Class of '60

A group of us have been meeting to plan our 40th reunion. Al Peterson is heading up the reunion committee. Joan Seugling Tetzlaff, Jane Page Glen, O’Neill Keeshan, and your class secretary. We met in January and called some classmates to remind them of our reunion. So far, nearly 100 are planning to come to our celebration. I hope everyone will put the dates June 1-4, 2000, on their calendars and come to Vermont for a great weekend. We have lots of great activities planned, including golf at the new Vermont National Golf Course and parties on campus and in Burlington. If you haven’t heard from us yet, expect a call. Sadly, Jane Page Glen reported that her husband, Jud Glen ’52, passed away in April 1999. Jane spent last Thanksgiving with friends in Germany, where she lived for several years in the mid-60s. Joyce Zipf Harrington wrote that she has retired from teaching anatomy and physiology labs to future nurses at Indiana University after 28 years. She now enjoys traveling and visiting her children and grandchildren in Oregon, Minnesota, and Indiana.

Class of '61

While enjoying the benefits of retirement, I continue to live in Norwalk, Conn. My time is divided between home in Connecticut, Vermont for skiing, the Caribbean for sailing, and Europe for traveling. My frequent travel partner is Joan Moran (’58) McGee. We have enjoyed Paris, Venice, and a cooking course in Provence together, and we are now planning our next adventure. I frequently visit with a number of UVM friends. We heard from Charles Eldred of Yorktown, Va. He recently retired from NASA Langley Research Center after an eventful 36 years in the space program. He and his wife, Gail, enjoy traveling in their fifth-wheel RV. I’d love to hear from more classmates for future issues of Vermont Quarterly.

Class of '62

Roy Ackermann recently retired as a TWA captain after 31 years of flying. Prior to working for TWA, he was on active duty as a U.S. Navy pilot for five years, serving on the West Coast and in Southeast Asia. He also served for 21 years in the U.S. Navy Reserves, and he retired as a captain in 1989. Roy and his wife, Elizabeth, live in San Juan Capistrano, and they are looking forward to doing some traveling. Their son, Eric, graduated from Cal. State Long Beach, and he now works for a major department store in Southern California. Dick Aldinger and his wife, Janet, still enjoy living in the Orlando, Fla., area. Dick has worked at Walt Disney World for more than 11 years, but he finds that “something new and exciting is always happening at Disney World.” Youngest daughter Heidi attends Clemson University. The Aldingers spent two weeks traveling throughout England last summer. Suzanne Beaudin of Montpelier, Vt., retired from teaching last June. Sandra Schindlinger Honig-Haftel was named Distinguished Alumni of the University of New Haven in 1999. She lives in Cromwell, Conn., and is enjoying her retirement, writing, and working with husband Carl as a partner in a real estate development company. Son Michael attends Avon Old Farms preparatory school, and daughter Cathy recently made her a grandmother. Hall Thompson of Cumberland, Maine, received a Dirigo Award for Small Business and Commercial Lending from the Finance Authority of Maine. He is executive vice president at Peoples Heritage Bank.

