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Volume 11 / Number 1

Editor: Lisa H Brownell Associate Editor I Class Notes: Mary Howard News Editor: Nina Lentini Dissenting voices Editor, Transformations: Nancy Lewis • Contributing Writers: Trish Brink, Patricia CartJI Rebecca Nash, Though I read with great interest the articles about campus activity follow- Nancy Lewis, Mike Salerno, Karen WOod> ing September 11, I am concerned about the possible lack of any trenchant Art Director: Susan Lirldberg analysis or dissent on campus since then regarding the policies of the Bush Administrative Assistant: Joan Ainscough administration. Editorial Advisory Board: warren Cohen '89, Chair, Maria Braden I hope that we are teaching our students to question objectively and dis- Clark '68, GeorgeWi/lauer, Aflen Carroll 73 passionately the nature of this war on terrorism. If we are defending our "way CC: Connecticut College Magnzim is published by Conncrticut College. The of life," then let us ascertain exactly - and in rigorous honesty - what that magazine's mission is 10 maimain ,Ies between the colkl,

Posrma5ter: Send address changes CO and abandon civil rights, Claiming "Being in the minority CC: CanneclicUl College Magazine, national security interests, he then 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, cr 06320-4196 embarked on a campaign that cul- never necessarily means

Connecticut College Board of Trustees minated in World War II, abetted Duncan Nelwn Day,on 'Bl,Chair, Carolyn R. Holleran '60, Vice Ch.ir, Judirh by a populace that gave him the that you're wrong. " Ammerman '60, Ford W. Bell 1"02, James S. Berrien '74, Jerrold B, Carringwn '79, J:ernando J. Eopuelas '88, Norman Fainstein, Presiden" Marna Wagner same level of approval now given to Fullcnon '56, 1"91, Vcdat Gashi '01, Karhryn M. Godowsky '99, David A. Bush. The fact that Hitler first Harris 1"01, Ann Werncr Johnson '68, Andrew Kmerer '71, Wendy Lehman Lash '64, Virginia Slaughter Loeb '48, 1"77, Sylvia !'asrernack Marx '57, Helen came to power in a controversial election was soon forgotten. Fricke Malhieson '52, Jonathan D, McBride '92, Philip Robert McLoughlin 1"02 Rawls continues to argue that in the pursuit of a greater social good we & 'OS, Richard Menschel 1"04, Slle B, Mercy '63, 1"91, Nancy S. Newcomb '67, Joan Redmond Plat< '67, Mary Like Polan '65, 1"02, Douglas C. Renfield-Miller '75, cannot abridge the basic rights and entitlements of the individual. With Mtienne S. Rumble '00, Elizabeth Ann Sabilia, Barbara Zaccbeo Shmuck '72, Lyn regard to this argument, concern has crossed party lines as not only liberals, Gordon Sdfen '67, Ellen CL. Simmons '69, 1"04, Frederick P. SIrmon Jr. 1"91 & '96, Dhuanne S. Tanull '64, Jean C. Tempel '65, Frank M. Turner, Dale but well-known conservatives such as William F. Buckley and William Safire Chakarian Tu,"", '71, Slephen A. V"" Dyck 1"98, James R. Vesl, Virginia Eason of The New YlIrk Times speak our against the anti-terrorism bill and the cur- Weinm""n '51, Diane Buchanon Wilsey '65, P'91, Rufus R. Winron '82 tailment of civil liberties by the current administration. AJumni Board of Directors During vigils here in Vermont, I ofren recall the statement made by Sen. President Dale Chakari"" Turza '71 Vice Presidenr, Rae Downes K",herz '67; Alumni Truslee, Jonathan McBride '92; Directors, Judith Ham Acker '57, Laura Wayne Morse following passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution by Congress J. Allen '81, Samanrha Capen '88, Warren Cohen '89, Elizabeth Grenier '91, in 1964: "Being in the minority never necessarily means that you're wrong." Andre R. Lee '93, Carmen Pcrc"t-Dickson '78, Douglas Rcnfield-MilJer '75, Robem Slone Smith '63, Loulie (Dodie) SUIre Crawford '89, Rufus R. Wi'Hon '82; Time proved Sen. Morse correct about Vietnam. Will time likewise prove Ex-Offido, H. Nell Bourgoin Russ Feingold correct about Bush's war on terrorism? CC: Conneccicul College Magazinr Copy,igh, 2001 by Conne<:ticU! College, all A heavy responsibility falls upon the individual who opposes the majority. righrs reserved. Reproduccion io whole or in part withoU! written permission is pm-- hibited. Views expressed herein are rho,., of ,he .uthors and do nO! necessarily He or she must choose whether to dissent privately, to express personal reser . reHect official policy of the college.

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2 cc: CONNECTlctH COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 vations to a trusted few, or to protest vigorously in a public forum and decline to withdraw one's objections. And when one does so, one calls upon his fellows to ponder not only the weight of his argument, but also the difference between unanimity and unity. It is this courageous discernment that I hope we commit ourselves to cultivating in the students at Connecticut College.

Dana R. Pierson '78 North Ferrisburgh, Vr.

Photo is a stereotype

I got a chance to skim through the latest issue of CC: Connecticut College Magazine. On page 2, I read and totally agreed with Duer Mclanahan '98 who wrote that the magazine "is very informative, well-written, has splendid photos ... " I moved on to Patrice Brodeur's article "Acts of hatred, or acts of love?" and while it talked about avoiding generalizations and stereotypes, I was disappointed to see the accompanying photograph of five veiled women (page 13). I would very respectfully like to point out that a majority of Muslim women in progressive Islamic countries do not dress up in this manner. The photograph rorally negated the spirit of the article and was, at best, out of place and less than "splendid."

Usman Amin Sheikh '04 Connecticut College

Editor's Reply: I chose the photo because, in some way, 1saw it as an illustra- The Wizard of Oz tion of the huge barriers to understanding that suddenly faced the majority of Americans. The turned backs of the figures further enhanced this sense. 1do agree eritus of Art History Charles that the image could be viewed as stereotypical, and an accompanying caption ed an exhibition that might have explained this, saying that some are unable to see the reality of the ditions of the Wizard of Oz in Muslim world because they are kept in the dark by their own lack of knowledge. That was one of the challenges put forth by Patrice Brodeur's article that called Collections of the college's for an immediate shift in thinking and an openness to the truth. hain Library. One of the treasures of the liege's Gildersleeve Collection of hildren's Literature is the first issue of The poetry of life The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum with pictures by WW. Denslow. Michael Collier's tribute to his friend and mentor William Meredith ("An Exact Ratio," CC: Magazine Fall 2001) captured the dignity of the man and Also featured were illustrations such as the depth of his poetry. Although I imagine that only a this one by Barry Moser of the King of the handful of Mr. Meredith's former students have Winged Monkeys, for a more recent become accomplished poets like Michael Collier edition published by the Pennyroyal Press, '76, most of us acquired a new understanding of both the life of poetry and the poetry in life. Thank you for reminding us of those lessons.

Andrew Dreyfus '80 Newtonville, Mass. :first column

The professor as perpetual student George Willauer reflects on fOur decades at the head of the class and a college that's fOrever young

SOM riMES IT OCCURS TO ME THAT dents in the sixties were perfectly con- Barely out of graduate school when I all academics.,havt arrested maturity tent with a course in "dead white males," arrived in New London, I also had because we've never left school. We're like bur more recently an angry young much to learn from my colleagues. Henry Adams for whom Quincy was woman, noting there were no women on From Jim Baird I learned that as long as summer and freedom and Boston winter. the syllabus, left the course and told me lectures contained substance and were The diffe-rence, of course, is that we there was "nothing in it" for her. delivered with eclat coherence was not a thrive on school and the life of the mind. Whereas students in the seventies were major concern. Julia Bower taught me So by late August the freedom of summer interested in the emergence of a purely brings £0Hh revitalized mental energy to American literary tradition in James engage new faces and new challenges in Fenimore Cooper's The Prairie, today the academy. Surely an ideal life! For those in my course in nature writing almost 40 years at Connecticut r have focus on his stereotypical portrayal of learned much as the wheels of the seasons native Americans and his concern for the and academic years have turned. From exploitation of the Western landscape. my students have come insights into One of the most memorable examples of teaching, literature and myself. learning from my students comes from One day many years ago I learned an my Marxist students, all of them important lesson about success in the Muslims, at the University of Dar es classroom as Isat in my office in Thames Salaam in Tanzania where I was a vis- Hall counseling a young advisee. She told iting professor in conjunction, with me about her difficulties in a summer stock company in Rhode Island and how the director told her that to play her role

fully she simply had to rry harder, She had to pm more energy in her lines and gestures and she had to make contact as the novice with every set of eyes in the audience and treasurer of the know ir. Since then I can tell I am having local chapter of a good class when all the eyes are direct- the American ed at me and when the bright looks of Association recognition and discovery appear. of University Another student encouraged me to Professors how develop unrecognized talents of my own. to balance its In a class on the poetry of Dickinson and books, and Frost a student, himself an aspiring poet, Helen Mulvey asked me if Iwrote poetry myself. When taught me that I answered negatively, he brightly said, the key to par- "Bur yOll shou/d:." I've never Forgor that liamentary challenge, and one day when I have more our Study Away/Teach Away program. success was in the "orchestration" of like- rime I'm going to give it a try. Despite my efforts they failed to discover ~(nded individuals before debate began As a perpetual student myself 1 have the benign Romanticism in parts of our 111 faculty meetings. As chair of the learned much from my students abour native American literary tradition. Advisory Committee on Appointments, their shifting interests and interpreta- Instead they found capitalist oppression Tenure, and Promotions, I learned from tions of the works I teach. Female stu- and racism in all my assignments. Nancy Rash to insist on the "merits of

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rudepITVailing~on~t evidence in our enhanced standing in us. This word resonated national racings. Further evidence of our .... strongly with me youthful energy and vision is implicit in our because 1 think it is one application of the principle of rhe "global of om college's major village" to our curriculum. Wirh Claire distinctions, and Iasso- Gaudiani came the Toor Cummings ciate it wirh the legacy Center for International Studies and the of Gertrude Noyes and Liberal Arts (CISLA) and subsequently Alice Johnson. Another Srudy AwayfTeach Away (SATA).Certainly word I associate with rhe semester my wife and Ispent with this the college is "nimble- program in Dar es Salaam was a turning ness." Young and as point in our lives. yet not blessed wirh as Today, with President Norman Fainsreins large an endowmen r as able leadership the college moves from many of our peer strength to strength, and I am confi-

schools, we are able to adjust to challeng- dent it will maintain its youthful vigor ing circumstances wirh remarkable ease in the recess. the case," in evaluating candidates rather and maximize our talents and resources. than on extenuating circumstances. In the halls of higher education it is a Charlie Shain, former president of the commonplace that our relatively easy college, showed me that much of the adjustment to coeducation has strength- praise accorded a leader has more to do ened us in major ways, with impressive with the perceived role of the leader than with the leader himself or herself. When our first child was born John Kent told me my life would not be the College to host national conference on same for 20 years, and he was right! More recently Reggie Flood, my col- undergraduate research league in the English department, has impressed on me the urgency of making diversity a priority in our daily discourse. The Council on Undergradiate Research (CUR) will hold its ninth annual It is hard to imagine a more stimulat- conference on June 19-22, 2002 at Connecticut College. Founded in ing and enjoyable place to spend one's 1978, CUR is a national organization of individual and institutional career, and Connecticut College has members representing more than 870 colleges and universities. servedme well indeed. The other day I The conference will be a place for faculty and administrators interested talked to the mother of a student who in undergraduate research to share experiences and knowledge. In addi- with her husband has made a very gener- tion, attendees will see firsthand the outstanding undergraduate research ous contribution to the English department, and in her description of her program of Connecticut College and will learn about its leadership in the daughter's happiness she told me how application of technology in the curriculum, international undergraduate appreciative she is for the "caring" atti- research experiences and interdisciplinary studies.

Stephen H. Loomis, Jean C. Tempel '65 Professor of Zoology, is the campus liaison with CUR. "For over two decades, Connecticut College has been working toward an institutional goal of increasing the number of students in all disciplines who complete research projects. In support of this goal, we have developed programs to increase the number and diversity of research opportunities offered to students in all disciplines."

Estimated attendance at the conference is 600 to 800 people.

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Life under an honor code

SGA PresidentAnne E. Baker '02 gave first-year students her views on the Honor Code

HONOR IS NOT A CONCEPT THAT full responsibility for his or her actions. muniry as much as it will shape you. is c0mmonly prdmored anymore in However, your commitment also And you should challenge each other to American society. We liveJ,n a world driv- requires that you actively engage in the do the same. en by the consumer and dhe needs of the maintenance of this responsibility. You Through these experiences you will

individual. Through the media, and (Q have proven your ability to shape your discover that your choices form who you are. is through sam, extent-politics, we are encouraged (0 reality by coming here. It plac~ the needs and rights of the individ- Now take advantage of hi; ~Jl.§,e..._-... everyday experiences ual over the welfard of th~ community in that choice. Become here that you will find which we live. involved at every level the honor code is yom own moral com- 'owever, at Connecticut College we and try to experience pass. Living under beli e that an individual can only be free everything you can - fragile and must an honor code is

if he or she commits (0 a philosophy of join a club, try our for very much a day- conduce that inherently protects the free- an a capella group, be protected by by-day endeavor. dom and rights of his or her peers. This become a SGA sena- You will sit to write means that community is at the core of tor, go sledding with each of you. a paper and have to our honor code. Thus, someone who is your friends in the check that you have honorable will respect and cherish their Arbo, and take time to cited ail of your ref- neighbor as much as they do themselves. watch each lighthouse erences, so that Today you will make a commit- light at dusk over the Sound. Please use your professor won't accuse yOll of pla- ment to this community to be an hon- your talents and share them with us. I giarism. And you will have to remember orable and ethical person who will take want to challenge you to shape this com- that giving study

6 cc: CONNEcnCUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE W'TNTER 2002 tips out to your classmates after you've already taken the exam is cheating. Your honor will be tested by many of these daily decisions and you will have to ask yourself: Will I be able to turn in one of my friends to the j-Board for pulling a fire alarm or for other social offenses such as drunken aggression or endan- germent? In these situations you will have the difficult task of weighing whether honor means more to you than friendship or overlooking social abuses which aren't that big a deal by themselves, but in the larger picture negatively affect the community. Understand that a personal code of honor does not form overnight. You come to us with a set values instilled in you by your parents. The next four years will be as much about questioning those values as it will be about forming them. It takes four years of ups and downs to really develop a strong sense of who you are and what your values, morals, ethics are. No one expects you to have all the answers or to be perfect. However, we do expect that you will do your utmost to continue the tradition of honor at our college. What do I mean by that? You have a responsibility to your new home. The honor code needs constant strengthening. Otherwise, if you choose to neglect it, the class that will come after you will enrer a community which is less honorable, and they, being accustomed to lower expectations of honor, will pass that lesson on to their successors. In this sense, the honor code is fragile and must be protected by each of you. When you accept this responsibility fully, then you will be the better for it, and you will take that sense of honor with you when you graduate. And by that point you won't need to remember to make honor a commonly used word in the "real" world, because honor will be an integral part of your life and not just an ideal harbored in a small liberal arts college.

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Inauguration program will feature leaders in education and philanthropy

THE MAY 3-4 IN U URATION OF A philosopher and outspoken Foundation all over the world to Norman Fainstein as CC's nimh presi- champion of equal access to educa- study and report on the foundation's dent will feature speeches by four high- tion for women, McPherson led Bryn programs and activities in many profile leaders in education and Mawr through a period of tremen- countries. She is chair of the board of philanthropy, each of whom has been an dous growth in the number and trustees of the Mayo Foundation. important mentor to Painstein. diversity of its student body. A • Paul LeClerc has been president of The speakers will be Robert Curvin, member of both the American the New York Public Library since president of die Creentree Foundation; Philosophical Society and the 1993. He is a scholar of the French Mary P. cPherson, vice president of the American Academy of Arts and Enlightenment and the author or co- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Frances Sciences, McPherson also served on author of five books on Voltaire. Fergusson, president of Vassar; and Paul When LeClerc was provost of LeClerc, president of the New York Baruch College, CUNY, he appoint- Public Library. ed Fainsrein dean of arts and sciences • Curvin is a political scientist, author there. LeClerc also served as president and national advocate for che poor. of Hunter College. He is a trustee of After 12 years at the Ford Foundation, the New York Public Library and of he retired in 2000 as the vice president the Andrew W Mellon Foundation. of communications and is now the Members of the Inauguration Committee president of the Greentree Foundation. are co-chairs Duncan Dayton, chair of He is a former dean of the Graduate the Board of Trustees, and George School of Management and Urban the boards of numerous for-profit and Willauer, Charles J. MacCurdy Professor Policy at the New School for Social nonprofit organizations. She now of American Studies; trustee Barbara Research and a past director of the serves on the board of directors of Shattuck '72; trustee Dale T urza '71, Revson Foundation, as well as a past Humanity in Action, the Josiah president of the Alumni Association: trustee of WNET/13, the Federation Macy Jr. Foundation, JSTOR, the Dena Wallerson, associate secretary of of Protestant Welfare Agencies and Philadelphia Contriburionship, the the college; Bridget McShane, director of Princeton University. At the New Spencer Foundation, and Goldman events; Lisa Brownell, director of publi- School he appointed Painsrein, then Sachs Asset Management. She is on cations; Bonnie Wells, associate director professor of urban affiars, to associ- the board of trustees at Smi th ate dean, which was "my first posi- College and Bank Street College of communications and marketing; tion in academic administration," and was, until 1998, a trustee at Susan Stitt, acting vice president for Fainsrein said. Amherst College. development and alumni relations' Leslie Williams '88, associate dean of th; • Mary "Pat" McPherson IS vrce presI- • Frances Daly Fergusson became the college and director of the Multicultural dent at the Andrew W Mellon ninth president of Vassar College in Center; Susan Hendricks '94, director of Foundation and former president of 1986. Painsrein served as dean of fac- public relations and marketing, Lyman Bryn Mawr. ulty at Vassar before coming to CC ~lyn Art Museum; Conway Campbell, "(She) has been my role model this year. director ?f residential life and housing; and mentor for several years," said Fergusson is a member of the ~nna Hltch.ner '02; Stanley Tartaglia Faiostein. "Last fall I was on sabbati- board of trustees of the Ford 03; Amy Lindsay '03; Paul Althouse, cal from Vassar and was resident at Foundation and heads its committee professor of music; Stuart Vyse, associate the Mellon Foundation, where Ihad on education, media, the arts, and professor of psychology; and Eugene the chance to work closely with Pat culrure. In recent years, Fergusson has Gallagher, Rosemary Park Professor of on several foundation projects." made trips on behalf of The Ford Religious Studies.

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Remembering Ocean Beach Park

Putnam Goodwin Boyd '82 recalls "New London's ultimate nostalgic shrine. "

I AM NOSTALGIC AT HEART. I love rhe vast space in an old There is the tiny Dutch Tavern, where playwright Eugene train station, ornate ironwork on a gas street lamp, film nair, O'Neill spenr many a boozy night. On Pequot Avenue, Fred's Billi Holiday recordings and fedora hats. Shanty, "Famous since 1971," serves their fried clams with bel- I was attracted to these things before moving co New lies. And then there is Ocean Beach Park, New London's ulti- Lon on, Conn., for my college years in the late '70s. The city mate nostalgic shrine. satiated my appetite for nostalgia with its time-frozen images. After the 1938 Hurricane wiped out the "old" Ocean Beach Some neighborhoods in New London feature architecture from like a wave destroying a sand castle, the attraction rose once Ame~ica's whaling era. Others hold Victorian mansions or again. Today, it is a modest, city-owned stretch of coastline kitschy examples of 19605 urban renewal. New London has it hemmed between waterfront homes and a tidal river. A quarter- all: corner stores, thrift stores, old theaters and greasy spoons. mile, crescent-shaped beach is punctuated by two Stone jetties.

10 cc: CONNECTICUT COLI.EGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 Tfle gr-ay woo of the'-----. memories. One Thanksgiving, friends invited me to their house near the park boardwalk made clean for a Rockwellian feast, followed by a chilly evening stroll along the water. geometric patterns to Another time, classmates and I met at Ocean Beach after winter break, rough- contemplate, and the old, housing and drinking beer. I have blurry snapshots of this visit buried deep in a box somewhere. And once, before unchanged buildings Homecoming, I reunited with several classmates on the boardwalk for an embraced us. impromptu wedding shower for my wife and me. Recently, 1 visited with my own family for a lazy, late-summer day trip. But my fondest memory dates from Beyond the beach stretches Long 1981. It was just past Labor Day, and I had returned to cam- Island Sound. Ferries, sailboats, wind- pus early as a housefellow. As soon as we had the chance, rwo surfers and fishing vessels crisscross friends and I headed to Ocean Beach. We had the balcony of the horizon. On clear days, Long the lounge to ourselves and sat, stretched out, watching a Island is visible in the distance. handful of people wander the boardwalk. It was warm and Two-thirds of the place is parking sultry, and the evening sun cast long, sharp shadows. The gray lot, patrolled by gangs of surly gulls. wood of the boardwalk made clean geometric patterns to con- A streamlined, cast-concrete art deco template, and the old, unchanged buildings embraced us. structure houses bathrooms, a snack There was JUSt enough of everything: enough noise, enough bar, an arcade, souvenir store, offices company, enough beer, enough to look at, enough to talk and the Port and Starboard Lounge. about and enough time. Next door is a bathhouse constructed I hope Ocean Beach Park can stay the way it is right now, in the 19805 to replace a decrepit and the way it has remained for more than half a century. I predecessor. The rwo buildings are hope it will last until I become one of those old, sun-browned covered with layers of pastel, yellow men who walk its perimeter, take in the scene, then head to paint and turquoise trim. The floors Fred's for a small order of fried clams (with bellies of course). are cement, always damp and cracked and chipped here and there. The dry, Putnam Goodwin Boyd '82 Lives in Florence, Mass. weathered wood of the boardwalk is a splinter factory for pedestrians who do not heed the "No Bare Feet" signs. An ancient miniature golf course anchors the park's northern boundary. Each hole has a model of a prominent New London attraction. The highlight of the course is the 20-foot- long whale. New London is, after all, "The Whaling City." A large outdoor pool, a water slide and carousel help supplement the parking fees that maintain the park. There are also play- grounds, picnic tables and a gazebo. The sand is relatively clean; the water, calm and inviting. When I've visited in-season, I'm accompanied by a wide range of humanity. Elderly men and women, browned by the sun, walk the tide line. Families arrive in vans, unloading mountains of beach equipment. Young couples and packs of adolescents roam the boardwalk. All of us do the usual things one does at a beach: swim, sunbathe, collect shells, build sand castles. I was originally drawn to Ocean Beach because of its Depression-era ambiance. But now it is a place that holds fond

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Camels in winter

By Mike Salerno

C ENJOYS A RA OF STRONG averaged 10 ppg and 3.9 rpg as a fresh- the program has shown over the last three playersona1~int~r spar teams,but they man and was one of the top rookies in years under Ken Ralph. can't doric alone. Thyeampus community the NESCAC. The Camels will also Men's: CC returns junior Brendan is encouraged co do irs part co cheer them receive a boost in the second semester Boyle, who continued his dominance in on. All events are free. Check the schedule with the return of four players from diving, earning All-America honors for at www.conncoll.edu/athlerics study abroad, including Margaret the second straight year on both the one- Guernsey, who was the Camels' second and three-meter boards. Sophomore Joe leading scorer (10.2 ppgl and top Sayre hopes to make an even greater Basket all rebounder (6.5 rpg). impact this winter after setting five indi- Me's: Fol1owing a -8-7 record a year vidual school records as a freshman. Senior ago, t tcd-year hea coach Lynn Ramage Andrew Longmire also returns following a Ice Hockey knows that experience will be a strength CC record performance in the 200 butter- for the Camels this season. The nucleus Women's: The women's ice hockey team fly at the NESCAC Championship. of this season's roster features five seniors celebrates its fifth season of varsity play Women's: While the Camels graduat- and four juniors who all have seen valu- and its first under new head coach ed eight seniors, including All-NESCAC able playing time during the Camels' 65- Kristin Steele. Steele spent the last three performer Ann Krarzinger '01, a talented 13 run over the last three years. Despite years as an assistant coach at Niagara and mix of veterans and newcomers should the graduation ofKareem Tatum '01, the helped build the Purple Eagles into a top help the Camels improve on their 24-12 program's all-time leading scorer, the 10 Division 1 women's program. Steele record over the last three years. Senior Camels still have several options on the takes over a team which lost five one-goal Corrie Pelczar is the holder of three indi- offensive end. Senior guard Mizan Ayers games en route to an 8-14 mark last year. vidual school records including the 1650 proved during his sophomore season- Three of the team's top four scorers freestyle, which she set last year. This when he averaged 13.5 points per game are back from last year, including junior year's freshman class is led by spring (ppg) and earned first-team, all-league Lindsey Sundberg, who had a team-high standout Kate Kovenock. honors-he can be a scoring threat. 21 points. The Camels' defensive unit Seniors Rich Futia, a career 56 percent remains intact from last season. The unit shooter from the floor, and Dave Brown, played a part in five shutouts and held its Squash whose game developed this summer as a opposition to one goal on five other Both the men's and women's squash member of Team USA for the Maccabiah occasions. Senior Anna Trafton returns teams benefited from the coaching of BiB Games, give the Camels a front line that for her fourth and final season as the McNally, who now begins his second sea- can produce on both the offensive and team's starting goalie. son at the helm of the program. defensive ends of the court. Men's: Nine new faces grace the men's Men's: The CC men's squash team Women's: A new era begins for the ice hockey roster this season as Doug returns nine players from a squad that women's basketball program as Laura Roberts begins his 23rd season as the went 8-10. Among the returnees are sen- Hungerford begins her first season as team's head coach. Roberts hopes to iors Scott Field, who had a 10-8 record head coach. Hungerford, who guided blend the newcomers with a group of tal- from the number position, and Jay RlT to its highest win total ever in 2001 ented returnees. Senior defensernan Matt Mann, who went an impressive 11-2 and was named Coach of the Year in the Coleman (15 ppg), junior forward Mike from the fifth and six positions. Empire Eight, hopes to further develop Hasenauer (13 ppg), and sophomore for- Women's: A year ago, the CC a team that showed significant improve- ward Nick Vealirzek (I2 ppg) are among women's squash team finished its season ment under Ken McBryde a year ago. the team's top returning players. strong, winning six of its last eight The strength of this year's squad lies in its matches and culminating in a 14-10 youth. Nine freshmen and sophomores record and the C Division Championship Swimming & Diving will have an opportunity to contribute at the Howe Cup last February. The and lay the groundwork for the future of Both the men's and women's teams hope Camels return seven players from a year the program. Sophomore Erin Shields to continue the steady improvement that ago, including sophomore Emily Stieff

12 ee: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 who went 14-10 at the number three position and Julia Morgan, who went a combined 15-4 from the seventh and eighthpositions.

Indoor Track & Field The men's and women's indoor track and field team began its fourth full season under the direction of William Wuyke. Women's: Cross country standouts Mama Danahy, Erin Walworth, and Jen Stieggive the Camels a strong lineup in the distance events. Walworth and Danahy are also half a strong 4 x 800- meter relay team. Sprinter Amanda Navarroliwill also be a significant con- tributor this winter. Men's: Sean Hamill will contribute in the hurdles while Adam Fitzgerald and BrittHaselton are back to run the distance events.This year's squad should receive addirional help with the return of sprint- ersRyanWilliamson and Mawuli Nyaku.

Connecticut College Senior Becomes Three-Time All-America Maura Danahy (South Windsor, en put the finishing touches on a brilliant cross coumrycareer by finishing 11th among a field of 213 at the Division III National Championship at Augustana College in ReckIsland, Illinois on Saturday (Nov. 17). Danahy crossed the finish line in 17:29 co attain All-America honors for the third consecutive year. In three years of national championship competition, Danahy achieved her highest finish and equaled her best performance. As a sophomore in 1999 she finished 20th among 213 runners with a mark of 17:29. As a junior in 2000, she was 35th out of 211 runners with a time of 18:44. Danahy is the only runner in the history of the Connecticut College women's cross country program to attain AlI- America status more than once. MilAN AYERS '02 ON THE COURT. A finish among the top 35 is needed to earn All-America recognition.

