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Reunion and Commencement 2019 • Visiting Writer Seminar Student body president Tricia Saint Fort delivers her remarks during Walker’s 107th commencement exercises on Sunday, June 9, 2019.

SUN|DIAL EDITORIAL BOARD In This Issue ASSISTANT HEAD FOR ADVANCEMENT Gretchen A. Orschiedt SUMMER 2019 1 Message from the DIRECTOR OF ALUMNAE RELATIONS Head of School SUPPLEMENT Marion Paterson P’17, ’19 DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 2 Visiting Writer Seminar — Michelle G. Helmin P’19 PUBLISHED BY Naomi Shihab Nye CONTRIBUTORS The Ethel Walker School Michelle Helmin P’19 and Tyler Varsell 4 Reunion 2019 230 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury, CT 06070 TAKE NOTE +1-860.658.4467 | www.ethelwalker.org Jane Berling and Marion Paterson P’17, ’19 10 Margot Treman Rose ’80

HEAD OF SCHOOL BIRTHS & ANNOUNCEMENTS, MARRIAGES & UNIONS, Distinguished Alumnae Award IN MEMORIAM, AND IN SYMPATHY Dr. Meera Viswanathan Margaret Gooch P’24 16 107th Commencement PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Barker, Lanny Nagler, Spencer Sloan, and 25 Middle School Promotion Tyler Varsell

ADDRESS CLASS NOTES TO: 26 Annual Fund Accomplishments [email protected]

Or by mail to: 28 Take Note Office of Institutional Advancement The Ethel Walker School 230 Bushy Hill Road ON THE COVER: Simsbury, CT 06070 One of our most favorite traditions is DESIGN the Maypole dance on the lawn of John Johnson Art Direction & Design The Ethel Walker School does not discriminate Beaver Brook during Reunion weekend. on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual PRINTING Virginia “Ginger” Bevis Littleton ’69 orientation, or national or ethnic origins in the Pyne-Davidson Company assisted members of the Big 7 by administration of its educational policies, holding the Maypole. admissions policies, scholarship and loan We make every attempt to publish accurate programs, athletics, and other School- information. If you notice an error, please let us administered programs. know so that we can fix it. Thank you. MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dear Walker’s Community,

‘Sum—mer—tiiime and the livin’ is easy…’ Commencement was a glorious weekend filled with music, dance, riding, awards, culminating in graduation itself with our Distinguished Speaker, recipient of the Margot Treman Rose ’80 Distinguished Alumnae Award, Yolanda (Yoli) Eleta de Varela ’81 from Panama. She reminded us in her inimitable way (Did any other graduation platform party rise up to dance to ‘Despacito’?) of the critical nature of passion, perseverance and our relationships in life. She was cheered on by a loyal cohort of sixteen classmates, including her sister, Ximena Eleta de Sierra ’83, arriving from around the country and the world, demonstrating the steadfast nature of our School bonds. Hooray Sunray! For a week or two, the dorms and classrooms at school were emptied of our Walker’s students as we awaited the arrival of our Horizons girls and our summer campers. Soon faculty meetings concluded and all of us switched to our summer mode in dress, speech and focus. This summer I have a bit of travel to DC, NYC, CA, and a few islands to meet with some of you. But otherwise I’m going to take some time in RI and engage in R&R, which for me is reading and rooting around in the garden. Typically we also share with you various book lists from alums, faculty and friends in this issue. This summer the entire faculty will be reading two books, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents by Lynn My plan for the days in summer when I’m off is to garden Lyons and R. Reid Wilson (the former of whom will be with like mad in the mornings, walk, bicycle, swim and play tennis us this fall as the Margaret Huling Bonz Women of Distinction in the afternoons, and in the evenings butterfly my way through Speaker), focusing on the pandemic of anxiety confronting us all these volumes on the shelf, alighting on one and then another, today, and Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta sampling the flavors of each until I find the right book for the Hammond, a book centering on innovative pedagogies that right moment. If you have suggestions for me or for our students optimize student engagement and academic rigor through a fuller or our school as a whole, let us know. In the immortal words understanding of issues of equity. of Dr. Seuss, “The more that you read, the more things you On my bookshelf in Matunuck, the sacred and the profane, will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” fiction and non-fiction, high and low cohabit promiscuously: Walker’s, we’re on the move! A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny, The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, Lab Girl by Cheers, Hope Jahren, Loreth Anne White’s The Dark Bones, Zadie Smith’s Grand Union, Amartya Sen’s The Idea of Justice, the eponymous Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman and Fight Like a Mother by Dr. Meera Viswanathan (aka Ms. Vis) Shannon Watts. Head of School

SUMMER 2019 1 Students in the spring Visiting Writer Seminar participate in a Harkness-style discussion with Visiting Writer Naomi Shihab Nye. Visiting Writer SEMINAR

BY KIM HARRIS THACKER P’24

Two years ago, Walker’s launched our fiction). The writers who are scheduled recording the big and little wonders of Visiting Writer Seminar, an English to visit during the 2019-2020 academic our daily lives. Her magnetic presence elective for juniors and seniors through year are Paisley Rekdal (poetry and non- and profoundly felt kindness lifted which students make an in-depth study of fiction) and Alison C. Rollins (poetry). everyone into the air, making us believe the works of a professional living writer. “Naomi Shihab Nye’s visit this spring in ourselves, our voices, and the power Toward the end of the semester-long class, to Walker’s was a luminous experience of poetry to improve our lives and the the writer comes to Walker’s to teach for our students and community,” says world.” craft workshops and masterclasses to the Hodgman. “In her classes and readings, After a writer visits the School, and as students in the seminar and to address the she reminded us that we are all poets. She the final project in Hodgman’s class, her wider Walker’s community. encouraged each of us to keep a notebook students apply what they have learned “Bringing writers to campus has a nearby and to observe the world, throughout the semester to conceptualize, profound impact on the culture of our School and on the possibilities that students can imagine for themselves,” says Lindsay Hodgman, who taught the Visiting Writer Naomi Shihab Nye recites class since its inception. “They have the one of her poems during a opportunity to meet a writer they’ve been community reading in Ferguson Theater. learning about and ask questions that only the writer can answer.” “The visit allows students to learn about the struggle to publish, the work involved, the lucky breaks and the joy of reaching a global audience,” explains English Department Chair Catherine Reed. So far, writers who have traveled to Walker’s as part of the Visiting Writer Seminar are Anne Fadiman (fiction and non-fiction), Aimee Nezhukumatathil (poetry), Natalie Diaz (poetry) and Naomi Shihab Nye (poetry, essays and

2 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT FROM SCOTT FREY, ENGLISH FACULTY MEMBER lay out and author their own creative English faculty member Scott Frey was asked to introduce Visiting Writer Naomi works. “At Walker’s, we encourage Shihab Nye at the community reading. Scott wrote and delivered the following students to build a love of learning and of comments at that event: reading,” she says. “As we challenge them “About sixteen years ago I pulled a folded sheet of paper from my faculty room mailbox. to develop their voices, they need to see On it, a colleague had written, ‘I love this poem and I think you’ll love it, too.’ and hear from women writers who are She was right. using their words to make a difference in I think you can guess that the poem was written by Naomi Shihab Nye. the world.” As I turned from the mailbox and opened the poem, I read the title, ‘Famous,’ and “The writers we have had so far have its first line: ‘The river is famous to the fish.’ Something about this line pulled me in all been strong, politically-engaged, alongside it. I loved the playful tone pointing to deeper wisdom. It flipped the word, articulate women,” says Reed. “Each of ‘famous,’ into something humble and relational, and invited reflection about those them has shown our girls how to use their different relationships: ‘The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds / watching voices to promote justice in the world. him from the birdhouse.’ Or ‘The tear While Fadiman, Nezhukumatathil, Diaz is famous, briefly, to the cheek.’ Even and Nye are all very different people, their as I write this, the poem reminds me to ability to tell women’s stories in ways that consider how a pulley or a buttonhole move is a magic that they share.” n might be famous, ‘not because it did anything spectacular, / but because it Watch our video on the spring visit of never forgot what it could do.’ It asks poet Naomi Shihab Nye by visiting www. me to ease burdens. To remain open, ethelwalker.org/visitingwriterseminar ready to receive the other side of the fabric and hold it together. I thanked my friend for the poem

and told her how much I loved it, and Ellie Alfeld ’19, English Faculty Member Mark Your then she gave me the collection, titled Scott Frey, and Nerissa Griffiths ’19 Calendars! Words Under the Words. So the poem unfolded into new poems and more generosity. Naomi’s work does this for us: it takes Members of the community are a photograph or a letter, a prayer, a moment… a memory that is ‘wrapped delicately’ or invited to join us on campus for ‘tucked under’ and refolds it for us, showing us what lies on the other side of the crease. the upcoming Visiting Writer Or she unfolds it, opening to an unexpected epiphany about — as she says in “Loose receptions and readings. Leaf” — “the invisible pictures between the pictures, and under them.” In preparing a creative writing assignment about six years ago, I watched a video of Visit www.ethelwalker.org/ Naomi reading ‘One Boy Told Me,’ a found poem she assembled from the incredible visitingwriterseminar comments of her young son. When she introduced the poem, she paraphrased William for more details. Stafford, saying ‘we all are poets when we’re little, and some of us just try to keep up the Be sure also to watch our habit.’ Her encouragement to see anew the poetry of a child’s wonder has to be counted social media and your email among the precious gifts she has given us. As I’m sure many of her readers have done, for additional details and I was inspired to tail my five-year-old and record the magic of his remarks; these are, information on how to register. without question, among my greatest treasures. How many times do we crash ahead, failing to take the time to listen for the ‘words under the words’? The other day my VISITING WRITERS youngest son asked me, ‘What does God look like?’ And this time I was careful to have 2019-2020 ‘the right ears.’ I bent my knees and asked him: ‘What do you think?’ His reply: ‘I think God looks like everyone.’ Imagine if we could all understand this. My friend who gave me the poems doesn’t remember the moment of her wonderful October 24, 2019 generosity, and somehow that seems fitting. This, too, is addressed in the poem: Paisley Rekdal ‘The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it and not at all famous to the Poetry and Non-Fiction one who is pictured.’ My favorite lines in ‘Famous’ are when the speaker expresses the desire to be famous • • • to ‘sticky children in grocery lines, / famous as the one who smiled back.’ Naomi’s work March 23, 2020 gives us the chance to listen for the stories across the aisle or across the sea. She beckons us to crouch down, peer around the walls between us, and Alison C. Rollins smile back.” Poetry

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4 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT BY KIM HARRIS THACKER P’24 During the weekend of May 17-19, Reunion 2019 saw the return of well over 100 alumnae and guests to our Simsbury campus. Those in attendance included women who graduated from Walker’s in years ending in four or nine as well as members of the alumnae board, board of trustees and many reunion 2019 other guests. For those alums in the Class of 1969, this year’s reunion was especially significant as it marked fifty years since their graduation. Fittingly, the Class of 1969 won the reunion’s Sundial Bowl, an honor given to the class with the largest percentage of classmates registered for the reunion.

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A few of the main events during reunion were classroom visits, alumnae panels, an alumnae art exhibit, and a presentation on the state of the school from Head of School, Dr. Meera Viswanathan. During her address, Meera commented on “Disrupting Gendered Mindsets” including posing the question to those gathered, “What does it take for girls’ voices to emerge?” She went on to say, “This question has formed the basis of our strategic planning and will inform the activities that we will undertake including challenging ourselves to question, ‘What is it that we can do to strengthen Walker’s and prepare it for the future?’” Meera’s talk included videos on our tropical ecology and VITA programs and an update from incoming athletic director Kati Eggert on our efforts to share news of our athletics program more broadly. Those assembled were treated to a performance by the Grapes and a sneak peek at the upcoming Spring musical, “Hairspray.” It was followed by the traditional Maypole dance and Alumnae Parade. During chapel on Saturday, the graduating class of 2019 was inducted into The Ethel Walker Alumnae Association — a special event at which alumna and clinical psychologist, Dr. Frances Arnold ’69, delivered a keynote address. Arnold’s mother, Jane (Lowe) Edgerton, was a member of the Class of 1943. Arnold, who is on the faculty of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (BPSI) and is a lecturer in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry (part time), Harvard Medical School and a clinical associate in psychology at McLean Hospital, shared her thoughts in a talk titled “Reflections on Coming of Age” where she drew parallels from her time at Walker’s in the late 60s to the experience of our 2019 graduates. Arnold illustrated how the coming of age for the Class of 1969 was “complicated and overwhelming.” “In 1963 and 1968, our world was rocked by the assassinations of three of our most promising leaders … Viet Nam was tearing us apart and our country’s divide seemed unbreachable — even within families,” said Arnold. “Yet, in 1969, off we went. Leaving behind the protected sanctuary of Walker’s and eager for new experiences.” She commented that for many, their Walker’s years nurtured deep friendships which remain “among the strongest and most influential in my life.” She said she had hopes for the Class of 2019 including “the ability to lose something in yourself in order to get to know someone who is different from you and that every member of a group holds something vital even if you cannot stand listening to them.” One alumna who attended Reunion 2019 was Christina “…and finally,” said Arnold, “the wish to lovingly protect what is Christie ’94. “Being at Walker’s as a student was a life-altering most precious, or truly in need of your protection.” gift — the best experience of my life,” said Christie. “I remember The reunion festivities came to a crescendo with the meeting everyone for the first time. We all had acne and were traditional Ba-Na-Na dance party on Saturday evening following just kids coming into our own. And look where we are now! One a dinner in Abra’s dining hall which was replete with flower of my classmates is a judge … another is a neuroscientist. It’s arrangements made earlier in the day at a new gathering called amazing. Walker’s sculpted us for our futures.” “Sips and Stems.” In between each of these events were tours, Christie, a former boarding student from New York, returned to formal and informal discussions, classes, lunches, teas and the city after graduating and now works there as a perfumer, creating receptions with friends, faculty and current students, including fragrances for Estee Lauder, Chanel and other major designers. a hands-on African drumming workshop on the lawn near the “Chemistry is a big part of my work,” she said. “When I was chapel. here at Walker’s, my honors chemistry teacher was Lee Zallinger.

6 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT He was so passionate about what he did. He helped me to find that there have been many changes at Walker’s over the years. my calling. I’m so thankful that everything he taught me stuck!” “The biggest change, though, is in the student body,” she said. “It Christie expressed how happy she was to see that while there was very homogenous when I was here, and now it’s completely are some elements of Walker’s that have remained the same over diverse. It’s truly wonderful. It represents what’s going on in the the years, the School is also keeping up with changing times and world.” technologies. “There’s so much available for students now,” she Not everything about Walker’s has changed, though. “What said. “I’m so happy to see people who are giving all they can to has stayed the same over the years is the sisterhood between the create this environment and to help the school get better and students who attend the school and the sisterhood between those better. It’s superb.” of us who come back for reunions,” said Bdera. “It’s like time Karen Polcer Bdera ’79, who attended Walker’s as a boarding stops and you just pick up right where you left off.” student from Essex, CT from her sophomore through her senior To view a gallery of photos and the guest list for Reunion year, attended Reunion 2019 with her husband, Nick. She noted Weekend, please visit https://www.ethelwalker.org/reunion. n

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of us, the EWS years had nurtured deep friendships. In my case, Reunion Chapel several of them remain among the strongest and most influential DR. FRANCES ARNOLD ’69 in my life. Walker’s was also a complicated place. At the time, isolated and lacking in diversity, many of us felt far removed from During Reunion Chapel, Dr. Frances Arnold ’69 delivered the the world we were about to enter. In retrospect, I wonder if this keynote address entitled “Reflections on Coming of Age.” We removal reflected an old assumption that young women need to have reprinted Dr. Arnold’s comments here with her permission. be protected from society, as if fuller female engagement would be “It is a pleasure to be here to dangerous. After all, it was my generation congratulate the senior class and welcome that came of age during the birth control them as EWS Alumnae. Place matters, and As young women revolution — not our grandmothers, and to this beloved chapel is what I hold in mind some degree, not our mothers. This social when I think about my EWS experience, entering this larger revolution was undoubtedly one of the now 50 years ago. It is a beautiful and stage, you have not been most important game changers for women peaceful place for reflection and refuge — a groomed for easy times, in terms of work, economic stability, civil space for precious, private thoughts, as well nor should you be. engagement, leadership and, yes, love as a place to come together as a community. relationships. Women became able to Perhaps most important, the chapel is where protect themselves and control their lives. we gathered to listen openly and respectfully While there are many differences, the to each other. I hope it has been the same for you — reflection, parallels between your coming of age and that of my class of ’69 protected space, listening to each other is desperately needed. are striking. A flashpoint following 2016: I am on the phone with For my class of ’69, coming of age and launching toward one of my daughters — she’s trying to get her bearings around college was exciting, but also complicated and overwhelming. Hillary Clinton’s defeat. She is in tears and asks me whether I In ’63 and ’68, our world was rocked by the assassinations of have been through this before — “Was it like the 60s and Viet three of our most promising leaders — events which sent us into Nam, or was it more like the Civil War?” Another flashpoint, mourning when we still had one foot in young adulthood. While I am at a recent reunion with my Wyoming family and we are the Great Society was taking hold, Viet Nam was tearing us apart seeing if we can have a conversation about our country, without and our country’s divides seemed unbreachable — even within coming to blows. Before I arrived, I pick up a text — “Get here families. Yet in 1969, off we went, leaving behind the protected fast — conversation turning to Kavanaugh debates — fist fight sanctuary of Walker’s, and eager for new experiences. For many brewing.” As it turned out, no blows were struck, and with some

8 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT wild combination of love and curiosity, the reunion was deeply moving. Both sides gave up a little in order to better know the other. And still … these are uneasy times. In my family, the divide still stretches between us, remaining only partly knowable. On the wider socio-political stage, the search for union has been much less optimistic. As young women entering this larger stage, you have not been groomed for easy times, nor should you be. Here is what I hope Walker’s has given you: • the capacity to make deep, life long relationships — you will need them; • the ability to lose something about yourself in order to better know someone who is different than you; • a passion for organizational life and civil action — it Dr. Frances Arnold ’69 has never been more important to participate in groups, organizations and political structures and, if we do not, in,” yet “leaning in” would simplify and trivialize their complex our democratic structures will continue to unravel; paths to achievement. Each of them went to great lengths • the belief that every member of a group holds something and encountered multiple barriers in achieving their medical vital that you need to know, even if you cannot stand educations and careers in psychiatry. Their narratives highlight listening to them; the importance of supportive families and community which, • the awareness that you can lead in many ways, but for it despite barriers of quotas, harassment and discrimination, were to go well, you will need to make yourself vulnerable and protective and inspirational as these female physicians came of stake your heart on your mission; professional age. They emphasized their capacity to make and • and finally, the wish to lovingly protect what is most keep friends — particularly women friends over a lifetime — as precious, or truly in need of your protection. well as their activism and impact on the next generation. They Dorothy Holmes, a psychologist who has written about were responsible for overseeing major changes in medical school women and racial experience, offers the following definition admissions policies, in mentoring of other women in medicine for “ambition”: “Ambition is the loving, passionate pursuit of and psychiatry, and in broader humanitarian work. They wrote what you most fervently want to become, with perseverance and the first edition ofThe Woman Patient, developed programs for focus, despite the odds” (Holmes, D. 2015). In the midst of the women seeking abortions, and brought to light the sequelae current chaos, we have seen a resurgence of female activism and of rape and trauma. They were part of a generation of women the breathtaking emergence of new women leaders. As part of who re-wrote psychological and psychoanalytic theory from the a recent, shared writing project, a colleague and I looked back inside out, rather than outside in — that is, from the subjective through Harvard Medical School’s oral history project on women experience of being a woman. While we are now in the era of leaders in medicine (keep in mind, it has only been a brief 50 deconstructing the binary, the power of their contribution, and years since women were admitted). As psychologists, we were that of others, changed the field. particularly interested in the lives of several women psychiatrists Of course, these are “wonder women,” born with twice the who came of professional age in the 1950s and 60s. We found energy as the rest of us. In my case, I am deeply aware of the the following: most astounding about these leaders is their power of colleagues, friends and loved ones and the role they ingenuity, their blending of the personal and the professional and played in my becoming a psychologist and psychoanalyst, which their creativity about how they composed their lives. There is no began in English classes at EWS. When choosing which academic simple way to categorize their pathways. Certainly, they “leaned center to rank first for clinical training, I eagerly applied to the psychology department chaired by a vibrant woman. This mentor went to bat for me, helped put my career on the map and worked with me to develop my ideas — for which, I have been forever grateful. SAVE THE DATE Good luck to the Class of ’19, from all of us in the Class of ’69 Mark your calendars for (and other classes). We look forward to hearing from you about what you most passionately choose to pursue and fervently reunion 2020 become — don’t worry too much about the odds.” n MAY 15-17, 2020!

