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1950
It was good to see all of you who attended our 55th reunion. There were
48 of us at the dinner on Saturday night in Memorial Lounge in Waterman.
Please send any news about yourselves to me.
Send your news to
Hedi Stoehr Ballantyne
candh@sover.net
1951
Terry Champagne Hurlbut, Alma Warrell Briggs, and Valerie Meyer Chamberlain
got together for a mini-reunion in San Diego. After UVM, Alma, Valerie,
and Rose Mary Traynor (50) Meyer lived together in Burlington while
teaching in the area. A few years later, Terry and Alma taught together
in Japan. We have received word of the death of Josephine Jo
Buck Hayslip on April 19, 2005. After UVM, Jo went on to earn her masters
and doctorate degrees. She taught English and was a guidance counselor
in public schools. She also worked in the New Hampshire Department of
Education in career development. She is survived by two sons and two grandsons.
Her husband, Ellwyn 50, died in March 2004.
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Joan Coffman Sabens
jsabens@aol.com
1952
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Trudy Rosenberg Wolf
twre@gmavt.net
1953
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Nancy Hoyt Bernett
nanhiker@aol.com
1954
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Kathy Dimick Wendling
kwendling@aol.com
1955
And what a 50th it was! Hats off to everyone involved who made it so wonderfully
successful from beginning to end. It was a beautiful weekend in Burlington,
and the campus never looked prettier. While the buildings and the Green
seem the same, we were all made aware of the major changes and programs
being put into place by UVMs dynamic and youthful President Dan
Fogel. At a special reception for our class at the presidents house,
he spoke eloquently of his vision for UVM. It was also great to review
memories and friendships from our momentous years in the early 50s. We
think it safe to say that every alum and significant other left Burlington
renewed and refreshed, each with a special copy of our Reunion Memory
Book. There were some notable highlights. Our class had 106 alumni in
attendance, representing 29 percent of 370 classmates, and with guests,
the total attendance was 189. The class of 55 gift of $1,621,501
was a new record for a 50-year reunion, with more than 50 percent of the
class contributing. Our class received the coveted McCullough Cup and
Milk Can Award for these accomplishments. At our class dinner at Vermont
National Country Club, David Hershberg surprised George Plender by announcing
that George will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming
Weekend this fall. George joins our classmates Keith Jampolis, Earl Steinman,
Clem Forte and Larry Damon in the Hall of Fame. Finally, on a sad note,
we were sad to learn that Marilyn Soloff Gordon passed away on January
15, 2001. Her husband wrote that she remained friendly with several classmates,
and she would have enjoyed coming to our 50th reunion. Marilyn was missed
by her UVM friends. As of this reunion, our class has become official
members of the Green and Gold, and we will be invited back to Reunion
every year. To those who missed our 50th reunion, please make a special
effort to join us in subsequent years. It is well worthwhile. Jane Battles,
was pleasantly surprised by the presentation of a lovely plaque and flowers
in appreciation of 50 years as your loyal secretary. Of note, we have
another secretary now, Dan Burack, and we will work as a team to reinvigorate
our class notes. Please take a moment to drop us a line about yourself,
where you live, your grandchildren, hobbies, retirement plans, and travel.
Send your news to
Jane Morrison Battles
janebattles@yahoo.com
Dan Burack
dab@burackinvestments.com
1956
Send your news to
Jane Stickney
jkstick@aol.com
1957
Hi, classmates! Please send news of your gatherings with classmates to
add to our column. My second cousin, Roger Wakefield, died in Burbank,
Calif., on October 5, 2004. He is best remembered by UVM friends for his
starring role as Curley in the UVM players superlative production of Oklahoma
in 1955. Roger went on to sign a contract with a major Hollwood movie
studio, doing film and television, acting in some episodes of Bonanza,
and playing a major role in a film with Dennis Hopper that was shown in
the Cannes Film Festival. After leaving his entertainment career, he earned
a masters degree in special education at CSUN and served the Los
Angeles school system as a special education supervisor. At one time,
he served as acting principal, and he retired as a resource specialist
two years before his death. He was elected to his school board, and he
enjoyed scuba diving as a certified instructor. He is survived by his
wife, Patti, and their two children.
