1980s & 1990s

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1980 Noel Blum of Boulder, Colo., was appointed to the Boulder County Court by Governor Bill Owens last July. Noel has served as deputy district attorney in the First Judicial District since graduating from the University of Colorado Law School in 1985, and he has prosecuted felony cases and served as senior prosecutor in the Juvenile Unit. He is currently serving in the Felony Intake Unit.
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1981 Larry Stone and his wife, Patty, are leaving Boston behind and moving to Winchester, Mass., in anticipation of the arrival of a second addition to their family. Larry continues his banking career with Trenwith Securities, where he is managing director of the capital markets group. He wrote that while he’s still recovering from “The Loss,” he hopes to continue the annual Red Sox outing with Kevin McNamara, Bruce Kelly, and Wright Caswell ’82 in ’04.
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1985 Hi, all. I hope everyone is doing well. Things have been crazy for me this year, and I haven’t had much time to keep up with our column. I have been actively involved in selling the company I work for, and it has been a wonderful, but labor-intensive experience. Now to the news of our class: Julie Geisler and her husband, Philip Milio, live in New York City. Julie is a consultant to several non-profit groups and is on the board of directors of the New York Road Runners Club. She enjoys participating in marathons, triathlons, and she did the Ironman Triathlon this year. Eileen Shea Fitzpatrick wrote me about a wonderful celebration that she and a few of her old roommates had last May on South Beach, Fla., to celebrate turning 40. She wrote that Ann Appleby Terwilliger, Sheila McPhillips Spell, and Nancy Fay Peter had a blast catching up and recounting some fun memories. Shea lives in Far Hills, N.J., with her husband and three children. Ann lives in Mendham, N.J., with her husband and three children. She started her own interior decorating business. Nancy lives in Darien, Conn., with husband Jonathan ’84 and their three children. After quitting Wall Street, Nancy began selling real estate in her area. Sheila lives with her husband in Manhattan. She is an executive at Empire Blue Cross in New York City. Three weeks after they got together, they all caught up with some other alumni at a surprise party in Manhattan for Shea, and they saw Lyn Jordan McCarthy, who lives in Wellesley, Mass., with her husband and two children, and Dotty Nestico (’84) Boyle, who lives in Hingham, Mass., with her husband and three children. Lyn reported that Norris Jordan ’84, who lives in Philadelphia, just got back from Bermuda, where he saw Somers Cooper ’84, who lives with hs wife and four children. Lisa Spindler Ellis reported that many of the gals from South Willard Street/ Willis 1st got together for a weekend of fun and frolic in Burlington to celebrate their 40th birthdays. Lisa said that Trish Slattery O’Connell, Nancy Dowd Holt, Sue Skrowronski (’86) Dunn, Paige Puglisi Brennan, and Heather Scott Zini were there. Debbie Levine Rosenthal, husband Bill, and their three beautiful children, Alyssa, Jessica, and Jake, live in Georgetown, Mass. Susan Kail, with her five-year-old daughter Eloise, continues to live in London and has been there since 1989. Susan works for Knoll Furniture Company. She is interested in organizing an alumni gathering in London for those who are interested, and she can be reached via email at susankail@one tel.net.uk. Alan Ouellette lives in Stowe, Vt., with his dog, Max. He is a senior developer for Springer-Miller Systems and has been there for the last five years and loves it. I have been actively racing my 124 sailboat Last Kid Picked with fellow UVM graduates Geoff Halsted, Tom Bissonette, Chuck Garrapy, and Ken Britting. Alan also works part-time for the Stowe Mountain Race Department, and he tries to get out skiing every day.
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1986 Tom Paisley wrote that “Blanche Ranch is still rocking.” See class of ’87 column for more details.
