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Volume 101 Issue 3 Fall 2012 Article 11

September 2012

Alumni at Large

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50 Colby / FALL 2012 Homecoming Weekend: A bench on the academic quad provided a respite during Family Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 5-7. Parents and alumni enjoyed a cappella concerts, a jazz show, and athletic contests, among other events. Photo by Farabee Chowdhury ’16

Colby / FALL 2012 51 CATCHING UP | ALUMNI Profiles

A Matter of Trust | Ole Amunsen ’90

Ole Amundsen ’90 ics, now emeritus. “It was then asked to rewrite the guide for has good reason to really opened my eyes general use. He did, using a draft version love his work as in the to how one could ac- to work with land trusts while he waited field of conservation. tually use the power for its publication as part of a series. Stra- “There’s nothing like of the free market to tegic Conservation Planning was published being involved in a provide solutions and by Land Trust Alliance in 2011 and now project and at the end furnish public ben- is used by conservation organizations of of that project you look efits,” Amundsen said. all types, from all-volunteer local groups out at a hundred-acre He recalls his first to multistate trusts with multimillion- farm field that you job interview with a top dollar budgets. helped conserve or a economist at the Envi- “The real challenge was to craft one thousand acres you ronmental Protection planning process that would be appropri- added to a state forest,” Agency, who said, “Oh, ate for these land trusts that have different he said. “That’s a very Colby. That’s where missions,” Amundsen said. concrete and reward- Tom teaches.” With The missions can range from preserv- ing feeling.” that, Amundsen was off ing thousands of acres of wildlife habitat These days, though, and running: two years to protecting a cave used for spelunking, Amundsen would have at the EPA, four years he said. But no matter what the scope, Ole Amunsen ’90 to log some serious at the Department of organizations benefit from strategic and miles to see all of the land he’s helped preserve. Energy working on nuclear-weapons site careful planning. As the author of Strategic Conservation cleanup. He paused to get a master’s degree The land trusts that have formal plans Planning, he’s worked with more than 400 in planning at MIT, then was assistant conserved twice as much land as the land land trusts, helping them navigate the director for land policy for Massachusetts. trusts that don’t have plans, Amundsen complex world of land conservation. And as He also taught at Cornell University for said. “There’s fairly ample evidence that a planner for the New York-based Conser- four years. these plans do help organizations become vation Fund, he’s helped select and finance Amundsen was consulting for land more effective, more efficient, and create dozens of conservation-related projects trusts when he was hired by the National more compelling materials for attracting around the country. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration donors for doing projects.” He says his career path was sparked to write a guide that would help organi- “I think there’s a real hunger out there for by taking Environmental Economics, a zations navigate the planning process. something that gives that big picture view course taught by Thomas Tietenberg, That pilot project was for a Maine coast in terms of a planning process.” Mitchell Family Professor of Econom- conservation organization, but Amundsen —Gerry Boyle ’78

The Buddy System | Susan Zimmermann ’88

Three years ago, Susan Zimmermann ’88 came away inspired to improve lives. received an invitation from classmate Amy A Concord, N.H., resident and mother Lumbard Holbrook ’88 to participate in a of a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome, Massachusetts cycling trek fundraiser for Zimmermann co-chairs a board that is seek- Best Buddies International, a nonprofit that ing to expand Best Buddies International in fosters one-to-one friendships, employment, her home state. and leadership development for people with Founded by Kennedy cousin Anthony intellectual and developmental disabilities. Shriver in 1989, Best Buddies has programs Although she detests biking, Zimmer- that pair disabled youngsters with middle mann borrowed a neighbor’s cycle, joined school, high school, and college volunteers Holbrook’s Audi Best Buddies Challenge in about 1,500 schools worldwide, including team for the 20-mile route on Cape Cod—and through a chapter at Colby. But only three are Susan Zimmermann ’88 and her son Oliver

52 Colby / FALL 2012 Life After the Celtics | Jan Volk ’68

Since leaving his post as general man- tions I have with the students,” said Volk. ager of the Boston Celtics in 1997, Jan “It challenges me every time I’m there, Volk ’68 has become an everyman in the because they are so knowledgeable about world of sports. what’s going on and they really keep me He spends his days as the CEO of on my feet.” SportsPix, a company he founded that Volk brings in guest lecturers, from agents photographs sporting events throughout to members of the media, providing different the region. Until last year, he had worked as perspectives on the evolving world of sports a consultant for multiple NBA teams. And business. “I really like making my classes for over a decade he’s been on the faculty at interactive,” he said. “I want a lot of discus- Tufts University, teaching about the busi- sion and analysis of hypothetical situations.” ness of sports. After leaving the Celtics, Volk spent time How is Volk able to balance all of these as a consultant in the NBA, working for the different ventures? “It’s a labor of love,” Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks. Now he said. based in suburban Boston, Volk still keeps It wasn’t long after his nearly three- close tabs on the Celtics. But these days, Volk decade career with the Celtics that Volk Jan Volk ’68 watches the team’s from a fan’s perspective. jumped back into athletics. He first took a and they won’t get a second chance to get “Like any other fan, I was surprised role consulting in the NBA. Sports photog- pictures of their kids playing sports.” and disappointed to see Ray Allen go,” he raphy quickly followed. It’s a seven-day-a-week job, Volk says, as said. “And now he goes to their archrival Throughout his life Volk has had a keen he and his staff cover anything from youth [Miami] and will compete against them. interest in photography. He took pictures sports to college athletics. Yet despite the But the team had done a nice job retool- at his son’s high school football games, and demanding, nontraditional nature of his ing their roster. I really think they will be though Volk says he didn’t always get the work, Volk couldn’t be happier. contenders next year.” best shots of his own kid, other parents were “It’s really a combination of a job and a He should know. Basketball legend Red impressed by the photos he took of their passion,” he said. Auerbach named Volk his successor in 1984, children. The idea for a business was born. Around the same time that he started a life-changing event. “On a daily basis, “I played soccer in college and three dif- SportsPix, Volk began a longstanding re- Red would push you to see what your limits ferent sports in high school, yet I don’t have lationship with Tufts, where he teaches a were. He wanted to see how much he could any pictures of me,” said Volk, a grandfather popular course called The Business of Sports, get out of you. Red was always testing me. of two who lives in suburban Boston. “These bringing his experience as an NBA executive Thankfully, I ended up passing.” are special times in the lives of parents, into the classroom. “I really love the interac- —Andrew Clark

in New Hampshire. By leading a $250,000 Miami headquarters. “He said to me, ‘I members of New Hampshire’s congressional fundraising campaign, Zimmermann and her hear you’re having a buddy,’” Zimmermann delegation in Washington to advocate legisla- fellow board members are striving to open recalled. “He was so happy for me, and I so tion supporting those with intellectual and de- a Best Buddies New Hampshire office that needed that at that moment.” velopmental disabilities as part of Capitol Hill would launch chapters in schools statewide. Wylie later helped make the connections Day, an annual collaboration between Best Although Zimmermann’s son, Oliver that led to a Best Buddies New Hampshire Buddies International and Special Olympics. Laidlaw, motivated her to expand an organi- board. “She’s paving the way for her child and zation that combats the social isolation many “I think Best Buddies will benefit kids like making sure that his future is all-inclusive,” disabled youngsters experience, another Oliver tremendously,” Zimmermann said. Wylie said. “She’s not just letting things Colby classmate was instrumental in intro- “But I also think it’s great for the typical kids happen as they may come, but she’s actually ducing Zimmermann to Best Buddies. After involved in the program. There’s a lot of fear going out there and doing something about informing family and friends in 2001 that sometimes around kids who have disabilities, it, which I think is an amazing thing.” Oliver would be born with Down syndrome, and this just totally minimizes that. You see —Mike Cullity Zimmermann received a call from Mark how normal they really are.” For more on Best Buddies New Hampshire, Wylie ’88, who worked at the nonprofit’s In February, Zimmermann met with visit bestbuddies.org/newhampshire.

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1920s-30s Nancy, doing the driving. We spent a couple McCoy, Norman Palmer ’30, and George happy vacationing between were enough Y Colby College of hours just chatting and reminiscing. Parmenter (for whom, woefully, he was to dull the 2011 troubles. All’s well with Y Office of Alumni Relations Colby had a spectacular event this August an inadequate chemistry student). David such a nice ending.” Dot Worthley Waterville, ME 04901 in Rockport, Maine, at the Megunticook writes, “My wife and I continue to relish Cleaver wrote, “Having a good summer golf course clubhouse, hosted by Chase the cooling breezes from the Pacific felt as I follow communications with three ’53 and Nan Murray Lasbury ’53. It was a at our home in Newport Beach, Calif. We granddaughters, some in Teach America, 1940 large gathering in a spectacular location moved here in 2011, after I’d retired from from an Arizona Navaho Indian Reservation Ernest C. Marriner Jr. with speaker Professor G. Calvin Mackenzie Stanford University, to be near our children. to American Samoa to a farm in Norway. [email protected] and wife, Sarah Vose Mackenzie ’70. The It’s a life of reading, writing, volunteering, They all have graduated from college and subject was “Revisiting and Rethinking hiking, computers, photography, leading are determined to give something back Vietnam.” They had just returned from nature walks, and occasional travels. This to those who have started them on their 1941 a six-month sabbatical there, both as October, we shall spend several days in way to a lifetime education. I am still well, Meg Bernier Boyd Fulbright Scholars. Most interesting, as Death Valley, followed by cruising up the living in our home on the Kennebec River, [email protected] most of us know so little about that country historic Columbia River to Idaho on an canoeing and fishing, and involved in some as it is now. authentic paddlewheel ship. The past 65 community work ... just a town away from years since graduation have certainly been Colby. It is as beautiful a campus as it was 1942 a festival of events and sights. I still hear over 64 years ago! I am still indebted for Meg Bernier Boyd 1945 from my best chum of 80 years, Robert the education that was given me there at [email protected] Meg Bernier Boyd Witherill, also retired and now living with one of the loveliest spots on earth.” Y We Ben Harding was grand marshal for the [email protected] his wife in lovely Belfast.” are planning to return to Jupiter, Fla., in annual Thomaston, Maine, Independence Marie “Connie” Daviau Bollinger is early October. Actually, only two people Day parade. Since retiring from a career “very happy to be still alive.” She heads wrote to us for this edition. We need a at the cement plant, Ben has been active her church book club, belongs to a group 1948 greater response from our class for the in civic duties. At 94 he still attends the called Women on a Journey, and does a David and Dorothy Marson winter edition, so please let us hear from Federated Church, participates in com- lot of baking for one of her sons who lives [email protected] you. Any information you care to send munity activities, and corresponds with nearby. With 14 grandchildren and 20 The month of June was difficult for us, as will be helpful. We are certain that your people everywhere. great-grands, and another on the way, Aaron Sandler suffered a brief illness and classmates will appreciate your effort. she’s grateful to also have wonderful passed away. Y His former roommate, friends who keep her happy. Y In August, Jordan “Ike” Kaplan, died shortly there- 1943 Doris and Maurice Whitten attended after, in early June. David had remained 1949 Meg Bernier Boyd the 73rd summer conference of the New in contact with Sandy and Ike all these Anne Hagar Eustis [email protected] England Association of Chemistry Teachers years, and both of them had been to our [email protected] (NEACT). Maurice was the oldest member house in Florida (Ike as recently as last Thanks to Jean Desper Thurston, I in attendance—both in age and in mem- winter). Sandy and Ike were roommates have a bit of news. She writes, “This past 1944 bership. He became a member in 1945, in Hedman Hall and both of them, as did June, three former Mower House residents Josephine Pitts McAlary right after graduation. Maurice recalls David, joined the Navy and returned to live had their second annual mini-reunion at [email protected] that in 1957 the conference was held at on the third floor of the West Quad in the my house in Nobleboro, Maine. Betsy Bill Hibel wrote a most interesting letter Colby with Professor Evans Reid serving as center of the building known as Chaplin Brown Gordon, Elaine Noyes Cella, and telling of his activities. He entered Colby conference host and Maurice as cochair on Mayflower Hill in the fall of 1946. They I spent three days together. We visited the with the Class of 1944. If you still have for arrangements. NEACT made Maurice were members of the first class of men Pemaquid Lighthouse Museum and Art your Colby Oracle for 1941, you will find an honorary member in 1978. to live on The Hill. Y Kay Weisman Jaffe Gallery and the Maine Botanical Garden him pictured with his Tau Delta Phi frat wrote of health problems in the summer in Boothbay. Despite the very hot weather brothers. In my last column I mentioned and fall of 2011 including Lyme disease we had a good time, although we were that everything changed after Pearl Harbor, 1946 and all the attendant miseries and a facial disappointed that Janet Pride Davis unex- and Bill was one of many that left Colby. Meg Bernier Boyd cancer operation that was beautifully done pectedly couldn’t come and that Kathryn He enlisted in the Army and served three [email protected] by a great surgeon. Then after “Mike had Garrick Alex had a family event.” Y Well, years, with half that time in the Pacific both cataracts removed and his own basal you can see I meant it when I said “a bit theater. He returned to Colby in February cell cancer nicely removed, we decided of news!” Hopefully, I’ll hear from more of 1946 intending to resume where he left 1947 after my six weeks of radiation to plan you when my next request for news hits off. However he had met “a beautiful cadet Meg Bernier Boyd some escapes. The first was to Tampa your e-mail inbox. nurse.” All thought of college was gone! [email protected] with friends where we did the touristy They’re still happily married 65 years later David Weber was recently asked by his things and relaxed via the Dali Museum, and living in Florida. They have two children, World War II outfit to contribute his memo- the manatees, and such. Late March and 1950 both with a Ph.D., as well as grandchildren ries of fighting throughout Europe. The early April found us in Ireland and, wonder Elisabeth Jennings Maley with advanced degrees. Fifty-seven years result is a story and photos posted online of wonder, it never rained, but there were [email protected] later Bill went back to night school and got (76thdivision.com/dcweber/Memories- plenty of sheep, some sheep dogs, forts Jean Chickering Nardozzi lives in Hobe an A.A. degree “just to have something 385thIR_cweber.html). David was drafted and castle, and sad stories of the famine Sound, Fla., in the winter and Pembroke, to hang on the wall.” Y Third time never his freshman year at Colby and served and the Titanic. Of course we fortified N.H., during the summer. Her eldest fails, they say, and this was the year that as a radio operator in Europe, including ourselves with daily Guinness. By late April, grandson, Rob, has his own business Nancy Pattison McCarthy and I actually during the Battle of the Bulge. He returned I was ready to celebrate my 85th closer to and employs 10 men to install carpet/ got together here in Rockport. She comes to to Colby after the war to finish his degree, home. We honored that milestone traveling tiles in shopping centers, college, and the area each summer to visit her sister. We studying with professors including Alfred from North Carolina to Maryland and up public buildings. Sarah is a teacher and got together for lunch, with her daughter, K. Chapman ’25, Mary Marshall, Franklin to Connecticut. The three shindigs and missionary in Honduras, and Kristen is

54 Colby / FALL 2012 an ice-dance skater. Jean has a year-old by. She and Redd loved travel and spent Cod. Charlie has owned and run the Old summer they enjoyed riding around the great-grand baby, Rob’s first child. Since many vacations hiking and backpacking. Wharf Inn in Dennisport for 42 years. He lake in their pontoon boat. They usually retiring, Jean has developed and written After retirement they moved to Penn. and looks great and invites Colby-ites to visit see eagles nesting on the opposite shore, Bible studies and led groups in Fla. and did “expedition cruising” in ships that never him when possible. In the fall he’ll return osprey vying for fish with the eagles, and N.H. She began a healing prayer ministry had more than 150 passengers. Recently to Sun City, where he relaxes with friends. this summer they watched two loon chicks in her N.H. church, which is still operating. Ma and her sister traveled to Greece and Keep it up Charlie! Y We heard again grow up. “It has been a strange weather year “I remember Pop Newman’s words, ‘Read Turkey on Sea Cloud, a four-masted sailing from the illustrious Richard Bowen. After with plants and flowers coming in earlier the Bible, it will change your life.’” Jean barque built in 1931 by Marjorie Mer- many years in the public sector, he’ll retire than usual. Our lake water temperature paints in oils and watercolors and enjoys riwether Post and E.F. Hutton. She wants from his activities involving the youth of reached 85 this summer.” Dick arrived at doing portraits. She used to go to Europe, to continue these trips as long as possible Lawrence, Mass. I’m sure that he has left reunion for the Friday class luncheon. Y but traveling between Fla. and N.H. is and was headed to Norway, Greenland, a lot of fond memories of saving the youth And finally, a message from Betsy Fisher enough! She loves golf and plays regularly. and various Arctic islands. When at home from all the things they were concerned with Kearney Caldwell, “Returned on Aug. 24 Y Charlotte Shoul Backman and her she works in the yard, volunteers at the over the years. Good luck for your future, from three weeks in Europe—a cruise from husband live in a retirement community in local conservation organization, attends Richard. Y Walt Russell and I share daily Stockholm to St. Petersburg, and ending up e-mails, and we are determined to make big in Copenhagen. We stayed there a week, changes in our Washington representation, renting a car and panicking that we’d hit a for the good of patriots. Y Bill Ashbaugh biker (there were so many). Great country. John Linscott of Portland, Maine. He’s written has developed a new career of repairing Then spent a week in France, where Roy’s another musical, complete with costuming collectible computers. He also drives his son is administering the French program for and dance, which will launch in spring 2014, motorbike, along with his wife, sometimes St. Lawrence University for the year. (Now 25 to 50 miles—it sure beats walking. Y am doing laundry and trying to recover.) hopefully all the way to Broadway! I want to thank all our classmates for Visited Els Warendorf Hulm ’51 in N.H. on sending along some personal info and the way to Waterville and Nancy Nelson thoughts about Colby. I hope George Cedrone in Md. on the way back to Ala. Wales and Ted Shiro will keep on moving It was great seeing so many at reunion.” Dedham, Mass. They recently celebrated musical events at Penn State, and tries “to on the sports roads, even for a walk now Y And from yours truly, I sure hope that their 60th anniversary. Their two living keep from slacking on exercise.” Y Frank and then. Remember Colby in your will and none of you have suffered in the path of children, Larry and Ellen, each have two Jones’s wife died in 2010. He lives at Hunt have a wonderful fall season. Hurricane Isaac, which blew and rained its children, three of whom are through col- Retirement Community in Nashua, N.H. He way through the Gulf Coast regions. Nature lege and the youngest in high school. Their had a hip implant in June and hopes to has certainly not dealt happy blows this third child, Joan, died in an accident at 24. return to golfing. Y Barbara Starr Wolf 1952 summer! Hope the fall will be good to all. Charlotte enjoys relearning bridge after 58 is in Mass. May-October and Argentina Jan “Sandy” Pearson Anderson years. She loves to walk, bird watch, and November-April. Her oldest grandchild is [email protected] swim and has become a Friday afternoon at Bates. Through the Little Brothers, Little Hi folks! Nita Hale Barbour attended the 1953 symphony lady! She’s been a fundraiser in Sisters organization, she reads in Span- 60th in June and said, “Our reunion com- Barbara Easterbrooks Malley the Boston Jewish community and is a pen ish to a “shut-in.” Barbara is retired and mittee did a great job of providing for our [email protected] pal for the Dedham public schools. Other keeps busy with gardening, a book club, aging group. The campus was sparkling I will begin with a correction to the summer activities include book club and more than and travel. She has traveled to Argentina, and so welcoming. I also had a delightful 2012 news. Web Anderson visited Paul 40 years taking college courses at B.C. to see the Perito Moreno glacier located afternoon reunion Aug. 3 with Beverly Wescott, not “Paul Scott,” in Portland. in history and English, courses missed at in the Los Glaciares National Park and Cushman Pratt and Joyce Root Laubach at This was a spell-check error in Web’s news. college because of a biochemistry major. took a cruise in southern Chile to see the Bev’s home in Bangor. We were roommates Paul has since seen the Andersons in N.H. Charlotte has had some problems with her fiords and the receding glacier of Laguna for four years, starting at Foster Hall on and had plans for dinner with Bob Grindle neck, back, arm, and shoulder, the latter San Rafael. the old campus and continuing at Louise in early August. Paul retired in Septem- due to competitive tennis. They have done Coburn on Mayflower Hill.” Y Carolyn ber 2011 after 35 years CEO of Howell Elderhostels to Gettysburg and “best of all, Stigman Burnham writes, “Nothing too Laboratories in Bridgton, Maine. He also Tanglewood.” She wrote, “I hope you are 1951 exciting—just another boring summer in practiced law for 21 years, with extracur- all well and can laugh as much as I do. Chet Harrington our little Raymond home and beautiful ricular activity as a trustee of the University We’re all getting to be really old. I intend [email protected] beach on spectacular Sebago Lake. Stop of New England (and received an honorary and strive to be 98, sharp and active.” Y Ed Bittar has had an interesting career as by in person to chat or visit our website degree there in 2006). Now he is on the Jerold Wilbur lives in Ocklawaha, Fla. He a professor (now emeritus) of physiology at (wind-in-pines.com).” Y Evelyn Walker board of the Maine Historical Society. He was married for 57 years to Lauris, who is the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His Mack writes that in June, “A friend and I has eight children and 14 grandchildren. deceased. He has two daughters and two family consists of wife, three daughters, took a 20-day cruise in the Mediterranean. Like many retirees, he is interested in his granddaughters. He is retired and spends and a son. They all have great musical We visited Italy, the Greek Islands, Athens, genealogy and will travel to Devon, U.K., time reading, horseback riding, walking, abilities, playing violin and oboe. They’re Turkey, Sicily, Monaco, Spain, Palma de to seek his origins in the 1600s. Paul and and watching baseball and football. He not amateurs, just good musicians who Mallorca, and Tunisia. (Got a history lesson wife Peggy plan to limit their travels after is a hospital volunteer in Ocala. Jerold teach and play. Y Speaking of talent, our about Hannibal crossing the Alps. It seems years of travel all over the globe. Y John and a friend drove to Calif. in an old R.V. class musician has been John Linscott of that he and his men rowed the elephants Lee is back from a two-week cruise to and spent two months there. Y Mary Portland, Maine. He’s written another musi- from Carthage to Spain and departed for Bermuda, the Azores, Granada, Valencia, Anne “Ma” Seward Crafts is dealing cal, complete with costuming and dance, Rome from there.) Highlights of the trip and Barcelona. His grandson is home from with the loss of her husband, Redd, last which will launch in spring 2014, hopefully were a day in Rome and seeing flames at Afghanistan and now in Missouri, and his December after almost 58 years of mar- all the way to Broadway! Good luck, John. the top of Mt. Etna.” Y Dick Chamberlin daughter is safely home from Iraq. Y riage. They didn’t have children, but she Keep us informed. Y I recently had the and his wife live on the shores of Salmon Quinn and Ruth Sheehan Bersani are still is fortunate to have a sister living close pleasure of meeting Charlie Tobin on Cape Lake in Belgrade, Maine, year round. This active in volunteer activities at Brooksby

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Village in Peabody, Mass. They often see Michigan (to celebrate the big 80th), N.Y.C. plus 30 from Columbia in French, she took Wyman writes, “Barbara Nardozzi Saxon Barbara Cheeseman Hooper ’52. Quinn (“just to be there and see a ballet or two”), a course in Spanish and passed a reading is contemplating a move to California and Ruth cruised from Boston along the and California (to celebrate Thanksgiving exam in Latin, which she managed to do She says there’s more sun out here than Maine coast in September. They stopped with daughter Meg). Y Vic Scalise spent using a tutor. Thus she was able to teach in drab Florida anyway, and the people at Colby, as a lot of us (me included) did two months in Ocean Park, Maine, seeing French and Spanish at the high school vote more intelligently.” Y Dick Abedon this summer. Y Bob and Claire Macy family and friends. He attended the annual level. Y Ellie Small Wheaton Hudson’s and wife Robin drove to Fenway Park for Dubis sold their home in Naples, Fla., KDR lobster bake at the home of Al and granddaughter Annie graduated from a Red Sox game. They were joined in the and returned to Chatham, Mass., where Mary Ann Pilon Obery. Helen Cross Hamilton in May and landed a job with owner’s box by Paula and Allan Landau she has family. Her daughter’s husband is Stabler, Evelyn Bryant (wife of Joe Bryant the Center for Strategic and International ’55, Barbara and David “Sonny” Slater, in his second deployment in Kuwait and ’53, who died in 2011), Ron ’55 and Ellie Studies in Washington, where she interned and Phyllis and Bob Sage ’49, all hosted by Afghanistan. The rest of her family keeps Turner Swanson, and Bill ’53 and Ann last summer. Another granddaughter, Paula and Peter Lunder. The Abedon’s also busy in their construction business on Eilertson McDonough ’55 were there to Megan, is at Maine College of Arts. Megan traveled to Bar Harbor and Campobello. the Cape. She and Bob enjoy the children enjoy the feast. Throughout the summer, attended field hockey camp at Colby this Y Bob and Barbara “BJ” Davis Howard and the outdoor pool, but no more golf. Vic has preached in seven churches in summer with girls from many other states. enjoy activities of their eight grandchildren. She calls these times ‘the metallic years,’ Maine, Mass., and R.I. Summer’s end will “I was surprised,” said Ellie, “I expected They hosted a gathering of their Vermont “You have silver in your hair, gold in your be celebrated with an Alaskan cruise. only Maine girls. The campus was lovely as Farm Group for its 75th anniversary. Bob teeth, and lead in you’re a--.” Claire sees Y As of Sept. 1, my new address is 52 always!” Y Having returned from vacation has a website with essays (criticalchristian. Joey Leader Creedon occasionally, but Undermountain Road, Salisbury, Conn. in Maine, where he enjoyed the low-cost com). Y Brian Stompe’s vegetable garden she doesn’t hear from other classmates. 06068; phone: 860-435-9778; e-mail: lobsters, John Reisman had several visits was thriving and salmon season off the Y Ginnie Falkenbury Aronson added a [email protected]. My big news, however, with Kathy McConaughy Zambello ’56, Maine coast prompted good trips on his little about her trip adventures with Carolyn is that on Aug. 21, I shot my age at the Mark ’54 and Larry Walker Powley ’54, boat with friends. He took his little brother English Caci. They went on a memory Southwick, Mass., country club. and many 1958 Tri Delt friends of Jane from Big Brothers Big Sisters for a four-day tour, stopping on Memorial Day weekend (Daib ’58). John was honored for 18 boat camping trip and does something at Carolyn’s family grave sites. That took years as community volunteer counselor with him each week. Brian is active in the in not only Mass., but also N.H. Their 1955 at Employment for Seniors, a job referral Sons in Retirement flyfishing and financial news in our last column told about their Kathie Flynn Carrigan agency for folks over 50. Y Jo Bailey groups. He’ll get to be Big Sir in January. visit to see Mark ’54 and Lorraine “Larry” [email protected] Campbell sold the house in Waldoboro He enjoys good health as does wife Susan, Walker Powley ’54, but added that they Greetings ’55ers! I’m so glad to be healed and is downsizing to an apartment at 58C who is active in the community. Y Judi had lobster five more times that week in and return to my duties with the Colby Glidden Street, Newcastle. Jo knows her Pennock Lilley made her annual trip to Maine. Their trip ended in Portland, where column, but not without a huge thanks to neighborhood well—as a child she lived Maine in August, visiting in Southport with they visited Carolyn’s first great-grandchild dear Ann Burnham Deering, who kept our on that street and moved to Academy Heppy Reed Powers, Mary Danforth Lozier and took many four-generation pictures. news alive by filling in since December and Hill at eight years old. This fall she’ll take ’57, Harry and Lyn Brooks Wey, Dave and Y Almost all the notes this time said they doing such a SUPER job! Y All of us in the two courses from the Coastal Senior Col- Rosie Crouthamel Sortor, and Bill Wyman were looking forward to our 60th reunion, Class of ’55 want to express our sincere lege, a branch of the University of Maine, at the home of Barbara Nardozzi Saxon. June 6-9, 2013. sympathies to Sue Biven Staples on Sel’s Rockland. Y Class president George After time at the Cape with her sister, death, to Germaine Michaud Orloff (her Haskell was unavailable, but wife Karen Judi returned to Chapel Hill and U.N.C., husband, Paul), to Sistie Restall Horne offered some family news. Their youngest where she’s “filled with all that youth- 1954 (her husband, Bob), to Dave Roberts, (his daughter, Alexandra, will be married very ful stimulation that keeps the old folks Art Eddy wife, Ruth), and of course, to the family soon, and daughter Kate just returned interested and moving—sports, lectures, [email protected] of Donaldson Koons, who will be remem- home from a deployment as a Navy pilot and cultural events galore. Escaping the Greetings from the northwest corner of bered as our great geology professor and in Qatar. Y John Dutton writes, “Wife southern heat in the summer, thanks to my Connecticut. Sue Johnson recently spent dear friend. Forgive me if I have omitted Jane and I took a seven-day guided tour generous hostesses in great locations up time on a 10-day Road Scholars trip in someone. We are saddened and always of the Grand Canyon and the Utah parks north, is a good thing.” Y After 30 years the Canadian Maritimes. At home, she like to think that life goes on for all of us. of Bryce Canyon and Zion. During our walk of teaching and research at universities, continues her involvement with lifelong Sue wrote that Sel’s interment in N.H. was along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Barbara Duer Arnstine didn’t see herself learning classes, dance performances, and attended by many Colby friends, including I remembered that Dr. Koons did much getting any better after 65, so she didn’t concerts at James Madison University’s Kathy McConaughy Zambello ’56, Dave of his graduate work there. In July, we “drag it out.” Retirement is more exciting new arts center. Y Bob Fraser received Roberts, Nate and Winnie Robertson traveled from California’s high desert to than expected. She and Don owned and a parachute jump for his 80th birthday Miller ’54, and Bob Thurston ’54. Jane Bodega Bay. Somehow we eluded Alfred raced harness horses and bought a few from wife Lin, who, for his 70th birthday, Millet Dornish shared that at the memorial Hitchcock’s ‘birds.’ I’m in contact with Rod more. A 3-year-old trotting filly aptly named had given him an hour-long duel in a T-6 for Donaldson Koons students and staff Howes ’52, Aubrey Keef ’54, Bob Thurston Fortunista, is in the top five in the country. WWII airplane he flew in pilot training in of the Atlantic Music Festival entered ’54, Gil Alfano, and Dave Roberts.” Y In “Nicest thing about owning a harness 1954. Once out the plane’s door, Bob’s the chapel by ones and twos perform- 1951, the real beginning of our four years at horse? You can get lucky (as we did) and reaction was, “It’s damn cold, and maybe I ing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, sung by the Colby, my dad reminded me, “Start small, there is always hope.” Y In April Pam and AM crazy.” The drop started at 14,000 feet choral group. She and husband Karl ’54 think tall, and have a ball!” So 67 years Karl Honsberger visited Naomi and Andy with a 9,000-foot free fall. Y Frank ’53 were overwhelmed. Y On a lighter note, later, happy fall to one and all. Anderson during their annual trip to Hilton and Judy Jenkins Totman took a marvelous Jane Whipple Coddington enjoyed the Head, where the Honsberger’s lived for trip to N.M., visiting Carlsbad Cavern (“an last weeks of summer at their house on seven years. In August they visited Judy amazing place”) and White Sands National Vermont’s Lake Bomoseen. With boating, 1956 (Merrill ’58) and Bob Erb in N.H. and had Park. Judy had a one-person exhibit of her reading, entertaining, swimming, eating, Charlene Roberts Riordan a great dinner with Joan and Phil Ives ’57 pastel paintings at Great Bay Community and sleeping, this is the epitome of retire- [email protected] and Rick ’55 and Nancy Perron Ives ’55. College in September. Y Colby “Judy” ment! Y Another retiree, Marilyn Faddis Delighted to hear travel, family, and friends Next stop, Bar Harbor and the cottage of Thompson Lowe has traveled to Georgia, Butler, is fortunate. Armed with her B.A., were part of summer holidays. Y Bill Warren ’57 and Babs Faltings Kinsman.

