fiction Studies (summer August 2009. Florence, Italy, in July 2009. lives.” 2009). Assistant Professor of Women’s Professor of French Jonathan Walsh Donna Valley Russell ’49 has Prentice Professor of English Michael Studies Kim Miller presented the published the article “A Cultural written Historic London Town, Drout co-authored, with Professor of article “Gender Blindness and Numismatics: the ‘Chain’ of Maryland, documenting a century’s Computer Science Mark LeBlanc and the Shaping of Memory in Post- Economics in Montesquieu’s Lettres worth of history for this once-prom- Professor of Mathematics Michael Apartheid Visual Culture” at the 25th persanes” in Australian Journal of ising community (London Town Kahn, “Lexomics for Anglo-Saxon Annual Conference Proceedings French Studies (2009). Foundation, 2009).

SWinWummINterTERer 20102008 13 FIELD REPORT

Replay: Wheaton’s history in sports

Since the earliest seminary years, athletics have played a vital role in the education and growth of Wheaton students, from the inclusion of physical ca. 1900 activity in a curriculum for young women to the building of the rich and varied programs offered on the varsity level and through the Department of Intramurals, Recreation and Club Sports at Wheaton today.

Varsity teams entered intercollegiate competition as early as 1914. After a hiatus that started before World War II, rejuvenated programs in the 1970s set the foundation for teams that remain some of the college’s most successful. Coeducation in the late ca. 1864 1931 1980s led to the addition of men’s athletic programs, many of which have joined the women’s squads as nationally renowned programs. Students and alums alike are proud of Wheaton’s student-athletes. ca. 1940s–1950s

Here’s a look at some athletics milestones from the past 175 years.

1835: Students become 1891: Basketball is invented in England native Constance 1930s: Archery becomes a var- required to perform Springfield, Mass., before mak- Applebee brings the sport to sity sport. Intercollegiate fencing calisthenics and rhythmic ing its way to campus by 1895. Wheaton. competitions also begin. movements, and to walk 1899: Wheaton’s first capital 1913: A swimming pool opens in 1933: Wheaton’s dance com- every day in good weather. campaign begins to seek funds the gymnasium. Swimming be- pany is organized. 1844: A gymnasium is built, for a new $30,000 gymnasium. comes a requirement for gradua- 1936: A new swimming pool believed to be the first free- Dedicated on Feb. 4, 1903, it tion three years later. wing opens in the gym. The standing gymnasium at any included a suspended indoor 1914: On May 16, Wheaton area is later transformed into the institute of higher learning in running track. takes on Pembroke and Radcliffe Thomas A. Pappas Fitness Center the country. Early 1900s: Indoor and in a tennis tournament, the in 1991. 1860s: Physical education outdoor track & field meets college’s first intercollegiate 1941: The Tritons become one classes begin to include are held, incorporating such sporting event. of the first synchronized swim- croquet and gymnastics. events as the broad jump, high 1915: Basketball and field ming clubs in the country to be 1870s and 1880s: Archery, jump, shot put, 40-yard dash, a hockey teams play their first organized at the collegiate level. quarter-mile relay and hurdling rowing, skating, and horse- intercollegiate contests. 1965: Clark Recreation Center competitions. back jumping and riding are 1920s: Swimming joins the ranks opens as Wheaton’s new athletic added, followed by roller 1902: While introducing field of varsity squads. facility. skating, tennis and bowling. hockey to American colleges,

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Photos from before 2000 courtesy of the Gebbie Archives; 1961 more recent photos from Communications Office files.

1970s: Eight varsity teams are and women’s basketball teams 2002: The physical education 2006: Baseball becomes the first established, with varsity head host Tufts in a doubleheader. requirement for graduation is Wheaton sport to advance to an coaches hired in 1976 and an 1994–1995: The synchronized discontinued. NCAA Tournament title game, athletic trainer three years later. swimming team attains varsity 2002: Baseball player ultimately placing second in the 1983: Field hockey becomes the status. Christopher Denorfia gradu- nation. first Wheaton team to compete 1997: Men’s soccer becomes ates and is later drafted by the 2007: Men’s soccer qualifies for in an NCAA Tournament, down- the first Wheaton men’s Cincinnati Reds, becoming the its eighth NCAA Tournament. ing Salem State College. Janet first professional ballplayer in program to qualify for an NCAA 2008: Women’s soccer qualifies Kelly ’86 becomes the first All- Wheaton history. Tournament. for its ninth consecutive NCAA American in Wheaton history. 2003: Elms Field, longtime 1998: In its first season of varsity Tournament. 1987: Women’s basketball cap- home of men’s lacrosse and play, the baseball program 2009: Baseball ties for first tures the New England Women’s women’s soccer, is rededicated dedicates its field, James V. in the NEWMAC standings, Six (NEW 6) Tournament crown, as Christina Mirrione ’99 Sidell Stadium, on April 18. capturing a share of its 10th the college’s first league tourna- Stadium. 1999: Women’s indoor track & regular season title in the ment title. 2005: Soccer player Carolyn field captures the first NCAA title league’s 11-year history. Q Wills April, the second Rhodes 1991: The first sporting events in in Wheaton history. Between Scholar in Wheaton history, —Josh Kessler Haas Athletic Center are played indoor and outdoor seasons, the graduates. Send your favorite sports memories on January 29, when the men’s Lyons will win a total of eight to [email protected]. NCAA crowns by 2003.

Winter 2010 15 CAMPUS CALENDAR

October 18 – December 11 Richard Whitten: Recent Paintings Jake Mahaffy: Recent Work Collecting in the Peace Corps Richard Whitten, assistant professor of painting at Rhode Island College, explores pas- sages, gateways and “imagined architecture.” Wheaton Associate Professor of Art and Film Jake Mahaffy shows recent film and video clips, paintings and drawings. Mollie Denhard ’10 curates “Collecting in the Peace Corps: Tangible Memories of the Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love.” Beard and Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts.

December 1 and 7 Student recitals Richard Whitten: Recent Paintings on display in Beard and Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts, October 18 to December 11. Left: Bocce, oil on wood panel, 20” x 22.25”, 2003. Right: Macchina (Machine), oil and copper leaf on wood panel, 20” x 13”, 2007. Gifted student performers dem- onstrate mastery in voice, violin, cello, piano and other instru- December 6 December 12 April 23 ments. Cole Memorial Chapel, Holiday Vespers concert The Great Woods Chamber Academic Festival 5 p.m. The Wheaton Chorale, under Orchestra winter concert The 19th annual Academic the direction of Associate Music Director and Conductor Earl Festival will feature the research, December 3 Professor of Music Tim Harbold, Raney leads the ensemble in an creative and scholarly achieve- Southeastern Massachusetts continues a Wheaton tradition, elegant evening of works by Bach, ments of Wheaton students who Wind Symphony singing carols and other music Mendelssohn and Brahms. Cole were nominated by their faculty Music Director and Conductor from a wide variety of cultures Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m. and selected by a review commit- Earl Raney leads the ensemble in and traditions. Cole Memorial tee. Balfour-Hood Center atrium, a performance of compositions Chapel, 7:30 p.m. April 15 12:30–4:30 p.m. by Holst, Arnold and Grainger, Loser concert along with seasonal favorites. December 9 All programs and events subject to change. Weber Theatre, Watson Fine Featuring pianist Jonathan Biss. Biss For more information and the latest calendar World Music Ensemble listings, visit www.wheatoncollege.edu. Arts, 7:30 p.m. had his first piano lesson at age 6 A wide-ranging exploration of and entered the Curtis Institute of For the fall sports calendar, visit world music traditions from Music at age 17. He won a 2008 www.wheatoncollege.edu/athletics. December 4 Brazil, India, Africa, Scotland, Edison Award for instrumental recit- Jazz Band Ireland and more, under the als. Cole Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. concert direction of Visiting Instructor Under the of Music Sheila Falls-Keohane. direction Weber Theatre, Watson Fine of Visiting Arts, 7:30 p.m. Instructor of Music in December 10–12 © Columbia Performance Wheaton College Dance Rick Britto, Company the ensemble performs the The dance company performs music of famed jazz trumpeter under the direction of Visiting Miles Davis from his legendary Assistant Professor of Theatre recording Kind of Blue. Kresge Christianna Kavaloski. Weber Experimental Theatre, Watson Theatre, Watson Fine Arts, Fine Arts, 7:30 p.m. December 10 and 11, 8 p.m., December 12, 3 p.m. Jillian Edelstein for EMI Classics Pianist Jonathan Biss performs in Cole Memorial Chapel on April 15 as part of the Loser music series.

16 Wheaton Quarterly Wheaton in the News

Princeton Review ranks Wheaton among best Wheaton is one of the best col- leges in the country, according to The Princeton Review, which includes the school in its 2010 edition of The Best 371 Colleges. “Each of our 371 ‘best’ colleges offers great academics,” Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s vice president and publisher, said in a statement mentioned in a Providence Business News story. The listing, which does not rank schools academically, strives to help students find and get into the best school for them. The

list is based on how students at Veats Jackie the included schools rated their campus experiences, as well as on institutional data collected on Maine newspaper highlights student’s cool Arctic job issues important to applicants, A story in the Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine) focused on Theodore Worcester ’12, Franek said. The questionnaire, answered by about 325 stu- who spent his summer working at a remote lodge in Coldfoot, Alaska, an overnight stop dents at each school, covered for truckers and tourists traveling north. everything from academics and “It was neat being surrounded by mountains and no form of civilization within 250 administration to quality of life miles each way,” Worcester told the newspaper. His work involved helping to run the on campus. “It’s all about the fit,” lodge and campground, including making beds and cleaning rooms. But he did manage he said. to fit in some exploration. The Princeton Review, an He tells all about it in his blog, whileinalaska.com, chronicling the challenges and joys education services company, has of life at one of civilization’s furthest-flung outposts. The updates took place daily, and published The Best 371 Colleges usually included photos to provide the reader with a better sense of place. since 1992. Worcester described the site of his summer sojourn this way on his blog: “Coldfoot is located on mile 175 of the Dalton Highway, a 414-mile gravel road that Boston Globe takes runs from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay. It is mostly frequented by truckers running supplies note of Drout on TV from Fairbanks to oil workers drilling in Prudhoe Bay. The journey for these truckers is often arduous due to rough conditions of the road. Imagine an 18 wheeler going 50 miles Noting his status as a national per hour down a dirt road filled with potholes and Tolkien expert, the Boston unexpected forms of wildlife. Coldfoot itself is Globe made mention of Prentice 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 240 miles Professor of English Michael below the Arctic Ocean. According to the census, Drout’s appearance on the there are 13 permanent residents of Coldfoot. History Channel to talk about However, hundreds lodge at Coldfoot year round, Beowulf, hobbits, gods and such. mostly during the summer season, as they make Drout, founding editor of the their trip up the Dalton Highway. As far as in- academic journal Tolkien Studies, frastructure, there is a hotel, restaurant, satellite was featured on the network’s ’12 Worcester Theodore Internet access and satellite television. Coldfoot is “Clash of the Gods” series in Theodore Worcester’s tent had a seven-foot ceiling, far from being a Ritz-Carlton, in fact the builings, episodes on Thor, the Lord of the wooden floor and two beds. He covered the door at Rings trilogy and Beowulf that most of which resemble trailers, are very rudi- night to keep the near 24-hour summer light out. Q aired in September and October. mentary.”

Winter 2010 17 Screenwriter, TV director-producer, graphic novelistis Kenready Kristensen ’92 for his close-up

18 Wheaton Quarterly By Sandy Coleman

The first writing that Ken Kristensen ’92 ever “I was lucky enough to win,” he says, got published was a letter to the editor of modestly. a DC Comics book. He was a fifth-grader But it was much more than luck, accord- trying to make the case that a little-known ing to Greg Beal, director of the Nicholl superhero named Firestorm could kick screenwriting fellowships. “The Nicholl Superman’s you-know-what. He’s come a committee members felt that his and long way since then, but, in a sense, full [co-writer] Colin Marshall’s script ‘Out of circle: This year his latest writing project Breath’ offered an insightful and comic is scheduled to be published—Todd, the vision of characters dealing with dying and Ugliest Kid on Earth. Guess what? It’s a death,” Beal says. “‘Out of Breath’ mixes a comic book. It’s also yet another rung up the variety of storylines centered on a hospital, ladder of success that the award-winning all of which come together over the course writer has been climbing since he graduated of the script. The deft blend of humor and from Wheaton. tragedy is what causes ‘Out of Breath’ to Kristensen is a screenwriter for film and stand out.” television, a TV director-producer and a Beal points out that the fellowships have graphic novelist. Currently he’s producing been a springboard and have opened the and directing a new pilot for Fox TV. He doors to Hollywood for many screenwriters has been producing and directing the TV in a business that is extremely hard to break show “Jail” (on MyNetworkTV) and “Inside into and succeed in. “Tens of thousands of American Jail” (on truTV), which requires scripts him to spend weeks

are written every year by new and un- is ready for his close-upproduced writers,” he says. “Only about 150 behind bars. He is writing two feature screenplays and a comedy pilot are produced within the studio system. In for a large production company. In 2010, addition to having some measure of writing he will be adapting a biography about an skill and the ability to tell intriguing stories, American con man. In addition to the up- a writer must have patience and persistence coming release of Todd, the Ugliest Kid on if he expects to make it in Hollywood.” Earth for Image Comics, he has completed Kristensen apparently has all of that. The another project for Dark Horse Comics, The winning screenplay has been picked up by Amazing Adventures of The Escapist, also Yari Film Group, the same company that slated for a 2010 release. produced Crash. In 2008, he got one of his biggest “The publicity surrounding the fellowship Above are pages from boosts. He won one of the coveted Nicholl certainly was a boost for my screenwrit- Kristensen’s graphic novel Fellowships in Screenwriting from the ing career,” says Kristensen. “I got several Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and writing jobs, which I don’t think I would On the facing page, Kristensen Sciences—the folks who give out the have been taken seriously for if it weren’t for has a little fun as the winner Oscars. The academy grants fellowships that award. In addition to the attention, the of a Nicholl Fellowship in academy then pays you to write your next to only five or six screenwriters each year. Screenwriting from the Kristensen was chosen over 5,000 screen- screenplay. So I’ve been working on that, Academy of Motion Picture writers who entered the competition. too.” Arts and Sciences.

Winter 2010 19 Crafting a beginning Grady, professor of sociology, mostly ment smaller than a dorm room with Marc The very busy Kristensen, who also occa- recalls Kristensen’s adventuresome and Mansourian ’92, his college roommate. sionally writes for magazines like National precocious nature. Once, an assignment He used his Wheaton connections to get Geographic Adventure and teaches at film that Grady gave in which students were a part-time job at a publishing company. schools in New York and Los Angeles, has supposed to do a character study nearly Then an alumna hired him as an intern at a always been devoted to working hard at ended in mayhem. The homeless man that fashion magazine. After a few months she his craft. One of the main reasons he chose Kristensen and his partner chose got an- convinced the publisher to hire him full to come to Wheaton was because of its noyed at a street musician in the middle of time as an assistant. Kristensen rose up the very selective and rigorous creative writing his interview and the chaos was caught on ranks, eventually becoming an executive program. (An alumna who was the guidance film. “It provided a great learning oppor- editor by age 27. counselor at his high school pointed him tunity to talk about fieldwork ethics,” says The turning point in his career came toward Wheaton.) Grady. when he was away from his tiny New York “While I was attending Wheaton I knew S. Smith Patrick ’90, a documentary apartment on a Greek island, writing a it was a special place. For example, none filmmaker and photographer based in San travel piece for Condé Nast. of my high school friends at other schools Francisco, was Kristensen’s partner on that “I was writing a honeymoon travel piece. were telling the same kind of stories I was project. She recalls him being very de- The assignment was that I should stay at a telling about college life. It was a much termined and committed to his craft as a five-star resort in Crete and write about the richer experience than your average college student. island’s local cuisine. So one day I’m lying or university. And I mean that in every way,” “He was very dedicated, inspired and under a tree on the beach in paradise trying says Kristensen, noting his internships, ju- passionate about writing and storytelling,” to come up with a way to make grain alco- nior year abroad, and the career preparation she says. “Even at that age we were both hol sound romantic—if you’ve been there help he received from the Filene Center. very dedicated to filmmaking and storytell- you’ve undoubtedly tried raki, which is like His path to screenwriting was laid out ing. And I think he immediately saw how his 150-proof liquor. Bear in mind I’ve never here with professors like John Grady, who writing could take new life through film.” been on a honeymoon myself, yet I was Kristensen said allowed him to create his Another of Grady’s assignments may have writing about them constantly. Anyway, I’m own independent study in documentary film a better ending. Recently Kristensen was in lying there, and my mind wandered. When as a sophomore before Wheaton had a film a meeting with a truTV executive producer I finally snapped out of it I realized I’d program. “He was obviously very influential talking about ideas for new TV shows. He just spent an hour imagining myself back in helping cultivate my love of film.” spontaneously pitched a show based on a in my apartment in New York writing a documentary about a cult deprogrammer screenplay. And I had the whole screenplay that he made while in Grady’s class. figured out in my head. I’d never written “He optioned it right on the spot!” one before, but I knew it was something I Kristensen said of the producer. “I literally wanted to do. had to dig the tape out of my closet—and “When I got back to New York I bought it was on VHS! I couldn’t even rewatch it the classic Syd Field screenwriting book. because I don’t own a VCR. Had to take it Within a month I’d finished my script. It to a post-production house and have them was a much more satisfying experience make a QuickTime out of it. I was freaking than any of the published writing I’d been out a bit that the tape would turn to dust, it’s doing. I was sold.” so old. But it came through—totally clear He headed off to Columbia University for on both picture and sound. So now I’ve got a master’s degree in film. Long story short: a nice uncompressed QuickTime that the he’s been selling his work ever since— editor is trying to jazz up into some kind of project by project. Ken Kristensen looks over jail pitch.” footage for the reality show he When Kristensen graduated from Wheaton Centered in L.A. produces and directs. On the he had not settled on what form of writing Kristensen now lives in Los Angeles in a facing page is an image of The he would pursue, but he was certain that he 1930s-era Spanish house in a neighbor- Escapist—from The Amazing wanted to be in publishing. So he headed hood between Beverly Hills and West Adventures of The Escapist, to New York—and shared a studio apart- Hollywood. “Drew Barrymore used to which will be released in 2010.

20 Wheaton Quarterly live down the street, but she moved. Not actually the most beautiful kid on the inside, bars looks at some of the country’s toughest because I moved in,” he notes. and it’s the community he lives in that’s prisons through the eyes of the corrections His girlfriend keeps him centered. “She’s ugly.” Initially, the comic book was rejected officers—since their inception in 2007. a screenwriter, too. She tells me to get work- by several publishers before it was finally When he’s shooting the shows, he spends six ing on the next thing. I do the same for her. accepted by Image Comics. to 12 weeks in each jail, five nights a week. I really feel for writer friends of mine whose “Rejection is a big part of writing. Not So far shoots have been done in Texas, significant others are not writers because I everything you write is necessarily going to Nevada, Utah and elsewhere. think it’s hard for people to understand the work,” he says. “You spend months or years “At first it was a frightening experience. stress of a writer. on a story and then nobody cares but you. These big city jails contain up to 5,000 in- “I mean, from an outsider’s perspective, Everyone has those experiences. I know of mates and have every level of security, from it’s like ‘Hey, I see you sitting around in your A-list screenwriters who write scripts that minimum to maximum,” he says. But he has underwear typing all day—how hard is that?’ never sell.” gotten used to it. He even manages to write I don’t know what I would do if she were in But he never gives up. That has worked when he’s working on big projects like this­ another field. I try to imagine what it would for him. —whenever and wherever he can. be like if she were an FBI agent, which was In addition to the Nicholl fellowship, he “I try and write five pages a day, seven always her dream. She comes home from has won numerous awards that are a testa- days a week. I don’t always achieve that, but hunting serial killers and there I am crying ment to his perseverance: the Ezra Litwak that’s the goal. That’s been my process for a about how some executive didn’t like my Award for Distinction in Screenwriting while now,” he says. “I can’t promise myself talking dog movie pitch. Boohoo.” (2008); the Zaki Gordon Award for that any of those five pages will be much And, oh, there have been boohoo mo- Excellence in Screenwriting (2007); the good, but I can at least know at the end of ments. Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth could Hollywood Creative Connection Award every day I pushed the rock a little further up have been one—if Kristensen had let it. He (2006); and Columbia University Best the hill….I enjoy being behind the camera, describes the comic book, a collaboration Teleplay Award (2005), to name a few. but nothing beats the feeling of having a re- with artist and co-creator M.K. Perker, as “a And he is not afraid to go where his tal- ally good day of writing.” Q social satire about a kid whose parents make ent leads him. He has been a producer on Do you have a comment about this story? him wear a paper bag on his head. Todd’s “Inside American Jail” and “Jail”— behind Write us at [email protected].

Winter 2010 21 22 Wheaton Quarterly LOOKING BACK, MOVING AHEAD The Year in Review

By Ronald A. Crutcher

ole Memorial Chapel glowed with energy. The pews despite the economic turmoil that has affected every organiza- were filled with alumnae/i, students, faculty, staff tion over the past 15 months. The college’s strength stems from and friends. The dais was equally packed. Current the clarity of our mission: providing an outstanding liberal arts and former members of the Gentlemen Callers, education for intellectually curious students in a collabora- Cspanning the group’s 20-year history, filled the platform, sev- tive, academically vibrant residential community that values a eral rows deep. The chorus of voices, which included my own, diverse world. The college’s singular mission places the institu- rang through the hall, amplifying the lyrics to the GCs’ sig- tion in a position of leadership, and it is becoming increasingly nature song, “Men of ’92.” Before the closing line could fade better known as one of the nation’s top liberal arts schools. away (“We join you Eliza’s daughters; we are Eliza’s sons.”), Wheaton demonstrates leadership in the liberal arts through the entire chapel burst into applause—the performers as well its emphasis on connections—among academic disciplines, as the audience. In that moment, the sense of community was between scholarship and contemporary society, and among palpable and deeply affecting. people. That leadership also shows in the way the college The Gentlemen Callers’ reunion last spring exemplified reaches beyond classroom walls to embrace global study, Wheaton’s collegial spirit, its proud traditions and its promis- community service and leadership, and in our commitment to ing future. The collaboration among students and alumnae/i, demonstrating the value of the liberal arts. faculty and staff imbued that event with power. The same The strategic plan, “Wheaton 2014: Transforming Lives cooperation and collegiality represents a critical source of to Change the World,” approved by the Board of Trustees in the college’s historic strength and the energy that made the 2006, aims to build upon the strengths that have made the 2008–2009 academic college a leading year successful. liberal arts institution. Wheaton has just The high quality and completed a remark- personal education able year. I would that Wheaton of- like to take a moment fers has great value to review it, while for students and the celebrating the college broader society, but it community’s many also requires signifi- successes, acknowl- cant investment, a fact edging the difficulties that is of particular we face in the future relevance in these dif- and reflecting on the ficult economic times. opportunities that lie The way forward ahead. Fundamentally, will not be easy. Our Wheaton remains shared purpose, how- sound and strong, ever, remains clear in Katie Hall ’06

Tim Morse Tim Winter 2010 23 full, but a few new books illustrate the range of their work. For instance, Professor of Biology John Kricher’s newest book, The Balance of Nature: Ecology’s Enduring Myth, challenges long- held popular assumptions about the natural world. The literary world took approving note of Professor of Mathematics Bill Goldbloom Bloch’s book, The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges’ Library of Babel. It was not only reviewed with approval by the New York Sun, but it also won an honorable mention for mathematics writing from the PROSE Awards. Professor of Bojan Jennings Art and Associate Provost Evelyn Staudinger co-edited a new speaks during tribute. volume, The Four Modes of Seeing: Approaches to Medieval Imagery in Honor of Madeline Harrison Caviness. Associate Professor of Economics Russell Williams co-authored the text- Keith Nordstrom Keith book The Urban Experience: Economics, Society, and Public Policy. Professor of Biology Barbara Brennessel expanded her scholarship on biology to the interdisciplinary work illustrated sustaining the college’s learning environment and our commitment in the book Good Tidings: The History and Ecology of Shellfish to an abundant intellectual life. Farming in the Northeast. Faculty excellence Wheaton professors’ scholarly activity is all the more impres- sive when considered within the context of their commitments The strength of Wheaton begins with its faculty. The commitment to outstanding teaching and advising. Faculty members not only to excellence in undergraduate teaching is rooted in the college’s manage their own classes and mentor students, but also provide earliest days, with such noted 19th-century educators as Mary service to the college in overseeing its educational programs. Lyon, Lucy Larcom and Clara Pike. The dedication of Wheaton This work includes the ongoing evaluation of the Wheaton cur- faculty members to encouraging students’ intellectual growth riculum, to which faculty members have committed themselves. continues to be a defining characteristic. Indeed, when I speak Very few colleges can boast of faculty members who have so with alumnae/i, I learn about the lifelong influence of outstanding formally made this part of their ongoing work. This extra effort teachers. promises to ensure that Wheaton continues to be a model for a The lasting impact of faculty mentorship of students was on full rigorous liberal arts education that evolves to meet the needs of display last spring when the college paid special tribute to Bojan current students. Hamlin Jennings, the legendary professor of chemistry emerita. Significant testimony on the skill and commitment of She did much to advance Wheaton during her 40 years of active Wheaton’s faculty comes from other experts. For example, the teaching. Professor Jennings was instrumental in establishing a Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $700,000 grant to rigorous chemistry major here, and in the 1980s, she designed Wheaton to enable the next generation of college professors to the major in biochemistry. I was extremely moved by the tributes sharpen their teaching skills under the mentorship of our faculty. from her former students, Wheaton Professor of Chemistry Elita In this way, the college’s leadership influence is broadened. And Pastra-Landis ’69; Suzanne Townsend Purrington ’60, professor of at the same time, our students benefit from the new scholarship chemistry at North Carolina State University; and Stefani Filak ’77, that these teaching fellows bring to campus. M.D. It is estimated that Professor Jennings encouraged more than 150 chemistry majors at the college, many of whom went on to doctoral work in the sciences. In celebrating Professor Jennings’s long and illustrious career, I learned that she was the first Wheaton faculty member to win a summer research grant—$2,190 in 1959 to study the effects of ultrasound on carbon tetrachloride and chloroform. That award reflects an important point that continues to be true about the col- lege’s faculty: they are dedicated to scholarship. Their commitment reflects their passion for the disciplines in which they work and a belief that ongoing research and creative work enriches teaching and creates unparalleled learning opportunities for students.

Scholars of note In the past year, Wheaton faculty members were extremely pro- ductive scholars. Their accomplishments are too many to list in Nicki Pardo Nicki

24 Wheaton Quarterly Students and Assistant Professor of Art Leah Niederstadt collaborate on Making It Modern exhibition. Evan Morse ’09 Evan

Academic achievement taught by Professor of Art Tripp Evans, and the class “Exhibition Students are drawn to Wheaton because of the outstanding learn- Design,” taught by Assistant Professor of Art Leah Niederstadt. ing environment that the college and its faculty create. Collaborating with staff members such as College Archivist The college’s most meaningful achievements are those that Zephorene Stickney, the two classes produced a fascinating exhibi- reflect the transforming nature of a Wheaton education. In the past tion and an accompanying book chronicling the emergence of year, 11 Wheaton scholars received prestigious scholarships for Modernism at Wheaton. their academic accomplishments and future promise. The awards Students also put the liberal arts to work through community ser- won by our students and recent graduates included a Marshall vice. A number of graduating seniors were selected for participation Scholarship, a Truman Scholarship, a Watson Fellowship, six in Teach For America and City Year, programs that have become Fulbright Scholarships and two 100 Projects for Peace awards. In increasingly selective. Three of our students graduated to service in fact, Wheaton’s success at positioning students to excel as global the armed forces: William Allen ’09, who was commissioned as an scholars is reflected by the fact that the college was ranked among officer in the U.S. Marines after Commencement; Philip Kiley ’09, the top 10 baccalaureate institutions in the United States in pro- who is serving in the U.S. Coast Guard; and Kristine Vilagie ’09, a ducing Fulbright Scholars for the fifth consecutive year. reservist who is currently in the Teach For America program. Our students’ success can be measured in many other ways, Environmental sustainability has been embraced by the col- such as the scholarship and research they produce. Graduating se- lege’s students with remarkable energy and creativity. In the past nior Lily Mulcahy’s novel research into the online support network year, students took action on numerous fronts to reduce Wheaton’s for young cancer survivors won a first prize in the 6th Annual carbon footprint. The most visible outcome of this interest was Greater Boston Anthropology Consortium Student Conference. the establishment of a new apple orchard behind the Presidents’ Many students partner with faculty members on projects, such as House. Two graduating seniors, Chad Mirmelli and Sierra Flanigan, the laser research conducted by Professor of Physics Xuesheng inspired their classmates, faculty, staff, alumnae/i and parents to Chen with Andrew Durocher ’09, whose work in Professor Chen’s support this endeavor, which returned an orchard to the campus lab led to an invitation to present their research at a scholarly con- for the first time since the 19th century. It offers a visible symbol of ference. Many more examples of student involvement in substan- the college community’s interest in sustainability and in promoting tive research can be cited. student leadership. One of the faculty-student collaborations that took place last Economic challenges year focused on Wheaton itself. The exhibition Making It Modern: Wheaton College and the International Style chronicled the evolu- Sustainability has emerged as an important theme in planning for tion of the college’s built environment from its Georgian architec- the future. Like every college, Wheaton has felt the impact of the tural roots to its graceful blending of classic and modern styles. steep global economic decline, and it has begun to respond not The show was the result of the collaboration among students only to the immediate challenges but also to longer-term implica- enrolled in two courses, the seminar “Modernism at Wheaton,” tions of the recession and what appears to be a slow recovery. Winter 2010 25 One of the most direct effects of the recession has been the drop in the market value of the college’s endowment, from $186 million on June 30, 2008, to $142 million on June 30, 2009 (excluding life income and annuity funds). These losses translate into $1.5 million less revenue for the college’s budget. Compared with other institutions, Wheaton was relatively fortunate. The financial acu- men and foresight of the Board of Trustees’ investment committee, which has long overseen management of the endowment, helped to minimize the impact. Nevertheless, this drop in the college’s endowment market value will be felt for years to come. Assistant Professor of At the same time, of course, the economy also has affected our English Shawn Christian students and their families. This reality has made itself felt in the leads class discussion. demand for financial aid from continuing students as well as the Pardo Nicki first-year class. Wheaton anticipated this need by allocating an additional $2 million toward the financial aid budget for this year tion costs appear to be improving. Wheaton has begun to move (2009–2010). forward on this effort, seeking bids for the construction of the new The end result of these forces—a drop in revenue and an building. This will clarify the costs of the project and provide es- increase in financial aid expenditures—has meant that the col- sential information for how we will proceed. lege needed to cut costs to balance its budget. In fact, Wheaton In addition, it is clear that the college will need to invest more reduced its spending by $2.5 million for the current year by trim- in financial aid, regardless of how the economy fares. More than ming expenses across the board, freezing salaries for faculty and 60 percent of Wheaton students depend upon scholarship support. staff and leaving open positions vacant, in most cases. Projections And the need is growing. Even with grants and work study, many for next year indicate that the college will need to find more ways Wheaton students today are graduating with heavy debt bur- to cut costs. While this will be difficult, we are intent on moving dens—up to $80,000 or more—that limit their choices for work forward in a strategic way. Even as we reduce spending in some and graduate school. Still other gifted students must turn down areas, the college will need to invest in critical areas, such as Wheaton’s offer of admission because the costs are beyond their student financial aid and scholarship support. families’ reach. The construction of a new science center remains a top priority. For Wheaton’s scholarship students, financial aid opens the door Excellent science programs are essential to a liberal arts education. to educational opportunity. Scholarships are also a potent tool While the college’s programs are top-notch, our faculty members for Wheaton to develop a student body that is diverse by every teach, and students learn, in less than ideal spaces. Core systems measure: ethnic, racial, geographic, political and economic. This in the current facility need upgrading to continue functioning diversity enriches every aspect of campus life. properly, as well as to offer all students the hands-on research and collaborative learning opportunities that are vital to the study of Community engagement science and to interdisciplinary learning. The key to Wheaton’s future depends, in part, on the involve- While more than $24 million in gifts have been contributed to ment of alumnae/i in the life of the college. Alumnae/i generosity, this effort, the college hit the “pause” button on the new science inspired by a deep and personal belief in the importance of the center last spring due to the closing of the credit markets. Now, liberal arts, has long been an integral part of the Wheaton story. the prospects for favorable terms for debt financing and construc- That spirit of sharing found many forms of expression in the past year, substantially enriching our community. Many alumnae/i help young women and men become Wheaton students in the first place by representing the college at college fairs around the country. And graduates help ensure that current students receive a first-class education. For example, screenwriter, author and editor Jane Lancellotti ’76 visited campus to talk with students in Professor of English Claire Buck’s class, “Modern Fiction.” She told the class about her internship as a research assistant to the editors of The Letters of Virginia Woolf and her subsequent career, which has ranged from

Sierra Flanigan and naming lipsticks for Estée Lauder to writing for television and film. Chad Mirmelli, both Such stories provide students inspiring examples of the range of ’09, led efforts to the liberal arts. A number of other graduates visited campus to establish a new share their experiences outside the classroom in events such as the apple orchard.

