Class of '90

I have been class secretary for almost 10 years now. I have enjoyed hearing from classmates I know well, those I remember, and those who I have not met yet. I look forward to catching up with everyone in person at our reunion in June. I hope you plan to be there, because our reunion committee has come up with all sorts of great ways for us to celebrate our 10th . It promises to be a memorable weekend. Have a wonderful spring! Katherine Franz Ephlin wrote that she and her husband, Dennis, were blessed with triplets, sons Daniel, William, and Zachary, on June 8, 1999. They were born seven weeks early but are doing well. Their parents, on the other hand, are exhausted. The Ephlins live in Troy, Mich. Marie Kuhn Whybark is a senior project manager for food safety standards at NSF International in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was honored this year when she received the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award from the American Dietetic Association. Marie has been living in Ann Arbor for the past seven years. She earned her MS in nutritional science from the University of Michigan in 1994. Michael “Fosh” Bluto wrote that his wife, Marsha, gave birth to their son, Larison, last summer in Lake Tahoe. After 14 years in the snowboarding industry, Michael quit and is now the general manager of Skylake Productions, specializing in digital media. He noted that animation pays much better. Eleanor Larm Radius lives in Albuquerque, N.Mex. She works for Intel Corporation as a senior training developer. Eleanor married her husband, David Radius, in Placitas, N.Mex., on May 17, 1997. They are overjoyed to announce the birth of their son, Kai Devon Radius, on September 9, 1999, which also happened to be Eleanor’s 31st birthday. Kim Fleming Albertson and husband Phil ’92 welcomed a new daughter, Shae, in June 1999. They are loving life with her on Nantucket, where they have lived for the past eight years. They have seen many familiar UVM faces on the island. The Albertsons were sad to miss Jon and Cathy Seibold’s wedding in Rhode Island but heard it was spectacular with lots of friends attending. They managed to see their old friends at Jason Zucker’s wedding in Florida. They all enjoyed a weekend of fun, excitement, and reminiscing, as well as a beautiful event by the Gulf. Some friends that joined them were Mike Shusda, Jon and Cathy Seibold, and Heath Bender. Unfortunately, Robyn Yablans Levy was not in attendance because she and her husband, Norm, had just had their second child, Jared. Congratulations to them. Also, JJ and Anne Ludes had their second child in June. Scott Oser welcomeda new son, Joshua Benjamin, into the family on February 3, 2000. Scott reported that he, his wife, Lisa, and daughter Lexi are getting used to life without sleep once again. There certainly were lots of new babies born and lots of UVM weddings. Rebecca Cohen Fenster wrote that she celebrated her daughter Hannah’s third birthday last January and that her son, Noah, is nearly two. She visited Wendy Gordon Nelson, husband Eric ’91, and daughter Rachel in Boston recently. Last December, David Bosworth became a trust investment officer with Merchants Trust Company. He and his wife, Lynn, live in Weybridge, Vt. Congratulations, David! Judith Gershater received a special recognition award from the city of Burlington, Vt., for outstanding performance in her job in 1999. Judith has worked for the Burlington library for the past 19 years. Brett Pingree married Susanne Hosley of Guilford, Conn., on September 18, 1999, on Nantucket Island, just days after Hurricane Floyd zoomed by. UVMers in attendance were Win Allen, Brian Porter ’89, Wetherbee Dorshow ’89, Tom Hicks, and one time UVMers Ramsey Montgomery and Jon Cote. Brett and Suzanne live in Marblehead, Mass. Jonathan and Elizabeth Bohn (’91) Scharf live in Cambridge, Mass., but wish to move back to Vermont. Don’t we all. Rob Klein was married on Fisher Island in Miami, Fla., last March. In attendance were Loren Monroe, Brian Morris, and Jim Prosky. Rob and his wife, Sloan, live in New York City.