56 Colby / FALL 2012 Lastly, lunch with Bob ’58 and Joan Hoff- on Viking history and archeology. Back lences go out to his wife and family. Y We ing with somebody else doing the flight man Theve ’59 in Melvin Village, N.H. Pam “home” in England, Rose enjoyed all the hope everyone has survived the political plans.” He and Kay see Wendy McWilliam and Karl saw their two daughters, son, and Olympics, especially the U.S. swimmers mudslinging that has been going on for Denneen ’60 and John Ludwig and wife seven grandchildren in Conn. and N.H. and gymnasts. Y Don Tracy’s summer months. Here’s to a more productive and Connie, and hear from David and Sheila before heading home. Y Paula and Peter was busy, as always, entertaining family cooperative four years! Campbell Rhoades, who are doing well Lunder had a spectacular summer. Jean and friends, sailing on Penobscot Bay, and in Colorado and their second home in (Van Curan ’55) and Larry Pugh, Harry and enjoying the lowest-priced lobster ever! Y Montana. The Deans are also in touch Lyn Brooks Wey, Peter and Hope Palmer Eleanor Duckworth will be on sabbatical 1958 with Jim ’59 and Sally Phelan McIntosh Bramhall, Kathy McConaughy Zambello, this fall and in December is looking for- Mary Ellen Chase Bridge ’59. Coincidentally, Jim’s sister-in-law, Barbara Nardozzi Saxon, and Bill Wyman ward to retirement and devoting time to [email protected] Abby McIntosh, is a friend and neighbor of welcomed Dave and Rosie Crouthamel modern dance; Eleanor is in three dance John ’55 and Jane Daib Reisman spent mine. Al emcees the Sunday jazz matinee, Sortor and Tess and John Jubinsky to the companies and also dances with other two weeks in East Boothbay in August. noon to 4 p.m., on NPR radio (WICN) in Portland area in August for a mini-reunion. choreographers from time to time. That, They connected with Olin and Willie Mc Worcester and still drives the 1955 VW bug Paula and Peter suggest our class should plus involvement with a nonprofit started Donald Sawyer in Falmouth on their way he had sophomore year. He may bring it consider attending Alumni College. “We back for the 55th reunion, and “rides will send our best wishes to the Class of ’56!” be available.” Y I am excited about an Y I traveled to France to visit my daughter, imminent trip to Tuscany, where my sister son-in-law, and 8-year-old grandson, who Eleanor Duckworth will be on sabbatical this and I and two friends from Mass. will rent brought me to two beautiful Loire Valley fall and in December is looking forward to an apartment for a two-week stay on a châteaux: Villandry with its incredible retirement and devoting time to modern dance; farm estate. We’ll have a car rental and gardens and Ussé, said to be the inspira- make up our own excursions around the tion for Sleeping Beauty. I even had lunch Eleanor is in three dance companies and also countryside, sampling wines and luscious with a former Latin student who lives in dances with other choreographers from time to Italian cuisine, drinking in the lovely land- Paris. Small world! scapes, etc. Before flying back toL ogan time. That, plus involvement with a nonprofit we’ll be in Florence for two days, visiting started by former students, will allow no time museums and sampling life in the city. 1957 Arrivederci till the next issue, and please Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue for boredom. keep the news coming. [email protected] The Class of ’57 is certainly a well-traveled group to say the least. Read on and you by former students, will allow no time north, as well as Barb Newhall Stevens 1959 will all agree that our voyages go far and for boredom. Y Mikki Chomicz Manno and Marian Woodsome, who were on Joanne K. Woods wide! At our 55th reunion Dick Phillips was had a fall last spring that caused a lot of their way south. During their stay they [email protected] very pleased with Colby’s beautiful campus damage “from head to toe” and forced saw other Colby friends: Bill and Cindy As in the past, Colby Eight members from and shocked to find himself walking into a her to cancel plans to attend reunion. Her Allerton Rocknak, Mark ’54 and Larry the late ’50s and early ’60s gathered campus disco bar. Dick lives in Chestnut recovery, thanks to good physical therapy Walker Powley ’54, and Kathy McConaughy alumni weekend to entertain class dinners. Hill, Mass., with his spousal equivalent and and sheer grit, allowed Mikki to enjoy a nice Zambello ’56. “We always look forward to Ed Tomey and Keeton Arnett represented keeps busy traveling all over the world, from summer on the Jersey shore. Y Roberta these visits each year!” Y Marcia Griggs the Class of ’59 along with honorary class Africa to China to Alaska. He also plays the Santora Hindert treated her two young Atsaves has been busy—still working but member Bob Marier ’60. Sadly, this was banjo with a local group, the Stone Street granddaughters to a cruise in June to also playing: tennis, swimming, exercise the first time in 56 years that Keet, Bob, Strummers. Y Refreshing his long-faded Alaska, where they enjoyed whale-watching classes, and traveling when not at her and Ed sang without Jay Whitman. It memory of Eastern European history, Lou and bonding without parents. Her favorite house in McLean or beach apartment in was hard holding back the tears. Chris and Bill Bois took a riverboat trip up the activity these days is rally competitions Delaware. Her last trip was to Scottsdale, Whitman’s presence was strengthening. Danube to Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and with her Labradoodle! Y Andrea and Allan Ariz., to visit older son Andrew’s family and Earlier the Eight led assembled classes Bulgaria, in June. Y In August, as presi- van Gestel traveled in June to Sweden, attend a granddaughter’s graduation. “It in “Hail, Colby, Hail,” dedicating it to Jay. dent of the Sheldon Family Association, spending one week in Stockholm and a was so hot. Amazing, for May!” Next trip They miss him. Y In June the N.H. Center Dr. Jeanne Arnold Jeffries and husband second week traveling the coast south to will be to St. Maarten’s over Thanksgiving for Nonprofits presented Ed Tomey the Peter were pleased to host the annual Karlsham. Allan was recently designated with her stepbrother’s family. Y Brad and inaugural Board Excellence Award for meeting and reunion in Northampton, by a major pharmaceutical company to Helen Payson Seager spent a very hot outstanding contributions to the state’s Mass. One of the highlights was a pre- be on an arbitral panel for a hearing in a week in Vienna recently and then went nonprofit sector. The award was based sentation by the mayor of Northampton of patent case being heard in The Hague. Y to Tanglewood with 17,000 others—Beryl on 35 years of helping nonprofit boards a proclamation that Aug. 7 was Sheldon Bob and Sue Fairchild Bean, Ellie Shorey Scott Glover, you too? Brad fell on the way and creating the Board Self-Assessment Family History Day in honor of the original Harris and her friend Harry, and Guy and home and endured two ambulance rides model. Ed and wife Maich Gardner took settler, Isaac Sheldon. Y Dick and Perk I had a most enjoyable lunch together before EMTs decided he could skip a stay an 18-day trip through Yellowstone, Grand Perkins Canton enjoyed beautiful Maine recently here in Yarmouth. Every one was in the hospital. “Aging is not for cowards! Teton, and Rocky Mountain national parks weather at their summer home on Long in fine fettle, and it is always such fun to I want to come to the 55th, but we have in July. Ed had traveled through the Rockies Lake in Bridgton. Good health and their catch up face to face. In the summer Sue a granddaughter graduating from Vassar on a motorcycle in 1974, the year Maich families coming for visits make each day is in Kennebunkport and Ellie is at China in 2013. I hope it doesn’t interfere!” Y and he started dating, and he promised even better! Y Rose Stinson Ebsworth Lake. Y Sadly, we lost loyal class member Al Dean decided to sell the plane he built they would go to the mountains together and her husband took a summer trip was and Colby supporter Mac Blanchard in and flew for the last 10 years. Though he someday. They never imagined they would to Denmark to visit old friends and share August. Mac and wife Dot were hiking and wife Kay (German ’59) made many be so awestruck. Y Jim McIntosh started a weekend with their American grand- near their camp in Sebec, Maine, when he trips all over in the last 49 years, he “felt his 47th year as a professor at Lehigh. While daughter who was there to take a course suffered a fatal heart attack. Our condo- it was time to stop and do more travel- he could retire at 76, he enjoys what he’s

Colby / FALL 2012 57 alumni at large doing. Jim has had to give up noontime 1960 broke her neck for a second time (nearly 30 Lexington, Mass., where she owns The hoops but works out a couple of times a Jane Holden Huerta years apart). She had her first helicopter Crafty Yankee, a gift, jewelry, and artisan week. In addition to usual faculty duties, [email protected] ride to Eastern Maine Hospital in Bangor, shop. Kathy is involved in town politics; I he’s faculty athletic representative to the where the doctor put on her second halo. proudly support the Scott Brown for U.S. NCAA and carries the university mace in John and Becky Crane Rafferty sent Tony ’57 and Bev Jackson Glockler visited Senate campaign in my spare time. Still academic processions, protecting the August greetings from the coast of Maine her during rehab in Waterville. Thankfully, working and am on four advisory boards in president, who marches behind him. The as they sat on their porch looking across she is doing very well with her Great Dane the watch (REACTOR: sports performance position allowed him to meet the Dali Penobscot Bay to the Samoset. The puppy and three excellent caregivers. Y brand) and jewelry business. More air Lama. Sally Phelan McIntosh also works 100-year-old cottage has been in the Peg Jack Johnston loves being retired travel than I’d like—not like the good old out at the Lehigh gym, also at 6:30 a.m. Crane family for almost 75 years. Becky because she can be extra busy all the time. days. Daughter Ali ’95 teaches at a Charter Retired after more than two decades in has spent part of every summer for at She is active with Rotary and ending polio, Montessori school in Newburyport. With Lehigh’s library, she gardens and is active in least 60 of those, and John about 40. has two rescue cats and a rescue dog, husband Dan, she’s raising 3-year-old charitable groups and politics. Y Vera and They celebrated their 50th here two years babysits for her Denver son’s three kids, twins, Sam and Molly—bilingual in English Dick Morrison spent most of the summer ago with all their families present. Becky and travels for fun. This year, she’s been and Spanish already and a wonderful hand- at their home overlooking Penobscot Bay. and John spent March in Myrtle Beach to Puerta Vallarta, Chicago, Sacramento ful. We never really ‘leave’ Maine, since we In February they visited a friend in Key West and visited Charleston on the way down (to visit her other sons and their families), vacation in a 100-plus year-old original and stopped in Ft. Lauderdale for lunch and loved it. In June they took a 12-day and to Dunsmuir, Calif., with her 8-year-old log cabin on Lake Mooselookmeguntic in with Bob Keltie and his friend, Carol. Y Baltic capitol cruise, preceded by three granddaughter. Coming up for Peg are trips Oquossoc-Rangeley Lakes region. Tough Bob Cockburn’s edition of Distant Sum- days in Amsterdam. They spent a day with to Morocco and Hawaii. She finds time skiing at Sugarloaf this past winter—very mers: P.G. Downes’ Journals of Travels in John’s cousin in Stockholm and were fer- for some reading and exercise, and has little snow, so we went west for some Northern Canada, 1936-1947, has been ried around by friends in Copenhagen. taken up badminton. Y Bette and Dick powder. Softball and even an occasional published by McGahern Stewart. Y Elaine They enjoy spending time with Sandy ’61 Peterson enjoy their three grandchildren, ol’ man’s ice hockey foray keep reminding Healy ’62 and Paul Reichert found a house and Nancy Cunneen Boardman ’61, who including 14-month-old fraternal twins me of advancing age!” Y From Wendy Y in Westmoreland, N.H., and are fixing it up also live in East Granby, Conn. Jane and namesake 5-year-old boy. Dick and Ihlstrom Nielsen: “Celebrated husband so they and their son, John, and his wife and Peter Henderson have burned up Bette had an adventurous trip to England Bob’s 75th birthday with 50 family and can move in. Paul finds the gravity pull very the roads between Florida and Tennessee in May, where they saw Queen Elizabeth friends. Grandchildren and their parents strong in N.H.—it’s a lot harder climbing keeping up with their six grands. Peter and Prince Phillip riding close by in their enjoyed beach and birthday—fun for us ladders and getting up after pulling carpet- feels privileged to still be singing with his carriage. They went to the Cotswolds for an all, especially children living in Ariz. and ing. They had a great time at Elaine’s 50th favorite group of guys, the Colby Eight, eight-day walking trip. Dick retired recently, Va. Late in August began the process of reunion. Y Wendy Ihlstrom ’61 and Bob at the annual Colby reunion. Bob Marier is and then unretired to start up an insurance cataract surgery. It’s going well, and I’m Nielsen had a busy summer celebrating usually there along with members ranging company with a friend from Wharton’s feeling fine. Best wishes to all!” Y Bruce Bob’s 75th birthday. Their children and from ’58 through ’63. In July, his entire their families came from Va. and Ariz., family trekked to Caribou, Maine, Pete’s most staying for two to four weeks. They hometown, to get a sense of what northern were exhausted! Y Liz Hay Henderson Aroostook County is all about. They saw the Peter Henderson feels privileged to lost her son, Stephen Hay Wilkinson, in potato blossoms in full bloom, canoed on still be singing with his favorite group of the Aroostook River, feasted on lobster rolls June to hemochromatosis, the hereditary guys, the Colby Eight, at the annual Colby disease that Liz has. He lived with Liz and in Fort Kent, had some of the best barbecue her husband for six years, and his disease in the U.S. off the Rib Truck in Presque Isle, reunion. Bob Marier is usually there along was very different from Liz’s. She had no visited his grandparent’s grave site in New with members ranging from ’58 through ’63. idea what was making him sick until about Brunswick, Canada, and followed the St. Y a week before he died. Now she is urging John River across the top of Maine. Deb everyone to get regular blood testing for Wilson Albee is getting used to two new ferritin. Liz is making it and doing all she knees! She had a fun get together with can to keep doing so. Y Mary Jane and Tony Wendy McWilliam Denneen, and Doug faculty. The company writes cybercrime Staples retired from the Idaho National Ruvo spent a week at Tanglewood and time ’58 and Judy Ingram Hatfield, in July. insurance. Y Ken Nigro and Jane Holden Laboratory 13 years ago. Bruce reports, on Hilton Head. They celebrated milestones Her youngest granddaughter, Madeleine Huerta have breakfast together from time “Now living the good life with wife Carol in this year—75th birthday and 50th wedding Albee, was the Connecticut gold medal to time and wonder if anyone is interested Idaho Falls, one of the premier small cities anniversary. Y Bill and Edo Foresman overall gymnastics champion last May. in a mini-reunion in 2013. Please let me of the nation.” Y From Bill Byers, “Profes-

Donaldson started their 13th year of full- Exciting for a 12-year-old and her family! know at [email protected]. sor Emeritus E. Donaldson Koons died in Y time RVing. They continue to marvel at this Both Jock Knowles and Pete Cavari July, and a memorial service was held in country’s sights and love meeting friends sent news about Steve Curley, who will Lorimer Chapel. The geology department and spending summers with family in Va., be honored during the Family Homecom- 1961 chair for many years, he was my adviser Conn., or Mass. As long as their health ing Weekend with the much-coveted Carl Diane Scrafton Cohen Ferreira and mentor/friend while I was at Colby. holds out, they have no end date. Hiking Nelson award. President Bro Adams will [email protected] For years after graduating, I would call in the desert southwest tops their list! Y present this award and his much overdue Denny Dionne writes, “We are renting him from somewhere in the U.S. to speak Greg MacArthur is president of Viewpoint honorary Colby degree October 5. Thank our Salem, N.H., condo and moving to about the geology I was seeing. The last 2000, a corporate strategy and consulting you, Steve, for your many contributions Sarasota, Fla., full time.” The Dionnes call I made was from the Ozarks. I recalled Y company primarily in teleconferencing. to Colby over the past years. Eunice plan future New England summer travel his lecture about the mountain geology He’s a consultant to videoconferencing Bucholz Spooner attended her youngest to visit family and friends. Y Richard and his awe of their upthrust in the midst companies and has written articles for son’s wedding in New Haven, July 3, and Fields pens, “Hard to believe it’s one year of horizontal beds. When I mentioned I Business Week, Forbes, and Inside Wall saw Janice Rideout Carr and husband July since hitting Mayflower Hill for our 50th. remembered the lecture from first semester Street. Thanks to all for writing. 6. On July 7, at home, she fell out of her Kathy (Penn State ‘71) and I still live in in 1955, he was astonished. ‘My gosh,’ wheelchair, slid down a flight of stairs, and

58 Colby / FALL 2012 he said, ‘You remember that?’ Yes. I had author Robert Louis Stevenson in 1952. attend due to his attendance at a high- Barb Haines Chase returned to Fairbanks, drawn his diagram in my notebook. He Y Hank Sargent writes, “It is with joy and stakes poker tournament. He has agreed Alaska, where they lived from ’71-’74. They had a profound influence on me. Faculty, pride that I announce the recent gathering to be with us at our next benefit, which learned to fly fish, went fishing for halibut, staff, and former students attended the of the historically outstanding Colby D.U. will be held at Guy’s Cafe, in beautiful saw a dozen moose and the midnight sun, service. Most impressive, the memorial House Band, ’58-’62 vintage. From the downtown Augusta, Maine. Also missing ate salmon cooked over a wood fire, picked ended with members of a concert group in shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, the real at the affair, but very much with us in blueberries, attended the World Eskimo a conference at Colby played Beethoven’s “Fab Five” (minus 2) banged out various memory, was our outstanding tenor sax Olympics, and reveled in the vast beauty Ode to Joy. The performers appeared in fondly remembered R’n’R and other upbeat man, Jack “Hot Licks” Bober ’64. The of Alaska. Y Camilo Marquez retired in the sanctuary one by one, playing upon tuneage, to the glee of the multitudes in finest saxophone virtuoso of his era north 2010 and moved to Portland, Ore. He’s arrival. The volume slowly increased from attendance. Once again, and at long last, of Baltimore, Jack’s musical brilliance, into woodworking, horsemanship, hiking a somber-voiced bass to violinists, a sounds of Ray Charles, Little Richard, Fats sense of humor, and friendship will always the Columbia River Gorge, and political cello, and others. In came a conductor. Domino, and The Five Satins brought back be cherished. We miss you man. It was activism on single payer universal health One person walked about setting music fond and appreciative memories for all our a memorable night for us this past July, care. He hopes Oregon will pass a single stands. A flute, bassoon, and tympani, then fans. Returning to perform for a cheering and most importantly, we had a blast!” * payer bill. He’s coming to reunion with a trumpeter appeared in the left balcony. crowd was none other than Johnny West Finally, kudos to Judy Hoagland Bristol, Robert Wise and is looking forward to Finally, men and women sang a cappella from Chicago, alias John Grieco. After a Mike McCabe, and Nancy MacKenzie seeing everyone. Y As part of her 70th followed by full orchestra. We were in awe birthday celebration, DeeDee Wilson Perry and tears with this profound, respectful, met Cathy McConnell Webber for a day and sacred memorial for Doc Koons. He of fun and a cooking class at Stonewall was 95. Search YouTube for ‘Donaldson 60s newsmakers Kitchen in York, Maine. Another part of Koons Ode to Joy,’ and see this wonderful her birthday year was spent renovating performance!” Jim Begin ’67 saw Waterville’s North Street tennis courts her kitchen. Y Jim McConchie and wife renamed in his honor at a ceremony in August. The Jim Linda have moved to Clark Island in Spruce Begin Recreational Tennis Courts recognize the four-time Head, Maine. They have vacationed there Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference coach of the year, 1962 every year since Colby days, and now it’s Patricia Farnham Russell and longtime Colby assistant coach. As reported in the Morning Sentinel, attendees included Sue Cook ’75, and their retirement home. They enjoy attending Nancy MacKenzie Keating Colby events in the area. Y John McDon- [email protected] former Waterville High player Sean Flood ’03, who made the trek from Portland to join the celebration. F Eugene ald, who was at our recent reunion meeting, John Hilton and wife had a great time Bullis ’67 retired as chief financial officer of the Hanover and wife Gayle, spend winters in Naples with Matt Perry and his wife in mid-July. Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer. F Sari and were happy to read about Ann Bruno Matt was unable to get to our reunion. Abul-Jubein ’69 closed his landmark Harvard Square Hocking’s new quilt gallery. Gayle is also Along with revisiting the Waterville area, Jim Begin ’67 restaurant, Casablanca, after more than four decades. a quilter. They look forward to visiting Ann they toured the farm of Helen and Warren Abul-Jubein began working there as a part-time waiter in at The Quilted Turtle. Y Nancy Godley ’65 Balgooyen ’63 in Norridgewock. Y Debbie 1979 and bought it five years later. He plans to spend his time at his other Cambridge and John Wilson look forward to seeing and Malcolm MacLean are currently in eatery, Casbah, which he is renaming the Fat Man Café. Colby classmates at their 50th reunions. Japan. Y Peter and Brenda Wrobleski They’re both involved in planning for each Gottschalk spent the July 4th weekend of their classes. They’re becoming a part hiking at Crater’s of the Moon National 50-year engagement inside the Evanston Keating for their outstanding and tireless of the Deer Isle community. John is singing Monument in Idaho, and later went to bus terminal, the “Cheeksman” never work in spearheading our 50th reunion. in a Stonington Opera House production Pike’s Peak Raceway, where they reached sounded better. His version of Chain Gang There were many other helpers, but these and Nancy is a member of the community speeds of 180 mph. Peter drove his own and Trick Trickle brought the crowd to its three really outdid themselves planning, advisory board. Y Karen Forslund Falb’s car for a 120-lap race. Y Gerry Tays and feet, after which he laid down the clas- organizing, fundraising, and decorating. younger daughter got married in early wife spent most of the summer traveling sic blues ditty Goin’ To Chicago. You just September and was very busy preparing for the Maritimes, Maine, and many states had to be there! Providing a repertoire of the wedding. She sends her best wishes to between Maine and Washington after our chops, back beats, and rim-shots in such 1963 all! Y Charlie and Lois Meserve Stansel reunion. After being home long enough to perfection reminiscent of the Krupas and Paule French and their family took a cruise to Alaska to do laundry, they headed to Yellowstone, the Richs, was our brilliant drum man, [email protected] celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. where they volunteered at the Norris Sonny “Skins” Bryant. Mr. Bryant brought Our 50th reunion planning committee met “The scenery is incredible. We had stops Soldier Station. Y Penny and Ed Kyle to the evening a laid-back, mellow, and recently in Portsmouth, continuing prepa- in Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria, B.C. spent two weeks in Virginia including some soulful rhythm display, which master- rations for our celebration next June. Work We all had a wonderful time.” Y Other camping, touring D.C. on a Segway, and fully drove the band and showcased his on our class book progresses, and the great travelers to Russia this summer were a beautiful family wedding in Nokesville. vast talents. A 10-minute solo blew the news is that artist Jane Melanson Dahmen Don and Marcia Achilles McComb. After Y Jim and Sue Welch Bishop play golf crowd away, and earned Mr. Bryant vari- is creating a painting for the cover, which Moscow, they were on a small ship visiting and more golf, along with traveling to ous cheering tributes, not to mention a will be printed in color for the first time! St. Petersburg, other cities, and a small lacrosse tournaments with grandsons. Y selection of female undergarments, which Biographies are coming in—the deadline island with amazing wooden architecture. Harry and Judy Hoagland Bristol returned messed up his concentration momentarily. is Dec. 1. Y Linda and Al Carville were They also had the opportunity to meet with from a 16-day riverboat cruise on the Wow! Hank “Black Keys Only” Sargent, in London and on a Baltic/Scandinavian Russian families. Y Living on Long Island, Rhone with six full days in Paris. They still gave the group the necessary lyrical and cruise. Highlights were visiting palaces, says Mary Dexter Wagner, is “an endless have great memories of the reunion both musical guidance on keyboards, but spent churches, The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, summer vacation.” The highlight was their in Camden and on Mayflower Hill. Y I most of the evening delivering cold ones and “spending rubles. It brought back ninth family vacation at Montauk, where received a correction note regarding Frank to the other members of the group. Prof. memories of Professor Raymond’s Russian they hiked, biked, kayaked, fished, swam, Stephenson’s school in Calif., which was William “Yabs” Hurder, of somewhere history.” Al and Rod Pierce did their annual and had their first lobster bake. “As part not named after our Frank, but after the FL., our beloved bassist, was unable to sail up the Maine Coast. Y Bill ’62 and of our class reunion planning committee,