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if addicted in disbelief - was that this On the day following the bombing of Reflections would test Americans' sense of invulner- the World Trade Center I received e-mail ability and their attitudes of complacen- messages from African friends m after viewing cy about personal security that render us Uganda, Zambia and Oxford, expressing partially blind to anti-American senti- concern for my safety, sympathy for Ground Zero ments as well as its causes. My experience those who died, and admiration for the with African friends and colleagues while rescuers. I was reminded of other times teaching, doing research and traveling in while teaching in Kampala as a Fulbright SEPTEMBER 11 MARKS THE ENTRY most of the English speaking African Scholar. That terrible day in August of the United States into a new and dif- countries over four decades, made me 1998 when the American embassies in ferent phase of its history, and while it aware not only of the extent to which Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were may be arguable, this has happened bombed by terrorists, through no immediate action on our when many Ugandan part. Which is not to say that we did Whether or not we acknowledge it, friends came by to nothing to attract it. Yet, sending high- offer condolences, to jacked airline passenger planes without the violence at home tests the senseof InqUire whether warning into three major buildings, needed anything, to packed with innocent individuals, and vulnerability we developed while express concern for attempting a fourth such attack which the Americans who was thwarted at the cost of the lives of abroad. It is like a vaccine died there. And, I the persons on that airplane, cannot be against a foreign disease but shall never forget the regarded as something we would know- sense of shared ingly invite upon ourselves. Other dates which does little to protect us against bereavement at the seem equally memorable - that day in time of President John October when we began to bomb the domestic strain. Kennedy's assasstna- Afghanistan, or December 11 when the tion when Ugandan Osama bin Laden tapes were released. students gathered in Each reflects a set of conflicting events silent vigil outside and confusing values which individuals many of us shared similar goals and val- the apartment building where several of and governments in both the West and ues bur also that any differences between us lived. Non-West experience in their relations us did not diminish our relationships. In Numerous analysts have observed with one another. We are ar the begin- more recent years I perceived an under- that the terrorists justify their actions on ning of the unraveling of an episode standable mixture of envy and resent- the grounds that Americans are material- not only in our own history, but of a ment, especially among the younger gen- istic, exploitative and insensitive, and worldwide one. And, as T.S. Eliot once eration, about the conspicuous con- regard this not only as culturally offen- put it: "But our beginnings never know sumption of American culture. This is sive but also as a threat to their way of our ends." particularly true of our culture as depict- life. Indeed, this position is often stated My initial reaction to the bombings ed on commercial TV; which character- in such general terms it would appear that - which I watched repeatedly on TV as izes us as mindlessly focused on an osten- these perceptions poison the relation- tatious living style in contrast to the eco- ships that all Americans have with every- nomic deprivations with which they have one outside the Western world. It to cope. Yet, at the same time, we shared assumes that both West and Non-West with them the hazards of unpredictable are undifferentiated and homogenized episodic violence committed by dissi- lumps, with the former treated as the dents and rebels which were often "default" drive and the latter as some beyond the control of the government. kind of "floppy disk." That is certainly This introduced a degree of reality about not consistent with reality. the vulnerability which they had to live Anti-Western attitudes or sentiment with, and which we did not experience at rise partly out of an envy/resentment home. In short, over the years we were coinage, which can be attributed in part MARION E, DORa engaged in sharing experiences and grad- to a struggle between modernity vs. tra- ually learning from one another. dition and may be expressed in terms of

14 cc: CONNECTICUT COLLEGEMAGAZINE WINTER 2002 tensions rising out of Non-Western per- that those acts of terrorism require coun- ceptions of Westernization processes as termeasures to eliminate or at least defuse " a language spoken either legitimate initiatives or unwarrant- and limit it. But, no less important, ed intrusions. Anti-Western sentiments indeed probably more important, we by over 200 million

are more deeply rooted than simply need to review and revise our lifestyles superficial envy of material advantages - and modes of behavior to make them 'peopleworldwide and although that is no small matter. It resrs more consistent with civility, Clearly, as

on the conflict between initiative vs. St. Paul said to the Philippians, we need he sacred language intrusion. Initiative in material or techni- to "think on these things." cal matters such as the introduction of Those of us, who have had the good of Islam for over a computers and electronic devices is not fortune to live and teach abroad, and to 'billion Muslims as significant as intrusion on deeply root- acquire enduring friendships of col- ed traditional beliefs. It may not matter leagues and students, also live with return worldwide, " whether the message is sent bye-mail or tickers to safe and comfortable environ- snail mail, but if it is offered as universal- ments. Whether or not we acknowledge ly valid and seems to challenge local cul- it, the violence at home tests the sense of people worldwide and the sacred lan- ture - such as the assertion that vulnerability we developed while abroad. guage of Islam for over a billion Muslims "Women's Rights are Human Rights" in It is like a vaccine against a foreign dis- worldwide," said Patrice Brodeur, assis- a society that validates the inferior role ease but which does little to protect us tant professor of religious studies. of women as "it's our culture," - then against the domestic strain. After all, the Twenty people have signed up for the legitimacy of Westernization violence at home, imported or not, has "Introductory Arabic," which began becomes not only debatable but may be the same deadly and disruptive conse- Nov. 6. Six people have signed up for regarded as intrusive. It is this kind of quences as elsewhere. We can be philo- "Intermediate Arabic." Both courses are

behavior that aggravates traditionalists sophical about the consequences, but we free to the CC community. They are who regard themselves as unique and not must still live with them. The challenge is being taught by Nada Awwa, a Syrian subject to universal values; clearly they to develop an attitudinal vaccine that native and a member of the Islamic are not found exclusively in the Non- makes it possible not only to cope with Center of New London. Western world. the reality of being in harm's way but also Brodeur, who is an Islamicist, said Another source of ami-American atti- to function productively, JUSt as my that Arabic "is the only official United tudes arises out of our hegemonic poli- friends in Kampala did, and srill do. Nations language that is not yet taught cies that consist of contradictory patterns regularly at Connecticut College, and of behavior. On the one hand we render - Marion E Doro, Lucy Marsh such interest will hopefully demonstrate service and aid designed to promote Haskell '19 Professor emerita of the need to raise new sources of funding improvement in the socio-economic con- Government to make its teaching on campus part of ditions of third world countries. At the the regular course offerings." same time we insist that recipients of our Additionally, a new course, "Islam in aid adhere specifically to many of the val- the Modern World," has been added to ues we live by, and we seem ro be most the spring semester course offerings. insistent on adherence to specific forms New course in The course replaces "Religion and the of governance. But, we are not consistent Rise of the Modern Spirit," which has in applying that formula; states whose Arabic language been canceled. resources or relationship is vital to our It is being taught by Ibrahim Abu- national interests are apparently exempt. is launched Rabi', professor of Islamic studies and And, we tend to think that economic Christian-Muslim relations at Hartford globalization is equally useful to all coun- Seminary. Abu-Rabi' is also senior editor tries, regardless of the stage of their eco- CC IS OFFERING FREE CLASSES IN of The Muslim World. nomic development. Moreover, since Arabic, and already more than two Garrerr Green, Class of 1943 September 11 our anxieties and fears dozen students and staff members have Professor of Religious Studies, said Abu- seem to have led us away from diplomat- enrolled in them. Rabi' will be a valuable addition to the ic methods for the peaceful resolution of "The addition of this non-credit lan- faculty, especially since Brodeur will be problems to menacing threats which dis- guage course shows a heightened interest on sabbatical for the spring and fall may even our allies. There is no doubt in a language spoken by over 200 million 2002 semesters.

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relations for four years. Editor-in-Chief of Studies in terrorism directed against us by foreign adversaries Conflict and Terrorism, the leading scholarly journal in because we find it difficult to absorb how hated and the field, he is a member of the advisory boards of despised we are in certain quarters overseas. We see both Terrorism and Political Violence and Global ourselves as doing good, as having a generous, benev- Networks: A Journal o/Transnational Affairs. olent foreign policy, and whether correctly or incor- Hoffman's book, Inside Terrorism, was published by rectly, justifiably or unjustifiably, there are a lot of Columbia University Press in the United States and people in the world who see us simply as a more hege- by Orion Books in Britain. Foreign language editions monic and aggressive power. So that is part of the have been published in nine countries. Among his challenge: re-shaping and changing those attitudes awards is the U.S. Intelligence Community Seal through deeds and concrete assistance, and a sus- Medallion, that community's highest commendation tained commitment. I think, too, on the other hand, for individuals not in government service. because we are fundamentally so much an open society and believe in debate and discourse, we find it diffi- The following are excerpts from a January 2, 2002 cult to deal with people who have dose-minded and interview conducted by CC: Magazine editor imolerant views on something. My personal experi- Lisa Brownell. ence talking to terrorists and radicals elsewhere has underscored that. Sometimes you are JUSt talking Q. What influence did your experience at above and beyond each other and there can neither be Connecticut College have on shaping your a real dialogue nor meeting of the minds. future directions? Q. Looking back on your career, do you think you A. I was a double history and government major. chose the field that you are in, or do you think that Actually, I had starred out as an urban government this field, in some way, chose you? major, but was influenced by taking Professor Robert Lorish's course on the military in American politics. A. I did choose it, actually. And I chose it largely as a Although government was my main interest, I found reaction to what everyone else was studying in gradu- it enormously beneficial, and would strongly recom- ate school back in the mid to late 1970s. The really au mend to anyone interested in international relations, courant subject then was NATO and strategic nuclear to also study history. I think it is interesting that policy, both of which were, of course, fascinating and today, both Catherine Stock, author of Rural Radicals important. Yet it seemed to me that beneath the head- and Eugene Gallagher, co-author of Why Waco?both lines of the times was this insidious form of violence enormously important books on political violence in that was still very poorly understood. At the time, of America, both teach at Connecticut now. Why Wdco? course, the nuclear threat was theoretical, bur people had a huge impact in the field, because of the impor- were nonetheless being killed daily by ordinary guns tance of the topic and indeed the fallout that was and bombs. There was not much of a deep under- generated years afterwards with the court trial and standing of terrorism. It was a phenomenon that JUSt the ongoing saga. Catherine Stock's book is very seemed to appear on from pages and news reports, but important too, because it demonstrates that terrorism no one seemed to know where it came from. Having a is not a contemporary phenomenon but has deep his- background and an interest in history really impelled torical roots. me to study terrorism. Tn fact, the reason I did my Ph.D. wasn't necessarily to become an academician or Q. Does the average American have a hard time to have a career as a policy analyst. 1 decided to get my associating these acts of international terrorism with doctorate because I had learned that the archives had those in our own backyard, like the Oklahoma City just opened in Britain which revealed government bombing? And because Americans are raised in a decision-making behind the decision to surrender the democratic society in a climate of open-mindedness mandate for Palestine in 1947, and I thought that was and tolerance, do you think they have greater difficul- an incredible opportunity. Here you could look at the ry understanding the mind of a terrorist? documents that no one else had seen since they were written, and you could understand, not only how his- A. Well, frankly, no one in the United States wants to be reminded of our own history of terrorism. And tory unfolds bur the impact that terrorism has on gov- yes, we do have a hard time also understanding the ernment decision-making. I also had the opportunity to work in archives in both Israel and the United

18 cc: CONNECfICl/TCOLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 States, which fleshed out that picture further and provided other perspectives. And that essentially led me into rhis career.

Q. Was that the pivotal moment that allowed you to see the role of terrorism in history? A. No, I have to say that the pivotal moment occurred in 1972 in the living room of Marshall dor- mitory when I was a freshman watching the events of the Munich Olympics - the deaths of the 11 Israeli athletes - unfold on television. That was what first got me interested in terrorism. Then, four years later when I was in graduate school, one of the master- minds of the Munich massacre had been arrested by the French authorities, and despite extradition requests from Israel and Germany, they let him go. That is something that made me realize that terrorism was far more complicated than how it was being portrayed in the media at the time, not just historically bur how governments behave. Here you have someone who was believed to have been complicir in one of the most significant terrorism incidents of the era, and yet they let him walk free.

Q What was the subject of your doctoral dissertation? A. It examined the role that Jewish terrorism played in ending Britain's rule of Palestine, which led to the creation of the state of Israel.

CC: CONNECTICUT COLLEGEMAGAZINE WINTER 2002 19 governments in such circumstances often find them- Is that when you starred conducting actual Q. selves in a situation doing things they could never interviews of terrorists for your research? previously have imagined they'd have done, and that A. I did start back then, but I was interviewing indi- it is better to address these issues in advance, than to viduals who had taken an active role 30 years before, ignore the possibility and therefore refuse to discuss variously described as freedom fighters by their sympa- them. Again, I was also trying to be provocative by thizers and supporters, and terrorists by their enemies. telling a good and interesting story about one of my It revealed the age-old debate of whether you sympa- own encounters with an intelligence operative in Sri thize with the cause of the perpetrators of the violence, Lanka. Part of what triggered the article was a short and therefore call them freedom fighters, or with the newspaper article I had seen that reported that the victims, and therefore call the perpetrators of the vio- U.S. Army was turning to Hollyw-ood for advice on lence terrorists. I have probably interviewed scores of future terrorist scenarios. Maybe there isn't that big a terrorists throughout the world since that time. disconnect between the cinema and public policy. Actually, now that you mention it, one of the other Q. How do you usually arrange these interviews? most influential courses 1 took at Connecticut Do you use networks of contacts? Do people usually College was Professor John Knowlton's course on the come forward? history of film.

A. I have to say it happens in all different ways. Q. fu someone with a broad perspective on terrorist Sometimes I am contacted by the terrorists or their threats, what is your feeling about a future suspension confederates. In years past I've gotten letters from ter- of some civil liberties here at home? rorists complaining that 1 haven't described their group fairly or completely enough and that they A. Democracies, whether France, Sri Lanka or deserve more attention for what they have done. United Kingdom, as I point out in the article, have Some write from prison. I've also met terrorists almost inevitably found themselves in this position through contacts with perfectly legal political activists when faced with very serious choices. The key is who themselves have extreme positions. So the cir- building up a robust intelligence capability that obvi- cumstances vary, and they come from all walks of life. ates the need to turn to fairly desperate and brutal It is as much serendipitous, people coming to me, as it means to obtain intelligence, and I think that can, of is my going to them. course, be done. There has to be both the political will and an ability to be innovative and forward look- Q. 'What kind of response have you had to your ing. Of course there will always be a debate of who January 2002 article in The Atlantic Monthly, ''A has greater rights - the captured terrorist or the Nasty Business," in which you raise the question of potential next victim of the attack? the role of torture and other "unpleasant ways" in which some believe intelligence can be obtained? Q. Do you think there is anyone country that has been particularly successful in subduing a terrorist A. There has been a lot of response: almost without threat in their own country that we should study! exception favorable, but some readers have misunder- stood what I was arguing. The article was deliberately A. There are many examples, and it shows that intended to be provocative. 1 wrote it because of my democracies might have to do things in these situa- interest in the 1966 film "The Battle of Algiers" and tions that they might not have done in "normal" my belief that not everything can be learned from a times that have nothing to do with the application of textbook. The issues raised by that film are very much psychological pressures or the infliction of physical live and germane issues. It is about the pivotal impor- violence. For example, in Italy, the Italian authorities tance of intelligence ro countering terrorism and the were very successful, at the beginning of the 1980s, in extreme lengths to which some governments, even defeating the Red Brigades. Like the French powers in liberal democratic ones, will go to obtain that infor- "The Battle of Algiers," the authorities were starved of mation. Some people have responded by saying that information and realized that the basis of any effective these issues of resorting to extreme means in extreme counter-terrorism operation is information. One of circumstances should never be raised and that it was a the lessons is that you can't fight terrorism unless you disservice even to mention them. My point was that have good intelligence. But unlike the French in

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Algiers nearly 30 years before, terrorists are probably far ly at incomprehensible levels, the Italians hit upon the more capable than we or else we thought of terror- idea of the repentance pro- ists continuing to operate on gram, which, contrary to thought they were." the low-end of the violence popular belief, wasn't designed spectrum, continuing to use to rehabilitate or reform ter- guns and bombs to kill in rorists, but was basically a the ones and twos or 10s or way of trading reduced sen- 20s, and only occasionally in tences and even amnesties, for information on the hundreds. We really did not have focus on the the terrorist organization. It was very controversial, middle ground, where they are capable of inflicting because here they were telling convicted murderers unprecedented pain and destruction using conven- that if they told on their friends they could go free. tional, bur cleverly adapted, means. In normal times, that wouldn't be acceptable. What about the rights of the individual victims of terror- Q. Your book Inside Terrorism is in its third print- ism and their families? Many in Italy who had suf- ing. Any thoughts about a follow-up book? fered at the terrorists' hands felt betrayed. Bur in the I do have thoughts and would love to write a quest for information, this extreme measure was jus- A. sequel, but the trouble is that I am so busy with both tified and needed. my ongoing research assignments at RAND coupled I think that is a clear example of how a govern- with my expanded managerial responsibilities that J ment did succeed in overcoming a terrorist threat. Bur cannot consider it in the near future. I never once terrorism, in general, is a highly idiosyncratic phe- stopped working between September 11 and the end nomenon. It is very difficult to adapt one country's of the year. I suddenly realized on Christmas Day that experience to another. was the first day since September 11 that I had done no work on terrorism at all. The pace has only intensi- Q. The much-quoted assertion by RAND analyst fied, rather than slowed, with the new year. But when Brian M. Jenkins, that "Terrorists want a Jot of peo- I do think about another book, it might be along the ple watching and a lot of people listening and not a lines of The Atlantic article, finding a way to explain lot of people dead," doesn't seem to hold up any- terrorism through popular culture or more accessible more. If you had to identify the single most dramat- means than a primarily academic book. ic shift in your own thinking since September 11, what would that be? Q. You testified to Congress several times immedi- In 1993 I wrote a paper, "Holy Terror," which A. ately after Seprember II. Is that an ongoing role? described how terrorism was already changing and becoming increasing more lethal because of the grow- A. Yes. I also had testified several times last spring. ing influence that religious precepts and justifications Part of my job as vice president of external affairs for were having on some terrorists. I expanded this theme RAND is to serve as a liaison with Congress, so it is in my book and, in fact, my discussion of religion and an environment that I have come to know reasonably terrorism is the longest chapter. But what surprised well. For now, though, I see one of my most impor- me the most about September 11 was that terrorists tant roles as supporting my colleagues with back- are probably far more capable than we thought they ground and research in different, key aspects of were. Simultaneous attacks, for example, even those terrorism that I am less expert in. My expertise lies in involving far more prosaic tactics and targets, are terrorists' motivation, tactics and targeting. Only by among the rarest of all terrorist operations. The plan- understanding the way they think can we develop ning, coordination and sophistication of the World effective means to counter them. Congress, though, Trade Center and Pentagon attacks thus eclipse any- now has greater need of others with particular expert- thing we had previously seen. That is one of the fun- ise in reorganizing and reforming bureaucracies, with damenrallessons of September 11. Unfortunately, applying creative and innovative technological solu- before then, when we did think of terrorist escalation tions to counter terrorism and with the public health it was often at two extremes: either on a scale of super dimension of defending against terrorism and related terrorism or catastrophic acts of mass destruction, issues. My most important responsibility is connect- killing in the tens or hundreds of thousands, essential- ing Congress with the expertise at RAND .•

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JAMIE MYER '97, A MASTER'S STUDENT AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE, LEANS ON HIS

MODEL DURING AN EXHIBIT OF CURRENT URBAN DESIGN PROJECTS AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES.

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22 ce: CONNECfIClIT COLLEGEMAGAZINE W1NTER2002 t a casual glance, technology and act may seem like two subjects with little overlap. But in the 21st century, film, music, print, television, architecture, even forensic science, draw on the creative use of technological advances. "It is a technological age," says Bridget Baird, the Judith Ammerman '60 Director of the Center for Arcs and Technology, a program often referred to simply as CAT. "Technology is just one more tool students can use in problem solving. We use it to look at art, music, theater, and even cogni- tion." According to Baird, who is a professor of mathematics and computer science, a proficiency in using tools, both artistic and technological, makes students who earn a certificate from the center eminently employable. "Technology is the bridge between the arts and the sciences," says Sylvia Pasternack Marx: Professor of Music Noel Zahler, one of the founders of the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology and its co-director for six years following its creation in 1991. "What's unique about the center is that it brings people from different backgrounds and interests together. People from the sciences, humanities and social sciences collaborate with people from the arts, and that collaboration is the real essence of a liberal arts education." Recently endowed by Trustee Judith Ammerman '60 (see article, p. 40), the center offers a certificate to students who complete a set of required courses, an internship in an arts- and technology-based field and a self-designed senior integrative project. The program can be combined with any major the college offers. "My strongest sense of accomplishment regarding the students of the center is the degree of independence and self-motivation they have to achieve in order to " complete their certificate projects," says Henry B. Plant Professor of Art David Smalley, who also co-founded the center and was co-director with Zahler. "While these life-attrib- utes can be gained in other courses of study, the Ammerman Center is one of the few places on campus where it is, literal- ly, the 'price of admission." "We are blurring the lines between the arts and sciences," says Baird, as she describes the projects of her students, past and present. Chip Beauvais '98, a computer science major, created a virtual reality program that takes the user on a virtual tour of a William Blake poem. Milan Pradhan '02, of Nepal, is working on an interactive project, combining a performance of classical Indian dance with real-time signal processing. "I've always felt that our undergraduates could do anything," says Baird.

Techn C({i)Ts By Mary Howard

CC: CONNECfICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 23 so fast. If I hadn't gone through the Arts Eric Gaskell '01 Forensic Audio Festival. "I recorded many famous musi- and Tech program, I wouldn't be where Engineer. Audio Engineering Associates cians including Yo Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, the Emerson String Quartet and I am now." "Ir is important for an Emmanuel Ax." artist in any medium to have an extremely deep Jamie Myer '97 understanding of their Architecture Student, Southern tools and instruments in TeresaBonilla' 00 Animator, Sonalysts Studios California Institute of Architecture order co use them to Through the Ammerman Center, Jamie their full potential," says musician Eric Teresa Bonillo came to the college as a Gaskell, who double majored in music fine artist, trained at the Lyme Academy Myer '97 says he learned how to present and technology and psychology. of Arts, and was a self-described techno- his visions, a skill he finds invaluable as a "The Center for Arcs and Technology phobe. "I didn't even know how to open master's student at L.A.'s Southern really helped me to get to a point a folder on a computer," she admits. California Institute of Architecture where the technology became an asset, Now, the return-to-college student, pro- (SCI-Arc). "Having a vision and pre- nor a hurdle." duces rwo- and three-dimensional com- senting it - so it stands alone as a During his junior year, Gaskell did purer animations for whole thing - that's the entirety of an internship in audio work at Sonalysts Studios, the architecture. You don't get to build a Sonalysts and now works as a forensic region's largest multime- building unless there is a reason to build audio engineer at Audio Engineering dia production company. it." His senior project, a computer ani- Associates in Pasadena, Calif. Working Her software of choice: mation exploring semiotics, combined with lawyers and police officials, MAYA, the animation original computer-animated art and syn- Gaskell "cleans up" and checks the package used to create thesized music and was presented in the authenticity of recordings that will be such motion picture mar- auditorium of the Olin Science Center, used as evidence in a court of law. "We vels as "Toy Story" and "Shrek." with its 16 channels of surround sound. usually get tapes made by policemen's Bonillo was part of a team of anima- "I had a lot of fun with it," he says. body microphones, 911 calls, police tors to design the backdrop for His major, "Cognitive Basis for bugs and wires and voicemail mes- Aerosmith's world tour. Though meeting Language," was self-designed. And he sages." He also does noise reduction on the rock icons was exciting, it was the minored in graphic design, taking cours- old LPs and tapes, re-masrering them creative partnership that most impressed es with William Meredith Associate to a digital formar. Gaskell says that Bonillo. "We were just a bunch of cre- Professor of Art Andrea Wollensak. "Her most of the fundamen tal knowledge he ative people brainstorming together." lessons were possibly the best that came uses in his position was learned Bonillo was in her late 30s, married our of my college experience." through the Ammerman Center. and the mother of twO grown sons, Particularly valuable was the advice "These skills are not taught everywhere when she enrolled at C.C. And unlike Wollensak gave Myer on purring togeth- and are hard to come by, particularly many of her younger counterparts, she er a portfolio. with artistic intent." came to the college specifically to enroll Myer sees the field of architecture as Gaskell's senior project was a digital in the center's certificate program. "I "part art and part psychology." As gradua- composition fat computer, bass and read a newspaper article about the center tion looms, he is interested in "any archi- trumpet. "The caliber of the other Stu- and David Smalley, and I knew that's tecture job that pays," though his dents' projects as well as their individual where I wanted to be." preference would be to build houses for knowledge motivated me to consider dif- Though she majored in studio art, people who work at home. "I'm not so ferent possibilities and learn more. It Bonillo took computer science courses interested in big, commercial work. I allowed me to work on other students' and completed a short, computer-ani- want to build what people actually need, projects and have a bit of give and take which is affordable life-work housinn " mated film for her senior project. A b' between artists - which is always con- summer internship at Sonalysrs led to a ducive to progress and creativity." full-time position shortly after gradua- "The Center for Arts Still very connected to the music tion. (Bonillo graduated summa cum scene, Gaskell spends much of his spare laude and Phi Beta Kappa with distinc- and Technology really time playing bass and violin, sequencing tion in her major, even finding time to hip-hop and house music and working complete requirements for CC's helped me to get to a on original electronic music composi- Museum Studies Certificate Program.) point where the tions. This past summer, he was able to "I get to do things I never would take a leave from his job to work as a have even thought of," says Bonillo technology became an recording engineer for the Aspen Music about her job. "I love ir: my day goes by asset, not a hurdle. " - Eric Gaskell '01

24 ec: CONNEcncUT COLLEGE I>\AGAZINE WINTER 200~ Rebecca Lord '98 speak confidently about design and Gillian Desjardins '99 Senior Web Designer, technology issues." Graphic Designer, ValiCerr Forrester Research As a new student at Connecticut "Asan art student, Chris Eramo '01 College, Gillian Desjardins '99 worried she was slipping through the cracks. there's always the ques- Product Development, ImerPro tion of what you're "Though I was into film and computers, Technologies going to do when you graduate," says 1 wasn't sure what my major was going Rebecca Lord '98, who majored in "I enjoyed the independent nature of study to be." But through the Ammerman cross-cui tural arrforms, a self-designed and the encouragement to explore con- Center's certificate program, Desjardins discipline that combined study in the stantly changing media," says Chris Eramo was able to combine her-two interests. "1 '0] on his experience in the Ammerman departments of art history, studio art thought, 'Ah-ha! This is something 1 can Center certificate program. important and anthropology. Lord attended an "Irs be a part 0['" Ammerman Center open house and to understand jusr how much seemingly She produced several realized that combining art and tech- different areas of srudy are completely short videos, including nology could provide the right formula intertwined within one anomer." an ambitious senior proj- for finding meaningful work. For his senior project, art major ect, a film about technol- She is now a senior web designer for Eramo created sculptures in a 3D com- ogy as it relates to society. Forrester Research, the independent puter-modeling program and, using a 3D "I explored the idea of research finn based in Cambridge, printer, produced cornstarch models of God as technology, that Mass., chat analyzes the future of tech- his creations. He eventually cast the mod- the whole world is technology, and any nology changes and irs impact on busi- els in bronze. "Ir was the perfect combi- problems in society are just glitches in ness, consumers and sociery. Lord nation of art and technology," says Libby a program." spends much of her day in meetings Friedman '80, the center's assistant direc- Desjardins majored in anthropology with internal clients reviewing proposals tor. Friedman, who was an art history and with a minor in film studies and found for new producrs and sire enhance- studio art major, often wishes there had her classes "interesting and diverse." To menrs. The remainder of her rime is been an Ammerman Center when she produce her senior project, she was spenr designing and implementing new was an undergraduare. "forced to use many different types of features on the company's Web sire Eramo's 3D modeling skills were technology," even borrowing computers using Adobe Phoroshop, HTML and honed during a junior-year internship at from the college's computet store to finish [avascripr. "Arrs and Tech helped me to Inrerf'ro Technologies, a her film. "The Arts and Tech faculty, fel- turn my creative energies towards tech- Connecticut-based compa- lows and Libby [Friedman '80, assistant nology," she says. ny that provides services director of the center] supported my cre- During her junior year, Lord and systems for protoryp- ativity, even when it might have seemed interned at the Lyman Allyn Museum, ing and product develop- silly or outlandish." designing rheir firsc Web sire. For her ment. The internship led During her junior year, Desjardins did senior project, she created a Web site ro a full-time position in an internship in optical character recogni- on the history and cultural signifi- product development with tion (OCR). Now Desjardins is the only cance of Adinkra symbols. "While the company. "I create concept models graphic designer at ValiCert, a studying abroad in Ghana, I fell in and give software demonstrarions using California-based organizarion that pro- love wirh a collection of symbols rhar those models for companies such as Deka vides solutions for paperless e-business. have deep traditional and conrempo- Design, Cooper Union, Esree Lauder, In her job she combines prim design and rary significance to the Akan, one of Schick and the Pratt School of Web design to market the company's rhe largesr ethnic groups in Ghana and Architecture," says Eramo. He also does message. "I do Flash programming, Web Cote d'Ivoire." large-scale group presentations and tech- design, launches. I'm really busy, but Before joining the ream ar Forrester, nology seminars for the company. that's the best way to be." • Lord and fellow alumna Emily Luce Quite the Renaissance man, Eramo '97, also a graduate of the Ammerman creates and maintains Incerl'ro's Web site For more information on the Ammerman Center, starred their own business in and designs promotional CDs, Web- Center for Arts and Technology and to Nova Scotia, Glossary Design, which based information mailers and promo~ view student projects, visit their W'eb site tional information. And he's responsible provided design services to arts and edu- at http://cat.conncol!.edul. carional institutions. for purchasing, installing and maintain- ''Arrs and Tech gave me a huge step ing the company's hardware and soft- forward. Not only did I receive special ware. Though he has little time for training in Web design, bur I can also vacations, Eramo was able to fit in a recent trip to West Africa.

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fter probing the worlds of science a fantasy for more than 25 years, hi! p E. Ray still has unanswered

~·t.jeIf1S bout these two genres of LPcOlJular ature. And students are filling his classes to maximum capacity each semester to help find the answers.

