Class of '80

John Kelly has been a civil engineer with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works since 1981. He is chief building official for Los Angeles County. He and his wife, Betsy Thompson (’81) Kelly, miss Vermont but enjoy the beach as well as the skiing California has to offer. They keep busy with their son, Brian, and daughter, Sarah. Susanna Renken Shepard has been owner of Black-eyed Susan Floral in Wyoming, Mich., since 1981. She is divorced and has a son, Evan, who is sixteen years old. Susanna still skis on the Michigan “bunny hills” and invites Essex Junction Educational Center ’76 grads to visit her. Contact her at <sshep10258@juno.com>.

Class of '81

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Ann Taylor McShea and her husband live in Strafford, Pa., with their five children. She coaches field hockey at the St. Katharine of Siena School and works part time as a field hockey referee. Mark Knight celebrated his 40th birthday on October 17, 1998, in St. David’s, Pa. He enjoyed seeing more than a hundred of his friends, including Jim Morris, Nina Robinson, and Santha Parke and husband Brooke Schnabel. Jeanette Kan Benway of Mount Kisco, N.Y., started her own business to market her invention, the “Cozy Rosie,” a stroller blanket that stays on a baby’s stroller.

Class of '82

David Ray sent greetings to his friends in the class of ’82. He was sorry to have missed the last reunion but hopes to see everyone at the class’s 20th reunion. Andrew McGuinness is living in Danbury, Conn., with his wife, Joan, and daughter Meghan. He says “hi” to friends from Hamilton Hall. Tim Dawson and his wife, Katie, enjoy showing their new son, Cooper Joseph, the wilderness of northern Minnesota. Michael Roche has owned the Stowe Tree and Landscape Service, a successful five-person company, for the past thirteen years. David Fultz of Atlanta was recently certified as a neuromuscular massage therapist. He wrote, “Come to Atlanta to get rubbed the right way.”

Class of '83

Keeley Bertrand Weening has worked at the Vermont Department of Health Laboratory as a microbiologist since 1986. She and her husband, Jim, have two children, Addison Joan and Jamie. They live in Bristol, Vt., “in a house that was a real ‘fixer-upper’ (and it’s almost fixed up).” Besides being a mom, working full-time, and working on the house, Keeley is a Brownie Girl Scout leader and a Red Cross volunteer. Ann Bowen is a perioperative team leader for ear, nose, and throat, oral-maxillo-facial, and ophthalmological surgery and assistant team leader for neurosurgery at her hospital. In her free time, she is crew chief for William “Ace” Smith when he races. Ace owns BFR Motorsports and drives two Mazda RX7 race cars. One of the RX7s is a hill-climb and autocross car, which he has used to win several regional and divisional championships, including the 1994 Pennsylvania State Solo II and SCCA NEDiv Solo I series in 1997 and 1998. The new car is going to be run in E-production SCCA in 1999. Julie Collier Edelson and her husband, Jeff, welcomed their first child, Steven Theodore, on November 2, 1998, five weeks early. His godmother is Mary Handy (’80) Grunvald. Julie left a full-time job in an occupational rehabilitation supervisory position to become a contract rehabilitation consultant for a national case management/vocational agency. She provides rehabilitation case management, ergonomics consulting, job analysis, and return-to-work services at the job site. This new position lets her balance work and parenthood very nicely. Professionally, she has kept in contact with Laurie Austin and Paula Smith ’85. If anyone is attending the 1999 physical therapy conference in Washington, D.C., don’t hesitate to contact Julie so she can help you find accommodations and activities. She also would love to get together and socialize. Her email address is <edel777@aol.com>. Wendy Hillman MacPherson gave birth to a son, Gavin, in July 1998. She reported that two-year-old Claudia is a loving big sister and brings him toys and blankets. During Wendy’s maternity leave, the family traveled from San Diego to Vancouver, British Columbia. Fortunately, the children both love to travel. Wendy (reluctantly) returned to work supervising a county elder abuse response team. The family hopes to travel to Vermont this year to visit friends. She would love to hear from lost acquaintances at <wendy.hillman@state.or.us>. Bob Lesnikoski recently completed the first commercial harvest of cranberries at his home in Fletcher, Vt., under the business name of Vermont Cranberry Co. Bob has been working on developing bogs in Fletcher for the past four years. Eric Mayor has been happily married to his wife, Kim, for the past five years. They both became certified scuba divers recently. Eric can be reached via email at <altaman@san.rr.com>.