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it was great attending the 50th for the Y George Shur, “Our daughter Becky IN TRANSIT: Bob Lewis is alive after all. after a three-year gap. Y Jean Hoffmann Class of ’62. You’ll have a wonderful time and husband have blessed us with new He has been moving around—he’s a transit ’66 and Neil Clipsham were going through at ours!” Y Midge Walton Holmes has grandson Jacob Liam Dillon, born June 27, executive! After Colby he joined the army “Olympic withdrawal” as this was written. sent in her bio but may not be able to join in Chicago. Already, he’s smart, handsome, and was a battery commander in Turkey “It’s a good thing I didn’t know how much us next June as her senior softball team thoughtful, and kind.” * BJ Campbell, “My and Fort Carson. He earned an M.B.A. I was going to enjoy retirement. I can take will be in the Senior Olympics in Cleveland. husband and I will spend three weeks in in 1973 from Columbia the year after three days to power wash the deck, nobody Y Paul and Susan Schaeff Pineo spend France this fall with another couple. One he married Genevieve. They moved to complains.” They’re off to Fairbanks and summers in the Allegheny Mountains in week in Normandy in B&B’s, one week in Washington State (Olympia and Seattle) Denali to “kiss a sled dog or two and watch Penn. and winters in Port Royal, S.C., an apartment in Paris, and one week in in 1974. He was a transit executive and the glaciers calve” before a coastal cruise where they take courses at U.S.C., such a small house in Provence. I’ve made all started a small software company. In 1989, for a week. (Neil, if you see a grizzled and as “War of Northern Aggression“ (Civil arrangements, having been at one time or he moved to L.A. and Long Beach—still fit mountain man in the distance, it might War). Y Sally White Butler had a nice another to each place over the 10 years I in transit. Next to Denver in 1998 as be our Marty Dodge. He’s been on the trail trip to Tampa in March, where she met her again—Alaska’s Chugatch National Forest, daughter Linda from Indiana. They stayed Denali National Park, and other exotic at Clearwater Beach and had a wonderful Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton is hard at work places.) Then on to Oregon for a week of time visiting family. reunion with a dozen of his Woodsmen. “Life on her book Lulu Goes to College, a novel set is good.” Y Class president Harold Kowal in 1961-62 about a girl from northern Maine and wife Ruth rented an RV and motored up 1964 the Maine coast to Campobello Island. Their Sara Shaw Rhoades attending a small liberal arts college in central first granddaughter arrived this summer, a [email protected] Maine (RELS college?). child of Susannah ’96 and Richard LaCroix. Jack Ross reports, “My wife and I have Harold is leading a group of our classmates just returned from a three-week tour of who are making plans for our 50th. “We want Italy, spending one week in Tuscany, one 100 percent attendance at that auspicious in Sorrento, and the last week in Rome. lived in Paris, and will be the only French transit executive/C.I.O. He’s now retired event.” HAIL, COLBY, HAIL The weather was great, and we walked speaker. We’re looking forward to renting in Denver and enjoys golf, fly fishing, at least 10 miles every day. Next we fly a car, seeing the sights, having a blast, mountain climbing, motorcycling, skiing, to Frasier Lake, B.C., for two weeks with and coming home with lots of photos. and rafting in Alaska (see he’s still “in 1966 friends. Frasier Lake is 900 miles north of Last May we took a repositioning cruise transit”). He’ll explain all this at our 50th. Meg Fallon Wheeler Vancouver and will be a nice break from on Holland America’s Nordam. We loved Y Bill and Shirlee Clark Neil returned [email protected] the 105-plus degree heat here in Ariz. the seven days crossing the Atlantic, and from a Block Island holiday with the kids We seem to be a class on the move! Gayle Retirement is OK—lots of golf, plus some the ports in the Azores, Portugal, and and grandchildren in August. Earlier they Jobson Poinsette and Gary Barnes are volunteer work with the Children’s Clinic in Spain. We have plans to go to Hawaii had visited the Holy Land. “Virtually the in Vermont until the winter solstice when Nogales at St. Andrews church. Y Joyce next spring. We love our home in Sun entire country is a large 4,000-year-old they’ll head to warmer climes until early Arnold Kotta, “My summer project is going City Hilton Head, S.C., with all its activi- outdoor museum. Life is good” Y Linda spring. Call them at 802-479-5460 if through the many boxes of ‘treasures’ ties and our dear friends. Life is good!” Stearns went to Berlin last summer to visit you’re anywhere near Montpelier. They’d from my parents’ families as well as my Y P.J. Downing Curtis, “In June, Janis her newest granddaughter. When I asked love to show you their new home. Y Liz own. Reading hundreds of letters and Hillery Hirsch, Linda Johnson Crawford, for news of her husband, Tom, he replied Drinkwine ’68 and Ted Houghton spent seeing both formal and informal photos Janie Lewis Sveden, and I got together at “Who do you think carries the suitcases seven months traveling in their RV last and artifacts of their lives has enriched Shirley Cobb Rich’s in Wellesley, Mass. on her trips?” Y Barbara McGillicuddy winter, to Yellowstone and the Grand my understanding of who I am. So many We had a great weekend catching up with Bolton is hard at work on her book Lulu Tetons, then New Mexico and Texas. family influences have come down to me, each other, having fabulous dinners and Goes to College, a novel set in 1961-62 Back with family in New England for the unknowingly but profoundly, from people I wandering around Wellesley. We even had about a girl from northern Maine attending summer and early fall, they spent a good never knew. Plans are for a CD of each of my a visit from David Sveden (checking up on a small liberal arts college in central Maine part of September traveling Down East, parents and children along with transcrip- Janie, no doubt!) Shirley was a marvelous (RELS college?). She hopes to have this then they’ll roll along to the southeast tions of historical and personal portions of hostess! Fiancé John and I took a trip out published in time for our 50th. Y Andy ’64 for five winter months. Y Bob and Merri their many letters, articles and work. An West in April in his pickup camper. We and Nancy Greer Weiland celebrated his Aldrich Egbert headed west this fall emptier basement...a fuller me.” Y Norm drove from Fla. to Calif., up the coast to 70th with a family trip, including daughter to tour some national parks. Y Peter ’65 and Nancy Mitchell Miner spend 1-3 Seattle, back to Minn., and then to Maine Sarah ’93, to Rome and Tuscany for 10 Anderson continues his work with Rotary days a week as docents at the Fort at No. by way of Canada. It was a wonderful trip. days followed by a week of cycling in International and his special interest in the 4 in Charlestown, N.H., sometimes staying We visited about 12 National Parks, the the Italian Alps. The granddaughters are Pinnacles National Monument, an ancient overnight in the fort and cooking in the Alamo, and Mount Rushmore. Saw lots already asking to go back “for grandpa’s volcanic field with massive monoliths, fireplace. “Bringing 1735 to 1761 to life of wildlife and beautiful scenery. On the 75th.” The Weilands summer on Panther rock spires, and caves 40 miles inland for school groups and families brings us way we visited Sharon Abbott Garcia ’65 Pond in Raymond, Maine. She has retired, from the Pacific Ocean, 80 miles south of many friends and lots of satisfaction. Of and husband in San Francisco, and Essie but Andy, a surgeon, flies up for long week- San Francisco, and on the San Andreas course the younger ones think we actu- McDonough Smith in Oregon. I hadn’t seen ends. Y Ann and Bud Marvin were able Fault. No wonder geologist Peter would be ally come from that era. Elsewhere, we her nor heard from her since graduation 47 to visit our classmate Roland Morneau drawn to such a place! It’s also the site are selling our 36-foot sailboat to adjust years ago, so we had a LOT to catch up on.” days before he passed away this summer. of a California condor re-establishment our lives to fit our abilities, but we’re still Y Fran Holmes Varney enjoyed family program. Peter has been instrumental camping, most recently in Camden, Maine. gatherings in southern Maine with their in fostering exchange programs between We just welcomed our fourth grandchild, 1965 kids and families from Indiana, Virginia, Pinnacles and a sister park in Argentina, first granddaughter, while our oldest Dick Bankart and Mass. She was also happy to see Judy his wife Elena’s homeland, and he’s excited grandson just earned his driver’s license.” [email protected] Guptill Simmons in New Sharon, Maine, about Pinnacles now achieving full status

60 Colby / FALL 2012 as a National Park. Class travelers should include it on their itineraries. Peter and Elena spent time at their Buenos Aires home in late summer. Y Gary McKinstry has moved from his beachfront condo “It’s my turn on Longboat Key into nearby downtown Sarasota, with a view of Sarasota Bay and proximity to Sarasota’s shops, restaurants, and cultural institutions. Y University of to pay it forward.” Michigan English and education professor Anne Ruggles Gere enjoyed a great trip to Mexico City in August, where she gave a talk and met with other professors. Y Karen Riendeau-Pacheco and Joe enjoyed boating on Narragansett Bay this summer and loved seeing the Tall Ships depart from Newport, R.I. Karen, Bob Thompson and Brian Shacter attended Colby’s Alumni College in July. Look for a picture of them on our class’s web page at www.colby.edu/ alumni. Y From Jane Farnham Rabeni of Columbia, Mo., comes the following news, “We’re still spending summers in Maine and in Eastham on Cape Cod. Charlie retired three years ago, but it has taken that long to get the last of the stragglers’ disserta- tions read. I’m still piping and running a fire department bagpipe band. That’s a good sign—I can still walk and breathe at the same time. We have enjoyed some Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) and OAT–Grand Circle trips. Looking forward to Chile and Argentina in November. If we could get a daughter to move east, I think we’d consider moving back to New England, but we’re not holding our breath.” Y Fun to see Bayard Kennett on TV in my neck of Suzie Noyes Mague ’64 the woods. He’s the star of an advertise- ment for successful joint replacements at a North Conway hospital, sporting his golf game, new knee, and obviously successful s Colby alumni, Colby’s gift planning staff can help you: surgery and recovery. It’s the thing to do “A we stand on the these days…. Y I love hearing from you. shoulders of those who • Make a special gift to Colby Keep it coming! came before us and made our education possible. I • Maximize the impact of your gift • Leave a lasting legacy 1967 wanted a way to help the College reach out to people Bob Gracia Judy Gerrie Heine whose options are limited [email protected] by their life situations, so of my IRA, so that after- You, too, can leave a lasting that they can experience tax dollars remain in the legacy. Changes, new horizons, and adventures are the theme for this edition of the class the world opening up to estate, and my heirs do Call Colby’s Gift Planning column. Sandy Miller was not expecting them as it did for me. not have to pay taxes on office today at a change, but her landlord informed her “Through a planned that portion of the IRA. 1-800-809-0103 for a that the space that she had been leasing gift, I’m able to help in a This allows me to continue personal consultation and for her business these past 20 years was way that benefits both the to support Colby into the proposal. going to be used for a new venture. Sandy College and my heirs. I future, as I have done and her customers were devastated. made Colby the beneficiary since graduation.” Let’s talk. Then, unexpectedly, the company that originally rocketed Sandy to success contacted her with an offer to reissue her Elizabeth Armstrong P’14 www.colby.edu/willows puzzles for a 50th anniversary promotion. [email protected] One door closes and another opens. Y 1-800-809-0103

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Stu Clayman and his life partner of the past report the death of Susan Davis Ritchie. The Hartford. Their more relaxed schedule ing adult league ice hockey in Hershey 52 20 years, Eileen, have upsized. They sold Susan was raised in Middletown, Conn., allows time for travel. Next trip: land tour weeks a year, part of my six-times-per-week their condo that Stu bought 30 years ago and after Colby lived a life of adventure. and cruise in Alaska. They look forward to exercise regimen. In the 1960s, I was too and moved to a larger space in Lexington, She worked on a dude ranch in Montana, seeing everyone at reunion. Y Richard Mid-Atlantic to make Colby’s hockey team, Mass., where Stu and Eileen have a lovely honed her culinary skills in the kitchen at Riemer attended Alumni College at Colby. so I skated intramural and participated four garden. While not retired, Stu does work an Vermont’s Blueberry Hill Inn, hopped a “It is one terrific program. I hope current years in indoor/outdoor track and field; we abbreviated schedule as he continues his freighter to South America, and worked students realize how great the education is teammates are in touch, most lately about private practice in clinical psychology. Y as a newspaper editor in Brazil. She also at Colby.” Rich remembers David Barnes, the death of our much-admired coach Phyllis Hoar recently retired from a long was a writer in N.Y. for many years. She who is on the Vietnam Wall in D.C. “I was Ken Weibel. For age 65, I feel good and career teaching chemistry and physics in leaves behind her husband, Andrew, her friendly with Dave, and it was a few weeks look less good!” Y Gerry Kirshenbaum, Miami. At this writing, she is extending her son, Edmund, a sister, and two brothers. into our junior year that I realized he wasn’t “After retiring as assistant superintendent walking and swimming schedule. Y Sally We sincerely wish the best to Susan’s on campus. I never knew what happened of schools in New Rochelle, N.Y., I’ve been Ray Bennett, a fixture in southern R.I., family. Y Next year Colby will celebrate until I read in Colby magazine a few years the headmaster of two private schools. I’m is selling her house. She and Charlie are 200 years as an educational institution. after we graduated that he was killed in now principal of a private high school in heading south for a more benign climate. Y We arrived on campus in 1963, and we Vietnam. I liked him, and feel badly that Nassau County and have been in educa- Another change of the significant variety is have been part of the Colby community his life ended at such a young age.” After tion for 44 years. My wife and I have four Caroline Kresky’s move from the law firm for one quarter of its history. various corporate jobs, Rich went into real married daughters and 16 grandchildren.” she has worked for in Atlanta to a firm where estate investing. “I have since sold every Y Barbara Brown attended a small family she will become a partner and specialize reunion in Lake Jocassee, S.C. “My three in litigation for individuals. Caroline will daughters attended with their husbands increase her workload; isn’t that what you Richard Riemer remembers David Barnes, and my five grandchildren. We did lots of expect from a person in their prime? Y eating, boating, and talking! I retired as Megge Hill Fitz-Randolph, having taught who is on the Vietnam Wall in D.C. “I never a special education director and enjoy composition and poetry in college, has knew what happened until I read in Colby the freedom. My first short story will be retired, sort of. She will work on a book published in the first-ever anthology of of her own and teach fewer courses. Y magazine a few years after we graduated that our Idaho Literary Log Cabin. I would enjoy Led Baxter, after serving congregations in he was killed in Vietnam. I liked him, and feel hearing from fellow Colby friends—I’ve lost the United Church of Christ for more than contact with just about everyone.” Y Jan 40 years, has retired. He and wife Nancy badly that his life ended at such a young age.” McGhee Adams is alive and well at Zion have moved from eastern Long Island to National Park in her third season after his family’s homestead in central Conn. Y retiring from teaching. She enjoys hiking The last of the changes and adventures is and rappelling in the canyons. You can visit that of Dave Aronson. You may recall that 1968 property except for one minor investment, her at the Zion Natural History Association immediately after graduation, Dave earned Peter Jost so I am 98% retired. At this stage of my life, bookstores at the visitor center or the a master’s in deviant behavior. He likely [email protected] I have no interest in saving the world, or history museum. “Isn’t it wonderful being chose that area of study because his frater- John Birkinbine, “I’ve been retired for making any more real estate deals. Being the same age as the most famous route nity brothers were so very well adjusted and about a year and a half and find it to my a good husband and father is enough.“ in America?” Y As for me, the highlight of he wanted to see how others lived. For the liking. Wife Sarah and I spend more time Y Steve Ford says the reunion planning my summer was undoubtedly attending my past 40 years, Dave has been conducting with out-of-town family and friends and committee “has held a meeting and had son’s wedding among the redwoods of the a study of human behavior while driving love it. We had a great visit with Liz Damon conference calls as we try to put together a U.C. Berkeley arboretum with the wedding an 18-wheeler. He writes that the Journal ’77 and Gary Weaver while they were here program having something for everyone.” Y reception at their botanical gardens. Y It’s of Sociology has not yet paid him for the in Illinois visiting their son in grad school Jessie McGuire went ice trekking on a gla- great to get so much news. If you haven’t article. Y Mike Picher is on the mend and at Northwestern. We head to Maine soon cier in Patagonia. “I started organizing and communicated lately, send an e-mail! doing well after spinal surgery to relieve and hope to get together with them and escorting trips several years ago and love back pain. He reports that he feels like a other Colby alums. I’ve heard from Steve the opportunities. I have a safari adventure new person. We wish him well; and the old Ward and look forward to reunion next to South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe 1969 Mike, minus the back pain, was just fine June.” Y Ted Swartz writes, “After many in October, and Malaysia and Borneo in Ray Gerbi the way he was. Y Eric Meindl used his years Frank Dunton and I re-established January. We’re coordinating the second with [email protected] trip to reunion to gather with some Zetes contact. It’s still a great mystery how he a huge, very colorful Hindu festival called Happy fall everyone. I hope you all had a at the home of Steve Ford ’68. Classmates tolerated rooming with me for four years. Thaipusam, which should offer us a few Nat wonderful, fun-filled summer. Y Susan attending the event included Lou Cham- Turns out he’s happily retired for 10 years Geo photo opportunities. I’m retired from Diplock Constantineau recently moved to pagne, Nick Hadgis, Ed Scherer, Herb with lots of grandchildren. I’m still working the publishing industry, but still help out a 30-acre farm in Micanopy, Fla., where her Swatrz, and Bill Walker. Eric hopes to at a charter school I founded just when at some trade shows annually. They keep horse resides. She describes it as a sleepy repeat the Zete reunion before our 50th. Frank started the good life, plus Vicki and my mind active, my feet hurting, and my little town of around 750 residents where Y Larry Sears writes that he is on his I continue to wait and hope for our first... mileage account in the red!” Y Arthur the Michael J. Fox movie Doc Hollywood way to attend a surprise 45th wedding grandchild, that is. Fortunately the school Brennan, “Semi-retirement afforded us the was filmed. Her horse is being trained in anniversary party for Dick Hunnewell. We continues to prosper, so it looks like at chance to spend time in the Caribbean this dressage, but she doubts he will ever make wish Dick and wife Anne the very best. Y least another six years before I hang up the winter and two weeks in Italy this spring. it to the Olympics! Susan continues to work Paul Cronin attended the wedding of his pencils for good.” Y Michael Lung-Hua Also looking forward to our 45th—hope in the library at the University of Florida daughter, Amy ’06, in Plymouth, Vt. Paul and Olive Niles Shu are in their 10th year to see many of our classmates there.” with no immediate plans for retirement. Y reports that aside from the fact that his as snowbirds. They live in Holiday, Fla., and Y Thom Rippon was recently elected to Laurie Killoch Wiggins observed that she new son-in-law is a Middllebury guy, he summer in Wellfleet, Mass. Olive retired the governing board of the Pennsylvania keeps seeing our class news column moving completely enjoyed the event. Y Sadly, we in June from her telecommuting job with Humanities Council. “I also am still play- inexorably to the front of the alumni news

62 Colby / FALL 2012 section, “43 years, are you kidding me? I Shea, Peter and Linda Marsh Foss, and days a week in Queens County. Husband birthday (what?), Janet Beals bought her guess not. I’m going on Medicare—please Bruce and Gail Cuatto Kilgour. Y Sharon Steve Kunken continues to practice law. first horse; she says it is a perfect match tell me I am not alone! Has someone Eschenbeck Friedler sends greetings from Men’s senior league baseball and golf for her. She and Dave Nelson just returned invented a time-stop machine?” Y Alice Swarthmore College, where she’s entering seem to occupy most of his time. Eldest from an amazing trip to Peru. They look Huse Tanner had a great summer of enter- her 27th year. Sharon serves as professor son Charlie works for Skanska U.S.A. Civil forward to more traveling in their leisure tainment and family activities. She says and director of dance, and is faculty adviser Northeast while pursuing an M.B.A. at the time. Y Another traveling duo, Bruce ’72 that after all these years she finally got to for off-campus study. She’s grateful for Stern School at N.Y.U. Youngest son Jake and Nancy Neckes Dumart, just returned a Jimmy Buffet concert. “As everyone said, the opportunities creative research has announced after finishing at the Univer- from a magical (and hair-raising) trip to the pre-show entertainment in the parking afforded her, including a 2012-13 sab- sity of Md. he had decided to become Glacier National Park, one the parks they lot was nearly as good as the man himself.” batical, during which she will expand her a stand-up comic. Like all good parents had not yet visited. Y Summer was very Her 4th of July was spent in Boulder with work on the arts and social change, and of a 23-year-old they said, “that sounds hot in France, as it was here in the U.S., family ranging in age from under three to teach a course on that topic in Siena, Italy. interesting.” However, he had interned as Jacques Hermant reports. He has been over 80, including four children, significant Y State Rep. Jane Stinchfield Knapp has at Skanska after his freshman year and named an “emeritus professor” at his others, and three grandchildren, two of the benefit of going on educational tours. they reached out to him and offered him university. He’ll take his family to Cuba for whom are only nine days apart in age. A One tour included stops at a huge egg farm a job! Nicky has been quilting for almost Christmas, then return to Hanoi to teach couple weeks later she traveled to New in Turner, Maine; an organic cow breeding 30 years, and recently put her quilts in next March. He will head to Tibet for a Brunswick to meet some long-lost cousins. farm; a potato farm; and an apple orchard. a gallery for the first time. Look for the project in the spring. Y We send Andy Her grandfather, one of eight children, had Another tour went to Washington County YouTube video the gallery did on her. Y Schwab good wishes as he continues his seven children of his own. The gathering to see agricultural and marine products. Jay and Christine Celata have moved to struggle against a life-threatening illness. included about 30 blood relatives in St. She’s now busy campaigning. Y Marlene Pasadena, and are enjoying the cultural Y Rob Wilson had an opportunity for a John for the weekend, during which time Goldman reported that several Colby life of Southern California. They’re both wonderful, though bittersweet, reunion at she discovered that her great-grandfather friends enjoyed a mini-reunion at her retired from physics research. Christine Casa Blanca, the famed restaurant owned was a famous paleontologist. The impetus camp in southern Maine in July. Attend- spends her time learning watercolor paint- by Sari Abul-Jubein ’69 in Harvard Square, for the gathering was to examine the con- ing were Paula Crowley Kaveney, Pat ing, tutoring math in the local public high Cambridge. Colby friends from ’69 to ’72 tents of a safe containing letters from her Gerrior, and Christine Sherman Daviau school, knitting for charity, exercising, and gathered to share stories old and new and grandfather to a family who adopted one and Marianna Ochs Estabrooke ’71, who spending time with family and friends. to bid a fond farewell to the Casa B after of his daughters after her grandmother’s was visiting from D.C. and had just come Y As for us, Bob and I have enjoyed a nearly 40 years of Sari’s involvement. death in the 1919 flu epidemic. Her cousin’s from a summer class at Colby. They had relaxing and marvelous summer on Lake Among those gathered were Jack Taylor ’72, husband opened the safe after her aunt’s a wonderful time getting caught up, and Winnipesaukee, N.H. Thanks to all who Gary Newton ’72, Lin Stone Gallagher ’70, death (at 90+, in 2010) and unraveled plan to get together this summer when sent in news for our column. and Sari. Rob is the executive director of all sorts of history. “It’s really amazing to Sue Baird Hilario comes from Guatemala the Veterans Education Project in Amherst. find out who’s part of your family!” Y I for a visit. Some of them have retired and His job involves training veterans from also received brief notes of greeting from others, like Marlene, keep plugging away 1971 20 years of age to 80. Married and living Eddie Woodin and Tom Wright. Y Pam at a career. She’s now professor and direc- Ann E. Miller in Hatfield, Mass., Rob looks forward to and I continue to enjoy retirement and tor of clinical research in obstetrics and [email protected] stepping down from this job at the end of this summer had an opportunity to join gynecology at Dartmouth Medical School So many of you write in with news of your the next school year, and will be exploring our daughter and son-in-law (John ’99 and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center lives every quarter and I am always so potential next steps. As an aside, through and Melissa Gerbi Doyle ’99) and their son in Lebanon, N.H. The second edition of her amazed that as time goes by, you continue Rob’s reunion, I will be able to reconnect and daughter on a fantastic family trip to reference textbook, Women and Health, is to want to share your news with each other. with Lin Stone, who had been a good Hawaii. Thanks to all of you who wrote in. due out in the fall. When not working, she In the process I learn so much about you, friend 48 years ago, even before Colby. Y I hope to hear from many more of you for enjoys the outdoors and pursuing fiber too! Y Harry Dickerson has a milestone to Bill Hladky was eager for his son Jacob’s the next edition of Colby. arts of all kinds, especially knitting and share—his daughter was married last June return from college this summer, the first visit in a year. Jacob reported that physics 1970 with calculus in college was easier than Nicky Pach is a retired family court judge, but A.P. physics in high school. Bill is a very Libby Brown Strough proud dad—proud of his son’s ability to [email protected] still sitting as a judicial hearing officer two days learn and be competent. Bill had adven- Chip and Judi Kelly Lord have lived in a week in Queens County. tures of his own this summer exploring Charlotte, N.C., for six years. Chip has been canyons, creeks, and waterfalls, in the retired for a while and is anxious for Judi to Catskills. Y Frank Apantaku’s daughter, join him in December. Daughter Meredith, a Elyse ’09, married Benjamin Hauptman stay-at-home mom, and son-in-law Brian, weaving. Y Earle Shettleworth has been in a destination wedding at the Mexican ’09, Aug 11. Y This summer for me has plant manager for ATI Allvac, live 45 min- serving on Colby’s Bicentennial Committee Riviera Maya on the Caribbean. Her hus- been slightly less hectic than some. I’ve utes from them, with children Gavin, 4, and and is in the process of compiling a pictorial band, like Harry, is a veterinarian. Harry’s spent a lot of time with my own vocal jazz Molly, 2. Son Russell and wife Dana live in history of Waterville to be published next son lives and works in China, where he is singing group “Boston Jazz Voices” as we New Orleans, where Russell is curator of year. This will feature chapters devoted a business entrepreneur. Y As she and are in the process of recording our second photographs, prints and drawings at the to the College’s old and new campuses. her husband approach retirement, Leslie CD. I’m glad to have heard from so many New Orleans Museum of Art, and Dana He feels a connection to the old campus Schiller writes that they have recently of you. Safe travels to all of you who are is a psychologist for the V.A. Chip and through his mother, Esther Knudsen ’27, relocated to the N.C. coast after 17 years venturing to far off places. Judi also have a home in Rye, N.H., that’s who showed him her Colby before the build- in Wisconsin. They will spend summers been in the family for several generations. ings were torn down in the 1960s. Y Nicky there, and next winter (at least) in Winter This year they invited friends to spend the Pach is a retired family court judge, but Park, Colo., nurturing their love of both the 1972 day with them: David and Linda Loring still sitting as a judicial hearing officer two beach and skiing. Y To celebrate her 63rd Nancy Round Haley [email protected]

