Colby Magazine Volume 100 Issue 4 Winter 2012 Article 11 January 2012 Alumni @ Large Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine Recommended Citation (2012) "Alumni @ Large," Colby Magazine: Vol. 100 : Iss. 4 , Article 11. Available at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine/vol100/iss4/11 This Contents is brought to you for free and open access by the Colby College Archives at Digital Commons @ Colby. It has been accepted for inclusion in Colby Magazine by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ Colby. Boland ’83 and Buck ’78 Nominated To Be Alumni Trustees Susan Boland ’83 and Alexander 2011 she served on the visiting commit- years as chair of the board of Camp Kieve, “Sandy” Buck ’78 have been nominated to tee for international studies and chaired a nonprofit educational institution and boys’ serve three-year terms on Colby’s Board of the visiting committees for classics and for camp in Nobleboro. He is a past chair of Trustees as alumni trustees. French and Italian. Boland lives in Manhat- the Maine Audubon Society, serves on the Boland is a part-time graduate stu- tan with her partner, Kelly Granat, and their Trust for Public Land Maine advisory board, dent at New York University, where she is daughter, Alexandra. is a founding trustee and chair of the Essex pursuing her Ph.D. in classics. She was a Since 1996 Buck has served as County Community Foundation, helped managing director and portfolio manager president of the Horizon Foundation, an found and chaired the Maine Environmental at Chilton Investment Company, where she education- and conservation-oriented Funders Network, and served on the boards specialized in European equities. Earlier family foundation in Portland, Maine, that of Massachusetts Audubon, Shore Country she was a portfolio manager at Credit makes grants in the fields of art, environ- Day School, and Pingree School. A Colby Suisse Asset Management, a director and ment, history, and leadership development. overseer, he was on an environmental stud- portfolio manager at Barron & Partners He earned a master’s degree in teaching ies visiting committee, and he has been an Ltd., a partner and portfolio manager at history at Stanford and worked at Pingree admissions volunteer. Teton Partners, and a portfolio manager School as history department chair and According to alumni association bylaws, and research analyst at Fidelity Manage- director of admissions; Applewild School, other nominations may be made by petition ment & Research Co. At Colby Boland ma- where he chaired the history department to the executive secretary of the Alumni jored in classics, was elected to Phi Beta and led the upper school; and Shore Council with signatures of one percent of Kappa, and graduated summa cum laude Country Day School where he taught fifth the members of the association. If there are with distinction in the major. She earned a grade. He lives in Cumberland Foreside no nominations before May 1, Boland and master’s degree in classics from Harvard with his wife Sissy. They have a daughter Buck will be declared elected by the chair of in 1985. As a Colby overseer from 2003 to and a son, both married. Buck served nine the Alumni Council. 1920s-30s 1944 1947 been a good year for them: illness-free Colby Colllege Josephine Pitts McAlary Meg Bernier Boyd and hope to stay that way. They now live Office of Alumni Relations [email protected] [email protected] full time in La Jolla, Calif. Y Dot Worthley Waterville, ME 04901 Cleaver still lives by the beautiful Kenne- Time is taking its toll on the Class of 1944. The Bob Madison couldn’t believe what he bec River, even after her husband, Chuck, 1940 good news first. Betty Wood Reed celebrated found in his attic when he cleaned out his passed on last year. She takes good care her 90th birthday on Halloween. Her family home in Stamford, Conn., where he lived of the house, boat, canoes, fishing gear, Ernest C. Marriner Jr. suggested a card shower for a celebration, so since 1960. Bob recently sold his house and [email protected] truck, and snowmobiles. She can’t ski I took it upon myself to send a card from the relocated to Mamaroneck, N.Y. He hopes to anymore because of a dropped foot but 1941 Class of 1944. Hope that’s okay with every- attend his 65th reunion at Colby in June. enjoys seeing children and grandchildren one. Congratulations to Betty! Y Judy Jones using all of the above. She writes poetry Meg Bernier Boyd Zimmerman sent