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INSIDE: No Boundaries Handicapped Skiers Conquer the Slopes

First Lady of New Mexico Barbara Flavin Richardson ’69

Campaign Exceeds Goals Initiative Transforms College

S PRING/SUMMER 2005 EDITOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES David R. Morcom Anne Winton Black ’73, ’75 CLASS NOTES EDITORS Chairman Tracey Austin Gaye LaCasce Philip H. Jordan Jr. Vice-Chair CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tracey Austin Robin L. Mead ’72 Cathy DeShano Executive Secretary Donald A. Hasseltine Gaye LaCasce William S. Berger David R. Morcom Pamela Stanley Bright ’61 Kimberly Swick Slover Alice W. Brown Kevin Zeise Lo-Yi Chan Timothy C. Coughlin P’00 VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT Peter D. Danforth P’83, ’84, GP’02 Donald A. Hasseltine Leslie Wright Dow ’57 Stephen W. Ensign DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Eleanor Morrison Goldthwait ’51 Beth Cahill Suzanne Simons Hammond ’66 Patricia Driggs Kelsey DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Joyce Juskalian Kolligian ’55 Gaye LaCasce Susan Morrison Mayer ’50, P’75 Richard C. Munn DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Jean Harding Pierce ’47 Kimberly Swick Slover Mel A. Shaftel Sinclair Smith Siragusa ’53 COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Richard N. Thielen John Quackenbos Patricia A. Thornton ’56 Daniel H. Wolf DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Paxton Communications Concord, NH

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FEATURES

COVER STORY No Boundaries ...... 10 Amanda Rucci ’01, with an army of volunteers, including CSC alumnae, opens the door to sports for disabled skiers.

ALUMNI PROFILE A First Lady for the People ...... 12 Barbara Flavin Richardson ’69: The wife of New Mexico On the Cover: Colby-Sawyer alumna Amanda Rucci ’01, director of the Governor Bill Richardson has an important agenda. New England Handicapped Sports Association’s (NEHSA) adaptive ski program, guides the bi-ski sled of one of the disabled skiers in her program down Mt. Sunapee in Newbury, N.H. Since 1972, NEHSA has been committed to providing recreational ON CAMPUS opportunities for people of all disabil- ities, and Amanda has had great Always Something success in recruiting and training Community Service Club volunteers for the organization. to Do ! ...... 14 PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS The Colby-Sawyer club scene: Learning together outside the classroom

DEPARTMENTS Colby-Sawyer Matters . . . 2 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Confidently Colby-Sawyer: A CONVERSATION The President and Succeeding Together ...... 21 a Friend ...... 8 Campaign exceeds goal of $40 million

Sports Round-up ...... 18

Alumni Notes...... 31

Class Notes ...... 33

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Star Light: A Labor of Love

While an art major at Colby Junior College in the 1970s, Bruce Parsons ’77 began photographing Star Island, part of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. Nearly 30 years later he’s created a book that shows off the island’s transformations and beauty through the decades. Star Light: Photographs by Bruce J. Parsons (Peter E.

Randall Publisher) is his first book. PHOTO: BRUCE PARSONS ’77 “I didn’t know I was going to create a book when I started photographing the island. I was just a lowly little art student in college,” Bruce says. “But the thought of doing a book is at least 20 years old and Star Island is where I’ve focused so much of my photography.” Bruce’s relationship with the island fascinates Bruce, the photos he’s collect- through the landscapes to choose per- is strong, as he spent much time there ed in the book are absent of people. sonal favorites. “I got too close to it at even before his days as an art student. “But the influence of people is there,” times and had to have other people He is a former staffer on the island who he says, “from the buildings and towers come in and give me their opinion. worked during summer conferences. that people created to their impact on My publisher would say ‘This looks He is the current vice president of the the natural environment.” great on the slide, but it won’t look Board of Directors for the Star Island Star Island’s rocky landscape can be great digitized,’” he says. Corporation. traced to the ice Surprisingly, for Bruce the hard part “Star Island is a magical age 10,000 years began once the book was published. place,” Bruce says. Two ago. From the When he was considering publishing features about the island island, visitors the book, he knew he wanted to create in particular have captivat- can see the an art book that was somewhat market- ed him. “From a photo- shores of New able. Now he finds himself juggling his graphic point of view, it’s a England to the career as an architect for Yankee Barn relatively confined place west and north, Homes with book readings to promote with phenomenal light,” with vast sky and Star Light. For someone as intimate with he explains. He often sea to the east his subject as Bruce is, it truly can be focuses his photos on one and south. Bruce considered a labor of love. small geographic area and estimates he has Bruce Parsons’ photographs will be on looks for different oppor- taken between display at the Marian Graves Mugar Art tunities—such as changes 5,000 and 8,000 Gallery in June, 2005. To learn more about in weather or light—to create unique pictures of Star Island through the years, Bruce’s photography and book, visit images. He’s also enthralled with the old so he found it challenging to pare those www.brucejparsonsdesign.com. buildings that dot the island and inter- down to the 70 or so images that appear ested in maintaining the sense of history. in his book. He first eliminated those — Cathy DeShano Because it’s the island itself that most with people in them, then he sorted

2 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Music as Medicine is deaf, I can notice a change,” she says. “We can hear with our skin and bones, too. Think of when a car pulls up next As Anne Bewley’s fingers flow across to you and its bass is loud. You can feel a Celtic harp on her “Gifts of Music” the vibrations.” Humans are complex CD, one can imagine young lasses rest- beings with many ways to communi- ing serenely in fields as described by cate, and Anne feels it only makes sense Robert Louis Stevenson in “In the that music can be and should be used Highlands.” Anne composed a musical to soothe and heal those in need. version of the poem that appears on her “We’re using music as if it were CD, which was released in 2000. The medicine,” she says. gentle sounds of Anne’s piece calm the — Cathy DeShano mind and body, as do many of the arrangements she performs. Anne is a Colby-Sawyer associate Faculty Members Present professor in the Social Sciences and Education Department, and she has Sabbatical Research taken her music to groups of people PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 who may be most in need of serenity— At a dinner hosted by the college and individuals facing death or overcoming attended by faculty, staff and friends of severe illnesses or injuries. She practices Colby-Sawyer, three professors who therapeutic harp by playing for people recently completed sabbaticals offered in the intensive care unit at Concord presentations regarding their current Hospital in Concord, N.H., and the Professor Anne Bewley research. Professor Amy Knisley, chair of Hospice House, located on the hospital’s and associate professor in the Human- campus. want those who wish to use music as ities Department, shared information Anne began playing the harp about therapy to have a degree or certification, about her investigation into organic nine years ago. “It felt like coming and Anne says one or the other is essen- agriculture and the issues facing farm- home,” she recalls of her first plucks at tial to understanding both music’s thera- ing, as well as the management and the instrument’s strings. She believes peutic effects and health-care settings. conservation of wilderness. During her people choose instruments that suit She completed the harp therapy pro- sabbatical, Professor Knisley comple- their personalities, and the harp fit with gram and is now at work to become a mented her research by enrolling in the her love of Celtic music and her Scottish certified therapeutic music practitioner Master of Studies in Environmental Law background. through the Music for Healing and program at the Vermont Law School, With a Ph.D. in psychology and a Transition Program, a national certificate and by working at the Kearsarge-Gore background in counseling, it seemed program that attracts students from a Organic Farm in Warner, N.H. natural to Anne to transform her love variety of musical backgrounds. Professor Beth Crockford, an associate for harp playing into a way to ease peo- Before she earned certification in the professor in the Business Administration ple’s suffering. During her sabbatical for therapeutic harp program, Anne needed Department, talked about her research the 2003-2004 school year, she enrolled to complete 80 practicum hours, so she into the psyche of mid-life men who are in the International Harp Therapy began playing at Concord Hospital’s ICU faced with career instability. Professor program. The program leads to certifica- and Hospice House. During her early Crockford’s dissertation work, during tion in therapeutic harp and offers visits to the ICU, nurses looked at her which she surveyed 80 men, led her to workshops on such topics as music quizzically when she asked if there was begin exploring people’s locus of control development, psychology and anyone who would benefit from her and whether they believe their fate counseling, living anatomy, resonance, harp music. Now, when they see her, is controlled by external or internal hospital etiquette, death and dying, staff members often direct her to factors. She plans to launch a study into acoustics, and music therapy. patients’ rooms. “If Mr. So and So in the locus of control for people during Anne distinguishes between music Room 265 has been distressed all day, non-crisis situations. therapy and her work in therapeutic they’ll send me there,” she says. Professor Anne Bewley, an associate harp. Music therapists study music and Before she begins playing, Anne professor in the Social Sciences and earn a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral becomes aware of the patient’s environ- Education Department, discussed her degree in music therapy. Those who ment, observing their breathing or studies into music as therapy. (For more have completed a therapeutic harp complexion. As she performs, she information about her sabbatical and program earn a certificate, which takes continues to monitor such features and research, see the accompanying article fewer hours to complete than does a finds that patients’ heart rates will slow on this page.) degree program. Health-care settings to the music’s tempo. “Even if a person — Cathy DeShano

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Chris Reed is Colby-Sawyer years, he launched both the Colby- Sawyer men’s and women’s rugby clubs, Employee of the Year a sport he’d played and loved for many years. When the college’s Ray Climbing Chris Reed, assistant director of Wall opened in 2003, Chris became a Annual Giving, was selected from 52 certified belay instructor. He’s also been nominees as the college’s 2004 involved in the Gentle Men’s Discussion Employee of the Year. Group, the Chargers Club, and, in 2002, In 1998, Chris came to work for the was selected as the college’s Club

college as collections specialist in the Advisor of the Year. Recently, he became PHOTO: DAWN REID ’94 Business Office. During the next four academic advisor to a small group of students. He’s also been active outside Colby-Sawyer, serving for four years as the executive director of colleges for the CSC Fun Fact New England Rugby Union, a role for which he coordinated the efforts of A great place to study Chris Reed ...and work more than 100 teams. “I think the community atmosphere and flourish over the last six years has Of Colby-Sawyer’s of our college suits me and my personal- really been important to me. Seeing new 384 employees, ity,” Chris said. “I enjoy getting to know players to the game becoming as 44 went to as many people as possible and love enthusiastic about the sport as they do school here. working with the students both through reminds me of when I began playing Annual Giving and with the rugby pro- nearly 20 years ago.” gram. Having the rugby program grow —Cathy DeShano

Student Callers Pictured at right are this year’s student fund-raisers who will have dialed the telephone nearly 45,000 times by the end of this fiscal year while reaching out to almost 7,000 alumni, parents and friends of Colby-Sawyer. Not only do our students work diligently to secure gifts for the Annual Fund, but they also have the opportunity to work in a team environment and develop career- oriented skills such as marketing and customer relations. Thank you for taking the time to speak with a member of our student calling staff.

Front row kneeling: (left to right) Kathryn Boyle ’08, Caroline Stewart ’08, Meghan Belanger ’08, Ashley Reynolds ’08. Middle row: (left to right) Anthony Soto ’08, Chris Houston-Ponchak ’06, Makenzie Dennis ’08, Sara Gerlitz ’07, Katina Caraganis ’07, Kimberly Martin ’06, Laura Sawyer ’07, Jennifer Madigan ’07, Sarah Cohen ’08, Alison Borghesani ’06, Sarah Champagne ’08, Katherine Walls ’08, Taryn Nicoletta ’08. Back row: (left to right) Meghan Gately ’05, Kaitlin Hull ’08, Shannon McNamara ’05, Kristin Bournival ’05, Anthony Albano ’06, Christopher Chase ’06, Eileen Kernan ’06, Ellen Kirsch ’05.

4 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE IN MEMORIAM

Jean D. London ’41, transformative gifts to the college, Jean London and Peg Cawley, as well as Alumna, Faculty Member Eleanor S. and M. Roy London Jr., were and Friend inducted into the Colby-Sawyer College Legends Society in 2003. Jean London, alumna, former faculty —Kimberly Swick Slover member and friend of the college, died at the age of 82 in Concord, N.H., on In Memory of Monday, Nov. 15, after a struggle with cancer. Jean lived in Concord and in Professor Harold Currier New London, N.H., where she summered at her family’s cottage on Harold Currier, a longtime faculty Pleasant Lake. An involved alumna and member at our college, died on former professor of social studies at Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, in New PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 Colby Junior College, Jean remained London, N.H. He was 91. Professor supportive of and close to the college Currier taught biology and zoology from until the end of her life. 1947 to 1979, and he also served many Jean earned an associate of arts years as department chair. degree in liberal arts at Colby Junior Professor Currier was born in College in 1941, an A.B. in sociology Newport, N.H., in 1913, and graduated Jean London (right) and lifelong companion from Syracuse University in 1943, a Peg Cawley from Sunapee High School in 1931. master of arts degree in sociology from He went on to study science at the Columbia University in 1947, and a 1989, began as a refuge for children University of New Hampshire, graduating master of science degree in library escaping Nazi persecution in Europe and in 1935, after which he taught science at science from Simmons College in later served underprivileged children Portsmouth (N.H.) High School for 1968. Following her graduation from from around the United States. Jean and several years. His graduate studies in Columbia, Jean joined the faculty at Peg chronicled their experiences at biology at Cornell University were inter- Colby Junior College in 1948, where Colbytown Camp in an article and pho- rupted by military service during World she taught social studies until 1961. tographs that are on permanent exhibi- War II. In 1943, he married Esther Mead, “Our Jean London was a part of our tion in Lethbridge Lodge. Jean and Peg a fellow graduate school student at college for her entire life,” said President went on to serve as faculty members at Cornell. Following the war and the Anne Ponder. “When her father, M. Roy the State University of New York (SUNY) completion of his graduate work, he London, brought the family to what was at Oneonta until their retirement. joined the Colby Junior College Science then Colby Junior College, they stayed In 1975, Jean and her brother, M. Department. He taught for 32 years, and for a few summer weeks on the second Roy London Jr., established a scholar- for 18 of those years, he worked along- floor of Colgate Hall. Jean rode her ship in honor of their father, beloved side his wife, Esther Mead Currier, a tricycle in our hallway. One of the few faculty member and chair of the professor of natural science and biology. excursions she and her friend, Peg Secretarial Science Department, M. Roy Esther predeceased her husband in 1994. Cawley, made that last summer after London (1890 to 1974), who taught at She was a founding member of the New Jean became ill was to visit the Colby Academy and Colby Junior London Conservation Commission and President’s Office for an update. From College for nearly 50 years. In 2001, the helped to protect the low plain area of first to last, Jean London brought a London family established a professor- New London, which was later named in quiet brilliance to every topic. Her ship at Colby-Sawyer College, the M. Roy her honor as the Esther Currier Wildlife Quakerly modesty would attempt to London Endowed Chair. The professor- Management Area at Low Plain. conceal her voracious intellect and her ship recognizes an influential professor One of Professor Currier’s former genuine interest in everything worth- and community member whose work students wrote to him to say that in his while, but her eyes and smile rendered and vocation combine excellence in class, “I have never throughout my them entirely visible.” teaching with an influential and atten- schooling years learned so much. Not For many summers while Jean was a tive persona on campus and in the just in the course of study but also about faculty member, she and her lifelong wider community. Joseph Carroll, a myself!” Professor Currier retired in 1979 companion, Margaret E. “Peg” Cawley professor of sociology in the Social and devoted much of his time to wood- ’41, served as co-directors of Colbytown Sciences and Education Department, was working, in particular, wood turning and Camp on Little Lake Sunapee. The appointed to the professorship in 2001. the making of Shaker furniture. camp, in operation from 1940 until In recognition of the London family’s —Kimberly Swick Slover

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Protective Association (LSPA) and Colby-Sawyer College, will be used to develop a feasibility study and strategic plan for a potential ecological field station. The field station would provide opportunities for freshwater research, and outreach and educational programs for students in grades K-12, as well as for college undergraduate and graduate students. “The grant proposal was motivated by our interest in enhancing educational programs related to Northern New England’s freshwater ecosystems,” says Kathleen Weathers, the project’s princi- pal investigator, who has taken a sab- batical leave from her position as a senior scientist and head of laboratory facilities at IES (www.ecostudies.org) to serve as a visiting scientist with LSPA. “The project represents a unique collab- oration and a common vision for advancing scientific understanding for a broad range of participants, including students, research institutions, regula- tory agencies and residents of the area,” she says. Colby-Sawyer College faculty and students will be involved in research for the feasibility study and also stand to benefit in the long term from future collaborative research opportunities, according to John Callewaert, director of the college’s Institute for Community and Environment and the project’s co-principal investigator. Through its Community and Environmental Studies (CES) Program, the college has already established close working relationships with several regional environmental PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 PHOTO: KATIE organizations, including the LSPA, New London Conservation Commission, the Community and Environmental Studies students John Hay National Wildlife Refuge, and scoop up a water sample from Lake Sunapee as NSF Grant Explores the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation part of the college’s collaborative program with Feasibility of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association to monitor Trust, and has collaborated with them the lake’s water quality. Ecological Field Station on numerous short- and long-term community projects. The National Science Foundation’s “Our collaborations, with the experi- (NSF) Division of Biological Field ence and vision we each bring, support Stations and Marine Laboratories has and encourage research and educational provided funding to determine the initiatives throughout the region,” says feasibility of locating a freshwater Callewaert. ecosystem laboratory in Northern New An NSF panel member who reviewed England. The two-year $24,170 grant, the proposal found that it was “well- provided to the Institute of Ecosystem thought out, involving a good mix of Studies (IES), the Lake Sunapee participants, and it clearly addressed

6 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE New Hampshire For the New Hampshire Charitable CSC Fun Fact Foundation, the project represented a Charitable Foundation promising collaboration between envi- Love that lettuce! Funds CES Project ronmental and educational communi- In the course of a school year, ties. “The project allowed students to Colby-Sawyer students consume pursue their interests and gain real world more than 900 gallons of salad The New Hampshire Charitable experience, while environmental organi- dressing. At Foundation awarded the Colby-Sawyer zations and communities benefited from 540 gallons, Community and Environmental Studies the expertise and tools that an educa- Caesar is the (CES) Program a $3,500 grant in support tional institution could most popular. of a collaborative project with the Ausbon Sargent Land “The project provide. It’s a good match,” Preservation Trust (ASLPT). The allowed says Jen Hopkins, senior program officer, who grant supported CES students’ students to third-year project in which they explains that the Charitable assisted the ASLPT in develop- pursue their Foundation supports initia- questions as to why and how to set up ing conservation priorities for interests tives that “strengthen New a field station.” Another reviewer the 12 communities in the Lake and gain Hampshire communities.” described it as a timely effort to “expand Sunapee region served by the The CES third-year the boundaries of limnological research land trust. real world project assisted the ASLPT and training” in the region. In the 2004-2005 academic experience.” in meeting its mission and The NSF grant will support a series of year, Colby-Sawyer students in larger goals to protect the workshops and planning meetings for the CES program used geographic infor- region’s farmlands, unfragmented the region’s research and educational mation systems and various data collec- forested areas and wildlife habitat, water- communities focused on the need for tion and analysis methods to examine sheds and scenic views, according to and feasibility of an ecological field the region’s natural history, landscape Deborah Stanley, the organization’s station. The funding would also support ecology and environmental policies and executive director. “We’re very excited the principal investigators’ site visits to priorities. This spring, the students about this partnership with Colby- field stations and consultation with the developed a regional land conservation Sawyer because by providing us with personnel from the Organization of report with maps that illustrate existing detailed maps and information about Biological Field Stations. conditions and local and regional con- our region, the students have helped us The NSF grant is the second for servation priorities. The group also held to identify and focus on the areas of our Colby-Sawyer, whose CES Program a regional land conservation seminar region that need protection.” received an $82,822 NSF award in 2003 and introduced “best practice” proposals To learn more about the CES Third- to establish a spatial ecology laboratory based on the organizations’ and commu- Year Project, visit www.colby-sawyer.edu/ and expand students’ learning and nities’ needs. academic/ces/curriculum/thirdyear research opportunities with geographic The CES students used the New projects/index. To visit the Ausbon mapping and positioning technologies. Hampshire Charitable Foundation grant Sargent Land Preservation Trust’s Web The laboratory, located in the Curtis L. to produce publications and other mate- site, go to www.ausbonsargent.org. More Ivey Science Center, combined with stu- rials to educate the community and information about the New Hampshire dents’ increased proficiency environmental organiza- Charitable Foundation can be found at in using these new tech- “...the grant tions about the research, www.nhcf.org. nologies, will serve as assets supported according to John —Kimberly Swick Slover in the current project’s activities that Callewaert, director of the research, according to college’s Institute for Callewaert and Weathers. will provide a Community and Environ- As Weathers begins to real and lasting ment. “This grant was a build a rapport with the benefit to the wonderful opportunity for region’s scientific and community.” us. The students worked CSC Fun Fact academic communities, she is very hard this year and the So clean they encouraged by the spirit of cooperation grant supported activities that will pro- sparkle! among the groups. “I think the NSF vide a real and lasting benefit to the During the school grant and our research into a regional community,” said Callewaert. “It’s also year, the dining field station will serve as a catalyst for been great to work with the ASLPT and hall washes more deepening the existing level of coopera- the surrounding communities. Members than 500,000 tion across the region,” she says. of the ASLPT and contacts in the 12 knives, forks and spoons. —Kimberly Swick Slover towns are providing great support and encouragement to the students.”

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 7 “A Conversation” The President and a Friend Edited by David R. Morcom PHOTO: KATIE DOW ‘90

helli Gay arrived on the Colby-Sawyer AP – You’ve spent the last decade in the service of Colby- campus in October of 1994, and from the Sawyer College, and as you prepare to move on in your career, beginning proved herself to be a valuable this seems like the right time for you to reflect on the changes colleague in the President’s Office. As exec- you’ve seen and your legacy, which is a significant one. I Sutive assistant to the president, her myriad duties wonder which people are foremost in your memory as you look include coordinating major events, representing the back over the last ten years. president on leadership committees, and organizing SG – There are so many people who come to mind. As I go and attending senior staff meetings, retreats and around the campus and think of the dedication ceremonies meetings of the Board of Trustees. One of her more we’ve had for Rooke Hall, Lawson Hall, Danforth Hall, Mercer challenging duties has been to manage the president’s Hall, Lethbridge Lodge, the Cleveland, Colby, Colgate calendar, which means coordinating more than Archives, the Baker Communications Center, the Kelsey 1,500 appointments annually. A woman of many Athletic Fields, Pierce Park and the Curtis L. Ivey Science talents, this former photojournalist, town adminis- Center, I think of the opportunities we’ve had to celebrate trator, and music production company vice president people who are dear to the college. In many ways these people have also been very dear to me. Although these dedications has also managed relationships with all the members are public, I really think of them as intimate moments for the of the Colby-Sawyer Board of Trustees, as well as college. For example, when we were dedicating Mercer Hall members of the college’s $1 million giving society. and Bill Mercer was standing there with all his children, and The last five years have been especially rewarding for even though his wife, Ramona (Ramona Wells Mercer ’41), was Shelli as she supported the president and stewarded unable to join him, it was wonderful to be able to celebrate an trustees and former trustees during a successful incredible man who has been a great friend to this college. To $42.6 million capital campaign. This summer, Shelli do it with all his favorite people around him was quite moving will move on to the next stage of her career, and her because his family may have known about his affiliation with colleagues will miss her greatly, but no one will miss the college, but, perhaps, not how deep that relationship truly her more than President Anne Ponder. is. For them to share that moment with us and to hear us tell

8 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE “...this is a college that is capable of cultivating deep emotional and intellectual connections.”

Bill how we feel about him, those are the unforgettable tener than I ever was before. I used to make decisions then get moments I think of. And it’s the same for all the others I men- on to the next one. At Colby-Sawyer we spend time talking tioned. For their families to hear who they are and what they about things so that everyone gets to have a voice. I’ve learned mean in terms of the college, those are pretty powerful to spend more time listening to everyone’s opinion, and that moments. means improving a decision I may have made more abruptly in the past. In this way I’m a better member of a team, more AP – Those are just some of the people who stand in line for a collaborative when it comes to decisions, and that’s who we hug from you when they come to our office, which is a sign are at Colby-Sawyer. I’ve also become a more senior profes- that the depth of the emotion we have for the key relation- sional. When you’re empowered to make decisions for the ships at this college is very unusual, and it is reciprocal. With president, you need to move quickly and confidently while these people, the generosity they’ve shown is just one of the understanding the impact those decisions will have on people ways they express their love for us. Usually, you think of love and the college. This means being fully informed and confi- as being something between two people, but this is a college dent in your ability to make important decisions. I also think that is capable of cultivating deep emotional and intellectual that, thanks to working with a president with a Ph.D. in connections. It’s also a place where you find some splendid English, I’ve become a much stronger writer. colleagues with whom to work. AP – Both of your parents worked in higher education, and SG – As you know, being in the President’s Office, I have the you once told me about some professional advice you received opportunity to work with virtually everybody at the college. from your father. I think our readers might enjoy hearing what When I interviewed for this job, I mentioned to one of the that was. college’s longtime staff members that I didn’t like to work with people who were not fully committed, and she replied to SG – My father worked at New England College in the 1960s me, “Shelli, you won’t find people at Colby-Sawyer who are and ’70s, when they were just building that school. He worked not fully committed to their jobs.” It seemed like a bold decla- for President H. Raymond Danforth, who was the equivalent ration and I wasn’t sure I believed her, but after some time of Colby-Sawyer’s H. Leslie Sawyer. My father always talked working here, I realized she knew exactly what she was talking about Dr. Danforth in terms of his great leadership, and when about. my father heard that I might be interested in working at Colby-Sawyer, he said to me, “Shelli, if you’re not a dreamer, AP – Part of your success has come from the fact that you and if you have an opportunity to work for a dreamer, take it. befriend the people who come to this office, so we’re known Hop on the train and hold on, because it will be the ride of a as an office that is gracious, welcoming, easy to work with and lifetime.” And that’s what working for Anne Ponder has been reliable. The other thing you’ve helped me to do is to develop like. It’s been the ride of my lifetime. ■ the ability to move and decide quickly, to respond quickly, and this is something that’s valued by all the people who work with us, in part, because it’s so rare in higher education. This “When you’re empowered to make responsiveness is definitional of our style of leadership. We’ve continually improved in this area, but how else has your job decisions for the president, you changed and how have you changed? need to move quickly and SG – The college has reached out over the last decade to confidently while understanding engage all of our constituents, and, as opposed to planning events, which used to take a lot of our time and is now done the impact those decisions will have by other offices, we now spend much of our time fostering on people and the college.” relationships as ambassadors for the college. We help people to understand who we are and what it is we’re trying to accomplish. I, myself, have changed in that I’m a better lis-

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 9 No Boundaries

by Tracey Austin

When asked about the importance of her job as director of the New England Handicapped Sports Association’s (NEHSA) adaptive ski program, without hesitation Amanda Rucci ’01 breaks into the success stories of the numerous athletes she has known. There’s Ed, a paraplegic who was injured in an army vehicle accident 32 years ago. For years Ed would spend the long and cold New England winters confined to his wheelchair, waiting for the snow and ice to melt so that he could enjoy the outdoors again.

10 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE After taking up skiing 12 years ago, Ed developed a new outlook because of its amazing adaptability to many types of disabilities. on life. The six-inch curb he used to have trouble getting over Throughout the winter, NEHSA offers adaptive skiing and truly seems insignificant since he has conquered the vertical snowboarding lessons to people of all ages and disabilities. slope of a 10,000-foot mountain. Then there’s the athletic Amanda’s affiliation with NEHSA began when she was a stu- Karen, who was forced to give up a number of her dent at Colby-Sawyer. Originally from Washington, favorite activities after she was diagnosed with mul- D.C., she grew up skiing and was surprised to come tiple sclerosis. Now Karen has found that the equip- to Colby-Sawyer and find that no one in her core ment used in adaptive skiing has given her the free- group of friends, all of whom hailed from New dom of movement which has otherwise been taken England, were skiers. Amanda was looking for an away by the course of her disease. There’s also outlet to ski where she could meet other people. Emily, an autistic 14-year-old, who loves the thrill Through the Harrington Center for Career Develop- and speed of skiing. As parents of a child with a dis- ment, she learned about ability, Emily’s mother and father had difficulty NEHSA and its volunteer finding activities for Emily in which she would be opportunities. The fit seemed accepted for who she is and be able to achieve some level of suc- ideal, as Amanda was an edu- cess. Once they were introduced to NEHSA, Emily’s parents fell cation major and loved chil- in love with the program because of the world of social and dren. She volunteered for recreational opportunities it has bestowed upon their daughter. two years until her gradua- “NEHSA’s adaptive ski program has opened the door to sports tion in 2001. She spent the for many disabled people. These athletes are truly an inspira- first fall after college in tion to all of us who work with them,” says Amanda. “Our Australia, and when she re- motto—Witness the Triumph of the Human Spirit—is embod- turned to the Lake Sunapee ied in the story of every one of our athletes.” area that winter, she went The first established adaptive ski program in the East, back to volunteering with NEHSA was founded in 1972, and has NEHSA. She took over as been headquartered at Mt. Sunapee in “These athletes part-time director that winter, Newbury, N.H., since 1974. It is a non- are truly an inspiration to all and has been full-time director for the profit organization run by and for dis- last three years. abled persons who want to enjoy active of us who work with them.” As the sole employee on NEHSA’s pay- and independent lives through partici- roll, Amanda relies on the assistance of pation in sports. Though NEHSA offers year-round activities, more than 150 volunteers, who hail from all over New England. such as canoeing and camping, skiing remains the central sport Four of Amanda’s committed volunteers are fellow Colby- Sawyer alumnae: Chris Murray McKee ’65, Kathi Kirk Brown Opposite page: Amanda Rucci ’01 guides a disabled skier in a bi-ski down the ’75, Barbara Johnston Rodgers ’53 and Hilary Platt Cole ’73. trail. Top left: Kathi Kirk Brown ’75 follows along as Fred, a paraplegic mono- “This program would not run without the volunteers; they are skier, carves turns down the mountain slopes. Top right: Standing in front of the heart and soul of the program,” explains Amanda. “With NEHSA’s lodge at Mt. Sunapee are (front row, l to r) program director Amanda their assistance, we worked with 210 athletes last year, and we Rucci and alumnae volunteers Kathi Kirk Brown ’75, Barbara Johnston Rodgers ’53, (back row, l to r) Chris Murray McKee ’65 and Hilary Platt Cole ’73. Above: typically offer between 800 and 900 lessons per ski season.” Director of NEHSA’s adaptive ski program, Amanda Rucci. Hilary Platt Cole ’73 Chris Murray McKee ’65 has been volunteering with NESHA helps a disabled skier prepare for the trail. PHOTOS: JOHN QUACKENBOS — continued on page 17

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 11 A First Lady for the People PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: ASSOCIATED Barbara Flavin Richardson ’69 by Kimberly Swick Slover

he Governor’s Mansion in New Mexico is a low and “New Mexico has a small population, just 1.9 million peo- long brick structure, stretched across a hilltop over- ple. I realized I can have an impact here,” she says. “It’s an looking the high desert capital city of Santa Fe and opportunity for me to focus on issues I care about.” its surrounding mountains. On a cool and bril- liantly sunny day in February, the mansion staff is An Advocate and a Voice busyT welcoming visitors and scurrying around to prepare for In the early months as first lady, Barbara traveled around New another public event. In a couple of hours, dozens of volunteers Mexico to familiarize herself with the state and identify issues for the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful organization, local and that needed attention. “I went searching for some causes and state officials, and a flurry of reporters and photographers will others found me,” she says. “We’re a culturally diverse and geo- descend on the mansion for an awards ceremony. For New graphically large state, made up of both rural and urban areas. Mexico’s first lady, Barbara One of the things that struck me was the incidence of domestic Flavin Richardson ’69, it’s a violence, which is a very serious problem here. The issue of vio- typical day in which she will lence against women is of particular interest to me.”

open her home to the people PHOTO: MIKE STAUFFER New Mexico’s high incidence of domestic violence (more of New Mexico. than 25,000 cases were reported in 2003) is tied in part to its Barbara appears suddenly large migrant populations and pervasive substance abuse and without fanfare, ushering a poverty, according to Barbara. “Domestic violence is all about few guests into a quiet room control,” she says. She pushed for the establishment of a for lunch and conversation domestic violence task force to study the issue, and soon after, before her public appearance. “I was not a political person, so the governor appointed her as chair of his Domestic Violence it’s been a long learning curve for me,” says Barbara, a down-to- Advisory Board. The board has since escalated the issue of earth woman who laughs easily and often. For the last 33 years, domestic violence prevention to the level of a statewide priori- she has been married to Bill Richardson, a popular politician ty and has brought about tougher penalties and better treat- and the current governor of New Mexico. Describing herself as ment options for offenders, several new shelters for victims, and “a very private person in a public position,” Barbara has the appointment of a domestic violence “czar.” embraced an active role in public life since her husband took After learning that New Mexico ranked 50th in the country office in 2003. in childhood immunization, with just 61.5 percent of its chil-

12 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE “I can have an impact here... It’s an opportunity for me to focus on issues I care about.” dren immunized, Barbara knew another critical issue had “found” her. With her husband’s support, she became chair of HT:ASCAE RS PHOTO: MIKE STAUFFER PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS the New Mexico Immunization Coalition in April 2003, which united the state’s medical community and government officials in creating a statewide online registry that tracks children’s immunizations. The registry alerts health care providers, as well as families, about which immunizations children have had and which they still require. The effort has already boosted New Mexico’s immunization rates to 77 percent, according to Richardson, and the coalition hopes the state can reach 90 per- cent by 2010. “We’ve made a lot of progress,” she says. “Sometimes it just takes bringing people together to focus on a problem and create greater awareness.” While Governor Bill Richardson has launched numerous initiatives to strengthen education and the economy, the first lady has taken on the closely related issue of the state’s high rate of illiteracy. In her most visible role, she has traveled around the state to read with schoolchildren and talk with their teachers about reading programs. As New Mexico’s chair of Read Across America, she has met with literacy volunteers and businesses to organize book drives for schools and libraries. She worked close- ly with the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy to create a part- nership with the University of New Mexico and the Opposite page: Barbara Flavin Richardson ’69 and her husband, Bill Department of Health. Through her influence, the governor has Richardson, at the Democratic Convention in Boston, Mass., in July 2004. pushed for the expansion of preschool and reading programs Bill served as the convention’s chair. Top: Bill and Barbara (at right) hosted for young children. Mexican President Vincente Fox and his wife, Marta, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Above: During an awards ceremony for New Mexico Clean and “Literacy is an issue that has a great impact on New Mexico’s Beautiful, First Lady Barbara Richardson (far right) poses with Cabinet Secretary workforce and economy,” she says. “It’s one of the first things of the New Mexico Tourism Department J. Michael Cerletti and one of the that businesses look at when they consider coming to New award recipients, Nancy Taylor, a board member of Keep Carlsbad Beautiful. Mexico.” Barbara maintains an office at the statehouse, where she will Although her husband has been involved in public service hold meetings this week on funding for specific programs and politics since 1972, Barbara maintained a low profile under her purview, such as teen court (a peer-run judicial pro- through most of his career. From his first stint in Washington, gram), library programs and cultural affairs. “I want to make D.C., in which he worked for the U.S. Department of State and sure these programs are well funded,” she says. “I’m an advo- the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to his appointment cate and a voice for them.” as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, his election to the U.S. House of Representatives, and his tenure as President Bill A Life in Politics Clinton’s Secretary of Energy, Barbara remained quietly by his Barbara grew up in Concord, Mass., the eldest of five children side, pursuing her interests in gardening and antiquing and in a middle-class family. She attended a large public high playing the role of supportive spouse. “I did my own thing,” school, during which time she met Bill Richardson, who was she says. “Washington is run by government, and New York attending nearby Middlesex School. When it came time for by Wall Street. There’s so much going on that no one paid college, Barbara wanted something smaller and more intimate much attention.” than her high school. Colby Junior College had a strong repu- While serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, tation, and she thought it might be the right place for her. Bill Richardson earned an international reputation as a skilled “The faculty was very good and it was a very close commu- diplomat. He has been called to negotiate with leaders in some nity. We got to know the professors and the deans very well. I of the most volatile parts of the world, including Iraq, North also made some terrific friends,” she says, “some of whom I’m Korea and Bosnia. But when asked about her husband’s diplo- still in touch with.” matic skills, Barbara chuckles. “I wouldn’t describe him as Following her graduation from Colby Junior, Barbara went diplomatic,” she says, looking over at one of his staff members on to Wheaton College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in to see if she concurs. The assistant wisely declines comment. psychology in 1971. She began working in outpatient services “But he has incredible energy; he’s driven. He, too, feels very at Massachusetts General Hospital and, soon after, married Bill strongly that he can make a difference in people’s lives through Richardson. — continued on page 17

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 13 Rifle Club – 1945 Always Something to Do! The Colby-Sawyer Club Scene by David. R. Morcom

here they were in the 60-year-old formal learning with fun and games, as black and white photograph, 18 well as with more altruistic cocurricular smiling young women, each an pursuits such as community service. aspiring Annie Oakley ready, at In 1918, when Colby-Sawyer was a moment’s notice, to brandish Colby Academy, there were nine cocur- a rifle and shoot holes in any ricular opportunities for the student bull’s-eye target that appeared. The year was body, and four of them were the men’s T1945, and the women were members of the track, basketball, baseball and football Colby Junior College Rifle Club. Like all of the teams. Yes, football. And the men of college’s students, from its founding in 1837 that bygone era did the Academy proud to the present day, they had come to learn, but Radio Club –2005 as they finished the season 7-1, having during the learning, there also had to be time scored 204 points to their opponents’ for some fun outside the classroom. That’s 19. The baseball team was just as effec- where cocurricular activities were important to tive, finishing with a record of 13-1. a well-rounded education. The college has always Perhaps no organization in the college’s history has had a paid attention to its students’ more unusual name than 1918’s Kabbibanakka Campfire Girls, needs to balance whose call word was “Wohelo” (work, health, love) and whose stated purpose was to “help girls learn to work together, to enjoy the life of the great outdoors, and to develop the girl’s spiritual life as well as her body and mind.” The 14 members of the Kabbibanakka Campfire Girls also strived to move up the ladder within their organization, and, in that year, six obtained the rank of “Wood Gatherer” while four others became “Fire Makers.” By 1931 the opportunities for cocurricular participation had grown to only ten, but since men no longer attended what was now Colby Junior College, only women students partici- pated as members of the Student Council; Orchestra–1950 Young Women’s Christian Association

14 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE his year, with a record enrollment, Colby-Sawyer offered its students a choice of 29 clubs and organizations from Twhich to choose (see sidebar). In addition to the clubs and organizations, there were 13 recreational sports, numerous intramural sports, and nine varsity sports for men, 10 for women. At Colby-Sawyer, there’s always something to do, something to pursue, something to keep your interest new. Take, for example, the Mudslingers, which is described as “a group of outdoor enthusiasts who offer any student the chance to enjoy some fresh mountain air on any one of the local off- road trails while zipping around in the appropriate off-road vehicle. Topographical maps, land permissions, recovery equip- ment, and a good bunch of folks are a part of each outing. Even Aviaton Club –1945 if you don’t have your own vehicle, passengers are always wel- come.” President of the Mudslingers, Chip Fisher ’05, says, “The clubs and organizations are good because they help you to get (Y.W.C.A.); The Blue Quill, a literary quarterly; Carnival Ushers; to know people who have a common interest, but who are out- Chapel Choir; Orchestra; Dramatic Club (41 members); Glee side your major. Clubs tend to mix up the crowd and expose Club (44 members); field hockey squad; and “Rouge Pot,” which you to the ideas of others, which, as in the case of the was described as “a dramatic organization which limits its mem- Mudslingers, makes for a lot of camaraderie. This is a good thing bership to those girls who either have given notable perfor- and is especially true on those days when we cut back brush to mances in several plays, or who have written clean up trails or drain ponds to help with plays which have been produced by the erosion control.” school.” If a student isn’t interested in becom- In the next 10 years, the cocurricular ing a Mudslinger, then there are many offerings more than doubled, and in 1941 other choices, such as the Biology Majors there were 22 activities for the women of Club, which entices new members with Colby Junior College to enjoy, including this wonderfully written bit of marketing: four organizations devoted to music, as well “No doubt about it, the natural world is as a Verse Speaking Choir, which described absolutely amazing. From the beautiful itself as a group whose members “acquired simplicity of a spider web to the incompre- an increased sense of rhythm and a greater hensible complexity of the human brain, appreciation of poetic forms. The Verse there is more to observe and understand Speaking Choir is neither a musical nor a HSC Majors Club–2005 than one person could achieve in 6.02 x 10 dramatic organization, but it combines the (23) lifetimes!” As president of the Biology best features of both with the result of an Club, Jen Haagensen ’05, says, “We get interesting and unusual effect.” plenty of education in our classes, so the Some of the established clubs such as purpose of our club is to meet people and The Blue Quill and The Rouge Pot were still have fun by going to museums and taking going strong, but times were changing and other types of trips with our classmates. We the women of CJC were changing along even have professors who will often come with them. The Outing Club, Colby along with us. The most fun is when we Recreation Association, and Boot and plan an activity and everyone in the club Saddle Club were portents of a more vigor- joins in. This happened recently when we ous lifestyle for women, while the Camera had a raffle and every single member took Club and Dramatic Workshop added to part in some way. It was a great success.” the variety of opportunities in which our Dance Club –2005 In a world that is rapidly shrinking, what young women could pursue creativity. kind of club could better serve our students Over the decades many of the college’s than the Cross Cultural Club, which de- cocurricular organizations waxed and waned. scribes itself as “a group of international and The “Buzzin’ Dozen” singing group was around for a short while American students who are interested in meeting people from in the early ’50s, and the Aviation Club flew in and then flew other cultures and learning from each other. We host several back out. Change is inevitable, especially at a place where a new dinners in homes off-campus, attend cultural events, and orga- wave of young people breaks on the shore each September, nize campus activities that expose students to other cultures. bringing with them a rush of new interests, new social priorities, Our biggest event is International Night in April. Anyone is wel- advances in technology, greater diversity, and new ways of come to join.” enjoying their time outside the classroom. Not only are all the clubs and organizations welcoming to

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 15 Student Clubs and Organizations everyone, but if you’re a 2004-2005 student with a special Alpha Chi National Honor Society interest to promote and Art Students Society you want to gain club or Biology Majors Club organization status, the Campus Activities Board college makes it easy for Christian Fellowship you. Basically, any group Class Boards of five or more students The Colbyan Yearbook who want to organize or Colby-Sawyer Coalition for Peace & Justice Community Service pursue a common inter- 005 College Republicans Club–2 est may start a student Community and Environmental Studies Majors Club organization or club. Community Service Club The college is extraordi- Cross Cultural Club narily supportive because, as Director of Campus Activities The Courier (student newspaper) Sharon Williamson says, “By being involved in clubs and orga- Dance Club nizations, our students gain a lot of skills. While each club has a Education and Child Development Majors Club faculty or staff advisor who is there to help and guide whenever Emergency Medical Services Club needed, the students are completely responsible for running Exercise and Sport Sciences Majors Club their own clubs. From this they learn leadership skills and time History, Society and Culture Majors Club management skills. Those who are treasurers learn money man- Key Association agement, and those who are involved in advertising and the pro- Mudslingers Club motion of events learn marketing techniques. Working in Photography Club groups helps them to learn management styles and how to work Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology with other people toward a common goal. While our students Psychology Club gain knowledge in all of these areas in the classroom, clubs and The Radio Club organizations are a way to extend that Safe Zones “While our students learning outside of the classroom.” Student Government Association (SGA) gain knowledge in One who has benefited greatly at Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) the classroom, clubs the student-run radio station, WSCS, is Student Nurses Association and organizations are Will Peters ’05, who is station manager Word Order and is also the head of the Radio Club. a way to extend that Will, a communication studies major, For more information about our clubs and is not only grateful to the college for its organizations, please visit our Web site at learning outside of financial support of the club, but he www.colby-sawyer.edu/campus-life/clubs/index.html the classroom.” also feels he has been given an oppor- tunity he might not have had elsewhere. “I don’t think I’d have had the chance to be a station manager at a larger school,” he says. “At larger schools there are just too many people ahead of you for the station manager’s spot, but here I got the chance to work at a high level doing something I love.” Adam Hussey ’05 is a founder and president of the Christian Fellowship Club and, with the help of the college, his club has come a long way in the four years since he entered Colby- Sawyer. He sees the Christian Fellowship Club as one that helps students to think about moral values that, without the club, stu- –2005 dents may not think of in a religious way. “What we try to do MudslingersClub in this club,” Adam explains “is to bring out world issues and discuss them to find out what the Christian man or woman thinks about them. We also have discussions about how the Bible relates to our modern day and the things that are hap- pening here on campus. I believe these discussions help to pro- duce students who are intellectually well rounded.” From the Kabbibanakka Campfire Girls to the Mudslingers, the Colby-Sawyer slate of clubs and organizations proceeds. The club scene mutates from year to year and continues to –2005 bring to each student’s life a myriad of ways to enhance his or MudslingersClub her enjoyment of college while learning among friends outside the classroom in truly diverse and interesting ways. ■

16 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE No Boundaries not only to the determination of the athletes, but also to the — continued from page 11 generosity of Amanda and her staff of volunteers. since 1997. Having grown up on Mt. Sunapee, Chris always To learn more about NEHSA and its activities, or to explore knew about NEHSA. “I got involved because, honestly, I just becoming a volunteer, please visit the NEHSA Web site at wanted to see what it was like,” says Chris. “Once I received a www.nehsa.org. ■ big smile and a hug from a student because I helped her do something she didn’t think she could ever do, I was hooked.” A First Lady for the People Kathi Kirk Brown ’75 recently completed her first ski season — continued from page 13 as a NEHSA volunteer. She learned about NEHSA through Chris, and from the moment she became involved, she’s been inspired public service. But he’s the kind of person who wants every- by the dedication of Amanda, her fellow volunteers, and most thing done yesterday, and if not, then definitely by the end of of all, the athletes. the day. He sees everything as a puzzle. If he can’t do it one way, Barbara Johnston Rodgers ’53 has been volunteering for he’ll do it another.” NEHSA for three years. She had always enjoyed volunteer work, Bill Richardson grew up in Mexico with a Mexican mother and she became involved because she and her husband, John, and an American father. His wife describes him as “totally were looking for volunteer work they could do together. As avid bilingual and bicultural, which helps him relate to people of skiers, they found that NEHSA was the perfect fit for them. “It’s different cultures. He doesn’t have a typical background for a very rewarding, and I love the one-on-one contact with the stu- politician.” dents,” says Barbara. Early in their marriage, the Richardsons vacationed in New Hilary Platt Cole ’73 began volunteering with NEHSA in Mexico, and both now view Santa Fe as their home base. They March 2002, after learning about the program from an adaptive have come to love the city’s lively blend of Native American, horseback riding student she worked with at Windrush Farm Mexican American and Spanish American cultures, its dynamic Therapeutic Equitation, Inc., in Boxford, Mass. That student art scene and spectacular weather. While Bill Richardson has was also a sit-down ski student at NEHSA, and invited Hilary to always thrived in the busy and demanding life of public service, join her at a lesson. “Witnessing one of her lessons on snow, I his soft-spoken partner has only recently sought out the spot- was amazed at what was available for people with disabilities. I light on her own and, to her surprise, she’s enjoying it. became hooked right away, and just three years later I became “Life takes some unexpected turns,” she says, laughing. a member of the Board of Directors for NEHSA,” recalls Hilary. “Now that I’m back in New Mexico, I have a higher profile. It’s As a member of the board, Hilary has a contagious desire to been a positive experience for me. Here I am, hosting groups work toward expanding the public’s knowledge of the NEHSA from all over New Mexico, visitors from North Korea, Prince program and all it has to offer. Andrew, and Mexican President Vincente Fox and Mrs. Fox. As Amanda credits her volunteers, they, in turn, are quick to We’ve had Prince Phillip and Princess Letitia of Spain here, offer their kudos to her as a leader. “Doing all of the coordina- and Ron Howard, Jane Fonda, Rob Reiner and Robert Redford. tion work that Amanda does on a daily basis is no easy feat,” We have a rotating social circuit. By opening our doors, we get says Chris. She deals directly with our board, our athletes and a chance to show off the governor’s house. I like to be out all of the volunteers.” Hilary finds Amanda’s ability to “keep it there, to keep the mansion open and accessible. People enjoy all together” astounding. “Amanda juggles every detail, student seeing the governor and the first lady, and I see it as part of my and event remarkably well. She’s always pleasant and greets responsibility.” each day with a passionate vigor and dedication I have rarely A high profile in comfortable, casual New Mexico is one witnessed,” Hilary explains. thing, the national arena quite another. When asked by a All of these ladies will concur that, as volunteers, they walk reporter in 2003 about media speculation that her husband away from each lesson with much more than they offer. They might run for president in 2008, the first lady responded: “I’ll consider their reward the fact that they have given someone the tell you what I tell [my husband]. That’s another life and opportunity to lead a more active and meaningful life. They another wife. Honest to God. Not my bag. It’s just not some- also value the special bonds they form with the athletes and thing that I even want to contemplate.” Barbara laughs at the with each other. “It’s truly a fun group to be with, and in no reminder of her now infamous quote, and admits it didn’t go time at all, we’ve become a family,” explains Kathi. over too well with her husband. “He said, ‘Why did you have The efforts of Amanda and the others at NEHSA have helped to say that?’ she recalls with a smile. Then she adds, a bit mys- to eradicate the misconceptions the general public has of the teriously, “Who knows? In the past, I probably would have said limitations of people with disabilities. The courage and tenacity the same thing about him running for governor.” of the athletes is astonishing, and the dedication and compas- She then excuses herself to take a few minutes to prepare for sion of the staff and volunteers is extraordinary. Amanda sums the afternoon’s event, for which a large group has crowded into it up best when she says, “It’s awe-inspiring to witness an athlete a heated tent on the mansion’s lawn. Soon the boisterous crowd discover how skiing can take them away from their disability, grows silent as Barbara Richardson enters the tent. After the and it’s a heart-warming feeling to know that we at NEHSA have chair of New Mexico Clean and Beautiful introduces her as a helped them achieve that.” It’s evident that NEHSA’s motto— “person involved in many causes,” the first lady steps up to the Witness the Triumph of the Human Spirit—is a true testament, podium once again. ■

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 17 PRTS S --UPUP ROUND ROUNDby Kevin Zeise FALL 2004 SPORTS

PHOTOS: JOHN QUACKENBOS

Men’s Soccer (8-9-3) In the quarterfinal match against Wentworth, played in a thick fog at The Colby-Sawyer men’s soccer team Kelsey Field, the Chargers showed some entered the 2004 season with many late-game heroics, scoring twice in the question marks on offense, but by the final four minutes to send the game to end of the season, the Chargers had overtime, where a goal by first-year enough answers to finish in the top player Pat Colbert eight minutes into half of the Commonwealth Coast the extra period ended it with a Conference (CCC). Head Coach Peter Chargers’ victory. The Chargers made Steese’s squad finished in fourth place their 10th straight appearance in the in the CCC, which earned them a CCC tournament, and have earned a home date for the first round of the berth in each year of conference CCC playoffs. membership. Colby-Sawyer also had a winning conference record for the 10th straight season. Senior Aaron Cinquemani led the Chargers, earning first-team All-CCC and third-team All-New England honors as voted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Fellow senior Ben Fortin earned second-team all-league accolades, while first-year player Chris Rafferty was named honorable mention All-CCC.

