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1970s
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1971
It’s been great talking to ‘71ers about our 30ish reunion coming
up May 30 - June 2, 2002. Met with Gary Barnes right after the holidays
to discuss reunion plans. Gary has some great ideas after reflecting with
his son about the awesome times of the 60’s…the old days according
to his son. Let’s get a group together at reunion to discuss future
reunions. I told Gary that I recently found a May 1970 Cynic which was
a special edition following the Kent State shootings and escalation of
the Vietnam War. He remembered this well as Cynic editor of the day. On
the heels of this discussion, Greg Novak called to see what kind of music
was planned for reunion – which is very important to Greg, given
he was a founding member of the band, “Uncle Sam” who had a
25th reunion couple years back to a packed house. Greg gave me contact
info on a new band called “Mister French” which plays 60’s
rock much like Uncle Sam. (Jimmy Carter is still in this band.) They sound
great, and will jam with the accomplished musicians from our class –
I’m sure including Greg and Rick Semler. Rob Sydney wrote to say
that he remembers well rooming with Jason Robards ’73 and says that
we better not count on Jason’s hosting classmates in NYC – a
reference to his youthful housekeeping days in the dorm. Rob also pointed
out that there are plenty more men in our class “heretofore unheralded,
that deserve ink in your column” in addition to Jason Robards, Dick
Peisch, and Myron Grauer – even though he has fond memories of these
guys. He pointed out that Arnie Brown wrote to me a year ago with news
I never published. Sorry, Arnie! I just dug up your letter. Rob and Arnie
Brown stay in contact with Doug Kerr ’72 (who works at Dartmouth
College), Jay Keillor (a civil engineer with his own company) and Will
Ridder (who lived in Alaska, working for State Fish and Game Department,
recently retired and is now consulting). Willie got married for the first
time a couple years ago. Rob Sydney also mentioned Tom Watkinson. He said,
“Several of us have made our mark in the fast food and adult entertainment
industries. Surely we deserve space too.” So there you go! What are
you really doing, Rob? He reports that he sells SUVs “to folks who
once celebrated Earth Day and got around in VWs, but now fret about getting
stuck in two inches of snow at the mall.” Susan Hynes Taylor and
I keep in touch via email. She recently visited Johanna Smith Ellis in
NYC, and they met up with Patricia Lennox Kaufman – having dinner
at Patty’s New York apartment. All three alums left each other with
plans to attend reunion hopefully with the addition of Judy Wiendl Hood.
Susan’s daughter was accepted into the MBA program at Dartmouth’s
Tuck School. Susan has been making calls for reunion and discovered a
‘60’s photo of Barbara Jerry Hawes on a beach during a spring
break – 1969+/-. We’ll have it available over Reunion Weekend.
George Dorsey and his wife, Gail Burns, live in Texas, married since our
last reunion. Michael Schacter lives in Armonk, N.Y., with his wife, Barbara,
a psychotherapist, and sons Evan and Justin. Michael has a private practice
in periodontics. He would love to hear from his UVM friends via email
at mschact@ aol.com. Alan Kanter, M.D., wrote from Lake Forest, Calif.,
that his son, Adam, graduated from the UVM College of Medicine in May
2001. Dr. Harvey Bogin of Winfield, Ill., is in his 25th year of private
practice. His twin daughters turned nine last June, and he and his wife
celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in August. Annie Viets attended
the reception in Stowe following UVM’s Ski Carnival in February,
where she met up with Bill Davis and David Holton ’72 (who was quite
entertaining I hear). Mary Jane Leach ’72 also writes that she sees
Jason Robards occasionally in NYC and has had references about her orchestration
in several Dutch and German publications. Mary Jane says she’s trying
to get to reunion. And, Sandra Simpson has been working for the government
as a civilian since 1993; however, she is still an active reserve in the
U.S. Army. She may be on duty in the current conflict at an undisclosed
location overseas at this writing. We’re glad she still plans on
coming to our reunion. I had lunch with Joanne Czachor Magliozzi in Boston
in January – never enough time to catch up. I’m counting on
Joanne’s coming to reunion weekend – where Liz Mead Foster,
Mags Caney Conant, Joanne and I can spend time together again. Don’t
forget June 1st is our reunion dinner party on the ferry, the Adirondack,
with great 60’s music and the Supremes sound-alikes (Liz, Mags, Joanne?)
doing some of the ‘60’s greatest hits, including: “It’s
in His Kiss.” Come back to campus and relive the good times.