Depending on their expectations, freshmen old guard. We were steered away from novels in and sophomores who enroll in a course titled general." Now that Ray is at the front of the "Alien Beings, Alien Worlds," might be disap- classroom, the pendulum has swung the opposite way. You might say other realities rule. pointed upon meeting their instructor. With a According to the description in the course voice that resonates all the way to the back row catalog, English 104, ''Alien Beings, Alien and an energy level that keeps the questions fly- Worlds" examines fantasy and science fiction as ing, this gray-bearded man in a tie and glen plaid jacket looks every inch a typical college diametrically opposed genres of popular literature that arose from essentially the same place professor. There is absolutely nothing strange and time: Britain during the 18805 and 18905. or exrraordinary about him. Fantasy writers selected for study range from Or is there? Robert Louis Stevenson and ].R.R. Tolkien to Anyone secretly hoping that Associate Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling; science fic- Professor of English Phil Ray became an expen tion writers span the decades from H.G. Wells in science fiction and fantasy as a result of being, say, abducted by aliens, will discover a and Aldous Huxley to Orson Scott Card. Bur although fantasy and science fiction can more plausible cause. Ray, who is also associate both be labeled "non-realistic fiction," the dean of the college, was educated at Harvard impetus behind each one is radically different. (B.A.) and Yale (M.A., Ph.De) at a time when According to Ray's syllahus, "fantasy typically "the courses were so classical, we never rouched contains a magical world in which liberating science fiction," he recalls. "I was trained by the

CC: CONNECTICUT COLLECE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 27 As the decades advance, and literary scholars look back upon the 20th century, who will be considered the greatest writer of that century? Perhaps it will be Joyce, or maybe Faulkner, but Ray believes it could arguably be J.R.R. Tolkien, with his epic moral fables embracing good and evil and human destiny.

events can plausibly take place" and engaging main particular field of scientific study. She also enjoyed characters who lead the reader into this magical seeing how technology is portrayed in the fiction of realm. (j.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, the first text students different eras, and how it often does foreshadow the were asked to read this past semester, provides the actual technology that evolved in later decades. Of psychological roadmap for what is to follow.) course she can't resist pointing out the scientific inac- Science fiction, however, "takes a scientific or pseudo- curacies when they occur. scientific hypothesis and provides the reader with a Ann, who is enrolled in a five-year program to earn vision of what life would be like if the hypothesis both a B.A. and M.A.T in physics, plans to teach were true." In this genre, characters are more likely to physics at the secondary level. She frequently performs be "mere means to the end of realizing that vision" science experiments for children and adolescents and rather than individuals requiring deep analysis of has discovered that the element of magic and the their motivation. unknown, something she finds as a staple of science Learning about the differences in the two genres fiction, can be a powerful teaching tool for her. was one of the things that first-year studenrTim Messler '05 enjoyed most about the course last semester, as well as hearing about historical connections and the authors' motives for writing their books. Tim, who admits that he was initially drawn to the course because of the opportunity to have homework in a ~ roots of an subject he usually pursued in his free time, was pleased I:bsession to find connections to areas outside the course. "In books like Enders Game and Red Prophet, Like many of his students, Phil Ray started reading the subjects of assimilation and genocide are cen- science fiction on his own as a child growing up in tral to the plot. These are subjects we were also dis- North Carolina, a birthplace that left its indelible cussing in my government class," he says. voice print on Ray. Most science fiction was pub- Physics major Ann Walkup '03 was the only jun- lished in magazines such as Astounding Science ior enrolled in the course last semester. As a transfer Fiction, which later became Analog, a launching pad student to Connecticut College, she needed to add for a generation of American science fiction writers. an English course to help meet General Education No mainstream American publisher even issued a requirements and to round Out a semester of three hardcover science fiction work by a popular physics courses. A science fiction aficionado, she American writer until 1948, he points out. He asked Dean Ray for the book list in advance, then admits to having penned only one story of his own at "read ravenously" during the summer months, and a young age. "1 received a very nicely worded rejec- was ready for more in September. tion letter," he recalls philosophically. "Dean Ray's discussions of the books, the history The focus of Ray's life shifted dramatically when of fantasy and science fiction and their religious, his- he enrolled at Harvard University. "1 was the boy off torical and cultural backgrounds were a wonderful the farm at Harvard. I had never been out of North insight into many of the books I had already read Carolina," he says. He continued his studies as a and enjoyed." As a science major, she was pleased to graduate student at Yale, completing his Ph.D. thesis discover that the authors of some of the earliest sci- on Irish-born English statesman and author ence fiction works usually had extensive training in a Edmund Burke.

28 cc: CONNECT1CUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 When he came to Connecticut College after actually reading, he believes, especially in an evolving teaching at Yale, he began teaching a course on genre such as this one, because of what the books uropian societies and another on Gothic literature. reveal about society at a particular point in history. But there was something happening on campus that Even Ray's course reading lists tend to evolve, caught his attention right away. based on scrupulous surveys he conducts with stu- "When I first came to the college in 1975, Lester dents at the end of each semester. Some books Reiss' philosophy course, "The Sacred and the score high (The Hobbit, and Enders Game) while Secular in Speculative Fiction and Fantasy" was the others are rated at the lower end of the scale. For most popular class on campus," Ray recalls. The example, students probably found the subject mat- reading list for the upper level course featured writers ter of Octavia Butler's novel Dawn, which dealt such as C.S. Lewis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Arthur C. with breeding of humans with Clarke. "I thought to myself, 'Wow, who is this phi- other species, to be "somewhat losophy professor?" Taking his cue from Reiss, and disturbing" according to the pro- the enthusiastic response of students, Ray started to fessor. Wri (ten by a black develop his science fiction course. "It just took off woman in a field dominated by like a house afire," says Ray incredulously. white male authors, the book When he's not discoursing on time travel, genetic cultivated new audiences and mutants or the habits of hobbits, Ray is usually covered new territory. found in his office on the second Aoor of Fanning "Science fiction is evolving in Hall, advising upperclassmen on their academic response to the existence of a choices and performance. With his colleague, new audience," he says. Associate Dean Beverly Kowal, he shares the advising Although many literary works of nearly 600 students and oversees scholarships and enable us to see ourselves fellowships such as the Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall through the eyes of "the other," and Truman Scholarships and faculty/student science fiction takes readers one DEAN RAY research programs such as the Keck and ConnSharp step farther by allowing them to grams. And, in another respect, he also has earned a see themselves through the eyes of completely alien reputation as a bit of a wizard. species. In his classroom discussion of Dawn, for "No one at the college knows academic policy example, Ray is quick to point out that an alien more thoroughly than Dean Ray, and his attentive- creature's condescending remark to the heroine ness to detail has saved many a hapless student smacks of "sexism here on Earth." He notes, "It is, from falling short at the point of graduation," says apparently, a male creature." In another day's dis- Dean of the College Frances Hoffmann. "His col- cussion, he refers to the normal hobbits in 'Iolkien's leagues marvel at the depth of his knowledge of the books as "couch potatoes" and goads students with twists and turns of academic policy and practice questions on Tolkien's infamous wizard, "What's over the past decades." Gandalf up to? What exactly is his agenda?" A5 the decades advance, and literary scholars look back upon the 20th century, who will be considered the greatest writer of that century? Perhaps it will be Joyce, or maybe Faulkner, but Ray believes it could Ecast forsel-fl arguably be J.R.R. Tolkien, with his epic moral fables embracing good and evil and human destiny. It is clear from any conversation with Ray that he Certainly he might emerge as the most popular sees his involvement with science fiction and fantasy author, Ray argues. as something quite removed from the fun and games Those still seeking answers should come back aspect. "My mission is to show students that science next semester for Ray's other course, English 214B, fiction is evolving in response to its readership," he British and American Fantasy. For those who have says. The key word here is "evolving," and it is one of mastered the ABCs of visionary fiction, this will be Ray's favorites. English professors should make a the X'[Z .• commitment to teach certain books that people are

CC: cONNEcrrcuTCOLLEGEMAGAZINEWINTER 2002 29 STUDENT MATTHEW AYERS '02 PHOTOGRAPHED PLACES OF WORSHIP AS DIVERSE AS THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, ST. MARY'S OF THE SEA (ABOVE). AND THE MUSLIM CENTER OF NEW LONDON (RIGHT), WHICH SHARED SPACE WITH A KARATE STUDIO. A MAKESHIFT CURTAIN SEPARATES THE SEXES DURING PRAYER. THE HAITIAN CHURCH OF GOD (PAGES 32-33) MEETS IN A METHODIST CHURCH BASEMENT.

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Religious Studies Department to map the religious diversity of the New London area. SACRED Over the course of several weeks, Matthew photographed the exteriors and interiors of numerous places of worship, including those of SPACES religious groups that had no formal home. The Muslim Center of New London was meeting in a Matthew Ayers '02 has always loved photography, karate studio on Bank Street (they have since pur- particularly black-and-white. He started develop- chased a church in Groton and converted it to a ing his own photographs in n.imh grade and built mosque), and the Haitian Family Church of God a darkroom in the basement of his home a few was meeting in the basement of the United years later. The religious studies major brought his Methodist Church. He learned the most, he said, hobby into focus when he opted for an independ- from watching the charismatic prayer services at ent project that documented religious diversity in the Haitian church, where the participants spoke the college's backyard - the city of New London. in tongues, as well as French and Creole. Matthew's work was presented in an exhibit dur- Matthew found that of all the groups, the ing a December 2 symposium on the subject of Muslims were the most receptive to welcoming a "Religions in New London Today: Diverse stranger, even one holding a camera. "They were Responses to the 9/11 tragedy." This event, especially friendly, and they even had me over to organized by the Pluralism Project at Connecticut dinner a few times," said Marrhew, who graduated College, was the culmination of two and half years in December and plans to go to law school. •

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When Charles Chu was hired by President Charles Shain in 1965 ro add Chinese ro rhe college's curriculum, he brought much more ro New London than rules of grammar. To study with Charles was ro be exposed ro livelydoses of Chinese culture and sensibility, an experience similar in some ways ro looking at a Chinese painting. Butterflies Over a Pond, by Zhang Li-chen (1939-), on view at the entrance ro the handsome new Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room in Shain Library, contains a great deal more than three small, airborne creatures at the rop of the long scroll. The butterflies are simply a pretext by which the artist offers us a glimpse of the larger world; we are transported beyond the subject at hand and invited ro exercise our imagination to experience things not at first apparent.

By Brian Rogers

34 cc: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 CC: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 35 s his legion of friends and former stud~nts well. knows, ~rofessor -,» <- Emeritus Charles Chu is an accomplished pamter, calligrapher " ;~f1 ~ \~ ..r. n· "', ' .~ .;1 and teacher. Since retirement in 1984 his creative impulses i::r ;.z. . <. , ~ .~ have been focused on these visual arts, whether his own or that Ijf ~: " of others. Of course, his paintings, exhibitions, and public '5~ ,~. i1 C:.. -" Ademonstrations were well known in New London and beyond long before he ,t'. - • s: ;t retired. In 1985, scarcely into retirement, an opportunity to express his artistic y, ,--,. ~ '.:,;. A; ~4 talents in a new way presented itself when his friend Hughes "Toby" Griffis, a J. ;JZ ~; New London attorney with a consuming interest in Chinese art, proposed that together they build a collection of East Asian art for Connecticut College. Courses in Asian history, culture and politics had long been offered by the college, Japanese language instruction was soon to be introduced, and public interest in the Pacific Rim was increasing as the world grew smaller and growing numbers of tourists went to China and Japan. It was a propitious time to create a "learning resource" that would demonstrate in a new way the international reach of the College's mission, and Charles Chu was the ideal person do it. The first painting was acquired in 1986. Sunset, by the Chinese artist P'u ju (1896-1963), is a tall, narrow coastal landscape mounted on an elegant scroll backing that emphasizes its striking verticality. The artist's subtle color, fine detail, and imaginative perspective convey a tranquillity that typifies so much Chinese landscape painting . .As friends began to donate paintings from their own collections, the Chu family decided that its cherished work by Ch'i Pai- shih (1863-1957), the most highly regarded painter of 20th-centuty China,

should also go to the collection. A depiction of shrimp, the painting is an inti- mation of much else and eloquently demonstrates the artist's ability to elicit profound impressions from the humblest of subjects. Several years later a second work by "the Picasso of China' was given by the family of Elizabeth Lee Lewandrowski '82. Once owned by Liz's parents in Beijing, Ch'i Pai-shih's Lotus, the symbol of purity, shows how a new way of representation could bold- ly manipulate Chinese aesthetics with a traditional vocabulary. While the collection consists primarily of landscapes, birds, animals, and flowers, human forms and faces also appear, sometimes as portraits, more often as secondary elements in a landscape. The subjects of Fu Pao-shih's Chess Players concentrate on their board in an airy waterside pavilion, seen through a great downward spray of willow branches. An ultra-subtle palette and exquisitely ren- dered figures are two of the trademarks of Fu Pao-shih (1904-1965), who achieved a level of fame in modern China second only to Ch'i Pai-shih. One of his works hangs in the Great Hall of the People on Tiananmen Square. In building the collection, Charles has drawn upon his own knowledge and instincts, and the advice of artist friends, to focus on the work of 20th~century painters whose techniques and subject matter reflect traditional artistic values. The work of such painters contains no violence or salaciousness whatsoever. All is edifying, noble, and symbolic of greater things, values as important to this category of Chinese artists today as they were in the Sung or Ming dynasties. Absent from the collection, at least for the present, are examples of Socialist Realism or the extrovert displays of personal expression so fundamental to contemporary western art, so inimical to traditional Chinese sensibilities. It will remain for future custodians of the collection to widen its scope, if they choose, to include contemporary non-traditional Chinese an, or to acquire more works from earlier centuries. A few choice 16th and l Zth-century paintings do grace the collection and allow us to compare old and new. Boating Excursion, by the Ming painter Wen Chia (1501-1583), affords a bird's-eye view of two people in a small boat beneath the jutting, rocky banks of a river. As in so much Chinese painting, the setting is big while the ostensible subject is insignificant. This is one of four

36 ee: CONNECfICUT COl.LEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 paintings bought with funds contributed by alumni and friends in 1998 on the occasion of Charles's 80th birthday, which was celebrated with a gala party in the Palmer Room. The Chu-Criffis Asian Art collection has now grown to more more than 140 items and includes a small but growing number of Japanese woodcuts and paintings. In the late 1980s, when the collection was gaining momentum and I was College Librarian, I agreed to accommodate two scroll cabinets in the Palmer Room, the library's handsome showcase for rare books. The scrolls have been kept there ever since, and a third cabinet was added in 2000, The Palmer Room has been the location for occasional open houses featuring the collection, and selections have hung in the library's main staircase and elsewhere on campus, For a time, a former faculty residence on Williams Street, the "Scholar's Retreat," served as a gallery where Charles hosted teas or showed the collection by appointment. The collection has been shown at the Lyman Allyn Arr Museum, the New London Art Society Gallery, Wesleyan, Eastern Connecticut State, and as far away as Florida State University.

All is edifying, noble, and symbolic of greater things, values as important to this category of Chinese artists today as they were III the Sung or Ming dynasties.

Recognizing the enduring but unofficial relationship between the library and the collection, it was agreed in 1998 that the scroll cabinets and their pre- cious contents should be officiallydesignated as one of the library's special collections, Now it had a permanent home, but the collection still lacked something it urgently needed: a gallery of its own, designed to accommodate hanging scrolls as wellas framed works. That need was soon to be met. Early in 2001, John and Heidi Niblack, art collectors and friends of the college, let it be known that they wamed to make a major gift honoring their friend Charles Chu. With advice from students and other interested parties, a committee of faculty and staff, including college librarian Lee Hisle, concluded that the intent of the Niblacks' generous gift could best be fulfilled by turning a large parr of the library's open main floor into an enclosed room for quiet study that would contain exhibition cases for the Chu-Griffis Collecrion. Almost immedi- LEFT: SUNSET BY P'U JU WAS THE FIRST PAINTING ately this appealing concept brought a substantial gift from Agnes Gund '60 ACQUIRED FOR THE COLLECTION. ABOVE: SHRIMP BY CH'I

and her husband, Daniel Shapiro, and many ocher friends and alumni soon PAl-SHIH contributed as well, The Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room was dedicated on Friday, December 14. In their complete transformation of the space, the architects have created an elegant and peaceful retreat in which to contemplate the fruits of Charles Chu's endeavors and the generosity of the many donors to Brian Rogers was College Librarian ftom 1975 to the collection, One may also come here to read undisturbed, or to quietly 1993, and Special Collections Librarian from contemplate the wide-angle view of lawn and trees as the seasons change out- 1993 until his retirement in 1999, His historical side, Who could have foreseen in 1985 how harmoniously the interests of the essayabout the college is included in Connecticut library and the lofry vision of Charles Chu and Toby Griffis would one day College - The Long View, a book of come together for the enjoyment and benefit of all who visit this sanctuary of photographs by William Mercer published in 1999. art and books at the heart of the campus. •

CC: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 37 38 cc. CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 On December 14, nearly 300 people - trustees, alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the college- gathered for the opening celebration and dedication of the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room. This magnificent new room was the inspiration of John and Heidi Niblack and is named in honor of Charles Chu, professor emeritus of Chinese. The Niblacks' generous support of this project was followed by major gifts from Agnes Gund '60 and her husband, Daniel Shapiro, and from Hughes Griffis and the Griffis Foundation. Many additional donors enthusiastically joined the effort to fund the Chu Asian Art Reading Room and honor Professor Chu. The Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room reflects the traditional Asian design principles which emphasize simplicity, tranquility and elegance. Located on the main floor of the Charles E. Shain library, the room was designed by Schwartz/Silver Architects and built by Carlin Construction. Many generations of students will be able to enjoy this quiet reading area and permanent exhibition area for the Chu- Griffis Asian Art Collection. To ensure that the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room continues to intrigue and attract members of the campus communiry and visitors to the library, the college has established an endowment to provide maintenance funds for this room in perpetuity.

Donors interested in making a gift to the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room AT LEFT: A CROWD GATHERS FOR THE OPENING CELEBRATION AND Maintenance Fund in honor of Charles DEDICATION OF THE CHARLES CHU ASIAN ART READING ROOM. Chu may contact Susan C. Stitt, director TOP RIGHT: JOHN AND HEIDI NIBLACK TOAST THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHARLES CHU, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF CHINESE (CENTER) of development at 800-888-7549, extension 2408. BOTTOM RIGHT: PRESIDENT NORMAN FAINSTEIN, JOHN NIBLACK, TOBY

GRIFFIS, LEE HISLE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATION SERVICES, AND HEIDI NIBLACK (LEFT TO RIGHT) GATHER AS CHARLES CHU (CENTER) UNVEILS A PLAQUE DEDICATING THE ROOM IN HIS HONOR.

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Ammerman endows Center for Arts and Technology

THE CENTER FOR Arts and Technology Connecticut College Board of Trustees proceeds of a charitable lead trust and a recently received wonderful news in the since 1996, she has supported the college charitable remainder trust to endow the form of a generous gift from Trustee in a number of capacities including serving center, Ammerman further underscores the Judith Ammerman '60. By endowing this as a member of the Planned Giving value of planned giving. important academic center Ammerman Advisory Council. In fact, she is known to When a laboratory in New London I-faJl ensures that its work will continue in per- her fellow Board members as a champion needed upgrades to accommodate modern petuity. The Ammerman Center for Arts of the concept of planned giving. III using technology, she supported the renovations and '[echnology will be dedicated dur- and named the new lab in memory of ing fin official nanling ceremony to be her father - tilt Ammerman Molecular held next fall. Biology Lab. In addition to continuous The Ammerman Center for Arts and leadership support of the Annual Iund, 'lechnology is the first of its kind in a in 1996 she funded an endowed aca- small, liberal ruts setting and is unique demic position at the college. This in Connecticut College's peer group. IL endowed position is currently held by distinguishes Connecticut College from Bridget Baird, Judith Ammerman '60 other undergraduate programs by pro- Director of the Center for Arts and vicling students with a place to explore lechnoJogy and professor of mathemat- the creative boundaries of technology, ics and computer science. "We are arts and science in a liberal arts environ- absolutely thrilled that Judith is endowment. Ammerman, a retired rnathemat- ing the Center for Arts and Technology," ics teacher; was "drawn to t.he concept says Baird. ''\Ve are also grateful for the of crossing disciplines and melding many forms of support she has given us mathematics with other academic over the years. This incredible endow- areas." Ammerman serves on the ment gift means that the exciting and Center's Advisory Committee and her innovative research in arts and technol- interest in its activities grew as she heard 0h,)' by students and faculty will conrin- stories about students' experiences ue into the future. r, there. Ammerman believes thai "each The .Ammerman Center offers a area (arts and technology) can learn cenificate program that includes a set from the other" of Course requirements a summer Ammerman graduated from . , uuernship in an arts- anti technology- Connecticut College with a major in ABOVE: JUDITH AMMERMAN '60 AND BRIDGET BAIRD. based field and a self-designed senior mathematics and received her MA in JUDITH AMMERMAN '60 DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR mtegrative project. The certificate pro- education and her M.S. in mathematics ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY gram is taken in addition to the stu- from Adelphi University. Although she OPPOSITE PAGE: MUSIC KEYBOARDS AND COMPUTER KEY. dent's major and allows the student to retired In 199-1:after teaching mathe- BOARDS STAND SIDE BY SIDE IN THE AMMERMAN CENTER receive a Cenificme in Arts and matics to junior high students for 34 FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY. Technology upon graduation from the years .. education continues to be a top college. In their research and senior priority for bel'. A member of the integrative projects, students are

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encouraged to take a collaborative and social and ethical issues, and their approach to problem solving across disci- relation to arts and technology. plines. Research projects are coordinated The Ammerman endowment will pro- Tempel's support for with faculty fellows, corporate partners vide operating support for the center, and technology keeps the and foundations, and have included COIll- is expected La be fully funded within a few puter modeling, software development, years. In the interim. donors arc encour- college moving ahead animation, electronic music, virtual reah- aged to provide bridge funding to support

Connecticut College could not have hoped for more loyal and forward- looking support ihan that which is demonstrnted hy Trustee Jean Tempel '65. In addition to a history of giving thut Includes generous support of the Annunl Fund. faculty tech- nololO' training through the Tempel Summer Institute. endowed profes- sorships and ""holarship support, she reeently made an additional leadership t-rift 10 the college to jumpstart the iConll project. iConn is the college's name for the process of selecting and implementing a new integrated administrative database to replace the exisiing sye- tem which was put in place in the mid-19808. A.primary objt'ctivt> of iConn is to modernize the college's business practices b)" iuiegrating office functions and sharing data as appropriate among different offices at the l'OlIegc. The ifA)nn projet.1 team is currently in the early stages ty, scientific visualization, multi-media the current operating costs of the center. In or reviewing software systems that design and web site development. addition, there are many other areas avail- meet the college's overall needs. and Students also gain practical and work- able for donor support including endow- a final software selection is expected to be announced later this sl,ring. related skills as interns in corporate and ment opportunities for visiting fellows, the This recent gift. along with years nonprofit settings. [See related story on biennial symposium and internships. Gifts or l,FCoeroussupport. demonstrates graduates from this center - page 22.] to the Annual Fund can also be designated Tempers ongoing enthusiasm for the The Ammerman Center also draws to support the work of the center. application of iechnology in all national and international attention by aspects of liberal arts education. bringing researchers in animation. chore- Donors interested in discussing these, or ography: computer graphics, forensic ani- other areas a/support for the center should mation, electro-acoustic composition and con.tact Susan. C. Suu, director of develop- music to campus to work with students mcni at SOO~8S8-75.J.9,extension 2408. and faculty. In addition, the Ammerman Center sponsors a biennial symposium that has focused in the past on topics such as leedback, interacuvity, multi-media,

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• A special gift celebrates the swimming achievements of a CC alumna

THE CONNECTICUT COLLEGE SWIMMING TEAM

ENJOYS A WORKOUT DURING A RECENT PRAC- TICE SESSION IN THE JANE CADWELL Lon '36

NATATORIUM.

Christoffel'S '45 Director of Athletics and chair of the Department of Physical Education, is particularly pleased with this gift, as it "will allow for needed repairs in the natatorium - one of the busiest areas of the athletic complex. The coUege will be able to assure swimmers of quality enhancement and maintenance of the facility for many years to come." He continued to say, '"We are extremely excited and grateful to the entire Lou family for their support of Connecticut CoUege and the swimming program."

Additional opportunities exist for donors to support Connecticut College's scholar- A DEVOTED HUSBAND and son made a tion. Throughout her swimming career, athletes. Please direct questions to Susan gift to Connecticut College that memorial- she won numerous competitions and C. Stilt, director of deoelopment at 800- izes an alumna and establishes an acquired an extensive collection of swim- 888- 7549, extension 2408. endowed fund to provide maintenance in ming medals and trophies. Plans are being perpetuity for the natatorium. Thomas L. made to display these awards in the col- Lott, husband of the late Jane Cadwell lege athletic center. Her family's generous Lon '36, and their son, Dr. Antone L. gift to Connecticut CoUege serves as a Lou, have created the Jane Cadwell Lott wonderful memorial and tribute '36 Maintenance Fund to celebrate lane's to her athletic achievements. lifetime accomplishments as a swimmer. Current and future stu- As pan of their gift, the Lou family has dents will enjoy many of also provided funds for current-year reno- the improvements that vations and enhancements of the natatori- are bei.ng funded with urn. This important area of the college's this gift. Potential athletics facility will be named the Jane projects include new Cadwell Loa '.36 Natatorium in a dedica- diving boards, stands lion ceremony planned for this spring. and timing system, Jane, a history major at Connecticut repair of the bulk- College, received national recognition as a head, installation of swimmer during her lifetime. Prior to her airflow deck registers, enrollment at Connecticut College, she won repairs to exterior walls, a place on the U.S. 'Varnen's Swimming new carpeting and a new Team and participated in the breast-stroke sound system. Kenneth events of the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, McBryde, who holds the placing seventh in the 200- meter competi- position of Katherine \Venk

42 ee: CONNECTlaJr COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 Memorial gifts honor New London child and help others

ON SEPTEMBER 11, -t-ycer-old Juliana will be available for one or more children erosity creates a lasting gift that honors McCourt of New London and her mother each year in perpetuity. the life of Juliana McCourt and will help Ruth lost their lives when the future students enroll in the flight on which they were travel- Children's Program. ing to California was hijacked by The Children's Program is an terrorists. Remembering her as a inclusive early childhood pro- toddler, Juliana's playmates and gram that focuses on social teachers at Connecticut College's development, language/cogni- Children Program, along with tion and motor skills. This model the entire community, were child-and-family early-child- shocked by the tragic loss. hood program serves 120 young After hearing about this and children and their families. so many other tragic stories, Ida Participants have diverse back- Smith Ludlow '89 wanted to grounds and abilities and cornc "do something to recreate the from New London and 17 sur- promise of this child's life - a rouncling (Owns. child who seemed so full of life Each semester, morc than and smiles." She came up with 275 college students use the FOR YEARS, CHILDREN HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE PROGRAMS OFFERED a plan and is spearheading the Connecticut College Child reds THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM AT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE. RECENT GIFTS Program as an on-campus train- effort to establish the .luhana TO ESTABLISH THE JULIANA MCCOURT SCHOLARSHIP FUND WILL HELP FUTURE

McCourt Scholarship Fund for STUDENTS ENROLL IN THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, WHILE ALSO HONORING THE ing and observation site. Many or the Children's Program. This LIFE OF A FORMER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL. these students arc preparing for scholarship fund honors Juliana's careers in teaching or human short life and will make a differ- services. The Children's Program ence in the lives of other New London area Ida and her husband, Sayre Hepp also serves as a site 1'01' service-learning, children. Every time LudJow worked on Ludlow '89, began going through their giving Connecticut College students oppor- this project, she felt that she "was chip- address books and those of their friends tunities to incorporate volunteer work into ping away at the harm that was done." and families to ask for support for this some of their college courses. Under this unique scholarship fund, a project. To date, nearly 100 donors have ~I child from the New London area would be made gifts to the McCourt Scholarship If you are interested in making a memorial able to qualify for financial assistance [Q Fund. Many of these donors are alumni of gift to the Juliana McCourt Scholarship " attend the Children's Program. It is the the college, while many more are friends Fund for the Children's Program, contact college's hope that the scholarship fund who have been touched and wanted to Susan C. Stilt, director of development a1 will be endowed to ensure that assistance make a memorial gift. Combined, their gen. 800-888- 7549, extension 2408.