Women’s Soccer (4-14)

With a young squad on the field, the At left: Senior Aaron Cinquemani was a first-team Colby-Sawyer women’s soccer team All-Commonwealth Coast Conference soccer stand- improved throughout the 2004 season, out. Above: First-year player Sarah McRoberts is narrowly missing the CCC playoffs. one of the young women soccer players who will be heard from in the future. The Chargers finished ninth in the CCC regular-season standings, just three points out of the final playoff spot. 14 first-year players, setting a strong Although they had only four conference foundation for the program’s future victories, they were in every game and success. A pair of talented Chargers lost three conference games in overtime, earned All-Conference honors, as two of them after holding a lead at half- sophomore Lesley Bolton earned time. The season had its high points and second-team honors and senior Stacey one of them was that Head Coach Paul Philbrook was named honorable Stinson was able to get playing time for mention All-CCC.

18 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Women’s Volleyball (23-9) next two, but lost the deciding fifth game. Colby-Sawyer placed five players The 2004 season saw numerous firsts for on All-CCC teams, including three on the Colby-Sawyer women’s volleyball the first team. Juniors Amy Tarte and team, including their first appearance in Kathy Couture and sophomore Jessica the Eastern College Athletic Conference Niebuhr earned first-team honors, (ECAC) tournament and their first time while junior Ashley Lorance was with back-to-back post-season berths named to the second team. Fellow (NCAA in ’03). Head Coach Chad junior Anne Coulter earned honorable Braegelmann’s Chargers also spent the mention honors. In addition, Tarte was entire season ranked in the top 12 in named the conference’s Libero of the New England by the New England Year, which means she was the CCC’s Women’s Volleyball Association. The top defensive player. This was the first Chargers ended their season with nar- time a Colby-Sawyer student-athlete row and hard fought losses in their final earned that title. two matches. Against Endicott in the CCC Championship match, the Chargers lost the first two games, but At right: Sophomore Jessica Niebuhr (17) played rallied to win the third and fourth, only above the net on her way to first-team All-CCC to fall in the deciding game. Similarly, honors, which were also enjoyed by Kathy Couture and Amy Tarte. Below: Euginnia Manseau was the Chargers dropped the first two the epitome of a downhill racer at the National games against Smith in the ECAC Championships where she garnered an impressive Tournament, fought back to win the third place finish in the giant slalom.

Men’s and Women’s Alpine Ski Racing (Men third in nation; Women second in nation)

Colby-Sawyer’s Alpine ski racing teams enjoyed their best season in years, and both came up with superb performances at the USCSA National Championships in Brundage, Idaho. The women’s team, led by senior Euginnia Manseau, finished an impressive second in giant slalom and third in slalom, finishing tied with Brown University for second in the nation in the combined standings. Manseau was third individually in the giant slalom, earning first-team All-America honors. In all, the women’s team grabbed eight All-America titles at the national championships. The men’s team fared almost as well, finishing second in giant slalom and fifth in slalom, while tying with the University of Massachusetts for third in the nation. Sophomore Ryan Dunstan took first-team All-America honors in the giant slalom, leading the men’s team to eight All-America awards.

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 19 Men’s Basketball (21-7) Information Directors of America. St. Clair also was named first-team All-New For the fifth consecutive year, Head England by the National Association of Coach Bill Foti’s men’s basketball team Basketball Coaches. advanced to either NCAA or ECAC post- season play, earning the top seed in this Women’s Tennis (11-4) year’s ECAC Tournament. The Chargers posted a perfect 8-0 mark in January Entering the 2004 season with first-year and had a 10-game winning streak at Head Coach Sean McCaffrey at the one point. For the second straight sea- helm, the Colby-Sawyer women’s tennis son, the Chargers advanced to the team continued its tradition of excel- ECAC Tournament, defeating in-state lence and, for the ninth year in a row, rival Keene State in the opening round finished with a winning mark in league before losing a heartbreaking play. Senior Jen Wood closed out her 81–79 decision to Rhode Island College career by moving to fourth place all- in the semifinal game. During the sea- time in school history with 42 wins in son, both junior Andrew St. Clair and singles play and she moved to ninth in senior Chris Condon scored their total wins with 58. Sophomore Alex Women’s and Men’s 1,000th career points, becoming the Hardenbrook became the first Colby- Swimming and Diving ninth and 10th players in school Sawyer player to earn first-team All-CCC (Women 11-2-1; Men 3-6) history to reach that laudable mile- honors in both singles and doubles play stone. St. Clair was named the CCC’s since the Chargers joined the confer- The Colby-Sawyer women’s swimming Player of the Year and was joined on the ence in 1995. Hardenbrook’s doubles and diving teams of Head Coach Rick first team by Condon. St. Clair also partner, sophomore Jocelyn Poplack, Goerlitz finished a strong sixth out of earned first-team Academic All-District was also named to the league’s first 22 teams at the New England Inter- and third-team Academic All-America team in doubles play. Junior Tarren collegiate Swimming and Diving honors from the College Sports Bailey joined Hardenbrook in earning Association Championships. Soph- league honors, as she was named to the omore Breien Milton won the 50 back- honorable mention list for her play in stroke and the 100 individual medley to doubles, while sophomore Leah lead the Chargers women. Head Coach Goldman earned second-team All-CCC Goerlitz’s men’s swimming and diving honors in singles play. team finished 12th of 14 teams at the New England’s. Sophomore Ryan St. Lawrence and junior Brian Valle both Above: Senior Chris Condon (25) became one of 10 grabbed eighth-place finishes, the men’s Chargers to score 1,000 or more points. At left: team’s highest of the meet. St. Lawrence Coach Bill Foti congratulates junior Andrew St. Clair (55) who was a 1,000 point scorer and the CCC was eighth in the 100 individual Player of the Year. Below: Senior K. J. Krasco (5) medley, while Valle finished eighth in became the seventh woman Chargers player to score the 1650 freestyle. 1,000 points, finishing her career with a flourish.

Women’s Basketball (22-7)

The Colby-Sawyer women’s basketball team defeated Gordon to win its fourth CCC Championship. The win earned them a trip to the NCAA Tournament where the Chargers suffered a tough loss to Ithaca in the first round. The Chargers qualified for the CCC playoffs for the ninth straight year under Head Coach George Martin and hosted a quarterfinal game for the ninth time. In that quarterfinal game against Nichols College, senior K.J. Krasco became the seventh player to score 1,000 points. Fellow senior Erika DeSanty became the school’s all-time assist leader in the confer- ence semifinal win over Salve Regina. Krasco and senior Jaime Peterman were named first-team All-CCC, while junior Kristen Sorensen earned second-team hon- ors. Krasco was also named to the New England Women’s Basketball Association’s (NEWBA) third team. In addition, Krasco and Peterman were both named to partici- pate in the NEWBA Senior All-Star game, held April 10 at Babson College.

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Succeeding Together Campaign Exceeds Goal C by Kimberly Swick Slover OLBY

olby-Sawyer College has completed the largest Clockwise from top left: The Curtis L. Ivey Science Center, dedicated in capital campaign in its history, exceeding its $40 September 2004; Exercise and Sport Sciences students put new equipment -S

to use; George M. ‘Bud’ Lethbridge and his wife Judi Lethbridge (together in AWYER million goal by raising $42.6 million for endow- C center in dark clothing) gather outside Lethbridge Lodge with family and ment, capital projects and academic support. The college’s friends following the building’s dedication in May 2004; Judith Muyskens, Board of Trustees officially closed the five-year Confidently vice president for Academic Affairs (left) and President Anne Ponder (right) Colby-Sawyer: Succeeding Together campaign at its February pose with the recipients of the college’s first two endowed professorships, Ann Page Stecker and Joseph Carroll. PHOTOS: KATIE DOW ’90 : S 2005 meeting. The campaign has enabled the college to

establish 18 endowed funds and two endowed professor- UCCEEDING ships, build and renovate academic buildings, and invest Ponder, who this fall will celebrate her ninth year as presi- $23 million in current academic programs, faculty and dent. The college received a naming gift for a science build- facilities. ing, and subsequently raised the additional funds “This campaign has animated the imagination to construct the Curtis L. Ivey Science Center. The of our current and former trustees, alumni, par- college also built Pierce Park as an outdoor center ents and friends,” says President Anne Ponder. for the campus and modernized and expanded

“Colby-Sawyer is one of the fortunate colleges Mercer Hall, home of the Exercise and Sport T whose supporters believe deeply in our academic Sciences Department. OGETHER mission and take pride and pleasure in the trans- Two faculty members, Professors Ann Page formative power of their private support. They are Stecker and Joseph Carroll, were appointed to the helping us turn a good college into a great one.” college’s first endowed professorships, the David Colby-Sawyer College has benefited from the campaign H. Winton Endowed Teaching Chair and the M. Roy in both visible and invisible ways, according to President London Endowed Chair respectively. Additionally, Colby-

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 21 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT OGETHER T UCCEEDING

: S Sawyer hired 12 new faculty members and enhanced sup- former Trustee George M. “Bud” Lethbridge Jr. and port for faculty and staff development, revitalized its liber- Trustee Peter D. Danforth. Other tangible results of the al arts curriculum and updated its information technology campaign include the acquisition of property contiguous systems. to the college and the overall beautification of the cam- AWYER Significant growth in Colby-Sawyer’s endowment has pus. The college also inaugurated The Legends Society,

-S strengthened the college’s long-term financial foundation which recognizes individuals or families who have con- and increased support for student scholarships, which will tributed $1 million or more to Colby-Sawyer. The first 26 remain two of the most important and enduring legacies of members or “legends” were inducted into the society dur- OLBY this campaign, according to President Ponder. Through pri- ing the campaign. C vate support, the college has increased its general endow- Board of Trustees Chairman Anne Winton Black ’73, ment funds and created new resources for scholarships and ’75, cochair of the campaign, says these achievements financial aid, as well as for academic initiatives such as the affirm Colby-Sawyer’s aspirations to become one of the Wesson Honors Program. The campaign also raised $12 finest comprehensive liberal arts colleges in the Northeast. million in unrestricted endowment support, which enables “The concept of ‘succeeding together’ resonated among the college to direct funds toward current and ongoing aca- Colby-Sawyer’s constituents because we are a tightly knit demic priorities. and engaged community that has accomplished a great

ONFIDENTLY Lethbridge Lodge and Danforth Hall were named and deal in the last 15 years,” says Black. “We set ambitious

C dedicated in honor of the service and philanthropy of goals for this campaign that built on these achievements,

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Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends,

t is with great pride that we write this letter of appreciation for the triumphant success of the IConfidently Colby-Sawyer: Succeeding Together capital campaign. With the generosity of more than 7,000 alumni, parents and friends, we have raised $42.6 million, surpassing our goal of $40 million. This initiative has allowed the college to make remarkable strides in strengthening its academic and cocurricular pro- grams, expanding and beautifying the campus and growing the endowment. Colby-Sawyer is right- fully being recognized as one of the best comprehen- sive liberal arts colleges in the Northeast. Private sup- port has been critical to achieving this recognition. You will read in this issue and have read over the past few years about some marvelously generous gifts; however, as we wrote at the outset of the campaign—each individual gift makes a difference in Colby-Sawyer’s future. In the truest sense, we have succeeded together. Collectively, our active participa- tion in this ambitious capital campaign has ensured that the college will continue on its upward trajectory. C We should all take enormous pride in the college. ONFIDENTLY As we conclude this important initiative, it is important to remember the college remains tuition Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Community and environmental dependent and will continue to studies students view and analyze water samples. Two groups of the rely heavily on private support Colby-Sawyer Legends Society gather by the plaques dedicated to them in to enhance the quality of our Colgate Hall. Participants in the Wesson Honors Program share fun and students’ academic experiences. laughter during a photo shoot on the quad. Pierce Park stands at the C heart of campus. This page, top: A nursing student checks a patient’s vital Ultimately, that is why we are signs under the guidance of her nurse mentor at Dartmouth-Hitchcock involved—to give this generation OLBY Medical Center. A side and rear view of Mercer Hall reveals a beautifully and future generations of Colby- renovated building. PHOTOS: KATIE DOW ’90 Sawyer students the opportunity -S for the best education we can provide. They deserve nothing less. AWYER and together we have exceeded our highest expectations Thank you again for helping the college reach new for advancing the college. Colby-Sawyer is well posi- heights and for helping prepare Colby-Sawyer for a tioned today to continue its upward trajectory and to future it could not have imagined five years ago. offer our students an outstanding and distinctive educa- : S Sincerely, tional experience.” UCCEEDING Campaign Cochair Peter Danforth, a New London, N.H. and Tuscon, Ariz. resident, and the parent and grandparent of three alumnae, says that he and other community mem- Anne Winton Black ’73, ’75 bers have found compelling reasons to become involved in CAMPAIGN COCHAIR the life of the college. “Colby-Sawyer has attracted extraor- dinary levels of support and dedication because it has an irresistible story to tell and because each individual can T make a powerful impact here, whether through teaching, OGETHER academic achievements or philanthropy,” he says. “Many Peter D. Danforth P’83, ’84, GP’02 of us have found the college to be a wonderful resource for CAMPAIGN COCHAIR the community, and we are deeply committed to ensuring that the college remains a vital and dynamic presence in New England.” ■

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Thanks to Those Who Made It Possible

n the victory celebration for the successful completion Above: President Anne Ponder (at podium) joins the assembled celebrants of the college’s Succeeding Together campaign on Oct. 22, as Professor John Callewaert, director, Institute for Community and Environment, offers his remarks concerning what the success of the capital I2004, faculty, staff and students spoke about how the campaign has meant to the college’s faculty and students, and especially generosity of donors had improved the campus and the those involved in science education. PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 quality of students’ educational experiences. Following are excerpts from some of their speeches, which paid homage “One colleague described Mercer Hall as a wonderful, new

OGETHER to many special accomplishments and some of the donors and cheerful place to work. Other themes included the

T who made them possible. improved laboratory spaces that have become premier selling points for the athletic training and exercise science “At Colby-Sawyer, we find a community of scholars sup- programs, and the redesign of space has allowed for more ported by the generous philanthropies of two remarkable enriching interactions with students.” families, the Wintons and the Londons. They have — Russ Medbery, assistant professor endowed faculty chairs to recognize the power that lifelong learning, inquiry and dialog have to shape individuals and “Your gifts have provided us the support to strengthen and

UCCEEDING communities...” broaden our liberal education curriculum and, in recent — Ann Page Stecker, professor years, to hire 12 talented faculty members in art, biol-

: S ogy, business administration, communication studies, “This capital campaign enabled us to build a mission-crit- community and environmental studies, computing, history, ical technology network for now and into the future. nursing, philosophy and psychology.” We’ve expanded from six labs and smart classrooms in — Deb Taylor, academic dean and professor AWYER 1999 to 30 in 2004. We’ve invested in an administrative

-S database system, an electronic library catalog system, “The Department of Natural Sciences plans to use the Curtis online databases and the programs for learning, content L. Ivey Science Center as a springboard to develop new ways management and student electronic portfolio develop- of teaching science and infusing it into the lives of students

OLBY ment. In short, this campaign has allowed us to move bold- across campus. We hope to follow our college tradition of

C ly into the information age...” innovation and will use this tremendous investment to — Bill Bitzer, director of Information Resources imagine new directions and new initiatives within the col- lege and also in the surrounding community.” “The Wesson Honors Program is an area of unlimited and — Ben Steele, professor yet unimagined growth, exploration and travel through the landscapes of the mind. It is a playful, busy, challeng- “We greatly appreciate all of you who have helped us to ing new entity fostered by the curiosity and talents of pro- elevate the level and quality of science education at Colby- fessors and students.” Sawyer for our current and future generations of students.” ONFIDENTLY — Aimee Parkhurst ’06, Wesson Honors scholar — John Callewaert, director of the Institute for C Community and Environment

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“As a graduate of the college and a member of the staff for Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends, a mere 18 years, it’s been exciting for me to witness the sig- ow! What a great ride it has been. You will nificant changes on campus. Bob and Natalie Rooke have read about the campaign success through- been central to our ability to imagine new possibilities. out this section. I thought you would enjoy Our donors are special people and their gifts will continue W seeing some of the details of this successful initiative: to benefit our students, the larger community and this col- lege long into the future.” • $42.6 million raised — Deb McGrath ’68, athletic director • 7,496 alumni, parents and friends made a gift “The three fields with pristine turf surrounded by 360 • 48 gifts of $100,000 to $999,999 were made degrees of quality New England views are more than any of • 14 gifts of a million dollars or more were made us could have asked for. As a student-athlete I would per- • 44 percent of the total dollars came from friends of sonally like to thank Pat and Bob Kelsey for their incredi- the college ble contribution to our college community.” — Aaron Cinquemani ’05, student-athlete • 33 percent of the total dollars came from alumni • $22 million raised for endowment, including $12 “Pierce Park, named in honor of ‘Je-Je’ Pierce, has not just million in unrestricted endowment added to the beauty of Colby-Sawyer but has given the campus a visible heart, a heart almost as grand as Je-Je’s. By • $20.6 million in current gifts for facilities, providing a place for classes to meet outside, as well as a scholarships, academic and cocurricular programs, place for students, faculty and staff to converse, Je-Je has equipment, and faculty development was donated. created a priceless place on campus.” Of special note and an example of their generous —Cody O’Leary ’06, student leadership, current and former trustees gave a remark- “I was invited to disseminate my scholarship to an inter- able 42 percent ($18.2 million) of the campaign total. national community of forensic psychologists at the This group of trustees is made up of alumni, parents University at Aberdeen in Scotland, a university that is and friends of the college. C celebrating its sixth century of existence. I realized I had Congratulations to all of you who participated in ONFIDENTLY been honored by this powerful experience. Only through this triumphant effort. The campaign has been a generous philanthropy was I able to represent the impor- remarkable experience for me and I am grateful to tant work that is happening on the Colby-Sawyer College have shared this success with you. It has allowed the campus.” college community and those who care deeply to work — Lynn Garrioch, assistant professor closely together to position the college for a future filled with newly imagined possibilities. Thank you for “I was the first person in my family to go to college. your involvement and support. C Although I was not aware of the impact that college and, OLBY more specifically, Colby-Sawyer would have on my life, I Sincerely, somehow sensed that wondrous things awaited me if I

could get there. Without scholarships, tuition would have -S Donald A. Hasseltine, Ed.D. been an insurmountable obstacle to this experience.” AWYER — Jackie Coe ’95, resident director VICE PRESIDENT, ADVANCEMENT

“For students today, immediate unrestricted support makes it possible to realize our highest and most urgent priorities. Capital Campaign Report April 2005 42.6 : S Sheridan and Peter Danforth, when you and Art and Gusta 40 40.0

O’Hara chose to invest in Colby-Sawyer, your unrestricted Projected UCCEEDING 35 gifts were an investment in possibility, and they helped 32.5 allow us to design and effect this campaign.” Actual 32.5 30 — Beth Cahill, director of development 25.4 25 “Unrestricted endowment gifts provide for the future in two 25.0 important ways. First, they provide income in perpetuity 20 that the college can rely on forever. Second, because the 17.3 T 17.0 gifts are unrestricted as to purpose, future boards and presi- 15 OGETHER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS dents will be able to respond flexibly to changing college 9.8 needs. I’m pleased that our donors have concentrated their 10 10.4 highest combined level of philanthropy on unrestricted 5 endowment.” — Doug Lyon, treasurer Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 25 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT Danforth Hall Dedicated to Colby-Sawyer Legend

by David R. Morcom

aturday, October 23, 2004, was a day on which many members of the Colby-Sawyer and New London com- Smunities came together to celebrate one of the col- lege’s most renowned legends. On that day the residence hall formerly known as New Hall officially was named Danforth Hall in honor of Trustee Peter D. Danforth. Opened in fall 2001, Danforth Hall is a residential facility for 102 students who live in 10- and 11-person suites with single and double rooms. The residence hall also features a conservatory, greenhouse, seminar room and the Wesson Honors suite, a study and event space for participants in the Wesson Honors Program. This past fall the Harrington Center for Career Development and Community Service located its new offices in Danforth Hall. Peter Danforth’s involvement with the college has been long and illustrious. The New London, N.H., and Tucson, Ariz., resident served his first term as a trustee from 1983 to 1992. This included four years as chair of the board, during which time major changes and events took place at Colby-

Sawyer, including the college’s return to coeducation, the Above: It was a great day to be a member of the Danforth family. Smiling launching of the first comprehensive capital campaign, faces in front of Danforth Hall belong to (l to r) Kim Danforth ’84 (Peter and numerous improvements to the campus, including the and Sheridan’s daughter), Kristin Danforth ’02 (Peter and Sheridan’s OGETHER building of the Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center. In granddaughter), Peter, Sheridan, and daughter Laura Danforth ’83. T Below: A visibly moved Peter Danforth embraces President Anne Ponder at 1999, Peter returned to the board and was the cochair of the conclusion of Anne’s touching, humorous and deeply meaningful the college’s recently completed capital campaign. In addi- remarks. PHOTOS: JOHN QUACKENBOS tion to his service and leadership, Peter and his wife, Sheridan, have been extraordinarily generous to the college home on Old Coach Road. Could we just move into a small through their philanthropy, and they are members of the corner in Danforth Hall as our retirement home? No keg Colby-Sawyer Legends Society created to parties, I promise.”

UCCEEDING honor those who donate $1 million or Other speakers at the luncheon more to the college. were former Chair of the Board of : S On dedication day, Peter was hon- Trustees Chuck Lawson, Colby-Sawyer ored with a luncheon in Wheeler Hall in Treasurer Doug Lyon, who sang a the Ware Campus Center, during which humorous musical tribute to Peter, and Sheridan made heartfelt and humorous one of the Danforth daughters, AWYER remarks addressed to her husband and Kimberly Danforth ’84, who said, “I -S others in the gathering. “Peter’s love know all who share in this special affair with the college is one I cannot event truly respect Dad’s efforts to help make Colby-Sawyer what it is today. OLBY object to,” she said. “‘She’s been a part I’m so very proud of him, especially

C of our lives for so many years that I consider her a part of the family. I’m so very proud of you, because he has always liked to work silently behind the Peter, for your part in Colby-Sawyer’s history. I’m proud to scene.” be your wife and proud for your name and mine to be part Following the luncheon, many people from the New of Danforth Hall. Finally, I have just one question for London community joined a standing room only group President Anne Ponder, Chairman of the Board of Trustees under a large tent outside Danforth Hall for dessert and fur- Anne Black and the Board of Trustees. The other day Peter ther dedication remarks by Chairman of the Board of Trustees and I were discussing living arrangements for that fateful Anne Winton Black ’73, ’75, Peter and Sheridan’s daughter, ONFIDENTLY day, hopefully years from now, when we must leave our Laura Danforth ’83, their granddaughter, Kristin L. C

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Danforth ’02, and President Anne Ponder. “I felt a surge of pride in my father and in the work he’s done for the col- lege,” Laura said, “but it was more than that. There are only a few events such as this in one’s life when you are more aware of your identity as a family than you are of your own identity. A deeper pulse takes over and you feel a connec- tion to something essential and larger. I think that connec- tion is what Colby-Sawyer has provided my dad, too, and it’s so wonderful that his relationship with the college has been honored in such a timeless way.” Moved to tears by the sentiments of his friends and fam- ily, Peter abandoned his own remarks, but was able to say, “I cannot adequately express my affection for the entire Colby-Sawyer family, nor my profound personal gratitude for this honor. But lest for a second you think I’ll get a swelled head over all this hoopla, know that a friend of mine here today from another dimension of my life will be quick to admonish: ‘Remember, Peter, you’re just another bozo on the bus of life.’ A bozo? Perhaps. But a grateful and thankful one.” When the celebration came to a close, there was no doubt this had been a special event held in honor of a spe- cial man, a friend and benefactor of the college who, in the words of President Ponder, “has an unparalleled record of Top: Peter’s daughter Kim gives her dad a hug and a kiss on a day that service and achievement for Colby-Sawyer. Therefore, it is was filled with lots of the same, most of it directed Peter’s way. C Above left: Members of the Legends Society, Peter and Sheridan have been ONFIDENTLY our privilege to recognize Peter’s splendid contributions by extraordinarily generous to the college in many ways for many years. naming Danforth Hall in his honor.” ■ Above right: Laura and her father share a moment of joy and pride. PHOTOS: JOHN QUACKENBOS C An Invitation... OLBY -S AWYER : S UCCEEDING T OGETHER

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 27 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPLEMENT A Friend Becomes a Legend Janet Udall Schaefer ’52

by Kimberly Swick Slover

hen Janet Udall Schaefer ’52 decided to attend started collecting art in the 1940s, and over the years Colby Junior College to study secretarial science, amassed an impressive collection. In 1975, Rudie authored Wshe knew it wouldn’t be easy for her parents to J.E. Buttersworth, 19th Century Marine Painter. The book afford her education, especially since her brother was still helped bring due recognition to the artist. “Rudie really put in college. “My father was a district principal who oversaw Buttersworth on the map,” Janet says. “His work is much four high schools on Long Island,” Schaefer says. sought after today.” “Educators weren’t paid much then, so I’m sure my parents Since Rudie’s death in 1982, Janet has continued with gave up things so we could go to college.” research and collecting of photographs of Buttersworth’s More than 50 years later, Janet returned to Colby- work and recently turned over to Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Sawyer last fall to receive recognition as one of the college’s Conn., more than 950 photographs and other work related 26 “Legends,” the society of donors that honors those who to Buttersworth. The seaport plans to publish an addendum to Rudie’s book, which Janet says will be a nice tribute to her late husband. “Rudie was a trustee of the seaport and they happen to have the largest collection of Buttersworth paintings,” she adds. Since moving to New Hampshire 10 years ago, Janet has been a hospital and hos- pice volunteer and pursued her interests in gardening, collecting art and serving on the board of the Sharon Arts Center. She has retained her close ties to the college through OGETHER

T the many friendships she made at Colby Junior College, through hosting students and events, and through involvement in class and college activities. She chaired the 50th Reunion Committee for her class. In addition to recent bequests to the college, she established the Udall Endowed

UCCEEDING have pledged $1 million or more to the college. “My hus- Scholaship in 1990 in honor of her parents, Richard and band gave me the privilege of designating a trust to chari- Alma Udall. The scholarship provides financial aid to : S ties of my own choosing,” she says. students in need. After college, Janet joined an architectural firm in As she sits in her lovely sunroom in southern New Manhattan, where, over a period of 15 years, she became Hampshire, overlooking her expansive gardens and Pack the executive secretary with oversight for 20 administrative Monadnock Mountain in the distance, Janet says it’s now AWYER staff. Through her work, she met and married Rudolph J. time to alter the pace of her life. “I’m not looking for a lot -S Schaefer Jr., a widower and the former president and chair- of responsibilities. I’ve done a lot of volunteer work, and man of the board of F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Co. Her mar- now I feel it’s time for others to take over,” she says. “I’m ■ OLBY riage to “Rudie,” an avid sailor and traveler, opened a whole trying to simplify my life.”

C new world to her. “I was able to enjoy his golden years,” Janet says. “We Photo: As she is honored for her induction into the Legends Society, traveled to Europe, South America, the Caribbean and the Janet Udall Schaeffer ’52 (standing) receives warm applause from alumni, South Pacific. I feel fortunate to have had that opportunity.” trustees, staff, faculty and students in attendance at a celebration of the Rudie owned a number of sailing vessels over the years, Succeeding Together campaign’s successful conclusion. PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90 and, in 1967 he launched a replica of the 105-foot schooner yacht “America.” He was also a collector of marine art painted by James E. Buttersworth (1817–1894), who created ONFIDENTLY exquisite oil portraits of ships and yachting scenes. Rudie C

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Cornelia and Stewart Clifford Welcomed as Legends

olby-Sawyer’s Legends Society honors donors In remarks made to the Board of Trustees, Cornelia who have contributed $1 million or more to our shared her feelings about her fellow board members Ccollege. It is an ever-growing group of devoted and her alma mater when she said, “I have not only and generous people whose belief in the Colby-Sawyer been stimulated, educated and entertained by my mission is steadfast. Among those recently welcomed tenure on the board, but I have also gotten to know as members of the Legends Society are Cornelia many wonderful, interesting, committed people who Woolley Clifford ’50 and her husband, Stewart. These are fun to be around and whom I have enjoyed experienced philanthropists and benefactors give their tremendously. We were doubly blessed with good for- time, advice and resources to advance organizations tune to have President Anne Ponder, who has been a they believe in, especially in New York; at Harvard, marvel since the day she arrived, assisted by a thor- Stewart’s alma mater; and at Colby-Sawyer, Cornelia’s oughly dedicated faculty and staff, whom I find amaz- alma mater. In her willingness to serve our college, ing. There is an important place in this world for a Cornelia has been a member of the Board of Trustees caring, inclusive and academically good educational as both an alumni and term trustee. For many years she institution which teaches and nurtures those students has been influential in guiding our college, especially as who need the personal attention and encouragement a member of the Finance and Investment Committees, Colby-Sawyer provides.” and she was a key person in persuading our Board of It is because of Cornelia and Stewart Clifford and Trustees of the importance of an endowment. The donors like them that Colby-Sawyer will continue to Cliffords’ largest gifts to the college have always been thrive and to remain on an upward trajectory in pro- designated to our unrestricted endowment, a crucial viding a quality education to our students.

element in Colby-Sawyer’s long-term success. C ONFIDENTLY C ...to take a seat. OLBY -S AWYER : S UCCEEDING

We are pleased to offer you an opportunity to name a chair in Clements Hall in the new Curtis L. Ivey Science Center. A gift of $1,000 will provide you the opportunity to have a chair

in the auditorium commemorate your support. You may decide to honor or memorialize a friend, T

alumna/us, faculty member, or your family. The choice is yours. Recognition plaques will be OGETHER permanently affixed to each chair. When you name a chair, you join the many individuals and families who have already become partners in supporting the Ivey Science Center. This opportunity is limited to the first 182 donors. To secure your seat in Clements Hall, please contact Director of Development Beth Cahill at (603) 526-3729 or [email protected].

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Special thanks goes to those donors whose contributions to the Confidently Colby-Sawyer: Succeeding Together Campaign were gifts of $100,000 or more.

Anonymous Mr. David T. McLaughlin* Mrs. Mary Trafton Simonds ’38, P’64 Mr. Harry W. Anderson* Mr. and Mrs.* William C. Mercer ’41 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Siragusa ’53 Mrs. Martine Baker-Anderson ’59* Ms. Gladys Greenbaum Meyers ’39 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Walter Angoff Miss Genevieve Millar ’32* Mrs. Mary Scheu Teach ’43 Mrs. Pauline Rogers Barker ’34* Capt*. and Mrs. Robert C. Morton* Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Thielen Beulah Kahler Foundation Ms. Kathryn Jones Nixon ’68 Ms. Patricia A. Thornton ’56 Mr. Mark A. Clements* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. O'Hara Jr. Dr. Esther C. Toms ’43* Ms. Patience Mather Cleveland* Mrs. Jean Harding Pierce ’47 The Honorable Martha Ware ’37 Mr. and Mrs. Stewart B. Clifford ’50 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Ray Mr. and Mrs. William S. Wesson Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Danforth P’83, Mr. Orville Robertson* P’84, GP’02 Mrs. Jean M. Wheeler Mrs. Rebecca Young Robinson ’64 Mr. and Mrs. William H. Davidow ’56 Miss Janice Wilkins ’41 Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rooke ’48 Mrs. Dorothy Bartels Denault ’61 Mr. David H. Winton P’75* Mr. and Mrs. William W. Rooke ’50 Mrs. Joan Russell Desmond ’41 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Wolf Mrs. Janet Udall Schaefer ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiLorenzo Mr. and Mrs. Mel A. Shaftel Names in boldface indicate Mr. and Mrs. Neil B. Donavan Dr. Eleanor Bernert Sheldon ’40 million-dollar donors Col. and Mrs. William A. Dow ’57 *Deceased OGETHER

T Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dunlap P’98 Mr. Albert L. Gibney* Mrs. Eleanor Morrison Goldthwait ’51 College Celebrates Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Rooke Challenge Success Foundation Gordon Research Conferences ore than 250 alumni, friends and parents stepped up to meet UCCEEDING the Rooke Challenge, collectively contributing more than Helene Fuld Health Trust $500,000 to Colby-Sawyer in the final phase of the capital : S M Mrs. Marlene Mustard Graf ’75 campaign. Their contributions enabled the college to earn a matching Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hammond ’66 gift of $500,000 from Robert Rooke and Natalie Davis Rooke ’48. In total, the Rooke Challenge brought an additional $1 million to the Mr. and Mrs. Curtis L. Ivey AWYER Confidently Colby-Sawyer: Succeeding Together initiative.

-S Mrs. Rebecca Kittredge Johns ’38* To assist the college in completing the campaign, Robert and Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Kelsey Jr. Natalie Rooke offered to match all gifts from $1,000 to $50,000 donated to Colby-Sawyer and directed toward endowment, scholar-

OLBY Mrs. Joyce Juskalian Kolligian ’55 ship or the Annual Fund between Jan. 1, 2004, and Dec. 31, 2004. In

C Mr. and Mrs.* Charles J. Lawson effect, the Rooke Challenge doubled the amount raised in 2004 for the college’s highest priorities. Mr. George M. Lethbridge Jr. “We’re most appreciative to all of you who took the challenge to Miss Jean D. London ’41* and heart and saw it as a great opportunity to double the impact of your Miss Margaret E. Cawley ’41 gifts and propel the college toward the finish line of the campaign,” Mr. and Mrs. M. Roy London Jr. says Vice President for Advancement Don Hasseltine. “Bob and Natalie Rooke have once again inspired all of us with their generosity and their Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Mayer Jr. ONFIDENTLY talent for helping the college in the right way at the right time.” ’50, P’75 C

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Inside: ALUMNI SP TLIGHT Reunion June 3 – 5, 2005 Meredith Dodd Taylor ’68 focuses on ecological There may still be time to register—don’t miss out! activism in the Greater Yellowstone area ...... page 59 Call the Alumni Office or register online. Cynthia Cole Heslam ’69 publishes a compelling collection of short stories ...... page 60 Great accommodations...new friends...and Update on the new PR Hersey ’69MT novel ...... page 61 a good cause—Alumni Bed and Breakfast Jim Gowell ’96 and Mike Sansonetti ’97 team up If you’re planning to visit the greater New London area at with champion ideas ...... page 73 any time and need a place to stay, take advantage of our new Alumni Bed and Breakfast program. Families are welcome, and your likes and needs will be matched with those of the hosts. Many factors are considered when the “match” is Alumni Office contact information: made—allergies, number of beds needed, proximity to Gaye LaCasce (603) 526-3724 New London, accessability, availability of the hosts, and Director of Alumni Relations [email protected] many other considerations. Guests and hosts alike report Tracey Austin (603) 526-3886 that the visits have been splendid, and some guests and Assistant Director of [email protected] hosts have made plans to reconnect at another time. Alumni Relations Contact coordinator Marsha Halpin Johnson ’59 at (603) Gina Reich (603) 526-3727 526-4506 or [email protected], or contact the Alumni Office Administrative Assistant [email protected] at (603) 526-3724 for details. The cost of your stay will be a Ben Reeder ’99 (603) 526-3704 donation—not to your host, but to scholarship programs at Alumni in Admissions [email protected] the college. Thanks go to our growing group of generous Counselor local alumni who have volunteered to be your hosts. Or for general information (800) 266-8253 [email protected]

The online directory—great for keeping in touch and for networking. The new online directory continues to grow in popularity, and the more of you who log in, the better it will be. Alumni of all ages have registered to be part of the password-protected online service. Once you’ve regis- tered, you can post photos, write class notes, post notes on the electronic bulletin board, search for alumni and friends by class year, geographic location, or profession, make a gift Pictured (l to r) here is B&B program coordinator Marsha Halpin Johnson ’59, to the college, register for events, and change your address. with four alumnae who have hosted: Carolyn Nagel Kaufman ’53, Carolyn It’s easy and fun. Visit www.netdirectories.com/~csc and Farrand Hager ’59, Janet Canham Williams ’40 and Peg Rogers Andrews ’85. follow the step-by-step directions.

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 31 Nursing Notes: The Nursing Alumni Group met for dinner and a program on a snowy November 4, 2004, in Alumni Lounge, Ware Campus Center. Although the inclement weather affected expected attendance, about 25 hardy alumni and CSC Colby-Sawyer College Artwork Nursing Department faculty enjoyed the opportunity for professional development and networking. Thank you to This strikingly beautiful and exquisitely detailed Judith Kathy Meyer ’03 for organizing the event in conjunction Rayner print of Colby-Sawyer College, measuring 28" by 8", with the Alumni Office. Kathy commented that she hopes would make a wonderful addition to your home or be a it will be the first of many such opportunities. great gift. It depicts the campus from the First Baptist Church to Seamans Alumni House. Ready for framing, this On December 7, 2004, Mitch Stone ’97, director of limited edition and numbered print may be purchased by operations at Grantham Indoor in Grantham, N.H., present- calling the Alumni Office. Cost is $75.00 plus shipping and ed Nicole Ferland Stone ’97, pediatric program coordina- handling. To view other CSC memorabilia and merchandise, tor at the Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association, visit the Alumni Marketplace at www.colby-sawyer.edu/ a special Christmas gift. With a theme of “kids helping alumni-friends. Whether purchasing pens or furniture, you kids,” Mitch arranged for a percentage of all Grantham can display your affection for Colby-Sawyer for all to see. Indoor Soccer League registration fees in July and August New items are added frequently. Proceeds from the to support the LSRVNA’s pediatric program. The pediatric Marketplace support the mission and activities of the program includes care for acutely and chronically ill chil- Alumni Association for the benefit of Colby-Sawyer College. dren, hospice and palliative care, and services for healthy kids such as annual exams and immunizations. Also offered are SIDS counseling, parent-child programs and prenatal care. “This sign-up drive, which included children age 6 Colby-Sawyer College through adults, gave our participants an opportunity to Alumni Inaugural Delegates help area children and families, and to do so through an activity which promotes a healthy lifestyle. It teaches During the past months, Colby-Sawyer alumni young people about community service and reminds represented President Anne Ponder and their everyone that there are many people in need right in our college as official delegates to inaugural ceremonies backyard,” says Mitch. Grantham Indoor is a growing facil- at other colleges and universities. We are grateful to those who accepted invitations. ity offering activities from soccer leagues to a golf-driving range. Because Grantham Indoor and LSRVNA serve many Ginger Gault Donaher ’79 at Fairfield University on of the same demographics, this partnership enhances the October 7, 2004. work and mission of both organizations. Barbara Chandler Kimm ’57 at Syracuse University on November 5, 2004. Nancy Sullivan Bussiere ’84 at Berklee College of Music on December 3, 2004. Eleanor Morrison Goldthwait ’51, ’52 at Wheelock College on April 8, 2005.

Weddings, babies, travel— We love pictures, and so do your classmates. Send us prints (just don’t write on the backs) or slides and enclose a cap- tion or identification of all those pictured. We’ll return them if you ask. Digital photos via e-mail are also welcome —just be sure that the resolution is at least 250dpi.

You asked for it...a toll-free phone number! Now you can call the Alumni and other Advancement Offices toll-free at (800) 266-8253.

32 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE CLASSN✍OTES She enjoys reading her daily who lives in Stowe, VT, comes to devotions and says, “having visit me often, which is a joy. ACADEMY 1932 Milky Ways on hand helps!” I’m still taking Adventures in Louise Sprague Danforth Barbara Johnson Stearns Barbara Wilson Lenox was Learning (AIL) courses. AIL is a Havenwood Woodcrest Village moved 6 times during the non-credit community-based 33 Christian Avenue 356 Main Street, Apartment 217 hurricane season, which was very educational program for adults, Apartment 157 New London, NH 03257 stressful and exhausting for her. offered by Colby-Sawyer. I spent Concord, NH 03301 (603) 526-6339 She now has a granddaughter, Christmas at Stowe, and the (603) 225-7894 The list gets smaller every year, Madeleine Lenox, at Colby, entire family was there, including Please See In Fond Memory which I suppose is only natural, which makes 3 generations of my 2 great-grandsons. It was a but I was disappointed that more the Lenox family at our alma very active time. I was shocked people didn’t answer my card. mater! Barbara has a new address to read in the last issue that I had a nice chat with Nancy at The Inn at Robbins Brook in Betty Ball Hughes had died. She 1930 Gaunt Bradford. She is in a Acton, MA. Mary Kennon had been my roommate, along Robertson says she has no news with Barbara Wilson Lenox. Class Correspondent Needed nursing home in Denver, CO, and is on oxygen all of the time, to report, but thinks it’s amazing When I called Barb, she did not but she still sounded great. I that some of us are still alive! I know of Betty’s death either. I also spoke with Helen “Dody” noticed she had blocked out have asked Tracey Austin in the 1931 Reece French. She, like a lot of “Books” from her reply. She must Alumni Office to please notify Ms. Barbara M. Clough us, endured the winter with a have retired. Dorothy “Dot” class secretaries when a classmate 80 Lyme Road, Apt. 206D lingering cold. She probably Melendy Scott and her husband, dies. She was busy on maternity Hanover, NH 03755 caught it flying to FL to see the Dick, still live in New London. leave when Betty’s death (603) 643-3779 girls. I received word that Edith Their figure skating granddaugh- occurred. She is completely “Teddy” Tedford Hendricks ter is retiring after this season forgiven. Of the 11 postcards I mailed to and planned to be married May died Jan. 30, 2005. Theodoris Please See In Fond Memory our classmates, only 2 were 1. Her husband is a physical returned. Barbara Vaughan Hoffman is in the Sullivan County Nursing Home in Unity, therapist and wants to be a Garside manages to enjoy doctor. Dot, who makes beautiful music, theater and reading. NH. A friend replied for her and stated that Doris still has fond quilts, has just finished one for 1933 Those activities, along with memories of Colby. She would her daughter-in-law. I, Barbara Bill Bryson’s History of Nearly Johnson Stearns, am still living Class Correspondent Needed Everything, keep her out of be glad to see visitors if anyone is in the area. Dorothy Goings at Woodcrest, and I really love it. trouble. Prudence Potter I have moved to a larger unit, Jenkins continues her volunteer Hubbard’s oldest granddaughter was married in Newport, RI, which has several closets and a 1934 work in the local hospital gift to Lt. Jim Stedman, who is porch, which will be screened in Elizabeth “Libby” Tobey Erb shop and the public library in during the summer months. Plymouth, MA. I, Barbara stationed in HI. That sounds like 11 Bois Circle a nice place to visit. I also talked During the winter, I can look out Laconia, NH 03246-2597 Clough, claim no such activity. one of my windows and watch Signs of spring keep my spirits to Gertrude Ball Humphrey. (603) 528-7629 She does not drive any longer, the skaters on the ice at the New cheerful as these brief notes are London Inn across the street. By written in late March. How therefore she enjoys being chauf- feured. Gert enjoys the daily the way, the Inn has new owners important at our age to remem- who are related to the owners of 1935 crossword and jumble puzzles. ber that life on this planet is an Ethelyn “Jackie” Dorr Symons She says there are lots of changes the Tavern on the Green. As of adventure. Greetings to each of 4432 Blackbeard Road in Seabrook, where she lives. this writing, we were all looking you as you read the Colby-Sawyer Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Evelyn Kelly is taking pills to forward to the opening. They are Alumni Magazine. (757) 464-0165 keep her alert, and she exercises doing many renovations, which it really needed. My daughter, Please See In Fond Memory daily on her step machine. Please See In Fond Memory

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 33 case worker for Child and Family Services and a busy flower gar- New! Join the Online Community 1936 dener. The Alumni Office also Barbara “Barb” Melendy Parker received word that Althea 14 Little Britton Lane Shinners Myers passed away New London, NH 03257 March 8. I, Barbara Melendy (603) 526-2724 Parker, am still doing my flower Geraldine “Joony” McKewen work at Cricenti’s and have no Bateman writes, “I couldn’t trouble keeping busy there and at agree more with what you said home. Please send your news! about a healthy and happy Please See In Fond Memory Register today at summer! Last summer I was in www.netdirectories.com/~csc and out of the hospital, and so glad I was with my kids, which ’64, ran a Colonial Dames fall her granddaughter, who is getting brings me to my news. I am 1937 trip to the Berkshires, visiting her PhD in veterinary medicine planning to move back to NH Gladys “Glad” Bachman Forbes historic homes and gardens. The at NC State Vet. College. She was permanently, and I hope to be 9229 Arlington Boulevard, highlight of the trip was a recep- paralyzed in an accident 3 years back by June. I’ll let you know Apt. 235 tion at the home of Jan Brett ’69 ago, but gets around in a wheel- my new address as soon as I’m Fairfax, VA 22031-2525 and her husband, Joe Hearne, of chair, keeps an apartment with 3 sure of it. I have 10 great-grand- (703) 352-4519 the Boston Symphony Orchestra. cats, and drives a Subaru Forester. children.” Beulah Carrigan e-mail: [email protected] Jan and Joe shared their beautiful Kay Scott Condit was lucky Crosby says her days are much Please See In Fond Memory Adirondack camp, and Jan gave enough to have her family (all the same, but her daughter keeps tours of her studio where she was but 4 students) with her for her her up to date on the news of her completing her latest children’s 85th birthday. She writes, “Can 3 grandchildren. Beulah met a book, “The Umbrella.” Everyone you believe it was 64 years ago Colby grad of the 60s, who visits 1938 went home with an autographed that we were in school together? her father at Canterbury Woods. Class Correspondent Needed copy of the book and poster! What glorious years they were!” Beulah does get to ME from time Ginny still plays a little golf and to time to visit her sister, Connie Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Please See In Fond Memory bridge and does volunteer work Carrigan Coughlin ’37, who is Mary Trafton Simonds for at Hope Hospice and the soup in a nursing home in Freeport. compiling these class notes. kitchen, which seems to fill her Judith “Judy” Clarke Kitchen Inez Gianfranchi Snowdon days. Hurricane damage amount- writes, “No news is good news.” 1939 reported the good news that after ed to trees mostly and the golf Her youngest grandson, a high Frances “Fran” Holbrook a 2nd hip replacement of the course. I am hoping we can see school sophomore, plays in the Armstrong same hip in Oct., she was able each other when she comes to RI high school marching band. He The Seasons 218 to drive by Christmas 2004. in Aug. for a wedding. Another attended 4 summer camps, which 5 St. Elizabeth Way She also reported that Barbara FL resident is Norma Nordlund accounts for no visits to grandma East Greenwich, RI 02818 Rounds Carson’s husband, Bob Overbeck, who lives in Naples, last year. “Of course I miss the (401) 884-6763 Carson, died in Nov. Barbara and but didn’t mention any problems family, but he is so happy to be e-mail: [email protected] her daughter, Chris, flew to their with hurricanes. Norma lost her in the band and I am delighted summer home in Phippsburg, Greetings ’39ers and thanks to husband a year ago after 60 won- for him. He plays the snare ME, to close it up the weekend of all of you who responded to my derful years together. She is in drums, which apparently is the the 1st snowfall! Inez also wrote appeal for news. A Christmas great health, still playing golf lead drum,” writes Judy. Nancy that a mental health building in letter from Elizabeth “Betty” and walking 2 miles a day. Norma Fuller Sargent’s granddaughter, Athens, GA, has been named for Higgins Hassell was full of news. teaches English in the program at Laura Gibson, was married July the Carson family. From Auburn, She and Henry are delighted with Bentley Village, and also volun- 24. It was a busy summer with a ME, Jane Seavey Emerson and their continuing care retirement teers at the Cure Center. Mary family reunion the following her husband, Walter, report that community, John Knox Village Russell Little writes that she Saturday. Nancy has been at they are still in their home and in Orange City, FL. The back tripped on a sidewalk and fell, Birchaven for a year now, and coping pretty well, although problem is gone, and they take breaking her lower femur. Now enjoys the many activities Jane has 2 painful shoulders. part in the exercise programs, she is walking again, and is most offered. She sends her best I received cheerful news from pool aerobics and daily mile grateful for her care. Still active wishes to all. Sad news was Stuart Lydiard Patterson in walks around the tree-lined cam- and loving life in MT, Lucienne received from Sue Handy Funk, Calgary, Canada. Her large family pus. The hurricanes didn’t cause “Cinny” Jones Albro says she is who let me know that her planned a special 90th birthday too much damage and they were still playing lots of bridge and mother Hannah Smith “Smitty” party, including a “magic com- only 3 days without electricity. going to Vestymyd Oriental Rug Handy, died June 11, 2004, after puter hook-up” with her daugh- Another Christmas note was Class. She had a big family gath- another bout with cancer. She ter and husband in Korea! The from Virginia “Ginny” Mahard ering at Christmas and will have was enjoying reading her most previous evening at a football Laming, who says all kinds and another in Aug. at the shore. She recent Colby-Sawyer Alumni game, the announcer reported shapes of pills are keeping her says the Mystic area is lovely. Her Magazine not too long before she that a longtime fan was celebrat- going. However, she still makes 3 youngest grandson is a marine in died. Smitty’s husband has moved ing her 90th birthday. Stuart was visits a week to the Alzheimer’s Iraq. Virginia “Ginny” Wells to OR to be near his daughter. then pictured on the big screen! unit at the local nursing home. A Chandler writes that her hus- More sad news in the passing of Mary Trafton Simonds contin- weekly bridge game is enough to band, Jim, recently went into Marian Alexander Michel of ues to keep herself busy with vol- get her up and out. Ginny and the nursing facility attached to South Bristol, ME, on Jan. 17. unteering and her family. Her her daughter drove to Raleigh, the Alice Peck Day Hospital in She led a busy life with the daughter, Gina Simonds White NC, for Thanksgiving to be with Lebanon. His Parkinson’s has left League of Women Voters, as a