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Margot Treman Rose ’80 Distinguished Alumnae Award

The Margot Treman Rose ’80 Distinguished Alumnae Award was presented this year at Commencement exercises to Yolanda “Yoli” Eleta de Varela ’81 by previous recipient Board Chair Kit O’Brien Rohn ’82. Please enjoy remarks delivered by Kit in the presentation of this Yolandaaward. Eleta de Varela “This year, we are delighted to present The Margot Treman Rose ’80 Distinguished Alumnae Award award to someone who embodies not just one, but all three of the principles of elevating the work of their profession, influencing their community or giving extraordinary service to their school. I must admit that she is a Sun, but Board Chair Kit O’Brien Rohn ’82, Yolanda “Yoli” Eleta de Varela ’81 and Head of School even as a Dial, I cannot help but be Dr. Meera Viswanathan amazed at the devotion and talent she brings to everything and everyone her own “sunny” disposition touches. philosophy based in a reciprocal called Mi Escuela Primero, or “My School Our school mission states that we relationship with society. She has recently First,” working to adapt Panamanian prepare students to make a difference been awarded the “Luz de la Comunidad”, school infrastructure through private- in the world. This alumna continues to or “Light of the Community” award from public partnerships. She also worked take our mission to heart as a truly global the Association of Businesswomen and to improve opportunities for prisoners. citizen. The mission goes on to state that Professionals of Panama. Expanding on “My School First,” she “Members of this diverse community designed a project called “My School Second: Influencing her Chair First,” collecting old and broken are dedicated to scholarship, the arts, community athletics, wellness and service.” Indeed, school chairs from public schools all over she has dedicated herself not only to Yoli makes everyone around her feel like Panama to be refurbished by prisoners pursuing her own education but also family. The mother of four children, and re-distributed to schools all over the improving access to education for others. after her second daughter was born with county. She is helping to launch a digital A sportswoman herself, through service Down syndrome, she always had a goal education program for prisoners, and she has enhanced the wellness of others to ensure that her daughter and others is also supplying digital technology to throughout her life. with disabilities had access to all the women prisoners to help enhance their Let’s take a minute to look more opportunities available to other children. opportunity to learn vocational skills. Yoli closely at the three pillars of this award, She realized that her leadership position has been awarded “Volunteer of the Year” remembering that an alumna only needs in other areas could help her increase the by the United Nations, “Woman of the to exhibit one of them to be considered possibilities for the disabled. Instrumental Year” by the Latin American Glamour for this honor: in building the Special Olympics in magazine, and the “Maria Ossa de Panama and currently serving as its Amador” Distinction by the Panamanian First: Elevating the work of president, her leadership both there and government. her profession internationally is evidence of how she Third: Service to her school Yolanda, or Yoli as she’s known to views her family both as her own flesh Yoli is passionate about The Ethel Walker all of us, has taken leadership in the and blood and as a global community. School. When we wanted to increase our telecommunications industry in Panama Yoli’s passion for her community international connections with alumnae, to new levels with her company’s extends far and wide. She led a project

10 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT she (along with her sister, Ximena Eleta empowers girls to lead with integrity, de Sierra ’85) was first to step up and respect, confidence, courage, conviction help facilitate an international retreat for and love of learning.” Yoli’s achievement alumnae. This gathering in 2018 fostered knows no bounds, and if you need any ideas for ways in which students could proof of the joy she finds in friendship, gain international experience. In addition you should know that 16 other alumnae to connecting our English department are present today because she is here. with an alumna teaching English in In 1981 as a graduating senior, Panama, she partnered with our science Yolanda was awarded the Henry B. department to co-create a Tropical Sargent Memorial Prize for Kindliness Ecology field trip which will be launched and Good Fellowship, character traits Katherine Dunn ’19 and Alumnae Association Board Member Shayna next spring. which have undoubtedly remained Whyte-Huguley ’95 I must quote once again from our throughout her life. Please join me in mission statement: “The satisfaction of congratulating Yoli on being the 2019 During Prize Night on achievement and joy of friendship are recipient of our highest alumnae honor, Commencement Weekend, the fundamental principles as the School The Margot Rose Award!” n Alumnae Association awarded the ALUMNAE BOARD The Margot Treman Rose ’80 Distinguished Alumnae Award was established in SOCIAL ACTION AWARD 2005 by her mother, Terese Treman Williams ’55, and Joseph Williams. This award to the senior student who “has is The Ethel Walker School’s highest honor and is given to graduates of the School demonstrated a concern for issues who best exemplify Margot Rose’s attributes, ensuring that her work, dedication of social inequality and has acted and influence will be remembered now and always. When awarded, it will honor on her concern through actively alumnae who, by their devotion and talent, elevate the work of their profession, promoting awareness or participating who influence their community, or who give extraordinary service to their School. in community service, activism or social entrepreneurship intended to advance positive social change.” The LONG DISTANCE AWARD is presented annually This year’s recipient was Katherine to the alumna who has traveled the longest distance from Dunn ’19 for her work with the her home state or country to attend Reunion Weekend. This Horizons at The Ethel Walker School year’s recipient was Alexis Austin ’14 who traveled 3,010 program. miles from Rohnert Park, CA to attend Reunion! Alumna traveled to Simsbury from Arizona, California, 2018: Bri Goolsby and India Awe Colorado, Connecticut, the Dominican Republic, Florida, 2017: Brea Austin and Eshita Rahman Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, 2016: Lian Nicholson, Sara Lomba Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, and Nell Shea New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode 2014: Kennedy Hilliard Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington. 2013: Jacinta Lomba and Emilee O’Brien

The CLASS OF 1944 BOWL was established in 1994 and awarded to the Reunion Class that raises a gift to the Annual Fund for Walker’s between $50,000 and $74,999. This year the Class of 1979 collectively raised $65,000 for the Annual Fund for Walker’s in honor of their reunion!

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Class of 1969 accepts three awards at Reunion Weekend!

Hooray Sunray to the Class of 1969 for earning this year’s SUNDIAL BOWL which is awarded to the class with the largest percentage of classmates registered for Reunion Weekend.

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The GATES FAMILY BOWL was established in 2002 by Sarah Gates Colley ’75 in honor of her parents, John and Christine Gates, and her family’s longstanding relationship with The Ethel Walker School. The Bowl is awarded to the Reunion Class that raises a gift to the Annual Fund for Walker’s of $100,000 or more. This year’s recipient of the bowl is the Class of 1969, which collectively gave gifts totaling $507,311 to the Annual Fund for Walker’s in honor of their reunion.

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The ELIZABETH NASH MUENCH ’55 TRAY is awarded annually to the reunion class (or classes) that has achieved the highest level of participation in the Annual Fund for Walker’s by Reunion Weekend. Hooray Sunray to the Class of 1969 where 48% of the class made a gift in honor of their reunion!

12 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT Alumnae Artists Reunion 2019

During the month of May, alumnae artists from reunion classes had works on display in the Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85 Gallery in the Centennial Center. During Reunion, attendees had a chance to gather in the Potter Gallery to hear remarks from Head of School Meera Viswanathan on the artists’ work along with a chance to hear directly from the artists on their specific pieces. Featured in this year’s alumnae exhibit were Averill Brockleman Shepps ’49, Meg Ashforth ’84, Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84, Kit O’Brien Rohn ’82, Meg Lindsay ’59, Katherine Murphy Ingle ’69, Cynthia Vega ’82 and Carrie O’Brien Thomas ’84 enjoy time together during Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa ’69, Andrea Marschalk the alumnae artist reception. Scheyhing ’69, Starr Winmill Shebesta ’74 and Janet Galvin ’14.

Janet Galvin ’14 (center) was one of the featured artists in the Alumnae Artists exhibit. Janet is currently an artist in residence at the Farmington Valley Arts Center. Her work features montage photography and paintings. She is inspired by textures on surfaces such as aging architecture and nature.

Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69 enjoyed some time catching up with Members of the Class of 1969, Laura Cherbonnier, Gurukirn Paulus classmate and exhibit artist Katy Murphy Ingle ’69 during the Khalsa and Jane Shanholt Sacasa, shared some time together Alumnae Artists Reception in the Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85 viewing alumnae artists’ work, including Gurukirn’s, during a Gallery in the Centennial Center. reception in the Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85 Gallery in the Centennial Center.

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Sarah “Sally” Skinner Hart and Head of School Meera Viswanathan Ann Middleton Buckley, Lynn Sheppard Manger, Meg Lindsay, and Lucy Rosenberry Jones P’80, GP 21’

Front Row: Susan Nichols Ferriere, Virginia “Ginger” Bevis Littleton, Gurukirn Laura Mountcastle, Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox, Paulus Khalsa, Ana Victoria Mestre, Gillian “Jill” Reighley Christensen Elizabeth “Betsy” West Sneath, and Elizabeth “Liz” 2nd Row: Sally Richardson Thompson, Katherine “Katy” Murphy Ingle, and Palmer Higgins Jean Moore Edwards 3rd Row: Ann Watson Bresnahan, Andrea Marschalk Scheyhing, Alyce “Lee” Brookfield Rafferty, Jan Muller Finn, and Barbara “Barbee” Thomas Kennedy 4th Row: Katherine Dresdner, Katharine Goodbody, Laurie Cherbonnier Nielsen, re Elizabeth “Lisa” Elkinton Barr, and Ruth Harrison Grobe connect 5th Row: Lisa Pagliaro Selz, Jane Shanholt Sacasa, Barbara “Barney” Arnold, Marian “Mally” Cox-Chapman, and Frances Lowe Arnold rediscover Absent from photo: Anne Sprole Mauk, Pennell Whitney reunite reimagine

Front row: Catherine “Cathy” Terry Taylor 2nd row: Karen Polcer Bdera and Nancy Mack von Euler 3rd row: Lela Schaus Philip, Sarah Brand Kelly, Elizabeth McKee, Stephanie “Stori” Stockwell Cardigan, Henrietta Cheng Mei, and Mary Derbyshire 4th row: Cynthia Reed Klein, Karen Appel Brown, Sally Peck Tieger, Dana Carter Lange, and Karen O’Callaghan Horan 5th row: Angelia Heughan, Kelly O’Connor Pasciucco, Dina Cathey Solomon, Ashley Smith Washburn, Anne Haviland Cullen, and Bristol Voss Duggan 6th row: Kemi Lickle O’Donnell, Lisa Danforth Hurst, Marie “May” Herkert Bogdanovics, Ashley King Goddard, Donna “Dar” Reimer Barrett, and Ellen Gerry Breed

14 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT Margaret “Meg” Ashforth, Carrie O’Brien Jennifer Alter Abt, Aimee Murdock Burke, Christina Christie, Alexandra “Alex” Flood Thomas, Sandra Rohde McNamee, Ann Emma Simon, Courtney Sara Minard, Alcoff, Philippa “Pip” Eschauzier Earl, and Madonia Hamm, and Catherine “Katie” Carolyn Espsas Muchacho, and Paula Vega Kirsten Eckelmeyer Kenney P’25

Front Row: Sara Esthus and Joanna “Jo” Front Row: Molly Turro Holdredge Seaver Back Row: Brianna “Bri” Carillo, Caitlin Moss, Amanda Petruskevicius, Katherine “Katie” Back Row: Jessica Katz, Tamara Baroody Gavin, Katherine “Kate” Molloy, and Heather Soltis Wolpert, and Jillian Ventura Absent: Vivienne Felix

Katherine Hypolite-MacMannis, Breanne Front Row: Janet Galvin, Haley Glofka, Caroline Mazo, Megan “Meg” Schoenholz, Evans, and Tori Saferin Aaseesdeep Kaur, Taryn Anderson, and Kennedy Hilliard Row 2: Amanda Poniatowski, Olivia Cantello, Stephanie Sponzo, Sam Tressy, Sierra Yanaway, Elizabeth Spoehel, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Turner, and Sarah Lowry Row 3: Darcy Hughes, Lauren Nicholson, Alexis Austin, and Caroline Calandro

SUMMER 2019 15 Commencement 2019

16 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT SUMMER 2019 17 BY KATHLEEN QUINLAN ’16

On Sunday, June 9, sixty students were awarded their diplomas under beautiful blue skies during Walker’s 107th commencement exercises. The Ethel Walker School Medal was also awarded to Music Department Chair, Laurie MacAlpine P’08. The award, one of the School’s highest honors, is given to a recipient of extraordinary commitment and service to the School. MacAlpine joined the Walker’s music department in 1998. After presenting the award, Head of School Meera Viswanathan commented, “We are proud of her, grateful for her work and humbled by her never- ending enthusiasm and love for our students.” Yolanda Eleta de Varela, a member of Walker’s Class of 1981 and current president of Corporación Medcom and Special Olympics Panama, was the keynote speaker. De Varela is on the board of directors of Cable Onda, S.A., Marketing Events and Grupo Eleta and a member of the Latin America Strategic Advisory Council of the Special Olympics Board of Directors. She has been a member of many social support organizations including Asociación Pro Niñez Panameña, Operación Sonrisa and the Ann Sullivan Center. De Varela’s daughter, who has Down syndrome, will be the first student with Down syndrome to graduate from college in Panama. “We were thrilled to have Yolanda, or Yoli as she is known to us, join us for commencement this year,” said Head of School Meera Viswanathan. “She is a fierce advocate for girls’ education and more specifically, she has dedicated her life to ensuring that children of all abilities have broad access Keynote Speaker Yolanda Eleta de Varela ’81 and Head of School Meera Viswanathan to education and the pursuit of higher learning.” During the ceremony, De Varela was awarded the Margot Treman Rose ’80 Distinguished Alumnae Award, the highest honor given to a graduate of the School.

18 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT On Commencement weekend, 14 members of the Class of 1981 were on campus to join in the celebration and to support their classmate, Yolanda (Yoli) Eleta de Varela, this year’s Commencement speaker. In attendance for the weekend, including Yoli’s sister, Ximena Eleta de Sierra ’83, were: Gizella “Anne” Callender Crawford, Alison Bruce Crichton-Stuart , Cynthia Dennard, Maura Landry Harris, Susan “Sue” Kostick, Veronica “Roni” Leger, Shelley Marks, Ann Marenakos, Jean “Piki” Nestares, Motria Procyk, Mary Beth Rettger, Pam Safford, Mary Bebel Schinke, and Julie Yindra.

Members of the Class of 1981 celebrate during Yolanda’s commencement remarks

Prior to the keynote speech, Student Body President Tricia class to, “strive for those personal connections … to never give Saint Fort of West Orange, NJ delivered her address. She up on special people, like all these wonderful friendships which encouraged seniors to consider, “Throughout our journey at you have been so lucky to build at Walker’s” and finally to “listen Walker’s we have learned to be comfortable to your heart and let it carry you in the with new environments, adjust to change, direction of your dreams.” and balance all of our commitments. In Head of School Meera We have gained an enormous amount of Viswanathan’s closing remarks, she confidence. You have the tools for these recognized the Class of 2019 for playing an next four years and beyond. Take them and important role in educating her on Walker’s use them to your advantage. Take them traditions. She shared an anecdote from and use them to do what you want to do her travels in Europe where she learned and be who you want to be.” about the lead glazing process in creating In her address, De Varela emphasized and maintaining stained glass windows the importance of three themes including comparing it to Walker’s traditions as perseverance, passion and relationships that they both “focus on the greatness of small have positively influenced her journey. She things.” She drew a parallel between a small shared, “If you consistently and consciously piece of painted glass and the remarkable follow your dreams with enthusiasm, never Student Body President Tricia Saint Fort ’19 everyday occurrences that take place at give up on your dedication to excellence, Walker’s that reflect the mission of the and build your personal connections with others, I can guarantee School. “Traditions teach us how to pass along the values and that you will be very successful, and above all, very happy and truths of our beloved School and how in not disrupting this fulfilled.” stewardship, we become part of the fabric of the community,” De Varela referenced how her ability to seize opportunities, she said. She closed the ceremony by encouraging the Class of teach, help others and maintain relationships makes her stand 2019 to “go forth and live, experience, discover and learn in your out. “It’s the energy that we put out into the world, which returns lives before you. Teach the world what you have taught me about to us with love,” she said. community and what binds it together … You are a thing of De Varela concluded her speech by advising the graduating beauty and truth, Class of 2019! Good luck!” n

SUMMER 2019 19 2019 Commencement Speaker

“Hola Chicas from the Class of 2019! Being here this morning week, after years of hard work and perseverance, I am incredibly is a dream come true! proud to tell you that Mena presented her thesis to a panel of In my yearbook page in 1981 I wrote: “Making friends for three professors, and received a perfect score of 100. Mena is all the world to see, let the people know, you got what you need. officially the first person with Down syndrome to graduate from With a friend in hand you will see the light, If your friends are university in Panama. She adds to her collection of awards, a gold there, everything’s alright!” by Elton John. medal won in the World Games in Ireland, and silver and bronze I must confess that when I arrived at Walkers at 14 years of medals won in China, both in tennis. And, last but not least, age, for the first time leaving a Latina home, I was incredibly she boasts about having been invited for dinner at the White homesick. On top of it, our first activity here was a BA-NA-NA House by President Barack Obama, in representing our 380,000 Yolandain the gym! I thought these Eleta American women de were Varela totally crazy athletes from Special Olympics Latin America. Only one athlete and I just wanted to go back home. I was incredibly lonely, until was invited per region of the World — and there she was — with I started meeting and bonding with my friends — bonds that Fulo and me as her ‘assistants.’ would last a lifetime. With such an example at home, Standing up here this morning, I thank we have all strived to be our best! That God for the many blessings I have received If you consistently and is what our parents instilled in us, in my life, especially with my supportive consciously follow your and we cannot escape from it. In my Eleta family, my husband Fulo, and my dreams with enthusiasm, own professional life, I worked at our children Ximena, Sofia, Luisfer and Graci. telecommunications business for almost I feel blessed to tell you that I found many never give up on your 25 years, going from a junior sales of my best friends in life right here on this dedication to excellence, executive, to general manager, to president Walker’s campus, 40 years ago. Tell me if and build your personal of the company today. And as is often the it isn’t just priceless to have a bunch of 16 connections with others, I case, I am the only woman on the board. alumnae here with me today? Please stand The same is true at Special Olympics. I can guarantee that you will up Class of 1981 and my sister, Ximena. I began as ‘Mena’s Mom,’ going through all love you all! Of course, Suns were always be very successful, stages, local, regional and international. I the best half — I’m only kidding!! and above all, very happy was invited to join the international board Today I will speak to you about three and fulfilled. when there was only one Latino, and of topics which I believe have shaped my course, he was a man. career, my goals, and my personal life, way I always ask myself, ‘Why me?’ Just beyond my Walkers’ years. These themes as I asked myself, ‘Why would Meera are: perseverance, passion and relationships. If you consistently invite me to be your speaker today?’ Thank you Meera for this and consciously follow your dreams with enthusiasm, never give honor! This question made me look introspectively at my life, up on your dedication to excellence, and build your personal to understand what makes me special in the eyes of others. I connections with others, I can guarantee that you will be very realized that over and over again, I have taken advantage of every successful, and above all, very happy and fulfilled. opportunity to teach something useful, to help others find jobs, The perfect example of determination, enthusiasm and special make amends with relatives, to find scholarships for students, or connections in our family is our daughter, Ximena. Mena, as we to just listen to a friend in difficult times. call her, was born with Down syndrome 30 years ago. She has Thinking of my Walker’s friends, I have noticed that over been a fighter, trooper, and the soul of our family. She was one the years I have made a huge effort to find missing friends and of the first “special children” to attend a regular private school in reconnect with them. For example, I had lost touch with my Panama, when the word “inclusion” did not even exist. When friend Jean ‘Piki’ Nestares ’81 when she returned to Spain. In she was ready to enter tenth grade, the principal convened us an era without emails, Facebook or Instagram, it was almost to subtly suggest that we pull Mena from her school, because impossible to find missing friends. So I had her childhood home they assumed that high school would be too ‘tough’ for her. I address in Madrid, and on a trip there, I jumped in a taxi and respectfully asked that she allow her to remain in her school, and drove there. I knocked on the door and found she was not there that I would be the first to pull her out if I sensed that it was but in Venezuela. During a business trip, we literally met again in too hard for her. Mena not only graduated from Brader School, the media company where she was working, and where I had my receiving a huge standing ovation, but she went on to study as business meetings. From then on, I have followed, or ‘stalked’ her a photography major in Ganexa University in Panama. Just last all over the world, meeting her in Milan, then Paris and last year

20 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT in Connecticut. I also stalked Felicia in Venezuela, Gaby Milmo abuse and neglect. So, for the sake of those thousands of children in Dallas, and several others. I have invited many to Panama, I redirected my passion and my mission. and have returned to every possible Walker’s reunion. I have When I met Carlos Slim and he told me about his digital discovered that if you want to keep relationships and friendships, educational platform, I instantly knew that this is what I wanted you must dedicate time and effort and tons of love. to promote in Panama. In case you don’t know of him, Mr. Slim Besides being a ‘stalker’ and OCD about being results is from Mexico, and he is up there with Bill Gates, as one of the oriented, I discovered that I have magic powers. Some call this wealthiest and most influential businessmen in the world. His intuition and serendipity, like finding Piki. I just know that I dream is to reach out to millions of young and adult persons in have this superpower, that if I call upon it for the right reasons, our region, who did not receive a formal education, and who it works wonders. My good friend, Erika Ender, who wrote a could learn vocational skills, and look for real and needed jobs, if famous song, gave me just what I needed to call on my magic given the tools and training. His incredible contribution includes powers. She offered me this magic wand, with an inscription that free online technical courses and free internet bandwidth, reads: Blessed be the magic of your infinite heart! through his regional telecom company. Like me, Erika has a giving heart and wonderful things come I immediately saw an opportunity to create our own local back to her. One of these was the inspiration to write a song non-profit, to promote in Panama the use of this incredible which some of you might know. She has broken all records, as educational tool. Only two years after I had this idea, today I can a woman, in the music industry globally, with the number one proudly say that we are in the process of spreading this project to song in the highest number of countries almost 50% of public high schools in our in the World and the only one to sustain country, to several prisons and more than the #1 position for the longest period of 100 youth centers and public internet time in the 59-year history of Billboard plazas in Panama. magazine. And she is one of my best This of course has allowed me to meet friends! She is from Panama. Play it Mr. individually with even more persons in DJ: DESPACITO! need of my ‘magic wand’ superpowers. Erika and I share this deep belief in For example, I have made wonderful using love and compassion to change the friends in prisons. One of them, Lissette, world. It’s the energy that we put out into is a wonderful artist, who gave me this the world which returns to us with love. hand-painted pillow of me. Every other I have made a more conscious effort to month, I send her painting materials tap into my intuition and passion to help and she makes beautiful artwork which others, and transform them into projects her family then sells, in order to make a and organizational models. living. As she tells me all the time, art has Just as our team was able to turn saved her soul. I spent my birthday last Special Olympics Panama into the model year in the women’s prison of Panama program for Latin America and to have City, and asked Erika Ender to come Yolanda Eleta de Varela ’81 Panama become the headquarters for our along and sing to these women. The regional office, I have implemented several social and educational tears of joy and gratefulness from these thousands of women projects which have become incredibly successful. just inspires me every day to take out my magic wand and make For example, in a business meeting with a CEO, I learned of sure that, as long as the sun shines on us, I have a duty to inspire his family connection to an Italian friend of my sister Ximena, someone who needs me. which led to their Walkabout Foundation in London. Long Graduating class, I tell you all of these stories to encourage story short, through this magical moment, I have been able to you to make sure that the really important things for you bring to Panama every year a full container filled with hundreds are those that fill you from inside. Follow your passion, with of wheelchairs, to distribute all over our country, changing lives dedication and perseverance and make sure always that your of people I don’t even know. I have travelled to dangerous places aspirations are grounded in your relationships with people. Take in the jungle between Panama and Colombia to bring them the an interest in every person you meet, explore opportunities joy of mobility, and my heart just goes out to them. Once I have together, work your magic around the persons you love and care a serendipity moment, then I create a project and go for it with for. In this age of increasing interactions with technology, strive hard work and passion. for those personal connections, and be ‘stalkers’ like me, to never Five years ago, I began working with the president of Panama give up on special people, like all these wonderful friendships rebuilding schools all over the country. I have seen poverty first which you have been so lucky to build at Walker’s. hand, and the conditions in which many Panamanian children Chicas, listen to your heart and let it carry you in the direction live. Many walk for two hours or more every day to and from of your dreams!” n school, without anything in their stomachs. I have seen hunger,

