C LBY-Scolby-sawyer.edu/assets/pdf/2002AlumniMagSpringSummer.pdfSPRING/SUMMER 2002 1 C LBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE On the Cover:Biology majors Kevin Linkroum (l) amd Elizabeth Morel

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EDITOR

David R. Morcom

CLASS NOTES EDITORS

Tracey Austin Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

Gaye LaCasceDirector Alumni Relations

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Adam S. Kamras

Patricia Ktistes ’87

David R. Morcom

Kimberly Swick Slover

VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT

Donald A. Hasseltine

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Beth Cahill

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Kimberly Swick Slover

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On the Cover: Biology majors KevinLinkroum (l) amd Elizabeth Morelare seen finishing an experiment for alaboratory course. Both students willgraduate in 2003. Kevin, of Nashua,N.H., plans to pursue an advanceddegree in chemistry and eventuallywants to work in forensics because he“would like to solve puzzles, likethose which occur at a crime scene.”Elizabeth, of Charloton, Mass., wantsto attend Tufts Veterinary School so she can “give back to animalsbecause they give so much to us.”PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90

DEPARTMENTS

Colby-Sawyer Matters . . . 2

A CONVERSATION

The President and a Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Sports Round-up. . . . . . . 32

Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

FEATURES

ALUMNI PROFILE

Dining “Big Easy” Style. . . . . . . . . . 8For Chris “Koz” Kozlowski ’95, business is cooking (Cajun style).

ALUMNA PROFILE

Roz’s Very Big Dream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Roz Manwaring ’66 and the Conway Area Humane Society

COVER STORY

Doing What Comes Naturally . . . . 14Science at Colby-Sawyer

Not Just for Techies Anymore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Information Technology at Colby-Sawyer

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

She’s Number One . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Debi McGrath is scoring points for Colby-Sawyer athletics.

STUDENT PROFILE

Citizen of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Chung Sohn ’02 has a talent for making friends.

STUDENT PROFILE

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman . . . . 30Ayumi Endo ’02 has a talent for making beauty.

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Professor Freeberg Earns Top History Awardfor First Book

Associate Humanities ProfessorErnest “Ernie” Freeberg has receivedthe American Historical Association’s(AHA) John H. Dunning Prize for hisfirst book, The Education of LauraBridgman: First Deaf and Blind Person toLearn Language [Cambridge, Mass.:Harvard University Press, 2001]. Thebook chronicles the education of 19th-century Hanover, N.H., native LauraBridgman in the context of the reli-gious, philosophical, and social contro-versies of her time. The Dunning Prize,awarded biennially to a young scholarfor distinguished work in U.S. history,was presented to Dr. Freeberg at theassociation’s 116th annual meeting onJanuary 4 in San Francisco.

AHA President-Elect Lynn Hunt ofthe University of California/Los Angelesdescribed Freeberg’s book as “a beauti-fully crafted narrative” about the rela-tionship between Bridgman and herteacher, Samuel Gridley Howe. Founder

of the Perkins Institute for the Blind inBoston, Howe was a social reformerand liberal Unitarian who saw in thedeaf and blind child an opportunity to demonstrate his belief that an“enlightened” education could trans-form the human mind and soul. Thisidea rankled Howe’s orthodox Christ-ian contemporaries, who believed thatonly God possesses the power to re-deem humanity from its inherent evil.Freeberg’s keen interest in the evolu-tion of human conscience led him torevive the story of Bridgman, who hadfaded into obscurity as the accomplish-ments of a younger, similarly afflictedwoman named Helen Keller overshad-owed her own.

“Howe thought he had completecontrol over Laura, and he was deeplydisappointed with how she turned out.She suffered as a result of failing tobecome the person he wanted her to

Students enrolled in Colby-Sawyer College’s newest major, Community andEnvironmental Studies (CES), will gain professional experience in their fieldthis summer as they work with three area environmental organizations. The Upper Valley Community Foundation, through a $4,500 grant from itsWellborn Ecology Fund, will support three student internships to be servedwith the Friends of the John Hay National Wildlife Refuge, the Ausbon SargentLand Preservation Trust, and the Lake Sunapee Protective Association.

John Callewaert, director of the Institute for Community and Environmentat Colby-Sawyer, views these internships as an integral part of students’ over-all educational experience.

“A fundamental emphasis of the Community and Environmental Studies(CES) academic major is to closely link students and their work to the localcommunity. When our students have a chance to interact directly with theindividuals and organizations in the local area, they develop an importantunderstanding of the factors which go into making responsible environmentaldecisions,” Callewaert said.

CES Students Partner with Local Groups on Environmental Projects

Professor Ernest Freeberg

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as chairman of thecollege’s SecretarialScience Departmentand the AcademicCommittee, and actedas an unofficial deanof students.

When askedabout his father’s dis-tinguished record ofcommunity service,Roy London Jr. said, “I believe the greatpeople of this countryare not in Washing-ton, D.C., or in Holly-wood, or on the foot-ball field. The truly

great people are those who love theircommunities.”

The London family,including Roy LondonJr. and his wife, Eleanor,of Westwood, Mass., andJean London andMargaret “Peg” Cawleyof Concord, N.H., estab-lished the endowed fac-ulty chair to serve as aliving legacy to a manwho dedicated his life to education and com-munity service.

M. Roy Londontaught for nearly a halfcentury, 33 years ofwhich he spent at ColbyAcademy (1915 to 1918)and Colby Junior College (1928 to1958). For most of his career, he served

be, but in the end, she became herown self,” said Freeberg. “For me, thelesson of the book is that there’s anelement of human nature that canjump the track we set for it, and that’sa good thing, because that’s wherehuman freedom resides.”

Freeberg’s book has attracted acco-lades from both the academic and thenon-academic worlds, with favorablereviews in such publications as TheNew York Times, The New YorkerMagazine, Publishers Weekly, The NewYork Times Book Review, and TheChronicle of Higher Education.

London FamilyEstablishes Faculty Chairin Honor of Father,Beloved Professor

Through a generous gift from theLondon family, the college will estab-lish the M. Roy London EndowedChair for a faculty member who exem-plifies excellence in teaching and com-munity service. The endowment, estab-lished by Roy and Jean London inrecognition of their father, honors edu-cator M. Roy London (1890 to 1974), a respected faculty member and NewLondon community leader.

“M. Roy London was a belovedperson at the college and in the NewLondon area, known for his compas-sion, wisdom, and dedication to com-munity service,” said President AnnePonder. “An endowed chair in hisname provides a wonderful, enduringway to honor Professor London andperpetuate the values he embodied.”

The M. Roy London EndowedChair will be granted to Colby-Sawyerfaculty members who demonstrateexcellence in teaching and exert a posi-tive influence on the campus and inthe wider community. A faculty mem-ber affiliated with the Community andEnvironmental Studies program willfirst occupy the chair in keeping withthe benefactors’ belief that the pro-gram aptly reflects Professor London’sstrong community spirit.


Brendan Carney ‘02 Named Academic All-American

Senior Brendan Carney of Hanover, N.H.,was named to the 2002 Verizon NationalAcademic All-America College Division IIIMen’s Basketball Second Team. Carney is thecollege’s sixth Academic All-America selection(national and regional) in the last eight years.

Brendan, who had one of the highestgrade point averages at the college, is anExercise and Sport Sciences major with a con-centration in Sport Management. A memberof the Alpha Chi National Honor Society, hereceived the junior and senior class awardsfor the highest GPA in his class. He has servedas the president and vice president of theExercise and Sport Sciences Majors Club,and has been an academic tutor, residentialadvisor, and a student representative on thefaculty search committee. Brendan is an All-American Scholar who has been listed inWho’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

A two-time member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC)Academic All-Conference Team, Brendan was named this year’s CCCMen’s Basketball Senior Scholar-Athlete. For the last two years, he hasbeen a starting guard for a team that won back-to-back conference titlesand made the program’s first two appearances in the NCAA Division IIITournament.

Brendan enthusiastically displayshis piece of the net after theChargers registered an impressivevictory in their second consecutiveCommonwealth Coast Conferencechampionship game.PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS

Professor M. Roy London circa 1968

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Alumna’s Generous Spirit Lives On

The late Genevieve “Gen” Millar ’32,bequeathed over $900,000 in endowedscholarship funds to benefit Colby-Sawyer students. Gen, a New Londonresident who died at age 88 on January16, 2001, was close to the collegethroughout her adult life, serving as anemployee, trustee, and as an active andinfluential alumna.

Gen Millar’s dedication to Colby-Sawyer College began when she was astudent here and grew ever strongerover the course of her life. “Whethershe was working in admissions or rais-ing funds for new programs, buildings,and scholarships, Gen worked tirelesslyto ensure Colby-Sawyer’s academic andfinancial vitality,” said President AnnePonder. “Through her extremely gener-ous bequest, Gen wished to give futuregenerations of students the kind ofeducational opportunities that deeplyenriched her own life.”

Gen earned an associate’s degreefrom Colby Junior College in 1932. Ayear later, then President H. LeslieSawyer invited her to serve her almamater as field secretary for admissionsand later as director of the AlumnaeFund, positions she maintained until1955. She initiated several new pro-grams such as the Foreign AdmissionProgram, the Annual Fund, andAlumni Relations.

After her retirement, Gen servedon the college’s Board of Trustees andthe Alumnae Association Board andestablished the Millar Scholarship Fundat Colby-Sawyer in 1951 in honor ofher parents and brother. In 1976, herfamily and friends established theGenevieve Millar Endowed ScholarshipFund in her honor.

In recognition of her outstandingservice, Millar received the Colby-Sawyer Alumnae Service Award inOctober 1976, and the Town-GownAward in 1978. In 1981, the collegepresented her with its highest award,the Susan Colgate Cleveland Medal forDistinguished Service.


Student Videos Show Tragedy’s Reach

When students debuted their video productions during the college’sannual “Festival of Lights” in December, the September 11th terroristattacks emerged as a prominent theme. Ten Communication Studiesmajors who were enrolled in Video Production II, and who had begunthe fall semester on the day of the attacks, created three documentariesand an original screenplay featuring people in New Hampshire, New YorkCity, and Boston with ties to the tragic events.

The students dedicated their video projects to the memory of 35-year-old Susan Blair ‘88, who died in the terrorist attack. Blair worked inthe Aon Corporation’s Client Services Division on the World TradeCenter’s 92nd floor and was last seen helping her pregnant supervisor tosafety.

One documentary segment focused on several New Hampshire resi-dents involved in search-and-rescue efforts. Those interviewed includedNancy Lyon of New London (wife of Colby-Sawyer Treasurer Doug Lyon),who brought her trained search dogs to New York to comb the rubblefor human remains, and David T. McLaughlin of Newbury, national chair-man of the American Red Cross and a member of the Colby-SawyerCollege Board of Trustees, who spoke about the organization’s responseto the disaster.

“This isn’t a class in video; it’s a class in communication that usesvideo as the medium through which to communicate,” said HumanitiesProfessor Don Coonley. “Attempting to understand some of the mean-ings of the terrorist attack and the complicated effects that will continueto unfold is extremely difficult at best. Attempting to translate thosemeanings to a video screen makes it significantly more so.”

Creating a video document. The student video examines the destruction of a neighbor-hood through the eyes of New York City residents who lived or worked near the WorldTrade Center. In portraying the scope of the devastation, the students filmed ground zeroand the personal tributes to victims that sprung up around the site. They also surveyed thedamage that extended to surrounding areas.

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Author and alumna Joan Anderson’62 returned to campus in February todiscuss her latest work, An UnfinishedMarriage [Broadway Books 2002], amemoir about her efforts to reinventherself and her stagnant marriage. Thenew book provides the sequel to hernational bestseller, A Year by the Sea:Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman[Double Day 1999] about her hiatusfrom marriage and journey toward self-discovery.

With the recent publication of An Unfinished Marriage, Anderson un-

furls the next chapters in her life story.In the prologue she writes, “Havingreestablished a relationship withmyself, it was time for a greater chal-lenge––that of reconnecting with oneanother. Through trial and error, yield-ing and resisting, retracing and rein-venting...we began the task of reassem-bling our lives together.” She closes theprologue and opens the memoir withthis thought: “Out of our vulnerabili-ties a new way of being together need-ed to be discovered. The unfinishedelements of our relationship will for-

ever rise and fall, like the incomingtide, constantly and irresistibly movingwithin us.” (See related “AlumniSpotlight” in Class Notes, page 49.)


Brilliant colors warmed the highwhite walls of the Marian GravesMugar Art Gallery recently, thanks totwo solo exhibitions that featuredstunning paintings by internationallyknown artists Emily Mason and JamesAponovich.

New York artist Mason, who seespainting as a visual language, describedthe vibrant colors she splashes acrosslarge canvasses as “lyrical abstraction.”“I try to approach painting indirectly,without intention, as a way to explorecolor, shape, and the oil medium,” she explained. “I use paint for its bril-liance, transparency, opacity, liquidity,weight, warmth, and coolness. These

qualities guide me in a process whichwill determine the climate of the picture.”

An art critic once describedMason’s work as “quietly complex,”where “color fields mingle and overlapwith harmonious interaction.” As a visiting artist, Mason presented an in-depth discussion of her work andoffered printmaking demonstrations to both students and communitymembers.

James Aponovich, who lives inNew Hampshire, presented works fromhis Italian Series, including a variety ofidealized still life compositions setagainst sweeping land- and cityscapes.An art critic recently described hiswork as “at once beautiful, strange,mysterious, surreal, realistic, and illu-sionistic.” The artist’s travels throughItaly and visit to the Ufizzi Museumproved cathartic for him, launchinghim in a fresh artistic direction. Hebecame intrigued by Italian andFlemish paintings that offered glimpsesthrough windows, with subjects juxta-posed against landscapes and sky. “It’snot so much painting an object againstsomething––it’s the challenge of unit-ing the objects and creating a sense of

atmosphere in front of, in back of, andon the sides of an object,” Aponovichsaid.

“Having the wonderful works ofthese artists in our gallery, along withtheir involvement with our studentsand the community through lecturesand demonstrations, has been veryrewarding and educational,” saidMartha Andrea, professor of art anddirector of the gallery. “These exhibi-tions have attracted numerous visitorsto campus, many of whom discoveredColby-Sawyer and the Marian GravesMugar Art Gallery for the first time.”

Alumna Reveals Next Sequel in Her Real Life Story

Mason and Aponovich Create Complex, Brilliant Works

At the Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery

Artist Emily Mason’s “lyrical abstractions”brought a brilliant palette of colors to the campus.

Painter James Aponovich enjoys the openingreception of his show in the Mugar ArtGallery along with his wife, Elizabeth, anddaughter, Anastasia. Anastasia is a memberof Colby-Sawyer’s class of 2003.

Author Joan Anderson’s latest book earned her asecond guest appearance on The Oprah WinfreyShow. PHOTO: KATIE DOW ’90

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For ten years, Bill Foti has served as head coach of theColby-Sawyer Chargers men’s basketball team. His accom-plishments during that time are many and impressive. His teamshave won the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Champion-ship for the last two seasons and, as a result, have been invited toplay in the NCAA Tournament both years. He has also led histeams to four Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournaments,winning it in 1997-98, when the Chargers set the New HampshireDivision III record for victories in a season with a 25-4 mark.Students on his teams excel on and off the court and continue thatpattern of success after graduation. Bill’s ten-year record of 199-68(.745 winning percentage) compares favorably with that of greatcoaching legends in Division III or even Division I. Bill has beennamed the CCC Coach of the Year four times, and he has producedan All-American in T.J. Gondek ’95.

Anne – I’d like to begin by congratulating you, Bill, on theextraordinarily fine program you’ve built for us, and, at thesame time, point out that the upward trajectory of your pro-gram somewhat mirrors the growth andsuccess of the college as a whole over thelast decade.

Bill – I couldn’t agree more. Ten years ago,when I was interviewed for my job, I saw ahuge amount of potential at this college.I’d seen other schools with excellent acade-mic reputations build strong athletic teamsand I knew with the resources and support Iwould receive at Colby-Sawyer, there was no way we couldn’tdo the same with the new men’s basketball program here.Athletic Director Deb McGrath was instrumental in convinc-

ing me of this, and she’s been instrumental in making sure Ihave the necessary tools to keep our men’s basketball in theforefront of New England Division III programs.

Anne – You make it sound easy, but, as we both know, achiev-ing excellence, whether in academics or athletics, requires alot of hard work and a well-conceived strategic plan.

Bill – The strategy definitely needs to be sound, but the tacticsfor success are straightforward in that we try to attract asmany quality student-athletes as we can who take their stud-ies seriously. They take their basketball seriously, too, and wemake demands on them by setting the bar a little higher thanthey, perhaps, think is attainable. We’ve been able to do thatconsistently over the last ten years.

Anne – Recruiting prospective student-athletes is part of whatyou do. How important is that aspect of your work?

Bill – It’s important to remember that in Division III, asopposed to Division I, there are no athleticscholarships, so we recruit players who playstrictly for the love of the game.

I think we were a little under 600 stu-dents when I first arrived here. Now, we’reclosing in on 1,000 students. It’s a definiteadvantage when you can show a prospectivestudent new residence halls, an athleticfacility like the Dan and Kathleen Hogan

Sports Center, the Lodge, and first-rate playing fields such asthe Mercer and Kelsey Athletic Fields. Our growth andimprovement in academics, facilities, and reputation havebeen in a steady upward climb in the last decade, and this has


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made Colby-Sawyer a first-look college formany young men in New England, includingsome of the region’s top athletes.

Anne – In order to establish the record of suc-cess you’ve built for Colby-Sawyer, you musthave learned from some splendid role models.Who has had the most influence and positiveinput in the Bill Foti coaching philosophy?

Bill – My old boss, Stan Spirou at SouthernNew Hampshire University, has had a profound affect onme. Probably more so than anyone except my parents. Stanwas my coach in high school. A lot of his influence did nothave to do directly with basketball on the court. It had to dowith the way he interacted with his players and the way hewould ask us to strive for more than we thought we were capa-ble of producing. He was also a master at establishing roles foreach player and, with a team sport, that’s very important. Hewould always raise the bar for us, and as competitors, that’swhat we liked.

Anne – What was your proudest moment in the season justcompleted?

Bill – I would say it was not an individual moment, but ratherthe way we played against the New England Small CollegeAthletic Conference (NESCAC) schools on our schedule. Wemade a concerted effort to compete with those schools thathave top national academic reputations for small liberal artscolleges, such as Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, Trinity, and Amherst.The reason we do this is because schools with national acade-mic reputations have strong recruiting, and that translatesinto strong athletic programs. Our ability to compete success-fully with those schools with their resources and reputationsspoke very highly of Colby-Sawyer and our team, and we werelisted regionally in the national rankings. The NESCAC isviewed as, perhaps, the best conference in the country inDivision III, and we were five and three against teams fromthat conference this year.

Anne – Bill, you’ve been instrumental in the addition of someimportant championship banners in the David Coffin FieldHouse, and a lot of hard work has gone into each of those ban-ners. Accomplishments such as those must make you proud.

Bill – Very much so. I’m proud of our five 20-win seasons andI’m proud of our championships and tournament appear-ances. But, perhaps, the greatest satisfaction comes from thefact that we’ve produced six District 1 Academic All-Americans.This year, Brendan Carney ’02 was named to the NationalAcademic All-American team. While this is a great individualaccomplishment for Brendan, it’s also a great accomplishmentfor the team and the college, because it’s very hard to do, andeveryone had a hand in helping make it happen.

Anne – Do you see a connection between suc-cess in athletics and academics?

Bill – I definitely feel athletics helps studentsbecome stronger academically. I always talk tomy players about how basketball forces you to behonest with yourself. What I mean by that is, ifyou haven’t prepared properly, if you haven’t pre-pared yourself to be a team player, if you haven’tprepared in your off-season workouts, you’re notgoing to have the confidence you need to achieve

success. Our players make the connection from that to theiracademic work, and they realize that if they study hard for amid-term or put forth extra effort writing a paper for a class,then they’ll take that mid-term test or present that paper withconfidence, which, as we know, is what breeds success. It’s noaccident that we were recognized by the NCAA in the top tennationally among all Division III schools with a student-ath-lete graduation rate 17 percent higher than the overall studentbody average.

Anne – Generally, in athletics, the athletes gain highly trans-ferable skills such as mental toughness, emotional resilience,strong work ethics, discipline, dedication, and the ability tofunction as part of a team. We’re learning every day that someof the big successes in business and science and industry areas the result of teams working effectively together and not justfrom the accomplishments of individuals.

Bill – That’s so true, and at Colby-Sawyer we stress the impor-tance of individuals sometimes taking on roles with whichthey may not be familiar, but which are going to benefit theteam. In jobs, in relationships, in life we sometimes have totake on those unfamiliar roles, and this is where sports canteach young people life skills. There will be adversity along theway, unfamiliar roles, injury, and losing streaks. It’s how yourespond to these setbacks that determines how you grow as a person.

Anne – What do you see in the future of Colby-Sawyer men’sbasketball?

Bill – It’s difficult to attain success, but even more difficult tosustain it. I believe we’ll be able to sustain our level of successbecause we’re attracting the type of student-athlete whoknows what’s come before him and he doesn’t want to letanyone down, especially the alums who attend the games tosee that the legacy is in good hands. I want our players think-ing big and to know they can go to an NCAA Tournamentand advance to the Sweet Sixteen or, someday, to the EliteEight. It’s important to dream a little bit, to not know whereyour ceiling is. Given all we have to offer the student-athleteswho come here, the Colby-Sawyer Chargers can and will con-tinue to succeed. n


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It’s a downright balmy Saturday night in Feb-ruary, a cause (or good excuse) for celebration at the CrescentCity Bistro and Rum Bar. Like bears roused from winter slum-ber, we enter the crowded saffron-colored dining room, struckat once by the lively Zydeco beat and enticing aromas ofCajun and Creole cooking. Memories stir of old New Orleans,where the four of us once lived, and those carefree days beforereal jobs and boisterous children claimed us. The towering19th-century brick mills visible from our window seats soonwrench us back to reality. That’s not the dark Mississippi glis-tening in the distance, it’s the Cocheco River. We’re close to

home in the perpetually up-and-coming, and suddenly morepromising, city of Dover, New Hampshire.

In the open kitchen behind overhanging copper pots,chef Chris “Koz” Kozlowski ’95 flips sizzling redfish andshrimp on the grill and stirs pots of jambalaya while heinstructs his fellow chefs and wait staff. It’s the busiest day ofthe week for the five-month-old restaurant, which often fillsto overflowing and has already garnered The PhantomGourmet’s prestigious Hidden Jewel Award. Yet Koz appearscalm and happy, in his element, often breaking away from thekitchen to chat with customers at their tables or the bar.


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Dining“Big Easy”Style

Chris ”Koz” Kozlowski ’95, with his Crescent City Bistro and Rum Bar,has brought New Orleans cuisine to Dover, New Hampshire.

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“Friends say, ‘you have no life’ because I’m here six daysa week, but this is definitely life. I’m doing what I love, I meetnew people, and a lot of my friends hang out here. The bestthing is that I get to see people enjoying what I’ve created,”says Koz. “It’s the most amazing, stressful, fun job I’ve everhad. I wouldn’t give it up for anything.”

At first glance, Koz––a Colby-Sawyer business administra-tion graduate who, at age 30, owns one of the SeacoastRegion’s hottest new restaurants––doesn’t look much like ahard-driving entrepreneur. He sports bushy sideburns andlong blond hair pulled back into a ponytail, and he speaks inthe low, gritty kind of voice that would catch a church choirdirector’s attention. Yet, despite his laid-back demeanor andeasy sense of humor, Koz exudes anunmistakable air of confidence.

Koz’s first exposure to Creole andCajun cuisines occurred during his visitsto New Orleans, where his brotherattended Tulane University. Dazzled bythe city’s finest restaurants, Koz nowstrives to emulate their authentic, cre-ative dishes in his own restaurant.“Opening a Cajun and Creole restaurantin Dover was a big gamble,” he concedes,‘’but I wanted to bring new things to peo-ple, and this is a smaller town that need-ed something different.”

On the menu, the alligator cheese-cake with shrimp appetizer, described as a “savory cream cheese quiche soufflewith Creole garlic mayonnaise” soundsintriguing. The bistro receives twice-weekly shipments of fresh fish from theNew Orleans Fish House, and tonight,unfortunately, they’ve already sold out ofalligator cheesecake, which, like mostthings served at the restaurant, is pre-pared fresh on the premises every day. Asif to placate us, chef Koz sends over aplate of tasty fried oysters, and we pro-ceed to order most every other appetizer on the menu––friedgreen tomatoes, blackened crab cakes, frog’s legs, and boiledcrawfish. Before long we’re sharing blackened redfish, Cajunchicken jambalaya, Ropa Vieja (beef brisket cooked Cubanstyle with Chipotle peppers and fire-roasted vegetables incocoa sauce) and jumbo Creole shrimp. It’s all delicious andartfully spiced, tempered slightly for the conservative NewEngland palate.

Koz modeled the Crescent City Bistro after the renownedBrennan family’s newest restaurant in New Orleans, the PalaceCafe. Just weeks before the bistro opened, he could be foundin the old, downtown Dover building splashing paint on walls

and woodwork and building a sturdy wooden bar. He thenbrought in copper-topped tables and custom-made chairs andhung large painted canvasses and festive masks. In short order,Koz succeeded in re-creating the “upscale casual” charm of asouthern cafe in small-town New Hampshire.

The Emerging Entrepreneur

After graduating from Kimball-Union Academy, Koz choseColby-Sawyer College, attracted by the low faculty-to-studentratio, its close proximity to home, and the growing reputationof its Business Management Program. From the beginning, heconnected with his business professors, aware that what hewas learning in their classrooms would soon prove invaluable.

Koz describes Professor Leon-C. Malan asan “amazing” teacher and views depart-ment Chair Tony Quinn as one of thethree great mentors of his life. “When I’dtell Tony I’d worked hard on something,he’d say ‘Never confuse activity withaccomplishment.’ I’ve never forgottenthat.”

Koz based the bistro’s 20-page busi-ness plan on what he learned in ProfessorQuinn’s class on entrepreneurship,Business 406. “The bankers thought itwas so good, they wanted to know if Ihad professional help with it,” Koz says.“If I could say one thing to students, Iwould tell them, ‘Take your studies seri-ously. You’ll need to use what you learn.’”

Quinn smiles at the mention of hisformer student. “I think Chris is going tobe the first millionaire in his class. He’sgot a low-key style that hides a burningintensity,” Quinn remarks. “He has sucha strong desire to be good at what hedoes, to make everything as perfect aspossible. He lives to create somethingfrom nothing.”

In his junior year, Koz completed amanagerial internship at the Chart House restaurant on theCaribbean island of St. Croix, and he returned with an idea fora product that did not yet exist. He signed up for an indepen-dent study with Professor Quinn to develop a business andmarketing plan for Caribbean barbecue sauce, based on hisown recipe. Koz conducted extensive demographic researchand taste testing on campus and at local supermarkets. In hisapartment kitchen, he created a sauce so delicious that hesoon had more orders than time to fill them. “It was one ofthe best independent studies I’ve ever seen,” recalls Quinn.“Chris could have turned that product into a successful busi-ness, if he’d wanted to.”


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As a student, Koz demonstrated the driving spirit, theability to inspire others with his ideas, and the perfectionismtypical of the entrepreneur, according to Quinn. When Kozsaw things he wanted to change on campus, he became activein student government and campus activities. He served aspresident of his junior and senior classes and helped create alively music scene by bringing a great vari-ety of bands to campus. One night, Kozinvited the business faculty to his apart-ment for dinner, which he cooked andserved by candelight. “It was delicious andbeautifully presented,” says Quinn. “Chriswas serious about all his endeavors.”

After graduation, Koz spent the nextfew years gaining experience in the hospi-tality industry as a winemaker, a brewer, and chef. He went onto earn a degree from the Culinary Institute of America in NewYork, which he calls the “Harvard of cooking schools.” “I hada good foundation in business management from Colby-Sawyer, but I still needed more formal training as a chef,” heexplains. After a short stint as an executive chef at theGovernor’s Inn in Rochester, N.H., Koz began preparing tolaunch his own restaurant.

Quinn suspects that Koz, like many entrepreneurs, willexperience a crisis point at which his business has grown solarge and complex that he will no longer be able to manage itall himself. “It’s very hard for an entrepreneur, but one daythey get overwhelmed and have to learn to delegate,” he says.Ultimately, Koz’s passion for his work will ensure his financialsuccess and happiness, according to Quinn’s prediction. “Thisyoung man has that spark,” he concludes. “If you can be suc-cessful and enjoy life at the same time, that’s a great gift.”

Back at the Crescent City Bistro and Rum Bar, Koz, alongwith fiancee Christen Wallingford ’96, who helps him with allaspects of the restaurant, is already planning his next moves.He’s thinking about expanding the restaurant to include an-other 50 seats and contemplating his next culinary adventure.“I’m concentrating on smaller towns,” he says, unconsciously

sounding a bit like a corporate magnate.“I’m thinking about an authentic Carib-bean restaurant in North Conway...” n


Each dish Koz serves arrives at the table looking as much like art as food.His painter’s palette is the stove where he mixes exotic ingredients to excitethe palate of the most discriminating diner. PHOTOS: KATIE DOW ’90

Yield: 6 Portions

Lobster meat 11/2 poundsSpanish onion, medium diced 1 cupCelery, medium diced 1/2 cupGreen bell pepper, medium diced 1/2 cupCreole garlic, minced 5 clovesGreen onion, small diced 1 cupParsley, rough chopped 1/4 cupLobster stock 3 cupsFlour, all-purpose 1/2 cupBacon oil 1/4 cupButter 1/4 cupSalt 2 tbsp.Pepper, fresh ground 1 tsp.Cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp.Basil, chiffonade 1 tbsp.Thyme leaves, chopped 2 tsp.Tabasco to tasteSteamed rice 3 cups

Lobster EtouffeeChris Kozlowski, Chef/Owner

Crescent City Bistro

Heat bacon oil in a large cast iron skilletjust until it begins to smoke. Add flour topan and stir roux until it turns deep red incolor, about three to five minutes. Removefrom heat and stir in Spanish onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic.

Combine salt, pepper, cayenne, thymeand basil. Add one tablespoon of spices toroux. Heat lobster stock to a boil. Addroux to stock while whisking continuously.Whisk until thick then remove from heat.

Heat up large saute pan. Add 2 table-spoons of butter to pan. Saute´ lobsterand half of the scallions and parsley forone minute. Slowly pour thickened lobsterstock over lobster. Add remaining parsley,scallions, and butter. Season with remain-ing herbs and Tabasco. When butter iscompletely melted, serve over rice.

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ALUMNA PROFILE

A s soon as she was asked,Rosamond “Roz” Manwaring ’66 knew her answer had to be adecisive, irreversible, not-open-to-misinterpretation NO! Itwasn’t because she didn’t want the job. It was mainly becauseshe felt she would be unable to handle the strong emotionaltides that would ebb and flow on the job all day, every day.Roz was sure the other problem with the position as manager

of the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter in Fryeburg, Maine, wasthat she’d end up with a houseful of dogs, cats, rabbits, ham-sters, and other displaced four-legged creatures of every sort.She knew the temptation to take them all home would be toogreat. But sometimes fate steps in, and sometimes fate is a per-suasive manipulator. It was presented to Roz that if she didn’tcare to manage the shelter, she might be able to help on the

Roz’s Very Big DreamFor Roz Manwaring ’66, goodideas arrive in bunches, and herbest ones benefit both humansand animals.

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board of directors. She said okay, but that she still wouldn’t bevisiting the shelter. At the first meeting of the board of direc-tors, everyone, including Roz, agreed she really couldn’t be aneffective director if she didn’t at least view the animal facility.On a Monday Roz visited the shelter and by Friday she was themanager. This was the genesis of her very big dream.

Roz is tall and fit, a woman who looks as though shecould still fly through the gates on a downhill ski run or driveto the hoop on the basketball court just as she did in herColby Junior College days. “I was the president of the athleticassociation and received the departmental award in athletics,”she recounts with no small amount of pride. “I was on everyteam there, including basketball, skiing, softball, and lacrosse,and I won the ping pong tournament. I was also quite adeptin the water fights. I lived in Colgate, and the stairwells werehighly effective places to have water battles. My days therewere the best, and when the college was so rude as to gradu-ate me and make me go home, I cried all the way,” she says,smiling now in fond remembrance.

After Colby Junior College, Roz attended Colby College inMaine, where she graduated with a degree in British History.She worked a variety of jobs over the years, always searchingfor her true calling, which she found as manager of HarvestHills. “For the almost seven years I was there, I made it a pointto learn,” Roz says. “I went to every possible regional, state,and national convention in order to study about the shelterbusiness as it functions today, as well as to learn about theevolution of animal care. Our society is getting away from theanimal pound mentality and realizing there’s more to thehuman-animal bond than previously appreciated. It’s a bondthat has become therapy for prisoners, for elders, for teenagersat risk, for those with mental problems, and for people withphysical handicaps such as blindness or paralysis.”

With her human-animal bond beliefs evolving in theirsophistication, Roz saw a need for someone with her expertiseand abilities in the Mount Washington Valley area around

Conway, New Hampshire. But she knew she couldn’t openjust a shelter. She felt something much more was necessary.“We had to be architects of the human-animal bond and takethat premise to the cutting edge,” Roz states emphatically.“Plus, I felt that as a non-profit organization we would needsomething that was for-profit to supplement the overallincome.”

Thus was born the idea for the Conway Area HumaneSociety (CAHS), which will consist of an animal shelter, learn-ing center, and boarding kennel. It’s planned as an approxi-mately 15,000 square-foot facility on 25 acres, and, because ofits size, it will be able to offer a wide variety of programs andservices not normally associated with a traditional humanesociety. The land has been bought and cleared and the site forthe facility, which will be right off Main Street in Conway,could not be located in a better spot. The boarding kennel,while supplementing income, will also allow space for thenumerous programs being developed for people in crisis whoneed housing for their companion animals. There will be edu-cational and social programs, and Roz expects to help between1,000 and 1,200 homeless animals per year. Her goal is to net-work with other organizations to house large animals andother types of creatures the CAHS cannot serve. She does notwant to have to turn down any animal brought to the door.

“Our for-profit activities in the boarding kennel will openso many avenues,” Roz says earnestly, “because of the pro-grams they’ll allow us to put in place. For example, in one ofour programs we’ll be housing animal victims from homesbroken by domestic violence. We’re also going to help peopleas they near the end of life and are concerned about their pets.Through our Guardian Program, they can entrust their animalcompanions to us in their wills. The peace of mind this will


“...the Conway Area Humane Society (CAHS)...will consist of an animal shelter, learning center, and boarding kennel. It’s planned as an approximately15,000 square-foot facility on 25 acres...”

“...Roz expects to help between 1,000and 1,200 homeless animals per year.”

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bring is incredible. We’ve had twenty people change theirwills to include us, and we’re not even open for business yet.”

In the learning center of the CAHS facility, the EducationCommittee will introduce a wide range of topics and classesfrom obedience training to environmental subjects. There willbe certificate programs for students from kindergartenthrough high school, as well as a variety of outreach pro-grams. Children will be able to come in and use a library that’sbeen planned, log on to the Internet to research a project, orattend an art class. As Roz states with practiced purpose,“Learning is the key to breaking the cycles of abuse, cruelty,and pet overpopulation, and it fits in with the CAHS’s long-term goal of protecting and enhancing the human-animalbond.”

The dreams are big, and big dreams often require bigmoney. The goal for the CAHS fundraising effort is $1.5 mil-lion, of which more than $1,008,000 has thus far beenaccounted for in gifts and pledges. Much of this success isbecause Roz Manwaring is astute, articulate, sharply focused,and completely knowledgeable about her subject. It doesn’thurt that she and the others involved in the CAHS have a ter-rific talent for marketing and fundraising strategies. One oftheir ideas is to have a mural contest throughout area schoolsystems, with the winners’ murals being painted on the wallsof the learning center. The savvy CAHS marketers have alsooffered naming opportunities on eBay, which so far has beenmore of a publicity-builder than a fundraiser. Among the moreeffective marketing strategies has been Marathon Bingo, aneight-hour stint of number and letter calling at the localAmerican Legion Hall. But the most spectacular event is arouser of a carnival called Bark in the Park. It takes place year-

ly in September and is attended by thousands of people andhundreds of dogs. It’s a day of demonstrations, games, relays,amusement rides, canine testing, food carts, exhibitor booths,and the popular “Strut Your Mutt Dog Walk” up Main Street.

If you spend any time with Roz, it becomes evident shethinks about the CAHS project during ninety-nine percent ofher waking hours. As much as she has put into the effort, sheis quick to credit the people from the community and herboard of directors for the tremendous financial and volunteersupport they have added to the dream. “This is an all-inclu-sive, two-way street,” she offers. “We ask the community forits support, but we want to give back as well. An example ofthat is when we cleared the land for the building, we offeredthe wood to those who needed it to heat their homes.”

A construction start date has not yet been set for theCAHS building because Roz and the board of directors do notwant to begin before they’re positive they can complete theproject as planned without any debt service. However, as thegoal gets closer, Roz can see the dream ever more clearly. “Is itabout saving animals and ensuring them of a decent qualityof life?” she asks. “Yes, it’s about that, but it’s also about thehuman animal and making sure we serve the needs of the peo-ple who can use our help. That’s why it’s important we neverlose sight of the wonderful things that can be accomplished ifwe continue to strengthen the human-animal bond.” n

“...the Education Committee will introduce a wide range of topics and classes from obedience training toenvironmental subjects.”

If you would like to follow the progress of the CAHS, visit www.conwayshelter.org on the Web.


Harry W. Anderson (age 94) of Vero Beach, Florida

and New London, New Hampshire, who, in 2000,

established a gift of $1 million to the college in

honor of his late wife, Helen Henry Anderson, passed away

in February of this year in Vero Beach. The Helen Henry

Anderson Scholarships were established by Mr. Anderson to

assist qualified undergraduates in meeting the comprehen-

sive annual cost of attending Colby-Sawyer. Twenty new

scholarships of $5,000 each were established for selected

students.

Mr. Anderson was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. He

graduated from the University of Cincinnati Engineering

School and Harvard Business School. During World War II, he

served on active duty with the U.S. Army for five years, retir-

ing as a full colonel. After his Army service, he returned to

his duties at the Bank of New England in Boston. He eventu-

ally retired as a senior vice president of the bank to become

executive director and treasurer of the Frederick J. Kennedy

Memorial Foundation, which contributed more than $40

million to charities in the Boston and Mid Pines, North

Carolina, areas. He retired from the foundation after 11

years, when its mission was completed. His wife, Helen

Henry Anderson, died in 1988. She was a graduate of Abbot

Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, where she later served

as an active trustee. She was also a graduate of Smith

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Brad Sarchet, associate professor and chairof Natural Sciences, thinks that ideally every student, inevery major, could benefit by taking two laboratory sciencecourses. “Science is a special way to observe and investigatethe world. The scientific method and experimentation,that hands-on approach, is something students can’t get anywhere else,” he says. He maintains the content of sci-ence courses is more crucial than ever to social survival.“You cannot read a newspaper without encountering AIDS,cloning, or environmental degradation. To be well-educated, you must understand science.”

Professor Sarchet describes the Natural SciencesDepartment as small but strong and sees the proposedexpansion of science facilities and programs as a campus-wide enhancement. Working with Admissions, he and oth-ers are raising prospective students’ awareness of Colby-Sawyer’s living laboratories and resources. They talk aboutthe established science program, Biology––currently with28 majors. Nursing––with 53 majors ––requires at least sixscience courses. Two out of the three available Exercise and


SCIENCE AT COLBY-SAWYER

Doing WhatComesNaturally

The place of natural sciences amongthe liberal arts stands as solid asbedrock. However, Colby-Sawyer’sapproach to teaching science isevolving to meet shifting societalneeds. Contemporary programs aremore interactive and interdiscipli-nary than curricula that were rele-vant when the Reichhold ScienceCenter opened in 1962. The plannedIvey Science Center, slated forgroundbreaking in 2003, will estab-lish a permanent home for NaturalSciences, Nursing, and Communityand Environmental Studies. It willhelp today’s students contend withtomorrow's complex natural, social,and technological environments.This is not your mother's BIO 101.

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Sport Sciences (ESS) concentrations ––with a program totalof 140 majors ––rely on science. The college’s newestmajor, Community and Environmental Studies (CES), has18 students. The program requires a laboratory course inan area of science and employs relevant scientific methodsand practices in nearly every course.

“There’s much more molecular biology work we coulddo if we had the equipment,” Sarchet indicates, “but fornow we have resources close by, such as at Dartmouth.Also, with the seacoast nearby, we offer interesting marinescience opportunities.”

New opportunities are at hand with revision of thecollege's liberal education model, which guides curriculumstructure. The college currently requires four first-year corecourses, one each in natural sciences, humanities, socialsciences, and arts. Next fall, the core courses will bereplaced by two seminars called Pathways. Faculty fromeach department will introduce themes through the semi-nars, each attended by 20 students.

For example, the theme Professor Sarchet has chosenis “The Mind and The Brain.” Students will encounter thehistory of how people viewed the mind and brain, per-


“...the content of sciencecourses is more crucial thanever to social survival.”

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spectives of such relevant disciplines as psychology, andmajor questions and problems surrounding the topic. Tostrengthen their knowledge and skills, students will thenchoose among supplemental “stepping-stone” courses inphilosophy, biology, and other disciplines. In spring oftheir sophomore year, the same 20 students will takeProfessor Sarchet’s second seminar on the mind and brainto formulate answers to questions and apply solutions toproblems.

In addition to qualified students, the department seekstwo mathematicians and recently hired a chemist, Dr.Cheryl Coolidge, who’s considering a 100-level course oneveryday chemistry. Peter White, a molecular biologisthired last year, is creating molecular biology offerings.With a new science building and equipment, the college

hopes to attract sufficientstudents to offer upper-levelcourses in molecular genet-ics and molecular biology.