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1987 Thanks to Tom Paisley ’86, who wrote in and updated me on so many members of the “Blanche Ranch.” Apparently it is “still rocking.” This past June, many of the guys got together in New York City to wish Steve Lapiner good luck on his move to San Diego with his wife, Janet McDonald (’86) Lapiner, and daughters Alexa and Annie. The night included soccer at Chelsea Piers and dinner at a steak house. In attendance along with Tom were Tim Paisley, James ‘Auggie’ Aug, Dr. Mark Singer, Scott “Rockin’ Roberts ’88, Ronnie Morgan, Dimitri “D” Nayduch, Jim Houran ’86, Karim Kuzbari ’86, Larry Fleishman ’86, Dan “Moose” Stolbolf, and UVM regulars E. Jolly, Chris Trusdale, Rob Kittay, and Brian August. Unfortunately, Gene Greene and Douglas Blake could not attend. Gene was busy getting his architect’s degree in Colorado (and is also currently engaged) and Doug was traveling in Europe with wife Matilda. Stay tuned for the Blanche Ranch Reunion Rodeo in New York City. If you want to be on the email list, feel free to contact Tom Paisley at tpaisley@hotmail.com. Tom also wrote that Mark Singer married Jessica Bondy on July 27, and most of the above-listed classmates attended. Congratulations, Mark! Mark Madigan, associate professor of English at Nazareth College of Rochester, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the University of Ljubjana, Slovenia, during the 2003-2004 academic year.
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1988 Edward Kim moved from New Jersey to Connecticut, where he has a new job with XL Capital. Several months after he started with the company, John Bundy ’85 joined XL Capital. Edward lives in Weston, Conn., and he keeps in touch with his brother Wally ’91 as well as Rich Hanzelko ’89 and David Krivit ’88. Dr. Peter Gangi of Methuen, Mass., was selected to be president-elect of the Massachusetts Dental Hygienist Association. He is also a clinical dental hygiene professor at Middlesex Community College. Robert Russell of Harrington Park, N.J., is director of rehabilitation and of information technology for Bridesmade, Inc., an online bridal marketplace. He expanded his professional skills into computer and database programming, and, with other partners, started Bridesmade, Inc. Polly Warner wrote that she had dinner with Mike Doolittle and his wife, Susie; Susie’s sister, Eugenia Burnett Tinsley, and her new baby, Scott; and Steve Laird and his new wife in Denver. Kelly Sinclair Babcock wrote from Macedon, N.Y., that she gave birth to her daughter, Maxine Case, in February 2002. She recently visited Elizabeth Robinson Noonan and her daughters. Kelly keeps busy with consulting work, and she loves taking care of her new baby. Ann Heath lives in Burlington, Vt., where she has been working on developing her own restaurant consulting business. Lisa Monti Winters and husband Chris of Hudson, N.H., welcomed their first child, Samantha Paige, on October 20, 2002. Jaimes Fewer lives in Barre, Vt., with his wife, Jody. He keeps in touch with Stan and Tracy Crocker Brinkman and Victor Pepin ’89, who lives in Keene, N.H., with his wife and three children, as well as Lawrence Houston ’92 of Montpelier, Vt., who was recently married and has two children. Richard Higgerson published an anthology of contemporary American poetry, entitled Poets of the New Century. He lives in South Pomfret, Vt., and still manages to ski more than 50 days a year. Last year, Timothy Holteen purchased a house near Albany, N.Y. For the past four years, he has been performing chemistry analyses in support of testing at the Department of Energy installation near Albany. Megan O’Lar Ruppenicker gave birth to her third child, Daniel Tyson, on February 12, 2003. He joins his brother Harry, and sister Sarah Ellen in the family’s Westbrook, Conn., home. Philip Snyder relocated to Philadelphia a few years ago, after an eight-year stint in the Bay area. While living in San Francisco, he reconnected with Mike McFadden, whose son was born on December 26, 2002. Sharer Dale purchased Re/Max franchises in Pepper Pike and Chagrin Falls, Ohio, residential and commercial divisions. She has been very successful competing in equestrian show jumping as an amateur. She is in the top 20 in the country and second in the five-state zone in which she competes.