Tim Morse Tim Major Connections program.

26 Wheaton Quarterly Encouraging and expanding the ways in which graduates stay leadership inspired more than $400,000 in additional new gifts, connected to the Wheaton community has been a major empha- and 562 graduates from the Classes of 1990 to 2008 made their first sis of the college and of the Alumnae/i Association—especially contribution. this past year. Alumnae/i volunteers have worked not only at maintaining class friendships and affiliations, but also at welcom- Moving ahead ing more graduates to alumnae/i status. This year marks the 175th anniversary of Wheaton’s founding. I have played a small role in this effort myself by promising to During our celebrations, I have been reminded of the “Wheaton jump into Peacock Pond, suit, bow tie and all, if the graduating Hymn,” sung during formal ceremonies such as Commencement seniors were able to achieve 96 percent participation in the senior and Alumnae/i Association celebrations. President J. Edgar Park class gift. The Class of 2009 sailed up to 98 percent participation wrote the lyric to mark the 100th anniversary of the college’s found- by the end of finals week. Two days before Commencement, we ing, and it contains the following line: celebrated with a (quick) swim in the pond. They builded better than they knew; they trusted where they The senior gift is important to the college because it serves could not see. as a reminder that Wheaton’s academic strength comes, in no They heard the sound of voices new, singing of all the years small measure, from the philanthropy of parents, friends and our to be. alumnae/i. In challenging economic times, active support from Those words have rung through Cole Memorial Chapel many the Wheaton community can make an enormous difference in times since the hymn’s composition. This year, I find these lyrics par- sustaining the college’s programs. ticularly inspiring as we reflect on all that the college has achieved The college’s supporters demonstrated remarkable generosity and all that the future promises. We truly are building Wheaton this past year, exceeding the Wheaton Fund’s $3.7 million goal. still. Students, faculty, staff, alumnae/i, parents and friends all play Despite the national recession, more than 5,400 people contrib- critical roles in fostering our sense of community and sustaining the uted a total of $3,888,255 to the college through their annual college. In this sense, each person who cares for this institution, and gifts. This success hinged on the extraordinary support of two contributes to the life of the college, is a founder. Q anonymous donors, who provided major gifts to the fund. Their

President Ronald A. Crutcher and students jump into Peacock Pond to celebrate seniors surpassing their class gift goal. Keith Nordstrom Keith

Winter 2010 27 Into Africa

As a youngster, when a new bike path opened in Lexington, Mass., near her home, Sarah Metzger-Traber ’06 opened her first business—a lemonade stand to refresh parched riders. She Sarah Metzger-Traber ’06 gave the profits to a Romanian orphanage. When school let out and parents needed a transitional place to leave their children redefines safari, helps educate between the end of school and the start of summer camps, children in Tanzania Metzger-Traber created Camp Kids—her second business. She signed up 12 kids that summer and opened her first bank ac- By Sandy Coleman count with the $100 in profits. And she was just a fifth-grader. Clearly, Metzger-Traber always has possessed the ability to see a need and fill it. In each case she has drawn upon her pas-

2828 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly Into Africa

Metzger-Traber with her husband Nyangusi Sirikwa (in the hat), infant son and her Maasai relatives.

sion to help others and a natural sense of business savvy. She and hearts, she wants them to see the lives and culture of is using both to run her current business in a place where so Tanzanians up close and personal. much is at stake. Travelers stay in the home she and her husband built there She created and operates Maasailand Explorer in Tanzania, or with local families. They go to the markets, see living spaces, East Africa, with her husband, Nyangusi Sirikwa, a member of and drink tea and eat meals with Tanzanian families; go on long the Maasai tribe. Since its beginning in 2006, the unconven- walks with the men of the villages; make African beads with the tional safari company has aimed to set itself apart by going women; and, yes, go into the wild as well. way beyond driving tourists around to see lions from the “We’re not going to just show you wildlife. We’re going to comfort of a Jeep. Metzger-Traber, the managing director, show you people,” she said. “We’re very against these safari designed the company to give clients a deeper experience companies that bring people to the country and then fly them by taking them off the beaten path. Hoping to open minds directly to the Serengeti. They stay at a luxurious hotel and then

WinterWinter 2010 2010 2929 fly directly home, and they don’t see anything. They’ll throw Metzger-Traber and her husband also are raising money to candy out of the window to the children…. It’s not really helping build a boardinghouse for the children they are putting through to build a society that can grow. For the tourist, it’s not showing school. In many ways, the safari company is a vehicle to fund them that these people are just like you. You are not leaving your this larger mission, which is closest to her heart. footprint in a place where you have been lucky enough to visit.” “The best way to help anyone in the world is through In that spirit, Metzger-Traber also runs a volunteer program education,” said Metzger-Traber, who at Wheaton majored in for visitors who want to learn more about Tanzania and make German, with a minor in international economics and Africana a difference in the lives of the people. Several Wheaton alums studies. and students from other colleges and universities have taken part over the years. Ashley Mott ’08 and Caitlin O’Connor ’08 Reality trip stayed with Metzger-Traber in 2007 when they helped to build Recently sitting in the living room of her childhood Lexington a school in Tanzania as their Wheaton-funded project for peace. home, she reflected on how all the pieces of her life came Metzger-Traber sends volunteers to the school to work. together and led her to work that perfectly suits her. A few years ago Los Angeles resident Sonia Shakoori went on The interest in Tanzania was set in motion by a poster she safari and volunteered to teach English. Her favorite memory is saw at Wheaton. of the children running up to her trying to get the books that she She was walking by Emerson Dining Hall one day and saw had just bought. They couldn’t wait to learn. a poster for Cross-Cultural Solutions, which specializes in vol- unteer abroad programs. A question written across the poster grabbed her attention: “Do you want to help children?” Metzger-Traber and her husband take She was interested in the program because it seemed to offer a client on safari in the Ngorongoro Crater. a personal volunteering experience abroad that would allow close interaction. “I didn’t want to be on a bus and just see people and not be able to help and not be able to be hands- on,” she said. “I couldn’t justify doing a program that was just educational and not also leaving a footprint.” Professor of English Sue Standing, whom Metzger-Traber cites as fueling her interest in Africa, recalls the passion she exhib- ited as a student. “Sarah only took one course with me, ‘African Literature,’ but she had a very vivid presence, and I remember her well. I was impressed by her knowledge of African history and contemporary cultures, and her deep concern about ecol- “I think the most special thing about Sarah’s company,” said ogy and land-use issues, particularly in Tanzania and Kenya.” Shakoori, “is the fact that it is small and family-run, which allows Junior year, before Metzger-Traber did her study abroad in them to cater to the needs of the volunteers. I went to Tanzania Germany, she spent three months volunteering at an orphanage all alone without even knowing the language and was the only in Tanzania, through Cross-Cultural Solutions. She worked five volunteer at that time. However, I never felt alone because Sarah days a week at an orphanage where 33 children had lost their and her husband were always there to keep me company and to mothers to AIDS, malaria and lack of take me to places that I wanted and needed to go.” modern health care. Metzger-Traber with three Using the profits of the safari company and by soliciting She wrote about the experience in of the boys she helps to sponsors, Metzger-Traber also has established a program to help an essay for a local newspaper: send to private school. finance the education of 10 Tanzanian children long term— “The children at the Nkoaranga from first through 12th grade. She and her husband provide Orphanage Center range in age them with food, clothing and supplies, and help to carefully from 2 days old, like little Ombeni, pick out the schools they attend, keep check on how they are who came to us with afterbirth still doing with studies, cheer them on, and let them hang out at on his head, up to 9 years old. This their home—like parents. explosion of orphans is a very new Ellen Fox, a Columbus, Ohio, massage therapist, is one of the phenomenon for Tanzania. People handpicked sponsors. She supports Jeremiah, whose mother are dying everyday from HIV/AIDS, died shortly after he was born and whose father abandoned malaria and lack of medical care. him. “I met Sarah when we were both volunteering for Cross- This leaves many children relying on Cultural Solutions. I love Sarah. She is such an idealist. It’s a their extended families to take care wonderful combination along with her great business sense and of them. The problem is that these love of the Tanzanian children,” said Fox. families are also having the same

30 Wheaton Quarterly “I felt that they weren’t really letting us see the country,” she said. “I felt that everything was censored for us. And I don’t think that is the best way for people who want to go there and help to see it.” Metzger-Traber and Sirikwa had decided they didn’t want to work for other people. So she was determined to move back to Tanzania after graduation to start the company. Metzger-Traber and her husband visit an outdoor classroom run by “It seemed like the most lucra- the Maasai for local children. tive thing to do in Tanzania so that we would be able to do a lot of good things there with our money,” she said. troubles. Their farms and land are getting smaller and the cost Ever since, they have been conducting customized safaris that of education and daily survival is getting higher. Many of the take people so deep into the wild that one morning Metzger- children that I worked with had been at the same orphanage all Traber awoke to find a circle of baby elephant prints around the their lives. There is no system that will decide what happens to spot where she had been camping with her clients. them when they become older ... no one knows.” Rose Jackson ’06 went on safari with colleagues when she Looking back now, Metzger-Traber said: “I never imagined was in Arusha, Tanzania, in 2008 organizing a conference as a that I would be so moved by it. I would come home every day program officer for the National Democratic Institute. from volunteering and just cry. I was so emotionally drained. I “Sarah and her husband have done such an amazing job of fell in love with these kids and just wanted to help them. I had grounding their business in the true life of their community,” a wonderful childhood and I just couldn’t see how there could said Jackson. “They made us feel a part of their lives there, intro- be such extremes in this world. duced us to their family, and guided us through parts of Arusha “It was a life-changing experience for me. And it just opened that most safari companies my eyes. Being a business person, I was seeing what I could ignore…. I was always do.” struck by how quickly and The focus of what she would do after Wheaton became clear. fully she fell in love with Even though she had interned on Wall Street and had a broker- Tanzania. Not everyone age firm interested in hiring her, she would return to Tanzania. is brave enough or loving “It was interesting because after being on Wall Street I was enough to throw them- thinking this would be a great career, and I love economics. But selves into a foreign cul- this thing changed my life. That’s where I felt more alive—being ture, drop their pretenses, in Tanzania, being able to see change happen. Rather than and truly begin to under- sending $50 checks to some organization, I’m the one who is stand their new context.” putting the food in the children’s mouths.” Until recently Metzger- It also helped that she had met her would-be “gorgeous” Traber and her husband had been doing tours nine months out husband while in Tanzania. of the year and living full time in Tanzania. But this year, after They had similar concerns for the children, as well as a the birth of their son Ezra Natan Traber-Sirikwa, they decided to desire to share the real Tanzania with others. Born in Tanzania move back to Lexington to be close to her family. They live here and educated in London and Sweden, Sirikwa, who is most of the year and have scaled back safaris to summers only. Maasailand Explorer director of operations, had been living for But their commitment to the business, the volunteer program 10 years in Sweden. He already had been bringing groups of and especially the sponsorship of the children has not waned or tourists on safari from Sweden to Tanzania as a staff member for changed. a Swedish travel company. Said Metzger-Traber: “We feel that as citizens of the world Metzger-Traber had been thinking about how to run a more this is just something we have to do.” Q meaningful tour of Tanzania since her first encounter as a Do you have a comment about this story? Write us at

Photos courtesy of Sarah Metzger-Traber ’06 Metzger-Traber Photos courtesy of Sarah volunteer. [email protected].

Winter 2010 31 ALUMNAE/I Association NEWS Picture perfect Expert/bride shares her view

Dressed in a dreamy Vera Wang She began searching eight gown, surrounded by fam- months ago, after Ambrosini ily, friends and more than 30 proposed, following six years Wheaton alums, Katie Hall ’06 of dating. (The two met in the married her college sweetheart trainer’s room at Wheaton dur- Jeff Ambrosini ’04 on her birth- ing Hall’s freshman year when day weekend in August. To this they both were injured from day she can still look at the pho- playing sports—he, baseball, tos and feel as if she is reliving it she, soccer.) all over again. And don’t think Hall said she knew she want- she won’t cry again, too. ed to find someone who had a Now, those are some good nontraditional style, similar to photos! her own. “My style goes back Hall’s beloved bow-tied dog to my roots in fine arts. I strive gazes into her eyes before the to make each image a work ceremony. She and Ambrosini, of art. I enjoy photographing in soft focus, hold hands details and capturing pure emo- beneath a canopy and glow in tions, while being unobtrusive, the sunlight. The two of them to put clients at ease. and members of the bridal “So I wanted someone who party jump rope in an open field would be creative, shoot at after the Vermont ceremony. different angles, and capture Priceless. those spontaneous moments There is a reason these im- that I strive to capture as a Hall recommends the following: ages are so good. Hall picked photographer. These are the the perfect photographer. She’s images that will last a lifetime, Keep a broad perspective. Don’t be afraid Go for au natural. Even if the wedding an expert. The studio art major that can bring you back to that to book out of state. Good photographers is indoors, look for a photographer who has been a professional wed- day when they were taken, are willing to travel. Hall, who lives in doesn’t rely solely on flash and is willing Franklin, Mass., chose South Carolina to shoot outdoors. Natural lighting is softer ding photographer for four years and make you feel the same photographer Tracy Turpen. and more flattering than the camera flash. now—shooting 20 to 25 wed- emotions from that moment,” Let your fingers do the walking. Stroll Get the full picture. Ask how they will dings a year. said Hall, who worked as an through photographer Web galleries and shoot to tell the full story of your day, Her careful and detailed assistant with a North Carolina– blogs. Look at many to determine the style beyond the traditional moments; how they search for someone to shoot her based wedding and portrait you seek—from traditional to unconven- will direct the shoot; what the schedule own wedding offers brides-to-be photographer before starting tional. Sites such as theknot.com and wed- is for that day; whether you can see the entire shoot of one of their weddings; plenty of insight. her own business. Q dingchannel.com are good places to start.

32 Wheaton Quarterly national dragon boat competi- Dragon tion in Long Beach, Calif. “It’s fun to come home with some slayer bling,” she said. “But the team spirit and camaraderie, as well When Stephanie Birk Costello ’70 as the exercise, is what keeps first moved to Philadelphia nine me going back.” years ago, she attended one of the Founded in 2001, the city’s international dragon boat Schuylkill Dragons is the festivals. Standing on the banks oldest continuously active of the Schuylkill River, she was women’s dragon boat team in captivated by the colorful and Philadelphia. The team’s goal is demanding dragon boat racing, to fight society’s preconceived and found herself thinking: “This notions about aging and to cre- is something I can do.” ate role models for women of said Costello. “It is exciting at It didn’t take long for the specta- all ages. the end when I shout ‘empty the tor to leave the sidelines and be- An ancient Chinese tradi- tank!’ and everyone gives their come a fully engaged participant tion, dragon boat racing dates last surge of energy to win.” on the Schuylkill Dragons. The back more than 2,000 years. Costello, who majored in

Photos by Tracy Turpen Tracy Photos by paddleboat team of women com- According to the International sociology at Wheaton and has a petes locally as well as nationally, Dragon Boat Federation, it is master’s degree in social work, is and has won numerous awards. one of the world’s fastest-grow- a licensed clinical social worker “I was surprised how hard it was ing sports. and certified employee assistant at first,” she said, “but I enjoyed Ritual is as much a part of consultant. Working in her own the workouts and the variety of the sport as competition. At private practice, she said she women involved on the team, many dragon boat festivals, enjoys helping people feel good from ages 18 to 73 and from a Buddhist monks bless the and improve their mental health. variety of backgrounds.” celebration and “dot the eye “It can be emotionally draining Currently, she is the steersper- of the dragon,” the head of the work, so maintaining a balance son—the dragon boat’s captain. boat. Painting an eye symbol- between work and personal life She stands balancing herself on izes “igniting the fire within, is really important to me,” she the back of the boat, using a the spirit of the race,” said said. That’s where the boat racing nine-foot oar to guide the vessel Costello, whose team places comes into play. and crew. No easy task—the boat a purple dragon head on the “We paddle on the Schuylkill weighs 4,000 pounds fully loaded. front of its boat during races. River, which is in the center of Working in sync as a member of Costello’s team enters up to Philadelphia in the beautiful the 20-person crew, Costello is six competitions per season, Fairmount Park. Being on the responsible for the safety of the from April to October. Races river is so peaceful and balances team, and essential for keeping the range from 250 to 1,000 meters urban living,” she said. “We get competitive edge. and last for two to 10 minutes. wet, but very rarely do we end She has steered her team to “That doesn’t sound like much, up in the water. We have fun, many victories, including finish- but it is a huge effort to go all and we celebrate our growth ing with a silver medal in a 2008 out for that amount of time,” and progress.” Q

Photos by Katie Hall ’06 Photos by SElected regional events

Boston Atlanta Lexington-Winchester, Mass. and what types of images (edited or December 3 Mid-February March 24 unedited, and the amount) you will Wheaton in the Hub—Young Alumnae/i Event with Associate Provost and Lexington-Winchester Wine Tasting get after the wedding. Reception, Lucky’s, 355 Congress St., Associate Professor of Art History Evelyn Event, 242 Cambridge St. (Route 3), Focus on personality traits. Have 6 p.m. Staudinger at the High Museum of Art’s Winchester, Mass., 6:30–8:30 p.m. a long conversation with potential Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius Washington, D.C. For the latest events calendar, please photographers to figure out how their exhibition, 1280 Peachtree St., N.E. personality meshes with yours. Do January 23 visit the alumnae/i Web site at www. Date and time to be determined. Check wheatoncollege.edu/alum/ and click on the they make you feel at ease? If so, they Lecture on Making It Modern exhibition, with Associate Professor of Art History the alumnae/i Web site calendar for calendar grid. Also, for the list of Wheaton will make you and your guests feel the most up-to-date information. clubs, regional contacts and Filene Center same way on the day of the wedding. Tripp Evans, University Club, 1135 16th Liaisons, go to www.wheatoncollege.edu/ St., N.W., 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. alum/class/clubcontacts.html.

Winter 2010 33 ALUMNAE/I Association NEWS Work wise

Kathryn Amarante Sollmann ’80, who has chosen to work nonstop since she was 16 years old, is the co-founder and managing partner of the Women@Work Network. She tells us that she has been career-minded since she was 7 years old: “I used to ask my sister Lisa [Amarante Prentki ’84] to play office instead of dolls, and I was in awe of TV’s first career woman, Mary Tyler Moore.” Now, through a wide variety of events and services, she helps professional women na- tionwide as they transition to new career opportunities, including reentering the workforce. Her Wilton, Conn.–based firm also places women in full-time and part-time jobs, consulting engage- ments and temporary assignments. We recently asked her for some career advice.

What one piece of advice would We are big advocates of that you can solve a problem you give to those who are just LinkedIn, which many refer to or fill an organizational gap for starting their careers? as “Facebook for grown-ups.” an employer. Don’t expect that Look before you leap. Too LinkedIn can get you in the employers will read between often new college graduates (or door of companies that inter- the lines of your résumé. returning professionals) jump est you by connecting you to “… do extensive research to into a job without really under- many people who are current If you have been out of the job make sure that the proposed market and are trying to return, standing what the day-to-day, employees; reconnect you to career move is truly right for what are some of the best ways year-in-year-out activity will be friends and colleagues who you. It’s back to networking— to do that? in a certain position or industry. may now be in positions of talk to as many people as influence, and introduce you to Most returning profession- Take the time to really research possible in the field of interest various options and make sure completely new faces who very als think about going back to and ask them to tell you the that your skill set and personality willingly offer career advice, work before they actually take good, the bad and the ugly.” type are truly suited to the jobs support and connections. the plunge. This thinking can you’re pursuing. This is not re- LinkedIn is like a professional occur over several years—and search that can be done through networking club—but as an on- during that time our advice is the library or the Internet. It is line resource that you can use to choose volunteer activities to school, get some additional research that you do by talking while you are in your pajamas wisely. Focus on volunteer training or start at the entry level to as many people as possible in any time of the day or night, it’s posts that are résumé worthy, of a new field. That means that your fields of interest. You don’t far more effective than getting like writing newsletters, raising you may forgo some important have to make a lifelong decision dressed up and trying to meet money and managing budgets, income during your ramp-up that confines you to one narrow a room full of people wearing so that when you’re ready to period and you may need a job title, but you do have to hard-to-read name tags. write your résumé you can financial cushion. Most impor- think about jobs that may make show that you’ve continued tant, do extensive research to it easy for you to work in more For those who have had many to develop your business skills make sure that the proposed ca- than one industry or more than job interviews and even second while you’ve been out of the reer move is truly right for you. interviews, but no offers, what can one kind of department. If you workforce. Job seekers forget It’s back to networking—talk to they do to close the deal? choose too narrow a job, or a that business skills are not only as many people as possible in job that you don’t find compel- Revisit your interviewing developed in a business setting. the field of interest and ask them ling, you could find yourself strategies. The most frequent If possible, it’s also a great idea to tell you the good, the bad and stuck in the not-too-distant comment we hear from hiring to keep your hand in your area the ugly. See if it’s possible to future. Employers generally want managers is, “It didn’t seem like of expertise through occasional get an unpaid internship so that to hire candidates who have the candidate really wanted paid project work. you can really see if you like the Q worked in their field or in a the job.” A lot of job seekers day-to-day aspects of the job. What’s the best way to navigate comparable field. And they tend forget to project enthusiasm for the job. Employers want to hire a total career change to pursue a Take Women@Work’s “Job Search to look for candidates who have Ready or Not” quiz to see wheth- candidates who truly want to special interest or passion? performed the same or similar er you’ve laid the groundwork People successfully transition jobs in the past. work at their companies. And for a successful job search: www. to new careers all the time, but many job seekers do a less than womenatworknetwork.com/file/ How can you best use Web-based adequate job of illustrating why it takes a lot of careful thinking ReadyOrNot.doc. Find out more social networking to get a job or to they are the No. 1 fit for the po- and planning. In many cases, about Women@Work at www. advance your career? sition. Finding a job is proving you might need to go back womenatworknetwork.com/.

34 Wheaton Quarterly Asian football league offers more than a game

Quick. Name one professional Asian- “I think it’s quite common for Asian American football player. parents, especially immigrant parents, to Chances are you can’t. That’s largely encourage their sons to focus on studies and because not many Asian Americans grew not on rough sports like football. The only up playing the sport and consequently don’t real sports role model I had growing up was play as adults due to cultural expectations, Michael Chang, who won the French Open says Binh Nguyen ’98. With a football in in 1989 at 17.” hand, he’s working to change that. Now, on most weekends during the fall He is the co-founder of the Boston Asian and summer, he’s the quick-footed quar- Football League. For the past five years he terback for the Arowana team. (Arowana is has tapped into his long-held love of the a fish that is indigenous to Southeast Asia.) game, as well as his desire to do community The independent league brings together Binh Nguyen ’98 outreach. “The main reason I started this teams of Asian Americans—as well as a league was to create a space where Asian diversity of other players—for flag football. Americans are encouraged to compete and Nguyen (No. 7 on the team) designed his Workshop; taught citizenship classes; start- enjoy the game of football,” says Nguyen, league to allow for the physical nature of ed a youth program in Boston’s Chinatown; who is a recruitment manager at InterSystems full contact football, which is unlike most and helped establish an Asian-American Corporation, a Cambridge-based software flag football leagues. Spirited roughhous- a cappella group called VariAsians, which company. ing—full blocking, pushing out of bounds, once performed before the start of a Celtics He helped start the league with a friend diving—is encouraged. game and sang at a Democratic National after unsuccessfully searching for pickup Beyond being a great workout, the league Convention. Last year, the league co- games around Boston. The anthropology nourishes his need to help others. He notes sponsored the Boston Asian American Film and sociology major played varsity tennis that Professor of Anthropology Donna Festival, using fees from the league. throughout his time at Wheaton, but his Kerner was one of the professors who It all affirms the need for the league, he athletic heart wandered. “Despite the fact encouraged him to explore his interest in says. “Through my community work, I have that I was always involved in tennis, either community work. met many youths who loved watching foot- competitively or at a local club, football has Nguyen’s internship at the Vietnamese ball but had never played organized ball, always been my favorite sport. I was good at American Civic Association in 1997 was a either because they felt it wasn’t accessible tennis, but my one regret was not following stepping-stone for his involvement in the to them, or because their parents encour- through with my desire to play more football Boston-area Asian American community. aged them to focus on their studies. I also growing up, even though I knew I could Since graduating, he has been a board felt that some of the youth I met needed an play,” he says. member of the Asian American Resource alternative to gangs, drugs and other illegal activities they were involved in.” What began as a small football league has become a special place to many of its mem- bers. For example, the league’s Web forum has grown from just talk about football to discussions about issues. “Defying stereotypes is really a by- product of what the league has become,” he says. “Over the course of the first several seasons, we realized that what we were doing was much more than introduc- ing football to Asian Americans. Players quickly organized teams with their friends and learned the game together. From the beginning, there was an intensity about this league, compared to others I’ve played in. You could feel it in every play, every game. It was as if tension and frustration were be- ing released on the field.” Q

Winter 2010 35 CLASS NOTES 1927 Renison Cooper ’52 often, as both her trouble, but a magnifying glass serve on Pennswood’s Environmental helps. “No golf,” she says, “but du- Kit Barnum, daughter of Catherine Guidelines Committee and, she continues, “Nan plicate bridge. It just takes longer to Bettes Barnum, wrote to let us know now heads a new committee for do things, like balancing the check- that her mother celebrated her 106th residents interested in bird-watching. book!” I know what she means! I birthday in June with a small gather- Upcoming Deadlines We have established a bird sanctuary talked by phone with Sue Dembitz ing of immediate family. Her 105th on campus.” No doubt the group en- DeWitt, who lives in Florida. She Spring 2010: Jan. 1, 2010 birthday in June 2008 was a much joyed a presentation on cranes done celebrated her 91st birthday and flew Summer 2010: March 10, 2010 bigger occasion, with family and recently by Priscilla’s son Ted, an to San Antonio to meet her daughter. Fall 2010: June 25, 2010 friends traveling from Vancouver, education specialist for the Audubon They had a wonderful time, staying B.C., Bristol, England, Ottawa, Winter 2011: Sept. 25, 2010 Society. “I enjoy accounts in the at a hotel overlooking the beautiful Ontario and Michigan. Kit wrote, Quarterly of the accomplishments of River Walk. Her son is the chief pilot “Both birthdays were very happy These deadlines apply to class students and alums—particularly the for the University of Florida Athletic occasions for us… We are so lucky secretaries and their columns. item about Margaret Manwell Barker Association, so she gets tickets for to have had her with us so long.” Submissions from classmates ’26. I knew her in Montclair, N.J.” the football games. She loves sports Catherine leads a quiet life in her should be made directly to class and all kinds of games, including retirement community and continues secretaries before these deadlines. bridge. Beatrice Peavey Johnson to enjoy playing solitaire and crib- 1937 lives in Massachusetts in her own We cannot guarantee the bage. Though her family wishes she Midge Hitchcock Carson has taken home and cooks her own meals. publication of class notes received were able to see and hear better, Kit two short courses through the local “I’m getting along great for an old after the deadline as production notes, “She is quite wonderful and Adult Learning Program (courses lady,” she says. Her son is waiting schedules and resources require her family is so proud of her.” Kit taught by retired teachers). She was for a heart transplant. She hears from strict deadline compliance. mentioned that Emma Inman Lloyd also recently one of four seniors in Rebecca Dooey Peavey, who had a has written her mother a few letters, her community—all former nurses Photo Guidelines heart attack, but is doing well, and commenting, “She must be amazing. who are still interested in nursing— from Virginia Whitaker Tiffany. She Traditional photographic prints We have also seen the write-ups who spoke to nursing students from has given up driving and depends on (made from a negative) or digital about her in the Quarterly.” the University of Connecticut about photos can be submitted to the what the profession was like when friends and relatives for transporta- Quarterly for publication. they were younger. Midge shared tion. We all come to that and it is 1934 her experiences from when she was hard to give up one’s independence. Tips for Digital Photos Important anniversary dates for an instructor at the Hartford (Conn.) I have just had cataract surgery and • In general, digital photos should Wheaton and Reunion dates for Hospital and was for a time in charge couldn’t believe the brightness of the be taken on the highest-quality 1934 occur in the same year, but of one of the burn units that provided colors, the jet black of the newspa- setting. Wheaton’s has 100 before it. We care for the victims (ranging in age per print—and when did all those • Digital photos should be 4 x 6 don’t have any personal news this from 3 to 93) of the tragic Hartford wrinkles come! inches or larger and 300 dpi. time for the Quarterly, but we are circus fire of 1944. The students Mary Hussey MacBride, 63 Hillside • Save the photo as a TIFF or JPEG making it! We are always close to admitted they didn’t know anything Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769-2620, and e-mail it as an attachment to the top in our gifts to the Wheaton about this terrible fire in which there (207) 769-0421 [email protected]. Fund (the new name is great), our were over 160 fatalities, and it must two scholarships each year make it have been a fascinating piece of 1940 How to Submit Class Notes possible for two deserving students oral history for them to hear. In a Hello, everyone! In June it was fun to E-mail: E-mail your notes to to obtain an excellent education, separate exercise—a research project receive a phone call from class presi- [email protected]. and the spirit that we inherited from conducted by two student nurses— dent Elizabeth “Lib” Stettler Gurney. Wheaton stayed with us, helping By fax: (508) 286-8228 Midge and 14 others from her retire- She and Les have moved into a us lead a busy, happy, volunteer- ment community were asked to talk smaller apartment at Heath Village By post: Yes, the postperson is still ing life respecting others. Thanks to about what made them feel fulfilled in Hackettstown, N.J. Les is busy welcome at our door. You may President Ronald Crutcher for all he at this point in their life. One of the with computers. Lib has Parkinson’s mail columns or your news to: does, including his “family touch,” others participating was over 100 disease, but true to form, she is busy to Sharon Howard ’87 for her superb Class Notes years old! Midge had heard recently as always, playing in a handbell management of such a wonderful Wheaton Quarterly from Kay Lahee, who is doing well. choir and also playing the organ. I staff in Alumnae/i Relations, and Wheaton College Watch your mail for the 1937 class never think of Lib without a plan and to the Quarterly for keeping us all Norton, MA 02766 letter in which you’ll find a postcard sparkling energy. Lois Brunel Stecker informed of all goings-on. to return to the college with your writes: “We owe so much to our Questions? Dorothy Dempsey Steele, 46 North news. I’d love to hear from you! Wheaton heritage. Having returned We are here to help tackle any Street, Dennisport, MA 02639, Elizabeth Brown Wagner, The to Wheaton from 1940 to 1942 as an questions, concerns or problems (508) 398-3296 Osborn, 1501 Theall Road, Rye, NY assistant in the art department, I feel that come up as you work on your 10580, (914) 925-8514 my roots run deep.” Lois recounts class notes. 1935 that she worked two years at M.I.T., Karen Mateer, class notes editor Priscilla Thomas Gilman, writ- 1939 was married in 1944, spent 13 years [email protected] ing from Pennswood Village in I’m writing this column on a lovely, on Long Island, and followed the mis- (508) 286-8235 Newtown, Pa., notes that she warm and sunny fall day, and when sile program to San Diego in 1960. probably will not be able to some of you read it, the snow may “My husband ‘Steck’ passed away News about members of classes that attend her 75th Reunion next be blowing—not in Hawaii, though! January 1986. I have lived in the are not listed or do not have a class May. Priscilla stays in touch with Margaret Leaf Jaquette writes that same house with the same telephone secretary may be submitted to the Margaret Kershaw Bortell, who number for almost 50 years! Am class notes editor. she and John no longer travel but lives in St. Louis near her daughter. let their children and grandchildren not ready to join the old folks yet! At Pennswood, Priscilla sees Nan come to them. Margie’s vision gives Realize age is taking its toll. Still driv-