1972
The countdown to our class reunion has begun. By the time you read this,
our reunion will be just around the corner. So, make your reservations
if you haven’t already done so. The reunion will be a great opportunity
to reconnect with old friends, especially because we will be celebrating
with the classes of ’71 and ’73. See what’s new at UVM.
The reunion promises to be a wonderful time, and the weekend will be greatly
enhanced by your presence. In the tour of potential colleges for his daughter,
Frederick Burgess, his wife Nancy, and daughter Laura were on campus last
June. They greatly admired the Old Mill, which has been beautifully renovated,
and they were surprised by how much the trees had grown on campus, particularly
around CBW. Laura Pratt Lane’s husband, Peter ’69, hiked the
Appalachian Trail from Harpers Ferry, W. Va., to Mount Katahdin last summer.
Charles Page married last July. His daughter, Alexis, is attending New
England College in New Hampshire. This year marks his 25th year in business.
Rachel Hamlen Koier retired after 25 years as an elementary teacher. She
now works part time at her son’s garden center. Barbara Hillinger
recently moved to Maryland to become program administrator for the Center
on Population, Gender, and Social Inequity at the University of Maryland
at College Park. J. Ellen Halsted is experiencing the empty nest syndrome
with both of her girls in college. Lindsay is a senior at the University
of Michigan, and Lauren is a sophomore at Michigan State. Ellen also went
back to school to work on an EDS in instructional technology at Wayne
State. She’d love to hear from her “old” friends. Robert
Sadowski wanted to let classmates know that he is living in St. Augustine,
Fla., and working for a tour company. He can be reached via email at robertfoy@yahoo.com.
1973
Take a look at the reunion section of the UVM website (http://alumni.uvm.edu/2re/reunion.htm).
You can find out what’s planned for May 30-June 2, who’s going,
and who’s hoping to see you there. Anne Powers Taleff plans to travel
east from her home in Albany, Ore., for the reunion. She’s looking
forward to seeing her old friends, and she’s hoping to find two she’s
lost touch with: Patty Magro Butterfield and Jennifer Pirro. Edward Thompson
also says he’s planning the trip back to campus from Cresskill, N.J.
He’s been a bank analyst since graduation and now is senior director
in charge of Fitch’s analysis of Turkish banks. John Bishop has moved
from Connecticut to North Carolina, where he’s working as a physician
assistant at the Orange County Jail. He’d like to hear from his UVM
friends at pacman@ntrnet.net. Anna Whitcomb Knight lives in Belmont, Mass.,
and spends her free time serving on the National Peace Corps Association
Board and as co-president of the Mt. Auburn Hospital Auxiliary. Her son,
William, is in the seventh grade. Charlotte “Charli” Cohen Lurie
is director of children, youth, and camp at the Jewish Community Center
of Rhode Island in Providence. She is in her 14th year as Judaic art specialist
for pre-school through sixth grade at Temple Beth-El in Providence. She
has lived in North Attleboro, Mass., for 25 years. Bonnie Christensen’s
book, The Biography of Arlo Guthrie, received a rave review in the November
18, 2001 New York Times Book Review section. Paula Kenney McMahon wrote
from Chatham, Mass., that she has two sons in college: Andrew is in his
first year at UVM, and Casey is a sophomore at Skidmore College. Carrie
Towne Sysko lives in Newry, Maine, with her husband, Jim, and daughter
Julia. She’s a ski instructor and an award-winning kids’ coach
at Sunday River Ski Resort. As a four-year breast cancer survivor, she
is “smelling the roses and savoring every moment.” She would
love to hear from friends at carries@ megalink.net.
1974
Elizabeth Walton Guston lives in Westford, Mass., with her husband, Mike;
son Mark, a high school senior; and daughter Lauren, a high school freshman.
Elizabeth spends her time working, volunteering, and cheering on high
school golf, field hockey, and basketball teams. Jim Hildebrand lives
in Waitsfield, Vt., with his fiancé, Nancy Coombs, in a house they
renovated last year. He commutes to IBM in Essex Junction, where he is
in tactical marketing. Daughter Meghan attends UVM, and son Kyle is a
senior at Bates.