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1989 Happy New Year! Believe it or not, we are definitely in the countdown until our 15th reunion. Hope you are starting to make plans to be in Burlington in June. Congratulations to our class president Tony Reilly, who married Danielle Maggio last summer with a good showing of the old gang in attendance: Kevin Hench, Mike Friedman, Jeff Schulman, Matt Swanson, Jack Stout, Newt Brainard, and Mark Desjardins. Barbara Doty Gurican sent me an email with the good news that she and her husband, Michael, have a new daughter, Claire, born last May. Claire joins brother Jacob in the family’s home in Milwaukee, where Claire continues to practice law. Rick Hyman reported that Mitch Salaman and his wife, Erinn, welcomed their second son, Ryan, last October. He joins older brother, J.J. John Spierling lives in Colorado, where he teaches 7th and 8th grade humanities. He enjoys mountain biking, skiing, and living in the West. Last February, The Rev. Daniel Kanter was called as a minister to the First Unitarian Church of Dallas by unanimous vote. Susan Harvey Terry lives in Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in nursing in May 2002. She is now a medic with the local rescue squad. Andrea Salgado is teaching business and conversational English in mainland China for several international companies doing business in North America. Gail Rosenthal Arkin lives in Scotch Plains, N.J. She recently got together at Melinda Kirsner Sherman’s home in Steamboat, Colo., with Katherine McCabe, Kerin Hildebrand, and Laura Martinelli. After living in New Mexico, where she earned her MBA, Greta Schuler Reinhold and her husband, Geoff, moved back to Marlborough, Mass., in 2001. They bought a house and welcomed their new son, Aiden, on May 18, 2001. Dana Patenaude Mauser, a rehab therapist, enjoys living in Southern California, but misses the snow. She is still playing ice hockey and has picked up roller hockey as well. Rick Bingham lives in New York City and attended the February 2003 wedding of Gina Lalli and Scott Bradley. Julie Delph Smith was also in attendance. Gloria Gemma Figueroa lives in Rhode Island and recently gave birth to her third child, Maria. Amy Leith Gamble had a Civil Union in January 2001. She has two children, Jes and Gabrielle, and lives in Montpelier, Vt. Amy was named NEITE Engineer of the Year in 2002 and served as the Vermont ITE Chapter president from 2000-2002. Gregg Ritter and Carolyn Bird ’90 moved from Seattle, Wash., to Portland, Maine, with their two children, Erin and Cecilia. Carolyn is a structural engineer, and Gregg is a commercial lines producer. Hope you are enjoying your winter. I look forward to seeing a great turnout at our 15th Reunion in June.
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1990 Winter is here, and that means that there is one more season until Reunion. It seems that as we get older, life becomes more hectic and demanding, but I hope we can find time to travel back to UVM to celebrate our 15th Reunion with our classmates. 15 years! Where has the time gone! Scott Oster wrote that in September he and his wife, Lisa, attended Steve Dine’s wedding in Vail, Colo. Steve and Michelle got married at the top of Lionshead, with rain threatening the whole ceremony. Other UVMers in attendance included Hans Shilgalis, who lives in San Francisco; Steve Sasse and his wife Mae Mae ’91 and their two children from Virginia; Kenny Smith, who owns his own fly fishing company and lives in Aspen with his wife; and Matt Ross, who is also in Aspen and owns his own company. Scott and Lisa live in North Potomac, Md., with their children Joshua and Lexi. Tracie Spingarn and Jennifer Sanford are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Jacob Daniel. He arrived one month early on September 23, 2003. I’ve seen pictures, and he is a cutie. Richard Reif of North