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Before attending our reunion, Al and from Northeastern and has a job in a class, writing about the Colby College he and contribute ideas and thoughts about Kathe Otterson Cintavey went to Japan public relations business in Boston. Their loved from 1969-1973. Y Bob Diamond reunion 40/200, and is the best place for the April wedding of son Christopher other daughter, Midori, recently staged enjoyed quality time with his family this to send photos, including those Forever ’97, who works in Tokyo. They traveled to the play Tender Napalm in N.Y.C. Finally, summer and looks forward to spending Friends photos I’m begging for. Remember, Kyoto and enjoyed visiting many shrines they note the start of the 34th year of more time on Colby (as a trustee, Bob Reunion 40/200 is June 6–9, 2013; please and historical sites. As recent retirees, publication of the Groton Herald, a weekly already spends plenty of time and energy help us reach our goal and register early! they have now moved back East to N.H. to newspaper covering the town of Groton, on us!). Y My Colby forever friends, Chris enjoy all that New England has to offer. * Mass., which was founded and operated Mattern Way, Jackie Neinaber Appeldorn, Catherine Joslyn published Engaging His- by Russ and Deborah since 1979. Y And Debbie Mael Mandino, and Lisa Kehler 1974 tory: Continuities of Tradition in Peruvian the last I heard from Chris Belsky Rus- Bubar, all hope to be at reunion. We Vicki Parker Kozak Textiles for an exhibit of traditional Peruvian sack, Hurricane Isaac was on its way to spent a wonderful day in Debbie’s gardens Jill Gilpatrick Richard weavings that she co-curated/edited with the Tampa, Fla., area. She had never been behind her home in Natick playing a lot of [email protected] a Peruvian weaver. The events were orga- through a hurricane and didn’t know what bridge and catching up on everyone’s lives. Vicki and I are writing this column on Labor nized by Kennesaw State University, near to expect. She was hoping for the best, Y Jon Miller is an attorney practicing Day weekend as things are starting to slow Atlanta. “The catalogue includes an essay with plenty of cans of Beef-a-Roni and transactional law in Boulder, Colo., and is down in the beautiful State of Maine. The and photos from years of work I’ve done enough wine. (Hope that it went well!) involved in filmmaking and photography. nights are getting quite chilly while days are in Peru since 1997.” The exhibit will travel Y Fran Gates Demgen, a member of The still warm and sunny. Let’s hope for a long- to Colorado and Kansas City in 2013. At Dynamic Demgens Destination is a Cure lasting indian summer. Y I (Jill) returned reunion she enjoyed listening to, chatting, 1973 team, participated for the sixth year in from dropping my daughter Robin off in and/or dancing with Richie Fournier, John Carol Chalker the 5K-walk portion of the San Francisco Florida for her freshman year at Stetson Bunker, Tom and Ellen Woods Sidar, Mitch [email protected] Marathon to raise research funds for University in Deland. I’m now an official Kaplan, Peter Krakoff, Gary Newton, There is a lot of excitement coming through Team Parkinson. Y Susan Schink spent “empty nester” and thank all of my Colby Linda Chmielinski Gould, Carol Morland messages from everyone, as we think about two weeks in June on Cape Cod, where friends for making this transition less trau- and Mike Meserve, and Howie Haase and our upcoming 40th reunion and Colby’s Heather Dallas. Catherine caught up with 200th celebration. We have a very active Sally Barker in R.I. at a dinner in January, and involved reunion planning committee Catherine Joslyn published Engaging hosted by Deborah Christensen Stewart and are using 40/200 to describe the big History: Continuities of Tradition in Peruvian and Donna Power Stowe. Catherine still event. The reunion committee is growing enjoys teaching but is starting to look and current. Active participants include Textiles for an exhibit of traditional Peruvian ahead to the next chapter. (A reminder class president Mark Serdjenian, head weavings that she co-curated/edited with a that she is right on Interstate 80 in west- class agent Lisa Kehler Bubar, and mem- ern Penn. in case anyone happens to be bers Mike Hart, Norm and Pat Flanagan Peruvian weaver. The events were organized by driving through!) Y Doug McMillan and Olsen, Dean Eaton, Janet Gillies Foley, Kennesaw State University. his wife had fabulous dinners with Dana Jane Currier, Susie Yovic Hoeller, Sue Fitts and wife, Robin Sweeney ’74 and Colucci Neumyer, Lucia Whittelsey, Bob Jay Peabody, and Martha Hamilton ’74 Diamond, Doug Gorman, Ken Viens, David and Joe Benson. Dana still sells furniture, Swardlick, and yours truly. Directed by Anne Huff Jordan joined her for a bit. matic. Y Martha Bernard Welsh enjoyed and Jay retired from a career at Halco, a Colby’s wonderful Alumni Relations direc- They’re forever friends and Sue writes attending a talk by Doris Kearns Goodwin company specializing in the water treat- tors Laura and Josh, and managed by Lisa about officiating at the wedding of Anne’s ’64 (a fabulous speaker, of course) at a ment industry. Joe sells real estate and Bubar, we recently enjoyed an extended daughter a few years ago in the gardens Colby alumni event. We always like to plug Martha is still in the home appraisal busi- conference call to actively kick off our at Duke. Sue’s other joy, as a minister, is Martha’s nonprofit work inB oston. She’s ness. Doug is in the motor business—his campaign. In honor of Colby’s 200th year, officiating at baptisms. Y Amy Brewer ’71 working with a group of people launching a company just patented a high-efficiency our goal is to pester, nudge, call, engage, and Gary Fitts sent many photos from new nonprofit Home Away Boston. She motor that uses 40 percent less electricity and connect with all classmates in an effort their anniversary trip to Europe and met says, “The mission is to provide housing than most. “It was a great evening with to bring 200 back to Colby next June and, if two different Colby alums in Paris! Y The and services to families who bring their lots of stories and old memories.” * Bob possible, help make our class contribution annual Lamda Chi ’73 gathering at Camp child to Boston’s Mass. General Hospital Brown is in his 38th year teaching high special as well. Y Many classmates are Relief on the Belgrade Lakes was very well for Children for treatment of critical condi- school history and still loving it. He is also already planning to come to reunion. Mark attended by brothers and families. They tions. Families who need to be in Boston president of the local Southington, Conn., McGlynn plans to come for the “first time hosted a cookout for former football coach will find a comfortable place to call home teacher’s union. * Russ Harris stopped in in quite a while,” and this will mark Malcom Dick ‘Max’ McGee during the week there, at no cost.” Y David Roulston is running Portland, Maine, on his way to our 40th Tucker’s first reunion ever. He looks for- while catching up with Alex Wilson, Brian for clerk of courts of Franklin County, Mass. and enjoyed visiting with Dennis Gilbert, ward to returning to Mayflower Hill and is Cone, Joe Mattos, John Krasnavage, Lloyd If elected, he’ll “continue to use his experi- who is professor of media studies at the already excited about the chance to see Benson, Bob Landsvik, Duncan Leith, ence to protect the interests of Franklin University of Southern Maine. At reunion, everyone who comes. Y Monica Bignelli Dave Lane, Ron ’71 and Linda Howard County and its people.” The primary was it was a pleasure for him to catch up with will not be able to attend reunion as she Lupton ’72, and Ken Bigelow ’71. Y One Sept. 6. Artie Bell sent a picture of one of Susan Griffin Benjamin, Anne Emerson, rarely gets back to the U.S. from London. more important 20/400 message: Jane David’s campaign signs he spotted along Steve Sullivan, Doug O’Heir, Clark Ruff, Y Ken Gross is hoping to attend reunion Currier has generously offered to create a the Mohawk Trail, Route 2, in western Art Young, Susan Bassi Brown, and unless his band’s schedule prohibits it. Facebook page for our class. By the time Mass. Y Anne Callaghan has been in the Judy Berringer Vanzon. This spring Russ His New Magnolia Jazz Band played gigs this article appears, the page will have Foreign Service for almost 28 years. After and wife Deborah celebrated the birth over the summer in York Beach, Ogunquit, a name and hopefully many posts from a yearlong assignment in southeastern of their second granddaughter, Tabitha, and Boothbay Harbor. Y Bob O’Neil, a classmates. This page will be devoted to Iraq leading a provincial reconstruction born to oldest daughter Rachel. Their practicing attorney, will hopefully come our class and may continue past reunion. team on an Army Contingency Operating youngest daughter, Allegra, graduated to reunion He’s working on a song for our Classmates can re-connect, post photos, Station, she moved to Vancouver as U.S.

64 Colby / FALL 2012 consul general last year and covers British department at University of Southern Columbia and Yukon. Her daughter joined Maine and writes groundwater software her and is now a graduate student at the 70s newsmakers and texts. One son works for a computer University of B.C. Anne recalled memories firm near Boston, another attends grad of her first-ever visit to Canada, driving up Gail Glidden Rowe ’72 has published a new book, The school in Colorado, the third is chef at from Colby to Quebec City with a carload Roots of a Family – Life in Rural Maine, which tells the the Grateful Bread bakery/café in North story of three families, giving insight to the difficulties of of friends so many years ago! Her brother, Windham, Maine. Y Jed Snyder was plan- growing up poor in a large family and life in Maine during Neil, who spent two years at Colby before ning to leave Paradise (Hawaii) to return to and after World War II. F Edward “Ted” A. Snyder ’75, moving to Calif., loves life on the Big D.C. in October. He’s had a marvelous four dean of the Yale School of Management, was featured Island in Hawaii. * Mike McNamara and in the New York Times article “Is Michigan State Really years as senior advisor to the commander wife and children celebrated his 60th at a Better than Yale?” F Steve White ’77, one of the prin- of U.S. Pacific Command for four years, cottage in Cape May, N.J. He and his wife cipal owners of Front Street Shipyard, a high-end yacht working on issues like China’s evolving also spent 12 days this summer touring service business in Belfast, Maine, was included in an strategy in the Asia-Pacific theater, and Italy. “The sites, the gelato, the wine—it announcement of the expansion of the business with North Korea’s continuing mischief. Jed was fantastic.” Mike is fully retired from the purchase of its adjacent Belfast Boatyard. F Mark will return to headquarters for the Center law and has a great time teaching Spanish Gail Glidden Rowe ’72 Silverman ’77 was noted as he retired after 30 years of for Naval Analyses. Y As for this column’s at the Marine Academy of Technology and teaching fifth grade at Gill Elementary School in Greenfield, Mass. F Eric S. Rosen- 40-year nostalgia: How many remember Environmental Science in Manahawkin. gren ’79, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, “The Foss-Woodman Plague” that erupted Glad you’re enjoying your “retirement.” Y was featured in the Boston Globe article “Boston Fed chief embraces advocacy role.” post-Thanksgiving 1976. Dozens and Jim Heald, who lives in Alexandria, Va., dozens were struck by a mystery bug, so with wife Laura, has his book, World of severe that Nurse Sargent had to set up Wonders: the Lyrics and Music of Bruce “Woofie” Fleming Amidon enjoyed her Facebook group, Carrie noted we would shop off Foss Lounge. Strangely, the first Cockburn, now available on Kindle and in visit to London for the Queen’s Diamond not be surprised to learn she became a 50 to get it came from 47 different rooms. paperback at Amazon. Jim says, “If you Jubilee, which she described as 10 days national beer judge at one point. I imagine Y Well, that takes care of fall. The next don’t know the music of Bruce Cockburn, of celebrating and castle visiting. Y several classmates will contact her to column kicks off with updates from Carol then you’ve been missing out on some of Howard and Brenda Lincoln Lake were learn how to qualify! Y David McKay Haffenreffer Abrahams. You can join her the best music of the last 40 years. Bruce looking forward to a late summer trip to the Wilson returned to the Journal News in by sending your own update. As always, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and an Canadian Rockies. Earlier in the summer, White Plains, N.Y., writing weekly about remember to give to the Colby Fund. extraordinary guitar player.” Besides his Howard officiated at the wedding of their public affairs. He continues to write for venture into the literary world, Jim is a older son, Dan Lake ’06, and Marcy Rol- college alumni magazines, including this poet, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Y erson ’06. Sixteen Colby graduates were one. Y As Colby begins its 200th year, 1977 S. Ann Earon writes from N.J. that she is in attendance; a photo was taken with a The Bright School, where Jim Morgan is Kevin Farnham now a member of the Alumni Council’s Colby banner! Y In September Margue- headmaster, is celebrating its 100th year. [email protected] Colby Fund Committee and will travel to rite “Mugsie” Nelson Sarson became a Jim’s glad it’s not his 100th year! He loves Laurel Van Stone Chandler lives in Easton, Waterville in October for Colby’s bicenten- grandmother of four! Mugsie’s youngest life with a brand new grandchild, Henry. Y Mass. She’s worked in the Boston area as nial kickoff celebration. For her 60th, she, daughter recently left a great job to work MaryAnn and Mark Janos are starting to a technical writer for more than 20 years, her husband, and her daughter, took a river on her M.B.A. at Stern at NYU. Y And that enjoy LWT—life without tuition. Son Jimmy and enjoys traveling to Mexico and N.H.— cruise of Belgium, the Netherlands, and is the end of this report! graduated top honors from University of especially Lake Winnipesaukee and the Germany. Ann is now in her 30th year of N.H., and son Emmanuel from Suffolk Law White Mountains, which she and husband consulting in the collaborative conferenc- School; Louis works in Boston, living with Dave visit every year via motorcycle. Y ing arena. She plans to become a master 1976 Emmanuel in Boston’s North End, or as Alan MacEwan says that daughter Louisa, gardener next year. Y Please let us know Robert Weinstein Mark calls it, the adult Disneyland. Mark who attended a rowing camp at Colby in what’s going on in your life the next time [email protected] hopes to travel to Greece this fall, stopping July, and her older brother, Graham (who our e-mail comes your way. Our column is Greetings for fall to one and all! (This in Zurich to visit his sister and see Morgan made the trip to drop Louisa off and found only as good as the news and stories we concludes the column’s poetry portion. Murphy. (Morgan, send news!) Y David the campus impressive), are now both get. We want to hear about exciting trips On to the news!) Don Lougee wrote from ’75 and Harriet Buxbaum Pinansky are considering applying to Colby. Based on to faraway places, 60th or other significant the Big Island, Hawaii, where he and wife excited because after retiring next spring, their academic talents, Alan is hopeful that birthday bashes, kids and grandkids, who Nancy live. Don teaches Hawaiian and they’ll be able to spend all their summers at the MacEwan legacy at Colby will continue. you’ve seen recently, etc. Vick and I are Pacific history at the local middle school. their house in Sebago, Maine. They’ll stay Y Jeff Gottesfeld is in Los Angeles, where good editors, so don’t be afraid to write a He notes that where he teaches, south of in San Antonio winters. They plan to start he’s been doing lots of writing for non-white lot. Hope your summer was a great one and Hilo, is not like the resorts. Lots of stu- making it to reunions! (Circle June 2-5, urban teenagers at lower reading levels. the coming fall treats you and your loved dents are disadvantaged (poverty, family 2016, on your calendar…EVERYONE!) Y His “Robinson’s Hood” book series will ones well. Take care and write! members in prison, etc). Don loves every Sim Chan ’75 and Rob Gregory are expect- be published by Saddleback Publishers second of what he does. Y From the Big ing their 10th grandchild in February. All of starting in January. Jeff’s book, SuperFan Island to Big Sky country, where I got an their children (who were homeschooled) (WWE), for third graders and up, was 1975 update on Carrie Getty Scheid via Paul are in turn homeschooling the grandchil- published in 2011. Y Ron Parét con- Susie Gearhart Wuest Boghossian. Carrie lives in Montana; her dren. Youngest son David begins at Tufts tinues to practice orthopaedic surgery in [email protected] husband is a retired cattle rancher. They Medical School next year. Rob and Sim Conn. His wife, Janet Pappianni-Parét, is Everyone must have had a very busy still receive cattle at their ranch and lease remain involved in Christian gospel work a pediatrician. Their daughters are Katie, summer with no time to send an e-mail! ranch grazing. Unfortunately, that usually at Bowdoin College. Y Charlie Fitts and Tufts dental ’13, Julie, Columbia law ’15, Hopefully, many more of you will find time culminates during reunion week. After his wife, now grandparents, live in Scar- and Hayley, Boston College ’15. Ron and to respond and help out this correspon- seeing a beer-in-hand photo Paul had borough, Maine, with their two youngest family vacation in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, dent the next time around! Y Eleanor posted at our “Colby College Class of ’76” sons (of five). He teaches in the geology and Silver Lake, N.H. Ron looks forward in

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the coming years to more sailing, hiking, dance major at NYU’s Tisch School and will Springs. A frightening wall of fire, homes retired three years ago after 27 years as and just relaxing. Y Charlie Burch retired graduate next year. They gather often for lost, families uprooted, and a community an attorney for the Maine Legislature, the after 34 years of teaching American history celebrations with Jana Kendall Harrison, coming together, left us realizing that last half of which she was the Revisor of to Maine high school students, and is now Annette Lum Ngai, and Jodi Hewey Murphy whatever happened would be a small blip Statutes. Retirement is fantastic! Meg is men’s lacrosse coach at the University of ’81 and their families. Coincidently each on the way (the photographer had to find a a commissioner on the Maine Commis- New England. Y Carolyn Cain Eng lives in family has a child born in 1991. Y Susan replacement for herself as she was involved sion on Governmental Ethics and Election Springfield, Va. She’s used her Colby music Pollis and Ted Reed ’80 and their two girls with the local food bank’s massive food Practices and is starting her third year as degree as keyboardist and choir director repatriated back to Maine from the U.K. this drive). Family and friends came from all the theater program director at Thomas for a Methodist church, and also teaches College in Waterville. Husband Frank puts private piano lessons. Almost every year, his carpentry skills to great use creating the as fall approaches, she wonders, “Is this Jeff Gottesfeld is in Los Angeles, where he’s impossible set pieces that Meg designs for the year when I quit teaching and get been doing lots of writing for non-white urban her shows. Y Tony Musgrave celebrated a ‘real job’?” However, for the past 20 his 55th by retiring from Hewlett-Packard years, enough kids have signed up that teenagers at lower reading levels. and climbing Mt. Katahdin. Y Emily she’s continued teaching. Carolyn’s efforts Grout Sprague checks in from northern have clearly proven worthwhile: some of N.Y., where this summer they had visits by her students have gone on to become pro- several classmates. Stacey Cox Slowinski, fessional musicians and music professors summer after a three-year work assignment. over the U.S. and the weather (no smoke), husband Joe, and son Stephen and bride Y Susan Woods and Peter Breu enjoyed Their eldest will continue her studies at the cooperated for us to have a beautiful wed- Lura, visited Emily’s lake house, an annual catching up with new and old friends at University of Manchester, England, and the ding ceremony on the patio at the Flying event. Stephen has moved to Boston and our reunion. The music of Sandy Pardee, other started 10th grade in Cumberland, Horse Country Club (our venue was in the will be close to his “god sister,” Emily’s R. P. Higgins, Leslie Warren Van Berkum, Maine. Susan said that the biggest transi- eastern part of the city and often confused Caroline, who is attending Boston College’s and Peggo Horstmann-Hode was among tion challenge is no village pubs in walking with the Flying W Ranch, which burned Carroll School of Management. Stacey and the highlights. The previous week Susan distance! Y Jim Cook, class president, is in to the ground). Now to the news from Emily are planning several visits to Boston and Peter also stayed in college dorms, at the process of planning for our 35th reunion classmates! Y David Linsky is serving to see kids and friends. Sue Raymond Middlebury, for son Martin’s graduation. (can you believe it?) next June. Plans are his seventh term as a Mass. State Rep. Geismar brought youngest son Brad on a Martin has since moved to Cambridge, and shaping up for a great weekend in 2013, and as chairman of the House Committee college tour and spent several days with started a full-time job. Daughter Anna is which is also Colby’s 200th anniversary. on Post Audit and Oversight. He returned Emily, visiting St. Lawrence and catching heading back to Middlebury for her sopho- Jim hopes our turnout is fantastic, so put from his fourth trip to battleground states up. Emily’s daughter Julia, a recent S.L.U. more year. Peter’s business making roller June 6-9 on your calendar and head to on behalf of the Democratic National Com- grad, provided a personal tour. Emily skis, wax benches, and custom furniture, Waterville for lots of fun and catching up. mittee, where he serves as a surrogate for returns to her position as head teacher keeps him busy; Susan is an owner of Jim has invited a couple of guests for our President Obama. David also practices law for English 12 at Watertown H.S. for a Chartworth, which advises entrepreneurs class dinner Saturday night. We need to in Mass. Y Catherine Courtenaye has year or two, with plans for a new career and families on selling their companies. assemble talent for our reunion committee, a solo exhibition of her recent abstract soon—something that doesn’t include Y Peggo reports that her year has been so anyone interested in lending a hand paintings opening mid-September at the evaluating student research papers. This filled with music. She loved singing with should contact Jim (jamesscookjr@gmail. Modernism in San Francisco. She’s been fall, Emily plans to meet up with Jim and the old college gang at reunion. Peggo is com). Jim works as an elementary math working hard since January on this new Betsy Bucklin Reddy in Lake Placid; launching a new website (peggohodes. specialist in the Skowhegan schools, a job series, taking advantage of the Montana any classmates nearby are encouraged com) that promotes her Vibrant Voice that he has held for eight years. Professional Historical Society’s rich collection of to join them. Contact her for details. Y workshops around the country. She spent development is his main priority, but he manuscripts for inspiration. Y Katie Cal Cooper lives in Prospect, Maine, and nine days in Loveland, Colo., at a Healing still works with students. Thinking about Cofsky Lemaire spent a wonderful summer has a new job as K-12 SPED coordinator, Sounds Intensive, which put her “in the how young students learn math, and how vacation in France with her family. Katie’s working with adults about kids, instead sonic stratosphere.” Kids, Max, 29, and teachers can promote deep mathematical husband is French, so they usually spend of directly with kids. He’s still puttering Ariana, 26, both came “home” for two understanding, is an exciting challenge. time there every summer, but this year along trying to finish his house—since days to record their own music. To Peggo, When Jim’s not working, he is probably riding they did a special three-week tour seeing 1985—but the house is winning. Some “Music is a through-line full of blessings.” his bicycle somewhere. Y On a sad note, friends and family. The trip started in Paris, projects, like decorating and re-roofing, we send our thoughts and condolences to then on to the beach in Brittany (which are being redone, even though some first the families and friends of two classmates: always reminds Katie of Maine!). They timers are still waiting for attention. Son 1978 George Kesaris of Mt. Desert, Maine, who hiked in the Pyrenees, relaxed in Provence, David is in the Peace Corps in Paraguay; Janet Santry Houser passed away in July, and to Jayne London went paragliding in the French Alps, and and daughter Meghan is in her final year Lea Jackson Morrissey of Ann Arbor, Mich., who passed away in of course, ate amazingly the whole time. at Vassar. Y Thanks for the news! [email protected] August. Y Thanks to everyone who shared Y Becky Alex’s oldest, Leia, headed We hope that you all enjoyed summer and news. Hopefully we will see many of you to Georgetown this fall to the School of its incredible weather. We figure that most of next June! Foreign Service, studying culture and 1980 you were very busy in August as we received politics. Not empty-nesters quite yet, as Tom Marlitt numerous out of office e-mail responses daughter Kira is a high school sophomore [email protected] to our news request. Y Rick and Lucinda 1979 (loved visiting Colby and will probably Dougie Herbert had quite a summer. In Kearns Hepp live in Shrewsbury, Mass., Cheri Bailey Powers apply). Becky remains busy painting and July he visited Fenway Park, toured the field and have been happily married for almost [email protected] teaching art. She and Eric recently took up and inside the scoreboard, sat on top of 27 years. They’re now “empty nesters” and I have to start the column with an update sea kayaking, enjoying the bay of Santa the green monster, got autographs from are enjoying it for the most part. They’re on daughter Kayleigh’s wedding. Nature Cruz. Y Meg Matheson stayed cool this Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, and Jim Lonborg, finally taking that trip to the Grand Canyon gave us a terrible start to the week with summer at camp, a mile down the road and saw the Sox beat the Yankees 9-4. planned for years. Daughter Elizabeth is a the Waldo Canyon fire here in Colorado from Lisa Sauer and her husband. Meg He thought life was complete until he

66 Colby / FALL 2012 returned to Virginia to see his son’s all- to show her watercolors if good friend and tures that Robert created/produced for the pool one afternoon. I cannot believe it star team win their district championship, personal cheerleader Bob Ryan hadn’t Divan Hotel in Taksim Square (dugrenier. has already been 18 years since I turned the state championship, and go on to win dropped her name to the organizers” of the com/dugrenier/Divan_Istanbul.html). The to teaching strings in the public schools, two southeast regional games. To top it Bates, Bowdoin and Colby College alumni DuGreniers spent their sixth-grade son’s but time flies when you’re having fun, off, Doug and Gayle celebrated 25 years art show at the Thomas Moser Furniture April vacation in Matapalo on the Osa and I love working with children on their in August. Life doesn’t get much better! Gallery in Freeport in July. Pam’s son Peninsula of Costa Rica. “Lush, tropical music. This fall, I will continue to balance Y Bill Linnell works part time at a group Connor will begin studying audio engineer- rainforest, four types of monkeys swinging my daily teaching schedule with evening home for Day One, a nonprofit that treats ing this fall at the New England School of through the yard, and scarlet macaws drop- performances with the Virginia Symphony substance abuse. He still volunteers at Communications in Bangor. Y Terri Lewis ping beach almonds on the roof.” Y You (26th season). I’m very grateful to have the Long Creek Youth Development Center ’83 and John Clevenger celebrated their can’t make that sh*t up, or this: Yesterday such an enriching career all these years in (juvenile corrections) in South Portland, 25th anniversary in Paris, then headed to I went shopping for a mesh pencil cup at the arts.” Linda keeps in touch with Susan Maine, and just signed up for a third year as London to see the Patriots play the Rams Staples in Waltham. They were sold out. French Fine and recently hiked with her in varsity soccer coach there. Last year Bill’s at Wembley Stadium. Terri runs her own Great Falls, Va. Susan lives with her family team made the Class D playoffs and his PR company, and John recently traded a outside D.C. Linda hopes to attend Colby’s captain received the sportsmanship award small consulting firm partnership to help 1982 bicentennial celebration this February and for all of Western Maine high school soccer. take a larger firm public. Weekly travel Sarah Lickdyke Morissette hopes to see some of us there! Y As for Bill swam the 2.4-mile Peaks-to-Portland takes him to L..A, Nashville, or Chicago— [email protected] me, I spent a week this summer in Juneau, race for the second time and is feeling where he would love classmates to be his Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed your Alaska, as a leader of a church youth pil- stronger now that he’s gone mostly vegan, “business dinner!” Y Nancy Welsh Isbell’s summer, which, as always, passed much grimage, along with my daughter, Laura. having seen Forks Over Knives, and read son Brian graduated from Middlebury too quickly. Y Jeff Brown and wife Jes- Juneau is incredibly beautiful, and we The China Study. “Still eat the occasional with a degree in environmental studies sica are now empty nesters (plus dog). were amazed at the abundance of wildlife, lobster, however.” Y Esme McTighe’s son and geographical information systems. Daughter Hannah is at Sewanee, and especially all the bald eagles. A humpback Niall graduated from Harvard last spring Y Peter Cocciardi’s daughter Emily is son Alec is at Davidson. Y Lynn and Bob whale surfaced just off our boat, and a and competed at the Olympic swimming a junior at St. Joseph’s College of Maine, Benjamin spent a week in the Bahamas sea lion appeared with a large salmon in trials in Omaha in June. Y Michael Fanger playing soccer and majoring in elementary to celebrate their 25th anniversary. In his mouth 25 yards in front of my kayak. headed west this summer visiting Seattle, education. Son Matt graduated from Bates July Bob spent two weeks in D.C. at the It was truly a wondrous experience! Back Portland, Bend, and Crater Lake, Ore. In in New England, my family and I climbed early August he played golf on the Cape Mt. Lafayette in N.H. My new hip passed with Jonathan Smith ’77. He also met up the test with flying colors, but my husband with Scott and Joan Benoit Samuelson Beth Ross started a new job as associate and I were taking ibuprofen for a few days. after the Falmouth road race and they all director of the Haas Center for Public Service at Y Keep the news coming everyone. I’d reminisced about their former housemate Stanford University. love to hear from more of those who don’t and ski buddy, Jay Moody. Y Apologies usually write in. to our talented classmate, Liz Yanagi- hara Horwitz, whom I misrepresented as playing the flute with the Boston Civic 1983 Symphony—it’s actually the double bass. Y and was a field representative for Sen. National Defense University attending a Sal Lovegren Merchant Mimi Brodsky Kress wrote that she had SO Scott Brown’s re-election campaign. Y national security course. He has taken [email protected] much fun this summer with Debbie Pugh Joel Harris’s son got married in August. He command of the 167th Combat Sustain- Steve Shields of Medfield, Mass., is a Kelton and Gretchen Huebsch Daly. They and his bride teach at Connecticut’s Avon ment Support Battalion in N.H. Despite practicing G.I. at Harvard Vanguard and met at Gretchen’s family house in Nonquitt Old Farms School. Joel’s middle daughter all that, Bob managed to fit in some nice Beth Israel Hospital. Two out of three of his for a weekend of beers and reminiscing. Y is putting her Smith art degree to work as motorcycle rides this summer and caught children are college graduates. The family Mark Garvin was in Portland this summer an artist/waitress/nanny/punk rocker in up with friends. Y Beth Ross started a went on a two-week cruise around Italy and for his annual meeting. Mark, Doug DeAn- Northampton, Mass., while his youngest new job as associate director of the Haas the Greek islands. Y Sean McNamara is gelis ’79, and I met up for a round of golf daughter starts at Conn. College this fall. Y Center for Public Service at Stanford still outside Nashville developing future (they played, I drank), followed by dinner Debby Bartlett Smist and husband Peter University. Beth writes, “After a 25-year cars and trucks for Nissan. “While my and a late night talking about old times. traveled to Italy for their 25th anniversary. career in public service, I was looking for fellow classmates have kids graduating Mark and Jill Jeffery ’82 were then off to Y Alexander Jones changed coasts and a position where I could support a new from college, my oldest just graduated from Alaska for a cruise with their two daughters. now manages all information technologies generation of leaders to tackle the tough elementary school.” At 52 Sean doesn’t activity for Heath Tecna Aerospace in issues our world currently faces. The Haas feel like the picture of an “older parent.” He Bellingham, Wash., one of the foremost Center is just such a place, and Stanford would like to hear from Ken Wong, Susan 1981 suppliers of interior products for the is an amazing employer. I continue to Shaver Stoloff, Teresa Forster Cleary, Steph Vrattos passenger aircraft industry. Y Brigitte live in the Santa Cruz mountains with my and Jim French Y Speaking of Ken Wong, [email protected] Raquet Farrell became certified as a per- husband and teenage daughter.” Y Linda he returned from Malawi where his orga- On behalf of my classmates, we send an sonal fitness trainer and now works at the Hurwitz provided quite a bit of news, “Just nization, the Face-to-Face AIDS Project incalculable amount of thanks and best local YMCA in Westminster, Md. She also returned from another fabulous summer in (facetofaceaids.org), held its first annual wishes to Janice Kassman, whose singular “totally loves” running her own business, Jackson Hole, Wyo., performing violin with Kang’oma Youth Tournament of Hope in a talents and loving energy were vital to our In Balance Fitness (inbalancefitness.org). the Grand Teton Music Festival. Summer rural village. Combining soccer, netball, success on Mayflower Hill. Y Bob Ryan Y Kathy Dornish DuGrenier and husband hikers, bikers, and music enthusiasts HIV, malaria, and nutrition outreach, all sums it up, “Going to miss Dean Kassman, Robert had an amazing time in beautiful always welcome to visit. We give a ter- spearheaded by local youth, the event who saved my career at Colby with her Istanbul last summer, installing several rific outdoor concert on the 4th of July! attracted thousands of people including concern and dedication.” Y Pam Ellis large chandeliers, a glass sushi bar, and I missed seeing Jamie Mackintosh, but scores of village chiefs, local dignitaries, “wouldn’t even have known the opportunity many other light fixtures and glass sculp- bumped into her daughter, Emory, at the and media. While his return journey took 40