CC: CONNECl'IOJT COllEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2001 43 :class notes C1~; Ncres Editor Correspondent.' CC: Canneaicur Coffege Magazine Ann (Andy) Crocker Wheeler WHERE TO FIND IT: 270 Mohegan Ave. Sakonnet Bay New London, CT 06320 34 1215 Main Road, Apr. 30 I 30 Tiverton, Rl 02878 [email protected] Alumni Calendar...... 64 Isabel Gilbert Greenwood sene in a lovely note Camel Tracks...... 64-65 about her college roommate, Edith Allen Correspandens. Regional news, alumni news, alumni travel MacDiarmid, who passed away on 81710]. Sabrina (Subby) Burr Sanders 33 Mill St., Unit 4E Casa de Celiero.. .63 "After her husband Mac's death, continued Edie We[hersl1eld,CT 06109 Alan and Mary Garlick Sr. George '69 run her world travels, sending wonderful pictures of 35 artists' retreat on the Portuguese coast. herself riding on camels, exploring exotic geo- Betty Farnum Hartzell called earlier this year Obituaries ..60 graphic wonders of the world, and thoroughly to suggest we go back to CC in ] une for On the Up & Up .... .47 enjoying all of these adventures and making Commencement. It sounded great, but when Scrapbook...... 62 friends, of course (in truly Edie ways), wherever the time came, neither of us was ready. Betty Wedding photos, baby photos she went. She was 'a bright spark if ever there suggested I mention that, if any of us have was one,' as attested by many of her friends." valuable antique books or manuscripts, we SUBMISSION POLICY: might leave them to the college library. Correspondent: Catherine Jenks Morton sounded mar- Jane Moore Warner Connecticut College Magazine publishes four velous when we spoke on the phone. She is 1550 Portland Ave., #1316 issues yearly: Winter (Feb.), Spring (May), Rochester, NY 14621 fully recovered from her fall, walking two Summer (Aug.), and Fall (Nov.). To have your 31 blocks three times a day. Husband Dick walks, news appear in a specific issue, please see that Gretchen ShidJe Martin has pointed out a dis- too. Their son Richard and his wife came yOll1' class correspondent receives it by the tinction that belongs to our class alone. Most down from VT for her birthday dinner and deadlines below. members of the Class of'31 are JUSt as old as the bridge. Issue Deadline college. At Reunion last year, 1 gOt a big kick Mary Savage Collins, cheerful as always out of an exchange with twO members of the about bodily repairs, has recovered from a Summer April 15 ---- Class of'46. fu we were chatting, they read my staph infection and says she's quire familiar by Fail July 15 name card and began to do some mental arith- now with the hospital staff Her children came metic. Suddenly one said, "You must be 901" 1 from CA, TN and VA for a Thanksgiving cel- Winter Oct. 15 am envious of Gretchen. She describes her home ebration. in FL as having lots of space, and she has three A quick telephone call to Marge Wolfe Spring Jan. 15 Labrador retrievers. When Imoved here, Iwas Hogan found her well, though "aging." Since allowed to bring myoid She kept me her husband's death, she is living permanently For more information about submitting your Viszla. news for "Class Notes," please conracr your busy with daily walks. This past winter, at age in Madison, CT, on the Hammonassett River, class correspondent or Mary Howard, associate 14, some painful and permanent conditions not too far from several children. From her editor, Connecticut College Magazine, 270 necessitated her being put to sleep. Having had home she views marshes and an occasional Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320-4196 dogs all my life, Ido miss her. Gretchen says she handsome blue heron. or

44 cc: CONNEcnCUTCOLLECE MACAZlNE W1NTER 10m Audrey LaCourse Parsons describes Elsie Schwenk Taylor has moved from a town- is a great place to be, and she'd welcome a visit bridge, reading and writing shorr stories as "ho- house on Tampa Bay to a first-floor apartment from anyone coming by. hum." She also says that using a cane for her on the bayou. Like many of us, stairs were get- Meg Robinson Manning missed Reunion scoliosis wards off purse-snatchers and assures ting roo much for her arthritis. To escape the because of her grandchildren's graduations, one people she is not under the influence. Humor FL humidity, they spent time at their son's from Clemson and one from Annapolis. helps her cope with the problems and limita- place in Cotuit on the Cape. Dot Boschen Holbein and Powell are tions of aging. The class is saddened by the death of "chugging" along and happy in their Tidy Merion (joey) Ferris Ritter has recovered Frances Walker Chase. She had a concussion Island home in FL. Their children now come from an operation to correct an aortic aneurism from a bad fall and never quite recovered. It down ro visit them instead of the Holbeins in her heart, which was removed and then pur was her wish that memorial contributions be traveling nonh. back. She reports less energy, bur feels good made to the class scholarship fund in her mem- Kay Ord McChesney is very happy in her and looks well. Her husband, Julius, is strug- ory. 1 met Mary Sanderson, of the OR home. She volunteered for "grape stomp- gling with leukemia and is in a nursing home at Development Office, and Charles Chu, who ing" at their summer games and said it was hard the age of 90. Joey has corresponded with Ruth drove up from the college for the memorial ser- work. Remember Lucy in that episode? Bet you Fordyce Snead, widowed twice, who has rwo vice at North Hill, where Frances had her resi- were just as good, Kay. great sons who watch out for her. Joey is plan- dence. Richard Chase gave Mary the enlarged Ginny Chope Richmond loved Reunion ning to hear our new president speak in a near- photograph he had taken of the Harkness and noted how times have changed - having by town. Chapel steeple, which Frances had used on the to use a key ro get into the dorm. They stayed Harry and I (Subby Burr Sanders) are stationary for her class correspondence. in the CT area to visit relatives and then took a well, with only minor upsets ro cope with. We two-week tour of Ireland and a trip to both golf weekly; he does well and I continue Correspondaus: Betsy Parcells Arms, Annapolis for Paul's 60th reunion. trying, with an occasional par ro keep me inter- P,O. Box us, Marion, MA 02738 and Betty Smith Twaddell JUStreturned from a Beatrice Dodd Foster, 3730 Cadbury ested. Early in OCt., I had a nice visit with trip to the Italian lake country and said hotels Circle, Apt. 704, Venice, FL 34293- Mary Sanderson, direcror of gift planning at 39 and planes were half-empty following the Sept. 5291, [email protected] cc. We discussed various ways of funding 11 tragedies. Everyone reached our in suppOrt gifts, with special interest in gift annuities and Eleanor Ficke Anderson sent an e-mail saying of Americans. the Pooled Income Fund. A!; alumnae we can she is involved in things related ro her late hus- Natalie Sherman Kleinkauf spent the earn interest from the former as we continue band Leroy's music. She has three sons, a summer in Sun Valley, If), and enjoyed three living. This is a great way to plan for our future daughter and three grandsons, all living in New trips east. She attended a granddaughter's and that of the college. England. Ph.D. graduation in GA, another granddaugh- The Class of'35 sends its deepest sympathy Jan Jones Diehl writes that her husband is ter's wedding in vr, and a 50th anniversary ro the family and friends of Olive Birch blind and is in the middle stages of Alzheimer's. trip ro vr and Nova Scotia. Lillich, who died in Jan. 2001. Libby Mulford deGraff visited them in Ocr. Chips Van Rees Conlon has her usual Millie Hall Olsen spent the summer at her traveling shoes on and has gone to Seattle to Class Notes Editor Lake Champlain cottage. Winters are spent in visit family. CC: Connecticut CollegeMagazine the Waterford retirement facility in Juno Margaret Kerr Miller wrote that she 270 Mohegan Ave. Beach, FL, enjoying food, friends and bridge. donated her CC scrapbook to the college and it New London, CT 06320 36 Sis Ake Bronson says that tennis and golf is like a history of our class doings, including mvhowosconnccll.edu keep her spry. She celebrated her 65th high- dance programs and Artie Shaw's autograph. It Bette Andrews York writes, "I've noticed my school reunion. also contains personal achievements, such as her class has little to say in the '36 column! Guess Dede Lowe Nie is looking forward to her induction into the first OCS class of the we have little exciting ro write abour. I have first great grandchild in '02. WAVES;n WWlI. become a great-grandma - it's abour time!" The class sends sympathy to the family of Guldane Keshian Mahakian retired in '87 Margaret Stark Huepper writes, "Am Eunice Cocks Millard, who died in July. after 22 years as senior administrative assistant enjoying life at the Gateway Retirement Home to the deputy dean of the Yale School of in CA near my youngest son, Ken, in Rancho Correspondent: Medicine. She has since been living in "quiet Bernardo. I go ro the ball games of my three Elizabeth Thompson Dodge retirement" with her husband of 54 years. They granddaughters. 1 have five grandchildren and 21 Old Pepperidge Lane, Apt. 22 have made 34 trips ro HI between '75 and '97 Werhersfield, CT 06109 two great-grandchildren in all." 40 but have "slowed down" since then. Ethel Moore Wills really enjoyed Reunion, The Class of'40 sends sympathy to the family particularly a seafood dinner (a treat for Correspondent. of Patricia Alvord French, who passed away Betty Co.rrigan Daniels Midwesterners') with Leann Donahue on Feb. 4 after a long illness. P.O. Box 444 Rayburn and Sally Kiskadden McClelland. Gates Mills, OH 44040 Ann Rubinstein Husch regretted missing 3 7 Henrietta Dearborn Corrapondenu: Reunion. She keeps busy playing her Hute, 65TH REUNION May 30·June 2, 2002; Class President Watson, 6060 Currituck Rd., Kirty playing bridge and gardening. Eliza Bissell Carroll; Contact, Assistant Director of Alumni Hawk, NC 27949 and Kay Ord Relations Valerie Norris, 800-888-7549 41 McChesney, 1208 Horizon Lane, From Jane Kennedy Newman, "Thanks Medford, OR 97504 for the class picture." She enjoys many activities Liza Bissell Carroll writes, "1 moved last nearby - a library, theater, classes and shop- Your prompt return of the cards has been most March to Euprean Woods, a sort oflifetime ping. gratifying. Glad to see that everyone is "gung- Another thank-you for the picture came apartment complex that is proving more than ho" for news. adequate - to my great surprise and pleasure. I from Donna Ed Reynolds, who is enjoying life Cathy Elias Moore had such a great time with seven grandchildren and five great-grand- can still travel, albeit with a cane always. Giving at Reunion that she's pushing for another one children. is the answer." in less than five years. Any takers? Let us know. Bernice Wheeler sent a note to the maga~ Wilma Swissler Bartholomay describes Carol (Lyn) Seeley Scott celebrated her herself as an "Old Dude." She's been visiting a zine office stating that she is well and living in 80th with a family reunion. She's in good an assisted-living community in Niantic, CT. dude ranch in WY off and on since '54. Wilma health and active with family and Red Cross "1 don't have to shop or cook!" still travels. volunteer work. In June, she rook twO grand- Mary Farrell Morse's husband, Roy, children to Europe. Her son in Singapore mar- Correspondent .. showed Mary the class phoro. (She is in a nurs- ried a woman from Vietnam in July. Mary Caroline (M.e.) Jenks Sweet ing home.) He wrote that perhaps she knew Terry Strong Heller-Rodegast was sorry to 361 West St. "what was going on." 38 Needham, MA 02494 miss Reunion. She writes that Heritage Village In looking over the' 41 class roster, I discov-

CC: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 20m 45 Alleyne Mathews Tanham invites us all to Marble Collegiate Church at Fifth Avenue and 29th Street, NY. She had a nativity stained- glass window dedicated in loving memory of her parents and her husband. Alleyne lives in Washington Square. Following is a list of classmates whose addresses are unknown: Claire Brockett, Carmela Bruno Hudson, Anne Fulstow Price, Marian Gerler Melcher, Jean Grant Jones, Anne Gruhler Sylvia, Mollie Hall, Marianne Hewitt Mann, Shirley Hoffman Rydman, Marge Hotchkiss Kyle-Keith, Helen Johnson, Carolyn Levy Stein, Ruth Maeyer and Irene Smith Zurier. If you know where any of these classmates are, please write to me or to the alumni office. Beth Tobias Williams's twO granddaughters are in college. Monica is a junior at Carleton College, and Sasha is a freshman at the U. of Michigan, where she volunteers at a local crisis/rape center. Beth spoke with Justine Clark and learned that Justine has been to 50 Evelyn (Fliv) Silvers Daly '43 and Katharine (Kackie) Johnson Anders '43 hosted a luncheon for CC friends from Emily Elderhostels and spends her spare time playing Abbey in June in Medford, NJ. Standing, from left: Fliv, Mary Surgenor Baker '43, Jane Storms Wenneis '43, Howard golf and bridge. Pavntar (widower of Sally Church Payntar '44, who passed away in '94), and Connie Smith Hall '43. Seated, from Your class correspondent's daughter, left: Anne Hester Smith and Kackie. Martha Peak Helman '73, has moved with her ered that Joan Purington Davenport is a end of Sept. Rich is known throughout the husband to an apartment on the ocean in Lynn, neighbor of mine here at Rogue Valley Manor. island as "the chair man," because he is so lv1A.. Marty is now vice president of marketing Small world! knowledgeable about chair caning. Not only for Analysis Group/Economics, an economic The excitement in the Watson household does he teach basic caning, he also teaches his consulting firm in Boston. Her husband, Frank, is that our granddaughter arrived safely in students to put new rush seats and backs in is a semi-retired anorney with a specialty in tax Antarctica to start a six-to-nine-month "stint" porch rockers, and to repair or replace seats in and estate planning, particularly those involving there in a research laboratory. There's no way fancy patterns. Their grandchildren are scar- German nationals. out except by boat, which comes once a month teredo They have two who are university (no airstrips). teachers: one teaches psychology at the U. of Correspondent .. We send sympathy to Phyllis Walters South Dakota and the other teaches English at Jane Storms Wenneis 27 Pine Avenue Williams on the loss of her husband. Phyllis the U. of Qingdao, China. Another is a fresh- Madison, N] 07940 frequently leaves her 16th Roar apartment in man at Lyndon State U. in VT, and the fourth 43 St. Petersburg to travel on tours and cruises. has a fence business in horse country in NJ. Kathryn (Ta) Hadley Inskeep and Les live in The class sends its condolences to Mildren Dottie had a phone call from Chris Brown, son Kilmarnock, VA. They are still in good shape Loscalzo Vanderpool, who lost her husband of Verna Pitts Brown and her husband, Joe, and avid golfers. Ta just shot a hole-in-one at recently. He had been bedridden for years. telling Dottie that Verna died in '00, and Joe 80. She had a knee replacement in Jan. She and Millie writes proudly of the scholastic achieve- followed this year. Verna and Joe lived in Les volunteer in the town library and at a health ments of her grandchildren. McLean, VA. clinic. Ta also helps out in a local thrift shop as Our hearts go out to three of our class- Adele Rosebrock Burr and Jack spend two a receptionist. They have taken several short mates who have lost children in the past few months every fall and two months every spring trips to visit friends and relatives this year. months. Holly Holohan Waldron lost her in PL and one month every summer at their son Alicia Henderson Speaker and Jack moved son to muscular dystrophy. Harriet Stricker Peter's place on Lake George. They spend a lit- 29 times. But since Jack's retirement from the Lazarus lost her daughter to cancer. And tle more than half the year at home in Coast Guard 20 years ago, they have stayed put Guldane Keshian Mahakian's oldest son Bronxville, NY. They particularly enjoy time in Bristol, RI. Alicia meets Sally Wagner when passed away in May at his home in England spent with Peter, his wife and their daughter, she and Jack go to FL. They travel often with after battling cancer. Carrie, who is a fine arts major at the U. of other Coast Guard friends and attended Jack's The Class of' 41 extends sympathy to the Louisville, KY, majoring in fine acts. Adele says 60th Coast Guard Academy reunion. Alicia and family and friends of Audrey Jones Burton, that Carrie definitely has an artistic Bare, even if her sister traveled to NYC recently to see the who passed away on 12/31/01. Audrey was the it is "a little fat out for my taste." Carrie was in Jackie Kennedy Onassis collection and will sister of Alma Jones Colliins '43. NYC doing three art internships. She kept pret- meet again for the holidays. ty busy, but she managed to see Adele and Jack Jean Kohlberger Carter lives in Tenafly, Correspondent: Jane Worley Peak on weekends, which they loved. NJ, and gets into NYC frequently for the the- Vinson Hajj, Apr. 306 Tiel Kayser Cohen has moved into a condo 6251 Old Dominion Dr. ater or, occasionally, to meet Sylvia Klington in St. Louis. Her grandchildren are students at McLean, VA 22101 Eisen. Jean keeps busy with the church choir 42 Rice U. Chas is a senior and Amanda is a fresh- and bridge. Last March, she enjoyed a man. Tiel had planned to go on a Mississippi 60TH REUNION May 30-June 2, 2002; Class President Mississippi River boat cruise and a year ago had River cruise in July, but there was flooding in Lil L. Maxwell; Contact, Assistant Director of Alumni a wonderful trip to India. Her daughter lives Relations Valerie Norris, 800-888-7549 the MN area where the cruise was to start, so it close by in Princeton. was cancelled. She was disappointed. Paula Later Polivy and Charles are still in Dorothy Greene wrote about her life on Hadley Ewaka celebrated her 80th Virginia their West Hartford home. One son is nearby Martha's Vineyard. Aside from a mean case of with her twin sons and their families, including in Bloomfield. A daughter lives in San shingles last summer - which Donie six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Francisco, and a second son is in Boston. AU of described in a word, "ugh!" - she and her Ginny is in good health and enjoys every day. the children, cousins and orher family members husband, Richmond, had a great summer. She still helps in the church nursery and travels. came to a gala 80th birthday party for Paula in They were still swimming in the ocean at the She is planning to be at our 60th Reunion in early Nov. Both Paula and Charles have had '02, which is great news.

46 cc: CONNEcnCUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 .fr,...... ".. • some health problems, but the party wasa celebration. Margie (Bunny) Livingston Campbell and Staff are into "soft adventures" these days rather than the more rugged trips of the past. No more sailing or racing rapids. The next trip will be a cruise from Tenerife to the Caribbean. In Aug. '01, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn '69 was presented Bunny enjoys teaches painting in the public with the Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for her lifetime contribu- schools of]acksonville. Severalof her paintings are in galleries in FL, and one is in a children's tion to developmental psychology in the areas of science and clinic. She and Staff have rwc sons living in AK. She sees Barbara (Ba) Hogage Ferrin in Palm society. This award was given by Division 7 of the American Beach, where the Ferrins spend their winters. Psychologital Association. Dr. Brooks-Gunn is a professor at the Barbara Boyd Bensen has been active in real estate for 50 years and recently receiveda Iofinternational Policy and Public AffiUrs at Columbia University and found- "realtor emeritus" award. Her twOdaughters, director of Columbia University's Institute on Child and Family policy. who live nearby in Ridgewood, N], gaveher a surprise 80th birthday party in Sept. Barb spends her summers on Cape Cod. This year, Nov. '01, was named 2001 Scientist rwo granddaughters made her a great-grand- David Haussler '75 mother. Both baby girls visited for Christmas. Wi the Year by R ,;. D Magazj1U!. Haussler - a leader in the Barb recently had a mastectomy and a five-year checkup on her hip replacement. All iswell. $tUdy of bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, data manage- Deborah Burton Adler and Wallace live in ment and machine learning - is a professor in the Shaker Heights, OH. One daughter teachesat Bowdoin in ME. The other two daughters, a Computer Science Department at University of California, lawyer and a school superintendent, livein CA. Santa Cruz. The Adlers visited Peru after Thanksgiving. They are blessed with good health and enjoy their 59-plus years of marriage. Louise Daghlian Belcher and Stephen are Judge Patricia McGowan Wald '48, u.s.Justice on the in DC, where Louise has been a volunteer for Hague Court, spoke to the Naples Council on World Affairs on March 4. Her topic the Smithsonian since '74. She worked at the American Art Museum for 22 years and is now covered crimes against humanity and the Hague Court. The Naples Council on at the Renwick. She is now helping with com- World AffiUrswas founded in 1981 in Naples, FL, to promote awareness and under- puter virtual conferences, which is exciting and challenging. One son livesin DC and rheir standing of world events, issues and forces affi:cting the United States. daughters are in PA and ME. Edith (Gay) Gaberman Sudarsky and Joe divide their time between Bloomfield, CT, and Claire Eldridge '69 has been hired as vice chancellor for development and col- West Harwich, MA. Their family, including five grandchildren, all enjoy the beach. Gay lege relations at the University of Virginia, College at Wise. Previously, Dr. Eldridge attended an alumni meeting in Simsbury, was vice chancellor for advancement and external affairs at Western Carolina where she met new President Norman Fninsrein. Betty Hammink Carey and several University in Cullowhee, NC. In addition to a bachelor's from Connecticut College, other alumnae from the '40s were there, too. she holds a master's in American history and secondary education from Boston The Sudarskys spend pan of the winter in FL and usually gather the entire family for College and a Ph.D. in higher education leadership from the University of Thanksgiving on Cape Cod. Joe is recovering from a two-knee operation. Tennessee, Knoxville. Connie Haaren Wells now livesin a beautiful retirement community in Hanover, NH. She continues her busy lifedespire two hip Cynthia Bond '72 was appointed director of corporate communications at replacements and a shoulder repair. She was in Overland Data Inc., a San Diego-based data storage automation company. She will Tuscany enjoying the olive trees this Sept. when her daughter-in-law called to tell her of be responsible for the company's investor relations program. Prior to joining the national tragedy. Getting back to the U.S. Overland Data, Bond worked for a Manhattan-based consulting firm as an advisor to was, of course, delayed becauseof the temporary travel moratorium. Connie's son livesin ~rland Dara. She is a graduate of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of MA, and her daughters are both in LosAngeles. The Class of'43 extends its sympathy to Management. Alma Jones Collins, who lost her sister, Audrey Jones Burton on 12/31101. 'Karen Christofano DiGravio '91 was recently elected to the Board of Correspondents: Elise Abrahams was Josephson, 7006 Upland Ridge Dr., Directors ofWesr6e1d Capital Management Inc. in Boston. She also named exec- AdamstOwn, MD 21710, uti"" vice president of the firm and serves as their chief financial officer. Westfield [email protected] and Alice Anne Carey 44 Weller, 423 Clifton Blvd., E. Lansing, 'Capital Management is a registered investment management firm with approximately MJ 48823 l3 billion in assets under management. DiGravio joined the company as an account Suzanne Harbert Boice waswith her daughter, Smokey, at the ranch south of Colorado Odministtator in '91. She holds an MBA from Boston University. Springs in Aug. In Sept., Suzee and her hus-

CC: CONNlCl'ICUT COtllGE MM".AZlNE WINTER2002 47 Shirley Anne Nicholson Roos band traveled the coast of Turkey in a gltlet, a ff:;?r:;~:~herspoon Miller P.O. Box 11 local, 75~foot sailboat. GiJberrsville, NY 13776 SIOS Yuma Place, N\'Q Frances Smith Minshalllefr in Sept. for 10 [email protected] Washington, DC 20016 48 days in Turkey, followed in Ocr. by a study tour 45 of Morocco with the Smithsonian. For the Nov. Class Notes deadline, Iam writ- Many thanks to Shirley Anne Nicholson Granddaugh-ter Diana has a presidential schol- ing from DC, hoping that all news will be Roos, who volunteered to take over the job of arship at Southern Methodist U. and loves life much better next rime, with no anthrax, no class correspondent for the Class of'48. there. Granddaughter Julia has been accepted at hijacked planes and no further scares. Iam sure Eleanor Penfield Spencer's children put Annapolis and is at the prep school in Newport. many of you, especially in the CT and NY together a "big bash" for Eleanor and Granddaughter Elizabeth is spending her junior areas, have tragic stories to tell, and we are Guilford's 50th wedding anniversary. year in Spain. In June, Franny lost her beloved thinking of you. My correspondence consists of Phyllis Hoge writes, "I've JUSt published sister, Eloise. The class would like to express a letter from Flo (Murph) Murphy Gorman, my sixth book of poetry, Lettersftom ]ian Hui sympathy for her loss. who was traveling in Spain and taking trips and Other Poems, beautifully designed by Tina Ruthe Nash Wolverton had an unexpected with Honor Koenig Carleton. Marjorie Kachele ($10 plus $1.03 for shipping and han- Family reunion at her home in Severna Park, Lawrence Weidig had her gathering on the dling). Iwish I could give it away, but Ican't. I MD, in April with all three children, spouses Cape with the usual group - a great time. tried out San Antonio, TX, for six months this and six grandchildren. Ruthe spends her sum- So, Iguess you are stuck with Miller stuff year, but I'm clearly not a Texan. I'm off to HI mers in Addison, ME, where they own Eagle one new grandson, Adams Hilliard Miller, of soon for my son Willie's wedding and will stop Island. They've put a conservation easement on Boulder, and another great-grandson, Duncan to see Polly Amrein and, Ihope, Nancy the island so the eagles will be able to stay there McDonnell, of DC. Daughter Park Westerfield Morrow Nee on the way." Please contact the "ad infinirurn." and husband Jack won the mixed doubles in St. alumni office at 800-888-7549, ext. 2300, for In July, Ethel Sproul Felts and a cousin Croix, where they live year round. Speaking of Phyllis's address and phone number. spent three weeks touring China. They saw the tennis, Iplay once in a while with Jean Wallace Great Wall, the Terra Cotta Soldiers, panda Douglas '42. Jean was three classes ahead but Class Nores Editor bears, a tea farm and the Forbidden City, and still beats me every time. One last Miller story; CC: Connecticut College Magazine they cruised the Yangtze River. "If you get a we were in Madison, CT, for a grandson's 270 Mohegan Ave. Nev v London, CT 06320 chance to go, by all means do it." engagement party, and the children ended up 49 [email protected] In Feb., Mona Friedman Jacobson and at the Guilford fair riding a camel. Camels in George welcomed a great-grandson. In May, CT! Oh well, Iguess we are all CC Camels granddaughter Amy married an investment nowadays. Correspondent: banker and honeymooned in South Africa and One last letter came from a friend of Christine Holr Kuru-Whire Kenya. "We just enjoy ir all." Patricia Manning Hogan. Pat died in Sept. 220 Grear Hill Rd. Jeanne Estes Sweeny traveled to AK for the She had been living in Damariscotta, ME. Sad 50 T amworth Village, NH 03886 kurrzwhiters'earrhlink.ner high-school graduation of a granddaughter in a to lose so many good friends. We send our class off our. In June, all 16 members of sympathy to Pat's family. Joey Cohan Robin writes, "Our daughter, Jeanne's family were together at a reunion at Best to all, Skiddy. Mobonk Mountain Lodge in New Palz, NY. Debbie, and Patrick Riley were married at the top of the mountain at Winter Park, CO, in Edith Miller Hurley wrote from Tenant's Correspondent: Aug. Our -l-year-old granddaughter was one of Harbor, ME, where her far-flung family had Patricia Smith Brown gathered for their treasured July 4th reunion. In 9 Richard Rd. the flower girls. Early in Sept., we had a fun Nov. and Dec. '00, Edie visited Meredith and 46 Lexington, MA 02421 mini-reunion. There were 12 of us: Peg crew in suburban Paris. From there, she took a McDermid Davis and Ridg, Brenda trip to Bangkok for a visit with Jock and Annie, Ginsburg Silln and Mike, Anita Manasevit Correspondent: who took her to Cambodia for visits to Angkor Perlman, Joanne Borden Glancy and Tom, Margaret Camp Schwanz Naomi Harburg Levy, Sylvia Snitkin Wat and other interesting places. "An incredible 2624 Bornr Hill Road Frumer and Sam, and Dick and me. We spoke experience. " Endicott, NY 13760 47 with Mary Lou Oellers Rubenstein on the Elise Abrahams Josephson had a wonder- [email protected] ful visit to Santa Fe in Aug. "It was our first phone, as she was not able to join us. This all vacation since the auto accident in '95. We saw 55TH REUNION May 3D-June 2, 2002; Contact, Class rook place just a couple of days before the old friends, ate wonderful Santa Fe food and PresidenVReunion Chair Nancy Blades Geiler, 513-922- unbelievably horrific tragedy." appreciated the Indian market as always. 4191, [email protected] Gening used to living in a retirement commu- Correspondent: nity is made easier by the fact that people here The events of the past month (Sept. II to Oct. Naomi Salit Birubach 1165 Park Ave. are unusually interesting, friendly and helpful." II) have affected us all. I hope that none of you New York, NY 10128 Afier our 55th Reunion, Janet Witte had personal losses nor will have any in what is 51 Brooks nominated me Caroline Black Garden going on now. We all are afraid of escalation but try to carry on with a wary eye on the news as the 10th site designated as a Garden for Correspondents: Ellie Souville Levy, 21 and the propaganda. Somehow, hounding you Peace. "These gardens encourage harmony Cygnet Court, Hilton Head, SC 29926, between hwnankind and nature .. symbolize guys for news was something I just couldn't do. [email protected] Patricia the tranquility created by the elimination of However, please keep in touch and plan to 52 Ahearn Berger, 3 Gordonia Tree Cr., harmful tensions, discrimination and preju- come to Reunion next spring. Hilton Head, SC 29926 dice." The dedication was a great success. In Some of you have written lovely personal 50TH REUNION May 30~June 2, 2002; Class President July and Aug., Jay served on a grand jury. Prior notes to me. T am doing well and am headed off to New Zealand for an Elderhostel trip tomor- ~ary Harrison Beggs; Contact, Reunion Chair Corinne to that, she took a fun trip on the Delta Queen FISher Smythe, 216~464~0811 and also sailed to Madeira, which is gorgeous. row! I'll get another CAT scan upon my return. T did have a chance to see Elizabeth The class wishes to express its sympathy to Class Ptes.ident Mary Harrison Beggs says (Bogie) Bogert Hayes a number of times this the family of Alese Joseph Shapiro, who died that, despite these unsettling times, the summer. Time is a great healer and so are sup- on 12/29/00. A devoted volunteer for] 8 years, response to our reunion plans has been very port groups. She is doing okay and hopes to get she taught reading to children from diverse favorable. She urges all of us to contact old to Reunion. backgrounds. friends and make plans for a heartwarming That's all for now. Best to all. These "gold- homecoming. And she encourages us to en years" aren't as golden as we would like. respond to the request for bios and essays for our Golden Koine, which promises to make a

48 cc: CONNECTICUTCOLLEGE1>lAGAZINE W1NTER100! wonderful souvenir of our reunion. II It is with great sadness that we repon the death of Sidney Brown Kincaid. She passed away on Nov. 26 in FL after a theater ~eekend in NY. Her husband, Par, was by her side. We send our condolences ro Pat and their family. Before her death, Sidney saw Sis Gueinzius Gridley and her husband ar Yale's 50th reunion. Sidney reponed that Siswas busy working and power walking. Sidney also had dinner with Joyce Leeming Mayfield at the Griswold Inn in Essex,CT. We will miss Sidney greatly. . Last April, Fairfield Frank DuBoIS and her husband traveled to Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The trip's high points were Perra and Mr. Sinai. She will be at our reunion. Geordie Albree Markel and husband Art celebrated their 50th anniversary in June with children coming from CO, TN and NC. She and Art also rook a trip through the Panama Canal. They've been living in Midlothian, VA, The novice women's crew poses after the [CAC (Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) Avaya Championship for the past 30 years. Margie Rose Schindler enjoyed a 50th Regatta in Georgia in May '01, where they won a silver medal. Their shell w~s given to the COI~egeby William and reunion with classmates from her junior year Katherine Wenk Christoffers '45. Pictured above, top row: lillian Kolack, Claire Dreyer, Katherine Merseth (stroke), abroad group in Mexico. Fiveof the .original 13 April Sullivan and Danielle Miley (coxswain). Bottom row, from left: Katie Snape, Katey Walsh, Susie Mattke- "El Crupo" members met in the ancrenr town Robinson and Alyssa Crow. All the rowers are members of the Class of '04. of Tepoztlan for a week of reminiscing. She and a couple of step-grandchildren. She sends Middlebury, CT, Woman of the YearAward. also spent four weeks touring Europe this past her best to all. Nancy received this honor for her contributions summer and was looking forward to a trip to On 411100, Kitty Fischer Lal'erriere mar- to the community on behalf of women and China that would include Beijing, Shanghai ried Lawrence Ellman. "We are extremely girls. The article shows severalphotographs of and a cruise down the Yangtze River. happy." Kitty continues her psychotherapy Nancy at the celebration on Sept. 6. Ann Ball Rose is coming to our reunion practice. They have traveled to the Czech Maybe for the next edition, yOLlwillwrite "for sure this time." She retired in June as an Republic, Italy, Mexico, the Bahamas and about how you celebrated (or plan to celebrate) assistant principal at an elementary school in Morocco. "Will be at the reunion." your big birthday. In anricipatio? .ofa trip to Fullerton, CA, and lovesher new freedom. Joan Hamilton Lohnes is still working full mark mine, 1 passed my scuba diving course. Ann saw fall colors for the first time in 30 years time at night in the marerniry ward at on a recent trip to New England. While there, Greenwich Hospital. She's really looking for- COlTespolldem: Lois Keating Learned she had dinner with Sally Carleton Trippe. ward to Reunion 2002. 10 Lawrence St. Last summer, Cathy Kirch Dietrich and Ellie Souville Levy and Pat Ahearn Greenlawn, NY 11740 [email protected] her husband spent three weeks in Greece and Berger thank all of you who returned postcards 54 Turkey on a tour of lighthouses. One of their to us in Hilton Head. More news from class- favorite places was the island of Hydra, where Please mark your calendars for 8/21/02 for the mates will be in the next CC magazine. It's mini-reunion on Cape Cod. Details will follow. rhe only mode of transpon is by donkey. Cathy wonderful hearing from you, and we're looking said rhar it was strange to seea man leading a Barbara Blanchard and Dud have moved forward to being with you at reunion. We'll back to New England to be closer to their nine string of donkeys while talking on his cell . definitely be there. phone! They also took a trip to ~K and Denali. children and 15grandchildren. Cathy will definitely be at Reunion. From Hingham, MA, Peggy DeTar Correspondents: Leta Weiss Marks, 98 DeBard writes, "One son is in VT. Anorher is Last Feb., Hope Hayman Fremont and Colony Rd., Wesr Hanford, CT 06117, her husband joined an 1l-person group for a [email protected] and Sue in OR. One daughter is in Weymouth,~, trek in Nepal. They also enjoyed a river-raft Weinberg Mindlin, 4101 Wesl 90rh Sr., and one is in VA. We spend summers sailing trip and a stay in a jungle r~.o.rr,where the 53 Prairie Village, KS 66207, and swimming and try to travel in winter. [email protected] (chen) Icing'sbrother was vlSltmg.Hope stay~ Mother still lives in PA at 94, ali alone on a 1] 5-acre farm." busy with volunteer work at her church and in Thanks to those of you who sent e-rnailsand Nancy Wilson Raynolds, who's in Wesr musical activities. notes. And to those of you who didn't write In the past three years, Monique Springfield, MA, keeps busy with hou~e nurs- this rime, let us hear your news for the next ing, singing alto in the Cathedral Choir and ,as Maisonpierre Wood and husband David have issue. Sue and 1 take turns writing the Class biked in the Loire Valley, New Zealand and a member of Daughter of the King. Her son.s Notes, and we enjoy hearing from you by regu- family is in Portsmouth, NH. H~r da.ughter IS Austria. They live in Yorba Linda, CA. lar mail or e-mail. 1know all of us feeldeeply in Littleton, MA. Nancy seesa mece III Boston. Monique plays a lor of tennis, some golf and moved by the tragic events of this fall, and we does a lot of hiIcing. Elaine Goldstein Lechrreck, who livesin hope that everyone is safe and well. CT, has been traveling back and forth over the Jan Weil Libman and her husband will Betty Johnson Drachman suspects that celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary in Mason-Dixon line to see her husband in AL many classmates have "dramatic" stories about and ro do research on a project concerning the Grand Rapids, MI, with their family. They run "where I was on Sept. 1L" She sees a weird "Resort Libman" over the summers, when early Civil Rights Era participants and their coincidence in the lossof a 217-year-old white families. Sometimes she volunteers at the everyone comes ro visit. Jan isstill involved in oak in the front of her house, which had to be volunteer activities, though on a smaller scale. Koinonia Farm in GA, "where they make great felled. When she tieson her lawn near the pecan pies." Mary Bess Anthony Coughlin, in stump looking at the hole in the sky, she thinks Camden, SC, says life has been good and that Jo Williams Hartley, Kathy Hull Easton of NYc, the country and the world. and their husbands (who were classmates at they have recently moved from their old (1840) Janet Roesch FrauenfeIder forwarded an home to a great new house. She's down to one Annapolis) rook a trip to AK and the Canadian article clipped by Peggy Lewis Moore featur- Rockies in July - a major temperature change dog now but will be getting another one soon. ing Nancy Camp, the recipient of the Mary Bess has twO children, tWO grandchildren for the Eastons, who spend most of the year in