Caldwell, N.J., spent last winter teaching his son, William, age four, how to “ski like daddy.” Thomas and Beth Wester (’91) Ratsep are living happily in Rexford, N.Y., with their daughters, Taylore and Paige. Brian Urey and his wife moved back to San Francisco several years ago, after living in New York City for three years. They welcomed their first child, Thomas Shea, in September 2002. The Ureys see Andrew Coleman in San Francisco from time to time. Joshua Stolberg is living in Los Angeles, and he recently directed Tim Griffin, Michael Gillis, Derrick Jones, and Eric Steinberg in a movie called “Life Coach.” Joshua is currently writing a pilot for the WB and actress Lauren Graham with Peter Goldfinger. Anne Zagursky Anderson of Woodbury, Conn., announced the birth of her son, Liam Gray, on January 16, 2003. Jennifer Atlas Bruch and her husband, Josh, welcomed an addition of their daughter, Annika, to their family last January. They live in Pleasantville, N.Y. Amanda Sears Chamberlain of Vergennes, Vt., took a leave of absence from Fletcher Allen Health Care in 1996 to become an officer in the U.S. Air Force. For three years, she was stationed at Pope Air Force Base, where she was chief of laboratory services serving 5,000 active duty personnel and 10,000 beneficiaries. In 1999, she was honorably discharged with the rank of captain, and she resumed her employment at Fletcher Allen Health Care. Deborah Brown moved back to Vermont in 2000, after six years of living in Philadelphia. She traded in her career of treating sports injuries for one of emptying bedpans (athletic trainer turned RN). While living in Montpelier, Vt., she met “an awesome man from Maine” and they bought a house in the village of East Calais, Vt., where they were wed on July 19, 2003. Kendall McCauley Manzo of West Roxbury, Mass., welcomed her new daughter, Grace Elizabeth, on January 30, 2003. She wrote that big brother Jack was thrilled to have a new playmate. Connie Philippon Potvin of Hooksett, N.H., let us know that Rachel Hartstone Digiammarino and husband DiGi (Craig) have a new son, Mason. Timothy and Paige Erikson Kaleita of Richmond, Vt., let us know that their new son, Luke, arrived on August 17, 2003. They wrote, “We are all doing great!” Scott and Nini Avila (’91) Fenton have a new son, Cole, who was born on August 12, 2003. Nini sang during the 2003 Celebration of Classes at Reunion this year while she was expecting Cole. The class of ’90 was well represented at the Maternity Ward at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt., last August. Lisa Palvino Curran and Todd Sarandos’s wife, Dana, shared a room with their sons, Jack Lawrence Curran and Leo Valentine Sarandos, both born on August 12, 2003. Mike Shellito, known to his friends as “Ultra Cache,” is also the proud father of a new daughter, born August 8. Laurie Berkenkamp of South Strafford, Vt., has written a new parenting book, Because I Said So!, published by Nomad Press in July 2003. She is also co-author of the award-winning parenting series, Go Parents!, also published by Nomad Press. Laurie is the mother of four children under age 10. She was interviewed on Laura Berman’s radio show about her previous book, Talking to Your Kids about Sex.
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1992 Maria Pizzagalli Bradley and her husband, Robert, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Francesca, into the family last March. They make their home in Canton, Conn.
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1993 Dr. Stacy Gevry Prall was elected chief resident at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., this year. She is in pediatrics and internal medicine but will be entering a fellowship in gastro-intestinal medicine in July 2004. Stacy, her husband, artist Gary Prall, and their son, Mason, still visit the family farm in Hinesburg, Vt., as often as possible.