Class of '84

Greetings, classmates. The news to report this issue is a bit lean. I need to hear from you. Just reading about me will be quite dull for you all. I did have the pleasure of getting together with a bunch of classmates in February. MJ Paisley Pender, Suzy Fuchs Lavieri, Sandy Weir Warkentin, Joan McDermott Clowes, Lynn Frymoyer Boynton, and Jennifer Duncan got together for a baby shower for me. It was wonderful seeing everyone. Leigh Hodgson Nesdale wrote that Chris Hodgson ’82 and wife Janine welcomed a son, Jack Dean, on December 21. He has joined his sisters Kate and Brooke. George Grigel wrote that Dave Tanis recently accepted a position in Dublin, Ireland. William Weigel of Yarmouth, Maine, was appointed president of Nelson & Small Manufacturing Management, LLC. He will retain his position as chief operating officer at Rockwood Swendeman as well.

Class of '85

It appears that most of us have been having a great year—I did not receive many letters this quarter. I hope you all realize that when I don’t get much to write about, it makes my job a lot harder. I may have to start making things up about people. As for myself, I do the sales and marketing for a start-up coffee company. Our company grows coffee in Maui, Hawaii. We are in the process of bringing our coffee products into the mainland U.S. market. Keep an eye out for our line, Maui’s Kaanapali Estate Coffee, and pour yourself a cup of paradise. Adam Barrett, Al Bauman, and Mark Bonanno wrote to tell me that they survived a few seafaring days on Adam’s sailboat. The trio met up with Paul Christensen ’86 for a night. Adam, who is married with a two-year-old daughter, owns his own advertising agency. Al owns a computer consulting company and, along with his wife Susan Angelina, has two children. As for Mark, he spends his time lawyering, grad school teaching, windsurfing in Oregon, and “accepting wife applications.” (For those interested, I can get his address.) Michael Sage was named a partner in the financial restructuring practice at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft’s New York office. Katherine Wierengo Russell, her husband, and children Victoria and Samantha are living in Dracula, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. Katherine is director of distribution for a men’s apparel company. Peter Plumeau returned to Burlington, Vt., with his family. He is executive director of the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization, the region’s transportation planning agency. Jon Henry started his new job as director of admissions at the University of Maine in Orono last March. He had been director of admissions at Johnson State College in Vermont since 1993. He and his wife, Sara ’87, look forward to moving to the Bangor area this summer with their sons, Andrew and Jordan. Peter Fayroian G’87 is dean of students at the Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, Calif., where he lives happily with his dog. Diane White Mealo completed her 12th year with the Reedy Creek Environmental Laboratory at Walt Disney World. She is lab operations coordinator in microbiology. Diane and husband Mark are also cattle ranchers, having established their registered angus herd last summer. Their first two calves were born last fall. Dale and Wendy Murdock Spaulding live in Canterbury, N.H., with their daughters, Caley and Erin. They wrote, “Life is very busy, however, we always take time to enjoy ourselves.” Jim Griffin is a CPA in public practice in Worcester, Mass. He is married with two children and one due in July. James and his wife, Patricia, enjoyed meeting UVM alums at the hockey telecast in Worcester. Jim recently obtained his MS degree in taxation from Bentley College. His wife Patricia is a registered pharmacist. Barbara Strehle Dolce wrote hoping to get in touch with some of her old geology classmates. If you want to get in touch with her, please write me and let me know what’s going on in your life. Well, that is it for now. See you next quarter…