SUMMER 2019 21 Class of 2019 Matriculations

60 graduates are attending 48 different colleges in 20 states (inc. DC) and 2 countries

12 will play a varsity sport 7 will study visual and performing arts 2 will study engineering

Eleanor (Ellie) Alfeld University of Vermont Isabella Manganiello New York University Caroline Bastarache Rochester Institute of Technology Quincy Maynard The New School Brigitte Bayer Arizona State University Ellen McCarthy University of Massachusetts, Amherst Alexis Berard Gettysburg College Chloe Miller Central Michigan University Laura Calandro College of William & Mary Jasmine Morris University of Connecticut Shaneice Campbell American University Rebecca (Becky) Morris Southern Methodist University Olivia (Liv) Charman High Point University Elise Namnoum Boston College Isabelle Chen Northwestern University Kathleen (KC) O’Connor Endicott College Celeste Davis Babson College Madison Parham Murray Dickinson College Brianna Duba Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Emma Paterson Sarah Lawrence College Katherine Dunn Ohio Wesleyan University Cecelia Petrarca Pennsylvania State University Mariah Dunn Eastern Connecticut State University Daniela Ramirez The University of Tampa Mariela D’Alessandro Southern Illinois University Lydia Rifkind DePaul University Kristen Emery American University Emily Ross University of Miami Sara Fallon Muhlenberg College Isabel Rush Gap year Jocelyn Feliciano Dickinson College Tricia Saint Fort Lehigh University Gabriela Garcia University of Hartford Hannah Schweitzer Clarkson University Amanda Gould The University of Tampa Erin Shanly The American University of Paris Nerissa Griffiths Villanova University Annie Sherbacow University of Connecticut Elisabeth (Liz) Helmin English Speaking Union — Caroline Smith Haverford College Eastbourne College Maisie Smith Haverford College University of Massachusetts, Caroline Stent Stonehill College Amherst Phichchaya Sutaporn Pennsylvania State University Ruoyi (Royi) Jin Washington University in St. Louis Apichaya Thaneerat Michigan State University Lilith (Lily) Johnson Temple University Amanda Torres San Diego State University Jillian Jones Hobart and William Smith Colleges Shay Ventresca Wofford College Helena LaBonte Salve Regina University Xinyu (Hazel) Wang Vanderbilt University Ruoning (Hester) Li New York University Tiansi (Christy) Yang New York University Yaxuan (Sabrina) Li New York University Olivia Young University of Glasgow Ziting (Gloria) Lin The New School Sofia Zarmsky Texas Christian University Grace Majka Springfield College Chiyang (Alice) Zhao Brandeis University Stephanie Makowski University of Connecticut

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2019 PRIZE NIGHT AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS

BOOK AWARDS DEPARTMENT THE TECHNICAL THEATRE THE MARGARET MALLORY PRIZE CLASS OF 1930 CUP AWARDS AND THE BRANDEIS BOOK Jasmine Morris ’19 Kailyn (Kay) Lawlor ’20 AWARD PRIZES Alaina Vermilya ’20 THE VOORHEES CUP THE BRUNHILDE GRASSI THE MARY SCOULLER Elise Namnoum ’19 CLASS OF 1929 CUP THE BROWN BOOK AWARD NELSON ENGLISH PRIZE Erin Corbett ’21 Ella Samson ’20 Ruoyi (Royi) Jin ’19 THE MERITORIOUS EFFORT CUP THE CLARISSA GREEN THE DARTMOUTH BOOK THE HISTORY PRIZE Caroline Smith ’19 CLASS OF 1932 CUP AWARD Stephanie Makowski ’19 Maisie Smith ’19 Isabel (Izzy) O’Donnell ’20 Elisabeth (Lizzy) Strapp ’21 THE LATIN PRIZE THE WILLIAM C. LICKLE THE HELEN BLAIR CLASS GEORGE WASHINGTON Isabelle Chen ’19 ATHLETIC CUP OF 1929 MEMORIAL CUP BOOK AWARD Brianna-Michelle Duba ’19 Celeste Davis ’19 Abigail (Abi) Welch ’20 THE MANDARIN PRIZE Alyssa (Ally) Pelayo ’21 THE VARSITY CLUB THE BARBARA BYRNES THE HARVARD BOOK Elise Namnoum ’19 CLASS OF 1936 AND AWARD THE MATHEMATICS PRIZE ELIZABETH BYRNES Shiyue (Kitty) Huang ’20 Chiyang (Alice) Zhao ’19 SCHOLAR ATHLETES CLASS OF 1939 Brianna-Michelle Duba ’19 MEMORIAL PRIZE THE MOUNT HOLYOKE THE SCIENCE PRIZE Rebecca (Becky) Morris ’19 Mariah Dunn ’19 BOOK AWARD Caroline Smith ’19 Elise Namnoum ’19 Hannah Theriault ’20 THE EMILY CLUETT THE SPANISH PRIZE SCHOLAR ARTISTS CLASS OF 1919 PRIZE PRINCETON BOOK AWARD Mariela D’Alessandro ’19 Nerissa Griffiths ’19 Isabel Rush ’19 Abigail (Abby) McRavey ’20 Jillian Jones ’19 THE MUSIC PRIZE Sabrina Li ’19 THE CUMMINGS PRIZE THE RENSSELAER Xinyu (Hazel) Wang ’19 Isabella (Bella) Manganiello ’19 Elisabeth (Liz) Helmin ’19 POLYTECHNIC Annie Sherbacow ’19 INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE THE MADELENE SALA THE ISABEL JACKSON Xiya (Sisi) Feng ’20 CHOIR GIRL THE WILLIAM C. LICKLE CLASS OF 1927 MEMORIAL Mariela D’Alessandro ’19 CUP TO HONOR PRIZE THE ST. LAWRENCE BOOK FRANK O.H. WILLIAMS Jasmine Morris ’19 AWARD THE VIRGINIA CHILDS Rebecca (Becky) Morris ’19 Ella Samson ’20 RAMSEY HINMAN THE CATHERINE CLASS OF 1932 PRIZE THE NOBLE-UIHLEIN HENDERSON MURTAUGH THE SMITH BOOK AWARD Katherine Dunn ’19 RIDING TROPHY CLASS OF 1996 PRIZE Jocelyn Feliciano ’19 Kyleigh Holt ’20 Julia Luciani ’20 THE PERFORMING ARTS THE CARY PAGE THE TRINITY BOOK PRIZE MEMORIAL PRIZE AWARD Mariela D’Alessandro SERVICE AWARDS Hannah Schweitzer ’19 Xiya (Sisi) Feng ’20 THE VISUAL ARTS PRIZE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE THE HENRY B. SARGENT THE WELLESLEY BOOK Chyler Bastarache ’19 AWARD MEMORIAL PRIZE AWARD Brianna-Michelle Duba ’19 Jocelyn Feliciano ’19 Alexis Berard ’19 Riley Sheldon ’20 THE DOROTHY SILVERHERZ THE HEAD’S SERVICE THE ALISON STONE CLASS WORCESTER DANCE PRIZE AWARD OF 1952 MEMORIAL PRIZE POLYTECHNIC Isabella (Bella) Manganiello ’19 Lucia-Hope Markoe ’21 Mariela D’Alessandro ’19 INSTITUTE BOOK AWARD Ella Samson ’20 Lillian (Lily) Cullen ’20 THE ELIZABETH OLSON Claire Shemo ’21 MARSHALL DANCE PRIZE Alaina Vermilya ’20 THE FACULTY PRIZE Sara Fallon ’19 THE YALE BOOK AWARD Nerissa Griffiths ’19 Liyanni Vazquez ’20 THE CICERONE SOCIETY THE THEATRE PRIZE PRIZE THE HEAD’S PRIZE Emma Paterson ’19 Rebecca (Becky) Morris ’19 Tricia Saint Fort ’19

THE TRUSTEES’ PRIZE Shay Ventresca ’19

Congratulations to all of the seniors who graduated with honors or high honors!

HIGH HONORS: Yaxuan (Sabrina) Li Caroline Stent Olivia (Liv) Charman Laura Calandro Stephanie Makowski Phichchaya (Nest) Sutaporn Jocelyn Feliciano Guo (Isabelle) Chen Jasmine Morris Apichaya (Plagrim) Thaneerat Elisabeth (Liz) Helmin Mariela D’Alessandro Rebecca (Becky) Morris Shay Ventresca Isabella (Bella) Manganiello Celeste Davis Elise Namnoum Xinyu (Hazel) Wang Ellen McCarthy Brianna-Michelle Duba Emma Paterson Olivia Young Chloe Miller Amanda Gould Cecelia Petrarca Chiyang (Alice) Zhao Emily Ross Nerissa Griffiths Hannah Schweitzer Tricia Saint Fort Ruoyi (Royi) Jin Annie Sherbacow HONORS: Erin Shanly Jillian Jones Caroline Smith Alexis Berard Amanda Torres Ruoning (Hester) Li Maisie Smith Shaneice Campbell Tiansi (Christy) Yang

SUMMER 2019 23 Baccalaureate Chapel

On the Saturday afternoon before commencement, students, faculty, staff, family and friends gathered for a long-standing Walker’s tradition, Baccalaureate Chapel. Dr. Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23 was the 2019 Baccalaureate speaker and she shared her thoughts on group projects, empathy and sonder, a new word defined inThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows which means “…that moment that you realize that everyone around you has an internal life as rich and complex as one’s own.” She also commented on giving each other “an A” and encouraged us to interact with others without measuring them against our own standards. “What does giving an A mean to me?” asked Dr. Sheldon. “It’s assuming that everyone has the best of intentions and is doing the very best they can at all times… It’s about recognizing that everyone around you is actually acting rationally based on what they believe. To give them all an A, we need to be OK — really OK — with others

believing different things than we do.” Dr. Sheldon encouraged the graduates to “Give As Dr. Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23, Dean of Studies all around and be amazed at what unfolds.” and a member of the Science Department faculty, was the 2019 Baccalaureate Speaker

In forming the Caroline Walker Honor Society, the Class of 1958 defined the four requisite qualities for membership in the Society: kindliness, loyalty, courage and humility. The 2019 members of the Society are Alexis Berard and Jasmine Morris.

Alexis Berard ’19 Jasmine Morris ’19

During Commencement exercises, prizes are awarded to graduating seniors. The Prize for Scholarship is awarded to the top student in the senior class who “is an exceptional student who has taken a remarkably difficult course load during her time at Walker’s, and has excelled in each of those classes.” Anastasia Reid ’21 and Head of The Beatrice Hurlburt Memorial Prize School Meera Viswanathan for character and influence is awarded to a student of “outstanding character. The Amy C. Rehfuss Award is Character means possessing those qualities presented during Baccalaureate such as integrity, honor, unselfishness. Chapel to a girl who is “a versatile Influence means positive leadership either and sensitive young woman. actively or by example.” Her grace and gentle manner Stephanie Makowski ’19 The recipient of both of these awards was complement her many talents.” This Stephanie Makowski ’19. year’s winner is Anastasia Reid ’21.

24 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMOTION CEREMONY

In the early evening of June 7, 13 members of the eighth grade class were celebrated during Walker’s annual Middle School Promotion ceremony. Family and friends gathered to hear welcoming remarks by Head of School Meera Viswanathan, followed by comments delivered by Associate Head of School Amy Wheeler and Middle School class president Quinn Van Cara ’23 who wove her comments around fun references to candy. In closing, Quinn commented, “You are probably wondering ‘Why in the world is she comparing everyone to candy?’ I wanted to celebrate the sweet ending of middle school and the beginning of high school and what better way than to celebrate that sweetness than candy. And I have some for you after.” In presenting the eight graders for promotion, each of their advisors delivered comments about the girls and the time they spent together getting to know one another. Ms. Wheeler shared thoughts about her time in middle school when her family moved Middle School Class President Quinn from Ohio to Massachusetts, “Ohio was home. Our friends were there … my world Van Cara ’23 presented remarks during the annual Middle School Promotion was rocked.” She went on to say that after three years, her classmates were her closest Ceremony. The event was capped with the friends and she loved to write poetry. “I learned to love learning and believe in myself as singing of The Climb by Alexander a student.” She went on to say, “There are going to be times in your lives when you are and Mabe by the eighth graders, followed by The Ethel Walker School song. pushed to do things you don’t want … Sometimes the things that you dread the most in life becomes the thing you find a passion about after all.”

What is the Gwen Couch Award? During the early years of the Walker’s Middle School, Ms. Gwendolyn “Gwen” Couch built a community based on friendship, citizenship, and a curiosity for learning. She had a way of bringing students together and encouraging them to be their best selves. Ms. Couch held dear the Walker’s traditions that fostered and deepened our common bonds. For these reasons, the Gwen Couch award is given to the Middle School MEMBERS OF THE EIGHTH GRADE CLASS: student who best embodies those admirable traits of our beloved Kyla Birk Alexia Grech Quinn Van Cara Ms. Couch: a warm welcome for Madison Donelson Eleanor Lardner Noa Van Der Klis all, a sense of creativity, strong Emily Franzi Etta Rathbun Sydney Zarb school spirit, a joy of learning, and Sydney Frechette Kate Samson (not pictured is kindness to everyone. Ms. Couch Talia Gordon Wexler Darby Sheldon Sydney Frechette) is the mother of Meghan “Mega” Couch-Edwards ’10 and Alicia “Liss” Associate Head of School Amy Wheeler and Middle School Director Couch-Edwards ’07. Lee Ann Harris (pictured at right) presented the following awards during the ceremony:

HIGHEST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Grade 8 Darby Sheldon ’23

HIGHEST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Grade 7 Molly Thacker ’24 GWEN COUCH AWARD Eleanor Lardner ’23

SUMMER 2019 25 Walker’s annual fundraising efforts This year was the most successful Annual Fund year on record garnered outstanding results thanks for Walker’s and we are so proud of what this collective support represents for our educational mission and the experience of our to the generosity of our alumnae, students, faculty and staff. parents and friends of the School. A $100,000 challenge was offered to grow our Annual Fund to $1,600,000, a 15% increase from the $1,392,000 raised in fiscal year 2018. Our loyal donors exceeded the challenge giving $1,911,342 to the annual fund, a 37% increase in dollars With two exceptional donor raised. Overall, our donor base grew by 16.5% with 951 donors supporting Walker’s this year. Trustees gave generously, totaling challenges, Walker’s realized the 33% of the dollars raised for the annual fund. Faculty and staff largest annual fund campaign to date. responded to the challenge too, with 76% making a gift. In late spring, a $1,000,000 pledge was made to match annual fund gifts of $25,000 or more given from April to June. Twenty-nine donors answered the late spring $1,000,000 Challenge as members of the Sundial Society, Head’s Circle or

An Extraordinary Year of Philanthropy!

Dr. Emma Mitchell works with Nora Griffiths ’21 and Lizzy Strapp ’21 during Honors Physics 9

26 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT to the new Copper Beech Society, leading Walker’s to a record- setting year of annual giving.

Why is support of the Annual Fund for Walker’s so important to our School? All independent schools rely upon annual giving. The Annual Fund for Walker’s represents an integral component of our operating budget, bridging the gap between tuition and the true cost of attendance. It provides support for student programming, resources in our classrooms and need-based financial assistance to admitted students. It also supplements faculty salaries, covers expenses for postseason sports competitions and arts events, snow removal, and the maintenance of Walker’s facilities. And so much more!

What is the Copper Beech Society? Earlier this year, an inspired group of alumnae leaders who recognize the importance of growing the resources of the School came together to create the new Copper Beech Society. The Copper Beech Society’s name is drawn from the landmark tree that graces the front lawn of our Chapel. These donors have each committed a gift of $100,000 or more to the Annual Fund for Walker’s and completing their gift in 1-3 years. Copper Beech members are committed to supporting Walker’s annually at a leadership level. Twelve alumnae joined the Copper Beech Society by June and the Society will continue to grow. These inspired donors are deeply committed to seeing giving to all Walker’s Giving Societies grow each year.

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We’re excited to have a number of new volunteers as class correspondents. New correspondents are noted with a Sundial icon near their names. Please be sure to keep in touch with them to share your news.

There are still classes needing correspondents. Please call Director of Alumnae Relations, Marion Paterson P’17, ’19 at +1 (860) 408-4257 if you are interested. A big THANK YOU! to all class correspondents, continuing and new. Your work is invaluable in keeping our whole community connected!

yesterday and was espousing 1939 1948 everything EWS does. He is high 1954 on community and finds it sorely REUNION lacking in the age of social media. Betty Richards Tripp 1940 1949 18The School contact St. information for He is noticing small groups our class correspondents has 1941 1950 REUNION forming to help one another beenStonington, removed CT to 06378-1440 protect their and finds it especially useful for +1privacy (860) but 535-0432 we want to hear from [email protected]! Please send your news to 1942 1951 young children. Many women are [email protected]. leaders in this movement as well Your class needs a as husbands and wives. They give First to respond to my request for correspondent! Contact 1952 dinners and when you arrive the news was Anita Larsen Sullivan [email protected] Your class needs a handshake is unacceptable. The who called to say that she had no correspondent! Contact hug is the password. At Christmas news, after which she mentioned [email protected] there was one child who had never that three grandchildren have seen a present and had no idea weddings scheduled for 2019 1943 what the wrapping and ribbon and she will be travelling to all was! Very little about politics of them. One will take place 1944 1953 except to say all the tribalism in Chicago, another in Rhode REUNION Susan “Susie” Kleinhans Gilbertson could be a result of the loneliness Island and a third outside of 1945 18The Buttonwood contact information Ln. for and less fury could be helped by Philadelphia. Anita, who became our class correspondents has a great grandmother in May, 1946 beenRumson, removed NJ 07760-1008 to protect their more interactions. Politicians +1privacy (732) but 842-2057 we want to hear from are good people who love their marvels at little Ben’s progress Your class needs a [email protected]! Please send your news to country and work hard. It’s in which she sees weekly thanks to [email protected]. correspondent! Contact Washington where they get mixed Facetime. [email protected] Suzanne “Suzy” Patterson is up. My family had a great reunion cold and thinks maybe she should in January at Sunday River. Only Katherine “Kathie” have stayed in Paris. This too shall four missing out of 22 including Somerville Steele, now well pass. She’s disappointed that she me with a cold. They skied, settled into her new house in 1947 can’t see our dear friend Pamela karaoked, snowshoed and hiked St. Simons, GA, says that she is Joan Ferguson Ellis “Pam” Price Houk in Paris. Suzy their way through a fun week of looking forward to seeing Betty 1The Bridge contact Ave., information #535 for adds that Pam is looking well. just being together again. Such Richards Tripp in March and our class correspondents has fun and no fights! I join Bobbie “welcoming in year 83 with her.” beenRed Bank, removed NJ 07701to protect their +1privacy (732) but 291-0588 we want to hear from Roberta “Bobbie” Gerstell in saying God bless the USA and [email protected]! Please send your news to Bennett is busy as usual and thank God for EWS!” In response to an open question [email protected]. was hoping to get some travel posed to classmates about whether Ruth Cummings Mead accomplished in the spring. “Thank you, Susie, for keeping age has slowed down their travel, 103The contactGrassy Trail information for all of us up to date on EWS,” says there were interesting responses. our class correspondents has Susan Karen Bisgard Alexander beenHobe removed Sound, FL to 33455protect their Class correspondent, Louise “Rusty” Hodgman +1privacy (772) but 546-2128 we want to hear from “Susie” Kleinhans Gilbertson Huff. She continues, “I am mentioned some of the preferred [email protected]! Please send your news to is back in Florida and in enjoying my years at Trillium comforts for us of a certain age: [email protected]. culture overload. She says, “No Woods, a senior community in bathrooms en suite and grab complaints. David Brooks lectured Plymouth, MN. Lots of activities bars everywhere top the list. She and wonderful new friends. added, “I spent lots of 2018 However, I still miss all of my visiting children and reducing Walker’s friends. Love to all, my exposure in civic duties, while Rusty Huff.” recognizing with joy that the young can do it all better than I.”

28 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT Frannie Haffner Colburn been a member since we moved Major news from Patricia summer with all five siblings and writes, “I am still traveling: Florida up here, and fell HARD on the “Patsy” Kelly McCornack: most of their kids — the best! We in early January including a long concrete pavement! Gouged my “My life is about to change, big are hoping to repeat that again this weekend with Maria Salome chin out, sprained my hands and time! I moved to a retirement year, maybe at Walter’s in Denver. Casanova Aguero in Miami. my jaw seemed all whompy, but community, River Mead in That’s all for now! If anyone is In February I will be in Louisiana the dentist x-rayed it and did not Peterborough, NH. I am thrilled thinking about a retirement home for my niece’s wedding in New find any fracture. It was still sore, about the move. I have promised and wants to check out River Orleans and a ‘road trip’ along but I continued to sing, eat and myself the following: no more Mead, give me a buzz!” the Mississippi with my sister talk until eight days later, when committees, board memberships, Phoebe Haffner Andrew ’56 I was eating a sandwich before or saving of the world. I am going One of our West Coast classmates, and in March, a trip to Jordan.” going down to Las Cruces to to read, play bridge and mah- Pauline “Polly” Barnes Hester visit Oggie’s youngest daughter, jongg and any other game that notes that she and her husband On the subject of travel, Nell and I heard a loud CRACK! Sure turns up, do crosswords, listen have not moved to a retirement Rainer Levy commented, “I enough, I had broken my jaw to music, knit, take classes in home so far. They keep busy with have slowed down a lot. Arthritis … turns out ultimately in three pottery and pastel painting. I may golf and bridge, with occasional runs in my family and I have it. places! My jaw was wired shut for do a modicum of cooking, but walks for exercise. “Golf carts are Sometimes it seems like all over six weeks, and as I am writing this maybe not. In other words, I am a boon to us! I’ve been on the my body. I exercise twice weekly I have one more week to go! Not going to become a lady of leisure West Coast since 1958, first to and am starting balance therapy an advised way to lose weight, and selfishly do only things that California, then Washington and next week. Travel is out because that’s for sure! I’m so sick of I thoroughly enjoy! I hope I can now back to California in Palm walking can be very difficult.” Ensure and soup I could scream! do it, as I think I have earned it! Desert. We do go to Washington Nell goes on to say, “On the But hopefully, next week, he will Somehow, however, I am always in the summers — heat too much other hand, my life is quite be able to clip the wires that are saying ‘yes’, I can help. Hopefully, for us here. Can’t complain, life is pleasant. I play bridge, go out to joining my teeth together, and I a new leaf is about to be turned! good.” dinner, read, see my family (two can at least start having some soft I still love the Vineyard and my children, four grandchildren and foods. friends there and will try and keep A photo of the beautiful view six great grandchildren). Four We went ahead and traveled the house for summer and fall from Mary Stein Dominick’s live in Florida but the rest are in to Denver for Christmas, which visits. This year has been like all porch accompanied her Memphis. A good friend comes has become an annual affair, and the preceding ones; serving on the recounting of a fine Christmas over several nights a week. So I am although I could only sit there Dukes County Health Council week in Montana with the whole lucky in many ways.” She ends and have soup while everyone else and the Featherstone Center for family (a total of 15) staying in with wishes for all of us to have a had turkey and dressing and beef the Arts until I resigned, enjoying two houses. In early January, Mary good 2019. tenderloin, we had a lovely time. an active enough social life, and and Sven celebrated their fourth Our visit was cut short because having Stu and Nancy and their anniversary. Mary still skis and her Glenn Shannon Whipple of impending winter storms in families here together for two memoir, now in the printer’s proof writes of her travels, “As always, New Mexico, so we left Christmas weeks in the summer. There are, stage, is soon to be published, we spend our summers at home afternoon to start heading home. of course, other visits with them once she and her memoirist since the weather is so marvelous! Good thing we did, because by throughout the year as well as complete the review process. Then in September, we took the time we reached Ruidoso, it with my sisters and their families. Hoping for an update in our next another cruise with American was snowing and continued to We enjoyed a great reunion at Take Note. Cruise Lines on a riverboat down/ snow for the next three or four Seddon’s on Lake George this up the Columbia/Snake Rivers, days, totally locking us in with following the Lewis and Clark a total of 26”! Had been able to expedition of 1802-04. Had get to the grocery store before we an excellent river historian who were totally socked in, which was lectured every day on the trail fortunate!” that they followed. On our ship we had a luxury that they would Kathryn “Katie” Auchincloss never have dreamed possible! Had Porter and Jim are ensconced a great time and met some really in their Portland, ME retirement good friends! Over Thanksgiving community. She notes that she we went to Fort Worth for visited with Patricia “Patsy” doctor’s appointments, etc., and Blun Deetjen in September and Oggie’s oldest daughter and her stays in touch with her regularly husband came in from their by phone. Katie, who lives two farm to spend the day with us hours from Boston, would love to on Thanksgiving. On December meet with other classmates living 6, I was downtown delivering in the region. If you are interested posters for our upcoming in meeting in Boston, please Community Choir of which I’ve contact Katie or me. A beautiful photo of the view from Mary Stein Dominick’s ’54 porch.