an early Christmas card. [email protected] 1948 and books for her grandchildren, paints a She and Fred moved from South Burlington, little, and takes part in politics. She writes, Vt., to Essex Junction, Vt. She mentioned David and Dorothy Marson 1942 [email protected] “I’m thankful for the blessings of Colby and that she now gets around in a four-wheeler. retired life in Maine and especially for 60 Meg Bernier Boyd Y On Aug. 6 we lost Gabe (Gabriel) Hikel. Elizabeth Coombs Myers is delighted to [email protected] wonderful years with Chuck. He wrote me an He had a massive heart attack on his way to report that her Colby granddaughter, Lauren amazing letter before he died, so I’m doing Margaret Campbell Timberlake writes Sunday mass. His widow, Zanie, is a sister Corke ’10, is a Peace Corps volunteer in what he hoped I would do and am neither from Portland, Maine, that she spends many of Harold Joseph’s wife. Y I find being 88 Ghana teaching art to deaf children as lonely nor sad. Aren’t you all glad we lived mornings at the mall feeding a sparrow that quite surprising! I’ve now lived longer than well as computer skills to others. She’s when we did?” Y Aaron Sandler lives in has made its home there for more than two my mother, who died in 1977. She was Colby thoroughly enjoying the experience and Chicago now. His son, Matthew, made the years. Mall workers can’t get it to leave. Y 1913. My most recent trip was a five-day sail in the new friends she’s making. Since this arrangements. He lives at The Hallmark, Williamsburg, Va., resident Harry Hicks June on the Victory Chimes, the three-masted has been Lauren’s dream for a long time, a nice retirement building on North Lake says he’s lucky to be alive after 50 years windjammer that is on the Maine quarter. The Elizabeth is very happy for her and proud Shore Drive. He’s on the 28th floor with a of heavy smoking. He’s on oxygen part captain of that ship was one of my students too. Elizabeth was delighted to have lunch great view of the lake, marina, and all the time and tries to play golf twice a week, in junior high school, many years ago. He still and a wonderful afternoon visit in Chatham, boats. He writes, “I’m feeling well and hope although he skips a few holes each round. insists in calling me Mrs. McAlary. Mass., with Nancy Semonian Newlove ’49 in it continues. Guess I’ll have to get used to At 91 he’s still driving his car. August. She wrote, “It’s good to be in touch the weather. It is going to be different from with Ali-Rie March Miller, Jan McKenney Florida.” Y Carol Stoll Baker plans to be 1945 Murphy, and Deanie Whitcomb Wolf ’49. 1943 Meg Bernier Boyd at Singer Island in Florida this winter. Last How I do miss New England!” Y Selma and winter we had dinner with Carol and Fran- Meg Bernier Boyd [email protected] Ronnie Farkas took a 12-day cruise down [email protected] nie Hyde Stephan as they treated us to a 1946 the Baja, leaving from and returning to San celebration of our 60th anniversary. It was Diego. They’re considering a barge trip on good to see them so vibrant and beautiful. Meg Bernier Boyd the Columbia River in Oregon next fall. It’s [email protected] There was much conversation about our COLBY / WINTER 2012 41 [email protected] 41 1/11/12 9:53 AM alumni at large classmates. Y Howell Clement says he plans to move to a retirement community. anyone is in the Villanova, Pa., area, please in Waterville in June for reunion. If so, has snow, but it’s not deep yet. He notes At this point they’re looking in Wolfeboro give me a call. I would enjoy seeing you. In Anne and Russell plan to attend. Y Janet that our aches and pains are the price we and Concord, N.H., and Falmouth, Maine. the meantime enjoy life and mention Colby Hewins took a wonderful October trip to pay for a long life. It takes him about 30 Connie and Dick have grandchildren at the in your will. We need to keep our record of Italy—Rome, Florence, and Venice. “Lots of minutes to get things loosened up every Coast Guard Academy, George Washington the number of responses from our class. great art with excellent guides.” Y Nancy morning. Y Our granddaughter, Jessica University, Whitman, Hamilton, and Trinity Please send me news about your activities. MacDonald Cultrera appreciates every McNulty ’07, will run in the Boston Marathon and a high school senior who just finished Good luck to all. day now that she feels so well after a year in the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge.