101 Things To Do Before You Graduate Living In
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101 Things To Do Before You Graduate Living In
scene Summer 2010 News and views for the Colgate community 101 Things To Do Before You Graduate Living In History Diary From Haiti scene Summer 2010 26 101 Things To Do Before You Graduate 30 Living In History The Washington Study Group has witnessed politics and history in the making for 75 years 36 Diary From Haiti UN photographer Sophie Paris ’97 shares her work documenting the first three months after the devastating Haiti earthquake 3 Message from Marilyn Thie, Core Revision Committee Chair 4 Letters 6 Work & Play 13 Colgate history, tradition, and spirit 14 Life of the Mind 16 Arts & Culture 20 Go ’gate 24 New, Noted & Quoted 42 The Big Picture 44 Stay Connected Call for nominations: Alumni Council candidates and awards 45 Class News 58 2010 Reunion awards 76 Marriages & Unions 77 Births & Adoptions 77 In Memoriam 80 Salmagundi: Puzzle, 13 Words (or Less) caption contest, and more DEPARTMENTS On the cover: What makes a good story? The spring Children’s Theater Worskhop explored that question in A Dozen Characters in Search of a Story — written, produced, and performed entirely by students. Photo by Janna Minehart ’13. Left: A stroll around Taylor Lake in August proves that the Chenango Valley is still the “land of the bullthistle.” Photo by Andrew Daddio News and views for the Colgate community 1 scene team Contributors Volume XXXIX Number 4 The Scene is published by Colgate University four times a year — in autumn, winter, spring, and summer. The Scene is circulated without charge to alumni, parents, friends, and students. English major Matt Muskin ’10 (“101 Things To Do Before You Graduate”) has about 101 things on his résumé, from Student Government Association VP and Student Governance Affairs Board, to admission communications and athletics marketing internships, to Theta Chi brother. He’s been hired as an honors paralegal specialist with the U.S. Department of Justice. The portfolio of Norm Bendell (“101 Things To Do Before You Graduate”) includes two of the most successful illustration campaigns in the history of advertising, Perrier and Budget Gourmet, as well as the launch of Prodigy and the bestselling American Girl Library books The Care and Keeping of You and The Feelings Book. Jim Leach (“Living In History”) retired in 2005 as vice president for public relations and communications after 25 years at Colgate. He redirected his energies to a second career as a higher education communications consultant, freelance writer, and nature photographer. 8 scene online Watch Traditions: www.colgate.edu/video Check out our fun look at some of the most enduring Colgate traditions — our love affair with the number 13 and the Torchlight Ceremony — on the CU@Channel 13 video console. Listen Colgate Conversations: www.colgate.edu/podcasts Gary Eichhorn ’75 discusses his nonprofit, Music & Youth Initiative, which brings music education to underserved young people in urban areas. Get connected The Hill at Home: www.colgatealumni.org/hillathome The Hill at Home puts Colgate at your fingertips with webcasts, Reunion College classes, presentations, event information, and more. Visit today! When Sophie Paris ’97 (“Diary From Haiti”) last left Haiti, little did she know she’d soon be back shooting the worst disaster in the country’s history. A United Nations photographer, she has covered UN affairs worldwide, from peacekeeping efforts, to Security Council meetings, to the secretarygeneral’s missions. She also freelanced as a photographer for Hillary Clinton’s presidential primary campaign. Look Senior Map: www.colgate.edu/2010 See what Class of 2010 graduates are doing now on this interactive Google map that Mashable, one of the largest social media blogs, heralded as Yearbook 2.0. Talk Latest news: http://blogs.colgate.edu/ As you read the latest stories about campus and alumni happenings, your comments and thoughts are always welcome. Go paperless Online Scene subscription: [email protected] To stop receiving the printed Scene, e-mail us your name, class year, address, and e-mail address and put Online Mailing List in the subject. We’ll send you an e-mail when we post new online editions (www. colgatealumni.org/scene). 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Opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by the university, the publishers, or the editors. Notice of Non-Discrimination: Colgate University does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship status, sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, physical or mental disability (including AIDS), age, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a disabled veteran of the Vietnam era, or any other category protected under applicable law. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the university’s nondiscrimination policies: Keenan Grenell, Vice President and Dean for Diversity, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346; 315-228-6161. 10% Cert no. SW-COC-002556 2 scene: Summer 2010 Message from Marilyn Thie, Core Revision Committee Chair When asked about their most meaningful academic experiences, many Colgate alumni are quick to bring up the core curriculum. Core courses, they say, gave them new ways of looking at the world, fuller perspectives on problems and issues, reasoning abilities they use every day, and, sometimes, an unexpected interest in a new subject of study. And they often report that things they learned in the core show up in their personal and professional lives in intriguing ways. Some identify a particular text, such as Plato’s Apology or a new interpretation of Genesis; another says their career in an Asian city was inspired by a Core Japan course and study group; yet another credits a Scientific Perspectives course with helping them sort through priorities in health care. When they arrive on campus, the Class of 2014 will be the first to take Colgate’s newly revised core curriculum. Many of the core’s goals remain the same — virtually unique among undergraduate general education programs, the core remains interdisciplinary and still represents what we believe all students should study. In this revision, our committee of faculty members from across the university considered the question, what should be the heart of a liberal arts education today? We asked ourselves, what is different about the world now, compared to when we designed the current core program in the mid-1990s? How have students, and teaching, changed? What will our students need to know, to have thought about, and to be conscious of, so that they can live responsibly and well in today’s complex, interdependent, and diverse world? Under the theme “Crossing boundaries,” we built on the known strengths of the four existing core components and continued expectations of critical reading, thinking, and writing. In addition, we encouraged greater commonality among courses in each component. Shining a spotlight on the reality of our globalizing world — for good and ill — is the major change. Two important implications follow from this new emphasis. The first is to break down the bifurcation between “the West and the rest of the world” inherent in the core’s structure. The second is the introduction of a fifth component called Global Engagements. The revised core embodies these two points in the following ways: The original Western Traditions (Core 151) course has become “Legacies of the Ancient World.” This new focus recognizes that those who helped to shape Western culture, tradition, and thinking were not solely from the West. Acknowledging this allows for examination of the interactions among these groups; for example, the peoples who generated the Hebrew Bible were from the Middle East, and so, different from the ancient Greeks and Romans. Challenges of Modernity (Core 152) now features six common texts and will include non-Western materials. The modernity course has always centered around the ideas, problems, and phenomena surrounding the intellectual, social, and material forces that have transformed life in the modern world. The increased commonality of readings and broadening of subject and time period will more effectively ensure that students learn to examine their own habits of mind, presuppositions, and prejudices within a global and historical perspective, as they practice real-world problem-solving skills. The component Cultures of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, which offers a variety of courses about geographically defined areas, has become Communities and Identities. This broader framework, which is still largely internationally focused, can now also include courses that emphasize multi-ethnic complexities and tensions within diverse communities in Western Europe and North America. In effect, this more inclusive framework ends the outdated approach of framing “nonWestern” cultures in the context of “others.” Changes to the Scientific Perspectives on the World (SP) component were essentially in instructional planning and organization. Each interdisciplinary SP course focuses on a specific, compelling area of scientific research to deepen students’ understanding both of how we use the scientific method to acquire knowledge about the world and how to apply it to a broad range of issues inside and outside of science. Global Engagements, the new fifth component, will consist of departmental and interdisciplinary program courses, as well as new courses. Most students will complete this requirement after the first four components through a course in their major or minor. Thanks to this refined version of our longstanding model of liberal arts education, our future graduates will have an even sounder foundation for the global reality they will live within. • • • • • Andrew Daddio 8 Core conversation What was the most important thing you learned in the core? Go to www.colgatealumni.org/corecurriculum and post your thoughts. News and views for the Colgate community 3 Letters Expressing thanks The Scene welcomes letters. We reserve the right to decide whether a letter is acceptable for publication and to edit for accuracy, clarity, and length. Letters deemed potentially libelous or that malign a person or group will not be published. Letters should not exceed 250 words. You can reach us by mail, or e-mail sceneletters@ colgate.edu. Please include your full name, class year if applicable, address, phone number, and/or e-mail address. If we receive many letters on a given topic, we will print a representative sample of the opinions expressed. On occasion, we may run additional letters online. Owing to an acute health issue, it was necessary for me to have 45 consecutive radiation sessions at University Hospital in Syracuse. After Dave Hale ’84 [vice president for finance and administration] learned of this development, he organized a great group of students, faculty, administrators, and area residents to pick me up every day at 7:10 a.m., then drive to Syracuse, wait in front of the hospital, and then return to 27 Payne St. I am deeply grateful to Hilary McConnaughey ’11, Evan Lorey ’10, Jim Leach, Janet Hayduke, Bob Tyburski ’74, Ben Eberhardt, Sue McVaugh, Bob McVaugh, Reg Wilson, Mike Woltman, and, of course, Dave, who not only drove often but also managed the entire process. Paul Schupf ’58 Hamilton, N.Y. The two Bobs A Rooney connection Funny story [re: the “two Bobs” Slices photo contest, Salmagundi page, Spring 2010 Scene; see also p. 80 in this issue]: I was in the student group that assisted with Bob Hope’s visit. Among other things, we provided local insight for some of his material. Mr. Hope traveled to his performances with about 200 pounds of large cue cards of general one-liners prepared in advance. We were alarmed to discover they had not arrived with him. (They had mistakenly been loaded onto a plane bound for the Middle East!) With just a few short hours before the show, the cards were located and rerouted. Since I was a “townie” and knew the back roads to the Oneida County Airport, I was elected to retrieve them. My grandniece Alexandra Augsbury ’10, who just graduated from Colgate, sent me your spring edition of the Doug Culp ’80 Verdi, Nev. I quite enjoyed the Spring 2010 edition of the Colgate Scene, especially the article by my adviser, Jerry Balmuth. Fabulous scholar and human being, and I wish I had availed myself of his wisdom more often. Jim Dorsey ’83 Hanover, N.H. scene: Summer 2010 Andy got his start in journalism with the Stars and Stripes as did I, but somewhat later than Andy. I was the photo chief with them for 35 years, and during that time and subsequently met Andy several times. I am very fond of him and liked the story very much. Francis “Red” Grandy Herman, N.Y. The retiring Prof. Balmuth 4 Scene. I was very interested in the story on Andy Rooney by his son (“A Few Minutes with the Rooneys,” Spring 2010). As a member of the Colgate Thirteen, I performed with the group during Bob Hope’s show in the fall of ’79, one of his stops on a tour of colleges for a TV show that was broadcast later that year. It was one of the great, weird events of the school year, with Hope singing and joking with a “disco queen” of the day, Canadian singer France Jolie. Colgate even made up T-shirts with Hope’s famous pen-andink profile on them. I still have mine. Most folks who were there that night will recall that Hope came out from backstage to open the show to much applause. But Hope laughed and said the applause wasn’t loud enough. So he went back behind the curtain and came out again to a much louder ovation, doing a sort of “retake” for the TV videotape. The show was a great experience for everyone at Colgate that year. For the Thirteen, it was a chance to sing on the same stage as a real entertainment pro. We visited Hope briefly in his “dressing room” backstage before the show, and later that night, we headed downtown to serenade him at the Colgate Inn, where he was staying. We did two or three songs as the snow fell, and Hope looked down on us from his window. A sublime moment, and a great memory for all the Thirteeners who were there. Tony Farrell ’80 Richmond, Va. Bob Marley played a Halloween concert and Bob Hope filmed one segment of a four-segment “Homecoming” television special that November. I don’t remember the exact date of the Bob Hope special off the top of my head, but it was on the T-shirt that I got for working the stage crew. Teen Canadian “disco queen” France Jolie was his guest act for our segment. I was the only freshman invited to work on the crew because of my production experience in high school theater and my “current” (at that time) involvement with the University Theater program at Colgate. Hope’s production company hosted a wonderful banquet for both the professional and student volunteer crews. Marley’s production company didn’t share what they brought with them, but there was a cooler of beer on hand for the student crew after the concert was over and all of the equipment was “struck,” packed away, and reloaded onto the trucks. Marley’s crew also had a little motorcycle they kept on one of their equipment trucks, and they took turns riding it around inside Cotterell Court while we were setting up for the concert. Working “stage crew” was always a lot of fun (I also worked on Dave Mason, Pat Metheny, John Sebastian, and several others). Back in the days of “festival seating,” the best part was that we always got in first for the actual show. During the Marley concert, after the crew reset the stage once the warm-up band was done, the crowd pushed right up to the stage, and we had nowhere to go. The head roadie signaled us all simply to sit on the edge of the stage. I sat down where I was and then realized that I was right between Bob Marley’s monitors. I got to stay there for the entire concert — no more than two feet from him for the whole thing — and much less whenever he felt inclined (literally) to lean out over the audience! Dave Marion ’84 Chapel Hill, N.C. I remember seeing Bob Hope perform in Huntington Gym. I’m pretty sure it was in the early winter months of February 1943. If not then, it was a year later. At any rate, I had hardly heard of Bob Hope when I saw him perform at Colgate. He put on a great show. Albert A. Bartlett ’44 Boulder, Colo. Farnsworth ahead of his time I was so saddened to read of the passing of Professor Farnsworth (In Memoriam, Spring 2010). He was truly a legend on campus for all of us who were there while he was a professor. Indeed, he was clearly way ahead of his time in teaching economics through practical training at his Poolville Country Store. I never had the opportunity to take that course from him, but I did have a memorable “Jan Plan” with him down on Wall Street, which I still remember vividly (and I have my course paper close at hand to prove it!). My condolences to the entire family, and of course to my classmate, Frank Jr. Howard M. Liebman ’74, MA’75 Brussels, Belgium Remembering Bill Skelton For many years, Bill Skelton (In Memoriam, Winter 2010) spent every fourth semester guiding unsuspecting and unworthy young travelers through the meandering paths of his own love affair with India. For the toll of one skyward-arched eyebrow and the willingness to return a changed person, a lucky few of us were led into temples overcrowded or forgotten; palaces, train stations, puja ceremonies, and the dwellings of monkeys, monkey gods, elephants, and elephant gods; onto Kerela beaches, motor rickshaws, and the living-room floors of mrdungum masters, philosophers, and yogis; through drum circles, the buzz of nagaswarams, and the scent of sandalwood smoke; over sacred rivers, sacred cow-trodden jasmine petals, and the footsteps of Purandara Dasa, Krishnamacharya, Rama, and perhaps even Shiva. We were drawn infinitely closer to the heart of a culture both ancient and thriving more than our own merits would have afforded. Bill’s only request was that we approach his beloved with respect and a bit of humility. You will be missed, Bill — by us, and even moreso by present and future wayward-looking students who will have no idea that they are missing you so deeply. Nandri, romba nandri; farewell in this world, vanakam in another. Greg Lasky ’01 Riverside, R.I. What they’re saying online Posted to www.colgate.edu: In response to “Filmmakers back alumnus in First Amendment flap” about the legal battle between filmmaker Joe Berlinger ’83 and Chevron over the release of raw footage from his critically acclaimed documentary Crude: “Joe, if you are reading these comments… GO, GO, GO! I am inspired by your pursuit of your rights. To be embroiled with Big Oil at this horrific time (6-16-10) is a powerful thing. How can I help?” — Your KED Buddy, Christie Brooks King ’83 “…Crude was shown at Albany’s Spectrum movie theater a few months ago. It was one of the most powerful films I’ve seen… Let’s support a fellow Colgate alum who is doing good in this world of ours, where oil continues to spew out of a well drilled a mile under the ocean’s surface. We owe it to our planet and our children’s children that a filmmaker like Joe Berlinger should not be intimidated.” — Frank Barrie ’72 On Colgate’s Facebook page: June 24/Colgate University: Residents of upstate New York, including some people here at Colgate, are all a-twitter about some minor shaking that rattled desk chairs and computer monitors. Early reports suggest a minor earthquake that was centered near Cornwall, Ontario. Did you feel it around 1:40 p.m. today? May 6/Markus Batchelor: “Hello! Just checked out the website from here in Washington, D.C., and looked it up on college board and was instantly infatuated. I am now dedicated to becoming a member of the Colgate Class of 2015! (I am now listening to WRCU). If anyone has any suggestions, recommendations, etc., please do reply to this message.” Martin Dudziak ’71: “Markus, I am glad I went to Colgate instead of a few other big-name schools where I was also accepted — Colgate gave me a breadth and depth I don’t think I could have found elsewhere.” Laurie Cermak ’99: “Write a real offbeat, creative essay, i.e., not about your inspirational senior trip to Italy where you learned about different cultures… (you and 500 others). I wrote about my fear of my basement, wth live dialogue and all, and they let me in!” News and views for the Colgate community 5 work & play Campus scrapbook A A B C D E F G 6 B Say cheese! Class of 2010 graduates stop for a quick photo outside Memorial Chapel after the baccalaureate service in May. Photo by Andrew Daddio They’ve got the beat. Taiko drum performance by students from Tamagawa University, Tokyo. Photo by Janna Minehart ’13 A tug-of-war in the war on rare diseases. Members of the football team competed against one another at the Lift for Life charity event. Photo by Janna Minehart ’13 The Fabulous Class of ’50 celebrates 60 as part of the All- Class Parade at Reunion 2010. Photo by Andrew Daddio Putting some back into it, Interim President Lyle Roelofs wasn’t afraid to roll up his sleeves and get dirty at the groundbreaking of Colgate’s community garden. Photo by John Pumilio Students sway to the beat of rapper Shwayze during Spring Party Weekend. Photo by Janna Minehart ’13 How to tell when spring has sprung: the Hindu Student Association led students on Whitnall Field in the celebration of the colorful holiday Holi. Photo by Janna Minehart ’13 scene: Summer 2010 C D E F G News and views for the Colgate community 7 work & play Started on life’s educational journey In May, speakers at Colgate’s 189th commencement exercises praised the Class of 2010 for their contributions to campus and implored them to maintain a commitment to their ongoing education in the liberal arts. Interim president Lyle Roelofs recognized the graduates for speaking out against bigotry and in appreciation of diversity, and also for their contributions to the region through the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education and the Upstate Institute. He also thanked the graduates for their class gift of $26,000 to the Class of 2010 Sustainability Fund, as well as for their efforts to start a community garden — a project realized this summer. The keynote speaker, philosopher Martha Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago, offered a spirited defense of a liberal arts education provided by schools such as Colgate and warned against succumbing to pressure to adopt narrow, profit-focused educational models. She commented that Colgate’s core, which has been at the heart of the curriculum since 1928, is among the most ambitious interdisciplinary general education programs in the country. This kind of liberal arts focus is critical for producing citizens who can keep democracy alive and realize its promise, she said. Nussbaum urged graduates to promote and defend the concept of a liberal arts education. “Above all, just talk a lot about what matters to you. Spread the word that what happens Colgate minimizes tuition increase, allocates more for financial aid Andrew Daddio Philosopher Martha Nussbaum addresses the Class of 2010 regarding the value of the liberal arts at commencement in May. on this campus is not useless, but crucially relevant to the future of democracy in the nation and the world.” Nussbaum received one of four honorary degrees conferred at the ceremony. The other recipients included Rev. Roger A. Ferlo ’73; trustee Daniel Benton ’80, chairman and CEO of Andor Capital Management; and Ronald Crutcher, president of Wheaton College in Massachusetts. Ferlo addressed the graduates the previous day at the baccalaureate service in Memorial Chapel, asking them to maintain a balanced perspective in life. “There are dangers in what we are up to here,” he said. “One is the danger of spiritual pride, of intellectual hubris, the conviction that our educational achievements somehow make us more entitled. “But the converse is also true,” he noted. “There are times and places in America where a deep resistance to learning will make itself felt. My hope and prayer for you is that you will steadily resist such know-nothing religion, and that you will wear the yoke of your continuing learning with passion and determination.” 8 scene: Summer 2010 The university has set the smallest rise in tuition in at least 35 years, 2.2 percent, for the coming year. The increase appears to be the smallest at any school amongst Colgate’s peer institutions, which are averaging tuition hikes of more than 4 percent. Total student costs at Colgate during the 2010-2011 year will be $52,060. Simultaneously, the university will increase spending on financial aid by 4.4 percent, bringing the financial aid budget to $38.9 million for the year. Colgate continues to meet 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need of all enrolled students and is therefore able to provide full assistance to students whose family financial situations may have deteriorated as a result of the recession. In the wake of this challenging economic climate, said David Hale ’84, vice president for finance and administration, Colgate has been successful in its efforts to maintain academic excellence through a universitywide economic review. That process led to a decrease in the overall 2010–2011 operating budget, achieved through a combination of salary and hiring Views from the hill What are your summer plans? “I have two part-time internships in Philadelphia. One is for the Franklin Institute, doing research and evaluation, and the other is with the Philadelphia Zoo doing public programming.” — Dorien Langezaal ’12, psychology major from New Providence, N.J. “I’m doing a summer research project on Japanese language and religion based on my study abroad last semester in Kyoto.” — Naveed Ghannad ’11, religion major from Atlanta, Ga. “I’m doing a few things. I’m working in Boston at Vineyard Vines. Then I’m going to the World Cup in South Africa with my family, which will be great. Then I’m working on the vineyard for Vineyard Vines.” — Alex Grieve ’13, classics major from Topsfield, Mass. freezes, an early retirement incentive program, streamlined programming, and a reworking of the employee health insurance plan, he said. Back on campus At a campus address in April, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, who turned to politics after retiring from chess in 2005, lambasted Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Kasparov then spelled out his own opposition coalition’s efforts to create a “true democracy” in Russia. His visit was supported by the The Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate program and the Institute for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). “The number one export of Russia is corruption,” said Kasparov. He added that a nation such as Russia can call itself a democracy, but turns that into a misleading and empty label if the government doesn’t adhere to the Go figure The mighty oaks — and other campus trees* 2,292 Trees on the main campus 59 Oak trees along Oak Drive 100+ Age of several Oak Drive trees, the oldest on campus > 7 Oaks at Seven Oaks Golf Course 73 Willows on the Willow Path 1991 Year the ailing Willow Path trees were replaced with German white willows 7 Grounds crew members certified in logger safety 1,406 Trees over 35' tall 560 Yards of mulch used per year to protect campus trees 1 Each of several specimen trees: Russian olive, black walnut, bald cypress 2 Kentucky coffee trees 263 Sugar maples, the most populous species on campus *according to a 2009 inventory Andrew Daddio Kasparov scolds Putin government in campus talk Politician Garry Kasparov spoke candidly on campus about the state of Russian politics. rule of law, protect individual liberties, and provide accountability. Now the chairman of the United Civil Front and political leader of The Other Russia, a coalition of opposition parties, Kasparov likened Putin to Lord Voldemort, the villain in the Harry Potter books. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev can fire Putin under the country’s constitution, said Kasparov, but the president doesn’t have the physical constitution to do it. Kasparov noted that his coalition pursues nonviolent forms of opposition, and that by employing “tactics of survival” and utilizing the Internet to help spread the message, it has made some progress. Jason Finder ’12, who took the course Liberal Democracy and its Limits with political science professor and PPE director Stanley Brubaker, was among those who continued the discussion with Kasparov at a dinner in the Hall of Presidents. “I think in some ways we need to take what we hear from a government with a grain of salt,” he said. “We need to consider everything we can learn and evaluate it as a whole.” Alumni reflect on founding of campus cultural center For Gregory Threatte ’69 and Todd Brown ’71, the watershed events of the late 1960s that gave birth to Colgate’s first cultural center remain indelible moments in their lives. “This valley was transformative,” Threatte, a Col- Reunion College 2010 More than 30 alumni returned to lead Reunion College sessions June 3–6. Highlights included showings of four documentaries by Jon Alpert ’70 as well as a Q&A session on his experiences; a look at Colgate in 1909 leading up to World War I by George Tamblyn ’60; and a discussion about the future of Afghanistan and Iraq by Larry Cooley ’70, who has worked in Iraq with the United States National Capacity Development Program, and R. Michael Smith ’70, who is executive assistant to the president and general counsel at the American University of Afghanistan. There were also plenty of opportunities for the more than 2,000 alumni, family, and friends to relax during Reunion 2010. On Friday afternoon, chef and author Lauren Braun Costello ’98 led a High Tea Tasting Event at the Colgate Bookstore, where she offered samples of herb-flavored iced drinks like thyme lemonade and ginger peach black tea. She paired these thirst-quenching beverages with unique treats such as the biscuits for which she provides the recipe below. Lavender Vanilla Bean Tea Biscuits with Rosewater Icing Fragrant and mildly floral, these shortbread cookies are an unexpected treat for a summertime garden party. It is important to use the seeds of a vanilla bean instead of the more typical extract so that the natural, rich flavor shines. The dried lavender gets a little boost from the optional rosewater icing. Cookies: 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter at room temperature 2 eggs seeds of one vanilla bean 1 teaspoon dried lavender, crushed 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon fine sea salt Optional icing: 2 cups powdered sugar 3 to 4 tablespoons milk or water 1/2 teaspoon rosewater (if you can’t find this at your grocery store, visit kitchenkrafts.com) To make the cookie dough, beat the sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla bean seeds, and lavender in a large mixing bowl until fluffy and well combined. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, and then stir it into the butter/sugar mixture. Divide the dough into two equal parts and roll into logs in plastic wrap. Store in the refrigerator for at least one hour, or until chilled enough to slice. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Once the dough is chilled, cut the logs crosswise into 1/8 inch–thick circles and space an inch apart on a lined or greased cookie sheet. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven to a cooling rack. Meanwhile, prepare the icing. Whisk the powdered sugar, milk, and rosewater together in a mixing bowl and drizzle over the tea biscuits once they are completely cool. Makes about four dozen cookies. Store in an airtight container for up to one week. News and views for the Colgate community 9 Janna Minehart ’13 gate trustee emeritus, told members of the campus community in March during an impassioned discussion about the founding of the ALANA Cultural Center. Days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968, the discomfort level on campus reached a tipping point, they ex- Village Green Andrew Daddio work & play Gregory Threatte ’69 and Todd Brown ’71 (background) returned to campus to share memories about the Civil Rights Era at Colgate. 10 scene: Summer 2010 plained, when a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity pointed a starter pistol at African American students. “It was a scary time,” noted Brown, a university trustee, “but we showed that nonviolent direct action could promote change.” Threatte — one of three dozen African American students on campus — gathered the courage to stage an impromptu rally outside the student union. “None of us had any idea where that day would lead us,” he said. After the rally ended, Threatte recalled, nearly half the student body and faculty marched into the administration building, with hundreds refusing to leave until campus leaders took action. “I turned my head around and there was a sea of people following me. I couldn’t believe how many people would support us.” Newspaper clippings that hang on the walls of the center today highlight the event’s importance. The landmark Colgate Inn is undergoing a long-overdue renovation. Improvements include a new outdoor seating area, an upgrade and relocation of the kitchen facilities to create more space for banquets and meetings, and expanded parking. Work began in June and will continue through the summer of 2011. To read more and see an architect’s rendering, visit www. colgate.edu/about/capitalprojects/ colgateinn. In June, the fourth-annual Skyway Festival of music, food, and arts and crafts was held at the Eaton Street ballpark to benefit Hamilton Central School’s music programs. Hostess Meredith Leland Getchonis teamed up with the Earlville Opera House, the Oddfellows, and other Hamilton groups to bring “bluegrass, baseball, BBQ, and belly dancers.” The festival was created in memory of Getchonis’s late husband, Craig, a well-known Hamilton musician, former Colgate Bookstore employee, and son of former mayor Charlie Getchonis. Hamilton-based band Same Blood Folk (with Brendan O’Connor ’09 on drums and band manager Sean Nevison ’03), has been hitting the road lately. In June, the group After a series of failed talks with administrators, additional sit-ins throughout the following year ended with a 70-hour occupation of Merrill House in spring 1969. Thanks to activists’ persistence, the former buildings and grounds office site was designated as home to Colgate’s first cultural center, which moved to its current building in 1989. “I remember sitting on the floor of the center for hours as some of the key figures in the civil rights movement visited,” said Brown, describing how he helped organize talks with Adam Clayton Powell ’30, Ralph Abernathy, and Muhammed Ali, among others. “We were able to attract folks of this caliber because we got noticeable attention for what we had done. People were interested in the actions of this small group of students in upstate New York.” After graduating, Brown was hired as the center’s second director, helping brought their eclectic mix of Americana, soul, and bluegrass to the Saratoga ArtsFest (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), a four-day celebration featuring music, dance, visual art, film, theater, and literary art. The group also shared the stage with The Felice Brothers (whose track “Whiskey In My Whiskey” was featured on the first season of True Blood on HBO) at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 24. A new local hook was added this year to Slater Brothers Entertainment’s Hamilton Film Festival in August: a special competition and screening of short films made in upstate New York. The festival was founded by Grant Slater ’91 and his brothers Wade and Todd (sons of the late Colgate men’s hockey coach Terry Slater), to support their hometown and enhance the careers of filmmakers. Events included short, student-made, feature-length, and documentary film showings as well as panel discussions, an Awareness Walk to benefit the Hamilton Food Cupboard, and a special screening at the Palace Theater to benefit the Hamilton Central School Athletic Department. — Avi Israel ’10 Fellowships support students’ passions Nine seniors and a recent alumna have been awarded prestigious fellowships that will take them around the world to explore their interests. Shae Frydenlund ’10 and Jennifer Rusciano ’10 received the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Frydenlund plans to create a documentary exploring the complex ecologies and sustainability of medicinal plant markets. Rusciano will explore the relationship between chocolate, communities, and culture in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Conor Tucker ’10 received the Paul J. Schupf ’58 Fellowship, allowing him to read for his master’s in modern British and European history at Oxford University. Eight recent graduates will share daily life and professional and creative insights with people of a host country as part of the U.S. Student Fulbright Program. Victor Chiapaikeo ’10 will teach language and culture lessons to students in Indonesia; Max Counter ’10 will work with students in Colombia; Matt Geduldig ’10 will teach students in South Korea; and Tara Woods ’10 will emphasize crosscultural understanding with students in Germany. Julia Quintanilla ’10, who will assist teaching students in Mexico, also plans to volunteer in a local gallery, museum, or community center. In a project titled “Voices from the War of Resistance,” Jessica Chow ’09 will interview Chinese survivors of World War II to create documentary films highlighting the lifelong impact of war. Alison Wohlers ’10 will travel throughout Morocco to study the effects of globalization on Moroccan identity through the manifestations of colonialism and the creation and legacy of dualistic cities. In recognition of her outstanding potential and intention to pursue a career in science, Meghan Healey ’11 was awarded honorable mention by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship program. Get to know: Mike Jasper ’91, MAT’96 Andrew Daddio to transform the venue from “a safe haven for African-American students” into a “thriving community venue for all people of diverse backgrounds.” Threatte and Brown’s fight for racial equality not only left a mark on the campus community, but also gave them the conviction to achieve their own dreams. “Here’s a guy who is the head of pathology at SUNY Upstate Medical University,” said Brown, a former Kraft Foods executive and recently retired bank president, pointing at Threatte. “In 1969, we never thought this could be possible.” Associate Director of Facilities and Manager of Lands and Grounds Student experience: political science and education major; linebacker, football team captain, 1991; Richard Mangano Award for team scholar-athlete; Delta Upsilon Responsibilities: A lot of people think we’re just catching a suntan on a lawnmower, but there’s a little bit more to it than that! We take care of the grounds, snowplowing, athletic facilities, event setups like commencement, reunion, and bands who’ve come here over the years, like Run DMC (I’m dating myself now!). Path back to Colgate: For three years, I had a sales job in the family products division of Playtex Corp. Then I did some teaching and coaching in the area, and worked on campus while going for my master’s. I became the athletic facilities coordinator in 1995. I got to know everything about the grounds and golf course (I was the superintendent for a year), and earned various certificates and licenses. I’ve been in my current job since 2002. An independent study by Steffan Pierre ’10 (center) and Meg Cronin ’10 (second from right) inspired students, faculty, and staff to create a “Relectronics” station for recycling small electronics on campus. A Green Summit committee brought the new station, located in the Coop, to fruition, in May. It provides a venue for the responsible recycling of waste such as spent batteries, charger cords, old cell phones, and more. On tending one of the nation’s prettiest campuses: We want the campus to blend into the surroundings; we don’t want to get gaudy. We take a lot of ownership and pride in that. On being the swan handler: The swans garner a lot of attention. We constantly get phone calls with concerns for the swans, but as long as they have open water, they are happy. Most challenging task: Dealing with Mother Nature and trying to make Colgate life work around her. It makes me and the guys I work with feel good when staff members tell us on a snowy day, “Jeez, I drove here today and the best roads were on campus.” Odd jobs: Digging for burials in the cemetery is one of the more unusual things we do. How being a former football player caring for the stadium plays out: Our proudest moment was having the playoff games here in 2003. We didn’t have artificial turf then, so we were under a lot of pressure. Just before the Western Illinois game, 10 inches of snow fell. Guys brought in their personal four-wheelers, and we were plowing the lines during timeouts. I asked the ref if we could paint lines in red at the goal and sidelines. When Colgate drove for the winning score, the ref said, “Thank God you guys painted those lines red, or I’m not sure I could have seen if it was a touchdown!” Brooke Ousterhout ’10 Pastimes: I’m the varsity football coach at Sherburne-Earlville. I do a lot of hunting and fishing. If you live in this area, you kind of have to get into it. I train my dogs to do bird hunting. Must-haves if stranded on a desert island: A knife, for sure. I never go without. With two kids (daughter Courtney starts at St. John Fisher College this fall, and son Austin will be in 9th grade), I’ve gotten to be a cell phone/texting junkie. And I’d just as soon have something comfortable to drink that’s going to take the edge off. Plus, you could use it to start a fire. News and views for the Colgate community 11 My Boogie Stop Shuffle By Michael Coyle, Professor of English “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture” — Google this quotation and you’ll find it attributed to any of a dozen people ranging from Thelonious Monk to Lou Reed, from Martin Mull to Elvis Costello to Frank Zappa. Doubtless there’s a story to be told about how this quip turned into the stuff of urban legend. But most everyone who has ever thrilled to a favorite song knows the force of it. I sure do. I’ve been writing about — or trying to write about — music since I was in college, driven by the sheer futility of it, but also by that deeply human need to communicate what is beyond words. Hegel believed that music is the art of arts precisely because it is beyond language, and any number of philosophers and aestheticians after him have tried to explain its power with arguments about how music bypasses the rational mind and works directly on the soul. I don’t know. I can only say that anytime I’m moved by music, I feel in the presence of something much bigger than me. There are analogous moments in the other arts, including the one I’m trained to teach, Andrew Daddio work & play Passion for the Climb 12 scene: Summer 2010 but nowhere else do attempts to express what I’m feeling more seem only inadequate translations. In high school, I did what musicbesotted teenagers usually do — played in garage bands. Needless to say, those efforts also felt like translations (though they were better than the poems I was writing). Eventually I made my way into college radio, and discovered in its mix of discussion and transmission new possibilities of community. To “translate” means to convey; radio affords one opportunity to do that. It’s not just the occasional call from a listener who likes something I’m spinning — it has also been the company of other DJs. Every semester I meet new WRCU DJs whose passion for music rivals my own. I’m lucky. But getting involved at first took a little pressure from Professor of English Emeritus Bob Blackmore, who, with the glittering eye of some Ancient Mariner, called me to task. It was Bob who negotiated my first being asked by the WRCU board to serve as station adviser, and I’ll always be grateful for that. For about 15 years, about once a week, I was a regular visitor in Bob’s den, enjoying late-into-the-night conversations over growing stacks of LPs. He himself was still doing shows back then, and in retrospect, I realize that the ongoing contests we’d get into (I’d play something on my show, to which he’d respond the next night on his, challenging me to “top that”) amounted to a sustained graduate seminar, conducted with the deftest of touches. Bob, too, was always looking for connections with the music. I called my first WRCU show R&Be-bop. I was then, as now, seeking music that busted genres as well as expectations. My theme song was Big Joe Turner’s 1959 “Switchin’ in the Kitchen,” and I’d play things like Jimmy’s Liggins’s 1947 jump blues cover of Charlie Parker’s be-bop masterpiece, “Now’s the Time.” But after Bob’s passing, it was time to pick up the torch. I couldn’t replace Bob, but I could carry on in my own way. So I conceived a new show, calling it after (and choosing as my new theme song) the Mills Blue Rhythm Band’s 1933 swingfest, “A Jazz Martini.” As a good cocktail mixes and balances ingredients and spirits, so this show drew on everything from 1920s Hot Jazz to the contemporary avant-garde. Two years ago, however, my life changed completely: the legendary (at least to jazz record geeks like me) “Slim,” of Cadence Records, left her job to start a new life with me here in Hamilton. Let me make it fast with one more thing and say that she is still working with Cadence; I wouldn’t sabotage my favorite record label! With Slim in town, I quickly found myself in new weekly radio contests — with her throwing down challenges every bit as hard as Blackmore’s. This situation lasted three semesters before it dawned on us that we’d have more fun doing one show together. And so, the name of my show changed once again, becoming Slim and Him, with a new theme song: Mingus’s 1959 recording, “Boogie Stop Shuffle.” Now there’s a dance! Radio remains my regular, but not sole, means of trying to share the joy: music is important to my course, “The Jazz Age”; I write academic articles about jazz and pop history; I’m developing a book about cover songs; I offer jazz lectures for Core 152; and I continue to review jazz books and records for Cadence magazine. Sometimes I think I come close to producing language that’s just about adequate, but most of the time, I finish a piece simply resolving to do better next time. I’ve learned that that’s the whole Faustian point. As F. Scott wrote: it eluded me then, but that’s no matter — tomorrow I’ll run faster, stretch out my arms farther… And one fine morning — 8 Read more essays from our Passion for the Climb series, or see how you can submit your own essay, at www.colgate.edu/scene/pfcessays A JAZZ LEGACY J A ZZ On December 12, 1940, the wildly popular jazz musician Duke Ellington and his band performed on the stage of Colgate Memorial Chapel to a standing-roomonly crowd — the 13th event in that year’s Concert and Lecture Series. Colgate student and future English professor Bob Blackmore ’41, a jazz musician himself, was in the audience that day. He was one of the top three student trombonists in the country, once invited to play as a guest performer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He also helped to form the student band “The Maroon Raiders.” After graduating, while stationed in Florida during WWII, he haunted jazz dives and nightclubs exploring the roots of jazz, and in the 1950s, he started amassing a collection of record albums. Returning to Colgate to teach English in 1960, Blackmore spent the rest of his career on the faculty. From 1961 to 2001, he also shared his passion for jazz through his weekly Monday-night WRCU jazz show, “Your Monday Date With Jazz.” Most of the records he spun came from the thousands and thousands of albums in his personal collection, which eventually became one of the largest and most complete jazz collections in the country. Before he passed away in 2002, Blackmore donated his massive collection to Colgate. It has taken nine years to catalog it — donations from his family and former students helped to finance the herculean task. Today, the Blackmore Jazz Archive of about 17,000 LPs is housed in Case-Geyer Library and is accessible to the public for listening by appointment. The library’s Robert Blackmore Alcove houses display cases telling Blackmore’s story and features a listening station and space for exhibitions out of the collection. The first exhibition, up through December 2010, highlights that momentous Ellington concert and some of the artist’s colorful album covers. New exhibitions will be mounted each year, according to English professor Michael Coyle, curator of the collection, with plans for them to occasionally tie into the curriculum, such as his course The Jazz Age. 13 Page 13 is the showplace for Colgate tradition, history, and school spirit. Janna Minehart ’13 life of the mind 14 Students in Biology 211: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity gather soil and detritus samples in the woods above campus. By quantifying invertebrate species diversity in samples from several different forest settings, they set out to determine whether there was a correlation with aboveground plant species diversity. scene: Summer 2010 From thought into action Take an idea and make it a reality. That’s the challenge Andy Greenfield ’74 issued to students in his “practical entrepreneurship” course, Thought Into Action. Although students were not awarded university credit, they received mentorship from a marketing professional and the chance to see their ideas come to fruition. The students: those possessing an entrepreneurial spirit, the maturity to test their real-world skills, and the commitment not only to the monthly, 5-hour Saturday class, but also to the projects. The teacher: Greenfield, entrepreneur and founder of Greenfield Consulting Group, a qualitative marketing research firm in Westport, Conn. Each class began with a lecture, followed by group discussion. Students would leave with a plan for their next steps. Between classes, Greenfield offered individual phone and e-mail consultations in which he would assess students’ progress and help them troubleshoot. From campus-based change to aiding people in Ghana, all of the projects this past semester trended toward a socially oriented theme. Some students, like Stephani Nummelin ’12, came in with largerthan-life intentions. “I wanted to get everyone into college,” Nummelin recalled. Greenfield helped her hone her idea, develop a plan, and set into motion a program through which Colgate students will help local high schoolers with the college application process. He also coached her in working with high school administrators. As with any idea, obstacles arise when turning theory into practice, so projects evolved. Christov Churchward ’10, co-president of the composting club, set out to make composting a part of campus culture. In achieving this goal, he also became a leading force in getting approval for the new campus community garden, in which composting will play a role. Matt Shafman ’10 will continue to develop his business plan to create a social network–based fundraising website after graduation. Through Giveglobe.com (which hasn’t yet gone live), people who are trying to attain a goal, like quitting smoking, can place bets on themselves. If participants accomplish their goals, they will keep the money they pledged; if not, the money will go to their charity of choice. Shafman said Greenfield helped him structure what he called his “jumble of ideas” and stressed the importance of clarity in his marketing strategy. In addition to Greenfield’s advice, students benefited from the class dynamic. “The brainstorming sessions helped me think, not just about my own project, but I also got to listen to others and get different perspectives,” Shafman said. The class also created a sense of personal accountability. “It was a lot of help, if for no other reason than to give external motivation,” Churchward said. “There is no way I could have achieved this on my own.” Greenfield will continue to mentor students from the class as he prepares for the 2010–2011 seminar. He is motivated by the belief that “a key role of the university is to prepare people to change the world.” He also hopes that more alumni will follow his lead by returning to Colgate to share their knowledge. “It is about giving students the skills and experience of making something happen, and that is one of the most empowering feelings someone can get.” For more information about this program, contact Tennille Haynes at [email protected]. Class and county partnership Madison County mental health officials said they are thrilled with a website built for them by students taking a computer course taught by Professor Alexander Nakhimovsky. The website will be a valuable resource for county residents seeking information about programs and services for individuals with disabilities, said James Yonai, director of the county’s Mental Health Department. Yonai and other county representatives attended a rollout of the website at an April meeting at the Colgate Inn. Also attending were four first-year students — Jake Caldwell, Alex Bahr, Sarah Bassett, and Laura Johannet — who helped finalize the design and site architecture. The students had worked with their classmates on design approaches as part of the course Computers in Arts and Sciences. “We worked as groups and narrowed it down to this version,” said Caldwell. “We hope it is something that everyone will be able to use and to navigate easily.” Yonai singled out Caldwell during the presentation for his leadership and interpersonal skills in seeing the project to such a positive conclusion. Nancy Joerger, special education parent advocate with Community Action Partnership (CAP), met with the class back in February to outline the project and coordinate the county’s role. “Jake and the other students were so easy to work with and so incredibly helpful,” she said. Nakhimovsky said he thought the students learned the course materials better because they had a greater degree of involvement. “Some had a very useful experience in interacting with real-life ‘customers,’ responding to their needs, and understanding their background,” he said. Bahr and the other students said that they also learned more about the county in which they now live, and about the services it makes available. Debate Society hosts first international tournament In March, the university’s Debate Society hosted its first-ever worlds-style tournament, which drew participants from around the world and from around the country. The International Intervarsity Debate Tournament received high grades from both participants and judges. The 24 teams that competed during the March 27–28 competition were from the University of Sydney (Australia), Rhodes University (South Africa), University of La Verne, Cornell University, Williams College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, University of Vermont, King’s College, and Ohio Wesleyan University. The 22 judges came from as far away as Malaysia and Ireland for the inaugural invitational. “We would love to thank Colgate for all the work they have done,” said Bronwyn Cowell, of the University of Sydney. “The tournament has been excellent fun.” Faith and Fact Gazing at the constellations in the springtime sky, you might pick out Orion and his faithful dog on the trail of a vicious bear. But the lights blinking down on you are more than what — or when — they seem. After spending the day with students in Core 106A: Galileo, Church, and Scientific Endeavor, Father George Coyne spoke to a crowd in Love Auditorium in April. In a lecture titled “The Dance of the Fertile Universe: Chance and Destiny Embrace,” the Jesuit astrophysicist, University of Arizona professor, and former Vatican Observatory director pointed out that nearly 1,300 light years separate us from the Orion nebula. So the light we saw during Coyne’s campus visit was produced on a spring evening when Chinese chemists were inventing gunpowder (ca. 710 A.D.). Coyne mentioned how atoms swirl around one another, combining, splitting, spawning new and heavier elements, and interacting through both necessity and chance while he hinted at the ways in which galaxies and humans came to be. When two hydrogen molecules meet an oxygen molecule, they must form water. But must they meet? Destiny and chance have produced three generations of stars since the beginning of time. Coyne argued that the ferment generated enough carbon and other elements to build our own toenails, hair, arms, legs, and evermore complicated brains. But there is a giant leap from the building blocks of life to life itself, and that is where the scientific becomes philosophical. Did God do it? “I don’t know,” Coyne admitted. But if so, “God is a nurturing parent with respect to the universe.” He has created something dynamic, then allowed it to assert its own personality, for better or worse, Coyne explained. “I thought he made a lot of concrete arguments using science, and he made a distinction between what he believes versus what he can prove,” said astronomy major Michael Lam ’11 of Coyne’s lecture. The lack of a single concrete answer does not disturb Coyne. When scholarship falls short, he has his faith. Two retire from faculty Two members of the faculty were recognized at the awards convocation during Commencement Weekend for achieving emeritus status upon their retirements. Jerome Balmuth, Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of philosophy and religion, joined the department in 1954 after graduate work in philosophy at Cornell University. His research focused on the philosophy of language and on the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein. As his citation read, “His efforts in hiring and mentoring have had a formative influence on his depart- Andrew Daddio Jesuit astrophysicist George Coyne (left) speaks to students and visiting faculty in the Galileo, Church, and Scientific Endeavor course. With him is Professor Jeffrey Bary. ment, and his work and wisdom have helped make the university what it is today. He has taught more than 9,000 students — nearly a third of Colgate’s living alumni. In his 56 years at Colgate, Jerry invited all of us, colleagues and students alike, into a vigorous and continuing conversation in which age, gender, race, sexual orientation — features that all too often separate us — mattered not at all. Doing so, he has shown us that the life of the mind is not a solitary one, but a communal search for truth. His retirement leaves a lacuna that Colgate cannot hope to fill, but attending to his contributions will continue to remind us of the best that we have to offer our students and each other.” Carl Peterson, associate professor and head of special collections and university archivist, began work in the University Libraries’ acquisitions department in 1980. He moved to special collections and archives in 1988 and was promoted to head that unit in early 1994. He holds bachelor’s degrees in English and biology from the University of Alabama, an MFA from Cornell, and an MLS from the University at Albany. His citation recognized his many accomplishments, which included “cataloging and conserving rare books and manuscripts, implementing archival best practices, widening the scope of library exhibits, and acquiring the Weiner collection of George Bernard Shaw material. He pioneered Special Collections as a research and teaching tool for classes, increasing the number of classes taught, and establishing close departmental ties with other Colgate units. Carl was also instrumental in moving our precious collections during and after the construction of Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology. He has been an invaluable member of the library staff and is well known and respected as an expert on Colgate history and traditions.” Live and learn In May, students on the spring 2010 Geneva Study Group got a rare peek behind the scenes of an international media organization when they visited Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic. The 17 students spent a day devoted to “hands-on” journalism, including a master class on the challenges of covering democracy and human rights issues with Russia Services Senior Correspondent Irina Lagunina, and a discussion with Akbar Ayazi, who oversees programming in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Iraq. “I learned a lot about Russia, and it was nice to learn about current events there and new developments that you wouldn’t see in a textbook,” wrote one student in his visit evaluation. The visit was part of an extensive set of field trips in western and Central Europe, including to the Auschwitz extermination camp, meant to complete the coursework for International Institutions, the class taught by group leader Barry Shain, associate professor of political science. The course explores the nature of international institutions, the underlying assumptions of those working in and supportive of them, and their role in shaping relations between states and other international entities. Students also examine the continuing repercussions of the Holocaust and communism in Central Europe. Shain said he chose the day at RFE/RL because “it gives students a sense of how news not only is a reflection of world events, but is, in a way, created.” Kathryn Esteves ’11 said she especially enjoyed sitting in on an editorial meeting because “it illustrated the steps taken to develop story ideas.” Mary Beth Spencer ’11 found the meeting “very informative and cool — it was nice to see the organization at work.” News and views for the Colgate community 15 German photographer Christina Zück explores the possibilities for understanding and makes her presence felt by the viewer of her photographs. Her exhibition Defence Phase II Karachi appeared at the Picker Art Gallery from April through July. Curator Joachim Homann explained that the images “are an investigation of public life in a city in Pakistan that is so often in the news because of the difficult political situation, with an officially proAmerican government that is getting all these different demands from the people there.” Homann has known Zück and admired her work since they were in graduate school in Germany together. “She really wants to allow visitors to zoom in on individual images, and in those images, you will find details that might teach you something about the reality,” he said. One such photograph depicts two women on a street corner wearing hijabs. One woman is turning away, the other, staring into the camera. Homann pointed out that on closer examination, the woman who is staring is carrying a notebook with diagrams of DNA on the outside, suggesting she is in a medical profession of some kind. “The camera is a way for Christina to communicate with people,” said Homann. “She is always very interested in how the subjects react to her presence. She’s also bringing her own cultural values into this context, and that’s reflected in the images as well. This precludes her from giving an objective narrative. It is more an open-ended conversation that she hopes to provoke.” — Kate Preziosi ’10 Two dramatically different spring exhibitions in the Picker Art Gallery each dealt with the common theme of challenging conventional stereotypes. In Of Someone and Something, associate art and art history professor Linn Underhill displayed selections from seven major photographic series that she has created since the early 1990s. The images were taken in a studio, with several different props and the artist as her own model. The retrospective included images from Cosmic Dominatrix, 2000-2001, in which Underhill said the idea was “to think about how it would look if women were in charge of the world, and if they behaved in a way comparable to the way men behave in power.” This alternative world includes an image of Underhill as a leather-clad goddess hovering on a black cloud in a scene reminiscent of Michelangelo’s fresco. “[This exhibition was] informed by feminist theory and gender theory, and much of it has to do with trying to come up with new ways of representing women and thinking about gender as a masquerade,” explained Underhill. Her hope, she said, was that Colgate students would walk away “think[ing] about gender roles as being malleable.” Just opposite Underhill’s exhibition was German photographer Christina Zück’s Defence Phase II Karachi, a series of photographs taken with an analog medium-format camera, in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2008. Shapes for Hamilton Christina Zück arts & culture Picker exhibitions challenge stereotypes 16 scene: Summer 2010 Just as each person in Hamilton is unique, so, too, are the almost 2,000 printed shapes that artist-in-residence Allan McCollum distributed to town residents in April. The New York City–based artist chose Hamilton as the location of his newest project, meant to both represent individualism and unite the community. In 2005, McCollum designed a system through Adobe Illustrator to produce enough two-dimensional shapes that a different shape could be created for each person on the planet. The system also keeps track of the hand-drawn computer images to ensure that no two will ever be alike and that no two people will ever share the same shape. At the opening reception on March 10, members of the Hamilton and Colgate communities saw their shapes for the first time on a Open mic Finn McCool,* by Arianne Templeton ’10 When I choose to trench a river, I drag my little toe through dirt, rocks, squiggling worms — grime under my smallest toe would bury lesser men (Girth! Wealth! Patriotism!) in glorious progress. I’ve been molding Earth since before Ireland was serpentless. Forests snap their trunks above the roots (count the rings long past 1776) to make way for squares of cement — limestone, shale, iron ore, sand — I’ve mixed them all with whiskey after the longest days of burying cities. Tara, being razed to the ground every year by that hideous monster for the passing of 23 seasons, was free when I tamed the destruction — he was my lapdog until he limped out of decrepitude to nothing. Some white-beard highwayman shouted when I de-clawed the dragon: “new life springs from under piles of ash, and fire cleans the dead leaves from the grass. We gloried in the green.” I ground his soft skull to make my stew heartier. Many are the Giant’s Causeways you should thank me for. From the first causeway, with rounded pillars and friendliness that invites tourists to clamber on it that I drummed up while skipping rocks from Antrim beach, to my latest sky stairway in Dubai. You’ve heard it was built by men? Time was, you’d have known it was Finn and your human knees would’ve quaked. But even though you’ve forgotten I can twist California off like the end of a ripe bean, I’ll keep bulldozing mushroom clouds into myself. According to Irish folklore, Finn McCool was a giant who created the landscape of Ireland by walking on it. First published in the 2010 Colgate Portfolio. * through the Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts. A team of students and Colgate staff members contributed to the Shapes for Hamilton project with community research, distribution planning, and setting up the exhibition. “Each of his creations is unique, yet they remain remarkably similar to one another, like us humans,” explained Shapes staff member Gabe Rosen ’12, a studio art major. Although McCollum has used the shapes system in other projects, this was the first time he distributed individual shapes to each member of a community. Shapes can now be seen around town, hanging in the windows of homes, in professors’ offices, and even in school lockers at Hamilton Elementary. Two receive Schupf/Lorey Senior Art Prize Andrew Daddio Can I have my shape, please? A Hamilton resident picks up her own individual “shape,” created by artist Allan McCollum, from art professor DeWitt Godfrey, who invited McCollum to bring his Shapes Project to town. McCollum can produce more than enough unique twodimensional shapes for every person on the planet. Before the shapes were given out, they were displayed in Little Hall’s Clifford Gallery. Seniors Kelly Boyle and Emily Rawdon received the 2010 Schupf/Lorey Senior Art Prize, which, since 2007, has been awarded for outstanding work as identified by Paul Schupf ’58 and Robert McVaugh, professor of art and art history. Boyle, a native of New Hampshire, was an art and art history major and an Islamic studies minor. Her ensemble of four strikingly inventive video pieces, Story of Some Kind, explores personal and media imagery in the context of American discomfort with ambiguity. Rawdon, daughter of Dick Rawdon ’65, was a double major in art and art history and theater from Kentucky. Her photographic installation Usual Flow-voids of the Circle of Willis are Preserved explores the psychic mingling of euphoria and fear associated with epileptic seizures. In August, she will enter the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. “Professor McVaugh and I worked long and hard to choose these two first-class art works. Owing to the overall high quality of this year’s senior art exhibition, several other entries might have been chosen,” said Schupf, who expressed special thanks to Evan C. Lorey ’10 for his gift that allowed Colgate to award an additional prize this year. The awards were given at the senior awards convocation in Memorial Chapel on Saturday, May 15. See a full list of award recipients at www.colgate.edu. Andrew Daddio Poetry that matters Her voice was characteristically scratchy and barely louder than a whisper. Yet, true to form, Louise Glück, the Pulitzer Prize–winning lyric poet, held her audience spellbound for 45 minutes as she read nine poems from her latest collection, A Village Life, at the end of March. Glück received the Pulitzer in 1993 for The Wild Iris, her sixth of 11 books of poems. Early in her career, she also authored Proofs & Theories, a collection of essays on poetry that received the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Non-Fiction. Presently, she teaches at Yale University. Brooke Ousterhout ’10 computer in the gallery, recorded the section of the gallery in which it was located, and then found their 5" by 7" printed shapes. The shapes were later distributed to community members at various locations including Hamilton Central School, the Palace Theater, the Poolville Community Center, and Colgate’s quad. Each shape was signed by McCollum and provided free of charge. Art and art history professor DeWitt Godfrey coordinated the project with McCollum, the 2010 Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Distinguished Artist in Residence in the Department of Art and Art History, Pulitzer Prize-winning lyric poet Louise Glück reads from her latest collection, A Village Life. After decades of writing with a minimalist’s precision, Glück changed course for the poems in her latest collection, using language that she characterized as “more relaxed, even gawky.” Nonetheless, the poems she read included the “punches to the gut” described in her introduction by English professor Peter Balakian. Earlier in the day, she spoke to his Post-WWII American Poetry class. Scott Reu ’13, who reads his poetry at open mics and is a member of the student group Poetically Minded, came to the reading eager to ask a question that, he said, led his father to burn reams of his own early works. Reu wanted to know: “How can writers, especially younger ones, distance themselves enough from personal experience to create poetry that really matters?” The question was especially apropos, not only for the only American poet who has twice served as judge for the prestigious Yale Series of Younger Poets, but for one whose work addresses such universal issues of the human condition as being young, coming of age, and love affairs beginning or ending. “There’s a difference between the circumstantial and the intensely personal,” Glück said. “A dramatic breakup with a lover can make a great poem, but experience has to undergo a transformation. It can’t simply be decanted onto the page.” Reu was encouraged. “Her response set my mind to work,” he said. “I am astonished that a single answer to a single question could have such an impact on the way I think about poetry.” News and views for the Colgate community 17 Author Augusten Burroughs meets with students at Merrill House before delivering his public lecture. Warren Wheeler Augusten Burroughs, who chronicled his unusual childhood in his 2002 memoir Running with Scissors, delivered a candid keynote address at Colgate’s fifth annual Big Gay Weekend in April. His messages ranged from developing inner strength (“What you need is not more confidence. You need to subtract whatever it is that prevents confidence, and that is caring too much about what other people think”), to the inevitability of legalized gay marriage (“There will be a day when you will hold today’s discrimination in the palm of your hand, like a charming memento”). While Burroughs considered himself to be an unlikely special guest — because, he said, he “never had a moment where he ‘came out’ to anything” — he gave members and supporters of Colgate’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) community a lot to talk about. Burroughs’s now-famous childhood provided fodder for his first memoir, which became a film of the same name. When his mother was no longer able to care for him, he was sent to live with her psychiatrist and an extended family of long-term patients, many who were psychotic or schizophrenic. “In that environment, my sexuality was not an issue,” he said. “I didn’t ever think about being gay. It was like being right-handed. Why? I don’t know. I just am.” The theme of the weekend was “Be Yourself.” About that, Burroughs said: “I wish I could take forensic evidence out of my brain and stick it in yours Entropy Barn 1-29, Entropy House 1-4, and Entropy Shed 1-3, digital prints by Bryan Kretschmer ’10. “These works are an exploration of the built space that surrounds us in daily life but often goes unnoticed,” Kretschmer explained in his artist’s statement. “Each of the structures was built for a specific purpose or function. The silhouettes serve to show that, although they are purpose-built, they have an underlying aesthetic beauty that is often overlooked. In addition, the silhouettes serve to record a specific point in each of the buildings’ ongoing process of entropy.” To see more of this year’s senior art projects, visit Arts & Culture at www.colgatealumni.org/scene. so you would know that that’s all you have to be. That’s everything you have to be.” But things aren’t always that simple, said Aleksander Sklyar ’10. “It makes me happy to know that there are individuals out there, like Augusten, who did not have to go through the pain and difficulty of ‘coming out.’ However, for many in the LGTBQ community, me included, being ourselves is anything but simple; the process to self-acceptance and self-assertion was anything but an easy one for me.” New music champion Andrew Daddio arts & culture Running with Scissors memoirist raises big issues 18 scene: Summer 2010 The Society for New Music (SNM), co-founded by Neva Pilgrim, Colgate’s voice teacher and artist-in-residence, was a 2010 recipient of the American Music Center’s Letter of Distinction. Pilgrim and several SNM board members attended the awards ceremony in New York City in May. “It was a who’s who of American music — people from BMI [Broadcast Music, Inc.], people from ASCAP [American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers], famous composers, other performers — and to be recognized in that company was a thrill,” she said. Pilgrim founded the SNM with musicians Ralph D’Mello and Greg Levin in 1971 when all three moved to the Syracuse region from big cities and believed the area needed a stronger new music presence. The society’s board of volunteers now presents about 25 concerts a year, including a winter series in Syracuse and a month-long summer arts festival called Cazenovia Counterpoint. In addition, the group funds composers’ involvement in inner-city schools, and Pilgrim tapes a weekly music program on WCNY-FM. The American Music Center, which is dedicated to building a national community of artists, organizations, and audiences creating, performing, and enjoying new American music, described the SNM as “a driving cultural force for contemporary music in the United States.” SNM was one of four recipients this year, joining the ranks of past honorees including Leonard Bernstein and Dizzy Gillespie. Courage, heart, and brains: Oz Project helps children break down barriers In April, friends, family members, and supporters of The Oz Project filled the Palace Theater to watch an inspiring production of The Wizard of Oz. On stage, children with and without special needs performed their hearts out in the culmination of an eight-week theater program created by Colgate students and faculty members. The program’s goal is to foster an inclusive social learning and growing environment for children with a wide celled individually, but also grew as a group who supported each other and celebrated one another’s accomplishments,” she added. Children also learned to use sign language during the song “Over the Rainbow,” thanks to community volunteer Bethany Sackel, who also worked with volunteer Delaine Dacko to choreograph and facilitate creative movement within the energetic group. All the children, be they energetic or quiet, were encouraged to express and recognize their differences. “The beauty of The Oz Project was most apparent in the day-to-day interactions among the kids. They could look beyond the obvious differences between them and focus on what they shared,” said Kaplan. This sense of teamwork was evident in the final production, in which close to 30 children, comfortable with each other and their differences, sang and danced like stars. The production was a big hit with the audience, but the true success was found within each and every participant on stage, who overcame the challenges of social situations and grew to embrace new friendships. Although its cardinal leaders all graduated in May, it is hoped that the project that Snell said touched all aspects of the Hamilton community will be reprised for years to come. — Eileen O’Brien ’10 Get to know: Jesse Henderson Andrew Daddio range of needs, including autismspectrum and related disorders. Alexandra Snell ’10 said the idea for the project emerged from conversations she had with fellow seniors Lindsey Simpson, Lauren Kaplan, Samantha Horn, and Hannah Sandler, and with psychology professor Regina Conti and educational studies professor Sheila Clonan. Throughout the semester, this core group of students and faculty met regularly to develop and critique curricula and activities that were used with the children, as well as to monitor the engagement and growth of the children involved. As the project grew — attracting elementary students from Hamilton and other communities — so, too, did the team supporting it. More than a dozen Colgate students, along with community volunteers, took part. Workshops, set to the themes of The Wizard of Oz, facilitated development of social skills such as making new friends in uncomfortable situations, like Dorothy did with the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion in the unfamiliar land of Oz. Participants learned new ways to deal with many challenges, from feeling left out to responding to a bully. “By using drama games, music, and performance to teach different social skills, we were able to concentrate both on personal growth and commitment to a larger group of people,” said Simpson. “It was really inspiring to see how the kids ex- Visual Resources Curator How she got here: Before joining the Art and Art History department, I did my master’s in library and information studies at McGill University in Montreal. I directed my assignments toward image collections, so I really focused on hoping to land this exact job, even though I didn’t know it was available. The mission: The main charge of the visual resources library is making analog and digital images available for faculty. We’re transitioning this analog collection to digital based on what the professors are using. They basically curate the collection; they come in, bring books, and say, “I want these images for my lectures; I need them so I can project them, show them, and talk about them.” We’re up to almost 12,000 in the four years that I’ve been here, but we’re dealing with a 90,000-image slide collection. Favorite medium and color: I’m a painter at heart — I love oil painting. Any opportunity I have to discover new painters while handling the collection is great for me. And my favorite color is red. Definitely red. Crowd shocker: I always surprise people when I tell them that I was the homecoming queen of my high school, because it’s such a stereotype. I try to tell them to shock them, and then they’re like, “No!” Other than that, I’m pretty much an open book. The Oz Project, an eight-week theater program created by Colgate students and faculty members, brought together children with and without special needs for a performance of The Wizard of Oz. Working on the Shapes for Hamilton Project: I built a fairly simple database in Filemaker Pro and ended up cataloguing all of the shapes into the database. Once we got the lists of people, I integrated them and randomly matched them up with a shape. In the gallery, once you made contact through the database and found yourself, you saw your shape and started thinking about what it looked like compared to all the others. It brought a new perspective to the project that none of us were expecting. I just made the tool, and then it turned into something wonderful that helped streamline all this information. World traveler: The second year I lived in Montreal was heavenly. I lived in a very artsy neighborhood called “the Plateau,” and that was really the first serious metropolitan living experience I’d had. With access to the cafés and all the art, the pace of life was really fun. Guilty pleasure: Frozen pizza. A good, cheap, frozen pizza. Andrew Daddio She’s crafty: I made a quilt by hand. Some great local Hamilton ladies taught me how. My most recent crafty endeavor was with Emily Oren (assistant curator) and her husband. We made these handmade, painted little dice that say “you” on two sides, “us” on two sides, and “me” on two sides. They’re marriage dice, so people can use them to settle their disputes. She plays banjo, too – is she the next Béla Fleck? No way. In four years, I’m still playing the same 12 small ditties, so I doubt it. But it’s fun, and I’m hoping to expand my knowledge more over the summer. My husband plays guitar really well, so at some point, I have to learn a little bit from him. News and views for the Colgate community 19 go ’gate Equestrians jump to new heights Anna Hackney coaches the 30-member team at Saddleback Farm in Hamilton, where they train twice a week with hour-long lessons in addition to more extensive training sessions before the eight horse shows that run from October to March. Team