Upon completion, the30,000-square-foot, $7-mil-ion Curtis L. Ivey ScienceCenter will house NaturalSciences, Nursing, and Com-munity and EnvironmentalStudies. Designed for flexi-bility in teaching and re-search, it will accommodatesix classrooms, eight labora-tories, several workspaces, acomputing laboratory, and a180-seat auditorium.

To stay abreast of devel-opments in their fields,

Natural Sciences faculty engage in research. AssociateProfessor Bill Thomas recently studied molecular ad-hesion in Paris, France. Associate Professor Ben Steelewill soon conduct research on ocean birds in Finland.Professor Sarchet will explore relationships between am-phibian ecology and physiology and malformations foundin frogs.

“They’re a key indicator species and almost every col-lection site in New England has found mutations. We’renot sure what causes this. We initially thought it was envi-ronmental pollution,” he explains. “A lot of frogs withmultiple limbs also host parasites. We see an alarmingincrease in mutations and a decrease in all amphibianpopulations worldwide. I know amphibian physiology, butI don't know a lot about finding them in the wild or theirhabitats in relation to malformation. I’ll study that thissummer.” n


Students in the Cove

Tom Remmers had an unusual problem for a college student––not enough rain fell during hissenior year. In fact, it was the second driest onrecord. Excited at the prospect of being the firstCommunity and Environmental Studies (CES)graduate, Tom, and two juniors, Morgan Jenkinsand Thad Soule, had counted on normal precipita-tion. Rain would help them determine the effec-tiveness of a pollution-control project on a smalltributary feeding Herrick Cove on Lake Sunapee.Residents worried about algae blooms in the cove,the only place on the pristine lake where it occurs.Algae might warn of compromised water quality.

The Lake Sunapee Protective Association(LSPA) and New London Conservation Com-mission (NLCC) requested that the Communityand Environmental Studies Program conduct ananalysis of the wetlands near Columbus Avenue inNew London. The analysis would determine if thetown, and the LSPA, got their money’s worth in2000 when they spent $26,000 to construct a smallweir, or dam, near the cove. The weir was supposedto capture a stream to expand the size and func-tion of a nearby wetland, and thereby mitigate theeffects of runoff from I-89, 600 feet from HerrickCove, before the runoff reached the lake. That wasthe theory, anyway.

Do salt and other pollutants impact the cove?Does I-89 send down too much sediment, toomany nutrients, or is too much iron leaching froma gash blasted into the granite when the highwaywas born? A result of the Federal Aid Highway Actof 1956, the proposed route of I-89 through NewLondon created controversy over its possiblesocio-economic effects. The question was, would"the road” erode the town’s idyllic character?

“The interesting thing about I-89 was thatmore than one route was proposed for the highwaythrough and around the town,” says Tom, ofCenterville, Cape Cod, Mass., who wants tobecome an environmental consultant. “It was builtin the 1960s, so environmental issues weren't asprevalent. I don’t think anybody thought aboutthe ecological impact.”

The Columbus Avenue analysis helped Colby-Sawyer students fulfill credits for the interdiscipli-nary CES major, which requires all juniors to con-duct an in-depth, yearlong analysis of an environ-mental problem. In its first two years, the programdraws from the natural and social sciences and thehumanities. The program’s interdisciplinary nature


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helps students understand the aesthetic, ecological,economic, historical, and social perspectives ofcomplex environmental situations.

The students learned to document plant inven-tory with digital imaging and conduct site analysisusing geographic software. They learned wetlanddelineation and functional values analysis, envi-ronmental and social impact analyses. At the pro-ject's conclusion, they presented their findings andproposed a long-term plan for ensuring the weir isoptimally managed.

This all sounds high-minded enough, but theyalso had to contend with the nitty-gritty. Therewasn’t enough rain to cause typical highwayrunoff. Were their samples representative of non-drought years? A wooden plank controls water flowthrough the weir. Should they recommend season-ally removing the plank or keeping it in, thusmaintaining high water year-round? This is wherethe community came in.

The LSPA offered 15 years of documentationon water sampling. Michael Simpson of theAntioch New England faculty, a wetland scientistwith a private practice, also worked with the stu-dents. He previously conducted a baseline study ofthe cove and served as an adjunct CES facultymember, helping analyze water-quality data andcomparing findings to state standards. On TownMeeting Day, the students presented a poster andsurveyed 120 respondents regarding wetlands,among the most significant aspects of the environ-

ment. The survey’s purpose was to assess localknowledge of wetlands to design effective commu-nication materials for the project.

“The most interesting thing about the projectis interaction with the community,” admits Tom.

Colby-Sawyer recently received a $4,500 grantfrom the Wellborn Ecology Fund through theUpper Valley Community Foundation. Part of a $9 million gift for environmental education in theConnecticut River’s Upper Valley, the WellbornFund represents the nation’s largest concentrationof money for environmental education. Colby-Sawyer’s share provides internships for three CESstudents to work this summer with the LSPA, theAusbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust, andFriends of the John Hay National Wildlife Refuge,known as The Fells.

Part of the 164-acre Hay National WildlifeRefuge and 712-acre Hay Forestry Reservation, inNewbury, N.H., The Fells lies on Lake Sunapee’seastern shore. John Hay, Abraham Lincoln’s privatesecretary, bought the property as a summer retreatand in 1891 built a 22-room Colonial Revival-stylehome. Later generations deeded the Hay ForestryReservation, in 1960, to the Society for Protectionof N.H. Forests. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceassumed management of the Hay National WildlifeRefuge, in 1987.

John Callewaert, director of the Institute forCommunity and Environment, is working withMaggie Stiers, executivedirector of The Fells, todetermine the scope of thenext third-year CES project.This will assist The Fells indetermining future pro-gramming and land-man-agement objectives.

Thad, a double majorin CES and History, Society,and Culture (HSC), alreadygot a head start at The Fells. Last year, he did anHSC internship, researching the history of the Hayfamily property in Sunapee and preparing interpre-tive materials on the estate’s architecture for volun-teer tour guides. This summer, he returns as a CESintern to re-route a trailhead, coordinate publica-tion of a new trail guide, conduct tours of gardensand trails, and provide other visitor services. n

Photos––Top: Tom Remmers ’02 (red Jacket) is aided by (l to r)Thad Soule ’03, Morgan Jenkins ’03, and Professor JohnCallewaert as he collects a chilly water sample for testing.Above: Tom, Thad, and Morgan enjoy not only field collectingand water sampling, but the opportunity to use their findings aspart of their interactions with members of the local community. PHOTOS: KATIE DOW ’90


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Last March, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) reviewers assessed the Colby-Sawyer Nursing program for accreditation.Usually, this process makes colleges a little nervous.However, reviewers told our students that thequality of their clinical education places them inthe top five percent nationally.

Reviewers were impressed that, in one semes-ter, students worked with the same faculty in boththe classroom and clinicals. Their communitynurse-mentors were well trained. Their faculty hadexcellent relationships with staff at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). However, whatimpressed reviewers most, says Kathleen Thies,associate professor of nursing and chair of thedepartment, was continuity in the new, commun-ity-based curriculum, funded by a Fuld Foundationgrant.

“Reviewers were blown away that students sawa patient in a high-technology, tertiary care envi-ronment and, two weeks later, visited the samepatient at home at the end of a dirt road with norunning water. Our students looked at the review-ers and said, ‘Well, right. What does everybody elsedo?’” Welcome to the world of rural nursing.

“Some people don’t appreciate how heavily science-based nursing is,” says Professor Thies. “Buthow well students do in science is a good predictorof how they’ll do in nursing. You can’t understandpharmacology if you don’t get pathophysiologyand microbiology.”

Nursing education involves systematic assimi-lation of mountains of information. Students learnto assess patient conditions, identify needs, planhealth outcomes, implement plans of care, thenevaluate. That can occur as patients move fromhome, to hospital, to rehabilitation facility, tohome again. With this in mind, Professor Thies led the team that developed a new curriculum toaddress such changes.

“When I went to nursing school, my firstpatient had his gallbladder removed two days previously and was still hospitalized,” she says.“Today, that patient is home by noon the day ofthe operation. This means that otherwise healthypatients no longer are in the hospital for studentsto learn from. For example, when juniors beganmedical-surgical rotations last fall, one student onher first day encountered a patient with a kidneytransplant.

“Where do you begin to learn in this environ-ment?” asks Professor Thies, who maintains it isoverwhelming for 19- and 20-year-olds. These days,hospitalized patients are “high acuity.” Thus,patients in regular units would have been in theICU ten years ago. Patients in the ICU would havebeen dead ten years ago. Acuity is not only increas-ing at major medical centers, but also at communi-ty hospitals. Acuity is up because insurers won'tunderwrite longer patient stays. Thus, when peopleare hospitalized, they are sicker than previouslyand with more complex conditions.

Given this, it became difficult to find basicthings for students to do because even simple tasks,such as turning a patient in bed, is complicated.Under traditional curriculum, students spent theirfirst two years studying social and “hard” sciences.As sophomores, they learned to do physical examsand take health histories. Clinical rotations beganin the third year with introductions to disciplinessuch as psychiatry and pediatrics. Their first clini-cals were on medical-surgical units. However, iftoday's surgery patients are intubated, with several


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monitors attached, where do students––who havenever turned patients before––begin? Liability is aworry––as are medications.

“My first gallbladder patient had three pre-scriptions,” says Professor Thies. “Nursing studentsnow deal with patients with as many as 15 differ-ent prescriptions. Patients don't just have heartattacks anymore. They have heart disease, diabetes,and lots of social issues. When patients go home,they depend on visiting nurses, social-service workers, or family––if they’re lucky.

“It’s easy dealing with a child with asthma inthe hospital,” says Professor Thies. “Of course hisoxygen saturation rates are fabulous––he's on ourturf. It’s another thing when he’s in school, wherethe nurse only works two days a week. Or home,where there are three dogs, a woodstove, and a parent who may not be coping. If students seepatients under these conditions, they’d betterknow about family dynamics, local social-serviceagencies, and other resources. The child still needsto breathe.”

Through the new curriculum, students beginwith normative transitions––such as obstetrics,adolescence, and aging. They then move towardrestorative care, where patients have curable condi-tions. They finally learn tertiary care, where disabil-ities or diseases are incurable and must be managedby nurses within a provider team.

Juniors now rotate out of DHMC to practice inthe community, for which they prepare using self-study modules. Colby-Sawyer College trains RNsfrom Lake Sunapee Visiting Nurse Association andVisiting Nurse Alliance of Vermont and NewHamsphire to serve as nurse-mentors for the stu-dents. With their mentors, students go out to prac-tice, one-on-one, taking along laptops to updatepatient records. Students sometimes get into thecar only to have mentors request that they readpatient charts aloud while the mentors drive.Visiting nurses don’t know what they’ll face untilthey reach a patient’s home. This can be challeng-ing for students, who encounter sobering issues,such as poverty, on the road.

“Students were stunned by what they saw,”says Professor Thies. “The good thing was that theywere seeing it with mentors who could talk themthrough it. The other benefit was that they couldreturn to the hospital and view patients from a different perspective.

“Now, when doing hospital discharge plan-ning, students read the record of a child with asth-ma that might say, ‘wood stove.’ Previously, thatwouldn't have meant much. However, they’ve beento the home and seen the stove. They know what

to ask patients. ‘Who’s at home to help you? Isthere central heating? Someone to plow your drive-way?’ These often are patients who are not welleducated, with limited resources, who are expectedto respond to medical emergencies at home.”

Next year, the same students will complete ayearlong, senior capstone at a school-based healthclinic in the Newport, N.H., school system. Theywill do the same work there as RNs. One projectwill be assessing the need for health-education pro-grams. Students will create an education project,implement and evaluate it, then pass it on to thenext class of nurses. One issue will be following up on children after visiting the school nurse. Didthey see a doctor? Did they change how they usetheir inhalers? Professor Thies maintains that follow-up is especially important when childrensuffer from chronic illnesses.

Heartache sometimesoccurs when students cannotdiscuss their work because ofpatient confidentiality.Sometimes this involves hos-pice care, when they mustprovide psycho-social inter-vention for families as some-one is dying. They can’tcome back to campus and tellfriends at dinner, “I sawsomeone die today.” Nursingfaculty and nurse-mentorshelp them process theseexperiences.

However, students stillspend about 70 percent of their clinical time in thehospital. Nursing is America’s largest healthcareprofession, with more than 2.5 million RNs. Thatsounds impressive but heralds a shortage. Even ashealthcare continues to shift toward community-based primary care and other alternatives, projec-tions say rising complexity in acute care will seedemand for RNs in hospitals climb 36 percent by2020. Couple that with the growing demand forcommunity-based services, and it's safe to predictthat Colby-Sawyer nurses will enjoy job security.Sooner or later, everybody needs a nurse. n

Photos – Opposite page: Lisa Killam ’01 practices as a regis-tered nurse at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York.“As a nursing student at Colby-Sawyer,” Lisa says, “the practi-cal experience of my preceptorship in post-anesthesia care atElliot Hospital helped lead directly to my present RN position inintensive care.” Above: In her junior year, Colby-Sawyer nurs-ing student Melissa Underhill ’01 served her clinical internshipon the birthing pavilion at Dartmouth-Hitchcock MedicalCenter.

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It’s 11 o’clock Sunday night.You’re a Colby-Sawyer sophomore whoblew off a concert to work on a paper foryour Foundations of Ethics class. You needto find a quote on happiness by some guynamed Jeremy Bentham to finish your paper.The problem is, the library is closed. To makematters worse, a friend has borrowed your printer installa-tion disk, and your printer won’t work. The paper is due at 8a.m. tomorrow. You think.

There are solutions to our sophomore’s problems. One isto boot the computer and log on to a program calledBlackboard. All right, we’re beginning to sound like a DellComputer commercial. However, as they say on campus, thisis for real. Blackboard, and other technologies, can make col-lege life easier.

Blackboard provides a Web-based venue for file sharing,posting class notes and announcements, class e-mail and dis-cussion boards, electronic assignment submission, communi-cation in workgroups, a hot links page, and much, muchmore. Someone, please, tell me what all this means.

Ask our sophomore, who logs on to Blackboard and seesthat Amy Knisley, assistant professor of Philosophy, has post-ed last Wednesday’s lecture notes along with a page linking to

ten Web sites on Bentham. A couple of clicks andour sophomore learns from one of the sites that

Bentham entered Oxford at age 12. No way! Hey, ithas that quote on happiness from his 1789 essay, “An

Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legisla-tion.” Our sophomore copies the quote, attributes the

source, and completes the paper. Blackboard displays theFoundations of Ethics syllabus and, it turns out, the paper, assuspected, is due tomorrow. The student electronically sub-mits the paper through Blackboard’s assignment drop box.

One down, one to go. Our sophomore searches online forthe manufacturer of the disabled printer, downloads theinstallation software, lets it run, and goes for a soft drink.With the printer now working, our sophomore e-mails Mom,asking, “Will you check out my resume´?”

Elements that comprise Information Literacy, or DigitalLiteracy, or Fluency in Information Technology––what oursophomore is practicing––are being explored and studied atColby-Sawyer. A college subcommittee is considering how theschool should address this phenomenon, as are other collegesand universities nationwide.

The National Research Council’s FITness (Fluency in In-formation Technology) Report on higher education explainsinformation literacy as more than just the ability to use


TECHNOLOGY AT COLBY-SAWYER

by Patricia Ktistes ’87

INFORMATION LITERACY @ COLBY-SAWYER

Not Just for Techies Anymore

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That’s because our sophomore, according to Bill Bitzer,director of Information Resources (IR), is different from stu-dents who entered ten years ago. “Today’s students increas-ingly learn through mediated experience ––watching TV, surf-ing the ’Net, sound bytes, images, information in chunks,”says Bitzer. “That’s the nature of the generation. But the shifttoward student-centered learning embraces it.”

Student-centered learning amounts to replacing the “sageon the stage” with the “guide at the side.” Students now learnthrough interaction with faculty, mass media, each other, andlots of personal heavy lifting. As guides, professors coach themthrough rigorous experimentation, individually directedresearch, and deciphering such materials as archives and pro-fessional journals. In short, students are architects of theirown temples of knowledge. The workload to construct themcan come as a shock. However, technology can help studentsfrom their first SAT experience until the moment they cele-brate that sheepskin.

At Colby-Sawyer, more than 2,000 pages of information-––everything from admissions to catalogs to policies––resideon the computing network. The college Web site currentlyboasts 2,214 pages. The campus supports 500 PCs and 1,650connections to a network moving 1 billion bits per second. Its17 technologically enabled “smart” classrooms, with ceiling-mounted projectors networked into computers, are popular.Everyone wants to teach in them, says Bill Bitzer. The collegeis close to making all classrooms “smart.” IR also is piloting awireless computing laboratory, using radio telemetry to reach

programs like Blackboard, e-mail, or spreadsheets. It’s fastbecoming the baseline for professional development of facul-ty fluency in technology as well. Experts indicate this is morethan a trend. They call it a sweeping cultural change. It in-volves mastering skills and concepts, applying them, and rid-ing the wave of emerging technology indefinitely.

When entering the workforce, liberal arts majors increas-ingly need to hit the high technology ground running.Eventually, students may voluntarily want to “show what

they know,” says Linda Ryder, assistant professor of informa-tion resources and academic technology coordinator. Oneapproach is to pass a vendor-neutral certification, such as thatoffered by Tek.Xam. It tells employers that graduates graspmore than rote tasks in a single suite of vendor-specific soft-ware. It assures their ability as employees to engage in com-plex problem solving and creative thinking by using evolvingtechnologies.

Pass rates for liberal arts students currently are low onsuch certifications. However, as colleges further define what itmeans to be technologically literate, these scores will improve.Although colleges won’t necessarily require students to passsuch certifications, employers might. Today’s technology-conscious students saw it coming.


“As Colby-Sawyer shapes its curriculum to meet student

needs, IR assists in integratingtechnology across curriculum

and campus.”

Ready access to technology can be found at numerous convenient locationson the Colby-Sawyer campus. One of the favorite places for students to log on and complete their assignments is in the computer-equipped carrelsin the Susan Colgate Cleveland Library/Learning Center.

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the network. All four of the student computing laboratoriesare highly used.

Yet, infrastructure only scratches the surface. A commonassumption is that the PC on the desktop, a “port for every pil-low,” constitutes technology and ensures fluency. IR people,who include Information Technology folks, as well as thosewho manage the college’s extensively wired library system,partnered in recent Liberal Education discussions. These dis-cussions defined what direction the curriculum should take.As Colby-Sawyer shapes its curriculum to meet student needs,IR assists in integrating technology across curriculum andcampus. This involves encouraging students to apply technol-ogy in learning and creates opportunities for faculty to factorit into their pedagogy.

For students, it starts with CIS105, Introduction to Com-puting, coordinated with adjunct faculty by Linda Ryder.Energetic, with quasi-encyclopedic knowledge of technologyissues and applications, Linda, who reads 10 journals a monthto stay current, always has one eye on the big picture. It’s beensaid that time spent with her is less like being in class thanpumping iron with a personal trainer who also flies and wantsto show you how.

As part of the IR team, which faculty and staff in otherdepartments have called “wonderful” and “miracle work-ers,” Linda is among several admin-istrators supporting the college’s cus-tomized Blackboard server. Sheserves as liaison between academicsand computing. So how do studentslearn where to look in that haystackof online information?

“We ask them to drill down intotopics,” explains Linda, “to gobeyond finding answers to questionsusing just any online search engineand stopping there.” An examplemight be in trying to answer the question: What are “conflict”diamonds? The easy way to answer that would be to do aninternet search on the term, find a definition, and reviewarchived news stories on political corruption in diamond-exporting economies. Better to ask: What are the ethicalimplications of price fixing in the world diamond market?This leads to understanding how demand contributes to socialdevastation in some countries and reveals the hidden humancosts behind glossy advertising by the diamond industry.

While they are online, students will encounter goodsources, as well as independently authored pages on everytopic imaginable. Maybe the authors of those pages areexperts, maybe not. “Our students are smart people,” saysLinda. “By giving them a little history, a little context, a littlecritical thinking analysis, they can figure things out.”

For those who want expertise beyond CIS105 and related

courses, the college offers an Information ManagementTechnology minor. A new computer major is not on the col-lege’s current curriculum agenda, however, digital literacy isnot the sole domain of technology majors, who sometimesscore lower on vendor-neutral certifications than their liberalarts counterparts.

“The Educational Testing Service says some computer sci-ence majors do worse than liberal arts students because theyare less well-trained in problem solving,” says Linda. “They

know how things work but aren’tgiven the big picture. There’s also aproblem with students believingeverything they see out there, andthat has to be dealt with,” she adds.“The Web is 65 to 75 percent com-mercial, and students frequentlyhave used it as consumers. Onething we struggle with everysemester is helping them get pastthat superficial orientation.”

At Colby-Sawyer, this involvestaking personal responsibility for learning, evaluating the rel-evance and validity of information, critical thinking, andethics. These issues concern everyone on campus, but espe-cially Amy Knisley, assistant professor of Philosophy, whoteaches other courses in addition to Foundations of Ethics.

“In my Environmental Philosophy class,” she says, “Weoften encounter issues involving environmental organizationsand their strategies. So, when studying a theory called DeepEcology, a radical view, we discuss an environmental groupthat associates itself with this theory. One group is called theEarth Liberation Front. They have taken credit, if that’s theright word, for a number of arsons and other property dam-age. I was able to attach the link for their Web site toBlackboard. Students check it out so that, when we meet, wecan talk about the theory of Deep Ecology in the context ofthis movement.”


Katrina Caswell ’02 (left), a Business major and Information Resources student worker receives help from Instructor Joe Clark in developing a project using computer productivity tools. PHOTO:JOHN QUACKENBOS

“...today’s students and faculty live in what the

technology literati term a‘distributed’ environment. It draws on information and tools...from virtually

infinite sources.”

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Professor Knisley notes that, despite all the talk abouttechnology, some students still feel intimidated by it. “Theydon’t log on and, as a result, they can get left out. In my class-es, in response to that so far, I haven’t required that they logon. The way I’m using Blackboard now doesn’t require thatmuch technical savvy because students don’t have to conductwork over the site. Teaching philosophy, which is traditional-ly very text-based, is an interesting challenge, but I’m not acurmudgeon about it. I don’t see why we can’t involve all sortsof devices and remain true to tradition.”

She agrees that ethical issues are emerging with highereducation regarding technology as a learning tool. Are weallowing or even encouraging technology to replace profes-sors? Articles often extol the ability of faculty to better com-municate with students through technology, such asBlackboard, in large classes at big schools.

“My angle is that critical thinking and reasoning are cen-tral to teaching and learning philosophy,” explains ProfessorKnisley. “I think there is an extent to where sitting in front ofa computer encourages passivity, whereas, when sitting with abook, you are active. Insofar as interactivity and active learn-ing are a good thing, we need to reflect about whether to askstudents to spend more time sitting in front of a screen, whichcan have a brain-numbing effect,” Knisley adds.

There’s never been a better time to contemplate theseissues. IR estimates that 90 percent of entering studentsbrought their own computers to campus last fall. Every year,this percentage increases. Will the day come when Colby-Sawyer requires students to bring their own computers, ashave some other schools?

“We’re reluctant to require students to have computers,”says Bill Bitzer. “It’s a very complex issue. If you require it, theexpectation is that they will use them every day in class.” As

for requiring that faculty use technology, that’s also sweepingwith too broad a broom.

“Sometimes,” says Linda Ryder, “the best thing technolo-gy can do is leave teachers alone in the classroom and justmanage all the other logistical and administrative aspects ofrunning a class.”

What about students in teacher-certification programs,who will “guide at the side” of the next generation? A federalPT3 Education Grant for “teaching the teachers” fundedColby-Sawyer’s semester-long institute this spring, whichenrolled ten faculty members. They’re the ones who teachstudents who want to become Art, Biology, Early ChildhoodEducation, English Language Arts, and Social Studies teachers.Taught by Linda Ryder, the institute is designed to help facul-ty teach students to use technology as a learning tool inkindergarten through 12th grade classrooms.

As part of the sweeping cultural changes, today’s studentsand faculty live in what the technology literati term a “distri-buted” environment. It draws on information and tools andcapabilities from virtually infinite sources. Students and facul-ty can collaborate with others in real-time or in differentplaces in different time zones. In this new environment, may-be we don’t need 150 books on our shelves anymore. How-ever, books, like old friends, will never be displaced. And,like books, databases on demand are also at the command ofthose who appreciate and know how to work with them.

Professor Knisley, for one, is up to the challenge. “Ifyou’re accessing course materials over the Internet, it opensup an extraordinary world of information, which is exciting. Ican go to the American University in Beijing, for instance, andfind out how they’re teaching Plato. For faculty, as well as stu-dents, this is an adventure, and it has enhanced the commu-nity feeling on campus.” n


Virtual Herbarium a HitStressed out? Need to commune with nature, but don't have the time?

Log on to www.colby-sawyer.edu/academic/ces/herbarium/index.htmland wander through the Virtual Herbarium, published last year by Laura Alexander,director of the Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center and an adjunct instructor inCommunity and Environmental Studies. Her creation is an online Eden of sumptuousphotography that strolls through field andforest. You can almost smell the wildflowers,ferns, grasses, trees, and shrubs of the New London area. Many others have already beaten a path to the entrance gate. Now, it’syour turn.

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1PROFESSIONAL PROFILE


by Adam S. Kamras

1SHE’S NUMBER ONE

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In the spring of 1966, Debi McGrath(Debi Field at the time) was a senior at The Winsor School inBoston. A standout athlete who had spent four years on thevarsity field hockey, lacrosse, and basketball teams, Debi’s tripto New London helped the Weston, Mass-achusetts, native come to a quick decisionas to where she would enroll in the fall andwhere she would go to earn an associate ofarts degree in 1968.

“Colby-Sawyer was a welcoming cam-pus,” says Debi. “The people I met on myvisit made a significant impression on meand influenced my choice. It was a gor-geous place and I really felt so comfortableand at home.”

Debi completed her undergraduateeducation at Wheaton College (Norton,Massachusetts), where she was awarded aB.A. in psychology in 1970. A notable fieldhockey and lacrosse player at both colleges she attended,Wheaton’s Debi Field Athletic Award is given to the school’soutstanding female athlete of the year. She began her career inathletics shortly after her graduation from Wheaton, whenshe became the athletic director and women’s field hockey,

basketball, and lacrosse coach at The Pingree School inHamilton, Massachusetts. While working at Pingree, she spenttime as a member of the United States National Field HockeyTeam (and National Reserve Lacrosse Team) and represented

her country in South Africa, Holland,England, and Jamaica. “Every time I hearthe National Anthem play I rememberthose special moments in time which pro-duced such joy and pride for me, ourcountry, our team, and our coaches,” Debirecalls.

For the last 16 years, as the college’sathletic director, Debi has done more thanher share to make Colby-Sawyer a wel-coming campus and a home for others.She is one of a handful of females in NewEngland to direct an intercollegiate athlet-ics program for men and women, and sheis responsible for the oversight of 16 inter-

collegiate varsity sports.The college has had significant growth during Debi’s

tenure, and nowhere has that been more evident than in ath-letics, where nine varsity sports have been added since 1990-91, including each of the seven men’s programs. When Debi


Debi Field McGrath ’68 is the Colby-Sawyer Chargers’ number one fan, and she’s also an educator, athletic director, award winner, and alumna

who would make any college proud.

With 49 full- and part-time staff members inher department, much of Debi’s time awayfrom the fields and courts of competition isspent in her office making sure Colby-Sawyer’s student-athletes benefit from the best educa-tional and athletic experience possible.PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS

At left: Surrounding their number one fan, Athletic Director Debi McGrath(in magenta jacket), are student-athletes (back row l to r) Brendan Carney’02 (men’s basketball), Ashley Bramwell ’02 (women’s basketball), DrewDrummond ’02 (men’s Alpine ski racing), Karen Kotopoulis ’02 (women’svolleyball), and Scott Turner ’05 (men’s track and field). (Middle row l to r)Ramsey Hoehn ’02 (men’s tennis), Kim Tocci ’03 (women’s tennis),

Kelly Wigmore ’02 (women’s Alpine ski racing), Kelly Dubois ’03 (women’slacrosse), and Jess Wilfert ’03 (women’s soccer). (Kneeling l to r) CaseyMitchell ’05 (women’s swimming), Lauren Hallworth ’05 (women’s trackand field), and Anna Sommer ’04 (equestrian). Colby-Sawyer also offersmen’s baseball and men’s soccer.

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returned to Colby-Sawyer in 1986, she served as the only full-time coach in the athletic department. Today, the departmenthas 14 full-time employees (35 part-time), including three cer-tified athletic trainers and an administrative assistant, as wellas three assistant athletic directors who also serve as men’sbasketball coach, women’s basketball coach, and sports infor-mation director. In addition to quantity, the Chargers havedisplayed quality as many of the college’s teams have reachedunprecedented success in the last few years.

The equestrian, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’sbasketball, men’s and women’s Alpine skiing, and men’s andwomen’s outdoor track and field teams have all been invitedto postseason national competitions, while several other pro-grams have met with great success at the regional level.

“I feel one of my greatest strengths is the ability to createan effective team,” Debi says of her current Athletic Depart-ment staff. “I chose athletic administration over coachingbecause I wanted to spend more time creating something thatcould have a greater impact on more student-athletes. I reallybelieved that I could be more effective in administration.”

Debi cites student contact and the opportunity to play arole in their lives as the most rewarding part of her job, andshe has been a key factor in much of the growth at Colby-Sawyer. She was greatly involved with the decision to beginadmitting males in the fall of 1990. There were various taskgroups studying the process and she was one of those assignedto formulate a plan for athletics and recreation.

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the right reasons. It’s exciting for me to be at a place that’scommitted to excellence,” she says. “Colby-Sawyer has neverstood still, and that’s a good thing.”

With the addition of males came the building of the63,000-square-foot Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center,which is used by every team in one way or another for games,practices, and/or conditioning. Debi was very involved withthe planning of the building as she took part in budgeting, vis-iting other sites for ideas, and developing modifications. Shewas also a pivotal consultant during the construction of theKelsey Athletic Fields, Kelsey Tennis Courts, and the renova-tion of Mercer Field.

As a supervisor, Debi is clearly not one who stands overher staff. She gives them a significantamount of independence. “I believe inempowering others,” she offers. “It’simportant to establish your expecta-tions and guidelines and to be veryclear about them. If you have goodpeople who are capable professionals,you’ll be successful as a unit. I like tothink that I listen to others but willchoose a course of action that isappropriate for this area and for thedepartment’s integration with the rest of the college.”

Bill Foti is familiar with Debi’s management style. He isone of the country’s most successful men’s basketball coachesand has worked with her for ten years. (See related story inthis issue, “A Conversation: the President and a Friend.”) “Debis very supportive of what we do,” Foti says. “She has alwaysbeen fair, helpful, and someone that we, as coaches, reallytrust will do right by us. She is hands-off with many things,yet deeply involved when appropriate.”

While she certainly is not in search of praise and honors,people have taken note of her hard work and efforts. Althoughit’s been 34 years since her graduation from Colby-Sawyer, shehas been known to leave commencement celebrations recent-ly with awards in hand. The recipient, in 1995, of the GownAward, which is presented to an individual from Colby-Sawyer College whose work and contributions in the NewLondon area are extraordinary, she was honored this year withthe Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes an alum-na or alumnus who has made a distinctive and unique contri-bution to his or her profession and to society.

“When President Anne Ponder invited me to her officeand asked if I would accept the Distinguished Alumni Award,I was floored,” Debi says. “It’s a special honor and I’m veryproud to be a member of the alumni and to receive the awardfor my years of service.”

Debi also recently received recognition for her athleticcareer when she was inducted into the New England LacrosseHall of Fame in a ceremony at the Fleet Center in Boston last

fall. Each of the honorees was presented with a videotapewhich included recorded messages from people who hadplayed important roles in their lives.

Amy Liner ’93 had these words of praise for her formercoach: “Deb, on my graduation day you gave me a card and itsays, ‘To laugh often and love much, to win the respect ofintelligent persons and the acceptance of children, to win theapproval of honest critics and endure the betrayal of falsefriends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, and toknow that one life has breathed easier because you have livedis to have succeeded.’ You really taught me how to succeed,Deb. You represented all of this and more as a coach, as a per-son, and as a friend. Every time I look at this card on my wall

I think of you and I always strive forthe best.”

Allison Risch coached Debi inhigh school, New England Lacrosse,and U.S. Lacrosse and praised her for-mer pupil’s ability and attitude. “Herenjoyment of the game translated intoher effectiveness,” said Risch. “Shetruly loved playing it and, as it does formany of us, the pure joy of the gamecame through in her playing style.”

Debi has served on a number of NCAA and ECAC com-mittees and was the commissioner of the New EnglandWomen’s Athletic Conference. She has been the president andfounder of the New England Women’s Lacrosse Associationand president of the Boston Women’s Lacrosse Association.She is most proud of being a selector for the Women’sNational Lacrosse Team as well as a rated national official.

Outside of work she serves as the chair of the SunapeeRecreation Committee and is an “expert” on theMomsTeam.com Website, responding to parental issues re-lating to athletics. She also spent six years on the NewHampshire Special Olympics Board of Directors.

Debi likes to channel her efforts in directions that willhelp kids and she especially loves spending time with her 14-year old son, Corey, who has taken part in a variety of sportsand is currently into soccer and Nordic ski jumping. She hasremained an athlete to this day and enjoys golfing, skiing, bik-ing, and kayaking.

Debi is as excited and passionate about her job today asshe was 16 years ago, and she relishes the challenges that lieahead. She is proud of the success achieved by the Colby-Sawyer athletic program, but by no means thinks there isn’tmore to accomplish in the future. “I think regionally, and insome cases nationally, Colby-Sawyer is very well respected,”she states with conviction. “However, I believe that we cannotrest on our laurels. Excellence is all about never settling forwhat you have accomplished today, and more about extend-ing your limits for the tomorrows.” n


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that’s committed to excellence...

Colby-Sawyer hasnever stood still, andthat’s a good thing.”

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speak Indonesian, and at home I had to speakKorean. At first, I was kind of confused,” shesays with a bemused laugh, which implies acertain amount of understatement. ButChung eventually met the challenge of theUnited Nations-like language demands placedon her and decided to spread her wings far-ther into the world. She decided to come toschool in the United States because of herinterest in American culture. She applied andwas accepted to the Kent School in north-western Connecticut, where she was a student“for four years that were among the best ofmy life. I actually learned to speak Japanese inAmerica because there are Japanese studentsat Kent and at Colby-Sawyer.”

She learned about Colby-Sawyer from hercounselor at the Kent School, and whenChung visited our campus, she was impressedwith its beauty. She picked business as hermajor because “from the time I was a littlegirl I watched how my father ran his business.He’s the person I admire and respect the mostin the world, so it was natural for me to wantto become like him.”

When describing those things she likesabout her studies, Chung immediately men-tions the size of the classes, which she feelsare ideal. “I like the small class groupsbecause I get full attention from the profes-sors and can go to them directly whenever Ineed extra help. I get to participate in discus-sion when I want to and have been able tobecome friends with some of my professors.”

Of course, the college experience wouldnot be much fun without activities outsidethe classroom, and Chung is a veritable fontof energy and innovation when it comes toextracurricular accomplishments. The energypart has to do with winter sports. “I love any-thing that has to do with the snow,” she sayswith a smile. “I especially like to ski. I alsolike to cook Korean food and I do that almostevery weekend.” Her specialty is bulgogi, a bar-becued beef seasoned with a sweetened soysauce. It’s a savory dish her friends are morethan willing to share with her.

Chung says she was told before herarrival in the United States that Americans are


Chung Sohn ’02,Citizen of the Worldby David R. Morcom

Colby-Sawyer senior Chung Sohn,from Seoul, Korea, is a young woman who’sbeen places and done things most college students have yet to experience. She speaksKorean, English, and Indonesian fluently, aswell as some Japanese. Chung lived in Koreauntil the age of ten, when her father’s cloth-ing manufacturing business moved toIndonesia. (The family business moved fromKorea to Indonesia to Mexico, and now islocated in Los Angeles.) She attended theInternational School in Indonesia for fouryears, learning to speak English. “It was diffi-cult,” she recalls, “because in school I had tospeak English, outside of school I had to

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not friendly, but she says shehas found just the opposite tobe true. “The students here arevery friendly. They seem trulyinterested in my culture, andthat’s a good feeling. It’s alsobeen a big help that the schoolsupports us so much with theEnglish as a Second Languageand the English Language andAmerican Culture programs.Besides, I’m the type of personwho doesn’t wait for someone to come to me.I go to them and say hello and shake theirhand. That’s the best way to meet people andmake friends.”

As an example of her innovative side andher how-to-make-friends philosophy, Chungwas instrumental in re-starting the Cross-Cultural Club, and, with other internationalstudents, she sponsored the first internationalnight, an evening which has become a muchanticipated annual event on campus, to pro-mote cultural diversity and to allow studentsto showcase the various cultural treasures oftheir homelands. She was also instrumental indeveloping the international suite where, onweekends, students from all cultures couldgather to play games, share foods, drink tea,and tell stories about their homes. Alwayslooking for new ways to connect to her peers,Chung also acted for three years as a residentassistant in her residence hall. As an RA, herprime responsibility, among other duties, wasto get to know a small number of studentsand to help them to get to know each other.“I like to solve problems, to help people, andto be a leader, so being an RA gave me theopportunity to do all these things,” Chungexplains.

“Big.” Without hesitation, thatis the word Chung uses whenasked to describe what shelikes about America. “I love thefact that the country’s so big,”she continues. “It’s so wide open. Ilove my homeland of Korea, but it’s verycrowded and cramped. When I arrived inAmerica and walked into the airport, it wasthe happiest moment of my life because itwas so spacious and it made me feel so free.Here, it seems as though the land and the

forests never end. There are somany things I feel I can dohere that I can’t do in Korea,which is why I plan to stay onthe East Coast after gradua-tion.”

And what will Chung doafter she graduates? She com-pleted her internship duringher junior year at the WestinBonaventure Hotel and Suitesin Los Angeles and greatly

enjoyed the experience. “The best I’ve had sofar,” she says with a wide smile. “It was hard,challenging, and fun.” So, recently shepacked a suitcase and a bunch of resumes andwent to New York City by herself by bus. Shespent a couple of days taking the subwayfrom hotel to hotel in downtown Manhattan,meeting the managers, and leaving herresumes. Some of the hotels responded to herinquiries within days.

Chung Sohn is multi-lingual, intelligent,a self-starter, an innovator, a hard worker,wants to lead, and is as friendly a person asone could ask for. Some hotel in New YorkCity is about to enjoy a very big stroke ofgood luck. n

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Photos––above: In winter,Chung is never far from herskis and spends much of herrecreational time exploringtrails at the many ski areassurrounding the college.Below: Chung’s outgoing personality and sense ofhumor make her a welcomeaddition to any gathering.She is seen here with friends (l to r) Krista Owens ’03, Tyler Blake ’02, and SarahValero ’03.PHOTOS: KATIE DOW ’90


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Ayumi Endo, from Tokyo, Japan,began to speak our language at age nine,encouraged by her mother who was writingscientific papers in English. In Japan, all stu-dents are required to study English fromgrades seven through twelve, so Ayumi’s skillscontinued to improve. Her first twelve yearsof education were different from manyJapanese students in that she went to a pri-vate institution where uniforms were notrequired, and classes were based on discussionand opinion rather than on memorization.When asked what intrigued her about comingto America, Ayumi tactfully states, “For me,expressing my opinion and being an individ-

ual is a little more comfortable than being inthe group society, which is the way it is inJapan for the most part.”

When she first arrived at Colby-Sawyer,Ayumi was surprised by the small size of thecollege. However, she soon learned, therewere advantages specific to her needs in thesmallness of the classes. “I felt comfortable inthe classes and found that, as a speaker ofEnglish as a second language, being able toask questions of the professors directly inclass was a big help. I was also able to takeadvantage of the facilities at James House,where they helped us with our questionsabout the English language as well as assistedus in our classroom subjects. I don’t thinkthis would have happened at a big school.Plus, the people are so nice here and everyoneis ready and willing to help.”

Ayumi chose Colby-Sawyer because she isinterested in psychology and art, and she feltboth programs were strongly represented atthe college. Eventually, she chose art as hermajor because she wanted to “express myselfthrough a creative style of communication.Even in Japanese, I don’t feel I can expressmyself fully in words,” she explains. “Withart I can communicate the things I reallywant to say, as well as those feelings that aredeeper than words can explain.”

Outside of class, Ayumi likes to read forpleasure in both English and Japanese, but,above all, she enjoys traveling. Other thanthe United States, she has been to Korea,Thailand, Australia, Cambodia, and Italy. She traveled to Australia as a high schoolexchange student and lived with anAustralian family while she continued herstudies. Her travels in Italy were inspired by a Colby-Sawyer art history class, which madeher feel compelled to go see some of the greatItalian art. “I didn’t spend as much time withthe Italian people as I would have likedbecause I was always in museums studyingtheir magnificent artwork or roaming aroundstudying the incredible architecture,” Ayumi

STUDENT PROFILE

Ayumi Endo ’02, Portrait ofthe Artist as a YoungWoman

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says with equal parts of regret and happy recollection. “Wherever I go, the best partabout it is just being immersed in a different culture.”

Another of Ayumi’s interests is a mixtureof art, tradition, and etiquette; the Japanesetea ceremony. She has studied it and can perform it with all the grace and dignity itdeserves. “The tea ceremony is complicated,”Ayumi says, “and it’s much better to show itthan to try and explain it. For me, the tea cer-emony is soothing. Performing it gives me aninner calm, almost like meditation. It appealsto all the senses because floral arrangement ispart of it, and some of the utensils used aremade from beautiful ceramics. It’s aboutbeing a gracious hostess, as well as being agracious guest. And for each, the rules to fol-low are different. In the tea ceremony there isartistry and tradition coming together in avery peaceful and precise way.”

During her first year at the college,Ayumi admits focusing on her studies, whichwas a bit of a detriment to her social interac-tions. However, her outgoing personality wassoon noticed, and she was asked to join agroup of American women in their residencehall suite. She now considers them to be goodfriends.