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A short visit in Vero Beach, FL collection.” I know that all of us Jones average was 132. A major until 1970. It seems that our 80th recently has me, Betty Richards will want to include our deepest event in 1938 was the hurricane in year coincides with graduations Tripp, in the mood for my sympathy to Helen. September. of grandchildren, (my daughter upcoming month in St. Simon’s Louise’s son followed by two Island, GA where I hope to spend Serena Stewart and I have been more in Seattle). “Then am off to lots of time with Katherine in touch quite a bit this past year. Germany with the youngest three. “Kathie” Somerville Steele. 1955 REUNION Serena moved to a new apartment On to Lake Como with all the Just as other classmates have in New York, and I recalled family to celebrate my 80th. I’m Letitia “Tisha” McClure Potter mentioned, when home I have when visiting her in her lovely stopping for two days in Geneva 44The Rockwood contact information Ln. for cut back on civic commitments our class correspondents has apartment a few years ago that to see Clarina Schwarzenbach Greenwich, CT 06830 and am enjoying more time been removed to protect their she had the complete scores of Firmenich.” Phoebe wrote that +1privacy (203) but 869-6069 we want to hear from looking at my garden, which a the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas she went to New Orleans for [email protected]! Please send your news to famous horticulturist taught me [email protected]. that we performed at School. a niece’s wedding in February, to appreciate in winter as well as Boldly, I asked if she had kept and then traveled with her sister, summer. My deteriorating back them, “No,” she said, and then Frannie Haffner Colburn ’54, has limited my trips to New remembered that she had! She while there. Phoebe celebrated York City but I still manage an 1956 thoughtfully mailed them to me as Thanksgiving with her whole occasional visit in Boston with Adrianne “A” Massie Hill I had foolishly discarded them. So family at her home on Salt Spring Frances “Frannie” Haffner 3747The contact Peachtree information Rd. NE, for#515 grateful, Serena. Serena had dinner Island, one of the Gulf islands our class correspondents has Colburn and more frequent trips beenAtlanta, removed GA 30319 to protect their in New York last August with in British Columbia, and then to the renowned repertory theater +1privacy (404) but 262-4515 we want to hear from Patricia “Pat” Love Anderson Christmas with all of her family in you! Please send your news to in Cambridge with friends. [email protected]@gmail.com and her husband, Derek, and her new house in Seattle. We hope more recently, returned from a to see Phoebe this summer as we On an extremely sad note, I 2018 was a milestone year for trip to Madagascar where she plan to be in Seattle for the month end with Helen Harvey Mills’ many of us, not ALL of us as I am discovered the lemur! Serena of July. writing that her son, Julian, died reminded, but we have celebrated faithfully continues her work at October 5, 2018. Helen says with friends and family, at home Hope Lodge. Barbara Richards Pitney, “EWS included him in a bell and abroad. A friend hosted a who lost her husband, Phil, last ringing ceremony which was birthday luncheon for me at Lorna Sargeant Pfaelzer year, sent a thoughtful Christmas moving and comforting especially Lenbrook, and one of the cards wrote to say that last September note. “Thank you for your since Julian, the founder of two that I received included many facts she and her husband had plans to support these past months as I bands, knew a great deal about about the year 1938: a new house visit Venice with Mary Fentress try to find myself and fill Philip’s music. The bands played in a cost $3,950, gasoline was 20 cents Grumhaus and her husband, shoes. Twenty-seven years as number of venues including per gallon, a new car $750, milk David. The two couples have an item, filled with memories, CBGB’s and even in Britain for a was .50 per gallon, a movie ticket previously traveled together and wonderful conversations, and John Peel Session on BBC1. Now .25, U.S. postage .03, 2,496,000 had great fun. fabulous photos makes me feel so I have his whole record and book babies were born, and the Dow fortunate.” Barbara and I shared Gail Sheppard Moloney two favorite friends who lived near continues to move gracefully as her in Bernardsville, NJ. she visits her three daughters who are scattered in England, Arizona, Nancy Lanphier Chapin and Vermont! Gail spends her sent her latest news. “I had a winters in Vero Beach, and wonderful trip to England to Greenwich during the summer. visit my cousin for a few days. Gail wrote on her Christmas She and her husband live in a card that the thought of her 80th delightful thatched roof house in birthday was dreadful, and so to Surrey. I felt a little like Alice in combat that feeling, she celebrated Wonderland as they certainly live a lot: two wonderful luncheons, in another world! I then went to one hosted by her lovely sister, Sweden to join my granddaughter Lynn Sheppard Manger ’59, in and her mother as they toured New York followed by celebrations around the country visiting my in Connecticut. daughter-in-law’s relatives. We had a delightful time visiting Phoebe Haffner Andrew their various summer homes, and moved from her home in the slipped into both Gothenburg northern part of Seattle to a lovely and Stockholm to stay in the Jenny Stewart Chandler ’55 and family celebrating her husband area in town, called Broadmoor, empty apartments for a glimpse Bruce’s 90th birthday in Upper Michigan. where we first lived in Seattle of city life. Great fun!” Nancy

30 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT is working with a local branch Virginia “Gigi” Pearson to school for our 65! “Gail, commitment involved many of the University of Illinois Smithers wrote that “her oldest Serena, Edie Radley and I hours weekly of rehearsing and to develop the public history grandson is newly married and went back for the 60th (and were singing. (I heard the voice of my program through an exhibition experiencing a run of great success treated royally!). It is so exciting father who would have said, “Are hall featuring local history. Nancy in the music business. His band is to get to know our new head of you using your head?”) The happy and her late husband, Chick, were called Bishop Gunn, and he is the school, Meera, and her husband, consolation prize, however, is that both immersed in the history lead guitarist. They are performing Eric. Wow is Walker’s lucky, is all I can enjoy attending the services, of Abraham Lincoln. Nancy’s all over the country as the opening I can say. I know the school will singing the hymns with spirit, youngest daughter moved in with act to some more famous bands. continue to thrive under Meera’s and honestly, having more time her last fall “with her three horses They have made one album leadership. Also went to a Walker’s to digest the service, not being a and an 85-pound dog. It is quite and will be touring in Europe gathering in Boston, and again, “working” singer. My two-piano nice to have someone to share in March. Pretty exciting for a so impressed by the vibrancy. It’s partner and I continue to get things with!” young married couple; his wife been an incredibly busy summer together often. We refer to our gets to go as she manages the band with our Church having events two pianos as “The Girls.” Sara Cavanagh Schwartz and and arranges their performance every week … Noel Coward’s We are enjoying living near I had several emails exchanges dates.” For many years Gigi has “Blithe Spirit,” organ concerts, our older son, Mal, and his family; during the past year which I been creating Sailors’ Valentines. brass concerts, and other concerts we are eager attendees at all of have greatly enjoyed. Sara writes One of her instructors, Constance which you, Adrianne, would have their Grandparents’ Days, able to “With the cost of printing and Marshall Miller, will be featured loved, including works by Arvo celebrate every holiday, birthday, newsprint being so high, we (Sara in The Vero Beach Magazine. As Part and Esenwald.” Agree totally, everything, so that our move to and her husband, Sandy) decided several of our classmates are in Barbara. All of you may recall that Atlanta from Seattle is reaffirmed. in December 2016 to close down Vero Beach during the winter a few years ago, Barbara came to Our son, Gordon, a lawyer in the print edition of “The Horse months, perhaps you will have Atlanta with the choir, including Denver, visited here three times, of Delaware Valley,” but I then seen this article. her son-in-law, a trumpeter, and and is quite enamored of his niece opened an online publication of the choir was outstanding. Please and nephews. The children think “The Horse,” which has been A great note came in recently come again, Barbara. of Uncle Gordon as their new doing quite well. I usually put from Clarina Schwarzenbach toy! Although we had our travel up about 8-10 stories a week, all Firmenich: “We [her companion, 2018 was another musical year wings clipped a bit last year, we do with photos, so while doing it Dusan Sidjanski, and she] are well. for the Hills here in Atlanta. We have plans to go to Seattle for the online has been a huge learning I have cut down a little bit on my have become aficionados of the month of July, of course planning curve, I really enjoy it, and we’re activities, not as much energy as Metropolitan Opera HD series, to see Phoebe, and step back getting quite a few ads. I have a before. My hospital cancer work the live broadcast on certain into our former lives there. It’s a 2-year-old homebred filly who was cut in half as the lady who Saturdays throughout the year. beautiful spot filled with many will go to Jonathan Sheppard directs the workshops thinks our I can honestly say that the best good friends. next spring to race (I don’t like work is not modern enough. experience would have to be in racing 2-year-olds). And I have a Really ridiculous but nothing we Santa Fe, NM, right in Dorothy homebred mare who won on the can do, sadly. Dusan is still very Doubleday Massey’s Collected track and is in foal to Redeemed. active at 92!! Being passionate Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse 1957 I continue to love gardening and about his work keeps him going. where, before each HD showing at Sandra “Sandy” Lipson Ryon have more garden beds that I can We had a really lovely Christmas 11:00 a.m., there is a lecture about 4The Byford contact Court information for keep up with, but it’s fun. With in Verbier as usual. The big plus the opera at 9:30 a.m. We are our class correspondents has Chestertown, MD 21620 all the rain we had last spring was my son, Patrick’s, new chalet fortunate to receive the broadcast been removed to protect their Homeprivacy +1 but (410) we want 778-4238 to hear from and summer, all my flowers had so we got to see them every day emails from the shop, and the Cellyou! +1Please (215) send 870-2260 your news to very odd reactions — the phlox which was a real gift. My son, variety of lectures, programs and [email protected]. [email protected] continued blooming right up Antoine, and his family will be “happenings” make me envious. into fall while the dinnerplate here in February from Singapore. Laurie Mack McBride and her dahlias didn’t even start blooming I’m really looking forward to that, Mal and I sang throughout last family have lived on their ranch, until fall. While I still miss my too. Dusan’s son and family live year, our 14th year in the choirs Lost Marbles, in Snowmass, CO dear friend, Caroline “Cookie” in Geneva so we see them often. at the Cathedral of St. Philip, for 40 years and have saved it from Schutt Brown, her husband, The biggest joy is our little Jack but decided that it was time “to development. They cross-country children and grandchildren Russell. She is too adorable and hang up our singing shoes.” Mal, ski right out of their back door remain close. They all came here funny and will be two in March. at 92, is having some 92-year- and all still enjoy downhill skiing, for Thanksgiving, and we have an We are besotted by her!!” old knee problems, making all tennis, hiking and ping-pong annual Christmas party where we the walking, standing, climbing in winter after Sunday suppers. go to Longwood Gardens which Barbara Bidwell Manuel wrote stairs too difficult to continue as Laurie’s son, Peter, showed his is gorgeous at Christmas, and that “60 is the new 40, so that a singer and also as a lay reader movie “I Take Canyon” (about the then come back to our house for must make 80 like the new 60!” I which he has been for 55 years! I Grand Canyon) at the Gasparilla dinner.” Thanks, again, Sara, for like that thought, Barbara! Some found that singing in two choirs Inn in Boca Raton, FL and Rizzoli your notes, and especially for your of us have talked about returning was too arduous for me as the news about Cookie.

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at Brooks published his new book would like to call her, the Lambrecht for urging us to send “The Grand Canyon from River alumnae office will be happy you some news. 2018 was the first to Rim.” Laurie and other friends to connect you. Email them at full year of our not owning the from her valley take eight kids to [email protected]. Three Stallion Inn in Randolph, Kenya, Africa every year for two VT. A slightly strange feeling but weeks. They have to apply and Tory Kitchell visited her sister one of relief. We are very happy donate money themselves. Two for a week in Boca Grande so they that the Brunswick School of friends of the McBride’s are their were able to catch up and had a Greenwich has made it and 600 guides and chaperones, a teacher fun lunch together. Tory has two acres a part of their academic and a nurse. They camp out sons in Wilmington and one in campus and alternative learning — it changes their lives! Laurie Richmond plus a daughter in St. program. 2018 was a year of two is a watercolor artist. Her card Louis. She has 13 grandchildren hip surgeries for me plus fighting featured a wonderful African lion and her nickname is “Goomie.” some unknown infection. The watercolor painting — she’s very Tory’s business is Canine Partners final (third) hip replacement was talented! Laurie, Karen Peterson for Life (CPL) and she’s on its done this January with no more Cousins Jean du Pont Blair ’58 Earle and Patricia “Pat” Day board of directors. It is based in infection — thank goodness. All and Phyllis Mills Wyeth ’58 in Storm are all meeting in NYC Cochranville, PA and involves is well now. Not much singing September 2018 to celebrate their 80th birthdays! highly-trained service dogs who this past year, but now starting up Family is happy and healthy. are taught to care for disabled again. Because of my hip problems her fresh vegetable garden and to Cheers! people. CPL is funded entirely we stayed around Greenwich and swim. My husband used to take by donations. What a wonderful Randolph, VT and enjoyed our her into the salt water waves of Karen Peterson Earle sent service. grandchildren. A happy, healthy Block Island, piggyback, when an update while she was in 2019 to all!” she stayed with us in the summer Boca Grande, FL staying at the I, Victoria “Ginny” McMillan so she could float in the salt Gasparilla Inn — surprise! She Lambrecht, am enjoying my water. Phyllis’ horse that won the had no photos with her but it half-year stay in Boca Grande, FL Belmont, Union Rags, was sold was her third year visiting Boca where I have visited since 1948. I 1958 and then she had a dream that Grande. Her husband, Victor, miss my beloved husband, Bob, Barbara Welles Bartlett Union Rags would soon win a and she have eight grandchildren who passed away three years 726The contactLoveville information Road, C9 for significant race. Phyllis bought the between them. He has three ago but our two sons and wives our class correspondents has Hockessin, DE 19707 horse back and it then won the daughters and six grands, and visit often and also live nearby in been removed to protect their +1privacy (203) but 395-9312 we want to hear from Belmont. Phyllis loved going to Karen has one son, one daughter Michigan. We have two grands [email protected]! Please send your news to visit the stables each day where the [email protected]. and two grands. They all get graduating from high school this horses ran around.” along! Victor and Karen are both year and college-bound plus two Elisabeth Bartlett Sturges retired and now live at the end of sophomores in college, Grand 111The contactBow St., information #6 for Long Island in Amagansett. They Valley State in MI and Indiana our class correspondents has Portsmouth, NH 03801-3838 visit NYC a lot. Her son lives in University in Bloomington. been removed to protect their +1privacy (603) but 430-6245 we want to hear from 1959 Seattle and works in computers. [email protected]! Please send your news to Her daughter is the head of the art Carroll Davis Manol’s first [email protected]. Elena Miller Shoch The contact information for department at Avenues School in grandchild was married Sunday, 335 Wigmore Dr. It is with sadness that we our class correspondents has NYC. They all come together in June 9, 2019. He was living in beenPasadena, removed CA 91105-3338 to protect their announce the death of our Amagansett in the summer. Karen Australia but his company has +1privacy (626) but 799-4232 we want to hear from classmate Phyllis Mills Wyeth you! Please send your news to plans to see Pat Day Storm recently moved him to the UK, [email protected] on January 14, 2019 at the age [email protected]. and Laurie Mack McBride for which is a little closer to Canada of 78. Classmate, and cousin, an 80th birthday get-together in where Carroll lives. Carroll’s Jean du Pont Blair, shared May in NYC and also plans to see daughter, Victoria, is nearby, but these fond memories of Phyllis Joanie Garver. Maybe Kenny her son, James, lives in Vancouver. with us: “Phyllis and Jamie’s King Howe, too. Karen is still in house had every possible space touch with Pat Day Storm almost Carroll and Angelene “Angie” available taken up with all kinds of every day (since kindergarten!). Pell have stayed in contact memorable knick knacks such as since they were suite-mates their the Easter eggs Jamie painted each Joan Garver Anderson lives in freshman year at Walker’s. Angie year, to souvenirs from you name NYC. Unfortunately she has been is heading up to Canada to visit it, to everything you can imagine ill for the past several years. She Carroll this summer as she has regarding horse racing, to a pond has a wonderful housekeeper and done almost every year. inside the darling farmhouse. uses a walker at home and when Everything in her farmhouse, she goes out. She says she keeps in Jean “Jinny” Tilt Sammis tucked down a secluded road touch with Kenny King Howe wrote to say: “Many thanks to in the country of Montchanin, and Pat Day Storm. If anyone Virginia “Ginny” McMillan Elena Miller Shoch ’59 and her was of a memory. Phyllis loved husband, James

32 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT Family and grandchildren play could I not, in this almost perfect Here in the words of our a very important and supportive climate of Southern California? classmates, is THEIR news: role in our lives, and health My son, Matthew, and my and well being are a concern. daughter, Elena Madsen, and her Anne (Dobbin) Bailleire: Not Fortunately, most of us have husband and daughters (Claire 17, much news to report — I have gotten to our seventies in good and Elsa, 14) live in San Francisco. been a widow for 3 years — Tom health in mind and body — let’s Elena and her two female partners died January 17, 2016. I stayed in keep it that way and watch where have a very successful creative our house in Baltimore — have we step! Happily, no broken limbs business consulting company, lived here for 50 years! Since both were reported … I find I am and Matthew is involved in real my daughters live in CA — Lisi becoming much more selective estate business development and is in San Francisco and Alexandra in and selfish about how to spend still, at 44, an avid surfer and kite Mill Valley — with husbands and my “golden years” and I have boarder — activities that are so three children each, my excuse for Martyn Smith Belmont ’59 and finally decided not to spend so risky they make my hair turn grey. staying is that I want to have room Elena Miller Shoch ’59 much time doing volunteer and I visit them both often, dote for them all to be able to come community work. To that end, on my lively “Grandgirls” and and stay here — even though that Elena Miller Shoch writes: “I Martyn Smith Belmont and I we have enjoyed family trips doesn’t happen very often, because am absolutely thrilled to report have finally almost retired from to Europe and Mexico with I usually go West, and they spend that the response to my emails our jobs as local representatives my sisters, Bobby (who lives in much more time visiting me on and letters has been a wonderful for the Garden Conservancy. We London) and Martha Miller De Nantucket! Also, I now have surprise! When Lynn gracefully spent 14 years finding outstanding Lombera ’63, who now lives two grandchildren on the East retired in 2015 after over 20 local gardens to showcase on in Queretaro, Mexico. After a Coast: Lisi’s Eliza is a freshman years as class correspondent I an annual garden tour which lifetime in Mexico City, Martha at Colby and her son, Nicholas, volunteered to take her place, but involved many many hours of has finally given up on the smog, is a freshman at Andover. I have my life got complicated and I research, planning and tedious pollution and congestion of our two grandchildren who are now never did. I apologize for not even paperwork. I continue to enjoy birthplace. juniors in high school and are trying to follow in her footsteps the Garden Club, but do not serve Our frequent travels have looking at colleges — maybe they, these last few years … on the board or take leadership been curtailed as my husband, too, will end up on the East Coast! Finally, I am at my computer positions which has given me Jamie, has had some serious health While in Florida — in Hobe and very much enjoying time for my very first book club, issues which have compromised Sound — I had lunch with Abra connecting with so many of you. Cereus Readers, which I really his activities, and the kind of travel Prentice Wilkin ’60 —I hadn’t Thank you to the 16 (out of 39) enjoy. In our very learned group we so often enjoyed together … seen her for 60 years, and it was classmates who have responded we read about gardens, and new no more long European driving incredibly fun to catch up with to my request for news! As we all ways of thinking about gardens trips. This year we hope to be her and hear from her about other have grown older I am hearing and gardening, not how to garden. celebrating our 25th anniversary EWS friends whom I haven’t seen that our interests have changed Most of all I enjoy our home and with a leisurely Baltic cruise. I for so many years! and our energy levels diminished. garden and working in it — how always thought cruising was for seniors, but now we ARE seniors, I often speak with Nancy and it is a lovely, easy and very Gerdeau Graves who is living comfortable way to travel. I am in Portland, OR. Of all our grateful for the good health and classmates, Nancy is the one who energy that I still have, and family has been a wonderful constant and longtime dear friends that I in my life. We shared many enjoy seeing and being with. As adventures with our husbands Martyn, (whom I see all the time) and she often came to Nantucket says in her notes, “Life is good, in the summer. Needless to say, come to Pasadena and visit us I cherish the many memories I both!” have of our times together. She has never failed to make me laugh! It is hard to believe that we have had our 60th Reunion. Elizabeth “Betsy” Cain Johns Unfortunately, at the last moment writes: “What a good surprise I was unable to attend, but Meg to hear from you. I do so clearly Lindsay, Lynn Sheppard remember visiting you in Mexico Manger, Lucy Rosenberry City and what a wonderful time I Jones and Ann Middleton had. I have lived in Texas now for Buckley represented all of us many years — Houston and now there. a now in a small coastal village in South Texas near Corpus Christi. Elena Miller Shoch ’59 and her family

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I have been fortunate to travel her brothers teaching her every numerous times to Mexico to visit bad word in the book). It is a friends but not recently. “ very busy family and I help out by driving carpools and bringing Roberta Downs Sandeman up conversations their parents Houghton — Lynn Sheppard don’t want to know about. Life is Manger reported that she was at good. Come see Elena and me in the engagement party for Roberta Pasadena.” last fall before her marriage to Arthur Houghton and was glad Esperanza “Pichi” Alfaro to see Roberta so happy, and as reports “Besides being 77 and still always, still very glamorous. I had going like the Energizer Bunny a quick email that the newlyweds … I am (thanks to the Lord) are presently in Gstaad — working again (part time) in the Congratulations to both of you! I same business I worked at up until look forward to seeing you again 2014. This has been great for my after all these years. existence as well as my ‘pseudo grandchild,’ Matias. That kid has Meg Lindsay has become a very Lynn Sheppard Manger ’59 and her family filled the ‘grandchild’ space in my well-known painter and poet; soul. My most memorable time some of her paintings were shown cope with our futures and aging. I will be a great grandmother in 2018 was spending 10 days in at the Alumnae Art Exhibit at our Many our age want to avoid the soon. His sister, Devon, is living Madrid with my 101-year-old Reunion weekend! scenarios we dealt with in the in Pasadena, dog walking and aunt in November where we “My good news is that a past when our own parents faced trying to figure out her future. celebrated my 77th birthday.” literary press, Finishing Line Press, similar issues.” Granddaughter Hannah is living published my book of poems in NYC (well, Brooklyn) and Winifred “Wendy” Baker about the process of painting. It is Lynn Sheppard Manger says, living the life of a career girl. Mackall shares “I live in available on Amazon if you search “Life has settled into a quieter Matt, her Canadian brother, Narragansett and my daughter “Meg Lindsay, A Painter’s Night routine. Bill is not out and about will graduate from McGill in lives with me, while my son and Journal.” My poems and paintings so much anymore, so we read May and will probably settle in his family live about a 45 minute can be seen on my website: www. more and watch TCM movies. Toronto, at least until graduate drive upstate. I work two jobs: one meglindsayartist.com. I continue I still find time for my interests, school. My daughter, Jennie, has as a companion to a 35-year-old to paint and show as I have done but not as often. Luckily we were four children: Henry 16 (typical adult male, and the other doing for over 40 (!) years now. Three of able to share so many wonderful teenage boy), Peter, 13 (he grew home care. I’ve also been taking my paintings were on exhibit at memories. 10 inches last year and gained photos of my garden, the surf our 60th Reunion. My son Nick 30 pounds), Mac 11 (he wears and wildlife, which I’ve made is in Wellesley, MA with his wife Priscilla “Penny” Roosevelt a size 11 man’s shoe) and Paige, into cards and am selling with and 3 children, one of whom is — I am very sad to report that 8 (the only girl who is mature part of the proceeds going to the at Cornell in ROTC, another is Penny and Kermit’s beloved way beyond her years, thanks to homeless.” graduating from high school a year daughter Corinne, died in a scuba early excelling in math/physics accident in Puerto Rico in April and a performing jazz pianist, and of 2017. Words fail us all when a the youngest, 14, is performing child is forever lost. jazz trumpet in state competitions. The music gene got passed on! News from Martyn Smith Is anyone else considering Belmont: “I am still living in moving into a CCRC? My Pasadena, selling houses and husband Gary and I are involved in the community. I contemplating that move am on the Board of La Casita sometime in the next 1-3 years Foundation, a community and are on the wait lists for CCRC meeting house and native garden in New Hampshire because my and I am on a committee to son is in the Boston area. These help save the Pasadena street are difficult issues compounded trees. Because I hate the gym, I by the concern to be near the stagger around the tennis court best medical care and find a by taking clinics 3-5 days a week more affordable area than NY and regularly drive carpools for metro. It would be great to hear my four youngest grandchildren. Esperanza “Pichi” Alfaro ’59 (second from left) with her youngest from classmates how they are My oldest grandson, Shane, was sister, daughter Carla (46 yrs. old), niece Christina and son Rafael dealing with the issues of how to married in October, so perhaps (almost 51 yrs. old)

34 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT Ann Middleton Buckley reports, “I am so fortunate to have my lovely family close by. No one is more than an hour or so away. Much of this past year has been spent enjoying time with all at Cubs or Bears games, playing sports and celebrating holidays. Although I sold my travel agency, I am still involved in developing wonderful trips and celebrations for many clients. I have been so fortunate in the last 38 years to visit seven continents and 49 countries! This spring I will visit Croatia. But my heart belongs to Africa! I enjoyed seeing my Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59 with her daughter (left) Sarah-Jane Nancy Rathborne ’59, her classmates at the 60th reunion. McCarthy Markoe ’80, her granddaughter, Lucia-Hope Markoe ’21 son, Ned Roberts, with Ned’s Are we really that old? Don’t feel children, Finley and Georgia. like it.”

of that night, I thought that to me that I see them often. I and felt useful volunteering with “My granddaughter, Lucia ’21, must have been Elise Becket enjoy activities with their children the American Red Cross. In early started at EWS this past fall Smith. At breakfast I found out Finley (9) and Georgia (7). The 2018, I went to Washington, DC in tenth grade,” says Lucy from our guide that it was she, children enjoy sailing camp, to celebrate my Aunt Page’s 99th Rosenberry Jones. “Her and he texted her about me. She tennis camp, dance, piano and birthday. Page was my mother’s mother is my daughter, Sarah- suggested getting together, but gymnastics. My oldest son, Henry, sister to whom I was very close. Jane McCarthy Markoe ’80, we were leaving for Scotland that and his family live in the French Unfortunately, Page did not live so we are a three generation EWS morning. What a small world! Alps, and Nelson, my second to celebrate her 100th and passed family. Lucia loves the school. In And thank you to Lynn and Elena son, works as an Uber driver and away in late 2018. All is well with May of 2017, my husband and I for keeping the class notes going.” at Jersey Mike’s. Needless to say me, and I am fortunate to be able were on a music trip in the UK. the hurricanes were frightening to enjoy my life and having my We went to the Royal Academy of Nancy Rathborne shares: and affected us all. Though my children and grandchildren near Music in London to see and learn “Greetings! I love living in Florida, building was under demand enough to enjoy our time together about their instrument collection. where I moved after my youngest evacuation, it was finally deemed and our activities.” We heard a very interesting son, Ned, was married. He and his to be safe, though Ned and his talk by a knowledgeable and wife, Michelle, live near enough family were evacuated. I kept busy Jane “Janie” Sullivan Reese generous donor. In the middle writes “Our news is nothing exciting. We sold off 90% of our farm in Pennsylvania to our neighbor who is keeping it a farm and making it beautiful, so we are happy about that. We’ve kept a couple of houses on a few acres so we still go there on weekends. I am fully retired now and totally enjoying it. Spent a good deal of time this past year volunteering for local Democratic women in Virginia who were running for Congress. Luckily, most of them won! David still teaches Georgetown medical students three days a week and hopes to continue till they kick him out! Other than that, we’re still doing some travelling while we are both still vertical. We saw Nancy Rathborne when she came to Ann Middleton Buckley’s ’59 family DC for her Aunt Page’s funeral.”

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been traveling more. We went to Seattle for the weekend of January 5th for our older son’s surprise 50th birthday. (Mimi, sorry, not a minute to call you!). Off to Lisbon at the end of March, then a cruise in August from Amsterdam via Iceland to Greenland. November was a blur as I got a new knee the day after Guy had an emergency pacemaker put in … suddenly we had 24/7 home health aides for 2 weeks … a necessary expense. We are both fine now, but I think my tennis playing days are over, sigh!”

Margot Campbell Bogert says, “Jerry and I spend the winters in South Carolina near Savannah and I go back and forth to New Elise “Sis” Becket Smith ’59 and her family on Christmas morning 2018 York to work with the Frick Collection. I saw Mary Anne Elise “Sis” Becket Smith pretty much to family matters. Judithe Lange Bizot died on Margaretten in San Francisco in says “We are both still firing I take care of my granddaughter June 2nd, 2015, at the American December which is always a treat.” on all cylinders. My principal (almost 6) every afternoon. That Hospital in Paris, six months extracurricular activities are still activity, plus gym classes, and after she was diagnosed with Carroll Townsend Tickner mostly to do with music and following my husband’s art on lung cancer. I, Elena, took this writes, “Life here is fun, great and young musicians — for example, the market, shows, etc. keep me picture of her in Paris, in October hectic. John and I now have nine I still am involved with a classical busy. There is not a lot of time of 2013. The last time I saw granddaughters and one grandson music festival I founded in 2003 for much else. There is a small Judithe was in 2014 when we between our six kids. The girls (tetburymusicfestival.org). We group of American ex-pats in this enjoyed time together in Paris with range from 13 to newborn and remain involved with the Smith area, so we get together when my granddaughter, her husband Mateo is 18 months old and lives School of Enterprise and the possible, and I enjoy hearing some Joseph and son Polo and his wife. in Peru with our son, Jared, and Environment that we established up-to-date English. I still have the his wife, Gisele. We visit them as at Oxford University in 2008 hilltop Castello property I was often as we can and they spend a (smithschool.ox.ac.uk). We trying to develop, but have finally good chunk of the summer here REUNION move seamlessly from Oxford put it all on the market. The last 1960 in RI. To say we are blessed is a to our country house in the time I was in New York, I talked gross understatement. It’s quite the Phyllis Richard Fritts Cotswolds and a little pied-à-terre to Meg — we are in email contact time when they all gather here on 910The contactLadybug information Ln. for in London. Our two children and she keeps me up to date on our class correspondents has the farm in the summer!!” Vero Beach, FL 32963 and their charming spouses have what Walker’s girls are doing. I been removed to protect their +1privacy (772) but 234-7096 we want to hear from provided us with five splendid would be happy to see any of my Patty Warrender says, [email protected]! Please send your news to grandchildren; all nine of them classmates if your travels include [email protected]. “Anthony and I built a tiny house demonstrate their extraordinary the region of Umbria. Spoleto is close to the beach on North As of 2/14/19… skiing ability on our annual in the province of Perugia, and Hutchinson Island, FL over the Marilyn Hodges Wilmerding holiday in Zermatt. I will not be very easy to get to as it is between last year and we are really enjoying has moved to Denver for the at the reunion, I’m afraid, but I Rome and Florence. A presto!” short getaways there. So easy, winter months to avoid the Aspen send best wishes to all those who which is a relief from real life. We snow and ice! A small world item, are able to attend. The picture is celebrated our 35th anniversary her daughter Katherine’s husband of the whole gang on Christmas with a trip to Europe this fall. and Patty Warrender’s husband morning. We had a wonderful First: heaven in Tuscany at a tiny are cousins. She’s coming east for few days with the whole family, hotel that feels like you are a guest a wedding in Charleston in March Jeremy’s in-laws, and one of my in someone’s home. It was in a and then south for a sunny Florida nieces. For some reasons the many very small walled town, Piensa, swing. dogs are not in the picture.” filled with history and beautiful buildings. Carless virtually. Then Phyllis Richards Fritts: I hope “I am still in Italy, in the Spoleto a couple of nights in Rome where this finds you all “healthy and area, and was widowed a few we did a day’s walking tour and happy” as we slide into our mid years ago,” writes Ann Wood ate as only in Italy. The main 70s! As for me, Guy and I have Metelli. “My life is now limited Judithe Lange Bizot ’59 in 2013 goal of our trip was to continue

36 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT working on a family property hear from you and I read all the burned out, sluggish drain … call core strength and ensuring great issue which has been going on news I get. I continue to live in maintenance … not to mention posture. And with two active since WW2. Anthony’s maternal Buenos Aires, where I have one many new friends. Our travel doggies walking a lot is a given!” grandfather was imprisoned and daughter. My other daughter with these days is mostly to see my his properties in Dubrovnik were her family of four boys, aged 6 to children on the west coast or in Caryl Van Ranst Dearing seized. It should be a book. We 12, moved to a city called Tandil North Carolina. John’s girls all live shares, “As to our family, it has are on the second generation four hours away from Buenos close by. The children (47 to 57) been an interesting year … one of attorneys who are almost Aires, so we still see each other are all leading really busy lives, and spent getting new parts and exclusively devoted to justice for very frequently as we go back and we are grateful to live in a vibrant replacing the ones we have … those treated unjustly during that forth all the time. I am now in and busy community. I am in all to the better. Jim had cataract war. It took until about 10 years Punta del Este, Uruguay where I charge of the Bluebird Trail in our surgery which was wonderful. I ago and endless appeals to clear his spend two months at the summer wildlife refuge, refurbishing the likened it to a “gift from God” name in the Supreme Court and beach house my parents had and suites with the administration and when I had it as it was the first then begin the incredibly slow and which I share with my brothers. just finished chairing the holiday time I could see across the room arduous job of trying to recover We all get together with our bazaar, one of two fundraisers run without glasses. After Jim, I had the properties or be compensated children and grandchildren which by the ILs to fund some of the a total right hip replacement for them. It has been a truly is lots of fun. This summer at one excellent entertainment we have which was successful; hope to amazing saga since our generation point we got to be 34 living in the at Dunwoody. In my free time? I play tennis and golf this summer. took on this task. Before that it same house which we enjoyed, still love to read and knit and talk! We will be taking our cancelled was shrouded in secrecy likely despite the work and organization Some things never change-right? Alaska trip this June which should for the shame of having been to have this work out with such Love and good health to you all! be a great time. We have been imprisoned. This trip was to a crowd. We had 13 kids from And Good Grief ! Yes — in my keeping ourselves busy with island complete the sale of a house in the ages 12 to 6 and we managed “mid” 70s — how did this happen?” life; both volunteering with the walled city of Dubrovnik, and it to survive!!!! Last year I went to town and organizations. I also seemed complete except signing NY with my two daughters but Christy Hoffman Brown says, play mah-jongg and make time off. Needless to say it didn’t I hadn’t been around for so long “Greetings classmates from my to knit almost every day to keep happen, due to bureaucratic issues that with just the family I really NYC apartment in Peter Cooper my fingers nimble and busy; that are always changing. However had no spare time to call friends, Village where I have lived for 44 always learning something. Jim it will this Spring, requiring which was a shame. Next time I years. My life is actively involved volunteers on island and town another trip. I love it there and am have to organize it differently so as a Registered Pet Therapy Team committees while also playing so touched by our attorney who maybe I can get to see some of with my two Maltese pet therapy tennis and golf. We see our has devoted so much of his life to you. I always plan to try and go to doggies. We visit patients at children often; one with family in those wronged. It did pour with the class reunions but something two Memorial Sloan Kettering Needham, MA, one in CA and rain every day of this trip but we always comes up and since it is facilities two days a week. the other on the Vineyard. If any had a wonderful time nevertheless. a major trip from Buenos Aires, Incredibly inspiring environments of you happen to be near Walker’s, Now reality has joined us. I have not been too successful. I where I see the positive effects that stop by to see the campus … Anthony is facing foot will still keep trying. If any of you my fluffies have on patients with many good things are happening! reconstruction soon and I have happen to come down to this part varied kinds of cancer. Two days a Remember we have an important been under the knife of a plastic of the world, let me know as I week every semester I have audited reunion coming up soon … Class surgeon involuntarily! Skin would love to see you.” a course at Baruch College (this of 60 celebrating our 60th in 2020 cancers from my youth — likely semester it’s Social Psychology). … 60 on 60. Keep the idea in the exacerbated by sunning on the Lucy Williams Irwin writes, My yearly travels often take back of your mind and seriously roof at Walker’s slathered in “Hello everyone: checking in me on European river cruises, or give thought to coming for the tanning oil! Horses and dogs are with the Class of 1960! Seems more local trips to Maine and celebration.” very much part of our life still, like yesterday. Three years New Hampshire (family). My and with a Norwich Terrier puppy ago, John and I moved to a son’s life-long interest in owning Susan Riegel Harding writes, born three days ago. Hope to see retirement community — “IL” race horses has now branched out “I think I did a mid year write-up some of you soon somewhere. I — independent living in the lingo into the bloodstock area where he because I’m sure I bragged about might reach out this spring while of senior living. As we signed up is now breeding race horses and my daughter, Tatiana S. Riegel, in FL during Anthony’s recovery. we knew it was a sensible idea. selling the foals … much more being nominated for an Oscar May each of you stay in good However, the closer we came lucrative than horse racing where for best editor … she didn’t win health and enjoy the things you to actually moving in — we he started. He is in corporate that but she did win the other haven’t had time for before, and of began to have second thoughts. communications at KPMG in two awards she was up for: The course, the generations to follow Downsizing to a two-bedroom New Jersey where he lives with my Independent Spirit Award and the within our families.” apartment was beyond challenging wonderful daughter-in-law who A.C.E. Award (which is her peers). as a lifetime of gathering had to is a nurse. Life is great. I work I had a nice little chat with Jane Alicia “Ali” de Bidondo says, be cut hard. That said, once we with a trainer once a week doing Fonda at the Oscars (love Grace “I am not too good about sending moved, we were relieved and gyrotonics which is a proven and Frankie). Other than that I news and maintaining contact thrilled all at the same time … system focused on keeping spine keep up with a book club, bridge, with all of you, but it is great to plumbing problem, ceiling light limber, relaxing muscles, building succulent gardening, symphony,

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The Met in HD at theaters, the still enjoying our complicated in Hobe Sound, FL now for the and I are slowing down a bit, we Y a couple times a week and a property. As I write, Eric is winter where I see Alita Weaver are savoring our time together: personal trainer. I went on a short plowing the snow.” Reed, who lost her husband, playing golf (not too well, but cruise with a friend … was a fun Nathanial, last summer. I am so who cares?), volunteering at the time but too restricting for me, Abra Prentice Wilkin shares: looking forward to seeing ALL boat club, appreciating where and got through it by playing “A few nice trips — a river boat of you at our 60th Reunion. No we live and the friendships we’ve bridge when not ashore. cruise last April to see the tulips excuses. We have nearly a year to made. AND I found a new I do several fundraisers for in Amsterdam, Christmas in Los plan ahead and what fun it will be passion: Pickleball! We leave for the church by putting on game Angeles with my son, Anthony, to see everyone on campus again.” Tucson on 2/13 to visit my sister, nights for 26, A Ladies’ Lavender and his family. Last year we were Lonna (Lonna Lord Davis ’67) Luncheon for 12 and Teaching in Colorado Springs with Jim’s and her husband who moved groups of 4-6 in making succulent daughter, Laura, for the holidays. there last spring. Hope to see wreaths. I went through a second Why didn’t I figure out earlier that 1961 Elizabeth “Betsy” Balis Goodyear round of chemo when my it’s so much easier to visit THEM Your class needs a in Phoenix. And then lymphoma raised its ugly head rather than have all the winter correspondent! Contact two weeks in Ireland in April to … this time also doing radiation family travel hassles of gathering in [email protected] connect with what’s left of John’s (five days/week for four weeks). Chicago in December. We didn’t relatives in Belfast. Hope the Brits I feel so good, other than the even put up a wreath this year! figure out how to deal with Brexit usual pains of a 77 year old, that I I still remain on a few and Northern Ireland. Yikes!” mostly forget the cancer … Life is boards and enjoy being older 1962 good, particularly because I live in and sometimes wiser among From Susan Carkhuff a part of town where I have nine my new younger friends. Last Sage Dunlap Chase Evans: “Thank you for the P.O.The contactBox 238 information for restaurants within eight blocks September The Woman’s Board at our class correspondents has recommendation of Waking Up and in a one story house. San Northwestern Memorial Hospital beenElkins, removed NH 03233-0238 to protect their White. I would like to recommend privacy but we want to hear from Diego is still wonderful.” asked three EWS alums to chair +1 (603) 526-4788 Dreamland by Sam Quinones [email protected]! Please send your news to a benefit together:Elizabeth [email protected]. that explains the rise of the opioid Ellen Corroon Petersen says, “I Borland Blodgett ’91, Holly epidemic and subsequent arrival of Harrah Lord: just had a lovely lunch with Ann Legler Cortez ’91 and me. From “OK … cheap Mexican heroin. I facilitate “Nanno” Carpenter Bienstock Donya Sabet Soriano ’90 flew wasn’t going to contribute to a group of bereaved parents in NYC. She is the only Walker’s out for the festivities along with class notes but started reading and currently have five families alum I see at all regularly. I’m Gaby Porta Beecher ’91 and “Waking Up White” and found whose 20-something sons with about to leave for my annual Vera Gibbons ’85. myself intrigued and fascinated promising lives have overdosed. week at the Elkhorn Ranch south Meanwhile, health issues and horrified. Got me thinking This is definitely a suburban as of Tucson. It is getting harder continue to creep into all our and rethinking. A wonderful well as an urban problem and and harder to get on and off that lives. Fortunately mine have been suggestion. Thanks. devastating. Our grandchildren horse! I do love it though. This comparatively minor: surgery And now that I’ve started are at risk. will be the first year without for a blocked bowel, a fractured writing you, I might as well Shell and I are coming to grips grandchildren which makes me knee cap and a broken toe — the mention the Walker’s gals we met with our mid-70s. We did a self- a bit sad but Finn will be able to last happening my final night up with last year. On account of guided hike of Hadrian’s Wall in come with me in two years when at Canyon Ranch during a our Airstreamin’ winter getaway Northern England this fall which he’s six. It is a particular paradise nocturnal trip to the potty, not in we shared a delightful dinner with pointed out to us that we needed for a city child. We are well and an advanced Zumba class! Back Elisabeth “Lisa” McCluney to factor age into our future plans. Delafield and her husband, As a result we are not taking our Mason, down in Boynton Beach; boat to the Caribbean this winter last summer in Rockport we got to (big sigh of relief on my part) and have a jolly lunch with Catherine instead will be exploring Delray “Cathie” Smith Leonard for a winter getaway. In addition and her husband, Ralph, at to my bereavement group, I’m our favorite coffee shop; and playing tennis as long as I can enjoyed harbor-side dining with hobble onto the court and writing Susan Carkhuff Evans and her little books for my grandchildren husband, Shell, up in Camden. All of whom there are seven. The seem to be faring very well despite oldest just started Andover, the being in our mid-70s! Again I am youngest just started pre-K. As I reminded by how much I savor have said ad nauseum, I knew I my EWS friendships. (Did you would like being a grandparent happen to read Mary Pipher’s but the role has over-delivered. I article in the NYT, “The Joy of Chicago reunion with Holly Legler Cortez, ’91, Abra Prentice like them better as they get older, Being a Woman in her 70s?” Wilkin ’60, Gaby Porta Beecher, ’91, Donya Sabet Soriano ’90 and however. I’m not into staring Vera Gibbons ’85 So right on, eh?) Though John lovingly into babies’ eyes.”