Class of '86

The Burlington area continues to grow and change, with expanded malls, new stores and great restaurants, changes to the campus, etc. Luckily, it still has that fun, small-town feel with lots of events and activities to keep us busy. Anyway, on with the news…Hope Connors wrote in to say that she was fortunate enough to see Jody Staunton and Bill Jaffe ’88 in New Cannan, Conn. She also attended Tom McCargo and Sarah Gordon’s wedding on Martha’s Vineyard in September 1998, where she ran into Grant McCargo ’84, Quentin Jaffe ’84, and Trist Deery. She also reports that Eugenia Burnett ’89 was married in New Jersey, and her friends, Mike Doolittle ’89, Bill Jaffe ’88, Steve Staunton ’89, and Hank Harder ’89 were all able to attend. Hope goes on to say that she is back in school. Jill St. Laurent Foster dropped a line to say that she loves her life as an at home “soccer mom” for her son, Christopher and daughter Christina. She also serves as the fundraising coordinator for Christopher’s school. She is still living in Capitola, Calif., where she has been for the past ten years. Matthew LaBarge has just completed his first year in New York, working at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. He says that his wife, Felicia, and children Isabelle and Ian enjoy their new home on Long Island. Julie Kully Faryniarz hosted a “girls’ weekend” in Connecticut for Tammy Campbell, Lori Beaumont Martin, Sue Browning Claire, Gail Gasciantonio Welsh, Evie Fleisher Katz, Frances Moore Eddy, Karen Hardock Ross, and Lisa Brest Daley. Julie wrote, “Even though we are busy with work and our families, we were able to catch up right away and appreciate our close UVM bonds.” Kevin Bushweller is a senior editor of The American School Board Journal. Kevin, one of six reporters awarded a fellowship by the Education Writers Association, a national professional organization for education reporters, will make an in-depth study of student cheating in public high schools. From his research, he has written two articles, “Digital Deception,” which appeared in the March 1998 issue of Electronic School, and “Generation of Cheaters,” which appeared in the April 1999 issue of The American School Board Journal. His article “Dolly, Frankenstein, and Ethics,” written for The American School Board Journal, has won three awards, the 1998 National Association of Secondary School Principals’ Ben-jamin Fine Award for Outstanding Education Reporting, the 1999 Society of National Association Publications’ Gold Award, and the 1999 Association of Educational Publishers’ EDPress Distinguished Achievement Award. His article “Education Vital Signs,” published in The American School Board Journal received the 1999 Benjamin Fine Award. Kevin and his wife, Paula Smith ’85, live in Lake Ridge, Va., with their sons, Devin, Nathan, and Colin.

Class of '87

Hi, everyone. Hope all of you are enjoying the warmer weather these days…in New York, we cannot complain. We just got through another mild winter…not like Burlington at all. I spent almost a week skiing in Vail last March and felt the “ghosts” of Risa Dean, Howard Brophy, Bill Gage, Ed Howe, Smiley Lessard, Jennifer Kohnen, and Keri Wolfson everywhere (especially at the Red Lion for happy hour). I missed all of you. The news has dropped off slightly, so, again, I encourage everyone to send me an update. Congratulations to Cathy Colton Dunlap and husband Vic, who celebrated the birth of their daughter, Elle (Eleanor Marion), on November 12, 1998. Cathy wrote that she is still working at the Wilderness Lodge at Disney as an area recreation manager. After years of working there, she just ran into Diane White Mealo at a meeting. Diane works for the Reedy Creek District at Disney. Jennifer Borden Mikell sent a note saying that she is “having a grand time” working for fellow classmates Kevin Owens and Jeff Beer, who own a very successful graphic design, screen printing, and embroidered corporate apparel business. That sound like a blast. By the way, I know that Jeff and Mia Beer had a baby boy last fall, but I’m blanking on the name and the birth date…please let me know so I can include it in the next column. Jennifer also works with Bill “Curly” Peterson ’88 and has two sons, Davis, who is three, and Sam, born in May 1998. Will Warren is living in South Hero, Vt., with his wife, Reina Schloss Warren, their daughter, Silva, and two dogs. Will is teaching science at Colchester High School, and Reina is on leave from Shelburne Farms Education Program. Jane Spears, my former Mason Hall friend, is living in Mahwah, N.J., and working at a software company that she started, Crucial Software. The company markets a scheduling, reporting, and management program for all types of facilities and resources. Thomas Looby is a senior producer at Disney in Los Angeles. Charles Morton was appointed by the Bar Association of Baltimore City as chair of their technology committee. Charles is a partner in the Baltimore law firm of Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP, representing clients in business planning, commercial transactions, and commercial litigation. Charles Morton, his wife, and their three children, Bridget, Claire, and Jack, enjoyed spending a weekend with David Pope ’88 and his wife, Beth. Charles is a partner in the Baltimore law firm of Wright, Constable & Skeen.