Ayumi gives a lot of thought to the differ-ence between the American and Japanese cul-tures, between exercising her individualityand what she sometimes thinks of as selfish-ness. “My mother tells me to think of otherpeople first and then myself, because that’sthe way it’s done in the Japanese culture. Butin America, I’ve gotten used to the individualway of living and I’m sometimes tornbetween these two totally different culturalstyles.” This became apparent when Ayumiwent back to Japan to take her internship inceramics. “I was used to the way Professor JonKeenan taught us by giving us instructionand then letting us do our things the way wewanted. Of course, he gave us guidance whenwe asked for it or he felt we needed it, and itwas quite a free way to learn. In Japan, my in-structor was a nice person, but he was totallyJapanese. He told me how to make a pot, forexample, and if I didn’t follow his instruc-tions carefully, he would not accept what itwas I did. I didn’t have freedom at all. I know

that’s one way to do things, but that was dif-ficult for me.”

Ayumi plans to go to graduate school forart. Her current interest is in two-dimensionalart, and she very much wants to paint in all

media. “I just love to make things, to createbeauty,” she offers.

“When I graduated, I was both happyand sad,” Ayumi says. “I was happy becausefour years ago I didn’t think I’d make it, butnow I’ve passed every class and it gives me agreat sense of accomplishment. It also fills mewith confidence.”

For Ayumi Endo, the future is sure to befilled with inventive art created with a uniqueflair, inspired by people and cultures from allover the world. Perhaps, it will be a type of artthat mixes various social cultures with painton canvas so smoothly and freely that it allblends into one work of definitive beauty. n


Baccalaureate AwardAt commencement in 2002, Ayumi Endo was the recipient of the ArtDepartment’s Baccalaureate Award. In his citation for Ayumi, Chair of theFine and Performing Arts Department, Professor Jon Keenan, wrote the following:

A multi-talented artist and honors student, Ayumi focused her art studies indrawing and ceramics. She received numerous awards at the annual studentart exhibitions, as well as the prestigious Edith B. Long Award in Art. Shehas been a true mentor, serving as a teaching assistant in the First YearColloquium and as a role model for international and American studentsalike. Her work consistently demonstrates excellence and exemplifies thebest characterisitics of a creative, scholarly, and vibrant young artist.

Ayumi will pursue studies in painting in the Master of Fine Arts Program atMaine College of Art.

Figure studies 9 x 3.25 inches, above, and 5.5 x 3.75 inches,at right, by Ayumi Endo.

Outgoing and fun loving in thephotographer’s studio withfriend and Psychology majorYasuko Taima ’03, Ayumi in theart studio is a study in concen-tration and creative energy.PHOTOS: KATIE DOW ’90

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Men’s Soccer (8-9-2)

The men’s soccer team put togetherone of the top offensive seasons in the12-year history of the program. TheChargers matched their second-greatesttotal of 42 goals, previously set lastyear, and tallied their third-mostpoints (113). Colby-Sawyer went 8-9-2overall and 6-4-1 versus Common-wealth Coast Conference (CCC) oppo-nents in the regular season. TheChargers were 3-0-1 in their last fourCCC games and have posted a winningconference record in each of theirseven years in the league.

Five members of Coach PeterSteese’s team were recognized by theCCC at the end of the year. MattSolazzo ’04 followed his CCC Rookie ofthe Year campaign by being namedFirst Team All-Commonwealth CoastConference (CCC) as a sophomore.Newcomer Aaron Cinquemani ’05 wasa Second Team All-CCC selection andthe Chargers’ second straight Com-monwealth Coast Conference Rookieof the Year. Senior tri-captains MarcEzekiel, Andrew Cesati, and ConorAnderson also received postseasonhonors. Ezekiel was named SecondTeam All-Commonwealth Coast Con-ference for the second consecutive sea-son, while Cesati and Anderson wereHonorable Mention All-CCC picks.

Women’s Soccer (10-8-1)

Women’s soccer went 10-8-1 overalland was just one win shy of the pro-gram’s single-season victory record thatwas previously set in 1990 and 1997.The 10 wins were the greatesttotal compiled by the squad inthe four years Jill Donovan hasserved as the head coach.

The Chargers also matchedtheir most-ever victories in theCommonwealth Coast Conferencewith a 7-4-1 mark, finishing 5-1-1 intheir last seven CCC games. Colby-Sawyer traveled to second-seededEndicott for the CCC quarterfinals andbattled the eventual champions forover 128 minutes before finally beingdefeated 2-1 in triple overtime. TheChargers were the only team to score agoal versus Endicott in the conferencetournament.

Colby-Sawyer’s formidable defenseshut out six opponents this season,including five conference foes. Twomembers of the Chargers’ backfieldwere recognized at the end of the yearby the league. Junior co-captainLindsay Micarelli was selected FirstTeam All-Commonwealth Coast Con-ference and senior Erin Slavin was anHonorable Mention All-CCC pick.Junior Jesse Wilfert and sophomoreLynn Calderoni were Second Team All-CCC selections. Wilfert led the squadwith 15 goals, seven assists, and 37points, and became the Chargers’career leader in assists (21).

Women’s Tennis (10-10)

The women’s tennis team bouncedback from a 3-7 start by winning sevenof its last 10 matches to complete the

season with a 10-10 record. TheChargers recorded five straight

wins in eight days (October 2-9). Colby-Sawyer reacheddouble-digit victories for the

eighth time in the last nineyears and claimed four of its final

five Commonwealth Coast Conference(CCC) contests en route to a 6-3 leaguemark.

First-year Coach Jen Ellis’s squadtied Endicott for fourth place in theconference standings and was the fifthseed for the tournament since thePower Gulls were 9-0 winners overColby-Sawyer in the regular season.The Chargers avenged that loss with a6-3 road win over Endicott in the CCCquarterfinals. The season finally cameto an end in the semifinal round atGordon, the undefeated conference champion.

Junior co-captain Kim Tocci (No.1) was a Second Team All-Commonwealth Coast Conference singles selection. Tocci also managedthe top doubles place in the lineupwith sophomore Kate Rocheford, andthe duo was named Second Team All-Commonwealth Coast Conference fordoubles. Jen Wood ’05 was a three-time Commonwealth Coast Confer-ence Rookie of the Week in her firstyear of college competition.

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Women’s Volleyball (14-12)

The women’s volleyball team reachedthe final match of the CommonwealthCoast Conference (CCC) Tournamentfor the sixth consecutive season. TheChargers, who have been active mem-bers of the conference for seven years,won their last four CCC matches andfinished the regular season with a 6-2league mark.

After beating Eastern Nazarene inthe quarterfinals, Colby-Sawyeravenged a regular season loss to RogerWilliams with a road victory in thesemifinal round. The Chargers thenmet top-seeded Gordon in arematch of last year’s final and,unfortunately for Colby-Sawyer,the Fighting Scots prevailed by ascore of 3-1. The Chargers endedthe season as the conferencerunner-up for the secondstraight year and fifth time inthe last six seasons.

Chad Braegelmann guidedColby-Sawyer to 10 wins in itslast 13 matches and a 14-12overall record in his first seasonas the head coach. Braegelmannhad three seniors on his squadand the CCC recognized eachone of them at the end of theseason. Heather McMahon and AmyCallahan were named First Team All-Commonwealth Coast Conferenceand Karen Kotopoulis was cho-sen as an Honorable MentionAll-CCC player. NewcomerKelsey Donahue ’05 alsohad a strong finish to theseason, joining Kotopoulisas an Honorable MentionAll-CCC selection.

Men’s Basketball (22-6)

The Colby-Sawyer Chargers began the2001-02 season with a 196-93 recordthrough their first 11 years of play.Their 67.8 victory percentage madethem the third winningest all-timeNCAA Division III men’s basketballprogram. The Chargers maintainedtheir standard of excellence andremained among the nation’s elitesquads with a 22-6 campaign, whichput them at a 68.8 percent clip (218-99) after a dozen seasons.

Colby-Sawyer finished first in theCommonwealth Coast Conference bygoing 10-1 versus CCC opponents inthe regular season and earned its sec-ond consecutive automatic bid to theNCAA Division III Men’s BasketballChampionship by capturing the con-ference tournament.

The Chargers went to Hartford,Connecticut, for a first-round NCAA

game and the season concluded with a 75-47 loss to Trinity of the New

England Small CollegeAthletic Conference

(NESCAC). TheChargers went 5-3versus the highlyregarded NESCACin 2001-02.

Bill Foti waschosen as the

Commonwealth Coast ConferenceCoach of the Year for the fourth timein the last five years. Foti, who hasgone 199-68 (.745) in 10 seasons, start-ed the campaign with a 74.1 victorypercentage, which made him the sixthwinningest, active NCAA Divisionhead men’s basketball coach.

Grant Kelly ’02 was named FirstTeam All-Commonwealth CoastConference, Ethan Betts ’03 was aSecond Team All-CCC pick, and CalenPaquette ’02 earned an honorablemention selection. Brendan Carney ’02was also recognized by the conferenceas well as on the national level. Carneywas named to the Verizon AcademicAll-America College Division Men’sBasketball Second Team and was theCommonwealth Coast ConferenceSenior Scholar-Athlete.

Women’s Basketball (18-10)

The women’s basketball team contin-ued to be one of the top programs in

New England in 2001-02. Onceagain the Chargers reached thefinal game of the Common-wealth Coast Conference (CCC)Tournament and were selectedfor postseason play, registeringboth accomplishments for thefifth time in the last six years.They went 18-10 overall andfinished second in the leaguestandings with a 10-2 recordversus CCC opponents in theregular season. Colby-Sawyerwas the runner-up at the confer-ence tournament and was invit-ed to participate in the EasternCollege Athletic Conference

(ECAC) Division III New England Tour-nament for the second consecutiveyear. Seeded fifth by the ECAC for theeight-team competition, the Chargersvisited No. 4, Keene State, for a quar-terfinal matchup. A 73-58 defeatbrought the season to an end.

George Martin increased his recordto 155-60 (.721) after eight seasons asthe team’s head coach. The two-timeCommonwealth Coast Conference

WINTER SPORTS

CCC Champions. For the second straight year, the Chargers wonthe Commonwealth Coast Conference title and went on to theNCAA Tournament. PHOTO: JOHN QUACKENBOS

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Coach of the Year began the seasonwith a 137-50 mark and a 73.3 victorypercentage, which made him the 23rdwinningest, active, NCAA Division IIIwomen’s basketball coach.

Two of Martin’s players were rec-ognized by the conference at the endof the season. Co-captain AshleyBramwell ’02 was named First TeamAll-CCC for the second straight year,and Amy Callahan ’02 was an Honor-able Mention All-CCC pick. Bramwell,who scored her 1,000th point this year,was selected to the New EnglandWomen’s Basketball Association(NEWBA) All-Star Second Team andwas chosen to play in the NEWBASenior Classic.

The Colby-Sawyer Men’s andWomen’s Alpine Skiing Programwas recently presented with theMacConnell Cup TeamSportsmanship Award for thesecond consecutive season.

Men’s Alpine SkiingThe men’s Alpine skiing team joinedthe U.S. Collegiate Ski and SnowboardAssociation (USCSA) in 1998 and hasgone to the USCSA National Cham-pionships in each of its five years of

Women’s Swimming (2-7)

Women’s swimming was added to the varsity sports lineup atColby-Sawyer this year and the Chargers made their mark onthe regional level under the directionof head coach Rick Goerlitz. They sentseven competitors to the New EnglandSwimming and Diving Championships,which were hosted by Bentley Collegein Waltham, Massachusetts, and fin-ished 17th out of 18 colleges. KristyGerry ’05, Katie Louzek ’02, and CaseyMitchell ’02 were part of each of thefour relay teams that earned 32 of theChargers’ 36 points. These three werejoined by Meaghan Smith ’05 on boththe 200-yard medley relay and the school-record setting 400-medley relay. Senior Emily Sullivan swam the 50-yardfreestyle. Heather King ’03 was part of the 16th-place

membership. The Chargers matchedtheir best national finish, accom-plished a year ago, by placing third atthe 19-team competition in WatervilleValley, New Hampshire. Colby-Sawyerplaced first among 10 schools in theEastern Collegiate Ski Conference(ECSC) MacConnell Division after thefive regular-season carnivals and alsoled the field of 16 at the ECSCRegional Championships.

Colby-Sawyer came home fromthe USCSA National Championshipswith five All-America awards. DrewDrummond ’02 and Scott Bailey ’03earned two All-America honors each.Drummond came in eighth in theslalom and 11th in the combined rank-ings of more than 100 racers. He wasalso 30th in the giant slalom (GS) andcompleted his career as a six-time All-American. Bailey finished 18th in theGS, 14th in slalom, and 12th for hiscombined effort. Bailey, who had a14th-place combined performance in 2001, is now a three-time All-American. Tim Ingraham ’02 alsoreturned as an All-American after com-ing in 12th in GS. Andrew Norton ’02came in 23rd in slalom and was select-ed as a USCSA Academic All-Americanfor the fourth straight year.

Women’s Alpine SkiingAndrew Gannon, head coach of bothof Colby-Sawyer’s Alpine skiing teams,has led the women’s squad to theUSCSA National Championships in allfive of its seasons as a member of theUSCSA. The Colby-Sawyer women tiedfor fifth in the country out of 19schools and duplicated their top per-formance of a year ago in the process.The Chargers earned a berth in thepostseason by placing fourth in theEastern Collegiate Ski ConferenceMacConnell Division regular season,which consists of five carnivals. Theywere also fourth of 16 at the ECSCRegional Championships.

Colby-Sawyer then proceeded tothe national competition in WatervilleValley, New Hampshire, where it wasled by newcomer Euginnia Manseau’05 in both races. Manseau placed 24thout of more than 100 competitors inGS and 18th in the slalom as shecapped off a rookie campaign in whichshe paced the squad in 12 out of 14competitions. Kristin Surowiec ’03 followed Manseau in each event atnationals by placing 30th in the GSand tying for 26th in slalom. TeamCaptain Kelly Wigmore ’02 was chosenas a USCSA Academic All-American.

200-yard freestyle relay, while Lindsey Oneto ’05 teamedwith Gerry, Louzek, and Mitchell in the finals of the 400-freestyle relay, which broke a school record and finished16th. Gerry accumulated four additional points for the

squad by finishing 15th in the finalsof the 200-yard individual medley.

Colby-Sawyer had nine dualmeets this year and posted a 2-7overall record, which included a 2-1mark at home. They celebrated theirhome-opener by claiming their first-ever victory when they defeatedElms by a score of 151-97 onDecember 8. Their other win was a 110-77 triumph over WesternConnecticut in their next meet.

Gerry led the 2001-02 squad with five individual schoolrecords, while Oneto, Louzek, Mitchell, and Smith put theirnames on two Colby-Sawyer individual records apiece.

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ACADEMYLouise Sprague Danforth

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1930Patricia O’Connor Gowling9924 Carmelita DrivePotomac, MD 20854-4238(301) 983-1090

1931Ms. Barbara M. Clough80 Lyme Road, Apt. 206 DHanover, NH 03755(603) 643-3779

Barbara Vaughan Garsidewrites of attending the Atlantic

Flower Show, “a knock-outevent.” Otherwise, she’s enjoyeda quiet winter of concerts andgood symphony. She reports,with her greetings, that life isgood. Prudence “Prue” PotterJenkins rejoices at the arrival ofher 5th great-grandaughter. Pruevolunteers at the local hospital inPlymouth, MA. She visits herdaughters in Littleton, NH, fairlyoften. Her greetings include goodwishes for our health. Clara BurrMiller continues to serve as adeacon in the Montview Blvd.Presbyterian Church, as well astaking her turn as bible studyleader. She continues to be editorof Metamorphosis, a MontviewManor publication. ElizabethGrimes Smith spent Christmaswith her son and family inGainesville, VA, and New Year’swith her niece and husband,who live in New London, NH.Harriett Gray Vangsness contin-ues her busy life in Sun CityCenter, FL, teaching classes.Congratulations, Harriett, foryour 90th birthday! Word hasjust reached me that HelenGoodwin Yeagle has moved tothe Anne Marion Rest Home,1398 Main Street, Worcester, MA,01603. Helen has been so faithfulin sharing her news with us. I amsure she would appreciate hear-ing from you by a personal note.My life continues to run smooth-ly, partly because of emphasis ontherapy and renewed associationwith this region experienced sohappily in my childhood andadolescence. Thank you for writ-ing. I encourage the 16 class-mates who have not respondedto send me brief notes or have

someone do it for you. We live in a rapidly changing world. Theclass of 1931 of Colby JuniorCollege are not to be forgotten as pioneers to Colby-SawyerCollege.


1932Barbara Johnson Stearns31 Gay Farm RoadNew London, NH 03257(603) 526-6339e-mail: [email protected]

Have I had a 90th birthday! Iwent to my daughter’s in Stowe,VT, where 22 family membersand close friends had gathered.We had a ball! Then I camehome to a Colby-Sawyer recep-tion in Colgate Hall. I recentlyspoke with Elisabeth “Betty”Ball Hughes, and she doubtsthat she will be able to attendour 70th reunion. She uses awalker, and says it would be toocomplicated. Barbara WilsonLenox will not be able to attendeither. Unfortunately, I have tobe at Bald Peak in NH for myniece’s wedding on June 1. Idon’t like the thought of missingreunion, but family comes first!


1933Class Correspondent Needed


-CLASSNOTES

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COUNCIL2001–2002

PresidentAnne Baynes Hall ‘67

Vice PresidentKeith Perkins ‘99

Secretary/TreasurerSusan Olney Datthyn ‘61

Alumni TrusteesEleanor Morrison Goldthwait ‘51, ‘52Nancy Woodring Hansen ‘64Robin Mead ‘72

Director, Annual Giving/TreasurerNancy Nielsen Williams ‘59

Council Director, Alumni ProgramsSusan E. Weeks ‘66

Council Director, Growth andDevelopmentJody Hambley Cooper ‘78

Chair, Alumni In AdmissionsCommitteeTammy Hoyt ‘91

Co-chair, Career DevelopmentCommitteeAnn Woodd-Cahusac Neary ‘74

Co-chair, Career DevelopmentCommitteeSusan Brown Warner ‘74

Chair, Regional ProgramCommitteeChristopher House ’97

Chair, Research CommitteeGordon McAllen Baker ‘53

Chair, Awards and RecognitionCommitteeSean Peschel ’01

Chair, Nominating CommitteeGretchen Garceau-Kragh ‘91

Faculty Representatives

Elizabeth C. CrockfordAssistant Professor,Business Administration

Tom KealyAssistant Professor, Humanities

Student RepresentativesJosh Fonner ’03Cheryl Lecesse ‘02

Reunion

1934Elizabeth “Libby” Tobey Erb11 Bois CircleLaconia, NH 03246-2597(603) 528-7629

Sadly, last year we lost Hildreth“Hillie” Aiken Bourn, and thisyear Pauline “Polly” RogersBarker. Sometimes encounteringthese withdrawals from ourworld are too shaking to discuss.But should we forget? Never!Hillie’s efforts on the CJC cam-pus were solid and strong. Thena BU student, a teacher, a worldtraveler, a business owner, and amother of 3 children. Sheremembered CJC on the hillevery June, smitten with illhealth, but not complaining. Shewas always involved. Hillie, wemiss you and your inspirations.And Polly––always our trustedfinancial manager–– she madeour class of 1934 shine everyyear. Polly’s positions in everyphase of her life were handledwith grace, dignity, good cheer,

and generosity. She is survived byher daughter. Let us recall otherswho have impacted our friends’lives, such as Ruth Carlton Hall’shusband, Ledgard, who aftermany months of debilitating illness, left Ruth in April 2001.Reviewing CJC’s songbook re-cently brought back memoriesnot only of the songs, but of theauthors: Elizabeth “Lib” GayNelson, Phyl Brown, BertHorvitz, Betty Hart, EnidKiernan, Pearl Merriam, NatBradstreet, and Eleanor Chase.How can the years be forgotten?Never!


1935Ethelyn “Jackie” Dorr Symons4432 Blackbeard RoadVirginia Beach, VA 23455(757) 464-0165

I keep in touch with Marjorie“Marge” Rolfe on a regular basis,and she is doing well. I recently

had a nice phone conversationwith Doris “Dottie” Cooper. Sheis living in FL. Ina FaulknerBourgard fell and broke her hip,and is on the mend in a nursinghome in CT. Best wishes for aspeedy recovery, Ina. I do thinkabout you, my classmates, often,and I do hope you’ll drop me aline. I would love to put yournews in our class column.

1936Barbara “Barb” Melendy ParkerLittle Briton FarmOne Route 114New London, NH 03257(603) 526-2724

Thanks to all who sent in news.It was great to hear from you. Forthose who didn’t make the dead-line, send news anytime by usingthose double postcards. BeulahCarrigan Crosby has moved toan assisted living home. Her newaddress is Canterbury Woods,100 Garfield Ave, Apt. 344,Attleboro, MA 02703. AthelynGay Hale is still busy with thechurch choir, a new church startin Deland, weekly shuffleboardactivities, as well as trying tokeep up with more than 40 fami-ly birthdays. Lois WheatleyHopkins has nothing exciting toreport, except her son Jack’s 2ndmarriage to a lovely woman fromChile. It was soon after Christ-mas in her home where 28 yearsbefore her daughter Suzan alsohad her 2nd marriage. A goodluck house, they said! Goodfriends, various local activities,and great memories, includingColby, keep life interesting.Judith “Judy” Clarke Kitchenwrites that it is hard to believethat it’s news time again. Life atLaurel Mead keeps us busy andstimulated most of the time. LastThanksgiving brought an espe-cially happy week for her, as shespent time at her daughter’s inEvanston. “I sincerely believethat after the terrible tragicevents of Sept. 11 families be-come more precious,” says Judy.Most of her news comes from hergrandsons. Chris, the oldest at27, has finished Georgetown Lawand is working for a prestigiouslaw firm in Chicago. He is proudof his new apartment, where heand Jackson (his wonderfulDalmatian) are enjoying life to

the fullest. Middle grandson,Justin, is graduating from Colgatethis spring and has a job waitingin Chicago. Ryan, the youngest,is in middle school in MN. Heloves it, along with his athleticprogram. Everyone is happy,healthy, and doing well. “Mythanks to ‘Barb’ for her contin-ued good care of the class of‘36,” writes Judy. Ruth BennettLougee spends time playing golfand lawn bowling 5 days a week.She goes back to MA, NH, and FLin the fall and spring to visitfamily. Ellen McCloskey Rileywrites that her mother,Catharine Horton McCloskey, is in a nursing home, sufferingfrom Alzheimer’s. She is non-verbal and has no memory. Ireceived a call from my room-mate, Gertrude “Trudy” HawesReynolds, telling me thatMarjorie “Marge” UnderhillChristian passed away on June10 from cancer. Trudy calledOlga “Charlie” Niedziela Kassabto tell her, as the 3 of them werecalled “the three musketeers” atColby. Nancy Fuller Sargent saysher life isn’t very exciting, but itdoes fly by with bingo, visitswith friends, going out with fam-ily, and church. “Many friendsand neighbors have come here tolive. There’s Bible study and asmall ice cream parlor. I keep intouch with Constance “Connie”Mason Lane. Loved the pictureof the campus in the President’sletter. Heard from Judith “Judy”Clarke Kitchen at Christmas. Iam fortunate to walk sometimeswith a cane or walker. Laughter isour best medicine.” Gertrude“Trudie” Myers Sunderlandfinds it difficult to write a note atthe age of 85. She writes, “Onthe minus side, I am watchingmy extended family and friendsdie. My brother-in-law died inmy presence at a Christmas gath-ering. Having no children meansI have no grandchildren to watchgrow up. But on the plus side, Iam still in my own home, whichis my security blanket. I have agood number of young peoplearound (40-55) and I still havethe love of my life, my CairnTerrier with me, 17 years oldnext month.” Sadly, news wasreceived of the passing ofBarbara Davis DeFriest on June19, 2001, and Jean YatesBowman on Dec. 31, 2001. As


Pauline “Polly” Rogers Barker ’341915 - 2002

The college communityjoined family and friends tohonor the memory of Pauline“Polly” Rogers Barker, 86, of East Walpole, MA, who diedJanuary 25, 2002.

Polly was a sister, wife,mother, grandmother, andgreat-grandmother who spenther career as a public health nurse. For 40 years, she volun-teered for the Girl Scouts, retiring in 1980.

She was also a dedicated volunteer and worked dili-gently on behalf of her college. Since 1963, she was deeplyinvolved in the Annual Fund Campaign and was class agentfor 36 years. She served as the Class of 1934 ReunionGiving Chair during her 50th reunion celebration. For hercontinued service and devotion to Colby-Sawyer College,Polly received the Alumni Service Award in 1984.

Polly was respected and loved by all who knew her.She visited Seamans Alumni House whenever she was inNew London and was always warmly welcomed. Those ofus who knew her will miss her cheery and lovely smile andthe great big hug that always was there for us.

––Submitted by Lucille Shevett

I N M E M O R I U M

for your class correspondent andagent (Barbara “Barb” MelendyParker), my news is still thesame––doing the flower work atCricenti’s Market, knitting babycaps for the hospital and thingsfor my shop. Best wishes andlove to all.


1937Gladys Bachman Forbes9229 Arlington Boulevard Apt. 235Fairfax, VA 22031-2525(703) 352-4519 e-mail: [email protected]

Mary Gay Marble Talcott enjoysliving in her family home in VT.Her granddaughter was marriedlast summer, which was a veryhappy event. Her husband, Bob,passed away in Oct. 2001, so it’srather lonely, but family andfriends keep her busy. Our deep-est sympathy to you for yourloss, Mary Gay. Dorothy “Dot”Rodgers Dexter continues toenjoy bridge, and playing thepiano at retirement homesand/or senior centers as a volun-teer for SHO (Seniors HelpingOthers). Dot has 3 children and 7grandchildren, and enjoys familyreunions at Thanksgiving,Christmas, and in the summer.She sends her best wishes to all.Freela Crosby Field writes fromtheir patio home in NC, whereshe and Clif enjoy a full sociallife and the weather is so perfect.Freela has finally recovered herhealth and is back in the swingof things, and very happy withClif. Carol Everett Fraser thinks“the golden years” are getting abit tarnished, but is survivingthem! She didn’t know she hadso many parts until they had tobe replaced! Although she isrecovering from eye surgery anddoesn’t drive, Carol manages toget from here to there. She is stillliving in her home, and summersin Manomet. She visits Dorothy“Dot” Rodgers Dexter inJamestown, RI. Faith ButterfieldWyer’s husband wrote that Faithhad a massive retinal hemor-rhage due to macular degenera-tion (age-related), which has notimproved. She can’t drive, watchTV, or read, and she wonders ifany classmates have a similarproblem and would contact her?

The college can supply heraddress and telephone number.She would love to hear from you.They have “moved to a newer,larger house and find that gettingsettled is infinitely harder withFaith’s affliction.” Their daughter,Judith “Judy” Wyer ’64 helpedthem get settled. Jane BantlyBehnke is still in her lake homein CT. She had a mild stroke acouple of years ago and hasrecovered nicely. But, the follow-ing year, she fell chasing a squir-rel from her bird feeders andbroke her hip! She’s well againand back driving. With 3 daugh-ters of her own, it is different tohave 3 grandsons and a great-grandson. Justine MintieCaldwell recently heard fromMargaret Raleigh Hennesseyafter many years. I would love tohear some news from both ofthem for this column. Lois AlleyFerguson writes that she is hav-ing trouble with arthritis in herhands and feet, but otherwise sheand her husband, Crawf, aredoing well, going back and forthbetween FL and ME. MarjorieThomas Reynolds goes to seeColby-Sawyer every summerwhen she visits her son at hissummer home in Woodstock, VT.Midge is now working on someoil paintings for an art show ather country club. She enjoys themany fine art galleries and artshows in Jacksonville, FL.Eleanor Rich Brothwell says shewill be at reunion. She has a songshe hopes we will all sing. Atreunion, she’ll have a good timegreeting old friends and makingnew ones. She keeps in touchEleanor Hedges Hale at Christ-mas. Constance Warner Regliloves living at Kendal in Oberlin,OH, where she enjoys lots ofactivities, wonderful people fromall over the world, and health-care. She enjoys the concerts ofOberlin Conservatory and lec-tures at the college. Best of all,she is with people she has knownsince grade school and college.She’s looking forward to a longlife. I am still enjoying TheVirginian, especially the comput-er room. I’ve learned a lot in 3years and am constantly amazedat the enjoyment I get from e-mail. Lost friends have turned upand we’ve caught up with thepassing years. I’d recommend itto anyone willing to put in a lit-

tle effort. My family are greattravelers. My oldest granddaugh-ter, who is a junior at Oberlin, isspending her final semester inNicaragua. I’m looking forwardto our 65th reunion in May.Hope to see some of you there torenew our friendship.


1938Martha McCracken Howard21 Boyd Street #1310Bangor, ME 04401(207) 942-1965e-mail: [email protected]

Janet Marcia Drabble writes,“I’ll always remember my days atColby because I learned a lot andI made many good friends.” Shestill keeps in touch with many ofthose friends.


1939Frances Holbrook Armstrong321 Love LaneWarwick, RI 02886(401) 884-6763e-mail: [email protected]

Welcome 39ers, and manythanks for sending so muchnews. It seems that many of youare either in a retirement com-munity or assisted living facility.If not already there, you haveplans to be. One of those isVirginia “Ginny” WellsChandler, who with her hus-band, Jim, has been at HarvestHill in Lebanon, NH, for 5 years.They have met nice people andthere is a lot going on. Ginny issecretary of the association andin charge of flowers and thegreenhouse. With sons nearbyand 9 grandchildren and 1 great,they have lots of family gather-ings. Another happy camper isHelen Reynolds Williams, whohas been living in Rivermead inPeterborough, NH, for almost 5years. She enjoys the nice mix ofresidents who come from all overthe country. Ai-Li Sung Chinhas bought an apartment inBrookhaven, a retirement com-munity in Lexington, MA. Shehopes to meet interesting peopleand expand her cultural activi-ties. Ai-Li started piano lessons 2years ago and will continue with

her informal writing group, aswell as the Chinese Women’sOral History Project. When Ai-Lican get a consultant friend tohelp out, she flies to China to“teach” management. She enjoysher 4 granddaughters. Barbara“Mixie” Mix Wells is in anassisted living community. Shegets around in a wheel chair.Mixie takes courses and writespoetry. All but 1 of her childrenlive in New England. Alwaysgood for a chuckle, she asks, “Areyou as surprised as I about livingso long?” Miriam “Mim” RunelsDemallie says news is scantyright now as Peter spent sometime in the hospital and rehab inSept. She’s happy to report thatthings are getting back to nor-mal. Before this all happenedthey had been to the weddings of3 grandchildren––only nine togo! An Elderhostel junkie isVirginia “Ginny” MahardLaming, who with her husband,Bernie, has been on 13 Elder-hostel trips and enjoyed themall. At home, Ginny volunteers ata nursing home where she workswith Alzheimer patients 3 days aweek. She says she’s taking “loadsof pills” so she can make it youour 65th reunion. Jack andMarion Sage Boyd continue tospend 6 weeks on Siesta Key inSarasota, FL, during March andApril. “I’m in good health,”writes Sally Stevens Ayres. Shekeeps busy with volunteer workat church and gardening, and ison the board of the condo whereshe lives. Sally keeps in touchwith Virginia Hayes Earle, JoanHelms Hunter, Natalea Brown,and her long lost roommateLucile Woolam Berrizbeitia,who lives with her daughter inNo. Richland, TX. From Harwich,MA, Anette Caldwell Blaiswrites that she is still volunteer-ing for the blood drive inHyannis. She is also on the carecommittee at her church.Miriam “Mimsie” CluffWorthley visits with family hereand there. Her daughter, Betsy,her husband and 2 children nowlive with her in Barrington, RI.Historian Phyllis Lee SchwalbeLevin has written another book,Edith and Woodrow: The WilsonWhite House. Her first book,Abigail Adams, has been reprint-ed. I must say that Abigail is afascinating woman, a must read.


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Anne-Shirley Orent Hudler andher husband, Lynn, have decidedto confine their 2002 travel plansto the “good ole USA.” She saysthat since September 11, theirpriorities have changed consider-ably. Anne-Shirley’s children,grandchildren, and 2 great-grand-children are doing well. JanetMorton Coates and her hus-band, Fred, spent the month ofFebruary in Naples, FL. They con-tinue to take senior citizen cours-es at the University of St. Thomasin St. Paul, MN, and belong to abook club. Exercising at theirlocal health club keeps themgoing, and they feel fortunate fortheir good health. I, your classcorrespondent, Frances “Fran”Holbrook Armstrong, am stillvolunteering at my church. Edhas bad knees so we are stayingclose to home this year. Keepthose card and e-mails coming,please. Luv ya.



Macular degeneration has sloweddown Harriet Tillinghast Fuller,but she still enjoys traveling. Shewill be barging on the Ohio Riverin June. Last year was tough forMargaret “Peggy” BrewerCooley, as she had 2 lengthysurgeries less than a month apart.She did enjoy Christmas in TXwith her son. Her granddaughter,who is “joyously pregnant,” wasthere as well. While this will bethe 1st grandchild for her daugh-ter, her son enjoys his 4 grand-daughters. Eunice LaMarshAyres is living in a super retire-ment community in Gainesville,FL. Her only daughter, Heather,lives in IA and is married to aMethodist minister. Eunice has“3 grandchildren, scatteredabout,” and she visits themoften. She would love to see any“Colbyites” who might be in thearea. Reid Francis Morris writes,“After almost 30 years of bookpublishing, on top of his previ-ous career, my husband and Ihave closed shop. He’s going tostart painting again, and I hopeto do some personal writing. At81 and 85 we decided it was timeto relax a bit.” Good for you,Reid! Margery “Peg” Valentine

Rugen’s husband, Dick, died in1999. Peg spends summer,spring, and fall in RI, and mid-winters in FL. Peg writes, “nograndchildren (alas), but I have apacemaker and a new knee. Hey,you can’t have everything!”Margaret Van Duser Hurlbut,who was recently married, saysthat FL living continues to be funand very busy. Golf, traveling,and family trips keep her on thego. “Best regards to Janet ‘Jan’Canham Williams for her loyal-ty to ’40! Thanks, Jan,” writesMargaret. Marguerite BiggsLovelace has moved to a retire-ment community in SouthYarmouth, MA, where she swims3 times a week and plays a lot ofbridge. She says, “I’m still alive,but not kicking as high!” InNovember she enjoyed a cruisedown the Coastal Inland Water-way from RI to Stuart, FL.Elizabeth “Betty” ThomasDensmore enjoys retirement andis keeping busy with church andoutdoor activities, including hik-ing, cross-country skiing, andsnow shoeing. She travels some,mostly in New England, and istaking courses at the College forLifelong Learning. From Sarasota,FL, Jane “Holly” HollingsGordon writes that she enjoyedChristmas in NYC with herdaughter, son-in-law, and herson, who traveled from Boston tobe with the family. She was alsoelated to learn while in NYC thatshe did not need open-heartsurgery. Jane reports that hercondo neighbor, Helen ClarkeHall ’41, was not doing wellwhen she left for Dearborn, MI,to be with her daughter forChristmas. Helen remains in MIuntil she is in better health. Janealso reports that Shirley JohnsonWatt ’38 made her yearly visit inFeb., and the 2 of them droveacross FL to visit Dorothy“Dotty” Skilton Peterson ’38.All 3 are doing well andthoroughly enjoyed their visittogether. Helen Tripp Daviesrecently returned from a wonder-ful trip sailing around CapeHorn, “viewing the rugged, butbeautiful, Andes,” followed bybrief visits to Argentina andChile. Her eldest son, Dr. Fred J.Davies Jr, professor of horticul-tural sciences and molecular andenvironmental plant sciences atTexas A&M University, recently

completed his 3rd time as co-author of Hartmann & Kester’sbook, Plant Propagation Principlesand Practices, often referred to asthe international bible of plantpropagation. Helen’s eldestgrandson is a happy freshman at Dartmouth.


1941Constance “Connie” LinbergBordenPO Box 445Sterling, MA 01564-0445(978) 422-6848

As I write this on March 2, herein north-central MA, we havehad not more than 15 inches ofsnow and, coupled with a lack ofrain, we face a critical drought.The warmest winter in recordedweather documentation! Even innorthern ME, there hasn’t beenmuch snow and Margaret“Margie” Law has been pleasedwith that, as her mini collie has-n’t been shaking off the stuffcoming in from the yard. I hopeblizzards aren’t in our future!Several of our classmates havebeen on the move: Scottie andJoan “Joanie” Rosenwald Scotthave forsaken PA for Palm City,FL, while Viriginia “Ginny”Brunnckow Best has left FL andreturned to RI. Isabelle “Emma”Duffett Langner has moveddown from New London toClaremont, NH. Margaret “Peg”Cawley and Jean London leftNY and are now settled in theirnew condo in Concord, NH.Charlie and Susan “Sue” SpeirParker moved into their new res-idence in Largo, FL, and thenpromptly took off on a 7-daycruise to AK, followed by a pro-longed visit with family in CA.Their Christmas letter said theywere still unpacking! Sue’s sec-ond knee operation has gonewell. Other Christmas greetingswere received from Margery“Marge” Tunison Hoch andGene from NH, and also fromBrij and B. Kumari Paul Batra,which included an invitation tovisit them in VA. Shirley“Sherry” Hemming Garwoodand Peter had a pre-ChristmasCaribbean cruise to celebrate her80th birthday. They included intheir card some snapshots fromour 60th reunion––great memo-

ries! Last week, I had lunch and a3-hour chat with Anne WestonMiller, who continues her longroad to recovery from last year’sdevastating illness. You can imag-ine how startled and totallydelighted I was when she and herson, John, were part of the gath-ering at my surprise 80th birth-day party in Sept.! My childrenand Roger really pulled a fast oneon me! It happened on the Sun-day following the Sept. 11 trag-edy, so I’m sure you can under-stand how much the joy of thatoccasion was appreciated. That’sit. I warned you: tiny newsequals skinny newsletter. ’Fessup, now: what have you beendoing, and where have youbeen? Keep well!


1942Margaret “Peg” Lasher Muller151 Langley Parkway #326Concord, NH 03301-7537

Jane Rayner Groo had quadru-ple bypass surgery in 1999. Shesays she is feeling much betternow, but not as young as shewould like to feel. She now has 2great-grandchildren: Shelby (4)and Christopher (6 months). Shealso has a grandson attendingthe University of Delaware,which is near her home, so shegets to see him often. Sadly,Katherine “Kitty” GordonRidgway lost her beloved hus-band, Bruce, on Christmas day.Our sincerest condolences toyou, Kitty.


1943Margaret “Peg” Morse TirrellPO Box 37Lower Waterford, VT 05848-0037(802) 748-8538e-mail: [email protected]

Virginia “Ginny” HansenGato’s note is a good way to startour column. “No news, but ahappy, healthy, and safe NewYear is my prayer for all.”Patricia “Pat” Stickel Crandalland husband Steve gave their42nd annual road party for about30 of their neighbors on NewYear’s Day. Last Sept. she joined


Steve on a business trip to Rome.After searching, Pat finally locat-ed the marble statue of Apollo inthe Vatican Museum, a copy ofwhich is in Boston SymphonyHall, where she continues to be atour guide. As a change of pace,Doc and I spent the end of 2001in CA where our son and familyhad made arrangements for us totake in the Pasadena Parade ofRoses. Those floats up close areunbelievable, and I, who dislikebrussel sprouts, found a good usefor them as part of the wings onseveral floats. This summer is a“Saint” summer as we travel todance in Saint Paul, MN, andafter our grandson’s wedding inCA, head to Saint John, NewBrunswick, for more square- andround-dancing. We agree withVirginia “Ginny” DavisMcGlynn that time floats by toofast. She writes that life is goodto her. She still has her AbbottYarn Shoppe, remains on theBeverly City Council, and herfamily still speaks to her. Whatmore could she ask for! Hard tobelieve they’ve been in Venice,FL, almost 2 years now, writesPriscilla Parker Craig. They’restill settling in their new homeand meeting church friends andneighbors, which they find achallenge as seniors, but so stim-ulating. They celebrate their 59thanniversary this August and arethankful for each day and eachother. Shirley Hobbs Cravenand husband Tom, who recentlyturned 85, continue to put upthe hard fight to stay as healthyas possible. They’re so happy thatthey took as many trips and sawas many places, both here andabroad, as they did. Eating outand taking day trips is abouttheir speed now. Jean

Wackerbarth Hadidian isimpressed with all that is beingdone at CSC, as are all of us, I’msure. Last summer they had non-stop company at Dodge Pond.She and Dikran keep publishinga few books every year and theirannual journal. They look for-ward to Wednesdays, when theycare for their 7- and 8-year-oldgranddaughters. Good news fromBarbara “Connie” ConstantineJohnson who wrote from sunnyand dry AZ that Spence’s canceris in remission. Connie is tryingto recall how to swing a golf clubagain. She also plays lots ofbridge and does water aerobics.By the time you read this they’llbe back in VT. While there wasno travel to France this past yearfor Carolyn Sigourney Holtz,they did explore the CanadianRockies. When weather permitsshe’s been doing outdoor sketch-ing at a nearby llama farm. JaneHamlin Horton’s older son isenjoying working at U.A.E.,while their older daughter nowlives in Scotland, as her husbandis with British Petroleum. WhilePriscilla Coan Barnes wrote thathome is where the heart is, andthat’s where they enjoy being themost of all, their family tree con-tinues to sprout new branches.They have 3 more great grand-children, 4 are married, theiryoungest is a freshman in highschool, 2 are in college, with 1working for her master’s in phys-ical therapy, and another work-ing on his Ph.D in chemistry,while the rest are in the “real”world of work. Their son, Paul,and his wife, Nancy, are proudnew owners of Williams House B& B on Florida’s Amelia Island.Jim and Priscilla thank the Lordevery day for their good health.(Amen from us all.) Memories ofBurpee’s “Butt Room” days atCJC return whenever VirginiaStevens Buttinger plays bridge.She’s also involved in localwomen’s club activities and mak-ing stuffed toys for hospitalizedchildren. She and Bob both enjoyworking in their garden. They’refortunate both of their childrenlive nearby. Her granddaughter ismarried and living in VA. Onegrandson is finishing college inAZ and hopes to tour the west,while another is in 6th grade.Virginia has kept in touch withArlene Porter Levenson and

enjoys reading our class news. (Ahint that more classmates shoulduse their return postal!) You mayhave missed the mention in thelast issue’s “In Fond Memory”that Nancy Kley Wittmanpassed away suddenly Nov. 6,2000. A short note from herdaughter, Susan WittmanHanover ’67, mentioned thatNan was looking forward toattending their firstborn grand-daughter Tracy’s wedding thatNovember. The wedding did takeplace, with the ceremony dedi-cated to her memory. Nan is sur-vived by Susan and a son, Peter,as well as 7 grandchildren.Barbara “Bobbie” TinkhamConant wrote that her life hasbeen quiet since Dwight died,but she keeps busy with bridge,indoor tennis, golf, weekly vol-unteering with the visiting nursethrift shop, and taking part inmany of the senior center trips.Her daughter is only an houraway, while her son is in FL. Shehas 4 granddaughters and onegreat granddaughter, with anoth-er on the way. Doris DouglasButler’s husband, Bob, passedaway in May of last year. Thanksto attentive family and friends,she is recovering and carryingon, as he would have wanted herto do. She has an active paintingclub and was on the committeefor a successful Christmas partyfor 52 artists. Having done pas-tels for a while, she’s restartedwatercolor lessons and likes to dostill life pencil drawings. Howabout an exhibit for our 60th in2003? It’s never too early to startplanning for our 60th. Start sav-ing your special state quartersnow for this auspicious occasion.