Class of '91

Matthew and Wendy Bartlett (’94) Bliss live in Williston, Vt. Matthew works for American Management Systems, and Wendy is a full-time mom to their son, Joshua. Katharine Campbell married David Outcalt on June 5, 1999. David is a 1990 graduate of Williams College. Ken Couture is engaged to marry Ashley Renick G’97, and they are planning a wedding in Vermont for June 2000. Erika Lipsky Radin sent news that Julie Burstin married Jason Lichetnstein in Pittsburgh in April 1999. Julie’s UVM roommates, Patty Elbaum Fox, Alissa Kaplan Blumberg, Karen Shore Meyer, and Erika, were thrilled to celebrate with her. Patty Elbaum Fox married her husband Ron in October 1996, and they live in West Hartford, Conn. Alissa Kaplan Blumberg and her husband, Kenny, live in New York City, and they are the parents of Jesse, who was born in June 1997. Karen Shore Meyer and her husband, Jon, live in Columbus, Ohio, and they are the parents of Sydney, who was born in February 1998, and Max, who was born in September 1999. Erika is married to Tony Radin, and they live in New York City. They are the proud parents of a son Josh, who was born in March 1999. David Rippeto is still a wildlife manager with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and is a partner in an outfitting business specializing in deer and turkey hunting in Mexico. He is also working towards obtaining his pilots license. Drew Skroback recently completed a two-year judicial clerkship with a U.S. District Court judge in Orlando, Fla. He has returned to private practice as an environmental attorney with Hunton & Williams in New York City. Jeff Wick wrote that he and Elzy Sklar ’95 moved from Boston to New York City in January 2000. Jeff completed his JD/MBA combined degree program at Boston University in December 1999. He will work at Alphanumerica.com, an internet services company in Manhattan, as vice president of business development and general counsel. Elzy will remain a public relations manager with Ziff-Davis Inc. Zdnet web site.

Class of '92

Greetings to the class of ’92 from London, England, where the new millennium has started off smoothly and successfully. I appreciate all the news that has been sent in for this issue. Keep it coming. Pete Brush wrote that he has a band, called “the help” that performs in the New York City area. They play original songs and “some wacky cover tunes.” The band’s CD received some rave reviews from the music world. Several alumni have already seen them play and can attest that their shows are definitely entertaining. Pete wrote that the band could use all the support they could get from UVM alumni in the area. Molly MacPherson wrote that she is currently working for UVM’s Alumni Office, but she has just been admitted to graduate school. In June, she will be heading for Monterey, Calif., to pursue a master’s degree in interpretation and translation. She is looking forward to catching up with Andi Cuniberti ’93 and Nicole Nestel ’94, who live in San Francisco, and she plans to make trips to Los Angeles to visit Deb Klipper ’94 and Billy Carpenter ’91 in her free time. Pamela Kaufman Tucker and her husband, Wayne, proudly announced the birth of their first child, a son, Noah Robert Tucker, who was born on November 30, 1999. Pam, Wayne, and Noah live in New York City, where Pam is a financial analyst at Lehman Brothers and Wayne is a stockbroker at Raymond James. Sandy Mitchell Gau wrote that Sharon Rhode married Ed Waite on October 9, 1999. They have a daughter, Jordan Paige, and another baby on the way. Sharon lives in the Lake George, N.Y., area and would love to hear from other UVM alumni. Stephen Shannon would like to belatedly announce his marriage to Dr. Patricia Moyer. The happy couple were married in Baltimore, Md., in May 1998. UVMers in attendance included Sean McGivney ’91, Dan Curry, A.D. Kent, Kathy Tomczak Kent, Lisa Jacobson, Paul Bohne ’91, and Cindy Richardson Bohne. Stephen and Patricia make their home in Charlotte, N.C. Valerie Levitan has been elected to the board of directors of the National Organization for Rare Disorders. She is the executive director of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation in Chicago. Jill Tatko recently earned her MA degree in international environmental policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. While at the Institute’s Center for Non-Proliferation Studies, she worked as a graduate research assistant researching Russian naval nuclear issues. She also had an internship with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, and studied Russian in the Summer Language Program in Moscow. Renelle L’Huillier is a new associate in the law firm of Devine, Millimet & Branch in Manchester, N.H. She is in the corporate department, where her practice includes general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law. Renelle graduated from Vermont Law School after having served with the Peace Corps as a national resource management volunteer in Mali, West Africa. Gabrielle Lajoie recently moved from New York to join Russell Reynolds, an international executive recruiting firm. She is now based in San Francisco, specializing in healthcare assignments. Heather Crapple Fargis and her husband, John, welcomed a new son, Brian Leo, on November 14, 1999. He shares the same birthday with their daughter, Madeleine, who is two. In May 1999, Heidi Hutchinson received her DVM from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She is currently doing an internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kent., and she plans to pursue a residency in equine surgery. Heidi and Andrew Williams were engaged last November. They are planning a July wedding in Nantucket. Andrew works for an internet company in Chicago. Lara Patrin Hamann lives in Chicago with her husband, Mike. Working in a busy public relations firm and rehabilitating an early 20th century greystone occupies much of her time, but she would love to hear from fellow alumni in the area. Corrie and Lisa Corbin Sweet wrote that they spent the New Year with many UVM alumni. When they wrote, they were awaiting the birth of their first child early in the new millennium.