34 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE him unable to walk. She feels changed their desires, so they family. Keep in touch and church. A note from Reid quite lucky, as the hospital is just stick to visits to the grandchil- remember Joy. Luv ya. Francis Morris indicates that a short walk from Harvest Hill dren and great-grandchildren. she and her husband spent time Please See In Fond Memory where Ginny lives. She is able to After the arrival of the alumni in a rehab center in Portland last walk there and have lunch with directory, Shush had a call from year with a variety of medical him every day and walks down her former roommate, Gladys problems. I hope they are both again after dinner to say good- Greenbaum Meyers, and they 1940 back in Kennebunkport fully night to him. They had a big met for lunch. Her health is Juliette “Judy” Conover recovered by now and enjoying celebration for his 90th birthday good. She swims every morning, Reinicker their family activities. Peg Van at their son’s home in Cornish. weather permitting, plays some 107 Cardiff Ct. W. Duser Hurlbut and her husband They have 9 grandchildren. golf, and is knitting baby blan- Newark, DE 19711-3442 visited Colby last year at reunion Ginny says she is in fairly good kets for the local hospital. She’ll (302) 239-0965 time after visiting some of their health, although she has a hip be knitting one for the 4th great- e-mail: [email protected] children in Boston for high problem and had a pacemaker. grandchild, too. They were lucky school reunions. Jeanne Schwob Nancy Edwards Cox has no during the last hurricane season, It was so good to hear from Eloise Homer keeps busy visiting family more dogs, show or otherwise, but are not looking forward to Gedney Lawson. She has been in VT, San Francisco and at her and she misses them. Nan is in the next one. Ed and I, Frances living at the Carol Woods Retire- home in FL. She says hello to a very nice retirement village in “Fran” Holbrook Armstrong, ment Center in Chapel Hill, NC, all who are able to get to our the northwest corner of CT. She are enjoying life here at The for the past 7 years, and enjoying Reunion in June. Almira Taylor still plays golf when the weather Seasons. I walk up the hill every the resources of Duke and U of Campbell is now living in a permits and walks about a mile Saturday morning to run the NC. She says she hears from retirement home in Baltimore, a day. She is near her family, coffee/gift shop at St. Elizabeth Petie Gamwell McCrudden, MD, near her daughter and son- daughter and 2 granddaughters, Home, and also help with the bi- who lives in Sequim, WA. Ellie in-law. They all went to HI last and 3 great-grandchildren. weekly newsletter at my church. says she is supporting peace and Christmas as their gift to each Beverly Gray Bachelder has I am in good health and walk a recommends their Web site other. Almira keeps busy with finally retired after 10 years of mile a day and use the exercise www.eldersforpeace.org. Barbara church, library work and bridge. Head Start and substitute teach- room here every day. We manage Buckley Maner moved to a I was sorry to learn that Virginia ing. She and her husband winter- to get to ME for Easter and retirement home in Evans, GA, Bishop Turcotte died in Jan. ized their home on the lake, but Thanksgiving and to our cabin 10 minutes away from her in Attleboro, MA. She was an still went to their home in FL. in NH a few times during the daughter. She is enjoying the lux- officer at the former Provident They will probably sell it this summer. That is the extent of our ury of being waited on and the Institution of Savings in Boston year. “I’m definitely a northern- travels. We have 6 grandchildren company of the people she has until her retirement. She is er,” she says. They have been and 10 great-grandchildren. The met. Helen Tripp Davies lives at survived by a daughter, a son, happily married for 65 years Alumni Office reports that Joan Rossmoor near Cranbury in 4 grandchildren and 5 great- and have 4 grandchildren and Helms Orr’s address changed Monroe Twp. NJ. Her youngest grandchildren. I, Judy Conover 5 great-grandchildren. Marion after the Alumni Directory was son, Paul, is the vice president Reinicker, am just recovering Sage Boyd and Jack love their published, so if you’d like to for finance and administration at from hip surgery and hope to new home in Laconia. They went get in touch with Joan, call the Sweet Briar College. Her eldest be back in circulation soon. A to FL for 3 months to escape the college for her new information. son, Fred, was the key-note granddaughter was married in winter. A late note from Anne- Sadly, I also heard from the speaker at a Rutgers symposium Waukesha, WI, last June and I Shirley “Shush” Orent Hudler Alumni Office that Jean on horticulture, and a grandson am looking forward to a grand- says she and her husband, Lynn, Anderson Burnham passed has just graduated from son’s wedding in Charlotte, NC, are not traveling out of the away Feb. 23. We extend our Dartmouth. Helen keeps busy next fall. country these days. Sept. 11 deepest condolences to her with golf, women’s club and Please See In Fond Memory

Colby-Sawyer Flashback: If you can identify the women in this photo and/or provide the year the photo was taken and the story behind it, please contact Tracey Austin in the Alumni Office at (603) 526-3886 or [email protected].

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 35 died in July 2004. Our deepest Colby-Sawyer and the whole Hill Send your news, photos, newspaper clippings and sympathy, Sherry. I had a card community, really. Again, we greetings for classmates to your class correspondent in the fall from Margaret “Peg” send our condolences to Bill and or to the Alumni Office. Cawley, telling me of the year- their family. When the Blizzard Inquiring minds want to know. long bout of serious ill health of of 2005 finally ended, I called Jean London. However, I was Margaret “Marnie” Scott Cikens e-mail: [email protected] still shocked when the Alumni down on the Cape to see how phone: (800) 266-8253 or (603) 526-3727 Office sent me the notice of her she fared and told her of our death. While we know of her bright sun and blue sky. She said mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office deep involvement with Colby she wouldn’t know about that as 541 Main Street and New London, she was also she couldn’t see out of any win- New London, NH 03257 a committed member of the dows in her Sandwich home! The We look forward to hearing from you. Oneonta, NY, community, where snow was coming horizontally at they lived a number of years. a gale force. We hope she and Mary Mitchell Witherell died Buttercup have been plowed out bit of traveling soon. Barbara in May 2003. She was an Army by now. My Big/Big Sister “Bobbie” Owens Geiger is a veteran of World War II, having Elizabeth “Betty” Higgins 1941 Hospice volunteer and also gives spent most of her tour of duty in Hassell ’39 and her husband Constance “Connie” a couple of days a week at a local the Philippines, and retained a have moved into a retirement Linberg Borden library. She does a bit of line special interest in that country community in Orange City, FL, 7 Goulding Rd. dancing and visits family in TX throughout her life. She lived in where they keep active volun- Post Office Box 445 and Ontario, Canada. She does a Rochester, NH, all her life, where teering in craft programs and Sterling, MA 01564-0445 lot of reading and enjoys word she married, raised a large family enjoy trips to nearby Stetson (978) 422-6848 games. Eleanor “Ellie” Rowell and continued nursing. She was College for concerts. Roger and I, Speaking from a New England McPherson is also sporting a an avid reader. Mary Barkely Connie Linberg Borden, were point of view, I hope our spring new address, having moved to a Presby died at Dimond Hill Farm on a “training” bus trip to PA is better than our winter was. retirement community. Much to last Nov. She spent most of her in the fall and at one stop I One thing is good: you listened her surprise, she is very happy life in Concord, NH, where she was chatting with a man and to my plea for news, so here we there. The reason? There are a lot was active in many community somehow mentioned CSC. He go. Margory Griswold Heath of good bridge players! That was organizations. She is survived by mentioned that his cousin, keeps busy with church activities a great article about Joan Russell a son, 2 daughters and several Dorothy Wallstan Drake ’46, and her many friends. Her Desmond in our latest Alumni grandchildren. Word was originally from Shrewsbury, MA, husband died 4 years ago when Magazine. Thank you, Joan! received in mid-Jan. that Harriet but now lived in OH, was a grad- they’d been married almost 61 When she was on campus last “Happy” Lipphardt Hammock uate in the late ’40s. In addition years. Two unmarried sons live at Sept., she was in awe of all the had died at her home in to that trip, we went on a home. Frances Jennings Irwig changes and couldn’t get over Hapamar Ranch, AZ. She had delightful MA/RI coast island- has left the Midwest and is now the number of student cars! moved to the southwest 55 years hopping cruise in early Sept. living in NC; you’ll find her Following lumbar surgery and ago and had a life-long interest Hurricane Gaston tried to disrupt address in the wonderful new a good recovery, Deborah in dance, particularly ballet. She the fun, but didn’t succeed. And CSC directory. Marcie Franke “Debbie” Burton Adler and is survived by a son, 2 daughters that’s all for now. Just remember: Dunfee and her husband, Wally are back in the curling and a granddaughter. Our sincere Reunion in 2006! rink. Dylan Burton Charlesworth sympathy is extended. Mary Gordon, spend winters in Please See In Fond Memory Lakeland, FL, and summers is their newest great-grandson, “Marie” Francis Westberg sees in Topsham, ME. They keep and that gives them a good Elizabeth “Betty” Ballentyne working on their golf games. reason to visit CA. June Skinner often as they live in the same Arlene Dawson Knapp has been Peacock and her husband spent condo complex in Medford, OR. 1942 living in a retirement community 2004 moving around NC. After Marie was East in the fall to visit Barbara “Bobbie” Boyd Bradley in Chester, CT, for 4 years. With selling their home in Ashville, her cousin, Connie Dickinson January 1 – May 1: a son in Naugatuck and another they moved to their summer Johnson ’49. Marcia Brown 601 Seaview Court, C-311 in RI, she sees family often. Her home in Whittier until their new Macintosh has been trying Marco Island, FL 34145-2939 cottage gives her a chance to home in Raleigh was available. (unsuccessfully) to get together (239) 394-2881 continue a bit of gardening. However, they did manage an with some of her former “lunch e-mail:[email protected] Elderhostel experience at the bunch,” including Marion Frances Smith Dennett taught May 2 – December 31: public school music education Sarasota Opera in March and a “Hug” Huggins Brown ’42 MT fall trip to Ireland. Her husband, and Virginia “Ginny” Newins 34 Cutting Cross Way for 28 years, retiring 20 years Wayland, MA 01778 ago. However, she still practices an Episcopal priest, has just Blondell ’42 MT. Maybe this will retired “again,” as June noted. get things rolling! Anne Weston (508) 358-5088 the piano everyday! With a e-mail: [email protected] daughter now living in Laconia, Unfortunately, all the news I Miller continues to search the NH, she hopes to get back to received isn’t good. A note from Boston and NY papers for items Hello to all! This time I write CSC soon. Another daughter Ruth Leach Howard’s husband of interest. I was saddened in Jan. from Marco Island, FL, where it’s lives in ME. Fran is an active says she has survived surgery for when she sent the obituary for supposed to be warm and sunny, member of the College Club in an abdominal aneurysm, but it Ramona “Monie” Wells Mercer. but isn’t! Compared to all the Portland. I was sorry to learn has left her with a faulty memory While I had known for some snow up north, we are lucky to that Jeanne Hall Johnson has and physical disabilities. And time that Monie was not well, be here, but 40 and 50 degrees at recently been hospitalized for a it was not a happy Christmas this still seemed sudden. She night and barely into the 70s in heart problem. We wish her well greeting that I received from and Bill have done such a the daytime isn’t as advertised! and hope that she can resume a Shirley “Sherry” Hemming tremendous amount of good for Do I sound spoiled? However, FL Garwood. Her husband, Peter,

36 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE weather is promised by next phone often and I hope to see week and we are all looking her before we head north at the forward to it. Many of you end of April. She lives with her answered my plea for news, for daughter, Bonnie, and enjoyed which I truly thank you! If you visits this winter from her 2 still haven’t sent me your news, other daughters, Julie and it is never too late. It will be in Stephie. Julie lives in CA and the next bulletin. Ruth Murray Stephie in OH, but plans to move Carkeek writes, “My husband to FL next fall. That will be nice and I celebrated our 61st anniver- for Jinny to have 2 daughters so sary in July. We are still traveling close. I received a nice note from some and are in reasonably good Nancy Bowman Rutherford health.” I love good news like who lives in Longmeadow, MA. that! Mary Williams Herrick She had a reunion last summer moved to a condominium in a on Martha’s Vineyard with Mary retirement set-up on Cape Cod in Reed Cody, who lives in Mexico, 1998 and loves it. She says she and her daughter, Amy. Nancy loves being near, but not on top, and her husband have 5 grand- of her 2 children. Her daughter, children and 5 great-grandchil- Laurie, was widowed in Australia dren. Three of her children live Happy Anniversary. Bobbie Boyd Bradley ’42 and her husband, Dave, in 2000 and is now happily close by, which she loves. She recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. remarried and living 10 months sends her best to all! On a sad of the year between NH and note, I had a note from Ginnie from many different parts of Idaho. “I’ve had teachers from Nantucket, and 2 months “Down Hager Peppard’s daughter their lives! Jean doesn’t drive Julliard, Oberlin and Indiana, Under.” Mary’s son, Hal, lives in informing me that her dad had anymore, but with a husband and nobody ever touched Althea Duxbury and Nantucket. She passed away in March 2001 and who does, she manages. Her as a teacher and a human being.” has 4 grandchildren and 2 great- Ginnie passed away the follow- grandchildren are nearby and she Jean Gove Hines’s note made me grandchildren. She says her ing Feb. I also received a very enjoys attending their sporting laugh. “My health is excellent, traveling days are fewer after nice note from Elinor Pierce events. Jean says, “Even for the though the short term memory is making 17 trips to Australia Alexander’s husband, Bill, with 6 and 9 year olds, the games are a little shaky.” Sound familiar? during the 30-plus years her the following news, “In 2003, we fabulous (and sometimes hilari- She exercises twice a week with a daughter lived there. Mary loved moved from our home of 37 ous) to watch!” Janie Raynor trainer, and has a Siamese cat, it but is so happy Laurie now years to a nearby retirement Groo wrote of a small world sur- Shadow, for company. She still lives close by. She’s busy needle community. Due to dementia prise. After knowing Betty Jane drives, but her kids say “no” to pointing another rug for the related difficulties, Elinor is a res- Bullard Anderson ’68 for 30 driving to CT from VT. Terry newest great-grandchild, keeping ident of our healthcare facility years (she is a very good friend Allen Cadwell and her husband her fingers nimble! Lucky greats! (nursing home), while I reside in of Janie’s daughter, Anne), they “wintered in” in VT this year, Shirley Parsons has discovered a an independent living apartment discovered that they had both and what a winter it was! Terry new interest, quilting. She is part in an adjacent building. Colby attended CSC! Janie is still reads and her husband shovels! of a group at the senior center Junior College for Women was making progress from her stroke, For me, I’ll take the sun and making baby quilts for the local always an important part of although slow. How I know! warm weather! But they love the hospital, which is where Shirley Elinor’s life. It is unfortunate that Marcia Barnes Shaw-Straube peace and beauty all around worked for many years. Music her lack of memory (including and her husband, Hal, spent a them. Does have its charm, yes? and gardening still top her list of that of Colby) and failing eye- couple of rainy days with us on Remember our Colby days! As for joys, plus singing in the choir sight means that she is unable to the lake in ME last summer. We me, Barbara “Bobbie” Boyd and playing the chimes at read or to understand informa- had a wet boat ride, but managed Bradley, my husband and I have church. She was preparing for a tion read to her.” What fun it to have a great time together in been celebrating our 60th anni- choir festival with several area was to hear from Nancy Eads spite of the weather. She writes, versary all year! We enjoyed a churches as she was writing me. Hornberger. She told of a “leaf “We sold our house on Orr’s cruise through the Panama Canal She keeps in touch with Ginny peeping” trip with her daughter Island in ME and bought another in April (fabulous!) and another Coleman Hunter with frequent and son-in-law to New England in Piper Shores, a lovely life-care cruise at the end of Sept. with a phone calls. As you may remem- last fall. They stopped at Colby community south of Portland. Williams College group on a ber from one of my earlier and were in awe of the many We will continue to spend 6 riverboat up the Danube. We columns, Ginny is now blind, changes. Men on campus! months in ME and 6 months in learned so much! We learned but would love to hear from Imagine! She still lives in AR. Vero Beach, FL.” Luckily their about countries we’ve barely any of you. Shirley lost her Sadly, her husband died in 2000. Vero house was spared in the heard, which are now out of 4th brother in Sept., but has a Nancy’s son, an attorney, lives in hurricanes that hit that area. communist dominance and younger sister, Ginny Parsons AZ, and her daughter lives in Another very sad note was the struggling to survive. But the Breuer ’46. Barbara Hughes Ford Houston, TX, and is a partner at notice of the cancer death of people were so friendly! The has moved into a retirement com- Price Waterhouse Cooper. Three Althea Everitt Cervery on actual date for us was October munity on the lake, where she grandsons and one granddaugh- November 22. We all remember 14, but we waited until has all the Mercer Island activi- ter make joy in her life. Jean her exceptional musical talent, November 27 when all the ties and views, but no work! Craig Brooks and her husband which continued throughout her grandchildren would be home Sounds good, doesn’t it? She celebrated their 50th last April. life. She taught music and was a from schools and colleges for the keeps herself busy with bridge, Their kids asked people from true musician and inspired her real celebration—we renewed book clubs and sailing. Jinny both their address books. students to be musicians as well. our vows in our Episcopal Leighty Severs and I talk on the Imagine the fun of seeing people I quote from her obituary a Church, wedding style, with a quote from her first student in reception following. Our best

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 37 man from 1944 came from are thoroughly enjoying life in from their windows. It still con- Cleveland, OH, which was a this adult senior center right on tinues to put on shows. Some thrill for us because we hadn’t the Merrimac River. Both in good summer when Jean Wackerbarth seen him for 50 years! All in all, health, they are active in many Hadidian and family are back at it was a wonderful memorable activities, groups and clubs. They Dodge Pond in NH, we’ll hope to event with our entire family and can do their own cooking or go get together. That is if we ever many close friends present. We to the main building. Their place stay home long enough instead feel very blessed to have had so is easy to find, as they are the of camping and dancing around many years together and for only one flying the American the country. She extends warm now, we’re going strong for 70! flag. They’ve also driven around greetings to all classmates from The wonderful response to my Colby a couple of times and their home in CA. Shirley Hobbs cards was great! If you didn’t report it still looks magnificent Craven writes their traveling send it back to me, send it any and always brings back fond days are over since Tom hasn’t time. It will put me ahead for the memories of the college and been feeling too well these past next edition. My heartfelt thanks friends. Priscilla Coan Barnes few years. By using the Oasis, to all who responded and to sends greetings from the beauti- she’s managed to see a few plays those who still will. And remem- ful Ozark Mountains in north- and took a lighthouse tour. She ber, e-mail helps! You can reach west AR, where they often enjoy remembers the fun we all had at me at [email protected]; please watching deer in their yard. She Colby and wanted to say hello send me your e-mail. and Jim are blessed with good to all her classmates. Similar health, which enables them to news came from Jane Hamilin Please See In Fond Memory chauffeur friends who need help. Horton. She and Ernie went Together Again. Virginia “Ginny” Hansen Gato ’43 and Marianna They enjoy their church and all along with good health for years, Rockwell ’44 enjoyed a visit in the activities. In March they but then during these last few Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 1943 flew to St. Louis, where their years they both developed heart Margaret “Peg” Morse Tirrell granddaughter, Nicole, spoke problems, so now they take all shoveling snow at our home in PO Box 37 while being recognized as kinds of pills. They send their Shelburne, MA. Thank you, each Lower Waterford, VT 05848-0037 Youth American Quarter Horse best wishes to all. We always of you, for taking a few moments (802) 748-8538 Association Superior All-Around. enjoy the postals our classmates to share your “happenings” with e-mail: [email protected] Her horse, Zippos Ace of Spades, send our way; it’s nice to keep in members of our class. Let’s begin. also received a plaque! Their 3 touch. Doc is very busy now as Elizabeth “Betty” Marden Hyde Once again it has taken time for sons and daughter live in 4 states co-chairman of his Dartmouth of Woodstock, NH, stays holed sad news to catch up to us. A as do some of their 12 grand- 60th reunion this June, trying to up in their mountain side home note from Joanne Garey Starr children with their 6 great-grand- tie up the loose ends. It’s been a in the winter and enjoys it. Their informed us that her mother, children. Excitement two-fold strange winter here with very daughter (one of 4) came from Elizabeth Nettleton Garey, for Barbara Buck Lipes! But not little snow in our area except the NM to visit and another daughter passed away in Sept. 2001. We the kind you really want! First a storm that came the day before from CO joined them. A wonder- agree with Priscilla Parker Craig raccoon attacked her friend while we were to drive to South Jersey ful time for fireside chats, she that the year has gone by ever so they were walking in the woods, to his brother’s wedding. But said. Janet Peters Gardiner quickly. They’ve now been living and then it attacked Barbara once we were plowed out, all shared sad news of the death of in Venice (FL, that is) for 5 years. when she tried to get the raccoon worked out great! Now we’re fly- their oldest son, Douglas, from They enjoy their life in the sun- off! In Dec. she fell while helping ing out to an A.R.T.S. meeting in a heart attack in Oct. She said shine, but complain that time Avery and broke her pelvis and is TX and return after a visit to our that they had wonderful family seems to evaporate. It couldn’t be now recovering from this frac- kids in CA and NM. If any class- support at this difficult time. because they are 81 and 85 and ture! Carolyn Sigourney Holtz mates get a chance to come to They have no travel plans, but will have shared 62 happy years highly recommends bypass NH, we hope they can schedule a still play golf. She keeps in touch of married life in Aug., could it? surgery, which did her heart a stop at New London to see in with Nancie MacBain and As she wrote, “it seems likes world of good. She’s still drawing person all the changes that have Mary Helen Williams through yesterday we walked the Colby and taking French classes to keep taken place on “The Hill.” Christmas greetings. Nancy Hall campus together in ’43.” All the those little gray cells active. Jean Please See In Fond Memory Kurhan and her husband have family gathered at Doris Douglas Stewart Hilton writes that all is spent their retirement years in Butler’s home to celebrate an old well with their 4 children and TX, where they have escaped fashioned Christmas—but with- 10 grandchildren. She and Harry hurricanes, floods and snow- out the snow! She had a recent took a wonderful trip to the 1944 visit with the family of Winona storms. However, summertime Canadian Rockies last fall. She Jeanne “Penny” Losey Bole Brown Weeks, who passed brings plenty of heat and the air also mentioned they can’t brag 72 Old Village Road away a year ago in March, and conditioning is a life saver. They any more about Cape Cod’s mild Shelburne, MA 01370 enjoyed sharing old Colby reside fairly close to their son winters, as all records were (413) 625-9730 memories with George. Debra, and wife and have been able to broken from so much snow in e-mail: [email protected] watch their grandson grow up to Winona’s daughter, is a perfect Jan. In fact, the schools were his teens. From TX also comes a image of her mom. Their grand- closed all week. Mary Deming Hear ye, hear ye! As we are one nice note from Mary “Cush” son, Christopher, attends Loomis Kramer sends her greetings to all of the “vintage” classes, I Cushman North, who wrote that School. She also has Natalie and an invitation to come and thought this might be an appro- at Christmastime the houses in Codery Naylor’s new address if visit the northwest, as they have priate greeting! Winter in FL the Dallas area are all brightly any classmates would like to lots of things to show you and certainly isn’t hard to take! As I decorated with lights, and her drop her a line. Nancy Jones places to visit. Contact her at gathered news from each of you words were, “I wouldn’t want to Lacey and Bud are at Heritage [email protected]. On a clear via the postcards I sent, I realized be a Yankee who didn’t light up.” Heights in Concord, NH. They day Demi can see Mt. St. Helens how grateful we are not to be

38 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE A few of her children, including Philadelphia Zoo and lectures to Canada, at their great old cottage band, Al. She said that they are her youngest daughter and the children. On top of that, she this summer. Her daughter (the reading lots and keeping the son-in-law and also her oldest also works at a local grocery store boys’ mom) came to visit with home fires burning in their fire- daughter, shared Christmas with doing fruits and tropicals, and Dr. Dave and son Jeff. It was real- place. There seems to be lots of her. She still paints and also has 2 or 3 evenings a week she ly great hearing from Patsy. From news about our classmates’ a new computer. Good for you hostesses at one of the top Ruth Barnett Mac Anespie came grandchildren, and in a message to join the electronic age, Cush. restaurants. Sadly, she mentioned sage thoughts, as she wrote, from Ann Tilton Carpenter she A nice note was received from that she lost her youngest son a “We’re still among the living, but shared quite a bit about her Grace Riley Hunt, who is now year ago, and keeping busy helps not too gracefully.” Sadly, she “grands.” Her oldest grand- living in Hanover, ME, with her her to deal with the loss. She lost her memory after a heart daughter was married in Nov. in son and daughter-in-law. She has plans on going to Australia and operation 4 years ago, and this Durham, NH, with a reception at a granddaughter who has gradu- New Zealand this fall. Good for year her husband, Mac, lost a leg the Sheraton in Portsmouth, NH. ated from college and a grandson you, Jane. There are snippets of as a result of diabetes. She Their 2nd oldest granddaughter in college. She still keeps in news from others of you in our remarked that she was very fortu- has just received her “white coat” touch with Barbara Phillips class and this item is from Ann nate to have her husband and from Cornell Veterinarian School Mello, who was her roommate Hartford Cochran, who lives in best of all, to have happy memo- and is out in the field interning. and friend at CJC. Let’s return NH, and told of just recovering ries. I must add that we all garner The next grandson is a senior at to FL, where Alice “Toledo” from a 5th, yes, 5th total joint strength from memories, don’t Cornell and is trying his hand at Crowther Brooks spends from replacement of the shoulder. This we? Jane MacCabe Kelly is liv- pro golf in FL. Two younger Oct. to May in Naples, still has voided any tennis or sailing ing mainly in NH and celebrated granddaughters are in high playing golf, and her handicap is from her schedule, and she is Christmas with her 3 daughters school nearby. So that was the rising. She and her husband are going through rehab at the and their families, 12 in all. Her news from “Til.” It’s wonderful to moving into a life care commu- Exeter Hospital. I hope you’ll husband, Tom, has recovered hear from each one of you and nity with an 18-hole, par 3 golf soon be doing all of those good very nicely from surgery and to pass along happy news. From course. Imagine, she talks of her things you love, Ann. Another they spent 10 days in CA in Mary Helen (Mitch) Williams children and the youngest is 50! note was from Kathleen “Ki” Nov., visiting their son, Tom, in comes word that she is “still alive My, how the years are melting Howden Shellington, who wrote San Raphael. They took side trips and well and in good health, all away. Last summer was rather that her life is rather routine and to Mt. Shasta and then to Eureka things considered.” She and her difficult for Barbara Phillips uneventful, especially during the and finally to the Redwoods. husband still spend their winters Mello as she suffered with winter months. They do stop in During this trip, Jane met Betsy in freezing CT except for the sciatica and then an infection, New London when they are en VanGorder Minkler and they month of April when they go to and ended up in the hospital for route to VT to see their daughter had lunch at Sausalito. I’m sure FL for golf. They recently a week in Oct. While in the and family. When summer they had oodles to chat about. In enjoyed a superb trip to Southern hospital, she celebrated her 80th arrives, she’ll be back to garden- July, Jean Bush Gabriel opened Europe, visiting Poland, Hungary, birthday (the big zero b-day) and ing and swimming. Eightieth her wonderful New London, NH, Czech Republic and Prague. was treated to a decorated cup- birthday celebrations are often home for the special wedding of Volunteer and church work still cake at lunchtime. We all are mentioned on the returned her granddaughter, Jennifer. They fill her schedule. From TN comes nearing, or have passed that postcards I received. This was were married beneath a beautiful a message from Margaret benchmark, haven’t we? She has the case for Natalie “Nancie” tree on her front lawn overlook- Kentfield Burkey—who has the joy of having 6 great-grand- MacBain, who had a lovely ing the Mt. Sunapee. A tent expressed what a good many of children and another due this 80th with friends at an elegant stretched across the front lawn you have of late—that she is spring. Dorothy Sears mentions restaurant. She is busy with vol- and the minister sang a love feeling her age and has cut back that she still keeps her house and unteering at the hospital, church song as the bride, with parents, on gardening and overzealous gardens, with help. She helps in and the retirement community approached the tree from the housework! Their grandchildren the selectmen’s office whenever where she resides. Way out in CO house. What could be more fun number 12. They are involved possible. Her current project we find Barbara Tolley Martz, than dancing on the lawn, on a with theater, and one of the there is to reconstruct the history who spent several days in June heavenly day, with the occasion grandchildren played the part of Lyme, as the records burned with Jay Fyfe Armstrong, who being a wedding? I was so happy of Henry Higgins this year. in 1872 and 1874. She has lived was attending a wedding in the to hear from Martha Miller Christmas was spent with 5 of in Lyme for over 50 years. Denver area. They had a great Hyatt this time around. We had the grandchildren. Margaret’s Catharine “Caggie” English time recalling all of the past missed her at our 60th reunion, family celebrated the wedding of Kipe works as a volunteer at years, and they filled those days but let me share some of her their oldest granddaughter in IN. the thrift shop reception desk. with life and laughter. She wrote thoughts. She said that for 80 Margaret ended her message by Another FL resident is Cynthia that she was sure that their years old she is doing fantastical- Alexander Carlson, who men- humor added to each and every ly well and is playing lots of tioned that she didn’t have much day! Traveling westward to CA, tennis—even involved in the You asked for it... news except AGE! They have 5 I received a long note from Senior Olympics of PA. She has grandchildren and 3 step-grand- Elizabeth “Patsy” Leonhard established a non-profit no-kill a toll-free children. Three are in colleges Miller, who said that she’s alive animal sanctuary for animals of phone around the country and the and well in sunny CA. She has the elderly or disabled, who can entire gang of 13 arrived at their lived in Arcadia for 32 years. Her no longer take care of their pets. number! cottage in WI in Aug. Sounds like family includes 10 grandchildren Indeed, this sounds wonderful, a wonderful time. A very busy and 6 great-grandchildren. Martha, and as you said, it is Jane Titus George stated that Grandson Justin Miller, 19, went very successful. I spoke to Add she has 3 hobbies and 1 profes- off to CA Poly in San Luis Barbara Janson Green not too sion. She has been a real estate Obispo. Grandsons Andrew, 17, long ago and this winter they (800) 266-8253 broker for over 30 years. She also and David, 13, spent 10 days stayed in New England due to to your speed dial! takes school tours through the with Patsy in Sand Lake, Ontario, health problems with her hus-

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 39 part of her life. A delightfully Slawson Goslee, who is living in Then and Now surprising letter came from Alpharetta, GA, near her son and Mary Root Mollica, who lives family. Occasionally we chat on in Bennington, VT. Her life has the phone, and Dick and I hope revolved around many activities, to return to western MA via a including the Colonial Dames route that will take us up to see and church activities. She enjoys Nat. A stroke, right after her hus- housing medical students from band Sher’s death, has left Nat the U of VT Med. School, who going thru physical therapy, try- come to Bennnington for rota- ing to make a full recovery. She’s tion with the local doctors. This gaining, and also has settled into has been part of her life ever a lovely living facility, which was since her husband died 25 years quite a change after living in ago, and has been a fulfilling part their home in MA for years and of her life. She resides in a large years. But, we all make adjust- Victorian cottage that she inher- ments don’t we? I received Jean Nat Slawson Goslee ’44, Jeanne “Penny” Losey Bole ’44 and ited from her grandparents. It Ferguson Wilcox’s “All Seasons Mary Jane “M.J” Neidner Mason ’44 atop Mt. Kearsarge in 1944. was their summer place and has Greetings,” which was a com- been well lived in for more plete rundown of their “doings” than100 years. On her trips in 2004. Reading through it, I back and forth to Dartmouth- made highlights of news of her Hitchcock, she said that she took family and shall share it with time to visit Colby and was so you all. Their son, Ben, who is impressed with the campus. Now 40, was married in Aug. at the back to MD, where Shirley luxurious Wentworth-By-The-Sea Tunison Eustis noted that she hotel. Ben and his wife hosted too had received a Christmas their wedding reception for card from Jay Fyfe Armstrong. family and friends at the Mt. Jay mentioned that her 8 grand- Cranmore Resort, where Ben children range from age 20 down became CEO of the famous to 9. As for Shirley, her only resort. Another son, Rick, high- grandchild, Ben, is now 8 lighted the year with a trip with months old and she trots up to his wife, Celia, to Nepal last The ladies 60 years later. NYC every 6 weeks to play with spring. In the fall, he had a him. She works weekly at the mountain adventure in ME. He Space and Air Museum archives was featured in the Nov. publica- saying, “I don’t know what’s community in New London. Her and has recently joined the tion of ADVENTURES, published around the corner, but I’m sure message read, “I have a sunny, Alliance Francaise, where she is by National Geographic, in an it will be interesting.” And it’s spacious, ground-floor, 4 room, freshening up on her faltering article entitled “No Margin For a good thing that none of us 2 bath condo with an in-house French and also can enjoy some Error: Philosophy of the know, hum? Jane Cooper Fall garage and I love it.” There are good wine. I have enjoyed Mountain Rescue.” Before Fergie recently received a volunteer 30 units and one of the residents hearing from so many of you, and her husband departed for FL, award given by the NH Associa- is Dr. and Mrs. Woodman (Ruth and have used my 1944 yearbook they celebrated their 58th wed- tion for Hospital Auxiliaries. Randolph Woodman ’40), a to bring you before me. I wish ding anniversary! I, Penny Losey Jane has been affiliated with the former CJC president. It seems as that we all could meet once Bole, have a little book called Frisbie Memorial Hospital though a good many of us are more! That would be fantastic. Wit and Wisdom of the American Auxiliary since1958, and her vol- changing residences at this stage However, we’ll do our best with Presidents, and have found some unteer hours were recorded in of our lives—gearing down it is newsy news from those who delightful thoughts therein. One 1978. She had donated 5,760 called and it makes sense. How- were so good to send back letters, saying is, “The best thing about hours at that time. She began the ever, let us not wear out—rust e-mails and the postcards. From the future is that it comes only annual Lights of Love fundraiser out yes—but not wear out! It’s Mary Jane Niedner Fletcher- one day at a time.” I think this is in 1986 where the community wonderful to read that some of McCausland Mason came news applicable for all of us. And so I’ll members could remember family you still keep in contact with that she was in Venice, FL, visit- leave you, as I sit here in balmy members by donating a light on friends from 1944 and one such ing a friend of long ago, and FL during our 3 month “escape.” the spruce trees atop of the roof person is Ann Norton Merrill, then she went on to Punta Gorda We shall enjoy springtime here, of the hospital. It has grown to who meets Ann Tilton Carpenter to visit her only cousin, June as it is on the doorstep, and then raise up to $8,000 annually. All in Concord for occasional games Niedner Bernoth ’52. She then again when we return in April to in all she has been involved in of tennis. Ann also reports that found herself across FL in Boca Shelburne, MA. May you all be establishing the Farmington Day she is a great-grandmother of 2, Raton for 4 days, and returned to well, have peace in your hearts Care Center; is on the board of one of the family living in CT the 10th of Feb. M.J. said that and remember, when you get to the YMCA; and has served for 26 Atlanta, the other living in MT. her church in Farmington, CT, the end of your rope, tie a knot years with the Farmington VNA. Pictures keep her up to the date has a mission group going to and hang on! Love to each and Congratulations, Jane! as they grow up. This skiing sea- Punta Gorda, FL, this summer to all. Be sure to see “In Fond Wonderful, wonderful! And from son, Ann said that perhaps she help with the clean-up from Memory,” as we have lost 4 more another Jane, Jane Cowles and her husband might try the Hurricane Charlie, which of our classmates. Our sincere Parmenter, is news of a move slopes again, after a hiatus of 2 destroyed much of that city. By condolences to their families. from her home of many years to years, which would be delightful. e-mail, I keep in touch with Nat the senior citizen Lyon Brook Bridge games also are a weekly Please See In Fond Memory

40 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE granddaughter’s fall wedding. It planning on attending Reunion beautiful view of Mt. Kearsarge. was especially fun for me, since Weekend this year and intends to Lloyd wore a green jacket. 1945 I’ve known the granddaughters be at our 60th in 2006. Marianne During the ceremony, they Ruth Anderson Padgett since they were little. Gee, Nan, Savage Edgarton volunteers at mentioned that a Dartmouth stu- 2535 Ardath Road you could soon have some great- the Falmouth Hospital. She’s dent wrote his Colby girlfriend a La Jolla, CA 92037 grandchildren! Char Epps Irion gone through knee surgery and poem about the mountain, (858) 454-4623 is settled in their new home at a lumpectomy, but is doing well. which became ‘When the Moon e-mail: [email protected] Sommerset in Sterling, VA. Did This is great news to share! Her Comes Over the Mountain,’ Do you remember those October you know that Colby-Sawyer husband, Gardner, their 3 daugh- made famous by Kate Smith.” days when we were in school and has an online alumni directory? ters, 2 sons, grandchildren and Thanks, Joan, for that delightful watched the alumnae weekend It’s a great way to get connected great-grandchildren share the joy note. In Oct. another welcomed people? We thought, “Did those to our classmates. Visit of her recovery. They keep her e-mail arrived from Shirley Herd old ladies really attend our www.netdirectories.com/~csc moving! Barbara Arnesen Wieber. George, her husband of school?” Well, guess what? It’s and log-on! Have a great time at Wheaton’s daughter, Judy 55 years, is a graduate of Cornell our 60th reunion year and now Reunion and I’ll expect to collect Herrman, received her doctorate Engineering School. They lived we ARE those “old ladies!” a lot of news at that time. from the U of DE last spring. She in Albany, NY, for 20 years and Having said that, I hope all who is also an RN. Lorraine then were transferred to read this plan on attending. Just Cascianai Quinlan and Marty Rochester, NY, by General think how old we’ll all be when Oberrender had a most enjoy- Electric Company until George 1946 able visit when Jason Zotalis retired in 1985. In Rochester, NY, it’s time for our next one! Ramona “Hoppy” Hopkins Unfortunately, it’s scheduled from the Advancement Office at Shirley worked for a suburban O’Brien the college joined them for lunch school district and became secre- for the same time I am to be in 54 Texel Drive Singapore for my grandson’s high and a football game. They were tary to the superintendent of Springfield, MA 01108-2638 so pleased he took the time to schools, a job she loved until the school graduation. Following (413) 739-2071 that, we will fly to Bali to spend join them. Our condolences to day she retired. Upon George’s a week at their villa on the Editor’s Note: Our sincerest Lillian Whiteman Spear, whose retirement, the Wiebers moved beach. I always preferred autumn apologies to Ann Foley Genest. husband, Stoughton, passed to Chatham, MA, where they reunions; they don’t interfere Ann was inadvertently listed as away June 30, 2004. We also now spend their summers on the with so many things. It was deceased in the last issue of the extend our condolences to the Cape. Their winters are spent in nice hearing from classmates in Alumni Magazine. It was Ann’s family of Barbara Moore Noble, their Naples, FL, home. They feel FL, if only to know that they husband, Paul, who passed away who passed away Nov. 7, ’04. fortunate with this arrangement. survived the hurricanes. Irene in October 2003. I, Ramona “Hoppy” Hopkins Shirley and George have 3 chil- Bartholomew Brower is one O’Brien, am also doing well. Last dren, including a son who works This year’s news began slowly. year was a bit tough, but “that for the government in DC and such who says they are lucky to Do all Colby alumni go to FL have escaped hurricanes for the which doesn’t kill us makes us 2 daughters who are teachers. for the winter? I connected stronger.” I enjoy each day and They have 2 grandchildren, both past 23 years. They live in with Jane “Tish” Philbrick Jacksonville. Hope they survived especially enjoy hearing from my freshmen in college. On a sadder Armstrong. She and her fellow alumni. Please stay in note, we have lost 2 more the “Superbowl!” I received a husband, Bill, vacationed in Christmas card from Penny touch if you can so that I may be members of our graduating class. Rehoboth, NJ, and it snowed! able to share your “family” with Katherine “Betty” Owen Jacoby Brewster Austin with no note, She said the snow on the ocean but it was also from FL, so glad “our family”—the Colby-Sawyer died in April. Her obituary stated was amazing. Jane had knee alumni. I wish you all health and that she received a bachelor’s to have a hello, Penny. Big excit- surgery and it proved quite ing news! Jean Morley Lovett is happiness. degree from Syracuse U and successful. So successful, in fact, married Casper John Jacoby III now Mrs. Bill Roney. Congratu- Please See In Fond Memory she is considering having the in 1954. Betty served as director lations, Jean. Go girl! She says other knee corrected. Jane and she knew Bill 65 years ago. Their of the family-owned Jacoby Bill’s children are well. I hope to Furniture Co. in Alton, MO. In wedding trip was to Tahiti and visit the Armstrongs in MD, this they will divide their time 1947 2000 the Jacobys received the summer when I visit my sister, Marilyn Perry Sagar Circle Care Award by the between NH, MI and FL. You see, Charlotte “Hoppy II” Hopkins 2 Heathmuir Way Riverbend Head Start and Family it’s never too late. Speaking of Morneau ’48. Charlotte lives in Savannah, GA 31411 Services for a lifetime of commit- which, I have a gorgeous 2 carat New Market, MD. Jane and Bill (912) 598-0197 ted services to the community. diamond on my left hand, but live close by. It should be a visit e-mail: [email protected] In July Eleanor Fort died in Gus and I haven’t decided upon filled with laughter and reminis- a date. We are just enjoying the Tarpon Springs, FL. As a certified cences! Jean Anderson Bozzani A mystery e-mail arrived in medical technologist she worked glow of it all. Prit Donle Berry and her husband, Joe, were on Sept. from “Joan.” After a lot of can’t imagine how her husband, in various medical centers and their way to NY when I called, so detective work it appears to be co-authored several papers deal- Lowell, could be 80 years old? our conversation was short. They from Joan Watson Krumm. She How about all of us, Prit? Laurie ing with pediatric hematology. continue to buy and renovate wrote, “Lloyd and I went to the In 1964 she went to Chiang Mia Nickerson O’Connell has 2 barns. She says it is fun, but hard dedication of the wonderful Ivey great-granddaughters. You are Medical School in Thailand and work. Shirley Rimbach Rohan Science Center on Sept. 17. I served 6 years there as a research lucky Laurie; hope you enjoy continues to stay busy, even after wore a black suit. The first day I them. Shal Glidden Splaine associate and supervisor of having by-pass surgery. She and was at Colby, almost 60 years laboratories. Most recently she beats the winter blues by snow- her husband, George, have been ago, we were asked to write a shoeing and attending a creative collaborated in the development in the boat touring business on composition about black. I of a rapid identification method flower arrangers’ symposium in the Concord River or 55 years! wrote that I considered it to be FL. Nancy Dean Maynard sent for Lyme Disease. We miss these Shirley has 4 grandchildren who a sophisticated color for clothes 2 CJC girls and extend our wonderful family pictures of her help to keep her busy. She is and limousines. There was a

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 41 sympathies to their families. anything that was helpful to her Meanwhile, I, Marilyn Perry daughter. The hour-long trips New! Join the Online Community Sagar, joyfully report that eventually got to grandma and medical treatments, along with became exhausting. In the mid- excellent providers, have eradi- dle of this, Charlotte’s husband, cated Roger’s recent cancer. He John, became quite ill. At first his fought a hard battle and won! sickness wasn’t diagnosed, but I await your news for our next after 10 days of excruciating leg column. Don’t let me down. pain, a visiting nurse decided he had cellulitis. She called the doc- Please See In Fond Memory tor, who sent the rescue squad, Register today at and John quickly had surgery. www.netdirectories.com/~csc Charlotte says he’s doing nicely, 1948 so she has planned to start help- Phyllis “Les” Harty Wells ing out with the grandkids again. rayed for a pacemaker placement, and was in an orthopedic boot. 6305 SW, 37th Way Her great comment was, “They they found a golf ball size tumor This added to the fun and laughs Gainesville, FL 32608-5104 (toddlers) are a lot easier than in one lung. He’s now had both as she hobbled up and down the Phone and fax: (352) 376-8475 husbands!” Madelon “Maddy” surgeries and was in the recovery stage. She had hysterical lines to e-mail: [email protected] Pennicke Cattell sent an e-mail stage over the holidays. To make say and, when over, she received to say that her husband, Newt, matters worse, the Darnells had a gift of Spanx pantyhose, had Nancy Dexter Aldrich and was diagnosed with stage 4 lung lots of damage after FL’s 3 her photo taken and got curtain Roger’s Christmas news had more cancer at Thanksgiving. So far, autumn hurricanes. They lost calls. It had been 55 years since on the subject of last summer’s he’s doing as well as could be many trees, their roof, the Sue had been on the Music Box trip to France, where Roger expected and they’re both trying kitchen, dining room and master stage. At that time, she was audi- received the French Legion of to hang in there. This was the bedroom. Jimi says the house tioning for a part in Ethel Merit. Their daughter, Kathie, 2nd bad blow for the Cattels, as and Carter should recover in Merman’s “Call Me Madam.” It and her trumpet virtuoso son they lost their lovely daughter about the same time frame. I had was great fun and a real dividend went along for the grand occa- in a scuba diving accident last hoped to see Susan “Sue” Hight for her. How can she top that? sion. The family took a Grand summer. Frances “Fran” Denny while Mase and I were in Jean Klaubert Friend and Paul Circle Riverboat Seine River tour Wannerstrom Clark and Sam the DC area in Jan. It didn’t work have lived in Pinehurst for many with an extension to Normandy. downsized last winter. They rent out so Sue and I e-mailed back years, but this was their 1st Nancy’s grandson, Christopher, a duplex on Silver Lake in Berlin, and forth with our news. She had Christmas at home. They rented was asked to play his trumpet CT, and are able to close the a wonderful visit in CA with her a big house, as 2 of their daugh- during the crew’s show and door, leave home without wor- younger son, Steve, his wife, and ters were coming with 7 grand- astounded the audience with his ries, and travel to their hearts’ son. Steve’s new house is on a 4 children, including the 15-year- ability and aplomb, and made content. They shelved their ’04 acre mountaintop plot in old triplets. After New Year’s, his grandparents very proud. The travel plans while moving, but Watsonville, CA, 2 hours south they closed the doors and left Aldrich family restaurant, Polly’s managed to spend New Year’s in of San Francisco. It sports limit- for Sarasota until spring. Sara Pancake Parlor, had its best sea- Budapest and Prague. In March, less views of the surrounding Ackerman Frey and Leonard son ever, feeding over 50,000 they spent a wonderful month mountains, the Pacific Ocean, always send annual puzzles with people. Nancy and Roger have traveling around Australia and and a lot of blue sky. She spent their Christmas letter. I have more or less retired and say their New Zealand. Katherine “Kay” Christmas week in NYC with her saved 2004’s, and one of these daughter and son-in-law have Heinrich Clark says her husband, son, Chris, the pianist, composer days I will surprise them and do done a great job following in Jim’s, Lewey Body Disease (form and producer. They had a mar- it! Last spring, the Freys had a their footsteps. They do step in of Alzheimer’s) is progressing, velous time seeing musicals and grand trip to France, and during when needed! In July, the but he remains cheerful and current plays. One evening they the fall, they spent time in New Aldriches celebrated their 55th cooperative. The song, “Don’t went to good friend Michael England with stops in NYC for anniversary with a week in Nova Get Around Much Anymore,” Feinstein’s show and another opera and meetings with the new Scotia. Nancy said they stuffed fits them to a “T.” Jim goes to night saw that funny “Ozzie” head of The Chapin School, themselves with seafood. She still day care 3 days a week, which lady, Dame Edna, at the Music where both Freys spent 12 years. enjoys a weekly art class and sent enables Kay to shop and “do Box. Sue was picked to go on They attended a 50th Reunion at one of her beautiful water colors lunch” with friends. Kay says stage for some interacting with Yale Divinity School for the class with her news. Charlotte hello and wants everyone to the Australian comedian. Sue that Sara once attended. They “Charlie” Huke Canha and know she’s hanging in there. knew her job as an audience enjoyed the excellent speakers John sent recent photos of their Grace James Evans and Stan member would be not to play for and lecturers. While in NE, they adorable, toddler grandkids, were able to have a nice week in laughs, as that was Dame Edna’s visited friends in CT, MA and VT, twins Karen and Kevin. They their Hilton Head, SC, timeshare job. She played very straight and and had a fun day trekking never expected to have any and 3 weeks in Blowing Rock, sincere and when asked why she through a corn maze with direc- grandchildren, but modern NC, before things worsened. Stan lived in NYC before her marriage, tional clues that were related to medicine gave their daughter and had been bravely fighting cancer, Sue’s answer was, “I was a per- George Bush and John Kerry. son-in-law one of each. They’re but by summer was weak and former, Dame Edna.” Sue felt her Both Freys do volunteer work at healthy kids, but they were reduced to a wheelchair. Sadly, instinct was right as the Dame let the Memphis Public Library overwhelming for the 1st time he lost his battle in July. Our that statement drop right there. welcome desk and do radio parents, who are in their 40s. class sends our deepest sympathy Sue got to play the role of the reading for the print impaired. From April until Dec., Charlotte to Grace. Jane “Jimi” Adams Dame’s coarse, loudmouth Jane Maynard Gibson and Jack drove to her daughter’s home to Darnell’s husband, Carter, has daughter, Valmay. As luck would were home for the holidays, but help the new mom. She played had a bad year after developing a have it, Sue was recovering from in Feb. they “retired” to “Vicars with the twins and tried to do heart problem. While being x- a foot abscess, so she had a cane, Landings,” a continuing care,