1944Jane MacCabe KellyBox 210Mirror Lake, NH 03853-0210(603) 569-5877e-mail: [email protected]

I know everyone will be happy tohear news of Dr. NancyFurstenberg. She writes, “Yes,I’m still alive, although retiredfrom my medical practice in geri-atrics. I couldn’t find anypatients older than I am!”Shirley Tunison Eustis had amarvelous trip to Spain, zig-zag-

ging across the Pysemus Moun-tains from Barcelona to Ballaoand back. In September, Shirleyhad back surgery, but now isdoing well. In May, KathleenHowden Shellington was in thePhiladelphia area and had lunchwith Catharine English Kipe. InSept., Ruth Burnett MacAnespieand her husband, Mac, werevacationing on Cape Cod andvisited the Shellingtons inPlymouth for dinner. My hus-band and I are headed to FL for afew weeks. Maybe we will bumpinto Jeanne “Penny” Losey Boleand Barbara Janson Green,among others. Please be in touchwith your news and stay well.



Joy Waldau Hostage has beenelected chair of the CheshirePublic Library Board, and looksforward to the new challenge.She was interested to learn thatmany librarians will be retiring inthe near future, and at present,there is no library science pro-gram available in NH. NancyDean Maynard says she had anexciting winter. Her grandson is afreshman on the swim team atUMASS-Amherst. Nancy and herdaughter drove to Buffalo in Feb.for his team’s championshipmeet, which they won. Nancyalso has a granddaughter whowill be getting married in IL inJune. Nancy Teachout Gardnerwas pleased to be able to returnto campus for Genevieve “Gen”Millar’s ’32 memorial serviceduring reunion last year. Nancylived with Gen and her motherfor 2 years while working atColby. “Gen was a good friendand will be missed,” wroteNancy. A highlight for Nancy lastyear was a cruise on the Norway.They left from Miami and visitedNY, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland,Scotland, Ireland, and France,before flying back from London.Nancy especially enjoyed theirtour of Paris. They were in themid-Atlantic on Sept. 11 whenthey heard news of the terroristattack on the U.S. She said therewere about 150 people from NYonboard, and another 450 fromFrance. There were also manyother countries represented on


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1946Ramona Hopkins O’Brien54 Texel DriveSpringfield, MA 01108-2638(413) 739-2071

Shirley Holmes recentlyreturned from a month’s vaca-tion in HI with the Elderhostel.She flew to Los Angeles, whereshe met with Charlotte“Bobbie” Knight Carrasco andher son, who also lives in CA.While in HI, the visited withBobbie’s grandson, who is sta-tioned there with the service.Shirley has been living in hercondo for 8 years now, and lovesthe Boston area. She is able towalk to museums and discoverall the sights Boston has to offer.She takes a yearly trip to Paris atChristmastime and says she lovesthe city a little more with eachvisit. Harriet “Willie” CloseSkipton tells me her husband,Bruce, finally retired this year. Hewas honored by 80 friends, co-workers, and family members atStorrowton. Willie still loves toski, but this was not a banneryear for skiing ––no snow! Sheplans to spend a lot of time onthe golf course this spring. I hopeit doesn’t rain too much, Willie.She also sings in her churchchoir and enjoys playing cardswith Jean “Hendie” HendersonRead, who lives nearby. Whileloading groceries into my car at alocal supermarket, I turned for amoment and saw Beth PiattBascom ’47. Naturally we spokefor quite a while. Beth lookswonderful. She is living back inthe Springfield, MA, area. Ourmeeting made my day! MollieMiller Tanner and I spent a weekin MD in April visiting my sister,Charlotte Hopkins Morneau’48. That’s all for this issue.Hopefully I’ll hear from morepeople and share all the newswith you. Please write.

1947Marilyn Perry Sagar2 Heathmuir WaySavannah, GA 31411(912) 598-0197

What a pleasure to read that 50%of our class contributed to theannual fund and our dollar totalsurpassed our gifts in 2001. WithCornella Fay Wilder at thehelm, we are really steamingalong, due, I’m sure, to her cre-ative dancing, which she finds isan energizing activity that givesher agility. Your reunion commit-tee is doing a super job for our55th. Hopefully we’ll have somegreat stories from that event forthe next issue. Meanwhile, welearn that Martha “Marty”Worth Oberrender, JeanGoubert Sisley ’46, and Annette“Bunkie” Hill Rea met for anenjoyable lunch in Syracuse, NY.There was lots of reminiscingover the luncheon table. Jeanattended her 55th in 2001. Marty(co-chair of our 55th) and Bunkiewill be attending ours. ClaireCouble O’Hara and husbandJohn had a great reunion withJeanne Courtemanche Gay andher husband, Roger, in Stow, MA,Jeanne’s hometown. Let’s not for-get that Claire and Jean were co-chairs of our wonderful 50threunion. Among those returningfor our 55th will be MarionNickerson Paulson, June MorseParker and Shirley HolmesDunlap. Shirley will be hostingthis group at her home in Hop-kinton, NH. Sounds like fun tome! Jean Thomas Gray made atrip back to the Colby-Sawyercampus last Aug. with her daugh-ter, Pamela, and her grandson,Justin. She was amazed to see allof the new buildings on campus,and said the trip brought backmany fond memories of her daysat Colby Junior. Those travelingLangas are at it again. Margaret“Peggy” Fish Langa and Paulwent on a thrilling 14-day cruisethrough the Panama Canal onthe maiden voyage of the Nor-wegian ship, The Star. It was thelargest ship ever to go throughthe canal. With them was theirgranddaughter, Rachel, who cele-brated her 12th birthday aboardship. How exciting! The Langa’sdaughter, Melissa ’74, is a juniorpartner at the law firm where she

works. Jean “Je-Je” HardingPierce sent me a photo of her 6handsome grandchildren––blondes, brunettes and red-heads in various ages, heights,and sexes! She spent a fun-filledThanksgiving with half of themat Disney. Je-Je reports that she’sreally feeling good after havingboth knees replaced last summer.Betty Funk Smith writes thatthis column has brought somehelp to one of her classmates.Nancy Rhoades Gramm read ofBetty’s back surgery in this verycolumn and was facing the samesurgery and needed to hear fromsomeone about it. They connect-ed and Betty was able to tellNancy how successful her surgeryhad been and sent her some liter-ature on the whole process, pic-tures and all! Nancy expressedher gratitude and how she feltGod had come to her aid. Per-haps through this column wecan set up a “hotline.” On a sad-der note, Patricia “Pat”O’Connor Joyner tells us thatLeona “Lee” Curley Daly’s hus-band, Mike, died in his sleep inMay 2001. He had been herdevoted and loving caregiver for5 years. Since then, Leona hasbeen living in a nursing home inDanvers, MA, near her youngestdaughter. Because of her memoryloss, Lee is unaware that her hus-band has died. Pat last saw themboth in March 2001 when theymet for dinner in CT. TheAlumni Office received a notefrom Lee’s daughter, Mary Daly,who confirmed that Lee is indeedin failing health, suffering from atype of dementia. Mary encour-ages any member of our classwho would like more informa-tion about Lee to contact her [email protected] or (203)327-1924. In closing, there are117 of us ’47ers out there wewould love to hear from, andwouldn’t it be great if 117 of uscontributed to the annual fund!

1948Phyllis “Les” Harty Wells6305 SW, 37th WayGainesville, FL 32608-5104(352) 376-8475fax: (352) 395-7429e-mail: [email protected]

Last spring, Nancy DexterAldrich and Roger enjoyed a 2-week cruise of the waterways ofHolland, traveling throughcanals and visiting ancienthomes and beautiful flower gar-dens. They returned home intime to help their childrenreopen Polly’s Pancake House.They have more time to travel astheir daughter, Kathie, is manag-ing the business efficiently andeffectively. In Sept., they traveledto Wells, ME, for the ocean and aseafood fix! The devastation ofSept. 11 occurred while they weresailing with friends. It was hardon Roger, as it brought backmemories of his time in WWII.They returned to NH to findbusiness had slacked off.However, once the fall foliagebegan, the people flocked toPolly’s. Nancy still paints a lotand sent me a lovely rendition ofa nearby mountain on a coldwinter’s night. Beverly “Bev”Johnson Bitner and John’snewest grandson, Dylan, is doingwell after being born with anabsent pulmonary valve. Aftersurgery at Boston’s Children’sHospital, cardiac intensive care,constant hospitalization, andmore surgical procedures, he isdoing very well, gaining weight,and doing things all babies do.While in Boston, the Bitnersrenewed ties with their NewEngland families, who were con-stantly at their sides. These fami-lies donated blood, clothed theFloridian family with winter gear,and fed and housed them duringDylan’s stay in Boston. Husband,John, oversaw the maintenanceof their 3 FL residences and tem-porarily closed their Gainesvillehome. Bev and John have 3


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other fast growing grandchildren,4-year-old twin boys, a 7-year-oldgirl, and 1graduating from highschool and looking for accep-tance at University of FL inGainesville. Beryl Knight Brownsent a photo taken last July, nearthe Giant’s Causeway in Nor-thern Ireland. She enjoyed seeingall the picturesque places thatwere in the tour brochure. Sheloved her stay in Dublin, and dida number of garden tours andsome museum hopping. Sheremarked that some gardens wereso large that she could have useda golf cart while touring them!Frances “Fran” WannerstromClark and Sam were blessed withanother special year. They movedinto their new Middletown, CT,home last April and, in May,took off for South Africa. In 3weeks, they toured 5 countrieswith 4 couples who are allfriends. They were led by 2 fun-loving Ph.Ds from Oxford, thedaughter and South African bredson-in-law of one of the couples!It was an exciting adventure withnumerous animals in their natur-al habitats and many picturesquewild game camps. At Christmas,they still had multi-boxes intheir new home to unpack, butdecided to ignore them in favorof waltz lessons. Why? To pre-pare them for a New Year’s holi-day in Vienna! Way to go, Clarks!Katherine “Kay” Heinrich Clarkand Jim spend a lot of time at“Heinrich’s Folly,” their familycamp in Algonquin Park, On-tario. Their children enjoy visit-ing each summer. Kay had a grat-ifying experience working on adedication project for her highschool classmates killed in theKorean and Vietnamese Wars.Plaques were dedicated last Vet-eran’s Day. Jane “Jimi” AdamsDarnell and her husband, Carter,shared a year of body mainte-nance. After bouts of the flu, anartery roto-rooter job, pneumo-nia, and a replaced hip for Jimi,they are now in good health.Each year, the Darnells flip-flopbetween La Jolla, CA, and San-ibel, FL. They returned to Sanibelin Sept. and found their garagehad been flooded. Even thoughthe water had receded, they wereleft with some punished appli-ances and shorted-out house cir-cuits. This meant major repairsand replacement of appliances.

Jimi says you can’t be depressedlong in Sanibel. Her orchid gar-den has been beautiful, withplants blooming for up to 4months. They thrill over thesight of “Captain Hook,” theirresident gator, enjoy the antics of2 resident dolphins, and riflethrough timeworn bird bookswhen an exciting new bird ap-pears. Susan “Sue” Hight Dennyhad a successful knee replace-ment last Aug. She was excitedabout spending Christmas at herson’s in San Jose, CA, as she had-n’t been able to visit her 3-year-old grandson in a year. GraceJames Evans recently reportedthe sad news of the loss of herbeloved roommate, June PatonHughes. Bud Hughes notifiedGrace that June died in Dec.,soon after being diagnosed withpancreatic cancer. Grace wishesshe could have visited with Junemore often. Every time they weretogether, it was such fun and sospecial. In Sept. and Oct., Graceand Stan had a wonderful trip tothe UK, Austria, Hungary, andItaly. They just happened to betraveling in Austria on Sept. 11,but continued on with their tourand were able to get home safelyafter the tour finished. AnotherShepard Dorm resident, JaneMaynard Gibson, also wrote toreport June’s death. Jane and Jackdid the Caribbean Islands overChristmas and New Year’s. It wasa great get-away solution for theGibsons, who find it difficult tochoose with which of their fami-lies they’ll spend the holidays!Jean Klaubert Friend and Paulspent the Thanksgiving holidaysin Indianapolis and Columbus,OH, before leaving for MyrtleBeach, SC, for golf and a 10threunion with old friends. Theyspent Christmas in FL, then backhome to Pinehurst, before return-ing to FL and Siesta Key untilMarch. Marilyn Belding Hilly’shusband, Gerry, sent me theirChristmas letter. In 2001, Gerryhad a quintuple by-pass after dis-covering that 90% of his arterieswere clogged. He’s so grateful forMarilyn’s TLC and her constantreminding of the 1,001 things hehad to do each day to be “goodas new.” Even the Hilly’s dog,Lucky, got into the act. Each dayof Gerry’s recovery, the dogreminded him of the requiredtwice a day hill-climbing routine

by pulling on his trouser leg!Marilyn’s still a working therapistand was re-certified as a myother-apist in May. In Jan., she also re-registered as a ski instructor atMad River Glen, VT. Their chil-dren and families reside in PalmBeach, Salt Lake City, and NYC.Their NYC family was scatteredbetween NYC and London whenthe 2 planes struck the twin tow-ers on Sept. 11. They were finallyreunited a week after the attack.In late Jan., Carol “Shoe” Shoe-maker Marck and Chuck leftMD and drove to Snowmass, CO,for their usual skiing holiday.Emily Simson Croke andCornelia “Nini” HawthorneMaytag joined the Marcks duringthe first week of Feb. Nini hadher usual busy Christmastimeschedule. She took her grandchil-dren to San Diego to the famouszoo, Legoland, and the “Grinch”at the Old Globe in Balboa Park.They went on to LA for the“Glory of Christmas” at theCrystal Cathedral and 2 days atDisneyland. To recoup, she spentan annual after-Christmas weekof exercise with pals in Vailbefore her ski days with Shoe inSnowmass. She hoped to visitwith Nancy “Hobby” HobkirkPierson in NYC on her way tothe Philadelphia Flower Show.Hob has finally been relieved ofher job as class agent. She hascarried this job alone for manyyears. Barbara “Bobbie” SchulzWatts and Sybil “Billie” AdamsMoffat have replaced her as co-class agents. All 3 women havebeen faithful CSC volunteers formany years. CO residents, Herband Mary Ogden Sutcliffe nowhave 8 grandchildren. Mary stillparticipates in the Senior Olym-pics as well as aerobics, swim-ming, and skiing events. COsenior citizens receive free ski lifttickets. Mary says western skiingseems easier than skiing in theeast, as there is far less ice. Shetried a “Senior Outdoors” 11/2mile, straight up, billed as an“easy” hike at Mesa Verde. Theparticipants’ ages start at 50, somany leave her panting in thedust. The Sutcliffes invested in anew RV and traveled 6,000 mileslast summer visiting relatives andfriends. While in NH, Mary had5 of her knuckles replaced. She’dhad titanium knee surgery donein the same place several years

ago. Pauline “Polly” CarverWatson says her 6 grandchildren,ranging in age from 7 to 22, keepher happy. She’s going to breakdown and join the computer e-mail gang since it’s such a greatway to keep in touch. She losther best friend, her 95-year-oldmom, last Aug. She loves hersummers in Marblehead, MA,and enjoys the golf, bridge, andsocializing in Naples, FL, duringthe winter. Mase and I (Phyllis“Les” Harty Wells) have had anunusually quiet winter. Last Aug,I had major reconstruction sur-gery on my severely arthriticright foot. After repair, I was un-able to put any weight on myfoot. I traveled around the housein a wheelchair until Dec. Havinga computer to play with kept mefrom going stir crazy. Those ofyou who were on the receivingend of all my e-mail will berelieved to know I’m lighteningup. It’s now Feb and my stillswollen foot is limited to 2 pairsof walking shoes and a pair offisherman sandals. I’ve managedto play golf several times andhope to be back to full swingsoon! Martha “Patsy” DimmittWhite says husband, Peter,underwent triple by-pass lastyear; but, due to finding hisproblem early, his recovery wasfast and he’s back to normal. Shecontinues to keep busy with theLeague of Women Voters, a non-profit CA affordable housing project, and the Novato, CA,Chamber of Commerce. TheWhites have a grandson atUniversity of CO in Boulder, anda granddaughter who is a juniorin high school. Betsey CookWillis and Dave have a greatstory. Sitting in Miami Airport’sAmbassador’s Club (AA) theystruck up a conversation with 1of 4 people waiting to fly to theHonduras for a bit of vacation.Dave asked a nearby gal whereshe was from and her responsewas Keene, NH. Dave explainedthat Betsy went to CJC. The galreplied, “So did I! I’m Patricia‘Pat’ Cooke Dugger ’56, and thisis my roommate, Patricia ‘Pat’Thornton ’56.” My, my, theseCSC gals do get around!



1949Margaret “Peggy” MonroeMink2360 McKivett DriveToledo, OH 43615-2425(419) 843-4790

Sarah Church Popko writes sheattended a 50th weddinganniversary celebration for EthelMcCuley Kyle ’50. Peter andNancy Nespor Wilbur alsoattended. Sarah and her husbandhave their own business calledFoamtech Corp. They spend theirsummers on Lake Winnipe-saukee. She had a visit withMarilyn Smith Hooper ’50.Barbara Hall Austin writes of abusy single life being involved ingarden club, church, playingbridge, etc. She has 4 childrenand 8 grandchildren nearby. Shealso enjoys traveling. FrancesComey Reid writes they traveledto Cortona, Italy, last Sept., andSpain for 2 weeks in Feb. In Aug,they are moving into their newhouse, which her daughter, anarchitect, designed. Barbara“Babs” Conkey Armstrongwrites that her daughter, Laura,moved to GA to enjoy the openspace and scenery. Barb staysactive with gardening, walking,playing golf, and bridge.Margery Stouffer Biggar is inCleveland, OH, where the winterhas been very mild with very lit-tle snow. The first flakes fell onChristmas Eve gave a slight whiteground cover, but then soonmelted. This is a year of gradua-tions for 3 grandchildren. Theother 8 keep them busy. “Wepray for peace worldwide,” writesMargery. Sally Randall lives inNew London, NH. She writesthat the campus “on the hill” hasreally grown under PresidentPonder’s leadership, and that thecollege and town have growntogether in true spirit. She vaca-tioned at Hutchinger Island, FL,in March to play golf. She sendsher best to all ‘49ers. A note fromLois Patterson Sligh states thatthey celebrated their 50th wed-ding anniversary last year withall their family. She lives in MI,but now winters in Vero Beach,FL, from Nov. to May. Maybe shecan connect with other alumni.Pat “Smitty” Smith Beachwrites that they vacation in St.Simon’s Island and Sea Island,

GA. She has had several surgeries,which she said might have beendue to being involved withsports. She plays golf and bridge.Sally Woodbury Handy went ona 3-week fishing trip to Argentinaand Chile in Feb. Then it was onto Harbor Island, Bahamas, inMarch, where the children andgrandchildren come to visit.They’ve rented a house there forthe past 4 years. Virginia“Ginny” Farrar Richardson saysthey will celebrate their 50thwedding anniversary this yearwith a cruise trip with all theirfamily. Cynthia “Cyn” OvertonBlandy writes that they will cele-brate their 50th weddinganniversary in April. They areproud parents of 2 daughters anda son, have 8 grandchildren, and1 great-grandson. This was thefirst time to ever receive newsfrom Constance “Connie” DowMadison. She went on afterColby to gain a B.S. in educationfrom State College in MA. Shewas a teacher for 25 years, but isnow retired. She keeps busy withchurch, library, sewing, knitting,and reading. Now a widow, shewas a busy mom with 8 children,and now has 25 grandchildren,and 1 great-grandchild. Beverly“Bev” Grant Dodge lives in NH,where skiing is a big winter sport.Her husband teaches at BrettonWoods. Bev no longer skis. Theyenjoyed traveling to visit their 2children last fall. In April theyplanned to attend a nationalconvention of SMART (SpecialMilitary Active and Retired TravelClub) in Myrtle Beach, SC. Theirplans are to continue on to FLand then to MO for a grandson’sgraduation. Helen Casciani hasnow joined the retired group.She is enjoying volunteer workfor AIDS and at Key Bay Boys &Girls Club, in between traveltrips. She cruised to Australia andNew Zealand last year. In Nov.she enjoyed a 35-day Mediter-ranean cruise aboard theSeabourne Sun. This year sheplans to visit friends in Seattle inAug., followed by a short AKcruise and perhaps a trip toVietnam in the fall. Other activi-ties include bridge lessons, view-ing Broadway shows, and diningout. Dorothea “Scooter” WalkerDressler writes of a greatChristmas with their family––3sons, 4 grandsons, and 2 German

Shepards. This would be a “fullhouse!” They were planning anexciting trip to Bhutan in theHimalayas in March, and AK inJune. She sees Carol “Shoe”Shoemaker Marck ‘48, who livesnearby, and Nancy Sellers Mionat garden club meeting. VernaWilliams Seidensticker writesthat her husband, Bob, died onOct. 26, 2001 from pancreaticcancer. He had battled the dis-ease for 5 years. Joan TrainerKirsten talked by phone to oneof her roommates, Margaret“Peggy” Welch Moore, in Dec.This was their 1st communica-tion since graduation. Thisproves that friendships made atColby do last. Last Oct., Joantook a trip to the low countries(Holland, Belgium, andLuxembourg), with an extendedstay in Paris. In March, theyplanned to visit Marco Beach, FL.They also hope to get to CA tovisit their son and 2 grandchil-dren. Jane Coulson MacDonaldkeeps in touch with Julie HammMcDowell. They were room-mates their 2nd year in Burpee.Jane keeps busy caring for heraging mother, and has 2 daugh-ters and 7 grandchildren. Heroldest daughter lives in AZ andthe younger one is in Matta-poisett, near Jane. One grand-daughter is a freshman atPlymouth State College. PatriciaTrewhella Armstrong has nowjoined the ranks of retired peo-ple. She had worked for theUniversity of CT. She spends hertime doing counted cross-stitch-ing, making her own greetingcards, and working at the library1 day a week. A note from NancyPerry Delarm-Fogwell states thatshe spends part of her year upnorth at Hague, NY, on LakeGeorge, and the rest of the yearin the south at Hobe Sound, FL.She sees Ann Hull Sargent andDave in the spring and fall inJupiter, FL. Nancy has 8 grand-children to enjoy. Sally NicolasiRattray moved from FL to CA tobe closer to her children. Shelives in a high rise overlookingthe harbor in San Diego. She isbusy making new friends andhaving a new single lifestyle.Susanne Neiley White works atthe Urban Institute 1 day a weekin Bethesda, MD. She plays ten-nis, paddle tennis, and golf inthe summer, and bowls and goes

to a physical fitness center in thewinter. She has 3 children and 4grandchildren. Her daughter,Cindy, got a job as manager ofcompensation for the ConsumerProducts Division of Disney andmoved to Valencia, CA, last Aug.Last year, Sue and her husbandtook a trip through the PanamaCanal. She plans to take anothercruise this spring, starting inLondon and including stops inParis, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland,Greenland, and LaFavre, NY.They have another house in NC,where they retreat to in April,Oct., and a post-Christmas holi-day. Sally Jenkins Kimballwrites her son, Rick, is workingas a controller for Curtain BluffResort in Antigua. It is nice thatchildren find such good jobs inplaces to give parents an oppor-tunity to visit. She has 4 childrenand 8 grandchildren. Sal enjoysplaying tennis, and is very activein the Harwich garden club. Sheenjoyed a visit to FL for a weekin April. Annabelle GatesBroderick sends word of retire-ment living on Marco Island, FL.Summers are spent in northeastCT, visiting their 6 children and17 grandchildren. A very busyschedule! Joanne “Jody” BrownRemington writes that she isremarried and is now Mrs. RobertBromhead. She enjoys travelingand retirement. They have 18grandchildren between them.There was mention of havingmini-reunions with Colby class-mates Sally Jenkins Kimball andEvelyn Hesse Coughlan on CapeCod, MA. Pauline Dunn Lanatasees Jean Bryant Meyer often atWestwood Women’s Club.“Pommie” mentioned hearingfrom Cynthia “Cyn” OvertonBlandy when shopping. She livesin the next town. She keeps intouch with Raemah GoolyWilliams, Joan Ford Delaney,and Mary Ann Hamilton.Elizabeth “Betty” PearsonBrennan writes from CA that sheis now part of the widowhoodgroup. She is busy with golf, TaiChi class, and family. She plansto go to FL in March and Italy inMay with her daughter. MargotHageman Smith moved backfrom sunny CA to New England2 years ago. She lives in an oldhouse in Windsor, VT. She isenjoying gardening and being apart of a garden club and


Windsor County Partners, a non-profit mentoring agency. She willbe spending a month visitingLondon on an Elderhostel tripfor performing arts, and visitingher daughter, who lives there.She sent her e-mail address([email protected]) for anyclassmates who want to stay intouch. (This is for the benefit ofcomputer owners. I am not inthis group!) I, Margaret “Peggy”Monroe Mink, did not take thetrip on the Danube as reported inthe last bulletin, due to theevents of Sept. 11. This has beenrescheduled for Aug. of this year.In May, I will be traveling to Italywith a college classmate. Mydaughter, Jane, is moving toAiken, SC, in June, as her hus-band was transferred with RieterAutomotive NA. I am facing backsurgery this spring. A note fromDonna Oosting Muenzbergwrites of a 50th weddinganniversary celebration last Nov.,given by her family of 3 childrenand 7 grandchildren. They areproud great-grandparents to their1st great-grandchild. She joinsthe ranks of others who go southto winter in FL and north tosummer in MA. She sees Colbyclassmates Joan HamiltonSweetland and Jean LarkumHardcastle often in Vero Beach.She sees Joan Trainer Kirsten,too. Julie Hamm McDowell isanother “snow bird” for the win-ter months and spends time inFL. She plans a trip to England inMay with her daughter, Betsy.She had serious abdominalsurgery in Jan., but is on themend. A nice long letter wasreceived from Sally HarlowTerry, who lives in RI in the win-ter for 7 months and summers inAK for 5 months. (This is dif-ferent!) They have owned ahouse in AK since 1990. Theyenjoy being outdoors to hike andfish. After Colby, Sally went onto get a degree in early childhoodeducation. She taught nurseryschool for 22 years and is nowretired. She also celebrated a 50thwedding anniversary last June.Her 3 children are scatteredabout, and live in MA, VT, andPA. Julie “Skip” Abeel Heathwrites from CA that they plan todrive back east this summer. Shehopes to visit the CJC campus.They have 4 children and 4grandchildren. They also have a

step-grandson from Salvador. She had a visit from her cousin,Susan Shonnard Brenner ’62,who lives in Los Angeles. HopeCushman Cisneros wrote a replyfrom Ft. Collins, CO. She movedthere from Denver. Her 1st hus-band died and then she remar-ried. She was a teacher for awhile. She has 2 sons and 2granddaughters. “The wild westis just the place for me,” saysHope. Patricia “Pat” Hammondsays she lives in the familyhomestead in Orford, NH. She is a newspaper reporter for theNew Hampshire Sunday News. Shehears from Betty HannsteinAdams at Christmas. Betty runs acoffee plantation in Guatemala.Penelope “Penny” Morse Boltonwrites that she winters in SC andsummers at Lake George, NY. Sheattended our 50th class reunionat Colby-Sawyer and had such agood time with Barbara “Babs”Conkey Armstrong and NancyPerry DeLarm Fogwell. It wentby all too fast. Just remember,classmates, to attend our next

reunion. Sally Holmes Wood-bury Korn is selling real estatefor ReMax in Atlanta, GA. Shehas 4 sons, 2 daughters-in-law, 3grandsons, and 1 granddaughter.Her husband died in April 2000.They all live in Atlanta. Shewrites, “I think of beautifulColby-Sawyer often and the addi-tional strength they now offer.” I was pleased to hear from somany classmates. Thank you,one and all! However, some ofyou only signed a first name andgave no return address. In thefuture, please sign with a fullname. I was saddened to hearfrom her daughter that AnneStaudinger Abels died on Nov. 6, 2001, and her husband,William, died on April 11, 2001,3 days before their 50th weddinganniversary. Another classmate,Pat Olson, died on Oct. 1, 2001from pancreatic cancer. Our con-dolences to their families.


1950Jean Hubley MeyerPO Box 72Cleverdale, NY 12820-0072(518) 656-9375

What a pleasant surprise! I wroteColby-Sawyer postcards to 155classmates asking for news,reports of activities, and eventsin their lives. You responded!Everyone wants to know whatyou are doing. A big thank youto the people who sent news!Dick and I keep busy with bridge,3 dogs (labs), 1 cat, and 1 fish.Lake George did not freeze overthis winter. The last time thishappened was 1919. Therefore,the weather has been veryunusual and we need rain orsnow badly. At the end of Marchwe went to “The Cloister” (golfand vacation resort) at Sea Island,GA. Joan Eaton Mauk is thor-oughly enjoying the Colby-Sawyer rocker that she was luckyenough to win at our 50threunion. She and her husband,Robert, enjoyed a good part ofthe winter at their home inGrand Harbor, Vero Beach, FL,despite the fact that their golfgames seem to be going downhillinstead of up! They celebratedtheir 50th wedding anniversarylast July. They were very pleasedto see Gerald “Gerry” andVirginia Murphy Sarno duringthe spring at a Dartmouth gath-ering at Harbour Ridge. Last sum-mer they spent a couple of won-derful days with Elizabeth “Liz”Harrison Morgan and A. PerryMorgan at their place in ME.Joan and Robert’s oldest grand-daughter attends Colby Collegein ME, and another is a freshmanat Kenyon College. Their other 7 grandchildren range in agefrom 4- to 17-years-old. EthelMcCauley Kyle and her hus-band, Jim, celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary in Oct. byhaving a catered clambake in RI.They enjoyed “recreating theirwedding gang.” In attendancewere Ethel’s roommates NancyBeals Tuccillo and JanieRichardson Pearson, as well asbridesmaids Nancy NesporWilbur ’49 and Sarah ChurchPopko ’49. Ethel and Ann Floyd’48 lunch together occasionally.Sarah and her husband, Peter,had a nice visit from Marilyn


50th Anniversary Celebration

Jim and Ethel McCauley Kyle ’50 celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary last fall by hosting a downeast clambake at their homein RI. Standing with the Kyles is Nancy Nespor Wilbur ’49.

Among the many Colby-Sawyer friends at the Kyle’s celebration were (l to r) Janet Richardson Pearson ’50 and Nancy Beales Tuccilo ’50.

Smith Hooper and her sister, attheir home on Lake Winne-pesaukee last July. Janet PhelonLawton and her husband, Tom,recently celebrated their 49thwedding anniversary. Janet ishappy to report that they aredoing well health-wise, “justsome of the usual slowing downas we get older.” She has beenretired from Fleet Bank sinceNov. 1994, and is now able tospend her time enjoying herhome, family, friends, gardening,cooking, cross-stitching, andtraveling. Feb. and March werespent in SC, where they havebeen renting a condo on thebeach for the past few years.Janet and Tom get to NewLondon occasionally, as theyhave friends on Lake Sunapee.“It’s always a pleasure to returnto the area. My goodness, thegrowth over the years has beenremarkable,” writes Janet.Martha Frey Allen and her hus-band, Don, thoroughly enjoytheir 9 grandchildren, who rangein age from 10 to 19, with 2 incollege (1 at the University ofDenver and the other at CO StateUniversity). They enjoy dailywalks with their dog (a BichonFrise), watching their grandchil-dren in sports and other schoolactivities, playing a lot of bridge,as well as fishing and hiking dur-ing the summer. Nancy Hen-drickson Latham writes that herbiggest news is that her husband,Dick, and their 3 sons boughther a computer for Christmas,and she proclaims that one ofthese days she’ll learn how to useit. She and Dick are thoroughlyenjoying retirement life, and playa lot of golf, as they are acrossthe street from the 1st fairway ofthe country club. They enjoyed atrip to Bermuda in April. They

had planned to get together withJulian and Elsie Joan “EJ”Martin Albergotti ’51 last Oct.,but the events of Sept. 11changed those plans. Nancywrote, “Our youngest son’s officewas directly across the streetfrom the World Trade Center, butluckily he was traveling that day.We are so grateful.” BarbaraSchlicht Hanington was happyto report that she and Wes cele-brated their 50th weddinganniversary in Feb. with numer-ous family and friends, includingher roommates Harriet SmithBarteau and Nancy Clark Webb.Harriet was actually in Barbara’swedding 50 years ago, while“Nance was present, but verypregnant!” In April, Barbara andWes enjoyed a 25-day trans-Atlantic cruise to further cele-brate. En route to her husband’s50th Dartmouth reunion lastJune, Barbara James Muellermade a stop at Colby-Sawyer.They were very impressed withthe campus. The NH trip was fol-lowed by a joyful 50th weddinganniversary celebration withtheir 5 children and their fami-lies in CO. Jean WheelerBlackmur writes, “When we hadhomes both in MA and CA, ourmotto was ‘East-West, home’sbest,’ but since switching fromCA to Jupiter, FL, with homes inMA and FL, the rhyme doesn’twork as easily!” She and her hus-band love their summer and win-ter spots, which afford goodweather most of the year, andthe opportunity to have theirchildren and 7 grandchildrenvisit often. Dorothy “Dottie”Zucchi Tosti and her husbandrecently sold their homestead of38 years, but they are enjoyingtheir new condo. They also con-tinue to enjoy their Cape house

in Dennis, MA, year-round.Dottiekeeps busy running “Nana’s Bed& Breakfast” for her 11 grand-children, ranging in age from 1 to 13. She and her husbandalways put the grandchildrenfirst. “We never put out the ‘novacancy’ sign,” writes Dottie.Maxine Morrison Hunter enjoysher getaway place in Paradise, FL;a place to read, bird, and con-template. She would love to hearfrom her 1st year roommate, PatMarshall, and her 2nd yearroommate, Nancy BrownPieper. Gwenyth “Gwen” HallDunbar and husband Jim arefine, and celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary last Junewith a Crystal Cruise to AK, leav-ing from San Francisco and stop-ping in 6 ports. Gwen and Jimspend most of the year inTimonium, MD, just outsideBaltimore. Their 2 children,Kathy and Kevin, live with theirfamilies in the Baltimore suburbsas well, so it’s a blessing to have6 grandchildren nearby. Sadly,Gwen and Jim’s son, “J,” died in1994 from pancreatic cancer,which was the heartbreak of theirlives. The Dunbars will be in theNew London area for grandsonBob’s graduation from ProctorAcademy June 1. They will stayat the New London Inn, andplan to make a stop on campusfor part of this year’s “All-CollegeReunion.” Gwen enjoys seeingJoan Spencer Ranta andGertrude “Trudy” Riley Oaksmost every summer in CT. Afterliving in NJ for 14 years,Marjorie Hamilton Gorham andhusband Jim moved to Williams-burg, VA, during summer 2001.They live about 2 miles from thehistoric area and the College ofWilliam & Mary, so the town is“alive with all sorts of activities,lectures, museums, and culturalevents,” in which Marjorie andJim are eager and active partici-pants. Jim suffered a mild strokein July 2000, but fortunately,time seems to have made therecovery just about complete.Marjorie’s Abbey roommate, Jean Holmes Duffett, and herhusband, John, visited in the fall,returning to NH from a visit inFL. “It’s wonderful being on the‘flyway’ north/south, so we lookforward to more visitors,” writesMarjorie. Marjorie ends her letterby writing, “We are thankful for

our good health and after theevents of Sept 11, realize howprecarious one’s life is and thatwe should fill our days withkindness, hugs, and no regrets.”Joan Van Iderstine Peterson andher husband have been happilymarried for over 50 years, spend-ing the last 15 1/2 in Savannah,GA, in a lovely area called theLandings on Skidaway Island.They enjoy the opportunity totravel in their retirement, andhave covered much of Europe(England, Ireland, France, Spain,Portugal, as well as some of thenorthern area), and have alsospent time in South Africa andSouth America. They recentlyenjoyed a trip to Japan and acruise on the Princess line.Shirley “Leigh” SmithCrawford and husband Bruceenjoy their summers on LakeWinnepesaukee with their family.During the winter, they are inSarasota, FL, where they staybusy with volunteer work, golf,and visits from family andfriends. They thoroughly enjoyall the arts that Sarasota has tooffer, such as opera, ballet, won-derful theater, and Broadwayshows. “The beaches are thebest,” says Leigh. Jane “Janie”Grayson Slover and her hus-band, George, keep busier thanever with their extensive volun-teer work. Janie does a wide vari-ety of work for her church(extended-care cook, bookstoreseller, and funeral reception com-mittee), and both she and Georgedrive for “Meals-on-Wheels.”They enjoy traveling, and hadthe opportunity to visit HI withfriends last winter. While there,they had a wonderful visit withPeter and Lois CarpenterNottage, who invited them fordinner. Phyllis Sanderson Scottand husband were in HiltonHead Island, SC, from mid-Jan.through the 1st week of April.They enjoyed visits to their 2daughters and their families enroute from Peterborough, NH, toSC. They also have a son wholives with his family in Phyllis’old family homestead inPortsmouth, NH. They feel verylucky to have 6 wonderful grand-children: 5 boys and 1 girl. Afterthe grandchildren, Phyllis’ mainfocus is the Monadnock Chorus,of which she has been a membersince 1972. The group has done 6


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European concert tours. They arecurrently planning their nexttrip, which will be to Scotlandand Wales in June 2003. Phyllissays her husband continues towork part-time, and those of youwho live in New England mayhave heard him on the radiowith the “Yankee Report,” a syn-dicated radio show that is heard5 days a week on approximately60 stations, mostly in NewEngland. He has been workingfor Yankee Magazine for a longtime, and has become known as“the voice of Yankee.” He alsodoes the weekend report on WBZradio out of Boston. Followingher days at CJC, Alice MorrisSchrade went on to earn hermaster’s degree in social work, acareer from which she learned agreat deal. Two years ago, herhusband of 50 years, Karl, died of pancreatic cancer. It’s been atough couple of years for Alice,but she’s been able to find awonderful support group of wid-ows. Alice is excited about thechanges at CSC. She encouragesanyone who wishes to reconnectto e-mail her at [email protected].

1951Roberta Green Davis107 Columbia AvenueSwarthmore, PA 19081(610) 543-6688

Correction: In the last issue ofthe magazine, the co-chairs of an extremely successful 50threunion were not correctly iden-tified. Sally Conner Parry andBarbara Easterbrooks Maileyspent 5 years in coordination ofall the festivities, and their hardwork was deeply appreciated.