Class of '63

These are interesting times for our class. While many of us are enjoying a leisurely retirement lifestyle, it seems that many more are charging ahead in our careers or beginning second and third careers. I, for one, thought that I would be in retirement mode after seven years in Europe, freelancing with international universities and corporations. Rather, I find myself deeply involved in the charter school movement in New Jersey. As dedicated professionals and parents working towards creating educational models, we are constantly battling to protect what we earned through New Jersey law. I am currently director of the Greater Brunswick Charter School, located in New Brunswick. If any of you are involved with or have opinions about the charter school movement, please email me for continued discussion. On a personal note, daughter Karen, who attended UVM and received degrees for elementary and special education from Georgian Court College in New Jersey, was married to Gary Romein on August 14, 1999. They live in Wall Township, N.J. Daughter Kelly, an ’87 Bates graduate, lives in Hinesburg, Vt., and manages Hannaford’s Williston supermarket. My husband, Joe, thought he would also retire once we returned to the U.S., but he is working for Mitre Corp. His sons Scott and Jeffrey and granddaughter August live in Iowa, and they enjoy their visits with us. Best wishes to the Hon. Sara Moreau Gear, former Vermont state senator and Republican Party leader, and Joe Boyd. They were married in Burlington on August 28, 1999. After the wedding, they enjoyed a celebratory cruise on Lake Champlain with their family and friends. Sara and Joe will continue their leadership roles in the Republican Party. Shirley Mumford Ferguson lives in Hopewell Junction, N.Y., and is at Xerox. She is looking toward retirement and working in a non-corporate setting. Her son, Rob, who lives in Boston, was married last April. Daughter Missy is working on her dissertation at NYU, while son Jeff is a student at Bard. Lewis Sherman reported that he retired from an international health position with the Department of Defense in December 1997. Currently, he is serving as a part-time medical systems consultant with International Medical Consultants, Inc., and he is very involved in community service. He also enjoys an annual week with an Appalachian Work Camp, traveling, and many other activities. He, his wife, and their two sons are blessed with good health. Maureen Oliver Mintz is also enjoying a second career as a part-time assistant in the business office of a private school in Syracuse, N.Y. In her leisure time, she balances her work with reading, playing bridge and golf, cross-country skiing, and taking vacation. Maureen‘s husband continues with his busy schedule as a pediatrician; daughter Jessica, a Williams College graduate, is in Taiwan and China learning the language and traveling. Son Joseph is working in Ithaca, N.Y., and in transition. Maureen would like to hear from her nursing classmates. Margot Bellin Breckbill is enjoying “midlife,” her two granddaughters, and her recent certification as a Lamaze childbirth educator. She enjoys teaching and finds that her recent certification coordinates with her childbirth preparation classes. Georgene Walter Fabian continues to be challenged with her work as a welfare officer in Holderness, N.H. She is a CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer for children and a longtime worker with a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Congratulations to Lyn Lifshin on her recently-published book of poems, entitled, Before the Light. Lyn’s poetry has appeared in almost every literary and poetry magazine. Let’s hear from more of you, especially Julie, Lainie, Lola, Melissa, and Sandra.

Class of '64

Happy spring! I hope you all had a nice winter and can enjoy the warmth of the new seasons to come. Larry Koff is celebrating his fifth year as principal of his consulting firm, Larry Koff & Associates. They provide economic development and growth management planning services for municipalities, developers, and non-profit organizations. William Perlow has a full-time practice in gastroenterology and internal medicine in Manhattan. He is the attending physician at the Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical School. His wife, Katharina, is owner and director of the Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery in the Fuller Building on Madison and 57th, where they exhibit contemporary American art. Leonard Nemon wrote from Needham, Mass., that he hopes to make it back for our next reunion. Ed Zuccaro represented UVM at the inauguration of Lyndon State College’s new president last September. Please note my new email address and keep your news coming.