42 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE retirement community run by Mailloux, as she feels anyone Phoebe, and her family live year weekly senior tennis games. Not the Episcopal Church. Vicars is who sends e-mails, the odd post- round in Pawlet while another, bad for a man who is 85 and right in the heart of Ponte Vedra/ cards, and writes our column daughter, Sally, has a weekend plays a mean ping-pong game on Sawgrass, close to their former (for 20 years), deserves some house nearby. Of course, this the other days. She attended the house. Jane says it’s much like a news. Thanks, Weez. In early ’04, makes the area even more Senior Olympics in Tucson in college campus, only this time the Mailloux’ moved to a brand appealing. The Piersons had Jan./Feb. Pauline “Polly” Carver she has a boy for a roommate. new continuing care, retirement Thanksgiving dinner in VT with Watson’s big thing has been her She gets to play the same golf community. Physically, it was daughter Sally’s family and her move from Marblehead, MA, into course, swim in the same ocean rather like moving into an unfin- in-laws. There were 22 in all. Just her mother’s house in nearby and spend time with lots of their ished motel, but Weez and Ken, before Thanksgiving, Hob had a Swampscott, where she grew up. local friends. Marilyn Belding like most other residents, are glad fun lunch in NYC with Nini She has remodeled the kitchen Hilly and Gerry are still active in they made the move. One of my Hawthorne Maytag, who was in and master bath, and made a their community. She is still a Colby dorm roommates, town for some theater. When at wonderful room out of what was ski instructor at Mad River Glen Cornelia “Nini” Hawthorne home in NJ, Hob does volunteer once a screen porch. They are and is popular with the kids. Maytag, loves to cook, sports a counseling 3 times a week with great renovations and she now Whenever a “hotshot” instructor kitchen to prove it, and spent 18 recovering drug addicts at a enjoys the swimming pool that has a problem skier, they send hours preparing a special family mission in Morristown. She loves kept her dad busy after his retire- this skier to Marilyn. Her hus- Christmas Eve dinner. When it it and says, “I may be crazy, but ment. Polly has one college grad band, Gerry, has recovered from was over, she said her kitchen it’s like a full time job and I can’t granddaughter and 2 still in col- his 2002 quintuple heart surgery, looked like the city dump and wait to get to it.” I recently lege. She travels and plays golf celebrated his 80th birthday took days for her to get it back in found several notes at the bot- and lots of bridge. Barbara and turned over his last few pro shape. After trips to Dallas and tom of my CJC correspondent’s “Bobbie” Schulz Watts and bono law cases to the Innocence New Orleans, Nini was looking file. I’m surprised this doesn’t Peter loved my description of our Project (provides representation forward to the mid-Feb. happen more often. One was family trip to Italy last May. The and/or investigative assistance to Snowmass gathering with from Sybil “Billie” Adams Watts adore Italy and have stayed prison inmates who claim to be Carol “Shoe” Shoemaker Marck Moffat, who had spent a few at many of the same places. She innocent of the crimes for which and Emy Lu Simpson Croke. days in FL last spring. She and wrote her note on a picture post- they were convicted). The Hillys Shoe and Chuck returned to Paul were visiting former VT card of the same remodeled cas- spent Thanksgiving in FL helping Snowmass, CO, in late winter for friends with another couple from tle, Castello di Spaltenna, where their daughter, Meg, get her some Feb./March skiing. Word is VT. They all were astounded as we stayed in Gaiole, Chianti, property back in order after the they had a great chatter and they watched existing homes in near Sienna. In Oct., the Watts disastrous hurricanes. They laugh time together. Shoe said the Palm Beach area being traveled around Greece, the rebuilt gardens, fixed plumbing, when they arrived in Snowmass, demolished and replaced by new Aegean Islands and Turkey. They and finally, tanned and relaxed, the scenery was breathtaking as ones on the same lot. The 6 found post-Olympics Athens returned to their beloved home trees were covered in white, friends did a lot of walking, talk- nicely spruced up and said the in VT. Two days before mountains were glistening, and ing, and found themselves laugh- Greeks were still keeping their Christmas, while the Hillys were there was tons of snow. The ing a lot. Nice to get out of the strict security measures into the in bed, a raccoon got into their Marcks spend a few weeks at the cold VT spring. The Moffats were autumn months. In Oct., Mase mudroom through the dog door Timbers Club before moving over in Philly for a conference with a and I, Phyllis “Les” Harty Wells, and tipped over the trash can. to their Snowmass condo. My group they have known for 25 made a trip to Nashville, TN, for The coon ran into the dining other Colby dorm roommate, years. Billie noted a big change. an annual MOAA convention room, checked out their bed- Nancy “Hobbie” Hobkirk Since they had been bundled up (Military Officers Association of room, and got trapped in their Pierson, and Jim had a fun year. in VT all winter, she wasn’t used America). We went through bathroom. A call to 911 brought They took the Copper Canyon to getting dressed up. The only Atlanta and stopped in Roswell the local dog catcher who train trip in western Mexico with other classmate I know that still to see our son and his family. brought a “Have a Heart Cage,” their group of 16 acquaintances skies, other than Shoe Marck and Mase and I hold an annual and captured the critter. All part and a leader/guide. Being a pro- Marilyn Hilly, is Mary “Oggie” Halloween Party and thought of living in VT! Anne Smith fessor of archeology, he was Ogden Sutcliffe. Oggie skies Atlanta would be a better place Jeffus sends me occasional knowledgeable and interesting, with her 3- and 6-year-old grand- than Gainesville to look for e-mails and at Christmas sent her plus the scenery was magnifi- kids, while their mom is busy décor. Our son, Peter, and his best wishes and prayers to all her cent. In Jan., they made a trip to teaching snowboarding. She wife, Lynne, took us to a fantas- dearly loved friends from CJC. I Costa Rica, which they found to bought some new short skies for tic Halloween store that is only really like Heloise “Weez” Pike be a great little country with lots this year’s snow season. She open in Oct. We found some of volcanic scenery. Costa Rica’s grumbled that a senior lift pass great wizard hats, so wizards population has a 98% literacy now costs $79, where it used to became this year’s theme. The You asked for it... rate due to free education from be free. Her comment was, “they party was extra special as Mase elementary years through col- should pay us!” Having a reli- turned 80 the same day. Our a toll-free lege. Jim still hasn’t retired from giously mixed family, the family was here for Christmas. phone business and Hob keeps busy Sutcliffes celebrate both It was a fun time, but was over with her art. She had a show in Christmas and Hannukah. Oggie too quickly. In Feb., we were number! Manchester, VT, in June and belongs to the “Red Hat Society” invited to the commissioning of another in her summer home- and had a luncheon to attend the SSN 23 Jimmy Carter, a super town of Pawlet. She loves being right after a senior aerobics class. nuclear submarine, 100' longer Add in VT as her artist friends keep She had little time between both, than average, with fantastic her going and inspired. She has a knew she looked outrageous, but capabilities. Mase was a US (800) 266-8253 cute little studio in which to con- lunched in her purple leotards Naval Academy ’47 classmate of to your speed dial! centrate and has gone back to and a red hat. Her husband, Jimmy’s and all classmates were painting portraits. One daughter, Herb, stays active with several

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 43 invited. The ceremony took place Development Group. Betsey they visited New Zealand and at the sub base in New London, Cook Willis and Dave say down- Australia aboard a Seabourn CT. About 60 classmates attend- sizing is not for sissies, so she’s 1949 yacht, and they’ll be going on ed. We hadn’t been in CT since considering writing a booklet for Class Correspondent Needed it again in July, traveling to 1957. We looked around the NL friends who might be thinking of Stockholm and St. Petersburg. area in 30° weather, came back to doing the same. During their Annabelle Gates Broderick and Dee went to India with friends the hotel, and bumped into the move, most of their 6 grandchil- her husband, Bill, are enjoying in Nov., where they stayed in a Carters in the hotel lobby. We dren came to help. Their grand- their retirement on beautiful tented camp. The highlight of shook hands, passed the time of children range in age from 10 to Marco Island, FL. Most of their that trip was a visit to the day. That night, we attended a 29 years old. After the moving children still live in New Pushkar Camel Fair, the biggest gala reception sponsored by the trauma, she and Dave are still England, so they summer on in the world with gorgeous Atlanta Navy League. We had speaking and living together! a lake in CT. The Brodericks horses, as well. The Dresslers cocktails and buffet with 200 of They’re happy with their new have 1 great-grandchild, and the have 3 sons and 4 grandsons. the Carter’s “best friends!” No home, as is their English Springer, second was due in May. Patricia They enjoy life at home with one checked our I.D’s, but we Jake, who just celebrated his 3rd “Pat” Jaffer Russell and her their 2 German shepherds and could tell the secret service were birthday. The Willises new home husband, David, have recently a large garden. They also enjoy around, People were seen talking is close to hiking trails and con- downsized, which she says is not playing tennis and golf. Janet into their wrists! The commis- venient to downtown Brevard, an easy task. They are living in Sargent Russell lost her hus- sioning was held at a sub pier in NC. Their move kept them too Southbury, CT. “Southbury is still band, Edmond, in Feb. ’04. They a pier length tent since the busy to travel, but they did get a country, although it will proba- had enjoyed 19 wonderful years weather was below freezing. We week in DC with their daughter, bly develop more as people retire together. Janet enjoyed a lovely checked out of our digs before Sue, and her husband. Betsy no and move away from the more trip to France in September with the ceremony and got to see longer plays golf or tennis after a crowded areas. At least we’re a small group of friends from Jimmy and Rosalyn one more recent health problem, but says hanging in there and looking for- the Canterbury Shaker Museum. time in the hotel lobby. As they life is still great! Last but not ward to spring,” she writes. Sally She has also enjoyed several left, we said, “See you at the least, I’m sorry to have to report Nicolosi Rattray moved to San nice visits with her 4 children 60th!” It was a nostalgic and fun the deaths of 3 of our CJC class- Diego, CA, 3 years ago after her in their homes. Jean Monroe time for us both. Martha “Patsy” mates. Elizabeth “Betty” Harris husband, Bill, passed away. They Hanna writes, “After my hus- Dimmitt White’s husband, Peter, Adams, died Jan. 28 in Sarasota, had been married 50 years. Sally band, Harry, died, I sold our had a hip replacement, and their FL. Betty had been a bookkeeper feels blessed to have such won- house on the water in N. 52-year-old daughter had a knee in NJ before retiring to FL. She is derful memories of her years Chatham, and bought a smaller replacement at the same time. It survived by 2 daughters, 2 sons with Bill. She lives in a high rise one in the same area, so as to be certainly made it easy on the and 7 grandchildren. Mildred and loves big city life. Sally is close to friends and neighbors.” family to visit the 2 of them at “Millie” Greenwood retired as a national sales director Jean still spends the winter the same time. Their daughter Bueddeman died Nov. 13 in for Mary Kay. She enjoys travel- months at her condo in Jupiter, lives locally and is with State Lebanon, NH. Millie was her ing, the San Diego Opera and FL. Her oldest granddaughter Farm, while their son is a local Hanover High School valedicto- Symphony. Sally would love to graduated from Northeastern dentist. All 3 grandchildren are rian and graduated from CJC hear from her Colby friends. last June. Elizabeth “Betsy” doing well. One is studying to with a nursing degree. She leaves Joan Trainer Kirsten volunteers Dorrance Daly is still living in become a pastry chef, his sister is her husband of 56 years, 2 sons, at least once a week at the Great Savannah, GA. She says she has a sophomore at San Diego State 3 grandchildren and 3 great- Swamp Watershed Association. no new news to report. Julie and another is coach of the US grandchildren. Lydia “Scottie” She will be taking a cruise in Hamm McDowell calls FL home Women’s Ski Team. Patsy’s Morse Chandler died Nov. 9, June from Budapest to the Black for 10 months of the year. She husband, Peter, is an instructor 2003, in Rumford, ME. After Sea, with a visit to Dracula’s stays active by serving on boards for the Marin County Power CJC, Scottie received her BA castle. Joan’s son, Keith, still and welcoming house guests. She Squadron and teaches safe from Notre Dame College in works in the Los Angeles enjoyed having her entire family boating. Patsy is vice chair of Manchester, NH, and her MA national office for Marriott, and (her children, their wives and her the Marin County Economic from Rivier College in Nashua, her daughter, Cheryl, works for grandchildren) with her in FL for Commission, is on the board of NH. Our deepest sympathy goes UBS/Paine Webber in Houston. the Christmas holiday. It was the the YMCA, the Novato Chamber to all members of their families. Joan’s daughter-in-law planned 1st time the entire family had of Commerce, the League of to run the Boston Marathon been together in 22 years. Julie is Please See In Fond Memory Women Voters, and the in April, and the entire family in touch with Jane Coulson Northbay Family Homes planned to be there to cheer her MacDonald often. She was sad- on. Dorothea “Dee” Walker dened to hear about Dodie Dressler writes, “I’m always so Rowell. Julie planned a cruise to Send your news, photos, newspaper clippings and impressed with the progress and the Bahamas this spring, and greetings for classmates to your class correspondent beauty of Colby-Sawyer. I am so plans to spend 21/2 months this or to the Alumni Office. proud to have been a med tech summer on Seneca Lake. Sally Inquiring minds want to know. there.” Dee’s husband retired, Harlow Terry and her husband, and they are still living in Jim, will be married 54 years in e-mail: [email protected] Potomac, MD. They lead a very June. They spend 7 months of phone: (800) 266-8253 or (603) 526-3727 busy life and are enjoying all of the year in RI, and 5 months in mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office the perks and excitement that AK. Jim became a pilot after he Washington, DC, offers. The 541 Main Street turned 50, and the Terrys own Dresslers especially enjoy New London, NH 03257 an old PA 12 single engine plane, Embassy events and meeting which they use to fish for salmon We look forward to hearing from you. people from all over the world. in remote areas in AK. They They also travel a lot. Last year

44 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE enjoy hiking and love visits from “We’re all so happy for him. Potomac, MD. Their 3 teenagers their 3 children and 1 grand- Marcy is a great gal,” says Sally. (2 boys and a girl) are involved You asked for it... daughter. Doris Semisch Shearer “Time marches on! Getting old in sports, so Susanne and George moved to a townhouse last Aug. is not for sissies,” writes Verna see them regularly at their games. a toll-free It has a garage and a bedroom on Williams Seidensticker. She was Susanne plays paddle tennis and phone the first floor, which spares her in London in April with the bowling in the winter and golf in husband from having to climb symphony and botanical gardens the summer. “So aging isn’t so number! stairs, as he is not well. The for a music and garden tour. bad, except when your brain Shearers have 5 grandchildren Verna and Pat Jaffer Russell are thinks you’re still in your 40s (3 boys and 2 girls), ranging in planning a Sept. meeting in NY, (though your body argues with Add age from 28- to 4 years old. where they’ll paint the town red! that theory!) And you realize Doris writes, “I love living near Sally Randall had a busy winter, your children are older than (800) 266-8253 Hershey, PA,—‘The Sweetest Place traveling to FL a couple of times. that!” says Susanne. Susanne to your speed dial! on Earth.’” Pat Smith Beach has She was in Vero Beach in Jan., had the pleasure of seeing moved to a senior living commu- where she spent much time on Dorothea “Scooter” Walker nity and just loves it. She encour- the golf course. She returned to Dressler and her husband, Dave, their friends there are irresistible ages anyone thinking about such Vero in Feb. for a member-guest over the holidays. She would like during the Saco, ME, winters. a move to do it. “After 2 years of golf tournament. She enjoyed to thank Peggy Monroe Mink Their son, Jonathan, lives and loneliness, I now have people seeing many of her friends and for her many years as class works from their home, and their with whom to eat and drink playing lots of golf. Barbara correspondent. daughter, Jill, is finishing her whenever I want,” she says. Pat Russell Sayward recently Please See In Fond Memory internship in NY state. Marjorie has had 2 knee replacements, an enjoyed a visit from Ann Chisholm is healthy, retired Achilles tendon replaced, and has Ackerman Rourke, who traveled and enjoying life in Buffalo, NY. lost one toe, but she still is able from Washington, DC. Ann also Her sister now lives in the car- to play golf. “I’m on the right had a great visit with Ruth 1950 riage house next door. Jane side of the grass and life is good,” Dresser Paulson and her hus- Pat Davis Hoffman Richardson Pearson moved to she reports. After 3 hurricanes, band, Don, last summer at Lake Post Office Box 231 Marshfield, MA, 10 years ago. Jean Larkum Hardcastle feels Ossipee in NH. Barbara also went Topsfield, MA 01983 She spends her time working at very fortunate that her home in to visit Anne Getchell Floyd and (978) 887-9971 a cat shelter and at the MA Vero Beach, FL, suffered very lit- Bobbie Ware London. They all e-mail: [email protected] Audubon office. She enjoys gar- tle damage. She and her husband keep in touch via e-mail. Barbara dening and swimming during Happy spring to all classmates. keep busy by fishing and playing just found out that Jo Carlson the summer, and birding year- We look forward to seeing you at tennis daily. They are enjoying Clark ’50 lives 4 condominium round. Jane takes several trips our 55th Reunion, June 3-5, their life and are healthy. “What units down from her. There are each year, both in the US and 2005. Let’s be there! Delina more can you ask!” she exclaims. 4 “Colbyites” in their neighbor- overseas. She sees Barbara “Lindy” Clapp Macfarland and Jean reports that their 7 grand- hood at Concord Greene. Russell Sayward ’49 and Jane her husband, Will, of Orchard children, 3 of whom are in col- Susanne Neiley White says Cluff Pickering ’49 frequently. Park, NY, hope to be with us. lege, are all doing fine. Jean sees things were relatively quiet for Jean Wheeler Blackmur and her Their plans are underway. Rita classmates Dona Oosting her in 2004. Her husband, husband, Arnold, sold their “Skeety” Ferris Briggs continues Muenzberg and Joan Hamilton George, is still recovering back home in Great Barrington, MA, to be our much appreciated class Sweetland and their husbands surgery. They did manage a trip and are now full time residents agent. Although “Skeety” retired on a daily basis, as they all live at to San Antonio for a board meet- of a recently purchased house in in ’98 from medical technology, 7 Oaks 7 months of the year. ing in July and another a week Jupiter, FL. Their 4 children and she now is involved with family Ann Patterson Jenkins moved later in ME. They flew to Boston 7 grandchildren are scattered hospice in Pittsburgh, PA. Her “back home” to Attleboro, MA, and drove to ME so they could around the country. As for me, family is scattered and friends are 16 years ago. She enjoys her take a day on the way back to Pat Davis Hoffman, I plan to be nearby. Josephine “Jo” Carlson work at the Colonel Blackington drive to the Cape to visit at Reunion. In 2004, I joined my Clark enjoys the advantages of Inn, the best (and only) inn in Susanne’s brother, Joe, along sister, Gretchen Davis Hammer living in Concord, MA, near her town. She reports that life in with his daughter and family, ’55, her niece, Dale Thurber children and grandchildren. Attleboro is quiet, but she enjoys who live in Mashpee. Susanne O’Leary ’88, and our cousin, Change has its advantages, her 6 grandchildren and 1 great- spent a week in CA in Oct. to Carolyn Mugar ’63, at a family although the ocean is not as grandson immensely. Recent visit her daughter, Cindy. She wedding in NJ. Here’s to CJC- nearby. Her son has a house in trips to HI and Scotland provided still works for Disney and loves CSC! With much sadness, I New London, NH, and Jo does her with much excitement. Sally it. During that week she also report the deaths of Cynthis expect to be at Reunion. Ruth Jenkins Kimball keeps busy with spent a couple of days in Keller Sakai and Mary Lee Kinney Gould and her husband, church activities, bridge and ten- Redding, CA, to visit her other Stratford Martin. Our sympathy Dick, live in Salem, NH, not far nis. She reports that she is “off brother, Bart, who had moved is extended to both husbands, from their Andover, MA, child- the slopes,” as she gave her skis there after living in Mexico for a Jim Sakai and Erwin Martin, and hood locations. In Aug. they will to her granddaughter, who number of years. Susanne and to their families. Eleanor “Ellie” celebrate 54 years of marriage. recently finished her 1st year at George’s oldest child, Steve, is an Morrison Goldthwait’s ’51, ’52 One son lives in Rye, NH, and Colby-Sawyer. Sally’s daughter, attorney practicing in Cleveland. husband, Jerry, died recently in the other lives in Andover, MA. Deb, and her son, Rick, both live Steve and his daughter, Amanda, New London, NH. Our condo- Ruth enjoys visiting and caring in Harwichport, which is great a sophomore at Western Reserve lences are extended to Ellie and for family and elderly friends. for Sally. The family enjoyed the Academy in Hudson, OH, were her entire family. Many of us Janice Newcomb Tanguay and wedding of her son, Bill, and his with Susanne and George for have fond memories of Jerry. We her husband, Clem, are taking wife, Marcy, in Oct. Bill’s 2 Thanksgiving. Their other son, hope to see Ellie at Reunion. their RV to FL again for part of daughters were in the wedding. Mike, and his family live in Alumni from the class of 1950 the winter. Hiking, walking, and

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 45 and others look forward to read- little stiff in the knees, but doing ing your news, as well as that of okay. They had a month-long your family and any classmates tour of Turkey, eastern as well as with whom you may be in con- western, and say it is beautiful tact. See you in New London, country with lovely people. E.J. NH, in June. Martin Albergotti and her husband enjoy good health. Please See In Fond Memory They had their 18th grandchild last summer. They spent a week at Yellowstone with a son and 1951 grandson, and even enjoyed a Roberta “Bobbie” Green Davis few strenuous hikes. Ellie 107 Columbia Avenue Morrison Goldthwait and her Swarthmore, PA 19081 (late) husband, Jerry, visited (610) 543-6688 them when they attended Dick and Nancy Hendrickson As of this writing in Feb., we’ve Latham’s 50th in Easton, MD. I Mini-Reunion on the New Jersey Shore. Nancy Angell Turnage ’52, Jeanne received about a foot of snow. saw Anne Rantoul Conner last Roach Tozier ’52, Betty Carlson Salomon ’52 and Marilyn “Woodsie” Woods I will bet many of you in the summer. She seems happy. My Entwistle ’52 shared lots of laughs during an August get-together at Betty’s Northeast got more. I was excited roommate, Jan McLane Spear, home on the New Jersey shore. because I love it, but do not like writes, “It was wonderful to to drive in it. We have a bit more have a showing of my water- with my memory. Ruth and Paul the next time. I hope everyone news this time. Marge Bugbee colors. I showed 31 of them in spent last April in Manasota Key. reading this was as fortunate as I, Atherton writes, “New Smyrna Swarthmore and sold 4. I had a They have a cottage on Perkins with just a little water damage. Beach did better in the hurri- well-attended reception on Dec. Pond in Sunapee, NH, near New For me, ’04 was a very good year. canes than many places in FL. 3.” Jan says she is doing pretty London. Paul plays in an occa- As mentioned, my home was not The weather is lovely now. We well for her age. She spends her sional bridge tournament. Guess affected by the hurricane, the will be back in Plymouth for time doing volunteer work and that is all for now. Keep the news Red Sox beat the Yankees and Christmas” (written a while ago). playing pinochle, pitch and coming. Bye! then went on to win the World Connie Bingham Boland says bridge. She has 4 granddaughters, Series, GW won, my youngest, Please See In Fond Memory life continues to be good to her. who are 8, 9, 12 and 22 years Penelope, had a son, George, on She is enjoying her new career in old. Lynn Savely Fotheringham November 24, my older daugh- watercolors and is involved in 3 is doing well in Chagrin Falls, ter, Margo, came from AZ to CT juried societies. She exhibits as OH. Joan White Snively and her 1952 with her family for Christmas much as possible. Good for you, son, John, spent 3 weeks in FL in Rayma Whittemore Murray (we all had not been together for Connie. I do watercolor and have late Jan. I hope they had a nice 1521 Coral Oak Lane Christmas in years), and the not been juried yet, although I trip. Sally Conner Parry let us Vero Beach, FL 32963 Patriots won the Super Bowl. I have tried. I hear it takes several know that she and Barbara (203) 321-1935 just got back to FL Super Bowl tries. Her family has grown to 21, Easterbrooks Mailey attended e-mail: [email protected] Sunday from AZ, where I had with all 9 grandchildren thriving. the dedication ceremony for the been since Oct., with a side trip Her husband is still practicing Curtis L. Ivey Science Center on Who would have believed that to CT for George’s birth, law. Dorie Ernst Bean writes the Colby-Sawyer campus in the after I, Rayma Whittemore Thanksgiving and Christmas. that she has a grandson in the fall. “It’s simply magnificent and Murray, sent in my class notes With all the joy there was a little freshman class at Colby-Sawyer. makes one wish to return to last Aug., Vero Beach would be sadness. My mother, at age 93, “Chris (son of our youngest 4 study,” she says. Lynn Healy hit by 2 more hurricanes and the passed away Jan. 24. When daughters) is very pleased with Nichols retired from real estate Gulf Coast would be beaten shopping in New Canaan, CT, his attendance at his 1st choice May 31, ’04. She sold her com- down by another one. I packed I noticed in many of the shop college. We have visited, and the pany and says she doesn’t miss it up my place like I was moving windows paintings by our campus and new buildings look one iota. She is still tax collector for Frances, and evacuated at the classmate, Gail Wilder Beutel, great,” she says. Eleanor (34 years) for her township, last second when a ticket became who lives in New Canaan. I have Merklen Cambrey says condo which as grown from 400 to 750 available at 6 a.m. the morning never heard from her and was living was not for them, so they households. Lynn enjoyed a before. I had been home just a delighted to see her beautiful moved to Georgetown, where wonderful trip to Scandinavia in few days when the warning of work around town. She is obvi- they previously had lived, and June with her 2 daughters, Katie Jeanne hit the airways. I was ously well thought of. Gail, built a new home. She is glad to Broadbent Wesley ’74 and Amy exhausted from cleaning up the congratulations, and do fill us be back with friends and her Broadbent. After giving up golf debris and unpacking, and as in. Linda Middelbrook Allen favorite golf course. They for 30 years, Lynn has decided to Frances really hadn’t been that reports that she and her hus- enjoyed a Caribbean cruise in take it up again. “This time bad, I decided to stick it out for band, Dick, are very involved in mid-Dec. Her husband had a hip around the ball doesn’t go as far, Jeanne. It was an experience I a program named “Character replacement in mid-Jan. They if it goes at all,” she says. Lynn won’t soon forget. I am glad I Counts” in 5 of the counties on keep busy with 6 grandchildren spends her winters in Manasota stayed. It was an adventure. My the Eastern Shore of MD. There nearby. Good luck to your hubby, Key, FL, and sometimes sees little community was so blessed, are 6 pillars of character: trust- Eleanor. He is probably up and Sheila Francis Dow. She would but the destruction all around worthiness, respect, responsibility, walking by now. Barbara love to hear from anyone in the was unbelievable. The TV news fairness, caring and citizenship. Alpaugh Bull is still bookkeeping area. I spent an afternoon with showed nothing but devastation Linda also volunteers at the art part-time for their local pharma- Ruth Gray Pratt last Sept. and we and my children were so worried academy, the garden club and cist, and taking care of 2 grand- reminisced. She was impressed that I promised them I would the church choir. They have 7 children once a week. She is a just close the door and go north grandchildren and all their family

46 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE still enjoy the summer and fall adoption. Congratulations! I Moeller a quote from Helen beautiful” and she would go back on Lake Morey in VT. Lynn know the amount of time and Keller, “The best and most in a heartbeat. Carolee Chisholm Bentley has broken her silence! effort it takes to adopt from over- beautiful things in the world Miller and her husband are She has had an extremely busy seas. Ingrid Mellgren Davidge cannot be seen or even touched. committed to volunteer work. career in marketing research, and Gordon McAllen Baker ’53 They must be felt with the heart.” Chiz volunteers in adult educa- specializing in “focus groups.” visited Nancy Shumway Adams tion and recreational activities Please See In Fond Memory She has traveled all across the last May. They had good talk and with the blind. Her husband, country and has lived on both lots of laughs. Ingrid is happily Charlie, volunteers for the Forest coasts, including NY, San living in Westport, MA, in a Service each year in CO. They Francisco, Los Angeles, and is carriage house. “Shum” also 1953 also both enjoy working with now living in Fort Mead, CA. reports on the annual lunch 4-H. From horse activities and Almost 20 years ago she gave all when Bobbie Smith Day-Schoen Class Correspondent Needed bicycling, grandchildren, touring, this up to indulge in her passion comes east to visit her mother. Editor’s Note: Special thanks to and a trip to England, Chiz for horticulture. She says her Marta Marano Ackermann, Sue Bice Huetteman, who served continues to be amazing. Last later years are more painful than Nancy “Shum” Shumway as class correspondent from 2003– summer Jane Dickinson visited she thought, but there are nice Adams, Sarah “Sae” Bond February 2005. Janet Arminio Connolly in PA compensations. Lynn wishes Gilson, Joan Salmon Nesbit and NYC, and is in touch with It is fantastic learning that Jane everyone “good cheer and good (what a trooper, all the way from Marina Filides Latchis, who Bingham Fawcett established a health” and then comments Boston for lunch), Bobbie and lives in VT and FL. In case you thriving company and school for on her great Colby memories. Noel met in Stonington, CT for ski Sugarbush, Jane’s oldest ballet in a multi-million dollar Barbara Genre Cotter and her lunch. Shum, hope you had fun grandchild, Dexter Lefavour, is cultural center in Canton, OH, husband, Charles, are retired. in Jackson Hole. June Parker a part-time instructor. What a despite the odds in a sports- They have many hobbies, good Smith has 2 grandchildren, fantastic experience Joan minded industrial town. She health, 5 children and 12 grand- Krystlina (14) Madison (8), and Vincent Donelan’s children (8) reminds us it is important to children. As the country area an 8 month-old-dog, ToTo. I and grandchildren (11) had! “have a real passion in these later where they live in WI is being just hung up the phone with They explored Swiss ice caves years.” Our class definitely has developed, they will be moving Marilyn “Woods(ie)” Entwistle and hiked mountains before passion and energy! Your letters further out to be in the country and they are in the middle of a appendicitis put her “out of are so filled with purpose. “again.” Barbara, too, remembers blizzard. Last Aug. some of us commission” for the month of Sinclair Smith Siragusa finds it Colby fondly. While in San old CJCers got together at Betty May. The Alumni Office heard wonderful serving on the Colby- Francisco attending a wedding, Carlson Salomon’s great house from Judith “Gudy” Treuchet Sawyer Board of Trustees. Diane Patricia Caswell Dey and her just a block from the Jersey Scott, who said that she is still Eppel Schryber and her hus- husband, KV, got together with shore in Ocean Grove. Nancy adjusting to her to move to FL. band, Jack, celebrated their 50th Mimi Bentley Burton and her Angell Turnage flew in from Unfortunately, their home saw anniversary with family in VA husband, Neal, for a lunch Birmingham, AL, and Jeanne severe damage from Hurricane 3 months after his open heart reunion. Patty was looking Roach Tozier and Woodsie drove Charlie, but Gudy said, “Life surgery. They summered in forward to seeing Joan Rablin down from ME for no reason at goes on.” Gudy is amazed with Newport, VT, on beautiful Lake Keppler, who had recently all except to laugh and laugh the growth of the college and is Memphremagog. “Always moved to CA after her husband some more. They hadn’t changed very proud to be an alumna. She remember the beauty of Colby, passed away, but she was ill with a bit. Betty and Nancy still wear sends her best to everyone. My good will of the faculty, and a serious virus. Joan, take care a size 4, and although Jeanne letter reached Tracy Rickers making new friends,” she says. and give those German shepherds and Woodsie don’t, they are still Siani at a sobering time— Alison Faulk Curtis and Chuck a scratch behind the ear for me. as svelte and lovely as ever. They national elections and the war celebrated their 50th anniver- Hope to see Patty when she have a grand legacy of 32 grand- in Iraq. She reminds us we must sary in HI. They visited Paris, comes to Vero. Natalie Clarke children between them, all extra- treasure our natural spaces and Normandy, and toured southern Jones was fortunate that on her ordinary in every way, taking help citizens have access to Burgundy by barge and celebrated way to FL for a week of golf she after their grandmothers of affordable health care and the birth of their 7th grandchild stayed with friends in NC and course. They had a great week. “secure a responsible and caring in June. Myrna Perry Heald and missed the last of the hurricanes. Gina Farnsworth Allison ’51 society for our grandchildren.” her husband celebrated their 51st For the month of Nov., she will and I just came back from You speak for all our hearts, anniversary. They have 6 grand- be playing with koala bears in Tequesta, FL, from visiting Tracy. Sadly, I announce that our children. “They are great kids Australia, enjoying the majestic Marilyn “Chasie” Chase. She is classmate, Janet Graves Bates, and they have brought us much views of New Zealand, and God battling a bout of spinal stenosis. passed away Dec. 4. Our condo- pleasure,” she writes. For the past knows what in Figi. At home in A tough lady, that gal. I’m sorry 22 years she has worked part-time Hopkinton, NH, she enjoys the I can’t report that Marilyn, Noel for an insurance agency. Myrna snow and she and her husband Hendriques Brakenhoff and just purchased a villa at Sun City You asked for it... go to Colby-Sawyer Alumni Ski Jane “MJ” Montgomery will be Center, FL. Barbara “Bobbi” Day at Mt. Sunapee. Her husband getting together here at my a toll-free Howe Tucker had a successful enjoys the skiing and Natalie home in Vero Beach, but we hip replacement in Oct. and phone the après ski. Since retirement can’t contact Jane, who really enjoys visits from her energetic Phyllis Reynolds Kapner and wanted to be part of our reunion. number! family at the Cape Cod house. her husband have become exer- Hopefully it will work out. June Ellen Barrows Van Winkle cise nuts. (Not a bad thing!) They Parker Smith ’52 MT wrote that enjoys playing bridge, the game love to travel throughout ME. As Ann Dodge Robertson’52 MT she learned in Burpee Butt. She Add I was thrilled with my new grand- passed away July 20, 2003. She has exchanged golf and tennis son, so are they with their special didn’t know the details. Our (800) 266-8253 for croquet and touring. The granddaughter, Keira. They went sympathy to her family. That’s Canadian Rockies were “the most to your speed dial! all the way to Russia for the it. From Mary Jane (Fritzie)

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 47 lences to her family. Finally, it Colby-Sawyer Alumni Ski Day was a thrill to learn that Alison Faulk Curtis knows Jeff Holmes. Many Colby-Sawyer alumni and friends gathered for a glorious New Hampshire winter day on the Jeff and I are collaborating on a slopes of Mt. Sunapee for the 3rd Annual Colby-Sawyer Alumni Ski Day. (Photo I.D.s are left to right.) staged musical, “The Hatch,” and the primary reason that I’m passing on my job as class corre- spondent for our class. When we finally put this show on the road and it is “playing at a theater near you,” I’ll be in touch! Being in contact with you all has meant so much to me. You are incredible and inspiring, and I feel so lucky to be a member of this remarkable class. My phone rang last month and the voice at Toni Houghton ’77 with Susan Bonanno ’70 Amy Parker Rossi ’77, Janet Spurr ’76, Sandy Wiss (friend) the other end said, “Suby?” And and her partner, Danilo. and Debbie Bray Mitchell ’78. I knew it was my Colby friend and dormmate, Sybil Espovich Luchetti ’54. We hadn’t been in contact for over 50 years, but she found me in our alumni news. Corresponding with Colby- Sawyer classmates doesn’t turn back the years, but it can jump start a new year and renewed friendships. Thank you all for being so fantastic! Please See In Fond Memory Ruth Gray Pratt ’51, Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey ’51, a Peg Rogers Andrews ’85, Theresa Grella ’84 friend of the ladies and Sally Conner Parry ’51. and Marion “Quinny” McElwee ’84 1954 Jo-Anne Greene Cobban 9 Mayflower Dr. Keene, NH 03431 (603) 352-5064 Glenice Hobbes Harmon 88 North Lowell Rd. Windham, NH 03087 (603) 432-5726 Our greetings to everyone as we begin our tour around the coun- try with those who opened their Mary Goodell, Barbara MacDonald, Becky Young Robinson ’64, Reva Bailey and Sara Gray Stockwell ’71. door and invited us in for a visit and shared their lives in the months since our last column. A few have experienced some difficult days to work through, though we did not know about the event at the time it occurred. Our sympathy is extended to those who endured the terrible storm damage suffered all around the country, and to those who have endured illness or the pass- ing of loved ones. The weather can either enhance our lives or disrupt the conditions wherever we live or travel. As the hurricane season approached in the fall and one after another rolled in, (Back row l to r) Philip Ingwersen, Barbara “Bobbi” Johnston Rodgers ’53, John Rodgers, Sally Browne Foster we worried about our friends and ’54 and Bill Foster. (Front row l to r) Jean Cragin Ingwersen ’54, Jane Shoemaker Storm ’54 and Janet Rich relatives in the south. Listening Nixon ’54. closely to the reports on the TV in the north as to the areas badly

48 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE hit, we heard Abaco mentioned, family reunion in historic Salem, Harriet Johnson Toadvine said and remembered that was the MA, as the descendants of John Reunion was great, and she was home of Mary Balzac ’55 MT. Balch gathered at the 1630s especially glad to see Nancy Here is what she had to say: homestead. The Balch House is Sellers Mion ’55 MT and “Frances and Jeanne visited our one of the 2 still standing and John. Harriet spent a beautiful island (Abaco, Bahamas) on the considered the oldest wood Christmas at the White Barn Inn, way to FL, damaging dunes, frame houses built in America. located in Kennebunkport, ME. wrecking docks, removing Jim’s ancestry has been traced They may have experienced a shingles and making a mess. back to this line and the house, white Christmas, as it was report- No one was hurt, and just about now a museum, is located in ed that ME received more snow all repairs have been made. The Beverly. Anyone who might like then we did in southwestern NH, dunes have been rebuilt with sea additional information on the where it had melted by Dec. 25, oats and more tourists than ever Balch House Associates may which is a very rare event for us. are visiting. The air is clean, the contact us or check out the Web Kids had to wait quite a while night skies clear and the colors of site. As history buffs, we like before trying out all their newly the water are exquisite. A lovely to share and spread the news. acquired outdoor equipment. community of locals and 2nd Judith Miller Wyatt, who lives Harriet spends time in Naples, homeowners and winter boaters in Yarmouth Port, MA, wrote FL, from Jan. to May. Janet worked together to make Hope she had her daughter and grand- Hofmann Hansen spent Town a great place to live. I’m daughter over to swim last Christmas in Mill Valley, CA, blessed to have my daughters summer in the Kings Way Golf with her son, David, and his and grandkids all close by.” It Club pool. Emily, who is 31/2, family. Watching her young was a relief to hear from Mary. loved every minute of that. grandchildren perform in their Sail Away. Frances “Frannie” Pryor From FL, we have this report Judith’s daughter, Betsy, prepared Christmas Eve pageant was an Haws ’54 aboard a sailboat in from Joan Dryden May: the Thanksgiving dinner for the extra special event. Returning Hawaii. “Hurricane Francis hit us and family and for Christmas they all to San Diego to the first of the living more by the seaside, on a those around us very hard. We had a festive event held at the torrential rains, they were thank- boat or in the water year round. were without electricity of any Harbor Point Restaurant. When ful there was not flood damage She was sorry to have missed kind, as well as phone services, snow storms finally moved into where they lived. In Feb. rain our 50th Reunion, but she and for 6 nights and 7 days, during New England it definitely did not storms continued to do much Barbara Schaff Blumenthal a very hot time down here. Of spare Cape Cod. We received a more damage along the CA coast had a mini-reunion while their course we had the house shut- first-hand report from Barbara and must have sent our southern husbands were attending their tered up and it was totally black Dennett Howard who wrote, classmates a chill, as they 50th reunion at Yale, scheduled all the time. We have a wicker “Everyone told us to move to remembered what they went the same weekend. She said it trunk, which we call our hurri- Cape Cod because it doesn’t through a few months earlier. was a great surprise for both, as cane trunk, and it is supplied snow much here. Bob could play Barbara Knight Price ’55 MT is they found themselves sitting at with flash lights, radio, small golf all year. As I sit here writing another one who experienced the same banquet table and fans (all battery driven) and lots out this card, I can look out at the unusual rain storms in south- spent their time talking about of batteries and candles, so we the results of the Blizzard of ’05. ern CA. She reported that they all the fun they had at Colby. were as ready as we could be. All Every door but one is blocked had 3-4" of rain in Oct., and a Frannie and Bob now have a the food, ice, etc., in our 2 refrig- with 5' drifts. It has been the cool Dec. In Feb., the rain total of 4 great-grandchildren. erators had to be thrown out; we coldest and the hottest; the washed away some back yards in This past winter will be one that were able to get some bags of ice, driest and the wettest; now the her area and two homes lost Elizabeth Margeson Harrison, but not many. We lost trees and snowiest since we moved here their back porches. We suspect of Rochester, NY, won’t forget. the screening around our patio, 4 years ago.” Margaret “Peg” there is more to tell us as the rain A city that had some big snow- but all in all we were pretty Lewis Moreland ’54 MT of New continued and we were unable to storms must have made walking lucky. Unfortunately, we went London, traveled with a group reach them when preparing this most difficult and provided the through it all again within a of 15 in Sept. to Ireland. She article. One note Barbara sent setting for a fall on Jan. 4. With- week when Jeanne arrived. The had the winter to look back and announced her team won a pool out any warning, down she went top 4 counties down here are remember how beautiful the tournament, “which doesn’t and broke her hip. Others know still trying to clean up and make countryside was and the experi- happen very often!” Her ceramics the routine after an operation of repairs. The storms are many ence of staying over night in a hobby has created dragons to the days in rehab, and more months behind us and in some castle. Along the way she took vases. Her husband, Jack, is a recovery time indoors at home. areas there still isn’t electricity.” care of the Christmas shopping, very creative cook! Our other It takes time, but she should be (Letter dated Feb.) Joan also had delighting family with those Californian, Mozell Zarit ’55 MT, in great shape by now. Of course, to have knee surgery last Aug. famous Irish sweaters. The said it was wonderful to see her our snow bunnies from NH think and then 5 months of physical Alumni Office tells us that Janet roommate and classmates at snow was especially made for therapy. She has now recovered Rich Nixon lost two family Reunion, she liked the changes skiing. Isn’t it great that there and thankful to be able to get members this winter, a 15-year- on campus and found the future isn’t any age limit to the sports back on the golf course now. old grandson as well as a daugh- plans interesting. “Being back in that we love so much? Margot Backing up into our New England ter. Both were incredibly tragic New England was a joy,” she Thompson in Denver, CO, put summer, the end of June had and untimely incidents, but fam- said. Her last card noted that she it this way, “Just finished Colby perfect weather for Jo-Anne ily and community, including was taking good care of herself week in CO. Anne Dwyer Milne Greene Cobban and her hus- Colby-Sawyer, helped to support and looking forward to getting to and Jean Cragin Ingwersen were band, Jim, traveling through New Janet through the difficult times. CO in March or April. Moving here for a week of skiing. We had Brunswick and Nova Scotia when She remains busy and says that off the coast and on to HI, we brunch with Patricia “Trisha” the flowers were at their peak. the approaching spring feels find Frances “Frannie” Pryor Dobbs Montgomery ’53 in Then in July it was time for the particularly welcome this year. Haws. Her snapshots show her