1975
Pamela Beckford Burns is in her sixth year of retirement. She is currently
at home in Salem, Mass., raising her two children and loving it. She asked,
“Where are Curly, Winkie, Bahama Mama, Fletch, and Kim B?” Michael
“Fitz” Fitzmaurice is teaching skiing at Mammoth Mountain, Calif.,
with fellow graduate, Greg Vautour. Fitz’s wife, Heidi, does executive
searches, and they both enjoy golf at Sierra Star Golf Club. Tom Harrington,
MD ’79, wrote that he was sad to hear that UVM might be losing its
track program. It brought back memories of life without football. He and
his wife, Michele Ciecura (’78) Harrington, have been in Chesapeake,
Va., for 12 years. Tom works in a busy internal medicine practice. They
have two daughters, Meghan and Molly, who are both in high school. Tom
ran the 2001 Boston Marathon proudly wearing his Vermont track singlet.
Bob Gilbert has taken early retirement from Lucent Technologies and now
works for Avaya Communications on network hosted solutions. He and his
wife, Cathy Waugh (’78) Gilbert, and their daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth,
live in Warren, N.J.
1976
Please write or send me an email with news for this column. I only received
a few submissions for this issue, an all-time low since I became class
secretary. Nancy Balin and her husband, Alan Sharpe, are living in Amherst,
Mass., with their children, Benjamin and Sara. Nancy continues to practice
ophthalmology. Michael Cote develops purchasing software and is still
active in community affairs for the town of Leominster, Mass. Betsy Flood
Fay wrote sadly of the passing of our classmate, Ellen Riley Bayles, wife
of Michael Bayles ‘75, on September 17, 2001. Betsy and Cyndy Porter
(’77) Carbone had planned to attend our 25th reunion with Ellen,
but due to her illness, they were not able to come. Betsy wrote, “She
will be missed by all of her friends and family.”
1977
Stephen Monroe of New Canaan, Conn., plans to come to our 25th reunion.
He is still in the newsletter business, covering healthcare business and
finance. For Dorothy Bellhouse, last year was a year of change. She has
expanded work responsibilities, and she married “a wonderful man”
Hunter Ficke in June. UVMers attending the wedding celebration included
Betsy Giovine Vogel, Laurette Moro De Cabia, Lynn Pearce Kelleher, and
Patricia Balzer. Dick Johnson sent greetings to Tim Mulligan. Dick wrote,
“Tim is definitely getting it done in California…a long way
from Burlington, Vt., in the 1970s.” Rick Katz, wife Kari, and sons
David and Nicholas, have been living in Green Bay, Wisc., for seven years.
They look forward to contact with UVM friends who wander through the area.
Patricia Densmore of Burlington, Vt., earned a state degree in legal nurse
consulting in 2001. Andrea Howard Bonnar and husband Peter recently celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary in Hawaii. On their way home, they visited
Judy and Robert Wilkenfeld in their California home. Deborah Gould is
director of special education for the Manchester, Vt., school district.
She is also the guardian of a friend with special needs. Deborah’s
son, Chris, plays baseball with the Vermont Seamonsters, based in Burlington.
A high honors graduate of Burr and Burton Academy, he now attends Wentworth
Institute of Technology in Boston, studying architecture.
1978
Dear classmates, we noted last fall that Audrey Ziss Bath would no longer
continue as class secretary. Unfortunate. I liked her style very much.
It is an interesting twist that, just a few months earlier, Audrey and
I had exchanged emails. In one, she observed that for all the vivid memories
I still could recall of our years at UVM, I should be class secretary.
And so, as a fill-in, here I am for one column. I recently met up with
Karen Amet Fondry ’79. We had worked together in a UVM summer work-study
program as members of a day camp counselor team in Washington County,
Vt. She is now a clinical review administrator at Blue Cross-Blue Shield
of Vermont. Over lunch, we reminisced about Converse 5th and Davis Brothers
Garage…and kids: what we were and what we have. Labor Day weekend,
my wife, Eileen Giguere Donovan, and our two children, Jenna and Jack,
were invited to a gathering in East Montpelier, Vt. Participants included
Maynard North ’50 and my parents, George ’51 and Constance Flint
(’52) Donovan. ‘Twas a grand reminiscence of UVM fight song
and “who was president of UVM your freshman year?” challenge.