3636 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly (a paid attraction), making tea, and 1943 us.” Speaking of Ginny Vranicar, managing a fine herd of Jersey cows. she wrote of a recent trip to Mount I regret to report that Ann Bestedo Our sympathy goes to the family of Katahdin and a boat sail on Lake Paterson died on June 16 after a Mary Conners Schwarz, who died in Millinocket, “where I took lots of short illness. We send our sincere September at her home in Vineyard snapshots with my old camera.” condolences to her husband Robert Haven, Mass. Thank you all for shar- So many, including Jane “Pfeiffie” and all her family. Pauline “Polly” ing. Always a joy to hear from you. Pfeiffenberger Luer and Charlotte Driscoll Deaver and husband John Elizabeth Adams Noyes, 201 Elm Nisbet Schell, mentioned how much finally made the long-postponed Street, #3-8, Noank, CT 06340, (860) they enjoyed the 1944 class letter trip to France to see our grandson 536-3778, [email protected] produced for our recent Reunion. Jesse and his family, who live near Charlie also wrote that she had a Ferney-Voltaire, across the border good, but shortened time in Maine, 1942 from Geneva, Switzerland, where and had cataract surgery— painless, As I write this in September, I (Marge M. Voltaire retired. Their home has but time-consuming. Mary Davis Weick Dunaway) am just home from views of the Jura Mountains on one Polat’s husband Nejet reported that Several friends and family members emergency surgery, which meant a side and Mont Blanc on the other. she is now living in a nursing home gathered to celebrate the 105th birth- week in the hospital and five weeks The visit was memorable because in Meredith, N.H. In spite of less day of Catherine Bettes Barnum ’27 in rehab. My artificial left hip, which our daughter, Nell Deaver Anton mobility, Cynthia “Bunky” Lane Ellis in June 2008. I have had for 14 years, became ’70, was also visiting, and the whole continues as an English language loose because the cement that held family had much fun with our three tutor for two young Korean women, ing, but need a cane or three-wheeler it in place crumbled. Did you ever great-grandchildren, Anna, 12, reads a lot, plays mahjong and goes when carts are not available to get hear of such a thing? To add insult to Sophie, almost 9, and Luca, almost 3. to concerts and lectures. She says around. Am still active in art circles injury, the femur in that leg became The girls are bilingual. We traveled to her family and friends are the best. and Oasis classes. Trying to upgrade paper thin. My orthopedic surgeon Paris and enjoyed all the delights that Mary Clute Lyon’s only granddaugh- my property in a more creative way said the whole thing could break only Paris can offer, and visited with ter is now a freshman at Wheaton. has taken nearly a year! Am truly without my falling. He didn’t want to French friends. My French is some- “It will be very interesting to see how sorry we have lost Marion Browne operate, and my primary physician what rusty! We took the Chunnel to greatly things have changed over Richards. What a trouper she was was against it. In late July I was in London, which we found changed 65 years!” Nancy Traill Soderberg and so gracious to everyone. She will such pain that I went to the hospital and overcrowded. We liked staying reported that 19 out of 21 family never be forgotten. Friendly thoughts not knowing what would happen. at a well-located club and seeing members visited them in Maine over and best wishes.” Elizabeth Hoff Surgery was performed and I now old friends. We went out to Surrey to the course of the summer. “Sailing Stultz moved to Palo Alto, Calif., five have a donor graft bonded to my hip visit Evelyn Ramos Trevena and her was the main attraction—classes years ago to be near their son and and a shield around the femur so that husband John, and lunched at a local for the grandchildren and pleas- family. “We had been in Sarasota, it can’t break again. What an experi- pub at Cobham, which was a real ant cruising for adults.” Peg Keesey Fla., for 30 years, so it was not easy ence! I feel fortunate to be here and treat. Cobham is a picture-perfect Hamilton lives with her daughter in to leave our friends. We enjoy it here, to get around with my walker. Nancy village. The surrounding country- Wisconsin and keeps busy with her pretty town, much to do, theatres, Twombly Spooner sent this report: side was green, fresh and lush with garden, walking, playing bridge and galleries and all sorts of restaurants. “On June 12, a beautiful, warm, flowers everywhere. Hedges and volunteering at the Chippewa Valley I was very sorry to hear of Marion sunny afternoon, my son, wife and I majestic trees bordered the country Museum, “an historical develop- Browne Richards’ death. We chatted were privileged to be invited to view roads and while Evelyn referred to ment of Eau Claire from the early on the phone off and on over the George H.W. Bush’s parachute jump the neglect of her garden, we thought days when lumbermen followed by years. It was most enjoyable. My hus- on his 85th birthday. Our friend, it was truly beautiful! We flew home settlers were coming here.” Jan Platt band Ray and I walk most every day, Captain Richard Woodman, built a well pleased that the trip had gone wrote that her mother, Betty Asinof play bridge and care for the plants beautiful schooner, Eleanor, and sails so well, as all our prearrangements Platt, passed away in August. “Our on the balcony of our apartment— it regularly here in Kennebunkport, worked without a hitch. We turned mom had fond memories of her time some 20 of them! My best wishes Maine, on the Kennebunk River. He around and flew to the West Coast at Wheaton and her classmates.” to everyone.” I talked with Marjorie asked us to join him and his wife, for a family reunion in Ashland, Ore., Virginia Price Childs, 6300 Greene Munkenbeck McCall, who now and we sailed down the river and as well as visits with our own family. Street, Apt. 403, Philadelphia, PA lives at “The Shores,” a nursing-care into the harbor along with many I do not recommend that anyone 19144, (267) 350-2441, facility in Greenport, on Long Island. other curious boaters. We idled undertake back-to-back big trips, as [email protected] She likes it there very much, with lots there for over an hour. It was a needless to say, we are somewhat of activities and classes to keep her spectacular sight as seven parachutes burned out. busy. Her two sons, Bob and Russell, came down, and in the seventh, Pauline Driscoll Deaver, 1945 live in Cuchoque, Long Island, where we saw Mr. Bush, midst singing, 8101 Connecticut Avenue, Apt. S-406, We begin with the sad news that she had always spent her summers. horns blowing and general welcom- Chevy Chase, MD 20815-2839, Lucy Pierson Ramsey passed away Her daughter lives in Ohio. A grand- ing. All seven landed perfectly on (301) 654-0943 in October. We also send condo- son lives in West Hartford, Conn., the grounds of St. Ann’s Episcopal lences to Claire Schmidt Leonard, and has two children. Now Marge is Church, which is situated on the 1944 who reported the sad news that a great-grandmother of two. When I water—such precision! He looks for- her husband Frank passed away in Lee Raabe Rosseland has enjoyed talked with Marjorie Reese Ludlow ward to repeating this performance September. The rest of her family is recent visits with friends, including in September, she was just home on his 90th birthday!” In other news, fine, and she now has two great- Billie Godfrey Richardson ’42 and from an interesting time on an island we learned belatedly that Margaret grandsons, Linden, 5, and Soren, 2. daughter Debbie, and Ginny Hovey off the coast of Maine. A grand- Crane Smith passed away in 2007. She keeps up with her French and Vranicar and daughter Robin. Lee’s daughter was married last fall. Marge Marjorie “Marge” Weick Dunaway, a reading group, which is reading daughters Jill and Susan often ac- still volunteers at the hospital. Her 455 Windmere Drive, Apt. 1C, State the poetry of Baudelaire. Claire company them on trips, and Lee says, sons are interesting farmers on Long College, PA 16801, (814) 238-6860, adds, “I hate missing Reunions, but “They have been such a blessing to Island, involved in a “corn maize” [email protected] don’t get out anymore. I enjoy Pat

WinterWinter 2010 2010 3737 Steffen Clark’s visits and working who was doing fine. We’ve used that all of you noticed the picture with her.” Sue Frank Weese wrote our space for this quarter, but hope that Peggy Crowell Walklet sent to from Michigan in October before to hear from more of you next time. the previous Quarterly recording a returning to Illinois. She and Hal Don’t forget to mark the dates of our 1947 mini-reunion in May held at spend winters near Ft. Lauderdale, 65th Wheaton Reunion: May 21–23, the home of Carol Adams Benner and find time for travel in between. 2010. It would be wonderful if some of Moorestown, N.J. I think the “We took the train to Montana last of us could return to campus. In the picture calls for more information, Christmas to our daughter’s—fun to meantime, send us your news. as Jan Doerr Kaewert traveled from be on a train again. Right now we’re Patricia Steffens Clark, 22 Sewall California, while Elizabeth “Betty” going to London for Christmas with Lane, Topsham, ME 04086, (203) Greene Ivy came from Alabama, some of Hal’s family and mine. Our 729-4411, [email protected] Peggy came from Edenton, N.C., and granddaughter was married up here Claire Schmidt Leonard, 56 Baribeau Barbara Lynn Cady from Brunswick, over Labor Day. It was the nicest Drive, No. 212, Brunswick, ME Maine. Mary Beth Goff Robinson night of the summer!” Sue noted 04011, (207) 373-0672 was unable to make the trip to New trips to Denver last fall to welcome Jersey, so the group drove to Kennett her second great-grandson, and to Square, Pa., to her home! Barbara Molly Storb Hartzell ’49 (right) and her Argentina in April with her son and 1946 attended Wheaton graduation in husband Frank got together with Millie Koch Moreland ’49 on their way back his wife to visit their son, an AFS As I write this column, it’s another May and her family was recognized from Canada this summer. student there. “That was a great ex- summerlike, early fall day, but as by President Crutcher for three perience.” Carolyn Wohlsen Ripple is you read this, we’ll be deep into generations of graduates: Barbara, in good health and enjoys each day cold winter days—except for the daughter Audrey Cady Scanlan condolences to Bunny and their with her husband of 62 years. They “snowbirds” among us! Brenda ’80, and granddaughter Emma family (including Barberie van Valey canceled travel last winter when she Mason Leach’s return postcard had Scanlan ’09! I received word that ’72 and George’s daughter, Carolyn suffered a broken ankle as a result of a neat summary of her past several Barbara “Bobbie” Schott Van Waes’s McQueen ’74, and granddaugh- being hit by a car, but were hoping months. Other than a shoulder sprain husband suffered a stroke and is ter, Ava Kahn-McQueen ’10). We now in assisted living in the care to see all six great-grandchildren— earlier in the year, she carried on also sadly report the passing of Bev of hospice. We send our sympathy three in Pittsburgh, two in Denver, with her usual summer trek from Yeaple on September 27. In recent to you both, Bobbie. We also send and one in Tucson, Ariz.—with Nashville to the family camp at Lake years, Bev had been as active as she condolences to Peg Pierson Weeks, various trips over the summer and Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. could be, and even spent a couple whose sister, Lucy Pierson Ramsey fall. “We keep busy with bridge, TV, She was chauffeured by her daughter of days this summer directing the ’45, passed away in October. Louise exercise and doctor appointments. and they managed visits to relatives jelly-making project for her church in “Flip” Curme Horton heard from Not yet in a retirement home—our along their way. A visit from her son, her well-equipped kitchen. She had Momo Nagano’s daughter Maria that city condo life is easy with help.” flying in from Colorado for a long hoped to attend our mini-reunion Momo is now in an assisted living Jean Snook Deipenbrock enjoys life weekend, was an added pleasure to in Sudbury in late September. Peggy situation, as it was no longer possible her summer. Brenda keeps busy as Cary Smith and George report about in their retirement community in for her to live alone. Esther “Terry” a volunteer for Meals On Wheels their new retirement community: North Carolina. “I’m involved with Boghossian Seferian reports that she and is recording secretary for the “We have a lovely view of the sunset the library and Residents’ Association saw lots of Flip this summer as Flip governance, and sing in the chapel local Church Women United. from our porch, so I guess we like it She enjoys going to the Nashville is a permanent resident of Vineyard choir. Outside activities include our Haven on Martha’s Vineyard, and here, even though we still feel like Presbyterian church, P.E.O. and fam- Symphony, Nashville Opera and we’re living in a motel! Good food, many organ concerts in the area. Terry spent the summer in Chilmark, ily activities.” Snookie’s recent travel also on Martha’s Vineyard, about though!” Muriel Winter Beresford Patty Peck Tiebout’s news highlight included a trip to West Virginia in 10 miles away from Flip! They both was in the hospital three times this is the birth of a great-granddaughter, April, and a trip to St. Louis in May enjoyed a Wheaton reception in July summer, but says she’s doing a little Finn Teibout Danaher, born in for grandson Jeremy’s graduation at the Edgartown home of Barbara better. Last March she went on a Hanover, N.H., to granddaughter from Washington University. “We Frelinghuysen Israel ’67. President wonderful cruise to Greece, Turkey Johanna Evans, who will gradu- drove out through West Virginia and and Mrs. Crutcher were there and the and the Aegean Sea. She says “hi” to ate from Dartmouth in December. came home through Tennessee. I president welcomed them all! Thank everyone. Pat Colvin Peters is back Patty reports that becoming great- hadn’t seen much of these parts of you for keeping me informed and to being alone in her house for the grandparents makes John and her the country, so really enjoyed it.” let’s hear from more of our class! first time in many years. Her daugh- feel considerably older! But not too Snookie’s granddaughter Christine Jean Haller Fallon, Four Ballast Lane, ter Linda has moved back to Greece, ancient—as they made visits to South also attends Washington University. Marblehead, MA 01945-3808, (781) where she lived for a number of Hero, Vt., York Harbor, Maine, and Ruth Leonard Freyberger and Will 631-2436, [email protected] years, and daughter Laura and son still live in their own home, though a weeklong family visit to Nantucket Evan have returned to Vashon Island Will has given up driving so Ruth during the year. near Seattle, where they had lived for acts as chauffeur. She stays busy with Jane Miller St. Coeur, P.O. Box 41, 1948 about 12 years. Pat’s son Christopher bridge, clubs and sewing—at a slow- Saunderstown, RI 02874-0041, We are very sorry to report the is in the Boston area and is having a er pace—and notes, “After two years, (401) 294-2174 death of George McQueen, husband book of his poetry, Crystal Dreams, my new heart valve is working well, of Barberie “Bunny” Harmer van published. Pat’s doing well and gets so can’t complain.” Last August Ruth 1947 Valey McQueen, on Aug. 8, 2009. out a lot with friends. Diana Myers George and Bunny had been such and her daughter took a Smithsonian It is with sadness that I start Trachtman and Phil are thoroughly train tour from Toronto to Vancouver these notes, as we have lost two an active and fun couple. (See fall enjoying their retirement home. with wonderful food and scenery. members of our class: Mary “Polly” ’09 Quarterly for their activities with “We have lots of things to do and Ruth’s oldest grandson has entered Tracy Provost, who died at home Habitat for Humanity.) They have great people to do them with. A lot the University of North Dakota and in Denver last July, and Merritt been a wonderful addition to our of our life revolves around activities now has his pilot’s license. Ruth McCully Thurlow, who died on Reunions and get-togethers since here (and going to doctors).” Ileane also wrote that she had talked last September 8. Please refer to “In their marriage a few years ago. We Kliman Greenstein as usual has been winter with Eleanor Sullivan Finigan, Memoriam” for more details. I hope will all miss him and extend our on the go. She had an unbelievable

3838 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly trip to Iceland in June and was very Martha’s Vineyard over the summer. going through chemo herself for Mama” in New York City. She disappointed that the planes were It was wonderful to talk to Liz Tufel breast cancer. She could probably made appearances in October and grounded and she couldn’t make it Turner recently. She reported on two use a few loving thoughts and phone November. I have much too much to Greenland! Dottie Hussey Bonsall great events this past summer. Their calls from Wheaton friends. Mary sad news to report. Betsy Wilson and Bob had a great journey with son Jason arranged a reunion with Hurlbut Elm says, “This is the first Ayres died suddenly in July, leaving some of their children and grandchil- most of the relatives and cousins in summer since we moved to Florida a son, two daughters and six grand- dren to Seattle, Victoria, B.C., and Mantoloking, N.J. Most of the meals that I haven’t been recuperating from children. Lucia Harvie Kimball’s Alaska in August. She says, “All in were at Liz and Mike’s house (which surgery, and I am enjoying it, even as husband, Art, has also died. You will all, a grand trip!” Must stop now— sounds like work) but she said Jason hot as it is.” Mimi Gherardi Nash has remember his pleasant company at I’m over my word limit as usual. had everything organized. The sec- giant cell temporal arteritis, which our 50th Reunion. Finally, Margaret Love to you all. ond event was in Washington, D.C., causes instant and permanent blind- “Dede” Bodfish Fish wrote that her Joyce Tyler Welch, 344 Annabelle where Jason married Elena, a native ness. “So I no longer paint, travel, husband Walter died unexpectedly Point Road, Centerville, MA 02632- of Ukraine, in the gorgeous Russian drive or most anything else.” She in April. They met while Dede was a 2402, (508) 775-5567, Orthodox Cathedral. Liz and Mike invites us to stop by and visit with sophomore at Wheaton, introduced [email protected] look forward to a mini-reunion with her after Reunion, and you can con- by Janis Robinson, so Walter had Bob and Jean Seaton Rosane, hope- tact me for her e-mail address. Ellen many Wheaton friends. Our heartfelt 1949 fully before spring. I talked to Cary Sowles Cron urges us all to come to sympathies go out to Betsy’s family “Tickey” Fellows Reich, who is doing Reunion (May 21–23). “Call up other and to Lucia and Dede. President Anne Neilson sent the well after her knee surgery and gets Wheaton Club members in your area Harriet Bollman Oman, 43 Kendall following: “We still have a few royal around quite easily. She was among and encourage them to come. Lots of Road, P.O. Box 81, Strafford, VT blue pocketbooks with Pan on the the 4,000–5,000 people attending the changes and interesting things going 05072, (802) 765-4426, fold-over strap. They’re about 9 inauguration of President Jim Yong on. We will be in one of the newer [email protected] inches by 6 inches. Will hold comb, Kim at Dartmouth. The parade of dorms that even has an elevator.” lipstick and credit cards easily. students and the colorful academic Connie Hartwell Fullerton says 1952 Send $6.50 ($5 plus postage) to me robes of the faculty were spectacular. emphatically that she did NOT go and I will send. Trustees are very June “Barbie” Bigelow Peterson spent anywhere this summer and she and Saddened by news that Ann Pierce active this quarter thinking ‘out of some time this past summer at her her Australian shepherd “were as Smith’s husband died on July 21. the box.’ When I got home from my cabin in Colorado. She was a surprise happy as clams.” Betty Ennis Wise Ben was a retired Detroit business- Elderhostel Africa trip on March 25 I guest at a birthday luncheon for Bee and her husband Bill happily divide man and lifelong award-winning found I couldn’t smell anything. I had Garrigues in the fall. Barbie and Russ their time between their house in amateur golfer. Love and sympathy a bad cold and thought that was it. attended the opening of an environ- Keene Valley, N.Y., and their home to Ann and family. Pril Kendall As it turns out, I probably contracted mental nature center on the south in Portland, Ore. They keep in touch Kirkeby wants us to know about a virus that indeed wiped out my side of Wilmington, Del., which they with children and grandchildren her involvement with the hard of sense of smell. I’m working with a were instrumental in developing. through Skype. hearing. You may remember that doctor at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary Pril had one of the first cochlear Your Wheaton pals would love to Mary Kennard McHugh, 44 to see what we can do. So far all I implants in Los Angeles in the mid- hear from you, so send news. Canterbury Road, Chatham, NJ can tell is sweet, sour, salty, bitter, ’90s. With more than 24 million Anne A. Sperry, 74 Mayfield Avenue, 07928, (973) 635-6019, Fax: (973) with occasional ‘sulfidy’ smells and hearing-impaired people in America, Akron, OH 44313, (330) 864-1069, 635-3954, [email protected] some mint smells. Makes life much it is important to let them know that [email protected] less interesting, but I am thankful there is coping help available. The this didn’t happen earlier as I would 1951 Hearing Loss Association of America have lost my job. Has anyone else 1950 I had a call from Amy Levine (HLAA), a national organization, has lost their sense of smell? Let me Emily Nichols Thomas writes, “My Hausner, who was visiting her local chapters providing education know.” Their children and grand- Ben Allen was honored by the bank daughter in Montpelier, Vt. We hope and support, and raising awareness children joined Molly Storb Hartzell in town that was started by his dad to find a time to get together for through “Walk-4-Hearing” walk- and Frank for several weeks in 100 years ago.” Most of their chil- lunch. Marge Springer Tunik reports athons. Because of her own hearing Temagami, Ontario, last summer— dren and grandchildren came. We’ll that she is volunteering in the oncol- loss, Pril started her first chapter 20 remarkable since Frank had ap- look forward to hearing more about ogy/radiation section of Greenwich years ago, and since, two more in pendicitis beforehand and Molly has Emily’s growing family in the next Hospital. It would be interesting to Southern California. She runs a local been undergoing medical treatment Quarterly. Dottie King Garner says, know what volunteer work the rest of chapter in Mission Viejo, where as well. I talked to them recently “I am having the time of my life! No us do. Send it in! Lecky Willey Cook she lives. One of HLAA’s newest and they sound terrific and are full traveling, no grandkids, no parties.” welcomed her third great-grandchild interests is helping injured military of positive thoughts. They stopped She converted a shed into rooms for (and first great-grandson), Callum personnel returning from Iraq and in Syracuse, N.Y., on the way home two grad students and her garage into Edward Simmons, in October. Aghanistan. One soldier said that of and enjoyed a great get-together with a kitchen after “a couple of disastrous Libby Fenno Blucke’s children have all his injuries he incurred, hearing Millie Koch Moreland. Though Millie incidents with a watermelon and given her her own computer, so we loss was the most challenging in his uses a walker or a wheelchair some odiferous meals from wok cooking.” shall expect lots of news from her. recovery. Wonderful involvement, of the time, she is happy being in her She is studying natural/alternative Carolyn “Ceci” Cooke Barber sent Pril. As I write this, it’s late summer own house. She has loads of family medicine and “I am feeling fine and a postcard to say she and Nancy here. Though some of you by now that are willing to help when needed. doing very well, thank you.” Cynthia Dodge Hartford had visited Barbie have seen the white stuff, try to think Molly reported that Mary Lou Scott Locke Maier braved the snows of Hall Rowbotham at her new retire- back. Neeta Villa Behnken celebrat- Curtin and Vic are doing well and Boston in February when she and her ment home in Fox Hill. Ceci and ed summer in a quiet mode for a are thankful that the hurricane season sister flew there from Arizona. Phebe Barbie have enjoyed trips together to change, not dashing to family around has been uneventful so far. Mary Lou Brodeur Frank has recently been Tanzania and the Mediterranean. A the globe. Comparing gardens, she keeps busy with tennis and Tai chi. through harrowing times, having lost card also came from Carol Helitzer was “battling local wildlife—squir- Bob and Connie O’Dowd Huber her husband in 2006 and her daugh- Shedlin announcing her new show rels in the apple tree, deer eating had their usual wonderful time at ter Adrienne in March 2009—and at the cabaret venue “Don’t Tell geranium blossoms, and resident

WinterWinter 2010 2010 3939 woodchuck nibbling anything he Tracy to show we ’52ers are doing earned a degree in psychology from at Lockheed Missiles and Space could get.” In New Hampshire, our our part: by the end of June, we George Washington University and Company as a senior scientist; at SRI garden battle was rain and lack of came in at 88 percent participation had worked in real estate sales for 30 International as a research math- sun, bringing tomato blight to every for the Wheaton Fund! Way to go, years. I sure hope I’ll be bombarded ematician; at Xerox Corporation as a garden. Coralie Childs Hansen found class! Happy holidays, and send us with news of your doings for the next fellow and manager of mechanical the sun on a four-day painting work- your new adventures. issue! We would love to hear of your design technology; and at University shop in Maine, a challenging and Anne Jones Stoops, P.O. Box 1707, travels, your families, your volunteer of Rochester as a professor of math. great event, as in pleine aire, then re- Grantham, NH 03753, (603) 863- activities—anything you would like Harriet was a third-grade teacher for turned to New Hampshire, setting up 1527, [email protected] to share with fellow ’53ers! five years, then a realtor for 35 years an exhibit of her own works at her Anne Pentland, 4423 Bellflower and is still going. The class extends town library. On a trip to celebrate 1953 Drive, La Mesa, CA 91941, (619) heartfelt condolences to Harriet their anniversary, she and Herb went Bloomberg Deutsch on the death of I just received an e-mail from Claire 469-3506, [email protected] to (Canadian) Niagara Falls and her son Donnie. The loss of two sons Pollock Kanter, and will enclose visited Mary Lou “Pooh” Vincent out of three is hard to contemplate her note as she wrote it, rather than 1954 Collum and Ed before their return to and we mourn with her. trying to paraphrase: “I have not been Since some classmates who were Florida, finding them both well. Our Lucile Roesler Bollman, 3 Brooklands, a very good correspondent, as for 10 unable to attend our 55th Reunion summer was chock full: band con- Apt. 1-H, Bronxville, NY 10708, (914) certs, Stoops’ reunion in Maine (48 years Dick and I have lived on our did send in their questionnaires, I Runaway, 337-7040, [email protected] all camping together!), kayak safaris, sailboat and home, and will use some of their information and to top it off, Ward and I went on we completed our circumnaviga- in the next columns. Four, Harriet our first Elderhostel trip, not around tion in 2000. We continued to live Chimacoff Lifson, Roz Kopstein 1955 the world but just a few hours away, aboard, sailing to Venezuela, the Robinson, Jean Liu Parks and Anita- Priscilla King Gray responded to my to idyllic Monhegan Island,12 miles ABC islands, Haiti and Cuba and the Marie Krakaur Herschel, live in pleading e-mail with the news that off the coast of Maine, a birding Bahamas. In 2004, visiting with our New Jersey, Arizona, California and she will not be at our 55th Reunion time full of walks and hikes, simple kids and family in Sarasota, Fla., a Connecticut; Harriet and Anita win- in May. This is not a good thing, but to challenging, forested or rugged, house became available around the ter in Florida. They have seven sons she has a fine excuse: one of her rocky cliffs, spotting everything corner from our children, on the wa- and four daughters among them, granddaughters is graduating from from hawks to off-course hum- ter, with our son’s boat happily avail- working in the law, marketing for a Mt. Holyoke that day. She has never mingbirds. Artists’ haven, but hunt able to us for fun cruising—so the computer firm, Bank of America, and missed a Reunion before! Pris writes as we may, we did not see Joanne transition to land was an easy one. sales; there are 14 grandchildren. that she and Paul are “chugging “Jody” Blatchford Augustine (see We are involved here locally with They have cars, but poor Harriet along” and that Paul is “flunking fall Quarterly) or Coralie. I attended Sarasota Emergency Management had to give up her Harley due to retirement.” Jane Lowett visited an August gathering in central ... We run the pet-friendly shelters her age! Husbands’ professions are Rissy Basseches Zwetchkenbaum New Hampshire to meet and hear for the county. Our transition and in engineering, insurance and stock in August in Providence, where President Ronald Crutcher. Having lives have been enhanced by our brokerage. Under “favorite things,” they celebrated the birthdays of missed him at our 55th, I was thrilled 85-pound Labrador, Kobi. SFSG (so Roz listed home cooking for family two of Rissy’s four children. Jane for the opportunity, hearing news far so good) as we used to say on and friends; Anita listed teaching and Rissy are two more faithful Runaway. of our very vital college. One thing And now the license plate second graders, and also mentioned Reunion-attenders who plan to be to be very proud of during these on our Prius reads RANAWAY.” old friends, books, dogs and horses, on hand for our 55th. Jane also tough economic times is his decision Class mini-reunions are always a living near the beach, and traveling. writes about a fabulous cruise she to take a 7.5 percent decrease in wonderful opportunity to reconnect, Favorites for Jean include family, took with Barbara Berkall ’53. They salary, with other college officers and five ’53ers, Shirley Freedley career (she’s a math teacher at the flew to Venice, where they boarded taking a 3.5 percent decrease. The Green, Betty Ahlberg Wall, Nancy University of Rochester) and hob- a sailing ship that took them to moral route. Barbara Bernstein Redway Ford, Louise Hall West and bies. And Harriet listed children four ports in Slovenia and Croatia. Lafer wrote, “Despite a total knee Nancy Finkbiner McCahan, got and grandchildren and “still being “Just splendid,” says Jane! Betty replacement, I’m still skiing, playing together in July at Mystic Seaport in here healthy—not wealthy or wise.” Lynn Frenkel Steinweg has recently tennis and working out, trying to Connecticut. We have been advised Memories of Wheaton were “too moved to Florida, according to Jane. keep up with six grandkids.” We that Edna Jacobs Wolf died in August. many to limit to one,” said Jean, Connie Hall Denault and I had a had an update from Connie Hurd Edna not graduate from Wheaton, but Vodvil for Harriet, and all valued couple of chats on the phone during the education that they received. For the summer. I had a horrid illness in Anita, it was horseback riding in the June (commonly called “C. diff”— Pines. After Wheaton: Roz said that Google it) and Connie had been she learned to survive anywhere, through the same disease some years “that I can adapt to changes that are ago, so I whined to her and she was not of my choosing”; Anita learned good enough to call me and share to be assertive, less shy, to exercise horror stories. (It made me feel a lot more, and that “I’m not always better!) Connie and Dana had been right.” Jean learned “so much!” to Bermuda in the spring where they and Harriet said, “Tough question,” stayed in a B&B across the bay from and that Wheaton taught her “to be Hamilton. They traveled around by proud I went there.” Roz taught art boat, bus or on foot and never got in history and humanities at Arizona a car the whole time. They loved it. State University, then worked for the That’s the way to chug! Just before education director of the Phoenix deadline we received the sad news Class of ’53ers (from left) Shirley Freedley Green, Betty Ahlberg Wall, Nancy Art Museum. Anita taught elemen- that Marguerite “Peggy” Davenport Redway Ford, Louise Hall West and Nancy Finkbiner McCahan got together in tary school for 29 years; she was Lord died on September 28 after a July at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut for lunch and a mini-reunion. also a volunteer tutor. Jean worked brave battle with cancer. Peggy kept