38 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT From Catherine “Cathie” Sara Hall Fargo or Linda Hale ski for 70+ folks, but now there Sylvia Brooks reports: “As Smith Leonard: “I recently had Bucklin this time … Hope all of are too many of us old hippies I grow older, I find I have less a long breakfast with Harrah you are safe and well and enjoying throwing ourselves down the startling news for our EWS class. Lord at a tiny restaurant in your lives. Wish our political mess mountains. There are no lift lines Perhaps what gives me the most Rockport, ME, where she lives would resolve — our youngest son mid week! Going on ski trips to joy are my two grandchildren, and where I was babysitting my is furloughed and seething. With the big mountains out west with Floris (almost three) and Feiko grandchildren. She’s as gorgeous much love to all of you. our ski club and discovering that (a little over 1 year). I am in the as ever and loves living by the P.S. A provocative book I I can still ski the bumps when unique position of having them seacoast with her husband, John. would recommend reading is the snow is soft! Sketching and both a 15 minute walk away here In December my daughter, two Waking Up White by Debby painting at home and when Bruce in Amsterdam so I see them once of her children and I attended Irving … forces each of us (from and I travel. A sketch done on or twice a week. My son, Carel, the Walker’s Holiday Ride where our lives of privilege) to confront site brings back precise memories daughter-in-law, Florentine, and about 20 horses, decorated in our unconscious prejudices of who we were with, what we the boys live in my old house. lights, perform intricate drills with about other races, religions and were doing, what the weather I have sensibly moved to an Christmas music accompaniment. ethnicities.” was doing, were there bugs, did apartment across from a lovely So cool. My best news is that we drink beer or wine, etc. Much park. I remain busy with other my son, Dan, is getting married more meaningful than snapping a activities like exercise, pastoral to a wonderful woman in April. photo. Our close circle of friends counseling, a Bible study group They live in Los Angeles where 1963 — our tribe. We share meals at and courses at a local university. Dan is a producer of 60-second Your class needs a holidays, co-own various tools like I also occasionally travel here in documentaries. Check them out correspondent! Contact the table saw and the leaf blower, Europe (am on my way to Croatia online. So interesting. Ralph and I [email protected] check on each others’ driveways in June) and get to America are healthy and active and will be for snow removal when traveling once every two years. Traveling, celebrating our 50th anniversary in the winter, tap out the trees once my passion, is less at the in May. Still summering on for maple sugaring, listen to each forefront as I grow older and am Prince Edward Island with our six 1964 other’s ‘organ recitals’ (our term less nimble. Fortunately, I live in grandchildren. for physical ailments), generally one of the most beautiful cities of P.S. I recently read all the Cindy Higgins Roby support each other with laughter Europe where there are a wealth of 100The contactSouth St., information Apt. 117 for Paths Not Taken stories and am our class correspondents has and love. Making handmade cultural activities to enjoy alone or amazed how much we have all beenCote d’Azureremoved to protect their Christmas/holiday cards and with friends.” been through in our lives since Sausalito,privacy but CA we 94965 want to hear from annual calendars. Watching +1you! (415) Please 332-6556 send your news to Walker’s and how much we have [email protected]. Bruce create his latest children’s Patricia Ladd Carega: “I am accomplished. We’re fabulous!” [email protected] book — his sketches and text writing this from London where — appreciating his incredible I am visiting Francesca and her Carla Meyer From Sage Dunlap Chase: “I writes: “This last detail and thoughtful revisions. family — 4 children ages 10, 8, 5 (make that we!) have been terrible year has been consumed by the Dark chocolate in all forms!!! and 3. Very lively! Magnolias and about submitting class notes! continued filming of the AVATAR Beer — I consider it food. OMG daffodils are out … quite different Please send any news to me that sequels. The strange language the — wearing comfortable shoes -— from three degrees and piles of is OK to publish ASAP! Our characters speak is created by a ones that actually are made to fit snow in Sandwich, NH. Then to news: Aside from Dick’s “Bear linguist, but the way they sound my feet.” ski in Corvara, Italy where I will is 80” family birthday bash at a when they speak English … that’s meet Alessia and her family — local lakeside resort last summer, my area: Lots of blue people Celeste Royall Niarchos two children: 5 and 2. Francesca, and a wonderful road trip to the chatting with a Na’vi Dialect. Half reports: “I am fully retired from Marco and Livia will also join for Thousand Islands in September, the fun has been spending set time practicing law and enjoying life, a ski — a family reunion! Home we have had a quiet year with with Sigourney Weaver ’67. golfing and playing with two to begin summer plans — Gallery no further health problems. Our She makes me very proud to be a adorable grandchildren.” opening just before Memorial Day oldest granddaughter is getting Walker’s alum with her. Her work- weekend and a trip to Sun Valley married in November, which will ethic, sense of humor, incredible “My eldest son, Jay, his wife, Ali, to help Alessia with her move bring our nuclear family to 28! creativity, and wisdom make our and three of my grandchildren west. She has taken a position Yikes! Cooking for all is no longer long days go faster. Apart from live in Atlanta,” says Cindy at the Sun Valley Community an option on the rare times we can work, Chuck and I continue to Higgins Roby. “Thank goodness School as director of admissions. all be together. Mary Goodyear tend to our herd of quarter horses for technology (our weekly Marco and Thalita are living in Lisa Glenn and her husband are … our eldest is 34!! I see Facetime chats) that keeps us in Greenwich, and Livia in NYC. visiting this weekend, and I am Palmer and Cindy Roby but touch between visits. Son, Nick, Everyone well and happy. When I looking forward to seeing Marcia never often enough.” lives and works locally. I am get home from Italy/London trip, Corbin in Aspen in March on involved with several non-profits my new puppy, a chocolate lab our way home from visiting west Helen Dickerson recites her in the community and work in rescue, will move in! Very exciting! coast kids. Unfortunately will joys: “I enjoy a deeply discounted Sausalito’s Visitor Center once a I lost my best furry friend, Paco, not have time to include Susan season pass at my local ski week.” last November to cancer. It has “Quinta” Symonds Bodin, mountain. Used to be free to

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been a long winter without my a glacier near Denali. Some of 2018, Focal Press. Artist/ hiking, skiing and everything the temperatures are even above photographer/educator Walter buddy. Hope everyone is doing ZERO. Yippee! I’ll be doing some Crump and I co-authored the well and if you find yourself near cross country skiing, hiking, and section on pinhole photography. Squam Lake, I am there!” snowshoeing!” • Make Better Pictures: Truth, Opinions, and Practical Advice Karen Johnson Garrison From Lacey Neuhaus Dorn: The latest book by photographer, reports: “I was recently talking “Not much news just yet. Is there educator, author and all-around with someone at a bridge game a reunion plan in the works? If so, photo guru, Henry Horenstein, who was telling me the new head do you know when?” out November 2018. of school is really good.” • Cyanotype, the Blueprint in From me, Sarah Elting Contemporary Practice Suzanne “Suzi” Chapin Berl Doering: “Fred and I are The latest book by handmade says: “Sorry, I can’t make reunion continuing our travel adventures photography practitioner, — the grandkids prevail — with between non-profit board educator and author, Christina Jesseca “Posy” Ferguson ’67, two graduations and a crew race commitments and fun with Z. Anderson, out spring 2019. cover of pamphlet sewn at Henley to attend this spring. I grandchildren. We sailed around artist book, cyanotype with continue to be active in dementia the Society Islands in French drawings on Ontario Flax nonprofit work. My husband Polynesia after New Year’s this paper, 2018; 21x15 inches and I have been on this journey year — what a wonderful way (opens to 21x30 inches). 1968 Photo credit: Jared Kuzia for twelve years now. With his to unwind after all the year-end Your class needs a declining brain, each day brings a holiday frenzy. We then spent five correspondent! Contact new adventure.” days ‘unwinding’ from that cruise Artist Jesseca “Posy” [email protected] on Moorea, snorkeling, exploring Ferguson’s handmade Suzanne “Suzy” Sivage and kayaking. So lucky to be able photography was included Borland wrote from Palm Beach to do this. Having our health in in the following exhibits and in March. Son, Sam, and his retirement is a blessing. publications: 1969 family were nearby in Boynton Beach; her daughter, Elizabeth, Yes, our 55th reunion is planned • Interstellar Sanctuary Gurukirn Paulus Khalsa “Run of the Mills” series, Mills 2313The contact North informationRichland St. for has a son at Pomfret. for the weekend of May 15-17, our class correspondents has 2020. Let’s all make an effort to Gallery, Boston Center for the beenPhoenix, removed AZ 85006 to protect their be there. Walker’s has changed Arts, Boston, MA. +1privacy (602) but 510-1541 we want to hear from [email protected]! Please send your news to so much (for the better) and My handmade artist books were [email protected]. 1965 REUNION for those who have not yet met part of the gathering of visual our Head of School Meera and performance artists, which Gillian “Jill” Reighley Sarah Elting Doering Viswanathan you are in for a real I co-curated with artist Anna Christensen wrote, “Dear 18453The contact Clifftop information Way for Gurukirn: Thank you for taking our class correspondents has treat. We had a wonderful time at Wexler. The books accompanied Malibu, CA 90265-5629 been removed to protect their our 50th, so let’s add to our group the premiere of Mark Pevsner’s on the job of class correspondent. +1privacy (310) but 766-6045 we want to hear from for our 55th. More about that to composition, “Moon,” a setting You are obviously doing a great [email protected]! Please send your news to [email protected]. come. Have a wonderfully happy of Emily Dickinson’s “The job because the turnout for our and healthy 2019!” Moon was but a Chin of Gold” 50th reunion was amazing. I From Joan Scherman Dorr: “I performed by Sonja Tengblad don’t have a lot of news. Since retired from being a home health (soprano), Javier Caballero (cello) both my husband and I are aide, which I loved for 28 years, and Jonathan Hess (percussion). now retired, we are spending about 1-1/2 years ago. Now I 1966 Light artist John Powell’s more time travelling (mostly to can devote more time to being a “Firmament” illuminated the Florida and Nantucket), and we hospice volunteer, volunteering Your class needs a performance. are keeping busy with my six at a nearby senior living facility, correspondent! Contact grandchildren — ages 2 to 11. [email protected] • Sténopés Exquis, Can Basté Civic going to Virginia to visit my Center, Barcelona, Spain. They are the joy of our lives, and mom who is 95, crafts, walking An international group being grandparents is the best job and playing with our rescue dog exhibition of pinhole of all! I’m still playing tennis and and spending more time with 1967 photography organized by bridge, and generally enjoying my husband at our cottage in Marie-Noëlle Leroy, pinhole life in California. We were glad to Northwood, NH. Life is good.” Dianne “Dia” Wasley Chigas photographer and educator. miss the deep freeze that affected 315The contactNagog Hill information Rd. for • New Dimensions in Photo so much of the country recently.” From Helen Frederick: “I’m our class correspondents has beenActon, removed MA 01720 to protect their Processes: A Step by Step Manual off to Alaska to see the aurora +1privacy (781) but 275-8490 we want to hear from for Alternative Techniques Ruth Harrison Grobe: “With borealis! I’m hoping that I don’t [email protected]! Please send your news to regards to an alumnae update, [email protected]. The fifth edition of this classic freeze to death while I’m in on handmade photography by Rich and I are so fortunate to be Fairbanks, the Arctic Circle, and artist/educator Laura Blacklow, in good health — albeit aging

40 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT health — and we have sold our stayed several weeks with our dear Evelyn “Evie” Carter Cowles: home in Farmington and moved friends at their home in Bremen, “Hi! Still living in Free Union, to an “active adult” community a ME. Later in September we VA outside of Charlottesville on a mile and a half away. We love our traveled to Oahu for my nephew’s farm with three horses, four dogs new home because it is so easy to wedding. What a treat for the and two barn cats. I still spend maintain and frees us up to spend senses! My normal routine at some time painting and Reynolds a lot of time traveling to be with home consists of hours of painting and I both enjoy fly fishing, our four children, their spouses, in my studio, usually happily. I working the bird dogs, riding and our four grandchildren. We will try to exhibit in a local gallery and fox hunting. We try to spend also fit in travel with friends, and with my new work this coming year.” at least six weeks at our place in we just got back from a trip to the MT and we have two adventures Galapagos Islands, which was a Susan Nichols Ferriere writes: planned this year: fly fishing in wonderful experience. We are both “After many years when our Cuba and riding into the South still working but as volunteers. business and family obligations Fork of the Flathead River then Rich still organizes construction required us to remain near home, floating and fishing our way out.” volunteers to help with disaster Gurukirn Paulus Khalsa ’69 Patrick and I have been indulging with her daughter, Guru Dev recovery; in November of last year, our shared passion for travel and Jan Muller Finn writes, “My Kaur, at Guru Nanak Dwara in we organized a group to go to Phoenix, AZ trekking all over the world. This husband Paul and I moved from Puerto Rico for a week and help has allowed us to spend important the wintry climes of Connecticut rebuild in the mountainous areas time with our typically global in the beginning of the year that still have not recovered from Gurukirn Paulus Khalsa says, family and friends where they live and now are happily settled in Hurricane Maria. In addition “There is definitely an historical rather than waiting for them to Charleston! We also greeted our to helping Rich, I am engaged line between my putting up a come to NYC. Beware, we may new granddaughter, Elena, in in a lot of advocacy work and poster of Swami Satchidananda in turn up one day soon in your January! Her parents live in New awareness raising about the issues my dorm room at Beaver Brook hometown!” York so our move was not well facing people with disabilities in to my current practice of the Sikh timed in that regard but we make our country. I send my love and and Kundalini Yoga lifestyle. I am Virginia “Ginger” Bevis frequent visits to see her and our appreciation for your persistence the director of the management Littleton tells us: “I have lived in son, Tyler, and our daughter-in- in getting us laggards to write in team for Guru Nanak Dwara, Colorado Springs since 1980 and law, Lucia. Tyler is finishing his with our news.” our Sikh Gurdwara (temple) here am now retired from a 30-year last year at Columbia Law School in Phoenix, AZ. I never really teaching career focusing mostly so, as you can well imagine, he Katherine “Katy” Murphy saw myself in the role of building on elementary general music has been very busy! Our eldest Ingle writes: “Hi everyone! I manager, program manager, or (Kodaly music education) and daughter, Courtenay, is moving have been busy these last few fundraiser, but those roles occupy choir. My husband passed away to a new job in the art world. years: painting, caregiving, and much of my time now. I am in 2008 from an autoimmune Leaving the Aspen Art Museum grandmothering! First, I’ve been grateful that we have created such disease which he had for 12 years. as senior curator, she is taking on doing mostly landscapes, and my a beautiful spiritual center, which I remarried last year and am now the role of chief curator of MOCA website is www.ingledesign.com if offers amazing sacred music, yoga enjoying being a step-grandma to in Cleveland. She is very excited you’d like to look at them. Second, classes, and cultural events. All of 3- and 5-year-old grandsons. My to return to Cleveland where she my husband, Bill, had two triple my family members have been oldest daughter lives in Denver attended art school and where the spinal fusions (the first one was critical to its success, especially my and is expecting her first child in more urban environment suits unsuccessful) but is now back to daughter, Guru Dev Kaur, who January. My younger daughter her interests. Our other daughter, full health. Third, my daughter, has applied her architectural eye lives in Colorado Springs and is Ashleigh, who lives in Denver, will Gina in Switzerland, got married to all the fine details of design and a high school English teacher. I be missed but she is very happy and had three children in the past beautification. When I can, I also played soccer until I was 60 and as the lead librarian at Graland five years and I’ve been going over spend time plein air painting in now get my exercise by doing dog Country Day School. The Rocky to Bern spring and fall. Daniel got nature, which is a good balance agility with my 8-year-old Border Mountains are ideal for her as married too, and I now have two to the administrative work. I Collie mix. I have sung in a small she is very enthusiastic about any stepchildren in San Diego. I’ve would love to connect with EWS group in town since 1980. I have outside sports. The Finn children also been very active in our church community members on their been trained as a CASA (Court seem to be thriving! Happy 2019 in various capacities, lastly heading travels in AZ, whether in Phoenix, Appointed Special Advocate) and to all of you!” up the graphics and publicity for Sedona, or the Grand Canyon, etc.” am enjoying the frustration and our 150th anniversary last July. joy of working with children who Marion Bierwirth Woolam Bill and I have been married 13 Andrea Marschalk Scheyhing are involved in dependency and writes, “My husband, Chris, and I years now and he was finally able says, “In early June 2018, I neglect cases. I plan on returning are still living in Albuquerque and to join me in Bern last October enjoyed a wonderful trip with for our 50th reunion and look loving it. I retired from teaching for a wonderful visit with family three ladies to Southern France forward to seeing old (in a good elementary school last spring and and old friends. I wish everyone a where we rented a car and drove sense) faces!” am enjoying retirement! My son great 2019!” around to visit friends and and his family live in Albuquerque museums. In August, Peter and I

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so I see those grandkids frequently. work 40-60 hours a week most Barbara Burke Valk lives with Cynthia “Cindy” Emerson My daughter and her family live weeks and there’s no way I can her husband, Lance, in Wilton, Keefer is totally enjoying her in California, but we see them take it on now, however I miss CT and works part time in a local move to the west coast. Skiing, occasionally.” hearing from everyone and I really library which keeps her busy. bicycling, kayaking and pickleball! miss the sense of connection. As a Her daughter, Joanna, is engaged Also, travels to Canada and Marian “Mally” Cox-Chapman hospice nurse, I form connections to Anthony. She gets out to San Scandinavia. Cindy continues as a writes: “What a period of that are so quickly dissolved by Diego about once a year to visit “Tasting Ambassador” for Wente transition this is! I am fumbling death. Definitely seeking a sense her brother. Life is good! Vineyards Winemaker’s Studio, my way into understanding of balance in my life. I had that and warmly welcomes all coming how I might use time when in CO because the nurse wages We were so saddened by the through San Ramon, California. I am no longer on banked are so much higher there and the death of our classmate, Pamela wheels. I have given most of cost of living actually less than Axelsson “Pixie” Gifford who Pam Constable and Tigger my family foundation clients to here because I had owned my passed peacefully on February 7, House are still going strong. younger colleagues, who I enjoy home for so long. The Carolinas surrounded by family after a long Pam founded Tigger House 14 mentoring. My last book, on are notorious for low wages and battle with cancer. years ago to rescue stray animals garden design on the coast of Asheville area is notorious for high — originally dogs and cats and Maine, came out several years cost of living. The math is simple: now expanded to donkeys — in ago, and I don’t seem to have the low wages + high cost of living = Kabul, Afghanistan. Through itch to write another. So I help long work weeks and fewer breaks. her efforts, so many have found in a sewing program at the local I love what I do but have been loving homes in the U.S., or Boys and Girls Club, have joined inundated with messages from care when delivering or in the the board of the Wadsworth the Universe today telling me to last stages of life. You can read Atheneum, and adore my very 1.) find some balance in my life, about her endeavors at www. young grandchildren. I have kept and 2.) open myself up to new afghanstrayanimals.org. my biggest client because I love possibilities. the mission. We support groups I am packing for a move. Mary Morehouse Ethington committed to lowering the carbon Have no idea where I’m going, — All is well here in Glenview. I footprint of the world, and arts only know that when middle am still working as an educational for the underserved. Ironically, daughter, Molly, moves out in consultant, but do dash out to San Pamela Axelsson “Pixie” my church has asked my husband a few weeks I cannot afford to Francisco and Denver whenever I Gifford ’69 and me to facilitate a workshop on stay here on my own. And that’s can to see my grandchildren — 3 retirement, while I am personally fine. We have been living in a in SF and 2 in Denver; all under perplexed by how I will use the lovely 2nd floor condo but I need age 5. Lots of fun! gift of time. Is travel and family terra firma to garden. Gardening 1970 REUNION enough? Or is there a whole new and the outdoors provided my Gail Chandler Gaston learning curve to embark on? connection to God and soul in 202The contactEast 75th information St. for Looking forward to talking to CO. Both are missing here. No our class correspondents has New York, NY 10021 1971 classmates at reunion!” garden to play in and the weather been removed to protect their +1privacy (212) but 744-0070 we want to hear from Cynthia Smith Evanisko is too awful to spend much time [email protected]! Please send your news to 7The Wainwright contact information Rd., #110 for Cate Lord is still living in NC outdoors. It rains more than [email protected]. our class correspondents has Winchester, MA 01890 and working full time as a hospice any place I’ve ever been and the been removed to protect their Gail Chandler Gaston: All still +1privacy (781) but 729-4084 we want to hear from nurse. She plans to return to the summers are too hot and humid well at Chez Gaston. Frances’ [email protected]! Please send your news to west as soon as possible, hopefully for me. Plus I sorely miss the wide [email protected]. cottage in Milford, PA is now summer of 2019 after celebrating open spaces of the west, the prairie almost finished. Jamey’s aerie Marie “Betsy” E. Ballenger her mother’s 90th birthday in and smell of sagebrush, the blue in Sherman, CT, overlooking 1700The contact Bent Tree information Ct. for July. Cate is studying for national skies and mountains, the wildlife. our class correspondents has Candlewood Lake still down Charlottesville, VA 22902 certification for HPCN (hospice, So I am about to embark on yet been removed to protect their to the studs (though next to an +1privacy (434) but 328-2353 we want to hear from palliative care nurse) which she’s another adventure, just don’t you! Please send your news to airfield!). I am enjoying genealogy, [email protected] planning to take in September know the when, where, or how. I [email protected]. travelling, and co-producing if not in the middle of a move. wish I could take time off for our a documentary, and research Deborah A. Seaman She writes, “I’m wading through 50th. I’m attending Yale reunion for a book on Scofield Thayer. 262The contactMarvin Ridgeinformation Rd. for my personal email on a rare last week in May. Have never our class correspondents has Spending more time in various New Canaan, CT 06840-6909 consecutive day off. Clearly several been to one and it’s my 45th. I been removed to protect their libraries than I ever did in school! +1privacy (203) but 972-5901 we want to hear from months worth of accumulation. think Walker’s is mid May and I you! Please send your news to Our 50th Reunion is coming up [email protected] would not have known this was don’t see how I can manage two [email protected]. May 15-17, 2020. Please mark here except Katy gave me a heads weekends flying north in May. it on your calendars and plan to Leila Baroody moved to up. I am so grateful that you have Please be sure to send everyone join us on campus! Snowflake, AZ. She says, taken the effort to do this. I hate my love and tell them how much I “I’m involved in furnishing seeing an empty Class of 69. I miss seeing them.” and improving my house in