CC: cONNEcncurCOLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 49 Lucy Allen Separk and Chuck traveled to I took a great Elderhoscel trip to AK and the Canadian Rockies in July. "It was Scandinavia, "Trail to Trains." We were in simply awesome. We traveled via plane, boat, Norway, Denmark and Sweden staying at folk bus, helicopter, raft, train, even snowmobiles ..The Brits were fabulous schools, which are similar to junior colleges. We on the glaciers!" learned more about trains than I needed to to all Americans. A huge Heidi Angevine Smith is recovering from a know! Also, in the good news category, on Sept. hip replacement. The only good thing about it 10, my nephew and his wife were in Cambodia memorial went on for was finding out that her garden - her pride adopting their son, 5-month-old Andrew Borin and joy - could manage pretty well on its days in Grosvenor Keating. Because of the tragedy, it took them own. However, she's now back to tending her four days to reach home near Chicago. Please Square, across from our note, J will have a second e-mail address as of planes and flowers. Ann Frankel Robinson is enjoying her Jan. '02, [email protected]. hotel and the American four grandchildren and summer vacations on In the last issue of CC Connecticut College Embassy." - Roselle Magazine, we learned of Arless Leve's death in the Cape. She is still writing and recently March '01. Her sister, Georgia, explained that recorded a short story for NH public radio. She (Rusty>Krueger Zabar '59, Arless died of pancreatic cancer that was diag- and Jim enjoy meeting Steve and Nancy nosed in Oct. '00. Arless, who was a research Kushlan Wanger in Boston several times a year on being stranded in librarian, retired early from Union Carbide in for the ballet and symphony concerts. Ann '88. Afterwards, she went back to school to spends much of her time with her 90-year-old the U.K. following the receive her paralegal certificate. She taught mother, who is in a facility 10 minutes from Sept. 11 attacks library science at Western Connecticut State U. their house. In her free time, she joined a walking group, Phyllis Hauser Walsh retired from ele- making many trips abroad. Arless continued to mentary school counseling in June '00. After create beautiful needlework and raised champi- seven months of retirement, she couldn't stand being away from the children and began work- Sr. Croix, VI. [o and Dick visited them last on orchids until her death. She is survived by ing in reading programs once a week as a vol- winter and now know why the Easrons like it three sisters and a nephew. We send them our unteer. She's now working pan time in a men- so much! One of the Hartleys' daughters has deepest sympathy. tal health agency as the only registered play rwo children and lives close by. "They brighten therapist on staff. The job is flexible enough to up our lives on a daily basis!" Correspondent: Nancy Brown Han enable her to travel with Jim (who has been Jan Rowe Dugan was in Wolfboro, NH, 75 Quarry Hill Road retired from the U.S. A..rmy since '89), visiting to sell an l 820 colonial home that proved to be 55 Haddam Neck, CT 06424 their family across the nation and attending the "roo much to care for," She has a daughter and nbhcc55@aoLcom Association of Play Therapy's annual interna- two grandchildren there. Her son is a golf pro tional conference in Portland. in Charleston, Sc. Jan spends nine months in Phyl recently met Janet Day Rouvales in Sarasota, FL, selling real estate on the Keys, Correspondents: Edith Fay Mroz, 2075 MA. The two had fun getting caught up after "mostly on golf courses." Sharon Hill Rd., Dover, DE 19904, wemroz@snet,netandJanAhlborn 35 years. They spent quite a bit of time togeth- Ann Heagney Weimer and Sally Ashkins Roberts, 7 Gwen's Ln., Orleans, MA er in '65, when Phyl worked for Tufts doing lab Churchill made the arrangements for the gath- 56 02653, [email protected] work in the medical research department while ering on the Cape and will probably do it again in '02. Sally was busy this fall with a "wet and Jim was in Vietnam. Roselle (Rusty) Krueger Zabar returned dry auction" for the benefit of the local cultural Correspondent: center in Bass River, Iv1A. Artists painted on Evelyn Caliendo Moss from the UK, where they were stuck for five the spot in the morning and sold their pieces at 622 Embree Crescent days following the 9/11 tragedy. "The Brits Wesdield, N] 07090 ~ere fabulous to all Americans. A huge rnemor- an evening auction. 57 Jan King Evans is recovering from mid- ial went on for days in Grosvenor Square, 45TH REUNION May 3D-June 2, 2002; Class President, across from our hotel and the American body injuries sustained in an auto accident in Sandra Weldon Johnson; Contact, Reunion Chair Joan Gilbert Embassy." Their l f-year-old grandson, Matt, Aug. She's using a health club regularly for Segall,845-255-7321 rehab and reflexology. was chosen to play catcher in an international Cynthia Fenning Rehm, our class presi- baseball tournament in Italy last summer. He was the youngest member of the U.S. team, dent, tore her Achilles rendon in July. Correspondent: Jan Adams is feeling bercer after coming judith Ankarsrran Carson which went undefeated in the event. down with a case of shingles on her face. J 74 Old Harbor Rd. Liz Pughe King is working part time but Marcia Bernstein Siegel is working on a 58 Westport, MA 02790 ~ana~es to travel to Europe for skiing and hik- [email protected] biography of renowned dancer T wyla Tharp. mg. LIZ and Bill visited with Pat Chambers Alice Straub Miller lives in Tustin, CA, Moore and her husband when they had their boat in Plymouth, MA and enjoys working and gardening. She was Correspondents: Virginia Reed Levick, 10 " Barbie Quinn Flynn joined our growing divorced 32 years ago and has three children. Sargent Ln., Atherton, CA 94027, One son, a master of Asian medicine, practices [email protected] and Joan Peterson Grandmothers Club." Grandchild Michael in HI. Another son is a partner in an insurance 59 Thompson, 451 Coni! Way, Portola son of daughter Laura and Matt, is 6 months firm in CA and father of three. Her daughter Valley, CA 94028 ol~ and the joy of her life. "Everyone said that works with Beneficial Nationwide and is mar- being grandparents was fun - it surely is!!" To begin this column, we quote Em Hodge ried with three grown stepchildren and an Laurel Seikel McDermott Iives in Brasfield, who, we think, mirrors the thoughts adopted child, 13. Alice's e-mail is B~timore, where she teaches with no plans to of all of us at this moment (Nov. '01). "Like [email protected]. reure. She and John have children on both everyone else, I'm trying to assimilate and adjust Joyce Tower Sterling spends summers in coasts. Laurel and her sister have a summer cot- to what the new definition of'normal' is ME, where she sees her children and four t~ge 20 minutes from CC, so she still has strong becoming in this world of ours." Em enjoys grandchildren. One granddaughter, who was ties to the area. becoming more involved in two Cleveland trea- adopted from Russia in '00, is thriving on love, Marty Stegmaier Speno and Ed have sures: the Museum of Art and the Institute of good food and fresh air. Joyce retired as man- moved out of their big house into a townhouse Music. She's also learning the intricacies of the ager of a nonprofit gift shop in Dedham, MA, il~ ~Unt Valley, MD. The Spenos keep busy game ofbridg:, and:- with her two amazing and thoroughly enjoys her winters on the Cape VISltmg their six kids, who are spread our from new knees - IS playing golf and chasing after at Chatham. She regularly sees Jane Plumer CA t~ Lo~don. Their ninth grandchild was her delightful, three-year-old grandson. Mansfield and Roz Wrnchesrer Smith. born 111 mid-Ocr. Marry is starting to get orga-

50 ccr CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WlNTER20m nized for our next reunion in '04. Debbie Tolman Haliday's son, a lieu- tenant colonel in the Marine Corps, moved his family to Camp Pendleton in July; he expects to get a command in March. Their oldest daughter is a biotech patent lawyer in CA. Buzz Wickstom ChandJer writes, "I am in my l Srh year with St. Charles Community College, where 1 am an administrator of roo m uch stuff. It is fun and interesting to have been with the college since it opened and probably even more of a treat to me because of the Ii mobile nature of my life. In the 30 years that I my husband was in the military, we moved 18 times, and I worked at seven colleges before St. Charles. Working with young - and some not-so-young - people makes me aware of the passage of time. Some of the students I taught as freshmen are now faculty members at ocher colleges. Now my references to such events as Woodstock and the Hungarian Revolution are met with blank stares." Holly Wrampelmeier White livesin In Nov. '00, Barb Roby Nixon '59 hosted a mini-reunion at her new home in Potomac, MD, for fellow alumnae from Bodega Bay, CA. She retired two yearsago the Class of '59. Pictured, from left: Barbie Wallace, Connie Wharton Nasson, Marti Flynn Peterson, Barb and Ann- from teaching but still helps out at the local Mary (Speck) Potter Kapusta. school. Holly has taken up golf and tennis and sings in (\NOchoirs. Three of their children live pianist - then did Broadway tunes with three North Jersey as of Oct. '98. Would be interest- nearby so she and her husband love to travel soloists. Had a wonderful time. Marcia Simon ed in meeting with area classmembers. and baby-sit their 10 grandchildren. Bernstein was there. It was great to seeher Daughter Stacey, graduate of George Sadly, we report that Carolyn Keefe again. It only took 60 years, but J gOtto Washington V., Elliot School of International Oakes lost her husband, Nate, lasr summer. Carnegie Hall." Chick and her husband, Keith, Affairs, is in her second year with the Peace He had been ill for some time and, of course, enjoy their four grandchildren, ages 2-5. Kudos Corps in Armenia." Carolyn was a wonderful suppOrt to him dur- to Tina Savell Treadwell and her husband, Mamie Cale Kalkstein took care of babies ing his illness. David, for sharing their moving Story and preschoolers at a day care center for years Bea Enright hosted a reception at her and now has a grandbaby of her own! "How Correspondent: Nancy Waddell home in Boulder, CO, on Nov. 15. Rosemary many of us are now grandmothers?" 6575 Staats Rd. Park Professor of Religious Studies Eugene Dorothy Hummel Leonard writes, "We Clinton, WA 98236 Gallagher was the guest speaker. moved to London seven years ago. Our son [email protected] is 60 Debbie Morris KulIby's daughter, now 14 and thriving. He goes to the American Charlotte Ross, is starring in NBC's "NYPD School in London and is finishing eighth grade. Correspondents: Brent Randolph Blue" as Detective Connie McDowell. Debbie Would welcome any classmates. Do call ifyou Reyburn, 18 Cedar Hills Dr., writes, "Tune in!" come through." (Contact the alumni officeat Wyoming, RI 02898, Janet Engel Francoeur writes, "Sept. 11 800-888-7549, ext. 2300, for Dorothy's 61 [email protected] Nancy Cozier caused us to think twice but then go ahead and address and phone number.) Whitcomb, 19 Starbuck Rd., travel to southeastern Turkey, along the Syrian, Marcia Geyer is looking forward to receiv- Nantucket, MA 02554 Iranian, Armenian and Iraqi borders to the ing her third master's in June and starting a Mesopotamian cradle of civilization between third career as an academic librarian. Correspondent: Kay Stewart Neill the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It was incredi- Susan Martin Medley writes, "Won't P.o. Box 1126 ble and the Turkish and Kurdish people were make it to Reunion as we're moving to Denver Layton, UT 84041 sympathetic and kind. We saw the birthplace of - more space and (finally)a garage. Our 62 [email protected] Abraham and severalancient Christian monas- address didn't make the new directory, but teries, as well as places traveled by Alexander phone and e-mail are the same." 40TH REUNION May 3D-June 2,2002;Class President and Marco Polo." Antoinette Carter Rogers writes, "Not Joan Dickinson Karter; Contact, Reunion Chair Susan Miller much has changed since Reunion. Our living Burke, 757-833-7221,[email protected] Correspondent: room Hoor is finally finished, using wood from Sandra Bannister Dolan our own oak trees. Son Chris was to be married I Canberra Ct. in Texas on Sept. 15, but none of his family Correspondents: Robeera Slone Smith, 16 Mystic, CT 06355 64 (including the best man) or friends could fly Greene Dr., West Windsor, NJ 08550- 4912, [email protected] and Bonnie there, so the wedding has been postponed. He Campbell Wauters, P.O. Box 58, Taber 63 Correspondents: Leslie Serterholm Curtis, loves his job as a special agent with the u.s. Hill Rd., Stowe, VT 05672, 110 Caro Corner Rd., Colchester> CT government. Older son Stuart is happy in NH, Bsq22@aoLcom 06415 and SU5an Peck Robinson, 173 continuing his work for a software company. Wirherall Ln., Manchester Center, VT Eunice (Chick) Schriner Barnes was very 65 He continues with hapkido, a form of Korean 05255 touched by Tina Savell Treadwell's husband's martial art, and will spend two weeks in Korea article in the last CC magazine. "Having gone training in Ocr. He plans to teach in a martial arts school upon his return. My law practice through this (breast cancer) about six years ago, Correspondents: Polly Lucas Pierce, 30 1 could very much empathize." Chick celebrat- Pierce Rd., Deering, NH 03244, continues to grow but still gives me time for ed her "Big Birthday" by doing a concert at piercekcscookner.com and Betsey gardening and other pleasures. Ron now has to Staples Harding, P.O. Box 702, Jackson, make bookcases for the living room and put Carnegie Hall! Weill Recital Hall in june c-. 66 NH 03846, [email protected] Chick and Friends Concert. "I did some classi- down the cherry floor in the bedroom, so he will be busy for some time." cal piano myself, as well as some ensemble Nancy Sterner Griffith writes, "Husband Tim Elizabeth Leach Welch writes, "As the work with a violinist, soprano and another and I have retired to Virginia Beach from events of the past month (Sept.) unfold, I hold

CC: CONNECI"lCUT COLLEGE ]l,1JIGAZINE W1NTER 2002 51 ages to find time for some reaching at Kellogg dear the warmth and inspiration we shared color painting in an adult education p~ogram. Graduate School of Management at together at Reunion. We are so lucky to have She also exhibits her work at a gallery III Northwestern U. Anne will attend Reunion. such a strong network! MJ Cotton Low, Portsmouth. "Teaching fourth-graders is keeping me out Paula Schwam Hagar, Chris Laney Rifkin One of Judith Cressy Crossley's daughters of trouble," says Nancy Ford Fennell. Twin and I gathered on my boat in Scituate Harbor, works for WGBH, Boston, as a producer for daughters Katie and Chrissy have joined sister MA, for a fall celebration of friendship and a "Arthur." Another daughter is a teacher who Beth at the of Florida. moment to connect with each other after Sept. puts on a musical with] DO-plus students every U. Susan Cohn Doran wrires, "To all those 11, MJ had her dogs in tOW and was heading year! Judith is a clinical social worker, and her people who ask what it's like to have an empty back West after a wonderful summer at her husband is a professor of child neurology in home in ME. We were recalling our class play. Syracuse, where they have lived for 27 years. nest - it's really not that empty!" The danger- Wasn't it 'Bring Kabir here ... no more Puritan My good friend Joan Redmund Platt, with ous phrase seems to be "Sure ... if you need ro Fear'? Litrle did we know! Although our house whom 1 had lunch in Ocr., is now a CC trustee. stay with us for a few weeks, rhar would be in Annapolis is for sale, we are still here and ("Who would've thought?" she says.) Joan's fine." Daughter Abbie and family lived with welcome anyone who travels through. Mary husband, Lew, recently stepped down as CEO Sue and Bill for rhree months in between Macfarlane SlidelJ lives right down the street, of Kendall-Jackson winery. Joan and Lew are moves. As they were leaving, daughter Amanda and Toni Carter Rogers is around the bend, settling into two new homes - one in the San and husband moved in while looking for an so we could have a mini-reunion ... and start Francisco South Bay area and the other in apartment in NYC Amanda was JUStone week planning for our next big 40th!" Bodega in Sonoma County, where they eventu- into her new job on 9/11. She and her husband Betsey Staples Harding and husband Sam ally hope to grow grapes. moved back in with Sue and Bill after deciding are retired and enjoying life in NH. "Our most Dede Clements' daughter is at UVA, and they could no longer live and work in NYC interesting recent trip was to Yaroslavl, north her son is at Occidental College. (Dede: I teach after the rragic attack. Sue loves teaches fourth of Moscow, where we worked for three weeks public health there, so I'll keep tabs on him). grade at an Orthodox Jewish day school. in an orphanage through a volunteer group She teaches at a boys' school in Nashville. Anne Foss takes the prize for the most called Cross-Cultural Solutions. The orphan- Kay Rothgeb Brimijoin is on the faculty at unique career change. She has moved from the age was full of playful children with warm and Sweet Briar College and busy finishing a Ph.D. academic and governrnenr worlds (faculty at friendly staff. The building was in serious dis- at UV A. Her husband does landscape and resi- UConn School of Medicine and deputy direc- repair, though. We're making slow progress in dential architecture. Son Bill is studying art and tor of a state public health program) to being this venture!" writing at College of Santa Fe, and daughter construction manager for nonprofit organiza- Polly Lucas Pierce is enjoying semi-retire- Perry is at Sarah Lawrence, concentrating in tions, partnering with a woman she mer ment and having a grand time working as a film animation and literarure. Kay says "hi" to through Habitat for Humanity. "We've built part-time library assistant in a NH town Tama, Carol, Pat and other '67 friends. several theaters, an an gallery, a cinema, a cafe, library. "My husband, Ken, and Ihad a most Life has brought many changes for Dana and we're now involved in restoring the oldest fun visit, in JUJle, from Lynn Goodman Zoll Freedman Liebman since our last reunion. She existing house in Hartford." They've also pro- and daughter Allison, who were en route from has been single for the past four years, after 28 vided job [raining For Hispanic women moving Virginia Beach to the Putney School's summer years of marriage. Her daughter is at Columbia off welfare. "On the home front, we spent rwo art program in Yr." Law School, and her son is at U. of Wisconsin. years building our own house and now have 27 PoUy Lucas Pierce and Betsey Staples The unconditional love of Dana's new dog, chickens, a pig, a dog and two cats - plus a Harding agreed to jointly handle the '66 class Yaffa, keeps her company. As our class presi- huge vegetable garden." Daughter Jenny is at correspondence for the coming year. For us to dent, Dana looks forward to seeing EVERY- Williams, and son Michael is a high school feel fulfilled, we're hoping for info from ONE at Reunion. senior. Christine Carlson Kohnstamm and MANY of our classmates. Please send an e- Also single since our last reunion, Judy Jeroen visited last summer with their daughter, mail to Polly at piercekrs'conknet.com or to Robb greatly enjoys her position as associate who is at Yale Medical School. Betsey at sphardingrs'aol.com. Thanks! professor of science and technology education at Your class correspondent, Andrea Hricko, U. of New Hampshire. She lives by the water in directs a communiry outreach program at an Corrapondau: Andrea Hricko Kittery, ME, and sees her son and his family environmental health sciences center at the U. 250621srSr. (including two grandsons) often. Daughter of Southern California School of Medicine. She Santa Monica, CA 90405 Mary graduated from U. of Vermont last year. ahricko @usc.edu is trying hard not to miss son Jonathan who 67 Also in ME is Marty Kidd Cyr, who has JUSt started at Vassar. Please send news For the 35TH REUNION May 30-June 2, 2002j Class President been director of human resources at L.L. Bean next issue and start making plans for Reunion! Dana Freedman Liebman; Contact, Reunion Co-Chairs For 17 years. Marty writes that she "loves Lynn Weichsel Hand, 603-421-9581, Iynnhand@earth- Maine, the company and most everything about Correspondent: Phyllis Benson Beighley link.net. Sue E. Hallstein, 216·283-0660; and Helen my life." She will be at Reunion. 1409 Devonshire Dr. Young Somogyi Carol Friedman Dressler hopes to see Columbia, SC 29204 everyone next spring. "This is a time that 68 pbeigbleyd'cis.scare.sc.cs I have taken on the enjoyable cask of class cor- friendships and family seem even more cher- respondent - in the hope of seeing more of ished." She has three seniors who should all corresp. ondcnt: Judi Bamberg Mariggio you at next year's reunion. Five years ago, we graduate from their various programs this 1070 Sugar Sands Blvd. # 384 had a wonderful time. It seemed that we had spring. Daughter [en Dressler '99 is trying her Riviera Beach, FL 33404 come to a point where most of us were com- hand in the movie production business in LA. 69 [email protected] fortable with who we are and what we are Remember Terry Taffinder Grosvenor about ... and that made for open conversations playing and singing her children's songs at our Linda Able Posseen is finishing up her disser- and an easy time rekindling old friendships. reunion? She still performs and writes songs and tation in educational psychology. "I'm Peggy Keenan Sheridan clearly has an is now writing a children's book. Her daughter uncertain exactly what work I'll be doing once I artistically talented family. One son, now in Amanda, after a semester in Rome with Trinity graduate, but I do know that since 9/11, I am Austin at grad school, worked for National College, is transferring to Harvard. Son Andrew thinking more seriously of working to make a Geographic TV, and the other lives in NYC, is at Trinity, learning crew. Sherwoode is at direct contribution in the Houston communi- teaching and playing jazz guitar. Peggy directs boarding school, and fourth child Nancy is in ty, rather than going into strictly reaching and CC's Holleran Center for Community Action seventh grade. Terry is coming to Reunion _ research. My dissertation research is involved and Public Policy. She and Tony visited Cuba and bringing her guitar, we hope! with investigating the sense of community last winter. Anne Cohn Donnelly has an Scyear-old among middle school students and links to Art has always been a focus of Lynn whose older siblings are 23, 25 and 28. Anne school violence. Because of my dissertation, I've Weichsel Hand's life. Lynn is teaching draw- says she works hard every day to keep up with curtailed volunteer work this year but continue ing at White Pines College in NH and water- her daughter's energy and schedule. She man- to provide an adopted home for abandoned pet

52 cce CONNECTICUT COI.LEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 bunnies. At this point 1 have seven, but, as my when her horse was stung by a bee. Kar was Connecticut Post in Bridgeport. He would love husband keeps reminding me, 'the bunny con- seriously injured, needing spinal surgery and to have a CC porluck at his home in New do is full!" Daughter Katherine attends extensive physical therapy to relearn how to Haven - his partner is a pastry chef whose Berkeley's law school. walk and write. She has since returned to her specialty is chocolate desserts! E-mail him at Ever the New Yorker, Nancy Barry position with the Montgomery County School romart [email protected] or contact the alumni Manor has left Unity Concerrs after 20 years. System's central office, though she is still unable office at 800~888-7549 for his phone number. "It's a big change, but I am very happy I did it. to drive and continues with physical therapy. Paula Marcus-Plata is rewarded by her Everything just gOt very old. Now Iam doing "Kar has maintained a very positive attitude work as a psychotherapist. Husband Tom is an some consulting work for Pro Piano, a compa- throughout this ordeal and looks forward to a architect/developer involved in a long-term ny that produces CDs and classical concerts in full recovery." project to redevelop their city's empty textile addition to being the largest purveyor of Our condolences to Vera and best wishes to factories. Sons Adam and Joe are involved in Hamburg Steinways in the COUntry." Nancy her, Kar and Babette as they continue to meet sports and various school leadership positions. has also joined the board of a dance company, the challenges and make the most oflife for They have been on an Odyssey of the Mind Dancing in the Streets. "And of course, I see themselves and their families. team for the past eight years (coached by their lots ofZoi Aponte Fedor." Dr. Katherine Phelen Willis participated dad), qualify-ing for the "Worlds" competition Bob and Beth Brereton Smith spent a in CC's Distinguished Speaker Series on Nov. for six of those years. This past spring, they lovely summer evening with Leslie Fisher 7. Her presentation, "Being Wired: How placed third in their category. Molly, 12, is a Steen and husband Rodger in Evergreen, CO. Higher Education Can Assist our Communities performer and loves dance, singing and drama. The Smiths passed through on their return to in Using Technology as a Force for Social Chris Dunkel Schetter is a professor of IL. They had been visiting daughter Molly, Change," was co-sponsored by the Department psychology at UCLA and direcror of the health who does research on global warming at the of Mathematics and Computer Science. psychology postdoctoral and docroral training Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory as part program supported by NIMH. Sons Alex, 15, of her Ph.D. program at Berkeley. Correspondent: and James, 10, are doing great! She sadly Jeanne Brooks-Cunn, a psychology pro- Myrna Chandler Goldstein reports that she is divorced after 25 years of 5 Woods End Rd. marriage to her college sweetheart, whom she fessor at Columbia, received a lifetime achieve- Lincoln, MA 01773 ment award from the American Psychological 70 met on exchange at Dartmouth. She would [email protected] Association for her work on child policy. love ro hear from Joanne Allport and other "What an honor!" She learned of the award members of the Classes of73 and 74 in her after spending six weeks at Squirrel Island, Correspondent: area (Pacific Palisades, CA). ME, overseeing renovations on their vacation Nancy james Amy Cohen is still teaching at Western home (including discovering that the dwelling 10 Whittier Drive New England College School of Law. Husband Acton,!vlA 01720-4524 was originally a tent platform, then a one- 71 Harvey Shrage teaches at the business college room shack, and then a Victorian cottage). there. Older daughter Rebecca is a senior at Dagny Hultgreen Griswold is working Tufts, and younget daughter Maddy is a senior Correspondents: Deborah Garber King, in high school. Her extended family, including for a commercial appraisal firm in Farmington 548 MarrakeesecrSr.,Pembroke, MA and doing a lot of traveling around CT. 02359 and Meg Cemson Ashman, 139 brother ira Cohen 79, traveled to Italy this Husband Harry is transitioning with his aero- 72 Robinson Parkway, Burlington, VT summer to celebrate her parenrs' 50th and their space ventures. Daughter Heidi attends St. 05401 25th wedding anniversaries. Michael's College near Burlington, VT, and Marianne Casey Reinhalter lives in 30TH REUNION May30-June 2, 2002; Class President Becky, the youngest, is in eighth grade. Three Duxbury, MA, with husband Emil. Both Martha KesslerHuckins; Contact, Reunion Chair AmyLewis stepsons have all married. "Life is busy, full, daughters are in college, so there is plenty of Tabor, 516-674-3414, [email protected] blessed with a growing family and fraught with room for visitors. Roberta and Kathy, where are financial challenges!" you? Marianne and Susan Cloninger have John and Babette Gabriel Thompson vis- Correspondents: Nancy Jensen Devin, remained great friends and traveled to Spain ited Gail Goldstein in NM to see if the "clean 185 Hedly Sr., Portsmouth, RJ 02871, this summer with their four girls. Marianne mountain air" would help Babette and her [email protected] and Mary Ann Sill also keeps in close contact with Ann Mooney, struggle with multiple chemical sensitivity. Sircely,P.O. Box 207, Wycombe, PA who still lives in Mr. Robin Farwell Gavin vis- 73 18980, [email protected] Unfortunately, many New Mexicans burn ited this year from NM and enjoyed a wonder- pinon wood, and the smoke was a problem. ful dinner with Nancy Rae and Marianne. Karen and Sarah, a reunion is long overdue! "Nonetheless, it was wonderful to see Gail, Correspondents: Anne Swallow Gillis, meet her partner Storm ie, and visit their beau- 307 Founrain Ave., Pacific Grove, CA Barbara Biehusen Harris and husband tiful home and gardens. We saw the ancient 93950 and Ellen Peldrnan Thorp, 13712 Ray are surprised to still be in Macungie, PA, but still occupied pueblo at Acoma, and Gail's 74 South Fort Sr., Draper, UT 84020, after 21 years - the military mentality of mov- knowledge of native culture and pOttery really I