Class of 93

Julie Theoret wrote from central Pennsylvania, where she is an assistant professor of mathematics at Susquehanna University. She received her PhD from the University of Virginia in 1999, before moving to her present position as professor. Congratulations. Julie gets back to Burlington as much as possible and keeps in constant contact with her cousin and classmate Cari Bruley. Wedding bells were in the air on June 5th as Scott Stern tied the knot with Valerie deCardenas in the Queen City of Cincinnati. Scott’s sister, Britty ’95, was in the wedding party and was the unsung hero after she convinced Valerie to go through with it and actually marry Scott. Numerous UVMers were in attendance at the wedding, including Chris Reiner, Ian Paisley, Ken Barnes, Robert “The Jammer” Jamison, Clay Hamlin, Nicole Gagnon, Wendy Barber, Alison Ross, Sean Gaffney, Rob Berger ’91, Aaron Parekh, and Kara Shore ’91. The highlight of the night was a special dancing performance by Scott and Britty’s younger brother Pepper. Wolf Grand sent his best from San Francisco. He recently moved out of his commune and got engaged. Wolf invites classmates to look him up in the city. He wrote, “I spend a lot of time bike riding, and I encourage UVMers to stop by and go for a pedal if they are in the area.” More news from the West Coast: UVM integrated humanities program grad Victor Rivero has been active in education as a teacher, writer, and now as editor of an award-winning national magazine covering all levels of education in the Information Age. Victor lives in Sacramento, Calif. Andi Cuniberti is living in San Francisco. He is engaged to marry Nicole Nestel ’94, and they are planning a July wedding back East. Gregory Hullstrung and his wife, Liza, welcomed their new son, Michael, into the world on August 22, 1999. Gregory was planning to open his second physical therapy office in Manhattan in February 2000. Jonathan Linker married Kirsten Tonks at the Inn at the Round Barn in Warren, Vt., on August 29, 1999. The wedding party included Caleb Harsch, Karen Davidson, Rachel Seidel ’94, and Robert Goldstein, best man. Other UVMers in attendance included Adam Schwalb ’92, Mercedes Atwood, Allison Durgin, Kim Caswell, and Lynne Wells. The Linkers now live in the New York City suburbs and enjoy the frequent company of fellow UVMers. Kristen Mitchell recently returned from two years’ service in the Peace Corps. She was an English teacher trainer on the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Shannon O’Boyle is stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom, working for the U.S. Air Force as a civil engineer. Recent assignments have included Korea and Egypt. Gina Piazza received her doctor of osteopathy degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. She is an intern at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, N.Y., and will start her residency in emergency medicine at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx in July. Clement Powers wrote from Chestnut Hill, Mass., that Jeff Gaull plans to marry Gail Legaspi in May 2000 and Paul Albert moved to Boulder, Colo., “in search of the great American frontier.” Sherry Troy Roberts and her husband, John, celebrated the birth of their first child, Timothy, on September 10, 1999. Sherry sent special thanks to Althea Cooper and Abbey Chase Chinitz for traveling from Boston to visit her new baby. Jon Sanders is living in St. Louis, Mo., and teaching high school social studies in North St. Louis County. Mathew Viens was appointed assistant attorney general in Vermont. He received his JD degree from Vermont Law School in 1998, and he practices in the human services division of the Vermont Attorney General’s office, concentrating in cases involving the Vermont departments of social welfare and corrections. Mathew also let us know that Amity Aldrich married Jared Dawson in November 1997, and they live in Durham, N.C. Jeffrey Whittaker of San Francisco, was recently engaged to Cara Rullman. Leigh Bleiweiss completed the requirements for becoming a registered dietician with her internship at Central Washington University. She lives in Seattle, where she is a food scientist in the research and development area of Starbucks Coffee Company. Starbucks coffee drinkers should know that Leigh is the creator of the new drink “white mocha.”