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Newsmakers The recent CNN documentary “Black in America 2” featured Dr. Carlotta “Buffy” Gordon Miles ’59, speaking about her role as a leader. Miles is a Washington, D.C., adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist, and founder of the Tuxedo Ball—now a tradition—that she has hosted for the past 23 years. The week- end event features seminars, famous speakers and networking opportunities for prominent black families from across the country, and culminates with a black-tie family dinner-dance. Miles is proud of the event, which aims to keep young adults connected to each other and to their history. “We tell them that it is their responsibility to leave the world a better place than they found it. From those to whom much is given, much is expected.” During the interview with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, Miles showed photos from her family’s “wall of fame,” which chronicles generations of family members dating back to 1859, who Buffy Gordon Miles ’59 was interviewed by excelled beyond society’s limitations, proudly noting, “These people all had graduate degrees at a time CNN’s Soledad O’Brien. when most people didn’t have college degrees.” up with many of her Wheaton bud- mentioned that she also hoped to in the Nashville area by children dies and I’m sure we all remember 1957 work for the United Nations. It is a and grandchildren and whose son Peggy and her sweet, gentle southern Once again we are saddened by the small world.” Finally, a gentle nudge is returning within the year for his ways. We send deepest sympathy to death of a classmate and send our to us all to respond to the September second tour in Iraq. Sue Whiteley Peggy’s family and friends. Quarterly sympathies to the family of Nancy Wheaton Fund (formerly the Annual Payne went on an Elderhostel quote: “I’ve learned that even when Hayes Hinman, who died peace- Fund) appeal and to ante up with behind the scenes at Disney World I have pains, I don’t have to be fully at her home in Greenfield, class dues in case any of us haven’t and Epcot—absolutely fascinat- one!”—Maya Angelou Mass., on May 6, 2009. Sad to say, already done that. ing. “We’re taking a cruise up the class-related obituaries are occur- Vi Ryder Nicholson, 1685 West Martha Knapp Cushman, 308 Dollar East Coast in October when the ring with increasing frequency, but Davies Avenue, Littleton, CO 80120, Circle, Charlotte, NC 28270, leaves are at their brilliant best. We I suppose that is to be expected (303) 798-0867, [email protected] (704) 365-3829, also did a golf Elderhostel in the at our time of life. News has been [email protected] spring at Shawnee-on-Delaware. I 1956 sparse this quarter, so I am going to felt I learned a lot but discovered on send the following entire message my return that nothing had changed Ann Kirkpatrick Runnette sees 1958 from Shirley Salmonsen Roberson. with my game. I’ve now given it up Marilyn Greene Hague off and on The details personalize an activity Congratulations to Mary Jane Dawes in favor of bridge! We spend three in the winter for golf dates. Ann and of the U.N., as well as give news of Bolon, who received the Dale Rogers John spent the summer in Vermont months in the winter in Florida and Shirley and family. “I just got back Marshall Award at Homecoming in always enjoy catching up with Mary and met Nancy Greene Miller and from escorting my granddaughter October, recognizing “the exception- Bill for dinner along with Wain Koch Jane Bolon and Tom.” Mary Vollmer Petra, who is 9, back to Geneva, al service and inspiring leadership Rassieur visited Wheaton this past Maass and Bill. She wrote, “Everyone Switzerland, to begin her fourth- that she has given Wheaton and its seemed to be in reasonable shape.” summer. “It certainly has changed a grade school year. My daughter Kim Wheaton Fund.” We’re so proud! lot. As I remember, there was just a The Runnettes have bought a house and Petra had not been on the West Vicki Frank Albert’s only family in the retirement community called dorm and tennis courts on the other Coast for over six years, so their visit member visiting over the summer side of the pond. We now have five The Cypress on Hilton Head Island included a couple of weeks at Tahoe was a 15-year-old granddaughter in South Carolina. Wain Maass grandchildren in college (all over the and the very much anticipated trip from Hawaii. We took her to New writes that they had a busy summer. United States and Spain). We also to Disneyland. Kim and Petra had York City to see South Pacific and a She and Bill had dinner in Boston have eight in high school and grade returned to Geneva last January after ride around the harbor. Then she had with Priscilla Nalchajian Slade school. I must say that we are so four years in Kathmandu. While in to see the new Harry Potter movie, and husband Bill, Barby and Alan lucky that only two live away from Nepal, Petra attended an American and Len and I promptly fell asleep. Slade, and Jane Redfield Forsberg St. Louis. Those two are in Corpus school, and she now attends a Swiss On our own, Len and I had fun visit- and husband Bob. Wain reported Christi, Texas.” Snookie Woods school, where two days are taught ing the MASS MoCA museum near having a July birthday as did co- Nutting wrote, “Ogden and I have in English, two days in French. In Williamstown, where there is a won- secretary Sylvia Greaves Norton, six grandchildren; one at Williams, addition to Geneva, we spent two derful Sol LeWitt exhibit, and saw who appreciates the notes that were one at Exeter, two at the Linsly James Taylor at Tanglewood. Not sent. Every year during the freshman long weekends at a very old house School in Wheeling, and two at bad vacationing in New England! move-in weekend, Wheaton hosts that Serge and Kim had bought in a Wheeling Country Day School. Our Marilyn Talbot Gass writes in spite of a luncheon for students who are little village in the Ardèche region two sons graduated from Harvard legacies. This year, Carolyn Betts in France, an area new to me. Kim the early rains, the Gass family had and Williams. It’s a handful, but a Arnold was there with grandson is a program officer with the United a wonderful change of pace summer definite pleasure to have them all Nathaniel Hunt ’13 and his parents Nations High Commission for on the Cape with lots of company: here!” Anne Knowles Wood went Bradford and Jennifer Hunt. (Jennifer Refugees (UNHCR). I just missed immediate family, and also cousins to a mini-reunion in Belfast, Maine, is the oldest of their four daughters.) seeing Wheaton grad Caroline from California and Pennsylvania. as Happy Langmaid Bradford and Carolyn writes that she and Rob are “Liz” Eyster ’92, who is also at the Also, off Cape at Tanglewood, Cary gathered family members from retired and enjoying their family. UNHCR headquarters in Geneva. In and a trip to Williamstown for the around the country to celebrate Have a good year. January 1990, while I was work- Prendergast show at Williams and their 50th wedding anniversary. Peaches Henning, 8160 Frankel Lane, ing for Assemblyman Tom Bates in the O’Keefe show at the Clark. “We had a great time catching up Sebastopol, CA 95472, (707) 829- California, I hosted Liz and another She ran into Linda Berry Trimble with Jane Ward, Sheila Cran-Barry 8310, [email protected] Wheaton student who interned at and Alice Williams Doherty at the and Linda Kennedy Giragosian both the Berkeley and Sacramento Stop & Shop. Marilyn also recently Sylvia Greaves Norton, 1 Overlook and Zav, as well as meeting the offices. At that time, Liz learned received a note from Edie Shipley Road, Brookhaven, NY 11719, (631) many generations of Langmaids that Kim was with the UNHCR and Moore, who is happily surrounded 286-9728, [email protected] and Bradfords. We moved on

WinterWinter 2010 2010 4141 1960 (women and violence), military issues.” Question 3: What qualities Read on to see the vital and interest- do you most admire in someone?: ing class we are! With their permis- “Honesty and ability to say ’I goofed, sion, these classmates responded sorry. How can I make it better?’” to my previous questionnaire: “Intelligence, integrity.” “Integrity, Marjorie Barton Richmond, Benita perspicaciousness, sense of humor.” Gristede Roumanis, Virginia Taber “Generosity, honesty.” “Honesty, Carlin, JoDean Hall Orcutt, Kate integrity, compassion, courage.” Kozodoy Johnson, Jane Hooton “Patience, ability to listen, compas- Ince, Barbara Bonner Gately, Eileen sion.” “Tolerance, kindness, patience, Harap Drath, Deborah Green good humor and someone who lives Morrison, M.F. Sadtler Barrett, in the present, trying to be free of Carole Engel Gladstone, Robin Free, old biases or anger from past disap- Betsy Ferris Puchner, Diane Davis pointments. An open-minded person Pocono Lake Preserve was the setting for a Wheaton mini-reunion in August. Spencer, Nancy Eisenwinter Wilson, who is trying to learn new things.” Pictured (from left) are Jean Gibbons Amick ’62, Betsy Latimer Miller ’59, Debbie Barbara Davenport McLoughlin, “Honesty, loyalty.” “Kindness, vision, Collier Zug ’63, Carolyn Meyer Ogren ’57 and Josephine Volkening White ’58. (Not Vicky Gaylord Brod, Nancy Swift restraint.” “Honesty, integrity, consis- pictured, but also attending, were Linda Morrison Zug ’69, Wendy Rice Bradford ’66, Greer, Peggy Hobbs Sudbury, Sue tency, warmth and ‘shooting from the Edie Hoyt Garrett ’67, Becky Eckfeldt Dembo ’64, Margie Renshaw Strickler ’66 and Birge Isetorp, Jill Galston Walsh, Holly Glenn ’83.) hip.’” “Sincerity, tact, thoughtfulness, B.J. Northup Owen. Question 2 intelligence, academic curiosity.” was: What national/international ”Wisdom coupled with humility, sends best to all with happy memo- from Belfast to St. Andrews, N.B., issues concern you in today’s world? sensitivity, sense of humor.” ”To be ries of our 50th Reunion. Florence for several nights...where whale- “Economy, need for universal health enthusiastic and empathetic…to go “Flonny” Walker Morrison writes watching proved the best ever, and care.” “Family: revise laws so people outside their comfort zone and reach about lots of fun family reunion- summertime weather provided the can marry and don’t have to live out to others who may be different.” ing after a welcome recovery from perfect R&R before heading home.” together to make ends meet. Women ”Compassion, honesty, astuteness, cabin fever due to incessant cool, In closing, we send condolences to shouldn’t lose what they had if they communication.” ”Honesty, compas- wet weather. Flonny and Al enjoyed the family and friends of Sally Owens marry again. Strive to keep families sion, willingness to hear others’ several coastline kayak spins while Selby, who passed away in June, together. Do not pay SSI money beliefs, though different from one’s visiting Jim and Joan Baker Darby at and Linda Darby Keats, who died in per child to unwed mothers. Make own.” ”Integrity, kindness, patience, their East Blue Hill, Maine, cottage October 2008. fathers accountable. Cartels must honesty, sense of humor, vitality.” “getaway.” Also we laud Flonny’s Vicki Frank Albert, 12 Cary Lane, be smashed.” “Keeping our family ”Truthfulness, thoughtfulness.” selfless support of Wheaton financial Bloomfield, CT 06002, (860) 561- manufacturing company alive is a Casey Hotchkiss Clark wrote that aid via a charitable gift annuity 2941, [email protected] major challenge because of competi- her husband Dick died peacefully at (see last page of the fall Wheaton Judy Eiseman Cohn, 290 West End tion with China.” “Economy. My home in August, after a courageous Quarterly). Cynthia Peck Bernard Ave., New York, NY 10023, (212) husband and I have children whose yearlong battle with lung cancer. The sends regrets for missing May 595-4151, [email protected] families are struggling.” “Global eco- were married for 48 years and have Reunion so soon after Joe’s passing. nomic stability and population crisis.” three children and five grandchil- Heartfelt condolences, Cynthia! To “Global warming and hunger.” “The dren. “It is a difficult time, but I am 1959 celebrate her marriage of almost incredibly complex situations in Iraq, trying to be strong. I just spent a day Attention, Wheaton ’59 classmates! 50 years, 15 close family members Pakistan, Afghanistan.” “Economy. with Kate Kozodoy Johnson and Our very own Mary Jo Armstrong reunited in a Wisconsin lakeside It’s crucial that we work together to Peggy Hobbs Sudbury at Kate’s beau- McConnell has an important request house complete with loads of recre- fix this problem. Get back to basics tiful place in New Hampshire—a of all those able to view a cyber ational diversions, toured the Apostle with family values.” “World issues wonderful respite.” Linda Griffin video currently in process. The Islands of Lake Superior and local feel overwhelming. Our democracy Collins Williamson died in May. Her well-known PBS program Frontline lighthouses, and finally topped off needs educated citizens. Young husband Dan said she “danced her is producing a future documentary the festivities with an annual Bernard people who attend public schools are way through life, doing for others no that will cover Mary Jo’s fascinat- family reunion. Deborah Brown ex- woefully ignorant. My fine education matter what was asked. She was an ing work in New Guinea, Southeast pressed shock and sadness at Phyllis helps me cope with changes in my eternal optimist, and never lost her Asia. Your informative feedback is Hendler Busansky’s untimely death, life, and allows me to make informed exuberance for life or her love for greatly urged. Visit the video Web and writes that Sally Dean Leinbach decisions.” “Terrorism, immigration, the absurd.” Sally Terry Graves and site at pbs.org. Once there, look up represented our class among a the economy.” “The slow demise of Amanda Tevepaugh Macaulay say: “Frontline World, The Clever One.” thousand mourners, and even the freedoms from Russia, Venezuela, “It’s not too late to respond to our Mid-summer news arrived from our governor, who gathered to praise the U.S.” “War, greed, selfishness.” 50th Reunion book! We can accept dedicated class notes literary leader, Phyllis’s dedication to political work. “The financial crisis, education, replies until shortly after December Marti Knight Koehler. Now emeritus She will be greatly missed! Ellie healthcare.” “War doesn’t work.” 1. Questions? E-mail Sally (stgraves@ after a decade of expert toil, she Backe Miller celebrated her mother’s “Environment: conserving energy gwi.net) or call 207-443-4918. Or celebrated new leisure by adopting notable 95th birthday in Annapolis and finding new sources. Put science mail responses to: Sharon Howard, “Max,” a Wheaten terrier/poodle. and spent six enviable good-weather back into the equation to reduce use Wheaton College Alumnae/i Office. (Probably a superior pooch with that weeks in scenic Jackson, Wyo. She’s of fossil fuels.” “Terrorism, national Marty Stecher Lewis, 6611 Hillmead Wheaton connection!) Keeping busy, received much feedback from the debt, importance of good choices Road, Bethesda, MD 20817, Marti has been working on a chil- 50th Reunion classmates wishing to and follow through are necessary for (301) 469-0467, [email protected] dren’s Christmas story, entertaining return. Jackpot news! survival.” “Rise of Islamic radicalism, young July 4 celebrants in her role as Barbara Blunt Sawyer, 122 Norton which I saw growing while living Delrena Conner Sides, 14 Annapolis Giggles the clown, and joining Hans Road, Kittery, ME 03904, (207) 439- in Asian countries.” “Population. Court, Houston, TX 77005, (713) in various Lions Club activities. She 3285, [email protected] Environmental issues, human rights 666-0522, [email protected]

4242 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly 1961 Sheila Kunian Vernick. Fran served Jean Gibbons Amick and husband sculpturefest.org.) Their favorite a superb luncheon ably assisted by Russ in Seattle and San Juan Islands. guests are children from local We begin our column with what hap- Marianne Fowler Smith, who hosted Dellie drove the car while Jean, schools who come by the busfull. pened in July. Barbara-Jean “Taffy” a cocktail party that evening at her Russ and Dellie’s husband Doug Charlet continues to work as an Payne Janes returned—in her most summer home in nearby Chatham. biked. Then in August she shared a artist, and she teaches through a recent of a series of trips—to Karachi, After lunch we had a business meet- morning snack with Katie Hammond course at Dartmouth on “Looking at Pakistan, with three women associ- ing, allowing people to interact with Cady. Katie was in California play- Sculpture.” Linda Silvestri Sykes and ates. Their mission was to undertake the group as a whole as we brain- ing tennis in the Senior Games at George traveled to Italy and France a teacher-training module designed stormed. Our big topic is, of course, Stanford. Katie made it to the quarter this summer, spending time with son to be applied in camps for underpriv- our Reunion, which is a year and a finals. Way to go, Katie! Lydia Smith George and his family, who have ileged children. Taffy describes an half away. The two main Reunion Kaeyer and Dick visited Louisa Okie moved to Paris. Her son Jim is writ- experience that was simultaneously agenda items are our Reunion gift to McKown and David at their family ing his Ph.D. dissertation. an industrious task interspersed with the college and Reunion program- cabin on Great Wass Island, way Muffy Newman Pepper, 1812 little periods of luxury and fame, as ming. Please participate to the extent “downeast” Maine. Lydia is doing Verrazzano Drive, Wilmington, NC they were interviewed on Pakistani that you are able to volunteer your some paintings of the site. The St. 28405, (910) 256-0055, national TV. She describes the suc- time, and please also remember our Louis gang meets together regularly. [email protected] cess of their mission, including two class dues (send to Jane Henzell Susie Rench Corrington, Stephany large-scale teacher conferences, Kett), which are needed as soon as Roller Mendelsohn, Lil Brokaw 1963 speaking sensitively about the par- possible prior to the Reunion. Metcalfe and JoAnn Weber Vorih Adrianne Hirsch Tecklin wrote of her ticipants. Their trip ended on August dined together recently. Lil and hus- Sheila Kunian Vernick, 50 Longwood gratitude to Professor Curtis Dahl for 6, and Taffy was able to celebrate band Jay visited their son and daugh- Avenue, Unit 716, Brookline, MA his wonderful classes. As an English her birthday elegantly in the garden ter-in-law and daughter (all three in 02446, (617) 232-4629, major, “I took every one of his class- of a lovely hotel in Gilgit! Betsy education) in Denver. Stephany’s [email protected] es and loved them all!” His courses Armstrong Demir heard from Mary London daughter, husband and formed the background for her own McLanahan in Baltimore compli- children visited this summer and they 1962 teaching of high school English menting her on the class newsletter all traveled to Crystal Lake, Mich., for for many years to thousands of and offering to help with decorations I am sorry to start off with bad news, a vacation. JoAnn had just returned students. With his recommendations, for our 50th Reunion. Terry Stratton but Sandy Siver Armentrout lost from her son David’s wedding at Adrianne went on from Wheaton to Flagg heard from Joan Matthews her five-year battle with cancer in Lake Tahoe. Susie spent two months study at the University of London, Sanford, who lives in Buffalo, N.Y. early October. Sandy was one of the in Michigan with visits from her the University of Edinburgh, and Joan skied in Alta in March and great supporters of our class, and we daughter, son-in-law and grand- French at the Sorbonne. “It all visited Costa Rica in April. She is will miss her creative contributions. sons. You will now be able to read changed my life,” she wrote. “It was a volunteer for hospice, Children’s Another mini-reunion to report: Ann Marjorie Gelb Jones’s book Frances fantastic!” I (Kay Kadane Crane) was Hospital, Gilda’s Club and Habitat Woodcock Hurd Thomas organized Yates and the Hermetic Tradition in all over the map for majors, starting for Humanity. It should be added that a gathering on the Cape this sum- Japanese! Charlet Hird Davenport with chemistry, then English, finally Terry has a new little granddaughter, mer that brought together Barbara continues to live in Woodstock, European history. That broad back- and has traveled to California to visit Smith Lamarche, Linda Anthony Vt., with husband Peter. Their three ground and especially my work in her, daughter Julia and her husband. Verbeck, Ty Wyatt Forbush, Kathy children and families all live near history is useful to me professionally Hope Hamilton Pettegrew shared McCann Lynch, Nancy White Kurtz, them in the Woodstock area. The every day as a high school librarian, sad news from Jane Sanderson Becky Brooks Parry and Gail Stein main attraction currently is the 20th because I never know what the day’s reporting the passing of Gwen Oddy Hano-Leavitt. Ann had lunch with annual exhibition of Sculpture Fest, questions will be. I’m grateful I can Beck’s husband Ron in July, due to Carolyn Kimball Tolles and had an outdoor sculpture exhibit that be useful to the teachers in all the ALS. Gwen lives in Fredericksburg, dinner again with Ty before heading the Davenports host each autumn. departments. Recent questions of Va., and has two daughters; we back to Charleston for the winter. It includes over 30 artists. People note include: “Does the University of extend our deepest sympathy Dellie Smith Woodring had her own come to see the show through the Chicago teach economics?” “What to Gwen and her family. As we think minis. In July she rendezvoused with foliage season. (Learn more at www. of classmates near and far, we turn are bucky balls?” “Did you ever hear our attention to our most recent of a book called Catcher in the Rye?” mini-reunion on Sept. 25, 2009, at Please write or call and tell me what Frannie Tyng McLennen’s home in you majored in and whether you are Orleans, Mass. It was an amazing glad or sorry. Most especially if news experience, piloted by Fran’s superb about you has never appeared in the hospitality in her lovely home on the Wheaton Quarterly, I’d like to hear water—literally! Eighteen from our from you. class were present: Terry Stratton Kay Kadane Crane, 15706 13th Flagg, Mary Grew Mendler, Betsy Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98166, (206) Armstrong Demir, Mimi Peterson 242-0605, [email protected] O’Leary, Jane Henzell Kett, Marcia McIntosh Graham, Hope Hamilton 1964 Pettegrew, Blair Danzoll Stambaugh, A personal note on behalf of my hus- Isabel “Sissie” Merrill Lyndon, Heidi band Jim and me (Peggy McCarthy) Witman Quill, Mimi Patterson is that our son James B. Ricci II ’00 Meade, Jane Rittenburg Delaney, completed his Ph.D. in international Marianne Fowler Smith, Fran Friends from the Class of ’62 gathered in August for a summer mini-reunion. policy at the University of Kent, Anderson Sharpless, Jean Kessler Present (from left) were Ann Woodcock Hurd Thomas, Barbara Smith Lamarche, Canterbury, U.K. He’ll graduate in Wolf, Betsye Petersen Sargent, Joan Linda Anthony Verbeck, Ty Wyatt Forbush, Kathy McCann Lynch, Nancy White November at Canterbury Cathedral. Hammitt Butler, and yours truly, Kurtz, Becky Brooks Parry and Gail Stein Hano-Leavitt. We and our other son plan to be

WinterWinter 2010 2010 4343 there for the ceremony. James not 1966 kindergarten already! Class president only attended Wheaton, but went on Sally Willis Bancroft spent a The best news: Elizabeth Rhoades to the University of Pittsburgh for his wonderful summer in Maine and Aykroyd’s son Peter returned safely master’s, as did I. slipped in a couple trips to Colorado from Iraq. Weezie Flaccus Reese as well! Please see our complete set Margaret “Peggy” E. McCarthy, attended the Hollywood premiere of class notes on our Web site! 30 North Farms Road, Haydenville, of Zombieland, the comedy her son MA 01039-9724, (413) 268-7863, Rhett wrote and produced. Spending Sue Mettey McLellan, 2 Hampton [email protected] 40 years as a stewardess/flight Lane, Andover, MA 01810, (978) 470- attendant, Jennifer Bonner Parker 1146, [email protected] 1965 feels if she never flies again, it will Anne Snowden Crosman, 40 Reunion 2010: Cecily Bastedo, be too soon (although she does get to Gunsight Circle, Sedona, AZ 86351, Jean Jones Beard, Susan Idaho to see her three grandchildren). (928) 284-9252, McGunigle Linnell, Peggy Flying for Pan Am and Delta, it was [email protected] McLennan and Helen Condon never dull: “evacuating American Powell met at Cecily’s in New companies from Iran when the Shah 1967 Hampshire to start planning our fell and Pan Am crews from Liberia I had a nice chat with Jane Goyette 45th Reunion—good, interesting after every coup, lots of military Linda Morrison Zug ’69, Alison Grant Cumming this summer when she was and fun ideas for what to do and work, and darned if I didn’t receive Small ’66 and Carly Nichols Detwiller at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical where to do it. Others are helping, an Air Force medal for the 1991 Gulf ’66 were part of a cruise of the Center for an appointment. She had too, and if you have any sugges- War (really!).” She’s now retired and Dalmatian Coast this summer. One of e-mailed in May saying that husband tions to make, let Cecily know. settled in the mid-Hudson Valley the stops was Hvar, Croatia, where Virgil retired several years ago. Last More retirees: Pam Harris McClure of New York. Still happily working they are pictured. year they decided to sell their home Johnston left Cal Poly in May and for her company, the Benefactory, in Greenwich, Conn., and split their moved, with Jack, five days later to former Wheatone Randy Houk sings with Carly and Chip, cruised the time between homes in Ludlow Eugene, Ore., near her daughter. As in a little band on the South Shore Dalmatian Coast on a clipper ship. (Okemo Mountain), Vt., and the for me (Susan), I’m half retired, but of Boston. Their repertoire includes Starting in Venice, they stopped in Maine seacoast. Both children are still doing building work. Thought I everything from Grateful Dead to Croatia, Sicily, Capri and Corfu, married and she has three grandchil- would do sculpture in my old age, Stevie Nicks to Emmylou Harris. ending up in Rome. After a summer dren. Her daughter and husband live and I guess I am. Tani Clinchard B.J. Hayes De Padova attended a in Lake Placid, N.Y., Gloria Lorch in Chapel Hill, N.C., and her son and Erickson wrote: “Lately my life is Wheaton event in Santa Fe to get Nimetz, happily remarried, splits her wife live in Seattle. The note about flying for Alaska Airlines, singing, an update on campus news. Her time between New York City and Wendy Sterne Coleman’s train travel teaching fitness classes, and seeing son Mark Tramontana ’97 runs a Vero Beach, Fla. Although hoping to prompted Anne Trevethan Birkhoff to Tim and grandkids when I can.” thriving restaurant, the Upper Crust, remain in New Hampshire, possibly write. Her husband Bill is a railroad She saw Helen Powell recently, and in Newburyport, Mass. Although moving to a retirement community enthusiast and had a model railroad also met up with Saffronia Baldwin. “retired,” Nancy Holland Buell hasn’t on Lake Winnipesaukee, recently setup in their yard. Anne retired Jane Paffard Nichols plans to attend gotten the hang of it. She’s training widowed Peggy Remington Pushee from teaching high school five Reunion and to share with us her elementary teachers in mathematics, has reluctantly put her mountaintop years ago. She has done substitute thoughts about the very special work and conducted a session at an home on the market. After too many teaching when not traveling in of the business of play and laughter. international school in Tokyo in drafty winters in her 1820 house, their motorhome. Anne did a lot of She now lives in Providence, but gets August. Jean Baldini Isaacs’ San Thea Kirk Curry is busy insulating horseback riding until she fell off an to the West Coast to see daughters Diego Dance Theater held its 11th and buttoning up for the coming unfamiliar horse two years ago and and grandchildren. Helen travels Annual “Trolley Dances,” where season—also taking bridge lessons. fractured her pelvis. While recover- a lot, so don’t be surprised to get a patrons travel to six sites and witness Betsy MacCarthy Westendorf’s ing, she took online creative writing call that she’s coming to your town. dances specifically choreographed daughter is moving back to the classes and is writing her memoirs Sue Schneebeli Belin writes of a for their venues. Mary Nelson Megias States after five years in England. of growing up in New England. Jean rich and satisfying life raising three and family were at Fenway Park in Betsy says she’ll miss her bed in Southern Drummond and husband boys who all went to Yale; she now July to celebrate the retirement of Jim Hempstead and her grandchildren’s Jim live in North Conway, N.H., has daughters-in-law and grand- Rice’s number. Marcia Ford Holster British accents! After an exhaustive and spend four months each sum- children. She and Dorrance have and husband Pete volunteer with search, Georgia McEwan Palmieri mer at their home on Sebago Lake lived in a small-town northeastern the International Fund for Animal and her husband purchased a home in Maine. Jim is the principal in a Pennsylvania for 40 years and travel Welfare/Marine Mammal Rescue & in Keene, N.H. Georgia is working real estate agency and Jean keeps when not involved with family and Rehabilitation based in Yarmouth, toward her real estate broker’s the books. Their daughter Kate was new pursuits in arts and education. Mass. The program is managed by license. Carol McGovern Canter married in September 2007. Both In closing, we send condolences to Katie Touhey Moore ’93. Marcia welcomed her sixth grandchild, and Kate and her husband are physi- Joan Atwood Kunzelmann, whose and Pete are taking Professor Ann fifth granddaughter, Fiona Margaret cians and live in Portland, Maine. husband, C Dixon Kunzelmann, Sears’s fantastic class at Wheaton Canter, in July. Fresh off a victory Jean has three granddaughters. The died in May. We hope to get people on African-American music and like in the 2008 campaign for Obama, newest is Kate’s daughter, born in to commit to coming to Reunion, not having to worry about tests or Phyllis Mervis-Itzkowitz’s son Jacob April 2009. Jean’s oldest son Alex which is May 21–23, 2010. It’s a grades! Betty Dill Cheyne and her managed a successful primary has two children, and middle son really good time to reconnect and re- husband took a memorable cruise to campaign for Margaret Chin, running Dana is an outdoor enthusiast. He flect. Send me your news—by e-mail Alaska with old friends this summer. for New York City Council. Claire spends the summer doing search and please (so I won’t lose it). She’s back at school teaching AP Hodupp Irving is now an indepen- rescue in Yosemite and the rest of the Susan McGunigle Linnell, 53 Van computer science. Participating in a dent investigative consultant at year living in Alaska. Youngest son Patten Parkway, Burlington, VT marvelous trip organized by travel Cranston Capital. Touching base, Andrew is taking a hiatus from his 05408-1124, (802) 846-7881, agent Carly Nichols Detwiller, Marie Beth Smith rued the fact job as an environmental consultant [email protected] Alison Grant Small and Peter, along that her oldest grandchild started in San Diego and is certified interna-

4444 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly tionally as a sea mammal observer. married Katie Lind in June, and Mass., where she teaches in Jean and three childhood friends 3-year-old granddaughter Gemma grades K through five. Barb traveled to Tuscany in 2006, to was a very sweet ring bearer. Sue received a master’s in special Monhegan Island in Maine for their is looking for a position as a copy education from Boston College 60th birthdays, and are planning a editor or proofreader. Nancy and a doctorate from Vanderbilt trip to Ireland in 2010. Condolences Lashnits and her husband vis- University. Michele Green to Mary Harding Bradly, whose hus- ited Carol Steiner in Cleveland McGrath credits Georgia Taft band Benton passed away on Feb. in August. They hadn’t seen each Carolyn Scarpitto Pye (then in Wheaton’s Career 13, 2009, while on vacation in St other for 40 years. Nancy Martin Warmington ’68 shared a treasured Planning Office) with helping her Lucia, West Indies. Mary and Benton Mastin wrote that after 39 years, memory from her wedding at Wheaton. make the decision in the 1980s to met in London in the 1970s, married 1,954 trips, 19,873,875 miles and 51 study computer science; she eventu- in Singapore, and lived in Malaysia countries, she retired in 2008 from had heard about the mixer. Carolyn ally became a manager at Digital and Toronto. When Benton retired her job as a Delta flight attendant, wrote, “We ended up at the Cage Equipment Corp. A decade later, in 1990, they moved to Skaneateles, a job she thoroughly enjoyed. The having coffee—and that was the end Michele and her husband “retired” N.Y. I had a note from Meg Hill other big event is that Nancy and her of my efforts to meet a Brown guy!” and established the McGrath Family telling me that her mother, Junetta husband are first-time homeown- The day after graduation, Carolyn Foundation. Beyond being an Hill, passed away on Feb. 25, 2009, ers after living in a condo for 30 and Dick were married in Cole advocate for children and battered eight weeks after her 100th birthday. years. For the past two years, Cecily Chapel. Roommate Emily Ciner was women, she works with Habitat for Remember to send me any updates Gardner Kohler has focused on the maid of honor. They have lived Humanity and the Coalition Against to your e-mail addresses. Also, news arousing environmental awareness for many years in California and Human Trafficking. “I’ve come full for this column is always needed. at the municipal and neighbor- have traveled throughout Asia while circle, starting as a psychology major Joan Fishman, 78 Anderson Hill hood levels. She co-founded the he was heading Asia Pacific opera- and then a teacher, moving to the Road, Enfield, NH 03748, Capitol Hill Energy Cooperative and tions for Hewlett-Packard. They lived left side of my brain as a software (603) 632-4725, worked on the D.C. Bag Bill. Her four years each in Hong Kong and engineer, and now back in social [email protected] son Lukas married a woman from Seoul, Korea, where they adopted services. It’s been a wonderful trip.” Argentina, and Cecily has become their children, Michael and Jade. We knew her as “Sally” at Wheaton, 1968 enamored with the country. She will Carol and Dick celebrated their 41st but since 1972, when a boyfriend soon be off to Buenos Aires for five said he liked her given name, she’s After seven years living in exotic anniversary in San Francisco, with months. Daughter Veronika works Wheaton very much a part of their been Sara Rice. In 1978, after places and working 20 years in pub- at the World Bank. Cecily sees Jane receiving a doctorate in veterinary lic relations at Yale, Lindsey Holaday life story! Cooper and Alice Huppuch Gallasch Carol Steiner, 3007 Somerton Road, medicine from the University of has retired to Washington, D.C., to Kelley regularly. Betsy Athey’s an- Pennsylvania, she and her husband enjoy her daughter and son-in-law Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, (216) nual summer bash was again loads 932-3474, [email protected] moved to Northern California, where and two grandchildren. Lindsey of fun. Bavi Rivera writes that she she helped start and eventually Sheila Robbins, 10 Summer Lane, has two other children, a son in the is “more or less” retiring February became sole owner of a veterinary Framingham, MA 01701, (508) 626- independent movie business and a 1. She will work 10 days a month practice. She has five associates, a 7162, [email protected] stepdaughter, Jocelyn Leary ’99, in and spend the remainder of the time staff of 35, and a patient population energy law. Lindsey writes that her volunteering in her neighborhood. of “small animals and exotics (lizards friend Anne Hall Elser has retired She and her husband have bought 1969 and snakes), birds, rabbits, hamsters, from a long career in the art depart- a wonderful 140-year-old home in Since 1998 Nancy Holbert Ford has rats; you name it, we see it.” Noting ment at the New Yorker magazine. Cincinnati. Betsy Bell Stengel and worked for the State of Maine as a that she now cares for the pets of Anne is a gifted photographer and husband Joe recently returned from vocational rehabilitation counselor the children of the clients she met has recently turned her eye from a 15-day land-and-sea trip to Alaska. for hearing- and sight-impaired and 30 years ago, Sara feels extremely portrait photography to architec- “Alaska is a stunningly beautiful state developmentally disabled clients. fortunate: “After all these years, I still tural photography. Her new book, that is truly America’s last frontier, After Wheaton she received a love going to work.” At Home in Tennessee (available and may it stay that way.” She master’s degree in special education Patsy McCook, 6 Laurel Drive, Old on Amazon.com), is full of gor- encourages classmates who haven’t from Boston College and taught dis- Lyme, CT 06371, (860) 434-3912, geous photos of grand old antebel- been to Alaska to plan a trip. Kate abled children in Sweden and at the [email protected] lum homes throughout Tennessee. Bartlett has been appointed to the Perkins School in Boston. She then Sue Bowen Bryant-Still’s son Dan board of Boston Scientific. Barbara moved to Maine, where among other Illner Barrett and husband Bill cel- ventures she and a partner ran a 1970 ebrated their 40th wedding anniver- restaurant—Holbert claims that they Ginger Clarkson lives with her hus- sary in September in Chicago, where introduced the Reuben sandwich and band and bilingual mini-Schnauzer, they were married. Bill is the CEO cheesecake to Maine—and, through Marisol, in an 18th-century restored of Fiduciary Trust International of Ellen Becker, met her now husband, adobe house in Cholula, Mexico. California, and enjoys an occasional Tom. In advising her clients, mainly She leads guided imagery and music golf game and being on the boards the elderly, on matters ranging training in Spanish for psychothera- of the Los Angeles Boy Scouts, the from housekeeping to computers, pists and musicians in Mexico and California Science Center and oth- Holbert says that she appreciates and in the Basque Country of Spain. ers. Barbara serves on the board of learns from their “resourcefulness, In June 2009, she graduated from the Daughters of Charity. Carolyn dignity, and humor.” She also enjoys the foundation year of a Buddhist Scarpitto Warmington writes that a second job, as a blueberry farmer. chaplaincy training program, after Wheaton will always have special “We love to eat them, but are getting serving as a chaplaincy volunteer at a tad burned out, after 27 years.” a psychiatric hospital near her home Nancy Lashnits ’68 traveled in memories for her since she met her husband at a Wheaton/Brown mixer Another education professional is in Cholula. The Spanish transla- Germany in 2008 and posed for a tion of her book A Silent Cure is photo by a piece of the Berlin Wall. in 1966. He was actually attend- Barbara Paisner, who recently joined ing Harvard Business School and Applewild School in Fitchburg, being considered for publication by