42 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT The Heard Residence Master Suite in Perrysburg, Ohio for which Katherine Bentley MacPherson ’74 of MacPherson Architects / 2MA received a 2019 Kitchen & Bath Award from Architectural Record

Snowflake, enjoying Big Sky in augmented reality is just the was one of the first four day country, getting back to riding latest project in a career that students admitted to Walker’s. and getting involved in vital includes acting as an animator, 1974 advocacy efforts on continuing producer, voice artist, project Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox We discovered that MacPherson with the shenanigans with GMO manager, and consultant in 580The contactWest End information Ave. for Architects / 2MA, a firm our class correspondents has food faux regulation at the television, film, and games. She beenNew York,removed NY to10024-1723 protect their founded by Katherine Bentley federal level, as well as state and spent more than 11 years as a +1privacy (212) but 877-3413 we want to hear from MacPherson and her husband, you! Please send your news to federal electromagnetic radiation think tank consultant with The [email protected]@nyc.rr.com D. Scot MacPherson, received a health issues, which will increase Walt Disney Company, where, 2019 Kitchen & Bath Award from dramatically with 5G.” in addition to doing TV and Laura Gordon Stromberg, Architectural Record for a Master feature animation, she worked now living in Nebraska, visited the Suite renovation in Perrysburg, Marie “Betsy” Ballenger let us in the Imagineering arm of the Walker’s campus for the first time OH. Hooray Sunray! The design know that classmate Prudence company on location-based in 40 years! On September 26, is one of three projects worldwide Fenton was featured in an article games in the parks and, in 2018, Laurie, her husband Steve, to be recognized for the award in the Vassar Quarterly. After the late 1990s, produced an son Richard, daughter Stephanie, this year and is published in attending Walker’s, Prudence went interactive “future of television” daughter Deanna, and grandsons the February 2019 issue of on to Vassar. She then received a demo using technology that Henry and Nathan, enjoyed Architectural Record. Katie’s graduate degree in art and taught anticipated programs like Who some time on campus with firm is committed to creativity, herself animation, photography, Wants to Be a Millionaire. Director of Alumnae Relations exploration, and professional and drawing. Here’s an edited Prudence earned a Grammy Marion Paterson P’17, ’19. They achievement in architecture, excerpt from the article: Award for her highly innovative also met Head of School Meera planning, and its related Viswanathan and Associate Head Prudence is Executive Producer animation work on Peter disciplines. Katie and her husband of School Amy Wheeler. Laurie for Cinematic Reality at Magic Gabriel’s “Steam” music video have resided in Perrysburg, OH Leap, a spatial computer and three Emmy Awards since 2001. that lets you see and become in graphic and title design immersed in an augmented — one for MTV’s Liquid reality. In the article, Prudence Television and two for Pee-wee’s said, “[You wear goggles that] Playhouse. More recently, map your environment and Prudence has been writing allow you to add in other novels. things.” Prudence’s involvement 1972 Joanna Betts Virkler 15826The contact Lake Ridgeinformation Rd. for our class correspondents has beenCharlotte, removed NC to28278-7930 protect their +1privacy (704) but 588-1939 we want to hear from [email protected]! Please send your news to [email protected].

1973 Prudence Fenton ’71 as featured Your class needs a in the Fall/Winter 2018 edition correspondent! Contact Laurie Stromberg ’74 visited campus in September 2018 with her of the Vassar Quarterly. [email protected] husband, children and grandchildren.

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Starr Winmill Shebesta: “I am sorry to say I was not be able to attend Reunion due to a schedule conflict with a week-long art workshop in NC. As you may remember, I dabbled a bit with art while at EWS but not much. Now, I’m doing a push to do more and more, especially with watercolors. It’s one of the joys of my life! Here are some recent pictures of me and my husband, and my art. It would be great to connect Veda Pendleton ’75 and with you on FB (Starr Winmill Mary Melvin Fleming ’75 on Thanksgiving Day, 2018 at Shebesta) and LinkedIn (Starr Mary’s Paris home. Shebesta)!”

1976 Dolly Hall ’78, Tracy Denney Hritz ’82 and Robin Lortin Danell ’81 Your class needs a correspondent! Contact From Ashley Lickle O’Neil: [email protected] 1978 “Our wonderful Class of 1978 continues to connect!” Katharine Swibold 29The Independence contact information St. for We were so saddened by the death our class correspondents has 1977 beenTarrytown, removed NY to 10591 protect their of our classmate, Nancy Felton privacy but we want to hear from Juliet “Julie” Ward Flood +1 (914) 524-9624 Hughes, on December 29, 2018. [email protected]! Please send your news to Starr Winmill Shebesta ’74 and 2105The contact Kenilworth information Avenue for [email protected]. Nancy was 58 years old and our class correspondents has passed away at her home following her husband, Tarry beenWilmette, removed IL 60091 to protect their Dolly Hall: Hprivacy +1 (847) but we920-1006 want to hear from From “I just returned a long and courageous nine- Cyou! +1 Please (847) 903-2390send your news to from Aspen where I was staying year battle with younger-onset [email protected]. [email protected] with my cousin Tracy Denney Alzheimer’s disease. Hritz ’82. We happily went for We were so saddened by the death après ski at Robin Lortin Danell of our classmate, Janis Curry ’81’s gorgeous mountain top Tripp. Janis died on January 17, home!! Robin pulled out some old 2019 at the age of 59 at her home Pepperpots and we had some belly in Port Charlotte, FL. laughs.”

Holiday artwork by Starr Winmill Shebesta ’74

1975 REUNION Dr. Doris “Veda” Pendleton 8810The contact Doe Run information Ct. for our class correspondents has Louisville,been removed KY 40242-3407 to protect their +1privacy (502) but 298-0828 we want to hear from you! Please send your news to [email protected]@ethelwalker.org.

Class correspondent, Veda Pendleton, wrote to tell us that she and her daughter, Lauren, visited with Mary Melvin Fleming on Thanksgiving Day at Mary’s place in Paris. Veda adds, Our wonderful Class of 1978 continues to connect! First Row: Alisa Miller Skakel, Ryland Burnett, “It was wonderful catching up Sarah Johnson Redlich, Dolly Hall, Suzie Josephson Horgan, Lili Hoodes Bender, Ellen Fauver Reimer, after 40-plus years.” Helen Hummer Feid. Second Row: Ashley Lickle O’Neil

44 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT and strong. Wedding plans for the world. He is a joy and a delight farmers and anyone involved in 1979 oldest and college graduation for whose smile can melt even the agriculture.” the youngest!” hardest heart.” Karen Polcer Bdera Katherine “Trina” Jones 24-03The contact 86th St.information East for our class correspondents has Nora Goodhue Barton Wendy Buck Brown writes: Stillwell says: “I don’t have much beenElmhurst, removed NY 11369to protect their Cascella sends this quick update: “My husband Jack and I just news. My son, Hodge, ran the +1privacy (718) but 429-7594 we want to hear from “Youngest son, Andrew, got celebrated our 32nd wedding Boston marathon for City Year you! Please send your news to [email protected]@gmail.com engaged recently. After 3.5 years anniversary and still live in in 2018. We are downsizing since at Regional Hospice, I made the Charlottesville. I am doing our kids are 26, 25, 23, and soon From Lela Schaus Philip: connection that one of our board a bunch of board work and to be 21. We will still be living in “Our son, Nick, and daughter- members is EWS alum Mary consulting with start-ups, which the town of Dedham. I continue in-law, Hayley, were married Bebel Schinke ’81! Very proud is very satisfying. In my spare to volunteer for The Home for this past August in Manchester, of the work we’re doing.” time, I have enjoyed trying my Little Wanderers, helping mentor VT. A beautiful wedding in the hand at ceramics again for the young girls looking for forever Green Mountains. Classmates This in from Jill Ashbey first time in 20+ years (a constant families.” Lisa Danforth Hurst and Dar Pejoves: “On June 21, 2018, we lesson in humility) and getting Reimer Barrett were there as welcomed our first grandchild, excited about our daughter, Nina’s, This is from Ashley Smith guests. Our son, Sam (27), lives William Tucker Forman, into the upcoming wedding. Otherwise, Washburn: “While my husband, in NYC and is working at JP we enjoy traveling to see both Jay, and I remain in Connecticut, Morgan and daughter, Lily (19), Nina and Nicholas (son) who live most of the time, our sons are is a freshman at St. Lawrence on the west coast and are planning spread around the country University. Tom and I still live and a trip to Machu Picchu this and world. Our oldest, Jack, is work at the Brunswick School in summer.” working in Denver, our second, Greenwich, CT.” Sam, is getting his Masters in This in from Lisa Danforth Mental Health Counseling in This in from Ellen Gerry Hurst: “The last of the Hursts Portland, OR. Our third, Ben, is Breed: “My news is that I will graduated from Middlebury in teaching in Ho Chi Minh City, be a grandmother for the first May 2018. All three kids live Vietnam and our youngest, Nate, time at the end of February or and work in NYC and mom and is a senior studying filmmaking early March. February 26 is the dad are enjoying a pay raise. Lisa at Elon University in North due date. My eldest daughter, is working as a writer for www. Carolina. My husband continues Caroline, and her husband, Rory dirt-to-dinner.com, a blog that teaching in Glastonbury and I Cunnane, are as excited as am I.” covers agriculture, the food supply continue my work in Tanzania. chain and how your food is grown 2018 was an amazing year for From Marie “May” Herkert William Tucker Forman, and processed. It’s a lot of fun and our foundation, Asante Sana Bogdanovic: “Aside from a 40th grandson of Jill Ashbey a constant learning curve. We are For Education, Inc. Two of the reunion (!), family life is healthy Pejoves ’79 always looking to connect with primary schools we built held their first graduations and I was fortunate to attend one during a visit in October. Our own BEE Montessori Preschool (named for Betsy ’77, Emily ’07 and Ellie van Gemeren ’09, my sister and nieces) also held our first graduation in October during my visit. Our little school has grown from 15 students when we first opened in 2017 to 45 children now. This past year we also partnered with Days for Girls International which provides menstrual health education and reusable sanitary kits to allow millions of girls worldwide to stay in school every day of the month. We are proud to say we were able to educate and provide kits to over 700 girls this year. Our hope is to reach over 1,000 more in 2019. Family of six wedding pic from Lela Schaus Philip ’79

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1981 Veronica “Roni” Leger 92The Fayerweather contact information St., #3 for our class correspondents has beenCambridge, removed MA to 02138protect their +1privacy (617) but 547-4130 we want to hear from you! Please send your news to [email protected]@alum.mit.edu

Veronica “Roni” Leger writes, “I’ll start with my Walker’s news. I was able to see Shelley Marks a few times this year at her house in Wingaersheek, MA including Thanksgiving when my mom and I went for a few days and had a fantastic time. Ashley Smith Washburn ’79 and BEE Montessori Preschool students Then at Christmas when I was in New Canaan, CT with my sister, Marion Leger Murphy ’80, I will be returning to Tanzania the world’s first women-only we had a mini reunion with in March with Jack and his road race when it was created in Laura Whiteman, Pam girlfriend, Colleen, where we 1972. The Mini has become a Safford, and Hooey Stuart will meet our new Students powerful place to bring women Wilks ’82 at a local coffee shop. Empowering Students secondary together to celebrate each other. It was great to catch up on what students and the new BEE “The lack of testosterone at the each of us is doing.” preschoolers as well as continue start line makes it very welcoming, the Days for Girls program and go very inclusive, and to me, it was Lisa Levis is now Lisa Weldon! Karen Bdera first ran the New on a quick safari in the Serengeti. a really special thing,” Karen told She got married to Smith Weldon York Mini 10K in 1984. It was I look forward to introducing Women’s Running. In addition in Colorado. How they met is life-changing. Colleen, and participants in to doing the Mini every year, fun. She wrote, “We met on our summer ASFE Cultural Karen has racked up an impressive Craigslist personals (now defunct) Immersion Service Trip to the number of finishes at New York — I designed an ad that asked wonderful students and people Road Runners’ races — 542 of for a gentleman to escort me to we work with and their country. them to be exact. They’ve ranged summer stock — after sorting Recent Walker’s graduate Emma in distance from one mile to 30 through the replies, I came up Paterson ’19 joins us on the miles. She has also participated with a winner, very low miles.” summer trip this year!” in scores of other running and walking events in the region, Betsy Schreier Davis writes, And a quick update from yours raising $255,000 over the years “my son and I are about to launch truly, Karen Polcer Bdera: for breast cancer organizations. our new company, Envi Threads. “I continue to volunteer, race Karen said that as she gets older, First round of products have been walk, travel, read, and work on she hopes other women will find shipped to me. I’ll hopefully have craft projects. Husband, Nick, inspiration in her unflagging our website up and running soon. continues to teach his exercise drive. ‘Women can run the world,’ I’ve enlisted my computer savvy classes for older adults at Isabella she said. ‘It’s important for me to daughter to get it ready. Sales Geriatric Center. We still enjoy be a part of that as long as I can.’ ” will be through Amazon. Stay our twice-yearly trips to Aruba, tuned. The web address is and this year, I will also be going www.envithreads.com” to England with my stepmom for REUNION some fun times.” 1980 In May, 2019, Mary Bebel Jennifer “Jennie” Hetzler Schinke was appointed as We were delighted to discover that 228The contactRivercrest information Drive, Unit for A volunteer chairperson of the board Karen was featured in an article our class correspondents has Delaware, OH 43015 of directors of Regional Hospice on www.womensrunning.com been removed to protect their +1privacy (732) but 778-0311 we want to hear from and Palliative Care (RHPC). Here in June! Here’s an excerpt from [email protected]! Please send your news to is an excerpt from an article on [email protected]. that article: “The New York Mini Mary’s appointment featured on Before running tights were 10K on June 8, 2019 marked RHPC’s website: available, runners like Karen Karen’s 36th consecutive go at Bdera wore hosiery under their the event which was considered shorts to say warm.

46 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT “Each hospice role I’ve had has dovetailed with my professional 1985 REUNION life,” said Mary. As an estate lawyer, Mary advises clients on Elizabeth Potter Giddings The contact information for services such as wills and trusts, ourP.O. class Box correspondents501 has health care advance directives, Bethel,been removed ME 04217-0501 to protect their powers of attorney, and even the (860)privacy 805-8711 but we want to hear from you! Please send your news to future care of a beloved pet. [email protected]@aol.com “Discussing death and dying are part of my everyday routine. Esther Pryor They’re issues I’m comfortable 29The Fernbrook contact information for our class correspondents has with.” Westbeen Hartford,removed to CT protect 06107 their +1privacy (773) but 350-4723 we want to hear from Mary began her relationship with you! Please send your news to [email protected] RHPC by taking the agency’s [email protected]. 24-hour family support volunteer Lori Stewart ’87 (right) and Cheyenne Watts ’17, Lori’s training, with the goal of visiting goddaughter, on Cheyenne’s move-in day at Boston University. hospice patients in the community 1986 Joining them are Phyllis Watts P’17 (Cheyenne’s Mom) and Caiden with her certified therapy dog, Stewart (Lori’s son, and cousin and godbrother to Cheyenne) “Charlotte,” a sweet and loving Tahra Makinson-Sanders Bichon Frise. Joining the volunteer 2260The contact North informationPoint, Apt. 4for our class correspondents has While I’m traveling down Wendy’s of our class: Wendy Martin board only a short time after, beenSan Francisco, removed CAto protect 94123 their “memory lane” with my and Wendy Wheeler Smith. Mary’s connection to RHPC +1privacy (916) but 220-5205 we want to hear from you! Please send your news to goddaughter at the fore, I had to Julia Wilcox sent a quick hello has grown deeply and with [email protected] [email protected]. also share these two pictures. with a thank you to me for serving remarkable range. “Mary’s passion Please indulge me! as class correspondent again and and commitment to our patients Veronika Durner and her updated contact information. and families is unsurpassed,” daughter, Josephine, visited Thank you, dear classmates, Thank you, Julia! I am pleased to says RHPC president and CEO, campus in April for a tour of for indulging me. I hope this do so once again. Julia noted that Cynthia Emiry Roy. Roy went on all that is new. She met Meera encourages all of you to send in she is frequently in touch with a to say “She is a special volunteer Viswanathan and the current information, updates and photos, handful of our classmates and will because she has served in so many ASSIST students, and former so that this does not become the reach out again soon with updates capacities at our agency.” Since faculty member Rich Prager came Lori and Cheyenne column. and photos. beginning, Mary has volunteered to campus to visit with Veronica. LOL. I look forward to receiving over 110 hours of her time to RHPC. all the information you have to Wendy Martin popped in to share and more. share a quick “Hello!” 1987 1982 The Class of 1987 Check In Before I move on to our second Lori Stewart Challenge — Wendy, I would like to share Cynthia T. Vega P.O.The contactBox 330774 information for In that vein, among the typical a “teaser.” On March 16, CPSThe contact 21816 information for our class correspondents has our class correspondents has beenWest Hartford,removed to CT protect 06133-0774 their categories of interest (births, pets, 2019, Kelly Schmidt, Josey beenP.O. Box removed 149020 to protect their +1privacy (860) but 751-9674 we want to hear from career, travel, weddings, etc.), our Ballenger, Liz Ortecho, Coralprivacy Gables, but we FL want 33114-9020 to hear from you! Please send your news to [email protected]@gmail.com future Class of 1987 notes will Pansy Cheng, Amy Benussis, +1you! (809) Please 383-3774 send your news to [email protected]. also include a simple “Check In” Heather Rems Korwin and [email protected] section. Even if you don’t have I will be celebrating together in anything specific or particularly Canton, CT at one of Heather’s lengthy to share, please just check two yoga studios, Sanctuary Power in to let us know you’re out there! Yoga. As an FYI…one studio is at 1983 We really want to hear from you. 23 Franklin St. in Torrington, CT Anna Perkins de Cordova Simply make the subject heading and the second is in Canton, CT. 2406The contact New Hackensack information Rd. for of your email/text “Check In,” Can’t wait to share further details our class correspondents has beenPoughkeepsie, removed NYto protect 12603-4207 their include your name, and don’t with you next time! Stay tuned… +1privacy (845) but 452-3045 we want to hear from worry about expounding further. you! Please send your news to I would like to receive a 100% In closing, Wendy Wheeler [email protected][email protected] Check In response for the next Smith, who has relocated from edition…let’s go! NYC to CA, wrote to say hello and to make sure that I was okay. Lori Stewart ’87, godmother 1984 to Cheyenne Watts ’17 in the More thoughts from and about I am well. Thank you, Wendy! Your class needs a Summer of 2002. “Notice the our class — So far, I have heard Wendy noted how she “was lucky correspondent! Contact vibrant orange tops. We Suns from Julia Wilcox and the two to…see Lamonda Williams [email protected] loyal ever be!”