Class of '94

Thanks for all the information I have received. Please keep it coming because I enjoy the email. It only takes a minute to compose a message to the above email address, and I will get your update into the next issue. I recently caught up with our president Narric Rome when he stopped in Boston after the holidays on his way up to Killington, Vt. he went out with Beth McDermott, Erin Gurry, and me, and we realized that it was the first official meeting of the ’94 class officers. Narric, quite the dedicated Democrat, had just returned from Dubuque, Iowa, where he had hit the campaign trail, volunteering for 10 days with Al Gore’s campaign. Sara Golier and Doug Schneider are engaged; they plan to marry in the spring of 2001. They live in New York City with their dog, and they have just bought an apartment. Karri Rakow sent me a great email packed with information on ’94 grads: “Glad to see and read that everyone from our class is doing so very well. Currently, I am a first-year corporate lawyer at the New York City law firm of Davis, Polk & Wardwell, having recently graduated from NYU School of Law. New York City is a great place to be while young and starting a career, and my family is here, too, so I’m quite happy. I maintain contact with Nicole (Nikki) Gadbois Fulton. She married my high school best friend, Lt. Harry Fulton III, back in 1995, and they are the proud parents of Harry P. Fulton IV, who celebrated his first birthday on January 30. The Fultons live in Maine, where Harry III, a U.S. Navy pilot, is stationed. I am also in contact with Adam Turteltaub. We didn’t know each other in college, although we both lived in CBW (aka “the shoeboxes”), but we met when we were both law students at NYU. Adam is also a corporate lawyer here in New York at Willie Farr. I also speak to Rebecca Rudy, who has an excellent job as a product manager at a hot publishing house. She also attends Fordham University School of Business at night in pursuit of her MBA. Go, Becca! I also frequently speak with Sena Roth and Melissa Gross, who are both living in Boston and have great jobs. Sena works for a savvy technology company, and Melissa works for a booming financial company. Melissa tells me that Lynn Pieper recently got engaged. Congratulations, Lynn! I am also in touch with Zi-Yah Espenshade. She’s doing very well, working as a trader for an internet trading company. Siobhan Mahoney and I also chat. She’s here in the Big Apple pursuing a career as an actor. So far, she’s been in several wonderful performances, so be sure to watch out for her. However, we all know she’s always been a superstar.” Jenny McCarthy O’Connor got married in August at Edson Hill Manor in Stowe, Vt. to “the most wonderful guy.” (She admitted to being slightly biased). His name is Kevin O’Connor, and he is a firefighter in Quincy, Mass., where they live. They had some UVMers at the wedding: Tara Whitbread and Kristy Clark were in the bridal party, and Katie Lackey, Jonathon Fisch, Natalie Kopelowitz, and Marilyn Abbott attended the wedding. Marilyn came all the way from Turkey to be there. Jenny teaches preschool in the Quincy Public Schools in a bilingual classroom, where half of her students speak Chinese. She is also in graduate school to learn how to work with special needs students, and she finds it very interesting. Jenny also gave me the scoop on her friends who attended the wedding: Tara is living in New York City and working at HBO. Kristy lives in Virginia and works for the Nature Conservancy, spending lots of time in the beautiful mountains. Natalie is living and teaching in New York City. Jon is performing in many comedy clubs in Boston, and Jenny has attended many performances. Jenny wrote, “He’s hysterical.” Marilyn is living in Turkey and working in the business world. Peter and Jill Gumkowski Vanderpot were married last September, and they live in Hartland, Vt. Many UVM alumni were in attendance, including Andrea Noel-Doubleday, Nicole Boisvert, Heidi Gregorski, Collin Gumkowski, Tim Williamson, Brian Gibbs, Perry Fatuova, Jay Gregorski, Tom Quinn, Tara Corradino, Dan Martell, Melany Desautels, Nancy Drew, and Scott Chapow. Jodi von Maffei graduated from Yale in 1998 with a Master of Public Health degree, with a concentration in chronic disease epidemiology. She then relocated to New York City and took a position in outcomes research at Merck in New Jersey. She recently left Merck to take additional coursework in hopes of returning to school once again. She wrote, “Cyndi Bohlin was right. I love being a student.” Jodi is applying for positions in New York City so she can avoid a long commute. She also gave us an update on Kira Leedom, who is attending veterinary school at Ross University in St. Kitts. She is doing very well. And finally, a correction from the last issue: Melissa Ball is married to Patrick Dolan, and she was looking for Eli Weissman. Where are you, Eli?