Hope everyone is well and busy.Wasn’t that warm winter weatherwonderful? As I write this inMarch, it feels like Jan. again. Ireceived a nice card fromPatricia “Polly” Ford Labalmesaying that she is a proud grand-mother. You didn’t say if it was agirl or a boy. Anyway, congratula-tions, Polly! I also got a cardfrom Janet Roberts Romaine.No news, but no news is goodnews. My roommate, JaniceMcLane Spear, writes that shewas saddened by the death of hermother, who was 90 when she

died of cancer. The Spears areputting an addition on theirhouse. Ruth Gray Pratt writesthat she wonders if I am chang-ing my name. I am keeping myname––less hassle. Oh yes, BillGove and I were married in myhome on Dec. 16. We had a nicewedding with 30 people present.What a happy day! Marilyn“Lyn” Savely Fotheringhamwrites that she had a new grand-daughter, Samantha, on Oct. 26.After reunion we ran into Lynand Bill on the freeway––what asurprise. Last Sept., Bill and I hada very nice lunch with BarbaraGesen Trulson and her hubby attheir home in Hopkinton. It wasnice seeing them again. Barbarais a watercolorist as am I, so itwas nice to see her paintings.Helen Simms Alberti lives onHilton Head Island and loves it.They are both involved in tennisand golf. Both of her children aremarried. Margery BugbeeAtherton and her husband areenjoying a home in New SmyrnaBeach, FL. At this writing, shejust finished a member/quest golftournament for 150 women.Nancy MacCalla Bazemore livesin Leland, MI. She is trying to geta breast cancer clinic group start-ed at the hospital there. A won-derful thing; good luck, Nancy.Dorothy Ernst Bean lives inConcord, MA. She was directorand administrative assistant inthe Concord Family Servicewhen her children were growingup. They have a summer campon Lake Winnepesaukee in NH.They also have 2 surrogate sons,1 from Uganda and 1 fromArgentina. Cornelia BinghamBoland writes that she hasretired from real estate and is awatercolorist. All of us watercol-orists should get together. She isin Rehoboth Beach, DE, andwould love to see any “Colby-ites” during the summer. EleanorMerklen Cambrey writes thatshe just moved to a condo andfinds life much easier. She playsas much golf as she can. She has6 grandchildren. Deborah“Debby” Dettenborn Cheney’52 writes that she raises goldenretrievers. She has had manychampions in Canada and sever-al in the states. Anne RantoulConner is living in Quechee, VT,and works as a volunteer at asmall Christian mission school,

Potter’s House, in the town ofHartford, VT. All of her childrenhave left the nest. One of herchildren works for Simon PearceRestaurant (our favorite restau-rant!) as a prep cook. AnnHouston Conover writes thather hubby retired in 1990 andthey moved to Cape Cod. Theybuilt a small house in Venice, FL,for the winter. They do a lot ofvolunteer work and play a lot ofgolf. Joan Gilbert Crossley mether husband at Dartmouth andthey were married in 1952. Theylived most of the years in theChicago area. In 1991 theymoved to Pinedale, WY, and loveit. Patricia Day is a volunteer atthe Morton Hospital and MedicalCenter in Taunton, MA. She hasa granddaughter, Bianca. Elsie-Joan “E.J.” Martin Albergottihas raised 8 children and has 17grandchildren “at last count.”She writes that tennis was hergame for years, but now she hastaken up golf. MaryEm BodmanKenner enjoyed being back oncampus for the 50th reunion lastspring. She carried with her themetal hair pin box the Sawyer’sgave each of us for graduation 50years ago! Last year was eventfulfor MaryEm, as she traveled toAK to visit her 31/2-year-oldgranddaughter. She enjoyed dayswith 19 hours of sunlight, moosefor dinner, salmon for lunch,bears roaming through the yard,and almost no “sight pollution”to spoil the beautiful scenery. Sherecently received recognitionfrom the mayor for contributionsto heritage and architectural con-servation in her area, and wasalso named the recipients of theJunior League’s Loyalty Award.MaryEm’s daughter, Dayna, wasmarried in Nov. in the Bahamas,amidst a hurricane. MaryEm helda post-wedding reception inToronto in Dec., after the newly-weds had returned from honey-mooning in China and Bali.That’s all for now. Hope youhave a pleasant winter. Till nexttime.

1952Rayma Whittemore Murray201 River WestGreenwich, CT 06831(203) 531- 8955e-mail: [email protected]

I have heard, via e-mail that thefollowing classmates are plan-ning to attend our 50th reunion,May 31 - June 2: NancyShumway Adams, NoelHenriques Brakenhoff, Marilyn“Chasie” Chase, Sarah BondGilson, and Barbara “Bobbi”Smith Schoen. The AlumniOffice has heard from a numberof other classmates, includingour 50th reunion chairperson,Janet Udall Schaefer, that theyare planning to attend. The nextcolumn should be filled withgreat stories of that weekend. Bythe time you read this, I willhave retired and moved to FL.I’ve been looking in the VeroBeach area, but as of this writing,had not found anything. Whilevisiting FL in Nov., in search of ahome, I got together withMarilyn “Chasie” Chase. Shelooks fantastic, although neitherof us recognized the other atfirst. She drove me to VeroBeach, thank goodness, as I hadno idea where I was going. I’mlooking forward to meeting upwith other FL alumni. Pleasesend me your e-mail addresses,and note mine above. Using e-mail not only saves money onpostage, but saves me hours ofwork. Plus I get instant news!

1953Carolyn Nagel Kaufman83 Bog RoadNew London, NH 03257(603) 526-6329

Greetings and happy summer toall of you. In the previous alum-ni magazine I wrote about thenew CSC community “Adven-tures in Learning” program. Aspart of the schedule, PresidentAnne Ponder spearheaded acourse entitled “Leadership inHigher Education,” a fascinatingseries in which 6 college presi-dents discussed the educationalchallenges they have faced.Speakers represented Dartmouth,Albion, Kenyon, Daniel Webster,UNH, and CSC. Among the class


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participants were local alumsElizabeth Moss Phillips ’54 andJanet Rich Nixon ’54. Now forthe latest adventures of the classof ’53: Joy Appel Halstead tellsus that she still enjoys exhibitingher artwork, mainly in theBoston area, but also at variousgalleries across the country. Joysees Lee Kingman Natti ’38quite often, as they both residein Lanesville, a community out-side Gloucester, MA. With 4granddaughters and getawaytrips to the Eastern Shore, Joystays very busy. Helen GroneHaerle and her husband love tocycle in Europe with familyfriends. This past year they bicy-cled in France, covering an unbe-lievable 380 miles in Normandyand Brittany during their 2-weekvisit. Helen’s 5 grandchildrenrange in age from 11/2 to 24 yearsold––quite a span. I do remem-ber that Carolee ChisholmMiller also loved to cycle andhad conquered many famoustrails, both in the US and abroad.Lois Enman Marshall retiredthis year as New London’s townclerk. Lois’ retirement comes at agood time, coinciding withdaughter Carlyse’s return to theUS after several years in Russia.Carlyse was the director offinance and human resources forChadbourne and Parkes, aMoscow law office, and her hus-band worked as a television exec-utive, also in Moscow. Lois waslucky enough to visit on severaloccasions. What interestingcareers! Nancy Traynor Stewartand her husband, Dick, alsoretired recently and moved toSearsport, ME. Nancy says that

their new house, next to theTexaco station on Route 1, is easyto locate if you are driving up theME coast. Margaret “Peggy”Magoun Rothrauff sadly relatesthat Guido, her husband of 46years, died last Thanksgiving eve.In spite of this great loss, Peggydid have some wonderfulmoments in 2001. Her youngestdaughter was married in Sept.and another daughter delivered ababy boy 1 month later. JanetGraves Bates checks in with 7grandchildren. Two are toddlersliving in nearby Lakeville, CT,and another grandson attendsthe Salisbury School in an adja-cent town. The remaining Bateschildren reside in FL and OK.Janet and husband Jim volunteerfor various local organizationsand also love to baby-sit for theiryounger grandchildren, whomthey have seen grow from infan-cy to school age. Joan OtisPeterson serves as her highschool class correspondent, soshe understands how hard it is to

coax classmates to submit news.Joan, therefore, writes that her 3children are all married and haveproduced 7 grandchildren, theoldest in college. Joan’s husbanddied about 5 years ago, so shehasn’t traveled much recently.However, tennis, golf, bridge,and volunteering are more thanenough to keep her occupied.Nancy Bijur Wallace writes frombeautiful Naples, FL, reportingthat she is also active in manylocal volunteer organizations,especially the new Naples ArtMuseum, the first of its kind insouthwest FL. Nancy’s recenttravels have included Mexico,South America, the Caribbean,Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica.Maureen Maroney Kinney andFrank had a wonderful trip toAustralia and New Zealand. Theydeparted in a snowstorm, missinga planned stopover in LosAngeles, but Maureen says it waswell worth it, jet lag and all!Phyllis Coppeto Mischou vaca-tioned in Barbados recently.Phyllis’ 2 granddaughters arenow at the cute ages of 1 and 3,and she’s really having fun withthem. Phyllis also writes that her10-year-old English bulldog,Casey Jones, is beginning toshow his age. (Sound familiar?)However, Casey still loves toromp in the Westport, CT, dogpark, where he still attracts lotsof attention. Barbara JohnstonRodgers and John are now resid-ing permanently in Grantham,NH. After a hectic spring movefrom Blue Bell, PA, they foundtime to take the family to Yosem-ite National Park for a MemorialDay weekend holiday, wheretheir son and his wife renewedtheir wedding vows at the

Akwanee Lodge. Bobbi’s daugh-ter, Sue, and family were visitinglast Sept. when the horrificevents of Sept. 11occurred, delay-ing their return to Bellingham,WA, by 6 days. Despite theunforeseen circumstances, Bobbiand John enjoyed the extra timewith their family. Patricia“Trish” Dobbs Montgomeryalso visited the Rodgers inGrantham, NH. Trish reports thatshe enjoyed attending her 50thhigh school reunion last year inRidgewood, NJ. Back home inDenver, CO, Trish is an activetennis player, earning the USTA2001 state championship in thesuper senior category (over 39,we presume) with her doublespartner. What a coup! I hope therest of you “super seniors” sendme more news for our next issue.

1954Jane Doherty Bissell928 Academy PlacePittsburgh, PA 15243(412) 341-3433fax: (412) 531-6200e-mail: [email protected]

Jane Duryea Fuller and her hus-band (her high school sweetheartRobert) have 2 girls, 2 boys, and10 grandchildren. Though Janehas successfully gotten through 2breast cancer surgeries and a hipreplacement, and Robert wasstricken with meningitis and astroke several years ago, they re-main totally committed to help-ing each other, enjoying eachother, and are both doing well.Best wishes from all of your class-mates, Jane! Helen JohnsonSargent and her husband, Scott,are totally enjoying living insouthern ME, where they arehealthy, very happy, and in-volved in the community. Theyfrequently have Colby mini-reunions with Nancy PaigeParker and Carol Nelson Reidand her husband, Jack. Class-mates, let’s look forward to 2years from now when we’ll cele-brate our 50th Reunion, June 2-4,2004!

Editor’s Note: The Alumni Officewould like to congratulate your classcorrespondent, Jane Doherty Bissell,and her new husband, C. BayardJohnson, who were married Feb. 19,2002 in Pittsburgh, PA.


Class of 1954 Mini-Reunion. This group of lovely ladies from the class of’54 enjoys a mini-reunion at the home of Janet Rich Nixon. Back row (l to r)Elizabeth "Betts" Laidlaw and Janet Rich Nixon. Front row (l to r) SallyBrowne Foster, Janet Hofmann Hansen, Marian Tweedle Anderson, JeanCragin Ingwesen, and Anne Dwyer Milne.

Family Support. Janet Rich Nixon '54 is surrounded by her family on theoccasion of her graduation from Colby-Sawyer in 2000.

1955Jane D. Kaup255 North Road, Unit 231Chelmsford, MA 01824(978) 250-5050

Sallie Lou Johnson Elliott wroteto tell of a mini-reunion that sheattended in Quechee Gorge, VT.Attending with Sallie Lou wereJoan Peterson Bishop, JoanneHolden Miller, and BarbaraHarmon Sawyer. The mini-reunion was held in Aug., withhopes that VT would be cool andcomfortable. Unfortunately, theyfound that Vermonters don’tseem to know the meaning of“air conditioning.” They visitedthe college and had lunch at theNew London Inn. Joanne lives inCanaan, NH. Barbara lives inHampton, NH. Joan resides inNo. Hatley, Quebec, and SallieLou lives in Kiawah Island, SC.Sallie Lou has 3 grandchildren:

1 in Cincinnati and 1 in Charles-ton. Stephanie Brown Carletonhad a show of watercolors at AVAGallery in Lebanon, NH, January11 to February 9, 2002. I have 2part-time jobs totaling about 21hours per week; one job in a hos-pital library, and the other doingbooks for a very small designfirm. How perfect is that! Myspare time is spent fixing up mycondo. I just completed thekitchen and bathroom floors. It’sbeen quite fun working on it, butI still have a long way to go.Nancy Keyes Dooher and I areback and forth, visiting from CTto MA. My daughter, grandson,and I visited Nancy, her daugh-ter, and grandchildren on CapeCod for a few days this summerand as usual, we had a greattime. We had barbecues on thebeach, cookouts each night, andswimming every day. Have awonderful 2002.


1956Nancy Hoyt Langbein42 Hemlock DriveBrunswick, ME 04011(207) 729-3879e-mail: [email protected]

Sarah Rudy Terhune has lived inMD for 16 years, after spending15 years in TX. She and Frankhave a daughter in OR and a sonin TX, both with 3 children.Sarah looks forward to seeingtheir family for part of each sum-mer at their summer cottage inCanaan, NH. Sarah is now retiredbut keeps busy with churchwork, travel, and other volunteeractivities. They are docents in 2period homes and volunteerteachers in a literacy program.Susan Wahl Treiss went toColumbia University after CJCand worked for 3 years atColumbia Presbyterian MedicalCenter. Susan then married andraised her family of 2 sons and adaughter. One of her sons, notmarried, lives in Berlin, NH. Oneson and her 2 grandsons live inLebanon, CT, and her daughterlives in Hebron, CT. Susan’s hus-band died in 1993. She keepsbusy with her local chapter ofAARP and as secretary on theboard of her condo complex.Susan spends March in FL andsummers at her cottage at MoodyBeach, ME. Susan still knits andshe remembers the bear mugsocks that were popular in col-lege. She sends her best wishes to everyone. Judith “Judy”Tinsman White lives in Yar-mouth, ME, in an 1817 Federalstyle home. She has calledYarmouth home for 34 years andhas been involved in many ofthe town activities, such as theannual clam festival. Judy and Itry to have lunch each summer.She is divorced from CharlieWhite (Dartmouth) and has 3children ages 38, 33, and 30.Traveling is mostly to see herchildren in PA, FL, and CA, andto see her 95-year-old father whostill lives in his own home.Marilyn Stott Smith met herhusband, Larry, while at CJC.Her roommate, Jane KeeseDarling, introduced them andJane ended up marrying Larry’sroommate. Did I mention thatboth men went to Dartmouth?Surprise! They celebrated their

45th wedding anniversary lastfall. They have a daughter livingin Northern VA, a son in PA, and4 granddaughters. In late sum-mer/early fall you’ll find them attheir beach house on LongIsland, entertaining family andfriends. They both are retired,enjoy traveling in the US andEurope, and play platform tennisin the winter months. BettyBoyson Tacy is thrilled to wel-come granddaughter Tacy Janeafter 5 grandsons. Congrats,Betty! A wonderful Christmas let-ter from Cynthia Oswald Sipostells of a year of traveling toBraunsfels (near Austin) withfamily, to Hilton Head withfriends, then to the east coast.While in MA she and her cousindrove up to New London to seeour beautiful campus. Whatwonderful memories! Now athome in TX she is taking an inte-rior decorating course, which,she says, will satisfy her passionfor decorating. Maybe she willstart her own business? Augusta“Gussie” Crocker Stewart wroteat Christmas of her busy year oftraveling to Sedona, Rincon,Puerto Rico, and CA. She andDick spent a great 7 weeks lastsummer at their place inManchester, MA, entertainingchildren, grandchildren, andextended family. Log ontowww.artanagallery.com to seesome of Gussie’s works. SallyMarker Hayward and Don tooka fabulous river cruise in Europeand who should they meet onthe cruise but a gal who lives inNew London, does some work atthe college, and is a dear friendof Louise Kory. I’m sure everyoneremembers Miss Kory! Sally saysshe ate her way through Austria,Germany, and Amsterdam, butwhat fun! She also enjoyed get-ting reacquainted with herGerman roots in Heidelberg.Eleanor “Ellie” Kent Chastainwrites that she and Jim are stillvery involved with their filmsociety as well as golf for Jim,and aerobics, cooking, and longwalks with their dog Happy forEllie. She also enjoys playing hernew piano. I remember Ellieaccompanying the “BuzzinDozen” while at college. I stillhave a recording of this group,which should be in the archives.Ed and I are looking forward tospending several days with Ellie


Class of 1955 Mini-Reunion. These ladies from the class of 1955 enjoyedgetting together at Quechee Gorge in Vermont for a mini-reunion last Aug.Standing (l to r) Joan Peterson Bishop and Sallie Lou Johnson Elliott. Seated(l to r) Joanne Holden Miller and Barbara Harmon Sawyer.

Colby-Sawyer CollegeAlumni Inaugural Delegate

Colby-Sawyer alumni represent President Anne Ponder and their college as official delegates to inaugural ceremonies at

other colleges and universities. We are grateful to those who attend for Colby-

Sawyer College.

Sandra Davis Carpenter ’55 at Regis College, Weston, MA, on April 5, 2002.

and Jim in March. It has beenmany years since we have seeneach other. I am now in the 21st century with e-mail, soplease send news [email protected] next time.

1957Miriam Barndt-Webb19 Federal Street #1ABrunswick, ME 04011-1525(207) 729-0529 FAX: (207) 798-4780e-mail: [email protected]

Brenda Schneckenburger Colbyretired in Feb. 2000 after 25 yearsas a dialysis social worker atRochester General Hospital. Shebuilt a new townhouse andmoved in Aug. 2001. Brendaenjoys her 2 children and 1grandchild. Sharol Reed Stewartenjoyed an intracoastal water-ways cruise from Nov. 24 - Dec.2, 2001. The “American Eagle”left Charleston, SC, and madestops at Beaufort, SC; HiltonHead, SC; Savannah, GA; St.Simons, GA; Jekyll Island, GA;and Amelia Island, FL. Sharolthoroughly enjoyed this “fabu-lous cruise in our beautiful coun-try.” Elizabeth Lucie Perreault isworking as an office manager fora national real estate brokeragefirm in New Haven. She has 3children and 5 grandchildren,ranging in age from 9 months to12. She encourages her class-mates to get in touch if they arein the area.


1958Cynthia Grindrod van der WykHuntington Harbour Bay Club4167 Warner Avenue #105Huntington Beach, CA 92649(714) 846-6742e-mail: [email protected]

My husband and I are still pursu-ing Olympic projects (8 so far)with our U.S. flag business. Weprovided our aluminum bracketbanner hardware for the SaltLake City Winter OlympicGames. Unfortunately, we didnot attend. At the present time,we have a local office and repre-sentative in Athens, Greece, try-ing to do as much as possible for

the Summer Games in 2004.Being in the flag business, Sept.11 was an unbelievable exercisefor the entire industry. We soldout quickly and then had to waitwith others to re-group. Now wehave every size in stock and shipall over the country. I was inSyracuse and was to fly out onthe 11th, and would have landedin Atlanta at 8:46 a.m. I can-celled the night before, so I havemy ticket on my bulletin boardat my office. My mom is 88 andtrying to survive the “goldenyears,” so I make many trips tothe East coast to see her. I stillkeep in touch with my room-mate Jill Booth Macdonell ’57.We are still very good friends.Also Sandra “Sandy” HazenClement ’57 came from WA toattend our daughter’s weddingreception in 2001. I’m still play-ing tennis, and am now rated a4.0. Tennis is my stress reliever!Some day we hope to retire!Anyone want to buy a great busi-ness? Check out our Web site [email protected],which was created by ouryoungest daughter. Lori. Com-puters would have been such funwhen we were at school. TheAlumni Office received a nicenote from Sally J. Todd, sayingthat she continues to enjoy herwork at the Isabella Stewart

Gardner Museum. “I have gradu-ated to giving tours of the collec-tion and getting paid for it,” saysSally. She recently returned froma trip to Morocco and is pleasedto announce that she climbed tothe top of their tallest sand dune!Sandra Clare Fessenden and herhusband, Peter, became grand-parents for the first time in June2001. Their granddaughter, LilyAnna, was born to their son,Robb, and his wife, Karyn, onJune 5 in Crested Butte, CO. Theproud grandparents, living inCA, have already seen Lily 5times!

1959Sarah Beal Fowler449 Summer StreetN. Andover, MA 01845-5642(978) 682-0358e-mail: [email protected]

Marion Hill Dunn writes thatshe and her husband have beenenjoying life in Tallassee, FL, forthe last 3 years. Marion is anactive member of the TallahasseeGarden Club. Mary “Polly”Willand Calhoun has been intouch with Susan ChapmanMelanson ’66 regarding herbook, Wentworth-By-The-Sea,1969, featured in the spring/sum-mer 2001 Alumni Magazine.Polly’s younger brother workedseveral summers at theWentworth, and her family hasfond memories of being there.Susan graciously autographedcopies of the book for Polly’sbrother and other family mem-bers, personalizing the copieswith anecdotes and memories,which they all will treasure.Caroline “CeCe” Parker nowlives in Bend, OR, with her lov-able dog and cat. After teachingskiing many years at StrattonMt., VT, she moved with theirgolf school to Scottsdale, AZ,handling all the administrative/sales work. When the schoolchanged hands, she headed backto ski country. During the winter,CeCe skis and sells ski tickets atMt. Bachelor. The ski resort atthe top of the Cascade Moun-tains enjoys great amounts ofsnow - over 100” last Dec., andthe skiing is “awesome.” CeCesays Bend is located on the dryhigh desert side of OR, with anaverage of 12” of moisture, most-

ly in Dec.––quite different fromup in the mountains! The sum-mertime temperature averages75-80 dry degrees––just perfectfor lots of golf. Sounds like agreat place to live. Last summerCeCe and Colby roommateNancy Kolar Bowen and herhusband enjoyed a day of golfingwhile CeCe visited VT. Keep thenews coming. E-mail works well,so let’s hear from you! Until nexttime!

1960Patty Canby Dushane17 Sea Mist Drive NorthBoothbay, ME 04537(207) 633-5461e-mail: [email protected]

I do hope most of you realizethat Jimmy Shea, the OlympicSkeleton racer, is the son ofJudith “Judy” Butler Shea.Jimmy enjoyed wonderful suc-cess at the Salt Lake games,bringing home the gold. It hasbeen a very exciting time forJudy, Jim, and their family. I dowant to express our condolencesto Jim over the death of hisfather, Jack. They were a 3-gener-ation Olympic family. Judyattended the Alumni Summit 4days after 9/11. It was a veryinteresting brainstorming ses-sion, and Judy was able to seehow the college dealt with thepost-Sept. 11 trauma. Judy hasbeen very busy with Joan PerryMacDermott, who has LouGehrig’s disease. Judy says thatJoan has incredible spirit andwants us to live our lives to thefullest. Judy worked on a golftournament to benefit ALS. Joanis the godmother of Judy’s son,Jimmy. Our thoughts and prayersare with Joan in her fight! I got aChristmas card form Emilie“Em” Merritt Cobb, who hasreturned to real estate. She hashad a very busy year traveling tosuch places as Lima, Peru, theMachu Pichu ruins, and theGalapagos Islands. This winterEm will be skiing in Bend, OR,on Mt. Bachelor and in SunValley. In the spring she will sailwith friends in the Caribbean. Inbetween, she is selling houses.Her daughter, Alison, will presentEm with her 5th grandchild, aboy, in May. Another e-mailresponse came from Susan “Sue”


A Chance Meeting. Nancy LippmanFreeman '58 (left) and Nancy KolarBowen '59 met at a mutual friend'shouse last summer. Upon meeting,they were surprised to learn theyboth were graduates of Colby-Sawyer and, in fact, had been oncampus at the same time andshared the same first name. Youjust never know where you'll runinto Colby-Sawyer alumni!

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Barto Monks, who recentlyenjoyed her 1st professional foot-ball game, which the DenverBroncos won. Her recent travelsinclude Machu Pichu and theGalapagos Islands. In Jan. sheand her husband went toLondon for a 10-day theatre tripwith a group that they have trav-eled with in the past. They saw 8plays, had meals and discussionswith the actors, as well as back-stage tours. Sounds fabulous. Sheis also busy with volunteer work,tennis, platform tennis, bowling,etc. Bill still works 3 days a weekfor their local public TV stationas budget director. They recentlycelebrated their 38th weddinganniversary! She sends her bestto everyone. Judith “Judy”Provandie Johnson e-mailedthat she keeps in touch withCarol Sherman House. Judywent to a Children’s LiteratureFestival at Keene State Collegewhere she saw Tomie dePaola,who was a guest speaker. She hadnot seen him since our days atColby Junior when she workedwith him on the production of“The Matchmaker.” Judy stillworks with the Belgrade, ME,Central School library, and lovesit after 20 years. She and her hus-band, Dick, have 3 grandchil-dren. She drives her grandson,Kevin, to school each day andhas wonderful conversations. Ican imagine. Grandson Ryan is 2and a real joy. Their granddaugh-ter, Katelyn, lives in NJ so theydo not see her as often. Anotherbusy alum, Sharley Janes Bryce,responded to my postcard.Thanks! She and her family havecompletely rebuilt their 1979house in Black Butte into a big-ger 3-generation home on a golfcourse. They spend lots of timethere hiking, biking, skiing, andfishing. They are very busy withchurch, community volunteerwork, and their grandchildren.She says that Portland, OR, is awonderfully viable city. Sharley istrying to write a book. Keep usposted. I spent Christmas Eveday with my old roommate, GaleHartung Baldwin in Darien, CT,and her children, Josh, a para-medic, and Emily, a junior atUniversity of VT. Gale is a chap-lain intern and is studying clini-cal pastoral education at Bridge-port. Gale has a home inMartha’s Vineyard, which she

loves. I have become a certifiedrug-hooking instructor and hookwith 2 groups here in ME. Ihelped my daughter, Annie,move to Phoenix, thanks to Sept.11. She had worked in PentagonCity when the plane went over.We had a great time driving westwith a full car, a dog, and a cat.My son, CB, is arriving with hisfiancé, Jessica, who is giving himthe trip as a surprise birthdaygift. Their wedding will be inOct. in the Denver area. I contin-ue to be a busy volunteer withthe YMCA and will go on theboard of directors in April. I amleaving on a trip to Knoxville,New Orleans, and San Antoniowith Dick in our big motorhome.We tow a car behind us, so weare 65 feet long. My dog,McKinley, a Nova Scotia DuckTolling Retriever, travels with us,so I get my exercise. A final noteof condolence to Frances“Frannie” MacKenzie Seemannon the death of her mother. Ihope everyone had a great winterand enjoys the spring and summer.

Editor’s Note: The Alumni Officewishes to congratulate your classcorrespondent, “Patty,” who was therecent recipient of the Boothbay,ME, region YMCA Volunteer of theYear award.

1961Susan Olney DatthynPO Box 1018New London, NH 03257-1018(603) 526-2283

Barbara Green Gramenos writesthat she and Stuart Webster wereengaged last June, shortly afterour class reunion. They will bemarried in CT over Labor Dayweekend. Warm wishes to youboth as you begin a new lifetogether. Barbara mentioned inher note that she talks often withher Colby roommate, JoanAppleton Jevne. Joan resides inWilton, CT. I received a nice notefrom Dorothy Bartels Denault.She had a busy summer vacation-ing with her husband, Peter, andher family. She enjoyed our classreunion last year, and was a greatasset on the committee.Elizabeth “Tizzie” GroveSchweizer and her husband,Fred, recently bought a home inIthaca, NY. It is located near


Joan Anderson ’62

Joan Anderson spent two dayson the Colby-Sawyer campus inblustery February. She visited class-es and spoke to a packed house inthe Cleveland, Colby, ColgateArchives, leaving her audiencessmiling, introspective, and eager toread her new book! New Londonwas only the beginning of Joan’stravels this spring. Her nationalbook tour, including visits to TheToday Show and The Oprah WinfreyShow, introduced and promotedAn Unfinished Marriage, the sequel to her national bestseller, A Year by the Sea. In her latest book, Joan explores the chal-lenges of rebuilding and renewing a marriage, and does it withher trademark candor, compassion, and insight.

With A Year by the Sea, Joan struck a chord in many tens ofthousands of readers. Her brave decision to take a year for her-self away from her marriage, her frank assessment of herself atmidlife, and her openness in sharing her fears as well as her tri-umphs won her admirers and inspired women across the coun-try to reconsider their options. In her new book, Joan does formarriage what she did for women at midlife. Using the samevery personal approach, she shows us her own rocky path torenewing a marriage gone stale, satisfying the demand fromreaders and reviewers to learn what comes next.

When Joan and her husband, Robin,decided to repair and renew their marriageafter her eye-opening year of self-discovery,the outcome was far from certain. He hadsuddenly decided to retire and move toCape Cod himself and embark on hisown journey of midlife reinvention. Afterthe initial shock of incorporating anotherperson back into her daily life and intoher treasured cottage, they begin theprocess of “recycling”––using the origi-nal materials of their marriage to cre-ate a new partnership. Rereading theletters that she had written fromUganda during the early years of

their marriage, she is reminded about the ner-vousness and joy with which she began their life together. Hersudden incapacitation with a broken ankle reveals an unexpect-ed resourceful and tender side in her husband. A grimly comicand strained dinner party with three other couples reveals toboth Joan and Robin some of the emotional pitfalls (and hor-rors) that can befall married couples.

In her year of solitude by the sea, Anderson learned that“there is no greater calling than to make a new creation out ofthe old self.” In An Unfinished Marriage, she charts the new jour-ney that she and her husband have begun together, seasonedby their years of marriage but newly awakened to the possibili-ties of their future together. A unique, tremendously movingand insightful entry into the literature of marriage, it will pro-vide salutary shocks of recognition and fresh hope for allwomen and men negotiating their own marital passages.

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Cornell University, where Fredattended medical school and“Tizzie” went through nursingschool. Congratulations to SusanHeath Bint and her husband,Brian. Their 4th grandchild wasborn last Sept. Susie and I planon meeting for lunch in thespring. We have lots to talkabout, as we were very dearfriends at Colby. The Colby-Sawyer alumni residing in theUpper Valley/Lake Sunapee areaenjoyed a nice holiday receptionat the home of President AnnePonder on December 5. My hus-band, Verne, and I always lookforward to this party. It is fun tomeet new people as well as tochat with those we know.Martha Clark was retired fromthe United Nations at the end ofJan. She plans to go back andforth between her apartment inNew York City and her condo inHanover, NH. Susan “Sue”Kershaw Brostoff and her hus-band, Stu, recently purchased asummer home in Yarmouth Port,MA, on Cape Cod. They lovespending their summers in NewEngland, but spend the remain-der of the year near their daugh-ter, Amy, and her family, and sonJeff in Atlanta. Stu is semi-retired,but keeps busy during tax seasonworking for H&R Block. Sue saysshe doesn’t seem to find muchspare time between all the gar-dening, decorating, babysitting,entertaining, etc.! Would enjoyhearing from you, girls! Perhapsyou have a wedding in the fami-ly or a new grandchild, or maybeyou’re retiring or moving to a

new location. Any news wouldbe welcome. I hope your year isgoing well and that you will con-sider attending a future reunionat Colby-Sawyer.


1962Tilda Hunting894 South Deerfield RoadConway, MA 01341(413) 369-4170e-mail: [email protected]

Barbara Stone Ramsay marriedJoseph T. Bartlett Jr. on Nov. 18,2000. They celebrated their 1stanniversary in London with herson, Chuck, and his wife,Melanie. Barbara writes, “We’vebought a wonderful home on theConnecticut River, where I cangarden to my heart’s content. Wehave 3 wonderful grandchildren,and life is good!” Barbara contin-ues to work as the headmaster’sassistant at Deerfield Academy.Maritza Barnett Johnston islooking forward to her retire-ment soon. Her husband retired2 years ago. Her sons, Chris andKevin, both graduated from theAir Force Academy. Her youngestson, Casey, will graduate frommedical school in June. MaryHale Riker reports that daughterRachel was married to Jeff Scultzin Baltimore in July 2000, anddaughter Wendy married MikeMatthews in Charlottesville inJune 2001. A grandson, LiamThomas Riker, was born in June1999 to her son, Chris, and

his wife, Jen. Merle Rockwell-Modell became a grandmotherin 2001. She is the foundingmember of the Conflict Reso-lution Center of MontgomeryCounty in MD. This opportunityhas allowed her to follow herlongtime dream of starting a center for community mediationservices.



Editors Note: A special thanks toBeatrice Campbell Kempster forserving as 1963 class correspondentfor the last 5 years.

A short note from Lynne RenoPeirce told us that they haveconstructed a new home on LakeSunapee and plan to spend 6months a year there. The otherhalf of the year will be spent inVero Beach, FL. She reported thatshe got together at the home ofNanci Cate Steen in AR for ayearly reunion. Also in atten-dance were Bonnie WhitneyBurton, Susan “Sue” VaillBosworth, M. GretchenBurrough Morse, PatriciaCunningham Sullivan, andCynthia “Cindy” NelsonPitcher. Lynne will host the fallreunion at her new home. Susan“Sue” Gordon Venable’s 2ndson is a chef in a restaurant in asuburb of Philadelphia. He wasmarried in New London last Aug.Sue’s oldest son works forOutward Bound in FL. Her oldestdaughter is training to be a nurseand lives in NH. Her youngestdaughter is still in high schooland excels in music. Sue is anearly childhood program coordi-nator at Sussex County Collegein Newton, NJ. Her e-mailaddress is [email protected]. I’msure she’d love to hear from you.As for the Kempsters, after a 3-week visit with my sisters in FL,Jack and I have decided to relo-cate to Lakeland. We haveenjoyed living with Mom in NHthis past year, but Jack prefersconstant warmth, so building upthere is out. Also, this will be mylast column as your correspon-dent. I thank those of you whohave written me over the past 5years. I hope you continue tocontribute news so our class-

mates can enjoy keeping intouch. Have a safe, happy, andhealthy 2003 Sadly, the AlumniOffice received news of the pass-ing of Margaret “Peg” AliceBurding. She died May 15, 2001in Orlando, FL, following a briefillness. Also, Carolyn MugarO’Connor’s husband, John, diedNov. 30, 2001 in Cambridge, MA.Among the hundreds who hon-ored him were members ofColby-Sawyer classes of ‘63, ‘55,and ‘50.


1964Leslie “Lee” Norris Gray33 Gale RoadHampton, NH 03842(603) [email protected]

Hi Classmates! Isn’t e-mail thegreatest! I have had some won-derful e-mail from classmates.Please get online and keep us upto speed on your life. Mary-Lynn“Mimi” Rand Jost continues herwork as assistant to the principalat Philips Exeter Academy, inExeter, NH. (We work in thesame town and try to get togeth-er for lunch every so often). She& Chick continue to work ontheir new home, and I meanwork––they are doing most ofthe construction themselves!Chick enjoys working on therobotics program at FIRST andseeing what Dean Kamen (of theSegway fame) comes up withnext. Mimi is waiting for daugh-ter Sarah’s 2nd baby to arrive,knitting more sweaters and mak-ing a crib quilt. Their otherdaughter, Molly, and her hus-band are still not ready for chil-dren. Alice Lawton Lehmannand husband Bill are still very in-volved with their market aware-ness research company, LehmannInformediaries. They both enjoyrunning, biking, swimming, andcross-country skiing. Alice com-pleted her 1st triathlon last Aug.and placed 1st in her age group.She lives in Concord, MA, anddaughter Heidi lives close by. She is director of operations atEmerging Interest. Son Fred is onthe last leg of his MBA at Simonin Rochester, NY. Linda BaileySchneider continues to live closeto the ocean in Ipswich, MA. Shehas been working as a learning


All in the Family. Alumna Gina Simonds White ’64 poses with her family. (L to r) Steve White, Gina, Hilary White (daughter), Danielle Fillion White(daughter-in-law), and Christopher White (son).

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disabilities specialist in the NorthReading, MA, school system for anumber of years, after havinggone back for a master’s in edu-cation from Lesley College about15 years ago. She also enjoysteaching courses in learning dis-abilities to her peers through pro-fessional development course-work. Linda is looking forward tothe summer and getting her can-vas and oils out. Her husband isa Russian Orthodox priest isIpswich. Their son, Nicholas, ismarried with 4 children, anddaughter Seraphima was marriedthis past summer. Their youngestdaughter, Juliana, is finishing upher senior year at SimmonsCollege, after having returnedfrom a wonderful semesterabroad in St. Petersburg, Russia,with a trip on the Trans-SiberianRR. Dr. Valerie Taft West com-pleted her doctorate in 1995 andis working at the Medical Uni-versity of SC as associate provostfor education. “I never thoughtwhen I was a student that Iwould become a professor andacademic administrator, but ithas been rewarding,” she says.Valerie has 2 sons living andworking in NYC. The eldest,John, just became engaged. Shehas 2 stepdaughters and a won-derful 15-month-old grandsonliving in Charleston. Wallace,who is an alumni officer for theCitadel, and Val live just outsideCharleston on a golf course andplay as often as possible. She vis-ited with Sally Sonntag Gale’63, her roommate at ColbyJunior, and her husband, David,earlier this year. “I haven’t beenback to NH in ages and wouldlove to go. I’ve been a southernerfor 30+ years.” Jean Howell Vosewrote a lengthy letter, which Iwill have to condense. Sorry,Jean. After graduation, Jeanattended Katherine GibbsSecretarial School in Boston, mar-ried in 1969, and had her daugh-ter, Lisa, in 1974. During herdivorce, she attended nursingschool from 1975-1977, and mar-ried a 2nd time in 1979 to DickVose. Jean and her family livedin Worcester, MA, for 25 yearswhile she worked for the FallonHealthcare System as assistantclinical director in the qualitymanagement department. Theyrecently relocated to Nobleboro,ME, and bought a small farm.

Jean returned to secretarial workwith the superintendent ofschools. Dick, who is retired, drives special needs students toschool. They are both active inthe Nobleboro Historical Society,the Nobleboro ConservationCommission, and the Mid CoastAudubon Society. She is a mastergardener and a certified horticul-turist. In addition, they are bee-keepers, belonging to the stateassociation, and began a beekeep-ing school in March through thelocal adult education program.Jean keeps in touch with LindaAinsworth, who has been inMexico City since the 1960s.Margaret “Peggy” DavisonFreeman wrote that her son,Jonathan, got married in theTrinity College Chapel on Aug.4th to Alyson Guild, a Trinitygraduate also. Judith AdamsShadron writes, “For the past 13years I’ve managed a small giftshop (The Tabby House) locatedin a 200-year-old slave cabin thatoriginally belonged to one of theSea Island plantations. Twostepchildren, both in their 30s,run their own businesses and livenearby. My husband is semi-retired and is enjoying timespent in his new woodworkingshop. If you’re ever in the area,I’d love to hear from you.” RuthCorbin Caruso has been back inNew England for the past 8 years,having left FL after her divorce.Her daughter, Lisa, is in her 3rdyear at Nova SoutheasternCollege of Optometry, and herson, David, is at the NorthBennet Street School in Boston.Her son, Russell, graduated as anelectrical engineer fromWorcester Polytechnic Institutethis year, and son John is asenior at Haverford College inPA. I received a wonderfulChristmas letter from NancyWoodring Hansen with a pictureof her family, including children,spouses and grandchildren. Inretirement, Nancy keeps herselfvery busy with docenting in the education program at theColonial Theater, being on theboard of trustees at Colby-Sawyer, fund raising for theUnited Way, working on thelocal garden show in March,bowling in a league during thewinter months, reading for TheBook Group, skiing with Roger,friends, and family, and visiting

with her 90-year-old mother onthe Cape. She and Roger traveledto Ireland last year and head toWhistler, near Vancouver, inMarch, and Germany in May.Gina Simonds White and herhusband, Steve, have lived inDover, MA, for 25 years. Theirson, Christopher, married hisDartmouth College sweetheart,Danielle Fillion, last summer inJackson, NH. They both attendedthe Thayer School of Engineeringat Dartmouth, and are currentlyworking in the Boston/SouthernNH area. Gina and Steve’s daugh-ter, Hilary, is at Yale MedicalSchool, studying to become aphysician’s associate. Gina andSteve enjoy skiing, golf, sailing,and traveling together. She hasbeen involved in planning pro-grams for the Colonial Dames ofMA. I really enjoy hearing fromyou all, as do your classmates.Please continue to keep us updated.

1965Lois Gilbert-Fulton25 Heather LaneWindsor Locks, CT 06096(860) 623-1890

Carolyn Snow Redingtonreceived her master’s degree andis a high school health educator.


1966Linda Brooks HirossHC75, Box 1728214 Musket Lane Lake of the Woods, VA 22508(540) 972-9640e-mail: [email protected]

Sandra Hall Devine331 West Shaw Hill RoadStowe, VT 05672-4613(802) 253-8506e-mail: [email protected]

Since we’ll be well into 2002 bythe time this edition comes out,I’m sure that I will have over-come most of the trauma ofrolling and totaling my JeepGrand Cherokee Limited lastDec. 14, and Linda’s rolling andfrolicking in the sun and surf ofSt. Thomas and St. John this pastspring will be but a memory!Linda is the much more brilliant-ly organized half of this duo, to

wit: “Sandy and I have been writ-ing this column for 5 years(egads!––from SKD). Out ofcuriosity, or perhaps too muchtime on my hands, I wentthrough all the columns for thepast years (she could findhers!––SKD) and identified 71names of classmates who havecontributed news to this columnduring that time. This is roughlya third of our class, a percentagethat surprised even me! We wantto thank each and every one ofyou who has written, andencourage you to keep in touch.One of our goals for this year isto add a few new names to thislist, so if you haven’t dropped usa line lately––or ever––this is theyear we want to hear from you!”Nancy Hayes (one of Shepard’sHHHH&H) is the manager of thecustomer care department forDianon Systems, a national labo-ratory. She serves on the presi-dent’s council for United VisitingNurses, part of the Yale NewHaven Health System, and is onthe board of deacons at herchurch. Her son, Stephen, livesin San Francisco where, untilSept. 11, he was in the travelbusiness. Still in Fairport, NY,Janis Green Barnes, is teachingher last year of 3rd grade and willretire to their remodeled home inCanandaigua on the lake, whereshe will continue to nurture andgroom her three granddaughters–– Carlie (6), Tori (2), and Lauren(1)––for their Colby-Sawyer expe-rience! The “moving-est family ofthe year award” goes to BarbaraAnderson Carvey. She moved,one of her daughters movedtwice, another daughter once,her mother once, and heryoungest son moved to college.Now see if you can follow this:Matthew, the son who moved tocollege, is a freshman at MIT andpledged the same fraternity asAndrew (another son at MIT),which is the same fraternity asSarah’s (a daughter) boyfriendand Christina’s (another daugh-ter) fiancé (MIT ’99)! Wait, there’smore! Barb’s husband of 33 years,Phil, got his master’s at MIT (’67EE). If MIT has tailgate parties,this family will need the wholeparking lot! According toBarbara, they are busy, butblessed. From Wakefield, MA,Polly Colburn Adamoyurkawrote that she has a very exciting


job as a mediation coordinatorfor a peer mediation program ata regional vocational school, aswell as an advisor for a multi-cul-tural group. Updates on the restof her family include husbandVince’s retirement in 3 years (he’sa teacher and swim coach), sonPeter (31) works at State StreetBank in Boston, and son Jason(25) is a graduate student atSpringfield College in Springfield,MA. Somewhere in the pages ofthis issue is a feature article on

our classmate, Rosamond “Roz”Manwaring, executive directorof the Conway (NH) Area Hu-mane Society––a dream in 1999,and a reality in 2002. Way to go,Roz! For me, life in Stowe contin-ues to be busy and, compared toa good deal of the rest of theworld , peaceful. My year as pres-ident of Stowe Rotary, which hasbeen an amazing experience,ends in July. I continue to beinvolved with my church as alector, president of the Catholic

Women’s Club, and capital cam-paign administrator–– we’re al-most to our goal of $1.8 millionfor church and parish hall expan-sion. The advertising and market-ing for Oktoberfest (9/28-29/02)still resides in my lap. I volunteerat other community events, butmostly I go find out what it isthat my dogs are always barkingat! My latest obsession is on-linebackgammon ––where do thehours go? And a side note toDianne Ware Holzel ’65: Diane,

it’s me, your CJC “little sister”who’s been trying to e-mail you but you probablydon’t recognize my name andhave been deleting the messages.Please contact me at [email protected]. One final note, the classnotes section of the AlumniMagazine continues to expandand we have been asked toencourage those of you who mayhave a photograph to share toplease do so. And final finally,laughing is good exercise; it’s likejogging on the inside. Until nexttime, Sandy & Linda.