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and Ailsa Veit Foulke” and a Josey Ballanger gathered for a few other folks from time to time baby shower for Kelly Schmidt while she lived in NYC. Wendy at Heather’s yoga studio the week relocated to Santa Barbara, CA a before her baby was born! few years ago and is still in contact A few days after the shower with a few of our classmates. She Kelly went into labor and loves traveling to San Francisco to delivered a handsome, healthy see friends and family, including baby boy! Thomas Francis Brophy, Debbie Flagg Smith, who is IV was born on March 23, 2019 married to Wendy’s brother, and and weighed in at 4 lbs 2 oz. He Julia Flagg Leaver whom she has done very well since birth and also affectionately references as is now weighing close to 13 lbs her sister-in-law. Wendy is self- at 3 months. Kelly reports, “He employed as a consultant with a is very sweet and easy, which is small company, Creative Animal, a blessing since I am a very old and she volunteers with Planned first time mom.” Congratulations Parenthood. She also shared also to Kelly on her marriage to wonderful, colorful political Thomas Francis Brophy, III on Standing: Liz West Glidden, Lori Stewart, Kelly Schmidt and commentary which I chuckled Elizabeth Ortecho Rose May 25, 2019. while reading almost as much Kneeling: Heather Rems Korwin and Pansy Cheng Zalinsky as she must have chuckled (yet meant every word) while writing. loss of our very sweet classmate Classmates Lori Stewart, Liz Hilary Clark, the first member Ortecho, Heather Rems, 1988 On a more somber note, of our Class of 1987 to have Pansy Cheng, Liz Glidden, and Carolyn “Carrie” Pouch Wendy also recounted special passed away. A few words were 300The contactClub Rd. information for conversations and times which our class correspondents has oft-repeated in describing Hilary: Baltimore, MD 21210 she had shared with our been removed to protect their “kind, sweet, gentle soul” and +1privacy (443) but 257-9338 we want to hear from classmate, Hilary Clark, whom also “a bridge” as a few classmates you! Please send your news to [email protected]@gmail.com she remembered fondly as a shared their reflections with me “sweetheart and a good human… via email. I recall coming together Carrie Viko Wilcox sent the (who exhibited) such dignity” in on a snowy day in March 2018, Alumnae Office a holiday card the midst of her very real health in Greenwich, CT with Kelly with a beautiful photo of her challenges. Wendy also mentioned Schmidt, Deb Whitfield family that we’ve included. In having spoken to Liz West Wiese, Cindy Sebrell, Pansy the card, Carrie added, “Can’t Glidden to whom she expressed Cheng, Ailsa Veit Foulke and believe my kids are almost done her love and condolences in Liz’s Liz West Glidden to bid Hilary with high school! Missing all my loss of such a dear friend. farewell. May we continue to Class of ’88 EWS friends. Let’s

cherish her memory. Our loving get together soon.” We are happy I would like to take a moment best to the Clark family. Kelly Schmidt’s ’87 son, to report that Carrie’s florist at this time, on behalf of our Thomas Francis Brophy, IV business is a thriving success. In class, to also acknowledge the

A Class of 1987 mini reunion was held in May at the Berkshire School graduation! Left to right, Maria Paleologos Green, Julia Remembering our dear classmate, Hilary Clark ’87 Wilcox, Pamela Johnson Gammill, and Stephanie Budlong Paul

48 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95 was a featured speaker on a panel discussion about the #MeToo movement

student-led Women’s Learning Carrie Viko Wilcox ’88 and her family, John, Jack, Maggie and Community and the Backpack- Rachael Rosselli ’98 (right) Charlie to-Briefcase program at the and a friend on the streets of University of Saint Joseph. The Firenze. discussion was led by NBC 2018, she worked on the First Connecticut reporter Leslie Lady’s luncheon in DC and in 1993 Mayes. Leander is an attorney/ position of regional philanthropy January 2019 she got to work for partner at Shipman and Goodwin officer at the American Red Cross one of the float companies for the Augusta Morrison Harrison The contact information for and a Walker’s Trustee. of Massachusetts. I’m inspired Rose Parade. What an amazing 200 West 90th St., #5B our class correspondents has by the humanitarian mission experience! New York, NY 10024-1233 been removed to protect their every day, and have found great +1privacy (212) but 769-2254 we want to hear from you! Please send your news to joy volunteering at their Boston [email protected] [email protected]. 1996 food pantry. My other volunteer activities keep me engaged in Your class needs a 1989 the community. I’m a member correspondent! Contact Your class needs a [email protected] of the New England Aquarium correspondent! Contact 1994 Dive Club and (finally!) am the [email protected] Philippa Eschauzier Earl proud renter of a garden plot at 12The Netherton contact information Ave. for the Fenway Victory Gardens. our class correspondents has Beverly,been removed MA 01915 to protect their 1997 Hopefully, I’ll be able to grow REUNION +1privacy (978) but 921-4751 we want to hear from veggies and flowers instead of 1990 you! Please send your news to Alicia Benedetto [email protected]@ethelwalker.org. weeds. The arts, live music in 6The Little contact Bear informationDr. for Amanda Pitman our class correspondents has particular, are still a big part of Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 6The East contact 97th St.,information #5C for been removed to protect their my life. I’m also trying my hand our class correspondents has +1privacy (914) but 556-6050 we want to hear from beenNew York,removed NY to10029 protect their at drawing again since I don’t REUNION [email protected]! Please send your news to +1privacy (917) but 597-3205 we want to hear from 1995 [email protected]. want to lose what Mr. Coster you! Please send your news to (AKA Big Mike) taught me over [email protected]@yahoo.com Nicole Lewenson Shargel Karen Crowe 20 years ago. (I can’t believe I 9The Sherman contact Place information for The contact information for our class correspondents has 220 Boylston St., Apt. 1109 just wrote the number “20”). Winchester, MA 01890 our class correspondents has been removed to protect their beenBoston, removed MA 02116-3949 to protect their Three of my recent, favorite +1privacy (617) but 930-6136 we want to hear from +1privacy (617) but 875-7240 we want to hear from moments were: going to Italy for 1991 [email protected]! Please send your news to you! Please send your news to [email protected]. [email protected]@gmail.com the first time with my childhood Your class needs a friend Janelle; hosting Meredith correspondent! Contact Leander Altifois Dolphin was Davison on her last visit to [email protected] a panelist at a discussion hosted Boston; and meeting Jackie by the University of Saint Joseph 1998 Harris Mercurio’s daughter, Pia, in West Hartford. The discussion, last month. I hope to see more of “#MeToo: Preventing and Brooke Berescik-Johns 118The contactWest 75th information St., #3A for my classmates in the coming year, 1992 Responding to Sexual Harassment our class correspondents has New York, NY 10023 so please look me up if you’re in Whitley Ram Schoeny in the Professional Workplace” been removed to protect their privacy but we want to hear from Boston, Naples, FL or Westerly, RI. The contact information for was held in November in the +1 (646) 483-9383 4850 Burley Hills Dr. you! Please send your news to our class correspondents has Crystal Room in Mercy Hall [email protected]@gmail.com beenCincinnati, removed OH to 45243 protect their The Class of 1998 was +1privacy (513) but 561-2525 we want to hear from on the campus of the university. Rachael Rosselli: I’ve been heartbroken to hear of Emily [email protected]! Please send your news to The event was sponsored by the [email protected]. enjoying my development Broidrick’s passing and will be

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making a named donation to the will allow sickle cell approximately Alle Shane School in Emily’s honor. For more $4.4 million in grant money for 101The contactS. Eola Dr.,information Unit #1204 for our class correspondents has information, or to contribute, research, surveillance, outreach, Orlando,been removed FL 32801 to protect their please contact class correspondent and awareness. I am a sickle +1privacy (561) but 309-6883 we want to hear from Brooke Berescik-Johns. you! Please send your news to cell patient advocate and I [email protected]@ethelwalker.org. continue to advocate for the rights and privileges for the sickle Lots of exciting things going cell community. My health is on in Reema Dedania’s life. 1999 maintaining well. Thank you, Reema is still in Nashville and Walker’s, for your continued will be finishing her residency Vivienne Felix support in this journey called at Vanderbilt Medical Center in 12The Marshall contact St.,information #4W for our class correspondents has life. TUNE IN on PQRADIO1. June 2019. She plans to practice Irvington, NJ 07111 been removed to protect their com for my Legally Terri segment, as a psychiatrist in Nashville +1privacy (484) but 597-0633 we want to hear from every Monday at 5:30 p.m. to afterwards. Reema married [email protected]! Please send your news to Dr. Lindsay Wolcott ’05 and [email protected]. 7:00 p.m. (ET). God Bless and her dad, Hunter Wolcott, at Christopher Taylor in September #pursuehappiness ! her 2017 graduation at the 2018 and reports: “We had a University of Edinburgh from great Walker’s showing including Terri M. Booker, Esq. its veterinary program 2000 REUNION TMB ESQUIRE P.O. Box 13363 Allison Quigley tech in Florida which led me to go Philadelphia, PA 19101 15The The contact Meadows information for to veterinary school in Scotland. our class correspondents has 267.709.4592 Stratham,been removed NH to03885 protect their After four wonderful years at the +1privacy (603) but 247-0784 we want to hear from University of Edinburgh (Class you! Please send your news to [email protected]@ethelwalker.org. of 2017), I am now officially Dr. Wolcott and living stateside in SC. 2003 I am excited for the future as a Your class needs a small animal vet in the wonderful 2001 correspondent! Contact city of Greenville with my dog, [email protected] Kora. For those of you who Alicia Little Hodge remember Roger, I still have him 5402The contact Auth Rd., information #403 for our class correspondents has (at a grand old age of 21) and he is Camp Spring, MD 20746 been removed to protect their loving retirement.” +1privacy (860) but 970-9156 we want to hear from 2004 [email protected]! Please send your news to [email protected]. Averill Wyman-Blackburn P.O.The contactBox 351 information for our class correspondents has beenBarkhamsted, removed CT to protect 06063-0351 their 2006 +1privacy (860) but 379-7300 we want to hear from 2002 Ebony Moses Andrea Coggins Toivakka ’06, [email protected]! Please send your news to [email protected]. 92The Vassar contact Ave., information #3 for Reema Dedania ’06 and Emily Holly Jackson our class correspondents has Newark, NJ 07112-2209 Sappington ’06 at Reema’s 425The contactEast 63rd information St., #E9H for been removed to protect their +1privacy (973) but 220-1109 we want to hear from September 2018 wedding in Newour class York, correspondents NY 10065-7850 has been removed to protect their [email protected]! Please send your news to Washington, DC sporting their REUNION [email protected]. +1privacy (860) but 593-1081 we want to hear from 2005 Walker’s Sundial henna tattoos [email protected]! Please send your news to [email protected]. Emma Bedford-Jack 4013The contact Howley information St. for Terri Booker: Hello ladies our class correspondents has of EWS. I am proud to report Pittsburgh,been removed PA to15224 protect their privacy but we want to hear from that I will be running for judge +1 (860) 966-6631 [email protected]! Please send your news to for the Court of Common [email protected]. Pleas in Philadelphia this May. Please visit my website, https:// From Lindsay Wolcott: “It terribooker4judge.wixsite.com/ has been nearly 14 years since terribookerforjudge, to support I walked down the aisle in my and/or volunteer. Additionally, last white dress to receive my diploma. year I worked closely with Senator Since that day I earned my B.A. in Cory Booker’s legislative aide on Business Administration from St. the S.2465 bipartisan bill. I am Andrews University in NC. After thrilled to announce that the bill college I spent six months living in was passed and signed into law Portugal as a working student for a on December 18, 2018. This law dressage trainer. Upon my return, The wedding festivities of Reema Dedania ’06 and Christopher I got into the veterinary field as a Taylor in Washington, DC, September 2018

50 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT former Head of School Susanna Jones (who was my advisor), 2011 my former history teacher, Meg Mahoney, who is now retired and Kelsey Ballard several girls from my class. We 80The Pilgrim contact Dr. information for our class correspondents has had a combined Catholic-Hindu beenWindsor, removed CT 06095 to protect their wedding in Washington, DC.” +1privacy (860) but 748-8478 we want to hear from [email protected]! Please send your news to Reema generously added “We are [email protected]. always happy to have visitors so let us know if you’re ever in the area!” 2012 Jordana “Monet” Clarke 2007 81The Brewster contact Rd.information for our class correspondents has Emily Casey beenWindsor, removed CT 06095 to protect their 446The contactCedar Ln. information for A chance encounter all because of a Walker’s sweatshirt! See the +1privacy (860) but 683-4079 we want to hear from our class correspondents has Class of 2009 notes below for details. you! Please send your news to beenNew Hartford,removed toCT protect 06057 their [email protected]@college.harvard.edu +1privacy (860) but 489-4700 we want to hear from you! Please send your news to Ajay Pittman passed her first [email protected]@gmail.com 2009 bill on the Oklahoma House Jeanette Pelizzon of Representatives Floor with 38The Broad contact Ave. information S. for Caitlin Moss bipartisan support! She is grateful our class correspondents has 65The Russo contact Ave., information Apt. J3 for Naples,been removed Florida to34102 protect their our class correspondents has to have constituents in her district +1privacy (860) but 280-4212 we want to hear from beenEast Haven, removed CT to 06513-2753 protect their that are committed to bringing [email protected]! Please send your news to +1privacy (860) but 490-7036 we want to hear from new economic development. [email protected]. you! Please send your news to [email protected]@gmail.com Hooray Sunray, Ajay!

En route to a conference in Monet Clark has been named Orlando, FL, Advancement a 2019 Pickering Fellow and is Office staff members Genie beginning her career in the foreign Lomba P’13, ’16, ’18 and service through this prestigious Princess Hyatt spotted a Walker’s program. sweatshirt and got to meet Heather Carley and her fiancee, Marie. 2013

Marianne Pettit ’10 with Ameena Makhdoomi REUNION Catherine Pettit ’17 at 414The contactWest 48th information St., #4G for 2010 our class correspondents has Marianne’s wedding on New York, NY 10036 Sarah Puckhaber ’07 and been removed to protect their Marianne Pettit September 29, 2018 at +1privacy (646) but 795-8978 we want to hear from Fernanda Gilligan Jess ’96 met The contact information for Walker’s chapel 150 Randolph Rd. [email protected]! Please send your news to for coffee last November in our class correspondents has [email protected]. London beenSilver removedSpring, MD to protect 20904 their +1privacy (860) but 614-3212 we want to hear from you! Please send your news to [email protected]@cardinalmail.cua.edu

2008 Kathleen Kirby 425The contactCoppermill information Rd. for our class correspondents has beenWethersfield, removed toCT protect 06109 their +1privacy (860) but 882-2195 we want to hear from you! Please send your news to [email protected]@gmail.com

Caroline Kieltyka ’10, Marianne Pettit ’10 and Marianne’s husband, Richard Watt, at their wedding on September 29, 2018.

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Paige Williams-Rivera in Organizational Psychology Selinsgrove, PA. To be named and remain an active travel team 8The Holland contact View information Dr. for program and recently started a a University Scholar, students member. In the past, I have also our class correspondents has beenBloomfield, removed CT to protect06002 their new position with Otis Elevators must have earned a cumulative been involved with Tastemakers +1privacy (860) but 727-4184 we want to hear from World Headquarters in Human grade point average of 3.75 in Magazine and the CSSH Peer you! Please send your news to [email protected]@hartford.edu Resources. full-time study for the past two Mentor Program. In my free semesters or equivalent credit time you can find me whipping Sam Gonzalez has been hours of part-time study. Basch is up some comfort food, scanning working at Bonobos since 2015 a communications major in the flight prices or wandering Boston, and recently received a promotion 2014 Class of 2020. camera in hand.” to the training team. As the Olivia Aker guideshop training associate, Alena Zafonte shared: “I am Ella Ross will be graduating 65The Pioneer contact Dr. information for he is responsible for all training our class correspondents has a Political Science major with from Bates College in June with West Hartford, CT 06117 development, delivery, and follow been removed to protect their minors in International Affairs a degree in psychology. She has +1privacy (860) but 798-1023 we want to hear from up for all of the company’s stores you! Please send your news to and Social Activism pursuing received a number of honors [email protected] across the US. He’s also gotten to [email protected]. a concentration in Security including induction into Sigma work closely with the marketing Studies. 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Walker’s Director of College Counseling Clarissa Basch P’15 attended a counselor program in California in early February where she visited Chapman University and had the opportunity to have lunch with Ernestine “Tina” Chatman, a first year student Rhiannon Bird ’16 and This summer, four recent graduates worked in Walker’s there. Clarissa reports that Tina is daughter Aria Lindsey advancement and external affairs offices doing special projects. They include from left Mackenzie Hine ’16, Kathleen Quinlan ’16, studying Creative Production in Holly Paul ’18, and Emma Paterson ’19. their Dodge School and loving it! that one day Aria can go to Walker’s like she did. (And hopes she loves horses as much as she does!)

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Members of the Class of 2017 at Walker’s 2019 commencement Ernestine “Tina” Chatman ’18 exercises: Alyssa Nazmi, Idabelle Paterson, Alora Foster and and Walker’s Director of Emily Cazares College Counseling Clarissa Basch P’15 at Chapman University

Stay in touch! We love to hear from our alumnae and want to know more about what you are doing out in the world. Send us your news and be sure that we have your most up-to-date contact information on hand so that we can share news about what is happening in Simsbury. Please email us at alumnae@ethelwalker. Members of the Class of 2017 met up with former teacher Elyssa Michael Barrett (third from right) in org or contact us by phone Boston for a viewing of King Lear with Ian McKellan. L to R: Nina Zhang, Cheyenne Watts, Lexi King, at (860) 408-4259. Elyssa Michael Barrett, Eshita Rahman and Idabelle Paterson

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1951 Avis Ashcraft Nungesser Wierzba Joan M. Hewitt, Mother of Susan Hewitt Births & Fischer ’66 1953 Diana Waud Kruglick Adoptions Nancy Britt Juliano, Former EWS Faculty 1953 Nancy Kitchell Lickle 1987 Kelly Schmidt Sister: Victoria Kitchell ’57 Daniel Cauffiel Lickle,Husband of Nancy Thomas Francis Brophy, IV Sister: Leslie Kitchell Bullock ’62* Kitchell Lickle ’53*; Brother-in law of March 23, 2019 Cousin: Jane du Pont Kidd ’57 Victoria Kitchell ’57 and Leslie Kitchell 2016 Rhiannon Bird Cousin: Michele du Pont Goss ’59 Bullock ’62*; Uncle of Sydney Lickle Aria Lindsey Bird Niece: Sydney Lickle Jordan ’70 Jordan ’70, Ashley Lickle O’Neil ’78 and February 2, 2019 Niece: Kemble Lickle O’Donnell ’79 Kemble Lickle O’Donnell ’79 Niece: Ashley Lickle O’Neil ’78 John William McDonald, Husband of Esther 1953 Ellen Scranton Linen Johnson McDonald ’44 Mother: Sara Scranton Linen ’30* Marriages E. Merritt McDonough, Father of Virginia Sister: Marion Linen Dawson Carr ’58 McDonough Gasho ’78, Elizabeth & Unions Aunt: Marion Scranton Isaacs ’26* McDonough Shannon ’82 and Jennifer 1981 Lisa Levis Weldon Aunt: Katherine Scranton Rozendaal ’26* McDonough Albanesi ’83 To Smith Weldon 1954 Elodie Huntley Tilney Grace Viqueira Nelson, Grandmother of 1987 Kelly Schmidt 1955 Betsy Hendryx Perrier Elizabeth Reyes ’16 To Thomas Francis Brophy, III May 25, 2019 1958 Phyllis Mills Wyeth Margaret E. Normann, Grandmother of

Cousin: Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ’66 Margaret Wierdsma ’18 Cousin: Jean du Pont Blair ’58 Richard A. Pancavage, Grandfather of Lauren In Memoriam 1959 Leslie Higgins Pancavage ’21 and Alexis Pancavage ’24 Alumnae of The Ethel Walker School Daughter: Julia Newlin Smith ’83 Philip H. Pitney, Husband of Barbara Richards Sister: Tanis Higgins Erdmann ’55 1942 Frances Barber Dorrance Pitney ’56 Daughter: Katharine B. Hanson ’69 Cousin: Cynthia Higgins Roby ’64 William P. Rayner, Husband of Katharine Daughter: Elizabeth Hanson Lawlor ’71 1969 Pamela Axelsson Gifford Daughter: Barbara Hanson Maropis ’74 Johnson Rayner ’63 1976 Monica Boyd 1942 Anne Beach Jackson Yves Henri Robert, Husband of Mary 1977 Janis Curry Tripp Hutchinson Robert ’52 1943 Linda Bailey Searle 1978 Nancy Felton Hughes Barbara Theo Allen Roberts, Grandmother of 1945 Loise Baldwin Chapin Sumner Wick ’15 Daughter: Loise Wickser Toland ’79 1978 Marcia Devendorf Morrell Daughter: Alexandra Wickser Sister: Andree Devendorf Welsh ’74 Steven P. Schinke, Husband of Mary Bebel Ballantine ’73 Cousin: Cynthia Gowen Crawford ’79 Schinke ’81 Daughter: Hope Wickser Lufkin ’82 Cousin: Lee C. Gowen ’82 Barbara Talmadge Sieber, Mother of Jennifer Sister: Joan Baldwin Oakerson ’40* Sieber ’09 Sister-in-law: Hope Baldwin McCormick ’37* Sister-in-law: Sara Chapin Winston ’39* In Sympathy Gretchen Skelley, Mother of Joan E. Skelley, EWS Faculty Niece: Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64 Members of the wider Walker’s Niece: Susan Cartwright Due ’63 community Richard E. Swibold, Father of Katharine Great-niece: Hilary Hunt McCutcheon ’83 Peter Waller Anson, Husband of Sally Ankeny Swibold ’78 1945 Charlotte Wright Osgood Anson ’48 William Scott Tiernan, Son of Lynda Scheerer 1945 Penelope Hall Porter Richard Bermúdez Cabrera and Lorena Stokes ’44; Father of Cary Tiernan Garduño Peraza, Parents of Valentina Butterfield ’01 1946 Raquel Hevia Sanchez Bermúdez Garduño ’19 Sister: Alina Hevia Felix ’48* Jean Baldridge Uehlinger, Mother of Jean-Alice Sister-in law: Ana Maria Gamba Sanchez ’47 C. V. Ethington, Jr., Husband of Alma Haggin Uehlinger Koch ’69 Ethington ’58 1946 Margot Wheelock Schlegel Frances Eisener Wentworth, Grandmother of Freeda Foreman, Sister of Natalie Foreman- Kristen Lashnits ’04 and Caitlin 1946 Emeline Lynch Wittman Wynn ’98 and Leola Foreman Grant ’05 Lashnits ’06; Mother of Janice 1947 Penelope Etnier Dinsmore Wentworth Lashnits, Former EWS Staff A. Frederick Gerstell, Brother of Roberta 1947 Joan Glover Gorman Gerstell Bennett ’53 Nelson Charles Wolf, Grandfather of Samantha Wolf ’20 1947 Evelyn Twiford Potter Patrick Henry Hayes, Jr., Husband of Kazie *Deceased Sheridan Hayes ’84 Names reflect those received through 6/15/19. 54 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT LYNN LYONS, LICSW 2019 Margaret Huling Bonz Women of Distinction Speaker

Join us on campus for a presentation by our Margaret Huling Bonz Women of Distinction Speaker, Lynn Lyons, LICSW.

Monday, September 16, 2019 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

LYNN LYONS is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist in Concord, New Hampshire. With a special interest in breaking the generational cycle of worry in families, Lynn is the coauthor of two books on anxiety: Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous & Independent Children, and the companion book for kids, Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids.

Learn more and RSVP at www.ethelwalker.org/bonzspeaker

Save these Dates! September 15, 2019 Combined Test at Walker’s September 16, 2019 Margaret Huling Bonz Distinguished Speaker Lynn Lyons, Author and Psychotherapist September 25, 2019 Former Trustee Dinner October 14, 2019 Admissions Open House October 18-19, 2019 Family Weekend October 24-25, 2019 Visiting Writer Paisley Rekdal, Poetry and Non-Fiction November 11, 2019 Admissions Open House November 21, 2019 Thanksgiving Vespers and Banquet December 8, 2019 Linda Langmeier Clinic at Walker’s December 9, 2019 Admissions Open House December 13, 2019 Holiday Vespers and Ride January 9, 2020 Young Alumnae Pizza Party March 23-27, 2020 Visiting Writer Alison C. Rollins, Poetry April 2, 2020 Revisit Day April 29, 2020 Grandparents’ and Friends’ Day May 15-17, 2020 Reunion for Classes Ending in 5 and 0! June 5, 2020 Middle School Eighth Grade Promotion June 7, 2020 Commencement

SUMMER 2019 55 HOORAY SUNRAY!

56 SUNDIAL SUMMER SUPPLEMENT Together, alumnae, parents and friends raised a record-breaking $1,911,342 for the Annual Fund for Walker’s.

THANK YOU! NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID HARTFORD, CT PERMIT NO. 3344

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Fun in the Sun!

We are excited to share that a renovation of our archives is now underway. We hope to find many treasures to share, and will likely be asking for help in identifying photos and other items. Our institutional history is important to the understanding of who we are and where we came from, as well as being full of fun discovery. Thanks to the father of one of our students, we now know that The Ethel Walker School “Beach” was a popular swimming and sunbathing spot in what is now the pond area behind the horse barns. Much of the larger original pond was dredged and filled, and the “beach” was planted over to enhance the School’s riding facilities, but a small pond remains in its place. This scenic pond is now a gathering spot for bullfrogs and red-winged blackbirds but this photo from the early 1950s tells a different story! Do you know anyone in this photo? Have memories of the “beach”? Please share your photos and memories with Kim Thacker [email protected].