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Susan Wakefield Cochran
suzanwc@aol.com
1958
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Joyce McQuilkin
Dawson
vtdawson@aol.com
1959
Last May, Ed Thorn 60 and I, along with our wives, got together
in Murrells Inlet, S.C. Ed and Linda sailed their 37-foot boat, Sea Smoke,
from Daytona Beach up the Inland Waterway to Waccawachee Marina, where
they met Judy and me. That evening we grilled steaks on the boat, washed
down with a brew that tasted like Old Fitzgerald of bygone days. Next
morning, we took a spin up the Waccamaw River, had lunch on the boat while
watching two gators languish in the water not far from us. After we left,
Ed and Linda proceeded up the Inland Waterway to the Massachusetts coast,
where they will spend the summer. We get together about once a year. These
meetings are calmer and more sublime than they were back in the 50s.
Send your news to
Henry Shaw
hshaw@sc.rr.com
1960
Orland and Dorie McCain Smith wrote that after 12 years in Puerto Rico,
they moved back to the States last summer. They spent 10 months traveling,
mostly in the U.S., and one month exploring Scandinavia, cruising on the
Baltic Sea. They welcomed their 18th grandchild last January, which gave
them a chance to travel to Vermont in early February. They wrote that
after three weeks they were nearly frozen, stating, No more winters
for us. Orland and Dorie were not able to attend reunion, because
they were moving to their new home in Naples, Fla. Golf is one of their
favorite pastimes, and although they both worked in the golf business
in Puerto Rico, playing golf was one of their favorite perks that went
with it. They now lament that they have to pay to play. The Smiths are
now Florida residents; however, they return to Vermont in the summer.
They would love to hear from classmates via email at dorlands1@yahoo.com.
Send your news to
Paul Heald
pheald1@cs.com
1961
It sounds like Roy Kelly is more active in retirement than when he was
working. This spring, he was the artistic director for the 20th anniversary
spring concert of the Charles River Chorale in Millis, Mass. He was also
the artistic director for the fourth season of the Snug Harbor Community
Chorus in Duxbury, Mass. He completed 10 years as organist and choirmaster
as well as music leader for Vacation Bible School at St. John the Evangelist
Episcopal Church. Roy also sang as a member of the chorus in a concert
version of HMS Pinafore, sponsored by the South Shore Conservatory in
Hingham, Mass. After 25 years in Hanover, N.H., Bob and Barbara Bergen
Williams have moved and are splitting their time between Longboat Key,
Fla., and Williamsburg, Va., to be closer to grandchildren. Bob was in
the construction business for the past 35 years, and, with sons Rob and
David, he is a partner in the International Construction Equipment Co.,
a firm specializing in the purchase and sale of construction equipment
worldwide. Barbara has been a volunteer reading assistant in the Hanover
schools, and she is a volunteer at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Jamie and Jean Pillsbury (62) Roberts, celebrated their 40th wedding
anniversary this year. They have two sons and three grandchildren. Jamie
retired from his cardiology practice in June 2004, but he returned part-time
to the practice last August. During his year off, he hunted pheasant in
the Czech Republic, duck in Hungary, pheasant in South Dakota, grouse
and woodcock in Georgia, and deer, wild turkey, and quail at home in Kentucky.
He also enjoyed downhill skiing, playing golf, and fly fishing for trout
at his second home in Utah. He enjoyed a week of golf in Ocean City, Md.,
with some of his Owl house brothers and attended his 40th medical school
reunion in June. David and Joyce Frechette (62) Fifield have lived
in Clifton Park, N.Y., since 1962. Both are retired, and they enjoy playing
golf, traveling, and spending time at their summer home in South Hero,
Vt. They have three children, all married, and four grandchildren. They
enjoyed a walking tour of the UVM campus last fall while the daughter
of friends did an orientation tour for prospective students. George and
Carol Lee (60) Gunn currently live in Scottsdale, Ariz., eight or
nine months of the year and spend the remainder of the year in Stowe,
Vt. George still works part time as a client service manager for CH2MHILL,
where he has been employed for 33 years. Carol is a volunteer docent at
the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Robert Nick Manning reported
that he lives and teaches in Miami Beach. He has done six feature films
and recently has been working for the State Department through the Fulbright
program to teach documentary film and video production in India, Indonesia,
and Thailand. His wife, Josephines, third book, My Lady Scandalous,
a biography of a courtesan, will be published in September. His son works
in India, and his daughter is a painter and wall painting restorer in
London. Bob Hobbie, MD 65, has cut his work down to four days a
week, mostly in clinical practice and some adolescent medicine teaching
with Yale pediatric residents. He and his wife, Joyce, enjoy golf, gardening,
and traveling, primarily to Italy.