Class of '95

Our very first reunion at UVM is planned for June 1-4,2000, and we’ll be celebrating the chance to get together again since our graduation five years ago. Our reunion committee has put together some wonderful plans for the weekend, so I hope you’ll plan to join us. Melinda Bruhn is living in the Research Triangle in Raleigh, N.C. She is planning an April wedding to Rory Merchant. Sara Clerkin Cooney and her husband, Scott, were married in August 1998. They live in White River Junction, Vt. Betsy Hausknecht of Pleasantville, N.Y., is engaged to be married and is planning a summer wedding. Monika Isaacs graduated from physical therapy school and is living in the Chicago area. Jack Macy married Seoni Llanes on July 10, 1999, in Tiburon, Calif. Guests at the wedding included Rick Culliton, Liz Skeffington, and John Osthaus G’94. Carl Martin lives in Enfield, Conn., and works in Springfield, Mass., as the fourth generation in his family’s business. Thomas Watson teaches at the Arizona School for the Arts, a charter school in Phoenix.

Class of '96

Hi, everyone. I hope you’re having a nice spring. Thanks for all of the great news for this issue. I really enjoy hearing from all of you, so keep sending updates. Leah Brown wrote that she and her husband, Sean ’94, who recently celebrated their third anniversary, have moved to Portsmouth, N.H., from Bangor, Maine. Sean has a new job as a business systems analyst at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. The Browns own a condominium in Portsmouth that they share with their dog and three cats. Leah is working at an orthopedic office doing administrative work while she searches for “that perfect job.” She’s hoping for something at a shelter for homeless or battered women. I received a note from a fellow soccer player at UVM, Laura Bugbee. Due to misinformation, we incorrectly printed the name of her new husband in the last issue. Sorry, Laura! She was married last year, but to Matthew Zambarano ’94. Jody Citrano, who works for AT&T in their law and government affairs division, wrote in about several classmates: Christie Casey works for Winter Wyman, a recruiting agency in Boston. Jen Bulger is a preschool teacher in Burlington, Vt. Krista Valentino works for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management in Manhattan. Michelle Murphy is a student at Brooklyn School of Law. Cheryl Rainville graduated from the University of Chicago School of Law and passed the bar exam in Massachusetts. Aly Boyle Blaugh, a teacher, is married and living in Boca Raton, Fla. Jill Cohen wrote that she was recently engaged to Richard Gent. Their wedding is set for October 2000. Dana Niles was engaged last fall as well, and her wedding is planned for September 2000. Dana and Rich are roommates in Newton, Mass., where Jill also lives. Jill and Rich plan to move to Cleveland, Ohio, after their wedding, and they are wondering if there are any UVM alums there. Jenny Cox Olson wrote that she moved to Durham, N.C., last summer and works as a special educator at Chapel Hill High School and loves it. She and her husband have a new puppy named Elway (yes, after John Elway). Last winter, Jenny was witness to a couple of inches of snow in Durham, which got everyone all worked up and closed schools for three days, quite a shock for anyone who has spent the winter in Vermont. Deborah Dodge is currently living in Kentucky and working for the U.S. House of Representatives. She is secretary of an environmental organization called PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment). The organization focuses on education about environmental awareness and stewardship in eastern Kentucky. Deborah also joined the local advisory council for the March of Dimes, whose mission is helping women of child-bearing age in her region to understand the importance of consuming folic acid for reducing the risk of neural tube defects in infants. Eric Dykes is living near Philadelphia and working for SAP America, a computer company. He had previously been a computer contractor working throughout the Northeast. Derek Frederickson recently moved to the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He continues to work for Deutsche Bank in their fixed income technology division. Derek maintains the web page for our class. Be sure to visit our class homepage to find out about upcoming events, to change your address, or to donate money to our alma mater by checking alumni.uvm.edu. Kristin Gallas wrote that she was recently elected to the board of directors of the Montana Council for Social Studies. She also recently