captains Emily Messing ’12 and Eri Sato ’12 provided invaluable assistance to the team as it reached and successfully competed in the regional finals. Out of five riders on the Western team, Yvett Sosa ’12 qualified for regional championships in March. Coached by Valerie Logsdon, they finished in fourth place overall, with 72 team points for the year end. Colgate English riders finished their season by qualifying four riders — Alexis Apostol ’12, Elizabeth Brodsky ’11, Jessica Morlando ’11, and Sara Reisler ’12 — for the Regional Equestrian Finals at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on April 3. Apostol set a Colgate record by finishing fifth in the region in the Open Rider Division, jumping at the height of 3'6", the maximum for college competition. This was the highest finish for a Colgate rider in any division in the 13 years since the equestrian program began. Despite its status as a club sport, Colgate’s team competes against some of the top varsity programs in the country, including Skidmore, Cornell, Hartwick, and Morrisville. Colgate finished sixth out of 15 schools this season. Rivalry renewed One of Colgate’s most storied rivalries will be renewed this fall when the Raiders football team travels to Syracuse for a Sept. 25 contest with the Orange at the Carrier Dome. It will be the first time the teams have met since 1987, and the first time since 2003 that Colgate, which is in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), will play against a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Raiders and Orange have met 65 times, with Colgate holding a slight edge in the all-time series 31-29-5. Syracuse won the 1987 game, 52-6, and owns a 3-0 record against Colgate in the Carrier Dome. Colgate’s last victory in the series came in 1950, a 19-14 win at Archbold Stadium. Colgate dominated the series early, going 13-5-2 over the first 20 games the teams played from 1891 to 1917. The Raiders also ruled the series from the mid-1920s to mid-1930s, winning 11 games and tying another two. Syracuse began to dominate in the 1950s, and the regular games ended after the 1961 contest. Student, athlete, humanitarian Andrew Daddio Colgate student-athlete Ethan Cox ’10 was named the 15th recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award at the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four. The award — open to any male or female 20 scene: Summer 2010 Saddleback Farm in Hamilton, with its sweeping countryside vistas, serves as the home barn for Colgate’s equestrian team — a club sport at Colgate that regularly competes with varsity squads at other universities. Ask Raider When did the Colgate-Syracuse football rivalry begin? — Raider 4 Life Way back in 1891. It was only Colgate’s second season fielding a football team, and our first season with a coach, Samuel Colgate Jr. We won the game 22-16, and went on to win all five scheduled games that season! Why is the field above Andrews and Stillman called the “old golf course?” — Gate fan In 1917, some faculty and townspeople took the initiative to make that area into a golf course. It was redone and expanded in 1928. They called it Seven Oaks after the ancestral village of the Colgate family in Kent, England. The course was relocated to the valley east of campus in 1958, leaving the open space behind the dormitories to be remembered as “the old golf course.” How many Colgate alumni have been drafted into the NBA? I think most people would say one – Adonal Foyle ’98 – but I can think of three. — Doug Chiarello ’98 Actually, 11 Colgate alumni have been chosen in the NBA draft. They are Neil Dooley ’48 (Boston Celtics), Carl Braun ’49 and Ernie Vandeweghe ’49 (N.Y. Knicks), Bill Dodd ’53 (Philadelphia Warriors), Milt Graham ’56 and Jack Nichols ’57 (Syracuse Nationals), Robert Duffy ’62 (St. Louis Hawks), George Dalzell ’67 (Detroit Pistons), Don Ward ’71 (Buffalo Braves), Mike Ferrara ’81 (Washington Bullets), and Adonal Foyle ’98 (Golden State Warriors). (The team name is the drafting organization.) Do you have a Colgate sports trivia topic suggestion or question for Raider? Send an e-mail to [email protected] and put Ask Raider in the subject line. Jim Rosvold Raider hockey forward Ethan Cox ’10 (left) accepts the Hockey Humanitarian Award recognizing college hockey’s finest citizen at the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four. collegiate hockey player from any NCAA Division — is given out annually to college hockey’s finest citizen. The recipient is a player who embraces humanitarian efforts that help out a community, a certain philanthropy, or a cause. “This recognition speaks volumes to the following and dedication that the Colgate men’s ice hockey team and fans have to the betterment of their community. To be recognized for such an award is truly an honor and I hope that it will inspire other people to get involved within their local communities,” said Cox. In the summer of 2009, Cox was honored with the Hamilton Business Alliance Community Service Award for his efforts. Cox has been involved in local and national philanthropic events since arriving on campus in 2006. In his first year, he organized a weekendlong fundraising benefit through the Make a Wish Foundation for eightyear-old Miranda Hadlock, who was battling cancer. The girl’s mother, Holli Hadlock, works in the university’s mailroom. During the last three holiday seasons, Cox arranged canned food and toy drives to help local families in Hamilton and Madison County. Proceeds went directly to the Hamilton Food Cupboard and the Interfaith Holiday Council. Overall, Cox and his teammates have raised more than $14,000 in cash and donated items for various local and national charities. Cox was also active in helping the campus raise $25,000 for the American Cancer Society, worked with the football team to encourage students to be tested for potential bone marrow matches, assisted the women’s soccer team in raising funds to help with the costs of a student-athlete’s cancer treatment, and was involved in several “Facing off against Cancer” and “Drink4Pink” events promoting cancer awareness. Olympian on board Colgate head women’s ice hockey coach Scott Wiley announced the hiring of 2010 Winter Olympian Karen Thatcher as an assistant coach. “The addition of Karen Thatcher is a great step forward for our program,” stated Wiley. “She is a dynamic and energetic person who has a true passion for the sport. She has excelled at every level, been a great ambassador, and understands what it takes to be a successful student-athlete. Karen adds After four decades, Colgate track record broken at IC4As A 41-year-old Colgate men’s track and field team record was broken at the IC4A Championship at Boston University on Sunday, March 7. Ed Boulat ’11, Tim Metivier ’12, Jon Knowlton’11, and Andy Smith ’11 ran a 7:33.25 in the 4 x 800-meter relay, finishing seventh overall and earning all-East honors. Greg Lavin ’70 had recently penned this reminiscence about the day his team set the previous record (7:35.10) at Madison Square Garden. We couldn’t resist sharing his account of how it went down in 1969: Bob Cornell Raider catcher Nicole Siedhof ’11 makes a play at the plate in a match-up against the Binghamton Bearcats in April. Although the Raiders did not win that game, they finished the season 27-23 and upset the top-seeded Army Black Knights in the opening round of the Patriot League Tournament. At that time, we lacked indoor track facilities and home meets, but made up for it with charcoal heat in a tiny trackside hut next to the tennis courts. Of the four of us (Jim Andrews ’69, holder of the Colgate 2-mile indoor record; Hank Skewis ’69, 1000-yard record holder; and Lionel “Skip” Meno ’69, mile record holder), I was the neophyte, a soccer player with one season of indoor track experience. Coach Bob Milner, an ex-Marine officer, tailored our workouts; mine was the shortest, befitting one who didn’t know that a 5-mile warmup was to be done on the roads around Hamilton, not on the wooden, banked 160-yard track. Before we won the Boston Athletic Games’s Two-Mile Relay, the highlight of my athletic experience at Colgate had been a soccer win over 8th-ranked Hartwick. But the Boston relay win landed our track squad on a national stage at the U.S. Olympic Invitational, against invitees to the Olympic Trials. We showed our passes at the gate and entered the infield of Madison Square Garden in maroon warm-ups. Tuxedoed officials were everywhere. Wide World of Sports TV cameras were located at each corner. We watched Olympians compete: decathlon hero Bill Toomey, long jumper Ralph Boston, pole vaulter Bob Seagren, hurdler Willie Davenport, 400-meter runners Larry James and Vince Mathews, and miler Marty Liquori. Finally, our turn came. Andrews ran a blazing opening leg, handing me a lead. I took off on what felt like my fastest start ever, but one-third of the way into my half-mile leg, Ron Stonitsch of CW Post passed me as if I were standing still. I had never experienced such speed in close quarters. Stonitsch had a near-sub-4-minute mile to his credit. So did Manhattan’s Brian Kivlan, who ran the third leg against Skewis. By the end of the straightaway, I had picked up the pace faster than I had ever run. Would I last until the hand-off to Hank? I remember handing off, but not much else until Skip was nearing the finish. Skewis had brought us back against Kivlan, and now Skip drew even with Manhattan’s anchor, Tom Donahue, passing him briefly in the last lap. Donahue held on for the win. We finished in second place, 8/10 of a second behind. Coach Milner collected our silver Olympic trophies at trackside, smiling brightly. It was a school-record performance. The capstone was being greeted by the entire track team the next night in Albany, where Colgate was entered in an open meet at the Armory. We went jogging downtown, where we noticed a television playing in the window of an appliance store. Wide World of Sports was broadcasting the prior night’s Olympic Invitational. We could see ourselves in our sweat suits on the infield, awaiting our race. It was a magic, pre-video-recording-era moment, a reminder of having met our challenge. News and views for the Colgate community 21 Brooke Ousterhout ’10 go ’gate Students, faculty, and staff all enjoyed the 2010 intramural softball season, with games played on Whitnall Field. Here, the Norbs, at bat against Phi Tau A, went on to win the game 17-16. instant credibility to our program and will help us achieve our goals. We are thrilled that she has joined our staff.” Thatcher made her Olympic debut in 2010, winning silver in Vancouver, after representing the U.S. team at two world championships. Thatcher won gold with the team in 2008 and 2009, and was named to the 2007 Worlds Team. She was also a three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup and the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada. A 2006 graduate of Providence College, Thatcher was a three-year letterwinner on the Friars women’s ice hockey team, after transferring from Brown after the 2002-2003 season. After Providence, Thatcher played for the BC Breakers of the Western Women’s Hockey League (WWHL) in 2006–2007, where she led the team and ranked 10th in the league with 36 points (19-17) in 26 games. During the 2007–2008 season, Thatcher played for the Vaughan Flames of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and helped the team to the inaugural CWHL championship. In 20082009, she returned to the WWHL and helped lead the Minnesota Whitecaps to their league championship. Midfielder Chris Zielinski ’12 (#7) scored a career-high six points off three goals and three assists as Colgate upset No. 16 Lafayette 14-9 in the last men’s lacrosse home game of the season. giate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA). The award, sponsored by Jostens, is bestowed upon NACWAA members who have made significant contributions as administrators of intercollegiate athletics. Chun’s primary responsibilities include overseeing corporate sponsorship, marketing and promotions, and personnel management for athletics. She also serves as the administrative liaison for Daktronics Sports Marketing, ECAC Hockey, and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. In addition, Chun supervises and performs the administrative duties of men’s lacrosse, women’s ice hockey, and volleyball. In 1994, Chun was hired as the head coach of the volleyball team, a position she held for three years. She posted a 67-27 record as head coach, guided her squad to two conference championships and Colgate’s first-ever NCAA Tournament berth, and was named the 1996 Patriot League Coach of the Year. Chun was promoted to associate athletics director in July 2007, having served as the assistant athletic director since February 2006, and on an interim basis since the summer of 2005. Chun wins national honor Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator Vicky Chun ’91, MA’94, has been named the Division I FCS Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Colle- Andrew Daddio Senior Athletic Awards 22 scene: Summer 2010 Outstanding student-athletes in the Class of 2010 were recognized during commencement weekend. Jillian Arnault (soccer) and David McIntyre (ice hockey) were each awarded the Director of Athletics award; Ian Aguilar (football) and Susan Fortkiewicz (indoor and outdoor track, cross country) were honored by the Joseph Huther Prize Fund; and Sarah Pedersen (field hockey) and Sarah Sciarrino (swimming) were each awarded the John T. (Jack) Mitchell Memorial Award, and the Gottesman Award for Excellence in the Sciences and Athletics. The awards were presented at the senior awards convocation in Memorial Chapel on May 15. Onto the world stage The Toronto Nationals selected Ryan McClelland ’10 in the 7th round – 42nd overall – of the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) draft in June. He is the fourth Raider selected in the MLL draft over the last three years, and the first by Toronto. McClelland, who is from Brampton, Ontario, was also selected for the Team Canada roster at the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships in Manchester, England, in July. Perfect scores Eighteen Raider athletic teams achieved a perfect score of 1,000 in the NCAA’s academic performance standard, the Academic Progress Rate (APR), for the 2008-2009 academic year. Nine of those teams posted perfect multi-year APR scores based on data from the 2005– 2006 through 2008–2009 school years. The APR uses a series of formulas related to student-athlete retention and eligibility to measure the academic performance of all participants on teams at every Division I college and university. The 18 teams to post a perfect score last year were men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s soccer, field hockey, softball, women’s rowing, women’s swimming and diving, and volleyball. The Colgate teams to post perfect multi-year APR scores were golf, men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, softball, women’s cross country, women’s swimming and diving, and volleyball. When mentoring is mutual Carlton Walker ’10 and Ron Ransom ’93 have more in common than four years at Colgate. They both graduated from Columbus Academy in Ohio, both played football for the Raiders, and both are African American. But without the Maroon Council’s mentoring program, created to assist football-playing student-athletes with virtually any life issue that may arise, their paths might never have crossed. “Ron and I had a bond right off the bat,” said Walker, who is one of about 100 current or former players who actively engages with his mentor. “He explained to me ways to cope with being so far from home, and we talked about how I could succeed in an environment that, at least on the surface, appeared to be less diverse than our high school.” Over the past four years, Walker and Ransom e-mailed frequently and caught up in person when Ransom came to campus for the annual T-Bone Weekends he created to commemorate the late J. Tyler Whaling ’93. “I found it very difficult to approach alumni for the first time, and Ron was there for me in order to act as that liaison. His guidance helped me when I branched out beyond Colgate in my job search,” observed Walker. Although he is modest about the role he played, Ransom, too, felt the bond. “I’m not sure how I’ve helped Carlton, but he has helped me stay grounded,” Ransom said. “It’s easy to forget one’s path to their current loca- tion; but by spending time with Carlton I could reflect on how our hometown, high school, and Colgate all helped me become who I am. When I see Carlton, I see a fresh world waiting for him to take it by storm.” At least for the moment, Ransom’s job is done, and it is Walker’s turn to lead. Beginning in the fall, Walker will teach history and coach four sports as a faculty fellow at the Wesleyan School in Norcross, Ga. Football experience is not required to become a Maroon Council mentor. Learn more and connect with Colgate’s football alumni at www.maroon mentors.org. How to Putt with confidence at Seven Oaks According to Seven Oaks golf pro Marian Blain, the greens on Colgate’s golf course are not only the best in central New York, but they’re also the fastest. This comes as no surprise to those who have watched their birdie tap-ins quickly turn into saves for a bogey. Blain has provided five simple tips to help golfers at any level tame the greens. 1. Less is more. Choke down on your putter to reduce the energy that is transferred to the ball. 3. Lighten up. Loosen your grip for better control and pacing. Take a shorter backstroke and increase your acceleration through the putt. Blain shows the position you should be in at the end of the swing. 1 2 Andrew Daddio (5) 2. Overdo it a bit. Play more break than you normally would. The line of golf balls shows the path the putt should take. 3 4. Be the ball. Putt with your shoulders, not your wrists. When putting with your shoulders, you create a more delicate stroke, which is necessary for fast greens. Remember to stroke through the putt, though. The club under Blain’s arms shows the correct positioning of the golfer’s shoulders for this technique. 5. Let it roll. When putting downhill, place the ball just off the toe of your putter. This will deaden the hit. As you consider how to incorporate these tips into your putting, don’t overthink it. Putting is about feel, so start by looking at the hole, checking your line, and thinking about the speed you need to roll it in. Then, practice with your eyes closed. This type of drill helps to get you focused on feel and pace. Using these tips and practice drills will make you an expert on fast greens in no time. 5 4 News and views for the Colgate community 23 new, noted , & quoted AIMbitious: A Life of Enlightened Self-Leadership Scott A. Annan ’05 (iUniverse) Have you ever wondered what !"#$%&%'()* it would be like to start the business you always wanted, or to take control of your health once and for all? -1'++"!2"!((!( In an enlightening account of his journey of introspection and inspiration, Scott A. 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Berleth ’63 (Black Dome Press) In his most recent book, Richard J. Berleth reviews the often forgotten, but vitally important, history of New York’s Mohawk Valley during the 18th century. Bloody Mohawk charts the passage of the valley from a fast-growing agrarian region streaming with colonial traffic to a war-ravaged wasteland. The valley’s diverse cultural mix of Iroquois Indians, Palatine Germans, Scots-Irish, Dutch, English, and Highland Scots played as much of a role as its unique geography in the cataclysmic events of the French and Indian War, and in the battles of the American Revolu- tion. Berleth examines how Patriots eventually won the region from the British and Iroquois, as well as the fearsome human cost of those efforts. Castorland Journal The Slammin’ Salmon Castorland Journal: An Account of the Exploration and Settlement of Northern New Castorland Journal York State by French Émigrés in the Years 1793 to 1797 is the first modern scholarly translation of the account of one of the most promising French speculations for American land following the American Revolution. In 1792, Parisian businessmen and speculators established the New York Company to purchase and settle land in northwestern New York and resell it to European investors. The journal was kept by two company representatives who began that settlement. In the process, they encountered Native Americans, conferred with Thomas Jefferson, engaged the legal services of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, planted crops, and suffered the frustrations of disease and natural obstacles. John Gallucci, associate professor of Romance languages and literatures, has brought to light this historically significant text, with its rich account of frontier affairs in early American history. The Cornell edition features Gallucci’s introduction and explanatory footnotes, as well as several appendices, maps, and illustrations. Edited and translated by John A. Gallucci (Cornell University Press) Jay Chandrasekhar ’90, Kevin Heffernan ’90, Steve Lemme ’91, Erik Stolhanske ’91, Paul Soter ’91 (Broken Lizard Industries) In Broken Lizard’s latest film comedy, “Slammin’” Cleon Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan) is a former Heavyweight Champion of the World–turned– owner of a high-end Miami seafood restaurant, The Slammin’ Salmon. To pay off a gambling debt, Salmon uses fear to rule over his misfit wait staff and sets up a contest to ‘inspire’ them to sell more food than ever before. The top-selling server of the night wins $10,000 while the waiter in last place gets a “broken rib sandwich” — courtesy of Salmon himself. Backstabbing, bribery, and indecent proposals ensue as staff members up-sell their patrons while sabotaging their co-workers. In addition to the members of Broken Lizard, 13 other Colgate alumni were involved in the making of the film. AF21387 The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide Roy Cohen MA’81 (FT Press) Roy Cohen has put together a complete, up-todate, practical guide for financial industry professionals seeking new or better jobs in today’s brutally competitive environment. Drawing on more than 10 years of experience providing outplacement services for a large Wall Street firm, Cohen tells you what to do when and if you are fired or changing companies, how to develop a “game plan” and search targets, how to build your “story,” how to move from the sell side to the buy side, and much more. Cohen’s guidance is industry-specific, and draws on real examples from his own practice. An Account of the Exploration and Settlement of Northern New York State by French Émigrés in the Years 1793 to 1797 S i m o n D e s ja rd i n s & P i e r re P h a ro u x Edited and translated by John A. Gallucci Slammin’ Cleon Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan), the former Heavyweight Champion of the World and current owner of a high-scale Miami restaurant, has racked up a sizable gambling debt to a band of Japanese thugs. To help pay off the debt, Cleon challenges his oddball wait staff (the Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe, as well as Cobie Smulders and April Bowlby) to a contest where the top-selling server will win $10,000, while the waiter in last place gets a “broken-rib sandwich”—courtesy of the Champ himself. Spurred on by greed and panic, the staff resort to backstabbing, • Two Commentary bribery and indecent proposals in an attempt Tracks Featuring to up sell their patrons while simultaneously the Broken Lizard sabotaging their coworkers. Will Forte, Comedy Troupe Olivia Munn and Vivica A. Fox co-star in one of the “Top 10 Comedies of the Year!” • Hellish Kitchens: (Ryan McKee, AOL Moviefone). Art Imitates Restaurant Life Special features are not rated Color 98 Mins. Dolby Surround 5.1 www.anchorbayent.com English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired www.slamminmovie.com Spanish Subtitles Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation 1.78:1 ZAF21387ORN AF21387 Distributed By Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Package Design ©2010 Starz Media, LLC. All Program Content © 2008 Strong Feesh, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. This presentation has been enhanced for 16x9 televisions. Please refer to your DVD player manual for set-up instructions. This disc was designed with many advanced features and is in compliance with all applicable DVD specifications. Some machines may not have the ability to access all of these features. Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy: The Secret World of Corporate Espionage Eamon Javers ’94 (HarperBusiness) In Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy, Eamon Javers exposes a hidden global network of private spies working for Wall Street traders, corporate giants, and white-shoe law firms. Readers are introduced to the longstanding globalized espionage industry: Soviet military intelligence officers now working for American law firms, veteran American Secret Service officers who steal secrets for In the media candy companies, and many others. Built on unprecedented access and sourcing, the book’s examination of this secretive world begins with a look at the nation’s first true “private eye,” and extends through to the connections today between global intelligence services and the top investigative agency on Wall Street. Peripheral Visions: Politics, Society, and the Challenges of Modernity in Yucatan Co-edited by Gilbert M. Joseph ’69 (with Edward D. Terry, Ben W. Fallaw, and Edward H. Moseley) (University of Alabama Press) Yucatan has been called “a world apart” — cut off from the rest of Mexico by geography and culture. The essays in Peripheral Visions show that, despite its peripheral location, the region experienced substantial change after Mexico achieved independence. Essays focus on at least three challenges for study of the peninsula BookCase A selection from the new titles shelf at Case Library • • • • • • • • • • Marketplace of the Gods: How Economics Explains Religion Larry Whitham Acting White: The Ironic Legacy of Desegregation Stuart Buck Britten and Brülightly: A Graphic Novel Hannah Berry Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? James Shapiro The Enemy in Our Hands: America’s Treatment of Prisoners of War from the Revolution to the War on Terror Robert C. Doyle Anthill: A Novel E.O. Wilson Fashion of the 20th Century: 100 Years of Apparel Ads Edited by Jim Heimann, Written by Alison A. Nieder Mom: The Transformation of Motherhood in Modern America Rebecca Jo Plant Dreaming in Christianity and Islam: Culture, Conflict, and Creativity Edited by Kelly Bulkeley, Kate Adams, and Patricia M. Davis 1934: A New Deal for Artists Ann Prentice Wagner today: politics after the fall of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), scholarly demystification of the Maya, and the transition to a post-henequen economy featuring tourism, migration, and assembly plants known as maquiladoras. Disciplines represented in the collection include history, anthropology, sociology, and economics, painting a strikingly rich picture of the region as it has developed. Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History Kalee Thompson ’96 (William Morrow) Deadliest Sea is a daring adventure tale that chronicles the power of nature against man, and explores the essence of the fear people must face when confronted with catastrophe. Kalee Thompson explores the harrowing tale of the fishing trawler Alaska Ranger as it sank into the Bering Sea in 2008, and the incredible rescue effort launched by the Coast Guard that followed. In exploring the largest cold-water Coast Guard rescue in history, Thompson raises questions about the negligence that leads to the preventable sinking of dozens of ships each year. She also pays tribute to the courage, tenacity, and skill of dedicated service people who risk their own lives for the lives of others. Anticorruption in the Health Sector: Strategies for Transparency and Accountability Edited by Taryn Vian ’80 (co-edited with William Savedoff and Harald Mathisen) (Kumarian Press) Corruption is a serious problem under any circumstances, but in the health sector, it is literally a matter of life and death: facilities crumble when repair funds are embezzled; fake drugs flood the market with corrupt regulators managing supply; and doctors extort- “Some lakes look like they might be ready to come back, and if we cut the emissions more they would.” — Rich April, professor of geology, offers his expert insight for a Smithsonian.com story about the impact of acid rain on the ecosystem “This is a way to get some exercise, meet other people, and emphasize that nature is right outside our office windows.” — John Pumilio, sustainability coordinator, describes Colgate’s bird watching expedition in a U.S. News & World Report article about Earth Day activities “In a city [Utica] that’s been economically struggling for a long period of time, just a little change in the economy can lead to pretty significant reductions in the properties they own.” — Nicole Simpson, associate professor of economics, talks to The Observer Dispatch (Utica) about the impact of the lagging economy on Utica’s shrinking tax base “It’s our responsibility as people of relative privilege to help people in need.” — Rebecca Blake ’10 describes to The Jewish Week (New York) her experience volunteering in Harlem as part of a Hillel service-learning project “All of our budget restructuring is absolutely in response to the economy.” — Dave Hale, vice president for finance and administration, in a Central New York Business Journal report about the 2010–2011 budget, which includes the lowest tuition increase in at least 35 years “Of all the enterprises I’ve been involved with, this is by far the most gratifying.” — Al Chagan ’64 featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about his role as CFO of Impact Thrift Stores, a community venture in which proceeds from the sale of “gently used” items are donated to charities ing under-thetable payments from patients fail to provide needed care. Until now, those preparing to fight corruption in the health sector have had few resources to guide them. Anticorruption in the Health Sector brings practical experience to bear on anticorruption approaches tailored specifically to health, in a manner that is both practitioner- and classroom-friendly. Also of note: As the western frontier began to close after the Civil War, some families sought rural locations for summer living in which to maintain the frontier ethos. In Campsteading: Family, Place, and Experience at Squam Lake, New Hampshire (Routledge), one of the first works published on the American institution of campsteading, Derek Brereton ’68 approaches one such community from an anthropological perspective. News and views for the Colgate community 25 Things to do By Matt Muskin ’10 Illustrations by Norm Bendell before you graduate As my sophomore year came to a close, I suddenly realized that my experience here so far had been just a glimpse of the amazing opportunities Colgate provides on a daily basis — and I knew there were many more that I had not yet discovered. nce I began to see all that Colgate would do for me in four years, I knew I had to find a way to help other students see the same for themselves. So much of what happens here is a shared experience, and each person’s perspective shapes his neighbor’s. The trouble is, time slips by faster than one would expect, so a “cheat sheet” with some ideas about how to take advantage of everything that Colgate offers seemed like a great idea. I decided I wanted to make a list that would capture a moment, but could, and would, change over time: 101 things, as uniquely Colgate as possible, that students should consider doing before they walk the stage at commencement. Working with Beverly Low, dean of first-year students, I was able to develop my idea further and make it a reality. The process of making the list come alive was both fun and creative. It required that I actually delineate all of the ways I spent my time on campus. I e-mailed a large group of friends and other students and began to collect “data” — all of the unique and special experiences people told me they had at Colgate. What they shared ranged from the pedestrian (a weekly Sunday dinner with friends) to the sublime (a first kiss on the Willow Path). I also found myself wanting to try everything I received for the list. 8 26 scene: Summer 2010 In true Colgate fashion, this list is inexhaustible; every student has at least one moment that has helped define his or her time here. The most exciting part of the project was when I hand-delivered a copy of the list to each member of the Class of 2012 on their move-in day. Amidst all of the chaos and excitement that comes with meeting roommates, choosing beds, and saying goodbye to parents for the first time, the incoming class had a living document — created by their peers — that gave them an idea of how unpredictable and exciting their four years could be. We updated the list for the Class of 2013 (for one, sadly, Big Norm, the world’s largest pig, had died, so that field trip to Hubbardsville was off the table) and again in anticipation of the arrival of the Class of 2014. Ultimately, we created a guide that truly embraces a Colgate value: being well-versed in not only one’s studies but also in one’s surroundings. I have always admired that quality, and the list is a great way for students to get to know Colgate inside and out, and to make the most of their time here. Alumni and students from across the generations: What’s on your must-do list? Visit www.colgatealumni.org/scene101 and post your comment. 13 1 Make your lucky number 2 3 Throw down a blanket and have a picnic on the Village Green 4 5 6 7 8 Shake it on stage or in your seat at Dancefest 9 10 Hang out with Adam and Eve while reading by Taylor Lake 11 12 Get adventurous and sign up Organize a campuswide event relating to a personal interest Explore the trails and the Darwin Path at the top of the Ski Hill Find the best hill for sledding…by trial and error, of course! Play or sing your heart out at the Barge’s Open Mic Nights Have a “beach day” at Lineberry Natatorium’s Open Swim hours Go to the Hamilton Theater’s Midnight Movie and pay $3 for a ticket and a slice of pizza Take a gym class in a sport you’ve never tried before for an Outdoor Ed. trip 14 13 Learn the definition of triskaidekaphobia Learn more about a professor while having dinner at his or her house 16 17 15 Try a little romance and go out on a date! Take a chance on a class in a department that is out of your comfort zone Have a weekly Sunday dinner with a group of friends 18 Slip (only once!) on the Persson steps 19 Say “hello” and start a conversation with a stranger (this one 21 Be a Rowdy Raider and support Colgate athletics! 22 23 24 25 26 27 Attend 24 Hour Burn, the annual play that is you can do many times!) 20 Volunteer through one of the many programs at the COVE Go for a dip in Lebanon Reservoir 28 office hours just to introduce yourself like Poker Night 32 Get out your telescope and look at the stars from the Old Golf Course Try a problem of a different kind at the Angert Family Climbing Wall Play on an intramural sport team; whether it’s trapshooting or ping-pong, you can compete against the campus’s best Catch a great view and study in the Persson skybridge written, cast, and performed in a single day Check out the constellations from the Foggy Bottom Observatory 30 Find your center at Buddhist Meditation 31 33 Stop into President Herbst’s office hours, even if just to meet him 29 Put yourself out there: go to a professor’s Take advantage of the great weekly events at Donovan’s Pub, Create a Relay for Life team and stay up all night to fight cancer News and views for the Colgate community 27 27 34 Be the founding member of your own club 35 Throw Big Red gum onto the ice at the Colgate-Cornell hockey game 36 37 38 Experience new cuisines at Frank’s cultural food nights 39 40 41 42 Get out on the links at Seven Oaks, one of the best college golf 44 courses in the country 43 45 46 47 Have a first kiss on the Willow Path bridge — but choose wisely! Legend has it that a first kiss here leads to marriage. 48 49 Find the Colgate Rock Visit Chapel House and peruse the books and art in its amazing library Hear it Keep yourself up to from the pros at an English department lecture or poetry reading date on what’s happening in the world — it’s easy to get lost in the Colgate bubble Jump into Taylor Lake (and then wonder why you did) Challenge some of the most knowledgeable people in Hamilton at the Colgate Inn’s Trivia Night Get a great milkshake at Gilligan’s Island in Sherburne Try to stand an egg up on the Autumnal Equinox (9/22/10 at 23:09) Make yourself heard (or read): write an article for the Maroon-News Satiate that sweet tooth with some goodies at Maxwell’s Chocolates Steal a tray from Frank to use as a sled when the snow calls Quarry above the Old Golf Course 50 stressed? Treat yourself to a massage at Mezza Luna Go to an Off-Off-Off-Off-Broadway show at Brehmer Theater 51 Feeling 52 Become a little more limber: take a student-taught yoga class 53 54 Go to the dollar store, and try to find something that actually costs a dollar show on WRCU 90.1 FM 56 Embrace your inner foodie: try all of the great restaurants in the towns surrounding Hamilton 55 Share your musical inclinations: host a radio Picking up a new tongue? Visit the tables of Babel in the back of Frank to perfect that accent 57 Attend a Senate meeting to stay 59 58 60 Have a great conversation and a free lunch at a Brown Bag discussion 61 62 Support Colgate’s finest men in the Mr. Colgate 64 competition 63 65 Become a human canvas for beautiful colors at Holi, the Hindu spring festival 66 67 68 Remember to make a connection on every Friday the 13th by wearing Colgate clothing! aware of what’s happening in Student Government See your books move at the LASR Observation Deck on the 4th floor of Case Library Wander the library’s archives and get a little lost in a sea of books See the stars and much more in the Ho Tung Visualization Lab Realize your dream of being a cowboy or cowgirl: ride the mechanical bull during Spring Party Weekend Enjoy the company of your roommates over the weekend: watch a movie and just relax! Broaden your view: attend a religious ceremony of a faith that is not your own at CAB’s Take Two 28 scene: Summer 2010 See two great movies in one sitting 69 Impress yourself by building the biggest snowman you’ve ever seen 70 Support local businesses at the Saturday morning Farmers Market on the Village Green 71 Rent a kayak from the boathouse and get out on beautiful Lake Moraine 72 73 Dessert Sampler at the Colgate Inn Tap Room Feed your craving for sweets with the Taste some local beers like Saranac and Ommegang, and see where they are made on a brewery tour (when you’re old enough!) 74 Study for your next quiz on a comfy couch with a hot chocolate at the Barge Canal Coffee Co. 75 76 77 78 79 Order a “slice” to your room from Slices 80 81 82 83 84 Discuss timely topics with professors and other first-years at Think Tank in Frank Dining Hall 85 86 87 88 Find out where Adam and Eve spend their winters 89 90 91 92 Revel in a cappella, one of Colgate’s finest traditions, at Jambo and Akfest 93 94 95 Be a part of Colgate history: ring the Shop your heart out at the legendary Wegmans supermarket in Syracuse Learn to throw a Frisbee (and maybe even play a game of Ultimate) of public speaking by joining the Colgate Speaking Union Master the elusive art Become a master on your feet: take one of Colgate’s many dance classes Get a “Slices Come Plain Only” T-shirt and wear a Colgate tradition on your back! Have a prank war with friends During finals, take a breather with one of the many study breaks offered throughout the week Set up a picnic with friends on the top of the Ski Hill Find your inner Nostradamus and predict Colgate’s first snowfall Looking for a study space off the beaten path? Take refuge at Conant House Got some extra energy? Run a half-marathon in the Colgate area (visit www.cnyrunning.com) Have a BBQ at the grills located between Curtis and Drake or Andrews and Stillman, by Birch 5, or in front of Commons Find out all of Colgate’s “13” connections Explore the various ski slopes in Colgate’s neighborhood Go green: sign up for the GreenBikes program See the tallest building in central New York at the Turning Stone Casino Chapel bell and sign your name on the wall in the bell tower 98 100 possible in your first year Get to know every person (and his or her name) in your residence hall Be an Olympian — a Colgate Winter Olympian 99 97 96 Introduce yourself to Dean Low as soon as Follow the “Powers of 10” Glass Panels in the Ho Science Center Ask Gary Ross if he remembers your application essay; you’ll likely be pleasantly surprised! 