1967Sis Hagen Kinney104 Downing DriveSummerville, SC 29485(843) 871-2122e-mail: [email protected]

Reminder: our 35th reunion––not possible––is this comingJune. I, for one, cannot believeit’s been 35 years! Where havethey all gone? I mean, I don’tfeel like I’m in my mid-50s! (DidI really just say that?) How can35 years have gone by already?The official dates are May 31-June 2, 2002. This is an “All-College Reunion,” where every-one is being asked back, withspecial celebrations for those ofus who graduated in years end-ing in a 2 or a 7. Yeah, that’s us!Thirty-five years! Wow! FrancesKing is living in Marblehead,MA, and we hear that she’s thesenior Web editor for HealthDialog, Inc., in Boston. She’s also(“oh, horrors!”) the mother of 2daughters in college: Elizabeth isa sophomore at Northeastern,and Katherine is a sophomore atRoger Williams University in RI.Now, Frances, that’s not so bad!Hope Wilkinson MacDonaldreports that she’s living in north-ern ME, raising a family of 4 - 2girls and 2 boys - who landed ontheir doorstep. Hope says they’veadopted the 2 girls and the boysare living with them for fostercare. She states, “Life is busy andunexpected, but terrific!”Blessings to you, Hope. FrolicTaylor would like to kindly askthat everyone from the class of1967 “get your ***** to the 35threunion” so she can see you! So,it’s not just me reminding you allto come to reunion. Frolic wants

Susan Yuckman Reed ’67

Picture this scenario: you’re out for a hikewith your three dogs, leashes in hand, and noplace to store your keys, water bottles, cellphone, and those infamous plastic bags youneed to “clean up” after your dogs. What doyou do? Well, if you are Susan Yuckman Reed,you design the POOPHAPPENS Classic Carryall.That’s right, POOPHAPPENS. It’s a multi-facetedshoulder bag that converts to a fanny pack,made of high-performance nylon, available infour colors (black lab, sharpei sage, barn red,and indigo blue). The machine-washable bagcontains outside pockets (one with a key ring)for holding leashes, treats, cell phone, waterbottles, etc., and inside pockets hold plasticbags, scoopers, and towels. A large centercompartment provides ample room for tem-porarily storing full “poop bags.”

According to Susan, the POOPHAPPENSname is a play on what happens in life withdogs and babies. She has three dogs: Woody,the golden retriever; Daisy, the basset hound;and Charlie, “The Devil Dog,” which Susansays is a “bagel, as in part beagle, part basset.They are my muses, board of directors, andfield trial supervisors, not to mention, myadvertising models,” she adds. When she andthe dogs were out for walks, she often foundherself in the embarrassing situation of carryingaround not one, not two, but three plasticbags of dog poop until she could find a properspot to dispose of them. The name, therefore,really describes what happens when she andthe dogs are out for walks. Susan says themajority of people find the name amusing andperfectly suited to her products.

Susan received her associate’s degree inFine Arts from Colby Junior College in 1967.Following graduation, she lived for a year inSan Francisco, where she shared an apartmentwith classmate Melinda Stuckslager Samuels.


After returning to the East Coast for a shortwhile, she lived in Italy for five years, studying,traveling, and working at the Food and HealthOrganization at the United Nations. WhenSusan returned to the United States, sheattended photography school in New York Cityand worked for the next 25 years in the filmindustry, both in New York and later in Miami,Florida, producing photo shoots, televisioncommercials, and music videos. In 1998, shemoved to Maine, where she currently resides inBath. Susan began her company, “Susan ReedDesigns,” in January 2000, with the POOPHAP-PENS Classic Carryall and accessories. She nowalso offers the Baby Diaper Baggie, completewith a changing pad and a “onesie” with“POOPHAPPENS” embroidered on the front,and the “Devil Dog Designer Bag,” for thefashion enthusiast; it’s the “dog poop bag thatjust stepped off the catwalk!” And for thosewho want to “mark their territory,” mono-gramming is available on the carryalls. For acloser look at Susan’s company and productline, please visit her on the Web atwww.poophappensbag.com.

Susan is currently developing a newdog/baby toy chest for home or travel, whichwill be available by late spring/early summer.Susan conducts most of her sales outside of thestate of Maine, and sells a fair amount of herproduct in Japan. She claims the Internet hascertainly enhanced her worldwide sales.

So, the next time you’re out for a walkwith your dogs, remember Susan’s companyslogan, “Nothing says style like a plastic bag of dog poop––when it’s hidden in one of ourcarryalls.”


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to see you, too! Prudence “Pru”Hostetter ran the Marine Corpsmarathon with her 5-year-oldson, Adam, last fall. She said theysaw NJ and MD, and enjoyed thechanging colors of the leaves. Prualso reports that she’s still flyingto LA at night and enjoying it.Are you still in Lake Worth, FL,Pru? Deborah Gould is just asamazed as I that this is our 35threunion coming up! She says shejust “breezed through” her 55thbirthday, is nearly finished withthe 1st draft of a book, and con-tends that “life gets better andbetter!” Amen to that! I imagineby now that 1st draft has beenfinished, yes? She’s in Brunswick,ME, and hopes to see lots of peo-ple from our class at reunion! Asfor me, I’m looking forward toMay 2003, when I will finally getmy bachelor’s degree! Unlikemost of you, I did not continueafter Colby, but chose marriageand family life. Now that mysons are grown and my daughter,at 14, is pretty much self-suffi-cient, I’m embarking on a wholenew career! I went back officiallyin Aug. 2000 at night, and thispast Jan. started full-time! Yes,I’m probably the oldest personon the Charleston SouthernUniversity campus, a niceBaptist-affiliated 4-year college,but I love it! I’m in the teachereducation track and am absolute-ly holding my own! My mottothese days is: a college degree in2003! Catchy, eh? Unfortunatelyfor me, this probably means Iwon’t be able to come toreunion. I have to take a classduring our “Maymester” semesterand it’s not over by the 31st. Iknow that that’s a weekend, but Ialso am a poor college studentnow and simply cannot afford tofly. So, I’ll just have to waitanother 5 years. Life in SC isgood. Our schools are not as badas a lot of the press makes themout to be; sure there are somebad ones, but there are also plen-ty of good ones. We really areenjoying the easier, slowerlifestyle here. And, beautiful, his-toric Charleston is only 25 min-utes down the interstate. I, too,am blessed and feel that life isgetting better and better. Thereyou have it! Not much in theway of newsy news. Haven’theard from many of you. Pleaseeither e-mail me or drop me a

post card. I’d love to have thenews to put into our column forthe Alumni Magazine. Let mehear from you all!



Beverly Shipman Gibson is nowa certified arborist and a memberof the International Society ofArboriculture. On top of workingpart-time for the LandmarkSociety of Western New York astheir horticulturist, she recentlystarted her own business,“Yankee Gardener.” She doespruning of small trees andshrubs, as well as garden mainte-nance and design. Bev alsospends time writing for anewsletter, giving lectures, andappears regularly as a guest on aTime Warner local call-in gardenshow. She also enjoys a numberof volunteer activities, includingworking as a member of theWebster Arboretum AdvisoryCommittee, clearing trails andpruning trees as a member of theMaster Community Foresters,giving lectures for the CornellCooperative Extension as a mas-ter gardener, and her latest en-deavor was working as co-chairof the seminars committee forthe Rochester, NY, flower andgarden show, “Gardenscape.” Bev writes, “My son Donald is13-years-old, is taking karate (metoo), plays clarinet (my rebuilt

one), and is a real joy to me andhis father.” Bev and her familylive in Webster, NY, outside ofRochester. Bev and Ann Parks’66, who also worked for theLandmark Society of WesternNew York until her retirementthis year, hope to make a trip tosee the campus one of thesedays. JoAnne Swan Hogg is liv-ing in NC and still working forthe postal service after 20 years.Her daughter, Kristin, and herfamily live in Christiansted, St.Croix, in the US Virgin Islands,where they run a jewelry storecalled “ib designs.” JoAnneencourages you to stop in if youare ever in St. Croix. JoAnne’sgrandson, Kenan (5), is “brilliant,beautiful, and talented, ofcourse!” JoAnne encourages herclassmates to give her a callshould they ever be in NC. Dr.Sarah “Sally” Lamm White livesin Littleton, CO, with her physi-cian husband, Tom, and their 15-year-old daughter, Amy. Sallyreceived her doctorate in clinicalpsychology in Aug. 2000, and isnow in private practice. Sheworked as a med. tech. for 18years before deciding to make acareer change to do somethingmore meaningful to her person-ally. Sally visited with her oldroommate, JoAnne FrankeOverfield, some 6 years ago inSeattle. They still keep in touchafter all these years. Unfortun-ately, Sally will not be attendingreunion this year, as she is plan-ning her mother’s memorial ser-vice in Aug., and only plans tovisit the East coast once thissummer.

1969Deborah Adams Johnston3727 Moorland DriveCharlotte, NC 28226-1120(704) 542-6244E-mail: [email protected]

Julie Stoddart Strimenos andher family have been in CO fornearly 4 years. She says she lovesit, although she will always missNew England. She is still workingpart-time, mostly on special pro-jects in the high school office.Her oldest son, Orion, is studyingengineering at the ColoradoSchool of Mines and has a 4-yeararmy ROTC scholarship. Hebecame very enthused about the

military after Sept. 11. “Whoknew where all the GI Joe stuffwas heading,” wrote Julie. Heryounger son, Ford, is a sopho-more in high school, and is intothe computer and Taekwondo.Deborah Arnold Reale has anew job as assistant editor ofContemporary Surgery, a medicaljournal, at Dowden Health Mediain Montvale, NJ. She finds thework challenging, but fun. She isalso working on her master’s incorporate and organizationalcommunication at FairleighDickinson University. Her hus-band, Rich, is a managementconsultant with his own busi-ness, Positive Impact Associates.He has a brown belt inOkinawan karate. Their son,Matt, is newly engaged, withwedding plans for October 2003.He is a senior Web developer forNews America Marketing, a divi-sion of NewsCorp, NYC.Daughter Amy is a junior atFranklin & Marshall College inLancaster, PA. She’s currentlyenjoying a semester abroad at theUniversity of Otago in Dunedin,New Zealand. Janet Campbell-Kerr and Ruth “Tiffany” SpakePetty were roommates at CJCand have kept in touch sincegraduation. They manage to gettogether every once in awhile,and last summer spent a weektogether in VT. While there, theymet up with Diane “Dee Dee”Budz for lunch, which was thefirst time the 3 of them had beentogether since 1969! Dee Dee isan ordained minister and lovesit. She was planning a vacationto Panama at the time and wasvery excited about it. Tiffany hasbeen living and working in sub-urban Toronto, Ontario, Canadafor the last 30+ years. She is abusiness information analyst forthe pharmaceutical companyGlaxoSmithKline. Her daughter,Sarah (28), also lives in Toronto,where she works in neonatologyfor a major hospital. Tiffanyenjoys spending her free timeriding classical dressage horses.Barbara Flavin Richardson andher husband, Bill, visited withClaire Rapp Bean and MarciaSomers Krause in NH lastAugust. Bill, who served as theUN and labor secretary duringthe Clinton administration,announced his candidacy for thegubernatorial race in his home


Commencement 2001. Elizabeth"Beth" Holloran Bourguignon ’67was on campus last May to attendthe commencement ceremony ofSusanne Day ’01. Beth has knownSusanne since she was two yearsold, and says she's glad to havehad a close family friend follow inher footsteps!

state of NM. Saffron (formerlyHollace Gonnerman Prest) isseeking a producer for her origi-nal screenplay, Jamil. The film isset in Hanover, NH, and 3 othervenues during the late 1960s.Saffron can be reached inLebanon, NH, at (603) 448-1288.

1970Gail Remick Hoage64 Valley RoadNew Durham, NH 03855(603) 859-3241e-mail: [email protected]

Greetings from New Durham,NH! I am on my way to DisneyWorld and out of the cold, butam looking forward to somenews from the class of 1970.

Please e-mail me with someupdates. Sarah Haskell returnedto my son’s elementary school asthe artist-in-residence. She is aweaver and the students learnweaving to create projects withthis month’s project called “AReflection in Tolerance.” I knowshe lives in York, ME, with herhusband and children, but Iwould like to hear more of herwork and hope she reads this andresponds. A note from SusanBeattie Pugh says WendyNelson Chorzempa’s husband isthe House Minority Leader in theMinnesota Legislature, herdaughter should or has receivedher PhD from U of Rochester inNY, and her son, Doug, is nowout of high school. I received asurprise call from Susan

Bonanno, who lives in NewLondon part-time and Italy part-time! It was exciting to hear fromher and especially about Italy,where she gives tours! She hasone 28-year-old daughter, wholives in Boston. She is doing welland is healthy after a boutw/cancer. Judith “Judy” BrittenBonanno, who married Sue’sbrother, lives in Meredith, NH,and FL. They have l daughterand recently celebrated their 31stwedding anniversary! PamelaConze is still living in Natick,MA, and working at theChildren’s Hospital in Boston.My youngest son, Jarrod, is anavid hockey player out ofWolfeboro, NH, playing on an“A” team around the state, andpatiently waiting to hear if hemade the NH State Select HockeyTeam of 10-year-olds. He is asuper player and made the 1stcut, so we are waiting to hear thefinal news! Again, please write ore-mail me with your news, as Iwould love to print it.

1971Karen Fredericks16 Rainbow FallsIrvine, CA 92715-3420(949) 854-5330fax: (949) 854-4598e-mail:[email protected]

Nancy Forsstrom-Gillespie, iscurrently living in Helena, MT,where she loves working as a 2ndgrade teacher. Not only does sheteach, but she also takes eachchild to a performing arts pro-gram - symphony, music, ballet,and drama - and has started“Destination Imagination.” Shehopes to begin her NASA elemen-tary program soon. Jane TaylorGallant’s daughter received herbachelor’s degree from Colby-Sawyer last year, spending herjunior year at the University ofSaint Andrews in Scotland. Sheplans to move on to graduateschool to study communications.Her 16-year-old daughter,Samantha, is active in her highschool performing arts program.She is a gifted singer and has hadsupporting roles in The Man of LaMancha, Into the Woods, andCompany. She is also a talentedartist, while maintaining highhonors academically. Nancy

Barto Hemmerich and husbandPaul (“Limey”) have lived inHollis, NH, for over 20 years,where she works as an elemen-tary school counselor and he isself-employed as an architect.They have 3 daughters who arecurrently in, or have just fin-ished, college. The girls’ variousacademic and career explorationsand social lives are a never end-ing source of interest and envy.She and her husband enjoymany outdoor/physical activities,particularly road biking, skiingand hiking. Marilyn GageHyson has published Profile ofHerbert Adams, Sculptor 1858 -1945, Works & Biography of BeauxArts Sculptor, Cornish Art Colony (10 years of research––found 400sculptures) and in 1995 pub-lished a children’s book, YoungHerbert Adams. She currently has2 more books planned, Adams’Wife Adeline and Olin Levi Warner,Sculptor. She currently lives inPrinceton, MA, and winters inSarasota, FL. Amy MonroeLincoln is married and living inTucson, AZ, where she works asan elementary special educationteacher. She earned a bachelor’sdegree from the University ofArizona and a master’s in specialeducation at Northern ArizonaUniversity. Linda NilssonLombard is working as a chargenurse, LPN at a skilled nursingfacility and enjoys working withthe elderly in Enfield, CT. Shehas 3 children. James, 27, wholives in NM with his wife andtheir son, James (3), works forPepsi. Jennifer, 24, lives in FLand is attending the Universityof Central FL and plans to attendnursing school. Kelly, 19, is currently in the US Air ForceReserves and also plans to attend


Brooke deLench ’72

March 5, 2002: Brooke deLench, president and CEO ofMomsTeam.com, along with David Robinson, voted as one ofthe 50 greatest players in NBA history, Jeff Gordon, a four-timeWinston Cup champion, andHerman Edwards, head footballcoach of the New York Jets, tops theInstitute for International Sport’s listof 15 Sports Ethics Fellows for2002. The Institute selects SportsEthics Fellows (SEF) to recognizethose individuals who consistentlydemonstrate an interest in promot-ing the ideals of ethics and fair playin sport and society.

Brooke founded MomsTeam.com in January of 2000, aftertaking on a book project that included a series of “survivalguides” for mothers of kids in sports. The site covers an exten-sive list of youth sports topics from nutrition, to health and safety, to a complete buying guide for sports equipment andapparel for every type of sport.

MomsTeam.com utilizes the Web to directly service the 35million mothers who have children in youth sports, and it hasgone a long way toward providing practical information andadvice to all parents with children in sports while creating asafer, saner, less stressful, and more inclusive youth sports experi-ence for the entire family. By offering mothers and fathers practi-cal tools and information from a team of experts, professionals,and sponsors, MomsTeam.com has helped mothers becomemore efficient and competent as youth sports parents.

Also a mother, and oftentimes coach, of 17-year-old tripletsons, deLench was a ranked squash player. In addition to herefforts with MomsTeam.com, she serves on the advisory boardfor the Institute for Preventive Sports Medicine and is a memberof the Matthew Colby Foundation Board of Directors.


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nursing school. Both James andJennifer spent 4 years in activeduty in the Air Force. Susan “SueMoe” Moe-Raposo, her spouse,Jeff, and their Springer Spaniel,Abby, are living in Westport, MA,only 5 minutes from the beach,where Abby’s favorite activity isswimming in the ocean. Sue hasworked for the Fall River schooldepartment for 25 years, and hastaught all levels, from pre-K tothe 12th grade. She has beenbusy volunteering with the BigBrother/Big Sister Program andgiving art lessons at Elder Care.The Kennedy Arts Center inWashington, DC, exhibited aplay that she directed with chil-dren pre-K - 2nd grade. She hasbeen a board member of the FallRiver Education Assoc. for 12years. She still enjoys skiing andthe beach, and she and Jeff havetraveled through out theCaribbean. Candice “Corc”Corcoran Raines continues tolive in Rutland, VT, where she isa college professor in adventurerecreation and owner/director ofChallenge Wilderness Camp forBoys in Bradford, VT. She is still amember of both the U.S. ski-ori-enteering and ski-archery teams.Two years ago she participated inher 2nd world championship inski-orienteering traveling, toKrasnoyarsk, Siberia, and lastyear attended her 2nd worldchampionship in ski-archery inKubalnova, Poland. She has beenranked in the top 20 archers inthe US and trained in theOlympic Training Center inChula Vista, CA. She is still a vol-unteer on the Tuckerman RavineSki Patrol on Mt. Washington,NH. Stephanie Wilson Signerhas been living and working inSwitzerland since 1976. She hasbeen divorced since 1986, and israising her 2 children, Bryan andVanessa. They speak German ona daily basis, but English athome. She has been working as acytotechnologist and has pub-lished numerous papers and arti-cles, and has also given work-shops in various countries. Shestill enjoys playing tennis andthe piano, as well as reading.Mary Lou “M.L.” Sibley Wolfeis currently living inSammamish, WA, with her hus-band, Cory, and their son, Alex,who is 6. They all enjoy going 3hours north to Victoria and

Vancouver, Canada, and 3 hourssouth to the OR coast. ReverendBarbara Cavin is living in AnnArbor, MI. As well as being anEpiscopal priest, she is also alicensed Lutheran pastor, ELCA.This means she may officiate atFaith Lutheran Church in Saline,MI. She also had her 2nd kneereplacement surgery and is recov-ering nicely. Thanks to all class-mates who contributed to thiscolumn.

1972Linda Kelly Graves880 Tannery DriveWayne, PA 19087-2343(610) 688-0230e-mail: [email protected]

I hope this note gets to you allbefore reunion at the end ofMay, as I want to encourage youall to come back and visit yourold stomping grounds. A greatweekend is planned, and yourpresence will make it even better!I have heard from a few folkswho are planning to attend, so

get to it! I received an e-mailfrom Margaret Blair Fox, betterknown as Blair during her Colbydays. Blair was a VP at bothSmith Barney and Merrill Lynchbefore becoming a VP at AxiomCapital Management, Inc. She isalso a partner in an Italian wineand cheese importing concern;an agent for BombardierAerospace for the sales, lease, andcharter of Lear Jets and similarflying machines; and is startingup the Amazonian Amazingdrinks and sorbet, which shepromises to be more tasty andyouth enhancing than any onthe market. She is also the vice-chair of a leading charity eventin NYC. And I thought I wasbusy! It all sounds great, Blair!We wish you the best of luck andhope you’ll bring a U-Haul full ofthese goodies to reunion.Otherwise, there is no news toreport. I am just waiting for allthe news at reunion, so sendthose information sheets in!Better yet, come to reunion.Have a great summer!

1973Nancy R. Messing205 South Fairfax StreetDenver, CO 80246-1142(303) 388-5263

1974Susan Brown Warner48 Spring StreetGreenwich, CT 06830-6129(203) 629-1454e-mail: [email protected]

Greetings, everyone! Hope youare all doing well. I have a newjob as assistant vice president oforganizational communicationsfor The MONY Group inManhattan. The company wasthe inspiration for the TommyJames song, “Mony, Mony” backin the 70s. Seems Tommy Jameswas trying to think of a name forhis new song, looked out hishotel window, saw the “MONY”sign on top of our building, andthe rest is history! Anyway, I likeit a lot, but it’s very busy. Mikeand I just returned from a weekskiing in UT, which was a greatexperience! Perfect snow andweather. Ann Woodd-CahusacNeary is busy, as usual, with herfamily and job. She’s now vicepresident of sales for Ghurka, amanufacturer of fine leathergoods and accessories, located inNorwalk, CT. She and her hus-band, Matt, have been veryactive in the aftermath of the9/11 tragedy. As a periodontistand long-time volunteer with theNYC forensic unit, Matt hasspent a great deal of time at“Ground Zero,” doing the gruel-ing work of helping to identifyvictims. He was even featured onthe “Eyewitness News,” the NYABC affiliate. Ann, on the otherhand, has logged an enormousnumber of hours coordinatingher local church’s volunteeractivities with St. Paul’s Church(right next to the site), and vol-unteering her own time feedingthe firefighters and other recov-ery workers around the clock.She calls it her “gift to NewYork,” which it most certainly isKaren Raymond Brown writesthat she is in her 17th year withR.W. Johnson PharmaceuticalResearch Institute, a subsidiary ofJohnson & Johnson, working as a


A Colby-Sawyer Family. Sisters Leslie Clemmer Dean ’74 (l) and MarciaClemmer Carrier ’73 (r), pose with their mother, Emily Morgan Clemmer’45, in Richmond, VA.






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quality assurance auditor. Herhusband, Roger (Dartmouth ’74),works in Philadelphia at JeffersonHealth System as an IT auditor.Their daughter, Lisa, is 6. Thefamily, including Roger’s dad,lives in Ringoes, NJ. After 25years of wedded bliss, Karen andRoger renewed their vows in thefall of 2001, on the day of Lisa’s6th birthday. She adds they arenow “good for another 25 years!”I’m sorry I haven’t been in touchwith anyone else lately, but Iwould so love to hear from you.The easiest way is e-mail. You can reach me at either [email protected] or [email protected]. Have a great summer!


1975Laurie FergusonPO Box 150Andover, NH 03216-0150(603) 735-6420e-mail: [email protected]

Help! I need your news to fill thiscolumn. Please be in touch andlet me know what is going on inyour lives.

1976Janet Spurr203 Washington Street #2Marblehead, MA 01945(781) 639-1008e-mail: [email protected]

Nancy Barnes Berkeley and Iskied together for a day at Owl’sHead Mountain, in southernCanada. She and her family takevacations there every year. It wasgreat to ski with “Barnes” again.She and her husband, Steve, areexcellent skiers. Their children,Tommy and Maggie, are advanc-ing to be experts soon. After ski-ing, we did karaoke to the song“YMCA” while wearing wigs. Itwas like old times. And of course,Nancy served the best food! I alsoran into Lynn Specker Martin,Elizabeth “Betsy” Hill Lynch,and Priscilla “Pris” WalkerDallmus while at an ornamentmaking sale. They all lookincredibly good and their chil-dren are all so beautiful.Margaret “Meg” Parker Rand isliving at the Tilton School, inTilton, NH, with her family. She

is a library assistant and dormhead. She writes, “It was funbeing back on campus forreunion and seeing all thechanges. I’d love to get in touchwith the girls from Sheparddorm.” Diane Rumore Woods isliving in Parkland, FL, with herhusband, Don Woods (Dart-mouth ’76). Don has an ophthal-mology practice. They will bemarried 24 years in Dec., andhave 4 children. April is a 2ndyear law student, and Jessica is ajunior in college. Sally is a fresh-man in college and Casey (a boy)is a junior in high school. TheAlumni Office received a notefrom Barbara Zenker Parkersaying that she and her husband,Ollie, are still living on theirsmall farm in MA with their 4children: Sarah (14), Amory (12),Anna (11), and Charlie (7). That’sall for now. Keep those e-mailsand letters coming!


Katharine Fidler Pickett writesthat she is a single mother rais-ing 3 children, ages 16, 13, and9. She runs her own daycare inW. Concord, MA, and is an inte-rior designer and furniture artist(hand painted furniture) as well.She enjoys traveling, both withher children and alone. She runsan intergenerational program inher hometown, finding ways tobring the senior populationtogether with students to learnfrom each other. SheilaParkhurst is currently back inher hometown of Colebrook,NH. She moved out of the MedTec. field in 1993, and now ownsa massage business in Colebrook,and is also the massage salondirector at the Balsams GrandResort Hotel in Dixville Notch.She writes that she hasn’t kept intouch with any classmates andwonders where any of the ’77 or’78 medical technologists are.She encourages any of you to e-mail her at [email protected]. Patricia “Pat” RyanEline and her family recentlymoved to Seekonk, MA, fromBristol, RI. She is a stay-at-homemom to James, age 5, in kinder-garten, and Morgan, age 15, ahigh school sophomore. Pat’shusband, Jim, is in the yachting

Laurie Cameron Carson ’74

Laurie Cameron Carson has been elected the 28th presidentof the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. TheSociety is a volunteer group that works to ensure the well-beingand comfort of patients; raises funds for cancer research, treat-ment, and patient care; and educates the public about cancer.

Laurie became involvedwith MSKCC in 1991. “Whatfirst attracted me to MemorialSloan-Kettering and to theSociety is that I have always hada great passion for science. Thefields of genetics and molecularbiology at MSKCC are particularly exciting,” she ex-plained. Before coming to thecenter, Laurie worked as a bio-chemistry analyst for The NewYork Hospital, after earning abachelor’s degree in Chemistryfrom Colby-Sawyer and a med-ical technician’s degree from the Princeton Medical CenterSchool of Medical Technology.

In 1991, Laurie became a volunteer in the Fresh FlowerProgram and went on to co-chair that committee from 1994 to1997. In 1994, she joined the Society’s Administrative Boardand was assistant treasurer from 1996 to 1997 and vice presi-dent from 1997 to 2001. She also chaired the annual appealfrom 1997 through 1999, and the Health Education Seminar in1994 and 1995. Last year, Laurie founded “Steps for Breath,” a5K fun run/walk in Southampton, New York, which raised morethan $110,000 to benefit lung-cancer research at MSKCC. Thesuccessful event has become a new Society tradition.

Today, Laurie continues as a volunteer at the hospital inthe Fresh Flower Program, a role she thinks is valuable in learn-ing more about the hospital and the patients. “It is importantfor our members to become actively involved with the hospitalso they gain knowledge of what is happening around the center,” she said.

Looking forward, Laurie plans to build on the Society’s mission to improve the quality of cancer care for patients andtheir families by further integrating the Society’s fundraisingefforts with the initiatives of MSKCC. As the center embarks ona campaign to fund the new research building, as well as ex-pansive improvements to Memorial Hospital, Laurie says theSociety must work even harder to honor its commitment to the center. “It is imperative that members of the Society worktogether to keep up the momentum we have created,” shestates. Laurie’s priorities also include surpassing the Society’sfundraising records, which last year generated more than $9.8 million.

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business and travels frequently.Presently, he’s been able to spenda lot of time at home, so they’vehad the opportunity to do a lotof work on their house. SusanGraham Winslow is still mar-ried, very happily, to her hus-band, Scott. They have 3 chil-dren: Lexie is a 15-year-old stu-dent at Phillips Exeter Academy,12-year-old Sam attends BoxfordAcademy, and 10-year-old Keeliegoes to the Boxford publicschool. They live on a small farmin Boxford, MA, where they havetaken in an assortment of ani-mals in need of a home, includ-ing a donkey, 3 horses, and amenagerie of cats, dogs, and bun-nies. Susan runs the farm andenjoys numerous volunteer activ-ities, including her work for alocal therapeutic horseback rid-ing program, the BoxfordHistorical Society, as well aschurch and school activities.Scott is a managing director atBrown Brothers-Harriman inBoston. She sends her best wishesto the Cutting House women.Susan has kept in close touchwith Susan Pratley Rillovick,who lives in Winchester, MA,with her husband, Kevin, andher stepchildren. Susan Rillovickhas her own interior design busi-ness, SPS Accent and Design.

1978Jody Hambley CooperPO Box 333New London, NH 03257-0333(603) 526-4667e-mail: [email protected]

Laurie Russell Title writes thatshe is living in Waterford, CT,with her husband, David, andtheir 12-, 11-, and 8-year-oldchildren. Laurie’s husband wasjust promoted to a new positionas superintendent of schools inBloomfield, CT. Laurie is enjoy-ing life as a full-time mom andvolunteering in the scouts.Victoria Gallucci runs her ownpublic relations firm in Mont-clair, NJ, and spent 3 weeks inPeru in 2000 studying Shaman-ism in the Amazon Jungle. Shewould love to hear from her oldAustin dorm mates. PatriciaWinters Smith lives in Dublin,OH, with her husband and 2boys, ages 9 and 6. She is thedirector of business development

with Hartz Mountain Corp., andcovers OH, MI, and IN. She isdeeply involved in cub scoutsand the usual parental responsi-bilities. Lee Bowers Desai recent-ly moved to Falmouth, ME, fromChagrin Falls, OH, to be closer tofamily, the ocean, and the moun-tains. Catherine “Cathy” AnnMauro lives in Shrewsbury, MA,in a house that they built 2 yearsago. She has been married for 22years and has 2 daughters (20and 12) and a son (17). Cathyteaches gymnastics at the MAHigh School Gymnastics Centerand coaches a high school gym-nastics team. Linda PianowskiFlahive lives in Longmeadow,MA, with her husband, theirdaughter, Emily (2), and son,Jimmy (4). Linda still skis quite abit, but says not as “aggressively”as she used to! She keeps intouch with her roommate fromBest Dorm, Kathryn “Kathy”Kimball Mosher, who is marriedwith children as well. SarahLucy Hopley lives in Cromwell,CT, and has 3 children, ages12,10, and 6. She has been at theAmerican Red Cross almost 7years. Sara keeps in touch withNancy Chase Ryan andElizabeth “Betsie” Muller.Susan Johns Dorshimer lives inthe Philadelphia area with herhusband, 2 boys (9,7) and twingirls (5). She is an at-home mom(a busy one, I’m sure) andinvolved with many sports activi-ties. She would love to hear fromanyone that may be in her area.Karen Gallagher Grant writesfrom her home in Weston, MA,where she and her husband grewup. She has 3 boys aged 16, 11,and 7, and a 14-year-old daugh-ter. She is the corporate directorof health information services atPartner’s Health Care in Boston,MA. She was recently in the areaskiing at Mt. Sunapee and said itwas great to go by CSC. DeirdreBeaton writes from Portland, OR,where she has lived for the past15 years with her husband, 3stepchildren, 1 grandchild, andmany nieces and nephews. Aftermany years of working in retail,she now frames and finishesneedlepoint, which she saysallows her “creative” side toescape. Deirdre keeps in touchwith Jennifer Buzby ’80 and,sees her every couple of years.She would love to hear from any


Bruce Parsons ’77

When he began his career inconstruction in 1974, never in hiswildest dreams did Bruce Parsons’77 believe he’d have one of hishome designs featured on anationally syndicated televisionprogram. But that’s exactly whathappened. Yankee Barn Homes inGrantham, NH, where Bruce is thesenior designer, was contacted byDream Builders, a series producedby Home & Garden Television, inassociation with the NationalAssociation of Home Builders. Theseries profiles innovative builders in the construction and homedesign industries, and takes viewers across the country to seethe latest building trends, styles, and techniques. Episode #809features two Yankee Barn homes that Bruce designed. One ofthe houses sits at the site of the former King Ridge ski area,where Colby-Sawyer students once enjoyed their annual “SkiDay.” When the ski area was sold, the majority of the land wasput into conservation easement, and the area around the top ofthe mountain was split into individual house lots. Presently,there are two houses on the mountain, both of which Brucedesigned.

To determine when the Dream Builders episode will air, visitthe HGTV Web site www.hgtv.com and search under the showlist for Dream Builders episode #809. You can also view more ofBruce’s home designs at the Yankee Barn Homes Web sitewww.yankeebarnhomes.com, or contact Bruce [email protected].

Bruce attended the Portland School of Art and graduatedfrom Colby-Sawyer with a fine arts degree in 1977. He hasworked for Yankee Barn Homes since 1983. He is a professionalmember of the American Institute of Building Design, and hisYankee Barn designs have been featured in 16 national maga-zines and have won four national design competitions. He is alsoa member of the New Hampshire Art Association and stillexhibits his photographs regularly.

Besides designing homes, Bruce is an active member of theAmerican Cancer Society. After being diagnosed with cancer in1981, he became one of the founding members of theKearsarge/Lake Sunapee unit of the American Cancer Society. He now serves as past-president and advisor to the unit. Brucealso has a deep affiliation with Star Island, part of the Isle ofShoals, off the coast of New Hampshire. Star Island hosts a religious and educational conference center, and Bruce’s rela-tionship began in 1974, while doing carpentry work on theisland. He now serves on the board of directors and is chair ofthe island’s facility committee. Bruce has left a lasting mark onthe island, as he has designed four of its buildings. He is a mem-ber of the New London First Baptist Church, where he chairs thearchitectural committee. The church is about to undertake a$1.6 million addition. Bruce lives in New London with his wife,Carole Horton Parsons ‘74, who serves as the registrar at Colby-Sawyer, and their two sons, 15-year-old Ryan and 13-year-oldDrew.


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Colby Dorm alumni. Mary BethMonko Ruggieri has lived in VAfor the past 15 years with herhusband of 20 years, their daugh-ter, Sarah (a high school senior),son Matthew (14), and their dog,Colby. Her oldest, Michael, is atCoastal Carolina University inSC. Because of all Mary Beth’skids’ activities, she has not beenback to the “hill” in many yearsbut is hoping to get back thissummer. Give her a call if you aredown in VA, as she would love tohave the old group visit. SusanBaker Atwater writes fromHartford, CT. She has 2 daugh-ters, Lauren (14) and Meredith(9), who are very involved insports and keep her “running.”Susan has been working at TheHartford for 19 years as a com-puter programmer. I also receiveda letter from Suzanne HuberlieHeffernan who recently retiredas development director for aCatholic parish so that she couldspend more time with her hus-band, Larry (a lawyer), son Peter(a high school sophomore) andPatrick (an 8th grader). She isenjoying her new job as “chauf-feur” for her kids, who keep hervery busy. Her sister, SaraHuberlie White ’79, lives inJamul, CA, and is married with 3kids. Sara is still always on themove, just like when she was onthe ski team for CSC. Rebekah“Becky” Holt Dewitt works as amarketing communications man-ager for a small company nearher home in Danvers, MA, andalso serves on the deacon’s boardat her church. She has been mar-ried for 10 years and has 2 step-daughters, one of whom is head-ed for college in the fall. Many ofyou may remember classmateFlorence “not your typical class-mate” Seufert (as she puts it),who worked in the dean’s officeat CSC for 30 years while takingclasses during her noon lunchhours. Although she never livedin a dorm, she was a housemoth-er in Colgate during the 60s.Florence is now 79 and resides inFL. Florence, all I can say is thereis no such thing as a “typical”classmate! Susanna “Sue”Webster Ries writes from Mt.Vernon, NH, and has a 2-year-old. She is involved in a Co-opArtists Association along withStephanie Burke Hendricksonand Shauna Duffy Smith. Susan

makes stained glass pieces whileShauna does pastels. Stephanielives in Wilmington, NC, and hasa daughter who is a senior inhigh school. Sue is approachingher 20th year at Digital/Compaq.I heard from Morah Alexander,who writes that she is “happy,healthy and single (for the past19 years), living in Reading, MA,and working as an operationsmanager of a small medicalfinance company next to FaneuilHall in Boston. In March she willbe joining Katharine “Kay”Kendrick Reynolds and Kay’shusband for a trip to Londonand Paris. Cheryl Silva Lafond isa music teacher for grades 6-12 atLisbon Regional School inLisbon, NH. Cheryl also has aprivate vocal studio and performson a regular basis. She is marriedand has 2 children: Adrienne, afreshman in college, andJonathan (13). Clare DixonFrancke writes from Southbury,CT, where she has been living forthe past 16 years with her hus-band, Dave, and their 4 children:Matthew (15), Michael (12),Colleen (9), and Christopher (7).She is an at-home mom and isvery involved in communitysports with the kids and activitiesat church. She would love tohear from any Burpee girls outthere. I continue to work towardsmy M.Ed. in school counseling atPlymouth State College (not your“typical” grad student) and haveabout one more year to go. I stillwork full time and continue serv-ing on the New London Histor-ical Society Board. For those ofyou who may remember theConcord Coach, it has beenrestored and is on exhibit at thenewly built transportation muse-um on the grounds of the NewLondon Historical Society. Myson, Josh, is a freshman atMuhlenberg College in PA andloves it! I am at CSC quite often,either working out at the HoganSports Center or watching themen’s basketball games (19-5record)! Last but not least, it iswith great sadness that I informyou that Jan Derby passed awayon December 6 at the Massachu-setts General Hospital after a 10-year battle fighting a rare lungdisease. Our thoughts are withJan’s family. One final note tothank you so much for all ofyour responses to my card. I am

very happy with the number ofresponses I received, whichmakes my job as class correspon-dent worth the time and effort Iput into it. I only hope that itwill connect some of you thatmay have lost touch over theyears. If you need e-mail address-es of those that I heard from,please send me an e-mail and Iwill forward their address on toyou.


1979Ann Waggaman3631 Ocean DriveVero Beach, FL 32963(561) 231-5005E-mail: [email protected]

Tracy Swiggett Carey-Macken-zie writes that she loves CO. Shelives in Golden, and can bereached at [email protected] Steinman Vassallohas been living in Amherst, NH,for the past 4 years, since movingher family from Sao Paulo, Brazil.Her children are juniors andseniors in high school, and theyoungest is in 3rd grade. SusanCulbertson Brighton is a nursepractitioner at DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center cancercenter. She’s been there since1987. Susan and husband Johnhave 2 children: Clark (10) andElizabeth (6). Debra “Debby”Taubert Morris still remembersher wonderful college years atCSC and the educational back-ground that has contributed toher successful career as aCFO/business leader. She wishesCSC continued success, as we alldo. A big thanks to those of youwho sent news.

1980Natalie Hartwell JacksonCypress Creek Estates6180 9th Avenue Circle NEBradenton, FL 34202-0561(941) 747-0406e-mail: [email protected]

Happy spring to the class of1980. Time to clean closets anddust off the desktop. It wouldreally be nice to hear a fewupdates to share with all. It hasbeen a quiet season for me, sincea family trip to Scandinavia wascancelled as we were leaving on

Sept. 11. Our prayers go out toany classmates who may havelost someone dear. We hope tomake the trip this August, as wealso send off our 2nd daughter tocollege. Time flies, so don’t hesi-tate - send me a note or an e-mail to share today.

1981Pamela “Pam” AigeltingerLyons436 Round Hill RoadSaint Davids, PA 19087(610) 989-0551

Lynn Guerra Wilson197 Old Spring StreetArlington, MA 02476(781) 643-3638e-mail: [email protected]


Debra Griswold Dawson writesthat she is still living in NorthernVA, and her daughters are gettingbig (14, 9, and 8).