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hours to J.F.K.—and he’s very appreciative Olympic Acrobatic Gymnastic National assisted on some geothermal work in they didn’t have gloves or helmets, they of gin and sleeping aids—Ken can’t wait to Competition in Detroit in late July and Indonesia and a few other matters in the “tamed the rules a bit,” and Bhutan is now return to see how what started as a tiny won first in the country! She’s going to region, and Ed met a current student from officially a lacrosse-playing nation. A week operation has now expanded into programs Bela Karolyi’s Gymnastics Camp to train Singapore who was home for the summer. later Tom was in Bumtang (central Bhutan) on organic gardening, human rights, and in November and will compete to be on It was good to compare views on how the and saw a Land Cruiser with a Colby sticker community leadership. Everyone is invited the national team, which will represent Ghost of Colby Present differs from the on the back. He knocked on the door and to join him for his annual event, Nov. 2, in the United States in 2013 in Belgium Ghost of Colby Past. Y Nancy Silverman met a young Bhutanese woman who had N.Y.C. Y Phil Allen loves sea kayaking. He and then at the world competition in Cali, Levinsky’s daughter, Andrea, did very well just finished her freshman year at Colby. took a six-day trip out of Campobello, N.B., Colombia. Son Alec started his freshman her freshman year at Connecticut College. Small world! Y Tom Colt has been busy this summer and another to Newfoundland. year at Elmira College, N.Y. He’ll play ice Andrew Marco, the son of Greg Marco ’83, attending a college counseling program Y Scott Russell’s big news is that he is the hockey (goalie) and lacrosse for Elmira was in Andrea’s dorm. Nancy and Greg were for low-income students in W.Va., and a beer and wine buyer (as well as the home while studying psychology. Y Becca Cun- in the same dorm their freshman year! conference at St. George’s in R.I., where brew guru) for the South Royalton Market. ningham Weiss continues her work for a Son Greg will be a freshman at Deering he caught up with Gretchen Bean Bergill. He writes a brewing blog (vthomebrewguru. nonprofit farming organization in northern H.S. She recently celebrated her 10th “It’s the only college conference in the com) and teaches brewing and beer-tasting Vermont and is in her 10th year coaching anniversary working at the law offices of country that has an official beer sponsor classes. Y Jenny Stringham Ward is in her girls’ lacrosse. She and husband Adam ’83 Joe Bornstein in Portland, where she is an (Narragansett.)” Last summer, Tom moved 10th year at Illinois State, where she’s been are happy they have two children attending intake interviewer and on the marketing up the ladder in the duck tour circuit and raising major gifts—corporate, individual, Colby: Amara ’14 and Caelin ’16. This year team. Nancy also was the curator of an captured the number one spot on the depth and planned—for the college of nursing. they hosted Sally Lee and enjoyed dinner exhibit on The History of Jewish Summer chart of narrators. Y By the time you’re Jenny is active in the advancement por- with Doug Waite and Karen Wexler ’83, Camps in Maine, which opened in June at reading this, the deadline is probably fast tion of the American Academic Colleges who were in Vermont for various events. the Maine Jewish Museum. She recently approaching for the next issue. For those of Nursing Association. In her Colby junior They enjoy spending time with Sara Hill reconnected with Susan Kaplan ’87, who of you who have never written, why not year, she went to Caen, France, and met and Alastair Caperton ’83, Walter Judge moved to Portland from N.H.. reconnect? Would love to hear from you! a girl from Villedieu les Poeles named Ghislaine, who visited Jenny in Senegal in the Peace Corps in 1985. Ghislaine Ed McCartin is going back to his roots and 1986 also hosted Jenny’s family in June 2006. Henrietta “Hank” Yelle This August Ghislaine, her husband, and taking up the cudgel for renewable energy. His [email protected] her three grown children, made their first main focus is on geothermal, but he remains Lots of education news from our class- trip to America and visited Jenny’s family. active in biogas and some solar projects. mates. Y Caroline Nelson Kris still loves Ghislaine’s first impressions were that the teaching children with autism and has houses are huge, the properties around started her master’s in applied behavior them are small, and the food is genetically analysis at St. Cloud State’s distance modified. Y Diane Therrien Lamper is a ’82, J’Amy Allen ’86, Jamie Engert ’82, learning program. This summer she visited grandmother for the first time. Congrats and Greg Matses, among other Colby N.Y.C. and saw Suzanne Plansky ’87. Y on your daughter’s baby! Y Peter Reif’s grads. Becca was thankful last spring to 1985 Bill Kules wrote from home in Tacoma daughter, Emma ’16, went on a COOT trip reacquaint herself with professors David Katie Hollander Adams Park, Md., to say he received tenure from to part of Maine’s coast. At the same time, Simon and Michael Marlais on campus, [email protected] Catholic University, where he is an associ- Peter was sailing on Penobscot Bay. Y who she says still look the same after Hi Everyone! Most classmates must have ate professor in the School of Library and Adam Weiss is in his 29th year of teaching all these years. Y Ed McCartin sends had busy summers as I didn’t hear from too Information Science. College visits are in biology in Essex, Vt. He and wife Becca greetings from Hong Kong, where he has many of you. Hope relaxing on the beach his future with a daughter in 11th grade. Cunningham ’84 have three wonderful resided since moving from Singapore was at the top of your collective to-do lists! Y Joyce Sutton Anderson has those daughters, two of whom currently attend in 2010. He was in Jakarta before that. Y Donna Boyler Aiudi wrote to say that college visits all figured out. She and Colby: Amara ’14 and Caelin ’16. Thea He certainly gets around. Since leaving daughter Katie is a senior at the University husband Kevin have a daughter in her last started her junior year of high school. Adam Indonesia, he’s been seeking to redeem of Chicago. She’s gearing up to start looking year at St. Michael’s College and a son at and Becca have enjoyed reconnecting with his sooty soul after eight years running a at colleges for son Michael, a junior. Son U.N.H. Joyce and Kevin took advantage Robin King and husband Jack during their large coal-fired power station in East Java, Chris just entered middle school. Donna of the empty nest to take their second visits to campus. Y Chris Easton’s son, going back to his roots and taking up the is still in private practice and is going on cruise, having the time of their lives seeing Thomas, is in his second year at Tufts. Son cudgel for renewable energy. His main a medical mission trip to Haiti this fall. Y Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Robert is at R.I.T. and daughter Marian is focus is on geothermal, but he remains Andrew Myers was elected to serve on the Malta. Y Bob Cobuzzi’s mother-in-law, in fifth grade. Wife Patti works in Colby’s active in biogas and some solar projects. executive committee of his law firm, Davis, Pauline Ryder Kezer ’63, convinced him Biology Department. Chris is chair of the Ed got in some skiing with Andrew Christy Malm & D’Agostine in Boston. He recently it was time to send an update from his Fire Science Program at Eastern Maine in Denver back in March. The snow was celebrated the second birthday of daughter home in Chadds Ford, Pa., where he lives Community College. They traded in their pretty beaten up at the time, but they had Cora May, and traveled to Uruguay to visit with wife Anne and their three kids. Their old 19-foot sailboat for a newer 26-footer, a great time. “It was almost like being back his sister, Lauren, who just had twins. Y eldest daughter just graduated from West and Chris has “new things to fix and build.” at Sugarloaf, except that the weather was Tom Claytor is currently flying a Pilatus Virginia University and is looking for a job sunny and warm and our bones creaked Porter in Papua, Indonesia. In June he was in psychology, their second daughter is like the 50-year-olds that we are.” Plans invited to introduce the sport of lacrosse in attending Franklin and Marshall, and their 1984 are afoot to do it again next spring, creak- Bhutan (bhutanlacrosse.com). He started son entered seventh grade. Bob has worked Mary Kate Whalen ing bones notwithstanding. Ed also had with 40 sticks and 80 balls and reports in the pharmaceutical industry since com- [email protected] contact with some current students and that everyone picked it up quickly. He pleting his Ph.D. and postdoctoral work Marian Leerburger has excellent news. recent graduates looking for positions. was surprised to see that the Bhutanese and is senior vice president for corporate Daughter Katie competed in the U.S. Junior His company had a Jan Plan intern who girls insisted on playing with the boys. As development for Endo Health Solutions.

68 Colby / FALL 2012 If that weren’t demanding enough, Bob 1988 is also an advisory board member for a Nancy Donahue Cyker venture capital group in Denmark and an 80s newsmakers [email protected] industry trade advisory committee member for the U.S. Department of Commerce. In Marc Gordon ’82 was appointed to the position of Jon and Judy MacDonald Webel live in February he found time to visit Mayflower executive vice president and chief information officer Falmouth, Maine, with boys Stephen ’14, Hill for a career conversation with Colby with American Express Company. He will also become Tommy ’16, J.P., and Daniel. Jon co-owns a corporate officer upon his election by the American students interested in the pharmaceutical a printing and mailing company, Mailings Express board of directors at the next meeting. F industry. Y Gretchen Bean Lurie also Unlimited, in Portland. Judy is an adminis- Stuart Swain ’83 is stepping down as provost and vice got back to Mayflower Hill last spring as trator at Camp Agawam in Raymond, where president for academic affairs at University of Maine the boys have enjoyed many summers. Jon an admissions committee member on at Machias at the end of the year. He will return to the the Colby Alumni Council. Now she has says, “Life in Maine is the way it should be!” UMM faculty, where he served as associate professor of Y Kevin Molloy had a busy few years. He joined the Career Center committee with mathematics before beginning his term as provost eight Stefanie Rocknack ’88 and wife Erica welcomed son Sawyer, who Noriko Miyakoda Hall ’87. When Gretchen years ago. F Stefanie Rocknak ’88 won a national joined sisters Maddie and Whittier. Sawyer met with the leadership team for the competition offered by the Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston to place a life-sized appears to be Kevin’s mini-me. They left AISAP Summer Institute (advocates for statue of the writer in Poe Square. The project attracted submissions from 265 artists the community of independent school from 42 states and 13 countries. F Karen J. DeAngelis ’89 was awarded the 2012 Acton, Mass., and lived in Poland before admissions and enrollment profession- G. Graydon and Jane W. Curtis Award for Nontenured Faculty Teaching Excellence at moving to Houston last year. Kevin remains als), she found Christopher Tompkins ’89 University of Rochester, as well as a Spencer Foundation grant to study the academic at Camp Dresser McKee Smith, which was part of their leadership team meeting skills and racial/ethnic diversity of teachers entering the Illinois K-12 public schools. takes him near and far. He had a Colby on the beautiful shores of La Jolla, Calif. encounter with Kim Norberg Burke ’91 in Gretchen loves running, swimming, and Madrid. Y Meg Galloway Goldthwaite hiking year-round around her home in but they are three such fine people. No, let for years in California, and I intend to draw lives in Maryland and works at the Clinton fabulous Southern Calif. Y Robin Clisby me go further. They are three unbelievably heavily on her expertise.” (Phew, that’s Bush Haiti Fund, which promotes economic Pelczar and her husband enjoyed a great attractive people of the highest moral fiber. more like it.) Y Charles Herrera says, opportunity and jobs. Meg wants to shine vacation that included an amazing road They are the kind of people you’d like to “My news, fascinating as it is, is that I’m a light on the inspiration of Haiti, a land “of trip through northern and eastern Arizona, buy a new villa in Italy if you could afford getting married on August 26. Not my first, extremes—sadness and immense beauty, seeing Sedona, Verde Canyon, the Painted one, which unfortunately I can’t. But you but practice makes perfect. [Not when it spirit, and strength.” Last November Meg Desert, and finally the North Rim of the get the point. I am extremely proud of comes to cliff diving, Charles. Learned that wed Todd Goldthwaite, twice. Initially on a Grand Canyon. She recommends a similar these people. (This is to show that, if you the hard way. Sure do miss my chin.] I’m stealth trip to Paris, then at home at what trip to everyone for the breathtaking scen- write news, I will shower you with hollow still living and working in Silicon Valley. guests believed would be her birthday party. Meg will compete in her first Tough ery. When not traveling Robin works as a praise. Talk about incentive.) I also get a lot We are off to Hawaii for a few weeks Mudder this fall. At reunion she hopes to benefits officer at Meredith Village Savings of spam messages from non-classmates after, where I expect to enjoy snorkeling, drag Bevin Dockray Gove and Jill Heslam Bank, where she’s been for almost 18 years. that I could print; but they usually involve sailing, and not getting stung by jellyfish. to Dairy Cone. Y Todd Nicholson lives in Y While Peter Coley is a banker in real some sort of fake lottery or promise of I missed the reunion, but it seems so did North Yarmouth, Maine, with wife Gloria life, he plays a doctor on TV… er, film! This virility. So I respond to those in private. many of my Colby friends. My memory is Y and kids Emma, 16, Claire, 14, and William, past year, Peter had a cameo part in an On we go. Allyson Goodwin writes, “Son going, so I’m guessing even if I had gone 10. The kids are busy with ballet, track, independent film written and directed by Jordan graduated from Northfield Mount I would have ended up there on the wrong fencing, and dance. After 20 great years his cousin Brad Coley. East of Acadia is Hermon in May. He’ll attend R.I.T. this fall week. Meanwhile, in the course of planning an eco-thriller set in Eastport, Maine, but at L.L.Bean, Todd “had a mild, midlife, to study engineering. Daughter Haley is a the wedding, I’ve heard from Peter Voss, filmed mostly in Westport, Mass. Daughter junior at N.M.H. I’m going into my seventh existential crisis” and moved into nonprofit. Peter McKinley, Michael Salvador, and Juliette has a small part as well. Y All you year as chief advancement officer at After two years fundraising at Bates, Irene Izquierdo Patterson, who all sound folks with college and high school kids, I’ll N.M.H., my second tour in advancement he’s director of advancement at Maine alive, and Rich Bachus who sounds almost be coming to you for advice before long. at my alma mater. My husband is also an Audubon. In his free time Matt earned a alive. He never replied to my invite so can’t Chris Engstrom and I are figuring out the N.M.H. classmate so, among the four of master’s in American and New England be sure. To sum up: Herrera, alive, getting vagaries of elementary school—our Henri us, we are ‘all-in!’ [I’m sensing a theme studies. He sees nearly-neighbors Greg married. Did I mention at a winery? Fitting started third grade this fall and loves it so here.] My family and I live on campus in Cunningham and Matt Stetson often. Y if you know me.” (Because you love bottling far, thanks to a teacher who is “strict but the beautiful hamlet of Gill, Mass., where Laurie Anderson is a plant ecologist at not so strict that she’s mean, and also very there isn’t even one blinking light and the processors? The smell of cork? I mean, why Ohio Wesleyan and leads the Ecological nice but not so nice that you don’t learn closest Starbucks is 40 miles away. It’s the else would anyone get married at a winery?) Research at Education Network Founda- Y anything.” Sounds like I might do well to hinterland, but it’s gorgeous and a great Okay, I have one hundred words left. tion, which engages faculty and under- take a page from her book. Y Keep the place to educate teenagers. I was sorry to That’s a bigger number than it sounds. It is, graduates at small colleges in multistate news coming, my friends—it’s so good to miss our 25th reunion, but my own work I must admit, a daunting challenge to fill in research. She lives in Delaware, Ohio, with hear from you! with alumni kept me away from Mayflower the proverbial blank with enough phrases husband Dan Seufert and son Evan, 10. Hill.” Y Ever calm Ellen Galambos writes, of merit to defeat this verbal mountain that Last July she had a great time camping in “I’m sitting here trying to write a course now stands before me. Many times I simply Maine with Margot Glockler Liffiton, Jean 1987 overview for the College Board’s A.P. don’t have one hundred words floating in DeNapoli, and Debbie Gentile Springel. Y Scott Lainer English Language and Composition. I just my brain, much less flowing from hand to Karen Hentz Merriam lives in Exeter, N.H., classnews1987@ colby.edu spent the last week at Bentley being trained paper. But I want you to know, each and with husband Brent and daughter Maielle, Hello wonderful classmates and any bored to teach this course, and I’m PETRIFIED! every one of you, from the very tallest to, 6. Karen is at home while Brent finishes people in the admissions waiting room ran- [Okay, I stand corrected.] Thankfully, the well, myself, that I am no shrinking violet. his M.B.A. She gets together monthly in domly perusing the Colby magazine. I only lovely Karen Glahn Meredith has been I will make the most of this opportunity Newburyport with Mary Jane Carty Brown. had three people send news this quarter; teaching this same College Board course and … oops, ran out. Peace. Y Josh Marx writes of biking adventures

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for work and pleasure. He rode 10,000 spent 10 days this summer at the National In addition to starting a graduate program the Dolomites. Y Colleen Bulger Proppe feet/101 miles on Mt. Laguna one day, Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in to earn her M.A. in marriage and family checked in from the San Francisco area, then a few months later 16,000 feet/138 Boston. His sponsors for this amazing therapy, Ingrid Moore Conway has become where she is raising 10-year-old twin boys. miles on and around Mt. Shasta. Josh experience included his godmother, Anne certified as an advocate for victims of Her oil paintings are popular in Marin County reports Chris Hurley visited on his way to Bowie ’92, and Carleen Nelson, beloved domestic violence and sexual assault. She and San Francisco galleries, and she feels climb Rainier, and Mike Cantara ’89 visited retired admissions secretary. Y Kerri Hicks finds being an advocate rewarding, and lucky to make a living doing something while in Seattle. Y Mary Eickhoff Dunn is also writing a book—a cookbook—and clearly her work is making life better for she loves. In addition to painting, she is married Thomas Wyatt of Spencer, N.C., she’s looking for good recipes! Y I’m many deserving people. Y Mike Marcello communications director for Art Works last summer. Son Colby is a freshman at sure she’ll write me about it, but Jennifer is seeking reelection to the R.I. General Downtown, an art center in San Rafael. She N.C. State College of Engineering. Y Randy Joseph’s photos from her recent kayaking Assembly, where he has served since 2008. keeps in touch with Jill Sinclair Smith and Catlin is a project executive at Shawmut trip in British Columbia are spectacular. Otherwise, he practices law in Providence loves seeing photos of her growing kids. Design and Construction in Boston. One Y Bob and Sue Banta Gallagher still live in the firm Morrison Mahoney LLP, where recent project was renovation of the United in Atlanta with two kids and a yellow lab. he’s been since 1996. (Can anyone else Teen Equality Center in Lowell. The center They had a full travel schedule in 2012, beat that tenure at one employer?) Y 1991 provides education and training to at-risk including a family trip to the Galapagos Valerie Bryer Pettit lives in Alpharetta, David Shumway youth, and carpentry students assisted in Islands and a 20th wedding-anniversary Ga., with her husband and two children [email protected] the project. Y Taylor Henderson lives in trip to London and Paris. In between, and has been teaching English and special Greeting classmates! It must be a very slow West Hartford, Conn., with wife Pamela, they found the time to get back to New ed at Roswell High School for 15 years. Y summer (or people must be very busy), daughter Kiernan, 15, and sons Ramsey, England for a visit, including a dinner with Thomas McClintock and family continued because I only received one update. Y N. 12, and Shea, 11. Taylor works for Pratt Kirk Koenigsbauer in Boston. Y Yellow making progress toward their dream of Todd Pritsky wrote, “Wacky times. I was & Whitney managing a business unit that labs are popular with our class: Michael traveling around the country in an RV. While elected to the selectboard in Fletcher, Vt., makes compression systems for military Diamond and husband Damien recently they don’t have an RV yet, they telecom- for a three-year term at our annual town aircraft engines. Pamela owns a commer- adopted the most adorable lab puppy … mute for long durations from the comfort meeting in March. Daughter Sadie was born cial point-of-use water filtration company. and soon will be getting new furniture. Y of their minivan. This summer they visited July 20, to which her big brother, Samuel, They enjoy watching and coaching their Jeremy Banks and wife Marcia welcomed Arches and Yellowstone national parks, the 2, is adjusting reasonably well.” Y As for kids’ hockey and lacrosse teams across their second child, Andrew Jameson, July Strawberry Festival in Glenwood Springs, me, I recently completed another road trip, New England. Y Toby Emerson and 3. They live in Ellington, Conn., where Colo., Ely, Nev., Lake Tahoe, and Thermopo- driving from San Antonio, Texas, though wife Dana teach and coach at Deerfield Jeremy works as a special ed teacher and lis and Cheyenne, Wyo. Y Bob Lian had Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, West Vir- Academy, where they live with son Zeke, continues to perform in The Score, which the pleasure of running into Tony Corrado ginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, 15, and daughter Mae, 12. Y Matthew Jeremy describes as a “rock/party band.” Y recently when he was chairing a meeting Connecticut, and Massachusetts, to move Kennedy and Gil Falcone (and wives) Happy 20th anniversary to Tripp and Heidi hosted by Bob’s firm. This summer Bob some things for my parents. I didn’t have got together in Santa Rosa, Calif., after Lombard Johnson. Loved the wedding pic and family made a trip down the California a lot of time to stop and see the sights, reading in this column that they lived not on FB! Heidi is planning the sixth annual coast with Tom Wilde ’89 and his family. Y but you still get to see quite a bit of the far apart. Matt reveals “some beers were Fall Classic Families of SMA Charity Golf Jeff Jones and family enjoyed their yearly country while driving about 2,000 miles. consumed.” A testimonial to the potential Tournament in Bellingham, Mass. Heidi and summer pilgrimage to Lake Winnipesaukee, Y It occurs to me that many of us will be benefits of contributing to this column. attending our 25th high school reunions Keep news coming. this year—I’ll be waiting for stories for our Ingrid Moore Conway has become certified as next class column. Keep in touch! 1989 an advocate for victims of domestic violence Anita L. Terry and sexual assault. 1992 [email protected] Molly Beale Constable Tom Abbatiello and his family moved to [email protected] Hanover, N.H., more than three years ago, Our 20th reunion last June kicked off and Tom works at Tuck School of Business Tripp’s son, William, has spinal muscular N.H., to see family and friends. They live in summer 2012, and it certainly set the “fun at Dartmouth. He enjoys being back in atrophy, and the family is tireless in work- Fincastle, Va., in an old farmhouse they are bar” pretty high. I hope the remainder of northern New England, on a campus that ing for a cure. Y Shaun Dakin, in Falls remodeling one room at a time. He and his summer delivered good times, adventure, “shares many fine traits” with Colby’s. Church City, Va., continues the fight for voter wife have four kids, the oldest a senior in and relaxation for all of you. Y On June 30 But Colby’s is prettier. Right Tom? Y A privacy. He was quoted in the Washington high school. (Not sure what is more nerve Tabby Biddle and husband Lee Schneider long way from N.H., Catherine Andrew Post, CBS, The Hill, Pro Publica, and on wracking—that we could be old enough to welcomed Bodhi Biddle Schneider. She Rogers and her family are embarking on Russian TV, after he exposed the fact that have children that age or that college tuition writes, “Bodhi is very vocal and quite an expat adventure in Florence, Italy. The the Obama iPhone/iPad app shows voter’s looms so close.) Running his own business, a character. He even has his own blog family vacationed in eastern Europe for two ages and addresses to all who download it. Mother Earth Landscaping, allows him the (overfiftyunderfive.com)!” The three live weeks before heading to bella Italia, where Y Despite my pleas, very few of you signed flexibility to coach soccer, baseball, and with their kitten, Max Frederick, in Santa Catherine will have a two-month assign- up to let me stalk you on Facebook. That’s wrangle the kids. Y Kathrine Cole Aydelott Monica, Calif. Y Karen Wu, husband ment for her job as in-house counsel at GE. OK, but if you don’t start actually sending is an instructional librarian coordinator of Ben, and 6-year-old twins Peter and Molly How do I get that gig? Y Congratulations in your news, I’m just going to make stuff assessment at the Oliver Wendell Holmes spent July road-tripping cross-country to Kristin Palmer McAnaney, who married up. Come on, you can do it! Library at Phillips Academy in Andover, from Roanoke, Va., to Irvine, Calif., to Killian McAnaney in Amesbury in June. Y Mass. This year she begins her two-year visit her family. They traveled 7,550 miles, Maria Luisa Arroyo is coeditor of a recently term as secretary of the New England camped in nine national parks, and had published book called Bullying: Rebuttals, 1990 Library Instruction Group. She and husband a blast. They spent two nights in Lucas, Confessions, and Catharsis. (teatrovida. Kristin Hock Davie Jack ’91 traveled to Italy in August, spending Texas, with Yong Kwon, wife Jeannie, and com). Son Shaheen, a rising 11th grader, [email protected] time in Venice and hiking in Tuscany and their children. “Yong still looks good—no