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 49 Lake Tahoe, OR and Seattle, still living in Bay Square in where they will visit with family Yarmouth, ME. She continues and a great-grandson. Dorothy with her painting and we wonder Colburn Holstine lives in if the 2 Maine Coon cats, Greta Alexandria, VA, so close to the and Gregory, are subjects in any many museums in Washington, of her paintings? Nearby in DC, that we like to visit. As Falmouth, ME, Shirley Wright office manager at Morgan and Cantara and her husband, Bill, Finnegan, Dot enjoys work and spent a month in Cabo San doesn’t mind the monthly trips Lucas, Mexico, and then the to the NY home office. Jon month of Jan. in Ft. Lauderdale teaches college courses and is and Palm Beach, FL. Now that still involved with consulting. Shirley knows that Barbara A trip to China was expected in Dennett Howard’s daughter lives Feb.-March, related to conferring nearby in Yarmouth, they hope degrees, a joint venture between that they can work out a plan to Class of 1954 Mini-Reunion. These ladies from the class of 1954 recently US/China. Holidays find them spend time together. A 70th got together for a mini-reunion. (L to r) Joan Batchelor Brown, Glenice Hobbs spending time in NH and MA. birthday party, planned by the Harmon, Anne Batchelor DeGrazia and Jo-Anne Greene Cobban. A family reunion and celebration family of Cynthia Ames Hill, around New Year’s with 3 grand- was held in Cooperstown, NY. Denver, as she wouldn’t ski with Storm, ’55, was planning on children was enjoyed by all. She had visits with a cousin us. We had several dinners and attending reunions in Buffalo Dotty added, “We are blessed and a sister and their families fun with Noel Roe Wilson ’53 and skiing in NH. Some of us with good health and we wish while there, too. She celebrated in Winter Park. The rest of the northerners take the winter time the same for all.” Further south Thanksgiving and Christmas time we skied, laughed and had to work a bit more in our areas of in Pinehurst, NC, Barbara with her family and Jan. 1 a great week. In addition, Anne, special interest. Joan Batchelor Rogers Berndt wrote about brought a new grandchild, born Jean and Janet Rich Nixon hit Brown has been creating and the excitement of 2 new grand- to Doug and Rachel, making a the slopes at Mt. Sunapee over painting her own Christmas, children in the family. Her son, total of 8 grandkids for Cynthia. the winter. Anne wrote that she birthday and Valentine cards. She Ed, and his wife, Robin, adopted Holland in springtime of 2004 was enjoying the CSC Adventures belongs to the Fan Association of Anna, age 10, and Peter, age 8, was delightful, reports Helen in Learning program with a North America that will gather in from Russia and were bringing Johnson Sargent. Other events course on Russian history and Portsmouth, NH, in the month the whole family in the spring were the marriage of 2 grandsons. culture. That reminded us, have of May. She has been honored for a visit. Mary Beth and her One took place in Boothbay you checked out the courses with having her lighthouse 3 children were also planning on Harbor, ME, and the other in available for seniors provided by painting transferred to a paper attending and Barbara said she Chicago. Looking forward, June a college or university in your hand fan that will become favors expected lots of action and noise will be Scott’s 50th reunion at area? We have them in many at the table setting. Last fall Joan when they all gather. Anne Bowdoin and their 50th anniver- areas of the north and take and Wen had the opportunity to Batchelor De Grazia and her sary is coming up in Nov. A 50th advantage of the offer provided view the Queen Mary 2 in South husband, Joe, traveled from their wedding celebration was held on in the fall and spring. We must Portland, ME. Oh, for a class home in GA up north to Black New Year’s Eve for Carol Nelson keep up with the times and what trip across the Atlantic on the Mt. and Table Rock in NC to Reid. She and her husband were an enjoyable way to do it. And Queen Mary 2! Glenice Hobbs view the fall foliage. Asheville’s presented with a scrapbook full best of all, most often there’s Harmon’s daughter and family farmers market wasn’t over- of photos and notes from friends no homework! In MA, Arline moved to Salt Lake City the end looked. Anne said she was about and family that brought back Soderberg Ely found the snow of Oct., and they were missed at to share her excess supply of many memories. Their calendar cover very good this year for the family Christmas gathering. Christmas decorations. Some- is marked for a cruise to Bermuda cross country and downhill Val returned with the 2 grand- times it is hard to give away, in June with another part of the skiing. She was scheduled for children later on for a 5-day visit except to charitable agencies that family and more celebration. A leading a tour group April 1 about the time Glen and Vic lack extra funds for such things. drive to FL to spend time with to San Francisco, a Hawaiian celebrated their 40th anniversary Other FL residents we heard from friends and family was sometime cruise and to Las Vegas. Her son in Feb. A trip to SLC would be a included Shirley Wax Baron of during the winter, but doesn’t finished up his trip around the nice way to check out the many Key Biscayne, who enjoys playing appear that they plan to retire world, which he started in Oct. interesting sites, the warm dry golf more than tennis, but also there. They are living in a retire- and ended in March. When not climate and the neighborhood keeps involved with duplicate ment community in Peabody, outdoors in the winter, there is the family has moved to. Could bridge games. She and Bob are MA, where they enjoyed meeting paddle tennis indoors for Natalie be they have that in mind in good health, and with family new people and considering it a Langley Webster, who lives in already after Vic recovers from nearby they get to enjoy the new chapter in their life. Con- Portsmouth, NH, and her friends. knee replacement surgery. company of 3 grandsons. Boca gratulations to all our classmates When warmer weather comes Moving on to Traverse City, Raton, FL, is where we find Ruth celebrating birthdays and around it is back to the hard MI, Emily Spencer Breaugh Levy Schultz. Please make a note anniversaries. The Alumni Office court. They had a break for a mentioned that her FL daughter in your CSC directory. She said heard from Joan Potter Nelson, time when Sarah Bond Gilson, and family spent a long time her husband, Herbert, died of who wrote, “Jane Shoemaker ’53, went off to FL, Sandra Davis cleaning up after being hit by cancer in ’99. Her traveling has Storm stopped by for lunch last Carpenter, ’55, Nat and their the hurricanes. They in turn were included a 52-day cruise half way summer. I also had lunch with husbands traveled to the Black enjoying the snow that fell on around the world and a journey Sally Bassett Howe, who volun- Sea, and Jean Cragin Ingwersen their area and planned to stay in with friends that stretched from teers one day each week at the and Anne Dwyer Milne headed the area until Sept. Their plans Athens, Greece, to Bangkok. new hospital in Brunswick.” Joan for CO, and Jane Shoemaker will include a visit to Sedona, Marian Tweedle Anderson is is proud to announce the birth of

50 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE another grandson, Karl Gustav VT and a master’s of fine arts Marblehead, MA, in Jan. The Potter Hinckley, last June. He is degree from Yale. Survivors exhibit featured the work of You asked for it... the 3rd son to her son, Bill, and include 3 daughters, a son, 2 Connie, her daughter, Linda, his wife, Katarina. Deborah Dow sisters and 7 grandchildren. I and her granddaughter, Kristen. a toll-free Mathes Brabec wrote to the was sorry to hear that Judith Marinda (Mindy) Helmer phone Alumni Office about the new Douvarjo Mitchell had died Beinert writes that she is hoping directory, “It’s a beautiful direc- March 9, ’00. Also Charles to get to Reunion in June. We number! tory—thanks!” Jane Turner Harmon, husband of Marcia hope to see you there. My latest Machain has a new address in Symmes Harmon, died Jan, 16, news is that I, Diane Longmaid Gilford, NH, and you will want ’05. Unfortunately we are all Kelly, have been invited to Add to mark that into your CSC getting a little older, and I can illustrate a book for a reading directory. We tried so hard to only wish you all the best health specialist. It is a new adventure (800) 266-8253 place extra stickers or even possible. As I review names of for me and I look forward to it. to your speed dial! additional scotch tape to hold our class members, it is interest- I hope to see you all during our cards together, but still one ing to note how well I knew Reunion, June 3-5, in New side or the other got returned to some of them, and I think we London, NH! It will be great fun West Coast when we were first us, so we know some of you would all agree that we never to renew old acquaintances. married. Ed flew to Okinawa a never received the notice for take long enough to know Blessings to you all. few days later and I joined him submitting your news. We will someone. I remember Rosemary several months later to begin our Please See In Fond Memory keep trying to fix the problem. Carhart Keenan well. She is married life. Barbara Bradway In the meantime, feel free to spending the winter tucked away Stone recently enjoyed visits write to us anytime during the in her home in Sherrill, NY, and with 2 Colby-Sawyer alumnae. year. We are open to new ideas she will not be able to attend 1956 The first was with Sallie Ward for subjects to cover, too. Hope Reunion. Lenice Peever Hicks Nancy Hoyt Langbein Moore ’55 from Wilbraham, MA. your months ahead are healthy has been married to David for 2 Appletree Drive They went to lunch and had the and peaceful. Look for us in your 50 years. What a milestone; Brunswick, ME 04011 opportunity to catch up on what mailbox as we drop in for another congratulations. She has a great- (207) 729-3879 each has been up to since they visit later on in the year. grandchild due in Aug. Her hus- e-mail: [email protected] both retired. “We found out band is employed by NY Racing we’re both busier than ever!” said Assoc. and she is employed part- It’s always fun to hear from class- Barbara. The 2nd visit was with time at an insurance company mates at Christmastime. Carol her niece, Linda Hill Corthell 1955 in FL, where they live. She has a Molander Linsley reports all is ’57, who traveled from FL to Diane Longmaid Kelly grandson in Iraq. She will take well with her family. She has Barbara’s home in Tolland, CT, 41 Wolfpit Avenue, her family (22 of them) on a enjoyed lots of traveling, tennis for a family reunion. Our sym- Apartment 4E cruise to the Caribbean in July. skiing in VT. Carol was at her pathy goes out to Gail Craven Norwalk, CT 06851 Chris Huckel Kinnamon writes sister’s home in New London for Watson who lost her husband, (203) 846-4874 that her husband had a success- Thanksgiving. Carol says their Billy, in Aug. Gail’s mom, who is e-mail: [email protected] ful hip replacement in Jan. and home has a spectacular view of 88, lives in Freeport, ME. Next Mt. Kearsarge. Last Aug./Sept., I, Diane Longmaid Kelly, hope the other was done in April. We time you visit your mom, please Carol and Ralph enjoyed a that the winter was not too hard wish you swift healing, Tom. She call me and we will have lunch. delightful cruise circumnavi- on any of you. I am not wild also shares that she was married There are lots of good restaurants gating the British Isles, concen- about the snow or winter weath- 48 years as of Feb 23. What a in Freeport. Gail said she will try trating on the outer island of er. The big event in my life was milestone. Chris, I hope you are to make our 50th. Our sympathy Scotland. They enjoyed the trip the retirement of our minister at coming to Reunion. Chris still is also extended to Sue Higi and ship so much they signed the 1st Congregational Church sings and is doing Beethoven’s Clancy, who lost her husband on for 2 more cruises. They will in Norwalk, CT, after 42 years of Ninth Symphony for the 20th several months ago. Gaye cruise from India to Jordan in service. Sitting in the congrega- year with her group and 25 years LaCasce, director of alumni March and to the Black Sea in tion of approximately 600 people for the orchestra. She has 2 relations, Pat Thornton and I, Oct. Carol has a son who is a for Henry Yordan’s last sermon grandchildren, Samantha (23) Nancy Hoyt Langbein, met in geology professor and 2 other was an old friend and his wife. and Matt (9). She feels blessed Portsmouth, N.H. for lunch married children who also travel. She looked familiar, and then I and she ought to. Gretchen several weeks ago to start Carol hopes to make our 50th if found out that she graduated Davis Hammer keeps busy with thinking about our big 50th Ralph’s Colgate reunion doesn’t from Colby-Sawyer in ’56. Her her grandchildren and one great- reunion, June 2, 3 and 4, 2006. conflict. Hope it is on a different name was Alma Gillespie and grandchild. Her youngest son (Mark your calendars now!) We weekend, Carol. Sally Marker she is now Mrs. Robert Neimeier. was married in Sept., and many all had ideas, but will gather a Hayward reports that her whole She and Bob are moving from Colby Jr./Colby-Sawyer alumni committee together before plan- family met in “The Big Apple” NH to FL. She was married to were in attendance, all of whom ning further. We hope to get a for Thanksgiving to see the Bob on July 24, 2004. I am are family. Gretchen is chair of great turnout of classmates. In Macy’s day parade, the Christmas sorry to say that Barbara the board at her local hospital honor of our 50th, we’d also like show at Radio City, shopping at Middlebrook Sauer-Sandage in St. Johnsbury, VT. Barbara to encourage everyone to start SOHO and just having a great of South Burlington, VT, died at Beecher Clark and her husband, thinking about really making a time together. It was great to home on May 27, ’0l . Barbara Ken, are celebrating their 50th difference at the college with a hear from Sally, but I was sad- was the owner of Sandage wedding anniversary. Connie special reunion gift. Thanks to all dened to hear from her of the Advertising and Marketing, Valpey Deschenes had her who sent words of encourage- death of her very dear friend and which she started in ’79. Barbara work featured in a 3-generation ment when I had my knee our classmate, Anne Wilcox earned a bachelor’s degree in photographic exhibit at the replacement surgery. Anyone Chapin. Ed and I remember psychology from University of Virginia Carten Gallery in who is thinking of a “new knee,” visiting Anne and Dick on the I highly recommend it. Life is so

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 51 much better and easier now. I entire summer of ’03. She has Sawyer at the NY School of on the St. Lawrence River. I wish I had done this several years now recovered and was off to Interior Design/Manhattan in continue my healthcare affiliation ago. Hindsight is great, isn’t it? St. Thomas with Judy Morrison l978 and became an allied as a family advocate in the Gaye LaCasce gave us the sad Gentry in Jan. Susanne member of ASID. Since then her Syracuse hospital where I was news that Jean London ’41 and Schumann Fogelson studied career has been in retail home employed for many years. I also Harold Currier had passed away psychology in Germany after furnishings and she is still serve on the Board of Trustees of recently. I never took a course CJC, and then returned to grad- working full time. Her only son, the Frederic Remington Museum from Miss London, but I remem- uate school at the U of MI, where Todd, is a librarian at Yale and is in Ogdensburg. My 1st grand- ber cutting up a frog in biology she got her PhD in clinical psy- a candidate for a curator of rare child arrived this spring at 7 (UGH). He made the class inter- chology. She taught there until books there. “My Colby-Sawyer months and is doing wonderfully esting though. Please send me l966 and at the U. of Chicago education inspired me to be a well.” Leslie Wright Dow writes, news via e-mail, snail mail or I’d until l970. She married and life-long reader, for which I am “My husband, Bill, and I continue even love talking with you. moved to Eugene, OR, opening a eternally grateful,” said Linda. to enjoy our new home, 30 miles private practice, had 3 children, Paula Scammon Poire retired north of Charlotte in a lake/golf divorced and moved to Portland, after 43 years of working at the course community. I continue where she retired 2 years ago and same medical office. Her last my architectural photography on 1957 now studies art at Portland State boss, a top-notch lady M.D., was a more limited basis and fill my Jill Booth Macdonell U. She swims competitively with born the day before she started extra time with golf and commu- 1303 8th Avenue the masters swimmers program working at the office and they nity involvement. My involve- Sacramento, CA 95818 and is #3 in the world in her age worked l5 years together. She and ment in CSC is very important to (916) 446-3927 group. (Go girl!) She travels a lot her husband are enjoying their 4 me. In my final 3-year-term on e-mail: [email protected] to 3rd world countries. Gretchen grandchildren and just “hanging the Board of Trustees, we have My old friend, Janice Eaton Grohe Keyworth is chief curator out.” Her health prevents her such remarkable changes on Atkins, writes that she and of Fuller Craft Museum in from traveling to NH, although campus. I urge all my classmates Courtenay are thoroughly Brockton, MA, the only one in that’s her home state. Carol to visit and see for yourselves.” enjoying their retirement after New England and one of 8 in the Morgan Southall retired from Kim Yaksha Whiteley wrote that her teaching art at the elemen- country. Her daughter, Kimberly, her camp director job at Camp she was about to head off for tary level and his working as a is a metal smith in Oakland, Onaway in Dec. 2003, after 20 Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary, community college dean. Most CA, and her son, Robert, is a years. She went to Kenya last with Elderhostel. She plans to fill recently Janice, a ceramic artist, software engineer. Jane Baxter winter and worked in a bush us in on her trip for our next had 2 shows. They traveled to Richardson moved to Wooster, hospital and assisted in teaching column. A separate letter from CO for 2 weeks in July and OH, in ’02, after her husband’s solar cooking. She is a grand- Robin McDougal, who traveled stayed with Debby Kent death in ’98. Prior to that they mother of triplets and a 4-month with Kim, adds to Kim’s news of Springer and Charlie and visited lived in Walnut Creek and old. She’s just beginning to get how beautiful those areas were. Lois Hanewald Ward and Groveland, CA. Jane said, the hang of retirement. Judy Robin wrote, “Kim and I were Gordon. Both couples have love- “Moving meant that I had to Lynah Wheeler retired from both Pi Phi’s at the University of ly homes with fabulous views in give up my machine quilting teaching 1st grade after 35 years. CO. We attended every school the mountains of Boulder. Sharol business, but there is plenty to She belongs to a bridge group, together, from elementary, jr. R. Stewart Images, a promotional keep me busy, plus I still quilt.” bowling group and health club. high, high school, Colby and U. advertising specialty business, Her youngest daughter is in CA She and Barb Tucker and 5 of CO, where we both graduated just reached a 10 year anniver- and the other daughter lives near Lexington girls went to Tuscany in l959.” Both of Robin’s hand- sary. Sharol Reed Stewart is on Philadelphia. After many years in in Sept. and had a wonderful some sons (she sent a photo) live the board for Southeastern CT Germany, Jane’s son now lives in time. Lois Hanewald Ward in CA, one in San Jose and the Women’s Network, where she Buffalo, NY. Her oldest grand- wrote, “Last fall we had an other close by, teaching at U. of was “honored for those who daughter is teaching special ed outstanding trip with ‘People to Santa Cruz. Robin works with taught us to give,” and is a kids and the youngest is at People’ Ambassador Program to refugees, both from the Sudan member of the Greater Mystic Virginia Tech. She’s looking South Africa. Not only did we see and from Bosnia, through her Chamber of Commerce. Jean forward to our next Reunion. lots of animals, but we learned so church. She rides bikes exten- Wheeler says, “I can walk again!” Joan Fullerton Lockhart’s much of the history and culture sively, when her arthritic knee She had relied on the use of “roomie” from CJC was Martha of the people. My eyes were isn’t bothering her. Creatively, crutches and a walker for 3 years Allen Combs who is living in opened to the AIDS epidemic Robin photographs flowers and due to 3 total hip replacements East Palm Springs, CA. Linda and the tremendous suffering landscapes and gives them as and a subsequent staph infec- Lamlein Gilman earned a of the African people.” Lois still note cards and presents. Suzanne tion. She was hospitalized the combined BFA with Colby- keeps busy with her art. She saw Vander Veer writes, “I’ve retired Jan Eaton Atkins and Debby from my au pair business and Kent Springer last summer. Lois am planning trips for the Junior New! On-Line Community has 5 grandchildren, 3 of whom League of Philadelphia and the are in Boulder. I, Jill, had the Cosmopolitan Club. I’m also opportunity to see Lois’ art chairing the graduate guides of exhibited when I visited Debby the Philadelphia Museum of Art. a couple of years ago. It was just I would love to see Colbyites for wonderful; Lois is very talented. our next Reunion.” Anne Reed Debby is also a wonderful talent Fox raised one son, Jeff, and has in multi-subject art. Barbara 2 grandchildren with another on Chandler Kimm shares, “We the way. She had 6 emergency Register today at recently sold our home and eye surgeries to save her eyesight. http://www.netdirectories.com/~csc moved to a condo while we She worked several jobs, includ- continue to spend our summers ing working with animals at a

52 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE I recently photographed a series Colby-Sawyer Alumni Night at the Manchester Monarchs of a 9-year-old girl injecting insulin early morning on the Several Colby-Sawyer alumni and friends gathered in January for Colby-Sawyer Alumni Night at the streets, waiting for a new shelter Manchester Monarchs hockey game in Manchester, N.H. with her mom. My photos are used to raise peoples’ conscious- ness to the marginalized people, at exhibits, churches, schools, etc. I’m enjoying my 1-year-old- grandson, and a 2nd grandchild was due in May. My very good friend forever, Cindy Grindrod van der Wyk, writes the class of l958 news. We stay in close touch. Sally-Ann Winslow Holladay passed away Nov. l6, ’04. The services were scheduled at the Little White Chapel in Burbank, CA, Dec. 11, ’04. Our Anne Baynes Hall ’67 (l) and Deb Schofield Reed ’00. Paula Anderson Bothfeld ’56 and her husband, Hank. greatest sympathy goes to her family. Please send your news, plus current address, telephone number, e-mail address, plus your maiden name and married name. And thank you to all who responded with your interesting news for this newsletter. 1958 Cynthia Grindrod van der Wyk Huntington Harbour Bay Club 4167 Warner Avenue #105 (L to r) Lucia Savage ’02, Ben Reeder ’99 and Justin Michelle Souriolle Boucher ’97 (l) and Amie Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Svirsky ’03. Pariseau Ellis ’97. (714) 846-6742 e-mail: [email protected] veterinary hospital. I couldn’t biked 160 miles in the Lombardi healing salve, lip balms and I would love to hear from any- read some of her job history, area of Italy, and then joined 4 potpourri. Diana Caddy Litten one; send me news! (Editor’s which was extensive, so maybe classmates from the 3rd grade has lived in New Zealand since note: an easy way to share class you could call or write, Anne, so in Lexington, MA, for 8 days in 1965, and has been retired for news is via the new on-line I could include it next time. Tuscany. One of those ladies was the last 8 years. She has 3 sons. alumni directory. Visit it today at Elaine “Buzzy” Mecca Madden Judy Lynch Wheeler ’57, also Christopher is a research chemist www.netdirectories.com/~csc.) visited her old room in Burpee in a CJC roommate. The group for various pharmaceutical Here’s my (Cindy Grindrod the fall and had a long chat with enjoyed lots of laughs and wine. companies throughout the van der Wyk) news: we are the young man occupying it, Barbara sees Nancy Hoyt world. This has given Diana and still working, and have many whose mom also attended CJC. Langbein ’56 and her husband, her husband the opportunity to interesting projects, as usual. Elaine is still working full time Ed, around Brunswick, ME, visit him in Berne, Switzerland, We are currently working with as an economic development and always at the women’s ice and Stockholm, Sweden. He’s an account called Waterworld senior planner for the city of hockey games. This year Judith now living back in New Zealand, Waterpark, in the country of Cambridge, MA. Her other Morrison Gentry received her which Diana likes, as it gives her Cyprus. We visited there once— careers were being a 6th grade marriage and family therapy an opportunity to spend time it was oh, so beautiful. The teacher and a banker/commercial license, as well as the MN with her only grandsons. Diana’s company now has bought an lender. Her grandchildren are teacher’s certificate to teach K-6, son, Jeremy, is a property devel- indoor waterpark in Germany, so Sam, 11, who started Milton so it’s been a busy year for her. oper in Cairns, Australia, and son we make their banners also. We Academy, Annie, 7, and Julia, She continues her career as an Gregory is a supervisory park continue to manufacture all of 2. Renee Keller Hill lost her assessment and development ranger at the Grand Canyon. the flags for U.S. Coast Guard beloved mother-in-law at 98. Her consultant. Judith enjoys caring Gregory was recently married. Auxiliary boats...the boats that own mom is 97 and in a nursing for her 22-month-old grandson. Diana writes, “If anyone is help the Coast Guard protect our home. She and Larry traveled This summer will mark Adelaide coming to New Zealand and shores. We celebrated our 25th to Thailand, AZ, Bangkok, DC, “Happy” Anthony Griffith’s would like to contact us for year and have enjoyed every Boulder (where her daughter 19th year as an herbalist at the information or whatever, I’d minute of it, but are still looking Wendy lives) and also spent a Enfield Shaker Museum in love to hear from you.” My news for a buyer for the business. I week in Estes Park with their son, Enfield, NH. She is still giving is that I, Jill Booth Macdonell, attended the wedding of the son Charles. They plan to downsize workshops and classes on herbs continue to do black and white of my Colby-Sawyer roommate, and are looking at southwestern throughout New England. Happy documentary photography/ Jill Booth Macdonnell ’57. The VA, near Shenandoah Valley. This also has a small business, Happy photojournalism with poor and wedding was held in Sacramento. past summer Barbara Tucker Ventures, for which she makes homeless people in Sacramento.

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 53 I was Jill’s matron of honor 45 miles of her new home. Jerry Judy Butler Shea wrote that she years ago—yipes! There are no has written 2 books that she has would like to dedicate a chair in changes in our family except 1959 not published. I hope she will Joan Perry MacDermott’s name that Brittany, our oldest grand- Sarah “Sally” Beal Fowler continue to write and to be as a part of our reunion gift. It daughter, is now 18. She is 449 Summer Street published. Thanks for your note, is a wonderful idea and we will followed by Eryn, 15, and N. Andover, MA 01845-5642 Jerry. Judy Provandie Johnson work on it. Her son, Jimmy, Brandon, 11. Our youngest (978) 682-0358 e-mailed to let me know that opted not to go to the World daughter is fostering black labs e-mail: [email protected] she, Carol Sherman House, Cup Skeleton races this year. and placing them in good Having reached the age of 65, Claire Lippincott Flowers, Maybe he is saving himself for homes. We just returned from Judith Dexter Hoag is winding Carole Whittemore Todd and the 2006 Olympics! Judy’s mother the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, down her non-profit career. She Meri Skeels Nielson had a mini- is 90 and Jim’s is 93; bless them. MN; what an experience. I ask is currently working with a reunion. She sent me a picture, Judy’s daughter, Susan, has 2 everyone for positive thoughts housing program for people with but at that time my computer school-age boys, who are into for my husband’s recovery. Last AIDS. Judith shares some news was dying and I did not receive ice hockey. There is a statue in year I sold my mom’s house in about her family, writing, “My it. Hope they had a great time progress for Zion’s Bank, Park Syracuse, NY, the house that I son, who has struggled with and we hope to see them at our City, UT, that shows the 3 gener- grew up in...another chapter schizophrenia for 17 years, 45th Reunion in June. I received ations of Shea athletes: Jimmy, closed. Most of us have had to lives nearby and is doing better a wonderful letter from Sally his dad (Judy’s husband), Jim, deal with the passing of our following a 2-year medication Kimball Campbell. She urges us and granddad Jim. She is plan- parents; we can all relate to how crisis. I have one absolutely all to do breast exams and have a ning on being at Reunion. I very much we miss them. Martha mammogram, as she discovered talked to Judy Godden, who has gorgeous 71/2-year-old grand- Reed Jennings has been retired daughter, Isabel, and one early that she had breast cancer. a home in Melvin Village, near for a year and finds herself handsome Italian Spinone She is doing very well, which is Wolfeboro, NH. She reported muttering the often-used phrase, granddog named Scooby.” great news. Sally is still working that Nancy Weston Lidedas is “How did I ever have time to with Community Education in building a big home in Greece work?” The Alumni Office Acton, MA. Her husband, Tom, overlooking the sea. Roberta received a note from Sally Heyn is very busy with Softscape and Panebianco Hobby teaches Short, who was alerted by Sandy 1960 does a lot of traveling. He was piano and does environmental Powell Durling that she was Patricia “Patty” Canby recently in London and Hong work. Sally Stevens Johnson listed as “lost” in the new alumni Colhoun Kong. He helps their son, Rood works at a tennis club directory. Sally still lives in TX, 17 Sea Mist Drive North Tommy, with his landscaping doing statistics for members. Her but now resides about 60 miles Boothbay, ME 04537 business. Tommy works for husband is a manufacturer’s rep- north of Houston. She writes, (207) 633-5461 Fidelity Investments during resentative. Sally has 2 daughters. “My husband, Phil, and I moved e-mail: [email protected] the week. Sally and Tom’s girls, Speaking of daughters, mine in ’97. We lost our oldest child, Karen and Susan, are both well. (Patty Canby Colhoun), Ann I am so sorry that I missed the Stephen, to melanoma on his Karen works for Cape Cod Dushane, received her master’s in last class notes. I must have 40th birthday in 2002 which, of Child Development and also for international business manage- been traveling, as I did quite a course, was a great tragedy. We Chatham Water Tours during the ment from Thunderbird and also lot last year. Our condolences to have two daughters, one of summer. Susan has 2 girls, Kelsie the top graduate award. She is the families of Caroline Toby whom is married with two and Brooke, who are into every- starting a new job with Control Deforest, who passed away wonderful children—Andrew (7) thing. See you at Reunion, Sally. Solutions International and will Nov. 28, 2000, and to Emmilie and Abby (almost 5). They bring I have seen my roommate, Gale work in Marseille, France, for her Merritt Cobb, whose mother us great enjoyment. Phil and I Hartung Baldwin, several times 1st assignment. She is one of the passed away in Dec. 2004. Jerry are active in golf and various this past year. She performed a reasons I traveled so much last Anderson Rosavage moved to a local happenings.” Sally finishes brief service for the committal of year, but I also took a cruise to new home in Virginia Beach on her note by saying, “My 2 years my Dick’s ashes. I found her a AK, sailing from Seattle. I did talk June 19, 2004, and her husband, at Colby, from ’56 to’58, continue Newfoundland puppy, which she with Emmy Merritt Cobb while Dick, died suddenly of a heart to hold wonderful memories for has named Grace. Gale is chap- there. I also took my Wheaten attack 8 days later. Our belated me.” That’s all, folks. Please be lain on the Trauma Pastoral Care terrier pup to “Camp Gone to condolences to her. She and Dick in touch. Team at the Bridgeport, CT, the Dogs” in Stowe, VT. She had been married for 41 years. Hospital. She also began her became a therapy dog. I went to Please See In Fond Memory She has a daughter and 3 grand- ministry as parish associate for a family wedding in the Atlanta children who live within 10 Caring Ministries with the area, enjoyed Thanksgiving with Norton, CT, Presbyterian Church. my son and daughter-in-law in Gale has served as a deacon, Denver, and Christmas with my Send your news, photos, newspaper clippings and Stephen Minister and parish children and their father in greetings for classmates to your class correspondent visitor for the church. She Kansas City. There were 6 adults or to the Alumni Office. received her MSW from Fordham and 5 dogs. A fun time was had Inquiring minds want to know. University. Her daughter, Emily, by all. I have been very busy as graduated from UVM and now chairman of the annual fund e-mail: [email protected] works in Washington, DC, for drive for the YMCA. That was phone: (800) 266-8253 or (603) 526-3727 the White House Day Care, while only one of the hats I wore for mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office pursuing her MSW. Josh, Gale’s them. We enjoyed a lovely winter, 541 Main Street son, is a paramedic in Stamford lots of needed snow this year. I New London, NH 03257 and Darien, CT. Nothing like see- look forward to seeing many of ing the ambulance pull into their you at our 45th Reunion. June 3-5. We look forward to hearing from you. driveway as Josh comes home to Please See In Fond Memory say hello! We have fun visits.

54 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE and will be married in 2005. Ramsay retired from Deerfield You asked for it... Betsy is in commercial real estate Academy in mid-Dec. She and with Sperry Van Ness in Dallas. 1962 her husband, Joe, look forward a toll-free She often sees Susan Lawsing Tilda Hunting to being able to travel in the phone Dow, Lynne Russell Pillsbury 894 South Deerfield Road fall and spring—their favorite and Pat Mahoney Quadland. Conway, MA 01341 seasons. She is also anxious to number! After being an emergency room (413) 369-4170 spend more time in her gardens, nurse for nearly 20 years, Judy e-mail: [email protected] on the golf course, and taking Wood Cole is now a nurse Gail Graham courses in subjects she has Add practitioner at a family practice PO Box 3778 wanted to pursue over the years. in NH. After 43 years of marriage, “Of course, spending more time (800) 266-8253 Pocasset, MA 02559 Judy and her husband, Peter, still (508) 564-4505 with my grandchildren is a to your speed dial! ski, snowslide, hike, bike and e-mail: [email protected] huge priority,” she says. Joyce travel. They have 2 daughters Rogers Harrington has sold the and 4 grandchildren. I attended a Sherry Smith Hayes recently Helmcken Falls Lodge and is now lovely reception at the home of returned home to Dayton, OH, living in Clearwater, BC, Canada. President Anne Ponder on Dec. from FL, where she saw Lynn She writes, “I am living in a 1961 1. It was for the Colby-Sawyer Reno Peirce ’63, who had 6 rented trailer at the south end of Susan Olney Datthyn graduates who reside in the Colby friends visiting her in Vero Clearwater while I decide what I PO Box 1018 Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee area. Beach. Sherry keeps very busy want to do when I grow up this New London, NH 03257-1018 It is always a fun time and a with being in an investment time. I am truly enjoying having (603) 526-2283 great start to the holiday season. club, garden club, formed a book my own space, instead of living In Aug., Martha Clark and I I was most surprised and pleased club, 2 bridge groups, plays golf, next to my office with staff enjoyed having lunch with Susie to hear from Sandy Dantona loves to travel, etc. She has 2 wandering by my door all the Heath Bint in Concord, NH. It Williams. Sandy and her daughters, a stepson, and 2 time. For the short term, I am was a very special time for the husband, Art, resided in Croton- grandchildren. Christy Hale focusing on exercise, friends and 3 of us as it has been years since on-Hudson, NY, for 30 years. Riker has retired after 22 years family, reading and projects that we have been together. My They are now retired and back of teaching preschool. She is have been waiting for me. Reality husband, Verne, and I had the in Holden, MA. They have 3 enjoying her 2 grandsons, with 2 says I will have to look for work pleasure of attending the dedica- children and 7 grandchildren. more grandchildren on the way. by spring. In the meantime, I am tion of the Curtis L. Ivey Science Their daughter, Laura, and their She and her husband, Bill, are really enjoying my freedom!” Center at Colby-Sawyer on Sept. son, Chris, live nearby. Son Greg moving to Cochiti Lake, NM, A note from the Alumni Office: 17. There were tours, demonstra- now lives in Atlanta, so they will which is south of Santa Fe. They after the publication of the new tions, and a lovely reception. have a nice spot to travel to. It had lived in Pittsburgh for over alumni directory, we discovered This huge facility (33,000 square was also nice to hear from Susan 30 years and look forward to this that Patricia Bryant Webber has feet) was the gift, in part, of Kershaw Brostoff. Su and her new adventure. She just returned a new mailing address and phone Curtis and Doris Ivey in memory husband, Stu, have lived in from a fabulous trip with her number in CA. Contact the of their 2 children who passed Atlanta for 24 years. Both their 51/2-year-old grandson to Alumni Office for the update if away in 1998 and 2001. This new daughter, Amy, and their son, Disneyworld and suggests that you’d like to be in touch with building has 6 classrooms and 8 Jeff, live in the area. Amy is every grandmother do this! Pat. Karen Loder Davis wrote to labs. It also has a lecture hall and married and has 3 children, Christy and Bill sponsor a the Alumni Office in Feb., saying study areas. The new science and Jeff is engaged and will be Navajo student from Chinle, AZ, that she really wanted to attend center will not only benefit married next year. The Brostoffs through Futures for Children. If Ski Day at Mt. Sunapee, but her Colby-Sawyer, but the entire have purchased a 2nd home on any alum would like more info work just wouldn’t allow it. “As community. The campus was the Cape and enjoy summers about this wonderful program, geriatric education coordinator at buzzing with activity on Family there. Su keeps in touch with she would be glad to share info a small non-profit on the Cape, Weekend, held Oct. 8 and 9. Jane Mullen Hildreth and with them. Jill Schofield I’m up to my ears planning 5 The weather was good and the Carolyn Stanton Pierce. I heard Wainwright visited us in sunny trainings. Bottom line...I can’t in trees were bursting with color. via the Alumni Office that Mary FL a few weeks ago. She is still good conscience get away. I’m My husband and I served as Tobey has passed away. She was with the Brockton, MA, school very disappointed, not having greeters at the Family, Faculty the mother of Susan Clark system, testing preschool chil- skied at Sunapee since graduating & Staff Social, held in Wheeler Tobey, now deceased. Memorial dren, but is looking for an early in 1962! I would have enjoyed Hall in Ware Campus Center. It contributions may be made to retirement package, should one connecting with present and was a well-attended event and the Susan Clark Tobey Memorial be offered. After all these years, former students.” Maybe next a fun one to be part of. Betsey Scholarship Fund, Colby-Sawyer 56 to be exact, Jill and I (Gail year, Karen! The new alumni Burbank Busse remarried in College, 541 Main Street, New Graham) still summer on Cape directory contained a big surprise 2002 to David Busse and they London, NH 03257. Another Cod right down the street from for Catharine Cannon Reese. have moved to Dallas, TX. Her death to report is that of Harold each other. Beverly Brookfield Catherine has spent the past 25 oldest son, Ernest Sink, is a Currier of New London. Mr. Kinraide is now retired from her years as senior administrator in a children’s orthopedic doctor in Currier was our biology and Unitarian ministry. Her daughter, 3-doctor oral and maxillofacial Denver, CO. Her son, Todd, and zoology professor at Colby from Jerusha, teaches chemistry at surgery office handling, as she his wife, Heidi, are expecting 1947-1979. Mrs. Currier passed Lexington (MA) High School, says, “every possible problem you twins, Betsy’s 1st grandchildren. away in 1994 and was also one and her daughter, Rebecca, has could imagine in the present-day Son Jim Sink lives in Austin, TX, of our professors. nearly finished her PhD. Beverly healthcare environment.” The has 2 grandsons: 5-year-old directory listed her as working Duncan and 2-year-old Matthew. in firefighting and prevention! After 221/2 years, Barbara Stone I suppose in a busy medical

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 55 She is a professional singer, past 8 years, where Nancy is the New! On-Line Community singing as a guest artist for director of development for Vail symphony orchestras, opera Mountain School, a K-12 inde- companies and community pendent school. Their 3 grown groups. She teaches voice part- children and their families, time. She and her husband, which include 5 grandchildren, Tony, love living in Portland, also live in CO. Their grandchil- where there’s a lot going on; dren range in age from 4 years never a dull moment. Sandra old to 6 months old. After 35 Newbert Fitts says she survived years as a licensed, clinical social Register today at 2004 with the help of 3 grand- worker, Mary Kenison has http://www.netdirectories.com/~csc children and 2 new knees. She joined the ranks of the retired, sends her best to all of her and she is enjoying every minute classmates. Susan Willets of it. Mary has moved to the practice you must daily “put through Oct. Come visit with us. Wyler wrote, “Where’s the Northeast Kingdom of VT, which out fires,” as the saying goes, From another great winter place, Burpee group from the class of has provided her the opportunity but how the directory publisher Joanie Gibney Whittaker 1963?” To all the classmates who to enjoy year-round access to the managed to change your career is e-mailed from Tucson, AZ. Their responded, thanks! For the rest, lakes and mountains. She sends amazing! Our apologies. favorite activities are hiking, update your directory records in her best to everyone in the class golfing, and having visitors to the online directory and respond of ’65. After many years in enjoy the climate. Their son, with your news for the next Groton Long Pt., CT, raising their 1963 Rob, and daughter, Sue Alumni Magazine. daughter, and enjoying the area, Whittaker DiFatta ’97, will Marcia Hall Howe and her hus- Donna Dederick Ward visit this winter. They have band, Jeff, sold their home upon Post Office Box 31 2 granddaughters and another his retirement. They purchased a Manchester, VT 05254-0031 grandchild on the way. Karen 1964 large RV and went full-time Phone: (802)379-0236 Archambault Hubbard and her Leslie “Lee” Norris Gray RVing in 1999. Since then they e-mail: [email protected] husband still live in Chester, CT, 33 Gale Road have enjoyed their travels all Finally, I had enough time to and plan to retire there. In the Hampton, NH 03842 over the country. Their daughter, meet the deadline for class notes meantime, she is a volunteer (603) 926-3443 Karrie, is married and lives in but, unfortunately, only a small coordinator for a hospice. They e-mail: [email protected] Tampa, FL, where they visit as percentage of classmates have enjoy golfing and kayaking. Jensine Dodge Allyn and her often as possible. Penny Odell entered their e-mail addresses in Their daughter, living in San husband are now spending their and her future husband, Graham the online alumni directory at Francisco, is an assistant director winters in AZ and their summers Ingels, reside in Newtown, CT, www.netdirectories.com/~csc. If to Peer Resources educational in VT. They feel blessed to be with their 3 dogs. Penny teaches you have internet access (and program. Their son is a professor able to divide their time English at Masuk High School in you should, it’s a great commu- at the U of Chicago and is between 2 such beautiful Monroe, CT. She is looking for- nication medium), please enter expecting their 1st granddaughter. and diverse areas. ward to retirement within the your information in the directory. Sandy Newbert Fitts also winters next 5 years. She has 4 children, I’m sure we all want to know in FL. She and her husband, Jeff, 1 boy and 3 girls, and her first what and how you’re doing as love to play golf. They go to grandchild was due to be born in we go into our older years. Sarasota winters and summers 1965 April. Joyce Clark Follet is teach- in Framingham, MA, and Personally, I, Donna Dederick Class Correspondent Needed ing women’s history at Smith Ward, have never felt better Wolfeboro, NH. Jeff has had College. She is also working on about my life! I’ve been spending some cardiac problems, but he Nancy Sawyer Wadsworth has the production of a historical 6 months, summer and fall, in should be on the links soon. been married to her high school documentary film, and develop- the Manchester, VT, area and Debby Morgan Lazoff e-mailed sweetheart, Ed, for 36 years. They ing the archival resources of the 6 months, winter and spring, that she has lots of family in have 3 grown daughters and 4 Sophia Smith Collection to in Naples, FL. It’s taken my hus- MA who winter in FL. She said wonderful grandchildren. Nancy reflect the economic, racial and band, Cliff, and me lots of time that Barbara McLeod Martin is grateful for their good health sexual diversity of US women. and effort to be able to split our winters there, too. Debby lives and loving family. Holly Biddle Rosalie Belanger Sorenson’s first seasons this way. We love it! in Jacksonville, FL. She has 10 has been a realtor for 15 years. grandchild, baby girl Margaux, Cliff had quad-bypass surgery grandchildren from her 3 chil- She sells in the seacoast of NH was born in Feb. 2003. Twin last spring, so we’ve had to slow dren. In the summer, they go to and ME. She has 4 grown chil- boys, Trevor and Evan, were born down somewhat. We also like to Sapphire Valley, NC. She invites dren and 3 grandchildren, all of to her daughter in March 2003. spend the in-between times in classmates in the area to come whom live in VA and PA. Gail Rosalie’s fourth grandchild is due Tahoe City, CA, where both our visit. Jack and Bea Campbell Taylor Meyer and her husband, in July. Her son, Christopher, was kids and respective spouses live. Kempster are still enjoying FL John, moved from the Berkshires married in Aug. 2003, so it was a Our daughter is expecting our 1st and retirement after 3 years. in western MA to the seacoast in very busy year for her. Rosalie grandchild in Aug. We are semi- Things get crowded when family Stratham, NH. They are enjoying enjoys her activities at church, retired; working part-time jobs in visits over the holidays, but they NH and hope to get to New where she serves as a Deacon and FL and then running a horse enjoy their small house the rest London this spring to see all of works on parish care. Susan farm/guest house in VT. We sold of the time. After hearing about the changes at Colby-Sawyer Robinson Garriss is an ESL our Inn in VT; too bad most of all the retirees and semi-retirees, since 1965! Nancy Morgan teacher and her husband is a you missed the CJC discount. Bonnie Doe Scarpelli e-mailed Young and her husband, Hap, pastor. They have 4 children: a But don’t fret; our farm in south- from Portland, ME, that she still will celebrate their 38th wedding daughter in the Air Force, a western VT horse country will be is raising her son, who will grad- anniversary in June. They have daughter working in real estate, open as a guest house from June uate from high school this June. been living in Vail, CO, for the

56 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE a son who works as a physical boards. Her husband, Tim, retired therapist, and a son studying early from Du Pont and is teach- abroad in New Zealand. They ing part-time in Wilmington. also have 3 grandchildren. Since Their daughter, Sarah, is an Colby Junior, Susan has enjoyed internist, practicing in Wellesley, living in MA, ID, GA, TX, AR, while her husband is a critical WV, and VA, as well as Iran, care pulmonologist. Susan Switzerland, Germany and Korea. Lamson Strickler has been living She would love to hear from her in Wilmington, NC, since 1983. Colby classmates! Susan Feltham She is working as a bereavement Kenyon is nearing retirement coordinator for Lower Cape Fear from her long-term sales career, Hospice & Life Care Center. In selling Olympus microscopes Sept., she and another therapist, and digital imaging cameras. Her Deborah Bowen, had a book husband, Keith, has been retired published by Augsburg Fortress for 2 years now. Their retirement Press. The book is titled A Good plans are to remain in upstate Friend For Bad Times; Helping NY, as they still think snow is Others Through Grief. They have beautiful! They recently pur- had a good response and enjoy chased a Kubota tractor with doing book signings and speaking air conditioning and heat for engagements. Susan’s husband, Looking Good. Linda Brooks Hiross ’66 with her granddaughter, Julia, and her mother, Ellen, at Ellen’s 90th birthday party. This photo was submitted the mowing and snow blowing. Herb, has been with GE for 38 by Sue Chapman Melanson, who wrote, “I thought you’d all like to see how Susan’s niece, Caitlin Rawson, years, so retirement is in his near unbelievably terrific Linda Brooks Hiross looks these days.” daughter of the late Patricia future. The Sticklers have 2 sons. Feltham Rawson ’67, Susan’s sis- Brooks is married and lives out- ter, lives nearby. Darcy Holland side NYC, and Nathan is living Sept. 27, 2004. Deborah and continues to enjoy her 5-year-old in Wilmington, DE, and will be Jim’s son, Rick, and his wife, Liz, business, Solution for Life-Long married in Oct. Both sons are 1966 have 3 children: 8-year-old Sam, Living, an independent eldercare engineers. Ann Hodgkinson- Class Correspondent Needed 6-year-old Emma, and 2-year-old management business. She does Low has been very busy and Ruby. They live in Ambler, PA, 30 take the time to participate in dedicated to the Stratton Carolyn Basqui McGraw enjoys minutes from Deborah and Jim. other activities throughout the Foundation, a local non-profit volunteering for a charity called Kay McDowell Nicklas sends a year, including the Great Escape organization that raises funds “Stitches From the Heart,” which hello and reports that not much MS Bike ride from Boston to for charities in her community. makes hand-knit and crocheted is new with her. Your former Provincetown, MA, a choral week Having served on the board of items for preemies and newborns class correspondent, Linda in the Berkshires and this year in directors for 7 years, Ann’s areas in hospitals all over the country. Brooks Hiross, reports that her England, as well as skiing and of concentration have been She also volunteers in the pedi- mother broke her hip last Sept., hiking. Julie Slocum Dahlgren development and board develop- atrics ward at UCLA’s Children’s but recovered well enough to has retired after 34 years of ment. Ann says she is living a Hospital. Carolyn keeps in celebrate her 90th birthday Dec. teaching. She is presently on the wonderful retired life from the touch with her “roomie,” Anne 4. Linda continues to work for board of trustees for the Blaine corporate art business. She enjoys Grosmere Pomeroy Berndt. the Association Board at Lake Co. School District in Ketchum, traveling with her husband, Cal, Susan Schauman Paull is a of the Woods. She also writes ID. Lois Gilbert-Fulton just as well as skiing, golfing, biking varsity field hockey and lacrosse articles for the local newsletter, loves being a grandmother to and tending to her garden. She coach at Duxbury High School in “Lake Currents,” and is very 8-month-old Kaileigh, daughter hopes to make it to Reunion in MA. She was named the 2004 active in the local Sierra Club of Chris Fulton ’96 and his wife, June to visit with her friends Coach of the Year by the Boston doing hospitality, fundraising Kath. Lois is enjoying assisting from long ago. Lee Hodgman Globe for girls’ lacrosse. Susan has and treasurer duties. Linda’s first in a special ed classroom in her Rush and her husband, Joe, are recently started her own busi- grandson, Eric, turned 1 on hometown. The job allows her retired and enjoy the “snowbird” ness, Helping Hands of Duxbury, March 7, and Linda says he is to keep an “eagle eye” on her life of spending winters in Stuart, a non-medical assistance com- an absolute joy! Susan Heath 14-year-old son, Tom. Jim, Lois’s FL, and summers in New Milford, pany for the elderly. Deborah Everett and her husband of 39 husband, enjoys teaching high CT. Both of their sons have Gale French and her husband, years, Jol, live in Eastham, MA, school math in Springfield. returned to the U.S. after studying Jim, will be celebrating their on Cape Cod. They are both Susan Thomas Maloney reports abroad. Garrett and his wife, who 40th wedding anniversary on retired and enjoy their life on that she still loves her Jupiter, FL, live in the DC area, have delight- Oct. 21. They have been living the Cape, both during the lifestyle. She recently purchased ed Lee and Joe with the birth of a in Doylestown, PA, for 34 years. summer and winter. Their son, a boat and plans on taking it up granddaughter. Son Scott is a Deborah is a paralegal working Andrew, and his wife, Elise, live the Intracoastal, and living on PhD candidate at the U of GA. for the county government as a in Charlottesville, VA, with their it this summer in the Boston “At last we have great reasons to judicial secretary. Jim is in the daughter, Tess, who was born Harbor Shipyard and Marina. enjoy our trips up and down the men’s clothing business and sells Nov. 15, 2004. The Everetts “Give a call,” she says. Ann east coast!” Lee says. Ruth Elliott to Nordstroms in 5 states. Their daughter, Christy, and her hus- Gorman Schenck retired 4 years Holmes looks forward to seeing 35-year-old daughter, Jodie, and band, Nick, live in Anchorage, ago and now spends her time many friends at Reunion in June, her husband, Kevin, will be mov- AK, and have 1 son, Elias, born doing volunteer work, including where she will offer a presenta- ing to Italy from Washington, Feb. 2, 2004. Susan and Jol serving on the DE State Arts tion on handwriting analysis. DC, for 3 years. They’ll leave on enjoy visiting their children and Council, as well as other arts and Please See In Fond Memory Aug. 1 with their fraternal twins, grandchildren. Barbara “Babbie” social service organizations and Ava and Ethan, who were born Dorman Conroy and her

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 57 husband, Frank, returned to teach 1st grade at Meadowbrook in Contoocook, NH, and at the MacFarlane! She indicated that Essex, CT, 2 years ago to be near School. She says working with ripe age of 80, still enjoys an she’s not much in the way of the ocean and their 5-year-old young children is a joy. “It has occasional game of tennis! computer/e-mail responses, so, I granddaughter, Amy. Babbie has definitely helped me get through Antoinette’s husband, Richard, guess we’ll just have to use snail been substitute teaching while 6 devastating months in 2004,” is a partner in paint. 2004 was mail with her! Leslie is still on trying to procure a full time ele- she says. “We lost my husband’s an up and down year for Natalie Cape Cod (North Falmouth) and mentary teaching position, and mother, our 28-year-old youngest Rice Ireland. Her son, John, and is now the proud grandmother Frank has an art studio in Essex, son, and my mother during that his wife, Annie, gave Natalie her of 5 (is that right, Tink?) Wow! where he does his master engrav- time.” Our condolences to you, 1st grandchild, William Robert Ellen Wilsey McDaniel and ing. Babbie wrote, “We spent Susan. In July 2004, Charlotte Cabell Barrett. Natalie’s daughter, her husband, Terry, moved some time in ME last summer Sobe became director of planned Sarah, was accepted into the JET to Albuquerque, NM, from visiting Carlyn Cleaves Watts giving at Suffolk University in program and left for Japan to Anchorage, AK, 7 years ago. and her family in Otisfield, ME. Boston. She enjoys working with teach English. Sadly, Natalie’s They love the warm and sunny Nancy Fitzherbert Walker ’67 a dynamic advancement team, mother passed away in Dec. weather of the Southwest. Ellen and her husband were visiting and loves working in downtown after 4 years of suffering from is working as a staff assistant from England. It made for a fun Boston. Charlotte has 2 grand- Alzheimer’s. at Sandia National Laboratory, reunion. We stopped to see daughters, ages 1 and 21/2 years a DOE research facility. Her Please See In Fond Memory Betsy Cochran Jones in West old. She reports that one of them husband works at Wells Fargo Southport, ME, on our way to lives nearby in Brookline, MA, Bank. Their oldest son, Dave, is Boothbay Harbor, where we met while the other lives in Madison, pursuing his doctorate at the U up with Peggy MacDonald. It WI. Carolyn Brown is teaching 1967 of FL. He and his wife, Heather, was great to see so many CJC ESOL through Laconia High Sis Hagen Kinney had their 1st child, Maren Rose, friends in one summer!” Ann School’s adult education program. 104 Downing Drive in Nov. The McDaniels are just Blackman Putzel’s latest book, Her students have hailed from Summerville, SC 29485 thrilled with their 1st grandchild. Wild Rose: Rose O’Neal Greenhow, Kosovo, Brazil, the Dominican (843) 871-2122 Their youngest son, Chad, is Civil War Spy, will be published Republic, Mexico, China, Laos e-mail: [email protected] getting his master’s degree at the by Random House on June 7. It and Vietnam. Antoinette Curtis U of WI in conservation biology. is the true story of a prominent Ledzian has lived in Stonington, I have heard relatively little from Pamela Amesbury Doyle and Washington woman who sup- CT, for almost 30 years. She any of you. C’mon, ladies! A her husband, Paul, live in ski plied information to Confederate owns a small art business called number of you have retired at country in Burlington, VT. Paul General Beauregard that helped “A Writer’s Garden,” and is this point, so please get your pen is the author of Hot Shots and the South win the first battle of trademarked as “The Journal in hand—or maybe even your Heavy Hits: Tales of an Undercover the Civil War. Ann spent 3 years Lady®.” For the past 8 years, she fingers on your keyboard—and Drug Agent. Pam and Paul have 3 researching and writing the has run a summer camp for 9- jot me a line or two! What’s grandchildren now. Their father book, which will be launched at to 12 year old children, where happening with you? I really is a fighter pilot, stationed with the International Spy Museum in the focus is on writing, painting hate to turn in a column with so the Air National Guard. One of Washington in early June. Kathie and design. Visit her Web site at little news? Surely we are more Pam’s daughters is a teacher in Kock Hewko completed another www.journalady.com and enjoy newsworthy than just piddly Manhattan and another works in Golden Gate Swim this year, the tour! Antoinette’s mother, stuff! Okay, I did hear from my physical therapy. Her youngest marking 30 consecutive years Ann Norton Merrill ’44, lives own roomie, Leslie Williams daughter is a junior in high and a total of 35 swims. Last summer she completed a roundtrip Alcatraz swim in 11/2 hours, knocking 1 hour off her time of 25 years ago. Kathie’s husband, Emil, has joined her real estate business. They are now Team Hewko, selling real estate in Sonoma and Marin counties in CA. Visit their Web site at www.kathiehewko.com . (Ed. note: Apologies to Kathie, who somehow was given a new nickname—Katie—by the com- pany that produced the new Alumni Directory. We all still call her Kathie!) Jane Sleege Charlesworth sent along a note to Susan Ramsey Knaysi read- ing, “Don’t take us off your Christmas card list! David is still determined to get ours out, so be on the lookout for it! I think of you often and miss you. Our new address is 5 Kittanset Rd., Bedford, NH 03110.” Susan Merritt McIlvaine continues to Sweet Celebration. Kelly McWilliams Dvareckas ’68 (standing rear) and her 3rd grade ESL students on Valentine’s Day.