101 Spread the Colgate love: host a prospective student through the admission office News and views for the Colgate community 29 28 Living In For 75 years and counting, students on the Washington Study Group have witnessed politics and history in the making By James Leach As an intern in the Washington office of Florida Senator George LeMieux, Matt Scheer ’11 had an insider’s view of the legislative process as health care reform made its way through Congress this year. Scheer — a self-described political junkie — was one of 13 students on the 2010 Washington Study Group, the latest edition of a program conceived in 1935 by Professor Paul Jacobsen as “a laboratory in political science.” This year’s group, led by Professor Stanley Brubaker, continued a 75-year tradition of Colgate students being at the source as history unfolds. “Living it day to day was incredible,” said Scheer. Since Jacobsen described the inaugural study group in the 1937 Journal of Higher Education, the goal has remained remarkably consistent: “The fundamental purpose of this off-campus study was to give the student an opportunity to see the government at work — to learn how it operates by watching ‘the wheels go round’ from vantage points of intimate contact and association with the officials.” “I feel enormous continuity when I read Paul Jacobsen’s article,” said Brubaker, who has led 19 of the groups since 1986. “Reading what he said, you realize the importance of choosing your parents wisely.” Widely regarded as the first study group offered in Washington by any college or university, Jacobsen’s experiment was also Colgate’s first semesterlong off-campus experience. It became the model for a distinguishing feature of the modern academic program; today, nearly two in every three Colgate students participate in one or more of the university’s 20-plus faculty-led study groups in the United States and abroad. More than 60 Washington Study Group alumni responded to an e-mail inviting reminiscences for 30 scene: Summer 2010 this story. Their comments illustrate the program’s impact on participants’ lives across seven decades. Capacity for judgment Throughout its history, the study group has melded rigorous study with practical experience. Working from “basic textbooks and supplementary readings,” wrote Jacobsen, students in that first study group “secured a balanced viewpoint representing both the theoretical and the practical, the close-up and the long-range perspective.” With that same balance as a constant goal, the syllabus has evolved to include two courses and from government, interest groups, think tanks, and the media, students hone their understanding of the substance and politics of a chosen issue. Then, operating like a congressional committee and following parliamentary procedure, the students mark up a bill that is central to the issue at hand. This year’s group researched President Obama’s health care plan. Earlier groups have studied such topics as reinventing government, impeachment, and campaign finance. Joel Omansky ’00 said his group’s examination of Social Security “was the first time something I was studying had direct real-world implications. It was a fascinating insight into how Washington works, in a way that a policy textbook could never quite describe.” “The students get to be impressive experts on these subjects,” said Brubaker, “and when they interview someone, they knock their socks off.” While studying constitutional aspects of the War on Terror, the 2006 study group interviewed Georgetown’s David Cole, the principal author of a statement by major law professors who opposed wiretapping by the National Security Agency. “Cole commented that in all of the interviews he had had on the subject — with congressional staff, members of Congress, and the media — he had never been asked such astute and informed questions,” wrote Brubaker in that year’s annual report. “When they interview someone, they knock their socks off.” — Prof. Stanley Brubaker a detailed case study in addition to the required 12-week internship. During their first two weeks in Washington, today’s students are immersed in a daily seminar titled “Our Changing Constitutional Order,” which Brubaker describes as covering “a week’s worth of material in each class meeting.” Texts on the five-page-long reading list include the U.S. Constitution, The Federalist Papers, works on historical realignments of the political parties, a couple dozen of the Supreme Court’s “greatest hits,” Antonin Scalia’s A Matter of Interpretation, and the daily Washington Post, among many others. That course and an eight-week seminar on political organization (Readings and Research on American Government) sharpen students’ understanding of their experience. “We want our courses to help students understand that some of what they see is ephemeral,” said Brubaker. “We want students to develop a capacity for judgment as citizens — to make the distinction between what’s new and what’s important.” In the final seven weeks of the semester, overlapping their internships, students examine a contemporary policy issue in depth. Through extensive reading and a series of interviews with key players Hands on Just as academic work enlightens students’ internships, the real-world internships enrich their understanding of the political science literature, said Brubaker. The Readings and Research on American Government seminar contributes to that exchange by providing background on organizational theory and decision-making, at the same time bringing students together to discuss and compare their internships. Bert Levine ’63, a former Washington lobbyist who now teaches political science at Rutgers, has led the group three times. “Lots of schools see History internships as a kind of vocational preparation,” said Levine. “Colgate makes the internships a part of the academic experience, bringing that discussion into the seminar room to amplify and add nuance.” Today, Washington-based Robert Samuels, a PhD with extensive government agency experience, assists the study group directors in overseeing the details of the internship program and teaching in the readings and research seminar. Professor Joseph Wagner, who led a group in the late 1980s, describes the approach to internships as having “a liberal arts emphasis. We engage students in seeing the world not just as practical problems that need solutions, but as intellectual puzzles about what makes government work. We develop their understanding of how difficult it is to run a democracy.” Working 30 to 40 hours a week in political offices, government agencies, think tanks, or in the media, 1940s sy Libra Courte Washington Study Group participants with President Truman, Jan. 1949 Getty Im ages Courtesy Library of Congress ry of C ongres s 1930s students have a wealth of practical experiences to draw on. Tricia Keith Baione ’99 had been interning in the White House press office for just ten days when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke. As an intern in the foreign affairs division of the Library of Congress, Bill Schmeh ’59 drafted speeches for members of the House and Senate. Chas Schmitz ’01 was interning in Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s press office when Al Gore picked Lieberman as his running mate D o n a l d Fo l ey ’ 3 8 g r ew u p i n H a m ilton, t h e s o n o f a fa c u l t y m e m b e r. H e wrote o f t h e 1 9 3 6 g r o u p , “ I t w a s a p a r t icularly wo n d e r f u l ex p e r i e n c e f o r m e t o get this i m m e r s i o n i n t h e o u t - t h e r e wo r l d of Wa s h i n g t o n .” Frank Godson ’48 wrote of Washington Study Group creator Paul Jacobsen: “‘Jake’ knew that by seeding a young mind with unforgettable experiences, understanding would be reaped years later.” News and views for the Colgate community 31 (Schmitz also interned in the clerk’s office at the Supreme Court). After being fired from a summer job for unionizing the dish room at Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, Ted Vaill ’62 interned at the concessions management division of the National Park Service (payback ensued). Between internships and the academic workload, “It’s an enormously complicated, taxing thing these students do,” said Professor Tim Byrnes, who led the groups in 2008 and 2009. He selected student participants on the basis of academic performance, personal flexibility, and interest. “Especially in Washington, you need a group who are going to take their responsibility seriously,” he said. “They are going to represent Colgate in the highest rungs of professional institutions.” Kelly McKallagat ’05 acknowledged the workload: “I’m not going to lie. At times we were all miserable. It wasn’t a ‘fun’ study group, but it was an amazing experience. Sitting around a conference table with 12 other students who were driven, committed, passionate, and bright made me want to do more and do better.” Today McKallagat is a lawyer in the Office of General Counsel for the Department of the Navy. “I would not be a lawyer if I had not gone on the study group,” she wrote. Witness to history For more than seven decades, students on the Washington Study Group have taken a front-row seat for historical events that ranged from the declaration of war to the inauguration, resignation, and impeachment of presidents. “I was an eyewitness to history,” wrote Jim Milmoe ’69 of his experience on the study group led by Professor David Stern in 1968, a year that would see the Poor People’s March on Washington, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy’s presidential candidacy and assassination, and Robert McCallum ’43 was on the Washington Study Group in December 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. “I was standing within 25 yards of the West Wing when I heard from a bystander’s portable radio that the bombing was in progress,” he wrote in his class’s World War II Memoirs. A short while later, classmates Noel Rubinton, Bill Barber, and Ed Jones were at the steps of the State Department when Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura and Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu arrived for a fateful meeting with Secretary of State Cordell Hull — Barber and Jones appeared in the background of Life magazine’s photo of Nomura and Kurusu from that day. The following day, Bob Beitz ’43 was in the visitors’ gallery to hear President Franklin Roosevelt deliver his famous “A Day Which Will Live in Infamy” speech to Congress, seeking a declaration of war. A year later, in December 1942, the Class of ’43 would graduate six months early so the men could join the armed services. The Washington Study Group was suspended during the war years, resum- “It wasn’t a ‘fun’ study group, but it was an amazing experience.” — Kelly McKallagat ’05 a country divided over the war in Vietnam. “My New Frontier optimism was about to end, and an education in the realities of politics was about to begin,” wrote Milmoe. “I went back to Colgate that fall with a lifetime of experiences and a conviction that a life in politics was not for me.” 1960s Courtesy National Nuclear Security Administration J a c k S c h ra m m ’ 5 3, w h o h a s s p e n t his c a r e e r i n p o l i t i c s a n d g ove r n m e n t affairs, w r o t e , “T h e s t u d y g r o u p a f f e c t e d my e n t i r e l i f e a n d g a ve m e a g r e a t b a ck g r o u n d f o r eve r y t h i n g I h a ve d o n e .” 32 scene: Summer 2010 © Anoth wwwan er Mother fo otherm r other.o Peace, Inc. rg Courtesy Library of Congress Getty Im ages 1950s For some, the group had the opposite effect: “I think most of us went to Washington in hopes o f getting started in a career in politics,” wrote Bruce Clark ’62 . “As far as I know, being on the study group cured us all of that ambition.” ing in fall 1947, again under Jacobsen’s leadership. A 1947 press release reported that 55 of the 80 students who had participated in the eight pre-war study groups had gone off to war. Less than 30 years later, the United States was at war again, this time in Vietnam, and the mood in the nation was decidedly different. Mark Nozette ’71 was in Washington in spring 1970 on the study group led by Professor Edgar Shor. As the war escalated with the invasion of Cambodia, campuses across the country were in turmoil. After six students died in clashes with police and the National Guard during war protests at Kent State and Jackson State, an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives convened to hear student views on the policy in Southeast Asia. Nozette, who was the newly elected vice president of the student body, testified. “Many of my peers do not wish to see lives taken — be they Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, or their very own — for what they consider to be a worthless cause,” Nozette told the committee during his extended remarks. As an intern, Nozette often represented Congressman Ben Rosenthal when students came to the office. “I don’t think you could say where the job stopped and the academic work began. It all became part of one,” recalled Nozette, whose study group experience influenced his decision to study law. Don Foley ’38 saw Franklin Roosevelt’s second inauguration (“We stood on a roof of the Capitol in a drizzle looking down at the ceremony”). Jim Adams ’70 witnessed Richard Nixon’s first inauguration (“probably 20,000 people, 10 percent of the Obama Lewis ’94). And Byrnes said he organized his 2009 study group to attend Barack Obama’s inauguration together as their first event of the year (“the biggest crowd I’ve been in in my life, and a wonderful way to be introduced to Washington for the semester”). Anne MacDonald ’00 attended the Clinton impeachment hearing; “An interesting time to be an ‘intern,’” she wrote. Frank Godson ’48 was in the gallery when President Truman addressed a special session of Congress; “Since we were the only group of its kind in Washington at the time, we had access to most of the leaders of Congress, one cabinet member, and one Supreme Court justice.” Larry Kenna ’68 saw smoke billowing over downtown Washington as he hitchhiked down Connecticut Avenue with classmates Tom Blatner ’69 and Ray Elliott ’69. “A black man pulled over and told us to get in,” Kenna recalled. “He told us that Dr. Martin Luther King had been shot and that the smoke we saw was the result of rioting and the burning of businesses in the predominantly black section of the “Every morning brought a new headline about the Watergate scandal.” — Peter Coniglio ’74 crowd”). Peter Coniglio ’74 had standing room for Nixon’s second inauguration (“every morning brought a new headline in the Washington Post about the Watergate scandal”). Margie Palladino ’82 recalled Ronald Reagan’s inauguration (“and his attempted assassination, and the release of the American hostages in Iran after 444 days”). Through a contact with future Clinton press secretary Mike McCurry, Prof. Levine secured tickets for the ’93 group to attend President Clinton’s MTV inauguration ball (“the toughest ticket in the city,” said Brian 1980s “A 2 1 - ye a r - o l d c o u l d n o t h a ve a s ke d f o r more,” wrote Ch r i s F a g e r ’ 7 0. “ To d a y , I ’ m s t i l l o n a t ra j ectory ins p i r e d by t h a t s e m e s t e r.” N ow a T V exe cutive in Lo s A n g e l e s , F a g e r wo r ke d i n Wa s h i n g t o n as a public int e r e s t l a w ye r w i t h t h e R e p o r t e r s C o m mittee for Fr e e d o m o f t h e P r e s s f o l l ow i n g l a w s c h o ol. Ronald Reagan Library nd hives a nal Arc y Natio istration s e rt u Co s Admin Record Courtesy National Archives and Records Administration 1970s Attorney Susan Eckert ’85 met Senators Lloyd Bentsen and Ted Kennedy while interning for study group alumna Laurie Sedlmayr ’78 in Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini’s office, and volunteered for Gary Hart’s presidential campaign: “The 1984 group provided an essential foundation for my career representing labor unions and employees and shaped my interest in politics and public service.” News and views for the Colgate community 33 Finding John Dean In the spring of 1971, our group had an interview in the Executive Office Building with the Nixon Administration’s official in charge of Indian affairs. I don’t remember anything he said, but I do remember that after the interview, Jim Capalino ’72 and I went off on our own in search of another administration official whom we heard had attended Colgate, at least for two years. He had a job we didn’t know much about: counselor to the president. His name was John Dean. Watergate was still just a fancy apartment complex near the Potomac. Security was different back then. No one bothered us — two college kids wandering the halls of the Executive Office Building. We found Dean’s office, told his secretary we were from Colgate, and asked if he was free to talk to us. He was. I think he talked about his job and his two years in Hamilton. What I remember most was that in the midst of our impromptu interview, Dean got a phone call, whispered something, then asked if he could have a moment alone. After a few minutes, we were invited back into his office. Dean didn’t explain the mysterious call. It was more than a year before the break-in at Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate, and before Dean warned Nixon about the “cancer on the presidency,” but I’d like to imagine that was the phone call that started it all. city. He was on his way to his own business to see if he could save it.” Blatner worked on Robert Kennedy’s primary run, and recalled walking through Washington’s burning streets with him. Lyndon Johnson withdrew from his race for reelection that spring; Steven Naclerio ’68 stayed “Clean for Gene,” working on the presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy. The people they met From tea at the White House with Eleanor Roosevelt, to in-depth interviews with policy makers, to chance encounters with national figures, members of the Washington Study Group have contact with the people who make and interpret history. Jim Milmoe’s “heart still races” when he recalls standing next to Robert Kennedy at the St. Stephen’s altar on Ash Wednesday. Entering the Senate elevator, Jack Schramm ’53 “crashed into Nixon. He was quite gracious,” he said. The “nice older man” who led Amy Mason ’99 and her disoriented tour group back to their starting point turned out to be Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl. Professor Robert Elder introduced Jesse Etelson ’55 and the members of his study group by name to Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. “When we left,” wrote Etelson, “Rayburn acknowledged each of us by name.” Bruce Clark ’62 and the members of his study group had a different experience meeting J. Edgar Hoover: “We each shook his hand and then were waved to a door at the other side of the room, which we presumed was his conference room. We found ourselves in a hallway.” Kirk Raab ’59 and members of his group interviewed Senator Lyndon Johnson and Congressman Jerry Ford: “We all felt they were going to do big and important things some day,” Raab remembered. Tom Blatner described a “ghost-like encounter with Congressmen Cheney and Rumsfeld” in 1968. Nearly two decades later, Ted Price ’87 would intern in Cheney’s office. Marvin Morse and Alvin Goldstein and their 1949 classmates, who had witnessed the drama in Washington when Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey, were invited to join the president in the Oval Office for a group photo that ran in the New York Times. In-depth interviews with Washington figures have long been a feature of the Washington Study Group. “People are almost always happy to see us because they know Colgate students will do a good job,” said Brubaker. While many prominent names 1990s Courtesy 4 ianelis ’9 John Vag Courtesy John Vagianelis ’94 — Bob Minzesheimer ’72 (who became a political reporter and later a book critic with USA Today) Heidi Belden Peiper ’93 moved back home to Seattle after a post-graduation stint in Senator Pete Domenici’s press office. “Even though I’m not in the political arena anymore, I learned so many skills that I use every day,” she wrote. “And I never see a Stat e of the Union or an inauguration the same way.” 34 scene: Summer 2010 surface in alumni recollections of those interviews, no one is mentioned more than Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who first met with the group in 1988 and has been back almost every year since. “Justice Scalia does it with such great humor,” said Brubaker. “There may be a moment where and collaborated on a related PBS documentary, which has subsequently been viewed in more than 80 countries. Today they head the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, where Ackerman is the founding chair and DuVall is the president and founding director. They met with study groups in 2008 and 2009. When Peter Coniglio ’74 talks to the group about the ethical obligations of executive branch employees, he speaks from the perspective of someone with experience in the Department of Justice, the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration, but also with a memory of Washington in 1973, when the Watergate scandal was in full bloom. Of that spring, he remembered, “it appeared the wheels were coming off our government, and perhaps the country.” Senate Parliamentarian Alan Frumin ’68 played a central role in this year’s health care decision. “He is unparalleled in what he tells students about the history of the Senate,” said Prof. Byrnes, “and he gives the greatest tour of the Capitol imaginable.” The names and events change across the years, but the quality of the experience remains constant. As both a constitutional scholar with an appreciation for the enduring legacy of James Madison — and a study group director building on the lessons and performances of people like Ed Shor, David Stern, and, above all, Paul Jacobsen — a reflective Stanley Brubaker said, “I am struck by how fortunate we are to live in the heritage that they’ve given us.” “It’s an enormously complicated, taxing thing these students do.” — Prof. Tim Byrnes students are intimidated — he’s such a presence and he’s also pugnacious — but then they realize his playful manner and become engaged. He comes back because our students are prepared. They’re ready with the argument and he’s willing to take them on.” Students also frequently interview Colgate alumni, some of whom are study group alumni themselves. Peter Ackerman ’68 and Jack DuVall ’68 were friends at Colgate and on the 1967 study group. Thirty years later, they co-wrote the book A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict 8 More than 60 alumni responded to the Scene’s e-mail inviting reminiscences for this story. Read more anecdotes and view photos at www.colgatealumni.org/scenewsg. artmen sy Dep Courte Courtesy Time t of De fense Panoramic photos courtesy Library of Congress 2000s “ M y experiences in DC helped to sharpen my focus and d e t ermine that I was most interested in the legislative b ra nch and wanted to be with those helping to make policy d e c i sions,” wrote Alli O’Leary ’08 , who works today as a l e g i slative aide in the Massachusetts State House. News and views for the Colgate community 35 34 36 scene: Summer 2010 Diary From Haiti By Sophie Paris ’97 I was standing on 50th and First when the faint ring of my cell phone reached my ears through the din of Manhattan traffic. It was a corner I know well, from my years of coming and going into the photo unit on the ninth floor of the United Nations. I was heading to the UN offices to meet and shoot the secretary general, one of the many kinds of assignments on my docket. I was running late, but juggled my heavy bag of camera bodies and lenses as I considered whether to answer my phone. It was my father — an odd time for him to call. “Where are you?” he asked. “On my way to a shoot; why, what’s wrong?” “It’s all over the news. Haiti’s had a terrible earthquake. I don’t want to alarm you, but it sounds bad.” He didn’t have to say more for me to realize the harsh implications. During my eight years of working my way up from darkroom assistant to staff photographer, I’d spent two-and-a-half of them documenting MINUSTAH, the UN’s mission to bring security, reduce political turmoil, and facilitate elections in Haiti. I had lived on the island, crisscrossing its mountains, learning Creole and French, and falling in love with its kind, spirited people. That assignment had ended three years ago, but of the 300 UN civilian staff still in Port au Prince [PAP], I knew half of them well. A dozen remained close friends. I heard myself exhale as my head became crowded with questions. But of one thing I was certain: I had to get to Haiti. The following entries are excerpted from my notes and e-mails about the journey that ensued. Clockwise, from top: A young boy tries to break through the rubble of his home in the Haitian slum of Nerette. Workers in the U.N. Development Programme’s Cash for Work program line up to receive payment at the Sant Triyaj Fatra in the Kafoufey neighborhood of Port-auPrince. Every 15 days, a new batch of 1,500 people is hired; with a 6,000-person wait list for street cleaner jobs, they cannot work for the program again. Each is paid a little over minimum wage, 180 Haitian Gourdes per day. Mourning the loss of more than 230,000 people, a commemoration of the one-month anniversary of the earthquake began with prayer services throughout Port-au-Prince. On Champs de Mars, thousands of people crowded around the square, dancing and singing their prayers, led by a preacher over a loudspeaker. Nearby, a boy prayed in front of the collapsed National Palace. 1/12/10 New York City A confounding, dark blur of updates arrives hour by hour: A 7.0 earthquake has ripped across the capital city of Haiti. Seventy percent of the buildings are in rubble. Scarce gasoline and food supplies are now gone. The airport is damaged and shut down. Churches, schools, hospitals — even the maximum security prison — are badly damaged. Looting is getting out of control. A million people are homeless; up to 200,000 are trapped inside buildings or have been crushed to death. Late into the night, I hover over a small television with my coworkers. No one asks the cutting question out loud, but it gnaws at our silence. What about the UN headquarters, housed in the relatively modern and sturdy Christopher Hotel? Did our colleagues survive? Then, at close to midnight, CNN breaks the news. The UN headquarters had collapsed at 4:56 p.m., while the building was humming with staff. It is simply too hard to accept, too hard to comprehend. Before I go to bed, I write an e-mail: Dearest Family – As you all have heard, there has been a massive earthquake in Haiti. Thank God most of my friends have been accounted for (Gille’s fam, Gaelle, Cyril, Logan, and many others); however, many of my colleagues are unaccounted for … Just spoke to Logan, the UN photog who replaced me, and it is really bad … a lot of people evacuated the UNHQ building before it crumbled, but a lot were still in it. … I am literally begging my boss to send me down there to cover the situation … Trying to get in with OCHA, the UN’s emergency management arm … I have two friends from the graduate program I attended last year at the International Center of Photography who are going, so we decided that we would go together … Most journalists I know left tonight for Santo Domingo to get into PAP by dawn. Amazingly, Getty called me and asked me for contacts/fixers etc. in PAP. Just makes me want to get there that much more… xoxooxoxox 1/13/10 I have 12 hours to rearrange my life — convince the UN that they have to send me. I argue that I know the city and country well, speak the languages, and, as a photographer and photo editor, know the demands of working in dangerous situations among people in crisis. I’ve survived muggings, gun fights, robberies, and a few bouts of malaria. In the process, I’ve taken my emotional hits and have seen my share of death and decimation, but it’s also taught me my limits — how to get through it and keep going. For the next 36 hours, when not lobbying for my departure, I establish a relay from a computer on a military desk in Haiti. Logan Abassi and our second UN photographer, Marco Dormino, will send me their images via satellite in New York. Logan tells me that he’d been inside the entrance of the UN headquarters when the terrible cracking and shaking began. With only a camera bag on his shoulder, he leapt outside and was among the last to escape. He tells me about trying to pull others out of the towering stacks of concrete before his instincts to just go shoot take over…He tells me that he traveled by foot and whatever means he could along the decimated streets of the city to his apartment at the Montana Hotel, but found nothing but wreckage. Marco and Logan are on an adrenaline-fueled odyssey of shooting without food or sleep. I stay up with them, editing and feeding their images of the first hours of the tragedy to the best publications in the world. 1/15/10 It is clear to me that Logan and Marco will soon collapse from exhaustion and the psychic toll of living through so much tragedy. David Wimhurst, the chief of the public information office in Haiti, has sent an urgent request to UNHQ for me to be sent as soon as possible. Together, we’ve been lobbying every bigwig involved. Unsure if it will be approved, I pack my duffel bag anyway with the essentials to survive what could be an indefinite ordeal: mosquito repellent, lighters, batteries, medicines (especially to avoid malaria, dysentery, and dehydration), knife, soap, precious toilet paper, sleeping bag, and my well-used but dependable hiking boots that will let me walk through blood, excrement, and mud. I add to that my requisite iPod, two novels, a few candles, my Powerbook, and as much photo equipment as I can carry. Last but not least, I throw in a corkscrew. I haven’t forgotten my Colgate roots. But I wonder if I’ll ever taste another bottle of wine. 1/16/10 At last, it’s happening. I’m leaving for Haiti tomorrow. I show up at UN headquarters at 5:00 a.m. and join Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s carpool to JFK. How did this happen? I wouldn’t hear “no.” Maybe everyone got tired of fighting me. I hope I wasn’t obnoxious. But it worked, and I am keyed up and frightened beyond belief to reach Haitian soil. 1/17/10 Sent from temporary UN headquarters, end of the runway, PAP airport Dearest Fam– It’s a total hellhole here and we might as well be at war in terms of sleeping arrangements. Nowhere to even pitch a tent! … I’m fine though, just hot, mosquitoes everywhere, lots of dirt and dust and people who are miserable. My UN colleagues are NOT ok, I repeat they should all be evacuated and new staff flown in. They pulled two guys out of the UN building today, one of them while the SG was here so shot that. So exhausted I will sleep fine on a floor, have my mat and sleeping bag. Nighty night and will give you much more of an update tomorrow. LOVE YOU ALL! xoxoxoox News and views for the Colgate community 37 38 scene: Summer 2010 1/20/10 Hi Dad – I’m absolutely exhausted … Too busy to not sleep at logbase. Also roads are not very clear, so hard to get anywhere unless you are on a motorcycle. Most of the dead have been picked up from the streets, though you see an occasional body and you can certainly smell bodies that are still stuck in the buildings … lots of UN people died, people who I still can’t believe are gone … going to the Christopher Hotel is just too painful. I went when Ban Ki-moon was here, but was able to put it out of my head and just shoot but it smelled of rotting corpses and to think that some of my friends died because they were walking down the stairs at the wrong time is just unfathomable. Anyway, I’m dealing with it because everyone around me is … We watched (and I photographed) 17 Brazilian military who died put on a plane today after a ceremony. There will be many, many more memorial services to go to. Tomorrow, I will tell you about the people of Haiti, who are faring much worse than the UN people. xoxoxooxo 1/21/10 Hi All – We had a 6.1 earthquake this a.m., but I am fine. I was sleeping in my tent with a colleague and she and I panicked fumbling with the zipper on the door but by the time we got out of the tent it was over … This is exactly why we are all sleeping outside. xoxoxoxo 1/26/10 Dear Friends and Family – Unfortunately my Blackberry was taken from a pocket in my cargo pants yesterday when Pres. Preval decided to appear on the lawn of the collapsed presidential palace. There is a camp full of thousands of people who Left to right, top to bottom: Bodies of unidentified earthquake victims were brought from the morgue in Port-auPrince to be buried in eight mass graves in an area called Ti Tanyen. A Catholic priest oversaw the burials. Marie Jose, one of several citizen supervisors of the U.N. Development Programme’s Cash for Work program in the Kafoufey neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, stands in the rubble that was once her house. The author tells her story on page 41. About 50,000 internally displaced people made a makeshift tent camp on the golf course of the Petionville Club, a private golf and tennis club in Port-au-Prince. Teetering in the remains of the Christopher Hotel, formerly the headquarters of MINUSTAH (the United Nations stabilization mission in Haiti), an engineer removes photographs of officials that were still hanging on their hooks, including the mission’s leaders, who were among the 96 staff members who perished in the earthquake. Protection for recipients of food aid like this woman and her 20-kilogram bag of rice became an essential part of relief efforts. The U.S. Army and Peruvian peacekeepers working for MINUSTAH provided security for a World Food Programme distribution, coordinated by the international humanitarian aid organization GOAL, at the makeshift camp in Place St. Pierre in Petionville. A MINUSTAH memorial service for the military peacekeepers who lost their lives in the earthquake. are homeless directly in front of the palace where I happened to be, so I ran over to try to get a shot of everyone screaming through the fence at him. They were chanting that Preval should leave, that he is “kaka” and a thief and that they want Aristide back … anyway, I got in the middle of a lot of people and someone clipped it … xxxxoooo 1/28/10 Excerpt of message sent from Boston by Sophie’s father, Jay, to friends and relatives Recently, Sophie asked me to share her news. We were very pleased to hear her voice. Her voice was raspy from bronchial inflammation, a chronic health issue for most in PAP, where the irritants from dust and molecular debris continue to suffuse the air. She is living in a tent at the entrance to the UN compound located 60 yards from the runway of the international airport, where planes and helicopters rumble in and out around the clock. Even though she arrived a few hours too late to get a cot or a pillow, she spoke of how quickly you accept these shortcomings when you spend your days among people who are still starving, dehydrated, and homeless … most of the original staff who survived are being relieved because the various and frightening symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are increasingly evident — depression, spontaneous crying jags, inability to concentrate, mania at work, and hostility — hard to witness but especially difficult among depleted colleagues and dear friends. … she has hired a local Haitian with a motorcycle to provide her daily transportation (US$35 a day, cash). She said he is an expert if audacious driver who has been instrumental in helping her file two photo stories a day. They roam the city and occasionally the countryside for developments, returning at night to a workstation where she edits her shots for a few hours and files them to the wire services before the 10:00 p.m. deadline. Then up at dawn to start the process over, seven days a week … Last Thursday she and her driver left the city to do a story on the mass graves and gravediggers 30 miles from PAP. The burial ground they discovered had hundreds of corpses arriving by the hour as the bulldozers cleared loam from a pit almost as large as a football field. Only a short distance away was a pristine beach, empty, with Caribbean water as clear and blue as the opulent and manicured 5-star shores of Campo Rojo in the Dominican Republic, not even 100 miles away. Far off, she could see a grey dust cloud hovering over the damaged hills of PAP. She said she swam, finally bathing for the first time… 2/2/10 Hi Dad – I’m losing it; Gaelle, my best friend here, is on her way to pick me up now, we are going to go up into the mountains to breathe some fresh air. Can’t pick up my camera today. Tomorrow I will shoot the WHO vaccination campaign and amputees who have to be re-amputated as well as looters. Saw a guy get shot on Saturday night, was shooting the looters downtown and a US private security dude killed him … I need a break. So I’m taking today off and will be totally refreshed tomorrow. The UN photog from Lebanon is arriving next Tuesday, when he gets acclimated I will leave for 2 days to the DR for a bed, food and hot shower. I think I’ve lost 20lbs?! My pants are falling off of me. I’m working so much and really only eat one meal a day, plus I have no appetite. Please don’t be worried, I’m fine just in a bad bad mood today and fed up … Met Sean Penn last night! He just walked into logbase and I ran right into him as I was chowing down on a piece of chicken! I shared it with him. He’s been here for 11 days living in an IDP [internally displaced persons] camp. He’s a nice guy, totally normal! Oh, and I had a respiratory infection, not sure if I mentioned that, so am on cipro and vitamin C. Within two days I started feeling MUCH better. LOVE YOU! xoxoxo 2/5/10 CARMI!!!! … I really appreciate your sending all of these emails and it makes me feel so good to read all of them! … Angelina Jolie is coming next week and only an Italian photographer and I are allowed to shoot her, which will be interesting! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXXO 2/8/10 Hi Sus – I’m still in desperate need of a break. I think you are absolutely right that we need to put ourselves on a schedule of regular break days. Problem is that all UN MINUSTAH staff have been evacuated and they are being replaced by people from peacekeeping missions all over the world. I have now been here longer than any of the people who came from NY or other missions … Everyone else who has come are coming for 2 weeks only, it makes me feel very much alone (except for the head of the mission, Edmond Mulet, who I absolutely adore, he and I are comrades, when we see each other we almost burst into tears, including in front of Preval!). Today my old roommates sent me a video they made with the song “3 is the magic number” as the music, and just seeing my house and them made me cry. I’m happy to be here and realize that I’m resilient (not as much as the Haitians of course); however, it is so hard to hear the same stories over and over again about people who lost all their children and a leg or arm. And people are not happy about having their photos taken lately. …One of my colleagues who was evacuated is returning next week with cash and a blackberry from Alejandro. Alejandro has been amazing, I transferred money into his account and he took it out in cash, bought me a new blackberry etc and went to my apartment and collected a bunch of things that will make me happy to have here. So funny what makes you happy, I want a specific tee shirt, a voice recorder, a specific necklace and ring. I want mascara and more socks and the book I was reading. I’ve been giving my laundry to a woman who cleans the bathrooms here at logbase, but it takes 4 days to get the laundry back, so I go 4 days in the same clothes every 10 days. And the clothes smell worse than they did when I gave them to her! I think News and views for the Colgate community 39 40 scene: Summer 2010 she cleans them in some dirty river in PAP and I half expect to see my clothes drying in one of the IDP camps I’m shooting! … A school director I met took me to his school that collapsed; he wants to build a new one (there are no schools anymore) so I took his picture and got a list of everything he needs. He has found a place to rebuild. I’m going to raise money for him to do this. There are no prisons and all 4000 prisoners escaped, so the police are shooting people, or at least shooting them in the hand to punish them for looting and robbing, etc. … The best is that the police steal from the looters! I’ve witnessed it. Already escaped prisoners are starting to run certain neighborhoods. Everywhere I go people tell me how NGOs drop off food and as soon as they leave the Zenglendo (Creole for bad guys) come out with guns and steal all of it and give it to their own families … there are people shooting and robbing people downtown. The smell of dead bodies is dissipating, but you still get a good strong whiff every now and then. The mass graves that I shot a couple weeks ago were horrendous, but then at the same time they weren’t even humans to me. I don’t mean to be dramatic, but that’s how I felt. I was actually listening to U2 with headphones as I shot it. A surreal moment for sure, but it is all surreal. My friend, photographer Marco Di Lauro, who I have been spending a lot of time with, has introduced me to a bunch of photographers … They have all been very sweet to me and actually realize that they need me. I should start a business “fixing” for photogs in Haiti. I give so much information out about everything because I know this place so well … Bill Clinton was here last Friday with our beloved Paul Farmer, which I shot … I’ve seen more dying, starving children … The American doctors don’t know what to do. They are giving them Pedialite, but that’s all they can do. And of course when they find out I work for the UN they Left to right, top to bottom: At the Handicap International prosthetic clinic in downtown Port-au-Prince, amputees are fitted with new legs and taught how to walk again. A new campsite, Santos 17, with tents provided by the disaster relief charity Shelter Box, was set up by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Dominican Civil Defense, and the Civil Defense Directorate to provide shelter for about 1,400 people. School in a Box opened on Monday, February 15, with 306 students in attendance at the IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camp at La Centre Sportif in the sprawling slum of Carrefour. UNICEF partnered with the Danish Red Cross to provide two large tents along with desks to be used as temporary elementary schools. Teachers trained by the Red Cross work with traumatized children. People in the slum of Cite Soleil line up for a food and water distribution from the World Food Programme. Two young girls help with the removal of rubble at what used to be the Petionville market in Port-au-Prince. A couple pose outside of their new home; 194 families (about 4,000 people) resettled into a site in Croix-desBouquets that IOM, Shelter Box, and the Dominican Civil Defense built and maintain. ask me to help save these children and what the hell can I do? Nothing. I’m sure this sounds bleak, and it is, but food distributions have picked up in the last 3 or 4 days, and UNICEF along with ACTED has been installing water bladders in the camps … xxooo 2/10/10 Dear Fam – The tremors are weaker and weaker, I’ve actually gotten so used to them that I don’t even feel them … Confirmed with Michelle, my new boss, today that I’m going to Santo Domingo for three nights next week/weekend … plan on lying in bed for three days and ordering room service (with an emphasis on veggies, I have had the equivalent of one tomato and a handful of lettuce since I’ve been here, and for those of you who have eaten with me, you know that that’s not acceptable!), swimming in the pool, and of course taking many hot, clean showers. I might move into Gaelle’s place because she has an extra bedroom; by MINUSTAH rules I must not live anywhere in PAP because they are sure that there will be another devastating quake. I need to be sane in order to work and therefore need a bed, a hot shower, and real food. It has been cleared by Canadian engineers as being safe to live in. It’s in Paco near the Palais. But little by little, it gets better. 