70 Colby / FALL 2012 visible gray hair and as tan as ever. It was stuffed flamingo, or putting new batter- looking for a few good men and women to and wife Celeste moved to San Francisco great to catch up with him, but Texas is ies in a clock.” She’s in touch with Susan join the committee.” She wants people to three years ago and enjoy the city with HOT.” Y Warren Claytor checked in from Krolicki Newmeyer, John Cully, and Lesley get fired up about reunion, which coincides daughter Nina, 6, and son Johnny, 4. vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where he Frymier Cook and, through Facebook, with with Colby’s bicentennial. “What better After two previous startups, this summer was enjoying the mountain air, climbing her cohort from Jenny Boylan’s writing reason to make the trek—maybe desecrate he founded Mango Health with a goal of in the Tetons, rodeos, rafting, fly-fishing, classes. She remains close friends with that Bowdoin sign along the way for old helping consumers take control of their mountain biking, and soaking up the sun Jenny. Isabelle plans to be at reunion and to time’s sake—and spend a weekend at our health with fun, elegant, and easy-to-use and time with his family. He dovetailed his cajole others to join. Y Jeff Baron visited alma mater with old friends!” Get in touch mobile applications. He hopes to see more vacation with a bit of work for his Pennsyl- Colby last August with his girls (Samantha with her at [email protected] if you’re Colby alumni in the Bay area. Y Donna vania-based architecture firm, inspecting a ’24 and Ali ’26). Seniors were prepping for interested in helping. Bacchiocchi celebrated her 40th birthday historic renovation he did to two Crescent COOT, and campus was being readied for with a first trip to Las Vegas in March with H cabins at the foothills of the Rendezvous freshmen. Jeff and family are lucky to spend high school friends and had a great time. Mountain Range. Y Nicole Farkas Mogul much of every summer at their home on 1994 A few weeks later she attended a confer- and her girls, Sylvie, 9, and Nora, 6, took a Long Pond in the Belgrades, occasionally Kimberly Valentine Walsh ence in Chicago and, thanks to a photo three-week odyssey to Colombia. The idea sneaking to Big G’s and North Street Dairy [email protected] she uploaded to Facebook, reconnected was language immersion, but it turned into Cone. Jeff stays in touch with Bill “Vanilli” Megan Harris Boucher wrote that stepson with Marinel Mateo Cahill, who treated more of an outdoor adventure with tons Miller. Y Sarah Burditt McDougall Kyle was packing for his freshman year at her to a delicious lunch at Michael Jordan’s and tons of animals—especially bugs. works from home in Bend, Ore., as an IT Rollins. She finds it hard to believe it was Steakhouse. “It was such a treat to catch Y In late July, I was lucky to log some program manager. She enjoys Bend’s out- 22 years ago we were doing the same. up, and we both remarked how we haven’t time with Jennifer Nehro Patriacca of door activities including walking, cycling, Husband Ken and daughter Emma are well aged at all.” She continues to work at Wellesley, Anne Maddocks Michels, who kayaking, volunteering, and microbrewery in Aspen, Colo. Emma started third grade, the Bentley University library and live in was back east from Pasadena, Calif., and decks. She’s in touch with Colby folks on and they’re planning a trip to Disney World Watertown, Mass., with her boyfriend and all of our collective children. I think our Facebook. “Sometimes it amazes me how this fall to visit Kyle and Mickey. Y Erik French bulldog, Jasper. Earlier this year she abs were still sore from all the laughter much technology has changed since we Cole-Johnson spent last year in Lucca, met up with Bonnie Johnson Barry and shared at reunion on Mayflower Hill. Y In graduated 19 years ago,” she writes. “I Italy, on sabbatical from Proctor Academy. Kelly Moynihan in Kittery, Maine. August, after an amazing three years of don’t anticipate making reunion 2013, but By the end of the year, their 5-year-old son living “the way life should be” in Maine, I’d love to hear from old friends I’m not in was telling Erik he spoke Italian “like an Sura DuBow Lennon and family moved touch with.” Y Aliza Hernandez Whittel American,” and their 10-year-old daughter 1995 back to Evanston, Ill. “It’s bittersweet,” began her 20th year teaching. Her first routinely corrected his vocabulary. It was Yuhgo Yamaguchi she says, “but we’re looking for our next was in kindergarten and the last 18 were a great opportunity, and they were also [email protected] life adventure.” We can’t wait to hear! Y in first grade in Monroe, N.Y. Aliza’s been happy to have their home in N.H. to return Noah Haverkamp Frere recently returned And finally, Thorn Luth kindly took time to married for 17 years to Jim and has two to. Y Steve Horsch left his job at MIT to from a two-month journey to Nepal and write with a promise that he will bombard children, Nicholas, a high school junior, move to N.Y.C., where he is associate VP India. He and his wife reconnected with me—column after column—with interesting and Christina, a seventh grader. She and of development at the New York Botanical the host family Noah lived with 18 years updates to his life. I’m still waiting, Thorn. Jim, master divers, have dived all over Garden. Y Laura Eanes Martin lives at ago while he was a student at Colby. “It Y Bring it on, ’92, bring it on! the world. Y Kristin Winkler Hera and The Gunnery, where her husband teaches was everything a family reunion should husband welcomed their first child, Anna English. She’s director of enrollment at have been, as we exchanged love and Louisa Hera, July 31. Anna was greeted by Washington Montessori School, where Namastes.” Y Ben Bartlett has been 1993 stepbrother Cristian, 16. Kristin’s Colby children Isabel, 10, Luke, 8, and Amelia, working on California’s upcoming cap-and- Jill Moran Baxter roomies Beth Montgomery Rhinelander 5, attend. Y John Utley has his whole trade carbon auction and helping wife Yelda [email protected] and Emilie Abair Barmashi helped host a family riding motorbikes and took a chop- run for a position on the AC Transit board Sarah Steindel Keating is VP of enrollment baby shower. Kristin looks forward to a year per ride through the Grand Canyon, which of directors. Y Nicole and Christopher and marketing at Keystone College in La off from teaching to be home with Anna. Y he highly recommends. Check our class Lohman welcomed daughter Kelsie in Sep- Plume, Pa., and an associate consultant Patricia Thorpe Tweedie works full-time web page for photo. Y Justin Brown is tember 2011. They’re excited to plan her with Noel Levitz, a firm specializing in at PrimaCare in Fall River, Mass., and in his seventh year teaching fourth grade first birthday party. Y Darragh Fitzsimons higher education. Last July Sarah pre- teaches family practice residents at Kent in Brookline, Mass., public schools. He’s Young added a new member to her family sented “Social Media: Information on a Hospital in Warwick, R.I. She’s traveled to lived in Boston for about 12 years. During in this summer. James Weston was born Hot Tin Roof” at a national conference. Haiti every year since the 2010 earthquake. summers he works as event staff for July 20. Sister Bryce, 9, and brother Tripp, Check out the talk at noellevitz.com. Sarah Tish went to medical school with a Pas- Antiques Roadshow and travels the country 6, are great helpers. “We’re having fun with spends time chasing kids Isabel, 10, and sionist priest who runs an orphanage and helping with the show. Sweet summer job! a new baby in the house again, although a Tyler, 7. She got her Maine fix this summer pediatric hospital (StLukeHaiti.org), which Last summer he traveled with the show full night sleep would be welcome.” Y Keith and visited Dede Christensen and David has expanded since the quake. During her to Boston, Myrtle Beach, Corpus Christi, Stockmann spent six weeks in Gabon, in Frothingham on the way. Y Erik ’94 and recent trip, husband Andrew held down the Seattle, Cincinnati, and Cedar Rapids. He central Africa, as a professor of forest and Staci Strauss Mortenson and kids Anders fort while their girls, Caroline, 13, and Julia, recently did a drum gig in N.Y.C. and caught natural resource economics helping build and Anneliese live in Pottstown, Pa., where 10, went to camp. Y Highlights of Laurie up with Rob Underwood, Kelly Mendonca a new master’s program for mid-career Erik teaches English and coaches lacrosse Girard Eidt’s summer were returning to ’93, and Nicole St. John ’92. He also sees central Africans through the U.S. Forest at Hill School. Y Isabelle Gagnon Johnson work as a physical therapist at Stamford Stephanie White McKenna ’95 regularly— Service International Programs. After he lives outside D.C. with her 9-year-old son Hospital’s Outpatient Rehab and Andrea she’s married, lives in Arlington, Mass., returned, Keith participated in the wedding and partner Christopher. She’s CEO at Krasker Gavin’s surprise birthday party and is a third grade teacher in Newton. Y of Nicole and Christian Bitterauf ’98 near a nonprofit organizing young people on on Chebeague Island, Maine. The party Ross Nussbaum writes that the family is Missoula, Mont. Y Ariana Talbot Vance’s climate issues, “which is a generous way included an extended weekend on the heading south. They’re leaving the N.Y.C. family summer vacation involved six people of saying I can usually be found working water and Maine lobsters. Y Beth Curran metro area and relocating to sunny Palm driving 3,700 miles through 12 states, and on a spreadsheet, awarding someone a Balter, our reunion gift chair, writes, “I’m Beach Gardens, Fla. Y Jason Oberfest it included a visit with Margaret Suggs

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Herath and her family in Illinois. She’s Buddhist inmates at a medium security Drew Minkiewicz ’96 and family in April. the waterfront, a program sponsored by the looking forward to starting her 10th year prison in Washington. (I could not confirm Y In July Wendy Morris Levine took a National Gallery of Jamaica and the multi- working for the Laramie County school whether the inmates wear orange robes trip with her husband and two children, care foundation located in Kingston. After district in Wyoming. Y Marsha Magnus instead of jumpsuits.) She recently had Wyatt, 6, and Meredith, 4, to Legoland years of moving back and forth between visited family in Kingston, Jamaica, where dinner with Shana Berger, who was visiting in California. While waiting in line for a Jamaica and the U.S., I decided to settle she fixed, painted, and placed a headstone Seattle for her own work with Campus Com- ride, they bumped into Kara Marchant down. This year, I moved to Port Antonio, on her mother’s grave. She is moving to pact. Y Still more news from the Pacific Hooper and her family. Y Julie Lovell Jamaica, my grandparents’ hometown and Orlando, where she hopes to attend the Northwest: Bernadette Graham Hudson Dunlap sent a quick note to say that she the location of the blue lagoon. I am busy University of Central Florida for master’s lives in Portland, Ore., where she began had a great summer and that she learned creating art (two of my pieces were shown degrees in business administration and a job with the Oregon Department of Fish to surf, “which has been awesome!” She’s at the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery last accounting. Y On March 15 John and and Wildlife focusing on salmon recovery hooked. Y Steve Kidd is directing and year) and launching my dream organiza- Jennifer “Hank” Ancker Whelen wel- efforts and wildlife impacts from dams on acting at the Gamm Theatre in R.I. He also tion, Jelicoconut, a community-based comed baby boy Henry James, weighing a the Willamette River. She saw Woody ’97 received a new position as professor at arts organization in Port Antonio. I have “solid” 10 pounds. “He’s currently rolling and Anne Robinson Pollack at their home Brown University teaching literacy through a vision for where I want it to go and am over, doing baby pushups, and getting in Clearwater, Fla., last February, and ran performance in the education department. slowly working towards it. The first step was drive-by hairstyling courtesy of our two into jetsetting Carrie Allen at their recent Y Jami Fisher’s son Evan, 9, entered a developing a website (jelicoconut.org). I golden retrievers,” writes Jen. They live in am really excited by the opportunity to New Canaan, Conn. Y In August the 12th pull together both my passions, skills, and annual Matt Gaudet Golf Tourney was For the past six years Amy Darling has experience into something I hope will have held at the Dunegrass County Club in Old facilitated meditation practice with Buddhist a positive impact. ‘Imagine, create, inspire, Orchard Beach, Maine. Event organizers and transform’ is my motto. All the best, Glenn McCrum ’94, Greg Walsh, and T.J. inmates at a medium security prison in from the Jam Rock ... to the world ... gold, Maines, did another fantastic job organiz- Washington. silver and bronze.” Y I love receiving your ing this event to benefit Matt. Colby players updates. Keep them all coming! included Vaughn “Chip” Clark ’94, Adam Cote, Mike McElaney, and Brian Pompeo. James Colligan, Charles Bowen ’96, Keith high school reunion in Indianapolis. Y kids’ Healthy Cooking Challenge cooking 1998 Albert ’96, and Mark Porter repeated as Speaking of reunions, I bumped into May- contest sponsored by Epicurious and the Brian Gill tourney champions. lene Cummings Mitchell at the (rockin’) White House. One winner from each state [email protected] Oxford Hills H.S. 20th reunion a few weeks was selected—and he won! They spent a Congrats to Doug Jocelyn and wife Leah, ago. She and husband Erik ’97 live on the day at the White House, guest of Michelle who live in Needham, Mass., and have 1996 Maine coast, and in her spare time Maylene Obama, and joined the first Kids’ State two children, Hannah, 4 and Nina, 2. Brad Smith trains herding dogs for competition. Y Jen Dinner. President Obama himself showed Doug started a new job at Biogen Idec in [email protected] Hellman Wilfrid recently began a job with up and shook everyone’s hand. It was Cambridge in July and looks forward to the Everyday, everywhere, babies are born. the WIDA Consortium at the UW-Madison quite an experience! Y Natalie Collins upcoming reunion. Y Derek Luke contin- Especially among the ’96ers. Y Alex Wisconsin Center for Education Research, sent a great e-mail, filled with detail of ues to set personal records at Newport Levental and wife Erin had a lovely baby where she does professional development what she’s been up to in the last 15 years. Storm from total amount of beer made, girl, Colby Oksana, in June. Y Casey with educators working with bilingual stu- After graduating from Colby she earned her to efficiencies, to most customer visits, to McCullough welcomed a handsome baby dents. Hubby Brett is principal of Sandburg M.S.W. at Boston University. She returned most hours worked, to “happiest we have boy, Augustin Marek, July 31. Y Beth Elementary School in Madison. When not to L.A. to work with the Los Angeles Chil- ever been—things are looking up.” The rum Atkinson Zow welcomed her third, the educating the masses, the couple spends dren’s Museum and LAUSD Early Childhood is really doing well—up another 400 percent luminous Ellen Rebecca, a while back. Y time with their 18-month-old son, Wesley. Program. She then found herself on a new or so this year. Production has tripled from And former Piper resident Alex Chin and Y Emmett McCarthy lives somewhere in path as a National Head Start Fellow. In two years ago, and that will allow them wife Mary Thach ’98 celebrated the Aug. 10 Idaho, canvassing the Tetons for free (or that role she moved to D.C. for a year to to move the spirit into states beyond R.I. arrival of the dashing Henry Christopher. Y underpriced) wood. Y And to top it off, work on family and community partner- soon. Y Maggie Drummond married Matt But hey, our classmates don’t just multiply. B.J. Sample swam the 2.4-mile Nubble ships with an emphasis on early-childhood Bahl June 2, and they’re expecting baby They do other stuff too! Rachel Zierzow Light House Challenge—on purpose! Y partnerships with children’s museums and Drummond-Bahl in January. Y David and teaches macrobiotic cooking at the Natural Seriously, keep the notes coming people. did a mini-internship with the Institute of Nina Perkins Newman moved to Ridge- Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts in This stuff don’t be writing itself. Museum and Library Services’ Strategic field, Conn., with children, Lily, 9, Elise, 7, Austin (Texas’s “Foss Dining Hall”) and Partnerships Department. She wrote, and Will, 4. Nina started her new job as moved to an organic farm in August. This “The interest in museum/early childhood admission director at School of the Holy summer she visited Brian ’94 and Rima 1997 partnerships became the groundwork for Child in Rye, N.Y. Y Alison Kelleher married Lathrop Carlson and Carrie Califano Leah Tortola Walton my master’s thesis at Bank Street College her high school sweetheart, David Mackey, Carney in Vermont. Speaking of Carrie, [email protected] of Education, where I studied leadership in June 2, after running into each other at her freshman roommate, Julie Erickson Peter Sheren checked in to say that he museum education. While working on my their 15-year high school reunion (so go Bond, saw Mike and Angel Coyne Sabin is still living in Singapore and is starting master’s at Bank Street, I decided to spend to your reunions!). Y Alex ’96 and Mary and their kids, Will and Charlotte, at Lake renovations on his housing there to include the year in Jamaica interning in the educa- Thach Chin welcomed their second child, Winnipesaukee in July. Julie and husband a guest room for any visiting members of tion department at the National Gallery of Henry Christopher, Aug. 10. Big sister Lily John ’94 live in Vermont. Y Amy Darling ’97. He recently traveled to Poland and Jamaica. My projects focused on develop- is over the moon! Uncle Chris Chin ’93 was married Ewan Magie July 28. They went Ukraine with his entire family, seeing ing programming for school-age children, among the first visitors, along with Jason to Glacier National Park for a few weeks the history of WWII and the Cold War, and creating gallery games and resources Kidwell ’96 and wife Jennifer. Tony Frangie to celebrate. For the past six years Amy as well as taking in four matches of the to introduce the children to the national ’01 also popped in for a visit. They’re so has facilitated meditation practice with European Cup. He also enjoyed a BBQ with collection. I worked for the summer arts on happy to be living in Alex’s hometown of

72 Colby / FALL 2012 Antigonish, N.S., while on sabbatical. She less than five miles from Emily Stevens married Sebastion Moore Jr. in November ’01 and Kathleen Pigeon ’98. They have 90s newsmakers 2011, with Beth Ellen Dunphe as her maid a 2-year-old girl and another was due in of honor. On Aug. 4, 2012, Tennille and August. Y Reed Bundy and Kelly Fan- Christopher Chamberlain ’93 was appointed CEO of the her husband welcomed their honeymoon ning had their second daughter, Mabel. pharmaceutical research company Novum. He had served baby into the world, a son, Rankin Atz Melanie Guryansky Olinto, Alexis Fine as president of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette since 2008. Moore. Y Meg Belanger spent a good Greiner, Greg Hanson, and Ben Lester F Anna Lowder Monaco ’95 has been named principal chunk of the summer promoting her first ’99, were on hand to welcome “Mae” and at Jonas Clarke Middle School in Lexington, Mass. F book, The Boston Homegrown Cookbook. congratulate Reece on becoming a big Novelist Sarah V. Langan ’96 published an essay at Y the Los Angeles Review of Books in response to Dwight It was her first foray into food photogra- sister. Ken and Jen Usher Kilduff had Y Allen’s attack on Stephen King. Langan’s essay was phy (although she does shoot goodies their first child, Carter James, June 17. titled, “Killing our Monsters: On Stephen King’s Magic”. for Kristi Jacobi’s itty bitty bake shop). Sarah Czok married Eric Whittier (son of F Daniel Madru ’97 was appointed senior policy advisor Meg gets to see a lot of Colby friends John Whittier ’60) in August 2011. In June for business and regulatory affairs on the policy commit- thanks to photographing their weddings she finished her gynecologic oncology tee by Texas Speaker of the House Representative Joe and families. (megbelangerwedding.com/ fellowship at NYU; on July they moved to Christopher Chamberlain ’93 Straus. F Bill Clough ’91 was named the new head of blog) Y Robyn Osborn recently opened Denver, where Sarah is working for Kaiser. school at the Nichols School in Buffalo, N.Y. Clough most recently had been associate a multidisciplinary medical practice with Psyched to be out of N.Y.C., they’re ready head of school at the Berkshire School. several colleagues. The National Center to enjoy the Colorado outdoors again. Y for Weight and Wellness (www.center- Caroline Nutt Linz welcomed her third forweightandwellness.com) opened in son, William Shields, Nov. 21, 2011. Duxbury, Mass., amidst family and friends. Rudnick, was born June 9. Owen’s middle January 2012 in downtown D.C. She serves William joins brothers Charlie, 5, and Y Peter Felmly continues to practice law in name represents a long Colby bloodline, as assistant director and clinical coordina- Teddy, 3 1/2, and Caroline is expecting Maine and has started dabbling in abstract dating back to his grandfather, Les Rudnick tor of NCWW and is happy to report the baby Linz #4 in January. She’s busy with art using nonperishable items. Y Bill and ’66, and his great-grandfather, Sheldon business is thriving! Y Danielle Driscoll her children’s clothing company, CPC Betsy Kies Raftery welcomed their second Rudnick ’36. Y Matt and Katie Lawrence Millett has been living in Lexington, Mass., Designs (cpcdesignsinc.com), which son, Jason Patrick, July 24. Big brother Sawatzky announced that their third little with her husband and two children for the she started 3.5 years ago and is now Sean is 3. Y Emily Larsen married Isaiah girl, Lila Peabody, arrived July 20. Y Eric last three years. After teaching high school represented in 30 locations across the Moore May 25, and they expected their and Kelly Field Green had their second Spanish for nine years at Belmont High country. Caroline, Mika Steffensen first child, a girl, in September. Emily still daughter, Adrienne Elizabeth, June 23. School, she is super excited to take on a Reynolds (she and Tom Reynolds are god- teaches biology at a charter high school She joins big sister Emma, 3. Y Cate new role as a preschool teacher at Com- parents to Teddy), Lauren Cooke, Lauren in south Phoenix, but they recently moved Tynan O’Dwyer’s daughter Riley arrived munity Nursery School in Lexington. Also, McCarthy, Kristyn Morrissey, Amelia to Tempe. Y Josh Walton and wife Andi March 13, joining brothers Ellis, 3 1/2, Danielle was thrilled to be a bridesmaid Schultz, Amy Sokotch, and Maggie had their second daughter, Iris Helen, July and Patrick. 2. Y Sarah Hewins started in Julie Simpson’s wedding this July, and O’Brien White continued their annual 11. They’re still in Flagstaff, Ariz. Y Mike a new job in January as a professor of it was great to see so many Colby faces girls-trip tradition in June. Caroline also Cuzzi and wife Heather expect their second interior design at Endicott College. In at the wedding. Y Laura Houston moved was part of the ENORMOUS Colby crew child in mid-October. Daughter Maegan, June, Sarah, her husband, and three to Panama City, Panama. She’s teaching at Kristyn Morrissey and Dave Willis’s 2, has already announced that she’s going stepkids welcomed baby girl Mia Grace history to the children of businesspeople wedding. (Can we get a photo?) Y Paul M. to Colby. Y Jessica Rice Healey works at into the world. Y Chris Rogan finished and diplomats at the International School Berube, a postdoc at MIT, is working with The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. his residency in emergency medicine of Panama and is very excited about the Center for Microbial Oceanography: After working in international conservation and started as an attending physician at fresh papaya, travel opportunities, and Research and Education at the University for so long, she’s having fun supporting Christiana Care in Delaware. They were lots of visitors! of Hawaii. On a 10-day research cruise conservation efforts in her home state, expecting their second child, a daughter, north of Oahu, he was junior chief scientist as well as around the globe. She enjoys Aug. 27 (the day before their daughter tracking daily changes in the microbial working with Caroline Allison ’08. Y Tom Emma’s third birthday). Y Becky Pollard 2000 community in the North Pacific. Paul and Anne Miller Crumlish welcomed their has had a hectic but happy year with a Ben Mackay was at Lake Placid in August—like every daughter, Emily, into the world. Y Class wedding and new baby, Cillian Thomas, [email protected] year for the past three—for a week with president Sandra Hughes Goff encourages born seven weeks ahead of schedule Lots of news! It’s fun to hear about a crew from MIT’s figure skating club. Y everyone to save the date for our 15th on Friday the 13th—April 13, 2012. She everyone crossing paths and staying in Greg ’98 and Vanessa Wade Wehmeyer reunion, June 6-9. The more of us who married David Doolin of Dublin, Ireland, touch. I’m in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where had a steep learning curve when it came come, the more fun we’ll have! Y Thank in Bar Harbor Aug. 24 with lots of Colby I recently purchased and renovated a to first-time pool ownership. After two you for your submissions, and enjoy fall! representation, including bridesmaid 1940s log cabin right in town. Let me months of filter problems, algae, and Kristin Devine and guests Hilary Smyth know if you’re coming through! Y Jonah cloudy water, they finally cleared it mid- Wirtz ’00, Heather Daur ’00, Carrie Rus- “J.R.” Rudman and his wife expected July and enjoyed a play date with Christine 1999 sell Marcus ’00, Katie Mitchell Brooks their first child, a boy, Aug. 18. Yes, he Casey Hutchinson’s family. Melissa and Lindsay Hayes Hurty ‘00, Kate MacLeay Crespo ‘00, Jen Usher already has a Colby onesie, and no, Alex Scott Friedman also came by with their [email protected] Kilduff ‘00, Sarah Church Murphy ’00, and Moskos will not be the godfather. Y Jenny beautiful baby girl, Allison. After Labor Day I’ll start with some news of my own! Hus- of course, her maid of honor, Cara Pollard Thomander (of Varberg, Sweden) and Jon Vanessa returned to her job of six years band Blaine and I welcomed our second ’05, and father, Bain Pollard ’76. Y Since Allen were married in the mountain vil- as a school psychologist at Mansfield child and first little boy, Patch William, graduating, Tennille Clemens has been lage of Valldemossa on Mallorca, Spain, High School. Y Josh and Kim McCar- June 3; big sis, Penelope Kate (almost 2), a high school mathematics teacher at Sept. 1. Dr. Tielman Van Vleck ’99, Erik ron Camuso welcomed their first child, loves having a baby. Y Other baby news: Mt. Desert Island High School. Tennille Waters, and wife Dr. Amy Forrer ’98 Lincoln Joshua, July 12. Their new little Tony Pasquariello and wife Amy proudly earned her master’s of education degree in attended. Y Imani Nissanka Clark and family enjoyed the summer together. Y announce that their third child, Owen 2009 from St. Francis Xavier University in partner Kate Clark live in Gorham, Maine, Phoebe Lehmann ’01 and Jay Zarnetske