WinterWinter 2010 2010 4545 Coloton Editorial. This past fall she 15—“certainly the highlight of our led a meditation sangha in Cholula summer.” Pictures on Facebook. and taught an introductory course Sooie is also on LinkedIn. After 30 in Spanish about Buddhist philoso- years of serving United Church of phy and psychology. Alison Remy Christ (Congregational) churches, Crowther is a New York State li- Barbara Allen Purinton took a job as censed realtor working with Sanders a family readiness support assistant Properties/Christie’s Great Estates. with the Vermont Army National She works with clients in Florida Guard. “I work with the families and Italy as well as locally. Connie and soldiers of the 86th Infantry Anderson Edmundson has lived in Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Cambridge, England, for the past 19 preparing to deploy close to 2,000 years. She teaches pure mathematics soldiers from Vermont to Afghanistan and statistics to 17- and 18-year-old (including my husband, Charlie, students who are preparing for uni- who is the brigade chaplain and versity entrance exams. She travels our youngest child, Caitlin, who to work on a bike she’s had since is a warrant officer).” Barbara Wheaton friends gathered for a fabulous long weekend in Nantucket. 1961. In her spare time she serves remains a UCC minister and serves Pictured (front row, from left) are Tanya Yagjian ’74, Nancy Graham on a fine arts committee and enjoys as a Vermont State Guard chap- Lundquist ’74; and (back row) Sarah Adams ’74, Carol Buckley Naber ’75, hobbies including couture dressmak- lain supporting the state when the Sue Williamson Klein ’75, Michelle Ritz Chen ’74, Kate Adams Hurley ’75 ing, needlepoint and horses. Her Army Guard chaplains are de- and Gail Arch ’74. husband Henry is based in Paris ployed. She and Charlie moved from and travels a lot. Her son Simon, their Richmond, Vt., home to the and LinkedIn. I (Deborah) have set She and David are planning 60th 30, is an engineer working in the Champlain Islands and are settling up private class groups for classmates birthday celebrations; David’s will Netherlands. He and two teammates into an old schoolhouse. Their other on Facebook and LinkedIn. Please re- be a family trip to the Army/Navy won the Sony Polar Challenge Race two children, Malcolm and Pamela, member to join the groups for overall game in December. Anybody else to the North Pole several years ago. live in Vermont and Mt. Shasta, class communication and messages. planning for the big birthday? After Daughter Siggy, 26, gained a mas- Calif., respectively. Learn more about It’s really fun connecting/reconnect- I sent last issue’s class notes, I heard ter’s in chemistry and taught in an Barbara on Facebook. Susie Skinner ing this way and shows how we are from Louise “Loopy” Kountze with inner-city school for two years before Reis wrote: “Big news from St. Louis! still friends now! I’m also posting an addendum. Louise left Wheaton deciding to join the British Army. I opened my third and fourth Gelato pictures of us at Reunions and have after junior year to get married and She will go to Sandhurst in 2010. di Riso stores this summer, the last at invited all classmates who have finished her degree at University of Younger daughter Izzy, 19, has Washington University in St. Louis. provided e-mails, and if you need Denver. As noted previously, she spent the year between school and Gelato is all the rage here. My oldest assistance joining, please e-mail me. is happily retired and enjoying her university working at a top eventing son, Charlie, received his Ph.D. in Don’t forget: our 40th Reunion will six grandchildren, singing in the (combines dressage, cross-country computer science at the University be May 20–22, 2011, so mark your choir and working in her yard. In and show jumping) competition yard of Washington, Seattle, in June and calendars! As always, I would love to July she volunteered at the Traverse in Devon. She and her horse, Ursela, started work at Google in September. hear from you. What have you been City (Mich.) Film Festival, now in made it to the short list to repre- Life is good.” Allison Brown up to lately? its fifth year, which was started by sent Great Britain in the Under 21 VanderLinden and her husband Deborah T. Janis, P.O. Box 1480, Michael Moore and two other locals. European Championships, but had David celebrated their 60th birthdays Alamo, CA 94507, (925) 552-7979, Louise said, “The founders have a to withdraw when Ursela went lame. with a cruise to the Caribbean. [email protected] fairly liberal slant so it allows us to Izzy is now studying geography at Treated like a queen. Their daughter, see documentaries and independent Cambridge University. Catherine Sarah, 22, is teaching third grade in 1972 films that would not otherwise get “Kiki” Black won the Meyer Cohen La Paz, Bolivia, for her second year. shown in northwest Michigan. I I caught up with Kathy Keeley Award for Literature for a paper she David still teaches at the University guess that means that now we are Moulton in September. She is wrote on a Melville civil war poem. of Southern Maine. Allison is playing on the map, whoever owns it and director of Customer and Strategic She continues to participate in the tennis and helping with Navigators whatever it is.” Finally, I heard Research at Hannaford Bros. in Avon Walk for Breast Cancer every at the USM. “If you come to Maine, from Sheryl Lorenson Stone about Portland, Maine, where she lives October. we will treat you to a free lobstah the Princeton Wheaton Club Wine with husband David. They had just Candace Davis Sanford, 25 Orchard meal! Look us up!” Allison is on Tasting event, held in September seen son Tom and wife Ea, who live Street, Stonington, CT 06378, (860) Facebook. There’s been lots of talk at Hopewell Valley Vineyards in in Steamboat Springs, Colo., and cel- 535-3399, [email protected] about 60th birthdays—Maude Glore New Jersey. From our class, Debbie had hers last year, and wrote: “As ebrated their 38th anniversary there! Douglas and husband David Yager we all begin to ‘retire,’ I’d like to Daughter Amy, son-in-law Ryan, and attended, along with Sheryl and 1971 suggest looking into your local court ever-happy grandson Henry, 2, are husband Bill. Sheryl was on the com- Leslie Griswold Carrington has had appointed special advocate (CASA) nearby in Portland. Kathy had three mittee to organize the event to raise a busy and eventful year! “Our eldest program. I have been doing this for trips to Brussels in the past year, funds for the Wheaton Scholarship son got married last summer, I turned several years and find it so reward- consulting with Hannaford’s Belgian Fund, and reports that the tasting, 60 in April, became a grandmother ing. A CASA advocates for children partners. She arranged focus groups held on a perfect fall evening, raised in May, and in June was awarded who have been removed from their in both French and Flemish, recalling $2,000 and was attended by 43 my B.A. in fine art. What next, I home due to abuse and neglect. A Mrs. Whitaker’s French 101 class alums representing classes from the wonder?” Please befriend Leslie on CASA is their voice in the courtroom. we took freshman year. As she says, 1940s to 2009. Sheryl said that with Facebook to see the baby pictures Right now I have 16 children—all “It always comes back to Wheaton, all the emphasis on slow food, sus- and learn more. Sooie Anthony ages—all in despairingly sad spots, doesn’t it?” Kathy was amazed at tainable agriculture and support for Wilson’s first grandchild, Luke all just needing a person who cares.” how much French she remembered. local farmers, the venue was perfect Morgan Wilson, arrived on July Maude can be found on Facebook Not sure I could do the same. and there were six wines everyone

4646 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly had a chance to try—all made right generation will help to lighten the Kristof’s book Half the Sky: Turning And I wish I could have justified there in Hopewell. This is written in load. After a year exploring many as- Oppression into Opportunity for purchasing one of Rosemary’s quilts. September, and I (Lorrie) am heading pects of the business, she is a valued Women Worldwide, Kim would Bambi Meserole Siegfried is very to Wheaton for ALC/Homecoming member of the 13-person company.” like the Wheaton community to be busy with shuttling her children to weekend in October, with the rest Kristin notes that the current econ- able to “talk” via a Google group or trains and airports and continues to of your class officers. Hoping for omy has everyone working harder Facebook. Hopefully, we can find enjoy aerobics with her mom. Anne crisp fall New England weather and to keep even, and is grateful that a way to use our class Web page Sears reports that she is job hunting beautiful foliage! Write soon, and her daughter has come to work for to foster this interaction. Maxine since the economic downturn took if you send out a holiday letter this their company. Through Facebook, I Phillips Blackman reports that fresh- her job away. In addition to that year, send a copy to me so we can heard from Cecile Strauss Hanft. She man roommate Cindy King lives in loss, her family is selling the cottage all share in your news! attended Wheaton for freshman year, California with her husband and two on Chappaquiddick that they have Lorrie Winkler Ksiazek, 53 Fair Oaks then transferred to Johns Hopkins. daughters. Older daughter Alexandra, had since 1965. While Anne is Court, Newtown, PA 18940, (215) Cecile writes, “Bobbi Cohen Rood who’s attending college in Colorado, saddened by the sale, she hopes to 968-3553, [email protected] and I were good friends for many returned from West Africa in May, make one last trip in October and years, but lost contact so I’m very where she studied traditional West then stop by Wheaton while in the glad to get in touch with her through African dance. Younger daughter area. Speaking of the Cape, Jane 1973 you.” Linda Berard Tiedemann Samantha is beginning the col- Martin has “fulfilled a long-held Vickie Spang is still the head of mar- writes that unlike most of her fellow lege selection process. Cindy now dream” by purchasing a cottage in keting for a 500-plus-attorney law classmates, she has a child starting works “exclusively for a syndicate Harwich. Jane wants to share it with firm based in Los Angeles. She sees high school this year! (“I should of Spanish-language public radio friends, neighbors and friends of Marion “Dee” O’Grady when she’s have grandkids!”) Her daughter stations called Radio Bilingüe that friends. We also congratulate Jane in New York on business or visit- attends Houston (Texas) Christian serves the population of immigrants and Helen Malone P’11 on their ing her mother, who, at 95, is still High School, a private college-prep and agricultural workers.” Speaking marriage in June. And now, the hanging in there! Dee works at the school, and is interested in look- of Spanish speakers, Marty Smith hardest part of this process. I regret New York Times and has a beautiful ing at a few Boston colleges. Linda de Rangel recently saw Bryna to tell you that Marcia Breitinger home in Nantucket. Vickie writes, still works with Merrill Lynch’s Greenwald Pomp in New York. The Beverly died peacefully at home in “I’m divorced and childless, which Private Banking and Investment Washington, D.C., crowd hopes that August, after living courageously makes me a sort of ‘Auntie Mame’ to Group. Rebecca Burtt Callow, who Marty will join us on one of her trips with metastatic breast cancer for my friends’ kids. Since I live in shal- has been our class Fund agent for to the U.S. In the last issue I told you 10 years. She leaves husband Walt low, superficial L.A. (with apartment many years, received the Alumnae/i about Maxine Blackman’s photogra- Beverly, daughters Erin and Stacie, in San Francisco), I’m researching Board Award at Homecoming in phy; now I get to tell you that she is and one granddaughter. We send plastic surgeons in preparation for October. Congratulations, Becky! even more talented than I knew. My sincere condolences to Marcia’s our next Reunion.” Barbara Dana Debbie Dwyer Geary, 48 Pinewood husband John and I recently went family and loved ones. We also send Tollis is a board member of The Road, Needham, MA 02492, (781) to an art, jewelry and fashion sale at condolences to Carolyn McQueen Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering 444-1493, [email protected] which everything was made by Max and Mary Zygala Schleyer, whose Cancer Center along with Lisa Alano or her sister Rosemary. Max’s jewelry fathers passed away recently. McCarthy ’80 and Dianne Crary is incredible. I had such fun picking M. J. Morrow, 4661 N. Dittmar Road, ’76. “My heart belongs in pediatrics, 1974 out special items for myself and some Arlington, VA 22207 (703) 237- where I have been volunteering for A few classmates sent news, so this lucky folks on my holiday gift list. 5671, [email protected] 20 years.” A group of society mem- column will not be all about me! bers wrote a best-selling cookbook, Let’s start with the inspirational. Park Avenue Potluck, along with Unfortunately, our classmate Gail New York Times food contribu- Arch has stage IV breast cancer. But tor Florence Fabricant, which was rather than focusing on her illness, number one in three categories on Gail, Sarah Adams and two other Amazon.com. The society’s next women, have started the Gaila Fund cookbook, Park Avenue Potluck (www.gailafund.org), which makes CELEBRATIONS, was published in and markets beautiful headwear for October 2009 and can be ordered at women experiencing hair loss or just a special “friends and family” price wanting to add zest to their ward- at www.ParkAvenuePotluck.com. robe. All proceeds are used to supply “Please also follow us on Twitter Gailas (headwear fashioned from silk at /parkavepotluck. We would be and using African design) or to pro- so grateful for everyone’s support. vide grants to women cancer patients Partial proceeds fund the Society’s in financial need due to the impact programs for patient care, educa- of cancer on their lives. And Gail tion and research.” Kristin Bergfors and Sarah, along with Michelle Ritz Thompson and husband Joe have Chen, Tanya Yagjian, Nancy Graham been business partners for the past Lundquist, Susan Williamson Klein 16 years. They own an association ’75, Carol Buckley Naber ’75 and management company in Annapolis, Kate Adams Hurley ’75, had a fun Md. Daughter Molly, who graduated fall weekend on Nantucket. Kim Jane Martin ’74 and Helen Malone P’11 (in front) were married June 27, 2009, in from CU Boulder in 2008, joined Bedle Robey is the program officer Chatham, Mass., with many Wheaton friends in attendance. Back row: Andrew the family business in August 2008. for the Episcopal Church in New Malone ’11, Maria McGrath S’84, Sharon Howard ’87, Becky Hemperly ’88; third “Like many who have been in the York City. She and the church are row: Stefani Filak ’77, Cheryl Hoenemeyer ’73, Susan Altman S’88, Katherine workforce for over 35 years, it is part of a large global movement for Kendall S’56; second row: Sue Cobean Cutillo ’74, Heather Corbett ’86, Kerin comforting to know that the next gender justice issues. Citing Nicholas Stackpole ’84, Ariel Perry ’11, Peaches Henning ’56 and Krys Kornmeier ’74.

WinterWinter 2010 2010 4747 we graduated, so I am very excited.” Liz Coutrakon Lacy, 130 E. 75th Good luck, Susan and Annie! You’ll Street, Apt. 7A, New York, NY 10021, be amazed at the “new” Wheaton. (212) 628-4662, Hope all is well with my classmates. [email protected] Looking forward to seeing everyone at Reunion! 1977 Kathy Metz, 14 Tall Cedar Court, Belle A couple of classmates shared Mead, NJ 08502, (908) 359-4674, news: Jeanne Motyl Hebert belongs [email protected] to the Nashua (N.H.) Flute Choir, which performed this summer at 1976 the National Flute Convention in In September, Candace Fox Evans’s New York City. Almost 2,000 flutes daughter Cassie married Jacob performed, breaking the Guinness Decker in Kennebunkport, Maine, World Record for the largest flute en- Dreary weather didn’t stop these Wheaties from having a fun mini-reunion at near the Evans summer house on semble! (Search “whole lot of flutes the Cambridge (Mass.) Boat House. Pictured (from left): Gail Dickson Martin ’75, Drakes Island, where they have al- NPR” to hear the NPR story.) Jeanne Ann Beckert ’75, Kathy Mellone ’76, Dawn Whiston Keith ’76, Maureen O’Hare ways escaped the Texas heat. Cassie and her husband have also been Mercer ’76 and Suzanne Serviss ’75. graduated from Union College and busy developing iPhone apps. They received her law degree from SMU, have three out so far and another 1975 New Hampshire. “I’m celebrating and she and Jacob both practice to be released soon! We wish them year 28 in the publishing business law in Dallas. Candace’s son is a success! Janet Yoos Hathaway started After 26 years, Laurie Kesten Young and girding my loins to get hip and financial analyst in California after fall with an empty nest: Sarah is a and her husband sold their business buy an e-reader. I also work on the graduating from Trinity University junior at Seattle Pacific University in September and planned to transi- board of the Friends of the Irvington in San Antonio. Candace uses any in the nursing program, while David tion the business to the new owners Library as the head of our spelling excuse to visit him in the Bay Area. is a freshman at Furman University through the fall. “At that point, we bee/fundraiser; it’s a hoot.” Suzanne Her husband is still “braving the in South Carolina. Husband Steve is plan to take a year off to decide Serviss reported on a Wheaton insane world of medicine as an OB/ in his 28th year engineering at the where we want to go next, both intel- mini-reunion at the Cambridge Boat GYN,” and Candace has plunged Portsmouth (N.H.) Naval Shipyard. lectually and physically. We have no House, where the dreary weather back into writing and blogging now Janet is working part time, co-leading idea what we’ll be doing next year, was offset by many laughs. “My that they are empty nesters. She a Bible study group and mentoring which is kind of fun. We are now daughter, Emma Doyle ’11, a psych edits a real estate blog (“DallasDirt”) young moms. I (Sally) have news practicing getting up a little later in major and Hispanic studies minor, for her employer, D Magazine. Her myself: My husband has retired after the morning, although the relaxation is now studying in Cordoba, Spain, claim to fame was breaking the story being in education for 35 years! He gene seems to be a little rusty.” Janet on Wheaton’s PRESHCO program. about where George and Laura Bush was a teacher here in Barnstable Pearce Foster attended Homecoming It reminds me of my junior year with moved upon their return to Dallas, (on Cape Cod) for 16 years and to honor Sue Heilman’s Alumnae/i Mary Ellen Kindberg as we went to landing Candace interviews with the an administrator for 19 years in Award. Sue and J.P. shared quarters Trinity and then their Rome campus, major networks, the BBC and Paris Plymouth (three years as vice princi- in Bittersweet during January 1975, a highlight of our Wheaton years! Match. She’s also teaching blog- pal, another 16 as principal)! I have when J.P. was student teaching. Son Colin, a high school junior, will ging and social networking. We can decreased my work schedule to part Later, in the 1980s, J.P. interviewed attend the Wheaton info session at look for her on Facebook, follow time, which is perfect for me. We Sue’s husband, an architectural pho- his school…we’ll see! I continue her on Twitter (DallasDirtCandy) or hope to do some serious traveling tographer at the time, while working into my 20th year of being the social see her blog: dallasdirt.dmagazine. now that we never again have to pay at Sasaki Associates. J.P. now lives worker at Branford High School, com. Allyson McGill planned to the prices to fly during school vaca- in Maine and recently developed a still dancing a little, surfing when attend Homecoming Weekend at tion weeks! We want to wish the new logo for a 1929 yacht built in it’s warm, spinning when it’s not, Wheaton and to visit Marianne best to Amy Magaletti ’13, daughter Scotland. “That led to some interior and enjoying the friendships that Cronin Slack while in the area. of Paula Albanese Magaletti, as she design work on the yacht and later to mean only more as we get older. Allyson’s daughter, Erica O’Brien, begins college life at Wheaton. I met developing custom china produced I hope those who can make it will while accepted by Wheaton, is now up with Paula and Amy for lunch by the manufacturer that does same come to Reunion.” Nicole “Niq” a freshman at the University of Mary this summer, and we had a great for the White House, Air Force One Hoffman opened a women’s clothing Washington, in Fredericksburg, Va. afternoon together. Cackie Scott’s and all the U.S. embassies—a fun boutique in Beaver Creek, Colo., in Allyson has been a special education parents recently celebrated their project.” Carol Buckley Naber sent 2008. Her son Christian is a senior at teacher for 11 years, eight as a spe- 80th birthdays with a family bash— news of a fun Nantucket weekend UC Boulder, studying architecture; cial education English teacher with the first time in 10 years that all six with other Wheaties (photo, page daughter Emily graduated from Luther Fairfax County Public Schools. of her siblings were together in one 47). Carol is an insurance broker liv- College and is spending the next year Husband Michael works with the place. And two other Wheaties were ing in West Roxbury. Daughter Kate as part of the Young Adults in Global National Rural Cooperative Finance there: her aunt, Pat Klumpp Masters is a first-year medical student at the Mission organization. She’ll be in a Corporation. I am sorry to report the ’55, and longtime neighbor, Molly University of Vermont, and son Tim Slovakian village working with the death of Susan Avitable Gula’s father. Storb Hartzell ’49. Cackie used to is a senior at Boston College. Kate Roma community. Eventually, she I read his obituary in the Litchfield babysit her kids. Her business, which Adams Hurley is CEO at James Cable will attend seminary to become a County Times this summer. I hope was slow when last we heard from Company in Braintree and lives in Lutheran minister. “I’m a very proud everyone read the article about Jane her, has been very busy indeed. It Hingham with husband Kevin. Sue mom, as you can imagine.” Susan Lancellotti in the fall issue (page 34) seems that people are fixing their Williamson Klein lives on Beacon Camera’s younger daughter Annie is of the Wheaton Quarterly. fire trucks instead of buying new. Hill with husband Ernie and daughter doing college visits, and preparing Trish Karter expected to visit with Olivia, a fourth grader at the Advent Maureen O’Hare Mercer, 173 Oakleigh to interview and tour at Wheaton. “I Road, Newton, MA 02458, (617) 969- Cackie on her way home after taking School. Meg Ruley’s daughter Allie haven’t been back since the year after her daughter for sophomore year at started at Colby-Sawyer College in 1669, [email protected]

4848 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly Franklin & Marshall College. Thanks, a big shout-out to the rest of the ’78 Patch’s son Ryan (oldest of four boys) “I was accused of selling my soul Cackie! Susie Blair Brew has moved White House women! Turning 50 graduated from Wheaton in 2008. “I to the devil!” Sissy Emmons Buck out of the house that her family is also a theme and Anne Lyness cannot overstate what an incredibly is a grandmother! “Our son Alex built and lived in since 1995 to a Ward wrote, “I’m happy to have powerful and transformative experi- was married in Bozeman, Mont., rental house in Allentown, Pa., for a the big 50 over with (it wasn’t that ence he had there. From beginning to to Allie Willis, and Angus was born year. Our condolences to Sue on the bad!) and wish I had made the 30th end, he was guided to excel, pursue in December! We see them every death of her brother, Pete Blair, who Reunion.” She and Howie have three his passion, and follow his dreams.” couple of months—and Bozeman died Aug. 13, 2009. We heard from children. Son Chris is a graduate of Linda raced her second Ironman is a wonderful place.” Sissy lives in Wheaton’s fundraising folks that in Boston College; daughter Louise is triathlon in Florida last November, Maine and sees or stays in touch 2009, the Class of ’77 contributed a senior at BC, having spent spring coming in 17th in her age group, and with Nancy Brown LaBrie, Marjorie $50,895 from 67 classmates (31 semester in Rome! Their youngest, calling Ironman “a journey of inten- Belli Eno, Jeanne Miller Lanigan, percent of the class). We should all William, is a sophomore in high tion: the intention to honor my fam- Ellen Heck Keogh and Nancy be proud and keep up our sup- school—one more college search to ily’s support, my training, and most Haugen Cowen ’77. Sissy and Sandy port of Wheaton! In closing, our go! Anne has been selling real estate important, myself. Through the rigors celebrated their 30th anniversary in “55 and Fabulous” regional dinner in Greenwich for 25 years and that of Ironman, I have discovered deeper October and enjoy having daughter celebrations are in the planning has become more interesting than and more profound dimensions of Sarah nearby in Portland, where stages for April 2010! The Central ever. She sees Shawna Flynn, Pam myself that make me a better wife, she’s a teacher. “I am a member of Mass/Worcester area hostess is Sue Bennett Pridham, Patty Dabney West mother, friend and citizen.” Paige the Peregrine Press in Portland. You Little Doyle; Boston area—Marci and Debbie del Rio Spaulding and Demarest Barr retired two years ago can check out my art on their Web Lunder Miller; Northwest/Central hopes to see more great Wheaties of from the Orange County Sheriff’s site. I am making artist’s books now, Conn.—Deidre Houlihan DiCara; ’78! I (Katie) ran into Ellen Chapman Department after 20 years. “I remain which works harmoniously with my Westchester County, N.Y./ Fairfield Erler at O’Hare Airport and she an active reserve, but choose now printmaking. I am on a couple of County Conn.—Paula Albanese wrote that last fall 2008 she had a to focus on my daughter Robin, 15, boards and do some volunteer work Magaletti. Watch our class Web site, mini-reunion in Vermont with Kathy and our boys, Matthew, 12, Samuel, with a nonprofit organization, the as it will be updated with further Sheehy Casey, Mary Ward Manley 10, and Peter, 8. Daughter Aubrey, Telling Room, that helps kids ages information. We’ll be mailing invita- and Sally Wolfe Goodman. “We 22, lives in northern Maine near the 8–18, from all walks of life in the tions to everyone at a later date. shopped, ate plenty, laughed even Canadian border—Birkenstocks, greater Portland area, to tell their Jeanne Motyl Hebert, 4 Belmont more and remarked on how much, blueberry bushes and all. Robin stories. Life is busy and full.” Lane, Amherst, NH 03031, (603) yet how little, had changed over loves surfing and skateboarding and Dodie Gumaer, 205 E. 78th Street, 673-9688, [email protected] 30 years!” Ellen and her husband her horses, and is an up-and-coming Apt. 10L, New York, NY 10075-1249, Sally Wilkinson Sinclair, 29 Muskeget have a home in Culebra, Puerto barrel racer. The boys love to play (212) 737-3474, Lane, Centerville, MA 02632, (508) Rico; anyone looking for some quiet video games and are surfheads, too. [email protected] 775-4619, [email protected] time on a spectacular, nearly-empty My husband Matthew is a sergeant Cheryl Abrams Savit, 34 Pendleton beach should get in touch! Finally, in charge of Rancho Santa Margarita Road, Sudbury, MA 01766, (978) we send our deepest sympathies to Police Services. He looks forward 443-7193, [email protected] 1978 Dawne Anderson on the death of her to retirement so we can travel more Lots of news to report! Back in March mother in April 2009, and to Margy leisurely and tinker with his vintage ’09, Ann Riddell Dodge was with Bratschi, on the death of her mother cars!” Jackie Hunt still works for The 1980 Neal Higgins Walters in Rancho in October. Dow Chemical Company. “I almost Anastasia Sarantos Taskin always Santa Fe, Calif., golfing, wining, Katie Hazlett Schmidt, Deepdene had a chance to go to a joint venture enjoys reading Wheaton news dining and laughing to celebrate End, 19 Deepdene Wood, Dorking, between Dow and the Kuwait and offered some of her own: In her husband Kirk’s 50th! Earlier, RH5 4BG, United Kingdom, Petroleum Corp, but the Kuwait gov- January she opened a law practice in January, she had dinner in New [email protected] ernment nixed it at the last minute. in New York City specializing in York City with Susan Shearman business law and immigration. She Alison McEachern Clegg, 48 Cohasset My family and I went to London last Cook and Dee O’Brien. Also in the also teaches real estate law, tutors Drive, Hudson, OH 44236, (330) August— fabulous (and expen- party were Ann’s daughter Lindsey college students in communication, 650-5641, [email protected] sive).” Kris Heinz has moved to San (bound the next day for a semester Diego after 30 years in Washington, reasoning and analysis, and New in Oxford, England) and Susan’s D.C., and still works for Booz Allen York and Massachusetts bar exam daughter Gwyneth, who has applied 1979 Hamilton. “My daughter Alea gradu- preparation. “Finally, with a happy to Wheaton. Susan’s son Thaddeus Cynthia Hastings wrote, “It was fun ated from Tufts in May and is a friend heart, I add that on June 26, here in graduated with the Class of 2009! to see everyone at Reunion. I missed of Jayne Mindlin Chase’s son. Alea is New York, with family and friends in One of his classmates was Katie those who couldn’t attend, though, now in China teaching at a univer- attendance, I married Cengiz Taskin. Scott ’09, daughter of Stephanie like Ann Peoples, Liz Eaton, Dawn sity. Daughter Sylvie is a sophomore I send all good wishes to my class- Taylor Scott, who says those four MacLennan Steim, Linda Tuttle, at Wesleyan.” Christine D’Arrigo mates, and I encourage everyone years flew by! She and husband Kathie Mazza. I am an editor at the O’Callahan wrote, “We’re in to take a moment to send in some Don, who runs The Wright-Holmes New England Journal of Medicine Maryland. Husband Chris works at a news. [Scribe seconds.] It’s always Law List, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., find time after many years at Little, Brown and naval facility outside D.C. I’m home, wonderful to read that a classmate is for volunteering in their community Co. My daughter Jane is a junior at doing freelance writing when I can well and happy. We may not be in for the minority political party (not UMass Amherst, and Hattie is a fresh- find time. With an eighth grader and touch, but I don’t think we ever for- naming names!) and their church. man at U of Hartford. My husband, a second grader there are a lot of dis- get and we always wish one another Stephanie has been teaching Tom Derderian, is a writer (best tractions!” You probably have seen well.” Barbara van Haagen Herbert, nursery school at Katonah Playcare known for his best-selling history of Mary Anne Marsh on television. She en route to an overnight at the for more than 10 years now. She the Boston Marathon) and a running is a principal at the Boston-based, Airport Hilton, stopped in the North stays in touch with Edie Pearson coach. We met a million years ago Democratic Party–associated lob- End for dinner, to see Scribe’s Door Juracek, Diane Allen, Susan Harnett through—you guessed it—running. I bying and PR firm, Dewey Square, Project, and to catch up—it’s been Gustafson, Lori Campbell Tocher still run daily and compete regu- and a commentator for Fox News. At way too many years—after visiting and Betsy DeCoste Evans and sends larly in local races.” Linda Rapoza Reunion, she said about going to Fox, mom in Connecticut. Twenty-three