58 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE school. Martha Friberg says that she’s called the Imelda Marcos of boats! She bought a 30-foot sloop ALUMNI SP TLIGHT to join their floating family. “Too Meredith Dodd Taylor ’68 bad summers are so short in ME. Here’s hoping this one is a good one,” she wrote. Martha is working in an ear, nose & throat As a medical technology student at Colby- tirelessly on practice in Portland. My (Sis Sawyer College in the late 1960s, it might not issues affecting Hagen Kinney) own middle son have seemed likely that Meredith Dodd Taylor’s wildlife and and his wife are expecting their professional path would lead her to a career in the wilderness 1st child and at this point (end wildlife research and activism. in the Greater of Feb.), they say it’s a girl. Meredith’s journey began following her 1968 Yellowstone They’ve chosen a real southern graduation from Colby-Sawyer when she com- ecosystem. name: Savannah Grace. Well, pleted her medical technology internship at the Currently, since they’re in NC, I guess that’s Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Meredith works for the Wyoming Outdoor in the south! I’m still muddling Meredith explains, “The international influence of Council as their Yellowstone ecosystem field along in SC. I’m into my 2nd D.C. got me thinking outside the box, so after representative. She is very excited about an year of teaching, but still am that year, I enlisted in the Peace Corps. I went to ongoing program, titled “Restoring Wild only doing long-term sub posi- Brazil on a bush medical mission to treat and Patterns.” The goal of the program is to protect tions. Right now I’m working as prevent the spread of communicable diseases in and restore the ancient migration corridors of the a resource teacher for LD students the native South Americans living in Mato Grosso native people and wildlife that were the predators in 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. and the headwaters of the Amazon.” Following and prey during the west’s prehistoric period. It’s challenging at times and her work with the Peace Corps, Meredith did pul- The program has now caught the attention of heartbreaking at other times, monary research in Boston until she moved west the public and national press, and a documentary but I am really enjoying it a lot. in 1975. “At that point I’d had enough of indoor My husband, Bobby, is hoping is being made, which will focus on the longest to be able to retire from the labs and wanted to understand how life works in big game migration corridor in the continental government soon. My daughter, nature. So I hiked the majority of the Pacific Crest U.S. Meredith is working feverishly with Congress Natalie, is graduating a year early from the Sierra to the Cascades that summer and to seek the designation of this route as a National and is still undecided about then applied for a grant from Audubon to do a Historical Migration Trail. college. So! The rest of the story bighorn sheep study in Wyoming. Miraculously, Meredith’s activism doesn’t stop there. She’s is up to you all! Send me some I received the grant, and that began my career been involved with many other conservation snail mail if you aren’t comfort- in wildlife research and activism,” says Meredith. organizations over the years, including the able with e-mail. E-mail me any Meredith quickly fell in love with her life in the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, the Sierra Club, time at [email protected]. Any west, and during that first year, she met her life the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, the way you do it, just do it! We partner, Tory, and they were married in 1978. Wilderness Society, the National Wildlife need your news! In 1980, they started their own wilderness horse- Federation, Friends of the Red Desert and the Please See In Fond Memory pack outfitting business, Taylor Outfitters. As Audubon Society. Just last year, Meredith helped Meredith explains, their work has allowed them start the Wyoming League of Conservation to spend the past 25 years focusing on their Voters. passion: “teaching and researching the natural It’s easy to see why, in June 2003, the 1968 history of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Greater Yellowstone Coalition honored Meredith Kelly Jo McWilliams Dvareckas From prehistoric archaeology to the contemporary with their “20th Century Outstanding Activist 18 Cannon Drive impact of Wyoming’s oil and gas boom on wildlife Award.” During the award presentation, Greater Nashua, NH 03062 and their habitat,” Meredith says, “we have a full Yellowstone Coalition Financial Director Valorie (603) 891-2282 season of spending the summer and fall in our Drake offered the following kudos to Meredith: e-mail: [email protected] favorite place on earth—Yellowstone.” Taylor “She’s ardently active, devoted, diligent, persis- I am very sorry to report that our Outfitters also leads winter wolf watching trips and tent and passionate. We’re thankful to have her classmate, Nancy Foley, of bear and wolf trips in Yellowstone in the spring. boundless energy focused on this area we all care Natick and formerly of Wellesley, It wasn’t long before Meredith’s passion for so much about protecting.” She summed up MA, died in Jan. following a long Yellowstone and its wildlife extended beyond Meredith’s work best by stating, “The Yellowstone illness. Nancy is survived by her Taylor Outfitters. In the early 1980s she was Ecosystem is so completely embedded in parents, as well as a brother and involved in the founding of the Greater Meredith’s soul, one cannot be separated from sister. We send our condolences Yellowstone Coalition, and she served on their the other. She will, I have no doubt, focus all the to Nancy’s family and friends. board of directors from 1983-1987. Serving as power she can muster toward the protection and Carol Way Wood continues to the Greater Yellowstone Coalition’s Wyoming restoration of this ecosystem forever.” work as a freelance artist. She field representative for 7 years, Meredith worked —TRACEY AUSTIN now has her own Web site— www.carolwaywood.com—and writes, “I thought this might be a fun thing to share with my Brooklyn, NY, (she had had zoos and aquariums in NY that dream career, she felt it was time old classmates, because now no enough of the Florida Keys). either have dolphins or other to support his. My son is now 14 matter where they are, they can You might be scratching your marine mammals. But, the truth and still in school in CO, where look at my work. My children are head and asking yourself where of the matter is that her boy- he lives with his dad. We have fine. My daughter, the dolphin will she find dolphins in NYC? friend is a musician and since lots of phone calls back and forth trainer, recently moved to Actually, there are a number of she has already realized her and visits, but I still miss him

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 59 still in print and selling. Her son, whether students need a mid- Dylan, is a freshman at Friends winter Feb. vacation—a tradition ALUMNI SP TLIGHT Seminary in NYC. He enjoys that’s unique to New England. I Cynthia Cole Heslam ’69 drumming and samba. Gusty’s cannot imagine one teacher who daughter, Chelsea’s, 4th grade would agree with abandoning class is getting to dance with the practice. We need it to Merce Cunningham/Alvin Ailey re-charge and re-energize! Kudos Thirst, the first published work of Cynthia Cole Heslam ’69, is great grant programs for public to my husband, Jack, for taking a compelling collection of short stories. Dorrance Publishing school. Her husband, Steve, has good care of me, including Company shared the following in an issue of their trade journal, signed a contract for a book to be putting a hot meal on the table Book News: published in 2006. Gusty stays in every night. Our kids are enjoying contact with Anne Wadsworth college and doing well. Life is “In addition to joy and love, human existence often Markle, her Colby roommate good! Enjoy your summer! includes hardship and pain; how we choose to deal with and “soul sister since high these challenges in our lives can help us grow in love or hide Please See In Fond Memory school!” Meredith Dodd Taylor in fear. Many people dropped a note after a mid- try to escape the pain winter trip to Cozumel and of life by abusing Yucatan, Mexico, reporting that 1969 alcohol, shopping winter in the tropics is great. She Deborah “Debi” Adams obsessively, or seeking and her husband, Tory, toured Johnston other people to save the Chichen Itza Maya ruins and 3727 Moorland Drive them from their own marveled at the aqua blue sea Charlotte, NC 28226-1120 inner anguish. along the arch of white beaches (704) 542-6244 Cynthia Heslam reaching forever. In 2003, they e-mail: [email protected] illustrates these escaped wintry WY to spend a It saddens me to report of the dual roads of week in Kona, HI, with her sister, death of one of our classmates, destruction and Laurel, and family. (My—Kelly Leslie E. Burd Iorio, of recovery in this McWilliams Dvareckas—family and I spent a magical week at Needham, MA. Leslie died Dec. volume of short 31 at the New England Medical fiction. Kona Village, HI, in 2000. It was a dream vacation.) Meredith Center. Leslie graduated from These tales Boston U after CSC and worked demonstrate the continues to work with Wyoming Outdoor Council to in the KASE Program at the many ways help keep Wyoming’s wildlife Broadmeadow Elementary School people sabotage and wilderness wild. In 2004 in Needham. She leaves her their own she received the Greater husband, Joseph J. Iorio, and her peace; they Yellowstone Coalition’s (GYC) children, Jon and Alexander, all remind us that 20th Anniversary Award for of Needham. Thank goodness no matter how full life may seem, there Outstanding Activist at the for e-mail! Three members of is always a spiritual hole screaming to be filled. In depicting annual meeting at West the class of ’69 responded to the impact such behavior has on relationships—parent and Yellowstone. Read her “Alumni my request for news. Ruth child, husband and wife, friends—Heslam never forgets that Spotlight” for more information. “Tiffany” Spake Petty writes, individuals can find strength and love within themselves. Mez reports “It’s been a long ride, “After graduation from Colby Jr., Heslam’s honest portrayals of ordinary people thirsting for but a good one.” This year she I was bitten with the travel bug, love will offer hope to families trying to help loved ones and took her Ancient Corridors: The moved to England and divided to those who are struggling to satisfy their own sometimes Story of the Prehistoric Path of my time between living in London during the week and insatiable thirsts.” the Pronghorn on the road as a speaker for the Wyoming Worcestershire (yes, like the Cynthia teaches high school English and lives with her Council for the Humanities. sauce) on weekends. I then husband and three children in Braintree, Mass. Folks from all walks of life are moved to Canada, where I am fascinated to learn about the a business analyst for Glaxo longest big game migration Smith Kline in Mississauga, outside of Toronto. My daughter, like crazy. I continue to live in routes in the country used by Sarah, married in Feb. 2004. I am South Dartmouth, MA, which I humans and wildlife alike for at traveling lots. I went to Berlin, love. I recently welcomed Debbie least 6,500 years. Meredith and Prague, Budapest and Vienna You asked for it... Coolidge as a new neighbor. I Tory continue to lead pack trips last fall and loved it. During am thrilled to have her within and tours into the Grand Teton a toll-free Christmas, I was able to travel walking distance and we both and Yellowstone National Parks. to Rome, Florence and Venice. phone hope to get into a habit of walk- As for me, Kelly McWilliams Janet Campbell Kerr and I number! ing and visiting back and forth.” Dvareckas, high-tech marketing were roommates at Colby Jr. Carol’s Web site is most impres- was a piece of cake compared to and keep in close touch still. sive. Her illustrations are superb. my experiences as a first-year We’re currently planning to get Read her bio for more informa- teacher of grade 3 English lan- together—either in NM or in Add tion. Gusty Lange is in her 20th guage learners in Manchester, VT—in the next couple of year of teaching at Pratt Design NH. My own 3rd grade teacher (800) 266-8253 months. Is there ever any news in the graduate communications handled our class with ease— from Linda Stitt Ryan or Judy to your speed dial! department. Her 1990 book, something I aspire to do! Lately, Child Schwartz (Colby Dorm— Foundations of Graphic Design, is local talk radio has been debating

60 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE 1967-1969)?” Susan “Sue” ed New England last June, I saw Baroni Hilbert writes, “We still my old Colby friend, Martha live in Ithaca, NY, where my Halloran McLaughlin. I always ALUMNI SP TLIGHT husband is a math professor at love to get together and wish I Ithaca College. We have 2 grown could see old friends more often.” UPDATE boys, 26-year-old Michael, who If you haven’t yet done so, go to just graduated with a master’s www.netdirectories.com/~csc and Pamela “PR” Hersey ’69 MT in teaching, and 22-year-old register. You might find some old Matthew, who is at the U of friends online, and it’s easy to Rochester getting his MBA. I am share your own information with For PR Hersey ’69 MT, insurance is no mystery currently working for Computer others who might be looking for Pamela “PR” Hersey recently held a book discussion and Science Corporation in their you. I have had the best time signing at Longfellow Books in Portland, Maine, celebrating the national consulting practice. catching up with old friends, publication of her second novel about corporate espionage in the I am working on PeopleSoft Carolyn “Callie” Coburn, insurance industry. Devil’s Insider is a sequel to her 2003 novel, software implementations as a Nancy Gill Richardson and The Takedown. PR spent 20 years working in insurance market technical project manager. I Victoria Leidner. Let the CSC research, underwriting, product development and competitive travel each week to the client Web site help you do the same site. Currently, I am working for with your old classmates! Have a intelligence, all of which pro- a client in IA. We spend our wonderful spring and summer! vide her books with the ring of summers in Eagles Mere, PA, so authenticity. Her books, as Please See In Fond Memory if anyone is in the area, please described by staff writer Ray stop by or visit us in Ithaca. I Routhier from the Maine would love to hear from any Sunday Telegram, “add an classmates. My e-mail address 1970 intriguing twist to the time- is [email protected] or Gail Remick Hoage honored mystery plot of [email protected] .” 64 Valley Road people trying to cheat Mary Lou Philbin wrote and New Durham, NH 03855 insurance companies out of directed me to her business Web (603) 859-3241 money. What if the insur- site that “says it all.” Here’s the e-mail: [email protected] ance companies themselves short version: Mary Lou had were doing ‘shady stuff’ to been a professional singer for I, Gail Remick Hoage, am hop- ing you will please take down my avoid paying claims?” over 20 years when she went to Devil’s Insider is about Ireland to perform. While there e-mail so I will have some news to report to you by the time the corporate espionage, and she was exposed to traditional features characters Sidney music and began a pursuit of next class notes come out. I “Smoke” Lassiter and his that interest. When she married encourage you to sign up on the friend, Victoria Halston, Charlie Clarke (a native of Cork) online alumni directory at Esq. who become targets in 1993 they went to Ireland for www.netdirectories.com/~csc. of violence because of information their honeymoon. While they There you will be able to find were there they met an old e-mail addresses for a number of they discover about a rival company. Set in the late ’80s, friend of Mary Lou’s, which led our classmates. As of this writing, mostly in and around the coast of Maine (PR lives on Peaks Island to their business selling Irish I am on my way to FL to visit in Portland Harbor), this is a fast-paced action mystery that will music. For all the details, go to with my parents in Punta Gorda, have you turning pages as quickly as you can! www.ossianusa.com and read where those terrible storms were, PR is hard at work on book three, called Company Men. about how Mary Lou and Charlie and I’m leaving just in time She’s recovering nicely from a hip replacement, consulting for got started educating people before a big New England snow- insurance companies, providing Notary Public and Dedimus about “the music” and getting storm. Only 5 short days as my Justice services and enjoying island living, including occasional it out to those who love it! An son, Jarrod, is playing in a cham- mini-reunions with Pam Herd MacKellar ’69 MT and old friend pionship hockey tournament in e-mail from Julia Stoddart Pam Prescott ’68. Exeter, NH, over the weekend. Strimenos reads, “We are in our —GAYE LACASCE 6th year living in Castle Rock, Several months ago, Muffy Clark CO, and still love it. I am still Faucher, Jennifer Cuddy and well. Her oldest son, Drew, local man who was an acquain- working part-time in assessment Ann Felton Severance met for a recently completed his sopho- tance. Pen lived in near-by and special projects at the high mini-reunion in Durham, NH, more year at Wake Forest U in Goshen, NH; she was an accom- school and will start volunteering where Jen lives. I tried to make it, Winston-Salem, NC. Her other plished fiber artist, board of at a local nursing home this but no luck, so I am hoping son, Geoff, is finishing up his directors member of the Norwich week. My husband, Mike, they’ll try another get-together senior year at St. John’s Prep in (VT) Farmers’ Market, active and returned to work in Saudi Arabia this summer as I would love to Danvers, MA. Janet says, “I can’t passionate environmentalist and a year ago, but he makes regular see them. Keppele Miller believe we’ll be empty-nesters avid lover of the outdoors. Pen is visits back and will return for Sullivan’s youngest daughter, next year!” Hoping the column is survived by a son, two daughters, good in Dec. My 22-year-old son, Katie, is a junior at the U of CA not so short next time and that and her parents. Her memorial Orion, will graduate from CO at San Diego. She is an interna- some of you will e-mail me. The service was held on March 18 at School of Mines in Dec., and will tional studies major, studying in Alumni Office shares the follow- the First Baptist Church in New have an army commitment to Granada, Spain, this year. ing sad and shocking news: in London. For more information, fulfill. My 19-year-old son, Ford, Keppele visited her in the fall early March 2005, local papers contact the Alumni Office. is in his 1st year at the U of and had planned to do so again told the story of the murder of Northern CO. Both love school this spring. Janet Connolly Please See In Fond Memory Edith “Pen” Knight Meyer by a and are doing well. When I visit- Wuehrmann reports that all is

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 61 Corps volunteer in West Africa; who turned 10 in April. Alexander Green Mt. College in VT. “I also and Greg, who works for a does well in school in accelerated continue to be an athlete...even 1971 tech company in San Jose, CA. classes, and he enjoys playing at my age!” she says. Candice Class Correspondent Needed Deborah Kurtz Peace Weaver soccer. Cory works for Boeing participated in her 5th World is thrilled that her son, Peter Aerospace. Mary Lou spent 16 Championship with the US Ski- Sara Gray Stockwell enjoyed the Christenson ’05, graduated from years in heavy equipment con- Orienteering team in Levi, annual Colby-Sawyer Alumni Ski Colby-Sawyer in May. “It was fun struction with I.V.O.E. Local 302, Finland, in March. Candice Day at Mt. Sunapee in Feb. “It to have had him at CSC for 4 and after getting a pension, she reports that they have changed was nice to meet classmates I years. The campus is more beau- went back to her primary career their boys’ camp name to never really knew and to connect tiful than ever,” she writes. Joan of teaching. She is currently Roaring Brook Camp, which now with other Colby women as Whitney is working and pursuing substitute teaching, which she offer 2 and 4 week sessions. The well,” she said. Laurel Denison a master’s degree in early child- began when Alex was 6 years old, transition required a lot of hard writes, “When I went to Colby hood education from Arcadia as she found the schedule to be work, but the rewards have been 35 years ago, I completely fell in University. Her daughter, Hilary, perfect. After researching sculptor worthwhile. Candice also joined love with this area of NH. I was is pursuing a bachelor’s/master’s Herbert Adams for 10 years the VT State Guard as a Lt. Col., totally in my element. I vowed degree in child counseling (1991-2001), Marilyn Ducharme to serve during times of emer- that one day I would live up (elementary ed.), and her son, Hyson wrote lyrics for a musical gency—natural or otherwise— here. And here I am! After being Whitney, teaches high school play of his life and that of his at home. The Guard also takes laid off from my flight attendant honors English. After 17 years sculptor friends, such as St. care of the families left behind career of 28 years, my husband, at The Derryfield School, Ellie Gaudens and Fred MacMonnies. by the deployment of the Army John, and I packed up and Goodwin Cochran made a This year, Marilyn finally got the reserves. Christine Clarke moved to the Upper Valley in career change and joined the courage to put the 10 songs to Winsch is in her 12th year work- 2003. I found a good admini- NH Charitable Foundation as the music. Marilyn has also written a ing for Chico’s as a retail store strative job at the Dartmouth- senior foundation officer for the full-length biography and catalog manager. Chico’s is a company Hitchcock Medical Center (finally Manchester region. Ellie’s son, of his works (Smithsonian). based in Fort Myers, FL, that sells putting that Colby degree to Andy, recently completed his Angela George Laufer is still women’s clothing. Christine has work!) and my husband is at the senior year at Lake Forest College, living in Chester, NJ, and has 2 children. Twenty-six-year-old Hanover Inn. We love our life outside of Chicago. He is looking been working for Weichert Timothy has made Christine a here!” Darcy Grimm Thurrott to get into a career in marketing Realtors for the past 20 years. grandmother to Timothy Jr., who has lived in Woodbury, CT, for and communications. During Her husband, Bill, has his own turned 2 in April. Christine’s 20 years, where she and her their spare time, Ellie and her law firm in Morristown, NJ, and daughter, Katharine, recently husband are currently renovating husband love to spend time at is a matrimonial specialist. Bill graduated from Quinnipiac U in and adding on to their home. Lake Winnepesaukee. Susan is also president of D.A.R.E. NJ, CT, studying physical therapy. They do not have children, but Moe-Raposo recently retired and was recently elected to the She plans to remain there for do have 2 cats. Darcy has worked from teaching art at the Fall national D.A.R.E. America board graduate school and come away as an assistant retail manager for River, MA, School Dept. Her of directors. Angela and Bill have with her doctorate. Karen Siney Woodbury Pewter for the last husband, Jeff, is semi-retired. 4 daughters. Alexis graduated Fredericks and her husband 5 years. Prior to that, she was They live in Westport, MA, with from James Madison U in VA in recently enjoyed a wonderful the manager at a women’s and their 6-year-old Springer spaniel, May and now plans to attend law vacation in New Zealand. They children’s clothing shop and Abby. It’s a perfect spot for Abby school. Marisa is a sophomore at are currently remodeling a new assistant manager at Talbots. with lots of woods, and the James Madison. Amanda will home, which keeps them busy. Doing calligraphy work has been ocean nearby. Abby is an avid attend Cornell in Sept., where Her daughter, Colby, graduated Darcy’s 2nd job for the last 35 swimmer. Sue is the class of ’71 she will play lacrosse. Their from the U of CO-Boulder in years. Her husband is a wine class agent for fundraising for daughter, Chelsea, is a busy May. She’ll be married in May salesman in CT. Lesley MacVane Colby-Sawyer. “It has been fun to 7th grade student. Angela to a guy she met in CO. recently moved back to ME after reconnect with old friends,” says would love to hear from anyone an absence of 30 years. She is Sue. “Once again, my thanks to who would like to e-mail her. the manager of a retail store all who have given to the CSC You can find her e-mail address and a photographer. Lesley has annual fund. It is appreciated on the online directory at 1972 3 children. Her son, Andrew, is deeply.” Ann Grinnell has been www.netdirectories.com/~csc. Linda Kelly Graves an artist who is also a combat living in Kittery Point, ME, for Bev Bethell Dolezal has been 880 Tannery Drive medic in the Army. Her son, 25 years. She and her partner, married to her husband, Ed, Wayne, PA 19087-2343 Tyson, is a builder and full-time Marge, are building a new house. since 1972. They have 3 grown (610) 688-0230 student at ASU. Lesley’s daughter, They are temporarily living with children: Patrick (26), Laura (24) e-mail: [email protected] Paige, is a studio art major at Ann’s 25-year-old daughter, Jody. and Kathy (22). Bev owns her Unfortunately, I have the UNC-Chapel Hill. Connie Ann and Marge have 2 dogs and own photo business, Hot Flash unhappy task of informing all of Brown is a map maker, creating 2 cats. Ann is currently chair- Photo. She enjoys fishing, sailing, you of the untimely passing of maps on canvas with acrylic and woman of the Kittery Town boating and shelling. Kathryn our classmate and friend, Pamela pencil. They are one-of-a-kind Council. She also continues to Blackwood McFarland is cur- Peters Fiorito, on Jan. 10. I am maps for clients, showing their teach swimming to children rently teaching, as well as taking sure all of you remember Pam travels or their private retreats. between the ages of 2 and 12, a few Spanish classes every week. as the always smiling, always You can check out her work at and she continues to love this Her 2 children are about to leave friendly, strawberry blonde who www.redstonestudios.com . job, even after 40 years. Mary the nest, so she finds herself lived in Shephard Dorm and was Connie and her husband live Lou Sibley Wolfe says she is a asking the question “what’s also the vice president of student in a converted academy building late bloomer. At the age of 40, next?” Kathryn is hoping to a government our senior year. I in Durham, CT. They have 3 she married Cory Wolfe, who is lot of traveling in the next few always thought of Pam as a quiet children: Liza, a sophomore at 10 years her junior. They have years. Candice Corcoran Raines person, whose warmth, interest Kenyon College; Andrew, a Peace 1 child, Alexander Sibley Wolfe, continues to enjoy teaching at in others and giving nature said

62 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE more about her than words could Lydia and Kathy Norris at Deborah Ross Chambliss shot to find out what you all have describe adequately. Her presence our 35th (choke) high school me a note from Snowbird, where been up to, and very little effort always seemed to brighten any reunion in late April. I recieved she was for 3 days of meetings on your part to answer me. Just room she walked into, from the an e-mail from Lois Stewart and some fun in the snow. She think, we could take over the classroom to the dining room. I from San Diego, where she has wrote of a great snowmobiling whole alumni section of the always had the sense that people been living and working at San adventure going out about 6 miles magazine! Hope you all are doing were just glad to see her, as she Diego State University, with a from the peak of the mountain well and that we’ll be hearing always seemed so pleased to see few breaks, since she left Colby into lots of powder and “letting from you real soon! them. You could see her smile in 1972. Lois is the mother of a loose” with the snowmobiles... Please See In Fond Memory from across a big room. After “wonderful (and challenging)” to the point of rolling hers! Good Colby, Pam went on to Columbia 14-year-old son. Lois would love job, Deb! Stay safe! Patty Brown U and got her BS in nursing and to hear from any of the girls who Kinnunen has 3 grown children then her master’s in nursing in went on the Kenya trip in the and continues to work for herself 1973 advanced practice nursing at summer of 1972, when her as a preschool physical education Nancy R. Messing the U of OR. Most recently, Pam nickname was “Lotus Blossom.” teacher, which allows her to con- 205 South Fairfax Street was director of school health Lois would also love to hear tinue traveling with her husband. Denver, CO 80246-1142 services for the Darien (CT) from her good friend from Patty is in contact with her (303) 388-5263 School System. Pam had been freshman year, Nancy Gardner roommate from Colby, Nancy e-mail: [email protected] a marathon runner, an avid skier, ’71. Sherrill Howard writes Gillen Kunis, who lives in a tennis player, a sailor, and was that she has many fingers in Atlanta. She also sees Susan Catherine Moore Pomeroy is very active in her community multiple non-profit pies and Leach Moody. Both Patty and still involved with the city and in her church. She is sur- organizations. The local anti- Susan had remained close friends council. She has greatly enjoyed vived by her husband, Tom, her violence organization recently with Pam Peters Fiorito through doing college tours with her son daughter, Caitlin, her mother, gave her a community service the years. So that’s it for now. I Sam (17), and twins, Matt and brothers, and stepchildren. The award. Sherrill was heading to encourage you all to sign up on Molly (16). “They are looking Pam Peters Memorial Fund has Tahoe for some skiing and the online alumni directory as east. Yeah!” she exclaims. Lilly been established at Darien High hoping to catch up with www.netdirectories.com/~csc, Heckman Cleveland lives in School, which will be used to Audrey Scott Schou ’71. as it provides me a great chance Duxbury, MA, with her husband, beautify the grounds of the new high school campus that is being built. Memorials can be made IN MEMORIAM to: Darien High School c/o Meg Ricci, High School Lane, Darien, CT. 06820. I hope some of you Sally Kilpatrick Mathis ’74 will give to this fund in Pam’s name. If anyone would like to Sally Kilpatrick Mathis ’74 (at left in photo) passed away consider creating a fund in October 28, 2004, due to complications from a brain aneurysm. Pam’s honor to be used at Colby- The following has been excerpted from a letter from her Sawyer, please let me know. It dear friend, Holly Hawkes Pascoe ’75 (at right in photo). would be a wonderful way to Colby-Sawyer played a significant role in Sally’s life. acknowledge this fine woman Although a true southern belle, Sally ventured north to New who touched all our lives and Hampshire to pursue her education. Throughout her life, she was who was taken from us all too an inveterate traveler who enjoyed exploring the globe and early. I received some updates equally enjoyed returning to her home and family in Georgia. from friends around the holiday. At Colby-Sawyer, Sally was known for her disciplined jogging Deborah Berry Hall and her routine and her genuine southern accent, which made one envi- family have moved back to sion peach blossoms in the middle of a New England winter. Just Birmingham, AL. It’s her 4th a few months ago, Sally was so happy to re-establish communi- move in 8 years, after living cation with her Austin Hall roommate, Caroline Jestin Tilton 21 years in Houston. Debbie’s ’74. They had 30 years on which to catch up! Joanie Roubillard daughter is a college freshman Clarke ’74 also renewed her connection with Sally when she studying pre-pharmacy. Debbie has made a switch from the moved south several years ago. administrative side of real estate However, I was the most fortunate because I was able to enjoy an active friendship with to the sales side and seems to be Sally for 31 years. Frequent phone calls, many cards and too rare visits kept us connected as adjusting well to the new job, close sisters across time and space. I was honored to serve as her matron of honor at her home, and being an empty wedding in the same church where, 10 years later, I attended her poignant funeral. nester. Lucy Main Tweet con- Colby-Sawyer trained an excellent secretary in Sally. Several prestigious Atlanta businesses tinues to love her job at Talbots, benefited from her lightning-fast word processing skills. In fact, it was within an office setting after 12 years there and 30 years where Sally met her beloved husband, Scott Mathis. Together they enjoyed a decade of travel, in the business. She is the senior church activities, home renovation and family gatherings. vp of manufacturing and con- Sally never forgot a friend, and she counted Colby-Sawyer, New London, New Hampshire, tinues to spend a great deal of and New England as dear friends. She loved to return to Colby-Sawyer reunions and planned to time traveling to the Far East and attend her 30th until health concerns restricted her travel. Europe. Lydia Biddle Thomas Thank you, Colby-Sawyer, for providing such a wonderful setting for Sally and me to meet continues to live and work in and build a lifelong friendship. We would never have crossed paths without you. NYC and loves every minute of it. I planned to catch up with

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 63 Mark, and their sons, Matthew occupation listing for Maureen and William. They enjoy spend- Shea. Maureen is the director of Colby-Sawyer Flashback ing time in the Hampstead and legal recruitment for Goodwin Franconia areas of NH. Lilly has Proctor LLP in Boston. The direc- been teaching at the Ellison tory lists her as a secretary—a Center for the Arts in Duxbury. job she hasn’t held for over 25 She is also a faculty member and years! My husband, Mike, and I, gallery artist at the South Shore Sue Brown Warner, had a great Art Center in Cohasset, MA. Lilly vacation in Park City, UT, during is a juried artist member of the the Sundance Film Festival in Cape Cod Art Association in Jan. It was a crazy atmosphere, Barnstable, MA. She has won with some good films, great many awards and honors, and restaurants and terrific skiing. her work has been exhibited in What’s not to like? Our next national shows. In May Lilly’s major vacation will be a tour of paintings will be shown at the the southwest in Aug., complete MA Audubon Sanctuary Educa- with whitewater rafting, horse- tion Center in Newburyport. back riding, hiking and, I hope, Lilly will also be offering a some spa time. Too bad work workshop, “Impressions in has to interfere with these adven- Watercolor,” during Reunion tures! I look forward to hearing Weekend at Colby-Sawyer, from more of you and finding June 3-5. out what you are up to. Keep in touch! 1974 Please See In Fond Memory Susan “Sue” Brown Warner 48 Spring Street 1975 Greenwich, CT 06830-6129 Laurie Ferguson (203) 629-1454 For years Colby-Sawyer students enjoyed the annual student Ski Day, PO Box 150 e-mail: [email protected] when they would dress in costume and hit the slopes of King Ridge. If Andover, NH 03216-0150 you can identify the women in this photo and/or provide the year, I have the sad task of advising (603) 735-6420 please contact Tracey Austin in the Alumni Office at (603) 526-3886 you that our classmate, Sally e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]. Kilpatrick Mathis, died on Oct. Joanne Colter McNamara is 28, 2004, from complications of employed as VP and audit her. I want all of you to know Hood, Sandy MacDonald a brain aneurysm. She is survived manager for Century Bank. Her that I checked out the online Crabtree, and Sally Gordon by her devoted and loving hus- husband, Walter, is in sales with alumni directory and made Hogan, all of whom live in MA. band of 10 years, Scott Mathis. Herman Miller, Inc. Their son, some excellent connections with Marty Stengel Ryan is living in Sally was a well-known, lifelong Chris, has been undergoing the some classmates who e-mailed Concord, MA. She has 3 children: resident of Atlanta, who had college search as he will soon me their news, as well as other Tyler (13), Christopher (10) and many dear friends. Sally and graduate high school, and her alumni connections for Kendall (7). Marty teaches pre- Scott enjoyed extensive travel son Dan is a sophomore at business and pleasure. Please school 3 mornings a week. She and were passionate gardeners Burlington High. Joanne would check out the directory is still great pals with fellow and longstanding members of love to hear from her Colby- (www.netdirectories.com/~csc) alumnae Marcia Abbott, Mary Crestview Baptist Church in Sawyer classmates. and e-mail with any news that Hunt and Nancy Ledgard. Marietta, GA. Sally had been you have. Barbie Stevens Cynthia Hermes gave birth to employed by R.M. Suggs Morton received her master’s triplets (Luke Daniel, Ian Thomas Company as an executive assis- in secondary education with an and Sean William) on Aug. 11, tant. If you would like to send 1976 emphasis in literacy across the 2004. They join big brother Sam, Scott your condolences, please Janet Spurr curriculum from the U of UT in who is 5 years old. She and her contact the Alumni Office for 203 Washington Street #2 Dec. She is teaching math and husband, Bradley, have been his address information. Wendy Marblehead, MA 01945 Spanish at a junior high school married almost 18 years. They Cadley Presley sends greetings (781) 639-1008 (7th-9th). She will be celebrating live in a log home on 10 acres in to Jane Hopkins O’Donnell in e-mail: [email protected] her 50th birthday in July and MT. Cynthia is a nurse-midwife Littleton, NH, and encourages 25 years of marriage in Aug.! in a busy obstetrical practice her to travel to FL for a visit. I, Janet Spurr, had a great time Goes to show that age is just an serving under-insured women She also sends her greetings to at the Colby-Sawyer Alumni Ski attitude! After 10 years at home and their families. She is currently Ellen Attridge Dickhart. The Day with my roommate, Amy with her kids, Brooks Rolston in a per-diem position at the Alumni Office reports that Katie Parker Rossi ’77. We skied with is graduated from the U of hospital where she’s worked for Broadbent Wesley, her sister, Debbie Bray Mitchell ’79 and Pittsburgh on April 30 with her over 10 years, but she’s not sure Amy, and their mother, Lynn many other great alumni friends. master’s in library and informa- just when she’ll return to work. Healy Nichols ’51 enjoyed a It was warm and sunny and has tion sciences. She is looking Cynthia says, “Being on-call 24 great trip to Scandinavia last become a tradition for us. Cabby forward to working as a public hours at a time is hard to juggle June. The Alumni Office also Herr is doing a 100-mile bike middle school librarian, possibly when I have 4 small children, a reports that the new Alumni ride for a cancer benefit on July 9 in Philadelphia. Brooks keeps in husband, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 birds Directory has an incorrect in Exeter, NH. Lynn Esler Vail and I will be there to support close touch with Jane Therrien and fish! As my husband likes to

64 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE say, we are way outnumbered, of a Bay area based healthcare but so happy!” Dawna Cobb company, so she travels from You asked for it... works in the MD Attorney 1978 southern CA to northern CA General’s office as a lawyer for Jody Hambley Cooper quite often. She has been married a toll-free the U of MD. She is the mother Post Office Box 333 for 23 years and has 13-year-old phone of 2 teenage boys. They visit NH New London, NH 03257-0333 boy/girl twins, who are her pride every summer, and Dawna has (603) 526-4667 and joy. Deb’s old roommate, number! taken them to see the Colby- e-mail: [email protected] Barbara Groff ’78 spent several Sawyer campus. This year they years in Phoenix, but has been will be staying at Twin Lake Villa back in VT for several years. Add on Little Lake Sunapee. Dawna’s 1979 Groff (as we always called her) sister has a place in Eastman in has a 14-year-old son and a (800) 266-8253 Debra Taubert Morris Grantham, NH, which is where daughter who started college this 30572 La Vue to your speed dial! they have stayed the past 2 year. Alyson Priddy ’81 married Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 summers. While there in 2003, Deb’s brother shortly after grad- (949) 481-0122 Dawna ran into Patty Collins uating Colby-Sawyer and has to attend Santa Barbara City e-mail: [email protected] Duffey and says she looks great. 4 sons between the ages of 3-12. College next fall, and I think he They were at a 5K/10K race, in Gail Hayes Priest They live on Cape Cod. Even is excited to be moving out of his which both of their sons were 1321 Dexter Place though they live on opposite hometown. Nathan (the baby of participating. When in New Escondido, CA 92029 coasts, Deb and Alyson and their the family) is a sophomore in London, Dawna enjoys going (760) 480-1914 families go skiing annually and high school. He has a love for to shows at the Barn Playhouse, e-mail: [email protected] try to spend a few vacations a the guitar and I’m just ready for which brings back good memo- year together as well. I, Gail him to get over that 15 year old Well, hello to everyone! Deb ries for her. In 2004, Dawna Hayes Priest, live in Escondido, age. I have been working part- Taubert Morris and I, Gail traveled to West Africa with her CA, which is about 30 minutes time out of my home for the past Hayes Priest, are more than 13-year-old son along with a north of downtown San Diego. 5 years. Most mornings, however, excited this time, as we actually small group of other moms and My husband, Jim, my 3 children you can find me on the tennis have plenty of news to tell every- their sons. She writes, “It was an and I have lived here for 7 years. court playing doubles tennis. one. We used the Colby-Sawyer eye-opening experience for all of My daughter, Bre, is 19 years old Besides skiing, this has become online alumni directory, which us. We went to remote villages in and goes to college at Chapman one of my favorite sports. So is www.netdirectories.com/~csc, The Gambia and Senegal and saw U. in Orange, CA. She transferred there you go, a little info into to send out an e-mail, soliciting children who had very little. We to Chapman after her 1st year our world and what has been anyone and everyone to jot us a gave away all of our pens and at CA State University—San happening to us. Please share note. And I’m thankful to say pencils on one outing, and the Marcos, and has loved every some of your thoughts with us that some of you actually helped children jumped for joy just to minute of her new school. She is so we can remain connected. us out. Deb and I continue to have their own writing instru- trying to enter their film school. We would really appreciate it. enjoy CA life. Although we had a ment.” Dawna misses her friends Chapman is about 5 miles from Marion Chadwick Hafner and great deal of rain this year, it is from Colby-Sawyer and wishes Disneyland, so she and her her husband, Charlie, own and starting to get back to normal everyone well. friends have their season passes, operate Chadwick Funeral Service now. This has been the 3rd and when studying gets mono- in New London. They enjoy Please See In Fond Memory rainiest year in history in San tonous they run over for a quick being able to watch Colby- Diego. Deb moved to southern ride on Splash Mountain or the Sawyer grow and improve on a CA in 1981 and has enjoyed a famous Haunted House. My regular basis. Marion says it’s a fast paced career with high 1977 oldest son, 17-year-old Ryan, is wonderful spot and continues to growth companies on the West a senior in high school. He plans be an asset to the town. Charlie Patricia “Pat” Ryan Eline Coast. She is currently the CFO 30 Melanie Circle Seekonk, MA 02771-3712 (401) 254-2162 e-mail: [email protected] Bruce Parsons had his 1st book, Star Light: 30 Years of Photos of Star Island, published in Nov. He will be exhibiting his work in the Mugar Gallery at Colby-Sawyer during Reunion Weekend, June 3-5. To learn more about the book, visit www.brucejparsonsdesign.com . Susan Sommer Ballou is enjoy- ing her visits to Colby-Sawyer to watch her daughter, Shannon Lange ’07, play rugby. Susan will graduate in May with her mas- ter’s in education from Rivier Shepard Get-Away Weekend. These former Shepard dormmates gathered for a get-away weekend recently. (L to r) College, where she has also Whitney Crowell Cardew ’77, Charlotte Houck Crowley ’79, Kathy Kiely ’79, Susan Jacoby Marks ’78, Elizabeth “Elz” worked in the biology depart- Spofford ’78, Anne Venie Fitzgerald ’79, Leslie Brown Cochrane ’79 and Linda Botti ’80. Present, but not pictured, ment for the past 12 years. was Mary O’Neil ’80.