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1994 Now is a particularly exciting time at UVM, because President Fogel and the University of Vermont trustees have formally announced the Campaign for the University of Vermont with a goal of $250 million. As the ten-year anniversary of our graduation approaches, the fund-raising campaign is especially meaningful to us because our class reunion gift will count towards these efforts. In honor of our 10th reunion, our reunion committee is pleased to announce our own class gift campaign goal of $94,000. In order to reach this ambitious goal, everyone needs to participate. Let’s show the UVM community how much we care about our alma mater. As an incentive, UVM is giving a UVM class of ’94 baseball cap to the first 50 members of our class who join the new online community and make a contribution to our class gift. You better act on this right away, because the hats will surely go fast. One more UVM action item to take care of today: Make your reservations now for your return to UVM and Burlington. The Alumni Association has arranged special Reunion rates for your travel needs. Check it out on-line: http://alumni.uvm.edu/ reunion/. Tennyson Harwood married Patrick Alan Cox on July 12th in a private ceremony with family. The couple then celebrated with friends by hosting a pig roast in their backyard in Tolland, Conn., two weeks later, after returning from their honeymoon. UVM alumni in attendance included Kristi Guerriero, Peggy Leder ’95, Carrie Towers, and Kylee Decelles. Check out the photos online in the photo gallery, under services at the UVM Connection. Laura Dobrowolski Quirk and her husband, Dennis, welcomed their son, Patrick, on April 16, 2003. they have been married since October 2000, and they now live in West Milford, N.J. Greg and Rebecca Finnigan Nonawitz are proud parents as well. They celebrated the arrival of their first child, William Edward, on September 4, 2003. Greg, Rebecca, and Will live near Valley Forge, Pa. Greg is a project manager for a software company, and Rebecca is the manager of physical therapy at a nursing home. Lisa Troost Kloet is enjoying her work at Troost Monument, just outside of Chicago. She thinks of her UVM friends often and hopes they are doing well. You can email her at lisa.troost@ troost.com. Scott and Wendy Wilder Stein
have a new daughter, Hollly, born September 17, 2002. They also wrote that Dan and Laura Stein Colello were married on June 22, 2002, with many UVM alumni in attendance, and Todd and Cheryl Wilder Devault welcomed their second child, a daughter, on November 22, 2002. Christine Bartlett has been traveling around the country teaching hypnotherapy seminars. She has a private practice in Berkeley, Calif., where she does counseling and teaching. She was co-teacher with Kelly Eberwein at workshops in Virginia Beach, Va., where Kelly has a private practice in healing touch physical therapy. Christine also wrote that Michelle Ferald and she were bridesmaids in Kelly’s wedding in Virginia Beach in May 2003. Other alumni in attendance included Greg and Rebecca Finnigan Bonawitz. Alicia Waryas Brandon is an instructor of introductory psychology. She lives in Cambridgeport, Vt., with her husband and two childen, McKenzie and Jakob. Alicia and her husband are also busy raising two English mastiffs. She wrote that Tricia LaCroix McCort, husband Matt, and son Conor have been joined by a new baby, Kauylea, Amy Henderson Prue and husband Steve have a new daughter, Olivia, and Melissa Russell recently visited Vermont from Colorado. Nancy Perks traveled to Germany in August 2002 to attend the wedding of Meredith Neylon. She also traveled to Italy in June 2003 to attend Molly Melanson and Jon Perry’s wedding on the Isle of Capri. Molly and Jon work and live in Denver, Colo. Meredith lives in Munich. Justyn Amarosa Constant and husband David were awaiting the arrival of a new member of their family when they wrote from Dunbarton, N.H., earlier this year. Todd Morse is completing his master’s degree at Lesley University. He and his wife, Lolona, recently celebrated their daughter, Micaela’s second birthday. Todd is running an after-school program in his hometown of Arlington, Mass., for the second year. Bonnie Morrissey of Sudbury, Mass., helped celebrate Lori Goldberg (’93) Gleeman’s birthday in New York City last January along with Bonnie Kitteridge Morrissey, Jody Seigartel ’93, and Emily Bernstein (’92) Baum. John Russell graduated from Columbia University Teachers College with an M.A. in independent school leadership. He is heading back to his old school as assistant dean and science teacher. Doug and Sara Golier Schneider of New York City welcomed their first child, Max Adderley, on June 8, 2003. They wrote, “He is destined to be a great thinker in the fields of agricultural economics and/or geography.”