WinterWinter 2010 2010 4949 Up Close years ago, Barbara and Susie Cohen mini? If you’re not Facebooking yet, Titus were among the first friends to Scribe has a great reason to start. We It is said that when you lose a see Scribe’s unrenovated (hard times) have a Facebook group: “Wheaton new home! Traveling with Barb were College (MA) Class of ’80.” Join to- child, you lose part of your future, husband Blair, a native Seattleite, day! And all those photos from days and nothing can prepare you for where they live—a terrific guy—his on campus—scan ‘em, upload ‘em, the depth of grief that comes after such a shattering loss. But daughter Michaela, 12 (already set- share ‘em! This’ll be fun! Finally, Carole Duggan Mahoney ’80 is part of a program to help others ting her sights on prestigious New Scribe’s accessible secondary egress begin a journey of healing. England colleges), and son Hamilton, has been wonderful. I’ve become 10. Scribe confesses that if Barbara horticultural in the alley! She is the co-founder, along with her colleague Catherine or Blair had looked away for one Tommye-K. Mayer, 84 Prince Street, Stern, of Project Grace, which offers service trips to mothers second, she’d have stolen both those #1D, Boston, MA 02113, (617) 367- who are grieving the death of a child. The two were inspired to kids! The conversation picked up 5815, [email protected] start the program in 2008 after previewing the film Motherland, where it left off when Scribe visited which documents the journey of six women, all mourning for a Barbara in California in 1989 and 1981 kept going. Between Barbara’s recent lost child, who travel together to South Africa. One of the moth- marriage, the children (there are Hi, Class of ’81! Ann Wroth here. ers profiled in the film was a friend of Mahoney and Stern, and three; Monroe is 16), and (as she puts Thanks to the two brave souls they named Project Grace to honor their friend’s daughter, who it) “a bout with BC,” there were no (Roberta and Liz) who responded to our request for news. Roberta died when she was 15. silences. Yes, we let Blair, Michaela, Kayatta sent greetings from Dallas, “We were both drawn to the notion of ‘leaving town’ and and Ham get in a word or two edgewise. In response to a frantic Texas! “I talked our dear friend offering a productive outlet for their grief,” said Mahoney. “The Facebook SOS for news, Moira Claudia Dunne into coming to Dallas moment you get on a plane with a common purpose and a com- Marinan Balog breezed in with “my to visit me and my family this June. mon denominator, it just opens up opportunities.” The project daughter Danielle graduated from She put her adorable dog, Jazz, into good hands and got on a plane. is a program of CorStone, a Sausalito, Calif.–based nonprofit URI in May and moved to Hoboken, N.J., to pursue a career in communi- Claudia is enjoying what she af- that provides emotional support for people in conflict and crisis. fectionately calls her ‘first retirement’ (Mahoney and Stern had served on the organization’s board.) cations. A sad day when she moved, but we all did it, right? My youngest, after working for 25-plus years help- The project’s initial weeklong trips took participants—usually Jenna, just got her driver’s license!” ing out the troubled youth in Boston. five or six mothers each—to Bucerias, Mexico, where they (An announcement Moira remark- Claudia still has that wonderful sense worked at an orphanage and also distributed food to people ably followed with “yeah!”) Moira of humor and is quite the tourist! We saw Suzanne Hepworth Panico, covered more ground than our senior living in a landfill in Puerto Vallarta. A future trip, co-sponsored week. She also put her time to good with Seeds of Learning, will take participants to Nicaragua to Ellen Jortberg and Sharen Howe in Newport over the summer. They use and did some research on the build a school. For that trip, Project Grace is expanding its plat- planned to get together at Yale this new concept of indoor dog parks, form to include siblings, fathers and friends—bringing bereaved fall, as Suzanne’s son is the kicker which are showing their popularity family members together for the purpose of building something on the football team. Scribe thinks in these parts. Maybe a new venture for her is in the works! I have been in honor of their loved one. a photo of the kicker in uniform in Texas for over eight years and still “Each trip is emotional on so many levels,” says Mahoney. surrounded by Moira, Suzanne, Ellen and Sharen would look fantastic in love it. I have an amazing daughter, “Each group has its own dynamic and they’re all so respectful class notes. Edie Dillon Thompson re- Kendall, 20, who keeps me hip and and so compassionate. While we hesitate to promise anything, cently heard from Cathy Whittemore makes me LOL! My ‘better half,’ we have witnessed revelations and restorations.” Placed in a Kesack. Someone Edie once taught Brody, travels for work, so I have op- portunities to see new places and my supportive environment where they don’t have to apologize or with now teaches with Cathy’s tennis game has greatly improved, so make excuses for their grief, the mothers are free to share stories daughter, Jen. Seeing Jen’s name on the mutual friend’s Facebook wall, life is good! In my spare time, I am about their children and honor their memories. They’re also Edie reconnected with Cathy after fundraising for a local charity event able, as one put it, “to get out of myself and realize once again 20 years! This summer in Raleigh, with proceeds going to a facility that that everybody suffers.” the first Dillon Thompson overnight offers health care to disadvantaged children in the Greater Dallas area. Mahoney, who lives with guests were Lynne “Piaba” Kennedy The doctors volunteer their time and her husband and two teen- ‘79 and husband Clif. Lots of laughs and memory sharing. Lynne and it’s an amazing program.” From Liz age children in Mill Valley, Clif live in Charlotte with daughter Server Young: “I became executive Calif., has a long and com- Diana, a high school senior. Piaba’s director of the Florida Keys Council mitted history of volunteer- daughter Laura is an attorney in New of the Arts in 2008. It is rewarding, ism, and both she and Stern Orleans, and daughter Jill is a senior challenging and wonderful to return at Bryn Mawr. Edie had a lovely visit to a full-time career. I’m delighted to have found the Project Grace be using my Wheaton double major trips to be a meaningful last spring with Kathy Sullivan Kolar, who was with friends in Providence. in art history and theatre on a daily expression of a deeply held Over dinner at the Biltmore they basis. But my big news is that Gary philosophy. “When people discussed this as an excellent mini- and I took our daughter Emily to are helping other people: reunion destination—Red Door Spa, Wheaton this summer for a tour and interview! What a thrill—we hadn’t That’s where you find grace.” Starbucks, great seafood restaurant, rooftop lounge with great views been back since the 10th Reunion in 1991. The campus was beautiful, the For more about Project Grace: www.project-grace.org of Narragansett Bay. How ’bout it everybody? Who says it has to be tour very impressive and our lunch

5050 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly with Lynne Stack (director of admis- the Wellesley Village Church and on Benesi’s daughter Sarah will graduate through a safari park and feeding sion) was really special. I highly the Board of Overseers at Newton this year from Western New England wild animals with a bucket. They recommend a visit to campus if you Wellesley Hospital. For fun I get out College as a mass communications stuck their heads right in the car haven’t been back in a while. Our on the golf course with my retired major and has an entertainment- windows! Fran celebrated the Fourth younger daughter Claire just started husband Dan or head out into the news “show” called “Sarah Spills” of July on the Washington Mall with the seventh grade. If you’re ever in woods for a trail ride on the faithful on YouTube. Jo’s son Sam is an a family picnic, a Barry Manilow the Florida Keys, please look us up! old thoroughbred. I stay in close econ/philosophy double major at concert (snooze fest!) and watching And no, I don’t go on Facebook yet.” touch with fellow Wellesley resident Northeastern University and is con- fireworks. The family also enjoyed Thanks for bringing that up, Liz! and classmate Sue Porter Williamson sidering law school. “I have worked a trip to Seattle, Portland, and the With a dearth of news this quarter, but never get enough ‘girlfriend at a busy periodontal office for the Oregon coast. Highlights: stopping at I’ll remind you that the Class of ’81 time!’” Nancy Parrillo is currently job last four years and really like it. After Mount St. Helen’s; dinner at the top has a Facebook page and we’d love hunting and doing consulting work. I come home from work, I do the of the Space Needle for her mother’s to have you join us and make it a “Now if I could find free help in books and payroll for our family busi- 75th birthday. (She is Wheaton ’56.); hoppin’ place. Some of those already developing marketing materials and ness. My husband and I have a clean- a week of sun and fun staying at a there include: Lisa Miller Maguire, a Web site, I might succeed!” Nancy ing service that, despite the econo- beach house on Kill Devil Hills and Monique Shire, Claudia Dunne, had a nice visit with Irene Bagdoian, my, is hanging in there. I also have much more. Fran has two sons. Nate Ellie Horlbeck Thompson, Mary Lou who has opened a law practice in two Westies, Harry and Lucy. I’m is in middle school and Coby is in Herlihy, Pam Perkins Au, Heloise Brockton. “We were invited to a trying to think of something fun and third grade. She’s writing insurance Hambley-Levy, Lauren Shaw Cohen, Project Funway get-together by Stacy different to do for my 50th coming like crazy, specializing in working Lori St. Germain Fineman, Mary Myers Ames ’83 and saw Janet Fisher up soon-—not so easy with two kids with people with health conditions Reagan, Willa Murphy Correnti, Julie ’83! We had a blast! On a sadder in college!” It was mentioned earlier (heart problems, cancer, Crohn’s Engebretson Taylor, Cynthia Niel note, Trudi Blackwood White lost her that Trudi White lost her husband this disease, and ulcerative colitis). Cindy O’Dell, Ceil Gersten, Pam Walsh husband on August 15. He had been summer; Denise Takvorian’s father Rondeau Sarapas has been working Jassal, Sasa Dodge Panarese, Melissa ill for the last couple of years. So also passed away in August, and we for her daughter’s school, managing Thorkilsen, Pat Gibbons McLaughlin, I’m going to see her soon. But she’s send Denise and Trudi our deepest special projects and running their Sue Bates Spargo, Lucy Chan, Price doing OK—just­ let’s all wish her condolences. Thanks again for the lunch program. Son Zach is a high Abbott and Ellen Zocco Borreliz. well.” Carolyn Davis Erskine is near- news, and please stay in touch. school sophomore; daughter Kendall Yikes! That’s a lot, but it could ing completion of her board tenure Taffy Jervey, 15 Brenner Drive, is an eighth grader. Diane Keating be more. I know lots of us are on with Planned Parenthood, and their Newton, NH 03858, (603) 382- Bensey and I (April) recently had Facebook (despite our half-century new clinic in Worcester is almost 3602, [email protected], lunch on the Connecticut shore. She status) and we’d love to have more complete. “Amelia, our youngest, is [email protected] is very busy with work and family. of you join the class page. Just go to a freshman at Worcester Academy; Michele Rocray, P.O. Box 2394, She’s gearing up for college campus Facebook and search Wheaton Class Adele took a year off from school Orleans, MA 02653, (508) 255-5922, tours and applications for her son of 1981! Oh! In the “teeny-tiny- and is considering a career in the [email protected] Randy, a high school junior. I went world” department, I learned that a Coast Guard; our oldest, Nathaniel, through that process a couple of woman I work with at the National will graduate from Swarthmore in years ago. My son Jeff is a college Alliance on Mental Illness was a 2010 and plans to work abroad 1983 sophomore and working to obtain roommate of Ann Zarchen Knoblock before starting graduate school. I’m Summer has sadly come to a close. his pilot’s license. His father has in Boston after graduation. Wild! taking piano lessons after an almost By the time this issue is printed, it his license and has been involved Ann—Darcy says hi! That’s it for now, 38-year hiatus!” Life is busy but go- will be the heart of winter. Janet in aviation for years. I had a hectic folks. Don’t make us beg! Whatever ing well for Tracey Shilo Sullivan in Fischer had a fun summer, and summer, with several tight work you’re up to, there is always someone North Attleboro. “Over the summer caught up with some Wheaton deadlines. Overall, I enjoy my out there who’s wondering about our daughter Elizabeth worked at friends along the way. Jane Orcutt marketing career and feel very fortu- you. An exciting life is not required! the Boys and Girls Club of Martha’s Kirsch’s son Aaron got married on nate to be working in these strange Hit “Reply” to Cici’s next e-mail and Vineyard as a camp counselor and July 25 and Wheaton was well repre- economic times. My DAR work see your name in print. lifeguard. Our daughter Margaret sented there between Jane, her sisters continues with a leadership position Ann K. Wroth, 1600 S. Barton Street, worked at the Y as a swim instructor Sheri Orcutt Zimmerman ’80 and in Connecticut. I briefly went to #748, Arlington, VA 22204, (703) and at the town pool as a lifeguard. Keri Orcutt Bristow ’80, and other D.C. in July for DAR’s Continental 892-2006, [email protected] My husband Chris is doing well friends from ‘82 and ‘83. August Congress. Fran Maane, Marina brought the Pan Mass Challenge bike Elizabeth “Cici” Leonardi Wiseman, and work has been busy. I’m still Priesnitz Davis and I were unable ride, and Janet participated again this 101 Brompton Road, Savannah, working three days a week and also to coordinate our schedules to get year, along with Stacy Meyers Ames, GA 31410-3159, (912) 898-1386, work at the Comcast Center for the together, but promised to connect riding for the first time on a hilly [email protected] concerts—it’s fun.” Ellen Sheehan next summer. My husband Ken and Goldberg wrote, “I’m living in Glen 50-mile course (she did great!). Joyce I also spent two weeks in Oahu and Rock, N.J., with my husband of 13 Ozer is a longtime PMC volunteer, Kauai, Hawaii. I took a surfing lesson 1982 years, Bob, our daughter, Rachel, 8, and Janet was thrilled to run into her on Waikiki Beach and have pictures We have news to share! Deirdre and our puggle, Lily. I’m working at Fenway Park at PMC Night at the as proof that I actually stood up on Corcoran Foote had dinner with in New York for SWIFT, a Belgian- Red Sox game. Stacy also organized the board. We loved Kauai, enjoying Kerrie Chappelka in Saratoga, Calif., based cooperative founded by the a summer gathering in Marblehead, all the sites—especially a helicopter in August. Fran Williams Hogan’s financial services industry and which with Irene Bagdoian ’82, Nancy trip around the island! It was great to twins Peter and Molly are now provides a financial telecommuni- Parrillo ’82, and Janet in attendance, relax and enjoy the sunshine. Enjoy freshmen at Wellesley High School. cations network and services to its and Stacy’s son Ben (9) sporting a the holiday season and may 2010 be “When not driving between lacrosse members. I’ve spent over 25 years Wheaton shirt! Fran Bodden Maane a brighter year! fields, hockey rinks and teenage in the financial services industry, spent Memorial Day with her family April Butler Staley, 10 Midland Drive, social gatherings, I give time to our working in both banking and broker- at the Natural Bridge in Virginia, and Tolland, CT 06084, (860) 871-9742, church and community hospital by age organizations. I would love to had fun seeing “Foam Henge” (foam [email protected] serving on the Nominating Board at hear from Wheaton friends!” Jo Sade reproduction of Stonehenge), driving

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Newsmakers

Every business has its cycles, but in a down economy, is it better to hunker down and wait it out, or look for opportunities to grow? April Williams McCrory ’86 is used to answering these questions, and as presi- dent and visionary of North Star Marketing, she and her staff help their clients navigate the tricky waters of marketing during tough times. In 1997, with experience as a marketing director and investment broker, McCrory started the Rhode Island–based firm, which has become known for clever marketing of some of its own ideas, such as the company’s “World’s Smallest Newsletter”—a four-by-six–inch postcard designed to get attention. McCrory is also the consummate networker and gets the word out about her business through a series of “Happy Hour” seminars (tag line: “worth getting up for”), covering relevant issues for the current environment, such as “Marketing on the Rocks.” A political science major and women’s stud- ies minor in college, McCrory says that her Wheaton education gave her the courage to leave corporate America and start North Star Marketing. “Wheaton played a critical role in my belief that women can do whatever they set their minds to do— that we need to speak up for what we believe in, care for each other, and we absolutely can change the world one small piece at a time.” (To learn more about North Star Marketing, visit www.fortheloveofmarketing.com.)

Kim Bradley, 6617 Rosecroft Place, ing to Anne. For more information, and K–12 learning services group. husband Nick is head of global Falls Church, VA 22043, (703) 532- visit www.slatersvillepreschool.com. Michele will divide her time between real estate for JCI. Monica is “on 6801, [email protected] Hope all is well in your neck of the the company’s creative headquarters, sabbatical” but stays busy running woods—let me know. located at the Boston Children’s the Hands On Science program 1984 Lori Mottola DesVergnes, P.O. Box 404, Museum, and the learning products at their elementary school. Aidan, division, located in Dedham, Mass. 11, is a sixth grader at Chadwick With back to school on the minds of Rehoboth, MA 02769, (508) 431- Prior to FableVision, Michele served (private school). Allison, 10, will many (remember, this is written in 1441, [email protected] in Massachusetts governor Deval follow him next year. Monica’s other September), I present “What Karen Patrick’s administration as director of activities include taking an online Did This Summer” and “What Anne 1985 strategic planning and collaboration writing course at UCLA, competing Is Doing at School This Year”: Karen Reunion is sneaking up on us! We for State Education Secretary Paul in a mini-triathlon, and continuing Barnard Choate wrote about her began planning in earnest at the Reville. Congratulations, Liz and incoming freshman interviews for kids’ summer adventures. (Anyone Alumnae/i Leadership Conference. Michele! So, hold those dates of May Yale. The family spent spring break remember Karen’s cross-country Those of you who have current e- 21–23, 2010, and let us know what in Washington, D.C., staying with trip? I do!) More from the great mail addresses on file with Wheaton we can do to make it fun for you and Wheaton roommate Beth Donaldson Maine woods: Rebekah (Beka) is should have received an invitation to your family. Anderson and her gorgeous and a senior at American University in join the Class of ’85 Facebook page. Sarah Connell Campbell, 43 Laurel accomplished teenagers, Nick and Washington, D.C. Middle child Ruth (If you look it up under 1985 you Lane, Groton, MA 01450, (978) 448- Allyson, in Virginia. They also plays field hockey and basketball will find a page that has it listed as a 3822, [email protected] visited Ohio, where Monica saw and came to our 25th Reunion. (Hi, private group with no members—skip Carin Cataldo Tonina and adorable Ruth! See you at the 30th!) Tom is that and go to the one that has Class boys Jack, 10, and Frank, 8. Other in eighth grade. Karen worked at of ’85 on it. Long story.) If you have 1986 travel included trips to France and Pilgrim Lodge Summer Camp while ideas for Reunion, send them to me Great to hear from my freshman to Cape Cod in August, where Aidan at Wheaton and Beka worked there or post them on the page—your par- roommate Betsy Morgan Walsh, whipped both his parents in the an- all summer 2009. Ruth worked at ticipation is essential to making our whose son Connor just started kin- nual Brew Run! Monica is wonder- the camp for a week and spent two 25th a success. If you use LinkedIn dergarten! Beth Fitzgibbons Fleming ing about Karen Shehade and Kelly weeks as a camper. Tom spent a and prefer to connect that way, you (called “Betty” in college) and McGayhey Chafatelli. Please write week at Boy Scout Camp in New can also find me and other classmates husband John are still happily living in, ladies! Monica also heard from York. Karen went back to Pilgrim under Wheaton College. Meanwhile, in Worcester with their four great Kelley McLain Gallen, who is busy Lodge with 110 sixth and seventh Liz Burnstine told me of her new kids. Beth works for the Assumption with her three girls and physical ther- graders and a staff of 20. (I call that job as manager of patient intake and Sisters directing their volunteer apist work, and Faith Ann Caverly very ambitious!) All this during her access at Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital. program. John is a clinical psycholo- Hambleton, who lives in Texas and one-week vacation from teaching She’s very excited about it, and it gist. They’re still home-schooling the has a very cool job. She has two algebra I for adult education—kudos was, as always, great to hear from Liz. kids and are very busy with lots of children. I caught up with class to you, Karen. Busy! Busy! Busy! Michele Adams Norman sent news of their interests. Beth and John recently president Amy Holland Wittkamper, Slatersville Preschool, owned by her appointment as vice president of got together with Veronica “Roni” whose husband Bill retired last May, Anne Leyon Kilkenny, was featured education strategy and advocacy at Jacobson Fenton and husband 19 years to the day after starting with in a great article in the Rhode Island Boston-based FableVision, the educa- Chris in Lenox, Mass., catching up, the company! He was in commer- Valley Breeze newspaper (available tional media developer and publisher looking at old pictures (“the women cial real estate development, and at www.valleybreeze.com/Free/BIZ- co-founded by New York Times best- were skinny and the men had hair!”). the company he worked for closed NS-preschool-moves). Anne bought selling children’s author Peter H. Writing from Connecticut, Janet his office. Instead of looking for a the preschool in 1998 and has since Reynolds. At FableVision, Michele Zullo Sullivan and her husband position in this economy, he decided expanded enrollment, enhanced the will focus on expanding the com- welcomed James Philip Sullivan III, to retire, meaning that their boys get curriculum and improved the facili- pany’s presence in state and federal born Aug. 9, 2008—the light of their to spend more time with their dad. ties. The preschool’s newest location education initiatives, and will be a lives! Janet is in touch with Monica Amy says they’re all very happy. is in a former Catholic elementary liaison between FableVision’s media Shiel-Westley, who lives in Palos James, 15, is “full of surprises”— school—”a perfect space,” accord- and technology development studio Verdes Estates, Calif. Monica’s

5252 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly he learned to weld and also has Hugh Bannon Sherlock on October Cape with Bettina Grzybowski Dill, Elisabeth Stitt, 111 Woodleaf Way, purchased an accordion. Nick, 11, is 9. Congratulations and best wishes Lisa Birrittieri, Jayne Packer Cedeno Mountain View, CA 94040, an artist and a Lego-maniac, always all around. Jessica Bruce was on ’87, Andrea Ierardi Leary ’87 and (650) 248-8916, [email protected] creating something with his hands, campus for Homecoming Weekend. Michelle Gallucci. Eve Reppen and singing while doing it. While Hope she’ll have a few stories to Rogers also spent time on the Cape 1989 Amy no longer competes on the share next round. Please note that with her kids last summer. Christina We send our condolences to Mary racetrack, she is an instructor of on- I have another new e-mail address DiMarco and her son Andrew met up Boluch Kennefick on the death of her track high performance driving skills, (below). This one should stick regard- with Melissa Namiot and her family mother, Louise Boluch, on Sept. 8, which is rewarding and fun. She also less of any further changes in Internet for a summer supper. Lisa Boucher 2009. Amy Wallens Green, WGBH’s enjoys the original horsepower, by service providers! Anyone else have Goodrich celebrated two anniversa- national account director of national taking riding lessons at a local barn. updated contact info? Please let us ries this past year: The first was a trip corporate sponsorship, has been Amy reminds us: our 25th Reunion know or contact the college directly. to Italy with husband Michael to cel- busy with the station’s partnership is fast approaching. Plans for the cel- Don’t forget to send Margaret your ebrate their 20th (leaving Brennan, with CVS Caremark on the “Arthur / ebration are under way. Mark your class dues ($50 or $10/per year for 11, and Connor, 8, home with All Kids Can Character Search.” The calendars for May 2011! this five-year stretch) toward our 25th Grandma). The second was her 20- program invited children to create Wheaton Reunion set for May 2012. year anniversary with Fletcher Allen Maura Murphy, 6 Rachael Circle, a new cartoon character compan- It’ll be here before you know it! Health Care, the only academic Franklin, MA 98506, (508) 528-6372, ion for Arthur as a way to promote medical center in Vermont, where [email protected] Amy Marr Collins, 186 Villa Street, awareness of the importance of Lisa is vice-president of Medical Kathleen Egan Impellitteri, Manchester, NH 03103, (603) 622- inclusion of children with disabili- Group Operations. And an exciting 156 Old Norwich Road, Quaker Hill, 8893, [email protected] ties. Sarah Lapuc Mullins, associate “first”: She competed in the Wildman CT 06375, (860) 701-0484, Carole Reynolds Castano, 67 Burt general counsel at the Yankee Candle Biathalon (10K run, 23-mile bike [email protected] Street, Norton, MA 02766, (508) Company in South Deerfield, Mass., ride, and three-mile mountain climb) 285-4816, [email protected] was not able to join us at our 20th on a team with her husband and Reunion but Sarah and I (Janey) met 1987 sister. “We placed second in our age at Fenway for a Sox game this sum- For the first time in my years as our 1988 group, so we were excited about our mer. Speaking of Reunion, we forgot class co-secretary, I (Amy) had noth- When I read about others’ mini- 30 seconds of fame on the podium!” to mention that Regina Chaffiotte ing to report back in June—partly my reunions, I begin to wish I lived on Liz Slanker Manning is excited that Reynolds was also there with two own fault for being busy and missing the East Coast. Karen “Mal” Malme son Daniel, a high school senior, is of her three daughters, having trav- the deadline (despite kind reminders wrote about her mini-reunion with looking at colleges in New England. eled from New Jersey for the entire from Wheaton) and partly your fault Lee Kiszonas, Cheryl Delacono and She also has a new puppy, Daisy—a weekend. If we forgot anyone else, for not sending any news! Tell us Diane Foster. “Lee arrived … from way to make sure that her nest isn’t please send us an e-mail. While in about your life, work, family. Send Philadelphia to spend time with me. empty next fall? I have a few years Chicago in mid-September, I visited a shout-out to an old roommate, I am currently undergoing treatment until I have to worry about college with Joanie Corcoran Green and teammate, classmate. Please take for ovarian cancer, and Lee wanted applications, but my older stepson her four happy, healthy and fabulous a minute out of your equally busy to come and help out for a few days is about to get his driver’s license, children: Hannah, 12, Meagan, 9, lives and drop Carole or me a note; after a treatment, so it was great to and all I can wonder is was I really Mary, 7, and Sam, 5. Her husband, your news is what makes our notes have an old friend help me and my that immature when I got mine? Rich, corporate counsel with Abbott worth writing and reading! Notes are spouse around the house. I’m doing Kudos to Becky Hemperly for her Laboratories, was traveling for busi- still a little lean this quarter with the fine, but it’s very tiring! We thought it new and expanded position on ness so I missed him on this trip. exception of some late-breaking and would be fun to invite Di and Cheryl the Alumnae/i Board. The position Joanie and Rich added to their busy joyous news from Margaret Squair. over, since we had not all been builds on the strategic planning work schedules this summer by training Margaret, her partner Jeanne and together since graduating. Diane is she’s been doing on the board. The for and completing a mini-triathlon big brother Frank welcomed baby teaching fifth graders and living with new aspect of the position is the (swimming for one-half mile; biking her spouse and their two daughters governance piece, which puts in for 12 miles; running for three miles). in Arlington, Mass. Cheryl works for place an expanded infrastructure for Genzyme in Cambridge and lives the Alumnae/i Board, with a fuller Carolyn Cappuccio Long, 167 with her husband and their chocolate orientation program, mentoring of Stonepost Road, Glastonbury, CT Lab Coco in Milton. And Lee is in new board members, evaluations, 06033, (860) 657-3004, Philly, but busy writing and having improved documentation and com- [email protected] her plays produced in San Francisco. munication. The strategic planning Janey E. Davidson, P.O. Box 372, It was hilarious swapping stories that the college and the Alumnae/i Minot, MA 02055, (781) 545-4897, from our crazy sophomore year!” For Association are doing is designed to [email protected] those in the Boston area, Mal’s the- ensure that all of Wheaton’s resourc- ater company, Queer Soup Theater, es (financial, people, etc.) are used to 1990 will premier a new work (created their best advantage. It is not solely Unfortunately, we have no news to and co-written by Mal), We All Will about money, however. In large report, but perhaps you’re all saving Be Received, a multimedia theater part it’s about widening the circle it up to share at our 20th Wheaton piece exploring gender and body of alums who are actively engaged Reunion! If so, make sure to mark image, with a little Elvis Presley and with the college—through volunteer- these dates on your calendar: May Dolly Parton mixed in. It will play ism, philanthropy, participation in 21–23, 2010. Please make plans to March 8–27, 2010, at the Boston events, etc. On that note, I will put be there! And please let either of us Center for the Arts. Kristine Shaker Barbara Turner Fridie ’85 and her daughter in my annual plea for the annual know if you have ideas or sugges- Cornelison, who has been teaching Alexis (age 17) visited Catherine Subotich fund, now called the Wheaton Fund. tions for the weekend or a special fifth-grade English and American Pollock ’87 and her daughter Katie (age 7) Remember, participation—no matter event you’d like to see. We’ve also history and loving it, attended an in Connecticut this summer after college how modest—counts. Stand up and created a Facebook page for our tours at Stonehill and Wheaton. annual Wheaton weekend on the be counted!

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For Kate Salmon-Robinson ’90 (second from left in photo) and her brother Andrew Salmon ’01 (far right), work is a family affair that has been rewarding—literally. The two work at SALMON Health and Retirement, a three-generation senior housing and healthcare business. In April SALMON was honored with the 2009 Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Award, which recognizes companies that have had a positive impact on communities. Kate, who studied sociology and education at Wheaton and later earned a master’s in health services administration, is head of marketing communications. Andrew, a psychology major at Wheaton, is executive director of one of their six campuses and administrator at one of the company’s rehabilitation centers. Their parents are still involved at the board level and brother Matt and his wife, as well as Kate’s husband, also work for the company. Helen Salmon, their grandmother and co-founder of the company, has a home on one of the SALMON campuses, and the family’s little ones have attended the company’s on-site childcare centers. “Working in a family business certainly has unique rewards and challenges. We are constantly growing, evolv- ing and learning—as individuals, as a family, and as a service and hospitality business,” said Salmon-Robinson. “Andrew and I have both kept strong connections to Wheaton. One year, for example, a 70-something-year-old Wheaton alum and Willows retirement community resident and I even went to Wheaton’s Commencement and Reunion together!” The Massachusetts Family Business of the Year awards program was created in 2007 by Northeastern University’s Center for Family Business and The Family Firm Institute New England Chapter.

class to help get in touch with fellow group specializes in investment and updated kitchen. And I love my 1992 classmates, keep up-to-date on news operations outsourcing and portfolio master bath! No fighting with three The college sent along an item about and start to plan our 20th Reunion. management software implementa- ‘boys’ for the bathroom!” Tracy Little Dennis Leary and his sandwich Just go to Facebook and search tion. After years of visiting Napa and sent word of a mini-reunion that shop, The Sentinel, that came via Wheaton College MA Class of 1990 Sonoma, she and Dave have become took place in August. Francesca Peri, their news service. Calling The to become a fan. part-time winemakers and hope Heather Boerner Lammey, and Tracy Sentinel “a revered place in San Debbie Flanders Grace, 6 Pine Ridge this will become a fabulous hobby. got together in Somerville, Mass., Francisco,” award-winning food Lane, Kingston, MA 02364, (781) She says, “In March I’ll let everyone for dinner and catching up. The writer Carolyn Jung praised the res- 585-6896, [email protected] know how the first ‘releases’ are!” evening was made complete when taurant’s “sensational sammies” and Kim Sousa Panton, 60 Buckboard Rachael Class-Giguere wrote in Heather busted out her pictures— marveled at Dennis’s energy level— Road, Duxbury, MA 02332, with a plug for Trish Clark Ryan’s lots of laughs and a great time for he works the breakfast and lunch (781) 934-7789, blog, Trish’s Dishes (trishryanon- all. We also learned that Tracy shifts at The Sentinel before heading [email protected] line.blogspot.com), which Rachael moved back to Portland, Ore., after to his other venue, a diner called describes as wonderful. Rachael also five years in Boston. She enjoyed a Canteen, which has also gotten found Trish’s book He Loves Me, He fantastic trip across the country and rave reviews. To read Jung’s article, 1991 Loves Me Not: A Memoir of Finding is thrilled to be on the West Coast. Kelli Moriarty lives in Springfield, go to www.foodgal.com/2009/07/ Faith, Hope and Happily Ever After Wheaton’s Homecoming brought sensational-sammies/. Mass., with her partner of four years, “fascinating to read, and very mov- together Jessica Prentiss Bucknam, Tracy Abrams Rosen, 1363 Warner Dave Finn, and Bailey, their 2-year- ing.” Trish herself reported that she Jennifer Walley Boyd, Kelli Moriarity, Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024, old pit bull. “We are lovingly restor- and husband Steve just moved back Rachael Class-Giguere, Erica McLean (310) 470-1717, [email protected] ing the 80-year-old brick colonial we to Cambridge from New York. Her Helm, Maureen Taylor Golden, Sally bought in 2007—there’s no shortage second book, A Maze of Grace: A Kenyon Grant, Elizabeth Morton of projects!” Kelli is director of proj- Memoir of Second Chances, comes and Sara Carpenter for a fun-filled 1993 ect management and client relations out in April. Pamela Peirez is in her weekend. Eve Formisano Ornstedt Hi, all! Hope this finds you warm for Headstrong, a Fairfax, Va.–based sixth year as a seventh- and eighth- is being kept on her toes by twins and in good spirits as we enter 2010. consulting company, where her grade English teacher in the Bronx. Linsey and Cole, 2, and Maggie, 1. Tiffani Wise Freeman shared some “This is a high-needs school, so the She and Mark celebrated their an- professional news this past summer student population is unlike what niversary in November. She describes that we weren’t able to include in most of us think of as students.” her household as “bustling” and says the fall Quarterly. She is oversee- Pamela adds, “I’m looking forward “it has been quite an adventure.” In ing all training and development to our Reunion (gasp! 20th)!” Laura May, Eve celebrated her 10-year initiatives to support Johns Hopkins Phillips Perkins has moved into a anniversary at Brown University, and Community Physicians (JHCP), new home in Swampscott, Mass., enjoys her work in Alumni Relations, which is a primary-care group for and is delighted that she now has saying, “Every day is a new juggle but Hopkins. Her focus is to support the room for guests, which should so far, so good.” She is in touch with electronic medical records system come in handy because she’s up the many Wheaties and hopes “everyone and move to paperless billing. Tiffani street from a beach! “It was a long is doing well and loving 40!” Amen! will also be involved in grant pro- summer, but well worth the wait. Sara Carpenter, 5 Pray Street, posals such as President Obama’s I’m surrounded by a sea of boxes Rochester, NH 03868, (603) 312- electronic medical records initiatives and feel like it will take me a year to 3492, [email protected] and patient-centered medical home To celebrate her 40th birthday, Pamela unpack and get settled but at least Maureen Taylor Golden, 21 Athens (PCMH) programs from healthcare Irving ’91 (left) spent a week in Tuscany we are finally in the house. The boys organizations such as Carefirst and learning how to cook. She’s pictured Street, Unit 21, Weymouth, MA are thrilled to have a bigger yard Hopkins Employee Health Plan. She with her instructor, chef Giuseppina 02191, (781) 335-1258, and their own bedrooms. Ken loves looks forward to being part of the Pizzolato. [email protected] his office and the more spacious organization’s growth and contribu-