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live in Guilford, Conn., and are postdoc- son, Will Edwin, in June. Lisa and family toral fellows at Yale. They spent May in live in Dallas, and Lisa works as a licensed Madagascar and continued the adventure 00s newsmakers professional counselor. Y Josh and Terry by catching up with Morgan McDevitt and Packard Baker welcomed their second his family earlier this summer. Y Brian Samantha Saeger ’04 competed in an orienteer- daughter, Hannah Maye, in June. Terry is Hiester defended his Ph.D. in molecular ing event in Croatia after competing in the 2012 co-owner of a graphic design firm, Curious and cellular biology at CU-Boulder and World Orienteering Championships in Switzerland. & Co. Creative, which was named Best She will compete in the Swedish nationals before started a postdoc research position at of Philly 2012 for Custom Stationery by returning to the U.S. in October to compete in the the Anschutz Medical Campus at CU- Philadelphia Magazine. Y Kristina Tabor North American Orienteering Championships in Denver, where he’ll study the mechanisms married Mike Saccone in September at Pennsylvania. F Steven A. Bogden ’05 was quoted underlying neural synapse formation. To extensively in an Atlantic Monthly article titled the Denver Botanic Gardens. Kim Victor celebrate this accomplishment Brian, “Slugfest” regarding the candidates prospects in Neckers attended. Y Adam and Lizzie Alex Moskos, Jim Mason, Robbie Munoz- the upcoming presidential election. Bogden worked Ford Inglis welcomed a baby boy, Charlie, Jimenez ’03, and Ben Heneveld spent a for former candidate Jon Huntsman. F Alexandra in April. Y Chris Castle joined a startup month traveling across Colorado (east to Jospe ’06 is a member of the U.S. orienteering in Seattle named Simply Measured as a west) on Segways. Don’t worry, they wore team and has competed in events around the product manager, helping them manage helmets! Y Jeremy Donovan and Jessica country and abroad. She was recently featured in their data processing and reporting plat- F Densmore had a son, Wells Donovan, born Steven A. Bogden ’05 Rochester’s Democrat and Chronicle. Douglas form. Chris had a great time attending at home in Keene, N.H., June 29. He is A. “Fred” Bailey ’07 was named collections assis- sailing at the London Olympics, supporting adored by big sister Burke. tant at Maine Mineral and Gem Museum. A Libra Foundation and Maine Winter Sports his cousin representing the U.S.A. in the Center-supported athlete, he is training to compete with the 2014 Winter Olympics men’s 470 boat. Y Hilary Corbin reports U.S. Ski Team. F Tyler L. Cote ’07 was named head of Unlocking Potential Academy, that all is well with her girls, Lavely, 3, 2001 a charter school in Lawrence, Mass. and Campbell, 1 1/2, and that they had Dana Fowler Charette a lovely summer on Martha’s Vineyard. [email protected] Hilary competed in her first triathlon in David Riss and wife Elizabeth welcomed She managed to squeeze in beach time them on. Y Josh and Ali Aiello Lemaitre Greenwich in late July, where her cheer- August Malcolm, Aug. 26. David is in this summer in Corsica and Portugal. A welcomed their first baby, Alfred Powell, ing squad included Dana Fowler Charette his second year of emergency medicine recent highlight was Michelle Storkan’s May 19, in San Francisco, where Janice ’01. Y Erika Tristan and husband Dan residency at the University of New Mexico amazing wedding in Carmel, Calif. Annie Greenwald and Stephanie Mendell met welcomed their second child, Evelyn Maya, and loves it. Y Pete Girard and Emily Levy, Deb Harris, Jess Weisbein-Brooks, “Alfie.” They’ll soon move to the Boston area in May. Y Gavin and Whitney Pearce Fitts welcomed their baby, Freida Fischer, Addie Prudden Johnson, Dana Dupre, to be closer to family and Colby friends. had their second daughter, Harper Dillon, Feb. 8. Y David and Payal Shah Fuente Justin Ehrenwerth, Molly Franke, and Y Jory ’02 and Stacy Erickson Raphael in April. The Fittses live in Charlestown moved to Columbia, S.C., in their endless Megan Blackburn were in attendance. live in Vermont with kids Phoebe, 4, and with their two dogs and love catching up pursuit of knowledge and degrees! Y Tyler Y Liz McGann left her job and long-time Tatum, 2. After six years running education with Colby friends in town. Y Stephanie Knauer got married. He continues to teach career teaching middle school science programs at the Vermont Arts Council, Looney Smykal and her husband recently in Denver while trekking to his little patch and started her own nutrition and well- Stacy transitioned to associate director for moved to Boston, where she will attend of heaven in the Tetons. Y Hannah Smith ness counseling business, Live Whole Live school programs at the Flynn Center for the Boston College’s pediatric nurse practitio- Harrison signed contract with Dial Books Well. She’s engaged! Y Scott Bixby and Performing Arts in Burlington. She’s writing ner program. They’re expecting their first for Young Readers/Penguin Picture Books wife Amy welcomed their first child, Luke her Goddard College master’s thesis on baby in January. Y Jon Weber has lived for two books she’ll write and illustrate. The Williamson, Aug 2. They live in Seattle, aesthetic experience in public education. and worked in Munich since July and will first,Ordinary Jane, about a little circus dog where Scott completed his M.B.A. at UW Y Ryle and Alyssa Johnson Goodrich live be there through the end of the year on feeling ordinary in a world that’s extraor- in 2010 and is now director of marketing in Seattle and welcomed their first child, rotation. Jon welcomes the opportunity dinary, is due out spring 2014. She’s also at OneEnergy Renewables, a developer of Max, in June. Y Visit www.colby.edu/mag to catch up with anyone for Octoberfest. co-illustrating a book with Kevin Hawkes large-scale solar PV projects. OneEnergy’s for lots more fall class news online. Y Mark Buschenfeldt married Kellerey (a Maine illustrator she interned with while founder (and Scott’s boss) is the brother at Colby) for Random House. Y Rachel of Brendon Smith ’00. Brendon frequently Rokicki was promoted to assistant director visits the office to hone his dart throwing Brian Hiester defended his Ph.D. in molecular of publicity at Crown Publishing and worked skills. Scott skypes with Tim Wiswell about on the New York Times’s bestsellers Quiet the joys fatherhood. Tim and wife Natasha and cellular biology at CU-Boulder and started and Why Nations Fail. Y Tom and Jennifer had their first baby, Theo, in Moscow, July a postdoc research position at the Anschutz Blume Shanley welcomed their first child 23. Y Melanie Morin enjoys her sweet Feb. 2, five weeks early. James Benjamin baby boy, Brady. With Melanie having Medical Campus at CU-Denver. is doing well and now, at 8-plus months, returned to work, Brady hangs out with his he’s happy and healthy. You’d never know daddy all day. They made a trip to Maine he was a premie! Y Chad Creelman and for his baptism. Y Justin Pare and wife wife Michelle welcomed Holden Tyler in Cassandra welcomed their son, Noah Lohman in July at the top of the historic August. Y Kate Isley moved to Somerville Robert. Y Adam Rolewicz completed the Daniels & Fisher clock tower in downtown in June and, because she works for the Tough Mudder challenge at Mt. Snow, Vt., 2002 Denver. Their Native American ceremony Maine-based firm Pierce Atwood LLP, she July 14. Coincidentally, fellow Goon Matt Sally Hall Bell was celebrated with family, friends, and went to the Gentlemen of The Road music Carter completed the course two timeslots [email protected] their Labradoodle, Bindi. Mark is now festival on the Eastern Prom in Portland ahead of him. Adam’s wife, Heidi, children Thanks to all who wrote in—I hope you a director at Vestas Wind Systems. Y in August. Y Kathy Manu is in her fifth Ryan and Jenna, Meredith Strasnic Carter had a splendid summer. Y Lance and Katie Egan Wertheimer had another baby year living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ’02, and sons Max and Jackson, cheered Lisa McDonald Qualmann had their first boy, Graham Dennis, Feb. 29 (leap day).

74 Colby / FALL 2012 Graham joins big brother Mason, 3. Katie second-year emergency medicine resident. get married Nov. 1, 2013, in Princeton, Chicago. Y Eric and Jenny Carpenter and family still reside in Westfield, N.J. Y Erik Lisk married Nicole Wark in Turks Mass. Y Josh and Allison Turner Osgood McAllister live in San Francisco, where Y It’s now been 14 years since we were and Caicos, April 20. Mules in attendance welcomed baby girl Paige Elizabeth June Eric works for Apple and Jenny continues young freshman on the Colby campus. were Evan McGee, Mac Cathles, Lindsey 24. Y Emma McCandless and Karen to make documentaries. They welcomed The fall always brings back vivid and fond Mahoney Jameson, and Doug Melzer. Y Prager are still in south Texas. Karen daughter Mae this June and are now memories—it still feels like yesterday. Lots of new babies and it seems we’ve writes social studies curriculum for IDEA experts at functioning on three hours had a baby girl streak this spring/summer. Public Schools; Emma has a new job as of sleep. Y Lauren Henderson and Timothy and Abbie Newcomb Knickelbein director of teaching and learning with Brad Seymour were married June 17 on 2003 welcomed a daughter, Maize June, in April. Teach for America. Emma is expecting Southport Island, Maine. Nick Battista, Lauren Tiberio Also in April, Aliya Al-Aufy and husband their first child in February.Y Brandon Emily Bernier Shepard, Meredith [email protected] John welcomed Hannah Regina Lindgren. Irwin is an assistant professor of Crane, and Erica Hill ’05 were in the Erika Togashi is back in N.Y.C. after over Aliya switched jobs and now works as an kinesiology at Kansas State. He’ll play a wedding party. Several members from the nine years in Santa Barbara and San HR consultant for the Oman Oil companies. major role in the Physical Activity Public classes of ’03 through ’05 attended Y Francisco. After six years designing for The Y Eric and Courtney Fry Lerch welcomed Health Program and continue research Marisa MacNaughton Meloski works in North Face, she thought she’d change it up their second child, Catherine, in April. Big in computer-mediated physical activity Boston as a freelance personal stylist for and is now designing men’s outerwear for brother William loves his new baby sister! interventions, including video games and Stilista|Boston as a wardrobe consultant J.Crew. Y Bianca Belcher graduated from Y Michelle Keady Hadley is managing a mobile phones. Anyone who wants to and personal shopper, working with physician’s assistant school at Northeast- lab at Boston Children’s Hospital, and she visit, simply click your heels three times. everyone from businessmen in formal ern and accepted a job in neurosurgery at and husband Jim had a son, Patrick James, Y Justin Juskewitch completed his Ph.D. work settings to stay-at-home moms Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Y Katrina June 14. They’re excited to be parents and in clinical and translational sciences in to early 20-somethings entering the Noyes has lived in Jordan for two years and are having a blast getting to know their little May at Mayo Clinic. He’s tackling medical workforce. In addition she does editorial just signed a new contract as manager of guy. Y Dan and Laurel Burnham Deacon school third-year rotations and waiting and commercial work, styling fashion international relations for the King Hussein (and big sister Elle) have a new addition, with wife Katie for their first child, due shows and photo shoots. Husband Mike Foundation. She is excited to be headed to Ransom Bennett, born July 16. Y Jay and near the end of October. Y Evan and Meloski ’02 works at Reebok International Massachusetts for three weeks around the Karli Jaffe Efron welcomed their daughter, Kim Betz Kearns welcomed their second in Canton, Mass., in the global operations holidays to visit Justin Stempeck, Justin Adele Star, July 11. One of the first people baby, Chase Bennett, June 28. Brayden is division and coaches AAU basketball Ossolinski, and newly engaged Doug to hold Adele was her “auntie,” Leah thrilled to have a little brother. Y Kevin in his free time. They live in Brookline’s Laliberte. Katrina mentioned that Justin Robertson. Y Matt ’04 and Holly Niles Andrews recently completed his master’s Coolidge Corner. Y Anna Catherine Getty Ossolinski completed a six-week research Getty welcomed their second daughter, in civil engineering at the University of was born July 28 to Holly Niles ’03 and cruise from the Azores to Iceland through Anna Catherine, July 28. They’ve already Minnesota, and works as a structural Matt Getty in time to celebrate their fifth his work at Woods Hole Oceanographic brainwashed older daughter Eliza and new- engineer at Ericksen Roed Structural anniversary (Aug. 11) with big sister Eliza. Institution. Y Lauren Calimeris married born Anna by outfitting and photographing Engineers. Y Kellie Phelan married Matt Y Mandy Murphy is back in Chicago and Dan Kocman June 9, in Estes Park, Colo. them in Colby apparel and can’t wait to Bentley Jan. 21, in a snowy wedding in currently training for her fourth marathon, Ellen Whitesides was a bridesmaid and bring them to Waterville! Y My husband, Vermont. They moved to Seattle and the Budapest Marathon, this October. Suzanne Skinner, Rebecca Stern, and She’s engaged to Dan Blake—they’re Nat and Jess Wysor Chamberlin came to getting married in Chicago next spring. celebrate. A great time and wonderful to Katrina Noyes has lived in Jordan for two Y Erica Bauer graduated from William catch up! Lauren and Dan went to Belize & Mary’s School of Education with her for their honeymoon and immediately upon years and just signed a new contract as master’s and educational specialist returning packed up their house in Colorado manager of international relations for the King degrees in school psychology. She works and moved to Rochester, N.Y., where Lauren as a licensed school psychologist in is an assistant professor of economics at Hussein Foundation. Northern Virginia for one of the nation’s St. John Fisher College. Y Jacoby Ballard largest school districts. continues to work in her four-year-old, worker-owned cooperative in Brooklyn, Steve, and I also want to introduce our new Kellie looks forward to connecting with Third Root Community Health Center. She’s little one, Anabelle Quinn Puglisi, born June Colby alums in the area. Y Brian and 2005 taught health and yoga workshops across 25—she missed my birthday by a day, but I Jenn Withnell Hawthorne welcomed Katie Gagne the country. This fall Jacoby will be featured was relieved she didn’t make me wait that their first baby, Jack Harrison, July 26. Y [email protected] at the Yoga, Sex, and Feminism Conference extra day! Y Hope everyone enjoyed the Kristine Ann and Leigh E. Cummings III Mac Lynch was recently engaged to Mary in Dallas. Y Eric Eichler graduated from his summer. Block our reunion weekend, June celebrated their 30th birthdays with a trip Bushnell and is planning a summer 2013 master’s of social work program at Smith 7-9, 2013, on your calendars, and keep the to the beautiful island of St. Barthélemy. wedding in Connecticut. Mac and Mary College and is moving to San Diego for a exciting news coming! They’ll celebrate their fifth wedding live in Pittsburgh, Pa., where Mac is a one-year clinical fellowship with the V.A. anniversary with a whirlwind tour of Paris, financial advisor and Mary is a teacher at to work with veterans with schizophrenia Rome, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, and St. Shady Side Academy. Y Jon Eisenberg and other psychotic disorders. He recently 2004 Tropez. Leigh and Krisy are attorneys and moved to Israel this fall, where he will hung out with Susan Ellsworth and her Kate Weiler reside in the Beacon Hill neighborhood start medical school at Tel Aviv Univer- fiancé, Colin, on the beach in Connecticut [email protected] of Boston with their Shih Tzu, Ralph, and sity. Y Nikki Patel and husband Mihir a few weeks before Susan and Colin were Marc Attiyeh started his fourth and his best friend, Flick (a corpulent Ragdoll bought their first home earlier this year to be married. Y Tom Sterio moved back final year at Columbia Medical School cat). Y Kristan Jiggetts is engaged to and were expecting their second child, a to the Boston area from Texas and joined in N.Y.C. He will apply for residency in Benjamin Kenney. He proposed while girl, Oct. 14. Y Kelly Wheaton finished a new dental practice, Perico Implants and general surgery. Y Amanda Stanke is they were hiking on the Continental her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and will Periodontics. Y Kate Ginty lives in Phila- thrilled to announce she got engaged Divide in Glacier National Park. They’re stay on at Dartmouth Medical School as delphia and works in Camden, N.J., as a to Mark Grentzenberg July 4. They’ll planning an August 2013 wedding in a postdoc, specializing in the assessment

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and treatment of early childhood trauma. in June. They’re happy that many Y Gabriel Reyes, Osman Haneef, Justin Colby alums were in attendance. Y Dubois, Tim Roberts, Mark Chapman, 10s newsmakers Caroline O’Connor LaFave moved back and Nick Von Mertens traveled to France to Waterville, where husband Daniel Peace Corps volunteer Lauren Corke ’10 ran a leadership for Dr. Kevin Selby’s wedding to Lauren has taken a faculty position in Colby’s camp for deaf youth in the northeastern region of Ghana. Ventura. This was the first time Gabriel’s Economics Department. Y In late June The camp hosted 28 deaf students and seven teachers Bethany Peck, Kait Taylor, Kim Devine daughter, Pasquelle, Mark’s son, Sebas- from around the country. Said Corke, “Despite having a McDevitt, and John LaMantia ’10, tian, and Nick’s daughter, Eva, met. Kevin relatively large population of deaf in Ghana, there is still gathered in Tiverton, R.I., for the wedding graduated from Harvard Medical School very little awareness about deaf culture and extremely in 2009 and is completing his residency high levels of stigmatization” of Elizabeth “Buffy” LaMantia to Beau at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Vestal. Dan George ’64 catered and in Boston. Y Nora Gouge Moore still cooked a classic New England feast. The lives in N.Y.C. working as a psychology couple live in Providence and own New intern at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Lauren Corke ’10 Rivers Restaurant. Beau is the chef and Center. Husband Todd works at the law Elizabeth is the general manager. If you’re Y firm Gunderson Dettmer, focusing on tech ever in the Providence area stop in. start-ups. They are happy to celebrate the Lindsay Masters started as a climate Carr and Eric Jordan, along with Krissy Bethann Swartz completed a thru-hike and air program legal fellow at the Fucillo and Trevor Hanly ’07, hosted the of the Appalachian Trail this spring and September nuptials of Mike Sirois and to Environmental Defense Fund’s Boulder, first annual “Brunswick Blowout.” Colby summited Katahdin July 13. She spent a catch up with Colby alums at the event. Y Colo., office in September. Y John alums including Nate Stone, Stephen lot of the Maine section thinking of COOT John Pollakowski and Emily Tull ’06 were Pollakowski ’05 and Emily Tull married Planas, Bennett Barnwell, Drew Beth lives in the White Mountains, N.H. married on a sunny afternoon in July on this July on Peaks Island, Maine. In Rausch, and Taylor Snook made it to Peak’s Island, Maine. In attendance were attendance were 21 Colby grads from Maine for the fun. Y Adrian Walther, 21 Colby grads from ’04 to ’08, including ’04 through ’08, including Liz Shepherd Monty Hankin, and John Wheelock 2007 groomsmen Dave Acker, Josh Kahn, and Christensen, Amy Cronin Davis, Ashley successfully thru-hiked 217 miles of the Annie Mears Will van der Veen, bridesmaid Liz Shepherd Lamb, Lauren Uhlmann Blazar, and Long Trail, from the border of Canada to [email protected] Christensen ’06, ushers Sasha Kenyon ’08, Emily Greene Kahn. John and Emily Bromley Mountain, in two weeks, to raise Allison Cogbill graduated from the Univer- Jeff Lederman, and Derek Snyder ’04, and will honeymoon this winter in Argentina. $10,000 for the Travis Roy Organization. sity of Wisconsin Law School in May and reader Amy Cronin ’06. John and Emily Y Meredith Lowmaster filmed an A big thanks to everyone who donated— works as a criminal defense and personal will honeymoon this winter in Argentina. appearance as a contestant on Jeopardy. the generosity was amazing. (facebook. injury attorney in Eau Claire, Wisc. Y Y Sheldon Stevenson and wife Suzanne Did anyone see it Oct. 17? Y Josh and com/longtrailfundraiser) Y Shari Katz Mariah Buckley lived in Scottsdale, Ariz., welcomed Finn Hollister to their family Aug. Kelsey Neville Berman welcomed a lives in N.Y.C. She’s certified in Zumba, for the past year, anxiously awaiting the 6. Sheldon will finish medical school next healthy baby boy, Trevor Steven, Feb. 29. teaches for Step into Salsa NY, and beginning of her nursing program, hope- year and hopes to make it closer to the Leap Day baby! Y Jenny Venezia Faillace is training to become an instructor for fully in the new bilingual nursing section. East Coast for his residency. Y Tim Haas works as a paralegal at Liberty Mutual is engaged to Ellen Sherry (Stonehill ’07), Insurance in the complex and emerging and the two plan a Boston wedding July 27, risks division in Boston. In July, Courtney Madison Gregor graduated from California 2013. Y Mike Booras shares news from Rothbard, always the fabulous host, some of his favorite ’05ers. Curtis Chin showed Jenny a good time in D.C. Y Jess Western Law School magna cum laude. She and wife Kate welcomed baby boy Caleb Minty attended the wedding of Hillary now practices medical malpractice defense (affectionately known by his Colby friends Easter and Andrew Vermilyea in Vermont. as “Chinfant”). Brandon Binder is getting Kathleen Maynard ’09 was there as the law in Las Vegas. married in Napa Valley in September, happy couple said their vows. In July while Dan Saganey is currently planning Jess’s long-time boyfriend, Stephen Lane, his summer 2013 wedding. Dan is a pro proposed (during a run, of course). A late Pure Barre at their Union Square studio. She currently works as communications scout for the Cleveland Browns. Noah 2013 wedding is planned. Y Amy Cronin Y Antonio Mendez completed an coordinator for Homeward Bound, a Hoffman is completing his residency at the moved to Cambridge, Mass., and married internship at the White House and took Phoenix-based nonprofit, and in April Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, while a Middlebury Panther in Vermont last Courtney Rothbard on a tour of the East was appointed to the board of directors Larry Dagrosa is completing his residency June. Twenty-six Colby grads attended Wing. Y Dan Giuliani is the founder/ of Singleton Moms, a local charity serving at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in including Amy’s dad, Paul ’67, and CEO of Volt Athletics Inc, a Seattle-based single parents battling cancer. Y Genni Hanover, N.H. Y Steve Kasperski has his brother, Brian ’96. Bridesmaids included startup dedicated to helping high school Dubuque married Chris Rizzo in August on Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in Leah Weisberg, Nicole Stadelman, and college sports teams implement an old steamboat on Moosehead Lake. agricultural and resource economics and Ashley Lamb, Kelsey Neville Berman, elite-level strength training programs Elizabeth Finn was maid of honor, and has written an academic article, which will Lindsay Barada Bayley, and Jessica using web-based tools. Y Grey Brooks Meg Distinti was a bridesmaid. Many other be published soon. Y Brendan Crighton is McNulty ’07. Y Caroline Theoharides spent the summer in Uganda working Colby friends were there to celebrate. Genni serving in his second term as Ward 5 city is working on her Ph.D. in economics at with and researching LGBTI activists for starts her nursing clinical this fall. Y Anna councilor in Lynn, Mass., and serving as the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. his master’s in anthropology at George Bruno will teach literature at World Class Y chief of staff for State Sen. Tommy McGee. She married Josh Hyman last June. Josh Washington University. Meris Esterly Academy, a private high school based out and Caroline returned to the Hill, where celebrates five years of owning and of Trout Lake, Washington. WCA is a travel- they both taught Jan Plans in economics. operating Geronimo Trail Guest Ranch ing high school with an athletic focus on 2006 She’s currently in Manila, Philippines, this October. Check out geronimoranch. whitewater kayaking. The school will spend Jen Coliflores collecting data for her dissertation. Y com to see what her life is like. Y Dan time in British Columbia and Nepal in the [email protected] Bennet Barnwell writes that Rachel Lake and Marcy Rolerson were married fall before heading to Chile in January

76 Colby / FALL 2012 and Northern California in the spring. Y physicist in the Department of Radiation ’86 soon (who works at the University of Fruit and Nieubreed) that he founded Naomi Branz received her master’s and Oncology at Tufts Medical Center, Boston. Pittsburgh). Y In June Patrick Sanders with a 2005 Colby alum, relocated to teaching credential from UCSC and now Y Maya Klauber graduated with her was in San Francisco for work and had N.Y. from Boston to extend his company’s lives by the beach in Santa Cruz teach- master’s from Columbia’s School of Social lunch with Maddie Given and Jocelyn network. Y Sarah Switchenko moved to ing algebra at Harbor High. Y Amanda Work, specializing in clinical therapy with Burke, drinks with Sam Jones and Megan N.Y.C. and is now a buyer for TJX, where Vickerson spent her summer as director children and families. She lives in N.Y.C. Litwin, and dinner with Kelly Norsworthy. she’s been working for four years. She of Gorham’s Xtreme Teen Camp. She got with fiancé John Ferrarone. The couple Patrick is involved with the Maine State buys handbags, shoes, and accessories to go whitewater rafting, met a lemur, plans to marry next October and enjoy Society and encourages any Colby alums for their international stores. She is also spent TONS of time in the sun, and loved life with their recently adopted new best in D.C. to contact him for information. Y getting her M.B.A. at Northeastern part every moment. This fall she’s returning to friend, Penny, a beagle mix. Y Sarah Jacob Franklin returned from teaching time and will finish her last year online. Gorham High and is starting her master’s Parrish and Evan Kaplan were married English for three years in Shenyang, Y Caroline Allison lives in D.C., and in abilities and disabilities studies at USM. June 23 in Boston. Y On the same China, and in graduate school at Stanford works for The Nature Conservancy on the In October she’ll visit Claire Conger in day, Sam Kennedy-Smith and Kristine studying education policy, organization, corporate practices team. Y Madeline LA. Y Ethan Abensohn completed an Robin were married in Lorimer Chapel. and leadership. Y So much news it Ragan is in San Francisco and finished eight-week Middlebury Arabic program In attendance were Matt Haefele, Tyler didn’t all fit. The rest of it is online at with her first semester of physical therapy in California this summer. In September Ingram, Doug Rooke, Christy Mihos IV www.colby.edu/mag. Y Mel Larsen got at UCSF. Y Nick Kline was hired as the he moved to Meknes, Morocco, where he ’09, Zak Starr, Amelia Kennedy-Smith engaged this summer to Maggie Crowley, head Nordic coach at Gould Academy in works as a foreign language instructor and ’14, Leanne Powers, and Erin McGowan. her partner of four years. Mel and Maggie Bethel, Maine, and unlike many of us, is is learning Darija, the Moroccan dialect. Y Katie Harris participated in Nation’s live in Jamaica Plain, Mass., and spend ready for snow! Y Sara Morgan attended the wedding of Triathlon (1.5 K swim, 40K bike, 10K run) time fermenting their own sauerkraut, Julia Lawson and Sidd Tewari in June. Colby in D.C. Sept. 9 as a member of Team composting, making/watching art, and grads in attendance included Nina Hoang, in Training, which raises money and reading lots of books. Mel founded a 2009 Nikki Wong dos Santos, Mikaela Bolduc, awareness for the Leukemia Lymphoma social-justice focused art company (art Olivia Sterling and Ryan Graumann. She also saw Alex Society. Y Emily Wagner started a job now! Textiles), which was selected for [email protected] Shafer and Jenn Nguyen during her trip. with Jobs for Maine’s Graduates and the Future Boston Alliance’s Accelerator Harry Goldstein moved to Hong Kong Y Hanna Stailey and Rusty Glenn will be teaches sixth through eighth graders Program. The first piece is a bicycle- to work for Amcor, a global packaging married in October. Finn Teach will travel who face barriers to their education. themed handkerchief. Keep an eye out company. Y Madison Gregor graduated to Colorado to attend the wedding. Y She recently saw Alaina Clark, Caitlin at artnowtextiles for a new website and from California Western Law School magna Mindy Favreau Woerter started a new job Rumrill, Megan Watts Berube, and budding Kickstarter campaign. Y Cheryl cum laude. She now practices medical as a communications manager at Avesta Kelsey Hilton for a roommate reunion. Hahn Bac finished her Ph.D. in social malpractice defense law in Las Vegas. Housing, an affordable housing provider Kate Ludwig was deeply missed, as she psychology at the University of Virginia Y Ned Warner lives in Colorado, where for people in need in Portland, Maine. She is currently in Kansas City, Mo., having in June. On July 4, she and husband Bac he’s pursuing a master’s in art education and her husband got a puppy this summer graduated from her master’s program at Cuong ’07 welcomed their son, Camden at the University of Denver. Y Charlie and named him Colby! Y Meg Vallaly UPenn last June. Kate plans to take the Tyler. Y Kevin Hobson graduated from Moore organized the first annual Jabroni married Sean Sullivan in her hometown board exam for certification as a women’s Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law Invitational, a charitable golf tournament of Lake Forest, Ill., this August. Bridget health care nurse practitioner. Y Amber and joined the Massachusetts Bar. Y at the Presidio Golf Course in San Fran- Appe, Lauren Cahill, Lilli Higgins, and Collins received her law degree from After four and a half years, Meaghan cisco. Andrew Cheit, Bobby Gorman ’08, Kelly Norsworthy ’08 were members of the the UMaine School of Law in May 2011 Fitzgerald left her job with Evently to Logan King, Mather Neill, Henry Sears, bridal party. A fantastic time was had by all and is a member of the Maine bar. She head up marketing at 23 Snaps, another Adam Salamon ’08, Travis Townsend, and at the wedding. Y Kendall Kirby married works for Cloutier, Conley & Duffett, a London-based start up. She enjoyed the Sam Wampler competed. Y Christine Jeff Miller ’06 this August in Osterville, general practice firm in Portland. Amber Queen’s Jubilee and the London 2012 Fitzgerald and Jesse Crouch traveled for Mass. Jenn Murphy was Kendall’s maid reconnected with Ryan Rodel, also in Olympics, where she saw the Team USA two weeks in South America this summer, of honor and Lee Kozakiewicz, Cassie Portland, and Kari Rivers ’10 and Qiam women beat Japan in the soccer final. She where they visited Leah Gourlie, who Sancartier ’08, and Jessie Prentice ’08 Amiry ’09. Y On July 24 Luke LaViolet looks forward to spending time with Riley lives in Paraguay. They just started an were bridesmaids. Y Lucy Hitz wants to summited Mt. Katahdin and completed a Doyle ‘07, now based in London, and was international book club that spans three hear your ideas for poems. five-month thru-hike of the Appalachian happy to see Annie Muir ’07 when she continents. Members include Christine, Trail. Last March he competed in the was in London for paralympic swimming. Jesse, Leah, Fiona Brown, Ali Coughlin, men’s class D USA Broomball National Y Courtney Larson and Jeff Carroll were and Frazer Humes, who lives in Denmark. 2008 Championships, which his team won. married in Minneapolis July 6. Alumni at They’re also still searching for Owl. Y Zach Palmer McAuliff To ease back into civilization, he spent the wedding included Charlotte Morse- Bloom left his role as an account executive [email protected] a week in Colorado visiting Tom Treat, Fortier, Caitlin Rumrill, Laura Smith, at ad agency RJW Collective (now JWalk) Brian Putnam, Kit Clark, Laura Perille, Laura Webb, Leigh Bullion ’10, Caroline to work at MTV Scratch, a “SWAT team It’s hard to believe another academic Sarah E. Clark, and Ling U. Before Donohue-Ouellette ’07, Krissy Morin that channels the reach, connection, and year is underway! In addition to working moving into an apartment in D.C. with ’07, Ross Nehrt ’10, Justin Russell ’09, creative force of Viacom in new ways to at Boston College, this fall I started my his brother, Luke will visit Switzerland Lewis Seton ’09, and Ander Tallett ’06. drive culture and commerce.” He and M.B.A. part time at B.C—apparently I for a week of hiking with a Swiss couple They now live in Fort Collins, Colo., where Peter Perry-Friedman recently engaged can’t get enough of the school. Y Nolan he met on the AT. Y Joerose Tharakan Courtney is a graduate student and Jeff in a platonic domestic partnership, living Gagne successfully defended his Ph.D. received her M.B.A. from the Yale School is a research associate at Colorado together in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, along- dissertation, “Dosimetric Optimization of Management in May and moved to State. Y In May Madison Gouzie, who side their rooftop plants, infantile reading and Accuracy Improvement of Eye Plaque Pittsburgh for a job with Microsoft. is doubling as the director of account material, and equally suspect circle of Brachytherapy,” and earned his doctorate She met up with Joel Alex, Gretchen management and photographer/ friends. Y Nikolai Barnwell runs 88mph, in medical physics from the UMass-Lowell. Markiewicz, and Courtney Johnson, and cinematographer with the creative agency Africa’s first Internet accelerator program. Dr. Gagne is now an associate medical hopes to connect with Jennifer Creamer (now expanded into two brands: Bear They do early-stage seed investments in