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Carol Suhr Adams
cpadams02@snet.net
1962
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Patricia Hoskiewicz Allen
traileka@aol.com
1963
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Toni Citarella Mullins
tonimullins@comcast.net
1964
Once again, I write as I sit on the deck of our camp on the
shore of Lake Champlain in West Addison, Vt. When you read this column,
the glorious summer will be over and we'll be heading for hibernation
time. I received an email from Jules Older 62, who moved to San
Francisco with his wife, Effin Lawes Older. They will be closer to their
daughter, Willow, and her young family. Effins latest book is My
Two Grandmothers, published by Harcourt; and Juless latest book
is Pig, published by Charlesbridge. Tony Marro 65 wrote to Phyllis
Perry Marganoff that he had recently gone to Manchester to hear Steve
Terry and Sam Hand, retired UVM history professor, speak about their book
on George Aiken. The Fourth of July brought many classmates together at
Bill and Cindy Orr (66) Davidsons camp. Bob Davidson, Ann
Van Gilder (62) Davidson, Norman Bohn, Phyllis Perry Margnoff, Duane
Barber 63, John Norton 65, and I had a grand old time. Phyllis
Perry Marganoff and Valerie Felton Robinson, who were dormmates senior
year in Redstone Hall, had a reunion over the Fourth of July weekend.
Valeries folks own the camp next to ours. Donna Lee Merrill Blaise
and Ceci Frechette Dupee stopped at Barbara Cross Ruccios in Saratoga,
N.Y., for lunch on their way home from visiting Sue Beattie Koole at the
Jersey shore in late June. Ceci Frechette Dupee and husband John 65
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a surprise party given
by their sons Jed and Mike. Eileen Stark Gold sent an email with thoughts
on the Robinson Hall Five, who have been meeting and keeping
in touch since our reunion. She compares our renewed friendship to things
you dont miss if you dont have them, but once you have them,
they are of inestimable value. We feel blessed by our renewed connections
and hope that those of you who have not reconnected will take time to
do so. It is well worth it.
Send your news to
Susan Griesenbeck Barber
dsbarber@earthlink.net
1965
For those who couldnt make it back, the consensus is that our 40th
reunion celebration was one of the best ever. More than 70 people reminisced,
danced, and reacquainted ourselves with other classmates and with the
beauty of UVMs campus. Recently-retired journalist, editor, and
classmate Tony Marro wrote a thoughtful and poignant class history, and
others submitted a class poem. The best was seeing old friends who are
aging well and taking on new challenges, from stand-up comedy to hiking
to being grandparents. One who returned was Mary Kay Ober Hunt, whose
interests and pastimes have been varied to say the least. All four of
Mary Kays children attended UVM. Son Alan graduated in 1994. Mary
has spent time as an auditor, bookkeeper, substitute rural letter carrier,
and farmers wife. She and husband Dalton 62 live in Barton,
Vt., and they are always happy to welcome visitors. Want to know what
your fellow grads are up to? Send in some news, and Im sure theyll
do the same!
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Colleen Denny Hertel
dennycolleen@hotmail.com
1966
I have not received one bit of news from any classmates for this edition
of Class Notes. Please drop me a letter at the address below with news
about yourselves. Email works great! My daughter, Leslie Barber, was married
to Adam Van Derven on July 2 in beautiful Telluride, Colo. Classmates
who attended besides me were Carol Neiman Spatz of Excelsior, Minn., and,
of course, my husband, Ken McGuckin.
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Kathleen Nunan McGuckin
kkmcguckin@adelphia.net
1967
Clifton Bill Price wrote that, in May, he retired from Millersville
University, where he taught physics and astronomy for 34 years. Bill plans
to play a lot of golf, get caught up on his reading, and do a little traveling.
He continues to live in Millersville, Pa., with his wife, Judy, and their
two English cocker spaniels.
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Jane Kleinberg Carroll
jane.carroll@cox.net
1968
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Diane Duley Glew
dglew@vermontlaw.edu
1969
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Mary Moninger-Elia
rere1112@aol.com
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