5454 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly tions to improving healthcare. In moved down the street from her in to the East Coast, Sarah says in the only kitten in the litter). Boon and other professional news learned by Cranston, R.I. Garrick and I thank school’s newsletter, “It is an absolute Caro fell in love with the baby from the college via media sources, in you for keeping us updated. If you pleasure to be living and working on photos I posted on Facebook and are September 2009 Premier Healthcare haven’t written in for a while, it’s Cape Cod, where I was raised. There adopting her! I am so happy know- Alliance in Charlotte, N.C., named time. It’s good to stay connected. is enormous gratification in being ing this special kitty will have a great Keith Figlioli senior vice president Garrick M. Gelinas, 22 Harding able to give back to my home com- home.” Boon responded with, “How of its Healthcare Informatics divi- Drive, Rye, NY 10580, (917) 364- munity.” Things have changed for can you refuse a hand-delivered sion, which is dedicated to helping 0168, [email protected] me (Amity Moore), too. My son and kitten?” In addition to adding to his member hospitals improve quality Elizabeth Guthrie DellaVolpe, 98 I traded North Carolina for Colorado family, Boon was honored with a of care while reducing costs. He Garden Drive, Fairfield, CT 06825, in mid-August, a move that per- speaking engagement at UCLA. In will also oversee several national (203) 335-1779, fectly situates us between family and November, he addressed graduate collaboratives, programs, products [email protected] friends in Montana, the West Coast students in the information science and services. Congratulations, and the East Coast. The Rockies are program. Liza Lentini wrote, “I have Tiffani and Keith, on your excit- as splendid as I remember them. Jeff reconnected with the remarkable ing new healthcare roles! Neil 1994 Banks reported that he finished his Jason Bermudez and have had fun Levesque followed his passion and A class of movers and shakers, graduate work at UMass–Boston and recapping old memories with him.” has become the executive director ’94ers checked in with a number is now teaching math to high school She added that in June, New York of the New Hampshire Institute of of life changes, new passions and students with special needs. “I love City’s Manhattan Repertory Theater Politics at St. Anselm College. After deserved notoriety. Bob Sorenson it!” he added. And they love him: Jeff did a retrospective of her early years of various roles in politics and and wife Allison announced the was named “2008–2009 Teacher of plays appropriately titled LIZAFEST! a position with Morgan Stanley, birth of baby girl Sloane Everett, the Year” for Boston Central Adult (www.lizafest.com). “Of the nine Neil accepted what must be for him born August 23. “Our boys, Owen, High School. Jen Peckman has been works produced, one of them was a dream job. He told the Nashua 4, and Brody, 2, love having a baby promoted to senior consultant at The C Zone, the play which went (N.H.) Telegraph, “Politics in New sister,” he wrote. Ciara McDonagh Corporate Citizenship. In September to the American College Theatre Hampshire is the state sport, and this had her second boy, Ronan, on Jan. a paper of hers was published on Festival during my sophomore is Fenway Park.” Neil, we hope you 20, 2009—inauguration day. “We bilateral development agencies and year at Wheaton,” she noted. And hit it out of the park! Niki Riedell resisted the temptation to name him their approaches to partnering with finally, Kristen Sundin Brandt won D’Esopo shared the news that she after our new president, even being corporations to address issues of top honors in the national Awards and her family purchased a summer Democrats and Chicagoans. He has developing countries. Deb Larkin for Publications Excellence (APEX) home in Osterville, Mass. (Cape an older brother, Desmond, who is McHugh wrote in that Haegan competition. The series she wrote for Cod). She plans to spend her 5 and loves being an older brother. Forrest is now the director of annual the American Bankers Association’s entire summers there and invites My husband, Jeff Goto, and I are de- giving at Lasell College in Newton. Bank Marketing magazine won in anyone in the area to look her lighted with our two adorable boys! In July, Deb enjoyed a Wheaton hen the category of “How-To-Series.” To up come July. Erika Leigh Kruse I am still working full time as a buyer party at Nancy Blease Considine’s read her winning entries, visit: www. shared that she was on the cover of and manager for Chicago’s unique house with Melissa Scott Kuhn, sundininc.com/Blog and scroll to Supermodels Unlimited magazine children’s boutique, The Red Balloon Sonya Muller May, Sally Littlefield “Our Kristin Brandt wins national in the November “Most Beautiful” Co. (www.theredballoon.com). Sarah McGuigan, Robyn Byer and Beth award for new media articles” (titled issue with some of her winning Austin Tribuzio, husband David and Robinson ’95. Deb also completed “New Media Whitepaper”). In pageant clients. The cover was children Isabella, 7, and Peter, 2, her second Reach the Beach relay closing, we send our condolences accompanied by an article inside relocated to Sandwich, Mass., after in September. Her 12-person team to Jane Jablonski Tisdale, whose about her business, PageantPrep. spending 12 years in Chicago. Sarah split across two vans covered 200- husband, Todd Tisdale ’95, passed Erika has also reconnected with has joined Penikese Island School as plus miles in almost 30 hours. Each away in October. Thanks for writing, Lia Del Sesto ’96, who recently development director. Of her return person ran three legs, running all day Class of ’94. Co-secretaries Claire, and night, from Cannon Mountain to Meg Kelleher and I enjoy hearing Hampton Beach. She wrote, “I did from each of you and welcome your lots of driving van No. 2 since I was news anytime. the final runner—running four miles Amity Moore, 212 Iowa Drive, at about 8:30 Friday night, about Golden, CO 80403, (336) 880-8051, 10 minutes of sleep, then seven [email protected] miles at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Meghan Kelleher, 45 Berwick Place, 15 minutes of sleep, then finishing Norwood, MA 02062, (617) 504- the race with four miles at 4 p.m. 9900, [email protected] Saturday afternoon—exhausting but fun!” Claire Lang has discov- ered running as well. This fall, she 1995 participated in two races, the Boston Jenny Hall Alfrey, Sarah Weill, Marine Corps 10K Honor Run at Christie Tapia and I visited Jenney Houghton’s Pond and the Army Wilder in Blue Hill, Maine, for a 10-mile in Washington, D.C. Of the weekend in August. The weekend challenges, she noted, “Turns out I was filled with lobsters, blueberries, In May, Indira Henard ’03 (left), who is special assistant to President Obama love to run. Who knew?” While in great weather and fun. We also had for intergovernmental affairs, spoke to middle-grade students at Dr. Rayner Boston, Claire visited Boon Sheridan a great time watching Jenney per- Browne Academy in Baltimore, hosted by Maxine Blackman ’74 (center), a and his wife Caro to deliver a kitten. form in a skit titled “The Weather teacher at the school. On the same day, Sally Kenyon Grant ’91 presented a She wrote, “This summer I rescued a Girls” at the Kollegewidgwok program about her volunteer work with the Red Cross and the White House very sweet, very pregnant mama cat Yacht Club. Kate Miller Brown and Correspondence Office. The children in the picture are Sally’s daughter, and fostered her until she gave birth Andrew Brown welcomed an- Sophie, and one of her friends from school. and eventually weaned the baby (the other beautiful baby girl, Charlotte

WinterWinter 2010 2010 5555 passed away in October. We send and married Anthony Cerasuolo at Sarah visited with Carrie Robbins deepest condolences to his family Newton (Mass.) City Hall. That’s it Todd at her home in Kennebunk, and friends. for the news—quiet times. Let’s make Maine. Carrie and husband Heath Kristin P. Fowler, 29 Anderson Street, the next issue a super issue. have two beautiful daughters, Mya No. 2, Boston, MA 02114, (617) Liz Sobe Cerasuolo, (617) 462-2275, and Faye. While in Maine, Sarah ran 686-2788, [email protected] [email protected] into Laura Jacobsen Babb, whose daughter went off to kindergarten 1997 this fall. Laura and husband Dan 1996 are in the process of buying a new Is it time to start a Reunion count- Sadly, my notes are again minimal. home. Ms. Bingiel and husband down? It just might be—spring Where is everyone? Cathy Brown Mike had a fun summer traveling 2011, is it on your calendar? Mark wrote to let me know that she is still to Ogunquit, Maine, and Martha’s Kristin Fowler ’95 (center) is one it...15th Reunion. Let’s all make an in Copenhagen, Denmark. Having Vineyard, where she saw Chelsea of 12 Boston spokeswomen for the effort to get back on campus! In the just finished a master’s degree in Toole Barbini. Sarah teaches kinder- American Heart Association’s “Go Red meantime, log into Facebook, join forestry, she recently obtained a garten in Framingham, Mass. Tyler for Women” campaign. She is shown our class group, check out some of scholarship to do a Ph.D. at the LIFE Fox moved into a new apartment here with Sarah Weill ’95 (left) and the flashback photos posted there, Sciences campus of the University of and started a new job in Manhattan. her mother, JoAnne Fowler. pay your class dues so we can have Copenhagen starting in September. Apparently, she loves both! Glenn a terrific Reunion, and reconnect How exciting, Cathy! I also received Ricks moved into a new place in with old friends—and make new word that Meg Athey Press and her Arlington, Va., about a mile from Lily, to their family on March 13, friends! You’d be surprised what husband Jon welcomed a baby boy his old apartment, but with a better 2009. Julia Brown is now a big you can learn about your fellow to their family, Joseph Wesley Press, view. Glenn recently enjoyed a trip sister! Sandra Sable Gilpatrick, her ’96ers...for instance, did you know back in January 2008. The family to London and Edinburgh, Scotland. husband George and son Lachlan that Tony Moskow has moved full lives just outside Washington, D.C., He says the trip was primarily for stopped over for lunch this summer time to New York? He has. Tony is not too far from Meg’s mother, Betsy pleasure, but he spent a little time in my garden. Lachlan enjoyed still working for IBM, but decided to Athey ’68, who enjoys visiting her job hunting, too. If anyone has any feeding the koi fish and eating leave Beantown behind and headed grandson. Finally, Rachel Gould has connections, I’m sure Glenn would Cheerios while we enjoyed drinks for the Big Apple. Another relocator joined the Boston office of Eckert appreciate it. Jennifer Ramos Frost and lunch. I (Kristin Fowler) was in our class is Rick Starratt, who is Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC, wrote that she and husband Chad picked to be a local spokesperson slowly inching his way back north. where she’ll specialize in a wide spent a week in New England in for the American Heart Association’s Yes, it’s true. He has left Tennessee range of real estate matters. Please September. After “leaf peeping” in “Go Red for Women” campaign in to become a Georgia peach! Rick send me some news for next time— Vermont, they visited Steph Kelley Boston. Sarah Weill attended the took a job with ISP (International this is getting embarrassing! Lashua and her family, and with ad campaign party with me at the Sports Properties) working in their Shana Cobin, 193 Falcon Avenue, Jen’s sister Meredith Ramos Emery Taj Hotel in September. Go Red for New Media division, where he is the Warwick, RI 02888, (401) 454-5651, ’00 and her husband and new Women is a wonderful campaign, director of online content. ISP works [email protected] baby, Sam. I (Amanda) had the and I encourage you all to join! For with over 50 Division One universi- pleasure of seeing Chase Orton more information, check out: www. ties and Rick’s first project is with 1998 one morning in August before his americanheart.org/bostongoesred. the University of Georgia’s ath- Well, I was just about to give up on return trip to California, where he Our 15th Reunion is coming up next letic department. Rick and his wife you, until a final plea on Facebook resides outside Los Angeles. Chase spring, so block out the dates of May Laura are living in Athens, Ga. Rick resulted in a surge of news. First, drove 9,685 miles back and forth 21–23, 2010. Planning is under way and Laura are very excited about baby updates: Nazem Azzi and across the country this summer, and the class officers need your help their move but did have to postpone wife Terri recently welcomed their visiting friends and families along with both planning and participa- their summer backpacking trip to second daughter, Kelsi. She joins the way. Upon his return to L.A., tion to make this a great weekend. Patagonia due to their transition. big sister, Naima. The Azzi fam- he moved into a new apartment, Please let any of us—Pilar Garro Hey Rick, when you reschedule, call ily lives in Norton. Pam Marshall dubbed “The Lighthouse” because ([email protected]), Sarah Weill me—sounds like quite an adventure! and her husband, Richard Swift, it’s on the third floor and has a ([email protected] ) or me (info Moves are exciting and you know welcomed twin girls, Fiona and balcony view. He calls it “spiritual, below)—know if you are inter- what else is exciting? Babies! Tammy Alicia, in September. Jaime LaPorte funky, and a bit impractical.” Living ested in helping to plan a fantastic Sawyer-Kelly and her husband Brian and husband Tim Watson welcomed in Australia for the last three years, weekend. We are open to hearing welcomed newborn twins on June a son, Thomas, earlier in the spring. Sarah Howard received her Ph.D. any and all ideas about what you 16—Shannon and Liam Kelly. Katy Raymond Wallace and husband in education from the University want to do at Reunion and would Older sister Morgan is thrilled! In Colby welcomed their second child, of Sydney in June and now has a like to see 100 percent participation. other baby news, Tara Healey Neal John “Carter” Wallace, on May 2. postdoctoral research position at the Ideas we’ve heard so far: afternoon and her husband, Keith Neal ’94, William, who is 3, is enjoying his university. Although Sarah misses the clambake, night at Wendell’s, Class welcomed Connor William, on June new role as big brother! They reside fall seasons in New England, she is of ’95 art show in the new gallery, a 30. Older brother Owen is a super in South Portland, Maine. Synthia in love with Sydney’s warm beaches. band, a volunteer opportunity, and big brother and my own daughter, Blais Del Vecchio and husband Dave And last, but not least, Sarah Jancik activities for children of graduates. Amelia, is head over heels for both welcomed their first child, Sabrina Wooten and her husband just Also, please join our class page on of her cousins! To extend the Neal (“Brie”) in March. They live in celebrated 11 years of marriage and Facebook—Wheaton College Class news, Jason Neal was married in Pawtucket, R.I., where Synthia works they have three children—ages 7, 2, of 1995. Details about Reunion and late August to Alison Brandeis on as a travel marketing partner liaison and 1. Sarah is a practicing doctor of class officer elections will be posted Cape Cod. A photo was promised, at AAA Southern New England. veterinary medicine and has signed there. Please keep in touch with so maybe in the next issue! Lots of Next, I must give credit to Sarah a one-year consulting agreement news and Reunion ideas and how Wheaties were in attendance. And Bingiel, who submitted a lot of this with Trilogy Corporation to provide you’d be willing to help! I close with Amelia had lots of wedding fun this quarter’s news. Thanks, Sarah! She educational videos and a blog for the very sad news that Todd Tisdale fall as I (Liz) eloped in September did report a few things of her own. their healthypetnet product line. She

5656 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly is officially known as “Dr. Sarah” and two out of three Wheaton Fund years and their two English bulldogs. reduce the number of deaths and soon will be a YouTube star! She and non-Reunion year awards for our She teaches at Polk State College injuries caused by truck-related her husband took a few radical steps work last year. The awards were and is narrowing down her applica- crashes. Brydie Clarke Schultz and toward eradicating their combined for greatest increase in participa- tions to Ph.D. programs in history. husband Tom welcomed daughter student loans by turning their house tion (10.5 percent to 35.8 percent) She’s also learning to garden. Amy Cassandra Anne Schultz on Aug. into a rental home, then moved into and for the most number of donors reports that she, Sarah Caret Myers, 5, 2009. Kate Malone Hesser and the apartment complex that they (106) in the past 15 years. Our class Liz Noyes Deschenes, Meredith Scott Hesser welcomed their son manage and where they live with year will be engraved on the silver Finn Naughton and Cristy Aspuru Paul in April 2009. Paul joins big sis- free rent and utilities. I’m impressed! award bowls that reside in Mary are all keeping in touch on a blog ter Annie, who turned 3 in August. That’s it for now. Please send Cliff Lyon. We have many to congratulate Sarah created. Dave Sartory and Scott passed the Massachusetts Zawasky or me all your news in time this time. Nathan Phillips married Sarah Falardeau Sartory are living bar in 2008 after graduating from for the next Quarterly. Cliff needs Karen Jasinski on July 18, 2009. He in Intervale, N.H., with daughters Northeastern Law School and has something to do. From what I can currently works at John Hancock Chloe, 4, and Phoebe, 2. Dave recently taken on a new career as a tell, he spends all his time taking and started work on his M.B.A. at recently started his own Web and stay-at-home dad. Kate returned to mobile pictures of food he’s about to Suffolk University in September. multimedia company called The her job at the Harvard College Fund eat, Jello-covered office supplies, and Kelly Gagnon and Chris Houston Base Lodge (www.thebaselodge. in July. Patty Landry is enjoying life his cat. I hope you’re having a great were married in Vermont on com). Sarah is a doula and childbirth in New York City and learning a winter! —Amanda September 5 and live in Bellingham, educator and stay-at-home mom. lot as manager of annual giving at Cliff Zawasky, 4147 24th Avenue Mass. Kelly is a human resources David Purdy and Jessica Jones the Children’s Aid Society (www. South, Minneapolis, MN 55406 manager for Digital Influence Purdy moved back to the Boston childrensaidsociety.org). Over the (617) 497-2345, [email protected] Group, and Chris works for Harvard area about a year ago. David works summer, she and Greg enjoyed Amanda Haskell Kiruthi, 60 Water Vanguard Medical. Meredith Ramos for Acadian Asset Management and two weeks camping and hiking in Street, Apt. 2, Milford, MA 01757, Emery married Geoff Emery in April is finishing up a dual M.B.A. and Glacier National Park in Montana, (508) 381-0360, 2008. They live in Plymouth, Mass., M.F.S. program from Northeastern. including five days in back country. [email protected] and welcomed their son, Sam, in They have two boys, George, 4, Megan Kelly is in her fourth year May. Molly Reeder-Gitelson and and Thatcher, 2. Jessica is now a of teaching in the Bahamas. Over Eric Gitelson announce that the stay-at-home mom. They frequently the summer she led a group of high 1999 love of their lives, Owen Bennett see many Wheaties and had fun school students on a trip to Costa Meghan Conley Peterson checked in Gitelson, was born Sept. 2, 2008. catching up with everyone at Kyle Rica to build a medical outpost. to report the birth of John Paul “Jack” Molly will soon return to work Michaud’s wedding in September. Keep those updates coming, 2001! Peterson on March 22, 2009, in as a social worker after a year at Jeb Fisher just wrapped up his Alexandra Joncas McMullen, 250 Boston. Meghan writes, “My husband home with Owen. Eric works as an second season as associate producer Waltham Street, West Newton, MA John and I can’t get over how smiley audio engineer in Manhattan. Nate of Red Sox baseball on NESN. While 02465, (617) 981-1506, he is! He is a fun little boy.” Joshua Vedrani and Kelly Coldren Vedrani productive and fun, it takes a lot of [email protected] Pierce also sent an update: “A lot has live in Coral Gables, Fla., and have hard work (and travel) to make it been going on in the past few years. a 1-year-old son, Max. Nate is a through the grind of a long major- I was married in 2006 to my wife, director with CFH Group in Coral league season. During the off- 2002 Greetings! I hope you’re all doing Caroline Pierce, and received my Gables and Kelly is a stay-at-home season, he’ll be producing Boston well and that you enjoyed fall. M.B.A. from Northeastern University mom. Lindsay Coats Chutter College and Boston University sports Hopefully some of you returned in May 2008. I was in the part-time reports that she and Jody moved to programs and working on other to Wheaton for Homecoming program at Northeastern, which New Hampshire after five years in projects at NESN. Weekend in October! A big made for a tough schedule, but the California. They have two little girls, Jeniffer Hargroves Cox, 110 Ivy congratulations to Lauren Copp education and experience was great. Lily Hanlon Coats, 3, and Emma Garden Lane, Irmo, SC 29063, (803) I recently took a job with Baystate Nordberg and Josh Nordberg ’00, Elizabeth Coats, 1. Sarah Scarchilli- 807-0991, [email protected] who celebrated the birth of their Financial in Boston in the role of Janus is “Super Mom” to daughters senior vice president. I left my old first baby, Elliot Evans Nordberg, on Madelyn, Nadia and Lydia, presid- July 24, 2009. I’m actually proud firm to join Baystate with a colleague 2001 ing as president of her kids’ school to be named the godmother of this of mine, to continue to serve our Greetings, and thanks to all who PTO and teaching group step at the new baby boy! More exciting news clients as an investment advisor and sent news! Congratulations to local YMCA. She, Mat and Lydia is from Eric Miner, who married financial planner. I ran into a lot of Dave Dudek, who married Emily came to visit me (Jeniffer Hargroves Amelia Poole on Sept. 6, 2009, in Wheaton alums when we celebrated Belowsky on July 5, 2009, and to Jill Cox) this summer. Some corrected Avon, Conn. (See photo on page Matty Kiernan’s wedding in Lake Strandson, who married Jason Cote information about James Ricci: He 61.) I recently heard from Tom George. Other than that, just living on April 11, 2009. Shelby Wong received his Ph.D. in international Clarke, who is at the University in Boston with my wife and our dog, ’00 and Marisa Guillot Stankiewicz policy at the University of Kent, of Arizona pursuing a Ph.D. in Piper.” Please note that the Class of attended Jill’s wedding. Hearty graduating in November. His dad social behavioral sciences. Tom is congratulations to Pamela Congdon ’99 is still looking for a class secre- and mom (Peggy McCarthy ’64) delighted to have reconnected with Bates and Shawn Bates ’00, who tary. If you’re interested, notify one of and his brother were on hand for Celeste Del Russo, who is also at purchased a new home in Dedham, our class officers or the college at the the graduation ceremonies. Jean the University of Arizona starting Mass. Nicola Coleman continues to address following this column. Campbell Higginson is doing well a Ph.D. in English. This from Julie live in Albany, N.Y., and is enjoying Class Notes Editor, Wheaton living with her husband outside of Hickey Gilbert, “My husband a successful career as an associ- Quarterly, quarterly@wheatoncol- Boston and working as a small- Dan and I welcomed twin boys, ate counsel to the New York State lege.edu, (508) 286-3507 animal veterinarian. She graduated Matthew and Jacob, on the Fourth Assembly Majority. Bill Redding from Purdue University School of of July! Both boys are doing great 2000 Veterinary Medicine. They have moved to Washington, D.C., last and getting big, while Mom and year and is the national grass-roots Congratulations, Class of 2000, for a 1-year-old son and enjoy every Dad are exhausted!” We read in minute with him. Amy Lowe lives advocacy director with the Truck the New York Times that Micaela being honored at the Alumnae/i Safety Coalition, where he works to Association luncheon by winning in Florida with her boyfriend of four Devaney Darling was married on

WinterWinter 2010 2010 5757 August 21 to Michael Darling. The ing, we send our deepest condo- couple lives in Manhattan, where lences to Katie Chase, whose father Micaela is a guidance counselor passed away in August after a long at St. Michael Academy, a high battle with multiple sclerosis. school for girls in Manhattan. She’s Kristen Cullen, 8 Homestead Lane, also working on a master’s degree Stoneham, MA 02180, (781) 248- in elementary special education at 7154, [email protected] Hunter College. The college sent the news that Megan Jennings Dostsal is now teaching at Berkshire Arts and 2004 Technology Charter Public School Happy New Year! I hope everyone is in Adams, Mass. After Wheaton doing well and perhaps made some College, Megan got her master’s in New Year’s resolutions. I’ve heard education from Washington State from some of you recently, but I’d University, and then received her love more news. Please don’t hesi- teaching certification from the tate to e-mail if you have anything to Gretchen Boulos ’05 (right) celebrated her birthday at Red Sky in Boston with Massachusetts College of Liberal share—big or small! I’m sure many Wheaton friends (from left): Kate Krall ’07, Laura Harrison ’06, Rachel Aaron ’05, Arts. This is belated news, but way of us feel like we’re in a whirlwind Jessi Handcock ’05 and Laura Blanchard ’08. Gretchen, Kate and Laura Harrison to go Andrea Pelkey on winning of weddings, and it’s the same for are students at Suffolk University’s New England School of Art and Design, where an Emmy Award in 2006! (Sad that many of our classmates. Daniel Bell the three will graduate in May with their master’s degrees in interior design. we are learning about it this late!) married Ashley Steinbach in New Andrea is on the fast track working Jersey on June 6. Tim Eddis ’03 was music, including Berlioz. And lucky able to tell you that Kirill Goncharov for ESPN and won the Emmy as best man, and Darrell Lagace ’02 Rachel, she was seated near Meryl ‘08 and I (now Bernadette Reust one of several ESPN producers who and Javier Silva ’01 were grooms- Streep! As I said before, I love your Goncharova) got married on June worked on SportsCenter telecasts in men. Erika Windt ’02 was also in e-mails and Facebook messages, and 20! We honeymooned in the Riviera 2004. Congratulations! That’s all the attendance. Britta Lindberg married the more the merrier. You might not Maya, Mexico, and visited many news for now. Please write in soon! Andrew Korkuc on July 25, 2009, at think what’s going on is a big deal, ancient Mayan ruins. We have offi- Ocean Cliff in Newport. Her brides- Erin Sehnal, P.O. Box 2511, Edwards, but someone else might. cially started pharmacy school at the CO 81632, (617) 279-3478, maids were Katie Collins, Steph Sarah Alves, 1212 Bonney Lane, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy [email protected] Bauer, Michaela Norman Gill and Mansfield, MA 02048, (774) 284- and Health Sciences!” Lacey Sarah Alves. I also heard about some 4291, [email protected] Chrystal will complete her master’s 2003 exciting accomplishments from fel- in American history and archival low Wheaties. Evan Carbotti’s book, Hi, everyone. I have a few up- certification in December. “I’m Perfect Surroundings, shares the 2005 dates to share this quarter. Jennifer enjoying my archival internship name of his family’s international Congratulations to Zoe Hack, who Vigorito Turner and husband Nate at Resource Center Dallas, the larg- special-event company that does is the new president of the Wheaton are happy to announce the birth est GLBT and AIDs Resource Center design and production of custom, College Alumnae/i Association! I of their son, Aiden Nathaniel, in north Texas. I have also become thematic and decorative environ- want to remind everyone of our on August 11, 2009. Jen is really a Texas resident and have no plans ments. Evan’s book can be found at 5-year Reunion, coming up May enjoying motherhood! Kat Hudson to move back to the cold, snowy www.blurb.com/bookstore (search 21–23, 2010. Your class officers are Bernado and her husband recently Northeast!” Carolyn Wills April and for his last name). Amelia Campbell busy planning Reunion and want bought a new house in Leominster, husband Michael traveled to Costa was among the cast in The Death your ideas and suggestions. Every Mass., where Kat is still teaching Rica in July to celebrate their third of Evie Avery at FringeNYC this past opinion counts! In class news, fourth grade. Their daughter Ayla anniversary. “We just began our summer. Kate Boylan Kennedy cele- things are going great for Loren turned 1 in August. Also, Jacklyn second year of medical school, and brated her birthday this year by leav- Simmons, who’s adjusting to a new Schmitt Berzansky married Richard we recently adopted a cat, Milo, and ing her job at Beaver Country Day life in the Midwest. “After spend- J. Berzansky on March 6, 2009, in kitten, Shiloh.” Erin Brennan wrote, School to work at both Simmons ing the last two years in Atlanta, I New York City. Guests included “I have moved from San Diego and College Library and the JFK Library drove up from my home there in Jennifer Sutyak Edmunds (who am now living in Corpus Christi, while continuing to work on her mid-August to begin law school at was a bridesmaid), Brett Edmunds, Texas, with my boyfriend, who is a graduate degree. Anna Cochrane The Ohio State University Moritz Professor Barbara Darling-Smith, pilot in the U.S. Navy. I’m teach- and Aubrey Cochrane finished their College of Law, and I couldn’t be John Sutyak ’00, Robin Shea ’02, ing English at a Catholic middle master’s programs in curriculum and happier.” Nikki Larcombe checked Dawn Regis Gessner ’02, Monica school and I love it!” Erin had a teaching through Fitchburg State in with her first update ever! “For the Voudris and Sophia Chea ’04. blast traveling over the summer in College. They also had the honor past five years, I have been teach- Jacklyn has been teaching special the Caribbean, Guam, and the San of being asked to be their cohort’s ing middle school math in Boston needs students in New York City Juan Islands in Washington. Audrey commencement speakers. Nice Public Schools. This summer, I spent since 2003. In other wedding news, Robert-Ramirez is still in her joint work, ladies! In Connecticut, Steph a lot of time in Boston with Yuri Amanda Richmond Skypeck mar- J.D./M.P.H. graduate program, and Bauer is being challenged every day Rosario, and went to New York City ried Chris Skypeck in June. After stayed for a few months with Tamar in her new job as special education and met up with Luis Baez, Rudy Wheaton, Amanda graduated from Palandjian in Washington, D.C., teacher for the Wallingford school Blanco ’06 and Shakira Cruz ’06.” Cambridge College, where she while doing an internship at a law system. Still making people laugh Sarah Stefan received her Ph.D. earned a master’s of education in firm specializing in immigration law. with his e-mails is Matt McDonald, from the University of Florida and school guidance counseling. I also “It’s fun to be roomies with T again who is living it up in New York City. has accepted a full-time faculty learned by way of the college that and I’m excited to get to know the Rachel Bowie attended the opening position at Florida State College Shay Cook Caravaggio married city, even if I miss Axel. I’ll be back night of the New York Philharmonic, at Jacksonville, where she’ll teach Jason Caravaggio in May in Franklin, in Boston for the holidays.” Anne- which was hosted by Alec Baldwin, introductory chemistry. Bernadette Mass. Shay is employed as a senior Fontaine McFadden wrote, “After and listened to some powerful Reust writes, “I am finally officially clinical research associate. In clos- eight years on the East Coast, be-

5858 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly tween Boston and Nantucket mostly, Reserve Academy, a boarding school I finally moved back to my home in Hudson, Ohio. Kevin Atkins is state of California! I am living in back in the Boston area and started San Francisco and starting culinary working with his father in the family school at Le Cordon Bleu! I’m very business, Preferred Products, Inc., excited to be back out on the West which supplies businesses all over Coast, but I do foresee trips east to the country with printing and pro- catch up with everyone! I was just motional products. Taylor Jackson on Nantucket for Claire La France’s has returned to the East Coast and wedding, which was incredibly is living in New York City, where he beautiful. Elisabeth Christensen was was hired at the Equinox Fitness in also there to celebrate.” Danielle Murray Hill as a personal trainer. He Erkoboni Wilbur and I (Chris Wilbur) has also started a business on the now live in Waukegan, Ill., about 45 side, jacksonlinehealth.com, focus- minutes north of Chicago. We are ing on health and nutrition products. busy in class and studying for our Carilyn Tately Cannon married Seth weekly exams, but the long wait is Cannon on Aug. 22, 2009, at Old A fundraiser for the literacy nonprofit Behind the Book in June brought together Shanita Gopie ’07, Emily Cunanan ’07, Cheryl Moskowitz ’08, Sarata Toriola ’07, over and we are medical students! Silver Beach on Cape Cod. (See Ryann Galloway ’07, Yael Pineda ’08 and Persephone Tan ’09. Toriola works for Our dog Scout is enjoying the new photo on page 61.) Carilyn and Seth the organization, and the money raised at the event will support Behind the place and exploring the local parks. enjoyed a Hawaiian honeymoon Book’s programs, which provide curriculum-integrated workshops to students in That’s it for now—don’t forget to before returning to their new home New York City Public Schools. mark your calendars for May 21–23, in Attleboro, Mass. Carilyn works in 2010—our five-year Reunion! the marketing/product development Chris Wilbur, 1220 South White department for the First Years baby school district as a teacher’s assistant spending three weeks in the NICU Oak Drive, Apt. 1017, Waukegan, IL company. Stephanie Abbati is for an autistic student. I (Emma and special care nursery, she’s doing 60085, (267) 385-7401, pursuing opportunities as a traveling Spata-Burk) am off to a great start very well! They love every minute [email protected] nurse, planning to head to warmer in my last year of graduate school with her! In their altruistic efforts, locations. Every 13 weeks she’ll get and am excited to be done soon and several months of planning and hard 2006 to go somewhere new and exciting. starting off in my new career! Our work paid off for Kara Kogachi and Courtney Catalano is a pediatric class is doing some very exciting Nick Mrozowski when they traveled Eliza Cutler is living in Charlestown nurse and will graduate in May 2010 things, doing great work, and seeing to Southeast Asia. The two hosted a and started the direct-entry nurse from MGH-School of Nursing with a the world! My best to everyone. benefit dinner and raised money to practitioner program at Simmons master’s degree as a pediatric nurse help buy books for schoolchildren and remains working in the emer- Emma Spata-Burk, 283 St. Paul Street, practitioner. Abby Browne Morgan in Laos. Nick and Kara said that gency room at Emerson Hospital in No. 3, Brookline, MA 02446, (802) married Tom Morgan ’04 on July seeing how excited the children Concord, Mass. Andrew Koocher 272-8401, [email protected] 18. (See photo, page 61.) They’re were to have new and different took a job as assistant baseball coach living in Pennsylvania and plan to reading material made the experi- at Bryant University. Rose Jackson 2007 take their honeymoon to Belize after ence worthwhile and something left the National Democratic Institute Lots to report for the Class of 2007. Tom defends his Ph.D. dissertation they hope to continue to do. Other to serve as the campaign manager Congratulations to Courtney Kelley in chemistry. Jonah Seaman happily classmates are working domestically for Joseph M. Fernandez in his bid Viveiros and husband Ryan, who began the second year of his master’s to leave their mark. Former women’s to be elected Rhode Island Attorney had their first child, Grace Judith, of library science specializing in soccer standout and psychology General. Rose also won a Rotary in February. Despite being born five archives at Queens College in New major Bridget Furlong is earning her Scholarship in June that will send her weeks and two days premature and York City. He works in a Long Island master’s in counseling psychology at to either Cape Town or Nairobi in Boston College. Through her engage- February 2011 to complete an M.A. ment and interaction with families in comparative political science and and children at the Center for Family continue her work on democracy in Connections in Cambridge, Mass., developing countries. Rose is excited Bridget has found her calling and to reconnect with everyone in Boston hopes to continue her work in the and the surrounding areas. Wow, Greater Boston area after graduating. Rose, this is amazing! Josh Garon Often seen cheering on her peers and Jay Wright have decided to go at Wheaton sporting events, Jordan backpacking around Europe. LuAnne Abrams checked in. Working at the Tyzzer is completing her second year Bank of New York Mellon’s Wealth joint M.A. program in Jewish educa- Management division has been an tion and nonprofit management exciting challenge for Jordan, espe- at Hebrew Union College in Los cially with the economic situation. Angeles. She recently returned from “Each day something new pops up, a year in Jerusalem and is happy which makes the job interesting.” to have a field placement at the Jordan has also been busy outside Jewish Federation, where she works Wheaton friends—most from the Class of 2007—got together for a mini-reunion of work: traveling to Jerusalem—an in fundraising, development, and weekend of reminiscing and fun and to explore the wilderness of New Hampshire. experience she says still hasn’t fully community organizing. She is also Pictured here atop Mount Kearsarge are (from left) Nick Mrozowski, Nate Barton, set in. While Jordan was exploring teaching third grade in a religious Carissa Layne Hanagriff ’06, Molly Childs, Owen McGillicuddy, Steve DeMartino, Jerusalem, other Wheaties explored school. Peter Haas is teaching history Zachariah Hicks, Brian Cartun, William Vasiliou and Barrett Roberts. the wilderness of New Hampshire, and coaching soccer at Western