directed a production of South Pacific that played to 17 sold-out houses. Kristen played the part of Helen Keller’s mother, Kate, in The Miracle Worker at Grandstreet Theatre in Helena, Mont., last February. Amy Heron wrote that she was married on February 19, 2000. Her husband is from Allentown, Pa. and is a 1993 graduate of Gettysburg College. He is a history teacher at Comp Hill High School. They recently bought a house on Comp Hill, just outside of Hershey, Pa. Amy will be working as a registered nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit of Hershey Medical Center. Amy’s bridesmaids included Kris Murphy ’94, Meridith Ray, Kristen Michels, Jessica Merrill, Erin Whitcomb ’97, and Andrea Palisano ’97. Amy also completed her first marathon in Burlington, Vt., last spring with Kris Murphy. James Higgins is in Philadelphia, pursuing an MS degree in historic preservation at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, Brian Hiller moved to Minnesota to teach at an environmental learning center and begin his master’s degree in education. He moved on to play minor league baseball in North Dakota and then to Sydney, Australia, to continue playing for six months. During the spring of 1998, he moved to Boston to save money for the move to Minnesota to finish his master’s. Last May, he completed the program with an emphasis on environment education from Bemidji State University in Minnesota. He spent the summer in Boston as director of a summer nature program, then the fall in Westchester County, N.Y., as a hawk watcher before moving to San Francisco to work as a wildlife technician on a U.S.G.S. project examining containment uptake by wintering waterfowl in San Francisco Bay. Sarah Kingsley Richards married Aaron Richards ’92 on October 16, 1999, in Burlington, Vt. Sarah is a laboratory technician in the plant and soil science department at UVM. Aaron is a supervisor at Gardner’s Supply Company in Burlington. Alexander Lemon is in his second year of medical school in Dallas, Tex. at the UT-Southwestern School of Medicine. Joe Okubo is a site acquisition specialist at Flycast Communications (flycast.com), an internet advertising company. His job sounds great: he gets taken out to lunch or dinner once a week, and there’s foosball, darts, and weekly parties to keep the employees happy. Richard and Tami Gardner (’95) Roessler welcomed a baby girl, Megan Elise, on April 9, 1999. Megan joins her sister, Allyson, who is three. Richard is in the U.S. Air Force, and the family relocated to Langley Air Force Base in January 2000. Since August 1998, John Rudick has owned an IT consulting firm, specializing in providing internet developers for e-commerce companies throughout the country. The company is opening an office in Albany, N.Y., and planning to open one in Boston this year. He plans to grow the company and hopes he also will have time to do some traveling. John bought a house near Saratoga Springs, N.Y., not too far from the ski mountains of Vermont and Whiteface/Gore. John is still with his high school sweetheart, who works in the fashion industry in New York City. He keeps in touch with Scott Chepow ’94 and Demetrios Karoutsos ’94. Lee Shirey wrote that Michael Bartholomew completed the Ironman Triathlon at the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, on October 23, 1999. Geri-Lyn Witalec is in her third year of teaching at the Bryn Mawr School, a private girls’ prep school in Baltimore, Md. She was just awarded the Cynthia Leboutillier Teachership, which is given every two years to a member of the faculty who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the school community. Cynthia is hoping to start graduate work in school counseling soon. Molly Wolverton is a sixth-grade teacher at a charter school in Massachusetts. She wrote that Lorna Shaw works for a bio-tech company in Boston and that Robin Scott is teaching in Atlanta, Ga. Jeramie Wright relocated from San Francisco to New York City last April and was promoted to national advertising manager. He recently got together with classmates Craig Swerdloff and Dahlia Offenberger, who live in Atlanta now. Craig runs the office for 24/7 Online Media, and Dahlia is continuing her education. Michelle Loeber and Greg Berkel are doing well in Boston. Greg works for Dragon Systems, and Michelle is a nurse. Erika Hayes Zuehlke is currently working for the Plymouth, Mass., Area Chamber of Commerce as the program director. She lives in Duxbury with her boyfriend, Sean Carmickle, a University of Massachusetts graduate and fund accountant for Investors Bank and Trust in Boston.