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 65 and Marion have been married manager in the marina division. laughed the whole time. We loves oceanside living. She has for over 22 years. Their older Son Jared is a 17-year-old senior had so much fun! Debbie Bray a 16-year-old daughter, who son, Dan, is a freshman at St. in high school, who plans to Mitchell and her husband, Bill, attends Cushing Academy in Michael’s College, just outside attend The Citadel in Aug. Son were at Reunion, but drats, we western MA, and a son, who is of Burlington, VT, and is very Erik is a 14-year-old freshman in did not see them! Just as they 11 and is really into the hockey happy. Scott, their younger son, high school and loves lacrosse. came outside to the picnic area, scene. Susan works in Cohasset, is a freshman in high school. Both boys are Eagle Scouts. Sally we were walking downtown to MA, for an import/export compa- Marion and Charlie stay busy works part-time in a land invest- PC’s etc (remember that place?), ny that imports granite and mar- attending his sporting events. ment company and part-time at so we missed them, but it would ble from China, Brazil and Italy. Marion runs into retired profes- the local marina. The Walkers have been fun to see them and The company is close to home sors around town and enjoys also have 2 dogs, Jesse, a crazy get the scoop.” Some of you that she is able to enjoy work keeping up with their lives. 5-year-old schnauzer and Casey, might remember Christina as well as be there for her son. Sandy Brooke VanDerWerf has a beautiful mixed breed they “Tina” Tornaritis Andronicou. Anne Brenton and Mike been married for 151/2 years and rescued from the animal shelter 9 She came to Colby-Sawyer from Isenberg have been living in has 4 daughters, ages 12, 101/2, years ago. Yvonne Martini Small the beautiful island of Cyprus in Atkinson, NH, since 1995. They 9 and 71/2. She grew up, had a moved to NJ after school, and the Mediterranean, as her mother have 2 daughters, 12-year-old Liz career, married and had her 1st after spending a long time at a is American and her father was and 8-year-old Abbie. Anne keeps 2 daughters in MA, then moved company as a medical editor (she Cypriot. She writes, “I graduated busy with the girls, and also as a to IL. Sandy left the work force was in the med tech program, so in 1979 and came back to Cyprus, Girl Scout leader, PTA volunteer to be a full-time mom, had 2 medical editing was easy for her), where I met my husband, Chris. and a substitute teacher. So that more daughters, and before Tess’ she decided to start my own We got married in 1981 and is the news for now from the 1st birthday, they moved to business as a medical proofreader/ went to South Africa for our 1979 gals of Colby-Sawyer. Those Germany, where they lived for 3 copy editor. The company name honeymoon. We loved it there of you out there who didn’t years. Sandy’s husband, Michael, is A Few Small Changes, after her and stayed for 5 years. Our 21- respond this time, we would was working for a pharmaceutical husband’s name, Small. Yvonne year-old daughter, Annabel, was really love to hear from you. We company at the time, and they writes, “The company has been born there. She is in her final do not have e-mail addresses for thoroughly enjoyed their experi- doing well for the past 5 years, year at Radford U. in VA. We are many of you, so please send me ence. Sandy writes, “The girls so well in fact, my husband was planning to attend her gradua- your e-mail with a note of where learned to speak German very also able to leave his job and tion in May. She plans to get her you live. It is fun to reconnect quickly and translated for us help me out. Working from home master’s in England next year, so and so easy with e-mail. Also, I more often than we care to is great especially because we she will be closer to home. We encourage all of you to sign up admit! We’ve been in the have 2 huge dogs (a Rhodesian came back to Cyprus in 1986 and on the online alumni directory. Philadelphia area for 3 years Ridgeback named Shasta and settled here. Our son, Steven, was Within this directory you can now, and are very busy, as you a Lab named Pete) that need born in 1988 and he is a senior find your classmates’ and friends’ can imagine. The girls are attention every 10 minutes. in high school. After finishing e-mail addresses. The Web site is involved in all kinds of activities They were ‘gifts’ brought along high school, he has to do 2 years www.netdirectories.com/~csc . and still manage to do well in by my stepdaughter, Erin, who of army (it is compulsory in For the next magazine, Deb and school. Our family enjoys enter- moved in with us a while ago Cyprus) and the he will be off to I want to add some pictures and taining, traveling and getting to ‘regroup.’ She is attending study either in the States or UK.” put them into the article. If any outdoors.” Sandy would like to Montclair State for a master’s Tina was happy to hear from of you have some that you say hi to Debi, Jane, Sarah, degree in counseling (free therapy someone from Colby-Sawyer, as would like to share, please send Naomi, MaryEllen, Gwen, Sue, for me!). Her sister, Kimberly, she no longer corresponds with them along to either me or Deb. Weezie, Cami, Nina and Joyce! also moved in with us for a any of her college friends. She Especially those of you that were Does anyone have any idea how while, but has recently moved to would love to hear from Priscilla at the 25th reunion, let’s get Sandy can locate Joyce Renfrew? her own apartment, so we have Wallace Alvarez, Janet Head some of those in here. Well, it Sandy would really like to touch reclaimed some space in a very Gustafson and Heather Fasano was really fun communicating base with her, wherever she may small house! I attended our 25th Kephart. Susan Chapman with all of you who participated be. Sally Wright Walker lives in Reunion with several Colby- Warren has visited Colby-Sawyer this time. Let’s keep it going. And Beaufort, SC, with her husband Sawyer girls, including Ellen many times since we graduated special thanks go out to Marion, and 2 sons. They moved there Fitzpatrick Criscione, Susan 26 years ago, mostly at reunions. Sandy, Sally, Yvonne, Tina, Susan from Southport Island, ME in Chapman Warren, Mari Susan writes, “There is a group and Anne. 1994. Her husband, David, works Hanaberg O’Sullivan and of us that go back for every 5th for Palmetto Bluff, a 22,000 acre Martha Colinan Ellicott. Not consecutive reunion and have a resort near Bluffton, SC, as a many people came, but we blast and a trip down memory lane. This past summer, we 1980 attended our 25th Reunion Natalie “Lee” Hartwell Jackson New! On-Line Community and stayed in the new dorm, Cypress Creek Estates Danforth Hall, which was great. 6180 9th Avenue Circle NE We all participated in the 5K Bradenton, FL 34202-0561 walk/run in honor of a deceased (941) 747-0406 CSC alumna. I wish that more e-mail: [email protected] people would attend the Happy spring! It’s so good to reunions. It is always the same have some news from our 10 people that attend. You classmates! Linda Botti sent should come!” Susan has been greetings and a picture from a Register today at living in Scituate, MA, for the CSC Shepard Get Away Weekend http://www.netdirectories.com/~csc past 14 years. She lives only a in Nov. in Annisquam, MA. quarter mile from the beach, and Those present were Linda,

66 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Whitney Crowell Cardew ’77, Kathy Bernardi, Tricia, Kathy with COMLANTFLT in Norfolk. Charlotte Houck Crowley ’79, Brough, LuLu and Lisa Dargis. I am still working at the elemen- Kathy Kiely ’79, Susan Jacoby She is married to a commercial tary school as the school nurse. Marks ’78, Elizabeth “Elz” photographer and lives in Michael is now a 16-year-old Spofford ’78, Anne Venie South Portland, ME, with her sophomore in high school and Fitzgerald ’79, Leslie Brown 2 children, Malcolm (12) and is absolutely thrilled to have his Cochrane ’79 and Mary O’Neil. Emma (6), dog Zoe and ZuZu the driver’s permit. He runs on the They decided that they all looked cat. She currently works at Cole track and cross country teams exactly the same as when they Haan, where she started a photo and is quite busy with the school left school...ha, ha! The smiles studio for them. Previously, she band. Meagan (13) played her were only the beginning to a Happily Married. Stahley Herndon worked for 5 years at GH Bass first season of JV field hockey great weekend of selective Szebenyi ’80 and her husband, doing marketing and visual this fall and stays very busy with memories and many, many Steve design. Like most working her soccer team, chorus and laughs! Ellen Achenbach Lewis couples, her life is very full band. This certainly explains the has gone back to school to earn between work, sports and school exorbitant amount of mileage vision challenges. Ligia writes, “It her master’s in elementary educa- activities. She loves living in ME on our vehicles!” From a news- is beautiful work and very neces- tion. She’s hoping to land a job and tries to keep life simple and paper clipping we learned that sary these days where community teaching 2nd grade. We also stress free. Sarah E. Wheeler tied Suzanne Abbott LaRose married visual needs are left behind.” heard from Stahley Herndon the knot with Alden W. Sachs on John LaRose on Sept. 18. They Szebenyi, who wrote that she has Sept. 12, 2004. Sarah is employed live in Warwick, RI, and Suzanne remarried and had a baby girl, as vice-president and northern is the area manager for LaRoche Emma, born Jan. 2004. She was 1982 region mortgage lending manager Poszey Pharmaceuticals. Please the administrator of a national Melissa Buckley Sammarco by Banknorth Mortgage Group. remember to register on the HIV project, but enjoys being at Viale Alessandro Magno, 446 They are living in Augusta, ME. CSC online directory at home with Emma now. She and 00124 Rome Debra Roy-Pozerycki Cooper www.netdirectories.com/~csc. It’s her husband Steve, live on 4 Italy and I have become pen pals, or a good way to keep in touch with acres in upstate NY and volun- 011-39-06-509-8273 should I say keyboard pals? me and locate your old CSC pals. teer with the Big Brothers/Big e-mail: [email protected] She is looking for her old CSC Sisters and enjoying running in friends, Krista Peterson and road races. Hope everyone is I, Melissa Buckley Sammarco, Linda Griggs, with whom she off to a great 2005. We have a just returned from a week of has lost contact. She says she has 1983 Reunion coming up, so I hope skiing in the Italian Alps, the such fond memories of her years Gail Smart Scibelli you all put CSC on your calen- Dolomites, for the customary at CSC. Please contact her at 3 Seal Harbor Road, #446 dar. Let’s try to get together! “Settimana Bianca,” which [email protected]. Deb has been Winthrop, MA 02152 means a “white week” in Italian. living in Woodlands, TX, for the e-mail: [email protected] We had wonderful weather, plen- past 5 years with her husband, Greetings to the class of 1983! ty of sun and lots of fresh snow. John, and her 2 teenage daugh- I received a lovely note from 1981 Who could ask for more than ters, Emily (17) and Lauren (13). Stephanie “Cissie” Archer Pamela “Pam” Aigeltinger that? We stayed in a spa/wellness She is a stay-at-home mom and Rogan, who is still living in Lyons hotel, where we relaxed our souls involved with her children’s Pittsburgh with her husband, 436 Round Hill Road and ate like kings. My little school. She has recently picked Harve. Stephanie is busy working Saint Davids, PA 19087 Isabella (4) started to ski this year up a tennis racquet and has for Citizens Bank in commercial (610) 989-0551 so that was a big step. My son, found a new passion. They will underwriting while raising 4 Matteo (8), took the silver medal Lynn Guerra Wilson be celebrating their 20th wedding children. Her oldest, Eddie, is in at the ski school race, which was 197 Old Spring Street anniversary this year. As a child the 4th grade; Sarah is in the 2nd quite the thrill for him and his Arlington, MA 02476 study major at CSC she says, grade; Seamus is in the 1st grade; parents. I’ve heard from a few (781) 643-3638 “Although Dr. Marc Clement and Catie is in her last year of new classmates via the Internet, e-mail: [email protected] failed to prepare us for the preschool. Stephanie writes, “I so now I have other things to teenager, their toddlerhoods think of CSC often. Please give The Alumni Office received an report instead of talking only were a breeze.” She quotes Erma Dr. Anderson my best regards!” e-mail from Ligia Delgado, who about my family. Tricia Connelly Bombeck, “Teenagers are like I also received a nice note from is doing some fascinating work Reggio is trying her hand at sell- nailing Jell-O to the wall.” Deb Karen Stakenburg Reilly. Karen in Caracas, Venezuela. Ligia is a ing real estate. She is working for hasn’t been back to a reunion, lives in Darien, CT, where she practitioner and president of a Re/Max Innovations, an Internet- but says she won’t miss the 25th. has begun a new career as a foundation called Fundavision based real estate operation. Betsy Baldwin Levick is living builder and general contractor. that provides a range of eye-care You can visit her Web site at in Palm City, FL, with her hus- She recently completed her 1st for low-income patients. This www.cambridgemarealestate.com. band and her 3 children. Her teardown and set a 4,000 square international non-profit helps She says that her children are oldest is now looking into col- foot modular colonial home “low-vision” patients obtain great. She coaches soccer, is leges, which she finds hard to behind her house on another ocular medications, surgeries and an executive trustee for the believe. Betsy says, “I feel as street. She hopes to have the laser treatments, eyeglasses and Watertown Children’s Theatre though it was just a while ago I house on the market within 10 other rehabilitative treatments. and teaches CCD. She’s a busy was at Colby-Sawyer. Best to all weeks. Karen still finds the time Founded in 1995, Fundavision lady! I received a wonderful my friends at CSC.” Lisa Dargis to be a mom to 3 kids. Her oldest also can provide transportation surprise e-mail from Michele Nickerson writes, “We continue daughter is a junior in high for patients to treatment, school McGuirk Gordon-Benington, to be a busy family. Nate is school and is presently looking or work, and they help people of one of our 1st floor buddies in winding down his time with the at colleges. Karen also keeps busy all ages with “low-vision” retrain Colby Dorm. She says that she Eisenhower ship and is preparing with her 2 other active kids in for jobs appropriate to their had very fond memories of me, to fulfill his final set of orders 4th and 7th grades. As for me

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 67 Colby-Sawyer College at the Boston Yacht Club, October 7, 2004 Suzie Fitzgerald Travers ’88 worked hard to help the Alumni White, ’59, Susan’s mother, was in attendance, as were near- Office set the stage for a great reception at the Boston Yacht ly 50 alumni ranging from the class of 1951 to 2004. It was a Club in Marblehead, Mass. Money was raised there to benefit great event on a balmy coastal October night. (Photo I.D.s the Susan L. Blair Memorial Scholarship Fund. Sally Trussell are left to right.)

Susan Carroll-Hassett ’77, Heidi Scheller- Maddrix ’75 and Cabby Herr ’76 enjoy a reunion in Marblehead. Anne Marie Gillis Finch ’87, Sally Peper Margy McGarry Roy ’87, Amye Jarnes Newhall ’84, Kacey Tompkins ’88 and Rachel Hobbie ’86 Carpenter Desmond ’83 and Cara Landen Wall ’85 relax reminisced about their friend, Susan Blair ’88. in the comfortable surroundings of the Boston Yacht Club.

(Gail Smart Scibelli), I am ME, with their 3 children, 14- received a master’s degree from happy to be back in the Boston year-old Sam, 11-year-old Grant, Dartmouth, and continues with area after living in NY for about and 6-year-old Jennifer. Ginny her teaching career. Amy keeps 1987 2 years. My fiancé, Tony, and has her own eBay business and busy as a New London fire fight- Sudie Brown Danaher I live by the sea in Winthrop, works part-time in a nutritionist’s er and by taking care of her 2 51 Stepstone Hill Road MA. I currently serve as the office. Ted is an account manager horses. “Has it really been 20 Guilford, CT 06437 vice president of global public for Cingular Wireless and has years? Yikes!” she writes. (203) 453-9544 relations for Corel Corporation, worked in the wireless industry e-mail: [email protected] a Canadian software firm. for 16 years. Sarah Ketchum Fellow classmates, please send Reilly was married to her me any and all updates at husband, Robert, in 1990. 1986 Sallianne Ficara Lake 1988 [email protected]! I look They recently moved to Hope, Sarah “Sally” Peper Tompkins forward to hearing from you. ME, previously having lived in 15 River Road 1 Peach Highlands Street London, UK; Nashville, TN; and Stratham, NH 03885 Marblehead, MA 01945 Reading, PA. Sarah and Robert (603) 772-1760 (781) 631-8631 have 3 children, Joshua, 7; e-mail: [email protected] 1984 e-mail: [email protected] Lindsey, 5; and Zeke, 3. The In Sept., Catherine Marquardt Lisa Reon Barnes Reillys have started their own began a new job as a physical 11 Allen Place business, but Sarah says her education and health teacher Sudbury, MA 01776 main job is her children. Amy at Salem High School. She 1989 (978) 443-6816 Carrier Lyon has been married absolutely loves it and says Heidi Van Wagenen Day e-mail: [email protected] since 2000 and is still living things are great. She sends a 1705 Michael Street in the New London area on hello to all of her classmates. Leavenworth, KS 66048 Kearsarge Mountain. She e-mail: daydreamerquilts@ 1985 hotmail.com Class Corresondent Needed Hi everyone. I, Heidi Van Wagenen Day, would love to After being among the first hear from you, so please send graduates to receive a bachelor your news. My husband, Mike, degree in nursing from CSC is currently attending the Army in 1985, Sandra Sandin spent Command and General Staff 10 years working as a charge College at Fort Leavenworth. We nurse at New London Hospital. are due to leave here for a yet Presently she is employed as the unknown assignment in mid- assistant director of nurses at June. Our son, Tyler, is 8 years Langdon Place of Exeter Assisted old. I keep busy volunteering at Living. Sandra is enjoying her his school and teaching quilting new home in Barrington, NH, at a local shop. Sarah Hancock and her 2 beautiful grandchil- Klees lives in Orlando, FL, with dren, ages 1 and 3. Ginny her husband, Jason, and their Sandstrom Kern has been mar- Equestrian Event. Athletic Director Deb Field McGrath ’68, Jen Ellis ’85, daughters, Hannah and Haley. ried to her husband, Ted, for 16 Adam Therrien ’04 and President Anne Ponder at an equestrian team event She works as a physical therapist. years. They live in Cumberland, in Grantham, N.H., in October. The Alumni Office received a

68 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE note from Gina Zuffoletto, fitness centers teaching aerobics, Meriden, NH, and Electra Mead wondering why the college had bodyshape and spinning classes. Blair is keeping busy breeding given her a new class year! Gina Her parents have moved to and raising rat terriers on her is, indeed, a member of the class sunny Florida near Miami. She farm in Plainfield, VT; another of 1989, not ’90, as indicated in visits them about twice a year. litter of puppies was due in Feb. the new alumni directory. Gina Alison Lambert Vernon writes, As for me (Kelly Lynch Collins), reports that she has recently “We have 3 kids in college. Life I’ve been keeping busy with golf, relocated to CA from CO; she is rich and good.” skiing, and travel. My husband, comments that it’s been a bit Justin, and I have taken a few of an adjustment, but that she’s local trips to Napa wine country, closer to family, and loves the Monterey, and Carmel in the fabulous climate. 1991 past few months, as well as Las Gretchen Garceau-Kragh Vegas. We’re planning a week- 315 Adams Street long trip to Dana Point in San Antonio, TX 78210 Southern CA during the month 1990 (210) 226-7079 of May, and to Scottsdale, AZ, in Janette Robinson Harrington e-mail: [email protected] Aug. If the Class Notes section of 13 Sherwood Road Sarah Allen Fredricks and her the Alumni Magazine is the first Hingham, MA 02043 husband, Steve, have moved thing you read, be sure to keep (781) 749-2571 many times since they were your updates, news and photos e-mail: harrington21@ married in ’97. They are currently coming! Jen and I look forward comcast.net living in MI with their 2 golden to hearing from you soon. Wendy Johnstone Collins says retrievers, Scout and Ranger. hello to everyone. She and her Steve is the CCO of Jackson husband, Dean, bought a new National Asset Management 1993 house in the same town they and Sarah opened her own title Piccini/Fowler Wedding. Dawn Hinckley have been living for the last six insurance company, Allen Title Angie Piccini Fowler ’93 and her 2501 Coniferous Drive years, Manchester-by-the-Sea. Services, LLC, last year. As for husband, Mike, on their December Belleville, IL 62221 They moved in just in time for me (Gretchen Garceau-Kragh), wedding day. (618) 236-3894 them to welcome their baby girl I graduated from the U. of the e-mail: [email protected] Emalia (a.k.a. Emma), on Oct. 2, Incarnate Word in May ’04 with had a picture-perfect wedding 2003. Big sister Sophia is doing my MBA in sport management day complete with heavy snow Well, hello to our fellow great and is entering kinder- and I am currently working at the fall, and a horse-drawn carriage alums. Before I send out all garten. Wendy would love to San Antonio Sports Foundation to transport them to their the wonderful news about our hear from classmates. She is in as a grants writer and planner of favorite restaurant after the cere- classmates I must plug the the book and looks forward to special events. The San Antonio mony. A reception followed on Alumni Directory web link at catching up with everyone at Sports Foundation brings amateur Sunday. Angie and Mike reside in www.netdirectories.com/~csc... Reunion. Denise Sampson sporting events to the city and Burlington, VT. I also heard from an innovative use of technology. Berntsen is happy when she gets provides sporting opportunities Maryann Storey Flores who Like all of you I am busy, there an e-mail from me. She knows to disadvantaged youth in wrote that she is currently living just are not enough hours in the that a reunion is coming up or a the city. in Kansas with her husband, Joel, day to meet work, grad school, class update is being put togeth- and her 2 children, Kyle and and life requirements and still er. The last time we heard from Kelsey. Maryann owns her own have normal sleep/rest cycle. I Denise she invited classmates to 1992 childcare business, working with had forgotten about sending out visit her in Amsterdam, but she is children from 4 weeks old to 12 a letter to check on everybody; Jennifer Barrett Sawyer still waiting for someone to take years old. Her husband was being Tracey in Alumni Relations gently 57 Field Road her up on it! Denise has a new deployed for a second tour of reminded me of the directory. Marston Mills, MA 02648 house, a little bigger than the last duty in Iraq with the Army, Within a few hours I had class- (508) 428-9766 and great location near the center beginning in Jan. The family is mates responding. So for the rest e-mail: [email protected] of Amsterdam. She still loves planning a trip to Holland when of you who have not registered, the city. She is still working at Kelly Lynch Collins Joel returns. Maryann would please do so. It was painless and University Hospital, Amsterdam 3621 Cabernet Vineyards Circle love to hear from old friends actually benefited our class. On Medical Center and at various San Jose, CA 95117 from CSC. You can reach her with the news of our great class. (408) 241-4019 at [email protected]. We are a very successful, loved e-mail: [email protected] Laura Cameron Shaw and her bunch of individuals; lots of husband, Tim, are quite the moves, marriages and many You asked for it... Hello class. I (Kelly) hope you all globe-trotting couple: they took babies to extend a warm welcome had a great summer and enjoyed a toll-free a trip to London and Gothenberg, to. Katie Ventura O’Neil writes the beautiful weather in the Sweden, right before Christmas, that she and her husband, Jim, phone company of friends and family. and then spent a week in the have recently relocated to Exeter number! I have a few updates to share Bahamas in Jan. during Laura’s and have welcomed their first with you this time, from some birthday. Next, they are off to son, Nolan. Nolan was born on long lost Colby-Sawyer alums. Australia for a 2-week vacation Aug. 4, 2004. Maureen “Mo” I recently heard from Angie in April, to scuba dive the Great Mahoney wrote to say she just Add Piccini Fowler ’93, who was Barrier Reef. Stephanie Stratton caught up with Sandy Morgrage- married in Dec. She and her (800) 266-8253 Schell is keeping busy with her Phillips and her little sweet-pea, husband, Mike, were married at to your speed dial! husband and 3 children in daughter Molly. Following Mo’s Notre Dame in Montreal. They

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 69 Winchester and have recently married Ken Pimentel in been certified as a Wilson Monterey, CA, in Nov. 1998 Reading Instructor. My husband, and moved to Washington, DC, Donny, and I are planning a trip where they now live. They have to Europe this summer! In Jan., two children: a 31/2-year-old son, I attended an engagement party Geordi (born July ’01) and a with Nicole Mayo-Gowell and 22-month-old daughter, Reagan Katie Ventura ’93, hosted by (born May ’03). Jennifer is work- Maureen Walsh and Katie ing for the Federal Highway Walsh ’99 for Tricia Bartlett. Administration (Department of Tricia and Stephen Kramer will Transportation) as an informa- be tying the knot on Oct. 1 at tion architect since November Stratton Mountain. We also 2003. Jan Keith writes, “My Boston Get-Together. (L to r) Katie Ventura ’93, Tracy Sutherland Fitch ’94, ran into Susan Yates White in newest information relates to my Nicole Mayo-Gowell ’94 and Tobi Harrington Murch ’94 with her daughter, Brownsville, VT, at her sister’s current position. In Nov. 2002 I Harley, enjoyed catching up with one another at a Boston get-together. store, the Brownsville General was hired to set up and manage Store. Susan is a mother of two; an ambulatory surgical center for civil-union wedding, she is en Michael Fowler on Jan. 29. She Trevor, 31/2, and Camden, 2. a Portland, ME, gastroenterolo- route to NYC to attend PA school is employed by the Chittenden Susan is running a home day gist. The project was immense, at Weill Cornell Medical College. County Sheriff’s Office. News care. She reports that Anne including working with a builder Mo, we wish you the very best! from me: I have recently caught Michaels Yates ’95 and husband to remodel existing space, work- Susan “Bo” Trainer Russell and up with Kathryn Kelly Scoville Jim Yates built a new home and ing with the state to approve our her husband have moved to CT ’94 and her husband, Marc. They have two girls; Samantha, 3, plans, buying equipment, hiring to cut down on the commute to are currently living in TN, where and Sophia, 1. Anne is a P.A. at staff, training my staff, writing her NYC job. (Not ever an issue Kath will finish up her Family Dartmouth College. I am also the policies and procedures, set in New London!) Carolyn Norris Nurse Practitioner degree in Aug. happy to report that Tobi up for infection control, safety, is doing fantastically well and Congratulations, Kath! I will Harrington Murch and her and performance improvement can share my woes of graduate complete my master’s in nursing husband, Rich, had a little girl, programs and then undergoing school sleepiness. She is working in Oct. and should be reassigned Harley, on September 22nd. state and federal inspections to hard to complete her dissertation around that time as well. I’ll keep They continue to live in NYC. become state licensed and feder- on orphaned and abandoned you posted on my new location. Katie Ventura ’93 had a baby ally certified. I am very proud to children in Romania. She is Please sign up for the on-line boy, Nolan John O'Neill, born say we accepted our 1st patients working out the details to narrow alumni directory; it is a useful Aug. 4, ’04. Neil Cremin and his in April ’03 and are currently her research, a tough choice reconnection and networking wife, Nikki, purchased a home doing about 2,500 endoscopic since she has such a loving tool, and with so many of us in Malden, MA, last May. Neil procedures a year.” Christine heart. Amy Liner Field and her moving around the world it is continues to work for Wells Fargo Boulanger McCarthy married husband, Matt, live in Concord, a great way to stay connected. in sales on the wholesale side. her husband, Kevin, in May MA, with their 2 children. Matt Best wishes to all of you. Jay Geiger writes, “I’m still at 2002. They live in Franklin, MA. is the managing partner and the same job and plan to see Christine has been employed in owner of Capstone Insurance in Chris Gasparro in FL this Jan.” various positions by the Liberty Boston, and Amy recently left Jen Hollingsworth wrote that Mutual Insurance Group for over her position as a senior sales 1994 Jen Ellis Vachon had a baby 9 years. She currently serves as consultant with Pfizer to stay Theresa “Rene” girl, Elise, this past fall. She also a customer service manager, home with the children. Looks Whiteley-Warren reported that Marcy Bronzino servicing national accounts. like Laura McGuinn McCarthy 29 Oak Hill Drive Bettencourt ’93 had her second Chris Gasparro, his wife, Jenn, and her husband, Kevin, have Amherst, NH 03031 child, a boy, on Jan. 12. Marcy and their 2-year-old daughter, relocated to North Reading, MA, (603) 249-9544 continues to live on Martha’s Kate, moved to the Sarasota/ and have been able to catch up e-mail: trwhiteley@ Vineyard. Brooke Scarpa writes Bradenton area of FL last June. with lots of fellow classmates. whipplehill.com that she is living in Lebanon, The move was a result of Chris’s Laura also shares that she is still Tracy Sutherland Fitch NH, working for Coldwell Banker new position as director of client working in video production and 12 Washington Street, Unit #3 VT and NH. She recently bought relations with Miles Media is now working as a commercial Charlestown, MA 02129 a 100+ year old Victorian home. Group, the company he’s been voice-over actress. I just saw (617) 242-4351 Brooke stated, “It’s great fun but working for since 2000. They Leslee Cammett Murphy at her e-mail: tracymsutherland@ also hard work!” Pam Casey really miss New England and are baby shower. Ally Goff Sharpe yahoo.com Chani writes she was married on thankful to have had a steady ’94, Julie Camp ’94, and Beth June 19, 2004 in Manchester, VT. steam of visitors. Dave Morin, Bryant Camp ’92 were there Happy 2005! We appreciate Carrie Bibens Palmer ’95 was his wife, Sara Hodgkins Morin also. Kristen Kelly Blankenship everyone who contacted us with her maid of honor. Other CSC ’95, and their son, Jack, visited ’94 was just in town visiting; their latest news. It makes our alums attending the wedding for Thanksgiving. Chris caught she lives in San Diego with her job more fun when we hear from were Jeff Palmer ’96, Jimmy up with Jay Geiger in Jan., and husband and little girl, Sumner. you, so please keep informing us! McGilvery ’96, and Pete “Bird” then had dinner with Dan Berry She is working as a real estate Rene Whiteley Warren and her Ladd ’96. This is Pam’s 8th year while he was in Sarasota for busi- agent and is doing really well. husband, Travis, welcomed their employed as the head athletic ness. Jen Deasy dropped in for a Beth Horvath Palmer gave birth 3rd child, Andrew, who was born trainer and assistant softball visit in Feb. before heading to to Kristin Elizabeth Palmer on July 26, 2004! Her 3 children coach at GMC. Pam also reported Orlando for a conference. During Nov. 7, 2004. She weighed 6 lbs. keep her busy as a stay-at-home that Dyan Perewicz Welch was March and April they welcomed mom. I, Tracy Sutherland Fitch, 13 oz. and was 201/2 inches long. married on June 4, 2004. Dan Berry again, this time with Angela Piccini Fowler married continue to teach 1st grade in Jennifer Gallagher Pimental his wife, Patti Randall Berry,

70 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE and their daughter, Maggie, and even more of you in the future! the girls’ Catholic school in Hampshire’s first prime steak- Matt Richards ’95 along with his We also hope to see all of you at University Heights. Lindsay keeps house. Things have been wife, Maureen, and their daugh- the 10-year Reunion this spring in touch with Pete Johanson extremely busy between the ter, April. “The Hotel Gasparro is (has it really been 10 years?). semi-regularly and reports that Orchard Street Chop Shop and open for business,” writes Chris. Caroline loves her job as an audit he is doing well. Mike Rosmus the Crescent City Bistro. His Matt Reed recently enjoyed a manager at Citigroup. She is and Theresa McLoughlin wife, Christen Wallingford cruise to AK with his wife, Corey, especially enjoying the work/ Rosmus were married in Oct. Kozlowski ’96, is doing his their children, and many other life balance her job provides, 1997. They are living in Portland, accounting full-time for both family members. He writes, “It as opposed to the previous ME, and absolutely love it! Mike restaurants. Chris is hoping to was great. We rode a fire truck 5 arduous years spent as an works for Synergent as a graphic open a boutique wine & cheese across the Golden Gate Bridge, auditor at KPMG LLP. Jeanne designer/illustrator. Theresa shop right next to the Bistro in got a frappaccino at the original and her husband, Matt, wel- changed jobs about a year ago May if things go well. He is Starbucks in Seattle, went dog comed their 1st child, Gavin and is now the office manager of scouting out a big building to sledding on a glacier in Juneau, Corcoran Wiggin, into the world Old Port Specialty Tile. She loves buy up north for a brewing com- and dined next to Hollywood Dec. 8, 2004. He weighed 5 lbs. the job and the company she is pany or something more casual, types in Vancouver.” Matt also 12 ounces. They love their new working for. Mike and Theresa but thinks that project will prob- spent some time in NYC and role as parents. In early Jan., are planning an addition to their ably take a few years. Chris sees Montreal. Noelle Collins is Jessica Dacey Van Olst stopped house this spring to make more Kevin McGovern, Mark happy to have moved back to in to visit with Jeanne and to room for their expanding family, Cassinelli ’96 and Jim Gowell CO, though she tries to get back meet Gavin when she traveled as they are expecting their 2nd ’96 and his wife, Nicole Mayo to New England at least once a back to the northeast on a baby child in July. Their daughter, Gowell ’94, on a regular basis. year. She is currently enrolled tour. Susan Olsen and Stephanie Kitiara, who turned 5 in March, TJ Gondeck started his own real in an MBA program with a con- Smith Hanna also met Gavin is very excited about being a big estate company right near Boston centration in strategic marketing when they attended Jeanne’s sister. She’ll also be starting University 3 years ago, which is at Regis U. She’s also working as meet and greet/shower. Jeanne kindergarten in the fall at the doing great. In addition to the a marketing communications started back to work in early Cathedral School in Portland. real estate company, TJ manages manager for Dex Media, despite March at Cronin & Company, Mike and Theresa celebrated the 6 buildings on Newbury Street the fact that the new Alumni Inc., where she is a public New Year with Krista Barbagalo and 2 other buildings in Directory has her listed as a relations executive. Kirk and LaFemina, her husband, Brighton. TJ visited CSC last Feb. social worker! Noelle still talks I (Wendy) are still calling Reno, Anthony, and their kids. Robyn to play in the alumni basketball regularly with Darci Bubar, NV, home and we enjoyed all of Ryan is living in San Francisco, game. “It was fun to see some Belinda Sleeper Chambers ’92 the snow we received over the working for a fashion designer of the guys and all the new and Brenda Morin Lucil. Noelle winter. I am still working as the out of Milan. Heidi Stevens buildings that the college has writes, “If you remember, they all director of development at Sage Freeman lives in Park City, UT, constructed,” he said. Ken Lubin left after their 1st 2 years at CSC. Ridge School and learning a lot! with her husband, Justin. She is and Allison Armstrong Lubin They are all doing great. Darci is We recently spent a weekend teaching 2nd grade at McPolin ’97 welcomed Eleanor “Ellie” becoming a nurse practitioner with Robyn Ryan, who came Elementary School in Park City. Armstrong Lubin on Jan. 7, 2005. and has an adorable little girl, up for a ski weekend. Lindsay Heidi and Justin moved to Park She weighed 7 lbs. 5 ounces and Belinda has 2 very cute little Andrews Dillow is an operations City in the summer of 2003 measured 20 inches. Ellie is ones, and Brenda is also working administrator for a law firm because he is on the US Nordic keeping her new parents very as a nurse and has a very cute (Weiss & Freedman, LLP) in the Ski Team and the ski team head- busy. She was born in Worcester, little daughter.” beautiful little village of Chagrin quarters is in Park City. They are MA, and the family resides in Falls, OH. Lindsay and her enjoying the west and the skiing, Millbury. Ken is a managing husband, Jamie (vice-president/ hiking and exploring of the director with Z Resource Group operations of a marketing firm) many National Parks in this in Westboro, MA, and Allison is 1995 were married in 1997 and have part of the country. Heidi visited a project manger for Averion in Caroline Herz 2 lovely daughters, Nora Greer Hillary Woodward Pincoske Framingham. They are looking 350 East 62nd Street (age 7) and Mary Logan (age 5), ’96, her husband, Josh Pincoske forward to growing their family Apartment 2D as well as 12-year-old Matthew ’97 and their new baby, Quinton and continuing their careers. New York, NY 10021 Charles, Jamie’s child from a pre- Starks Pincoske, at Christmas- Matt Godbout is still working as (212) 688-6998 vious relationship. They live on time. Chris “Koz” Kozlowski a sponsorship sales manager for e-mail: [email protected] a small farm in Pepper Pike, OH, opened his 2nd restaurant, the Indianapolis Colts and was Wendy Mansson Olsen (a suburb of Cleveland’s east side) Orchard Street Chop Shop, disappointed that his team suf- 6338 Golden Creek Road but are looking to move closer to a few months ago. It is New fered another loss to the New Reno, NV 89509 England Patriots. Matt and his e-mail: [email protected] wife, Denise, recently built a new New! On-Line Community home. Their daughter, Gabrielle, Jeanne Corcoran Wiggin turned 2 in April, and as Matt 72 Sandy Brook Drive says, she has a little attitude as Apartment B well! Matt was excited to be in New Britain, CT 06053 St. Louis to see the Red Sox win (917) 368-0451 the World Series. He is planning e-mail: [email protected] to try to get to campus for our Caroline Herz, Jeanne Corcoran 10th Reunion, June 3-5. Wiggin and I, Wendy Mansson Olsen, have been in touch with Register today at many of you the past few http://www.netdirectories.com/~csc months and hope to hear from

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 71 Colby-Sawyer Families 1996 Kristin Sneider Mulready 3 Brownlea Road Framingham, MA 01701-4213 (508) 788-6353 e-mail: Kristin.Mulready@ immunogen.com Jenny “Jen” Rowell Pedersen 15 Michela Way Nottingham, NH 03290-5309 (603) 772-5527 e-mail: [email protected] Emma Szebeny, daughter of Stahley Hello class of ’96. We hope you Herndon Szebeny ’80. all made it through the snowy winter! We were so happy to hear from you again. Tiffany Taylor Merrill is living in Augusta, ME, with her husband of 51/2 years, Proud parents Josh Pincoske ’97 and Hillary Woodward Pincoske ’96 Chris, their daughter, Brooklynn, (seated) with their new son, Quinton Sparks Pincoske. Colby-Sawyer who is 2, and their yellow lab, friends in the photo include (l to r) Ashley Gamwell (CSC athletic trainer), Jim McGilvery ’96 and Kyle Battis ’99. Daisy. She has really enjoyed being home with Brooklynn since she was born, and was looking forward to the arrival of Brooklynn’s baby sister at the end of March. Best wishes and keep us posted Tiffany! Donnelle Mozzer Bowers and Stefanie Lord Baumblatt also had some wonderful news to share! Donnelle and Damon were happy to announce that little Molly Anne was born on Sept. 29, weighing in at 8 pounds, 4 oz. Sydney, 2, is her very proud big sister. Stefanie welcomed her 1st child, Sara Madelyn Baumblatt, on Oct. 1. She is doing very well, enjoying moth- Tara Schirm Campanella ’00 with her husband, Jon, and Katie Josephs Flint ’97 and her son, Harper. erhood and living in GA. She has their daughter, Gianna Rose. been in touch with Diane Marsden Morley and Krystal Kennedy. Congratulations, Donnelle and Stefanie! Kimberley “Kim” Parent has wedding bells in her future. Kim and Sean Flanagan were engaged in Dec., and are planning a July 2006 wedding in Freeport, ME. Congrats! Wendy Howe LaFlower and her husband have been keeping busy and having fun with their 2 children, 6-year- old Josh and 2-year-old Savannah, while her husband has been recovering from emer- gency gall bladder surgery! She also recently heard from Jacqueline “Jacqui” Hardy, who lives in CO. Much to her delight, Jacqui became owner of a pottery studio in Oct., after working Jack and Kathryn Bickford, children Allison Armstrong Lubin ’97 with Gavin Corcoran Wiggin, son of there for more than 2 years. The of Shayne Bickford ’96. her daughter, Ellie. Jeanne Corcoran Wiggin ’95. studio is called Pottery Caffe and the Web site for the store is

72 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE www.PotteryCaffe.com. Check it out! Chistopher “Chris” Boire is doing very well and is busy with ALUMNI SP TLIGHT his business. Boire Design is in its Jim Gowell ’96 and Mike Sansonetti ’97 5th year in Plattsburgh, NY, Chris’s hometown. He is engaged to a woman named Jennifer House, who is from Omaha, NE. If you live in New England, and certainly if you She works with early interven- are a fan of the World Champion New England tion and as a 1-on-1 aide. They Patriots football team, there’s a good chance recently bought a house, which you’ve seen people wearing “Belichick for they have completely remodeled. President 2004” T-shirts. What you may not Check out his website at realize, however, is that this product is the vision www.boiredesign.com. Chris of two Colby-Sawyer alumni: Jim Gowell ’96 passes the following message on and Mike Sansonetti ’97. As avid New England to his mentor at CSC, Joe Hruby: Patriots fans, the duo wanted to show their “Everything you taught me and respect for the team’s head coach. In February told me about the graphic design 2004, the team had just earned its second business was right on the money championship, the Democratic National and I owe my career to you. Convention was on the horizon, and Boston was Thanks for the guidance. Hope set to be the host city. Jim and Mike invested all is well with you and your their time and money in their T-shirt idea and family.” We were very happy to were amazed at the success of their marketing hear from James “Jim” efforts. “The ‘Belichick for President 2004’ T-shirt McGilvery. He is still living in craze spread throughout the United States,” Philadelphia and works as an account executive selling spon- explains Jim. “Most notably, the BFP T-shirt sorship for the AND1 Mix Tape reached The White House, Jon Bon Jovi, prime Tour. He visited with Matt time New England-based radio stations, and Richards ’95 recently and met numerous professional athletes and coaches.” The success around their initial marketing his daughter, Ally, and adds that Jim (l) and Mike attribute their early success to the effort gave Jim and Mike the idea to start a Matt is glowing. He was on the love and support of their friends and families, including Colby-Sawyer campus for the company that followed their passion: tailgating their alumnae wives. Jim is married to Nicole Mayo- alumni basketball game this win- and the outdoors. The two entrepreneurs lever- Gowell ’94, and they live in Kittery, Maine, with their ter. Stacy Mott is attending Lynn aged their combined 23 years spent at concerts, two-year-old son, Mason. Mike and his wife, Lynn University in Delray Beach, FL. camping sites and sporting events, plus their Nixon Sansonetti ’98, reside in Marlborough, Mass. She is working toward complet- collective 15 years of information technology ing her master’s degree in com- industry experience, and the result was the April well (Pioli is Patriots Vice President of Player munications in Aug. Best wishes 2004 founding of Tailgate Outdoor Wear, LLC, Personnel Scott Pioli). “We want Pioli to stay in on completion, Stacy. Daren a company that provides rugged all-season New England, and Mike and I are doing our best “Dow” Villeneuve has been liv- apparel for the professional tailgater and outdoor to make sure that he does,” says Jim. Their efforts ing in Denver, CO, for the past 2 enthusiast. “From a simple T-shirt in 2004, we have not gone unnoticed, as Scott Pioli recently years. He really enjoys the weath- now offer a full line of unique T-shirts, rugged presented the duo with three official NFL foot- er and skiing. He is currently fleeces, which include bottle openers and balls signed by linebacker Tedy Bruschi, kicker teaching English at Smoky Hill “koozies” in the pockets, foul-weather long Adam Vinatieri and one from Belichick and Pioli High School in the international underwear, and a plethora of accessories for the themselves, reading “To Tailgate Outdoor Wear. baccalaureate program, which is professional tailgater and outdoor enthusiast,” Thank you for your support.” a program for gifted and talented students. He is in his 6th year of says Mike. “The Tailgate Outdoor Wear Web There is much on the horizon for the guys at teaching and says that he enjoys site—www.tailgateoutdoorwear.com—generates Tailgate Outdoor Wear. They’ll be at the Great the classroom. He adds that if well over 56,000 visitors to the site each month, American Tailgating Expo at Baltimore Ravens anyone is in his area to drop him and is converting 23 percent of those visits into Stadium in August, and they are in the early a line at [email protected] . online sales,” adds Jim. planning stages of other ventures with the NFL. We were also happy to hear from Playing upon the success of their beloved In the meantime, Jim and Mike are keeping Shayne Bickford, who is living Patriots, Jim and Mike have added sweatshirts their fingers crossed that the Patriots will bring in Rochester, NY. He has includ- and bumper stickers to their “Belichick for yet another Vince Lombardi trophy home to ed a picture of his “2 greatest President” line, and they have introduced a New England. accomplishments, Jack and “Belichick Pioli ’04” line to their collection as —TRACEY AUSTIN Kathryn, taken on a rare sunny July 4th.” He says that while Jack rooted for the Eagles in the Superbowl, Kathryn was cheer- dren. We also heard from Mona ters, Aileen and Bethany. Aileen some of you whom we hadn’t ing, “Go Pathrious!” He and his Andrew Stewart, who is working is almost 10 and Beth is 2 1/2. heard from in years. Remember, wife, Nell, bought a house just as an acquisitions analyst for a Again, it has been wonderful you can e-mail us anytime and over a year ago after Kathryn was real estate investment firm. She is hearing from you all and we we can always let you know born, and they really enjoy married and living in TX with encourage you to keep writing. when the news will be published. spending time with their chil- her husband, Kelly, and 2 daugh- We were thankful to hear from Until the next article.

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 73 Walgren, is working in the ER bought land and plan to have 2004 when Larry and I welcomed and dad is getting as much a house built by fall. Jolene our daughter, Lillian “Lilli” 1997 “Charlie time” as he can before Thompson Stratton and her Pauline Meader, into the world. Class Correspondent Needed he is deployed oversees. Coach husband are expecting their 2nd She was 8 lbs. 12.5 ounces, 21.5 Foti has a recruit for the class of child in July. She is looking for- inches long. At the end of May, Editor s Note: Special thanks to 2025! Quinton Starks was born in ward to 3 months off in the sum- Larry and I bought a house in Amie Pariseau Ellis and Jolene Nov. to Hillary Woodward mer, and enjoying the pool with Farmingdale, ME. We spent the Thompson Stratton, who served Pincoske and Joshua Pincoske. her babies. Please keep in touch summer busily moving, painting as 1997 class correspondents from “Yes, named after John Starks of with the Alumni Office with and getting settled into our new 1999–March 2005. the NY Knicks,” says Josh. They your most recent information house. Larry and I exchanged I, Amie Pariseau Ellis, finished also bought a house in Concord and check out the Alumni site at wedding vows on Sept. 18, 2004 up 2 positions in the fall of 2004. and a dog. Josh is in his 10th sea- www.colby-sawyer.edu/alumni- in Augusta ME. Attending our One was as the assistant women’s son as the men’s assistant basket- friends for alumni events in your wedding was Rachel Bratter- tennis coach at CSC. We had a ball coach at CSC and 3rd year as area and ways to keep up with Gronblom ’00.” Jodi has great season and record, with general manager at RC Brayshaw your classmates! changed jobs and is now working many of the young ladies receiv- Printing, Co., Inc. Charlotte at Central Maine Medical Center ing accolades from the confer- Hulland Holst and her husband, in the Hematology Oncology ence. Unfortunately, we ran into David, welcomed baby boy, 1998 Associates outpatient office. some trouble and lost in the Joshua, in Dec. Katie Josephs Craig Laabs married Jessica Flint, her husband, Scott, and Jamie Gilbert Smith Laabs ’99 and has grad- quarterfinals of the tournament. 369 Main Street #3 They’ll be back next year though! their son, Harper, added a second uated from South TX College of son, Jonah, to their family in Cromwell, CT 06416 Law. He is working at Ernst & My grant-funded position with (860) 305-4641 the Girl Scouts ended in early Feb. Michelle Dodier Deming Young as a customs and interna- and her husband are busy chas- e-mail: sportsmassage01@ tional trade consultant. They Nov., and I started right in with a hotmail.com new job, a new career actually. I ing around the twins, who are 2 purchased a house in The am the marketing coordinator for years old. They are talking, Christopher Quint Woodlands, TX, which is 30 a company called Tele Atlas in climbing and running in 2 differ- 130 Granite Street minutes north of Houston. “We Lebanon. I handle small trade ent directions, of course! She is Biddeford, ME 04005 enjoy training for the upcoming shows, customer meetings and all now an adjunct clinical nursing (207) 283-4274 triathlon season and spending kinds of other small projects. It is instructor at Mount Wachusett e-mail: coloradohiker2003@ time with our 2 boxers, Kona overwhelming at times, as it is a Community College and loves it. yahoo.com and Aspen,” said Craig. Rob new world for me, but it is going This is while she continues to Gagnon has given up his MI liv- work in ICU working towards cri- Hello class of ’98! I, Jamie ing to move back to good old quite well. I will be experiencing Gilbert, am busy working in the my 1st business travel as I will terias toward her lifeflight. MA. He is living in Manchester- Michelle also received her visual department of a Banana by-the-Sea, MA, and working at head to New Orleans, San Diego Republic store, working on store and San Francisco this year to PediatricAdvancedLifeSupport. the Manchester Athletic Club Congrats on all your accomplish- openings in the CT region, and and Absolute Performance attend trade shows for the also working with my district company. Congratulations to ments, Michelle! Chip Steward Physical Therapy. He recently got has been the director of resort manager in making the visual a new boxer puppy, fittingly Stephanie Peterson Racine and part of your shopping experience John Racine, who expected their marketing for the Mount named Fenway. I have been in Washington Hotel & Bretton fantastic. I am also completing touch with Rob Kasprazk, seeing 1st baby in April. While waiting my 4th year as a nationally certi- for their bundle of joy to arrive, Woods Mountain Resort since him at many of Frank “Rizzo” 1 fied massage therapist. It’s great John became a licensed architect Sept. It is a 1 /2 hour commute Abel’s ’97 parties this past sum- from his Lebanon, NH, home, work and I am always learning so mer. Rob is still working at and Stephanie finished her much. I have kept in touch with master’s in ESL/ special educa- which he and his wife, Kellie, Staples corporate office as a built before Chip changed jobs. It many alumni including Pat senior financial analyst. He will tion. They currently live in a Desmond ’95, Jimmy 3-family home in RI, but are must be a great neighborhood, as finish his MBA from Boston Chris House bought a home 7 McGilvery ’96 and Donnie College in May 2006. He also looking to sell and move on to a Varnum ’95. They got together single family with some land. doors down from the Steward keeps in touch with many of his family! Laura Powell is working to celebrate St. Patty’s Day in friends from Page Hall. Sam Other future CSC grads include Philadelphia, PA. I also talk to Charles Scott Walgren, who part-time in a computer store Hamilton writes, “I am still l and headed to Disneyworld in Amy Hall ’99 quite often. She is iving in Virginia Beach with my joined the Walgren family in making the trek across the coun- Aug. Mom, Catherine Yarbro March. Lauren Smyrl is working wife and cocker spaniel. I’m still for Burns Veterinary Supply, Inc. try to live with her fiancé, Shaun, working as a high school teacher and covers NH and VT. Lori in San Jose, CA. We are all sad to and athletic trainer at Bayside You asked for it... Monroe Yates and her husband, see her go, but hopeful that she High School. Next year I will be John, are living in Littleton. They will be back in a few years. Chris teaching human anatomy for a toll-free recently sold one house and Quint has been busy working at Bayside High School’s new Planned Parenthood and updat- phone bought another. She is working Health Science Academy, edu- at Home Depot in the kitchen ing his great farmhouse in ME. cating future doctors, nurses and number! and bath department. Donna Kim and Chris have survived the other healthcare professionals. Studley is living and working in winter in their new home. Not Recently, my wife, Amanda Plymouth, MA. Lauren many of you sent me updates, Biittner (a Virginia Tech grad- but here are what some of your Add Calvarese Tauscher, her hus- uate), Dave “Digger” Pratt, band, Brandon, and their 2 boys, fellow alums had to say. Jodi Michelle Whitney Pratt and (800) 266-8253 Peter and Lewis “Jack” Jackson, Lambert Meader writes, “2004 I enjoyed a week vacation in have moved to WA. They have has been a big year for me and Jamaica. A mini-class of ’98 to your speed dial! my family. It started on April 12,

74 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE reunion.” Gary Kennedy is still “Phoebe’s Closet,” an infant and working hard with the postal ser- toddlers resale boutique in the Send your news, photos, newspaper clippings and vice in Portsmouth, NH. Things middle of May. We wish her luck! greetings for classmates to your class correspondent are going well for him. Kevin She is also busy working as a full or to the Alumni Office. Webster and Beth Ferreira time athletic trainer at MIT. Here Inquiring minds want to know. Webster are proud to announce is the latest and greatest news they have a new addition to their from Chuck Morrison. “Sophie e-mail: [email protected] family. “Beth and I are doing and I are enjoying our 1st year of phone: (800) 266-8253 or (603) 526-3727 great. We now have a 5-month- marriage together! We recently old son named Brayden. We have bought a house in Milford, NH, mail: Colby-Sawyer College Alumni Office been very lucky with him. He is and welcomed a new addition to 541 Main Street all smiles from the time he wakes our family...Shiloh, our 4- New London, NH 03257 up to the time he goes to bed,” month-old Siberian husky! I’m We look forward to hearing from you. writes Kevin. The Websters are still working at 1510 The Zone as also in the process of moving director of production.” Please into their new home in N. keep sending Chris and me info winter and is taking some fun in Jan. Laura writes that she is Dartmouth, MA. Congratulations about yourselves and other CSC classes. Ben Reeder started work- enjoying motherhood and does to the both of you. Recently an alumni. Also, take a few minutes ing in admissions back at CSC in not look forward to going back e-mail came from Brian “Pepe” and check out the new CSC the summer of ’04 and is living to work. She said that Connor is Heon. “Let’s see...just making directory online at www.netdirec- in Georges Mills. He states that, growing fast and they are enjoy- my way through another ski sea- tories.com/~csc. It’s a great way “It’s a bit of a change from living ing adjusting to being new par- son. This is my 4th year as the to keep up with your classmates. in LA, NY and Boston, but it’s ents. Amy Hall shares news of lift operations manager for the Take care! nice to be back.” One of his her engagement to her boyfriend, Canyons in Park City, UT. We’ll responsibilities is to coordinate Shaun. They are planning a fall close in 4 weeks then I’ll take 8 any alumni who want to volun- 2006 wedding with CSC friends weeks off and travel. I still live teer for the Admissions to be a part of it, including Jamie with Chris Tulloch ’97, and 1999 Department, so anyone who is Gilbert ’98 and Nick Burchard. Justin Hersh ’00 lives right down Kelley Healey interested should get in touch Amy’s fiancé, Shaun, lives in San the road so I still spend too 3 Judson Road with him at breeder@colby- Francisco, CA, so she made the much time with those guys. Weymouth, MA 02188 sawyer.edu. Ben is also coaching move out west to be with him Other than that we’re getting (781) 331-1367 the women’s club softball team this spring after their engage- ready for another summer of e-mail: [email protected] and is back on WSCS with his 1st ment. Dana Bruce Carman lives water-skiing and wakeboarding.” Suzanne Blake Gerety radio show in 5 years. John in ME with her husband, Chuck, Kelly Dudek Trella, another CT 4 Captain s Way Gosselin and his wife, Liz and their 2 daughters, Brooke resident, has been busy. “My Exeter, NH 03833 Cronin Gosselin ’97, are busy and Carli. They moved into a division at work reorganized in (603) 772-2546 looking for a new house and beautiful new house this past Jan., and I became the director of e-mail: [email protected] have been hanging out with winter. Dana works as a head distribution marketing & com- many CSC friends. Erika Cone shift leader at Hannaford Bros., munications for a combined bro- Hi everyone! We hope all is well. Clohecy is still teaching in Derry, so she is able to spend the better ker/dealer and rollover/payout Drop us an e-mail or write to stay NH. She has 2 sons, 3-year-old part of the day with her children. product organization. (In non- in touch; we enjoy hearing from Jayson and 1-year-old Joshua. She was sorry to have missed our financial jargon that means I each of you. I, Suzanne Blake Erika and her family had a great 5-year Reunion, but that was her manage the team that handles Gerety, and my husband, Ed wel- time visiting Brian Frenkiewich due date. Shane Hoover is now communications, promotions, comed, our 1st child into the and Michele Grodziki working for Digital Federal Credit and numerous other miscella- world in Dec. Our son, Ryan, was Frenkiewich and their daughter, Union in the indirect lending neous projects for sales agents in an early Christmas present, born Ayla, in Jan. at their house in department, which is part of the the financial services industry.) I Dec. 14. I love being a new mom ME. Andrea Goupil Stone has consumer loan department. He am almost halfway done with and despite the sleepless nights, had a great year. She married moved into this new position my master’s degree, and spring it’s totally worth it. I’m able to Andy Stone in Nov. in Bedford, when his son, Simon, was born 2006 can’t get here soon enough! work from home, as I still help to NH. Her CSC friends Angela last year. Shane attended a few I’ve recently been in touch with run the speaking business with Cloutier, Jena Van Stelten, Alex CSC gatherings, including his Sarah Lidstone, who is happily my husband. I, Kelley Healey, Peak, Lauren Grassini and Jim own Christmas party, Rizzo’s living and working in TN, and I live in Weymouth, MA, and Gebro were there to celebrate the (Frank Abel ’97) summer party, am really hoping to get down teach high school seniors in big day with her. Andrea has a and a weekend at Seth’s (Seth there to see her this year. Other Sharon, MA. I finally completed new job working for a large phar- Hurley ’99) in VT. Kim Kogut than that, I’m just trying to my master’s degree in education maceutical company as a senior enjoyed a trip to Chicago with enjoy life with my husband and during the summer of ’04 and sales professional. Congrats, her office for a national confer- all our pets!” Theresa “Tee” would love to be a professional Andrea! Ron Coleman writes ence in Nov. She spent a week Saucier Bousquet and her hus- student. I have enjoyed numer- from Iraq. He reported back to there and got to take in the band, Henry, welcomed a baby ous weddings amongst my the Middle East in Jan. and may sights from Millennium Park to girl, Phoebe Pauline, on August friends and family, as well as cel- not be back to the U.S. until Navy Pier and stayed on the 20, 2004. They are all doing ebrating many of them having spring of 2006. He said that it is “Magic Mile,” next to the Water great. They have recently remod- new babies, too. Adrienne quite an adventure being there as Tower Place where Oprah lives. eled the kitchen and bar in their Shrekgast is still living in Boston they rebuild the country of Iraq. Kim spent the holidays with fam- restaurant, Cobblestone and teaching 1st grade in We wish you well, Ron! Laura ily, and unfortunately her family Restaurant, in New Bedford, MA. Arlington, MA. She is also work- Densch Heath and her husband, dealt with the death of 2 family Tee is also going to be opening ing at an Italian restaurant. She Courtney, welcomed their son, members. She’s looking forward learned how to snowboard this Connor Charles, into the world to baseball season and enjoying