Class of '88

Hi there, UVMers from the class of 1988. It’s me again, your crazy class secretary, hoping this column finds all of you happy and healthy. One thing’s for sure; you are all very, very busy. Only received news from a few of you for this quarter. Please take a moment to send me a blurb; there are a bunch of people that would love to hear what you’re up to. Jeffrey Kremer wrote, “I have been living in New York City since the fall of ’92. I got married in 1995 and had a son in March 1998. Not wanting to raise my son in New York City, I made arrangements to transfer to Portland, Oreg. I am a network engineer for WorldCom, and my wife has a job with Nike.” Kathy Ploder Wyss wrote from very chilly Chicago that she lives with her husband, Darren, in Naperville, Ill., and works at Northern Trust Bank. Last October, Michelle Rose ’88 married Doug McKean in Salem, N.Y. It was great to see Louise Toborg Merrigan and Jay Ottaway there for the celebration. Louise is living with her husband, John, in Brookline, Mass., and Jay is living in New York City with his wife, Katrina. Last July, Claire Harper married Art Adamson in Berkeley, Calif. Elise Holland ’86 was in attendance. Roline Daling is living in Minneapolis and works at Northwest Airlines as a flight dispatcher. Laura Boehner West lives in Dallas with her husband, David. They welcomed their second child, Molly, late last January. Tom Deetre enjoys being back in Burlington after having lived in Boston for more than ten years. He works at Vermont Managed Care. Unfortunately, Tom had to cancel a trip through the Appalachian Trail due to back problems. Take care of yourself, Tom. Karen and Michael Royer have had a good year in California, and business is good. Karen has been busy with her original porcelain dolls. She entered an international competition last July and won the blue ribbon in the current doll category. Karen and Michael attended the wedding of their sister, Alice Crook Eldridge, in September. Michael is still racing bicycles in his spare time. He won first place in a local Vermont road race. Amy Walchenbach Emery is enjoying graduate school at Marymount University part time. She is studying in the family nurse practitioner program. Amy will be taking a break from her studies when her second child is born in June 1999. She is hoping to graduate in spring 2001. Carolyn Wehler Randall sent an email message that Jonathan Clancy ’91 and Jacqueline Desany Clancy ’91 have a new baby, Madeline Tierney Clancy, born on January 29, 1999. Debra Drucker Ring is living happily in Manhattan with husband Larry and daughter Haley. She has a part-time psychotherapy practice. Last summer, she got together with Michelle Paradise Ernst, Ali Vanneck Smith, Amy Bodette Levack, Colleen Kelly Mayer, and all of their children for a ten-year reunion celebration. In June 1998, Andrew Nickerson formed Global Geodate, Inc., which provides digital mapping data to Fortune 500 companies. He celebrated daughter Louisa’s first birthday in July 1998. Dave Krivit and Sharon Guide-Krivit are happy to report that they have finally settled down in Denver. Dave is an attorney, and Sharon is “busy training their newborn daughter, Marielle, for the 2018 Olympics.” They would love to hear from fellow alumni in the Denver area.

 

Class of '89

Not much news this issue—could it be that people have been waiting to catch up at Reunion? Don’t forget that email is always a great way to let me know what is happening. Some great news is that Maureen “Moe” Kelly is engaged to David Gonzales, and they are planning an August wedding in Boston. Too bad Bob Saada will miss it as he will be busy mowing his lawn that day. Congratulations to Elissa Perez Vancura, who welcomed a second daughter, Nicole, last January. Nicole joins her older sister, Alexandra, who is two. Jay and Jennifer Levine are celebrating the birth of their second child, Emma. They live in Santa Rosa, Calif. Laura Curry Dukat will be vacationing in Rhode Island all summer, hanging out with her old roomie, Samantha McIntyre Bradshaw. She would like to catch up with Betsy Fromoyer, Lani Vanderpool, Lynn Shapiro Gurien, and Chris Norton. Felicia Thornton Herman had a second child, Daniel, in September 1998. Margaret Eby Boothby lives near Atlanta with her husband, Chris, and daughter Grace. She works part-time as a physical therapist. Lisa Crosta McDonald and her husband, Brett, had a baby girl, Alexandra, in June 1998. Matthew Scribner lives in Naples, Fla., and is an account executive for Gartner Group, in info tech research and consulting firm. He is also completing his MBA at Florida Gulf Coast University and keeps in touch with Rob Pierce, George Bachinski, and Craig Morlang. Lisa Dewey Wells and family are heading to Columbia, Md., after having spent five years in Rochester, N.Y. Lisa will be on sabbatical from her teaching posi- tion and will stay home with her children, Elleanor and James. She wrote, “Since I might have some time on my hands, I hope to find some UVMers in the Baltimore/Washington area.” Jonathan Packman graduated from the master of management in hospitality program at the Cornell Hotel School in May. He married Elizabeth Kaplan on June 5, 1999. He wrote that he was sorry to have missed Reunion.