ee: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WiNTER 2002 53 Correspondents: Kimberly-Toy Reynolds Pat Dingle is the fine arts chair at High Huh, 1000 N. Lake Shore Dr., Apr. Point High School in Beltsville, MD, overseeing 405, Chicago, IL 60611 and Paul ..I treasure all the more the art and music departments. This summer, (Pablo) Fiezmaurice, 4017 Evans Chapel 77 Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211, she participated in the National Endowment for the caring communities I Humanities Summer Seminar - "Punishment, [email protected] Politics, and Culture" - at Amherst College. In belong to, like the CC 25TH REUNION May 3D-June 3,2002; Class President June, Pat had a show, "Creative Vision: Steven M. Levy; Contact, Reunion Co-Chairs David R. Alumni Association, Artworks by Dr. Pat Dingle," at the Bowie City Sargent Jr., 802-649-3127, [email protected] Hall. This past fall, she presented at the and Sheila Saunders, 626-441-8384, amasheilaee@hot- which encourages us to National Association of African-American mail.com Studies International Conference in Cancun. come together and Pat also participated in the Maryland Teachers Correspondents: Carrie Wilson, 31 as Scholars program and is involved in the Intel Brookview Rd., HolJiston, MA 01746, remain a presence in Teach to the Future program. [email protected] and Susan Calef Bill Eldon and Beth Dolliver Eldon left Tobiason, 70 Park Terrace Ease, Apr. 41, each other's Iives."- 78 New York, NY 10034, South Bend, IN, in June '00 after Beth's eight scobiasonwwebtv.ner Post-Sept. 11 thoughts years at Notre Dame and relocated to Long Beach, where she is a biology professor at CA, I'm writing this column about a month after the Cal State, Long Beach. Andrew, 15, is a fresh- from Susan Calef attack on our country. I hope this finds every- man at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, one well, and I pray that we never see a horror Tobiason '78 taking Japanese and rowing with the crew team. like this again. 1 treasure all the more the caring He was coxswain of a men's four at the communities I belong to, like the CC Alumni Newport Autumn Rowing Festival in Newport Association, which encourages us to come Beach. Matthew, 12, is in sixth grade at plus-year career in the field of mental retarda- together and remain a presence in each other's Stanford Middle Schoo!' playing violin. tion and developmental disabilities at lives. Please send your news to Carrie or me. NYSARC Inc. The family travels a [at, always Cathy and Richard Kadzis hosted a reception at their Atlanta home on Nov. 9. The guest with fly-fishing rods. Correspondents: Christine Fairchild, 7 speaker was Aaron Bayer, secretary of the college EUen Feldman Thorp would like to thank Jonathan Sc., Belmont, MA 02478, everyone who responded to her e-mails and general counsel. [email protected] and Christine After years of being a country boy in the requesting class notes. Please keep submitting 79 Marrire, 21 ] Vine St., Philadelphia, PA Jahn Arslan got married and moved 19106, ch [email protected] them. She intends to eventually e-mail every- Berkshires, one who has an address on record with the col- to Deland, FL. Even though it's a big change, Pam Crawford Mosenthal writes, "Although lege. Her e-mail addressislazyeewjuno.com. he's happy and having fun. the tragic events of this fall have been quite She enjoys her new commitment as director of Tim Cates is getting old but acting young. unsettling, my family and Iate fine. Iam tak- the Amberlee Project (providing overnight toi- He's chief of urologic surgery at Christiana Care ing a year off from teaching young children in letry bags for parents of children at SLC Health Care System (one of the biggest private o~der to refocus. Still living in Briarcliff, NY, Primary Children's Hospital). In honor of her hospital systems in the country). His family with my husband, Scott, a high school princi- 50th birthday, she started playing the piano consists of wife Sally; Burke, 14; Kjell, 12, and p~, and my two teenage children, Skyler and after a hiatus of 40 years. Classmate Margaret twO dogs, one cat, one bird and several fish. He Kirby, who J enjoy immensely." Beard Eddy breezed through Salt Lake City in can be reached at nutcaresrs'aol.corn. Sept. and had a wonderful visit to the ranch. In Dec. '00, the Rev. Nina George Hacker was named pastor of Wesley Grove United Correspondents: Elizabeth Hardie Nelson, \ 2 Church Street, Bristol, VT Correspondents: Miriam Josephson Methodist Church in Woodfield, MD. She and husband Richard Hacker, who works in the 05443, [email protected] Whitehouse, P.O. Box 7068, Cape Tony Littlefield, 220 Washington Ave., Porpoise, ME 04014, printing business and is a church organist, con- 80 Chestertown, M D 21620, casablancawadelphia.ner and Nancy ti~lUe to .make the~r home in Gaithersburg, MD, [email protected] 75 Gruver, 2127 Columbus Ave., Duluth, with their cat, Sreinway. Steinway has her own MN 55803, [email protected] Web site: www.kats-r-us.com/srein.htm. Nina Jon Golden sends a hello to all CoCoFoWo & keeps in touch with Chuck Roberts, Corrapondenss: Mary Goldberg Nash, 34 Galway Cc., Lenox, lvl.A 01240, Bo friends, past and present. "I recently moved owner/manager of two Wonder Book & Video stores in Frederick, MD, and Ken Abel. [email protected], from city life in Boston to the wilderness sur- Lynda Batter Munro writes, "Saw a bunch 81 [email protected] roundings of Carlisle, MA. I am now at the of people from .~e Class of'75: Bill Thompson, 10-year mark of running 3-D Concepts, a Married: Steven Allen to Gretchen Hair, company lawn that offers consulting services Dena Wolf, Miriam josephson Whitehouse, 9/23/01. Kate Skrubecenas and Barbara Hadley Katz, and develops and markets 3-D stereoscopic Siri Wright-Zwemke, recently remarried among others. It was good fun! I continue to be visual and sound products. Recent projects (fo~merly Siri Wright-Wine), heads up a recharged with rnemories from Reunion. How include Sports Illustrated's Sydney Olympic nationa] nonprofit Siamese Cat Rescue Center is everyone else surviving?" 2000 and Swimsuit 3-D issues and a 3-D in VA with affiliates in CA, TX and KS. The Jona~an Marks writes, "Patty (Moak '75) museum installation for Richard Gutman's VA center rescues and finds homes for more and I are m Bucharest, Romania, where I am "American Diner Then and Now," the first tha~ 500 Siamese cats a year, runs an Internet the commercial attache at the U.S. Embassy, curaced exhibit devoted to the history of din- retail store and coordinates a worldwide team and she teaches fourth grade at the American ers. I would love to hear from any Conn of more than 1,000 volunteers. "If you're a car ~ntemational School. T~is is our fourth COUntry alumni at [email protected]." lover, come visit us ar www.siameserescue-org- III as many years and we re hoping to stay put Steven Allen was married to Gretchen Holt for a while. Sarah is a junior at Boston U. Correspondents: Kenneth Abel, 334 W. on S~pt. 23 in West Hartford, CT. Gretchen is 19th Sr., Apt. 2B, New York, NY Jeremy and Rachel are in 11th and seventh a natl:ve of Camden, ME and is in her final year 100 II, [email protected] and Susan grade, respectiv~ly, at the,Arn:rican S.chool. My HazlehufS[ Milbrath, 5830 S. Galena of resl.de.n~y in OB/GYN at UConn. In Aug., mom, Leta Weiss Marks 53, I~teaching English 76 Sr., Greenwood Village, CO 80111, at the U. of Hartford and hoping for a third she will JOin a private practice group in [email protected] generation Conn. alum!" ~aterbury, CT. Steve continues to maintain ~IS own law office in Ellington, CT. They live Jeffrey Fletcher, Ph.D., has accepted a posi- III West Hartford. tion as head of clinical publications at AstraZeneca in Wilmington, DE.

54 cc: CONNEcnClJrCOLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 The Class of '81 sends its deepest sympathy Correspondents: Lucy Marshall Sandor, to Steve, who lost his father, Walter Olden, on 253 Katydid Ln., Wiltoo, cr 06897, 10/4/01. Iucysandorss'aol.com: Sheryl Edwards Joe (Bentivegna) Rajpolt, 17 Pheasant Ln., Monroe, cr 84 06468, [email protected]; and Liz Syracuse '90 and Lisa Correspondent: Kolber, 400 East 71s[ Sr., 5L, New Deborah Salomon Smith York, NY 10021, [email protected] 236 Lori Lane Addario '90 returned 82 Norwalk, CT 06851 Tony Catlin changed jobs and is now the cre- from a month in ative director at RairrCasde Communications 20TH REUNION May 3D-June 2, 2002; Class President in Newton, MA. He arcended Charlie Gay Sweet Bitter; Contact, Reunion Co-Chairs Paul Barry Luxembourg, where Griffiths' 40th birthday party, where he saw Weiss, 415-454-2907, [email protected]; Kimberly they completed a pro- Gibbs O'Hayer, 401-454-1689, [email protected]; Greg Donovan '86 and Steve laMarche '86. and Tom Proulx, 510-528-3147, [email protected] Charlie could still be the poster boy for the Connecticut College soccer team. Tony and duction rewrite on a Laurence Hirsch was married to Alice Merjan. wife Amy Campbell Catlin '86 have been family movie, "George He is a community builder for the U.S. enjoying their rwo kids, Rachel, 8, and Department of Housing and Urban Tucker, 5. and the Dragon," star- Development (HUD). Kim Gibbs O'Hayer, pastry chef instruc- Correspondents: Lisa Levaggi Burrer, 174 ring Patrick Swayze, East 74th Sr., Apt. 4A, New York, NY tor at Johnson & Wales U., hosted a pre-holi- 10021, [email protected],netand Michael Clark Duncan day pastry demonstration and social a( her Mary-Ann Giordano Ziluca, home in Providence, Rl, on Nov. 29 for alum- 85 ziluca@[km.art,ne.jp (from "The Green Mile") ni. Betsy Grenier '91, director on rhe alumni association board, was the co-host. Edward Burger participated in CC's and Piper Perabo. Distinguished Speaker Series on Oct. 3. His Correspondent: Claudia Gould presentation, "Magic with Mathematics: Is the 4722 South 30th St. Formula Faster Than the Eye]," was co-spon- Arlington, VA 22206 sored by the Department of Mathematics. Peter (Bakkale) and I, jenifer Kahn 83 dalldia~ouJd@ca[hedral.org Bakkala, had a delightful visit with Karen Correspondent: Barbara Malmberg Moran Selkey and her family this past Oct. To Krista Rosseland Swanson and husband 442 Glendevon Drive North start, Karen, husband John and children Meg, Robert Swanson 111were married in Nov. '00 West Haven, CT 065 16 4, and Jack, 1, mer us in New London for a lit- and have moved to South Dennis, MA, on 86 [email protected] tle fun and nostalgia on campus. We embar- Cape Cod to continue with their business sell- rassed ourselves by trooping into Harris for sup- ing fresh pasta (13 varieties) and Italian per with all four of our children. The kids takeout. At the end of the summer, Krista fin- Cormpondene: Michele Austin, 506 Main Sr., Hingham, MA. 02043 and thought it was hysterical to eat at "Mommy ished a two-year stint in Wellesley, MA, where (and Daddy's) college," and Karen and I were she worked for the town asdirector of youth Jenifer Kahn Bakkala, 51 Wesson Terrace, Northborough, MA. 01532, blown away by the immense changes to Harris services. She left because the commute was just 87 JKBandP@aoLcom in the last 15 years!Choices, choices choices! toO long. She says living on the Cape feelslike The Selkeysdrove to our house in MA and being on a permanent vacation. 15TH REUNION May 3D-June 2, 2002; Class President continued the visit with apple-picking and During the summer, Erica Van Brimer Priscilla Geigis Anlonioni; Contact, Reunion Co-Chairs plenty of good conversation before they headed Debrah Tullo Brooks, 781-622-7210, Goldfarb and Karen Neilson Rae took their home to Dallas, TX. next generarion (Class of2011 and 2014?) to [email protected] Maureen Tiernan-Meech, 561-641-3945 visit the CC campus. Sarah and Natalie Correspondents: Alison Edwards Curwen, Goldfarb and Lauren, Hawley and Giles Rae 5025 Thacher Rd" Ojai, CA 93023, brought home lots of stuff from the bookstore. Born: to Hugh Fraser and Margaret, Sara acurwen@[hacher.organdSandyPfaff, Liz Green Roos, Edie Taylor Rathbone Elizabeth 3/30/0 L 88 1955 Jefferson Sc., Sao Francisco, CA and Beth Lerman Becker had a great 40th Hugh Fraser and wife Margaret welcomed 94123, [email protected] birthday celebration in Cambridge, MA, this daughter Sara Elizabeth in March '01. Hugh spring. Tanah Kalb and Lyn Herrick Snyder recently left an Internet start-up business thar Robert Hale Jr. participated in CC' 5 were involved in family affairs and will have to he helped start; the business provides resources Distinguished Speaker Serieson Oct. 17. His make the 41st celebration. Amy Blackburn '84, to nonprofit organizations. He is now a "full- presentation, "From C-O-N-N to C-E-O: One in rvpical underclassman form (according to time dad and loving it!" Hugh and his family Camel's Road to Success," was the first on-campus event attended by Pres. Norman Fainsrein, Liz) crashed the event. Liz gave birth to her live in Berkeley, CA, where he says that they see rhird child, Amy Elizabeth, on 9/2/01. many CC alumni. along with faculty and students. Michael Mombello and Julie Pierson This past spring, Nancy Harvey Healy Mombello are still living in Westport, CT, looked up Stephen Ivain on the alumni Web Correspondent: Deb Dorman Hay page, and found him just around the corner 5821 N. 22nd Sr. where they've been for J 2 years. Michael com- Arlington, VA 22205 mutes to NYC and works for Tommy Hilfiger, from her mom's house in Torrington, CT. On [email protected] to 89 which he loves. Their rwo sons are welland her next visit her folks, Nancy and her kids keep them very busy. Mac is 10 and in the - Gwen, 4, and Trevor, 15 mos. - made the Born: to Jessica Horrigan Bittence and JC, fourth grade. He went to sleep-away camp for l y-minure drive to say a long-overdue hello. Hannah Elizabeth 8/25/01; to Chesca Sheldon the first time this summer and loved it. He is She met Steve's wife, Phillipa, and kids Phoebe, Maysel' and Ernesro Mayser '90, Sophia Beatriz especially proud of the Ierreropener he made at 5; Josh, 2; and Michael, 9 mos. The children 10/13/Ol. "the forge." Christopher is 6 and started played outside while the "grown-ups" caught If I've calculated my dates and columns cor- kindergarten in the fall. He is very excited up over coffee. Stevehas been working at the rectly, these are the first classnotes to contain about riding the school bus with his big broth- Hartford Insurance Company for six years as a responses to the 9/11 tragedies. I know I speak er and playing soccer. Fred and Alice (the dogs) systems business consultant. Nancy left her on behalf of our class when I say that our sym- tried to stay cool this summer, which was no position as a nutrition and consumer educator pathies go out to all those who suffered the loss easy task. The MombelJos get together often with Cornell Cooperative Extension last year to of a family member, friend or coworker as a with CC alumni in the area. be a "happy homemaker" for a while. Nancy result of the terrorist attacks. Now, more than was married to Rus in '94, and they livenear ever, we find ourselves reconnecting with Rochester, NY.

CC: CONNEcnCUTCOLlEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 20m 55 Suarez Standoff. Jansen Calamite just came Adam Gimbel writes, "1 married Alexandra down here for a visit (and I'm srill feeling the Walk in July in NYc. James Gimbel '97, effects)." Daughter Donya Alexandra Brooks Brenden Jones '97, James Greenleaf, Evan John Faigle '93 returned was born on 12/4/01. Kirshenbaum, Ted Heintz '94, Anton Maiko, from two successful Pavica Despalatavic Kneedler and husband Josh Meyer '90, Ciro DeFlora, Edward Reker David celebrated their 10th wedding anniver- '90, Douglas Stuart '90, Christopher summit bids on Mount sary this summer. They have two sons, Alec, 3, Manthous, Megan Tucker '97, Virginia Rivero and Evan, 4 months. In the fall of 'O~,she fin-. '92 and Hilary Magowan Malko '94 attended Kenya and Mount ished graduate studies in nurse-midwifery and IS the wedding. Our dear friend, Jim Greenleaf, now a certified nurse-midwife in MA. was killed in the atrocities of Sept. II. He Kilimanjaro, calling it Pam Dueval Nesbett and John Nesbett are worked in the World Trade Center. Our still living in NY. Daughter Alexandra is now 2. thoughts and prayers are with him and his fam- "unbelievable. " Greg Fleischmann writes, "1 got married to ily. We miss him deeply." Noriko Haraguchi in May '01. We had three Nancy Mather Twyman lives in Eugene, wedding ceremonies in five weeks - New OR, and just celebrated son Ian's first birthday. York, Italy and Japan. I guess that means I'm Ken Smeltz was married on 6/5/99. He friends we've lost touch with. Please send in committed! Also, 1 graduated from Columbia and wife Liz live in NYc, and Ken runs a sales your news and let your friends know what and Business School with an MBA in May '01. I'm team for Bloomberg Financial Markets. This how you are doing. still hanging out with Jim Gellert in NYc." Ocr., they had their first child, Jane Ivy, who Jessica Horrigan Birrence lives with her Ernesto Mayser and Chesca Sheldon weighed 6 Ibs., 13 oz. Ken writes, "Liz and Jane husband, JC, daughter Hannah, rwo dogs and Mayser '89 recently celebrated the birth of their are doing well and already ganging up on Dad." three cars on their farm in Hiram, OH. Jessica second child, daughter Sophia Bearriz. Meg Burns and husband Drew are happily is a physician at an urgenr care center near Christian McCarthy and wife Michelle living in Arlington, VA, with their son. Cleveland. Shelley Sroehr '91 have returned to the Paul Simpson married Tracy Dranka on Northeast from CA, where they happened upon 8/23/97 and they just celebrated their fourth Correspondent: Kristin Lofblad 152 Pearl Sf. each other nearly 10 years after graduation. anniversary. He writes, "Our first child, Samuel Cambridge, MA 02139 They were married two summers ago. Christian Atticus, arrived on 12/2/00. Six weeks later, the klofbladrs'mmdspring.com and Michelle live outside New Haven with new start-up company where I worked as a research 90 daughter Raini and two dogs. Christian teaches analyst sent me packing in a dot-com layoff. Married: Peter Brooks to Helen Mirzai, fifth grade in New Haven. Shelley is working on Now, instead of spending days in strategy 12/00; Greg Fleischmann to Noriko her fifth novel. They occasionally see Cary Dyer meetings, I comparison shop for formula and Haraguchi, 5/0 I; Carla Munroe to James '91, Derron Wood '89 and Caroline Oudin. diapers in my new Mazda MPV minivan. In Moynihan, tO/2010 l. Congratulations to Carla Munroe, who my spare time, I design Web sites for small Born: to Christian McCarthy and married James Moynihan last fall in businesses. I see Mark (Wally) Waldeckofren Michelle (Shelley) Stoehr '91, Raini 6/8/01; to Harwichporr, MA. Lawrence Friedman '89, and talk to Officer Dave Heivly and President- Pavica Despalatevic Kneedler and David, Marinell Yoders Rousmaniere '94 and Dana elect j en Schumacher. I saw a number of Evan 7/0 I; to Joann Petrossian and Bill Rousrnaniere '94 attended the wedding. The Camels at Andrew McCuskey's July wedding, Meyer '91, Henry George 8/9/01; to Jennifer couple met at BU Law School. Both practice as including Marjorie Erwin, Kristen Martin, Harvey Olivetti and Jerry Olivetti '89, Miles attorneys and live in Boston. Sid Evans, Paul McDaniel, Charlie Hawkins to Ernesro Mayser and 9/27101; Joann Petrossian is living in Pound Ridge, Haywood, Mike Freeman, Brian Sawin, Jim Chesca Sheldon Mayser '89, Sophia Bearriz NY, with husband Bill Meyer '91 and two kids. Carino '92 and Brett Fain '90. I also see many to Peter Brooks and Helen Mirzai, 10/13/01; She works for Lehman Brothers. of rhese folks at "Weekend at Wally's" on Lake Donya Alexandra 12/4/01. Jennifer Harvey Olivetti writes, "Jerry Sunapee in NH. The cast changes yearly for Abbe Bartlett Lynch writes, "I've been (Olivetti '89) and I had our second child, a boy this event. I can be reached at busy with work, rowing, presiding over the named Miles Hawkins. His big sister Posy is [email protected]." local rowing club, taking a physics class, caring absolutely thrilled and so are we! Last Aug., I Michelle (Shelley) Stoehr and husband for our dogs and helping my husband, A..ndy, had a mini-reunion with Sally Northrop, Christian McCarthy '90 returned to the figure out where he's going to apply for resi- AIlyson Smith, Andrea Squibb and Dana Northeast from CA, where they happened dency next year. I've had a great rowing season McAlister Klein at Groton Long Point. upon each other nearly 10 years after leaving this year. Highlights include some gold medals Although we never made it to campus, we did a CC and were married two summers ago. They at the FISA World Masters Regatta held in lot of reminiscing. Everyone is great ... it was live outside New Haven with daughter Raini Montreal and doing well enough at Head of amazing to get together again!" (6/8/0 I) and two dogs, Max and Bone. Shelley the Charles f~r a guaranteed entry in the single Andrea Squibb has been working in TV stays home with Rami, and is working on her for next year. and film, writing music and performing with fifth novel. Christian teaches fifth grade in New Joe (Bentivegna) Syracuse and Lisa her band under the name Andrea Harper in Haven. They occasionally see Cary Dyer, Addario returned from a month in LA. Rachel Mass, John Barnett and AIlyson Denoo Wood '89 and Caroline Oudin '90. Luxembourg, where they completed a produc- Smith have been strong supporters. Andrea is John Maggiore writes, "I'm still working tion rewrite on a family movie, "George and the missing her East Coast friends, as always! for NYS Assembly member Sam Hoyt as his Dragon," starring Patrick Swayze, Michael Henrik Takkenberg lives in Spain, works as chief of staff, and 1 am ceachinz a class, Clark Duncan (from "The Green Mile") and a musician and producer, and is signed to Sony Practical Politics, at Buffalo St~te. CC alumni Piper Perabo. "We're also writing a romantic Music Spain. visiting Buffalo are encouraged to call me and comedy for Universal Studios, kind of a send- Stay tuned fOr more news in the next issue _ J everyone is invited to visit my Web page at up of the self-help world. We just bought a ran out of room! - Kristin Lojblad house in Silver Lake and have been busy with h ttp;/ / maggiore.homestead.com/J BM.hnnl." . J~n Ammirati Doyle is working rwo part- renovations for the past six months." Correspondent: Amy Lebowitz Rcsrnan Peter Brooks is vice president for 49 Lambert Sr. tune Jobs: Web site coordinator for the Mindbank Consulting Group, Northern VA's Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 Simmons CoUege Graduate School of Library largest privately held IT consulting company. 91 rosmanrs'arr.ner and Information Science and assistant director He writes, "In Dec. '00, 1 married Helen of the New England Lead Coordinating Mirzai, a development manager at Nexrel. 1 Born: to Nancy Mather Twyman and Todd, Committee at Tufts Medical School. She still keep in touch with a lot of CC folks, Ian Michael 10/19/00; to Paul Simpson and enjoys having two challenging jobs and a flexi- Tracy, Samuel Arricus 12/02/00; to Ken including Nicole Casanova '91, Gloria ble schedule that allows more time with daugh- Smaltz and Liz, Jane Ivy 10/16/01. Rofskofsky, Alex Stancioff and Lisserte ter Lucy and husband Kelley Doyle '93. . Paul Rosenbloom is a major in the Manne

56 cc. CONNECTICUTCOLL£CE1>IACAZINE WINTER 2002 Corps. He JUSt returned from two yeats in ward to seeing many - if not aU - of you on Korea and was to be stationed in NC at the campus for our lath reunion, May 3D-June 2. end ofSepr. After a surprise encounter during Senior "I drive a red minivan. I Dr. Alvin Poussainr spoke to our class at Week in '92 and years of dating between NY graduation 10 years ago, and I asked if he and CT, NY and Chicago and NY and DC, just turned 30 and would care to submit an update. He graciously Eric Sensenbrenner '93 and Ribby Vodraska offered the following: "I can still remember were finally married on 6/2/01 in Canada. belong to a nonprofit very clearly the day I spent at Connecticut They are living in DC, a few steps away from College with the Class of 1991 on Jean-Paul Duvivier '93. Wedding attendees organization called Commencement Day. In 1991, I had been included Rachel Parrorro, Behan Fravel divorced for a number of years but was dating a Gifford, Carol Dailey Fabbri, Laura Rice (sigh) the Hampstead woman by the name of Dr. Tina Young, who Boer, Heather Lyman Henderson, Kevin Mothers' Club." - Kate at that time was on the neuroradiology staff at (Hendo) Henderson '93, John Bartlett '93, Massachusetts General Hospital. We married Jeremy Beard '93, JP Duvivier '93, John Burden Thomas '93, on in Dec. '92, and shortly thereafter Tina became Mozina and James Gifford. Ribby writes, a neuroradiologist at Children's Hospital in "Although neither of us is doing anything relat- motherhood Bosron, where she is an assistant professor of ed to our education at Conn, we manage to live radiology. I continue my work at the Harvard a reasonable existence with very little free time. Medical School as faculty associate dean of stu- We seem to be classified as potential terrorists dent affairs and as a professor of psychiatry at when we travel together in airports, an exciting the Harvard Medical School and Judge Baker beginning to our married life. Thankfully we man wirh a powerful set of lungs. His new par- Children's Center. In '94, I founded the Media decided not to hyphenate our last names." ents have had a combined total of 13 hours Center of the Judge Baker Children's Center, I had dinner in Ocr. with Jennifer sleep since his arrival but still manage to smile. where we study the effects of the media on chil- Quigley-Harris and Nat Harris on their boat Hope all is well!" dren and try - through writing and consulta- in Sconingcon Harbor! They sold their home in In Sepr., John Faigle returned from two tion - ro send positive messages to children ME this past summer and are planning to travel successful summit bids on Mount Kenya and and [Q offset negative ones. We also try to edu- up and down rhe East Coast for a year or rwo Mount Kilimanjaro, calling it "unbelievable." cate the public about mental health problems. with their 2-1/2-year-o!d son, Conor, and their He is planning a trip for next year to Mount In '00, I co-authored a book with Amy cat. The boat, from Ireland, is incredible - a Aconcagua in Chile for anybody who might be Alexander, Lay My Burden Down: Unraveling 52-foot wooden trawler named Saoirse. They interested. John works as a research analyst at Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis Among plan to be back in the area in time for our l Orh Fidelity covering international banks and bro- Aji-ican-Americans. I continue to write and lec- reunion. May the wind be always at your back, ker/dealers. ture, including writing health columns on the Jen and Nat! John saw Geo Snelling in Aug. when Geo Internet. On 11/ 16/99, Tina and I were Craig Timberg continues to work at The was in Boston for his brother's wedding. They blessed with a daughter, Alison Inez. She has Washington Post and was recently promoted to got together with Chris Simo and Charles been a joy to both of us as we watch and the City Hall beat. He and wife Ruey Badgely Hibbard. delight in her development. My son, Alan, Timberg '94 recently had a baby girl. Jamie Sweat married the woman of his from a former marriage, graduated from Carter LaPrade Serxner had her second dreams on Oct. 13 in Alexandria, VA. Robert Princeton with a major in political economics child last June - Carter William. "Needless to James, Grant Walker, Chris Sheller, Craig in June '01 and will work with a venture capi- say his brother, Sam, is thrilled!" Carter looks Pavolonis '94, James Henry '94 and Dawn tal firm in NYc. A lot has happened to me forward to seeing everyone this spring at our Hunter Henry '94 attended the wedding. since I spoke at Connecticut College, as is l Oth reunion. Giorgio Chiesa and his wife had a baby probably true for the members of the Class of Victoria Lavington lives in NYC, where girl, Nathalia-Andrea, on 12/26/00. They con- '91. Good luck to everyone as we embark on she's working on a degree in speech pathology. tinue to live in London. Contact him at chiesa- rhe next 10 years." She's also in a band called Molly Pitcher on the [email protected]. Elizabeth Records label. Their firsr CD, Kate Burden Thomas lives in Hampstead, Correspondent "Watching the Rain," was released this July. NH, with husband Jay and daughters [illian, 3, Liz Lynch Cheney Check them OUt at wvvw.mol1y-pitcher.com. and Gwendolyn and Fiona, l Scmonth-old 51 Trumbull Ave. identical twins. "I drive a red minivan. I JUSt 92 Sronington, CT 06378 Correspondent: turned 30 and belong to a nonprofit organiza- [email protected] Mike Carson tion called (sigh) rhe Hampstead Mothers' 123 St. Boroloph Sr., Apt. 10 Club. Occasionally my wonderful friends with 10TH REUNION May 30-June 2, 2002; Class President, Jim Boston, MA 02115 good taste and no children send me music and Moran; Contact, Reunion Co-Chairs Jennifer Qui~ey-Harris, 93 [email protected] 207-451-9118, [email protected] new books, so I don't feel entirely removed Elizabeth lynch Cheney, 860-439·2400, Married: Rick Canavan to Anouk de Ruiter from my former intellectual pursuits. All in all, [email protected] '95, 10/1/99; Joann Keithan to Richard 'domestic engineering' is a blast." Resnick, May '0 I. Garth Ross and Christy Halverson-Ross Married: Robert Oshinsky to Stephanie Born: to Christy Halvorson-Ross and are the proud parents of Simon (Si) Stone Weinstein; Ribby Vodraska to Eric Garth Ross, Simon Stone Appleby 6/26/01; to Appleby Ross, born on 6/26/0 I. Garth contin- Sensenbrenner '93 on 6/2/01. Travis Connors and Wendy, Colby Joan ues to run the Millennium Stage at the I, Liz Lynch Cheney, hope this issue of the 9/5/0 I; to Andrew Gibian and Sayuri, Kennedy Center and also ran his first magazine finds all of you well. Sept. was cer- Alexander Taro 9/14/0 I; to Mike Anderson marathon. Christy works half time at Parkmont rainly a month none of us will forget. If there is and Heather, Ethan Carl 10/14/01. School in DC as [heir director of development a silver lining to the disaster, it's that even after Last June, Pete Festersen was appointed and also runs Bus of Monkeys Music. almost 10 years of being away from CC with deputy chief of staff for Omaha Mayor Mike Jonathan Matis lives in Takoma Park, MD, miles and miles between us, we are all still con- Fahey. He and wife Paige, married a little over and left his job as an accountant at a non-profit necred as friends and classmates. 1 can't begin a year, are homeowners and dog owners. organization to become director of the to tell you the number of people 1 heard from Andrew Gibian writes, "Alexander Taro Washington, DC, chapter of the American either via voicernail or e-mail in the weeks fol- was born on Sept. 14, weighing a petite 6 Ibs., Composers Forum (www.composersforum.org). lowing the tragedy. If you haven't already, be 3 oz. His timing couldn't have been better, as He's busy writing and performing music, solo sure to let the college know if you have an e- both mother and father were more than a lirtle and in several ensembles. For the latest, includ- mail address. It's a great and quick way to stay melancholy in light of the tragic events three ing audio files, see www.merarronpress.com and in touch with class and college news. 1 look for- days earlier. Alexander is an opinionated young www.mp3.com/matis. He also performed live