1983Patricia “Pati” WoodburnCloutier232 US Highway 202Bennington, NH 03442-4127(603) 588-4307e-mail: [email protected]

Kathryn Pepka-Wagner writesthat she and her family recentlymoved to Alpharetta, GA, whereshe has returned to teachingpart-time, as her own childrenare now of school age. GretchenRichter Massey writes that she isliving 30 minutes outside ofNYC with her husband, Paul,and their 3 children, P.J. (12),Sarah (9), and Greta (5). Tamera“Tammy” Weiner Groder writesthat she is living on the NorthShore of MA with her husbandof 18 years, Kevin, and their 3teenagers, Micah (17), Hannah(15 1/2), and Ben (14). She isbusy teaching dance at a studioin Salisbury, MA, and wonderswhat Suzanne “Suzie”Williamson Vico and Kimberly“Kim” Danforth ’84 are up to.Tammy and her husband haveopened a youth center called“The Meeting Place” for kids13+. She says it’s been great


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seeing the kids evolve in only afew months. Her kids have theirown band that performs there.Laura Danforth has beenappointed associate head ofschool at Miss Porter’s School, aboarding and day school for girlsgrades 9-12, in Farmington, CT.Laura has a master’s degree incounseling psychology fromLesley College, and joined MissPorter’s School as the director ofcounseling, teacher of psychol-ogy, and lacrosse coach.

1984Robin Tobin DwyerPO Box 120East Burke, VT 05832-0120(802) 496-5228e-mail: [email protected]

Lisa Reon Barnes11 Allen PlaceSudbury, MA 01776(978) 443-6816

1985Cara Jean Landen Wall10 Hillside AvenueMarblehead, MA 01945(781) 639-1827e-mail: [email protected]

1986Sallianne Ficara Lake15 River RoadStratham, NH 03885(603) 772-1760e-mail: [email protected]

Happy spring to the class of1986. Did you see the post cardinviting all of us to this year’sreunion? Last year was a greattime, and some of you havementioned you plan attend thisyear. If you can, put it on yourcalendar. It was refreshing tospend time with folks from atime when our lives were a littleless complicated. Rachel Hobbiesent news just after the last dead-line. Her news is a little old, butshe says she spends time playinggolf, saw a great U2 (utterlyamazing) concert, and attendedAbbey dorm member KymPrinton Fischer’s ’87, weddingin Newport, RI, as the maid ofhonor and had a wonderful time.Penny MacDonald Sirjanewrites that she has been very

busy with her 2 daughters, Zoe(11) and Marley (8), who arebusy with karate, piano, skiing,skating, and rock climbing.When Penny is not busy keepingup with the girls, she is workingat the business she co-owns withher sister, Donna. Her business,World Cup Supply, has celebratedits 10th year with a large involve-ment with the Salt Lake OlympicGames. They supplied the gameswith all of the alpine and snow-boarding gates and panels, aswell as miles of fencing, fencepoles, and several other productsrequired to host the events. Thebusiness is the 2nd largest dis-tributorship of “SPM” gates inthe world. Penny’s husband, Jeff,and 4 other full time employeeswork for the business. She neverwould have guessed that shewould have a business with hersister and that Jeff would workfor them, but it works. JudithNye Deluge writes that she has anew address, a new husband(Chris) and 3 children: Murphy(9), Taylor (18 months), and Josie(3 months). I am sure you allwish her well with this littlehandful. Remember Anne“Panny” Putnam Nichols? Shewrites, “I was the continuingeducation day student, i.e. ‘theold woman!’ “ I don’t rememberPanny as the “old woman,” moreso that smart lady who raised theclass averages. Panny is living inSherborn, MA, teaching part timeat a local school and says she has7 grandchildren, an 8-month-oldpuppy, and a wonderful hus-band. Lucinda Balser-Eatonwrites that she still lives inBristol, VT, with her husband,Tim, their son, Justin (14), andtheir daughter Molly (10). She isworking as an accountant at alocal manufacturing company.Elizabeth “Beth” Haverty wouldlove to hear from classmates andsays to write her at [email protected]. Beth is hoping that ifyou took pictures at the reunionyou would share them. KarenCraffey has again been off onanother amazing adventure. Shewrites that she and Dave wereheaded to Steamboat Springs,CO, to ski for a week and thenshe was off to AK for business,where she was hoping to see astreet walking moose. Karen, didyou see the moose? Karen andKendall Perkins Martin got

together for an annual touristtrip to see the cherry blossoms inWashington, DC, in April. Karen,thanks for keeping us posted andletting us share your adventures.Patricia Spiegel Montville con-tinues to work on a contractbasis for an executive searchfirm. She recruits on a nationallevel, is very busy and has clientsin the financial services industryscreaming for female talent. Ifyou’re interested she would love to hear from you [email protected]. Patricia feelsblessed that she can work fromhome in a field she loves whileshe cares for her 15-month-oldson, Christopher. In our last col-umn I wrote that Molly O’Sheawas married in Ireland.Unfortunately due to the eventsof Sept. 11, Molly’s family decid-ed not to fly and held a smallwedding in NH a month later.She sees Sally McDermott Morsea lot, talks with Susan “Bermie”Gibbons Gray frequently, and isdefinitely planning on going tothis year’s reunion. Congratula-tions, Molly! Karen WilliamsJason and her husband tooktheir children, Selbei (10) andJesse (5), to southern England,including London andDisneyland Paris, with day tripsinto the city during July, for 2wonderful weeks. She says thecastles of Disneyland and the“real life” castles were quite acontrast. Work continues to keepher busy, with the opening of 3new buildings and a major build-ing renovation scheduled for thissummer. She is also working onher master’s in management andexpects to receive her degree in 2years. Susan “Bermie” GibbonsGray says that Bermuda has beenexperiencing wonderful weather.She wants to remind you thatBermuda is only a 2-hour flightfrom Boston, and there are somegreat deals out there. Feel free tocontact her at [email protected] some hints on arrangements.Bermie and family returned tothe states in April to go toSunday River, ME, for some ski-ing. Her 2 girls love skiing. Shekeeps in touch with the Caves,who own the Gourmet Garden inNew London; their little boy,Parker, whom she taught atWindy Hill, is now in college. Hisbrother, Chris, is a junior atProctor and is a famous musician

in the making. Bermie and herhusband were fortunate enoughto attend a recent Elton John/Billy Joel concert and said it wasfantastic. Lisa Trippe Sharpe andher husband, Michael, attendedthe Patriots divisional playoffgame, loaded with snow. Lisasays with their ski suits they keptwarm and had a blast. Her 3boys, who continue to excel athockey, are well, and sonMichael, 12, recently placed 2ndin a regional robotics competi-tion. Eileen Meisel Nunez writesthat she and Julian returned tothe northeast in November 2000,and Eileen gave birth to theirdaughter, Katrina Rosa Nunez, on2/26/01. Eileen is working for theMissisquoi National WildlifeRefuge in VT, and is responsiblefor the education, outreach andvolunteer programs. After 7 yearsof swimming with the manateesin FL, life in VT is an adjustment.She is looking forward to skiingand the 4 seasons. For my news,my husband and I were both laidoff from our jobs 2 weeks apartfrom each other in October. Ithas been amazing, as I havemade networking calls to friendsand alumni, how many otherfamilies have been affected bythe recent downturn in the econ-omy. Fortunately, I have foundsome consulting work, but we arestill both looking for employ-ment. My husband, Rich, worksin technical support and I havebeen in human resource manage-ment. We have taken our 2 boys,Ben (5) and Chris (3), out of pre-school, and needless to say, lifehas been a new challenge withall of us home. The boys are veryactive with swimming lessons


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and daily I see adventures ofPeter Pan and Captain Hook inthe yard. In March, I had theopportunity to return to campusto attend one of Deb Taylor’sclasses to talk about careers forpsychology majors. Thank you toall of you who have shared news.I hope you are all well and thatwith spring/summer, good thingshappen for everyone.

1987Susan “Sudie” Brown Danaher51 Stepstone Hill RoadGuilford, CT 06437(203) 453-9544e-mail: [email protected]

1988Sarah “Sally” Peper Tompkins1 Peach Highlands StreetMarblehead, MA 01945(781) 631-8631e-mail: [email protected]

Sadly, the tragedies of Sept. 11,2001 claimed our friend Susan L.Blair. We extend our deepestsympathy to Sue’s family. I knowthat Sue was a significant part ofmy Colby-Sawyer experience. Shewas a good friend and part of ourwonderful college memories. Shewill be missed by all of whoknew and loved her. (See the boxdescribing a memorial fund that hasbeen established at CSC in Sue’smemory.) At Sue’s memorial ser-vice on October 27, in Attleboro,MA , I had the opportunity toreconnect with many fellowColby-Sawyer classmates. I droveto Attleboro with StephanieKurz Cunningham ’90. She isliving in Marblehead with herhusband and their children, 2-year-old Julia and 1-year-oldLuke. It took me a minute or twoto recognize all of the familiarfaces there. Lisa Twohig Rousselis doing well and living andworking with her husband inNH. Laurie Pelletier Packard isliving with her husband andfamily in Georgetown, MA.Alison DiMenna was there aswell and she is as vibrant as ever.She is living and working inGreenwich, CT. It was a wonder-ful turnout of Colby-Sawyerfriends. I am living in Marble-head, MA, with my husband,Tom, and our 2 children, Buck(4) and Cricket (11/2). I am cur-

rently at home and enjoyingevery busy moment. Many alumni live in the area.Suzanne “Suzie” FitzgeraldTravers lives here in Marbleheadwith her husband, Jim, and theirchildren, 3-year-old Haley and 1-year-old Bridget. She is the man-ager at the Boston Yacht Club.Kathleen “Kathy” Whalen livesacross the street from my fatherin downtown historic Marble-head. She looks great and isalways on the go. Lisa Averylives in Salem, MA. I see AnnGillis Finch ’87 frequently herein Marblehead. She and her hus-band, Scott, welcomed a newbaby boy, Conner, in December.Conner joins his brothers, Coryand Kyle. I saw Allison TetreaultPromise ’89 in the children’slibrary a couple months ago, andshe and her husband, John, alsolive in Marblehead with theirdaughter. I speak with RebeccaPark Mattioli often. She and herhusband, Ken, live in Santa Fe,NM, with their children, Hewitt(4) and Lily (2). She is doing welland loving life out west. I havebeen touch with Julianne“Julie” Scherer MacKay. Julie

lives in Grand Rapids, MI, withher husband, John, and their 3children, John (8), Matthew (5),and Elizabeth (2). She is planningto head east for reunion week-end. I am so thrilled aboutreunion this year. CSC is havingan all class year reunion. Seeingeveryone at Sue’s memorial ser-vice made so many of us realizehow long it has been since wehave seen one another, and howmuch each of our friendshipsmean to us. I really think thatmany of us are going to rally andhead up to Colby-Sawyer forReunion Weekend, May 31 - June2, 2002. I hope to see you there. Ihope that everyone is well and Iwould love to hear from you. Soplease call, write or e-mail. Pleasemake a note that my e-mailaddress has changed to [email protected]. Peace bewith you.

1989Heidi Van Wagenen Day167 Collins DriveTravis AFB, CA 94535(707) 437-4215e-mail: [email protected]

1990Janette Robinson Harrington13 Sherwood RoadHingham, MA 02043(781) 749-2571e-mail: [email protected]

Greetings, everyone. I hope youenjoyed the nice mild winter andspring. Thank you to everyonewho responded to my postcardmailing. I enjoyed reading abouthow all of you are doing. Myhusband, Bill, and I have beenbusy with our 3rd child, bornAugust 10, 2001. Charles“Grady” Harrington was 9 lbs. 1oz. He came a week early, thankGod! He is a wonderful baby, andhis big brother, Billy (4), and bigsister, Jackie (2), just love him.Jackie keeps asking when she isgetting a sister. I see Jill Deanand Jane Barhoff Ypsilantis fordinner on a fairly regular basis;they both are doing very well. I also run into Elizabeth “Liz”Buonagurio McCann from timeto time as well. I keep in touchwith Janice Johnson Maddenvia e-mail when we can. SamiraFayyad Woodings and her hus-band, Ted, had their 1st child onSeptember 25, 2001. Their son,Faris, is doing great. Congrat-ulations to you all. Jody BartlesDrought and her husband hadtheir 1st child as well. Baby girlGrace Katherine was born onJune 3, 2001. Wenla VincentPetry and her husband, Gregg,had their 1st baby, Ella, onFebruary 10, 2002. It turns outthat Ella is very impatient. Wenladelivered her in the car, assistedby Gregg and a police officer!Everyone is doing fine. What astory, Wenla! I heard fromRebecca “Becki” BrownLucarelli. She has been at theChatham Candy Manor, for 51/2

years, and really enjoys it. Sheand her husband are forever busywith their 3 children, 8-year-oldMax, 6-year-old Madison, and 3-year-old Peter. As if life was notbusy enough for them, theyrecently got a puppy. In her sparetime she ran the Walt DisneyMarathon on January 6, 2002.She trained 51/2 months for theevent, and raised over $3300 forthe American Stroke Association.She said it was an amazing expe-rience. She finished in 5 hours,25 minutes, 31 seconds, and was


Susan L. Blair ’88Remembered

Thanks to the generosity of the friends and classmatesof Sally Trussell White ’59, Leslie Blair Alvarado ’83, andSusan Blair ’88, the following fund has been establishedin the memory of Susan, who perished in the attack onthe World Trade Center. Contributions are still arrivingfrom friends, family, and Susan’s business associates.Many thanks for honoring Susan’s memory in such athoughtful and appropriate way.

Susan L. Blair ’88 Memorial ScholarshipThere is hereby established in the permanent endow-ment at Colby-Sawyer College the Susan L. Blair ’88Memorial Scholarship, funded in 2002 by members ofher family, her classmates, and her friends.

The Susan L. Blair ’88 Memorial Scholarship will beawarded on an annual basis either to any student whohas been personally affected by the September 11, 2001terrorist attacks on America and who is committed tohonoring the memory of an individual killed in thoseattacks, or to a female student who is majoring in Colby-Sawyer’s Child Development or Education programs and who is committed to enriching the livesof children.

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very proud of herself. She plansto return to Disney next Januaryto run the marathon again. Thereis hope for you if you want torun a marathon; Becki can’tbelieve she is a runner! Good job,Becki; I’m very impressed! Beckistill keeps in touch withKimberly “Schroeder” Steward‘91 and heard recently fromMaryEllen McConkey Devine‘88, Leslie Vail Britton ‘90, andHeather Cutting Chard ‘91. I received an e-mail fromStephanie Kurz Cunningham.She is doing well. She and herhusband, Bob, run their ownconstruction business, Cunning-ham Construction, which isdoing great. They also are busycaring for their 2 children, 3-year-old Julia, and the newestmember of the Cunninghamfamily, Jake, who was born inAugust 2001. I also heard fromGreta Sanborn Shepard. She isworking part-time in an antiquerestoration/reproduction businessthat she runs with her mother.The rest of the time she takescare of her boys. She and herhusband, Steve, saw Erin KellyErnst and her family, and CarlaGordon Russell and her family.She gets to see Sally WilliamsMcIssac on occasion at her jobin Newburyport. I got a very nicenote from Therese ZimmerFarid. She and her husband havea son, Tamer, who was born July24, 2001 and weighed 8 lbs, 11oz.; they also have a daughter,Hana, who is 3. Hana is a greatbig sister. Therese really enjoysspending time with her kids. Sheis in the process of setting up herown business called “IntelligentResources.” It is an educationaland consulting service on manywomen’s issues and child/parent-ing topics. Therese has spoken toEileen Cremin Urquhart, who isdoing very well and is a greatmother to her 2 beautiful girls.Mary Nicolella Knapp had her2nd child in November 2001, aboy named Travis. He joins hisbig sister, 2-year-old Josie.Therese would like to send out a special “hello” to DeniseSamson Berntsen. I got a postcard from Nancy MonizKenyon. She, her husband,Brian, 3 sons, and 3 daughtersspent a year in Las Vegas, whereBrian was on the pit crew for achampionship Winston West

race team. They continue tohome-school their children andhave driven across the country 6times in the last 12 months.Brian and Nancy also teach aseminar for the University ofVermont titled, “Coping withSeparation and Divorce,” whichhelps parents understand how tohelp their children. I also got apostcard from Jennifer GoderreCummings. Her daughter,Amelia, recently turned 4, andJen is in her 2nd year as an acutecare nurse practitioner in a cardi-ology practice in Bennington.Laura Fogarty O’Malley ran theBoston Marathon in April andplans to run the Marine CorpsMarathon in Washington, DC, inOct. Carolyn Alger Cote contin-ues to work as a patient carecoordinator for the VNA, whichshe enjoys very much. Her familyis doing well. Her oldest child isoff to Bates in the fall, and theother 2 will be juniors at Proctor.Her husband, Mark, is still thelove of her life, and she is sellinglots of paintings. It was fantasticto hear from so many people.Thank you for taking time out ofyour busy lives to update me.Once again, please e-mail me anyinformation; your classmateswould love to hear about you.My e-mail address [email protected]. Youmay also send an update aboutyourself the old fashioned way atthe address listed above.

1991Gretchen Garceau-Kragh315 Adams StreetSan Antonio, TX 78210(210) 764-1694e-mail: [email protected]

Heather Cutting Chard is livingin Birmingham, AL, with herhusband, Josh, and their 1-year-old son, Jackson. Jackson waschristened in Dec. while Heatherand Josh were visiting family inVT. Laureen “Muffy” VivianDouglas ’90 and her husband,Bill, attended the christening. JillWalsh married Walter Homan onOctober 14, 2000, and they areliving in Marblehead, MA.Devlyn Brackett-Leboeuf washer maid of honor. Devlyn has 2children, George and Foster. Jillreceived her master’s degree inspecial ed. from Salem State in

MA in May 2001, and is teaching5th grade in Lynn, MA. Shekeeps in touch with StephanieKurz Cunningham ’90 who livesone street away, and also withSuzanne “Suzie” Fitzgerald-Travers ’88 who has 2 children,Haley and Bridget.

1992Jennifer Barrett Sawyer57 Field RoadMarston Mills, MA 02648(508) [email protected]

Babies! We have a few candidatesfor the class of 2023! AmyKoskey Kurja and hubby Ed wel-comed Olivia Jane in August, andAlexis “Lex” TrowbridgeScavetta and her husband, Mike,had their 2nd bouncing boy,Matthew, in June. My husband,Jason, and I welcomed MadelineLacey on Sept. 10. She was quitea gift on the last day of peace.Amy and I both quit our jobsand joined Lex as stay-at-homemoms. I saw an engagementannouncement in my local paperfor Kristen Weber. She and herfiancé are returning home fromCA for a June wedding. I heardfrom Robyn True Downs acrossthe pond, and she is well. Shevisited India this winter and wassurprised by its beauty. That is itfor now. Hopefully we will have

much more news after reunion.Please note that my e-mailaddress has changed (see above).Happy Summer!

1993Todd Miller 17 Chestnut StreetSalem, MA 01970(978) 744-5401(617) 880-0288 (work)e-mail: [email protected]

Kathleen “Katie” Lee VenturaO’Neill married Jim O’Neill onSept. 29 in Mashpee, MA. Thebridal party consisted of severalColby-Sawyer friends, includingmatron of honor Theresa “Rene”Whiteley-Warren ’94, TracySutherland ’94, TobiHarrington ’94, Nicole Mayo-Gowell ’94, Maureen Walsh ’94,and Tricia Bartlett ’94. OtherCSC alums in attendance wereJames “Jimmy” Gowell Jr. ’96,and James “Jim” and SaraHarvey Bullock ’95, and alsoKatie’s special friend, LucilleShevett, Katie’s work-study super-visor while at CSC. Lucille stillworks on-campus at Seaman’sAlumni House. Newlyweds Katieand Jim spent their honeymoonin Nantucket and Ireland, andare now living in Scituate, MA.In the last couple of years, Katiewent back to school at night andreceived her master’s in human


Ventura Wedding. Colby-Sawyer was well represented at the wedding ofKathleen "Katie" Lee Ventura O'Neill on September 29, 2001 in Mashpee,Massachusetts. Back row (l to r) Maureen Walsh ’94, Nicole Mayo-Gowell’94, Tricia Bartlett ’94, Kathleen Lee "Katie" Ventura O'Neill ’93, TracySutherland ’94, Theresa "Rene´” Whiteley-Warren ’94, Sara Harvey Bullock’95, Lucille Shevett (research assistant/archivist in the Advancement Officeat Colby-Sawyer), and Tobi Harrington ’94. Front row (l to r) James "Jim"Bullock Jr. ’95 and James "Jimmy" Gowell Jr. ’96.

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resources from Suffolk University.She began work on her MBA inJan. at Simmons, which remindsher of Colby-Sawyer in manyways. She and Jim enjoyed recent travels to AK, Spain, andBermuda, and will be traveling to Italy this summer. Katie hopesher fellow classmates are well,and looks forward to seeingeveryone at reunion.

1994Theresa “Rene” Whiteley-Warren29 Oak Hill DriveAmherst, NH 03031(603) [email protected]

Tracy Merritt Sutherland3 Savory StreetNewburyport, MA 01980(978) [email protected]

Hello, everyone. We sent outmany postcards and e-mails, andreceived quite a bit of informa-tion for our first try. We hopeeveryone continues to keep usposted on their whereabouts andrecent news. Also, if anyone hasaddresses or e-mail addresses forpeople we do not mention,please send them to us. Wewould love to hear from as manypeople as possible. In June, Tracy

moved back to the Boston areafrom Washington, DC. She isteaching 1st grade in Newbury,MA. She ran the New York Mara-thon in Nov.; it was extremelypatriotic, and at times emotional,considering the events of Sept.11. I continue to live in Amherst,NH, with my husband, Travis,and our daughter and son.Benjamin Joseph was bornAugust 19, 2001 and is learningthat his big sister, Siri, is definite-ly the boss in this house. KrisWilley Dascoulias lives with herhusband, Joe, and their 3-year-old son, Dillon, in Madison, NH.Kris works part time as a nursingcoordinator at Memorial Hospitalin North Conway. HillaryWaldbaum lives in Manchester,NH, and is working for OxfordHealth Plan in Hooksett. BrookeScarpa moved from Boston backto VT, and is a real estate agentfor Coldwell Banker Redpath andCo. in Quechee, VT. She writesthat she sees Susan Yates White’95 and her baby, Trevor, as wellas Anne Michaels Yates ’95(who will have her 1st baby inApril) on a regular basis. TobiHarrington moved from Bostonto NY in May. She is living inBrooklyn and working for a non-profit organization, providingservices to child welfare organiza-tions. Tobi recently turned 30and was thrown a surprise birth-

day party in NYC. Many CSCalums attended, including Tracy,myself, Nicole Mayo Gowell andKathleen “Katie” Lee Ventura’93. Pamela “Pam” Caseyreports that she is in her 5th yearas head athletic trainer at GreenMountain College, where she isalso an assistant softball coach.She has been dating a chef fromMorocco for 2 years whom shesays makes “the most amazinginternational cuisine.” She keepsin touch with Dyan Perewiczand Carrie Bibens Palmer ’95.She also sees Jay Geiger whenGreen Mountain plays theCollege of St. Rose. ErinKenneally King and Michael“Mike” King have returned tothe Boston area and are happy tobe reunited with family andfriends. Mike has started a newcareer at State Street Bank, andErin is working in the recoveryroom at Children’s Hospital.Trevor Enright has relocated toLos Angeles, CA. After graduatingfrom the Smith College School ofSocial Work, Nicole Mayo-Gowell married James “Jimmy”Gowell ’96 and they are now liv-ing in their 1st house in Kittery,ME, with their “2 adorable mini-dachshunds.” Nicole is workingat Seacoast Mental Health Centerin Portsmouth, NH, doing home-based family therapy and run-ning self esteem groups for chil-

dren. Jimmy operates a remoteoffice for a Phoenix, AZ, basedsoftware company. MauraSenacola Galvin was married inSeptember 2000 on Cape Cod.She lives with her husband,Patrick, and their daughter,Isabella, in their new home inWest Medford, MA. Maura worksfor Tufts Health Plan. MariaSenacola is still working atMillennium Pharmaceuticals andlives in a “cute little townhousein Foxboro, MA.” She has beentaking care of her “footloose andfancy free lifestyle” by takingsome incredible vacations, most-ly to the Caribbean. CurtisGooch is living with his wife,Jenny, in Boston. Tricia Bartlettcontinues to buy and manage forthe Bogner store at StrattonMountain, and has recentlybecome the manager for a fewother stores on the mountain. Inher off-season, she loves skiingwith family and friends in BritishColumbia. Maureen Walsh isalmost finished with her gradu-ate program at the University ofVT. In April she traveled toAustralia to fulfill an internshipwith the Flying Doctor Service.She purchased a home inManchester, VT, and works at theOtis Clinic at Stratton Mountain.She skies and rides as much asshe can. We hear through thegrapevine that Jennifer “Jen”Deasy is assistant director atCamp Coniston, and is living inGrantham, NH. Please remember,Tracy and I want to hear fromeveryone. Please keep the mailcoming.

1995Holly Ferris Merriam8 Patty’s CircleRockport, ME 04856(207) 236-0253e-mail: [email protected]

Jill Rivers4820 Chevy Chase Drive #102Chevy Chase, MD 20815(301) 951-4208e-mail: [email protected]

Hello Classmates! I hope lifefinds you all well. Again, Jill dida wonderful job getting in touchwith many ‘95 classmates. Pleasekeep the news coming. We loveto hear from you! MichelleBrown Kinney lives inHampden, ME. She received her


Gowell Wedding. Newly married couple Nicole Mayo-Gowell ’94 and James "Jimmy" Gowell Jr. ’96 are surroundedby their Colby-Sawyer friends on their wedding day. Back row (l to r) Amy Carroll ’98, Lisa Malik ’96, TobiHarrington ’94, Andrew Ferguson ’95, Theresa "Rene´" Whiteley-Warren ’94, Maureen Walsh ’94, Kathleen "Katie"Ventura O'Neill ’93, Tricia Bartlett ’94, Nicole Mayo-Gowell ’94, James "Jimmy" Gowell Jr. ’96, Kara Oliver, JasonUttam ’96, and Kevin McGovern ’95. Middle row (l to r) Lynn Nixon ’98, Danielle Rychalsky ’98, Sarah Goodridge’98, Tracy Sutherland ’94, Mark Cassinelli ’96, Sarah Harvey Bullock ’95, and Tiffany Uttam. Front row (l to r)Daniel "Dan" Clifford ’98, Michael "Mike" Sansonetti ’98, Marco Ungano ’97, Ian Mentasti ’97, Peter "Pete"Hockmeyer ’97, Griffin Daly ’95, and James "Jim" Bullock Jr. ’95.

master’s in nursing and is work-ing as a family nurse practitioner,as well as working towards hercertification in legal nurse con-sulting. Kevin Galuski Jr. finallycame out of hiding to tell us thathe’s the head equipment manag-er and associate athletic directorat the University of Albany. Healso works in the summer as thedirector of the NY Giants train-ing camp. He lives in Waterford,NY. Wendy Mansson now livesin sunny San Francisco. She com-peted in her first triathlon andhopes her body recovers by thetime you all receive the alumnimagazine. She enjoys her work asa special events coordinator for aprivate, K-8, girls school. Allison“Buffy” Morton Robinson livesin Northampton, MA, with herhusband, and their 2 beautifulchildren. She completed her mas-ter’s in education, after teachingkindergarten, pre-school, and 4thand 5th grade. She keeps in closecontact with Sara Bryant.Matthew “Matty” Richards iskeeping extremely busy workingat the University of New Englandas the recreational sports director.He also is an adjunct professor inthe sports management program,coordinates internships, andcoaches a high school boys bas-ketball team. He lives in Saco,ME, in a “fixer upper” house thathe’s spent many hours workingon! Matty, slow down! HeidiStevens moved to Prague, CzechRepublic, to teach 1st grade at aninternational school. She lovesthe international experience andthe travel opportunities. She hasvisited Spain, Italy, Poland, andGermany, and plans to visitmany more countries. She would

love to hear from her CSCfriends and asked us to share here-mail, [email protected]. AndreaBurt Smith works as an RN atthe kidney center at ConcordHospital. She has been marriedfor 3 years and has a beautiful 1-year-old girl named Morgan.Anne Michaels Yates and herhusband, Jim, expected their 1stchild in April. They live inHartland, VT, and Anne worksfor Dartmouth College as aphysician’s assistant. CourtneyJohnson LaPorte is married witha 1-year-old, Samuel Shawnessy.Laurel Rickert Ciechon boughta house in Webster, NH, and isemployed at a financial companyin Concord. They expected their1st child in March. HeatherQuigley will marry Jack Trem-blay ’94 in June. They “re-met”at the wedding of Allison “Ally”Goff Sharpe ’94. Heather lives inJefferson, VT, and is employed asa nurse in a pediatric unit inBurlington. Christopher “Chris”Weaver has traveled extensivelyto such places as Australia, NewZealand, Greece, Spain, andmany more countries. He worksfor the Royal Caribbean CruiseLine, coordinating shows andprograms for children. He is tomarry in September, and theywill most likely reside in Canada.Thank you to all who sent infor-mation. Please keep it comingand please, keep us informed ofaddress or e-mail changes. Have awonderful summer!

1996Jody Smith HickeyP O Box 713Cut Bank, MT 59427e-mail: [email protected]

Well, as another magazine dead-line approaches I realize howmany classmates I have notheard from. If you know whereour classmates are, please let meknow. Since the last update, Ihave heard from Jill Sacco, whois living in CO, and completinggraduate school in English educa-tion at Colorado State University.She has also been busy as an out-door guide in the mountains. Jillplans to marry Kyle Stack on July26, 2002 in CO. A reception willbe held in Boston in Aug. for EastCoast friends and family. DianaAmoroso Millett and her hus-band, Kristopher “Kris” Millettadopted a baby girl named OliviaNaomi. Diana is busy at hometaking care of Olivia and they areliving in NY. Stacey Ouellette’97 keeps in touch. She is an RNat Hitchcock Memorial Hospital.Douglas “Doug” Bennett ’97and wife are in CT and drop aline occasionally. DonnelleMozzer Bowers and her husband,Damon, are expecting their 1stchild in June. Athletic Trainers ofMassachusetts has announcedthat Daniel Lussier has beenelected by the membership toserve as treasurer. His term offi-cially began in Jan., and will beeffective for 3 years. Chad and I

are living on a 300-acre ranch,doing the Montana thing! I havestarted my un-franchised busi-ness through Market America,and am also working at a GM &Ford dealership in Shelby. Welove it out here and hope that ifanyone is out this way, to pleaselet us know. E-mail me at any-time ([email protected]) orsnail mail at the address above.

1997Amie Pariseau36 Great Falls DrivePenacook, NH 03303-1594(603)753-9277e-mail: [email protected]

Jolene ThompsonRR1, 21ALincoln, NH 03251(603)745-8821e-mail: [email protected]

Hope we will be seeing you atReunion 2002! For those of youwho make it, it will be good tosee you. For those of you whocan’t come, you will be sorelymissed and we hope to see you atReunion 2007. Are we getting oldor what? Jolene Thompson isback in the real world of dentalhygiene. She misses her life as araft guide, but is glad to be to liv-ing in a house and not a tent.She is also engaged! Jolene willbe in the 2 upcoming weddingsof Jill Sacco ’96 in July andElizabeth “Liz” Cronin and


Alumni Football Event. Cold, wet weather didn’t deter the players from giving their best efforts at the annual alumni football game. The final scorewas 63-56, but in reality everybody won because the event raised over$500 for the Susan L. Blair ’88 Memorial Scholarship Fund. (Thanks to Rick Ellis ’95 and Sara Morin ’95 for their help.)

Baringer Wedding. Regan Loati Baringer ’97 poses with her alumni friendsfrom the class of ’97 on her wedding day. (L to r) Erik Daly, Erica WellsLeighton, Regan Loati Baringer, Amy-Jo Sichler Baringer (Regan's new sister-in-law!), and Christopher "Chris" House.

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John Gosselin ’99 in June 2003.Congratulations to CharlotteHulland, who is engaged and isplanning a Dec. wedding. She isworking at an offshore bank andtrust company in the Bahamas.Congratulations to Matthew“Matt” Beneszewski, who isengaged! Amy Sichler-Baringerand her husband live in SaratogaSprings, NY. She is on her wayback to school to get her master’sin education. Regan LoatiBaringer (yes, they are now sis-ters-in-law) was married in Aug.2000. She lives in VA Beach andis going to school for nursing.Erica Wells Leighton was mar-ried in Sept. 2000 and lives inBar Harbor, ME. Christopher“Chris” House is the manager ofGolf and Ski Warehouse inLebanon, NH and was recentlyasked to serve on the AlumniCouncil at CSC. Erik Daly fin-

ished his master’s degree and isliving in PA. Todd “Bacon”Leray ’98 has moved out west.Karen Newton was married onOct. 5, 2002 and continues herjob at an after-kindergarten pro-gram at Dartmouth. Christopher“Chris” Tulloch is taking a stabat runway modeling, but contin-ues his job at State Street. AlanHandlir graduated in Dec. withhis master’s in integrated man-agement. He is in his home stateof OH and is looking for a job.Colleen Cross Carlson ’98 com-pleted her master’s in educationin May from UNH. She recentlymet up with Christine Bucha-rowski, who says that she andher daughter, Kaitlin (now 2), aredoing well. Colleen also bumpedinto a lost alum. Hilary Hacker-Graff is living in Boston and islooking to touch base with oldCSC friends. Karin Dugan spent

2 years in Tampa and is now liv-ing in Philadelphia. Karin is achild life specialist for ambulato-ry services at Children’s Hospitalin Philly. Catherine YarbroWalgren is living in VA Beach.She is on her infectious diseaserotation and then will begin herorthopedics rotation. She willgraduate in Aug. 2002. Her hus-band was on deployment andflew “search and rescue” overAfghanistan. He was back inApril and they planned to buytheir 1st house. She writes thatTawnya Gannon has graduatedfrom nursing school. FawnaGallant and her husband arebuilding a house in Rockledge,FL. She has recently been certi-fied to teach CPR/first aid andshe also lifeguards. Fawna lovesFL and is convinced she will beliving there for good. She missesall her friends and the door is

always open for visitors! AaronSherman is teaching 3rd grade inNewport, RI. He is at RIC for agraduate program in reading K-12. Amanda Cullen Bénard livesin MA and has graduated fromthe Harvard School of Education.She is looking for a guidancecounseling position. LaurenCalvarese will be leavingNorthern Arizona University andwill move to NM. Before leaving,she was teaching a college coursein business communications andcoaching 3rd and 4th grade bas-ketball. Lauren was engaged inMarch and is planning an Aug.wedding. Lori Monroe is anexecutive assistant at The MountWashington Hotel and Resort.She is also certified to give coloranalysis, and is busy running,skiing, and playing tennis andbasketball. She keeps in closecontact with Nicole Lafitte ’99

Joshua Mulready ’97 and Kristin Sneider-Mulready ’96

Since Colby-Sawyer became coeducational 10 years ago, thecollege has had a fair number of “alumni marriages.” One suchcouple, Joshua Mulready ’97 and KristinSneider-Mulready ’96, who were married inSeptember 1998, was back on campus inMarch, as Kristin was delivering a lecture on her“life in a research lab” to Colby-Sawyer facultyand students.

Kristin graduated in 1996 with a biologydegree. Soon after graduating, she began work-ing as a research associate with ImmunoGen,Inc., which was a wonderful opportunity to pur-sue her interest in cancer research. ImmunoGenis a biotechnology company in Cambridge, MA,focused on targeted cancer therapeuticsthrough the use of Tumor Activated Prodrugs (TAPs). A TAP consistsof a small molecule drug covalently linked to a monoclonal anti-body. This molecule recognizes, binds to, and kills tumor cells. Thetechnology increases potency and efficacy of cancer-specific anti-bodies and allows drugs to kill cancer cells with minimal harm tohealthy tissue.

Initially, Kristin worked for a subsidiary of ImmunoGen,Apoptosis Technology, studying cellular interactions relevant to can-cer development. These days she is more focused on studying newtargets for ImmunoGen’s pipeline through collaborators and in-house efforts. “Working at ImmunoGen has been a dream job formany reasons, most of which include the wonderful and excitingopportunities involved in making contributions to the field of cancerresearch and available therapies. And it’s a terrific company to work

for in terms of balancing responsibilities at work and home,” saysKristin.

Joshua, class of ’97, graduated with a bachelor of sciencedegree in exercise science. He began his career at Fitcorp, head-quartered in downtown Boston, as an exercise physiologist. Duringhis two-year stint at Fitcorp, he wore many hats, including those ofrecreation director and internship coordinator.

In May 1998, Joshua left Fitcorp to pursue a career with Pro-Fitness/HealthSouth, headquartered in Norwalk, CT. He assumed anew role as fitness/wellness director at a large telecommunications

equipment company (located in Billerica, MA),overseeing the delivery of fitness and wellnessprograms to an employee population of 2,500.In this role, he has overseen the development ofa new fitness center, delivered numerous semi-nars, helped develop 5K fun runs for the cam-pus, and, among other things, has becomeinvolved in community outreach. One suchevent, which Joshua put together after theSeptember 11 tragedy, involved an eight-hourbike-a-thon to help support the New YorkFirefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund. This bikeride involved teaching spinning classes through-

out the day to employees on campus. Joshua’s goal was to ride atleast 100 miles and collect $2,000 for the fund. During the day,Joshua rode 155 miles and collected $2,500 for the fund. “I wastired when it was over,” he said, “but proud that I could help sup-port the individuals affected by this tragedy.”

As for the future, Joshua is contemplating going back to schoolfor a master’s in education, possibly to teach biology. In addition,he is honing his woodworking skills––hopefully to take NormAbram’s place on This Old House.

Joshua and Kristin dated for two years at Colby-Sawyer prior totheir 1998 wedding. They welcomed their son, Cameron, inDecember 1999, and he is a constant source of joy for the couple.They will welcome a second son to their Framingham, MA, homethis August.



and Colleen Octeau ’00. Twobabies were welcomed! I was for-tunate enough to be a part of thebirth of Miah Marie Boucher whowas born to Michelle SouriolleBoucher ’98 and Mark Boucher’98. Millie Stone joined Mitchell“Mitch” and Nicole FerlandStone and 2 older brothers. KyleHoughton ’98 is living in Keeneand teaching kindergarten. Heand his girlfriend are moving outwest this summer to “see the restof the world.” Congratulations toStephanie Peterson and JohnRacine. They were married onAug. 17. Congratulations to C.Brooks Temple who got marriedAug. 18, 2001, and ErickSwindell who was married onDec. 1, 2001. Lori Prue Bertoneand Anthony “Tony” Bertone’94 are expecting their 2nd child,a boy, in July. While awaiting thearrival, Lori works at CornishElementary School. MichelleDodier is sorry that she won’t beable to attend our reunion, butshe was married on May 11, andwill be in Aruba on her honey-moon. She is currently workingas an ICU RN and loves it. Shereceived her 2nd bachelor’sdegree in May 2000. Michelle isalso enjoying her new chocolatelab puppy, Bailey. There aremany of you out there that wehave been unable to get in touchwith. Please let either the AlumniOffice or us know your address,phone number, e-mail, etc.Thank you, and take care!

1998Jamie Gilbert63 Elm Street #305Manchester, CT [email protected]

Christopher Quint1010 S. Oneida Street, Apt. C201Denver, CO 80224 [email protected]

Hello class of ’98! Time is certain-ly flying by for all of us. Can youbelieve almost 5 years out ofCSC? Now is the time to getcaught up with what everyone isup to. Jamie is a manager atJ.Crew in CT. In her spare timeshe is also a nationally certifiedmassage therapist. Everything isgoing great for her, and she isdefinitely keeping busy! Chris is

still living in Denver working asthe clean indoor air policy man-ager with the Colorado TobaccoEducation and PreventionAlliance. He is also attendinggraduate school part-time at theUniversity of Colorado-Denverand pursing a master’s in publicadministration, along with train-ing for a full marathon in Kona,HI, in June for the AmericanDiabetes Association. Skiing hasbeen great in CO, and he encour-ages everyone to get out thissummer to do some hiking andsome camping with him.

Hopefully everyone is consider-ing the 5-year reunion, which iscoming up before you know it.We hope to see many faces there!So to get to what everyone elsewants to know, what’s going on!I keep in touch with LisaLachesky quite often. She is stillflying the skies with NorthwestAirlines and enjoying everyminute of it. She is hoping to betransferred back to Boston in thenear future. I have recently comeback from a visit with her inBoston. Robert “Rob” Gagnondecided to drop by. It was great

to see him and he definitelylooks the same (even though Ithought he had grown, but Ithink it was the shoes). Rob isenjoying married life in MI andkeeping busy as an A.T.C. He stillmisses the east coast. I have alsoseen Meredith Decola. She iscurrently planning a wedding forJune 15. She works for FidelityInvestments in Merrimack andlives in Manchester, NH. LaurenBodkin is still living on LakeWinnepesauke and teaching atBrewster Academy. She is plan-ning to see a lot of people when


Laura Alexander ’98

Laura was recently honored as “Employeeof the Year”at Colby-Sawyer College. Thefollowing interview is excerpted from ThisMonth @ Colby-Sawyer, the campus electronicnewsletter.

What do you do at Colby-Sawyer?I serve as director of the Dan and KathleenHogan Sports Center and I also teach as anadjunct instructor in the Community andEnvironmental Studies program.

Why did you choose this field?Originally, I was drawn to the Hogan SportsCenter because of my interest in the fitness fieldand my experience in leadership, but sincecoming to Colby-Sawyer, I’ve discovered mypassion for teaching.

What is your background?Prior to coming to Colby-Sawyer, I worked for alumber manufacturing firm and for a commer-cial construction company. I worked with theNew London Hospital Ambulance squad forthree years and currently serve on a volunteersearch and rescue team. I also teach outdoorskills and lead trips for the New HampshireChapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Asfar as education, I received my B.S. from Colby-Sawyer College, my M.S. from Antioch NewEngland Graduate School, and I’m currentlypursuing a Ph.D. at Antioch.

What do you like most about Colby-Sawyer?I’m surrounded by people who love their jobs,and it shows. The opportunities that we have toengage with young people here are many, andthe energetic atmosphere that learning gener-ates is exhilarating.

Family matters?I live in Elkins with my husband, our youngestson, Brett, and our dog, Madison. Our older

son lives just a couple of miles up the road inWilmot.