Class of '65

Dave Goode is a senior vice president for Catholic Health Initiatives, the largest health system in the country. Based in Minneapolis, Dave is responsible for 15 acute-care hospitals in five midwestern states. He makes his home in Mound, Minn. David and Andy Hay Sonneborn are still living in Anchorage, Alaska. In July, they will have been there 22 years, and they still love it. David’s cardiology practice continues to grow; it is now called the Alaska Heart Institute. He takes advantage of the X-C skiing opportunities in Anchorage as often as possible, and he also keeps up with his avocation of birding. This will be his tenth spring on the Aleutian Island of Attu as a leader for Attours Birding Adventures. Andy paints professionally in oils and pastels and was recently honored by being asked to create the first of a series of limited edition fine art posters for the Alaskan Botanical Garden. She also keeps busy teaching workshops in beginning pastels and oils at her studio in downtown Anchorage. Andy remembers her painting classes at UVM with Francis Colburn and credits him with inspiring her to continue painting forever and not to take life too seriously. Joel Bessoff and wife Marion live in Longmeadow, Mass. Joel is a gastroenterologist in Springfield, and Marion runs his office. Their eldest child, Bram, lives in Atlanta, where he does marketing and advertising by day and is the drummer for the band “Soup” by night. Son Noah lives in Beijing, China, learning the language and working for Newsweek. Their youngest child, Kovi, a high school student, is on an exchange program in Chile. The Bessoffs wrote that they like to travel. Steven Pell’s son, Harry, graduated from MIT in 1999. He has spent the year studying in Israel before entering the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City next September. Son Gabe attends Princeton, where he writes for the school newspaper and enjoys the beautiful campus. Steven and his wife, Marcy, who live in Highland Park, N.J., are moving their business, Timely Advertising.

Class of '66

Craig Boardman wrote that he and his wife, Karen, live in Mount Dora, Fla. They own two businesses, an architectural design firm and a health food distribution network. The Boardmans have two grown sons and six grandchildren, who live in nearby Orlando. Craig indicated that, as far as he knows, he was the only person to graduate with a BA in geology from our class. At the moment, he is working on a project to update the Boardman family genealogy from 1895 to the present. Perhaps some classmates would like to share some information. Nancy Castellanos Miller has moved to the island of Trinidad with her husband, Chris. The move is a temporary one, probably two years. They will live there while Chris works on a water purification project on the island. Jane Pelletier Graham is now living in Bow, N.H., where she is working full time as a dental hygienist. She has three grown children, and her first grandchild was expected in January. Norma Hanson Reynolds is the owner of a ladies’ clothing store, First Impressions, in Montpelier, Vt. Your class secretary has been having a lot of fun shopping there, and Norma is a great fashion coordinator. Stop in to see her sometime when you are in the state capital. John Rie reported that he is an adjunct professor of chemistry at Quinnipiac College in Hamden, Conn. He also is affiliated with the newly-formed company, Concrete Corrosion Control, LLC, and works at Connecticut Biomedical Services. In addition, he teaches skiing locally in his spare time. Ralph Sargent wrote that he has completed 31 years with IBM and now spends his weekends as a ski instructor at Smugglers’ Notch. Our class column could use some more news from all of you.

Class of '67

James Cunningham reported that his UVM dorm-mate Peter Pierpont has been appointed chairman of the aviation technology department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Kingsley Hammett’s new book, Early New Mexican Furniture, with photographs and drawings of museum-grade pieces built between 1750 and 1880, was released by Fleetwood Press. The first book in the three-part series, Classic New Mexican Furniture, published in 1996, drew from the New Mexico Museum of International Folk Art collection. Besides celebrating their 28th wedding anniversary, Diana Bowen Reynolds and her husband celebrated several other milestones last May—their middle child married, their youngest child graduated from college, and their only daughter announced the impending arrival of their first grandchild. Judith Gladstone Swade is an active volunteer in her community. She and her husband enjoyed a trip to Mexico last year. Jeff Sagalyn represented UVM at the inauguration of Richard Flynn as president of Springfield College in Massachusetts last October. And last, but far from least, Roy Zuckerman reported recent sightings of Stephen Schulte in London and William Levy in Tampa, Fla.

Class of '68

John and Barbara Luders Cornish wrote to tell us that they relocated to North Yarmouth, Maine, where they purchased Maine Tennis and Track. Their company designs, installs, and renovates recreational surfaces throughout northern New England. Best of luck in your new venture. Alice Spaulding tells us that she truly enjoyed her graduate program at UVM and the friendship of other students. After receiving her MAT, she taught for several years at South Burlington High School, retiring in 1974. She has been active since in positions such as bookkeeper at Trinity College and volunteer work.