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1995 Hello, class of 1995. Thanks for writing in with all of your news. Please put “Class Notes” or some other Vermont Quarterly identifier in the subject line when you email me. The amount of spam I get these days is astounding. Congratulations to Todd Meigs and Kelly Vaast who were married on May 3, 2003, at the Publick House in Sturbridge, Mass. UVM alums that were present included Adam and Lee Gross, Josh and Kara Daghlian, Jamie Gravell, Dan Hill, Matt Rocheleau, and Jake Mutrie ’96. Kelly and Todd live in Waltham, Mass., where Todd works as an instructional designer and technical writer. Laurence Constable was married to Molly Beale on June 7th on Squam Lake, near Holderness, N.H. Other UVMers in attendance were Victoria Argumedo, Ali Hale ’94 and Glenn Andersen ’93 with their new son Beck, Karen Kneafsey and Howie Schwartz, and Phoebe Toke. Jonathan Constable ’01 and Jeremy Hourigan ’96 were in the wedding party. Laurence and Molly live in Boston, where he is a copy editor for the American Meteorological Society and she works with the Harvard University Alumni Association. Kristi Grosko wrote in to report that Nicole Morningstar Russo and her husband, Tim, had their first child, Owen, in June 2003. On May 3, 2003, Jan Grischuk married Priscilla Maye Kugel at their new home in New Hope, Pa. UVM alums in attendance included Andrew Deming, Will Lowry, Brad Kieves, Phil and Bridget Bellizia, Tyler Hand, Seth Parker, Alex Sumberg, Sara Dolan ’96, and Alax Khavari. They enjoyed a wonderful honeymoon in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and both have since settled back into work in Princeton, N.J. Jon wanted to say thanks to all for helping make their wedding so memorable. Hannah Deene Schwartz Wood was married in September 2002 in Stowe. Hannah and her husband opened their own indoor skateboard park and shop in South Burlington, in December 2001. They ran a seven-week summer skate camp, and they are constantly busy with pro teams doing demos and movie premiers. Hannah invites you to check them out on the web at
www.talentskatepark.com.
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1996
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1997 Shannon Burke married Emmett Fitzgerald on June 14, 2003, in Greenwich, Conn. UVM alumni attending included Kate Townsend, Billy Simpson ’99, Heather Lynch ’98, Caitlin McArdle, Shelby Smith Thompson, Andrew Thompson ’96, Carey Baldwin ’98, and Alec Genung ’95 as well as bridesmaids Jennifer Roberts, Ashley Kidder Campbell, and your class secretary. Ashley Kidder Campbell and her husband, Scott, welcomed their second child, Ellie Kidder Campbell, on September 14, 2003. Jennifer Roberts and Dermott Delaney recently got engaged and are planning a June 2004 wedding. Kristen Raftery Bowen and her husband, Jay, welcomed their son, Macklin Tait Bowen, on August 7, 2003. Brendan Burke and Jennifer Sherer ’98 were married on July 19, 2003, in Stamford, Conn. Groomsmen included Robert Slocum, Tim Walsh, Pete Rand, John Hallisey, Steve Losordo, and Chris McGuirk. Bridesmaids included class of ’98 grads Kristie Donohue, Kelly Burke, Katie Jackson, Amity Lippes, and Amy Meyers ’99. After a two-week honeymoon in St. Thomas and Anguilla, the Burkes are staying put in Boston for a while and loving life as newlyweds. Kristin Waxler married Mark Smaldon on July 26, 2003., at Krissy’s parents’ home on Long Island. Bridesmaids from UVM included Michele Bahnik Mercier, Jackie Finard-Hughes, Heather Caragol St. Louis, and Dara Mochson. Groomsmen from UVM included Neil Smaldon ’99 as best man as well as Greg Sturcke and JP Fine. Other UVMers in attendance included Amy Hogg Burke, Joanna Petringa, Karen Fishman Lefkowitz, Kerry Turner, Jess Stillman, Julianne Ward, Karin Levangie, Martin St. Louis, Amy Tanger (’98) Fine, Fred Losen, Brian Knies, Liza McKinnon ’91, Dan Mezzalingua, Dan Carlson, Chad Moros, Todd Unger, Chris Penn ’99, Bobby Weisner ’64, and Barry and Janet Boxer, both ’62. Krissy and Mark live in New York City. Mark Hartigan is in business school at the University of Michigan, where, after being elected class social chair (in part due to his turkey fryer) he is having a great time. Chris McGuirk and Sarah Cornwell were married in Portsmouth, N.H., in August 2003. Martin and Heather Caragol St. Louis welcomed their son, Ryan Martin, on Friday, June 13, 2003. Tim Kaul married Jean Farrahar a Georgetown University graduate from the class of ’97, on May 31, 2003, in Woods Hole, Mass. The Cape Cod wedding was followed by an energetic reception at Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee. Some UVMers in attendance included groomsman Doug Stewart ’99, Jennee Vorell Stewart ’01, Jon “Lumpy” Leman, Jaime Ross ’98, and Liz Dohrman. Jon Leman also attended the bachelor party in Las Vegas, which included intense nightlife, gambling, roller coasters, and machine gun target practice. Tim and Jean live in Rye, N.Y., and both work for Bloomberg Financial Markets in New York City. Tim, who has been with Bloomberg for six years, is a regional sales manager. Tim also is captain of the firm’s J-24 sailboat racing team and will complete his MBA at Fordham University in 2004.