Hobbies and interests?Anything outdoors. I mostly hike, but havebeen known to do a bit of rock and ice climb-ing. My students would probably describe meas a flora “freak,” and I’m interested in the his-tory of the White Mountains region of NewHampshire. For fun and exercise, I run on mostdays.

What is your favorite recent book or film, and why?Are you kidding? I’m a Ph.D. student––whenam I supposed to find the time to see a film orread a book that I’ve chosen?

Words of wisdom to live by?In Peter Jenning’s recent ad for ABC News, hesays, “There’s so much out there that’s justplain interesting.” That pretty much sums it upfor me.

During the summer of 2001, Laura created a virtual herbarium in the Community and Environ-mental Studies section of the Colby-Sawyer Website. The site features pictures and descriptions offlora that grow in the New London area. To viewthe virtual herbarium, visit:www.colbysawyer.edu/academic/ces/herbarium/


she is the maid of honor inLynne Nixon and Mike Sanson-etti’s ’97 wedding in July. Lynnelives in Waltham, MA, and worksas an assistant director of theLeap School in Concord, MA. JillBishop lives in Lewiston, ME,with fiancé Ryan Avery. Besidesworking at an adoption agency,she is planning an Oct. wedding.Speaking of weddings, Theresa“Tee” Saucier Bousquet hasrecently returned from her hon-eymoon. She is spending hertime working as the assistant ath-letic trainer at MIT. Nathan“Nate” Camp has been seenroaming the halls of KearsargeMiddle School posing as an 8thgrade teacher. In his spare time,he is pursuing his master’s ineducation with a concentrationin curriculum development. Notto mention that he and his wife,Elizabeth “Beth” Bryant Camp’92 have just purchased a newhouse in North Sutton. ShannonZimmerman is still in P.A.school at King’s College, andplans to graduate in 2003. SarahPrescott Mills has just had ahouse built in southern ME. Sheis still working as an early inter-vention specialist. Thomas“Jake” Fish recently accepted ajob as an assistant sports infor-mation director at the Universityof Western Florida in Pensacola.Jake said the weather is great,and the beaches are even better.(I’m wondering if he’s reallyworking or just living in thesun?) Rachel Woodbury Novackreceived her master’s of socialwork from Boston College. Sheand Nathaniel “Nat” Novack’99 recently married and are liv-ing in Halifax, MA. E-mail fromShelby Hunt indicates that he isliving in Hanoi, Vietnam, teach-ing English for “Volunteers inAsia.” He says “the lifestyle inVietnam is quite different thanin the USA, so I’m learning a lotabout Asian culture.” He wouldlove to hear from everyone ([email protected]) and wouldlove to be host to anyone whowants to visit. Craig Laabs is liv-ing in Houston, TX, attending S.Texas College of Law (can youbelieve it?) He is working as apart-time law clerk at one of thelargest tax firms in Houston.Jeremiah “Scooby” Boobar isstill working at RockShox whileliving in Colorado Springs. He

wants to let everyone know thathe has his ski pass ready if any-one wants to join him in CO.Timothy “Tim” and HeatherGearhart Davis are both workinghard. Heather is a business ana-lyst for Sprint PCS in Kansas City.Tim is working at Cerner as anapplication specialist whileattending Park University to gethis degree in management ofinformation systems. While theyare both busy with school andwork, they are also busy plan-ning a new arrival. Heather andTim are expecting their 1st childdue the beginning of June. KellyDudek is working as a marketingcommunications account execu-tive for ING Reliastar. She hasrecently been seen wearing anengagement ring given to her byher fiancé, Justin Trella. A June2003 wedding is planned.Danielle Rychalsky is workingat the Lahey Clinic and living inArlington, MA. Jennifer “Jen”Senesac got married onDecember 14, 2001. Kim-LauraBoyle was her maid of honor.Kim is still in NC pursuing hermaster’s degree. She plans to con-tinue on to get her Ph.D. Andrea“Pish” Pueschel is living in CTand is still in nursing. Lisa Coteis working in advertising and liv-ing in Salem, MA. JohnDurocher is also getting marriedthis summer, on the same day asMeredith. He is living in Man-chester, NH. What a reunion thatcould be! Christopher “Chris”Jackson and Amy Blake Jacksonare having such a great timebeing parents to 2-year-oldIsabelle, that they are expectinganother child in July. Chris iskeeping busy as an A.T.C. in ME,while Amy is a dutiful mom.Mark Macenas is living inRaleigh, NC, and working fulltime as a fire fighter in Durham,NC. He is still pursuing his artand is freelancing as a graphicartist on the side... all of thiswhile planning a March 8, 2003wedding. Taylor Larson is livingin the mountains and breathingthat Rocky Mountain air inSilverthorne, CO, while workingin the sales and marketingdepartment for Playground, adivision of Intrawest, which is aski and golf resort developer.Taylor is wondering if Woodrow“Woody” Wolthius is still fight-ing crime in Tulsa. Woody? Abra

Andrews e-mailed to say that shehas been teaching art at Spauld-ing High School in Rochester,NH, since Sept. 1998. She is cur-rently pursuing a master’s in edu-cation at the University of NewEngland. She loves the rural lifewith her cat and golden retriever.Kendra Caswell is living inBoston and working at PutnamInvestments as a client relationsassociate. Kendra also mentionedthat she is training for a halfmarathon in June. There are somany of you that we weren’t able to reach. Please forward any e-mail address or other informa-tion that you may have on ourclassmates.

1999Kelley Anne Healey171A Kearsarge StreetManchester, NH 03102(603) 623-1602e-mail: [email protected]

Suzanne Blake Gerety4 Captain’s WayExeter, NH 03833603-772-2546e-mail: [email protected]

Hello class of ’99. We hopeyou’re all doing well. Thank youall for your e-mails and notes.We enjoy hearing from youthroughout the year. It’s great toknow that so many of you con-tinue to stay good friends witheach other. We wish there wasenough room for all the individ-ual “shout-outs” that everyonesent; please know that almosteveryone has asked us to sayhello and send best wishes toeach of you. As for me, KelleyHealey, I am currently teachingin special education at MemorialHigh School in Manchester, NH.I plan to pursue my master’sdegree in guidance counseling. Ihave been enjoying my week-ends in MA with my boyfriend,John. Both Suzanne and I wouldlike to congratulate all of thenewly engaged and/or marriedcouples, as well as the new par-ents from our class. We enjoyedspending holidays with closefriends, especially a visit fromAriane “Ari” Lombardi from CA


The Bride Cuts the Cake... Jennifer"Jen" James Ensign ’99 and EricEnsign, son of current Colby-SawyerCollege Trustee Stephen Ensign, cutthe cake during their marriage cele-bration in September.

Ensign Wedding. Alumni friends (l to r) Elizabeth "Beth" Freeman ’99, JenniferMitchell ’99, Mindy Rumery ’98, and Sara Goodridge ’98 pose with blushingbride Jennifer "Jen" James Ensign ’99 on her wedding day.

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for our 6th annual Ribbon Girlssecret Santa get-together. As forme, Suzanne Blake Gerety, Ienjoy living on the seacoast ofNH and have been busy travelingwith my husband, Ed. I traveledto Las Vegas, NV, Indianapolis,IN, and Denver, CO, this springfor both work and fun. Someother CSC alumni are living onthe seacoast too, and I’vebumped into Erik Rocheford’01. He works at the gym inExeter, where he’s a personaltrainer at Synergy Health andFitness. I’ve also visited with SaraLeRoy, Sarah is completing herfirst on-campus clinical practi-cum at UNH. She is working with3 pediatric clients with variouscommunication impairments inthe Speech-Language-HearingCenter. Ronald “Ron” Colemanis getting his master’s degree incomputer software at the Uni-versity of Maryland. He will berelocating to a different countryfor a while for his Army duty andwill be part of a joint task forceoperation, “Enduring Freedom.”Dana Bruce is engaged to ChuckCarman and expected her 1stbaby, Brooke Erin Carman, inMarch. They live in Buxton, ME,where Dana is a title I readingassociate, teaching 1st and 2ndgrade students to read and write.She is hoping to have her ownclassroom for the 2002 - 2003school year. Eric and AndreaLemire St. Onge were married inDec. 2001, and it was a beautifulday. Eric continues his positionas a counselor at Pine Haven, acenter for boys. Andrea is an ath-letic trainer at Notre DameCollege and is looking for a newjob this spring due to the collegeclosing in May. Joshua “Josh”Bailey is the assistant coordina-tor of recreation and fitness andthe fitness center manager at theUniversity of Southern Maine’sPortland campus. Josh is living inSouth Portland, ME. HeatherGardiner continues to live withKara Crane and AdrienneShrekgast in Boston. She abso-lutely loves being a nanny for awonderful family in the BackBay. The girls are 9 month-oldtwins and are keeping her busy.She is getting to travel and seesome more of the country withthe family, including CA in June.She is taking prerequisite sciencecourses in preparation to return

to school full time for a nursingdegree. All are well and enjoyrunning into fellow CSC alum atlocal bars and concerts in Boston.Kara Crane is enjoying her jobas an elementary school gymteacher at the Pierce School inBrookline. She also works for thebefore- and after-school program.Adrienne Shrekgast continues toteach reading at Lincoln Schoolin Brookline, and is hoping tohave her own classroom soon.She works at the homework cen-ter after school and has begun toprivately tutor some of her stu-dents. She has started to takecourses at the master’s degreelevel at Simmons College. BrianBeauman is preparing for theupcoming golf season, when hewill return as the teaching profes-sional at Lake Sunapee CountryClub. He is currently the assis-tant coach of the CSC women’sbasketball team. He is studyingfor his Level 1 test for the PGA.In order to be a class A head PGAprofessional, he has to pass 3 lev-els, each taking a year to com-plete. If all goes well, he will takethe test in the late spring. He hasbeen together with his girlfriend,Cathy, for 2 years in May. JohnGosselin is working as a strengthand conditioning coach atBuckingham, Browne & Nicholsin Boston, as well as at theBoston Sports Club. He is coach-ing football, basketball, and baseball at BB&N. John andElizabeth “Liz” Cronin ’97 willbe married in June 2003 inNashua, NH. Nathaniel “Nat”Novak and Rachel WoodburyNovak ’98 bought a home inKingston, MA. Nat continues towork in Boston at Arnold Adver-tising. Melissa Eckman andMartin Binette ’98 are excitedabout their recent engagement.They are planning a July 2003wedding in Portland, ME.Natalie Ciulla continues to livein the North End of Boston andis teaching 1st grade in Lynn,MA. She completed her master’sdegree in education in Dec.Rosemary “Rose” Keefe hasmoved from CO to Pensacola, FL.She and her family are enjoyingthe awesome weather. She is sub-bing for K-5th grade until thehiring freeze ends in May. James“Jamie” and Danielle CartierWiley are still living in Devon,PA, but are currently in the

process of finding their 1st housein Collegeville, PA. They areplanning to be in their newhouse by May. They continue towork at the same jobs and enjoywhat they do. They also owntheir own business, AmericanCommunications Network,which is involved in telecommu-nications, energy, Internet, andwireless communications.Gregory “Greg” Hooven is liv-ing in Nashua, NH, after 2 yearsof being in Dallas, TX. He missedthe cold weather, and is livingwith Andre “Dre” Zdunczyk.Greg is the editor of DesktopEngineering, a computer engineer-ing/software magazine. He getsto travel frequently to press conferences. He enjoys gettingtogether with past CSC friends

James “Jim” Gebro and Kevin“Slat” Slattery. Jeff Devaneystill lives in Salt Lake City, UT, isgetting his master’s in nursing,and soon will be a nurse practi-tioner. He is hoping to work withburn patients. He works hard,but is skiing even harder! He iscurrently employed in a burnICU and loves it. He also recentlyhad the opportunity to work atthe 2002 Winter Olympics. TylerBlout continues to work for Bankof America in loans and invest-ments, and teaches baseballlessons in the evenings. He en-joys playing golf, and his springincluded a trip to the Bahamas.He hopes everyone is well, andsends a special congratulations toMr. & Mrs. Eric St.Onge. AndreaGoupil continues to work at the


Alumni HoopsOn Saturday, February 2,alumni from recent men’sand women’s basketballteams got together in theDan and Kathleen HoganSports Center to take theirshots at “nothing but net.”While the skills showcased during the alumni games may have beena mite rusty, all who participated had a great time and can’t “wait‘til next year.”

Alumni who particiapated included (l to r) Nate Camp ’98, JoshPincoske ’97, Brian Wilder ’99, and Martin Binette ’98.

Alumnae who participated were (standing l to r) Karen WilkinsonHenderson ’97, Krissi Diachison Ferlow ’99, Beth Chartier Tower’97, Melissa Eckman ’99, Megan Donnelly ’99, and Cheryl Carr’00. (Front row l to r) Leisa Jesser ’02, Sara Hammond ’02, Michelle Dailey ’99, Heather St. Louis ’99, Barb Gering ’96, and (not pictured) Jen Ellis ’94.

Elliot Hospital in Manchester,NH, in the cardiac rehab unitand loves it. She enjoyed a well-deserved vacation to theBahamas recently. Kathleen“Katie” Walsh is marrying herfiancé, Reggie, in Aug. 2002.Hillary Sherman and her hus-band, Mike, had a new baby,Zylis, born in Oct. 2001. She continues to work full-time atDartmouth-Hitchcock MedicalCenter in the ICU. Christopher“Chris” Moyer and Jessica Jones(formerly of Colby-Sawyer) weremarried in Dec. 2001. Many CSC alums were in attendance,including Kevin Flynn ’00, Lahn Penna, Charles “Chuck”

Freedman, Jeremiah “Scooby”Boobar ’98, Ryan Morley, DianeMarsden ’96, Craig Rennie,Robert “Rob” Kasprzak ’98,Kyle Battis, and Grace Gravelle’01. They honeymooned at theMt. Washington Hotel, wherethey got to see Lori Monroe ’97.Chris continues to pursue hisgraduate degree in counselingpsychology. Jonathan “Evan”Davis has spent his time inSeoul, Korea; Hong Kong; Bang-kok; Phuket, Thailand; Singapore,and various cities in China. He istrying to see as many places aspossible and says without adoubt that Bangkok is the mostoutrageous place he has seen in

his life! Kyle Battis is busy work-ing as a strength and condition-ing coach for St. Paul’s Schooland the NH Technical Institute.He is also working as a personaltrainer for 2 different gyms, andindependently in Concord, NH.His goal is to open his own per-sonal training/consulting busi-ness and hopes to have that upand running in the near future!He is applying to various gradu-ate schools for a master’s in exer-cise science. Elizabeth Hartfordis getting married in this comingAug. She continues to work at St.Mary’s Hospital in the maternityunit, working a lot of overtime soshe and her future husband canpurchase a condo. She has visitedwith some friends from CSC tosee their new babies, who are socute! Keith Perkins is working inExeter, NH, and planning to takeover the family business, PerkinsLawnmower, an outdoor powerequipment dealership, which hasbeen in the family and Exetersince 1950. He currently lives inConcord, NH, with his girlfriend,Tracey Guarda ’01, who is nowthe admissions counselor foralumni recruitment at CSC.Jayson Thyng continues to livein Dover, NH, and is an assistantmanager at Market Basket.Megan Donnelly returned fromKorea and went to MT to an allwomen’s Outward Bound course.She is currently working in Ports-mouth, NH, at a corporatefinance office (Direct Lease). Sheis looking forward to pleasures ofspring/summer and gardening.Richard “Rich” Blanchard con-tinues to work as the food servicemanager at CSC. There havebeen many new and excitingchanges to the dining room inthe past year, and he looks for-ward to seeing his fellow class-mates in June at the nextreunion. Cara Falconi is in her2nd semester at Lesley College,working on her master’s in clini-cal mental health counseling andexpressive therapy. She also is ananny for a family near Boston.She lives in Arlington, MA, withLisa McNamara ’00 and is en-joying the city. David Bourassareceived his master’s degree inphysical education in the fall of2001. Since graduation he hasbeen busy applying for jobs. Hehopes for an administrative posi-tion at Colorado University. He

continues to live in Fort Collins,CO, with his fiancée. They areplanning to be married in May2002 at the Mandalay Bay Hoteland Resort in Las Vegas. He con-tinues to live the laid back COlifestyle of ski, eat, work, sleep,ski, eat, work, sleep. KatieMerrihew moved back to NHafter living in PA for 2 years. Sheis currently working with the NHPartners in Health Program, link-ing families with children withchronic medical conditions withservices and resources withintheir community and state. Shealso works with children on theAutism Spectrum, which she hasbeen doing for nearly 2 years.She lives with her boyfriend inLebanon, NH, and plans to pur-sue her master’s in social workwithin the next 2 years. Charles“Chuck” Morrison continues tolive in Boston, working as anaccount manager for an intellec-tual property (IP) firm, yet2.com.He gets to travel a lot and workclosely with large accounts likeHoneywell, Kimberly-Clark,United Technologies, and Proctor& Gamble. Kimberly “Kim”Kogut continues to work forGranite State Management &Resources in Concord, NH, andhas been promoted to a loan spe-cialist. Kim also volunteers for anevent called “DestinationCollege,” a free day of informa-tion for high school juniors,seniors and their parents to getinformation on financial aid,applying to college, and what toexpect before, during, and aftercollege. Kim recently took part inselling red, white, and blue rib-bons for the United Way 9/11fund, which successfully raisedmoney for the families of the vic-tims of the terrorist attacks. Shealso has had fun hanging outwith her little brother fromMountain Day 1997, SeanPeschel ’01. Laura DenschHeath is currently working atDartmouth-Hitchcock MedicalCenter in the pediatric intensivecare unit. She and her husband,Courtney, recently purchasedland and have plans to build ahome later this summer. She iscurrently living in Sunapee, NH.Alexandra “Alex” Peak is themanager of Longmeadow Farmin Scituate, MA, and supervises a40-horse facility. Last year shewon her non-professional


Alumni Volunteers help NHPR

A group of CSC alumni gathered in Concord, New Hampshire, inthe fall to volunteer for NH Public Radio's Annual Fund Drive.

Top: (l to r) Keith Perkins ’99, Christopher "Chris" House '97, andSusan Austin Kraeger ’68.

Above: Back row (l to r) Christopher "Chris" House '97, Richard"Rick" Ellis ’95, and Keith Perkins ’99. Front row (l to r) Director ofAlumni Relations Gaye LaCasce and Tracey Guarda ’01.

supreme championship on thenational Appaloosa circuit, andled the nation in non-profession-al showmanship. Alex is also anequine sports massage therapist,and has been using her sparetime to build up her clientele.Erika Cone Clohecy and herhusband, Mitch, have been mar-ried since Aug. 2000, and theyexpected a baby, Jayson MitchellClohecy, at the end of March,which they are both really excit-ed about. Erika is a title I readingteacher in Derry, NH, workingwith children in 1st through 5thgrade. Jessica Lamoureux hasdecided to go back to school tofulfill her prerequisites this sum-mer and fall, and to enroll into achiropractic school next spring.She’s looking to be in Denver,CO, because she likes the snowand loves to ski Congratulationsto Jennifer “Jen” James Ensign,as she and her husband, Eric,were married in Sept. 2001 inNew London and celebrated theirreception at the Knowlton Housein Sunapee Harbor. Jen’s weddingparty included Jennifer “Jennie”Mitchell, Elizabeth “Beth”Freeman, Sara Goodridge ’98,and maid of honor MindyRumery ’98. Jen lives in the NewLondon area and is working asan inclusion aide at the NewLondon Elementary School.Colby Calkins is living in North-borough, MA, and works for theUMass Medical School as a re-search coordinator in the depart-ment of psychiatry within thepsychopharmacological researchand treatment center. She is verybusy running 5 separate studies,and has also started classes toreceive her master’s in clinicalresearch from a program inBoston. She loves living in MAand is happy with the way thingsare going. Please contact the CSCalumni office with any changesto your contact information sowe can continue to stay in touch.

2000Jennifer Prudden23 Enfield DriveAndover, MA 01810(781) 395-2991 (home)(978) 852-2601 (cell)e-mail: [email protected]

Tara Schirm27 Peirce Avenue, 1st FloorEverett, MA 02149(617) 290-6510 (cell)e-mail: [email protected]

I’ll tell you what is going on withme (Tara). I have been livingwith Michelle Stantial foralmost 2 years now. Can youbelieve it has been 2 years sincewe graduated? It flies by! Wehave an apartment right outsidethe city, on the orange T-line. Ihad been working at various adagencies in this crazy economy.The ad industry was not doing sowell, so I looked for a change. Ijust started a new job at a bio-tech drug discovery company indowntown Boston, as an officemanager. Michelle is working at alocal hospital in the IT depart-ment. We have had so much funliving here in the city and alwaysrun into CSC folks. It is amazinghow many CSC people I haveseen around Boston. On the T, Ihave run into Michael “Mike”Spinney, Nicole Bennos, Mary-ellen Skulski, and Christopher“Chris” Fitzpatrick. Commutingwith fellow CSC alumni alwaysmakes the train ride more enjoy-able! I also saw Amy Potter get-ting on the T (before I had achance to say hello!) I often runinto Jennifer “Jen” Prudden,our other class correspondent,when I have been out on thetown with Michelle, and I havealso run into Sara Burman, whois enjoying her teaching job.Maryellen Skulski spices up theBoston fashion scene working asa merchandise planner in thevisual merchandising departmentat Filene’s corporate officesdowntown. Fortunately, she islocated right in the heart of oneof Beantown’s shopping areas, soshe hasn’t far to go to spend herpaychecks. She would like tothank Donna Berghorn for herteachings at CSC, for it wasMaryellen’s excellence in desktoppublishing that got her the job.Jennifer “Jenn” Wallerstein hadsort of a CSC reunion for New

Year’s Eve. Her boyfriend fromhome, Chris Rakes, and she,along with Todd Gully andJennifer “Jenny” Panther ’02went to the Boston Children’sMuseum for a black tie charityevent held for Children’s SpecialOlympics. She writes, “Todd hadarranged for us to be there, but Iwas still surprised to see so manyfamiliar faces including NicoleBennos, Michael “Mike”Spinney, Kristen Giannino ’01,Christopher “Chris” Fitzpatrick,Michael “Mike” Hachey, and afew more soccer boys and theirlady friends from the senior classof 2002. The food was sparse andkind of scary, but that onlyassured us that the money wentwhere it was supposed to––thecharity. The fire works at mid-night over the Charles Riverreflecting off Boston’s finestbuildings was a perfect ending tothe night. A good time was hadby all.” It is great to hear howCSC alums stay connected. Theglobal Holly Filaski writes, “Ijust traveled cross country (fromNY) with Justin Hersh and afriend of his, from the Cape toPark City, UT. We just got acondo in downtown Park Cityand I’ll be here through the win-ter and for the 2002 OlympicGames.” Holly ran into BrianHeon ’98 and she says, “He con-nected us with season passes andjobs at The Canyons Resort.Brian is director of lift opera-tions, so he’ll be our boss.”Sounds like Holly and Justin weregoing to have a great time at theOlympics. We have CSC repre-sentation everywhere. I alsoheard from Jenna Speer. Shewrites, “I’m living in Burlington,VT, with another CSC alum,Carrie Henry ’96.” Jenna reports

that she loves living inBurlington, and she and Carriemet at a previous job. It is asmall world. I keep in touch withRobert Carroll, who lives withThomas “Thom” Neff ’01 andhangs out with Michael “Mike”Bernard ’99 and Benjamin“Ben” Reeder ’99 in Los Angeles,CA. Robert is working on TheReal World and Road Rules shows,editing and writing. He loves theCA life. I saw his name on thecredits the other day, and itseems so surreal. CSC alumni aremaking great impressions all overthe globe. I hope 2002 is findingeveryone happy and healthy.Please keep in touch, feel free tocall, write or e-mail with anyupdates on yourself or someoneelse. Jen Prudden writes, “I amexcited to be taking on this cor-respondent position and wouldlove to hear from as many peopleas possible so that you can beincluded in future publications. Iam currently living in Medford,MA, with 4 of my guy friends. Iam still teaching 2nd grade inAndover, MA, and have startedmy master’s degree at UMass–Lowell. So far my classes aregood. I have run into many fel-low CSC alumni in the Bostonarea. Hopefully, those that wehaven’t heard from are doingwell. Keep in touch.” ChelseaBisbee has been living inManchester, NH, with herboyfriend Jason Correia ’97. Sheis working as a 4th grade teacherin Bedford, NH, and is keepingbusy with her 6-month-oldpuppy, Jordan. Another CSC pair,Alison Calvarese and Ronald“Ronnie” Lopes are also livingtogether in Framingham, MA.Alison is still teaching childrenwith special needs at the NewEngland Center for Children inSouthborough, MA, and Ronnieis continuing to work at NBCChannel 7 in Boston as a newswriter for the 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.news casts. He will graduate fromSuffolk University in May withhis master’s in communicationstudies. George Sylvester contin-ues to work as the sports infor-mation director at AmericanInternational College inSpringfield, MA. Rebecca“Becky” Parsons is still a proudemployee of Parson’s Buick inPlainville, CT. She has worked asa sales and leasing consultant,


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which she notes is “nothingrelated to athletic training,” al-though she does enjoy workingwith her family. She has also re-cently moved out on her own.Our class has also had representa-tion with the Olympic teams.Melissa Weymouth just finishedan internship with the UnitedStates Olympic Committee inColorado Springs, CO. Sheworked with United StatesFencing in their events depart-ment. She has also recently fin-ished her master’s in sports man-agement at the University of CT.She is back in Atkinson, NH, fornow, but is hoping to get a jobwith the Olympic Committeeback in CO. Jessica Dannecker isliving in Salem, NH. She works atthe Sparta Group, a private asset-

managing company, as an op-erations assistant. She has gottena dog named Ziggy. She seesKathleen “Kate” Lovell,Jennifer “Jen” Prudden, NicoleLafitte ’99, Jennifer “Jenn”Caron ’01, and Zanna Campbelloften. Zanna is still working atgood old CSC as an admissionscounselor. She lives at theCarriage House with MeganCostello ’01. Kathleen “Kate”Lovell recently landed a job atEmerson College in the purchas-ing department. She likes her jobso far and enjoys the challengeof learning a new task. She is alsoexcited about the possibility oftaking classes for free at Emerson.She is living in Norwood andspends many weekends in Bostonwith Jen Prudden.

2001Kristy Lee Meisner86 North Mountain RoadGreene, ME 04236(207) 946-7653e-mail: [email protected]

Jennifer Ann Pesare32 Silverwood LaneWest Warwick, RI 02893(401) 826-2882e-mail:[email protected]

Sean T. Peschel79 Summer StreetClaremont, NH 03743(603) 542-1701e-mail: [email protected]

Welcome back, class of 2001! It ishard to believe that graduation is1 year behind us, but it is! I hopethe “real world” is becomingmore comfortable, and that CSCis just as great a memory for youas it is for me. As for me,Jennifer “Jen” Pesare, I am liv-ing in West Warwick, RI, andworking for Video UnlimitedProductions, Inc. in Cranston, RI.Graduate school was not for me,so I decided to give working atry! So far so good; I am veryexcited about working in thecommunications industry. Someof our fellow classmates that I’vebeen in contact with regularlyare Kristy Meisner, Melissa“Missy” Brown, Catherine“Catie” O’Brien, RosettaCannizzaro, Sean Peschel, ScottLavigne, and Jeffrey “Jeff”Haspray. Kristy loves her job as aprevention educator with Advo-cates For Children in Lewiston,ME. She has been busy teachinga variety of classes on child abuseand neglect, as well as violenceprevention to children in gradesK-6. She has also had the oppor-tunity to educate many parents.Recently she was the facilitator ofa college level course on respond-ing to child abuse. She has beenable to see many of our CSCclassmates, including Sean andme! She reminds you all to keepus posted with your new andexciting information. Sean is stillteaching at Stevens High Schoolin Claremont, NH. He enjoysroad trips to visit fellow alumni.Missy is working for the schooldepartment in her hometown ofOswego, NY. She has taken thisjob in order to save herself from

her former job at a Syracuse newsstation, where she was working 7days a week. Catie is working as ahall monitor at Melrose HighSchool in the morning, and thengoes into the athletic trainingroom, where she is one of 2 headathletic trainers at the highschool. Rosetta is still workingfor Boston College in the athleticdepartment. Scott is working forFidelity Investments as a stock-broker with classmate Dimitrios“Dimitri” Tsihlis. The two ofthem are on the same team atFidelity and work closely eachday. Dimitri said that he had tostudy for 2 months after school,but he passed his 6-hour test andis now working as a stockbroker.He hopes that all is well witheveryone. Scott writes that he isstill at Fidelity, actually doingmore now. Now that he passedall his exams, he is a licensedtrader. Also working for Fidelityis Megan McCarthy. She is aretirement service specialist,which means that she answersparticipants’ questions abouttheir employer-sponsored retire-ment plans, such as a 401k or403b. Allison “Ali” Wamboldt isworking as an illustration manag-er at Gersten Financial Planning& Insurance, and is living inWatertown, MA, with her 2cousins. Heather Thomsonwrites, “I am completing my 1styear as Brockton’s AmeriCorpsMassachusetts Promise Fellow. InApril, I hosted Brockton’s 3rdAnnual Mayor’s Youth Summit.The daylong summit gives youththe opportunity to brainstormabout local problems and theirsolutions. The mayor and otherlocal officials were present tohear what the youth had discov-ered. I’ve decided to continue myfellowship in Brockton, and havesigned on for another year. I amalso anxiously awaiting news ona graduate school applicationthat I sent to Boston College’sSchool of Social Work. I hope bynext fall to be taking classes on apart-time basis towards an MSWdegree.” Katrina Ryan says, “Ihave been really busy with theMBA portion of the MBA/MSAprogram at Ohio University. Inaddition to school, I just startedas an assistant coach for OhioJuniors 16s volleyball team.Coaching is definitely differentfrom playing, but I enjoy it.”


A L U M N I S P T L I G H TTracey Guarda ’01

Tracey Guarda loves Colby-Sawyer, and it shows. She is alsoalways up for a new challenge. Tracey is an admissions counselor for the college, butthere’s a twist––much of hertime is spent collaborating withthe Alumni Office, working withalumni volunteers who representColby-Sawyer at events like col-lege fairs when an admissionsofficer from the college isunavailable. Tracey’s job is torecruit alums who will be goodspokespeople for the college andto give them the training andmaterials they need to answerbasic questions about the college and the admissions process.Tracey’s position is a first for Colby-Sawyer, and if the admis-sions statistics tell the tale, she and all her colleagues in theAdmissions Office have been incredibly successful.

Tracey’s good work and great attitude were recently rec-ognized when she was awarded the 2002 Graduate Award.Selected by the officers of the present senior class, theGraduate Award recipient is “a member of the preceding grad-uating class whose character and influence most constructivelyaffected the majority of this year’s senior class members.”Tracey’s award was presented during Commencement on May 18.

The next exciting challenge for Tracey will be the“Succeeding Together Tour,” a six-week, coast-to-coast vantour in which Tracey and two members of the Class of 2002,Nikki Fowler and Brendan Carney, will visit Colby-Sawyer alumni. The mission, as our intrepid travelers undertake thistrip, is to take all the exciting news about the college directlyto the Colby-Sawyer “family” throughout the country. Watchfor Tracey to visit a city near you in June or July.

Jorden Blucher is working for agraphic design firm inBurlington, VT, as well as moon-lighting at Bolton Valley SkiResort. He found it “hard to payfor a season pass when you havebeen getting a free one for solong.” Heidi Allen is living inVT, and has landed herself a jobas production director at FireApparatus magazine. Heidi says,“Basically my job is layout of themagazine, and setting deadlinesto make sure everything getsdone on time!” Heidi says thatshe enjoys working on the layoutand design of the magazine, andher knowledge of fire trucks andequipment is increasing by theday! Brian Ennis is still workingtowards his master’s degree andwrites “I’m doing well, still busywith grad school at UNH (exer-cise science) and more busy withassistantship in cardiac rehab.Other than actual schoolwork,I’m trying to narrow down a the-sis question. Besides that, noth-ing too exciting to report.” Oneof Brian’s fellow ESS major’s,Katarzyna “Kat” Fadrowski,writes in saying that she is work-ing in CT for the HartfordHospital cardiovascular rehabili-tation program as an exercisespecialist. In the meantime, sheis taking classes part time at theUniversity of Connecticuttowards a master’s in clinicalphysiology, and would like toenroll full time in Sept. JulieTyrrell is still working as a special education teacher inYarmouth, ME, and loves it.Noble Chipley is a full time artteacher at Westford Academy inMA. She has her own muralpainting business on the side,and has a website to try to boostsales. She also writes “I will begetting married July 27, and my

fiancé and I just bought our 1sthouse, in Nashua.” MichelleOpuszynski is still teaching 2ndgrade and loves it. She is alsoattending Lesley University forher master’s in integrating tech-nology into education. She justsaw Kat and Jennifer “Jenn”Caron recently in Falmouth, ME,where Jenn is living. They wereable to catch up a lot and see thechurch and reception hall whereJenn will be having her wedding,which is planned for June 2003.Tracey Guarda is still working inthe CSC admissions office andloves it. She wanted all of you toknow, “This summer I will betraveling cross-country with twoother young alums (NikkiFowler ’02 and Brendan Carney’02), getting out to meet manyalumni as a representative for theAlumni Relations Office.” She isstill living in Concord, NH, withKeith Perkins ’99, and having agreat time. Kathleen “Kate”Nevins says, “Things are good uphere in NH. Paul (Paul LeClair’99) and I are still living together,but we have moved about a milefrom our old place and are livingin Contoocook. I am finishing upmy 1st year of teaching Englishat Hopkinton High School, and I have definitely learned a lot.”Grace Gravelle has started“working” as a guest servicesagent (fancy name for the personbehind the front desk) at theCrowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua,NH. “I check guests in and out oftheir rooms, take reservationsover the phone, transfer calls,make sure our customers arehappy, etc. I am living with myparents in Merrimack, NH, tryingto save money for future travels.I can’t stay put very long! And Ibought my first car, a ‘99 HondaCivic in mid-February. Talk about

freedom!” Not only are some ofour classmates still in NH, butsome are even still in the NewLondon area. Julie McFarland iskeeping busy at Sutton CentralSchool, teaching reading recov-ery (which she is learningthrough a graduate class at UNH)to 1st graders, and holds themedia generalist position (afancy name for the librarian).She says “I live right in NewLondon and just can’t seem tokeep myself away from theplace!” Amanda Rucci is alsostill in the area. She is workingpart-time with the handicappedski program at Mt. Sunapee andsubstitute teaches in the localschools. She will be headinghome to DC for the summer towork at a summer camp. Shewrites, “I’m not sure of my plansfor the fall. I’m having fun, but Imiss Australia so much.” On thewest coast, Kimberly “Kim”Morrison and Megan Smithhave moved into a bigger apart-ment and are rooming withThomas “Woody” Smith untilhis upcoming marriage toJennifer “Jenn” Savio this sum-mer. They are living in San Jose,where Kim is still working forCampbell’s Soup, but is seekingother employment, while Meganhas found a home at a physicaltherapist’s office in Mountain-side, 15 minutes from their apart-ment. Thomas “Thom” Neff iscurrently living in Hollywood,working for the MTV show,Making the Band. He has gottento tour around with O-Town forthe show, which brought him toPark City and Vegas, as well asprovided him with the opportu-nity to meet Britney Spears.Thom writes, “In my spare time Iwrite, direct, produce, and act inindependent films. I’m in theprocess of writing a feature witha director I met out here, am lov-ing life, and always moving for-ward.” Kelly O’Hara writes, “Iam currently living in Denver,CO, and I am a full time instruc-tor for the National PersonalTraining Institute of CO. I alsowork part time as a personaltrainer and aerobics instructor.Lots of fun!” David “Dave”Lindberg is presently finishingup with his communication stud-ies internship with the mediarelations department with theSan Antonio Spurs. This gig

should go through May and thenthe job hunt begins. Dave writes,“I have started throwing outresumes to some NBA teams andsome colleges who are lookingfor some help with the media.”Another communication major,Taber Lightfoot writes, “I’m cur-rently living in Hamden, CT, andworking at the Yale School ofManagement in the admissionsoffice. I’m learning all the insand outs of an MBA program. Ithas been a great experience forme so far. I’ve had the opportuni-ty to travel to NYC to meet andspeak with prospective MBA stu-dents, who, I might add, aremainly gorgeous 30-year-oldmen. However, I will admit that I do miss CSC, as I am sure therest of you do, too. I hope thateveryone is happy and healthy!Look me up if you are in myarea. Keep in touch.” JonahNeagle is working at a gym atthe moment trying to put herESS degree to good use. She hasbeen busy planning a trip toFrance this summer, and willstart massage therapy school inMay. After almost 9 months oftrying to decide what she wantedto do with her life, Sarah Labriefinally accepted a position withthe State of ME as a human ser-vices caseworker. She has neverdone this sort of thing before,but we all wish her the best ofluck. Sarah also bought her firstnew car, which she is really excit-ed about. It seems that thosewho I have heard from are enjoy-ing life after CSC! Thanks somuch to all of you for keeping intouch. For those of you we havenot heard from, please e-mail orcall one of us so that we can letyour classmates know what youhave been up to in the year sincegraduation. Please do not forgetto alert the Alumni Office if youhave a change of address so thatyou can take advantage of theAlumni Office cross-country tripthis summer. Take care, and hopeto hear from you all soon.








IN FOND MEMORYSPRING/SUMMER 2002

ACADEMYJohn E. Frazee ’22DECEMBER 7, 2001

Everett A. Sherwood ’26DECEMBER 31, 2000

Duncan W. Persons ’27APRIL 1, 2001

1931Melva Swartz LeeFEBRUARY 26, 2002

1932June Russell Hoppe

JANUARY 23, 2002

1934Pauline “Polly” Rogers

BarkerJANUARY 25, 2002

Constance Harriman TrippMARCH 22, 2001

1936Jeanne Yates Bowman

DECEMBER 31, 2001Marjorie Underhill

ChristianJUNE 10, 2001

Barbara Davis DeFriestJUNE 19, 2001

Ruth Marshall KaminskiDECEMBER 3, 2001

1937Ruth Reed BrownNOVEMBER 19, 2001

Doris Wesson GatesJANUARY 1996

Barbara Shattuck YoungJANUARY 18, 2001

1938Helen Patterson Dailey

NOVEMBER 24, 2001

1939Suzanne T. PierceDECEMBER 6, 2001

Virginia “Jinny” JoslinTucker

OCTOBER 11, 2001

1940Betsey Nutting Burtt

OCTOBER 23, 2001

1941Jeanne Corthell Smyth

JUNE 9, 2001

1942Alberta Schield Kalish

MAY 10, 2000Kelsey Beach HaleOCTOBER 19, 2001

Priscilla Boulton LavalleeOctober 24, 2001

1943Alyce Czelusniak Gustavis

NOVEMBER 10, 2001

1944Dorothy Steinert Seufert

MARCH 4, 2001Glenna Market Morrison

OCTOBER 15, 2001Mary French Pelsor

JANUARY 25, 2002

1945Margaret “Peggy” Wheeler

DyerJULY 7, 2001

1948June Paton Hughes

DECEMBER 10, 2001

1949Susanne Ott DanaDECEMBER 26, 2001

Dorothy Pascoe ThurrellSEPTEMBER 20, 2001

1955Mareen Dedrick Evans

OCTOBER 29, 2001

1957Sharon Long Weesner

1997

1961Carolyn Gahan Collari

FEBRUARY 28, 2002

1962Lois Farnsworth Sykes

NOVEMBER 9, 2001

1963Margaret Burding

O’ConnorMAY 15, 2001

Janet Durbin SistoJANUARY 16, 2002

1965Wendy Smith Sullivan

DECEMBER 14, 2001

1967Sally Smyth Memgel

UNKNOWN

1974Susan D. ChildressDECEMBER 20, 2001

Christine Cheney PriceJUNE 29, 2001

1978Jan Derby

DECEMBER 6, 2001

PAST FACULTYDr. John ClaytonSEPTEMBER 2, 2000

Jane MartinJANUARY 19, 2002

Kathy E. RamageNOVEMBER 1, 2000James WiltshireNOVEMBER 2, 2001

Happy Birthday, Barbara Johnson Stearns ’32

On March 18th, President Anne Ponder invited the

college community to join with Barbara Johnson Stearns’s

friends and family in an afternoon tea to celebrate

Barbara’s 90th birthday. Students, faculty, staff, faculty

emeriti, former employees, and many townspeople joined

in the celebration for Barbara, who has been an active

and enthusiastic volunteer for the college. Barbara served

on the Board of Trustees from 1957 through 1973, has

been a class agent, class correspondent, president of the

Colby Junior College Club of Boston, a member of

reunion planning committees, and the chair of other

reunion committees, including her 20th, 50th, and 60th.

She has attended and hosted innumerable college events

and been a tireless promoter of her alma mater.

Amazingly, Barbara has been equally active in civic affairs.

In 1982, her family established the Barbara Johnson

Stearns Award for Outstanding Leadership, which each

year recognizes a female and a male Colby-Sawyer senior

who has demonstrated exemplary leadership and dedica-

tion to the college.

The guests at the party brought cards, notes, and let-

ters of remembrance, sang Happy Birthday, and listened

as a well-deserved proclamation from the governor was

read to honor Barbara. In applauding the guest of honor,

President Ponder stated, “If I live to be 90, I want to be

like Barbara Stearns.” Barbara, herself, plans to continue

in her role as an active alumna. “I don’t mind being 90,”

she explained. “I’m enjoying it as long as I feel so well.

If I can keep feeling wonderful, I’m just going to keep

on going.”

PHOTOS, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:

Barbara Johnson Stearns ’32 during a rare moment alone at her birthday party.

Barbara and President Anne Ponder enjoy the festivities.

Barbara with two New London gentlemen, Laurids “Bud” Lauridsen (l) andWilliam “Bill” Kidder.

State Legislator Bob Odell and Barbara read the governor’s proclamation.Bob is the husband of Colby-Sawyer alumna Anne “Sandy” Coburn Odell ’65.

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