Class of '97

Cassandra Gibson is a scientist at Geltex Pharmaceuticals working on drug development. Louise Johnson works for Vermont Food Science Corporation in Essex Junction. She markets natural products to veterinarians for use with dogs and horses as treatment for arthritis, allergies, and other challenging illnesses. Dorothee Racette of Saranac Lake, N.Y., runs her own internet-based translation business. Scott teaches American government at Franklin High School in Reisterstown, Md. He is a Baltimore County Public School social studies teacher. Scott is working towards his master of education degree at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on computer technology for educators. Sarah Strife is a kindergarten co-teacher at the Rippowam Cisqua School in Bedford, N.Y., living in Greenwich, Conn. She completed her master’s degree in elementary education at Fordham University. Sarah occasionally speaks with Tim Kaul and also keeps in touch with Liz Meehan, Ali Wise, Lora Marzilli, and Carrie St. Amand.

Class of '98

Alison Artico moved from Washington, D.C., to Boston in January to start her new position in the cardiac intensive care unit at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is looking forward to seeing lots of UVM friends there. Danielle Peters is working as a civil and environmental engineer in Williston, Vt. Gina Pezzetti is a physical therapist with United Doctors in Ardsley, N.Y. She lives in Stamford, Conn. Ewen Syme was a finalist for his design of a catamount to represent Vermont on the U.S. quarter coin. He recently moved to San Diego with Alex Cohen and Nat Barkewicz. Webster Thompson teaches third grade in Washington, D.C.

Class of '99

Hi, classmates. I hope you are finding 2000 to be a great year. It is so hard to believe that we are coming up on one year since our graduation. The year has flown by. I have some exciting news about some of our classmates. Jessica Potter entered the Pennsylvania College of Optometry last August. She is a first-year student in the college’s four-year Doctor of Optometry degree program. Best of luck, Jess! I also received some wonderful news about my dear friend, Mary Vadnais. I am so proud to announce that Mary has been accepted into UVM’s College of Medicine and will be attending in the fall. Mary is engaged to Jason Berger of Connecticut, and they will be getting married this summer. I wish Mary the best in all that she does. I am happy to see her return to UVM. I hope all of you are doing well, and I would really love to hear from you. Fill me in on what is going on in your life. Our class column is a great way for us to keep in touch with each other. Just because our undergraduate days are over, it doesn’t mean that our contact with each other can’t continue. Best of luck to you all, and please keep me posted.