Earlier, I had collaborated with Professor North in recording guitar and
vocals of some ‘animal songs’ for the Learning in Retirement
program of the University of South Florida. Also in East Montpelier that
weekend were Jim and Diane Cook (’83) Donovan and their daughters
Robin and Karen of Winchester, Mass. In other news, Maryanne Coughlin
Foley wrote to say that she is living on Drakes Island, Maine, with sons
Patrick and Peter. Her husband, Bob, works for the Wells School District
as community resource coordinator. Rick Katz wrote to say that he, wife
Kari, and sons David and Nicholas are entering their seventh year living
in the Green Bay, Wisc., area. They look forward to visiting with any
UVM friends who may wander through the area. It was great to hear from
Greg and Kelli Allen. (Greg is a former Christie 3rd co-habitant.) Are
you still playing guitar, Greg? Greg and Kelli, with their daughters Melia
and Emma, have relocated to Vernon, Vt., as of September 2000. For the
summer issue of Vermont Quarterly, I will turn over the reigns to Brian
Croteau. Brian wrote, “I have just volunteered to take over writing
our class column. Since Audrey’s departure, the column just hasn’t
been the same. Thanks, Audrey, for doing a great job. I am looking forward
to hearing from classmates, and I will do my best to make sure that your
news appears in a future issue in a timely way. So, please send your news
to me either by ‘snail’ mail or email. My addresses are at the
top of the column. Our next reunion is not too far away, and I want to
get everyone thinking about getting in touch and coming back to campus
for a big gathering of classmates. I want to especially challenge my fellow
ROTC graduates to get off their duffs and exercise a little military leadership
and make this happen. I look forward to hearing from lots of classmates
for the next issue.”
1979
Nancy Moore of Evanston, Ill., recently started her own consulting firm
to assist non-profit organizations in organizing development and improvement.
Lauri Gatto, son Dan, and daughters Kate and Caroline live in Albany,
N.Y. Lauri is a human resources director. She wondered, “How’s
the gang from 4th floor Wing?” Elaine Steele Maynes enjoys the trials
and tribulations of owning her own business, Best Tile of Vermont, a ceramic
tile store in Williston. She wrote that her old roommate, Candace Perrault
Kjelleren, wandered in one day.
1980
Robert Monniere enjoyed the Vermont foliage when he attended the annual
Browington Bash with Dr. Dave Averill, who won the door prize. Go, Cats,
go! Claire McCrea is enjoying life in Pennsylvania with her family. She
is working for Runner’s World magazine as a copy editor and dreaming
of skiing in the north country. Mary Cotrupi-Commander was asked to be
the parent representative of her children, Brooke and Andrew’s, school
as part of a four-person team traveling to the Surya Boarding School in
Khandbari, Nepal, from Superior, Colo. Mary taught dental hygiene while
there. Sheree Clark, principal and director of client services at Sayles
Graphic Design in Des Moines, Iowa, recently visited Anchorage, Alaska,
to judge the city’s annual advertising award competition. She also
gave a presentation to members of Ad Fed. Sheree was also featured on
a segment of “Living in Iowa” on Iowa Public Television, displaying
her collection of vintage Blenko glassware. Margaret Faluszczak wrote
from Troy, N.Y., that she is married with two children, Rickey and Emma
Rose. She wrote that they began as foster parents and were blessed with
a wonderful first child for a month. She continues to practice part time
as a paramedic for a progressive municipal service. Roy Bishop bought
a house in Colchester, Vt., in August 2001. He recently got his secondary
math license and is currently teaching 7th and 8th grade math at Crossett
Brook Middle School in the Waterbury-Duxbury School District. Dr. Kevin
Hazen ’76 and I were married on January 26, 2002, in Charlottesville,
Va. We plan to remain in Virginia to visit my sister, Jennifer Yonker
(’79) Carey, who has a son at UVA.