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1998 Brian Luti wrote that when he was on a trip out West last April, he met John Shea and his girlfriend, now fiancée. Brian, too, is engaged to marry a “wonderful woman,” Bethany Stewart. They plan to marry when Brian returns from Korea.
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1999 Hey, 99ers. So, it’s officially engagement/marriage season, at least for some of us. It’s time to update everyone before our 5th reunion. Kristin Schoen married Eric Wishnow on August 31, 2003, in Bridgewater, N.J. They celebrated their honeymoon with a 13-day trip to Hawaii. UVMers in attendance included Kristen Nestor ’97, maid of honor; Staci Glick ’98; Tammy Turner; Sarah Fiske Gonyea, Shayna Goldfarb ’96 and her fiancé Scott Nestor ’96; Melissa Mattuchio; Kristen Briggs ’97; and Sarah Toney. Kristin and Eric live in Hillsborough, N.J., where Kristin continues to work as a physical therapist in an orthopedic outpatient clinic in Westfield, N.J. She has also returned to school for her doctorate in physical therapy at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Sarah Sonneborn married Christopher Noyes on August 16, 2003, in Bennington, Vt. Class of ‘99ers in attendance included Jon Bravman, Lisa Centola, Kurt van Heiningen, Greg Waters, Debra O’Donnell, Marc Binnick, Nick Cichanowski, Jennifer Jensen, Jennifer Mazor, Tim Loy, and Jay Stevens. They wrote that it was a fantastic summer evening. It sure sounds it. Carly Baker married Jeff Welch on May 17th, and Sara Jacobs Manning, Kelly O’Brien, and Danielle Deagle ’00 were in her wedding party. Denise Rabidoux ’98, Janna Peckham, Jenn Katz ’00, and Krissy Shelvey were guests at the wedding as well. Dave Walker is engaged to Susan Howell. They both graduated with degrees in forestry. Dave works at an environmental consulting firm in Fort Collins, Colo., and Susan is pursuing her PhD in forestry at Colorado State. They recently purchased a house in Loveland, Colo. Doug Stewart recently earned a position on the Professional Ski Instructors of America’s Eastern Demonstration Team. This qualifies Doug as one of the most capable technical ski instructors on the East Coast. He will continue on to the National Team tryouts in Snowbird, Utah, next April. Doug is a full-time instructor and staff trainer at Stowe Mountain Resort. He and his wife, Jennee Vorel (’01) Stewart, live in Winooski, Vt. Stacy Bauer married Matt Myers on August 9, 2003, in Winooski, Vt. UVMers in attendance included Jason Mulderig and Lise Epperlein ’98 as well as Lisa Maksymowicz, Katie Robbins, Christine Gindy, Kim Whitbread, and Sarah Schwartz, who were in the wedding party. Kim Whitbread plans to marry Michael Mazzeo in Darien, Conn., in October, and Jason, Lise, Lisa, Katie, Stacy, and Christine will all be part of the wedding ceremony. Hats off to Mark Allen, who popped the big question to his soon-to-be bride, Brianne Vincent. The happy couple just bought a home in Quincy, Mass. Megan Manahan received her J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston in May 2003. She attended the University of Montana, a school affiliated with Suffolk, for her final year. Megan passed the Vermont Bar exam , and she is now employed at the firm of Brown Cahill Gawne and Miller, P.C., in St. Albans, Vt. Ben Taylor has bought a home in Newburyport, Mass. He is working for Sun Microsystems and has a new golden retriever puppy, Roxy. Brian Connell, formerly of the Organic Groove Farmers, is currently living in Athens, Ga., and teaching high school English. Brian is still playing