CC: CONNECflClfrCOLLEGEMilGAZINE \X'lNTER2002 57 In Aug., Kelly Williams had an "amazing" music for a dance concert featuring Sharon Gunderson and Virginia Hemly Chhabra Mansur '91. Jon recently visited Carth, Christy were bridesmaids. Lucy attended with husband vacation in Italy with Wendy Waesche. Kelly and new arrival Simon. "Those of you ourside Khalid, and Virginia brought daughter Saya, I. lives in Cleveland and teaches at the Cleveland the DC area should make a serious effort co Penny Leisring got her Ph.D. in clinical Museum of An. This fall, she began a master's attend their annual caprure- psychology from SUNY Stony Brook program in art history. me-Bag parey; it was a blast!" in '99 and completed a two-year fel- Jayne Skindzier graduated from Twane Contact Jon at GETIING MARRIED? lowship in the treatment of domestic Law School in May with an environmental law [email protected]. EXPECTING? violence at UMass Medical School. She certificate. She moved to Miami Beach to prac- Jeff Berman writes from has moved back to CT and is now an tice law and passed the FL bar. DC, "In June, after nearly CC: Connecticut College assistant professor in the psychology Alex Teixieira works in San Francisco as the five years at the Public Magazine does not print department at Quinnipiac U. She progranl associate for Africa, the Middle East Defender Service in DC, 1 news of engagements or recently had dinner with Cindy and Europe at a foundation that funds women's became Senator Chuck pregnancies. Send us or Morris and Julie DeGennaro and groups. She was in South Africa in Sept. to par- Schumer's co-chief counsel your class correspon- keeps in touch with Janina Daum '95. ticipate in the World Conference on Racism. on his judiciary committee dent a note when your Catherine Noujaim is in Sally Kirsch is practicing environmental staff. The work was interest ~ plans become a reality, Gaithersburg, MD, and keeps in con- law for a finn in Hartford. She and Stephen ing and compeUing before and we will gladly pub- tact with a couple of people from ee, Fisk '95 hope the college community is recover- including Daniel Mathews. E-mail her ing after the Sepc. I I tragedy. Sept. I I. Since then, I've lish your news. been incredibly fortunate co at couders'aol.com or George DeVita left American Eagle and work on a broad range ofleg- seeniners'juno.corn. Pittsburgh to pursue a career as a PGA golf pro islative and other policy issues facing NY and Swam Soldate enjoyed a two-week vacation in Boston. He will soon have his second quali- the country. We've been swabbed for anthrax in Spain and is doing well in Seattle! fying playing test in GA. He and Karie bought and have been kicked out of our offices. Ir's David Brauner married Joyce Lynn Francis a house on two acres and are staying put. No been quite an experience." on 11/3/01 in Oak Park, IL. Patricia Brown more moving! Todd Whitten and Kat Havens Whitten Brauner '64 (David's mom), Adam Green (best Meg Ryan is an assistant director of admis- are back in the Boston area after living in NC. man), Tom Ford '92 and Associate Professor of sion (undergraduate) at Boston U. She travels They bought and refurbished a house in Music John Anthony were in attendance. Joyce quite a bit recruiting students, visiting the Natick, MA. "It's a huge project, but we're so and David spent two weeks honeymooning in southern states and New England. In Jan. '01, glad to be homeowners. Emily is a l-year-old Ireland. Meg and Jess Haynes joined five friends for and so much fun!" Karen Spilker Messinger and her husband two terrific weeks in Kenya. They coincidental- Suzanne Walker writes, "After finishing love living in Austin,TX. Joe Aurh '91 planned a ly spent New Year's at the same camp in Masai my MSW at Columbia, 1 am in Boston taking surprise 30th birthday party for jen Yuan in Mara as Claire Gaudiani '66 and her family. on yet another graduate program. I'm studying early Nov. Jen Ahlen flew in from Houston, Jeremy Barras was married to Jodi Cant in at Harvard School of Education, concentrating and Christy Burke drove from NYc. "It was Cincinnati on Aug. 11. AtifSiddiqui, Hiran in gender studies. The progtam is awesome. 1 the best birthday." Kuru, Jon Vogel, Phil Crane, Sara Gruenwald see various Camels from time co time and '98, Anna Potterat '98 and Amy Perkins were would love to see more!" Correspondent: Tika Martin there. Jeremy will graduate in May and finally 1439 Saltair Avenue #5 Marilyn Pacheco writes, "I started my become a rabbi. He went to Israel in Dec. as own computer consulting business in March West Los Angeles, CA 90025 [email protected] part of a delegation of Jewish leaders that met and am loving it. I am in contact with Lani 94 with Israeli army and government officials. Gonzales, who continues co be a party animal. Tracy Hayley Smith still lives in Providence Yadira Rodriguez finished her master's in edu- Correspondent: and works at the same company. Tracy and hus- cation in the spring. We've lost contact with Stephanie Wilson band Ezra helped start a new class of sailboat in Man Tanner '94, but he's always in our 6823 Radcliffe Dr. conjunction with Vanguard Sailboats. Vanguard Alexandria, VA 22307 thoughts and we'd love to hear from him. 95 recently introduced the "Vector," an eight-foot [email protected] Joanne Guerrero '92 is back in NYC after a skiff with a double trapeze. Tracy and Ezra few years in Argentina; she's looking fabulous, Married: Martha Maher to Matthew Sharp, sailed and raced the boat all summer. Tracy is as usual." 7/7/01; Casey Benjamin to George taking night classes toward her MBA. She saw Lani Gonzales sends a big "howdy and Motz, 9/22/0 I. Sam Vineyard '96 a few times this summer. He hello." She has no plans co leave NYc, "so if lives in Rochester, l'v1A. the call beckons, please feel free to drop by and Correspondent: Lisa Paone .Ajay Kasargod lives in Memphis, TN, join Marilyn Pacheco and me." She sends a 44 Falmourh Rd. ~hlCh he describes as a great place to visit and special invitation to Molly Embree, Mabel Longmeadow, MA 01106 live. He works at Morgan Keegan as an associ- Chang '92, Dan Mathews, Krista Ray and [email protected] ate analyst in equity research and coaches the Kathryn Sparks. "Hope all's well and in good 96 Collierville High School ice hockey team. He progress!" Married: Jonathan Hanes to Victoria Wentz, doesn't run into many alums, but did attend Chuck Jones and Kim Hassenfeld have 7/14/01. ~avid Getschow's wedding in Milwaukee dur- been married for one year and continue to live Jason Molitierno graduated from UConn I11gthe summer. David is doing well, working and work in Chicago. Chuck speaks regularly with a Ph.D. in mathematics. He is a math pro- as a programmer for SBC Ameritech and also with Gerard Choucroun and his wife, Ethan fessor at Sacred Heart U. in Fairfield, cr. coaching high-school hockey. Ajay looks for- Crenson '92, and Chris Heenan '91. Visit ward to hearing good things about the CC Chuck's Web site at www.babygorilla.com. Correspondents: Ann Bevan Hellos, 100 I hock~y team this year. He sends a special hello Rick Canavan married Anouk de Ruiter E. Bnyaud Ave, # 709, Denver, CO to Kristene and Bruce Goodwin, Coach '95 on 1O/l/99 at Harkness State Park in 80210, [email protected] and Meg Hammond, 1001 Oakland Ave., #2, Ann Ro.berrs, Coach Wuyke, Coach Kline, Coach Waterford. "We had been living in 97 Arbor, Ml 48104 Shields, Professor Hybel, Professor Pack and, of Watertown, MA, where Anouk and I played [email protected] course, the lunch ladies! Contact him at on the same ultimate Frisbee team as Natalie [email protected]. Courant '94 and Mike Tibbecrs '96. We 5TH REUNIONMay 30-June 3,2002; Class President Doreen Cutonilli returned to the United moved to the Netherlands this past Sept., and I Allison Terpack, Contact, ReunionChair Brad B. Dolan, 860- States in Sept. after a three-year stint with the have started a Ph.D program in the depart- 951-0589, [email protected] Peace ~orps and a posr-PC trip west- ment of earth science at the U. of Urrechr." through ern China, Pakistan and India. She was wel- Joann Keithan married Richard Resnick Married: Becky Brown to Zachary Edwards; comed back by Katie Sullivan Remley and this May in Harkness Chapel. Lucy Matthew Raynor to Susan Snyder, 5/27/01. Meg Barry. After spending a month on Meg's

58 cc: CONNEO"ICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 couch. during which time Katie gOt married, rant professor of dance, at the Cunningham ATTENTION Doreen headed to Portland, OR, and caught Studio in NYC on Sept. 28. up with Maya Dworkis '99 and Tanuny Brant Jorge Olmo is entering his fourth year of GRADUATE STUDENTS Sanders. Since Portland, she's been bumming teaching at Choate Rosemary Hall. He also around, visiting friends and relatives, looking worked at Van Dome, a Latin dance club in THE DElTA CHAPTER OF PHI for a job and trying to get back into the groove New Haven, during the summer and highly of American life during this crazy time. recommends it to anyone in the area. You can Beta Kappa will award scholarships Ben Richardson still races Lasers and catch Jeffrey Hudson (who works at People's of approximately $1,500 each [Q spends a lot of time opening mail from his Bank in Bridgeport, CT, with Yannie Connecticut College alumni, includ- two colleges. Moraitis) salsa dancing there on occasion. Both ing members of the Class of 2002, Danielle deBrier married Eric Morse Jeffrey and Yannie completed their executive (Duke '97) in San Francisco on Oct. 13. training programs, and Yannie will be starting a during the 2002-2003 academic year. Danielle (who is keeping her last name) is ger- job in Chicago soon. Jorge also reportS that Alumni who wish to apply for one of Frieda Veliz and Ben Zuckerberg were mar- ting her elementary teaching certificate, and the the scholarships should request an couple moved into their first house in ried last year. Redwood City, CA In Nov., she flew ro CT to Duer McLanahan, who was a crSLA application from: Nancy attend Rachel Howell Carrion's baby shower. Chinese major, has been living in Nanjing, Lewandowski, Box 5552, Amy Sleeper also attended. Amy completed China, studying for his master's degree in Connecticut College, New London, her master's in speech pathology and works and ancient Chinese literature at Nanjing U. He CT 06320 or via e-mail at lives in Boston. also teaches English and gives lectures. This past On Dec. 2, Liza Talusan-Vega sang back- year, Duer had the opportunity to sing both nfiewd'conncoll.edu. up at Giants Stadium during a televised Jets vs. Chinese and English songs in front of a large Patriots game. The song, "Until the Day is Chinese audience, who requested an encore! Ours," from a musical written by Steven Duer met and married a beautiful Chinese Schechter, was recorded on CD and sold dur- woman about a year ago. His wife works in the ter rafting. ing the game to benefit victims of the Sept. ] 1 computer design field, and they met when she Kelly Chapman is on Cape Cod working tragedy. Liza said, "The song was chosen was referred to him as a Chinese language tutor. as a research assistant at the Research Reserve because the lyrics resonate with the tragedy of The couple will move to the Boston area in the and aJso just had her first photography show. Sept. 11." If you are interested in buying a next few months. Kate Cross and Katie Minor performed in copy of the CD for $10, please call organizer Sharon McGauley has been living in Key the season premier of Rebudal Dance Group Jamie Sacher at 516-247-5556 or e-mail her at West, FL, for the past rwo years, painting and with J .M. Rebudal, visiting assistant professor [email protected]. working on a dive boat. She recently opened a of dance, at the Cunningham Studio in NYC studio/working gallery, The Lemonade Stand, on Sept. 28. Correspondents: Alec Todd, 6000 with two other artists. The gallery's big opening Adam Flynn and wife Brenda Johnstone Windham Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609, was 1/4102, and Sharon did lot of painting for Flynn sent in the following update, "Life is artod@conncolLedu and Abby Clark, that and other winter shows. going well here in Boston, although the tumult 475 Commonwealth Ave. #401, Boston, Mara Del Margo is planning a move to of the dot-com reorganization has been felt 98 MA 02215, abdark [email protected] Los Angeles at the end of the year and will con- strongly. We are in touch with other Conn- Edith Prendergast married Juan Hernandez tinue working for Kaplan Educational Systems victs: Tamara Bress is looking at a position in on 10/6/01 at the United Nations Chapel in in their international department. Bangor, ME. Megan McCormick is in NYc. Those who attended from the Class of Portland but visits periodically. Lea Novak '98 were: Deanna Nelson, Christine Knorr, Cormpondentc Megan Tepper- spent a summer watching birds on Cape Cod. Peter Frisredr, Jen McCreary, Josh Fasano, Rasmussen, P.O. Box 2006, Kenr Pete Cheng and wife Erin are the proud par- School, Kenr, CT 06757, Ryan Shaw, Morgan and Abby ents of an adorable baby girl, Willow. Michael Hertzan reppermcekenr-school.edo and 99 Schindler is in veterinary school in Clark. A reception was held at Mme. Romaine Danielle Leblanc, [email protected] de Lyon, a French restaurant. Following their Philadelphia. Irina Telyukova and Alyssa honeymoon to Mexico, Edith and Juan will Kyle Sheffield starred studying for his master's Yeager '01 are in Philly as well. Chip Beauvais return to their home in Madrid, Spain. Edith is in architecture at the Rhode Island School of '98 just bought a house in the Boston area. Erin teaching English, and Juan works for IBM. Design. "School is kicking my butt. I average M unroe '00 is working at M1T. Mike Hackett Elizabeth May married Charles Humber about four to five hours of sleep a night, which '00 is spending the year in Russia researching on 2/15/01 in Old Lyme, CT. is kind of like Conn except I'm not partying journalism on an lREXgranr. We see Dave Caroline Carlson married William Paul when I'm awake." He hopes to study in Ruet '97 most Wednesdays and went on a Balz in Chatham, MA, on 7/21/01 at the First Scotland this winter and is already working on canoe trip on the Delaware this summer with Methodist Church. The reception was at the some interesting projects. Dave, Paul Siegel, Mike Schindler and Greg Wequassett Inn in Chatham. Five other '98 Nicole Mallen has been living in Boston Foran. We've also heard from Lan Nguyen '95, alums were Caroline's bridesmaids, including since graduation. Danny Spurr, Sara Jensen '00 and Harlan Chris Kri.stin Drukker, Carolyn Holliday, Erin Jenny Marchick lives in Santa Monica and North '98." Largay '99, Sara Pinelli, and Kristen Merrill works for Disney Studios. She just finished an Editor's note: Contrary to popular belief, Jefferson. Lanny Tracy and Sara Sculley '99 lMAX movie about the ESPN XGames. It's Hannah Schramm and Steve Murray are attended the wedding. The newlyweds live in due out next summer. She is also helping with NOT married. Steve was erroneously reported as Boston, where Caroline works as assistant the CC Alumni Club of Los Angeles and keeps Hannah's husband in the Fall 'OJ edition ofCC: director of development at Dedham Country in touch with quite a few people. Connecticut College Magazine. We apologize Day School. Her husband, a graduate of the U. Helen Tsahalis works in design in NY and for the error. of Michigan and MIT Sloan School, is a parr- travels the world. ner at Advent International. Shana Davis works for The New Yorker and Correspondents: jami DeSantis, 22 Jeffrey Durst hosted a buffet dinner and tuns marathons. She completed a marathon in Glendenning Sr., Norwalk, CT 06851, [email protected] and Katie reception for SC alumni at the historic Seibel for Team in Training. When nor running, AK Stephenson, 83 Mansfield Rd. #325, House in Columbia on Nov. 10. The guest she plays volleyball in Central Park. 00 New London, Cf 06320, speaker was Aaron Bayer, secretary of the col- Liz Warrick spends her days teaching high ksree'conncoll.edu lege and general counsel. school and Windsurfing in Maui. Laurie Benoit and Rebekah Morin per- Sara Beth Carter works for Accenture and Karen Diluro performed in the season premier formed in the season premier of Rebudal rarely stays in one city for long! While in CO, of Reb udal Dance Group with J.M. Rebudal, Dance Group with ].M. Rebudal, visiting assis- she climbed a "fourteener" and went whicewa- visiting assistant professor of dance at the

CC: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER2002 59 WI, died on Nov. 22. Mrs. Pound taught lab- Cunningham Studio in NYC on Sept. 28. in '71 as director of admissions for Brenda Johnstone Flynn and husband Philadelphia Presbytery Homes. Survivors oratory techniques at Long Island College of Adam Flynn sene in the following update, "Life include a nephew, Jack Degange; a niece, Medicine after graduating from Cc. Later, she is going well here in Boston, although the Jeanne DeGange '56; and a grandniece. She worked in the office ofIndian Mountain rumulr of the dot-com reorganization has been was predeceased by one brother and twO sisters, School in WI. Her husband, Robert Travis felt strongly. We are in touch with other Conn- Helen Crofoot '22 and Mary Crofoot Pound, died in '88. Survivors include two viers:Tarnara Bress'99 is looking at a position DeGrange '27. sons, four grandchildren and one brother. in Bangor, ME. Megan McCormick '99 is in Adeline Andersen Wood '29, of Margaret Whitman Allen '31, of Portland but visits periodically. Lea Novak '99 Raymond, ME, died on Nov. 17. Mrs. Wood Uncasville, died on 4/13/99.* spent a summer watching birds on Cape Cod. was active in the East Raymond, ME, Betty Root Johnson '32, of Sarasota, FL, Pete Cheng '99 and wife Erin are the proud Community Parish and Raymond Village died on Jan. 12. She was pleased to return to parents of an adorable baby girl, Willow. Church. She was a member of the Women's campus for her 50th reunion in '92. Mrs. Michael Schindler '99 is in veterinary school in Club and in '90 was honored for 25 years of Johnston worked as a librarian in Taunton, Philadelphia. Irina Telyukova '99 and Alyssa volunteer service at Raymond Village Library. MA, after graduating from Cc. She leaves one Yeager'01 are in Philly as well. Chip Beauvais She was a longtime member of the Raymond daughter, Suzanne Robbins of Sarasota, FL, '98 just bought a house in the Boston area. Semi-Circle, Hawthorne Community two grandchildren and rwo great-grandchil- Erin Munroe is working at MIT. Mike Association, East Raymond Garden Club and Hackett is spending the year in Russia dren. She was the widow of Kenneth Johnson, the Naples-Casco Senior Citizens Club and a researching journalism on an lREX grant. We founder of the Acme Blueprint Company in charter member of the Raymond-Casco see Dave Ruet '97 most Wednesdays and went Wotcestor. He died in '85. on a canoe trip on the Delaware this summer Historical Society. The widow of George Sophia Gordon Coyne '33, of Stuart, FL, wirh Dave, Paul Siegel '99, Mike Schindler '99 Everett Wood, she is survived by a daughter, a died on 7/30/00.* and Greg Foran '99. We've also heard from son and grandchildren and great-grandchildren Sheila Caffrey Braucher '36, of Ipswich, Lan Nguyen '95, Danny Spurr '99, Sara in MNand WV. MA, died on Nov. 10. She received a master's Jensen and Harlan Chris North '98." Katharine Capen MacGregor '29, of degree from the Boston U. Graduate School of Nashua, NH, died on Ocr. 8.* Social Work in '41. In the mid-'60s, she was a Correspondents: John Banisra, 142 Edith Allen MacDiarmid '30, of San caseworker at Catholic Family Services in Stevenson Road, South Meriden, CT Carlos, CA, died on Aug. 7. Mrs. MacDiarmid Hartford and later worked for many years as a 06451, [email protected] and Jordana was predeceased by her husband, Forbes 01 Cusrafson, [email protected]. social worker for the Hanford public schools, MacDiarmid, in '93. She and her husband retiring in '81. She is survived by her husband Becky Pearl and Andrew Clark performed in developed an antiques business, first in of 61 years, Warten Braucher, two sons, three the season premier of Rebudal Dance Group Barnstable, IvlA, and later in Hopkinton and daughters one brother, nine grandchildren, with J. M. Rebudal, visiting assistant professor Durham, NH. She restored houses in N Hand one great-grandchild and several nieces and of dance at the Cunningham Studio in NYC ME and held realtors licenses in MA and NH. nephews. on Sept. 28. Survivors include one son, one daughter, six Shirley Durr Hammersten '36, of West grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Chatham, MA, died Ocr. 31. She earned a Dorothy Barrett '30, of Windsor, CT, master's degree in French from L'Ecole died on Ocr. 12. She was a professor of psy- Francaise of Middlebury College and was a chology at Hunter College of the City U. of former French professor. Mrs. Hammersren New York for 34 years while also working as a was a member of the Daughters of the counselor, assistant direcror and then director American Revolution for more than 25 years. OBITUARIES of the college's guidance bureau. She earned Survivors include a daughter, a son, one niece master's and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia U. and one nephew. She was predeceased by her Dr. Barrett was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Marjorie Backes Terrell '23, of Greene, Rl, husband, Dr. V. Nils Harnmersten, after 57 and of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. died on Nov. 23. Mrs. Terrell was the former years of marriage. director of the Park School in Brooklandville, She was a diplomat in counseling psychology Helen Feldman Fine '38, of Takoma for che American Board of Professional MD, for 23 years, retiring in '69. Her hus- Park, MD, died on Nov. 1.* Psychology of the American Psychological band, Bennett Mix Terrell Sr., died in '65. Barbara Lawrence '38, of American Fork, Association. She was also a member of the She is survived by three daughters, eight UT, died on Jan. 8. She received a master's American Personnel and Guidance Association grandchildren and 15 grandchildren. She was degree in philosophy from New York U. and and the National Vocational Guidance predeceased by a son and a grandson. began a career in publishing at The New Association. In '82, she was awarded the Esther (june) Hunt Peacock '27, of Yorker, later holding editorial positions at Cockeysville, MD, died on Dec. 20. Mrs. Windsor, CT, Jaycees Distinguished Citizen Redbook, Cosmopolitan, McCall's and Harper's Peacock taught physical education at Notre Award. Dr. Barrett is survived by a nephew, Bazaar. As literary editor at McCall's, she Dame Preparatory School and tutored resi- Donald Barrett, ofOH. attracted a number of distinguished women to dent patients at Spring Grove Hospital Dorothy Birdsey Manning '31, of write for the magazine, including Hannah Center. She also officiated girls field hockey Middlebury, VI", died on Dec. 27. She is the Arendt, Margaret Mead, Jean Stafford and and basketball a.nd taught swimming at the widow of Rowland Manning, who predeceased Eleanor Roosevelt, with whom she worked Suburban Club in Pikesville, MD. She was her after 51 years of marriage. Survivors especially closely. Miss Lawrence also wrote active in Quaker causes, serving on the board include four sons, three daughters, ]8 grand- occasional articles and short fiction and was of the McKim Center, a Quaker outreach children and three great-grandchildren. She facility in East Baltimore that provides tutor- was predeceased by one daughter. published in The New Yorker and The New ing and after-school care co needy children. York Times. In the early '70s, she turned from Vivien Noble Wakeman '31, of Sparta, Predeceased by her husband, Larry, in '89, she publishing to teaching courses in literature, is survived by one son, one daughter, six NJ, died on Nov. 29. Ms. Wakeman was an active volunteer in her area and was a founder writing and philosophy at SUNY College ar grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Old Westbury. She retired in '85. She is sur- Margaret (Peg) Crofoot '28, of Rydal, of the Unity Church of Sussex County in Lafayette, N]. She was predeceased by her hus- vived by a brother, Lincoln Lawrence, of PA, died on Dec. 7. She received a master's Provo, UT. degree from Boston U. School of Religious band, David. Surviving are two sons, two Education in '29 and worked as a religious daughters, 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grand- Jean Pierce Field '38, of Exeter, NH, died on Nov. 20.* educaror for many years. Miss Crofoot retired children and her caregiver, Nurgul Vargas. Marjory Taylor Pound '31, of Merrill, Judith Waterhouse Draper '38, of

60 cc: CONN£C1KUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 Winter Park, FL, died on Nov. 28. She her husband of 49 years, Carl Kincaid; a chology From Lesley College. Mrs. Szuch was moved to Central Florida in '44 and was an daughter, a son and three sisters. an adoption specialist at Concord Family active community volunteer with the Wimer Ann Gordon Steele '53, of Pittsburgh, Service, where she also led a young parents Park Historical Society and Wimer Park PA, died on Oct. 1. She was named Woman program. Most recently, she worked parr-time Junior Service League until her death. She is of the Year by the 14th Ward Republican at the Healing Garden in Harvard, a nonprofit survived by two daughters and a son. Cornmitree and was an active volunteer in the organization dedicated to providing support Audrey Jones Burton '41, of West Pittsburgh area. Mrs. Steele is survived by a and service to women affected by breast can- Hartford, CT, died on Dec. 31. She was the sister, two sons, one daughter and f\VO grand- cer. She is survived by her husband, Peter; two widow of Charles Burton, who was killed in daughters. She was predeceased by her hus- children, Jackson and Eliza; her parents, submarine service during World War [1. She band, Dr. Paul Beadle Steele Jr. David and Charlocre Look; three sisters and earned a master's degree in history at the U. of Natalie Lubchansky Kuhr '60, of three nieces. Wisconsin, followed by a sixth year degree at Wallingford, CT, died on Oct. 30.* Sharon Nyere Olson MAT '84, of Boston U. She received narional certification as Denise Boitel Graham '61, of Om aria, Richmond, VA, died on Dec. 23. Mrs. Olson a secondary school counselor at the U. of Canada, died on 7/5/98.*t received her bachelor's from the U. of Connecticut. Following her 35-year career as a Joan Adess Grossman '62, of Elkins Park, Washington, Seattle, and her master's in secondary school teacher and counselor in PA,died on Aug. 11.* teaching from Cc. She taught English, jour- West Hartford, Mrs. Burton was treasurer and Susan Lincoln '66, of Upper Montclair, nalism, drama and poetry at the high school secretary of Arts Universal Research Associates, NJ, passed away on Jan. 2.* and college levels in SC, CT, HI and VA. She where she was involved in research for numer- Sandra Melnichuk Walton '66, of most recently taught at Henrico High School ous national magazines as well as in represenra- Lexington, MA, died on Oct. 2. Mrs. Walton in Richmond, VA, where she coached the cion of artists for projects with inremarional received a master's in library science from the debate team to championships for two years companies. She was a member and officer of U. of Rhode Island and was the children's and advised the drama and creative writing Delta Kappa Gamma, international honor librarian at Otis Library in Norwich until her clubs. She also established and chaired the society for women educators, and a conrribu- marriage to Robert Walton in '71. At the time school's writing board. Mrs. Olson retired tor to many charitable organizations. She of her death, she was a reference librarian at from teaching in '00. Survivors include her leaves her sister, Alma Jones Collins '43. Wilmington,1v1A, Public Library. Besides her husband of37 years, Donald Olson; two sons, Rose Tangaci '41, of Norwich, CT, died husband, she is survived by her mother, Olga two grandsons, a sister and her mother, Jeanne on Oct. 26. Ms. T angari worked for Gilman Melnichuk, of Norwich, and a son, Brent Nyere, of Lexington, KY. brothers in Norwich, CT, for 36 years and Walton, of Medford, MA. was last employed as a secretary at Norwich Sally Liebig '70, of Flagstaff, AZ, died on Hospital, retiring in '88. She is survived by a Nov. 29. She was the proprieror of Liebig brother, Thomas Tangari, of Bozrah. Marketing in Flagstaff since '91 and the Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Trudy Jean Morse Cockerill '42, of Palm founder of Flagstaff Winterfesr, serving as its Smith, of Storrs, CT, died on Jan. 3. Smith Desert, CA, died on May I. * director until '95. Previously, she was sales was a physical chemist whose areas of research Jean Caldwell Buell '44, of Palo Alto, manager for KUSK- TV, Prescott. Before that, included kinetics and mechanisms of vapor CA, died on Aug. 31. A devoted homemaker she was housing director for Embry Riddle phase pyrolyses, gas chromatography and mass and volunteer, she served on the boards and Aeronautical U. in Prescott and an educational spectrometry. She joined CC in '62 from the committees of Pi Beta Phi alumnae, the and recruitment specialist for the Girl Scouts University of Connecricur. Smith was a gradu- Medical Research Foundation, Miramonte of America. Miss Liebig receive a master's ate of Greensboro College and Ohio State U. Mental Health Services, the Committee for degree in marketing from the U. of Phoenix. She leaves her husband, S. Ruven Smith of Green Foothills, the Century Club of San She is survived by her father, John Liebig, of Storrs; three sons, three daughters and eight Francisco, the Neighborhood Book Club and Allentown, PA; a sister, Cynthia Liebig Allen; grandchildren. Memorial contributions may the Concert Committee of the First United and one niece and nephew. She was prede- be sent to Greensboro College, 815 West Methodist Church in Palo Alto. A music ceased by her mother, Grace Bachman Liebig. Market Sr., Greensboro, NC 2740 I. lover, she sang with the Mother Singers, a John Howe MAT '76, of Dallas, PA, died choral group that performed for Palo Alto on Jan. 2. Mr. Howe received degrees from * A full obituary was unavailable at time of schoolchildren, and was the music librarian at Southern Connecticut State U. and Wilkes publication. the First United Methodist Church, where she College in addition to an MAT from Cc. He t CC: Connecticut College Magazine was sang in the choir for 25 years. She is survived was an adjunct instructor of American history recently informed of this death. by her husband of 56 years, Robert Buell, a and western civilization and government at Please send obituaries to Class Notes son and two daughters. Luzurne County Community College and Editor, CC: Connecticut College Magazine, 270 Jeanne Estes Sweeney '44, of Chapel College Misericordia at the time of his death. Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320, Hill, NC, died on Dec. 15.* He also served as athletics director at College mvhowreconncoll.edu. Frances Hutchins Flaherty '44, of Misericordia. Previously, Mr. Howe was a Sarasota, FL, died on Sept. 13. She leaves her middle school teacher of American history and husband, Dr. Morgan Flaherty; rwo sons, geography in Tunkhannock, PA, and a teacher rhree daughters and 14 grandchildren. of American history, American studies, Patricia Manning Hogan '45, of European history and sociology and director Damariscotta, ME, died on Sept. 20.* of athletics at Fitch Senior High School in Frances Crumb Richardson '46, of Groton, CT. Survivors include his wife, Avon, CT, died in March '01.* Nadine; one son, one daughter, two brothers, June Williams Weber '47, of his maternal grandmother and his mother, Hendersonville, NC, died on July 1.* Helen Howe, of Jenkins Township, PA. Sidney Brown Kincaid '52, of Belleair, Charlotte Look Szuch '84, of Sudbury, FL, died on Nov. 26. She was a homemaker MA, died on Dec. 10 following a battle with and artist and a member of Episcopal Church breast cancer. She was 39. Mrs. Szuch began of the Good Shepherd, Dunedin, National her professional career teaching French at the League of American Pen Women and WayneAeet School in Portland, ME. She Miniature Art Society of FL. Survivors include earned a master's degree in counseling psy-

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I Suzanne Blezard '95 and Jonathan Turer '95 were married in Brooklyn, NY, on 10/6/00. Pictured, back row, from left: Dana Strong '95, Sarah Carlson '94, Meredith Mandel '97, Freya Wormus '95, Clare Byrne '93, Cynthia Bueschel '96, Donna Bouthillier '95, Karirl Whitlock '94 and Karen Dearborn '86 (former dance department professor). Front row, from left: Jona Burton, L'Ana Burton (director of the Children's Dance Center at the Lyman Allyn Museum), Jackie Villamil (former dance department guest artist), the groom and bride, Theresa Palazzo '94 and Chuck Meyer '90.