1981
Sara Coward Blum was appointed vice president at PostScript, where she
will oversee management of the firm and continue to serve as account executive,
senior art director, and Web master. She lives in Shelburne, Vt., with
her husband, Jay, and daughter, Carolyn. David Grossbaum lives in Dover,
Mass., with his wife, Debra, and their children Rachel, Jacob, and identical
twins Talia and Sophie. David is a partner in the Boston law firm of Cetnulo
& Capone, LLP. Candace Davidson Boudreau and family moved to Rockton,
Ill., last summer so that her husband could pursue a new job. They have
two daughters, Alexis and Gwendolyn. Candace wrote, “Sorry I haven’t
stayed in touch with everyone.” Joseph Zabar and wife Julie Epstein
(’82) Zabar moved to New City, N.Y., last August. Their son, Brad,
is in kindergarten. Christopher Zimmerman wrote from Portland, Oreg.,
that he has been with Nike for the past five years. He is “having
a ball” at his current position as general manager of Nike Golf.
He frequently sees his hockey teammate, Ben Lord, who is director of advertising
sales in Vermont for the Golf Channel. Steve L’Heureux lives in New
Haven, Vt., where he owns and operates The Mac Doctor, specializing in
onsite service of Apple Computers throughout central and northern Vermont.
He enjoys spending weekends with his three sons. Steve sent greetings
to his School of Natural Resources classmates and wondered whether Joan
Driebeek Spasyk ever made it back to Vermont. Stephanie Cole Andrus is
back in Vermont, living in Norwich. She and her husband, Bruce, and daughters
Sarah and Erica think “the upper valley is a beautiful spot.”
Since 1991, Tom Nuccio has lived in Nashville, Tenn., where he is director
of music performance identification for Broadcast Music, Inc. He and his
wife, Suzanne, were married in Nashville on July 22, 2000, and Bob Ellis
’80 served as groomsman. Elizabeth Nelson Egan recently moved to
Harvard, Mass., with her husband, Rob, and daughters Emily and Mary. Brian
and Karen Galfetti Zecchinelli have been very busy at the Wayside Restaurant
in Berlin, Vt. Their sons, Nicholas and JP, both attend Berlin Elementary
School, Karen’s alma mater. Andrea Rousseau enjoys her new job as
corporate compliance auditor at South Coast Hospitals Group in New Bedford,
Mass. She recently received CPA certification and combined it with her
technical training for this new professional challenge. Andrea would enjoy
hearing from her nuclear medicine classmates as well as teachers from
UVM and Fletcher Allen Medical Center. Apologies to Sarah Wipfler Pictor,
who was incorrectly listed as Susan in a past issue. Sarah teaches at
Buffalo College, D’Youville College, and would love to hear from
physical therapy classmates at pictors@dyc.edu. Jeff Milem was promoted
to associate professor with tenure at the University of Maryland’s
College of Education last year.
1982
Thanks to everyone who wrote in to keep us up to date on what you are
doing. Those of you we haven’t heard from in a while, please answer
the following question: What has the class of ’82 been up to this
past year? Shelby Marston-Ainley is still enjoying life in Los Angeles.
Last summer, she brought her two sons to Vermont for a visit. She enjoyed
showing them the UVM campus and many “breathtaking” sights in
and around Burlington. They were struck by the open spaces of “semi-rural”
Vermont. Last July, Nancy Batty gathered with fellow alumni, Julie Jones,
Alicia Good, and Peggy Bolton Crisman at the home of Bonnie Ouellette
Niles in Danby, Vt. All five ran the annual Race for the Cure in nearby
Manchester, Vt. David Krause is living in Northfield, N.H., with his wife,
Barb, and his three children, Tucker, Alyssa, and Logan. David is a licensed
land surveyor. He would like to hear from fellow UVMers. Amy Perkins Moore
is currently living in Newport, R.I., with her husband, Jim, and their
children, Meghan and Sean. They moved from Hawaii last summer, and Jim
will be attending the Navy War College for the next year. Then, the family
will be moving again to wherever the Army sends them next. Tracy East
lives with her husband, Fred, in Palm Desert, Calif., and teaches Kindergarten
at Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies. Andy Wolf
and his wife, Leslie, make a home for their son, Brenton, in Incline Village,
Nev. Andy practices law there, and he sees many fellow alumni at Tahoe.
Diane Caporale has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant
to continue her research on how and why Lyme disease is spreading to central
Wisconsin. She is an assistant professor of biology at the University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
1983
Dr. Tony Rathburn ’81, G’84, and I got together for our annual
holiday visit and gift exchange while he was in Vermont visiting his parents.