music. His current band, Red Dirt Rogues, plays regularly in and around Athens. Most importantly, he is engaged to Kristen Iskandrian. They plan to marry on April 17, and their wedding party will include Jon Exall, washboard player, and twin brother Patrick ’01, banjo player. Brendan Lucey graduated from medical school and is starting residency in St. Louis,. Hope Stevens is teaching kindergarten in Fairfield, Conn. She married Justin Viau in July 2003, and their reception was held at the Basin Harbor Club in Vermont. Jennifer Edwardson is a child and adolescent therapist in Michigan. She earned her master’s degree in clinical social work, and she is an adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University. C. Chad Argotsinger graduated in May from Bowling Green State University with a degree in college student personnel. Ryan LaPrade welcomed his first child, Hailey, in September 2002. Joanna Finch graduated with an MBA from Haute Etudes d’Commerce, a school near Paris, France, in May 2003. Robert Pontbriand is assistant to the mayor of Fitchburg, Mass., and working on a master’s degree at Harvard. After returning from the Peace Corps, Anja Pearson has been living in the Boston area and working as an elementary school teacher. Alexa Pearson is a certified histologist at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, Vt. Lindsay Morgan Bower continues to live in Jacksonville, Fla., with her husband, who is a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy. She wrote that Ashley Morgan (’97) Sherman has moved to San Diego with her husband, also a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy. Belinda Ovitt is back in school, doing advanced standing graduate level work at UVM. She finds her work with children and families very rewarding. Belinda also wrote that she was married on August 9, 2003. Erica Augenstein wrote that she and Rayna Freedman ’00, are both enrolled in the technology in education master’s degree program at Lesley University in Massachusetts. Anders Rydstedt is living in New York City with Chris Steutterman and Dave Sandifer. He also keeps in touch with Allison Moullazzi and Kate Cronin. Emily Gilbert wrote that she took a road trip to San Diego with Amanda Jenkyn, spent Halloween 2002 in Boulder, Colo., with Rina Mendelowitz and Liz Sequin, and is frequently in touch with Brian Fruh, who is fixing up his house in Newburyport, Mass. Emily practices massage and bodywork in Santa Fe. Nitu Khanna married Gautam Shah ’97 in a traditional Hindu wedding held at the Wildlife Sanctuary in Belmont, Mass., on August 31, 2003. The wedding party included Rachna Khana (’91) Chhabra, Megan Manahan, Kamie Kittell, Melissa Messier (’98) Keelty, Heather Dickgiesser ’97, Nicole Doucet ’01, Gregory Schmidt ’97, Paul Schmidt ’97, Andrew Reed ’97, and Christopher Baron ’96. Other UVM guests included Katie Nohe ’97, Keith Van Etten ’97, Katelin Brewer (’97) Colie, and Jacob Colie ’97. Nitu works at State Street Corp., and is pursuing her MBA at Suffolk University. Gautam is a web developer, working on his master’s in computer science at Northeastern University. Kamie Kittell is an orthopedic operating room RN, and she recently began graduate studies at UVM in the nurse practitioner program. Finally, I am really looking forward to our 5th Reunion, coming up on June 3-6, 2004. The party planning has begun. It’s been too long since we’ve all been together, so please, everyone, try and make it. Good times are guaranteed! Thanks so much for your updates. Keep them coming.
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