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 75 the warmer weather ahead. working in a hospital. It has Assistance Foundation, a compa- job as a national sales manager Kevin Pickering is working as brought him from the coast of ny that helps high school stu- with Deer Valley Lodging, so I the assistant head athletic trainer CA to Europe and to the Asian dents get funding to go to col- don’t anticipate leaving UT in at the U of MA-Dartmouth. Mike Pacific. He has seen some amaz- lege. She loves it and says that it the near future. Plus, Park City Bernard reports that all is well. ing things, and is deep into dif- is very rewarding. Katie Sykes had an epic ski season, so Chris He’s living in West Hollywood, ferent cultures. His wife, Mindy, and Matt Follis have bought a Tulloch, my sister, my girlfriend, CA, and has a new job working gets to come with him at times. house in Saratoga Springs, NY, Leslie, and I enjoyed plenty of for a post production house cut- Congrats, Jeff! We send our best and are busy planning their Sept. skiing in fresh powder almost ting movie trailers and TV spots. to everyone. Please keep in wedding, which will take place in every weekend. Other than that, Tyler Blout and his wife are touch! MI. Katie is working at a vet clin- I have just been traveling for expecting their 1st baby in June. ic and loves her little cat, Billy. work. My territory is the mid- They celebrated their 1st year of Kristin Anderson is still enjoy- west, and southeast, so at least marriage and all is well. Tyler, ing teaching science. This fall I get to meet up with Drew Ryan Willey ’00, Ryan Smith 2000 was her 5th season as the CSC Lydecker and Halley Westdale ’00, Jason Frew ’00, Chris Jennifer Prudden asst. volleyball coach. They came (soon to be Lydecker) when I go Lindquist and other friends will 19 Henchman Street in 2nd in the CCC and got their to Chicago.” Justin also men- travel to Denver, CO, for their Apartment 3 first ever ECAC bid. She didn’t tioned that Lindsay Sylva Hay annual golf/baseball trip in June. Boston, MA 02113 coach basketball this winter, but had a new addition to her family, They’ve now visited 6 stadiums (617) 264-9159 is looking forward to the softball a baby boy, born Jan 2. Jenn in the US, with many more to e-mail: [email protected] season. Don’t forget that this Wallerstein enjoyed the “winter- go. Tyler continues to work at Tara Schirm Campanella spring is our 5-year reunion. It’s free” lifestyle of San Diego, CA. Bank of America and is enjoying Box 3300-233 an all-campus reunion, but our She and I may soon be neigh- the warm southern CA weather. HC-4, Unit 50011 class will be hosting and organiz- bors, depending on my husband’s Nate Corddry ’00 is currently FPO, AE 09627 ing many of the events. I will be next Navy assignment. Jenn touring the country playing e-mail: [email protected] working on the committee so if writes, “I am still living in San Benjamin Braddock in the you have any suggestions or Diego. Work is blah, but life is national tour of “The Graduate,” Hi everyone! This is Jen ideas, please e-mail me and let good! My roommate and I just also starring Morgan Fairchild. Prudden. Things haven’t me know. Have a great spring moved to a new place in Little Congrats, Nate! Rose Keefe and changed too much for me over and see you on campus in June! Italy (downtown San Diego). The her family are recovering from the last couple of months. I am Ciao to all! I, Tara Schirm winter was crazy, with a ton of the effects of Hurricane Ivan, living in the North End of Campanella, hope this update friends and family coming to which changed so many lives in Boston and still teaching 3rd finds everyone getting ready for visit. Danielle Dobson and her Sept. Many of her friends have grade in Andover. I have gotten the upcoming reunion. I can’t crew came out for a week to ring no homes, everything is gone. to see my girls from CSC a few believe 5 years have gone by in the New Year, California style. Rose is blessed to still have her times in the last few months. In already. I am not sure if I will be It was so nice to have her here; home, but it had major damage. Dec., Katie Sykes, Jess stateside then, but if I am, I hope I miss her! We all managed to They have had many months of Dannecker, Kate Lovell, and I to see everyone in attendance. have a great time and see a little construction, but finally see the spent a weekend shopping and Let’s break the attendance record! of Mexico, too. I still can’t light at the end of the tunnel. celebrating in Boston. Jess I am doing well in Sicily enjoy- believe sometimes that it is now Nineteen trees went down in Dannecker will be finishing up ing my new job as a mommy. Feb. and I am still wearing flip their yard, several of which were her MBA this spring and will Gianna Rose was born Sept. 8, flops and heading to the beach! in their pool. Rose is still the then be looking for a new job. 2004. She weighed 6 lbs, 4 oz, I made the right move. I hope director of a private preschool. She and Chris Fitzpatrick are and was 20.5 inches long. She everyone is doing great!” She also teaches a pre-K class and still going strong. Chris is work- was a tiny one but she has Maryellen Skulski is enjoying loves her job. Cara Falconi ing for Deutsche Bank in a caught up fast, weighing 18 married life, living outside of bought her 1st home this sum- Southern NH office. They keep pounds at 6 months old. I can Boston and working hard. Her mer and is living in Winchester, him very busy. Kate Lovell con- barely carry her up the stairs! She Web business is taking off; some MA, with her 5-year-old foster tinues to work at Emerson is such a joy for me and my hus- of her merchandise was picked son, Ian. She writes, “He is an College in the purchasing depart- band, Jon. We came home to up by Newbury Comics stores. amazing little guy who has added ment and is living in South both coasts for Christmas and it Congrats, Maryellen! Anne a whole new dimension to my Boston with Hayley Cozens. She was great to show off Gianna to Raeburn sent me a great e-mail. life. We are both doing very well, is busy training for her 3rd all our family and friends. Justin She writes, “I left Fidelity and are healthy and happy!” Boston Marathon and is audi- Hersh still loves life in Park City, Investments and left Manchester, Cara is finishing up graduate tioning for a community theater UT. He writes, “I recently got a NH, while I was at it. I moved to school and will be done in May. performance of “A Chorus Line.” She is working part time as a Good luck, Kate! Hayley Cozens therapist with children and ado- reports that things are going New! On-Line Community lescents who have severe mental well. She had lunch with Katie illness and/or are in trouble with Tirrell last week and reports that the law. Jeff Devaney continues Katie is taking a massage therapy to live in Salt Lake City, UT, with course. She also reports that his wife, Mindy. They expected a Kelly Sargent is doing well. She baby girl in April and are very will be attending Greg Hooven’s excited about the new addition ’99 wedding in May in Syracuse, to their family. Jeff is working in NY. Zanna Campbell has been the corporate world, which he very busy with a new job and Register today at reports is much different than graduate school. She is working for the NH Higher Education http://www.netdirectories.com/~csc

76 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE It was a lot of fun and a lot of work. I am sure photos will be sent in soon. Being maid of honor was great. Tony DeTore and Courtney Wright DeTore ’02 were married the following weekend. For the last 5 years I have taught pre-k and kinder- garten between 2 different schools. The last 2 years I have also been the assistant director. I have currently taken on a position at the Great Bay Kids Company as the program director, in Newmarket, NH. I have a staff of about 11 ladies. We have 4 classrooms (age 2- kindergarten). It is a bit of a change from teaching, but challenging as well. I am also now helping my sister Michelle Labrie ’03 plan her May 2006 Wright/DeTore Wedding. Courtney Wright DeTore ’02 and Tony DeTore ’00 are surrounded by their alumni friends wedding to Matt Strand ’03. I on their wedding day. Pictured are (back row l to r) Julie Longtin Morales ’00, Chris Bryer ’01, Nick Bertsimas ’99, will be the maid of honor in this Dan Darcy ’00, Ben Selleck ’01, Dave Urban ’00, Steve Drozell ’00 and Mike Vroom ’00, (front row l to r) Liz wedding as well. If the program Steward ’02, Hilary Cogen ’02, Courtney Wright DeTore ’02, Tony DeTore ’00, Deb Panza ’02, Laura Sallee ’02 director thing doesn’t work out, I and Stacy Leughmyer Drozell ’01. may consider a job as a wedding coordinator!” Tony DeTore also sent the Alumni Office a letter Stowe, VT, because I couldn’t boyfriend, Nick Robinson, and I of the Leukemia/Lymphoma about his marriage to Courtney stand Cindy Bailey Mace living moved in together. Funny story, Society). It was probably the Wright DeTore ’02. Following the good life without me. I am his mom is CSC alumna Becky toughest day of my life, but was their wedding, the couple working at A.G. Edwards in Barre, Young Robinson ’64.” Small well worth it! I was able to honor enjoyed a fantastic honeymoon VT, as a registered financial asso- world, huh? Sheridan Johnston my patients as well as raise in Jamaica. Courtney is working ciate. It’s a less micromanaged had some great news. She says, money for cancer research.” It at Lawrence General Hospital company than Fidelity, with “I have moved to Memphis, TN, sounds like Sheridan is on a very and Tony is still with Swanson better client relationships, and to take my dream job at St. Jude rewarding path. Jason Frew is Advertising. “God willing, my I am not being strangled by the Children’s Research Hospital. engaged to be married in Sept. band will finally have a CD phone for 10 hours a day. Dan I am working as the child life He is working as the assistant completed this spring, and we Darcy vacationed in Stowe and specialist on the inpatient director of admissions at Boston are preparing for a busy summer got in plenty of skiing. He is a leukemia/lymphoma unit and University. Missy Labrie wrote, playing around New England,” manager at Enterprise Rent-a-Car I love it! I also completed my “I kept busy helping my friend, writes Tony. Well, that is it for in Rochester, NH. Another reason 1st marathon in June with Team Stacy Leughmyer ’01, plan her my update, I hope to see you all for my move to Stowe is that my in Training (a fundraising arm fall wedding to Steve Drozell. soon at Reunion. I am trying to get in touch with Jaime Skillern. If you see this, Jaime, e-mail me so we can catch up! 2001 Kristy Meisner 86 North Mountain Road Greene, ME 04236 (207) 946-7653 e-mail: [email protected] Hello! I hope that everyone is doing great. I am in the midst of completing my 1st year of graduate school. I really enjoy my classes, as they are challeng- ing, but great. I am pursuing my master’s in child development and early childhood education Opuszynski/Schwenger Wedding. Colby-Sawyer friends gathered to celebrate the marriage of Michelle Opuszynski with Wheelock College, and still Schwenger and her husband, Christian, on their October 9, 2004, wedding day. Posing are (l to r) Tonya Steiner ’99, working at Advocates for Julie Tyrrell Olsen ’01, Megan Smith ’01, Michelle Opuszynski Schwenger ’01, Christian Schwenger, Amanda Rucci ’01, Children in Lewiston, ME. I am Jen Caron-Small ’01 and Kasia Fadrowski ’01. now the education coordinator,

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 77 leaving the CSC admissions Eaton/Casey Wedding office, I have been enjoying my new role as director of alumni relations at The Derryfield School in Manchester, NH. I have seen Taber Lightfoot, Mandy Eaton Casey and Lisa Killam at our frequent “girls’ nights.” Erik Rocheford is finishing his master’s at CO State U. in Fort Collins, CO, and enjoying every minute of it. Erik writes, “Katie Lynch ’02 was just out here for a week and we had a great time touring all over the state and enjoying some great skiing. She Mandy Eaton ’01 tied the knot went from MA to making great with Paul Casey on September 5, turns at 12,000+ feet; we had a 2004, on the island of Martha’s (Back row l to r) Taber Lightfoot ’01, Mandy Eaton Casey ’01, and Tracey blast!” Erik is looking forward to Vineyard, with many Colby- Guarda Perkins ’01. (Front row l to r) Beth Ashley ’01, Emily Thomas ’01 getting back to the Boston area Sawyer friends in attendance. and Lisa Killam ’01. and working in research in the exercise physiology field. He writes, “Can’t wait to get back to and I have taken on many new Jennie Cocchiaro LaBranche April. Michelle Opuszynski- the ocean and Red Sox games. tasks, which are wonderful. I and her husband are still enjoy- Schwenger writes, “I am enjoy- Hope everyone is doing well.” have spent some time up at ing life overseas. They expected a ing every second of married life!” Steve Robinson writes, “I am CSC as well. My sister, Meggan, baby girl, Lily, in early April. She Michelle was married Oct. 9 of back in beautiful and scenic recently completed her freshman stopped teaching kindergarten in this year. Congrats, Michelle! Worcester, MA, working for year at CSC. I went up for the order to prepare for the arrival of Another recently married class- Apple Trailer, a storage container dance show, which was fantastic. baby Lily. Jennifer Pesare is tak- mate is Adam Dow. He and his and trailer company. I also get to It totally made me miss my days ing classes towards her master’s wife are living in ME, and Adam see Dimitrios Tsihlis quite often of performing, though! I was in speech language pathology at is working with a local high at our monthly Latin dance and surprised to see so many familiar URI and is still working at the school as an athletic trainer. salsa lessons in Manchester, NH. faces in the audience; it was police station. She writes, “Life Congrats, Adam! Grace Gravelle Wow can he move and shake!” great. One of those familiar faces in RI is great!” Amanda Rucci is juggling work at Crate and Kristin Giannino Spinney was Allison “Ali” Wamboldt, is still working at Sunapee and Barrel, power yoga 3-5 times a writes, “Hi all! Things around who still loves Frozen Ropes, she attending grad school at Lesley week, and preparations for her here have been great. Mike and I has been busy coaching and run- University for a master’s in spe- sister’s wedding in Sept. She is went to AZ for Feb. vacation and ning workshops, and enjoying cial education. Amanda talks also planning a trip to NC and we headed to Disney for April her new promotion. Jorden often with Julie McFarland, who SC to visit friends sometime vacation. Teaching is wonderful. Blucher is living in Burlington, is getting married in July, Megan within the next few months. I have the cutest class and VT, and is the market manager Smith, who moved to MN, Kim Grace is still living with Cheryl Sparhawk is an awesome school! for American Diabetes. He is a Morrison, who is now living in Lecesse ’02 in Woburn and loves Marisa Tescione and I enjoy volunteer on the Smugglers Raleigh, NC, and Jamie Babine, living so close to Boston. Danica watching our weekly chick flick. Notch Ski Patrol and is in the who lives in Lebanon, NH, Letarte shares, “I am living in We have many laughs! Hope process of joining a rescue squad. and planned to be married in Waltham, MA, with my fiancé, everything is going well for Mark. He proposed on Christmas everyone. Take care!” Melissa Day. So it’s been fun planning a “Missy” Brown is still working May 2006 wedding and working as an 8th grade teacher at the on a few business ventures, while APW Middle School. This year getting tons of snow this year. she finally got back to her Hope other alums are doing great “roots” and started up a school and hope to see them around the newspaper at her school. The Boston area.” Mandy Eaton kids have really taken to it and Casey tied the knot with Paul although Missy takes care of the Casey, Sept. 5 on the island of layout, design and final editing, Martha’s Vineyard. Beth Ashley, the students are in charge of Ben Watts ’02, Tracey Guarda coming up with story ideas, Perkins, Taber Lightfoot, Emily interviewing and writing. Sounds Thomas and Lisa Killam were great, Missy! Katrina Ryan all there to celebrate and enjoy writes, “Not too much new to the 3-day event. Tracey Guarda report. I am heading into my Perkins writes, “Keith and I are 2nd year at the RBC Center in settled into our Exeter, NH, Raleigh. It has been strange (and Holiday Celebration. December 2004 Christmas Party with CSC friends at home. Our newest addition to interesting) being exposed to the Grace and Cheryl’s place: (Back row l to r) Grace Gravelle ’01, Cheryl the family is our beloved golden NHL lockout on the arena side of Lecesse ’02 and Heather Thomson ’01. (Front row l to r) Chris Roofe ’01, retriever puppy named Sam. Yes, things. Hopefully by the time Ariana Rork Grant ’00 and Randy Grant ’99. we are obsessed with him! Since this is printed, the lockout will

78 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE be over and hockey will be back. great time dancing the night Connection. He also flies region- I’m keeping my fingers crossed! I away with her old roomies at al jets for United Express out of hope everyone is doing well.” Courtney Wright DeTore and their O’Hare and Washington Krissi Dyer is currently living at Tony DeTore’s ’00 wedding. Amy Dulles hubs, as well as for US Sugarloaf/USA year round, snow- Birner Plourde and her husband, Airways Express out of their boarding and telemark skiing as Andrew, have purchased a home Pittsburgh hub. “We are having much as possible. She is working in Derry, NH. Amy said construc- a great time in our new home, for lift control and ski patrol dis- tion on the house was expected and although we miss the north- patch, bartending, and running to be completed in May. Amy east, we have enjoyed exploring various events for local bars. I sees Kelly Raiano ’03, Kevin a new part of the country,” Mark was so happy to hear from so Maccioli and Vicki Burgess said. Mark also would love to many of you. It sounds like things Fahey often. Kelly and Kevin hear from you! His e-mail is are going great. Please feel free to live in Malden, MA, and are busy [email protected]. Erin Hardy drop me an e-mail at anytime. I planning their Sept. wedding. is still living in Laconia, NH, and look forward to hearing from you Katie Reeder is enjoying life in is working as a manager at The all soon! Take care of yourselves Thomaston, ME. She is taking Fitness Edge. Katie Lynch is and enjoy the summer. graduate classes for social work working at Danvers High School and is working on her clinical in MA as the athletic trainer. She license. Casey Mitchell is work- plans to take some classes this ing for Bombardier Capital in summer to begin preparing for 2002 Burlington, but decided to move PA school. Angela Langevin has Nicole “Nikki” Fowler to Chicago in April to challenge begun working on her master of 6484 US Highway 11 Apt. 3 her career. Good luck, Casey! In science degree in industrial rela- Adirondack Mini-Reunion. (Bottom Canton, NY 13617 Chicago, she plans to live with tions and human resources at PA to top) Karen Kotopoulis ’02, Missy (315) 386-5703 Lisa Farina, whose rental agency State U. “After moving down to Brown ’01, Heather Billings ’02 and e-mail: gophersloafers@ business, Apartment Aides PA from NH, I am still getting Nikki Fowler ’02 enjoyed their 2nd yahoo.com (www.apartmentaides.com), is accustomed to my new surround- annual mini-reunion in the Adirondacks on Columbus Day Cheryl Lecesse now 2 years old. Lisa’s sister, ings, but I love the campus and I Weekend. 35 Montvale Avenue Paula, has also moved to the city. am enjoying my classes,” Angela Apartment 12 “It is my goal to move everyone said. Ramsey Hoehn is still living Woburn, MA 01801 to this city. I love it here,” Lisa on Long Island, teaching tennis up with a bunch of college e-mail: cheryl_lecesse@ said. Mark Miller is living out- in Locust Valley, but planned to friends for New Year’s, including hotmail.com side St. Louis, MO, where he and return to VT in May to work for the Crowell brothers and Matt his fiancée, Lindsey Wright ’03, the Windridge Tennis Camps. Hagerty. He said it was nice to Hi everyone! I hope you all are purchased a home. He flies 50- He said he is looking forward to see everyone doing so well. Beth doing great and enjoying life! It’s passenger regional jets out of being closer to friends living in Burnham is working for Sweetser great to hear that so many of you the St. Louis hub for American the VT/NH area. He recently met as an ed. tech. in an elementary are attending grad school and are successful in the business world! As for me, Cheryl Lecesse, I am still working for Community Newspaper Company in Concord, MA, but am now the assistant editor of the Lincoln Journal, a weekly newspaper. The position is great because I can still write articles for the paper, but I’m more involved in the design and layout process. I’m still living in Woburn, MA, and having a fun time with my roommate, Grace Gravelle ’01. I keep in close contact with Christine Symmes Lucius, who now lives in Boxford, MA, with her husband, Rich. She is work- ing as a personal trainer at the Manchester Athletic Club in MA and is the athletic trainer for both Georgetown High School and Manchester Essex High School. Hilary Cogen is living in Concord, NH, and is working as Pub Night. This group of Colby-Sawer alumni enjoyed a pub night in New London following the alumni basketball a news reporter for WKXL radio games on campus. (Front row l to r) Julie Sheehan ’02, Tommy Lavigne ’03, Adam Tuttle ’02, Hillary Cross ’02 and in Concord, NH. In Oct. 2004, Brendan Carney ’02. (Middle row l to r) Jennifer Buck ’02, Tasha Beaudin ’02, Sara Hammond ’01, Michele Favre she received her first NHAB gold- ’03, Meredith Buzzi ’03, Katie Bishop ’03, Calen Paquette ’02 and Katie Lynch ’02. (Back row l to r) Brian en mic award. Congratulations, Pendergast ’03, Ethan Betts ’03, Amy Callahan ’02, Ashley Bramwell ’02, Beth Chartier ’97, Nick Jewett ’03, Hilary! She also said she had a Josh Pincoski ’97, Coach George Martin, Jim Durell ’94 and Jim McGilvery ’96.

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 79 southern FL, working as an assis- couldn’t live on that type of tant tennis director at the Mizner salary, he decided to get into his Country Club in Delray Beach, family business. Last April he FL. He planned to stay south started working as a salesman at until the beginning of May, his family’s automobile dealer- when he headed back north to ship, Scott Honda, in West Nantucket, MA, to work as an Chester, PA, and became the 1st assistant tennis pro. Brett said of the 4th generation to give the he sees Anthony Giovino and business a shot. He was recently Adam Seppala on a regular basis, promoted to leasing manager. and would love to hear how his On May 28, Dug is marrying “the classmates are doing. Debbie most amazing woman” he has Panza graduated from grad ever met. “She is a photographer school at UNH Manchester in at the paper, her name is Bridgett May, and is coaching a varsity Ann Woody, and I can’t wait cheerleading squad, which quali- until that last name matches fied for the state competition. mine,” he said. Several Colby- Boston Mini-Reunion. Colby-Sawyer young alumni gather in Boston for a She also said the party scene isn’t Sawyer alums are attending the mini-reunion. Pictured (l to r) are Rob Ryder ’03, Erin Slavin ’02, Katie Lynch what it used to be. “Sitting in on wedding, which will take place ’02, Jenny Buck ’02, Tommy Lavigne ’03, Calen Paquette ’02, Ashley a Friday night watching movies in his grandparents’ back yard Bramwell ’02, Adam Tuttle ’02, Brendan Carney ’02, Ethan Betts ’03. and drinking wine has become on the Main Line outside my favorite pastime. I just can’t Philadelphia. Congratulations, school in Saco, ME. She lives in named Ollie and stay busy bal- hold alcohol like I used to. Does Dug! Ashley Bramwell is living Kennebunk, ME, but planned to ancing family and work. She is anyone else feel this way?” in Marshfield, MA, and teaching leave May 31 for Guyana, South also only 3 classes away from Debbie said. Courtney Norris pre-K. She is also in the process America, where she will work earning her master’s degree in said she had the chance to see of getting her master’s degree through the Peace Corps. Good early childhood education some fellow alumni at her sister’s in elementary education, and luck, Beth! I’m sure we all would through Wheelock College’s Off- wedding this past summer. Kirsty is coaching basketball and soft- love to hear about your experi- Campus Program in Concord, McCue now works at Huggins ball at her old high school in ences! Eli Soll is 7,500 miles NH. “I am loving it and fortu- Hospital as an athletic trainer, Marshfield. Hillary Cross is away from New England, in his nately I am doing well, despite and also serves at the athletic living in Duxbury, MA, and is 2nd year teaching English in my full time job teaching tod- trainer for Kingswood High working in membership sales South Korea. The experience dlers,” she said. Both Pilar and School, her alma mater. “I am at the Boston Sports Club in has allowed him to travel Jenny are looking forward to really excited about the posi- Wellesley, MA. “We try as often through Southeast Asia and Pilar’s graduation in Aug., and tion,” Kirsty said. “It’s a great as possible to have mini-reunions Europe, visiting Thailand, Japan, plan to start a family. Brendan feeling living in my hometown, with Susanna Jesser and Leisa Iceland, England and the Czech Carney is still living with Jenny close to family, friends, and of Jesser,” Hillary said. Rob Republic, where he earned a Buck outside of Philadelphia and course that someone special.” Buckley is still working as a TESOL certificate from Trinity continues to work at AND1. Douglas “Dug” P. Scott worked program coordinator for North College. Pilar Bescos is living in They plan to move back to New for a year as a “poorly paid” Suffolk Mental Health Associa- a townhouse in Methuen, MA, England and settle for a little reporter for the Suburban and tion in MA, and eventually plans and is enjoying married life with while in the Boston area soon. Wayne Times in Wayne, PA, to start looking into grad schools. her wife, Jenny. They have a dog Brett Gaede has been living in but when he realized a person Matt Sweeney is also working at

Colby-Sawyer Alumni Baseball. Several former members of the Colby-Sawyer baseball team were on campus in the fall for an alumni baseball game. Participants included (back row l to r) Assistant Coach Rick Miller, Ryan McCarthy, Brian Weigler ’03, Kevin Maccioli ’02, Ryan Smith ’00, Kurt Svoboda ’00, Darcy LaFrance ’00, Rory O’Donnell ’03, Matt Smith ’04, Nick Daigle ’03, John Clay ’03, (front row l to r) Head Coach Jim Broughton, Scott Lavigne ’01, Kevin Gula ’99, George Sylvester ’00, Rob Fagan ’01, Eric St. Onge ’99, Dave Shoreman ’01and Garrett Chambers ’03.

80 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE North Suffolk, as a program man- ager. He takes as much time to travel as he can, visiting friends and family in NYC, VT, ME and a few other states. He is also wait- ing to hear back from graduate schools, after applying for some PhD and MSW programs, and plans to be back in school by the fall. My co-class correspondent, Nicole “Nikki” Fowler, has moved to Albany, NY, with her boyfriend, Ben. She has been busy with spring travel at SUNY Canton and is finishing require- ments for her graduate work. As part of her studies, she took on a practicum at the local elementary school, working with the K-3 guidance counselor. Stephanie Vickers will be spending a semester in Spain this fall, where she will finish up her degree in Colby-Sawyer Alumni Rugby. Former Colby-Sawyer rugby players gathered for a rugby tournament. Pictured are Spanish. She keeps in touch with (back row l to r) Ethan Betts ’03, Dave Calkins ’01, Assistant Coach Jim Howell, Brian Kerkhoven ’01, friend Liam Sarah Price, who recently Murphy, Eric Keskula ’03, Jed Norris ’03, Gary Smith ’04 (front row l to r) Ben Barr ’04, Head Coach Chris Reed, became engaged to her longtime Sam Fucile ’03, Rob Ryder ’03, Adam Therrien ’04 and Tim Morin ’04. Present at the match, but at the emergency boyfriend. Congratulations, room at the time of the photo, was DJ Palmer ’99, who turned out to be okay. Sarah! Karen Kotopoulis planned to run in the Boston Ok folks, are you ready for this prepping his maple lines for the trying to deal with all the snow Marathon in April, as part of the ride? It’s going be a good one, thaw, making maple syrup for his that covered their cars. Sarah is Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge thanks to Timmy Ingraham’s company, All Tapped Out. Like working for a gym in Boston. Team, raising money for cancer help! So here we go...Micah the country song states, “He’s a Megan Andersen has a new job research. Best of luck, Karen! Lashar spent the winter in hard, hard working man!” Nick in Boston, and spends much of Crystal Colby Desmond was Stowe, VT. He works for the ski Salter is still living at Ben’s house her time with the girls. Beatty married in Sept., and spent 2 academy and spends his days and has landed a great job work- Schlueter is living with her wonderful weeks in Italy, visiting coaching his very own group of ing for Technica/Volkl as the boyfriend, Ryan Cornish, in Venice, Rome and Positano. She’s 15- to 18-year-old girls. Jennifer head of the race room. Nick gets Ludlow, VT, and working for Elan still working in the operations Griffith also lives in Stowe, and to work his butt off for some of skis in West Lebanon. Timmy department at a credit union and the 2 of them are currently plan- the fastest skiers in the US. Scott Ingraham was doing great until really enjoys it. I hope you all ning a 3-week trip to Europe in Bailey still lives in Portland, ME, he crashed while coaching kids have enjoyed catching up on the spring for a much needed with Sarah Welch and is now at Mt. Sunapee in Jan. and tore your classmates’ latest news. And vacation. Micah is in the midst working for an insurance compa- his ACL. He had surgery in Feb. if you don’t see your name here, of turning into one of the hottest ny. Scott spends his days cruising With the injury putting Timmy be sure to e-mail Nikki or me and coaches on the circuit, really the streets of the Old Port in the out of commission, it is allowing let us know how you’re doing stepping it up a notch...BAM! sickest car ever made. That’s him to finish graduate school in and how we can reach you in the Corey Felton was in Jackson right...Timmy Ingraham’s Aug. That’s right, folks, he did it future. Hope you all have a great Hole, WY, again this winter. He old 1998 Honda Civic...beep in one year! Congrats, Timmy! summer, and remember to keep worked for a ski shop in the beep! Matt Ferguson and Kate He will be the only MBA pizza in touch! afternoons and evenings and Rocheford ’04 have done some delivery boy in the world (ha skied and rode a snowmobile amazing things to their New ha)! Kelly Raiano is living in during the day. It really is too London apartment, as Matt Malden, MA, with her fiancé, bad that all the snow hit the recently received a promotion Kevin, and is working as a graph- 2003 east and not the west this year, within the ranks at Enterprise ic designer and production artist Tim Ingraham though! Topher Plimpton ’04 Rent-A-Car. From what we hear, at Classic Copy and Printing in 124 Shepley Street joins Corey this year. The 2 of Chris Russell is no longer a Cambridge. She absolutely loves Auburn, ME 04210 them thoroughly enjoyed park- Pacific Blue bike cop, as he has it! Kelly also teaches dance class- (207) 784-4722 ing their huge trucks next to graduated to the full-on cop es on Saturdays to the little tots e-mail: [email protected] each other all winter. They were level. He has a cruiser and even in Melrose. Wedding plans are Editor s Note: Special thanks to eagerly awaiting the spring, gets to arrest people every now coming along smoothly for Kelly Kristen Horn, who had served as when they returned to the and then. Way to go, Chris! and Kevin’s Sept. 17, 2005 wed- class correspondent since 2003. Sunapee area to gas up their dirt Wendy Theall visited the ding, and their honeymoon to A warm welcome and thank you bikes. Ben Crowell is still work- Sunapee area for the Super Bowl. Italy is booked. Geri Matyiko is to Tim Ingraham, who has ing hard at the power plant dur- Go Pats! She is doing great and is now in Portland, OR, working as volunteered to serve as class corre- ing the days, trying to find the almost done with her massage a paraprofessional in a K-3 class. spondent. If anyone would like to most efficient way to produce therapy classes. Sarah Cailler, She’s still playing lacrosse, and help Tim in this volunteer role, power, and at night he grooms Kate O’Connor, and Margaret she’s enjoying her new hobby of please contact the Alumni Office. at Mt. Sunapee. In the few spare Lambert still have the same learning to play the mandolin. hours that he had, Ben was apartment, and spent the winter Kerstin Swenson has been living

SPRING/SUMMER 2005 81 Insurance Co., and getting ready teering at the local cable access to begin law school in the fall. channel in the Katahdin Area. Ana Aponovich is currently Jazmine Greenlaw headed out working as a graphic designer at west in Feb., to work at Glass TF Moran (an engineering com- Mountain Beads, designing pany). She is still in touch with jewelry and working at their her girls, Liz Perry, Beth Harvey, store in Bend, OR. As for me, and Renee Thayer. Adam Kristen Horn, I bought a condo Schlesinger has settled down in in Tewksbury with my boyfriend, Yarmouth, ME, with his fiancée, Chris, and I’m working at Safety Rachel, and is working for Insurance in Boston with Kelly Beneficial in Portland. Steve Dubois ’04 and Lynsey Ells ’04. “Scuba” Haynes ’02 is working Jazarae Kirchdorfer is living out- as an internal sales consultant for side of Boston and is attending GE Private Asset Management, graduate school at Wheelock and is still residing in East College. This will be my last class Happy New Year. This Colby-Sawyer crew, including (l to r) Mike Sullivan Longmeadow, MA. Lida Vanasse notes column for the Alumni ’04, Jon Evans ’04 (front), Kim O’Connell ’04, Mary Lougee ’04, Chuck has been busy working on her Magazine. Timmy Ingraham has Mayer ’06 and Taylor Theall ’07, rang in the New Year in Sunapee, N.H. MBA at UMASS, and working at offered to take over, so if anyone Mass Mutual. She was quite the is interested in helping him, in Ketchum, ID, since Oct. She summer at Cherokee Park Ranch. traveler this winter, spending please contact the Alumni Office. works at her friend’s pizza shop Scott Griggs spent time after part of Dec. in CO and then part Hope everyone has a great spring and is a nanny for a family with graduation in the Back Bay, of Jan. in Ireland. Where to next, and summer! 4 kids. She visited HI with the working for a financial firm. He Lida? Amanda Gagnon is work- family in March, and then went is now living in Hartford, CT, ing as a production assistant at back to CO in May for another working for The Hartford the Katahdin Times and volun-

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1925 1936 1940 1943 The Honorable William Mary Mercer Allen Susanne Strong Filkins Clarisse Davis Adams F. Kidder MAY 18, 2004 MARCH 17, 2005 APRIL 10, 2004 FEBRUARY 16, 2005 Marion Alexander Michel Virginia Bishop Turcotte Elizabeth Nettleton Garey Paul B. Shepard Sr. JANUARY 17, 2005 JANUARY 29, 2005 SEPTEMBER 21, 2001 JANUARY 19, 2005 Althea Shinners Myers 1941 Constance Edwards Hunt MARCH 8, 2005 MARCH 20, 2005 1931 Alice Iffland Booth Margaret Winterode Pitt Elizabeth Floyd Knowlton Constance Petersen Parker FEBRUARY 15, 2005 JANUARY 26, 2005 FEBRUARY 10, 2005 OCTOBER 2, 2003 Helen Clark Hall Nancy Mitchell Rinck DECEMBER 26, 2004 1944 1932 MARCH 19, 2005 Edith Tedford Hendricks Harriet Lipphardt Hammock Nancy E. Furstenberg JANUARY 11, 2005 OCTOBER 29, 2004 JANUARY 30, 2005 1937 Janet Fletcher Ellrodt Jean D. London Edith Storm Kemp 1935 JULY 31, 1999 NOVEMBER 15, 2004 SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 Dorothy Johnson Alstrom Charlotte White Gaunt Ramona Wells Mercer Alice McKown Riley AUGUST 8, 2003 FEBRUARY 17, 2005 JANUARY 9, 2005 JANUARY 11, 2005 Elizabeth Smith Angier 1938 Mary Barkley Presby Virginia Barnes Still SEPTEMBER 19, 2004 NOVEMBER 18, 2004 MAY 15, 2004 Martha Mueller Pfaff Caroline Crane Mary Mitchell Witherell OCTOBER 10, 2004 1946 JUNE 16, 2004 MAY 12, 2003 Arline Lebow Hootstein Mary Turner Russell Barbara Moore Noble MAY 31, 2004 NOVEMBER 7, 2004 SEPTEMBER 5, 2004 1942 Carol Kiniry Riley Beatrice Chalmers Wilson Althea Everitt Cerveny 1947 MAY 1, 2004 NOVEMBER 22, 2004 FEBRUARY 18, 2005 Eleanor Georgiana Fort Virginia Hager Peppard Marion Malkin Satter 1939 JULY 31, 2004 FEBRUARY 27, 2002 JUNE 19, 2002 Elizabeth Hill Bolton Katherine Owen Jacoby Martha Bishop Wood JANUARY 25, 2004 APRIL 23, 2004 NOVEMBER 13, 2004 Jean Anderson Burnham Annette Briggs Young FEBRUARY 23, 2005 OCTOBER 27, 2004

82 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE Antonio Spurs, and that he is beautiful country with no snow! that, she is working at the coaching a little league team. He has a great view of Mt. Hood restaurant when she can, and 2004 Erica Reeder is working as a from his backyard and he is going out with her friends when Eric Emery child care counselor at St. Ann’s training at Enterprise Rent-a-Car she has the money! She also 16 Cambridgeville Drive Home in MA. Lauren Kovach in Portland. Beth McElwee has spent 3 weeks in Europe traveling Apartment 16 and Sarah Crete are still living been working for a start-up to England, Ireland, Scotland, Enfield, NH 03748 together in Concord, NH. Sarah biomedical company in Medford France and Italy with a friend (603) 491-4806 is working at Franklin Savings since June. Her primary function from high school. She says e-mail: [email protected] Bank while taking classes towards is finance and administration, she misses everyone at CSC! Mary Lougee her MBA. Lauren is currently but she has also had the opportu- Nina Lavigne has moved to Post Office Box 863 working for Concord Hospital, nity to be involved with many of Manchester in hopes of more job Sunapee, NH 03782 where she says that one of her the science aspects as well. She prospects. She says that it paid email: malougee2917@ bosses is Colby alumna A. Paige has kept in touch with her previ- off because she is now the mar- hotmail.com Edwards Kingsley, from the ous roommates, as well as the keting director for The NH class of 1994. What a small equestrian team, and she has Agency, which is an insurance Hello classmates! I hope every- world! Lauren and Sarah had a been able to keep up with her agency in Bedford. She rang in thing is going well since the last small get-together a while back riding on the weekends. Jessica the New Year with friends Krista magazine. I see that many of you that included Nina Lavigne, “Jess” Murray has started gradu- Lind and Lauren Kovach at a have signed up on the alumni Krista Lind, Stephanie “Steph” ate school at the U of New house party hosted by Krista. directory; that’s great! For the Hicks and Kelly Sullivan, which Haven to get her master’s of sci- Over the summer, Nina worked rest of you, join the club! was a great CSC reunion. Ethan ence in elementary education. as a marketing assistant at Finest (www.netdirectories.com/~csc) Nosel is testing the waters out She is doing an internship at a Image Photography to gain some Well, since the last magazine, west, where he lives in Lake school in New Britain. She says experience. Amanda Ashe writes Charles “Charlie” Bazdanes has Oswego, OR. He is living with that it is fun, and that some of that there have been big changes written to say that he is the friends he met over the summer the kids are challenging, but it’s for her since we left school. She account executive for the San on Nantucket. He says it is a a good experience. Other than had gotten really sick and had

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SPRING/SUMMER 2005 83 to leave school. She is slowly great! Lauren Palmer has been recovering and has started work- super busy lately. She is working ing for the Peoples Heritage for Mix 98.5 in Boston. Lauren Bank/Bank North. She is having says that it is a radio station a great time in ME and would owned by Infinity Broadcasting. love to receive e-mails from other She is doing promotions for classmates. She is currently them part time and is having a attending the University of ME- blast! Lauren is also coaching Presque Isle and will be obtaining soccer. She coached 6th, 7th a degree in accounting in the and 8th grade boys and girls this spring. Amanda lived in Bar fall with Ryan Willis. Now she Harbor all summer and was is coaching ODP (Olympic happy to have Katy Bishop ’03 Development Program) of NH and Tasha Beaudin ’02 come with Megan Hudson and a girl’s up for a great visit. Stephanie team with Matt Solazzo. So even “Steph” Hicks lives in lovely though she is not playing any Littleton, where the latest excite- more, Lauren is still involved ment includes the brand new TJ with the sport. Lauren says that Maxx and the soon-to-be-open as for the girls, they keep in Class of 2004 Mini-Reunion. (Back row l to r) Sarah Crete and Nina Home Depot. Steph is working at touch quiet a bit. She sees Tia Lavigne. (Front row l to r) Stephanie “Steph” Hicks, Krista Lind, Kelly Sullivan Profile Junior-Senior High School Holt, Karen Salvo and Dayna and Lauren Kovach. as a teacher’s aide, and she is Selvitella more than most, but enjoying it for the most part. She all of them get together as fre- by. Kimberly “Kim” O’Connell working as paraprofessional at hopes to be teaching some day quently as possible. Lauren writes told me that she has been living Kearsarge Middle School. It is soon. Steph says she certainly that, as weird as it sounds, she is in Dover, NH, since Sept. She fun, but challenging. I have to missed the windy winter on the thinking about going back to recently got a new job at say though, I am learning a lot hill. Marshall Greenleaf is cur- school to get another bachelor’s Hawthorn Publications in of patience, which can be a rently spending his time as a degree. She has realized that she Portsmouth, NH. She sees virtue. Benjamin “Ben” Adams graduate student working wants to work with kids! She Kelly Bateman ’05 and Michael ’02 also works there. I have towards his master’s in college and Tia Holt are trying to go to “Mike” Sullivan often. She recently begun working at Peter student personnel administration Australia for the summer. They has also seen Mary Lougee, Christian’s restaurant and I love as well as a hall director at James are in the process of applying to Jonathon “Jon” Evans, Michael it there. The people and atmos- Madison U in Harrisonburg, VA. be part of a program where high “Mike” Ricker, Margaret phere are great and there also a Kate Rocheford is still living in school kids get to travel. They “Maggie” Warner, Charles lot of Colby-Sawyer alums there New London with Matthew would be leaders and would get “Chuck” Mayer ’06, Kristina as well. Back in Dec., Kristina “Matt” Ferguson ’03. She is to go for free if they get in. Good “Tina” Burnell and Jessica “Tina” Burnell came up for the currently working at Country luck, ladies! Erin Sawler is work- “Jess” Murray. Kim spent New dance show. It was good to see House Real Estate as one of the ing full time for the Woodward Year’s at Mary Lougee’s house her. We did a little shopping and 2 office managers. Kate will School for Girls as the 6th-12th in Sunapee. She says it was nice some catching up. New Year’s soon be starting a class at NH grade art teacher. She is the var- to see everyone and it was fun. was rung in with a bunch of Technical College in order to get sity soccer coach and is also in Sarah Procissi is a preschool great friends. Charles “Chuck” her prerequisites finished so she charge of the ski and snowboard- teacher at the Creative Arts Mayer ’06 came up and spent can begin the graduate school ing club. She is also working for Studio Preschool in Woodbury, the week before New Year’s as application process. Kate hopes the Appalachian Mountain Club. CT. She is also working with the well as New Year’s Eve, along to attend graduate school for She is the assistant manager of therapeutic horseback riding pro- with Jonathon “Jon” Evans, nutrition in 2006. Tia Holt August Camp, coordinating the gram at the Deveraux Glenhome Kimberly “Kim” O’Connell, recently finished her 1st semester next camp in Rainier, WA. She School in Washington, CT. Ali Michael “Mike” Sullivan and at Simmons and cannot wait to and her boyfriend, Eric, are Quinton is living in Newmarket, Taylor Theaup ’07. Over the get her master’s. Tia is working at apartment searching on the NH, with Amber Tombarello. winter I was the dance coach for a group home for boys and loves South Shore. She spent every They get together often with the Kearsarge High School cheer- it. She says they are a little tough weekend skiing at Sunday River Lauren Kovach, Nina Lavigne leading team and I was the track at times, but they are teaching this winter. Courtney Stevens and Kim Valentine. Ali is coach for the middle school in her a lot. She is still dancing. At is working as a child care worker teaching 1st grade in Strafford, the spring. Sarah Southworth her old dance studio she is cur- in a residential treatment center NH, and loves it. Sarah became and I try to see each other at rently taking some classes and is for adolescent boys. She is also engaged to her fiancé, John Soto, least once a month. Through her teaching classes to 5-7 year olds. taking ballet classes and a class on Aug. 20. Congrats, Sarah! I’ve learned that Jenni Mongeur She has a new nephew, whom at Worcester State. Kathryn She is busy planning a July 2005 got married. Congrats, Jenni! I’ve she loves dearly. Tia says she gets Meadows Gray was married wedding. As for me, Mary been accepted to New England to spend Tuesdays taking care of Sept. 11, and is now living in Lougee, I have moved from College for teacher certification him! He brings much joy to her Rocky Hill, CT. Jessie Price is Sutton to Sunapee with a friend and master’s of education, so if I life. She says that she is still with living in New London and has from work. Sadly, I am no longer don’t get into UNH, I will be Timmy (three years now) and been working in the CSC living with Jonathon “Jon” starting that program in the fall. gets to see him about once a Admissions Office since Aug. Evans, but we still keep in touch Well, that’s about all for now. week, since he is still up on the She keeps in touch with quite a quite often. A while back I went Keep sending in your updates, hill! As for her friends, Tia writes few alums. If anyone finds them- to lunch in Concord with him, news, addresses and pictures! that she sees a whole bunch of selves in the New London area, Adam Therrien and Jonathon them on a regular basis, which is Jessie encourages them to swing “Jon” DeYoung. I am still

84 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE the Arts

he Year of the Arts, a multifaceted initiative that brings arts faculty members to meet with groups of alumni and friends theTaround the country,Arts was launched in November 2004 in Boston. After a wonderful evening there, we traveled to Florida for gatherings on the East and West Coasts. We look forward to several more gallery talks and receptions in the months ahead, and invite you to join us for any date that is convenient for you. These events are an opportunity to learn more about a specific exhibit and to visit with local alumni and friends, as well as with faculty members and President Anne Ponder. Greenwich,Connecticut Bruce Museum, April 29, 2005 New York, New York 55 Mercer Gallery, May 6, 2005 Portland, Maine Portland Museum of Art, August 3, 2005 Chicago,Illinois Art Institute of Chicago, September 20, 2005 Charlotte, North Carolina Mint Museum of Craft and Design, November 9, 2005

For additional information or to become involved with the Year of the Arts, please contact Director of Development Beth Cahill at (603) 526-3729 or [email protected].

Photos, from top: Sylvia Cookman Hnat ’52 (left) visits with Mary Stanton Tullis ’50 at the von Liebig Art Center in Naples, Florida. Linsey Craig Willis ’76 (left) and Prudence Hostetter ’67 enjoy a Year of the Arts gathering at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida. President Anne Ponder shares a college update with guests at the Morikami Museum. President Anne Ponder (left foreground) listens as Department of Fine and Performing Arts Chair Jon Keenan welcomes alumni and friends to the inaugural Year of the Arts event at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Massachusetts. Edward and Nancy Hoyt Langbein ’56 visit with Board of Trustees Chairman Anne Winton Black ’73, ’75 (right) at the von Liebig Art Center in Naples, Florida. NON-PROFIT Office of Advancement ORGANIZATION Colby-Sawyer College U.S. POSTAGE 541 Main Street PAID New London, NH 03257 LEWISTON, ME PERMIT 82

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