Tony got married in Australia last June (it’s about time!), and,
in August, he joined the faculty at Indiana State University, where he
teaches classes in geology and oceanography. Dave Burhans and his wife,
Jeanette Calder, still live in Bennington, Vt. They found themselves returning
to the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the fall to cheer
on daughter Heather at several invitational swim meets. This brought back
many fond memories from the mid-1980s when Dave timed his wife’s
swim meets in the same pool. Dave went back to RPI yet again in the mid-1990s
to earn a master’s degree in engineering. (He imagines that some
UVM friends find this amusing.) For the last six years, he has worked
for a machinery service and engineering company in Springfield, Mass.;
Jeanette is a CPA in a local firm. Dave enjoys staying in touch with his
nephew, David Burhans ’99, a civil engineering major. Julie Cooper
Desmond, husband Tom, and children Danielle and T.J. are now living in
Orange County, Calif. This has been their eighth (and they hope last)
move. Julie would love to hear from fellow UVMers in the area. Christine
Doremus and husband Tom Hoyt announced the birth of their first child,
a daughter, Tommi Christine, on January 23, 2001. Tommi has an older sister,
Logan Lynne, who is nine years old. Christine was appointed Family Court
Magistrate in Windsor County, Vt., in August 1998. Brenda Fox Grob, husband
Kenneth, and their three sons are still living in Doylestown, Pa. Brenda
continues to mix motherhood and a career at Johnson & Johnson with
varying degrees of success. Ken still has his own business. They hear
from Laurie Fairbanks Vien and her husband, Marc, quite often. Laurie
just sent Brenda a gorgeous photo of UVM in the springtime that Brenda
proudly displays in her foyer. Miriam Landis Babcock continues to teach
at the Indian Moun-tain School in Lakeville, Conn. She is raising her
three boys in Stanfordville, N.Y.
1984
Greetings, everyone! Kathleen Huffman wrote to tell us that she and her
husband, Scott, celebrated the birth of their son, Jacob Austin Huffman,
in March 2001. Ted Flanagan has been appointed managing director of the
Energy Coalition, a long-standing California non-profit agency that promotes
energy efficiency in the state through both policy work and program implementation
with traditionally under-served customers (low income groups, students,
small businesses, and senior citizens). Cynthia Baldvins attended the
wedding of Helen Shattuck ’85 and Dan Gillis in October. Also in
attendance was Gail Couillard ’85. Tracy Simon recently became certified
as a DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) mentor to train new DARE officers.
She wrote that she has spoken at several national conferences about her
experiences surviving a near-fatal car crash caused by an impaired driver.
Margo Wallace Druschel wrote to say that after more than 20 years in higher
education, she has become the executive director of community service
at Hamilton & Wenham, Inc., a non-profit with programs for children
and elderly. She works in a gorgeous old building located five minutes
from her home. Malcolm Caldwell is the proud stepparent of Christopher
Doyle ’05. Natalie Ciccariello wrote that she really appreciated
the training and experience she gained from her associates degree from
UVM. Thanks for the email messages from Diane Parry Dooley, my old math
buddy, and Kim Solomon Dooley (no relation, I think). Diane wrote from
her classroom, where she teaches 5th and 6th grade in Vineland, N.J.,
which is in farm country in the southern part of the state. She wrote
that her husband, John, is a farmer, and they have three daughters: Maggie,
a 6th grader; Emily, a 3rd grader, and Abigail, a 1st grader. Having grown
up in Vermont, she misses the mountains, but she feels fortunate to have
a great family and group of friends. Kim and her husband, Tim, recently
returned from Russia, where they adopted another child, their eight-month-old
son, Logan. He was joyfully welcomed by his older sister, Larissa, who
they also adopted from Russia when she was seven months old. She wrote
that life is great and that their family is now complete with one boy
and one girl. See you in the summer. Take care.
1985
Dear class, I hope you have spent time with your family and friends in
the winter months. I want to thank everyone for supporting UVM over the
years; our school continues to grow through change, and it is important
that we always have the support of alumni. I received a letter from Martha
Monsivais McDonnell, who is living in Falmouth, Maine, with her husband,
Joe, and children Brendan and Madelyn. Martha is a pharmaceutical sales
rep. Dianna Gates Allen told me that she is living in Hyde Park, Vt. She
has been a high school physical education teacher and coach at Hazen Union
School in Hardwick for 17 years. Dianna has two sons, Jacob and Joseph.