WinterWinter 2010 2010 5959 pictured on this page. Among the reported in Vermont’s Times Argus Soccer League with the Azzurri school applications with hopes of group, Molly Childs has worked at newspaper: “A toolbox will bring team! Catherine Cory is finish- enrolling this January. Alexandria Goodwin Proctor since graduation. instant popularity. Everything in col- ing up her master’s in pathology Pruitt is in her second year of the Undertaking various administrative lege is always falling apart!” Thanks at Boston University. She currently Spalding University doctoral pro- responsibilities within the Boston to all who sent news and I look works at Sturdy Memorial Hospital gram in Louisville, Ky. She is current- firm, Molly finds the work filled forward to hearing from other ’07 as a pathologist assistant. José Diaz, ly giving psychological assessments with opportunities for professional classmates in the future. Wheaton’s sixth Fulbright Scholar of to children in a behavioral hospital development and personal growth Zachariah Hicks, 675 Washington 2009, is an English teaching assistant and next semester will do similar and says her involvement at the firm Street, Apt. 2, Brookline, MA 02446, at a secondary school in a town in work in the VA hospital’s polytrauma has opened her eyes to the possibil- (207) 837-1608, northern Spain. Lindsey Forsberg unit. Alex also works as a writing ity of someday obtaining her law [email protected] is geting her master’s in early tutor and a nanny through the week degree. Congratulations to Melissa childhood education (with a focus and happily reports, “Everything else Grove and Amanda Nelson, the 2008 on literacy) at Lesley University. is great!” Caroline Teague completed new Class of ’07 co-vice presidents. Mawena Gbedema successfully her M.A. in history at the University Our two-year Reunion is right As students, Melissa and Amanda finished her master’s in human rights of Edinburgh in November. She is around the corner! Be sure you’re demonstrated a strong relationship at University College London working with children and young there in May! Here’s what some and enthusiasm for our class and (England). She loves London and is adults with learning disabilities of us have been up to since we all things Wheaton. Since graduat- looking for jobs in the area. Cassie in and around the Edinburgh City last gathered in the Dimple: Since ing they have continued to remain Migani Kiley married Philip Kiley ‘09 Centre. Joell Weeze Whitley is work- graduation, Kurt Adametz has involved with Wheaton and it is on October 3, and we’ll have a pho- ing on a degree in math education. been living in Chicago. He started exciting to have them onboard as to next issue. Cassie is enjoying her She also works as a cognitive thera- his first season as a member of co-vice presidents. Amanda has work in the special education de- pist with brain injury survivors and Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago’s been working for over a year in partment at her former high school. is a tutor and coach, as well. Finally, second company in June and is development and PR for New Hope, With many returning students, she we learned that Paula Carvalho’s also on faculty at the Giordano Inc., a local nonprofit dealing with says, “It’s really great this year!” Jeff grandmother died in October and Dance School, teaching students domestic violence and sexual assault King and the Van Buren Boys played send her our sympathy. See you all of all ages. Recently, Kurt booked issues. “I’m thrilled to work with their lively acoustic bluegrass, gypsy at Reunion Weekend, May 21–23, a job dancing with the Chicago our class officers and Melissa as a jazz and country music at Wheaton’s 2010! Until then, stay great, ’08! Lyric Opera and will be working co-VP and look forward to catch- Homecoming. Bri Jeffrey is having Emily Murgia, 1301 Massachusetts on a production with them starting ing up with our class,” Amanda her first article published in the Avenue NW, Apt. 812, Washington, January 2010. Sabina Balkissoon is said of her new role. Melissa was Brain Research Bulletin. The article, DC 20005 (401) 714-5522, working on her master’s degree at an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer for titled “c-Fos protein expression is [email protected] the University of New Hampshire. the past two years at the University increased in cholinergic neurons of Enrolled in the Communication of New England. She coordinated the rodent basal forebrain during Sciences and Disorders graduate 2009 a mentoring program, organized spontaneous and induced wakeful- program, Sabina’s focus is speech Habitat for Humanity trips, advised ness,” is the result of research com- After the first summer we could pathology. Rob Callahan recently two service-related clubs on campus pleted at the VA Boston and Harvard chalk up to unemployment, and the returned from a summer trip travel- and coordinated the community Neuroscience Lab in Brockton. first fall in which we did not have ing through Africa and started law service aspect of UNE’s summer Stephanie Cummings ’07 is also to move back to Wheaton, we’ve school this fall. Elana Cockburn orientation. In August, she started acknowledged in the publication now hit the winter. Some members is in her second year at City Year her new job with UNE as an admis- for work she completed during her of our class have found jobs, some Boston as a senior corps member. sions counselor while also advising internship in summer 2006. Thomas have moved, and some have gotten Describing the position as “pretty the two clubs (Habitat and Rotaract), Manning is “kicking it in China” married. Other members have had much the best job in the world,” which she loves! Melissa says, “I’m as an English professor at Kunming their bad luck karma streak move she is in charge of restructuring and really excited to be working with College. Liz McKay is a clinical re- over from their unemployment to implementing enrichment program- everyone and look forward to mak- search coordinator at Mass General their electronics (the first draft of ming in the after-school programs in ing our Reunion as special and fun Hospital. She recently moved to this column was a casualty of that). 10 Boston public schools affiliated as possible as well as represent and Allston, Mass., where she lives with But on to the news. Philip Kiley and with City Year. She works along- serve our class as best I can!” I’ll John Campopiano, Brandon Drumm Cassandra “Cassie” Migani ’08 were side three other Wheaties: Julia close with a tidbit from Hannah Van ’07 and David Ostman. Since gradu- wed October 3 in Connecticut, with Dekermendjian ’09, Oriana Federico Susteren, who had some words of ation, Dave has been an admission several notable alums and members ’09 and Emily Hildreth ’09. Elana wisdom for college-bound students counselor at Wheaton, traveling the from the Student Life Office in at- also continues to play soccer in the and their “freshman packing list,” as country to recruit students. Dave tendance. (Watch for a photo in the Eastern Massachusetts Women’s reports that this winter he will be next issue of the Quarterly.) Michael traveling throughout Iceland “for Wright is attending Adelphi to ob- kicks.” With just himself, his back- tain his master’s degree in finance. Skye Monson ’07 organized the St. Mark’s pack, and his camera, he plans on Miles Cooper will be working for Place Block Party, held in New York exploring “this incredibly intrigu- Lepercq, de Neuflize, & Co., an as- City this September. The funds raised at ing and other-worldly place.” Dave set management firm in Manhattan. the event, totaling $1,500, benefited the explains, “There’s something about Sam Kestenbaum wrote a piece for the Bangor (Maine) Daily News, George Jackson Academy, a boys’ middle the music and the landscape that draws me in. I have to go experience primarily about the difficulties in school in her neighborhood. She said taking skills attained on a lobster organizing the event was difficult but very it for myself.” Dave promises to re- cap the trip for our spring Quarterly boat and putting them on a résumé. rewarding, adding, “it was definitely a column! Kayt Milligan has moved Rachel DuBraski is working as an lesson in leadership!” to Somerville, Mass. She is cur- assistant manager in a residential rently working on completing design facility with STAR Inc., in Norwalk,

6060 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly Conn. Mandy Cumings is cur- rently in Boston, working for State Street Corporation. Zach LeClair is continuing his acting career in two more works of Shakespeare, appearing in Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet at the Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket, R.I., this past fall. Other perform- ers include Alex Grover, who sang 1 2 3 the national anthem at Salem Day at Suffolk Downs on July 11. Alex is pursuing a master’s in music education at Boston University. The college also let me know that Kurt Peterson and his band were among those performing in the Lyons Den at Wheaton during Homecoming Weekend. Amanda Chace is work- ing as a legal assistant at a law firm in Newton, Mass., and started busi- ness school in the fall. Meanwhile, I (Brian Dundon) somehow managed 4 5 to find a job and will be working for CHG-Meridian out of their Los Angeles offices. Until next time, 2009, please stay in touch. Brian Dundon, 11 Sycamore Drive, Middleboro, MA 02346, (508) 339- 8023, [email protected] CE Bon voyage to CE scholarship recipient José Diaz ’08, off to his first international travel experi- ence! After recovering from serious 6 7 surgery immediately after gradua- tion, he returned to work at Bank of New York Mellon in Boston 1. Nathan Phillips ’00 married Karen Jasinski on July 18, in Reichentahl ’07, Nathalie Miniscalco ’06, Pamela Tately, and has been awarded a Fulbright Norwood, Mass. Wheaties attending the wedding included (from Carilyn and Seth, Ashley Emerson ’07 and Julie Cunniff. (Not scholarship and is now an English pictured, but also at the wedding, were Marriah Vengroff ’06, teaching assistant in Santona, Spain. left): Jen Karman Kanyok ’01, Leah Thovmasian Hill ’00, David Best wishes, and we will be waiting Blanchard ’01, Nathan, Alex Hill ’00, Mike Gray ’01, Jacob Caitie Meloski ’05, Tonia Smith ’07, Jade Lee Enzler ’07 and to hear of your triumphs! Dianne Alsobrook ’00, Ben Fenn ’00 and Thea Haigh ’00. Alexis Liesman ’07.) Carilyn and Seth enjoyed a Hawaiian Holcomb ’84 and husband Marc 2. Eric Miner ’02 and Amelia Poole were married Sept. 6, honeymoon before returning to their new home in Attleboro, Swan from Portland, Maine, happily 2009, in Avon, Conn. Wheaton friends at the wedding included Mass. 6. Danielle Kyes Herschler ’05 married Nathan traveled to London in September Megan Stauble Bransfield ’02, Fred Marcks ’02 and Sarah Herschler ’05 on May 23, 2009, at the Washington Club in to launch a second book of poetry, Scranton Marcks ’02, Heidi Holzfaster Kostin ’01, Alison Washington, D.C. Wheaton friends celebrating with them Simple Distractions. Check it out include (from left): Catherine Boothby ’05, Lisa Madison ’05, on www.tall-lighthouse,co.uk/p_ Mosher Murphy ’02, Robin Shea ’02, Dante Amenta ’02 and marc-swan.html. Congratulations! Sandy Cross Amenta ’03, Margaret Price Sims ’00 and Nash Evan Leek ’05, Veronica Garrett-Young ’05, Sarah Young ’05, Christiane Rubin Oudet ’86 is still Oven ’02. 3. Alice Jin ’09 married Changsub Lee in Seoul, Callie Maguire Rozumek ’05, Adam Rozumek, Danielle and busy at her manse in Norton and Korea, on June 12, 2009, at the Shilla Hotel. Professor Barbara Nathan, David Carroll ’05, Jenn Andreoli ’05, Martha Makkas traveling often to San Diego to visit Darling-Smith from Wheaton’s religion department attended ’05, Kate Erstling ’05, Lauren Carlisle Brown ’05 and Barrett her daughter Melanie and grand- and brought greetings to Alice and Changsub from all of Alice’s Brown ’05. 7. Abby Browne Morgan ’06 and Tom Morgan sons Max, 4, and Myles, 18 months! friends, classmates and professors. 4. Bernadette Reust ’04 were married July 18, 2009, at Abby’s parents’ home Enjoy every minute with them! in Peacham, Vt. Wheaton alums who attended the wedding Hope everyone makes plans to at- Goncharova ’05 and Kirill Goncharov ’08 were married on June tend our CE Reunion in May 2010! 20, 2009. Pictured are (from left) Kristen Carey, Casey Beaman included (from left): Hannah Army ’04, Charles Sawyer ’06, Please contact me to share your ’08, Bernadette and Kirill, Sarah Arnone ’08, Jessica Libby ’06, Tom and Abby, John Golebiewski ’06, Julia Atwood ’06 and ideas for “fun together plans”—I’ll Nate Toothaker ’08, Courtney McPhail ’05 and Meaghan Boyle Becky Lawrence ’06. (Also attending the wedding, but not be waiting to hear from you! ’07. 5. Carilyn Tately Cannon ’06 married Seth Cannon on pictured, were Abby’s aunts, Deborah Browne Carpilio ’75 and Jean A. Campbell ’01, 85 Desert Cape Cod on Aug. 22, 2009. The bridal party is pictured here Rebecca Browne Lafferty ’73.) Brook Road, Wrentham, MA 02093, with Carilyn and Seth on Old Silver Beach. From left: Allison (508) 384-2326, [email protected]

WinterWinter 2010 2010 6161 In MemoriAm 1928 Wheaton with a degree in German, gist at Concord Hospital, retiring in she was involved in a number of 1943 1987. She served as Deering, N.H., Elaine Benedict Pederzini died Oct. community organizations in South Ann Bastedo Paterson died June deputy town clerk and served her 21, 2009. An English, Latin and Portland and later in Bangor. Among 16, 2009. She was a graduate of town on numerous boards, including Greek major in college, Elaine loved her survivors, she leaves a daughter, Hastings (N.Y.) High School and was the planning board and tax map Wheaton and remained in touch Robin Tarbell ’75. an English major at Wheaton. While committee. She actively partici- with classmates until a year ago. She working in New York City for the Emily McDonnell Wilson died June pated in the efforts of the Deering was a substitute teacher in Boston in Vicks Chemical Company, she met 29, 2009. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., she Conservation Commission. She was junior high and high schools, then and married Robert E. Paterson, her graduated from Buffalo Seminary recently seen at the Deering Annual got a job teaching English and Latin husband of nearly 62 years. They and attended Wheaton College. She Fair selling the 250 jars of jam she at Medfield High School. An accom- settled in Lewisburg, Pa., where they was active in the Junior League and helped to make. She was a member plished pianist, Elaine loved classical raised their four children, and where was a former board member of the of the Wheaton Founders Society. music and was an accompanist for Ann was active in the Welcome Millard Filmore Hospital in Buffalo. other musicians, as well as school Wagon, AAUW, bloodmobile drives groups and the Hannah Adams and the Packwood House Museum. 1951 Chorus. She and her husband were 1940 Elizabeth Spence Wilson Ayres died members of the Medfield Symphony Mary Conners Schwarz died Sept. 1944 July 21, 2009, after a sudden illness. Orchestra. 2, 2009. Born in Bangor, Maine, She was born in New York City and Betty Asinof Platt died Aug. 29, she grew up fishing, hunting, and grew up in Ridgewood, N.J. She was 2009. A sociology major at Wheaton, playing on the boys’ teams in high a proud member of the Worcester 1933 she later completed a certificate school, and had a love of life and ad- Art Museum, serving as a docent for Sallie Howe Gordon Bixby died program at Manhattanville College venture that she never outgrew. She more than 30 years, and was also a April 22, 2009. After Wheaton, in New York. She was a third-grade attended Wheaton, then graduated member of the Baptist Church, the she worked as a high school teacher in Rye Brook, N.Y., until from the Katharine Gibbs Secretarial Shakespeare Club of Worcester and teacher, personnel director at Scovill 1978, when she retired to Longboat School. She married Hugh Schwarz the Worcester Garden Club. Manufacturing and personnel direc- Key, Fla., with her husband Earl. In in 1943 and they spent summers tor at the Hartford Neuropsychiatric 2002, they moved to San Francisco. on the Vineyard, later making it Institute. She married Robert Gordon 1953 their year-round home. She was in 1948, had two sons and settled Edna “Rusty” Jacobs Wolf died Aug. an ardent fisherwoman and spent 1945 in Arlington, Texas, where she was 29, 2009. She attended Wheaton many years fishing in Vineyard and Lucy Pierson Ramsey died Oct. 22, named Arlington Mother of the and later graduated from George Nantucket Sounds. She served on the 2009. After college, she served Year. After her first husband died in Washington University in 1972. She board of governors of the Vineyard with the American Red Cross and 1976, she married her childhood worked in real estate for more than Haven Yacht Club and worked as a worked as a research librarian for friend Arthur Bixby and retired to 30 years and was involved in civic volunteer at the Vineyard Nursing Elmo Roper in New York. She mar- Cape Cod, where she became the affairs. She enjoyed reading and art, Association and the Martha’s ried David Ramsey in 1949 and first Eucharistic minister at St. Mary’s and also owned and showed cava- Vineyard Hospital. they raised three children. Lucy was Episcopal Church. In 1999 she and laier King Charles spaniels. an active member of Asylum Hill Arthur moved to Rome, Ga. In 2003, Congregational Church, where she Sallie was diagnosed with cancer 1941 served as a deacon, Sunday School 1955 and defied all odds by having an Constance Foley Fitzgerald died teacher and supported the church’s Marguerite Davenport Lord died aggressive treatment that no one Aug. 8, 2009. She attended community projects, volunteering Sept. 28, 2009. She was a gradu- her age had survived. She not only Wheaton, where she was a classics for its thrift shop and Meals on ate of Saint Catherine’s School in survived, but thrived for six years. major, and then graduated from the Richmond, Va., and majored in Katharine Gibbs School. For many Wheels. Lucy was also a volunteer at the West Hartford Art League and a English at Wheaton. Marguerite 1936 years she was the director of volun- founded SNOB, a consignment shop teer services at the Hunt Hospital in member of the Garden Club. Among Louise Sawyer Waring died June 14, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Earlier she Danvers, where she expanded the her survivors, she leaves a sister, 2009. She earned a bachelor’s de- was on the staff of the Richmond- program to include 1,300 volunteers. Margaret “Peg” Pierson Weeks ’47. gree in chemistry from Wheaton and Times Dispatch newspaper and also Connie was also on the board of later enrolled in courses for college was the secretary of the Kentucky the Hamilton/Wenham Community graduates at the Bryant and Stratton 1947 Opera Association. A collector of House, a member at the Essex Secretarial School. While working Mary “Polly” Tracy Provost died folk art and an avid gardener, she County Club, and an active member as a secretary, she met her future peacefully at home July 1, 2009. was a member of the Garden Club of her church. She loved to travel, husband, Dr. George Waring. They She was an occupational therapist, of Virginia and the Albemarle sail and ski. were married in 1946 and she took spirited adventurer, accomplished Garden Club. time to raise her family. She later skiier, Native American community served as secretary to the principal 1942 activist and master gardener. She 1957 loved the Rockies and was a gentle of Buckingham Browne & Nichols Margaret Crane Smith died April 5, Nancy Hayes Hinman died May Lower School. At night she took 2007. She was active in the Cedar and compassionate soul who lived lightly on the earth. 6, 2009. Born in Chicago, she courses at Tufts University, earning Rapids (Iowa) Country Club and was an English major at Wheaton, her master’s degree in education Cedar Rapids Garden Club, where where she was also a member of in 1971. She then became a dean she participated in the restoration 1948 the Tritons. She married W. John at Massachusetts Bay Community of the President Herbert Hoover Beverly J. Yeaple died Sept. 27, 2009. Hinman in 1958, and after the College. Birthplace. She enjoyed needlepoint, She graduated from Wheaton with a birth of their first child they moved knitting, gardening and showcas- degree in chemistry, then continued to Massachusetts. Nancy enjoyed 1938 ing dogs. She loved horses and the her education at Duke University gardening, painting and sewing. rodeo, and was the Queen of the Sallie Wheeler Tarbell died May with a degree in medical technology. She was also an avid golfer, bridge Rodeo in Sheridan, Wyo., in 1940. 17, 2009. After graduating from She worked as a medical technolo- player and an active member of the

6262 WheatonWheaton Quarterly Quarterly Altar Guild at St. James Episcopal Year by the Kennebunk Chamber of School. He served as managing 1954 Donald H. Deutsch Jr., son Church in Greenfield, Mass. Commerce. From 1989 to 1993 she editor of Boston College Law School of Harriet Bloomberg Deutsch, in was northern New England regional Environmental Affairs Law Review July 1958 administrator for the Society for and was a judge in the regionals 1960 Richard J. Clark Jr., husband the Preservation of New England of the American Bar Association’s Linda Darby Keats died Oct. 8, of Casey Hotchkiss Clark, in August Antiquities (now Historic New client counseling competition and 2008. A sociology major while at 1960 Clarence E. Galston, father England). In 2007, the University of Boston College Law School’s moot Wheaton, she was a past president of Jill Galston Walsh, in October New England honored her with their court and negotiations competi- of the Emma Pendleton Bradley 1961 Ronald Gene Beck, husband annual Deborah Morton Award for tions. Since 2004, Todd was an Hospital Auxiliary and a corporate of Gwendolyn Oddy Beck, in July her community work. Sandy was a attorney at Posternak Blankstein member of Bradley Hospital. She 1965 C Dixon Kunzelmann, hus- consummate teacher, connoisseur & Lund LLP in the firm’s Litigation was also a board member and house band of Joan Atwood Kunzelmann, and connector. She loved local his- and Environmental Departments manager of the Barrington Players in May tory and instilled in others a sense of and Appellate Group. Previously, and a member of the Rhode Island place. Her appreciation of the arts he worked at Choate Hall & Stewart 1967 Brenton J. Bradly, hus- Cerebral Palsy Telethon Committee, was matched by her love of the land LLP in Boston. He served on the band of Mary Harding Bradly, in serving as its celebrity chair from and the sea. She worked to preserve board of the British American February 1975 to 1993. Linda and her hus- the open space of southern Maine Business Council of New England, 1970 Morris Goldfield, father of band were adoptive parents through and its rich architectural history. She was a trustee of the Great Barrington Naomi Goldfield Baline, in October Childreach since 1986, and she was enjoyed reading and traveling, both Waldorf High School and was a 1970 Dr. Thomas E. Lake, father a Meals on Wheels volunteer for 13 of which she did with a sense of member of the Bethesda Lodge of of Beverly Lake Wilkes, in April years. In addition, she was a member adventure and education, and being Watertown, along with several bar of the Corporation of St. Andrew’s 1974 George H.R. McQueen, with her three grandchildren and associations. He enjoyed hiking, School in Barrington, R.I. father of Carolyn McQueen, in three step-grandchildren. camping, loved the outdoors and August Sarah “Sally” Owens Selby died June was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. 4, 2009. Sally attended Wheaton 1974 Walter “Eddie” Zygala, 1974 Among his survivors, he leaves his father of Mary Zygala Schleyer, in and later was the assistant to the wife, Jane Jablonski Tisdale ’94. administrator at St. Albans School in Marcia Breitinger Beverly died Aug. October Washington, D.C. 1, 2009, after living courageously 1975 Sallie Wheeler Tarbell ’38, with metastatic breast cancer for Friends mother of Robin Tarbell, in May 1960 10 years. After earning her B.A. in Robert S. Taylor died Oct. 25, 2009, 1976 George P. Avitabile, father sociology at Wheaton, she earned a as a result of injuries sustained in a of Susan Avitabile Gula, in August Linda Griffin Collins Williamson B.S. in nursing from the University fall. He was a professor of English passed away May 21, 2009, after a 1977 Whitney P. “Pete” Blair, of Pennsylvania. Marcia was deeply at Wheaton from 1961 to 1996. brother of Susie Blair Brew, in courageous battle with cancer. She devoted to her job as office nurse He was also the chief art and book was a biology major at Wheaton. August with Internal Medicine Associates critic for the Boston Globe for many 1978 Blanche C. Anderson, A willing volunteer, she adored in Panama City, Fla., where she years and known for his column, mentoring inner-city youth and be- mother of Dawne M. Anderson, in was employed from 1986 until “Bookmaking,” which ran from April ing a part of the Evensong choir at her death. Marcia was a member 1978 to 2000. Prior to that, Taylor 1978 Rosemary J. Bratschi, moth- All Saints Episcopal Church in her of Lynn Haven United Methodist was an arts reviewer for the Boston er of Margaret “Margy” Bratschi, in home of Atlanta, Ga. Described as Church, where she was blessed with Herald from 1948 to 1967. He was October “everyone’s champion,” she was loving, supportive friends. She will the author of four books, and re- devoted to friends and known for her be remembered for her warm smile, ceived the PEN New England Friend 1982 Vahey “Tak” Takvorian, fa- optimism. She was a talented dancer, generous spirit, always reaching out to Writers Award in 1989. ther of Denise Takvorian, in August an accomplished artist, a great cook, to help others and for her uncondi- 1982 Todd D. White, husband generous hostess and a dedicated tional love of animals. of Gertrude “Trudi” Blackwood patron of the arts. She cherished Relatives White, in August 1945 Frank Leonard, husband the spirituality that she experienced 1985 Cynthia Gale Scholer ’78, 1978 of Claire Schmidt Leonard, in from being a member of a 12-step sister of Melissa Gale Steiner, in Cynthia Gale Scholer died Oct. 4, September program for 25 years. October 2009. She graduated from Wheaton 1947 Lucy Pierson Ramsey ’45, 1987 John A. Marr, brother of with a degree in Asian studies sister of Margaret “Peg” Pierson 1962 Amy Marr Collins, in June and worked in Los Angeles for a Weeks, in October Sandra Siver Armentrout died Oct. 1989 Louise A. Boluch, mother number of years before setting in the 1948 George H.R. McQueen, 2, 2009, after a long battle with can- of Mary Boluch Kennefick, in Chandler/Mesa, Ariz., area in order husband of Barberie Harmer van cer. After graduating from Wheaton September to be closer to family. Among her Valey, in August with a B.A. in art history, she later 1994 Joan G. Goodman, mother survivors, she leaves a sister, Melissa 1950 Adrienne Frank-Musson, earned a certificate from the Colonial of Drew Goodman, in September Gale Steiner ’85. daughter of Phebe Brodeur Frank, Williamsburg Seminar for Historical 1994 Todd L. Tisdale ’95, hus- in March Administration. She moved to band of Jane Jablonski Tisdale, in 1995 1951 Walter Fish, husband of Kennebunk in 1965. With her exper- October tise in decorative arts and architec- Todd L. Tisdale died Oct. 12, 2009. Margaret Bodfish Fish, in April 2003 Robert I. Chase, father of tural history, Sandy’s professional He received an associate degree from 1951 Arthur F. Kimball, husband Katherine M. Chase, in August career was launched in 1976 at the Simon’s Rock of Bard College, and of Lucia Harvie Kimball, in August 2008 Morris Goldfield, grandfa- Brick Store Museum, where she was graduated magna cum laude with 1952 Benjamin S. Smith, husband ther of Sarah Baline, in October director from 1980 to 1986. Her con- a degree in English literature from of Ann Pierce Smith, in July Wheaton, where he was also Phi 2010 George H.R. McQueen, tributions to the museum and com- 1953 Dr. John D. West III, son of Beta Kappa. In 2002, he received grandfather of Ava Kahn-McQueen, munity were recognized in 1987, Louise Hall West, in September when she was named Citizen of the his J.D. from Boston College Law in August

WinterWinter 2010 2010 6363 End Page How to outsmart a scorpion and other lessons

By Kate Cronin ’11

Wheaton has both welcomed schools and universities to me into a strong community and close. I felt the golpe most di- challenged me to expand my rectly as guilt, when I had to tell comfort zone. This past summer, my students I would be leaving I had a Balfour Scholarship to them two weeks early and teach English in a girls’ school in would be unable to help them Guaimaca, Honduras, where, on prepare for their final exams. my first night, I met a mammoth The night before I flew home scorpion in the bathroom of the I couldn’t sleep. I got up to go student dormitory. I named it to the bathroom and there was Frank in the hope that it would “Spawn of Frank,” small but seem less menacing. It didn’t. So fierce, blocking the toilet stall. much for my comfort zone. That This time my Spanish was good night, Frank got away because enough to coordinate with Jesse my Spanish was too poor to ef- the elimination of Frank Jr.—a fectively communicate the crisis when I started to feel comfort- supervisor warned me that most golpe of our own accomplished to my Honduran bunkmate, able, the Honduran military, of my students struggle with with roach spray and a copy of Jesse. It didn’t help that I didn’t Congress, and Supreme Court memorization because they The Brothers Karamazov. It was know the Spanish word for shipped their president, “Mel” were malnourished as young a messy but beautiful example scorpion (alacran), and I’m pretty Zelaya—in his pajamas—off to children. of effective communication— sure Jesse thought I was telling Costa Rica. On the morning of June 28, something deposed president her there was a man named I was teaching 62 girls, ages I was trying to figure out the Zelaya, the Honduran Congress, Frank in the bathroom and that 11 to 21, from the rural villages best way to explain to a native and the international commu- we should hit him with a book. that surround the city of Spanish speaker why we say nity had, so far, failed miserably Guaimaca. Teaching in “He has a dog,” but “He does to achieve. another language and not have a dog,” and the next I suspect Frank is still out functioning in another cul- thing I knew, Claudia Palacio there, and I know that my ture kept me so busy for from CNN en Español was students are facing a genuine the first six weeks before announcing to the Spanish- crisis. I feel overwhelmed and the golpe de estado (coup speaking world that there had helpless when I think about d’etat) that, as tired as I been a golpe that morning in Honduras, so I choose to build was from teaching five Honduras. School was closed, on my one small but sure vic- classes a day, I couldn’t the gates were locked, and tory. I plan to keep studying Earlier that day fall asleep at night because I I found myself in a Catholic Spanish because, when I return I had received a very warm wel- couldn’t stop thinking about the fortress. Two hours away from to Guaimaca, Jesse and I have come from both the students and day’s frustrations: my butcher- Tegucigalpa, I was on the fring- some unfinished business with teachers at the school, but Frank ing of Spanish and my students’ es of the golpe, but I watched Frank. I believe in baby steps. Q served as a venomous reminder struggles with the randomness the fathers of my students lose that no greeting is warm enough of English spelling and pronun- payments for whole shipments Cronin is majoring in English, with Spanish as a minor. She to counter culture shock. I was ciation. There were also larger of coffee and tomatoes when currently is studying abroad for in a rural Catholic school in the frustrations, like the day my the markets closed. And I saw her junior year at the University second-poorest country in the 14-year-old student ran away the frustrations of parents and of Edinburgh. When she is on Western Hemisphere, teach- with a 25-year-old because she students alike as a pro-Zelaya campus she plays Ultimate Fris- ing English in Spanish, and just was pregnant, or the day my teachers’ strike forced all public bee and is a resident advisor.

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3Leads with his heart. “I started a nonprofit while at Wheaton that established relationships between Boston youths and organizations, and connected them to youths in South Africa, where I spent two summers volunteering. That developed my passion for working with young people. Had it not been for this experience, I never would have sought out a career in education.” 3Shares life lessons. “I wanted to work in the inner city because I can relate to the struggles and challenges of growing up in the city, and I wanted to be a role model for young people.” 3Values giving back. “At Wheaton I learned the importance of choosing a profession that isn’t just about making money. My professors inspired me to see myself as a change agent. It’s important to support the Wheaton Fund because it’s a great way to give back to an institution that has given a lot to us.” Support Wheaton Call 800-896-3145 (option 2) or visit www.wheatoncollege.edu/giving Michael Dwyer Michael