The children of Erica Van Brimer Goldfarb '83 and Karen Neilson Rae '83 pose near a camel sculpture in front of the Crozier-Williams Student Center last summer. Pictured, from left Sarah Goldfarb, Natalie Goldfarb, Lauren Rae, Hawley Rae and Giles Rae,

-J Edith Prendergast '98 and Juan Hernandez were married on 10/6/01 at the U.N. Chapel in NYC. Pictured, bottom row, from left: Deanna Nelson '98 and Abby Clark '98. Top row, from left: Morgan Hertzan '98, Ryan Shaw '98, the groom and bride, Peter Fristedt '98, Jen McCreary '98, Christine Knorr '98 and Josh Fasano '98. Karen Young '68 (right) married Gerry Bonin (center) on 5/12/01. Edee Chase Fenimore '60 (left) performed the ceremony.

Adam Gimbel '91 was married to Alexandra Wald in July in NYC. Alumni pictured, Lisa Johnson '82, of Bologna, Italy, (with Sofia and Lucas); Linda Thacher back row, from left: James Gimbel '97, Brendan Jones '97, James Greenleaf '91, Evan Visscher '82, of Mystic, CT (with Adeline); and Julie Van Roden '82, of Kirshenbaum '91, the groom, Ted Heintz '94, Anton Maiko '91, Josh Meyer '90, Giro Riverside, CT (with Elizabeth and Macauley), met in RI in July '00. DeFlora '91, Edward Reker '90, and Douglas Stuart '90. Front row, from left Megan Tucker '97, Lisa Legeua, Virginia Rivero '92, the bride, Hilary Magowan Maiko '94, Jennifer Dettore and Lisa Kirshenbaum. Missing from photo: Christopher Manthous '91."

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MARY GARLICK ST. GEORGE '69 CALLS moumains on the coast, close to Lisbon. instruction in the morn- her home in Serra de Sinrra, Portugal, It is now a World Heritage site and is full ing with an additional which she shares with her husband Alan, of historic monumems, gardens and hour or two in the "our ruin." The couple came upon the old exquisite quintas and large, private afternoon, if desired. stable and courtyard, attached to a l Zrh homes," says Mary. Lessons are flexible, -century quinta (farm), when they moved An art history major at ce, Mary with an eye toward the

(0 Portugal in 1980. "We were able to studied environmental design at Parsons individual artist's needs. Mary St. George'69 separate it from the main property, buy it School of Design in New York City, earn- Outings to historic sites, and develop it over many years," she says. ing her BFA in 1974. In 1975, she moved exhibitions, markets and other points of Mary and Alan, both architects, designed to London, where she met Alan, who at interest may be arranged, but guests often the refurbishment and built it with the the time was working in a large, interdisci- want to relax around the house or go off help ofloeal craftsmen. But, before the plinary architecture firm. Mary finalized on short trips by themselves. "It is impor- renovations were complete, the St. her architectural studies in 1979 before tant that a good balance be achieved and Georges lived in the old celeiro (barn) - moving to Portugal. There, she accepted a that everyone finds a challenge yet has the "which is how we named the house." post at Portugal's leading international time to relax, enjoy the sun, our pool or Now retired, Mary, a painter, and school, teaching art and design for 10 the beach and a bit of historic and local Alan, a sculptor who designs large, mathe- years and serving as head of the art depart- color." - MVH matically-inspired forms, open their home ment. "I always had an interest in applied to fellow artists for "painting holidays." art and throughout my architectural For more infonnation on Casa do The St. Georges offer classes, full room career sketched and painted, mainly in Celiero and to view works by Mary and and board (with the couple doing most of watercolor. " Alan, visit their Web site at www.portugaL- the cooking) and inspiring vistas. "Sintra The Sr. George's painting courses con- painting. com. is a very special area of wooded, low sist of approximately three hours of

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alumni calendar

APRIL 6 Insider's. Reunion 2003 planning day for all members of the 35 and 85 alumni classes. For additional information, call the Alumni Relations Reunion 2003 Hotline,860-439-2308.

11 44th Annual Maine Club Dinner with President Norman Fainstein to be held at the Portland CountryClub.

25 GOLD(Graduates of the Last Decade) Receptions. Camels unite coast-to-coast in Boston, Hartford,Los Angeles, NYC, Philadelphia, Portland, Chicago, San Francisco, DC/Baltimore and Denver. For further information, THE 12TH ANNUAL ALUMNI SONS AND DAUGHTERS please call the alumni office at Program (ASAD) is right around the corner. This program offers an opportunity 800-888-7549. for high school juniors ro prepare for the college admission process. Ir is not

intended (0 showcase Connecticut College. All alumni children and grandchil- MAY-JUNE dren who will be beginning their junior year of high school in '02-03 are wel- REUNION2002! come to participate. To ensure that your child or grandchild receives registration May3D-June 2 materials this summer, please send his or her name and address, along with your name and class year, to: Office of Alumni Relations, Connecticut College, 270 If you are interested in more infor- Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320. For more information, please contact mation about On-Campus Events, the alumni office, 800-888-7549. you can:

1. Contact the following groups and be added to their mailing lists: alumni networking receptions

Arboretum, 860-439-5020. three seasonal educational brochures. $30/year, arboretum member- FOR THE THIRD YEAR, Connecticut College is partnering with Colby, Amherst, ship. Williams, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Hamilton, Trinity, Middlebury and Bares for Alumni Networking Receptions, coast to coast. All receptions will be held from Connecticut College Box Office, 860-439-ARTS, semester calendar of college arts events, free. 6--8 p.m. Watch your mail for brochures and registration information. Or contact the alumni office, 800-888-7549. College Relations, 860-439-2500, monthly cultural and sporting events calendar, free. LOS ANGELES at The Grill at Universal Studios lyman Allyn Art Museum, 860-443-2545, monthly newsletter with event listings. $35 (indi- March!3 In Front of the Camera with speaker Mark Teschner '79, vidual) and $50 (family) per year for Lyman Allyn membership. casting director, "General Hospital," "Port Charles"

onSlage at Connecticut College, 860-439-ARTS, March 14 Behind the Camera annual calendar of performances, free. www.onstage.conncoll.edu SAN FRANCISCO at Marines Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Sr., Union Square Sports Information, 860-439-2501, complete March 18 High Tech sport-specific schedules, free. March 19 Nor-for-Profit with speaker Judy Irving '68, 2. You can get current information on alumni events on the Events Calendar on the Alumni di rector Iwriter Ip rod ucer Online Community at: alumniconnections.com!olc/pub/CTC BOSTON at Union Club of Bosron, 8 Park Street Events are subject to change. To confirm an event, contact the alumni office at 800-888- April 10 Pharmacy & Bio-Tech 7459. April!! Museums and Galleries with speaker Karen Haas '78, curator, If you would like to host or coordinate an event in your region, please contact the alumni office. The Lane Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston April 16 Management Consulting April 17 Environment

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DALLAS, TX. Norma and Anthony Pace '82 hosted a poduck dinner and faculty presen- ration at their home on Sunday. Dec. 9 with guest Rolf Jensen, professor of economics. Professor Jensen discussed his Srudy AbroadITeach Abroad (SATA) experience in Vietnam.

ATLANTA, GA. On Jan. 13, Georgia alumni garhered ro meet Presidenr Norman how you Painstein during a brunch at the Dunwoody North Driving Club with hosts Cathy and can join e l and meet the Richard Kadzis 76. president tory gathering, contact t ce of AJumni Relations at 1-8 alumni travel

ROME AND SOUTHERN ITALY, March2003 Join tour guides President Norman Painsrein and Joanne T oor Cummings '50 Professor of Italian Robert Proctor for this lO-day Connecticut College exclusive excursion to Rome and Southern Italy. A private tour of the Vatican museums and tours of the Pantheon, Capitoline Hill and Roman Forum are just a few of the stops. For additional information, call the alumni office at 800-888-7549.

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HI-TECH. Senior Robbie Guertin puts the finishing touches on an animated creature he designed during a one- week MAYA workshop, Jan. 14-18, held in the Olin Science Center. MAYA is the animation software used to create movies like "Shrek" and "Toy Story." The workshop was sponsored by the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology in conjunction with Sonalysts Studios in Waterford and the AUAS!Wavefront Academic Provider Program. Guertin is in the Ammerman Center's certificate program. To learn more about the Ammerman Center, see articles on p. 22 and 40 of this issue.

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The Nature of Truth Excerpt from The Nature of Truth Edited by Assistant Professor of Philosophy Michael Lynch, 2001, The M rr Press, 802 pages, nonfiction. "What is truth?" - Pontius Pilate

Throughout rhe ag~s,p~i1osop~ersha:~ "Humanly speaking, let us define truth, while waiting for a better defini- pondered the questIOn: What IS truth. tion as a statement 0f th e£ acts as th ey are. "Voltalfe - . Editor Michael Lynch, in a new book, I~ court witnesses swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothmg The Nature o/Truth, examines that question through 32 , but the truth. One is expected to know essays, representing a range of what this means, and in some sense, ir is scholarship, from classic works clear that we do. Yet at the same time, truth to the leading edge of current seems so stubbornly abstract that, like philosophical research. Pontius Pilate, we treat questions about its The essays center around nature as rhetorical. We cowardly avoid it, two central questions: Does courageously pursue it, and lament its dis- truth have an underlying rorrion, but when pressed to say what truth nature? And if so, what SOIT of nature does it have? The book is, we find ourselves rcngue-ried and frus- discusses traditional theories of trated. The nature of truth seems a mystery. truth, as well as phenomeno- There are some obvious and not so obvi- logical, posrrnodern and plu- ous reasons for this fact, The most obvious ralist approaches. The essays is the ambiguity of the word. Even if we are organized by theory. Each restrict ourselves to the adjective "true," one of the seven sections opens can speak of "true friends," "true nortn,I" with an introduction that dis- "aiming true" and so on. The sense of the cusses the essays in the secrion word that concerns philosophers, however, and relates them to others in the book Eleven of the essays is the sense being assumed in the very first are previously unpublished or sentence of this introduction. In the court- substantially revised. room, we want the witness to speak the Michael Lynch, a specialist truth, to report what she believes to be in metaphysics and epistemology, joined true, i.e., true propositions. This is the sense of the word that matters most the Connecticut College faculty in 2000. in our everyday lives. He is also the author of Truth in Context: Limiting the scope of the question in this way helps somewhat, but not An Essay on Pluralism and Objectivity, much. As Voltaire's droll remark illustrates, it may seem as if one can recently re-released as a paperback by define truth only by platitudes, by saying, c-g-, that true propositions tellit The MIT Press. as it is or that they correspond with the facts. This gets us somewhere, per~ H.e. Byerly of haps, but "Truth is correspondence with fact" will remain a platitude CHOICE calls unless we can say what "correspondence" and "fact" mean in terms that Truth in Context"a don't already presuppose an understanding of truth. must read for anyone interested A moment's reflection indicates how difficult that task is. One reason is in 20th-century rhar truth is an extremely basic concept. It is difficulr to engage in any the- philosophy." oretical inquiry without employing it. You cannot even argue over a theory of truth without using the concept, because to quest jon a theory is to question its truth, and to endorse a theory is to endorse it as true. In comparison, we can easily discuss what it is to be a person, or the nature of justice, without employing those concepts while doing so. But we cannot get behind the concept of truth as we can with these Other concepts.

66 cc: CONNECT1CUT COLl.EGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 The Fat Flush Plan the American wilderness has attracted France with her, explorers, artists, writers, philosophers, but her plans hikers, anglers and mountaineers. Readers are put on hold Ann Louise Gittleman '71, fOreword by when she real- Barry Sears, 2002, McGraw-Hili, 240 will find their hard-won knowledge and secrets in Rachel Carley's Wilderness A to izes that change pages, nonfiction. Z. With more than 200 photographs, the may not be For many people, the search for the per- book contains information on wilderness what's best for Quinn and Allie. Indeed, fect diet becomes never-ending, or at best, recreation, safety and trail etiquette - Quinn, a cigarette-smoking l Zvyear-old a quixotic one. And for from finding rhe right boots and sleeping bags with a chip on her shoulder, is dead set those who refuse to to emergency signals and advice on sur- against leaving, particularly since she's abandon the quest, viving encounters with bears. Carley determined to uncover the circumstances there are diet and explores geological, botanical and wildlife surrounding her parents' deaths. less a nutrition aurhors like wonders of every state, from Alaska to the romance than a somber meditation on Ann Louise Gittleman, Everglades, including the Adirondacks the importance of family ties, the book is who somehow manage and the Rockies, Yellowstone and buoyed by Rice's evocative prose and her to hold out new hope. Yosemite. Wilderness A to Z also contains ability to craft intelligent, three-dimen- In The Fat Flush Plan, information on sional characters. - Publisher'sV7eekly Gittleman offers a system, which, as the pioneering and tide implies, is parr diet and part detoxifi- contemporary cation. Based on a combination of essen- naturalists, liter- God's Girls #1 tial fats, balanced proteins, and quality ary figures and carbohydrates, Gittleman's Fat Flush was advocates whose Karen Hartigan Whiting '73, 2001, first popularized on iViUage.com and visionshave helped Legacy Press, 177pages, children's embraced by women across America. The protect America's nonfiction. diet's message board has become one of untamed areas. the most popular diet and fitness boards Rachel Carley's God's Girls #1, is the first in a series for in the history of iVillage. previous books preteens, that combines devotions about Barry Sears, author of The Zone, says include Cabin Bible women with crafts created especial- the book provides "dietary common Fever (Simon & Schuster, 1998) and The ly for girls. Crafts include belt-weaving, sense for all the right reasons - it's bal- VisuaL Dictionary of American Domestic ideas for room decorations and party anced, ic's a program you can safely stay Architecture (Holt, 1997). She lives in plans. Karen Whiting is also the author on for life, and it works." Connecticut and is a frequent visitor to of Christian Concept Series Beatitudes, Gittleman is the author of Beyond the Adirondacks. Grades 4-6 (Shining Star Press, 1994). Pritikin, Super Nutrition fir Menopause, God's Girls is available from amazon.corn rimr Body Knows Best, Before the Change, and Christian bookstores. and Living Beauty, among other tides. Readers have bought three million of her Safe Harbor books. Self Magazine has named her one of the top 10 nutritionists in the United Luanne Rice '77, 2002, Bantam, States. More information on the book can 337 pages. A story by \Xfeller Professor of be found at www.annlouise.com. English and \'V'riter-in-Residence The sacred bond of sisterhood is explored Blanche McCrary Boyd, "The in painstaking detail in Rice's newest Redneck Way of Knowledge," has offering (after Summer Light), a warm Wilderness A to Z: been included in Oxford University and weepy drama set in the picaresque Press's recently released anthology, An Essential Guide to seaside town of Black Hall, Conn. The American Short Stories Since 1945. the Great Outdoors novel sets sail slowly when a grief-strick- In addition, her essay, "The Bad en Dana Underhill returns home to care Mother; Katherine Ann Porter and for her two nieces, Quinn and Allie, Rachel Carley '76, 2001, Simon and How 1 Grew," was reprinted in following the death of her sister, Lily, and Schuster, 368 pages, nonfiction. \\7,,, of the Wonts, 20 Years of lily's husband, Mike, in a sailing acci- ~Vrhjng on Contemporary Literature. A world of dazzling beauty, heart-stop- dent. Dana, a professional painter, had ping adventure and remarkable diversity, intended to whisk her nieces back to

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Projits for nonprojits: Lee Davis '88

Co-Founder and Co-Director NESs T,Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-sustainability Team

o MOST PEOPLE, A expanding its business of selling hand- self-financing, nonprofit carved wooden benches - made by the organization is an oxy- youth - to schools, park services and We're proving moron. To Lee Davis '88, zoos. "We're not saying that nonprofirs that a 'dot.org' is a it is a mission. Davis is should stop going after grants and co-founder and co-direc- donations, because there is still a big better investment tor of NESsT (Nonprofit need for that." than a dot.com. Enterprise and Self sus- The idea for NESs T began to develop tainabiliry Team), an when Davis was a research fellow in international, nonprofit the "New Directions in Grassroots company committed to strengthening Development" initiative at the Johns is a better investment than a dot.com," the financial sustainabiliry of civil society Hopkins University School of Advanced says Davis. NESs T has an impressive list organizations (CSOs) that work for International Studies (SAIS) in 1996. He of donors, including the American social change in Central Europe and became aware of small non-government Express Foundation, Levi Strauss Latin America. organizations (NGOs) "doing really Foundation, the Matt Foundation and "Our purpose is to help a group diver- interesting things" while researching non- the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. sify its funding through enrrepreneur- profit enterprise cases in 13 countries. "1 never could have imagined this ship, but not to commercialize it," The results were published in a study, The career path," says Davis, who was an art explains Davis. NESsT - a U.S.-regis- NGO-Business Hybrid. "With the fall of rered nonprofit with branches III the Berlin Wall, nonprofit organizations Santiago, Chile, and Budapest, Hungary were blossoming in Central and Eastern - looks at self-financing as one alterna- Europe," says Davis. He had been work- tive to the more traditional fundraising ing for Nicole Ercharr at the Third Sector approaches used by nonprofit organiza- Project, an NCO management assistance tions. NESs T applies a "venture philan- project of Johns Hopkins, when the two thropy" approach - analogous to that of saw an opportunity to create positive its venture capital peers in the for-profit change in the newly developing democra- world - to help nonprofirs develop cies of Central Europe. They set up shop entrepreneurial acrivities in order to gen- in Budapest - "absolutely one of the erate sustainable income for their non- greatest cities on Earth" according to profit mission. According to Davis, self- Davis - in 1997 and in 1999 expanded financing can include membership dues, with an office in Santiago, where sales of products or services, or even real Etcharr was born. Though Davis trav- estate and other investments els extensively between Hungary, P-Centrum, an organization that Chile and the U.S., he now makes helps drug-addicted youth in the Czech his home in Santiago. Republic, was having difficulty raising Though the organization is money. "Drug problems are often swept fairly young, they are seeing solid under the rug in post-communist coun- results. With a growing portfolio tries," says Davis. But with financial of social enterprise investments investments and business development in Europe and Latin America, assistance from NESsT, P~Centrum is "we're proving that a 'dor.org'

68 cet CONNECTICUT COLLEGE MAGAZINE WINTER 2002 major specializing in graphic design at CC. After graduation, he was awarded a Watson Fellowship and traveled co Japan and Switzerland studying the graphic design in those countries. Inspired by the bold graphics of the Swiss and Japanese flags, Davis titled his Watson project "Straight Lines and Perfect Circles." After returning co the U.S., he worked as a graphic designer in Middletown, Conn., and for CARE, the international relief Potato, Po-tah-to: Nora Olsen and development agency, in its New York '90 City headquarters. But the business side of nonprofit organizations became more Extension Potato Specialist, University of Idaho interesting to him, and he left graphic design to pursue a master's in policy studies from Johns Hopkins. EAT, SLEEP AND BREATHE on how to use fungicidesand when to kill Davis is grateful to Connecticut potatoes," says Nora Olsen off diseased plants. And she scoursfields, College for the education he received. '90, a former chemistry looking for signs of trouble. When he was an undergraduate in the major who spends her days This scientist is as enthusiastic about mid-Bus, the college offered tuition to " helping Idaho farmers with her undergraduate experience as she is children of CC employees - providing their potato crops. fu one of about her profession. "It was a wonder- the students went through the normal three specialists in the state ful experience," she says of her time at admission process.Davis was admitted in that boasts "Famous Connecticut College. "Because there the fall of 1984, but that January his step- Potatoes" on its license plate, was a limited number of chemistry father, Thorn Lamond, former head of she is in high demand. "I majors, we received a lot of individual publications and public relations, died spend about 80 percent of my time attention. And it was great in terms of unexpectedly. "My mother and I were traveling out to fields, taking samples or independence in research projects." worried that r wouldn't be able to stay," checking out storage facilities and giv- Olsen credits her advisor, McCollom- remembers Davis. But Jane Bredeson, ing presentations and writing up man- Vahlteich Professor of Chemistry Bruce then secretary of the college, assured the agement suggestions," she says. "The Branchini, for showing her just how much family that his tuition remission would other parr of my time is devoted to fun a career in higher education can be. continue. "Conn never treated me differ- potato research." One would think that after a week ently," says Davis, who went on to gradu- Olsen, who holds an M.S. and a working with potatoes, she would have ate magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Ph.D. in horticulture from Washington no interest in growing tubers at home. "And 1 will alwaysbe thankful for that." State University,stumbled upon her pro- Not so. "I have a garden every summer, In addition to Bredeson, Davis fondly fession after graduating from and 1 always put in a few potato plants," remembers Jan Hersey, former dean of Connecticut College. "I was studying says Olsen, who lives in Twin Falls with admission; Howard Rosenthal, visiting horticulture, and potatoes are a major her husband, Matt Nelson, and young professor of graphic arts; and retired pro- crop in the West, so T studied potatoes." daughter Ruth. fessor Elinor Despalarovic, who spurred The choice was a good one. She even influenced her family in his interest in Eastern Europe. "You couldn't ask for a better job," Washington State to turn to potatoes for "The thing I love about a liberal arts says Olsen, who enjoys the combination their livelihood. Her mother and brother education is that you can major in some- of office work, research and working own and operate Olsen Farms in thing, but you can also pick and choose with farmers. "Potatoes are fun and com- Aladdin, Wash., where they grow 26 other courses and reinvent yourself," plex and intellectually stimulating." varieties of specialty potatoes with names says Davis, who minored in history. Her researchspecialtyispotato storage like All Blue, German Butterball and Though he has no immediate plans to and seed potato quality and performance. Red LaSoda. leave NESs T (''I'm in it for the long Disease is a common problem on potato So what is Olsen's favorite way to eat run."), Davis wouldn't be surprised if farms. "Lateblight - it'sthe same disease a spud? 'Td have to say a good, baked there was "one more makeover in my that caused the Great Potato Famine in potato, preferably a Russet, Burbank or life." -MYH Ireland," she says. Olsen advises farmers Yukon Gold." - MYH

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Hitting a home run: Jeff Idelson '86

VicePresident of Communications and Education National Baseball Hall of Fame

HERE ARE FIVE MEN who made their mark on both the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees and later went to the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Babe Ruth, Red Ruffing, Jack Chesbro, Herb Pennock and Jeff Idelson '86. While the first four made it through their exploits on the diamond, Ide/son earned his trip to Cooperstown behind the scenes, building a reputation as a per- sonable, hard-working public relations officer for rwo of baseball's fiercest arch-

rivals. Seven years ago, he came to upstate New York as the Hall of Fame's director of public relations, and by June 1999, was named vice president of communications and education. It's a dream job for a kid who grew up in the Boston suburbs and played hooky each April to watch opening day So IdeIson strikes up relationships at Fenway Park. Idelson kept score at with the players over the course of the "It ain't over till it's over Jeff." JEFF IDElSON '86 CHATS WITH BASEBALL home while listening to Red Sox games year and is often the Fellow who shows up LEGEND YOGI BERRA on the radio and sold ice cream in the at the climatic games to receive the jersey, Fenway stands during summer break bat, glove, cleats and hat from the distin- from college. guished player. "I practice the art of ask- record of 61 home runs. The Hall want- "Baseball is a very friendly business," ing," Idelson says. "It's important for ed to commemorate the home-run race, says Idelson, who landed a $125-a- players to know that we care how they so ldelson traveled to Sr. Louis with the month internship with the Red Sox pub- want to be represented in Cooperstown." bat Maris used to clout his historic home licity shop six days out of college. "It's Last July, he returned from the AlI- run in 1961. The bat never left .ldelson's like one huge extended family. Baseball Star game with Cal Ripke» Jr.'s cap, jer- sight. He took it to dinner and to the likes to take care of its own." sey and bat. In November, he came back bathroom; it stayed at the Foot of his In his current poSt, it's up to IdeIson from the final game of the World Series hotel bed, and it got him in to see to remind the game's biggest stars what it with the bat used by Arizona's Juan McGwire before the game in which the means to be part of that family. The Hall Gonzalez to drive horne the winning run. St. Louis slugger broke the record. of Fame's collection includes artifacts Getting through to the athletes can "Before the game, McGwire rook from baseball's greatest moments, but the take creativity. In 1998, the nation was the bat, rubbed the barrel over his chest Hall never buys them. Instead, it reIys on captivated as Mark McGwire and and said 'Roger, you're with me players to donate their gear. Sammy Sosa closed in on Roger Maris' ronight.:" Idelson says. "He then went

70 cc: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 1I.1AGAZINE WINTER 2002 out and hit his 62nd. After the game, I asked him for his shirt, and he gave us the bat and everything." Obtaining artifacts, though, is only a small part of the work Idelson does for the Hall. He runs a growing multi- media operation that promotes the Hall of Fame in print, on the Internet at baseballhalloffame.org, and through education programs that attract a worldwide audience. This February, the Hall participated in an electronic field trip with Ball State N SEPTEMBER 11, ON SEPT. 17, NEW YORK CITY MAYOR University to reach an estimated 12 mil- Alexander R. Brash '81, RUDOLPH GIULIANI THANKED ALEXANDER lion school children hooked up by satel- chief of New York's BRASH '81, CHIEF OF N.Y.C'S URBAN PARK lite or online as they learned abour the Urban Park Service, SERVICE, FOR THE WORK OF THE PARK struggles of African-American, Hispanic RANGERS AT GROUND ZERO answered a radio call and Asian ballplayers throughout baseball and headed to what he history. That audience of ]2 million was though r was the work of volunteers from the Humane as many as have visited the Hall of Fame scene of an accident Society and other organizations. since it opened in 1939. and fire in Lower As chief of the Urban Park Service, In March, ldelson handled the media Manhattan. He will Brash oversees a force of 300 full-time coverage of "Baseball as America," a never forget the chaos in the streets as and 200 seasonal park rangers who major exhibition exploring baseball and the towers fell, enveloping him and work on a variety of environmental American culture at the American hundreds he could no longer see, in a projects in the city's 28,000 acres of Museum of Natural History in New York massive cloud of smoke and dust. That parks. Their duties range from ecologi- City. Over the next two years, the exhibit day he and his Rangers helped in the cal restoration and environmental edu- will travel to nine leading museums around effort to secure the cation to park security. the country. area, aided in the He also supervises the The centerpiece of the Hall Fame is In an operation-_ mass evacuations of special events division, the gallery of 254 baseball greats, their rhe neighborhood, that lasted from which manages all the faces sculpted on plaques, with an 80- to brought light rowers major events in the 100-word summary of their accomplish- 10 a.m. until to illuminate the res- park - from visits by ments set in bronze below. Since 1995, cue work, built walk- the Pope to rock con- Idelson has written the short essays, midnight for seven way ramps over fire certs and the New York livening up the descriptions in a way that hoses and performed days, the Rangers City Marathon. captures both their statistical accom- other labor to assist Brash graduated plishments and the personal qualities rescued 1,017 pets. in the grim opera- with honors in zoology that they brought to the pinnacle of our tions of Ground Zero. from CC and earned a national pastime. "I have never been master's in forest science In 2000, Ide1son wrote the essay for as proud of my fellow Rangers as I was from Yale. He did advanced work in the indefatigable Red Sox catcher, then," he says. quantitative ecology at Rutgers. The Carlton Fisk, one of his childhood Several days later, under his supervi- New York City native previously heroes, who he had cheered for from the sion, the Rangers mounted a pet rescue worked for the American Museum of Fenway bleachers. operation for the surrounding neigh- Natural History, the World Wildlife "I try to let people know what drove a borhood, escorting apartment-dwellers Fund, the Nature Conservancy and the player to be a Hall of Farner," he says. into their evacuared homes, strewn U.S. Forest Service in Puerto Rico. His "Those plaques will never change. This is ornithological research has taken him my legacy." - David McKay Wilson w~th dust and broken glass. In an oper- anon that lasted from ]0 a.m. until to the Amazon and throughout Central midnight for seven days, the Rangers America, as well as every corner of rescued ],017 pets. They directed the Central Park. -LHB

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