She misses her women’s basketball teammates and would love to hear
from some of them. Cheryl Codair wrote that she is working for IBM in
Massachusetts. She is blessed with three-year-old twins, Katie and Caroline.
Cheryl wishes everyone a healthy and happy year. Congratulations to Jean
Ahlstand MacKimmie and her husband, John, who welcomed their first child,
Amanda, in November 2001. Jean lives in Amherst, Mass., and works at the
University of Massachusetts. Finally, I heard from Katherine Miller, who
is still living in Vermont and loving it. Katherine recently received
her master’s degree in Waldorf education at Antioch New England Graduate
School, and she is teaching at a Waldorf school in rural Vermont.
1986
Susan Lackey was mentioned in Business People Magazine as one of the top
five company leaders in the nation for business growth in 1999. Sue is
director of business development for Tanner Companies, the Doncaster line
of women’s wear, covering Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and upstate
New York. Scott Appleby recently formed an investment bank, Appleby Capital,
specializing in financial technology. He is living in San Francisco with
his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
1987
It is with total sadness and disbelief that I bring you the news of the
death of our classmate, David Steven Mazo, on January 31, 2002. Tragically,
Dave died when the private plane in which he was traveling crashed in
bad weather. Dave’s warm, friendly, and easy nature made him rich
in friendships. This was evident at his funeral, which was attended by
many of his SAE fraternity brothers. All of us fondly recalled stories
of Dave, and Chris Fairfax delivered a beautiful eulogy. Dave is survived
by his wife, our classmate Kelly Finn Mazo, and two children, Caroline
and Samuel. For those interested, donations may be made to The Mazo Children’s
Educational Fund, c/o Levin Ford & Taulekas, LLP Trustees, 1 State
Street, Hartford, CT 06103. Karen Kirk and her husband, Doug Ziemke, welcomed
their new son, Patrick Owen Ziemke, on July 14, 2001. He joins his sister,
Grace, at their home in Smyrna, Ga. Holly Tapley Maroney and husband Denny
had their second daughter, Cassie, on February 12, 2001. They live in
Darien, Conn., with Cassie and their oldest daughter, Becca. Amy Hewitt
is living in Grafton, Mass., with her husband and daughters Lucy and Grace.
Amy works part-time as a human resources manager for a networking company,
Vanguard Managed Solutions. Caylin Huttar is an acupuncturist in Ketchum,
Idaho. Bruce Likly celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary this year with
a three-week trip to Tuscany. He and his wife have a two-year-old daughter.
They live in Wilton, Conn., where they run Kovak-Likly Communications.
He would love to be contacted at blikly@klcpr.com. Denise Adams Wallace
and her husband, Jeremiah, of Newburyport, Mass., welcomed their son,
Liam Robert, into the world on November 20, 2000. Adam Tschorn is a writer
living in Los Angeles, where he has worked on several game shows and cable
television shows. He wrote, “I miss the girl I used to meet at the
Pepsi machine. I hope she’ll see this note and call me.” Is
that a classic, or what? Hang in there, everyone. May 2002 bring peace
of mind to all of us.