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Internet startups in Africa. The continent Dana Breakstone lives in D.C. and works humanities program at the University of East. Y Ben Desmond teaches sixth grade possesses a massive opportunity with as a lab manager in the psychology depart- Chicago and spent the summer working math in Lynn, Mass., and lives in the North its one billion people and more than 800 ment at the University of Maryland, College as the communications intern at the End of Boston with Ben Metcalf and Jo million cell phones. The Internet is in its Park. She works with children and also Smart Museum of Art on the University Bellairs. All three used to meet up with Dan very early days, and adoption rates are runs studies with undergraduate students of Chicago campus. Y Patrick Findaro Sidman for beverages before he moved to exploding with dropping handset prices. on social and cognitive development. Y loves the change of pace brought about Korea to teach English. Y Benjy Ogden Their fund has set up Africa’s biggest Pranay Shah is in his second year of by his recent move from N.Y.C. to Miami completed his first year and qualifiers for tech hub in Nairobi, with more than 100 medical school at LECOM in Bradenton, to work at an emerging markets consulting Boston University’s Ph.D. program in eco- young Kenyans coding away and building Fla. He had a great summer adventure firm—Frontier Strategy Group. Y Caroline nomics and is officially a Ph.D. candidate. Dickson works in merchandising in N.Y at Y Nick Steele, Jack Vernamonti, and One Kings Lane, a flash sale website for Craig Bunker moved to Kendall Square Kelly Roche has been living and working on home decor. She traveled to Greece this in Cambridge, where Nick does tax con- summer with John Roberts ’09. Y Leigh sulting, Jack does medical research, and commercial fishing vessels in the Bering Sea as Bullion and Ross Nehrt had a great time Craig works in financial services. Y With a North Pacific groundfish observer. seeing Lewis Seton ’09, Laura Webb ’08, the support of the Colby Alumni Network, and others at the July wedding of Jeff Eddie Benjamin started a company and Carroll ’08 and Courtney Larson ’08 in Min- web app, CollegeTempo (collegetempo. neapolis. They recently moved to Boston. com), aimed at answering the question startups. They recently partnered with backpacking with four friends, traversing Y Congratulations to Jenn Corriveau on “What’s going on?” in college communi- Google to launch within the coming year nine countries in five weeks. At home in her engagement to Christina Honeycutt ties through a series of social calendars. in Cape Town and Lagos as well. They have N.Y.C., he also met up with numerous Colby and for publishing a research paper with He is beta launching the site this fall. been featured in major media all over grads and current students. Y Michael Colby Professor Melissa Glenn in the Y Liz Fontaine enters her second year the world (the Economist, Sunday Times, Schwartz recently completed two years at Journal of Pharmacology, Biochemistry teaching history and French, and coaching TechCrunch, etc.) and will be featured on the University of Oregon and took his com- and Behavior! Y Katherine Perez took a field hockey and lacrosse, at Wilbraham BBC in October in a special on African tech. prehensive exams to become a doctoral road trip with Tiffany Martin ’09 and Cynia & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass. Y Chris Lemmons started a new job as a candidate. He met up with Jess Levasseur, Barnwell ’11 to Woolwich, Maine, to attend This summer she traveled to Vietnam and litigation associate at Lawson & Weitzen, Elise Randall, Isaac Opper, Allie Todd, follow DYNASTY member Paula Martel’s Cambodia with students from her school LLP in Boston. Y Mac Simpson began a Hasan Bhatti, Drew Hill ’09, Alex Pan ’11, wedding to her high school sweetheart. studying social media. Y Khoa Nguyen new position with CBRE in Portland, Maine, and Ellen Morris ’11, in Tahoe City, Calif., Y Sameera Anwar joined Corey Martin is an analyst at Citi in N.Y.C., where he as an associate broker. Y Laura Bisbee for a few days. Y Ian McCullough will and Alex Fenstermacher at the beautiful enjoys running into Rachel Gleicher, Mike spent the summer traveling through South- start a Ph.D. program at the Bren School of August wedding of Jack Moriarty in Port Yohai, and Cliff Katz (before he moved). east Asia (Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Environmental Science and Management Angeles, Wash. Both Jack and wife Erin This summer he visited Canada, where he Thailand) with her sister and a good friend. at UC Santa Barbara. Y Hillary Rockey are Ph.D. students at Yale. reunited with Loni Pisani, finished his first An awesome time, despite the fact that and Danielle Crochiere ‘09 both graduated beavertail—two sandwiches from Nate’s they mistakenly planned their travels from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Smoked Meat in one sitting—and ate a during the rainy season. Laura next goes Policy and Clinical Practice with master’s 2011 lobster at the Keg in Ottawa. Khoa also to Nicaragua to serve in the Peace Corps. degrees in public health. Hillary started Nick Cunkelman met with the uncle and friends of Tara Y Rachel Bonenfant was promoted to DBT medical school at the University of Toledo [email protected] Brian ’10 in “Bytown” (Ottawa) a.k.a. (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) clinical this fall. Y Victoria Gonzalez finished her Since April, Kelly Roche has been living and the friendliest city in the world. Y Aqsa educator at Mclean Southeast Adolescent master’s in physiology at Georgetown and working on commercial fishing vessels in Mahmood visited Maine for a week this ART. Y After studying geology for a year started medical school soon after at Rush the Bering Sea as a North Pacific groundfish summer and brought her 14-month-old in Durango, Colo., Fritz Freudenberger University Medical College in Chicago. Y observer. All of the data she collects goes daughter with her. She is starting her moved to Las Vegas to pursue his M.S. in Brittany Soderholm joined the faculty as to the National Marine Fisheries Service. second year as a sales analyst at JPMor- geosciences. Y Lane Mahoney started a clinical instructor at the University of After her current 90-day contract ends, gan. Y Tom Barnico, Mike Dakers, Matt her first year at University of Connecticut Connecticut Health Center, where she will she’ll volunteer for eight weeks at a sea Vivero, Pete O’Hanlon, Will Brewer, Jason Dental School. Y Naomi Smith is in her also serve as a prenatal genetic counselor turtle conservation center in Eikwe, Ghana, Schlundt, Chris Scharff, Ben Desmond, 2L year at Northeastern University Law for patients in the maternal-fetal medicine before resuming work as an observer in Tony Vorlicek, and Ben Metcalf, enjoyed School. She and Katie Dammann walked department. Y Tara Davidson still teaches January. Y Cliff Katz spent the past year a weekend in Biddeford Pool, Maine, with the Jimmy Fund walk this September. Y at Match Middle School in Boston. She has living in N.Y.C., doing business coursework V.J. Vesnaver providing stories about his Lauren Duval started a Ph.D. program in a great homeroom this year, which is named at Columbia and interning with a local training to become a Time Cop. Vorlicek history at American University this fall. Y

Benjamin Hauptman and Elyse Apantaku Colby and is all decked out in Colby gear! investment startup. In September he and Metcalf set up a lobster bake, and Y married Aug 11. Zack Hauptman ’05, Johanna Kunkel made the big move to moved to Azerbaijan to begin training with Tucker Cushing was a notable, albeit Y Ashlee Holm, Maria Ryden, Jason Sti- San Francisco at the beginning of summer. the Peace Corps. Catherine Hawkins understandable, absence. They all wish Y gliano, Lindsay Tolle ’08, Alea Thompson, Liz Beltran was recently admitted to enjoyed being a bum in New Zealand for Tucker the best of luck as he travels to Cliff Vickrey ’10, and Rachel Watson, the CalStateTEACH program, a teacher the year after graduation and is now at Guatemala in the coming months. attended. Y Kat Brzozowski is engaged preparation program. She happily lives in UNC-Greensboro to study fiction writing. to Wes Miller ’08. Y Alea Thompson and San Jose and met up with Kristen Psaty, Y Heather Quadir is a dental worker Y Jason Stigliano are engaged. who just started law school in Calif. Kat and nurse for a clinic outside Pucallpa in Cosgrove had a great summer internship the Peruvian Amazon. Y Collin Jenkins working as a research assistant at the continues to manage a climbing gym in 2010 Genocide Research Institute in Sarajevo, Rockville, Md., and just completed a trip Sameera Anwar Bosnia-Herzegovina. Y Ginny Robbins to Washington’s Mt. Rainier to ice-climb. [email protected] graduated from the master of arts in the He’s planning a climbing trip to the Middle

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Mina Higgins Phinney ’30, 1942. He was an Army surgeon Thelma Brann Morsillo ’44, a sister, a brother, nieces, and Sept. 5, 2012, in Machias, in New Guinea when he met his July 23, 2012, in Manchester, nephews. Maine, at 103. Most of her ca- wife, Mary, a registered nurse in Vt., at 88. She met her husband, reer she taught at Dennysville the Army. He practiced urology, Nicholas Morsillo, when he was Austin Ryder ’46, Oct. 6, 2012, (Maine) High School, which she first in New York City and then training as a bomber pilot and in North Attleboro, Mass., at had attended. Later she taught for many years in Omaha. His she was working in Waterville to 88. He left Colby to serve in the at Washington Academy and wife of 66 years died less than a raise money for her studies. Af- U.S. Army infantry in Europe was school librarian there. She week after his death. They are ter Colby she was a social worker during World War II, earn- was a longtime member of the survived by a daughter, a son, and then managed her husband’s ing numerous honors including Dennysville Congregational four grandchildren, and one law office in Schenectady, N.Y., two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Church, where she was church great-grandchild. while raising four children, all Star. He was a salesman at Paye organist. She was predeceased by of whom survive her. She is also & Baker Manufacturing, then her husband, Donald Phinney, a Horace F. “Jeremy” Burr, ’40, survived by seven grandchildren manager of Riley Brothers Lum- son, and a sister, Madelyn Hi- May 22, 2012, in Ashland, Ohio, and niece Marjeanne Banks Vac- ber in North Attleboro. His wife gins Stanley ’34. She is survived at 92. He served in the Navy and co ’62. of 50 years, Betty, died in 1998. by several nieces and nephews. Naval Reserves during World He is survived by his daughter, War II and the Korean War, re- Jean Hayes Wassell ’44, Aug. Elizabeth, and a sister. Gladys Averill Heubach ’33, tiring as a captain. He worked 6, 2012, in Boston, Mass., at 90. Sept. 17, 2012, in Newton, for Scoville Manufacturing and She earned a teaching degree at Allan P. Currier ’47, Sept. 9, Mass., at age 101. She worked in General Motors and returned Springfield College and a mas- 2012, in Haverhill, Mass., at 90. Waltham, Mass., as a supervisor to government employment fol- ter’s at Goddard College. As a He taught at Governor Dum- for the Social Services Depart- lowing retirement from GM. An social worker and case manager, mer and Kents Hill academies ment of the State of Massachu- avid climber, skier, and canoe- she turned to what would be a and coached football, hockey, setts for more than 25 years. ist, he loved to be outdoors. He lifelong passion for activism. and tennis. The last 30 years of Predeceased by her husband, took the name “Jeremy” midway She protested the Vietnam War his career he taught history at Alfred, and son, Rodman, she through life and began writing and joined a women’s collective. Haverhill High School. With his is survived by a daughter, four poetry and music. He is sur- Abortion rights, equal pay for mother and brother, he operated grandchildren, and five great- vived by his wife, Marian, four women, and affordable housing Currier’s Riverside Dairy. He grandchildren. children, two stepchildren, 11 were among many other causes was an avid golfer, gardener, and grandchildren, and seven great- she championed into her 80s. sports fan. He is survived by two Richard S. Sawyer ’35, Aug. grandchildren. His sister, Jean She is survived by her partner, daughters, six grandchildren, 3, 2012, in Wayland, Mass., at Burr Smith ’39 died before him. James Brooks, and four children. and seven great-grandchildren. 98. He was a manager for W.T. Grant Co. for many years and Olive Pullen Palmer ’40, July Charlene Blance Ray ’46, Sept. Virginia Brewer Folino ’48, managed stores in several states. 26, 2012, in Augusta, Maine, 30, 2012, in Bangor, Maine, at Sept. 1, 2012, in Middlebury, He was married for 68 years to at 95. Among the first to join 87. She taught in high schools Vt., at 85. As a child, “Bobo” Janet Goodridge Sawyer ’37, the Navy WAVES in 1943, she throughout Maine and mar- contracted polio and, overcom- who died in 2006. The couple served as a cartographer in the ried Colby Chemistry Professor ing weakness in one leg, became had a daughter, and they lived Navy’s Hydrographic Office in Wendell Ray, whom she assisted an All-New England cheerlead- in New London, N.H., in Washington, D.C., and was in- in his private laboratories doing er at Waterville High School. retirement. vited to the White House for contract work for the Office of She married Francis “Buddy” tea with Eleanor Roosevelt. She Strategic Services. She enjoyed Folino before graduation and Henry Kammandel ’38, July taught school in Maine for more boating and motorcycling and they moved to Vermont, where 1, 2012, in Omaha, Neb., at 96. than 20 years. Predeceased by was skilled at many handicrafts. she taught art. They moved to He emigrated from Germany at her sister Ruth Pullen ’33, she She had an extensive collection Stonington, Maine, where she age 11, graduated from Colby, is survived by a daughter, a son, of unusual hats, all of which she displayed and sold her artwork. and earned his M.D. degree at four grandchildren, and five made. Predeceased by her hus- Predeceased by her husband, Tufts and joined the Army in great-grandchildren. band of 47 years, she is survived she is survived by five children,

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14 grandchildren, three step- earned his master’s degree from ert D. “Tom” Tompkins ’51, she ni College, and the Episcopal grandchildren, 10 great grand- the University of Maine at Oro- is survived by two daughters and Church. He is survived by his children, two step-great-grand- no. He enjoyed golf, hunting, three grandchildren. wife of 56 years, Diane Stowell children, and nieces Laura Cline and fishing. He was predeceased Duce ’54, two daughters includ- ’70 and Mary Ellen Parsons ’72. by a son, his father, Alden Allen John H. Butler ’51, Aug. 21, ing Elizabeth Duce Sedlins ’80, ’16, and his aunt Lucy M. Allen 2012, in Myrtle Beach, S.C., at a son, and six grandchildren. Merle Inez Lathrop ’48, Oct. ’17. He is survived by his wife of 84. He completed all course- 16, 2012 in Brooklyn, N.Y., at 86. 60 years, Constance, a son, two work for a Ph.D. in chemistry Natalie Harris Spina ’54, Aug. She earned two master’s degrees daughters, 11 grandchildren, from Brooklyn Polytech, was 1, 2012, in Plymouth, Mass., at at Smith College and embarked and five great-grandchildren. active in organic and polymer 80. She earned her bachelor’s on a career teaching high school research, and retired as a tech- degree in economics from Tufts science and biology. She taught in John M. “Jack” Alex ’50, July nical patent liaison for American University, worked in the Pli- Alaska, Uganda, California, and 21, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif., Cyanamid in New Jersey. He is moth Plantation gift shop, and Connecticut, including teaching at 83. He earned his law degree survived by his wife of 27 years, painted New England scenes. hearing-impaired students at the at the University of Chicago and Dolores, two sons, two daugh- Predeceased by her husband, Mystic Oral School. She traveled went on to a career as a defense ters, six grandchildren, and two Joseph, she is survived by two the length of the Yukon River attorney, district attorney, and great-grandchildren. He was daughters, a son, seven grand- by boat and taught at Kampala judge in Los Angeles County. predeceased by his first wife of children, and three great-grand- Teachers College in Uganda. She He was a candidate for Congress 32 years, Helen, and a son. children. is survived by two sisters and 10 in 1964. His support made pos- nieces and nephews. sible the Alex Painting Studio Harriet Boyer Frost ’51, July Donald K. Martin ’55, Sept. 1, at Colby. Survivors include his 15, 2012, in Titusville, Fla., at 2012, in North Andover, Mass., Nydda Barker Lowery ’49, July wife, Nida Brinkis Alex, seven 83. She had lived in Titusville at 78. He served in the Army 16, 2012, in Bangor, Maine, at children including daughter for more than 20 years, enjoy- prior to 35 years at the former 84. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, Rebecca Alex ’79, 11 grandchil- ing birding, bridge, quilting, Western Electric, where he re- and gardening, and she sang in dren, nephews Joseph Alex ’75 and Bible study. She is survived tired in 1990 as department church choirs and the women’s and Stuart Alex ’78, and niece her husband, F. Warren Frost, chief. He served the Merrimack barbershop organization the Jessica Keenan ’01. two daughters, two sons, and 10 Valley Federal Credit Union, Sweet Adelines. She is survived grandchildren. the Riverside Memorial Church, by her husband of 62 years, Le- Stewart B. Craven ’50, July 24, and the Riverside-Bradford Lit- land Lowery ’51, three sons, two 2012, in Enfield, Conn., at 85. He Sylvia Rice Bechtel ’52, Sept. tle League. Predeceased by his daughters, eight grandchildren, served in the U.S. Army during 13, 2012, in Aptos, Calif., at 82. wife, Margaret, he is survived and five great-grandchildren. World War II, and retired after A lifelong learner, her interests by two sons, one daughter, and 51 years at Johnson Packings & included reading, painting, trav- three granddaughters. Carrie Bartlett Wedge ’49, Industrial Products, starting on el, writing, and old movies. Pre- Aug. 23, 2012, in Manches- the loading docks and ending deceased by her husband of 28 Maurice C. Libbey ’56, July ter, Maine, at 85. She earned a as president. He was an active years, Laverne “Beach Bechtel, 23, 2012, in Neoga, Ill., at 83. teaching degree and taught high volunteer coaching sports and she is survived by her two sons, He earned his master of sci- school science in Massachusetts teaching Sunday school. He is Donald Carman Jr. and Russ ence degree from Columbia and and New York. Prior to retire- survived by his wife of 59 years, Carman, and by members of her a certificate of advanced study ment, she returned to Maine and Virginia, a son, two daughters, husband’s family. from the University of Illinois. worked for the Augusta Mental and 10 grandchildren. He worked at Booth Library at Health Institute. She is survived Benjamin R. Duce ’54, Aug. 14, Eastern Illinois University for by two daughters, seven grand- Susan McPherson Tompkins 2012, in Westborough, Mass., at 28 years. His interests included children, and three great-grand- ’50, Sept. 30, 2012, in Spring, 79. A veteran of the U.S. Army, biking and photography. Survi- children. Texas, at 84. She grew up on a he worked more than 20 years at vors include his wife, Donna Lou farm in Presque Isle, Maine, and Astra Pharmaceutical and later Rowe Libbey, a son, a daughter, Fred E. Allen ’50, July 29, 2012, taught school in Patten, Maine, at Serono Pharmaceutical as a a stepson, a stepdaughter, and in Calais, Maine, at 86. He after graduation and before be- research scientist and registered four grandchildren. He was pre- served in World War II, and was coming a full-time homemaker three patents. He was active as a deceased by his first wife, Mar- a teacher, principal, and schools in Pearl River, N.Y. Predeceased volunteer, in theater, in patriotic tha Soto Libbey, and an aunt, superintendent in Maine. He by her husband of 54 years, Rob- organizations, in Colby’s Alum- Elizabeth Crawford ’29.

80 Colby / FALL 2012 Malcolm E. “Mac” Blanchard ’51, sister-in-law, Edna Miller was assistant to the superin- He is survived by his wife, Su- ’57, Aug. 11, 2012, at Sebec ’52, two sons, a stepson, a step- tendent for Weymouth (Mass.) sanne Chlastawa, and a son. Lake, Maine, at 77. He worked daughter, a niece, Carol Myers Public Schools. He enjoyed ce- for Oakhurst Dairy, ran a dairy ’80, and three grandchildren. ramics, woodworking, and cook- George P. Kesaris ’78, July 13, operation in Newcastle, Maine, ing, but none of those things as 2012, in Mt. Desert, Maine, at then became a branch manager Robert C. Johnston ’64, Sept. much as working with students. 55. He earned his law degree at for Bath Savings Institution. 13, 2012, in Lake Bonaparte, He is survived by his wife, Susan New England College of Law, Later he worked in real estate, N.Y., at 70. He earned a mas- Teel Brown, two sons, six grand- worked for the office of the Mas- building houses and professional ter’s degree from St. Lawrence children, and a brother-in-law, sachusetts attorney general, and buildings and as an appraiser. University and was a school psy- Norcross Teel ’61. went into private practice, first He loved the Maine outdoors chologist for New York public in Ellsworth, Maine, and then and travel. He is survived by schools for nearly 40 years. He P. Robertson Haskell ’72, Sept. in solo practice in Bar Harbor, his wife of 52 years, Dot, three published many professional ar- 10, 2012, in Alameda, Calif., at Maine. Survived by his wife, Ju- daughters, a son, nine grandchil- ticles and a collection of short 61. An Eagle Scout, an avid ski- lie Ann, he was predeceased by dren, and one great grandchild. stories. He was an officer of the er, and a talented singer, he was his mother, Dorothy Kesaris ’40. Lake Bonaparte Conservation also a math whiz and spent most Joan Durant Gass ’57, Oct. Club, where he started a pro- of his career in advanced com- Jayne P. London ’78, Aug. 21, 6, 2012, in Port Chester, N.Y., gram using weevils to combat puter work. He was active in the 2012, in Ann Arbor, Mich., at 55. at 78. She earned a master’s in milfoil. He is survived by his outdoors and with his church She worked at the University of nursing at Columbia University wife, Charlene A. Rigabar Para- group. The son of the late John Michigan for almost 15 years, and was a registered geriatric gon, three stepchildren, eight ’37 and the late Mary Fairbanks and was a coach and a consultant nurse practitioner. She is sur- step-grandchildren, and three Haskell ’37, he is survived by for Academic Ladder. She is sur- vived by a daughter, a son, three step-great-grandchildren. three brothers. vived by a son and a daughter. grandchildren, and a brother. Kenneth P. Nye ’64, Oct. 19. Robert H. Noyes ’73, June 22, Robert E. Cusack ’82, Oct. 7, Thomas F. Roy ’58, Oct. 23, 2012 in Freeport, Maine, at 2012 in Raritan Township, N.J., 2012, in Barrington, N.H., at 2012, in Simsbury, Conn., at 78. 70. He earned his master’s and at 61. He was a consultant with 51. He worked for the Sherwin- A veteran of the U.S. Army, he Ph.D. at Northwestern and Scouler & Co. in New York, Williams Company for 35 years, was employed in the insurance served as a high school princi- worked in credit for Fortune 500 finally as protective and marine industry. Prior to his retirement pal in Rumford and Yarmouth, companies, and was vice presi- coating representative servicing he was a director of The Hart- Maine, before spending 11 years dent of credit for BMG Music. all of New England. He loved ford Insurance Group. He is in the department of educa- He enjoyed reading and spend- music, singing and playing gui- survived by five children and 13 tional leadership at University ing time with his dogs. He is tar, and his children’s sporting grandchildren. of Southern Maine. He acted survived by his wife Deborah, events. He is survived by his wife and sang in community theater two sons, and tow grandchil- of 23 years, Susan, two sons, a Patricia Ruker McNally ’59, productions, created community dren. daughter, his parents, and broth- Oct. 11, 2012, in Chicago, Ill., treasure hunts, and had an irre- ers and sisters. at 75. She worked as a nurse in pressible love of dogs. At 60 he Michael L. Faraca ’78, Aug. 28, Chicago. became a poet. His is survived 2012, in West Tisbury, Mass., at Mark A. Labdon ’82, Aug. 7, by his wife of 50 years, Ann 56. He was a captain in the char- 2012, in Marysville, Wash., Donald D. Mordecai ’60, Schmidt Nye ’64, a son, a daugh- ter sailboat trade in the before at 52. He earned a master’s in July 23, 2012, in Scarborough, ter, and six grandchildren. settling on Martha’s Vineyard, library science from the Uni- Maine, at 73. He earned a mas- where he was a painting contrac- versity of Arizona and was an ter’s in English literature at Christopher C. Brown ’65, tor and ran a gardening business, award-winning poet and lover of Cornell and an M.B.A. at Bab- Sept. 13, 2012, in Kittery Point, the Avant Gardener. He favored movies. He died following a long son. He served in the U.S. Navy Maine, at 70. He earned masters’ the English formal garden style, battle with multiple sclerosis. before working in his family’s degrees from the University of worked on some properties for food business and at indepen- Wisconsin and Massachusetts more than 25 years, and saw the dent schools. He enjoyed sailing, College of Art. A lifelong edu- results included in books about photography, woodworking, and cator, he taught art at Hingham Martha’s Vineyard gardens. He art. He is survived by his wife of (Mass.) High School and later enjoyed travel and games, and 28 years, Pat, his brother, Mark headed the art department and he founded a ping-pong group.

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