1988
Aaron Levin is pursuing a doctoral degree in statistics at the University
of Connecticut. He and his partner, James, have been together for nearly
three years. Aaron wrote that they were looking forward to doing holiday
shopping on Church Street. Louise Toborg Merrigan of Medford, Mass., let
us know that her daughter, Anneliese, was born in April 2000. Louise recently
saw Betsy Weekes Kunz and Cynthia Mitchel ’89. Linda Giudice has
been a director of
corporate operations in Moscow, Russia, for the past nine years. She recently
transitioned to a consultant position for the Russian operations of Gallaher
Group, Plc. Having worked on the privatization of the state-owned tobacco
factory, she then worked on the successful acquisition by Gallaher Group
last summer. Linda completed her MBA at the University of Chicago, graduating
in March 2001.class of
1989
Hello, ‘89ers! Hope you made it through the winter and are starting
to see signs of spring wherever you may be. I’ve heard from numerous
classmates via email, which is an easy way to keep in touch, and it was
great to hear from many of you who have not written in before. The more
varied the column, the better. While it is hard to start the column on
a sad note, I must share that Martha Oliverio Wright sent me an email
with the horrible news about her husband and our classmate, John Wright,
who was in Tower 2 on September 11. While I did not know John well, he
was a solid, kind, and well-grounded person, the kind of guy you wish
there were more of. I know this was reported in the last issue, but since
several classmates mentioned him when writing in, I felt we should all
do the honor of paying tribute to him once more. I also want to thank
his wife, Martha, for her courage in writing me with such unfathomable
news. Our thoughts are with Martha and their three young children. Sarah
Cioffi Crounse sent me an email with the news that she married Michael
Crounse last September on a boat on the Hudson River. Her daughter, Sophie,
was a flower girl. The Crounses live in upstate New York, where Sarah
teaches high school French and Spanish. Sarah also reported that Ellen
Stecklow Marcus, who lives on Long Island with her husband and two sons,
works in New York City and that Wendy Bellin Donovan lives in Hartford,
Conn., and has a new daughter, Grace Alexandra. Sarah sent New Year greetings
to Ellen, Wendy, Corinn Thompson, and Michael Pollio, and she would love
to hear from Christina Sekerak Donovan. David Majcen wrote that he is
enjoying life in Boulder, Colo., with his wife, Donna Trinko (’88)
Majcen, and their son, Drew. David has his own financial lending business,
and Donna is in marketing with Agilent Technologies. David sent his deepest
sympathies to the Wright family: “John was a great friend and will
be missed by all.” Alexandra Petas Pappas attended the beautiful
September wedding of Chris Pirie and Bill Martuscello at their home in
Quaker Hill, Conn. Katie Davis Haley and her husband, Don, and Jeanine
Buckley Perrone and her husband, Dean, were all in attendance. Alex, Chris,
Katie, and Jeanine were roommates at 69 Grant Street. Jessica Fahey Durkin
lives in Westford, Mass., with her husband, Joe, and children Melissa
and Michael. She is a financial manager for Hyperware, a German software
company. Mary Jennings Hoyt lives in Seattle, Wash., and earned her MSW
from the University of Washington in 1999. She works at Harborview Hospital
in the mental health department, and she is married to Jack Hoyt, a college
head track coach. Michael Chapman lives in Gorham, Maine, with his wife,
Shari, and daughters Lindsay and Carley. Michael works for ReCellular,
Inc., a wireless handset manufacturer. Christine MacDougal lives in Charlestown,
Mass., and she welcomed a new son in March 2001. Congratulations to Tracy
Hauser Scarrow, who married James Scarrow in October 2001 with many UVM
alums in attendance: Mike Cavanaugh ’88, Mark Lanoue, Jeannine Ritchie,
MD ’93, Scott Barnet, Mike and Kathy Knisley Wood, and Jennifer (’92)
Gittleman. They spent their honeymoon in South Africa and Namibia, and
they now live in Washington, D.C., where Tracy works as a special assistant
to the chief judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals. It was great to hear
from Keith Wegan, who is happily living in Boulder with his wife and fellow
‘89er, Jennifer, and their daughters, Kaitlyn, Kristine, and Madison.
Keith is a managing partner for Ventura, Inc., a venture capital firm,
and several charities, including JJJ Foundation, Inc., and WOW! Children’s
Museum. Jennifer is at home with their girls and also volunteers as a
board member for Character Matters. They enjoy many of the great outdoor
activities Colorado has to offer and would love to see any UVMers who
venture out their way. I received a nice email
message from Michael “Bucce” Buccellato, who lives in Burlington
and is working for Fisher Scientific as the sales/service associate in
charge of the UVM contract. He services all the life science labs and
enjoys getting his Green Mountain coffee at the bookstore. I missed the
chance to see Randy Markey in Cleveland, Ohio, but he sent me a photo
of his beautiful family: wife, Molly, and children Max and Isabel. Elena
Kraus Shulman is finding much success in the world of publishing, and
she expects to publish her own short book of poems this spring. She and
her husband, Tony, live in Reno, Nev., with daughters Allie and Samantha.
Finally, congratulations to Diane Peligal O’Halloran, who welcomed
a baby girl, Zoe, into the family last November. Diane lives in Berkeley
Heights, N.J., with her husband, Kevin, and children Annie, Jack, and
now, Zoe. Whew! This is a good round of news. Keep it coming. Please remember
to avoid disappointment at not seeing your news in the next issue, please
get it to me by the beginning of April. Lead time is long for getting
class notes published. Thanks so much to all who got in touch. All my
best.
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