2/11/10 Hi dad – I have my new BB and I’m in heaven. On my way to Jacmel to shoot two stories. … Lots of armed gangs again, and huge demonstrations. Ran into a gang checkpoint yesterday (if you can call it that; more like they want to stop you and rob you), my moto driver was scared but I’m calm in these situations, so I started joking around with them, and one of them recognized me from 2004! He was thrilled to see me and told me how he escaped from the prison during the earthquake then gave me his phone# and told me to call him if I have any problems. Love it! This means I can work freely in Bel Mir anyway. All makes me chuckle. Xxxooo 3/6/10 Dear Fam – Haiti is transitioning again into partial cleanup mode; rains have started and camps are turning into mini-slum cities. And suddenly the UN has reorganized itself. Peacekeepers are patrolling again and doing a lot of work to clean debris, provide medical aid, feed people, etc. So there are all sorts of things to shoot. We also resumed regular helicopter service to all the regions so now I can travel and shoot stories outside of PAP. I just completed two assignments, one from UNDP [United Nations Development Programme] and one from the International Postal Union in Geneva. Feedback from both editors was very positive and they want to “hire” me in the future to shoot assignments for them — FINALLY! Which brings me to: I resigned from my post in NY yesterday and I am officially a MINUSTAH staff member. I have an FS5 post, which is better than what I had when I left here in 2007. I have a temporary post for 3 months. They may want to keep me… I am supporting a lovely family whom I met through a UNDP assignment. Marie Jose lost her husband and daughter, but has her grandchildren and three other kids to look after. They live on the street, and she works for the Cash for Work program, which gives 180 Gourdes per day to men and women to clean the street. It’s a nice project. Marie Jose has been supporting her whole block on her salary. I spent four days with her family and just fell for them all. I am having “dinner” with them under their tarp tomorrow. Her daughter is giving me Creole lessons in exchange for English and MJ is cooking dinner for us … She insists on feeding me whenever I’m around and won’t take money. But I’ve given them money for tents, clothes, and food (after I was done with my assignment, of course!). MJ is a very talented singer and dancer and has a beautiful presence; I’m just blown away by this woman and her resilience and determination to not give up and to do anything she can for her family. xoxoxooxox M Postscript, May 6, 2010 y first 33 days in Haiti after the earthquake is a blur to me now. I have never felt exhaustion, both physical and emotional, so intensely in my life. I am still in shock that my beloved little Haiti experienced something so devastating. This is the first time that I have seen both the elite and the poor suffering simultaneously, with the loss of homes and loved ones across the socio-economic plane, and this is very significant. In a country where two percent of the population holds 90 percent of the wealth, and there is virtually no middle class and no public education system, everything is disproportionate. I have always been amazed by the ability of the Haitian people to create homes, musical instruments, transportation, artwork, or children’s toys out of nothing. Now, they have maintained their dignity in the face of utter chaos. Watching people scavenge for metal rods in collapsed buildings to ingeniously build homemade wheelchairs for the thousands of amputees, I am simply blown away. Instead of waiting for a solution to fall from the sky, people are proactively finding a way to move on with life. Sometimes it brings me to tears, but more often than not, it forces me to engage in a reality that, as extreme and intense as it is, I’m in love with. The debris is slowly being removed and new “settlement camps” are being built for the homeless to move into before the heavy rainy season begins. Schools have re-opened in the IDP camps, some in makeshift tents made of a stick with a bedsheet over it, the lucky ones in large tents and with school materials from UNICEF and Oxfam — and they are all tuition free. The Haitian people are emerging with a greater hope for their country — so culturally rich, with so much potential — than ever before. My work here is sustained by these people who are tougher than hell. Editor’s note: See more of Paris’s photos from Haiti and read about her photographic roots at www. colgatealumni.org/scene. News and views for the Colgate community 41 42 scene: Summer 2010 Andrew Daddio News and views for the Colgate community 43 Alumni bulletin board Andrew Daddio stay connected Get to to know: Know:Heidi NameBulow HereParsont ’90 – Alumni Council member since 2009; Scene class editor, class secretary, 12 years; class gift committee, 20 years; reunion chair, 1995 – VP, Business Development, McKinley Marketing Partners – MBA, International Business, Georgetown University What is it about your job that gets you up in the morning? I really like helping people, and my job allows me to do that — I place individuals looking for a job with people looking for talent. We work with some smaller companies, but our clients are mostly Fortune 1000, such as Verizon, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Discovery. I also really like building relationships with them. Do you have a favorite question you ask candidates? What past job gave you a runner’s high? There’s no right or wrong answer; what it tells me is the type of environment they work best in and why. It gets at the crux of who we are. How would the people who know you best describe you? I think they would say I’m a good listener. That I’m very much a type A. Headstrong (which sometimes gets me into trouble!). I’m also a very family oriented person. As hard as it is to be a working mom, I spend as much time with my family as I can. So tell us about your family. Do you have a favorite pastime? My husband Marc stays home with our kids. Brandon turned 3 in April and Lindsay just turned 2. Every Saturday morning that we’re home, we go to the local farmer’s market. It’s fun to spend time having them look at the different fruits and vegetables. They get chocolate milk, and mommy and daddy get a hot drink with plenty of caffeine. What would people be surprised to learn about you? I sang “Never Knew Love Like This Before” in my eighth-grade talent show — to the laughter of every parent in the audience, I’m sure! Name a Colgate person who made an impact on you. It was actually a group — my friends in Alpha Chi Omega. The spirit and the friendships that developed, the fun that we had, has given me good memories of school. Tell us about your Alumni Council experience. I’m excited about the career services side of it because it is such a good match with what I do for a living. I’ve made the commitment to do Maroon Advantage events a couple times a year, in different places; so far, in D.C. and at Reunion College. Trying to help people find jobs, especially in this economy, is near and dear to my heart. From your class editor years, do names run through your head in boldface? Yes! Last night in the Reunion tents, I could still say to people, “This is what you were doing; what are you doing now?” and they were like, “Good memory!” 44 scene: Summer 2010 Questions? Contact the alumni office at 315-228-7433 or alumni@colgate. edu Call for nominations The nominations committee of the Alumni Council seeks recommendations for candidates for this 55-member volunteer board. From unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds, the council advises the university; opens lines of communication between Colgate and its alumni; mentors the next generation of graduates; and proudly tells Colgate’s story to the world. Each year, 11 to 13 new members are selected to represent specific eras and geographic areas as well as at-large positions. Candidates, initially identified through the nominations committee, are ultimately ratified by the full council. Ideal candidates exhibit several of the following qualities: •Varied Colgate volunteer service •A demonstrated commitment to Colgate over time •Meaningful personal or profes- sional accomplishments or contri- butions to the greater community •Readiness and willingness to become more involved on behalf of the university •A consistent history of giving financial support to Colgate The awards committee of the Alumni Council seeks nominations from the classes ending in 6 and 1 for awards to be presented at Reunion 2011. Categories include: •Ann Yao Young Alumni Award (Class of 2006) •Maroon Citations •Humanitarian Award •Wm. Brian Little ’64 Alumni Award for Distinguished Service* *All candidates having previously received the Maroon Citation will be considered. Send nominations for alumni awards and Alumni Council candidates by Sept. 1, 2010, to: RuthAnn Loveless MA’72, Executive Secretary, Colgate University, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY 13346. Please include a supporting statement for each person you nominate. For more information, visit www. colgatealumni.org. Alumni Club Awards Colgate’s district alumni clubs had another banner year hosting more than 320 events, thanks to terrific volunteer leadership. We are pleased to recognize this year’s club award winners, as well as our volunteer of the year. Congratulations to all! Gateway Clubs: Most Outstanding: Saratoga. Most Improved: Lehigh Valley. Sustained Excellence: New Mexico. Small Clubs: Most Outstanding: San Diego. Most Improved: Rhode Island. Sustained Excellence: Chenango Valley. Revitalization Efforts: St. Louis and Twin Cities. Medium Clubs: Most Outstanding: Rockies. Most Improved: Rochester (N.Y.). Sustained Excellence: Atlanta and New Haven. Revitalization Efforts: Puget Sound Large Clubs: Most Outstanding: Philadelphia. Most Improved: Northern New Jersey. Sustained Excellence: Chicago. Excellence in New Social Media: Northern California. Metro Clubs: Most Outstanding: New York City. Most Improved: Boston. Innovative Programming: Washington, D.C. Alumni Club Volunteer of the Year: Christopher Schweighart ’97, San Diego 13 Ways to Volunteer John Gillick ’67 offered his law firm’s conference space for a Colgate Club of Washington, D.C., event in April where geography professor and climatology expert Adam Burnett gave a fascinating talk on “Global Warming and Storm Patterns.” How can you engage with Colgate? Go to www. colgatealumni.org, select Volunteer for Colgate, and click 13 Ways to Get Involved. class news Should anyone up through the Class of 1934 have news to share, please contact Aleta Mayne: 315-228-6669; [email protected]. recent book, The Philosophic Baby, we had lively case-study tots to observe and cherish. Don: 510-525-6983; [email protected] 193 5 1939 George Carmichael 930 Regency Square 110 Vero Beach, FL 32967 George: 772-569-6951; [email protected] Gus Nasmith 16003 W Falcon Ridge Dr Sun City West, AZ 85375-6689 193 6 Elizabeth Gallagher-Saward Apartment 513 505 N. Lakeshore Dr Chicago, IL 60611 Elizabeth: 312-527-1492 193 7 Gerald A Vernon 23 Lighthouse Way Darien, CT 06820-5612 Herb Gladstone in Oswego, OR, has moved to a retirement home called Visiting Angels! He says that it is an exceptional place near Reed College, where, as we know, Herb is a professor emeritus. I have had some interesting conversations with George Hunt in Owego, NY, concerning developments among colleges and universities. This is especially interesting when one has 5 grandchildren in various universities as we do. Jim Sprague and his lady friend, Shirley, in Miami have not slowed down a bit, driving into town to see operas, horse races, and what have you. Shirley returns to her home in TN in April and I suppose Jim will escort her himself. Ed Hornung in NJ sounded great. He ought to get a job as a radio announcer! He said that he still has a valid driver’s license but using it is just a memory. The last time I graced a motor vehicle dept, the processing lady handed me the license and, smiling, said, “Good luck!” We will see! Jerry: 203-655-4592; [email protected] 193 8 Alumni news and deadlines Class news: Class editors will be submitting their columns on Oct. 8, 2010, and Jan. 7, 2011. Please keep these deadlines in mind when sending information to your correspondents, and understand that your news may take a while to appear in print. Marriage and birth listings — please mail to the Scene, attn: Births/ Marriages, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY 13346; fax 315-228-7699; or e-mail [email protected]. For address changes, or to report the death of a Colgate graduate, please notify alumni records. If possible, please identify surviving kin and an address for condolences to be sent. If a newspaper obituary is available, we would appreciate receiving a copy: 315-228-7453 (tel.); 315-2287699 (fax); alumnirecords@colgate. edu. Don Foley 1050 Mariposa Ave Berkeley, CA 94707-2444 Dan Miller (Mentor, OH) says he’s now given up both competitive and social tennis. He and his wife are less active but have no complaints. “We’ve been incredibly fortunate.” Dan admits he’s not in his sister’s league — she’s turning 100 next year. His final comment: Being a good Unitarian, he’s not fantasizing about “life everlasting.” (We’re Unitarians, too.) H. Guyford ‘Guy’ Stever died Apr 9 at his home in Gaithersburg, MD. After receiving his PhD in physics at Cal Tech, he had a long, very distinguished career as a professor at MIT and in various key federal positions. From 1965–1971, he served as president of Carnegie Tech and, after merger, Carnegie Mellon. His wife died in 2004. Our condolences go to his sons, Roy and Guy Jr ’70, and his daughters, Sarah Stever and Margarette Weed. (See In Memoriam for a full obituary.) Katharine and I recently had our 3 greatgrandchildren together for the 1st time: Kaitlyn, 4, Matthew, 10 months, and Nico, 4 months. Having just read and enjoyed Alison Gopnik’s as a major. wasligula on the condimentum Colgate basketball sed ligulaHesed team that beat Syracuse in 1941. bibendum. Sed mattis enim feugiat Andy Ryan was a great public spirited person felis. Quisque venenatis lobortis dolor. in his 60 years in Rome, NY, from volunteer Pellentesque Nam of nisi. fireman to pres ofconsequat. the Rome Chamber ComPraesent feugiat fringilla Nulla merce. He served his church, wasnunc. in the Elks Club, Knights of est Columbus, Kiwanis, andeget wife placerat in arcu. Nametc. id He velit Bettyconvallis had 5 children, 17 grandchildren, and 26 leo congue. We have lost 3 more stalwarts: Frank Farnsworth, Cuy Low, and Dave Thurber. After getting his PhD at Harvard, Frank taught econ and became dept chair at Colgate. Cuy was a lawyer-banker and our class editor for many years. Dr Dave was our pres for the 65th Reunion; he always regretted that asthma prevented him from military service in WWII or Korea. In March, about 180 ladies who were Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in WWII received the Congressional Gold Medal. Did you know that the wife of late classmate Ted Ferree, ‘Hut,’ was pres of that group for several years? Jim Dickinson has been invited to this year’s reunion, where he will reminisce about the good old days when he was VP. We are down to a class of 15. Please tell us about your grandchildren, infirmities, indiscretions, or something. Gus: 623-546-9487; [email protected] 1940 Fred Tedeschi Unit 9D 2555 Youngs Ave Southold, NY 11971 Not much news to report this time. Hal Heim ’45 has issued a challenge to the Class of 1940 to play them in a game of touch football on Whitnall Field sometime during the 2010 Reunion. Hal, we shall await. Received notice of the death of Richard W Rogers, at the age of 90, on Feb 14. Also, note the passing of Marion Collins, wife of our classmate Donald Collins. 1941 great-grandchildren. Colgate honored him with a Maroon Citation. Donec non elit et careers ligula and ultrices I will report on the deathsadof Bob ipiscing. quis in nisl. Jenkins andEtiam Frank Sayer the Suspendisse next issue. PerhapsMaecenas surviving members of our Classeget of potenti. egestas libero ’41 may not that our class lectus. Ut remember et eros. Quisque estestablished orci, an endowed scholarship. I cannot disclose the sagittis vitae, lacinia nec, bibendum a, recipient’s name because of privacy reasons, but dolor. 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In urna justo, Helen, who was honored with the Civic Leader dapibus sit amet, mollis eget, dictum Award by the Palm Beach County (FL) Cultural et, ligula. posuere, sem quis Council. SheAenean was recently recognized at the scelerisque sagittis, pedeCeremony augue luctus council’s annual Muse Awards for her contributions to local organizations such as lacus, nec varius risus odio sit amet the Kravis Performing Artstellus Center,ac Palm Beach ante. Duis vulputate justo. Atlantic U, and the Palm Beach Opera. Duis est turpis, aliquam non, hendrerit Earl B Miller died in Oct. vel, fermentum ipsum. Sed con Had a phone chateget, with Dean Hatheway. sectetuer dolor ut lacus. Sed vulpu-via Henry Wilcox continues to communicate the Internet. Back in our college we comtate tincidunt quam. Crasdays, dignissim municated with a pay phone or nec mail.libero. Now I am magna vel orci. Praesent grateful to be able to communicate with family Nullam egestas nisl. Vestibulum temand friends via e-mail. The family communicates pus fermentum urna.who can hear! by cell phones, with those Ted Clapp PO Box 579 Damariscotta, ME 04543-0579 Don’t hesitate to contact old friends by your communicating scheme. Sed feugiat dolor sed velit. Nullam Bob: 540-776-2329; [email protected] quis neque a arcu consequat ullamcorper. Nulla facilisi. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices Joseph W. posuere DeBragga cubilia Curae; Nulla 51 Wavecrest Dr massa. Nullam ac diam. ultricies porta Islip, NY 11751-4015 Duis rhoncus, augue quis bibendum dapibus, quam magna porttitor nisi, id sollicitudin nulla nisl a nisi. Maecenas justo elit, tincidunt a, comEllsworth Johnson 1309 Meadow modo vitae,Ridge rutrum ut, felis. Phasellus Redding, CTmagna 06896-3224 rhoncus eu nibh. Nulla odio metus, sodales ac, iaculis non, sagittis Clem Furey, class proxy, has been enjoying his sit amet, est. Aliquam neque. Fusce annual FL winter escape. Even so, it was cold blandit mauris. Aliquam enough sosollicitudin that their 1st swim was about April 1. He and Martha were looking forwardrhoncus to Cape sodales. Maecenas adipiscing Cod again for the summer mid-April. libero. Quisque tellusby leo, rutrumClem ac, reports that George Tift has had surgery and will fermentum eu, euismod tincidunt, be home shortly. neque. Aliquam sit Millie Morbi and Jim faucibus. Denton are well and looking amet euismod. forwardelit. to a Cras possible class mini-reunion in the 1943 We are told that right now several thousand American WWII veterans die every day. Almost all of our Colgate ’41 class took part in the WWII war effort. In this issue of the Scene, we are saluting the growing number of classmates who are passing on. Ed Milkey was with the field artillery in Europe from 1942–1946. He had a taste for the internatl setting through his participation in our class’s DC study group. He died in VT in Dec. Bill Berberich also developed a broad view of things as a member of the Internatl Relations Club at Colgate. His whole career was as an educator after earning his master’s and PhD at Columbia. He died in Oct ’09. Armando ‘Army’ Caseria joined the USAF in 1942 and retired as a colonel in 1967. He was a flight instructor for many years thereafter. He also served in the Pentagon in DC. He and I corresponded regularly for many years from coast to coast. He died in Feb in CA. Wef Warner enlisted in the Army as a private in 1942. As a 2nd lt, he participated in the UT Beach landings and in campaigns in France and the Rhineland. He received the French Croix de Guerre, 3 battle stars, and was promoted 3 times during the European campaign and discharged 1944 fall. Sue and I planned a trip to VA April 14 to enjoy spring flowers, etc. Hank Towers is on the go, as usual. Sad news dept: Richard L Pockman, Adrian F Persico, Arnold A Whitehouse Jr, and Sam C Harris have died. Our class is shrinking. It would be helpful if a number of you fellow News and views for the Colgate community 45 classmates checked in by phone or mail with news about your activities. Then you won’t be just an obit. Try me at the phone number below. Ellsworth: 203-544-8168; 1200 (fax) 1945 Bob Husselrath Apt 1217 18755 West Bernardo Dr San Diego, CA 92127-3013 Greetings from idyllic So CA, home of earthquakes, massive fires, and bleached blondes. I felt an earthquake from Baja, CA, last Sunday while sitting on the porch reading. This building, a retirement facility, is only 20 years old and built to absorb shocks. Most of the buildings around here are relatively new. Down nearer Mexico and the epicenter, the shock was greater and there was some damage, but nothing at all like Haiti. This earthquake has generated over 200 aftershocks, but we don’t feel most of them. Most of the homes damaged by the fire 2 years ago have been rebuilt. The owners say their biggest problem was not the fire but the insurance companies. The bleached blondes I can handle … figuratively. Chuck Wittig planned to attend his grandson’s graduation from Deerfield Academy in May and then the ’45 Colgate Reunion. He was going to try to get Augie Jandorek over to the reunion. Chuck says the annual snowbird mini-reunion in FL is getting smaller. The Clem Fureys, Ted Heidenreichs, and Chuck were there. Chuck still enjoys tennis a few times a week, playing with various groups including a “ladies group” — young housewives in their 40s — and some “grumpy old men.” Chuck, you’re tempting me. Al Cameron was not at the snowbird reunion. Hal Heim wrote to tell us that Al was in very bad shape, and shortly after, we learned that Al passed away on April 27. He served as class treasurer for many years. Here’s Jim Noble: “Like most people my age, I keep slipping. I’m now on my 10th year of living on oxygen 24/7. Did have a nice visit with my sister-in-law and niece last Friday. Hadn’t seen either since Roger Provost’s wake. You may remember, Fran was his wife, my wife’s sister. We have a new great-granddaughter, 4 months old. Really a pretty baby. Her mother is Lithuanian, so they’re planning on raising a bilingual child. We have several in our family: Russian/English, Spanish/English. No vacations.” Here’s Gene Ralph: “I have 6 granddaughters and 7 great-granddaughters. The great-granddaughters range from teens to less than 1 year. The granddaughters live in the following states: VT 1, CT 3, CA 1, and MA 1. Great-granddaughters: VT 4 and CA 3. This is probably more than you need; I just had to brag a bit.” Bob: 858-395-3213; [email protected] 1946 Don Schaefer 45 Lydecker St Englewood, NJ 07631-3008 When you read this, it will be summer, and the terrible winter with its heavy snows, record rains, fallen trees, power outages, and flooded basements will just be a memory. But the weather is now beautiful. Eva and Layton Clark are enjoying good health. Like all of us, they have their ups and downs. Their daughter Victoria has a PhD in psych and is working in Philly. Layt was a physicist working on satellite communications. 46 scene: Summer 2010 His machine shop and gardening are his hobbies. He still works on his own cars. He has great mechanical aptitude. I am the opposite. Anything mechanical stumps me, including most computer applications. Layt asked about Bob Orth. Bob just wrote that he caught a world-record, 224-lb Pacific sailfish while at the Tarpon Star Club in Panama. He beat the old record by 3 lbs. He hooked, landed, and released his record fish. Later, he went to Chile for fly-fishing but was caught in the earthquake in Santiago Feb 27. He didn’t get home until March 6. No fishing, but he was safe. What a life he leads! Richard Carr lives on a family farm in Rochester, MA. He lives on one end of the farm and his married daughter lives on the other end. This arrangement assures him of at least 1 good meal a week (at his daughter’s). His 5 children are spread out. One lives in NV, 1 in WI, 1 in TX, and 2 daughters in MA. Richard was a Sigma Nu and asked me to say hello to Jim Fee for him. At Colgate, Gus Wilken was his best friend; Gus passed away 4 years ago. Now, Richard’s closest friends are those who served with him in the 507th regiment of the 17th Airborne Div in WWII. They parachuted into combat from the Bulge to Berlin. Richard lost his wife, June, 7 years ago. Their hobby had been sailing. He’s in pretty good health and helps out at the local hospital and church. Ellie and John Butler are doing well. They live in Lexington, MA. After Colgate, he took grad work at Penn State and Harvard. Later, he was an administrator at both schools. John served in the Marine Corps in WWII and the Korean War. One of his granddaughters is Colgate ’04. She is now doing grad work in public health at BU. John has always had an interest in astronomy and a new world view of the story of the universe. He is fascinated by the Hubble telescope and its discoveries — deep-field photos. He says our planet is the mind of the universe. From interests in machine shops, farms, sailing, and fishing, to astronomy and the remote galaxies, the Class of ’46 certainly has been active and interested in the world in which we live. We are all doing pretty well. It’s just that old age comes at a bad time. Stay well. Don: 201-568-0309; [email protected] 1947 Jack Scollay Apt. 315 95 Elizabeth St Delaware, OH 43015-4312 Jack: 740-362-4035; [email protected] 194 8 George F Greene Jr 36096 N Newbridge Ct Gurnee, IL 60031-4511 George: 847-856-0704; [email protected] 194 9 David S. Davies 109 Barker Street Wellington, OH 44090-1132 Colgate’s alumni records office sent an e-mail that said, “We had a report that Mr Joseph Mockaitis had passed away, but … sources cannot confirm this.” A call to the last known Mockaitis number in Spring Hill, FL, was answered by a man who was asked whether he was related to Joseph Mockaitis. There was a pause. Then, “This is Moe Mockaitis.” After explanations about the reason for the call, and a reference to Mark Twain’s comment that reports of his death were exaggerated, Moe said that Colgate must have learned of the death last June of his wife, Dorothy, and somehow concluded that he also had died. “I’m in general good health except for occasional bouts with arthritis,” Moe said. “I’m getting over the shock of Dorothy’s death. I play golf twice a week, and see my 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren up north twice a year.” He says he keeps his mind “bubbling” by following baseball, basketball, and football in season, and doesn’t do much driving. “I don’t trust modern medicine a whole lot.” After long periods of chemo and other medical treatments for lung cancer, he said Dorothy was declared free of cancer on May 20 and died of the disease on June 28. Marge and Robert Magee write that they have maintained an association with Esi and Richard Simons, enjoying golf outings together and making ocean cruises to AK, Baja, and most recently, in Feb, to Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, and the Bahamas. He said they had looked forward to being joined on the Caribbean cruise by Wanda and Home Lydecker, but that Home died in Jan after a struggle with a debilitating blood disease. Magee, Simons, and Lydecker were roommates at the Sigma Chi house. Bob reports that after Colgate and marriage to Marge, he spent 41 years in the building-materials business, 33 of them with Johns-Manville, ending up in Marietta, GA, and early retirement, and 8 with an Atlanta-based roofing materials distributor. Retired for good, Bob has been a volunteer rules official with the GA state golf assoc and for 10 years a volunteer at the Atlanta stop on the PGA tour. He says he has attended 20 or more Masters tourneys, mostly in a business capacity, and he and Marge belong to the GA Senior Golfers Assn that hosts 11 tourneys a year in the SW and other resorts around the country. “Since landing in GA, my son and I share Atlanta Braves season tickets with 8 other Braves devotees.” Bob mentioned that several years ago, Simons received an important award from the NYS Bar Assoc. Investigation showed that this was the Bar’s Medal for Distinguished Service, and that the atty who received it the year before Simon was Ruth Bader Ginsberg, assoc justice of the US Supreme Court. The US Marines were responsible for William Collis becoming a Colgate student and graduate. After participating in landings at Kwajalein atoll, Saipan, and Tinian, Collis says that his colonel pulled him out of the group that was training for the invasion of Iwo Jima and had him sent back to the US for officer training (he was a private 1st class). When he arrived, he was offered a chance to attend college, and Colgate was one of the options. William says that after Colgate he married twice, each time for about 10 years, without children. “The 1st divorce was my idea, and the 2nd was hers.” She sent me a certified letter announcing that we were no longer married.” He says he had cataracts removed from both eyes 20 years ago and still needs glasses only for reading. At 88 he no longer drives. A fellow Marine veteran drives him to meetings of the Marine Corps League in Troy, NY. “I think often of how important it was to drop atomic bombs on Japan. We would have lost hundreds of thousands of troops if we had invaded that country.” He says he regrets that the Japanese leaders were not tried and hung after the war. William lives in a 2-bedroom mobile home, sleeping in 1 bedroom and manufacturing ammunition in the other one, for the target practice that he enjoys. Raymond ‘Al’ Fox writes from Chattanooga, where he was in the business of owning and running carpet plants for 40 years and has been married to Shirley 58 years. They have 21 grandchildren. Al played football at Colgate, was a DU, and stayed involved in athletics after graduation, playing tackle and linebacker a couple of years in the old All-America Conf for the LI Indians and the Valley Stream Red Raiders. Out of football, Al played and officiated racquetball for 26 years. “It kept me trim,” he says. As his grandchildren grew up, he played every possible sport with them — racquetball, baseball, softball, soccer, football, and basketball. Along the way, he moved his family to Saudi Arabia for 5 years to manage a carpet factory he’d sold. Back in the US, he and his wife and other family members did construction work and real estate and then started a business involved with financial mortgages, a business they are still in but that “has been bad for 2 years.” Al says he’s fit, but feels his 83 years “like every one.” Leah Wood, Chuck Wood’s widow, writes “to set the record straight.” Chuck was a DU, which wasn’t mentioned, and he contributed to his fraternity until his last year. “Even I, as a ‘Skiddie,’ enjoyed the house parties in ’48 and ’49.” Got it, Leah, and thanks. Class pres Phil Sanford sends his treasure chest of news from classmates who keep in touch with him. Bob Gardner writes from Huntsville, Ontario, that he has joined 2 sr citizen clubs, is taking line dancing lessons, tried square dancing (awful), and motored west to see daughter Linda and granddaughter Jill in Des Moines, son Glen, daughter-in-law Nancy, and 2nd granddaughter Rebecka in Niagara Falls, and was waited on hand and foot by daughter Karen while in a hospital for a quick cancer op. Gardner also sent best wishes through Phil to “the 2 Jacks,” Babeuf and Cashin, and wished all classmates, near and far, a great 2010. Phil reported that Bob Howard has sold his Lake Saranac summer home, spent 3 weeks in Jamaica, and will travel to Slovakia in the fall. For himself, Phil reports that he is well, and that he will be capt of the USA golf team at the 12th annual Sun City Ryder Cup match in Oct. Carl Braun Jr, who played 15 years for the NY Knicks and lived the last 30 years in Stuart, FL, with wife Joan, died on Feb 10 after a long illness. Following basketball, Carl was a Wall St institutional stock broker, “and a good one,” Joan says. He and Joan had 4 daughters — Patricia, Susan, Nancy, and Carol — and 6 grandchildren. James Z Patsalos, who was 85 when he died Jan 29 in Newburgh, NY, was Colgate to the core. With wife Peggy-Ann, he had 2 daughters who graduated from Colgate, Constance ’86 and Susan Huffard ’87; other alumni relatives include a niece and nephew-in-law, Cameron ’77 and Karen Walsh MacNaughton ’77. The Patsalos’s 3rd daughter, Elizabeth, graduated from UVM. Jim was a Sigma Nu, a member of the Internatl Relations Council, and on the class gift committee ’95–’09. He was pres of Shipp & Osborn Insurance Agency and bought and sold land in Orange County. Peggy-Ann says that his health had been in decline for the last year or so. Robert F Doyle died on Oct 15, in Scottsdale, AZ. He was 86. He is survived by his 2nd wife, Elaine, having been predeceased by his 1st wife, Ida. He majored in econ at Colgate. It is not stretching a point to suggest that some classmates are dying to get mentioned in the Scene. But that’s the irrevocable way, with no chance to note an error of fact or interpretation. As you can see from what has gone on above, ’49 is large and diverse, with even a surprise or two. So, surprise someone. No one lives 80 years without having something to share. David: 440-647-5306; [email protected] Bunn Rhea 383 Clearbrook Dr Avon Lake, OH 44012-3117 At this writing, Bob Lankford was having problems that would keep him from the June reunion. But retirement in Ocala apparently keeps him “busy-busy-busy.” He still hasn’t gotten together with Wally Sheer but does occasionally keep in touch with Bruce Cramer. From Woodstock, VT, Sandy Hadden wrote that he was entertained royally in Savannah recently by Cliff Heaslip and his brother Hal ’52. Alan Jolly is now in Bowling Green, KY, keeping reasonably close to his doctors in BG, Louisville, and Nashville (Vanderbilt). He reports that his brother Jim ’48 has health problems and is being watched closely over in SC. And from Bill Mayer in Dunnellon, FL, we received the following: “I have been a hospice volunteer for the past 13 years, and I highly recommend it to fellow old geezers who think they may have gotten too old to be useful.” Bill, long a familiar and enthusiastic presence in the Hospice of Marion County (FL) since 1997, started with the Speakers Bureau and moved on to become a patient support and transitions volunteer. He has volunteered at the Butterfly Festivals, Steel Horse Stampedes, Flutterbye Days, Camp Mariposa, and just about every event that supports hospice. In 2009, Bill joined a new hospice service through which volunteers can help patients write letters to leave to their families. So far, he has written 2 memoirs that will be forever cherished by the hospice families. Last Dec 2, his name was announced as the winner of the Cartwright Award, which is presented every 2 years to a member of the hospice community who has helped their mission by “embodying the hospice spirit, serving as a spokesperson and advocate, and going above and beyond to ensure that hospice services are available to all who need them.” His nomination submission read, “Bill is a remarkable role model in the diverse ways he has chosen to serve Hospice of Marion County. He has accepted assignments in a variety of settings with an open mind, kind and gentle spirit, and genuine warmth that endears him to everyone.” Bill says he hopes to stay actively involved in hospice services for years to come. Dave Wilson, who monitors our Class of 1950 Memorial Endowed Scholarship, tells us that 3 outstanding students — from the classes of ’10, ’11, and ’12 — have been announced as recipients of this year’s scholarships. This trio boasts some amazing achievements, both inside and outside the classroom; they excel as scientists and researchers, mentors and activists, artists and performers, adventurers and athletes. Our endowed scholarships make an outstanding education attainable for many grateful students. Dave Davies ’49 and Bunn Rhea teamed up for a visit to Hamilton last Jan during the Alumni Council meeting weekend. One of the highlights was a talk at the Real World luncheon by Austin Murphy ’83, sr writer for Sports Illustrated, who entertained everyone with tales of his amusing experiences as SI’s main writer for college football and while covering 3 winter Olympics. Later at the athletics committee meeting, we listened to an informative, well-received talk by Dick Biddle, head football coach — who, by the way, had just been awarded a new contract by Colgate, where he has the most wins in school history. Also attending were Howie Sutliff and John LeFevre ’41, one of the most dedicated alumni. (He looks great!) John ‘Jack’ Hathaway was apparently bit- ten by the geology bug early on and went on to do exceptional things. The son of a Class of ’20 Colgate grad and a Vassar mom, you may remember him in the Commons Club, band, flying club, ski team (co-capt), and as a geology dept teaching asst. After attending MIT (1945–47) in its Marine Engineering and Transportation Dept, he received his BA (magna cum laude with high honors in geology) from Colgate and was Phi Beta Kappa), then went on to receive his MS from the U of IL at Champaign. Jack and Ilene, his wife of 59 years, have 4 children, 12 grandchildren, and 8 step-greatgrandchildren. They have been travelers extraordinaire. With 4 round-the-world trips and cruises, they have visited more than 34 countries and all continents except Antarctica. From summer farm hand to surveyor’s asst to those teaching asst jobs at Colgate and IL, Jack progressed to geologist, US Geological Survey (1952–93). He was chief of USGS Sedimentary Petrology Lab and, after combining the fields of marine technology and geology, was founding member of the USGS marine geologic team in Woods Hole, MA. He took part in the Atlantic Margin scientific cruises 1962–85, including 2 dives in the research submersible DSRV Alvin, one in the oceanographer canyon to 1-mile depths, and a dive investigating banks in the Gulf of ME. He was chief scientist for the Atlantic Margin Coring Project, using the drilling ship Glomar Conception, and was a delegate to the NATO conf on seafloor slumping in 1980 and a member of the Deep Sea Drilling Project Data Mgmt Commission. He was chief consultant for the USGS contract to assist the Indonesian govt in the formation of their Marine Geological Institute in Bandung, W Java, while living in Indonesia 1986–89. He retired as scientist emeritus, US Geological Survey, in 1994. Along the way, Jack produced 80 scientific papers and abstracts as well as many other recognitions, among them being guest lecturer as pres of the Clay Minerals Society. On the recreational side, he has maintained continuing interests in skiing, soaring, sailing, computer graphics, and carpentry. He has earned his private pilot license with both single-engine land and glider ratings. After living in 3 other states, the Hathaways settled in Falmouth, MA, which they have called home since 1962. They also have a summer home in Martha’s Vineyard. Jack says that they’ll be traveling a lot less from now on as Ilene’s memory is taking a hit from encroaching Alzheimer’s, and he has to be concerned with a diagnosis of melanoma on his nose, which was facing an operation in April. Just a small bump in the road for this multitalented man, who in late March, “got in a beautiful day of skiing at Loon Mt, NH,” with his daughter Debbie, also a geologist with the USGS. “Better yet,” Jack says, “over 80s ski free at Loon.” There’s really not much evidence to suggest that Jack Hathaway is slowing down. Bill Miller got in touch via Facebook, saying that he and Nan are happy and healthy, that he is still involved in “Ham” radio backup communications for his county’s emergency mgr, and he’s skiing well at 85. He also stays in frequent contact with Jack Hathaway, who skied on the Colgate ski team he coached in 1951. Russ Fowler says that after 5 operations in the past 3 months, he is temporarily keeping a low profile, so, “Sorry, will be a no-show for the reunion.” Iris Sirois, wife of Ed Sirois, sent a nice e-mail saying that Ed no longer travels. He still enjoys his Texas longhorn cattle and paint horses. They are down to 5 of each on their ranch in CO. He still talks about his days at Colgate and his lifelong friends from Andrews Hall, where he once Get to know: Alex Restrepo ’12 Andrew Daddio 1950 Alex Restrepo ’12 said he has never been on a “real boat” before, other than ferries and rides at Disneyland near his hometown of Fullerton, Calif. But he’s already set his sights on joining Colgate’s sailing club next year. With this “try anything” attitude, Restrepo leads by example for other students, particularly underclassmen whom he mentors through his various roles on campus. Restrepo is a residential adviser at Andrews Hall, acting president of Brothers, ALANA ambassador, Student Government Association senator, and Latin American Student Organization treasurer. “I came to Colgate because I wanted to do something completely different — to make my college experience what I want to make of it,” he said. “I encourage a lot of first-years that if they want to do something, just do it. If it doesn’t work out, at least you tried, and hopefully you learned something along the way.” Among Restrepo’s many involvements on campus, he is a liaison for Vision, composed of campus identity group leaders, who meet to talk about their plans and new opportunities for collaboration. “The goal is to have bigger and better events and bring together different pockets of campus,” he explained. Over the past year, Restrepo has also been working with the multicultural committee in the admission office, giving prospective students his take on Colgate and what the university has to offer. “There are a lot of opportunities here to expand and grow as a person,” he said. “I always tell them, ‘Whether you decide to come to Colgate or not, this is the time in your life when you want to do everything you can so that when you look back, you have no regrets.’ ” Restrepo serves as a mentor not only for Colgate students, but also for high school seniors in Columbus, Ohio, whom he helps through the nonprofit organization HighRise. Founded by his older brother in conjunction with Nationwide Insurance, HighRise aids underprivileged students with the college search, application, and financial aid process. “It’s amazing to hear what these kids have gone through and to know that they still do so well in school despite all the adversity that they face,” Restrepo said. One of the students he worked with had been accepted to Colgate and at press time was seriously considering attending next year. Restrepo is volunteering with HighRise again this summer while also interning for a second year at Nationwide. Now a history major and economics minor, Restrepo changed from majoring in English after spending last summer as a finance intern with the insurance company. Although he had no background in economics, the company gave him a two-week trial internship, and Restrepo’s hard work convinced them to keep him on for the remainder of the season. “It was a great experience, and so much of it changed my path,” he said. After Colgate, Restrepo hopes to spend a few years in finance and then return to his original plan of becoming a high school history teacher. “After taking The American School as my FSEM with Professor [Barbara] Regenspan, I realized the best teachers I had in high school were the ones who went into education later in life. So I decided I wanted to do something other than education right after college.” His positive high school experience is largely what fuels him to mentor others. “The reason why I was so successful is because I received such good mentorship and, because of that, I want to give back and help people.” — Aleta Mayne News and views for the Colgate community 47 The philosophical neuropsychologist In 1965, a reporter covering the first commencement of the City University of New York’s Graduate Center asked Daniel N. Robinson ’58, one of its first two degree recipents, what he hoped to achieve. The newly minted neuropsychology PhD indicated that he aspired to the status of a footnote. Robinson has far exceeded his modest aspiration. That anecdote and assessment were recounted when CUNY honored Robinson last spring with its President’s Distinguished Alumni Medal. A distinguished professor emeritus of philosophy at Georgetown, Robinson is a faculty fellow at Oxford University and a Board of Scholars member at Princeton’s James Madison Program. His extensive teaching and writing span the realms of moral philosophy, legal history, philosophy of mind, intellectual history, and the history of philosophy and psychology. His book An Intellectual History of Psychology is a classic in the field, and his Wild Beasts and Idle Humors is considered a definitive history of the legal conception of mental competence. He has served as president of two divisions of the American Psychological Association, and consultant to the NSF, NIH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the award-winning PBS programs, The Brain and The Mind. Shortly before returning in January for his 20th year at Oxford, where he gives the core lectures on Kant, Robinson chatted with the Scene. Describe your fascination with the philosophy of mind. As a neuropsychologist, most of my early publications were on human brain function, with particular attention to the visual system. Consulting to neurosurgery and neurology services in New York, I got broad experience with persons with brain damage and resulting changes in their cognitive, motor, and sensory abilities. I got interested in problems like the extent to which brain mechanisms determine action. These things raised in my mind problems of a philosophical nature, such as to what extent the actor is morally responsible for what he does. So my publications moved in the direction of how best to understand that very complex phenomenon called human nature. Why do you teach? I just wrote a chapter for a volume devoted to the case of Terry Schiavo. Look at the range of things that figure in a case like that, from functional MRIs and brain scans to arguments for and against euthanasia, from parental versus spousal rights to the role of the government when it declares it has a compelling interest in life. As science progresses, these issues are going to become ever-more difficult. How are we preparing young men and women to deal with these things in ways that are better than the ways we dealt with them? When you think of it, teaching is a civic office. Somebody’s got to take responsibility for everything society has to deal with. What are some fond Colgate memories? I can remember, quite vividly, some of my professors lecturing. Alfred Seely Brown in chemistry had a kind of Everett Dirksen diction about him. I remember the day Ralph Antone and I locked Huntington Terrell [philosophy] out of the classroom. He was coming up the walk very cheerfully, to give us a lecture on Plato. Ralph and I wondered how philosophically calm and neutral he would remain if we stopped him from coming in. He made some vague threats about what he would do if we didn’t let him in and we chuckled, but then we relented and let him in. He had a wonderful sense of humor, and knew we were just kidding around. When you’re not at Oxford, how do you spend your time? During the fall term, I give 10 lectures at nearby Hood College (we live in Middletown, Md.), and I lecture all over the country. The rest of the time is devoted to reading, writing, and gardening. My bride of 43 years, Francine, and I have wonderful overlapping interests, from old movies and potato chips to rather serious scholarly things. If you could have dinner with any three people living or dead, who would they be? I would love to hear Kant and David Hume go at it over a nice long supper, and at the end of the day see if they have resolved whether the moral dimension of life reaches an objective fact of the world, or whether it’s, finally, a species of feeling. And, of course, then I’d turn to Aristotle to find out which of them was right. — Rebecca Costello 48 scene: Summer 2010 had the title of Maharaja, which allowed him to cover the wall and ceilings with chemical equations so that he could study every minute that he was awake. He later got his MS in chemistry from Wesleyan. One should never underestimate the satisfaction earned from staying in touch and bonding. Fine examples are the “Colgate 3”: Dan Fountain ’52, MD, Rev Sherwood Anderson, PhD, and Rev Morgan Roberts, DD, buddies for 60 years. Dan was a Baptist medical missionary in Vanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 35 years. He has an MD from U of Rochester and a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins. Colgate granted him an honorary doctor of science degree in 1978. Morgan and Sherry graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1953; then Sherry went on for a PhD at U of Edinburgh in Scotland. Morgan was for many years the sr minister at Shadyside Presby in Pitt, a very distinguished pulpit. Colgate awarded him an honorary DD degree in 1980. Sherry’s last position was sr minister of the Winter Park, FL, Presbyterian Church. He was a chaplain in the US Naval Reserve for 27 years, serving at naval stations, hospitals, and training stations across the nation and in ships at sea. These 3 retirees are still in touch and now live in FL: Dan in Ft Myers, Morgan in Palmetto, and Sherry in Winter Park. For a look at how they appeared on campus in 1949, check out the photo posted on our l950 class page at www.colgatealumni.org. We said good-bye to the following classmates: Douglas R Hamilton (Phi Tau, majored in econ) died on March 8, after a long illness, in Bath, NY; Raymond F Jahn (Theta Chi, majored in geology) died on Sept 9, 2007, in Stuart, FL; Charles N Ludlow (Phi Kappa Psi, majored in social psych) died on Feb 28, in Damariscotta, ME; and Donald R Scott (Lambda Chi Alpha, majored in econ) died after open heart surgery on Dec 16, in WinstonSalem. See In Memoriam to read their full obits. Many thanks to those who helped me fill this column. Please continue to send me news about yourself and other classmates; bios are particularly welcome. I hope everyone has a great summer. Back to you in the fall. Bunn: 440-933-4137; [email protected] 1951 Nels MacCallum 1915 Clark Rd Rochester, NY 14625-1830 Writing the column on a sunny, warm (70°) early April day. Trusting you’re reading it on a sunny, little warmer day, and hope you had a great spring and have a fine summer going. Warren Prince opens the column as he and Bonnie are wintering in Ormond Beach, FL: “Sorry for the delay” (Warren wanted to get his note to me by the deadline for the spring issue). “The family seems to be happy and healthy. We are in FL, late Oct ’til May. I still travel back and forth to the Baton Rouge plant once every 6 weeks while in FL. Business has been somewhat slow, but we are on the right side. Have run into a few Colgaters down here, and my granddaughter applies to Colgate this year” (Good for her; that will get the grandparents to the campus more). “All the best to classmates.” Bob Ravitz checks in from NYC: “Alive at 80. Still working” (Great, Bob! Both the 80 and the working). “Went into the USAF right after graduation and ended up in Korea. Then, Harvard Law and 6 years practicing in NYC. Then joined Alan Greene’s firm and we have been partners for 48 years.” (Say hello to Alan and tell him we’d like to hear from him — it’s been a while.) Been married to Francine for almost 53 years. Have 2 children and 4 grandchildren, all living close by. I keep in touch with Chuck Harff. I marvel at how much Colgate has changed for the better. All the best.” Dave Reynolds trumpets from Bennington, VT: “Phyl and I are settled in a cottage at a VT retirement village near daughter Sara and family. Granddaughter Elise is headed for Dartmouth next fall. Other grandchildren: 3 graduated and working or still in college (U of PA, American U, Williams).” (Fine colleges, Dave. Our 1st college grandchild starts this fall: Maggie is going to Williams, plans to play lax and hopefully tennis; Colgate was a close 2nd, but we were outnumbered. Her other real grandfather is the 30+ year most popular lax coach whose former players raised funds to build a state-of-the-art lax-only stadium named for him, and her step-grandfather is the former long-term provost. Both are now retired, living in Williamstown.) “Enjoying Elise’s sports: soccer, x-c skiing (VT champs), and tennis; x-c close by ’til April and biking starts after that, for us, too.” (Good for you and Phyl). “Wonderful musical and cultural activities near, too.” (Still playing the trumpet?) “Just a mile from the Colgate family homestead and their friendly descendents. Sons Larry (Deb), from Rochester, and Steve ’75 (LA) visit occasionally. Best to all classmates.” PS: Steve, Colgate grad; Larry (U of Rochester grad) was a business colleague of mine and Bob Reiners, and is still successful in the business. Al Sexton updates from Weston, MA: “It’s hard to believe it’s close to 60 years since I left Hamilton. Health has not been too great: arthritis in hips and knees, and emphysema in the lungs. End result = no more golf, no more wading for trout and char, and no more hunting expeditions to NW territories, Labrador, Newfoundland, and above all, Africa.” Sorry for all the problems, Al. I share some; stenosis and some arthritis have greatly lessened mobility, so golf (not missed) and tennis (missed very much) are out. Bill Southworth writes from Scituate, MA: “The Ides of March … and the last day of a 3-day nor’easter, one of many suffered this winter. Everything is wet. But have finished Ulisie (a model of an ocean-going tug boat) and look forward to beginning a model of Driftwood, a 32' lobster boat (on a scale of 1 to 24, as anything smaller is a dreadful chore with shaky 81-year-old hands), a family acquisition of recent vintage.” (I think you do great with your hands, Bill. I can’t grip a golf club firmly with my left hand; if I took a swing at a ball, the club would go farther than the ball.) In Jan, Don Fenner wrote from Springfield Center, NY, to let me know he had received word from Kyoko von Baravalle that her husband, Edward, died on Aug 5, 2009, in Shizucka, Japan, where they had lived for at least for 50 years. I have a vague memory of Ed, now slightly enhanced by a scan of a Nov ’47 photo showing the 4 Stillman Hall roommates of that freshman year (Gene Krisher, Vern Blackman, Don, and Ed). Don and I couldn’t picture Ed after the freshman year and could find no record of him being there. If anyone remembers when Ed left Colgate, let me know. Don wrote on a postcard, showing a fine photo of the historic Fort Herkimer Church, one of the oldest churches in NY, built between 1753 and 1767, used as a fortified stronghold during the French and Indian War as well as the American Revolution. Don was very instrumental — and modest about his contribution — in the restoration of this beautiful old church. He was honored for this by the NY State Historical and Restoration Society. We learned and wrote about it in the ’51 column of the Scene at that time, thanks to his good friend Cal Sutliff. In other correspondence, Don gave a bit of “news” for the column: his grandson, Spencer Staley ’13, told him to go on the Internet to Colgate student life and check out the pictures on the front page, and behold, there was Don giving a hug as he said good-bye on his 1st day at Colgate. And Don has been enjoying a woodcarving project sponsored by the Mohawk Valley Art and Woodcarving Assoc. They sent out a pattern of an eagle cane, which when carved, is sent on to have a shaft fitted to it, and is then presented to a wounded veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan war who needs a substantial cane. Don considers this a very worthwhile endeavor (indeed, Don!) and was working on his 4th one in Feb. Sad news: John G Updike died in Waiblingen, Germany, Jan 23. Next of kin is widow Ellen. Relatives include brother Edwin H Updike ’47; uncles Stuart N Updike ’24, G Campbell Updike ’22, and Frank R. Greene 1906; and cousins Franklin Greene ’44, John M Greene ’52, and Stuart J Updike ’57. We have also been notified of the death of Paul Vansant’s wife, Marian, on Feb 13. Paul is in Rockland, ME. Also, Dave Mueller died March 26. Next of kin: widow Marilyn. Contact me for her address. Hope you’ve had a great spring and are off to a fine summer. Now finish the summer in grand, active style. See you in the fall, maybe at a game in Hamilton. Nels: [email protected] 1 952 Jackson T King 476 Grace Tr Orange, CT 06477-2619 I received the following note from John Sias: “I guess I’ve procrastinated long enough. Without having this sound like an obit, here’s what I’ve been up to the last few years. Retired from my PR business in 1990. Helped organize the Greater Nashua, NH, Big Brothers Big Sisters in 1983. Was 1st pres and remained a dir for some 15 years. Had 3 Little Brothers, adopted the 1st one, and changed the state law to be able to do it. We went on the Today Show with Katie Couric. Was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2001. Organized the NH Prostate Cancer Coalition in 2006 and have served as pres since then. Takes all my time. Just like a f/t job. But, of course, it’s volunteer work. Healthwise, I’m fine. Play golf, ski, work out 2–3 times a week, cut and split a cord of wood each year. Weigh 3 lbs less than the days I’d step on the scale in Huntington Gymnasium after freshman soccer in 1948. “I have written 7 books, 1 in its 9th printing. Have been more than amply rewarded. Received a humanitarian award in 2007 from NH Charitable Fndn, and selected Citizen of the Year by the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce in 2008. For 58 years I have avidly followed Colgate’s football and hockey teams. Before the scores were posted on the Internet a few years ago, I’d run 500' to the mailbox every Sunday morning to get the score and read about the football team. I’ve saved every Colgate calendar since 1983, thinking that I was going to frame each month and hang them all on a wall, but discovered that I didn’t have that much wall space. The calendars remain in a pile in my office. Anyone want them? This is the most beautiful college campus in the US. “A great regret is that I’ve never returned to campus for a football game. However, I did attend the Frozen Four in Detroit in 1991 when the Colgate hockey team beat Boston U but lost to WI for the natl championship. My brother-in-law was the asst athletic dir at BU and arranged for me to ride from Boston to Detroit on the bus full of parents of the BU players. He also provided me tickets in the BU section at the Joe Louis Arena. I sat next to him and my sister and cheered loudly (and alone) each time Colgate scored a goal. “My adopted son applied to Colgate but was not accepted. He got a scholarship from BU and graduated cum laude. And the son of my roommate Butch Burdick was likewise not accepted. Butch said, ‘And he was my smartest son!’ “I talked with Tom Kelley, who winters in FL and summers here in NH. Tom and I went to Medford HS, and he was the quarterback of the undefeated state champs. “If any of you fellow classmates get close to southern NH, please call and visit!” I also received this note from Richard S Merrill updating us on the Annual Fund: “We have reached better than 70% participation (and as high as 80%) since our 25th Reunion. However, we fell a little short last year at only 65%. Our goal is 75% this fund year.” In another bit of news, Genl Tom Morgan (USMC retired) has been very active in the program to get veterans to apply to Colgate. He visited Dartmouth and met with key people there, including the recently retired pres, James Wright. Wright was the driving force to get wounded vets to come to Dartmouth. He had spent quite a bit of time at Walter Reed Hospital talking with wounded vets. After an initial start with 2, there are now 16 vets attending Dartmouth. There are 150 at Harvard and 0 at Colgate. Tom has been active with other active serving military people. He arranged a recent meeting at Camp Pendleton (CA Marine base) with the commanding general and other key marines for Gary Ross, Colgate dir of admissions. This was to review their program with western US colleges about the GI Bill program. It has been very successful getting vets to apply and get accepted. Tom has also made a contact with the Garrison Commander at Ft Drum (near Watertown and only a 2-hour trip from Hamilton). He hopes to determine the best point of contact for Colgate and how the best arrangements could be established for them to get together. Ft Drum is one of the major Army bases in the US. The GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program can get a qualified vet in Colgate for free. William J Cooksley Jr died on Jan 6, in Vestal, NY, at the age of 81. He was a member of Theta Chi and the Class Gift Committee ’94–’95. He majored in psych. He is survived by his sons, William III and Alan. Everett M Fogal died on Jan 6, in Lighthouse Point, FL, at the age of 79. He majored in natural sci and math and was a member of the Commons Club. I would certainly appreciate hearing from you by phone, mail, or e-mail. Jack: 203-795-9111; [email protected] 195 3 Lou Wilcox 20727 Cove Rd Bivalve, MD 21814-2004 Food for thought from the good ole Class of ’53 for the summer 2010 Scene. I revealed earlier that Gene Schulze regularly entertains me with his marvelous e-mails, all of which contain interesting pieces of info. Gene’s latest find was the world’s largest dog — Giant George — a Great Dane. George weighs in at 245 lb and measures almost 43" at the shoulder. He measures 7'3" from nose to tail. George consumes 110 lb of dog food every month and sleeps alone in his own queen- size bed: his owners had to move him out of their king-size bed! I wonder if Bernie Siegel has a cat this large. Gene’s items that point to the fact that “times are a changin’” to wit: I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail. I ordered a burger at McDonald’s and the kid behind the counter asked, “Can you afford fries with that?” CEOs are now playing mini golf. If the bank returns your check marked “insufficient funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them. McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer. A truckload of Americans were caught sneaking into Mexico. The mafia is laying off judges. Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 congressmen. US Congress says they are looking into this Bernhard Madoff scandal. Oh, great! The guy who made $50 billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 trillion disappear! Arnie Koch sent along a marvelous reprint from the Maroon about the 1953 Winter Carnival with Jimmy McPartland and his Allstars featured at the winter prom. “Brings back memories!” Norm Newman wrote: “This past weekend we had the pleasure of having Esther and Chuck Hargrave as our house guests for an enjoyable 3 days. Even though the weather was a bit cool for Ft Myers, it felt good to them compared to Farmington, NY. On Sunday, Sara Lee and John Sanborn drove down from Venice, FL. The 3 of us went out to a local restaurant for dinner with Ginger and Bert Snyder. In effect, the 8 of us had a mini-reunion of the Colgate Commons Club. The time went by much too fast.” Three of us ’53ers came to Colgate from Westfield, NJ: Paul MacCowatt, Al Wanamaker, and me. Al checked in recently, writing, “Thanks for your work on the class notes. Having done that for 15 years, I understand meeting deadlines. I retired as a NYS administrative law judge about a year and a half ago and moved from northern NY to Sun City Center on the east coast of Tampa Bay. My neighbor here at Freedom Plaza (a great place to retire) is Dick Schubert ’51. Dick and I attended a recent Colgate luncheon in Sarasota to hear the interim pres; we were joined at our table by classmates Jerry Blackwood and Pete Perretti as well as Chuck Carrier ’52. Life is good here at Freedom Plaza, but frankly I miss the seasons, the nip in the air, and the snow crunching underfoot. Best to all.” Art Cooper checked in: “I enjoy reading your columns about the Class of ’53 so much that I now feel compelled to write you. [Sure wish that more classmates would feel compelled to write!] I had dinner here in Raleigh with Dave Roach, Colgate’s athletic dir. He has been on a sabbatical this spring visiting other schools and picking their brains. He was in the Triangle area during a visit to Duke, UNC, and Davidson. Knowing he would be in our area, I e-mailed him and we managed to get together. Some of the talk was about the current state of college athletics, some about Colgate, and some about my experience as faculty athletic rep at NC State during the ’90s. My impression is that Colgate’s athletic program is in strong, competent hands. “Despite Vail Taylor’s characterization of me as a forestry expert, I remain only moderately active in the field, mostly through work in professional forestry orgs. I did get some nice recognition when I received the profession’s highest award, the Gifford Pinchot Medal, in 1999, a nice way to start to close down a career. Now I am concentrating on volunteer work and writing. I work as a volunteer host on the train NC runs from Raleigh to Charlotte. This has been most rewarding: 1) it fulfills my childhood passion for ‘riding the rails,’ and 2) the work of volunteer train host played a small, but important part in NC’s success in getting funding for upgrading its rail system between Raleigh and Charlotte and for development of a high-speed rail connection with the NE. I also do volunteer income tax work with low-income people during tax season. It is interesting, frustrating, and hard to believe, all rolled into one. It has given me a heightened sense of compassion for people when I realize how close to the ragged financial edge a lot of them are. This year, at least half the people I have done have had unemployment compensation, whereas before it was uncommon to run into it. The writing has been mostly personal stuff: the biggest project is documenting the nearly 6 years I spent in a political position in state govt. I am doing it because some of what happened is historically important and needs to be written down, some of it defies all understanding and needs to be documented, and some of it is downright hilarious and the stories need to be preserved. I have no idea what I’ll do with it when I get close to finished. I may just take it to my grave with me. I don’t believe in throwing Granny out in the snow, but I sure hope I don’t end up the way she is — it can’t be fun for her. Except for minor problems, I have been blessed with relatively good health. My wife, however, has serious arthritis, which limits her mobility and our ability to travel. We did, however, make it to the ’53’s 55th and will do our best to be at the 60th. Enough about me. You need to put something in your column about yourself and life on the Eastern Shore. We’re interested in your doings, my friend.” OK, Art, here is a report about life on the Eastern Shore, also called the Delmarva Peninsula since it is occupied by DE, MD, and VA. I moved to said peninsula 13 years ago and find it interesting from the historical, ecological, and sociological perspectives. It reminds me of the historic Collier County, FL. Until 1952, the peninsula was very isolated and underdeveloped — lots of farm land and chicken farms. In 1952, when the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was built, people came flooding in from all over the place and development started. The crabs and striped bass, not to mention the watermen, resent this influx for it has increased the pollution of the bay. As for me, I do not care for the heat, humidity, and haze of the summers, but love the long springs and falls. I continue my lifelong love affair with plants, and have lots of gardens of all sorts, including a large vegetable garden and many fruit trees and vines. I love this time of year when my asparagus comes in, soon to be followed by strawberries. My biggest crops are onions of all sorts, garlic, and shallots. Otherwise, I grow enough to eat and do no canning or freezing except for my annual production of chunky salsa, which I freeze. I continue to advocate for those with developmental disabilities and serve on the board of directors of the org that runs homes where my son Terry lives. The big time-consumer in my life for the past 5 years was writing a book about my son’s life. It has been a great experience, a real learning experience with much research in preparation for the writing. Of the moment, I am in the final revising phase with the help of lawyers and editors. I hope to have it to the publisher this year and then we will be off to the races to market same. During the fall and spring, I do get in a few rounds of golf to just get away from the intensity of writing. Well, that’s about it for this go-around. Please keep all those cards, e-mails, and letters coming, and remember, it is only 3 years to our 60th Reunion. I hope that someone in the class will volunteer to organize it. And, remember, this column is not for purposes of fundraising, and anything you send in is not used for fundraising purposes. Yes, Robin Jaycox will send you a note News and views for the Colgate community 49 “Bob Fox and Nancy are in year 8 of their around-the-world travel on their motor yacht Andiamo. This particular 3–4 month leg included out-of-the-way islands such as Borneo, Komodo, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomons, Sulawesi, and Vanatau.” — Paul Beardslee ’59 from time to time about donations, and that is separate from this column. So, send me your news! Let us know what your life is like in the late 70s. Have a happy summer. Lou: 410-873-2944; [email protected] 1 954 Peter W Rakov 159 Edgewood Ave Hurley, NY 12443-5406 Summer is upon us. Amen. This mid-Hudson Valley had it easy, but our fellow alums in CT, NYC, and NJ really caught hell. Received a Post Standard (Syracuse) clipping from Don Perricone. He and Donna celebrated their 50th Dec 26. Cheers for a wonderful couple! We will be in Columbus, OH, o/a this issue’s publication date. Dave Kurtz graciously invited us to stop over in Waite Hill, if our itinerary and time permitted. (I can’t keep up with Gary Chandler’s going about the US, however.) Jeanne and Dr Bob Davis “doing well” in Plattsburgh, 12 years after retirement. My sole Christmas greeting from a classmate was from Jim Robinson. I’ll summarize the graphic greeting: Santa holding a funnel-type device against Rudolph’s rear, above a box labeled “Catalytic Converter.” Some guys just never change. Steve Humes passed on Feb 20 in Houston. Our class condolences to widow Diane. Lang Hatcher isn’t too happy with the “new” Scene format. Says it is too costly. Believes it should be published only 2 or 3 times per year, with perhaps a simple news sheet once in a while. Jim Fraser, after 35 years, still plays tennis 3x/week. “Keeps the body toned up, but hurting much of the time.” He heard from Bill Jupp, who was inquiring about Cedar Key, FL, the Frasers’ winter place. NB Charlis Gill, I did get your e-mail telling me of your visits with Mary and Fred Boos ’55 in Tucson, Sally and Dick Woolbert ’55 in Cape Cod, and Jan and Ray Smith at Mary and Don Beck’s Saranac Lake place, along with the Woolberts. Peter: 845-340-0659; [email protected] 1 955 Bruce Burke 4661 Sweetmeadow Cir Sarasota, FL 34238-4334 By the time you read this, it will be past our 55th Reunion on campus. So, you will have to wait until the fall issue to read reports from the campus reunion scene. Ben Barnes sent a copy of his message to the Sigma Chi’s to get organized for the reunion. I assume they are doing this as I write. Ben and Beth have enjoyed their winters in ME, which includes being close to their grandkids and family. Ben is helping out the bishop of ME with Trinity Church in Lewiston. It is full of daily activities as the basement “parish hall” has been converted to a service center, serving meals to hundreds a day, and providing clothing to transients and referral services to job seekers. Students from nearby Bates C volunteer at the center helping to keep the programs going. Beth works as a speech and language pathologist 50 scene: Summer 2010 helping young children; she also sings in the choir. Heard from Bill Boyle and received a copy of his reminder to the TKEs to attend the June 2010 reunion. He has communicated with the interim pres, Dr Lyle Roelofs, and received a promise that he would visit the class tent at reunion time. Bill has always been a steady class communicator, writing letters and e-mails regularly. Another steady communicator is our prexy, Bob Quitzau. He wrote in Feb that he had counted 25 of our classmates were returning to the class reunion. I am sure everyone had a terrific time in Hamilton in June. He was also hoping that Bill Beyea and other class musicians would be playing at the class tent. Dick Colwell wrote this spring that he was looking forward to a great reunion with a good turnout for our class. He congratulated the Colgate professional leadership for providing plenty of great support. I could not attend the reunion because my mobility is limited and I cannot deal with airlines, etc. I assume that those of you who did had a great time. Let me know how it went. Since there is sure to be a good crowd of ’55ers, that means many can write to me describing how our reunion went. Bruce: 941-926-3244; [email protected], [email protected] 195 6 Jerry Rhodes 101 Magerton Ct Cary, NC 27511-7303 First of all, some admin business. My begging e-mail got rejected from the following guys: Messrs Huther, Schupp, Engle, Ford, Oppenheimer, Hillyer, and Hartley. You know how poorly I handle rejection, so please send me your correct e-mail so I will feel a lot better! Thanks. Unfortunately, there is also some sad news to pass on. I have been told of the deaths of 3 classmates: Thornton Penfield, Pete Anderson, and Gerry Holland. Thorny died in New Orleans on Aug 27, 2007, and I understand he had been active in NO jazz circles for some time. Pete died in Cleveland on Feb 27, and Gerry died in Williamsburg, VA, on March 2. I have family contact info if any of you would like it. Like all our other late classmates, these gentlemen will be missed, and we pass on our sincere condolences to their families. Ed Johnston reports that he, Ron Schaupp, Corky Steneri, John Wise, and Bill Deysher had a delightful Colgate reunion in early March in Orlando. It was over dinner and a few bottles of wine and a lot of remembering and roaring with laughter. Sounds like fun. Linda and Mickey Warburton are going on their 14th year down in Vero Beach at Sea Oaks. He sees Ben Patt and Duke Foster there frequently. He was just asked to become pres of the Treasure Coast Colgate Club and plans on continuing the annual Colgate luncheon and a football gathering for the Colgate-Lehigh game. Dave Hood says that, “The news about Pete Anderson (more commonly known by all as ‘Homebrew’) was especially saddening to me as he was my frat-house roommate, best man at my wedding, and more importantly, my best friend. His nickname perfectly described his nature — even-keeled, relaxed, natural, and just plain fun to be around. An all-around good guy who will be sorely missed by his legion of friends.” Dave also says that the word “retirement” is not part of his lexicon as he continues f/t employment. The primary reason is he has a 19-year-old daughter pursuing a bachelor of music (performance) degree at CA State Long Beach. Dave says, “Just to show my allegiance to the great Class of ’56, I sired an offspring at age 56. I always thought I was the oldest classmate to report news in the birth announcements, but I believe Herky Lewin beat me out.” Thanks for the note, it was good to hear from you. Heide and Gordie Miller enjoyed having the whole family, kids, and grandkids at St Croix over Christmas and New Year’s. In April, the Millers headed to Boca Grande on FL’s West Coast and hoped to bring some warm weather with them. He also included the following: “More important, it is not too soon to get in shape for our 55th Reunion, June 2–5, 2011. The class record for returns is 40 alumni. No way we can’t top that! We do get priority at the Colgate Inn, but get your reservations in now!” Thanks for the reminder, Gordie, and all y’all get ready for that big event. (I guess I’ve been in the Tar Heel State too long!) John McKenzie wrote that he was “very sorry to learn of Pete Anderson’s passing. Dave Houghton, Jim Treese, and I worked a summer at the Cape with him after our freshman year. Homebrew was a great guy and will be sorely missed.” John got a call in the late fall from Mickey Warburton indicating he and Linda would be on the Cape visiting their grandson, who is in the Coast Guard there. They were able to get together for a lunch at the Land Ho, a local watering hole in Orleans; much reminiscing and a great time, of course. The 4 of them hadn’t seen each other in about 5 years. John says that “not much happening in these parts, although we did have some interesting things going on in Jan when Scott Brown, the state senator from our district, won the former Kennedy seat in the US Senate, here in the ‘Peoples Republic of MA.’” Gene Soechtig writes in early April that ski season was finally coming to an end and he and Patty were getting ready to return to MI. It was time to hang up the skis and get out the fly rod. Gene says, “Once again I did not manage to ski my age as I’ve been threatening to do for the past several years, but over 50 days on the slopes isn’t too bad for an old ‘gomer.’ Besides, Patty did it for me. She’s had 80 days!” (Editor’s note: neither of them are 80!) The Soechtigs had a fairly busy spring planned. A week after they got back to MI, they went to DC, where Patty had a board meeting for the Grier School. In mid-May Gene returned to CO for a week to do some early spring fly-fishing. Sounds like you’re enjoying retirement, Gene. Lastly, I should probably explain something. Whatever news you are reading now was sent to me back in early April and is just now being published. Eddie Vantine had wondered about this, and I told him I thought it was about a 6-month delay. As usual I misspoke, as you are reading the summer issue, not the fall one. So, if any of you think I may have forgotten to include anything (I really try not to, but you understand how things are as one approaches 76!), please be gentle with me as what you read is most likely at least 3 months old. Would that it were otherwise, but that’s the way it is! Thanks to all who contributed to my musings, and I really do wish we could hear from more of you. Anyway, that’s all I have, so until next time… Jerry: 919-363-1980; [email protected] 1957 Ev Smethurst 6 Son Bon Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-8601 It’s another beautiful day in SoCal. It will be 80° today. I will be taking the 2 grandkids to the local pool. They have responded to my sterling lessons in the pool by being very average. But Lena (9) has begun her softball career. She has played 8 games; still has not hit the ball. Arlene and I, along with the expectant parents, continue to make all the games and cheer with passion. Arlene and I went to a great Colgate event in San Diego a month ago. It was held at the Beach and Tennis Club in La Jolla, and there were 60 alums and partners. The star of the evening was Tony Aveni, who is in his 45th year at Colgate. His message was witty and very informative — all about the Maya in the Yucatan. He talked about the end of the world — some time in 2012. I am glad I was in the liberal arts: I don’t believe it. Just after I wrote the last report, I received a sad phone call from George Behling. He told me of the passing of his close friend Malcolm Dale. Malcolm had been quite ill and passed away earlier this year. I remember a nice lunch I had with Malcolm about 10 years ago. We had been corresponding about the passing of one of our fellows. I told him I would be coming to NYC and he invited me to a great lunch. Malcolm and George had been HS friends and also good friends at Colgate. So, we mourn the passing of our friend Malcolm along with his extended family. George and I had a nice talk about the KDR swimmers, Bud Foote, Gerry Bonniol, and Sam Johnson. I hope they are all alive and very well. Finally, a welcome e-mail from our leader Ellis Rowland: “Suzee and I are enjoying our annual stay in FL and recently met up with several of our classmates at a very enjoyable lunch at the Colgate Club of Suncoast meeting in Sarasota. It was good to catch up with Jean and Tito Macias, who are proud new grandparents. Elise and Jim Aston and Therese and Walt Reichert were also there. The speaker was Lyle Roelofs, interim pres. After the lunch, we unanimously elected our new social chair, Walt, to arrange for all of us to get together next month. On our way south to FL, we stopped to see Natalie and Jacques Theriot in SC. They are very gracious hosts and always fun to be with. I’m happy to report that age has not dimmed Jacques’ sense of humor. We also visited with Meredith and Cliff Heaslip ’50 on Skidway Island, GA, and were joined by Shirley and Frank Speno ’56. All were doing well, although Frank has been having serious back problems. He told us he has a new doctor and is optimistic for the future.” Thanks, Ellis. I hope to see a home football game in the fall: will let you know. At the top of this report, I forgot to mention the other grandkid, Little Ev. He is 4 1/2 and full of energy. He is my buddy, ready for soccer in the fall. See you next time. Ev: 949-495-4862; [email protected] 1958 Bob Woodruff 3017 West Garfield Street Seattle, WA 98199-4243 I recently read Arthur Rashap’s plea asking for a volunteer to be the new class editor for the great Class of 1958. At just about the same time, I attended a Colgate Alumni event at Seattle’s Space Needle. Lyle Roelofs, interim pres, and Nancy Serrurier P’09, Board of Trustees member, brought us up to date on the happenings at Colgate. These simultaneous events spurred me to action. I have volunteered to take on the assignment. I am Bob Woodruff, your new class editor. My 1st task was to send out an e-mail blast a week ago to the members of the class asking for your help and assistance: 11 of you responded on short notice. You know who you are. Thanks for your quick response. I realize that some of us may not have easy access to e-mail, so let me pose my questions again: What is happening in your life that others from our class might be interested in hearing? What differences are you making in the world? With whom have you been in contact? Please keep the correspondence rolling! Arthur Rashap writes that that he has founded the Lifelong Learning Program under the Upstate Institute at Colgate, has served on its advisory board, and has conducted 4 courses, some with Dick Cheshire. He is now working on a proposal to bring “town and gown” closer together. Arthur meets with Paul Schupf regularly and reports that he continues to be amazed with “Paul’s broad knowledge of everything.” (Chalk it up to our great liberal arts education?) Arthur continues by saying, “I hope all our classmates will share some stories and news with the new editor. Go, Bob!” Thanks, Arthur, for this support and your encouragement, and thank you for the job you have done as class editor all these years. Robert Clegg has been living outside Paris for some 41 years, working in the wine business. He says his quality of life is enhanced with the wonderful wines and food of the region. He reports that the US wine business has taken a nose dive because of the economy, but he is working well with the Chinese as their import of French wine is growing steadily. He and I had a fun exchange of some of this info in French as I am a Francophile also. We have a couple of classmates who have reported publishing books. Dan Robinson tells me that the Columbia U Press published his 19th book, Consciousness and Mental Life. Last year he was awarded CUNY’s President’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, the 2nd time it was rewarded in 45 years. He will be returning in Jan for his 20th year of teaching for the philosophy faculty at Oxford. (See p 48 for more.) Al Ristori’s book, The Complete Book of Surf Fishing, was published last year. As a saltwater fishing journalist, Al recounts numerous fishing stories and adventures that have taken him around the world. He and his wife are living in Manasquan Park, NJ, and they are looking forward to retiring in FL to be closer to their children. Wally Kramer reports that he is still practicing law and during the winters spends his time on his sailboat at Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. Nice life if you can get it, Wally. A year after our 50th Reunion, Bob Balentine, Larry Wood, John Glynn, Frank Gatland, and I, along with some of our spouses, spent a wonderful June weekend at Bob Balentine’s summer home in Harper’s Ferry, WV, sharing tales, touring Gettysburg and Antietam, talking jazz, attending a jazz fest, and just recounting the wonderful time we had seeing each other at the 50th and planning for the future. See a photo of us on our class page photo gallery at colgatealumni.org. We were caught in the photo singing, “Old Colgate” or “Old Alpha” or old something! We heard from Bernard Whittier’s daughter Allison, who wanted to announce that Bernard and his wife, Judy, celebrated their 50th anniversary in March. There was a private family gathering at the Carriage House in South Bend, IN, to celebrate. The Whittiers have 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren. Having lived in St Joseph, MI, for nearly 30 years, Bernard remains active in his community through his involvement in Rotary International and as a member of the St Joseph-Benton Harbor club. He also is applying his lifelong passion for trains by serving as vice chairman of the MI Assoc of Railroad Passengers, a rail advocacy group promoting greater use of rail travel. See a photo of the happy couple 50 years ago and today on our class page photo gallery at colgatealumni.org. In addition to those mentioned above, I also heard from Elmer Humes, John ‘Moose’ Merz, Bill Mitchell, and Michael Rudolph. I am really looking forward to hearing from the rest of you! Keep it coming. Mystery classmate of the quarter as submitted by Ron Greenleese: “One of our stellar ’58 grads, who put his 2 daughters through Colgate, and whose father also graduated from Colgate, has a grandson about to be drafted into the NFL. The grandson starred at NC State. Who is that classmate?” Please submit your responses to your class editor. Your prize is a mention in the next quarterly Scene. Relatives are not eligible! Thanks, Ron, for being your usual creative self, unless you are the grandfather! Who would like to submit the next offering for our “mystery classmate of the quarter”? Bob: 206-550-6715; [email protected] 195 9 Paul W Beardslee Tunnel Mt B&B Rt 1 Box 59-1 Elkins, WV 26241-9711 It is the day after Easter and I can finally trade my snow shovel for a scribe’s writing instrument. Perhaps this move still holds some risk for we can still see some remnants of this past winter on some of the sheltered hillsides. Of course, when you are reading this, it will be difficult to visualize hillside snow, and the mention of a snow shovel will be like speaking another language. I’ll let you know how risky I was next winter! In our last writing (written in Jan, read in April), news was promised about several “holiday greeters.” First among them is Bob ‘Nasty’ Nastanovich. The details are slim, but Katy wrote that Bob is “doing much better now!” Beyond that, we are in the dark, but we’re glad the news is good. Bob and Katy celebrated their 50th anniversary in March ’09, so we can now say “Happy 51st to the Nasties!” By the way, the Nastanovichs spent a family vacation last summer at the Homestead Resort, VA. I mention this because we need to put the Seiberts (Bill ‘Scoop’ and Joyce) on alert, since they, too, adjourn to the same location on a regular basis. We also learned, from Joyce, that Scoop knows which end of a snow shovel is the working end! What a winter, huh?! Dave Bowman’s greeting was brief but he referenced the reunion last year, telling us how great it was. We trust Dave and Nan are planning a Chenango return in 2014. Be sure to wear that hat, Dave! Also mentioning the Hamilton gettogether was Rich Keating, our instigator of the very successful class art show. Rich reports that Jody is in good spirits and has had some good news from her doctors. He still stays active in the botanical world and was hoping (at this writing) to finish a manuscript. We shall hope for continued good news from the MW. Greetings from the West Coast (Bill Williams) also raved about our reunion. Needless to say, we all agree, and thank Catching up with a curmudgeon A Q&A with Jay Darrin ’69, owner of the travel business Curmudgeon and Friends in Nashua, N.H. Where are you now? The Animal Kingdom at Disney, sitting by a waterfall. This is just a fun tour with some friends. That’s the beauty of this job — I get to do a lot of my own travels, too. How did you become a travel guide? I was a teacher for 35 years, and during that time I led a lot of National Park camping trips with students. When I got into my 50s, I got too old to drive a school bus and sleep on the ground, so one of my friends suggested I start leading trips with adults. Why did you decide to name your business Curmudgeon and Friends? When you get in a vehicle with students, they hop on and they’re fine with wherever you go. When you travel with adults, you drive about a quarter of a mile and they say, “Why are you taking this route? Have you ever thought about going here?” So, I incorporated a philosophy statement that explains that they’re traveling with a curmudgeon and they might have lots of good ideas but I wasn’t interested in them. I told them that while Burger King was “Have it your way,” I’m the anti–Burger King: Have it my way. What are the similarities between being a teacher and a tour guide? [At Colgate] I had Doc Reading, who was a great raconteur, and I also had Russell Speirs, so I realized that bringing a little drama into the classroom, even in math, can dress it up. And I found that that works well on trips. If you can bring a story and humor into it, it seems to resonate with people. How many trips do you lead? I travel about 160 days of the year. This year, I’ll be doing about 10 overnight trips and 120 day trips. Some of them are just one night, like to Tanglewood [Music Center]. We do some trips that last almost two weeks. This year, we’re going out to the Door County peninsula in Wisconsin. Describe your clientele. It’s mixed, but mainly retirees, especially for the day trips. I’ve had a woman who I think was 102 who’s gone on some of the trips. What’s the most interesting part of the business for you? I keep going to new destinations. Sometimes people make suggestions about things I had no idea about. In one instance, we have a woman who is blind who travels with us and I was trying to think of things she would enjoy, so I learned about the Porter Music Box Company [in Vermont]. I thought it was going to be boring, but it turns out, this guy isn’t making tiny music boxes, but big pieces of furniture. He also had an antique collection that he played. How do you become knowledgeable about the places you’re going? Part of the motivation for me doing this with students was that I had something to look forward to and I would do a lot of planning during the winter, so I’ve continued that. I really enjoy doing the research, and I ask a lot of questions along the way. Where are your favorite places to travel? My two favorite national parks are the Grand Tetons and Bryce Canyon. For day trips, I love going to Cape Ann [Mass.]. Newport, Rhode Island, is another good destination: you can do a tour of the mansions, theater, and the cliff walks. News and views for the Colgate community 51 Bill for helping make it a special time. By the by, Bill and Carol also did some other traveling — to Vietnam and Cambodia, the Grand Canyon, and last fall, Bill and his family were featured guests in an Apple Fest parade in Bill’s hometown of Oak Harbor, OH. Why? Well, back in 1838, Bill’s great-great-grandfather helped build the town and a park was dedicated in his honor. We trust no one rained on Bill’s parade! Other greetings were brief, but it was great to hear from Bill Cashman’s widow, Joan, who told us that Scoop filled her in on reunion activities. And, from John Leyden’s widow, Bev, we had a similar thanks, although she also mentioned a great visit with Hildy and Bill Davenport. Hence, we are hoping we might get some word from Stone Ridge, NY, in the not-too-distant future. We had a Jan note from Chuck Berky, who told us he was registering for Colgate’s 1st Summer on the Hill program this June. Chuck has been pushing for such a program, so we hope it will be warm, the sun will be shining, and that we will have a follow-up report from Chuck for one of our future missives. And speaking of reports, we heard from Bob Fox, telling us that he and Nancy are in year 8 of their around-the-world travel on their motor yacht Andiamo. This particular 3–4 month leg included out-of-the-way islands such as Borneo, Komodo, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomons, Sulawesi, and Vanatau. Keep the reports coming, Bob! We can all do some vicarious dreaming and, perhaps, a few of us will even pull out the atlas! We are curious, Bob. How was the name Andiamo chosen? Stay tuned, readers! We had mentioned Lew Thurston last round. Lew and Mary Jane are carried on our Tunnel Mt visitors rolls, but did you know that Lew had a 35-year career in NJ govt and politics? Among his roles were chief of staff to Gov Tom Kean, COO of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, COO of the Garden State Parkway, and exec dir of the NJ Senate. Lew is now retired, but he still does some teaching, volunteering, plays in a community band, plays some golf, and spoils his grandchildren! Now that’s an impressive résumé for someone who decided “not to be a lawyer”! Did you know that Bob Armata was at our reunion, at least at its beginning? We saw Bob on arrival, but we think he left early. Since Bob is an avid Red Sox fan, we’re wondering if he ventured back to Fenway! When you write with clarification, Bob, tell us what you’ve been doing since insurance, brokerage, elderly housing work, school commission, and selectman activities. Are you writing (authoring) another auto reform bill? Mates should also be aware that Bob has 2 daughters who are also Colgate grads. Quite a résumé, which we hope Bob will expand upon down the pike. We had hoped to share some info on Clyde Case, but we lack data in Scoop’s “Reflections.” Hence, all we have is a quote, rendered during our walk down fraternity row (Broad St) on our way to the alumni luncheon at reunion. Clyde was observed waving to onlookers as we paraded with our class, at which point he gleefully shouted to all, “Remember to vote on Tuesday!” Here’s hoping Clyde will retort with some more fun stuff! We had similar hopes, re: referencing “Reflections,” for Dick ‘Doctor’ Myers. Unfortunately, the Doctor’s writing is missing, so we can only tell you we had a great chat while parading down Broad St. Here’s hoping Dick will be prodded to jot us an update in the coming months. We had more success with Bob Webster, my predecessor in this scribe work. In addition to some great chats at reunion, you’ll enjoy reading about Bob in the class “Reflections”: 45 years with the same law firm, but make note of some 52 scene: Summer 2010 of Bob’s assignments. As he said, he was often a “canary” for internatl banks — one way of saying he was placed (kind of) in harm’s way on more than 1 occasion. It’s interesting that Bob feels his “work” in retirement follows similar lines. Bob, feel free to drop us 1 or 2 (lines) should you wish to expand on any of those internatl exploits! Prior to the winter holidays and all those major snow removal experiences, we had a note from Jim Madura, who was inquiring about Bob Conklin. While we have no further details, we hope Bob can find some comfort in knowing there are mates out there thinking and praying for him. By the way, Jim did send some more “quiz” items, which will be shared in upcoming missives. Hopefully, Jim will come to our next gathering, so we can have him conduct a “quiz” class on Whitnall Field! Bob Shapiro sent a note: “I just retired from a 32-year career with NY State, and guess what I was given as a gift? One of my co-workers, knowing how much we love Colgate, contacted the interim president’s office (just before Mr Herbst arrived) and a congratulatory letter was sent. Then, he contacted the bookstore and ordered a Colgate wristwatch, which is being engraved for me and will be sent out shortly.” Before closing for another round, please join me in conveying sympathies to the family of Tom Biggs. We lost Tom back in Nov, but we have few details other than Clovis, CA, was Tom’s last known address. Hopefully his Sigma Nu brothers will be able to share sympathies and condolences with Tom’s family. From us, Tom, Godspeed. And now we close your summer–fall reading lesson. We’d love to have updates from “lots” of you. You can dial, do the e-thing, or try the oldfashioned notepaper! Meanwhile, gents, be well and enjoy everyday fully. Cheers, Paul. Paul: 304-636-1684; [email protected] 196 0 Stephen Greenbaum 4242 Stansbury Ave, PH6 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423-4265 This is a strange column: I am writing it before the reunion, yet you will be receiving it after. Many entries below allude to the reunion, and Roger Wanamaker directs you to the reunion yearbook for more info about him. During the past months, I have been working with Jack Blanchard, putting together the yearbook and proofreading the bios. In that role, as well as class editor, I have come to know so many of you. Who would have thought back in ’56 through ’60 that you would become such famous scholars, doctors, lawyers, execs, entrepreneurs, teachers, profs, clergymen, musicians, pilots, and world travelers — leaders in your community, an inspiration to many that you have met personally or who have come to know you through your deeds. I am amazed (but I majored in English, not sociology). For those of you who haven’t purchased a yearbook, you will be able to. For those of you who didn’t submit a bio, the wonders of cyberworld will soon let you. For those of you who couldn’t attend the reunion for the many reasons that made it impossible, you were missed. And, for those of you who have left Colgate because of your personal reasons, I am saddened. Peter Piven writes: “In Dec I resigned from the Coxe Group, the consulting firm I incorporated in 1979, and started a new firm under my own name: Peter Piven Mgmt Consultants. As an optimist who fell off the observation deck of the Empire State Building was overheard to say as he passed the 85th floor, ‘So far, so good.’ Caroline and I continue to travel recreationally; we have 2 more trips scheduled to France — one to the Dordogne and the other to Paris with our 13-year-old granddaughter — and a sailing trip on the Adriatic. In Feb, I had a nice chat with Phil Perham from the development office, who paid a visit while he was visiting Philly, a nice reconnection.” Arnie Gross writes: “The impulsive decision to attend our 50th was motivated by my thankfulness for having been able, to some degree, to apply the things learned in my Colgate experience. As the short-term memory fails, the teachers, classmates, and “Colgate Spirit” remain more vivid in my mind. Having received a master’s in social work and a PhD in social planning from Brandeis, I’ve spent 42 years living in Israel working in academia and developing new approaches to social welfare problems. My wife and I live in a small suburban town outside of Beersheva with our daughter and 2 granddaughters 5 minutes from us. Every few days I look at the list of those attending our 50th, and each name conjures up a face and an experience. I look forward to seeing you and others in June.” Charlie Ehin published another article in Feb. It was for the KnowledgeBoard.com in the UK: http://www.knowledgeboard.com/item/3056. Dex Morrill writes: “My wife, Barbara, and I are moving to the Poughkeepsie area after 40 years in Hamilton. We sold our house on the village green and are moving in April, just before the reunion. Barb has been a health professional since college days, most recently as a cardiology researcher at Basset Hospital in Cooperstown (and saw Bob Knopp once in a while at meetings). I think Bob will be back in June. Recently, I managed to find Vic Strite in TX, and was worried he had passed away, but he seems OK, although not in great health. Gail and Stieg Reichart will try to make it from TX, too, although health has also been a problem for them. I am still busy composing along with my job of packing up the house.” Mary and Dave Croft were looking forward to being at the reunion this June. Dave writes: “We will be staying at our home in Saddlebrooke, AZ, until mid to late May before returning to MN for the summer. We visited Grand Canyon for a couple of days last week, with Mary and some friends hiking down and back up in 1 day. We always enjoy the canyon. With lots of rain in the desert this winter, the wild flowers are great and the desert green.” Roger Wanamaker writes: “I retired in Sept 2008 after 48 years in aviation. Flew Navy fighters, then as capt on a major airline’s domestic/ internatl ops, and more recently, high-end corp aircraft. I am now enjoying retirement, with sailing my main hobby. After years on the road, it’s a pleasure to stay home with my wife, Julie, getting our 2 kids through college. Our daughter Christie had been offered a scholarship at Colgate to play soccer but she chose CO C and the great skiing in the Rockies. More detail in the forthcoming class yearbook for our 50th Reunion.” Frank Gundlach received WA U, St Louis School of Law’s Distinguished Alumni Award. It’s appropriate to flesh out Frank’s career as stated by the award committee: “Frank N Gundlach (JD ’63) is senior counsel at Armstrong Teasdale LLP. He began his legal career in the US Dept of Justice as a trial atty in the tax division trying cases around the country. For 2 weeks in the summer of 1964, Gundlach was assigned to the Civil Rights Division, investigating alleged violations in MI of recently enacted legislation. In 1966, Gundlach joined Armstrong Teasdale. He has spent his legal career as a trial lawyer and, at an early age, was elected to the American Academy of Trial Lawyers. Gundlach has tried to completion more than 100 cases and argued numerous appeals involving high-profile clients covering a broad field of subjects. He is a trustee of the US Supreme Court Historical Society and the American C of Trial Lawyers Fndn, where he currently serves as secy.” That’s more like it, Frank. Tom Murphy ’90 wrote: “My dad, Tony Murphy, suffered a bad accident in July 2008 and has not been in good health since. He fell down the stairs, broke his neck, and was never able to recover from the surgery. He’s had Parkinson’s for about 15 years, which has progressed where it made the recovery from the trauma of the fall exceptionally difficult. After many months in an area hospital, he was transferred to the only nursing home that can care for him, in upstate CT, far from our family. He is effectively a quadriplegic with a trach, so communicating is difficult. “We have been in touch with his friends and your classmates, Bruce Warwick and Paul Jenkel, both of whom have seen him since the accident. Needless to say, Dad won’t be able to make it to the reunion. If you could let some of your classmates know that he would love to be there if he could, that would be wonderful.” Harold ‘Bud’ Rollins writes: “After Colgate, my lovely wife, Judith, and I moved to Madison, WI, and I earned my MA in geology at UW. Then, in 1963, on to NYC and Columbia, where I received a PhD in geology in 1967. After a couple years as an asst prof at Antioch C in OH, Judith and I adopted our son, Steven, and took up residence in Pitt, working (both of us) at the U of Pitt, me in the Dept of Geology and Planetary Sci and Judith in the Dept of East Asian Languages and Literatures. When I retired from Pitt in 2002 (as prof and dept chair at that time), Judith and I moved to my old homestead outside of Hamilton. Soon, however, we bought a house in Dunnellon, FL, and have now become seasonal ‘trackers’ of the warm weather. “My career has revolved around teaching and research. My professional activities have been focused upon paleobiology (a passion, I am certain, I ‘inherited’ from one of Colgate’s all-time great teachers, Bob Linsley), paleoecology, coastal geology, and geoarchaeology. My field investigations have largely been in the US and S America (Peru). I continue to pursue research and publish, as a prof emeritus. I hold research associateships with the American Museum of Natural History (NYC) and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pitt). Non-professional activities (always the best kind!) include fishing and boating with Judith on the Withlacoochee River and FL’s Nature Coast.” Leo Hamill is still living with Leiden V Mutation Factor and, to add to his woes, had a stroke last Dec, and is living with drugs dealing with blood clots and bleeding in or on the brain, so he’s struggling with the double-edged sword. Leo is eager to hear from any doctor classmates who might help — and he’s a willing test subject for any new treatments. He’s off to a 2nd opinion at Houston Med Ctr. Leo has given me permission to print his phone number — 614-880-9411 — if anyone has info, that would be helpful. He hopes to make the reunion, but is looking more forward to reunions 55, 60, etc. Good friend to all, Jeffrey Munson, dentist to those who pay on the installment plan — or not at all — will be at the reunion, of course. He has been in regular contact with Bob ‘Popeye’ Wright and Strat ‘Mr Insurance’ Kane and their wives. They have several yearly get-togethers, while Stieg ‘Texan Ranger’ Reichert badgers the group 1961 Kent Blair 4535 Sanderling Circle West Boynton Beach, FL 33436-5120 As I write this column in early April, the weather in FL has finally returned to normal after one of the coldest winters on record. Although the temps were nothing like what we had in Hamilton 50 years ago, it was a shocker to us snowbirds who come south to play in the sun. By the time you read this, our 50th Reunion will be less than a year away: June 2–5, 2011. I hope you’re making plans to attend. It will be a great party. Bill Swezey has started to organize our events, which will include a special class dinner on Thurs, a golf tourney on Fri, the all-class parade (which we will lead) on Sat, and a class dinner that evening, at which our new pres, Jeffrey Herbst, will be the speaker. Our class will be housed in the Wendt U Inn, a new hotel just outside of Hamilton. No more sharing dorm bathrooms. Shuttle buses will run continuously between the campus and the hotel. No more driving late at night. Once again, I received a large number of responses to my March e-mail request for info. Remember, any classmate wishing to contact another alumnus can do so by checking the Alumni Directory at www.colgatealumni.org or calling the alumni office, which will provide e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc. First, the sad news. My roommate Bill Shoen passed away in March. For the past 24 years, he’d been in a VA hospital after being the victim of a hit and run accident in AZ. He loved rock and roll music and was affectionately known as the “Big Bopper.” Despite our vastly different personalities, he was a great friend. We visited ’Cuse and Caz all the time and had a ball. When I was the drum major and not enough guys in the band showed up for a game, Bill would march holding a French horn, which he had no idea how to play, just to make the band look bigger. I’ve missed him for the past 24 years and will continue to do so. On the brighter side, Russ Bartley checked in from the redwood hills near Ft Bragg, CA. He retired 14 years ago from the UWI as prof of history. He and wife Sylvia are deeply involved in local history and the geology/paleontology of northern CA. They have also co-authored a lengthy paper on Thorstein Veblen (remember him from “The Worldly Philosophers” in jr-year econ) that is scheduled to be published this summer. Judy and Brett Beazley are living on Lake Keowee in SC, playing some golf and doing a lot of boating. They have 4 grandchildren, 1 of whom is in college. Brett finds the passage of time scary. He’s not alone. Colgate plays Furman this fall, and Brett would like to see any classmates who come to the game. The Lueckes and Monroes are planning to attend. Some day, Ken Monroe promises to tell the world exactly what he does, but for now it’s all cloak and daggers. I’m waiting for that call, Ken. Mike Davie, who left Colgate after 2 years, ended up graduating from our then archrival Syracuse in ’70. He continues to support Colgate, partly in memory of his father, J Ralph Davie ’33. Mike retired after 22 years as a USAF European SIGINT linguist and then had a 2nd career in IT. He and his wife live near Baltimore. His 1st-year roommate, Mike Brody, calls him each Dec. He closed his e-mail with “it has been a good life.” John Fornuto gets the award for being the 1st to e-mail me a photo, a great shot of him and Marie on a snowmobile in VT. John talked with Ed Ramm, a dorm mate in Stillman. Ed was career Navy and served on a destroyer in Vietnam. Thanks for your service, Ed. Jay Gaines, the youngest member of our class (entered at 16), is now 90% retired from practicing medicine. He still teaches infectious diseases at Yale, however. He and wife Priscilla winter in Santa Barbara and summer in New Haven. He started golf 10 years ago and is a real nut over it, as am I. Jay has invited any classmates who would like to play the Yale course to contact him. He’d like to hear from Steve Baker, Ed Fincke, and Bob Gray, as would I. Bill Gernhardt now spends much of the winter in San Diego to get away from the gray of the Pacific NW. He’d love to see any classmates passing through town. Karl Gordinier, who’d been enjoying retirement, is now consulting at Monmouth U. He finds this very rewarding. Fred Holmes wrote from Marin Cty that he and wife Janalee have lived in CA for 46 years. They raised 2 athletic (surprise, surprise) daughters, 1 of whom teaches them yoga. Other activities include golf, hiking, swimming, biking, and fly-fishing. They’ve traveled to China, Spain, Scotland, Italy, and Cape Cod. I was happy to receive an e-mail from “totaladman,” aka Warren Lutz (guess what business he was in), as I hadn’t heard from him in quite a while. After a wonderful month in China last year and a good summer at his home in VT, he was laid low by Lyme disease. Long recovery, but now he is on the mend. John Marshall wrote from Mexico that he plans to continue living there for the next 30 years or so. I always remembered him as an optimist. His passion is animals. He is about to become pres of a local animal welfare group, Lakeside Friends of the Animals. Bud Sales says that the winter in Pinehurst was the pits, almost like being up north. He spent months just hunkered down waiting for spring. Natick, MA, is having its 1st athletic hall of fame inductions and Pete Smith, a member of the ’57 undefeated Class B champs basketball team, will be honored. He writes that Hardy Bedford will be back at Colgate this fall for a 50th Reunion of the undefeated ’60 soccer team. I’d like to hear more about this, Hardy. Jack Stovel still enjoys teaching history p/t at a girls’ school in Palo Alto. He also loves the winters there. No kidding! Charlie Warner is still living in the Atlanta area and regularly sees Whitey Schmid, Leon Jones, and John Finn. He visited Bob Lambrix in FL during the winter in an unsuccessful attempt to escape the cold. John Weber checked in from New Zealand, where he had just come in 2nd in his age group in the NZ Ironman triathlon. Since retiring from Cornell Medical School/NY Hospital, he has done 29 marathons and 61 triathlons. He’s also a passionate art collector. How’s that for a diverse set of interests? Maybe Bill Swezey can organize some heavy-duty athletic events for our reunion. Ed Wilbur e-mailed that wife Marty was making great progress after her knee replacement. She’ll be able to continue biking along Lake Champlain at their house in VT. They and their children and grandchildren lead very active outdoor and cultural lives. He and Marty have done several mission trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He is involved with the Church at Prison and teaches a math course at VT tech. Thanks again for all the e-mails, and please keep those cards and letters coming. Kent: 561-731-5331(winter); 908-277-3295 (summer); [email protected] 1962 Stuart Angert 179 Greenaway Road Amherst, NY 14226-4165 Well, my begging seems to have had some effect! I received several responses from our classmates. Bruce Clark writes of his recent trip to HI, where wife Judith was born. They were joined by their kids and grandchildren. This was their 3rd trip; the last, in 1992, was a washout but this one was ideal. “We visited places of Judith’s memory: the blow-hole, big wave beach, the Bishop Museum. We saw wild-escaped parrots, Brazilian cardinals, mourning doves, cockroaches as big as Chihuahuas. We all went on a cruise to swim with the dolphins and turtles. They passed beneath us as if we were seaweed. A humpback whale sounded with its tail fluke in the air. I read ‘Rikki-Tikki-Tavi’ to the grandchildren. I was hoping we would see a live Hawaiian mongoose. We all went to a luau on the beach. The kids and Judith danced on the stage with the native dancers. We ate wild boar. I have a little radio with earphones that I Maroon’d… in New Orleans, La. iStock Photo to come to TX for an armadillo round-up. Dave Van Woert stays close to Vegas but occasionally goes to Padres games in San Diego, UT, and Mexico for fishing and friends. He and Tom Haley have retained their close Colgate friendship. Bob White, after 50 years, has found work he loves: new media marketing. With a 25' commute to his home office and the worldwide market on the web, this classmate has found a way to stay out of trouble and stay young. He’ll be traveling to Lubbock, TX, at reunion time to watch daughter Claudia ’86 attempt to qualify for Kona in the Ironman Triathlon. Wilkie Wilkerson and many other Gamm’s visited campus 3 years ago to witness the deeding of the Gamm house to the university. Mike Batza ’63, Harry Mariani ’59, Dick Hamilton ’59, and Ray Boushie ’61 entertained those attending at the Colgate Inn and Hamilton Inn. Wilkie and Kathy will be at the 50th. Bruce Pearson has kept his life consistent: retired recently from many years as a lawyer; married for 43 years; lived in same house for 34; 4 sons over 30; Irish terriers for 29; and 7 grandchildren, with more to come. He’s healthy and playing softball with the VA Cavalier’s traveling teams. Bruce is eager to marry off his 6'2" youngest son, Willie, to a classmate’s daughter who likes to travel, sleep on the ground, and possesses extreme patience. Frank Cook is looking forward to seeing Dave ‘Croftie’ Croft at reunion. Frank has enjoyed 30 years of genl law practice with his father, Larry ’32, and other partners. He has 3 boys and 6 grandchildren. In ’94 he became a family court judge and an acting Supreme Court judge for the state of NY in Oneida Cty. He retired from that in 2006 but is still working p/t as a judicial hearing officer for Oneida Cty and 5 other surrounding counties. He and his wife travel greatly, and Frank is now an eager student pilot. The most difficult task of class editors is to report the death of our classmates: James Creedon, a physics major, on the Dean’s List and Newman Club member, died of cancer. His family requests that donations in his name be made to a hospice or cancer center in your area. Other classmates who passed recently include: Robert Christie, Lambda Chi, math major and active in sailing, tennis, cross country, and WRCU; and Peter Gross, TKE, math major, Dean’s List, active in track, tennis, cross country, choir, and the Glee Club. Much thanks to so many of you for your kind words of my work over the decades. Your updates have made the columns and also have kept me more connected to Colgate. Please keep them coming. Steve: 818-999-2777; 788-2557 (fax); [email protected] Ryan Meyers ’10 recently launched a new venture with his mother and aunt called Cook New Orleans, which offers five-day culinary excursions in The Big Easy. Through the company’s evolution, Meyers, a native New Orleanian, has immersed himself in the culture and cuisine of the city. Don’t miss the… hands-on cooking classes at New Orleans School of Cooking. Roll up your sleeves and cook alongside New Orleans chefs using recipes, ingredients, and techniques passed down through generations. Best tour for your taste buds… Take a culinary history tour and go into the kitchen of the city’s oldest restaurant, Antoines, down Pirates Alley, and through the French Quarter, all while sampling the classics of New Orleans cuisine, from gumbo and muffuletta to pralines, red beans, and more. Antiques and boutiques… There is nothing better than “Rue Royal” (Royal Street) for shop after shop of antiques and fine locally made wares. And there is always a street performer to entertain you while you shop! Coolest nighttime adventure… walking cocktail tour. The cocktail was invented in the French Quarter, and this tour not only gives you the history of each drink, but you also get to taste them all. From the popular Hurricane to the Sazerac, you will have the chance to imbibe these specialties in the place where it all began. Stay… in the Vieux Carré (French Quarter) in the Bourbon Orleans or a Creole townhouse with a beautiful courtyard and antique stained glass windows, where you can see and hear the jazz come alive right outside your window. Have tips for people who might be maroon’d in your town? Write to us at [email protected] and put Maroon’d in the subject line. News and views for the Colgate community 53 listened to on and off during the night. I heard something about a tsunami warning for HI but it didn’t register and I went back to sleep. A while later I was wakened by the next door neighbor’s dog moaning. It hadn’t made a sound before that. At about 4:30 in the morning, a car drove into our driveway. It was Judith’s brother Petrie. He told us about the tsunami alert and that we had to get to high ground. We learned that there had been an 8.8 Richter scale earthquake in Chile; 8.8 was exponentially larger than the Haiti quake a month ago. The shock waves were traveling toward HI with the speed of a jet plane. It took less than 20 minutes to wake everybody, pack up for 4 kids and 5 adults, clean out the refrigerator, and head out in a caravan toward Petrie’s family, who live in the mountains. They were predicting 15' to 20' waves. We unloaded all 9 of us into Petrie and Dorothy’s apt. The tsunami sirens confirmed that it was a serious condition. Scientists predicted the 1st wave would hit Oahu precisely at 11 AM. There would be aftershocks that would cause maybe even bigger waves. Petrie said there was no easy way up the mountain. Neighbors coming up the hill said that traffic was bumper-to-bumper downtown. People were screaming at each other. TV cameras in high-rise hotels at the shore were ready to broadcast the massive wave as it devastated. We watched stopaction photography showing the sea level at the shore going down as the wave built and then … nothing. The tsunami wasn’t as big as most of the waves we had seen surfers using on the northern coast. We captured on film the family’s state of tension as the wave approached.” Bruce’s experience can be found on YouTube at http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgnP_bj-SZk. On a sad note, we lost another member of our class. Phil Jackson, US Army (retired), passed away in DC. Michael Sullivan and Bob Wollam were bedside for the week prior to his death. That act speaks volumes for the humanity of Michael and Bob, and for the permanent bond that was formed by many of our classmates. Phil worked tirelessly to improve the lives of children in the DC foster care system. We also learned of the loss of Bella Duffy, wife of Bob Duffy, to lung cancer. Our thoughts are with you and your family, Bob. For those who wish to contact Bob, let me know. Pinky and Dave Luerssen just returned from a long weekend to the Orlando area, where they reuned with the Vintage Thirteen, the group of Colgate Thirteen members from the ’60s era. “We sang at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World and had a great time.” Dan Adams adds that he and wife Suzanne had a wonderful weekend with the group. Dan also identifies the classmates and spouses in attendance. “About 30 attended. The event was hosted by Lynda and Bud Hedinger ’69. From our class, we had a good turnout: in addition to Suzanne and I, we also had Dick Murdock, JoAnne and Tom Behr, Marty and Pete Behr, Jennifer and Beau Clark, and Dave and Pinky Luerssen. Suzanne and I are planning a Bicycle Adventures trip in July, which includes what is billed as a 6-mile ‘ride to the sun,’ so we’re getting in shape now. We did one last year to the Columbia Gorge and it was fabulous.” I am assuming that Dan and Suzanne are taking the ride through Glacier Natl Park and the “Going to the Sun Highway,” which is truly spectacu- lar. Beau Clark also reported on the gathering in Orlando, adding Bruce Hutchins ’63 to the members attending, as well as their performance at Bergamo’s Restaurant. Visit our class page at colgatealumni.org to read a full report on the trip by Pete Behr and Priit Vesilind ’64 on the message board and see a photo on the photo gallery. Dave Luerssen also alerted us to the following: Doug Naismith recently was named First Citizen 2010 by the Suffolk and North Suffolk Rotary Clubs. Aside from being the former head of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Doug is active in such organizations as the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, Obici Healthcare Foundation, Suffolk Sister Cities, Suffolk Partnership for a Healthy Community, and more. Ted Vaill and his girlfriend of many years, Joan Yang, “had a wonderful time in Buenos Aires in Jan 2010, a city that is a combination of Paris and NYC. It was summer there, and we danced some tango (now there’s a photo op), and went shopping and bar hopping in Palermo Soho, where our home exchange luxury apt was located. We also ate Argentine beef and tasted Argentine Malbec wine, some of the best of both we have ever had. We did a day trip across the River Plate to Colonia, Uruguay, an ancient walled city, and flew to Iguaçu Falls, which Joan admitted was more impressive than Niagara Falls. On the way back, we stopped in Santiago, Chile, and hiked in the Chilean Andes, a month before the earthquake hit the Santiago area. Joan has bought a condo in NYC, so I will be spending more time there in the coming months, and I hope to see more of our East Coast classmates, get to some Colgate football games, and visit the campus more often.” As an aside, Bill Sheehan, who is no longer with us, and I trekked to Iguaçu Falls in 1960 when we were members of the Argentine Study Group. At that time, the area was very primitive. We traveled from Asuncion, Paraguay, by oxcart, and crossed the Paraná River from Paraguay into Brazil in a dugout canoe. We spent 2 weeks in the Mato Grosso and Pantanal with the Guarani Indians. The experience was life defining. Rob Sullivan sent the brief note: “The good news is that I am still around to read your plea, and tell you that I really have nothing new to report.” Rob, we are pleased to have learned that you are alive and well! Bucky Dalton also sent one sentence. I thought that attys were paid by the word. Bill Murphy, who came to Colgate as a transfer student in his jr year, joins us with this comprehensive retrospective. “This is a quick update to cover about 50 years. I taught HS math and science in Miami Beach for 1 year, and then joined the Navy for 6 years — flight training, various aviation billets from being a navigator in the north Atlantic, based in Canada, to flying out of Iceland. Went back to the training command and became qualified for airborne combat info officer (Navy AWACS), and then again went back and became an instructor in fighter tactics. Final active duty tour was as a range safety officer in the Bahamas, working on the development of what at that time was the most advanced ASW (anti-submarine weapon) weapon we had. Went into the naval air reserve and served in a number of squadrons, became XO (I think that this means “exec officer”) of 1, and later had a command of my own. Retired quite some time back. I then received an MBA as well as a JD. In private life, I became an investment banker in the early ’70s, and later an atty. Have a firm in N Miami Beach, and still much more active than I would like. Mostly do commercial litigation. I am trying to reduce my law practice as I am working on developing some business interests in China, and have made 3 trips there in the last 3 years. I am the mgr of an LLC that markets water-treatment equipment for a number of major internatl manufactures of same. I still do a little running, but not enough, and until I had an injury, I was on a dragon boat team that last year won the Community Division World Championship. Like Batman, I have a lot of toys, but most are broken right now: sports car, 1980 MGB, all original; Rhodes 22' sailboat; and a small motorcycle. Years ago, I took a trip to Annapolis to watch a Colgate/ Navy football game. Although I am retired Navy, there was no question as to which side I was rooting for. I have gone back to Hamilton maybe 3 times over the years, the most recent about 4 years ago when I was looking for a place in NY or New England to perhaps spend part of the hot months down here. Saw the formerly ‘Red’ Raiders beat Princeton, and a great change of season, something we do not get much of down here.” Bill, thank you for sharing your inspiring story as you continue to reinvent yourself. Jim Delong writes: “In 1964 I purchased a 1932 Chevy Cabriolet with the intent of restoring it to perfection. It took me 3 days to totally dismantle it, and since then, have been towing it from city to city as my career progressed. Earlier this year I picked up where I left off some 40 years ago, and am making significant progress bringing it back to original pristine condition. I also recently took a run at pursuing a new career by completing all the prerequisites for RN nursing. Got in the program at a local college and found myself working 8–10 hours a day with ‘clinicals,’ studying, and classroom instruction. I visualized myself going from Tahiti to St Johns and other economically depressed regions assisting the poor and infirm. However, started listening to the horror stories regarding potential litigation against practitioners, and asked myself if all the time and effort was worth the hassle. I decided no. I have now redirected my efforts into the profession of antique automobile mechanic!” Michael Blanc writes: “I must confess I have lost touch with my Colgate friends and classmates. Except for my son’s graduation in 1996, I never returned to the hill. I, however, treasure the education I received. Because of SAT results I began concentrating in math and physics. But I did poorly in chemistry, so my dream of med school extinguished. By the middle of soph year I was on probation, and was forced to change my major. I had received more Ds than anyone in my class and, yet, managed to survive (Editor’s comment: That statement reminds me of Flounder’s response to Dean Wormer in Animal House when asked what he had to say for himself when he received 4 Fs and a D. ‘Well, Dean, I must be concentrating too much on one subject.’). During a guidance session, the counselor learned I loved to send away for yacht catalogs, put tracing paper over the floor plans, and redesign the interiors. He asked the obvious question no one, not even me, had ever asked, ‘Ever thought of making this “When I was the drum major and not enough guys in the band showed up for a game, Bill Shoen would march holding a French horn, which he had no idea how to play, just to make the band look bigger. I’ve missed him for the past 24 years and will continue to do so.” — Kent Blair ’61 54 scene: Summer 2010 a career?’ As the trite saying goes, ‘The rest is history.’ After that session, I began taking art and philosophy courses. I learned I could argue philosophy as well as the bright premeds in Kendrick House! By the end of jr year I was on Dean’s List. I went on to Princeton Architectural School (for which I was totally prepared by Colgate) to get a master’s in architecture, worked in NYC for 10 years. Then in 1970 I opened my practice in Stamford, CT. I will celebrate my 70th bday in Oct but my practice continues to thrive, and I love it. We do predominantly residential architecture, but I still send away for boat catalogs! “I have slowed working a little. Five years ago, Mimika, my wife of 40 years, and I bought an apt in Palm Beach, and from Oct–April we go for 10 days a month. During the CT summers we do a lot of boating on LI Sound. I close with a wonderful and significant event: Christopher ’96 and wife Sarah blessed our family with a granddaughter, Simone Kathryn, on March 23.” This retrospective reinforces the notion that one mentor can change the life, and, in fact, save the life of another. It’s a beautiful story. “Aloha” from Larry Stults. “Stuart, thanks for your attention to duty in trying to get us slackers to turn in our papers on time; not much different than as undergrads. Living way out in mid-Pacific, I don’t cross paths with anything Colgate very often. A year or so ago, I did make e-mail contact with Sigma Nu brother Dick Breslin, USAF, retired, living happily in Biloxi, MI. With my wife, Takako, a former JAL purser, and our 13-year-old son, Sam, I again toured the ancient capital of Kyoto, Japan, over spring break. It’s a city of over 1,000 temples, so always fascinating. This visit, by pre-appointment we toured both the old Imperial Palace and Moss Temple (Koke Dera) with vast Japanese garden-style grounds beautifully carpeted with several species of moss. Kyoto, and neighboring Nara, give a whole new definition to ‘old,’ eg Moss Temple was constructed in 792, but ‘renovated’ in 1388. Our trip was celebrating Sam’s successful 1st season on the intermediatelevel, inter-scholastic golf team at Punahou School (Obama’s alma mater) here in Honolulu. For those who remember meeting my father, Allen, we rejoice in his remarkable health and fitness approaching age 97, living in a wonderfully luxurious elder home, Splendido, in Oro Valley, AZ, where we visit at least 2–3 times annually. Best wishes to ol’ soccer and lax teammates, New Trier HS alums, other Colgate pals, and brothers of Sigma Nu.” As for Joyce and me, we are on our way to Italy and Greece with Sue and Jim Himoff ’65. Please continue to send the latest news. Note that due to publication dates, your submission will not appear in the next issue of Scene, but will appear in the subsequent issue. Stay well. Stuart: 716-913-7772; [email protected] 1963 Carl G Langbert Princeton Manor 46 Edgemere Dr Kendall Park, NJ 08824-7000 At this writing, the spring of 2010 is upon us. I’m sure that it is beautiful in the Chenango Valley. Barbara and I had a very meaningful visit to SE Asia, especially Vietnam, which was 40 years since I had been there in 1968–69 with the Army in the 44th Medical Brigade and also attached to the 1st air cavalry up in Quan Loe on the Cambodian border. Our trip definitely elicited many feelings, eg waiting to go on R&R in HI, the ultimate sacrifice made by Colgate’s 20 men, etc. at Colgate. I have followed Mel’s career since his days at the NY Times Book Review and remember what an inspiration he was as a talented basketball player and a gifted thinker. “I do get around well enough to have gone salmon fishing again in Iceland (one of my great passions). I have been keeping up with issues at Colgate by attending NY events like the Charlie Rose panel and the Thomas Friedman panel … both of which were outstanding. My son, Geoff ’86, who is an alumni council member and has been active on the annual fund, is a constant source of pride and info.” Hope everyone has a great summer. Carl: 732-422-0556 (H); 247-0630 (O); 545-1934 (fax); [email protected] Photo courtesy of Tom McGarrity I received a notice of the death of William Gallagher. I remember Bill well. He was a fraternity brother at DU, played baseball and football, and also majored in history. He died on Feb 27, 2009. Our condolences go out to all of Bill’s family. Got a call months ago from Dodge Ferreira, who was still contemplating about a visit to Haiti many years ago, where he accidentally met Mel Klein, who also was on business at this time. Have also spoken to Doug Reilly, Co Bertsche, and Walt Schoenewolf. Everything is well with all of them, which I’m always glad to hear. Although Reunion 50 is 3 years away, I’ve been doing some preliminary work for it. In that capacity, I spoke to Mike Batza in order to get his always excellent advice. This time was not an exception. Also spoke to Dick Jackson to get him involved. He, too, is looking forward to participating in efforts for our class gift. Received a letter from Richard Berleth, who recently published his new book Bloody Mohawk about the French and Indian War and the American Revolution on NY’s frontier. “Enclosed is a copy of my new book on the history of the Mohawk Valley and the country around Colgate. You’ll notice the Payne plinth in the illustrations, and if you read the text, you’ll be introduced to the history of Hamilton Village in the aftermath of the Revolution. I think this will add an interesting dimension to the area around the college for ’Gates of our era and later. It is available in all Barnes & Noble retailers as well as other outlets.” News from Jim Barnshaw. I plan to get together with Jim very soon, especially since we live close to each other. “About a year ago, I started hiking with Keith Johnson, my fraternity brother. Keith is well, and along with his 25+ completed marathons since leaving Colgate, where he was not a runner, he has hiked all the high peaks in the Catskills and soon will complete a winter round. He has helped guide me up and down these interesting mountains. “I am staying busy with several volunteer activities in NJ after a very busy 3-year stint as president of the Adirondack Forty-Sixer’s hiking club. Still plenty of time to play golf and tennis along with serious hiking in the Catskills and Adirondacks during winter and the rest of the year. Trying to get back into running but not easy.” Received more info about Roger Busch and his discus. The USATF Natl Masters Track & Field Championships were held in Oshkosh, WI, last week. After winning the silver medal in the age 65–69 group for the past 3 years, Roger won the gold. The guy he beat is an 11-time natl champion and a former masters world record holder. Roger will be defending his title this July in Sacramento. He said he is a long shot to win this year because he will be an elder in the age group at 69 and there are 3 excellent 65-year-old youngsters entering the group this year. Roger said he will have a better shot in 2011 when he will move up to the 70–75 group. The following note was received from Steve Gold: “I have been relatively active despite some serious physical limitations that prevent me from walking much (a right knee bursitis and complications following back surgery in 2003). I practice 2 days a week and teach in a hospital residency program on a limited basis in the periodontics grad program at Columbia. I have continued to write a quarterly column on dental history (odd topics like “insider trading,” “dentists and cowboys,” and Hitler’s teeth) and recently finished a history of a regional specialty group on its 50th anniversary. “I have enjoyed reading the letters in the recent Scene about the careers of Steve Lefrak ’60 and Mel Watkins ’62, both of whom I knew while 196 4 Richard J Johnson 22 Goose Point Ln Box 1825 Duxbury, MA 02331-5120 Obviously, my best days as a predictor of sporting event outcomes is apparently past, and I will make no more predictions until my prescience returns … hopefully, that will be before football season. The Colgate Thirteen [Geezer Division] took over Disney World for a weekend in March. After a warm-up cocktail party and dinner get-together at the home of Bud Hedinger ’69, a bevy of former Thirteeners entertained Mickey, Minnie, Snow White, and Donald as well as any vacationers within earshot both at the Central Pavilion and at various locations around the park. They then spent hours practicing their new hit song “It’s a Small World After All,” while endlessly riding the teacups. Steve Steele reported that the aging Thirteeners were better than ever and had lost nothing off of their respective fastballs. In addition to Cub, the Class of 1964 was well represented by Priit [my name is Squeaky, but you can call me Juho] Vesilind, Kurt [Tonto] Brown, Dr Edward [Biff] Jones, John [CA Dreamin’] Weingart, and Jim [Clipper] Citrano. Jim Citrano actually may have missed the singing part, but certainly not the party part. Hey, where was Pete Halstead? Sounds like another great Thirteen reunion; keep up the great work. For a full account of the trip, written by Priit and Pete Behr ’62, as well as a photo of the group, visit our class page at www.colgatealumni.org. You are strictly forbidden from profiting in any way from the following insider info: Mike Heffernan, after 8 straight winning elections and 32 years of living the good life as a probate court judge, is not going to seek re-election and will retire from the probate court. Mike’s legal practice will stay open for business, and Mike will leave the door open for a possible run at Chris Dodd’s Senate seat in the near future. Congrats, Mike, and good luck on your next adventure. Relaying good news to you for the Scene is always enjoyable, but hearing about the passing of friends and/or classmates is not, and I am sorry to again have to report that we have lost 2 more of our classmates. Dave Newbert called me one evening to tell me the sad news that Mark Leonardi had died in a bicycling accident. To me, Mark was the sleeper excellent athlete at Colgate. During each intramural season at Phi Gam, his name would come up and we would ask the question, how do we handle Mark Leonardi? While we knew he would be a problem, he would still, of course, beat me on a deep pattern to win one of the football championship games. I will also never forget making the mistake of thinking that I could A super show For the past 10 years, scores of young performers have been given the chance for their stars to shine, singing, dancing, and acting before a packed house, thanks to the creative energy of Anne Eddy Beaty ’76. Beaty volunteers her time to create and direct the hugely popular annual SuperShow at Central Middle School (CMS) in Greenwich, Conn., which has become a true communitybuilding event. Far from a conventional school play, the SuperShow features skits based on the best of Hollywood, Broadway, television, and the Internet, performed by students from CMS and its feeder schools. Alumni of the program often return to serve as guest actors, dancers, instructors, stagehands, ushers, and backstage assistants. Beaty takes a truly inclusive approach to theater: she does not hold auditions, there are no lead roles, and everyone gets a turn — even the audience. Lifelong Greenwich resident Tom McGarrity ’79 (whose own son Tucker has performed in the SuperShow and whose wife, Debbie, coordinates the volunteers) wrote in a letter to the local paper, “While there are scores of volunteers who are critical to the success of the show, it is Anne’s blood, sweat, and, yes, tears that inspire our children to have a memory of a lifetime — to be a star!” This year, Beaty got a bit of the star treatment herself when the Colgate Thirteen — two of whom are SuperShow alumni — made a special appearance and serenaded her as their finale. Beaty’s theater background includes teaching and directing in New York City. She also directed a series of performances by New York City Fame dancers and inner-city teenage actors in a national tour aimed at raising awareness and funds for women in crisis and providing a productive outlet for youths, breakdancers, hip-hop artists, and rappers. – Rebecca Costello handle the 440 dash for Phi Gam in the track championships my sr year. Hockey had ended just a few weeks earlier, so how hard could it be to run all out for a minute or so? When I lined up and Mark was standing next to me, I remembered getting beaten deep in football and knew that I was in trouble. My plan was simple: run as fast as I could (it was only 440 yards) for the whole race. We took off together, one tall fluid runner and one less tall, less fluid runner, one set of legs flowing, the other set pumping (or maybe flailing), side by side, dead even through 220 or so yards, at which point my arms fell to my side and I fell over, totally drained of energy and unable to function. I lost my lunch and was sick for hours … and Mark, of course, won the race in a breeze. He was one of those tall, graceful athletes, with a very quiet personal demeanor. In recent years, I had heard from Newbie that Mark skied a lot in New England and I had hoped to run into him some time, but it just didn’t happen. As you will read in his obit, Mark met with great success in NH as a businessman and as a community leader, and he will be very much missed by his family and friends. I will always remember Mark as well, one of the really nice, quiet guys at Colgate, who was one of the best athletes on a campus of really good athletes. Besides his wife, Prebbie, Mark leaves behind daughter Lisa Meuse and her husband Adam, son Mark F and wife Susan, brother Gene, sister Marilyn Taylor, and 4 grandchildren. Kurt Brown e-mailed the bad news that Rett Foster had passed away after a difficult battle with cancer. At Colgate everyone knew that Rett was a real character, and Deni and I got to know Rett and Judy, as well as Nancy and Sandy Conde, far better when we all worked together at Tucker Anthony in the late ’70s and all of the ’80s. In Bermuda at one Tucker conf, we were riding around on motor scooters (corp Hell’s Angels) and generally acting badly. We were riding up and down the hills at the Castle Harbour Golf Course (illegally), and as a few of News and views for the Colgate community 55 George Popadynec Kelley Raab Mayo ’81 and her husband, Yvon Bridging mind and spirit As an ordained minister and assistant professor of psychiatry, Kelley Raab Mayo ’81 is one of the few taking a unique approach to mental health by bridging the gap between mind and spirit. She hopes that her new book, Creativity, Spirituality, and Mental Health, will be used to better integrate spirituality and spiritual resources into the mental health treatment model. The group of scholars in this niche is so small that in 2007, Raab Mayo co-founded the International Association for Spirituality and Mental Health so that the members could meet every few months to network and collaborate. “It’s coming, but it’s slow,” Raab Mayo said. “Not too many psychologists or psychiatrists have been trained in or are interested in spirituality, so they don’t often recognize that it can be important to clients.” She added, “I wrote the book so it would be recognized that this can be very important in healing and recovery from mental health issues.” Raab Mayo said she has pondered the concepts of God and spirituality since childhood. At Colgate, she became involved in University Church, Intervarsity, and a group that explored religious questions called Skeptics and Others Seeking. Through her participation in these groups, the university chaplain at the time, Rev. Coleman Brown, became a mentor to her. Although she had entered Colgate intending to become a doctor like her father, Brown’s influence swayed her decision to go into the seminary after graduation. “He put the idea in my mind of doing pastoral counseling or some sort of chaplaincy work,” she said. Today, as chaplain at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre in Canada, Raab Mayo counsels people on an individual and group basis, provides spiritual care to clients and staff, and conducts religious services. Part of the healing process, she believes, involves coaxing out people’s creative and spiritual sides. “[It’s] helping people look at what their deepest values are and their sources of meaning and purpose,” she said. In a research study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, Raab Mayo collaborated with a psychologist and a psychiatrist on a spiritually oriented approach to the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. “I used exercises to help people discover what their values were and have more coherence with their meditation and mindfulness practices to calm anxiety,” she explained. Some tools that she believes can help people understand who they are include reflective activities such as walking in the woods, journaling, reading spiritual texts, and music. The chaplain practices what she preaches. Music is one of her personal creative outlets and was another seed that was nurtured at Colgate. Raab Mayo played violin in the University Orchestra, took her freshman seminar on Bach with Marietta Cheng, and spent two Jan Plans focused on music — one with a retired professional violinist and the other with the university organist at the time. Tendonitis forced her to put the violin down, so for the past year, she’s been learning the trumpet and playing in a beginner band. Her book allowed her to try her skills at fiction writing, a creative outlet that she hopes to delve into more. The last chapter of the book is a fictional account that serves as an example of how creative expression can play a healing role. Raab Mayo does not negate the need for pharmacological treatment, yet she believes that medication is not the whole answer. In “A Story of Salome,” the main character, Jesus’s sister, learns to stabilize her mental health issues by playing an instrument, painting, and dancing. “I’d like to get more into creative writing, but it’s a future enterprise,” Raab Mayo said. In the meantime, the chaplain/professor has plenty to keep her busy. — Aleta Mayne 56 scene: Summer 2010 us sat at the bottom of a hill regrouping, Rett flew down the hill at top speed, slammed on his brakes, and did a perfect sliding stop right beside us. As it was happening, I thought that a terrible accident was about to happen, but Rett pulled it off, laughing uproariously at his own wild act and at the looks on our faces. It was a classic Rett moment, pushing the envelope and loving every minute of it. Rett’s dynamic personality helped him become a very successful businessman, an incredibly generous philanthropist, a tireless leader in community and charitable causes, and a loving family man. When you read his accomplishments, you wonder how one person could find either the time or the energy to do so much for others. He did, though. With Rett’s passing, Clarkson U lost its chair of the Board of Trustees and northern NY lost one of its most energetic and enthusiastic leaders and fundraisers. He will be sorely missed in the upstate community and by his friends and family. In addition to his wife, Judy, he leaves son Benjamin, daughter Katherine V Meyer, brother Henry, sister Susan Work, and 4 grandchildren. Thanks to all you e-mailers for keeping us laughing: Dan Baird, Biff Atwater, Kurt Brown, Mike Foley, Gary Ripple, Bill Sheeser, John Weingart, and Norm Platt, among others, have done a great job of keeping up us to date on the latest political humor (and other types of humor as well). Do your best to keep yourselves healthy and let your classmates know what is going on in your lives. Take care of yourselves. Dick: 800-829-9199 x5148; [email protected] 1965 Garner Simmons 22126 Providencia St Woodland Hills, CA 91364-4133 “Luck,” at last, has smiled on Bill Barich. That’s the title of the new HBO series, the pilot of which he co-wrote with series creator David Milch (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Deadwood, etc). Set in the world of thoroughbred horseracing, the series has acquired an impressive pedigree including actors Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, and Dennis Farina. Bill and his wife, Imelda, are here in LA for the shooting as Bill works with Milch to develop additional scripts. Sheila and I met them for lunch at a quiet Mexican restaurant in Topanga. Meanwhile, Bill’s next book, Long Way Home: On the Trail of Steinbeck’s America — the one he researched while traveling cross country and writing a blog for the NY Times during the run-up to the 2008 presidential election — will be out in the fall, just in time for the midterm elections. Having read in the last column about George Johnson’s sojourn into Thailand, Joe DeLuca wrote, asking for George’s e-mail address. He added: “As for Bic and I, in theatrical terms, you can say that I am now ‘at liberty.’ My job with the Defense Department ended in Oct, so I guess I’m officially retired until I decide to do something else. Bic is still working and will probably retire from her job with DOD in Jan or July 2011. Glad to hear Ken Roffe is still motoring on. We Westchester guys, he from New Rochelle and me from Port Chester, have to keep busy. Hope to give Karl Maggard a call while we are on the Gulf Coast.” As for Lord Jim (nee: George), himself, I finally heard from the intrepid adventurer. George Johnson, indeed, has slipped his moorings in Stuart, FL, and wound up in Jomtien, Conburi, Thailand — a beach that’s 80 clicks south of Bangkok along the eastern coast facing the Gulf of Thailand. He writes: “My longtime friend Asa Voak ’68 has been living in Thailand for 9 years and found the lifestyle very agreeable. Had been trying to persuade me to visit for many years and I finally decided to get out of Dodge for a while. My stay here was a real eye opener. I decided to go back to FL, settle my affairs, and return to Thailand. There is a young lady I met, a mere lass of 50, who helped me heal up after my motorbike crash in Feb. Spending a lot of time in prayer and meditation together and still hanging out with Bill Wilson’s friends (28 years dry on 3/12). I have been trying to learn Thai on my own with extremely modest results. I don’t know how long I will be here but suspect it will be quite a while.” Meanwhile, in a more tranquil vein, Frank Pommersheim sends along a photo of a seated Buddha floating among the spring blossoms. Beside it is a poem, presumably Frank’s: “Buddha’s Cookbook: Without a recipe/or ingredient/Every morsel/great and good.” Received an article from Phil Karli on his son Dr David Karli’s work in sports medicine. A physical medicine and rehab specialist with the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, CO, David has been working with MN Twins star closer, Joe Nathan, whose UCL tear threatens to sideline him. David is an expert in platelet-rich-plasma therapy, having performed more than 1,500 nonoperative PRP treatments at the clinic. Justifiably proud, Phil writes: “David’s specialization in this relatively new area of medicine has put him on the cutting edge. I guess he got his mother’s brains.” March 27, Peter Vogel, Pat and Bob Improta, and I attended a dinner honoring Lee Woodward as Camarillo, CA’s 2010 Man of the Year. Having retired from the Search Assoc, the job placement firm he helped found, Lee’s community service has been exemplary. Given that he and Joan have 3 daughters and a son, he spent 21 years coaching his own children’s teams in AYSO soccer and basketball. However, for the past 13 years he has been coaching kids who were physically and mentally challenged to play AYSO VIP soccer and basketball. Also, for the past dozen years, Lee has taught reading to non-native speakers, and for over a decade, he and Joan have done weekly visits to local hospital terminal wards dressed as Raggedy Ann and Andy. Following the event, we adjourned to the Woodwards’ for a cerebration that included many of his VIP kids. Already on the job, Lee has since volunteered at Camarillo’s Juvenile Detention Ctr to tutor young offenders who want to get their HS equivalency degree and try to turn their lives around. Having read the update on Keehn Gray’s situation, Bud Eisberg e-mailed for Keehn’s contact info. He also reported: “My ski season slowed down a bit when I broke my collarbone doing the old ‘catch an edge’ trick at Tahoe a few weeks ago. The local orthopod said I should be back to normal in 8 weeks. At least, that’s what I heard. Lynn claims the doctor said 6 months. Anyhow, Andy Warner planned to come out West to ski in early April.” Kudos to Charlie Veley whose Gilbert & Sullivan on Wall Street, book and lyrics by Charles Veley, music by Arthur Sullivan, has just been selected by the LA Academy for New Musical Theater as best new musical for 2010. As winner, Charlie’s musical received a workshop with the Academy Repertory Company in May and a concert reading in Nov. Ken Roffe sent along a note from Jim Muzzy ’67, a fellow TKE, announcing the 90th birthday on April 16 of Ruth Wallace, the long time TKE “cook, house mother, and early warning device for visits from the dean.” Any TKEs reading this who weren’t contacted by Jim and who would like a copy of his tribute to Ruthie’s life over the past 45 years, let me know and I will pass it along. Congratulations to Craig Bell, whose new novel Berkshire October: The Final Mission of an Accidental Spy is now in print. Copies will be available through the Colgate Bookstore. In the interest of full disclosure, Doug Quelch and I had some small part in this. Several years back, when Craig first wrote to say he was writing a book that was partially set in Saudi Arabia, I suggested he contact Doug, who had lived in that part of the world and is also an exceptional proofreader. Craig took the advice, and Doug was instrumental in convincing Craig to rework the text and find a publisher. It came full circle when Doug asked me to read and make suggestions as well. But all this is minor compared to energy and time put in by Craig himself. Generous as always, Craig has included a thank you in the book. Heard from Peter Clark: “Enjoyed your mention of artist Lee Brown Coye’s mural at the Hamilton Post Office. When I was on the Advisory Board of Colgate’s Picker Art Gallery in 2005, we reviewed his work for a show the Picker was about to do on his body of work. I went to the Yale-Colgate hockey game in Hamilton and ran into Lee Woltman, who is doing well. Enjoyed reading the tale of Mike Bragg’s GA license plate. Would love to see more stories including memories from the 1961-65 era. Retirement is going well. I’ve become something of ‘gym-rat.’ Doing lots of swimming to help rehab from lower back surgery a couple of years ago, and some power walking on the indoor track. Can’t wait to get back to biking. Planning a trip to Italy in the fall after my wife retires. Still wondering about ‘the case of purloined ground round’ you were good enough to mention in the last column. So far, no one’s come forward.” In late March, Wynne and Ev Egginton flew up from Las Cruses, NM, where Ev continues to teach at NM State, to help celebrate the birthday of his brother Geoff ’63. Sheila and I joined them, along with Geoff’s wife, Susan, at the apt he rented in Marina Del Rey while working as lead architect on the makeover of the Bradley International Terminal at LAX. Now that the project is fully funded, permitted, and moving forward, Geoff’s job is done and he’s headed back home to Waccabuc, NY. With Geoff acting as chief cook and bartender, we had a great afternoon catching up and reminiscing. A talented artist in his own right (he’d majored in art under Fitchen and Ryan), Geoff has recently begun to take freehand drawing classes again and showed us some his sketches. Very impressive. Received a terrific e-mail from Sam Cote: “I have been based in the northern tundra of MN all my life. I still hole up in the Twin City area during the winter months, but head to northern MN for the summers. I run a summer camp for kids (much like Jim Himoff), Camp Lincoln/Camp Lake Hubert, founded in 1909. Last summer was our 100th anniversary. My dad was a counselor for the camps in the late teens and ended up purchasing them in 1923 at the age of 23. In addition, our family owns and operates a large resort and golf complex in northern MN (Grand View Lodge and Golf & Tennis Resort), plus a dude ranch just outside of Tucson, AZ — Tanque Verde Ranch. Thus, we are in the hospitality business, along with a big cattle operation and real estate division — all keeping us busy. That is partly why I have not been able to make the reunions — our summers are extremely busy and I am 100% hands-on. My wife, Mary Jo, and I were married Thanksgiving weekend senior year, and we returned to Hamilton for a honeymoon in the Colgate Inn, where we lived for a few weeks “The shock waves were traveling toward HI with the speed of a jet plane… They were predicting 15' to 20' waves.” — Bruce Clark ’62 until we found an apt down the street. Deni and Dick Johnson ’64 were another couple whom we got to know at the time. MJ and I were at Colgate a few years back for the first time. Not much has changed really. Lots of girls, though, and that is good. One of these days I will be able to retire and hit the Colgate scene once again.” Having retired from banking, Geoffrey Craig is now in pursuit of a 2nd career as a writer. He e-mails: “The Wilderness House Literary Review is publishing my verse novel, The Brave Maiden, in quarterly installments. This is the same review that published several of my short poems in their winter 2010 issue. Another review, Word Catalyst (now in hiatus), has also published several short stories from a collection I’ve titled ‘Carmichael.’” Geoff’s daughter, Danielle, is a 1st-year player on the Wesleyan squash team. Geoff ran into Ken Kramer, whose son and daughter also play varsity squash. Ken wrote: “Yes, I saw Geoff several times at squash events. Last year we met at prep school tournaments. His daughter was at Hotchkiss and my daughter, Evelyn, captains the St Paul’s team. This year we saw Geoff at the Little Three tournament. My son Nick was captain at Amherst. On the job front, I reached mandatory retirement age at Shearman & Sterling on Dec 31. I joined JAMS, the preeminent arbitration-mediation firm, in March and will work as a neutral at my own pace. The retirement gig is great. In addition to the arbitration-mediation work, I chair the board of ESS, a social services agency. Also serve on several other nonprofit boards. But best of all is the ability to vacation without constantly checking my Blackberry. For the first time we skied for 3 straight weeks in Montana — no conference calls, no client complaints. We are off to the English Lake District next week for 10 days of hiking, and I am planning to do the pilgrimage to Santiago Compostella in the fall.” Turning to reunion, congratulations to Lee Woltman, who received the Brian Little Award for Distinguished Service. As the individual from our class — or any class — who most makes a difference, I can’t think of anyone more deserving. In friendship, Gar Garner: 818-713-1353; 1392 (fax); [email protected] 196 6 Robert Malley 322 Shore Rd Westerly, RI 02891-3904 I’m writing this column in early April, and spring has finally arrived here. The news for this column is very slim. John Wilkins has joined the ranks of ’66 grandfathers. Daughter Hadley had a healthy baby boy in March in SF. Congrats, John, and remember, the Colgate Bookstore has many baby gift items to choose from. Toby Griggs e-mailed earlier this month to send pictures of the 1st 2 calves born into his herd on April 1, followed by a 3rd on April 5 “with 12 more expected soon.” Thanks for getting in touch, Toby, and good luck with the ranching. You can view the pictures of Toby’s newborns on our ’66 class page photo gallery at colgatealumni.org. That’s all the news I have this time around. Stay in touch — without you, there isn’t any column. Bob: 401-322-0908; 322-7411 (fax); [email protected] 1 9 67 Edward A Ryan 69 Portland Rd Summit, NJ 07901-3011 Pres Alden Joe Doolittle continues his activities as storyteller. In Jan, Joe was the featured speaker at the Hamilton Club, a local assn that meets at the Colgate Inn. Attendees at his presentation, If the Rivers Could Talk! Mohawk Valley Tales of Home and Here, included Dr John Morris, who retired to Hamilton from his position as pres of Union C, and Prof Edmondson, who started as chair of the psych dept our soph year. In May, through his resident company at the regional Proctor’s Theater, Joe is producing Grace O’Malley the Pirate Queen, with storyteller Marni Gillard and a musical cantata accompaniment by Tom O’Hare ’66, a lawyer in Hopkinton, MA, who was the leader of the Thirteen 1965–66. Joe maintains a quarterly lunch program with John Tracy, Bob Williams, and Bill Koester. John is in commercial real estate, Bob a practicing psychologist, and Bill is commissioner of aging in Rensselaer Cty. Rob Ellis, Ken Paccioni, and other visiting dignitaries sometimes join the group. Per Joe: “If you ever get to Albany, give us a yell. We do burgers and beer at the drop of a hat!” Joe is also trying to arrange a gathering in northern NJ in the fall. He was hoping to meet at my gentlemen’s club until I reminded Joe I would never join any club willing to accept me as a member. Does anyone know a good watering hole in the northern NJ area? Joe and Keith Fagan provided updates on recent activities of our very own Gleeks, who I predict will soon appear on Oprah. Per Keith: “28 members of the Vintage Thirteen had another reunion last month. This one was in Orlando and was hosted by Lynn and Bud Hedinger ’69. Bud arranged for us to sing at Disney World and at Bergamo’s Restaurant. Bergamo’s features opera-singing waiters and it was hard for us to compete with them, but we gave it our best shot. At the end of the evening, Bud brought the house down with a bravura performance of ‘Old Man River,’ which isn’t even in our repertoire, but will be soon. Besides Joe and myself, other ’67s present for the weekend were Paul Bradley, Rick Gehret, my fellow 1st tenor, and, best of all, Chuck Thomas, attending his 1st Thirteen event since 1992. Chuck was our leader 1966–67 and one of the best soloists the group ever had, and we are very glad to have him back in the Vintage fold. Wren Blanchard and Dave ‘Tree’ Phillips couldn’t make it this time, but we expect to see them both at Lake George in Sept when we again convene at Chez Bradley. The weekend in Orlando happened to coincide with Paul’s 65th bday, so we took the opportunity to honor him and Linda by presenting them with a ‘Ties That Bind’ award ‘in recognition of the love, generosity, and commitment that have made our Lake George reunions possible.’ Those of us — men and women — who attend these reunions regularly have come to feel that they occupy a very special place in our lives, and we owe that feeling in great part to Paul and Linda.” Keith also noted: “While I seem to be involuntarily retired from the practice of telecom law, I am doing some volunteer work for Fairfax Cty (VA) Govt. I’m working on 2 projects: increasing pro bono legal involvement in foreclosure prevention, and providing computers and broadband access to low-income families. It’s very interesting work and I am enjoying it very much.” My former W Stillman roomie, Bill Hearn, an atty who resides in the DC area, sees Bob Corbin regularly when Bob comes to town to do battle with the SEC or DOJ. During Bob’s last visit, the duo met for dinner. Bob mentioned he had recently returned to Hamilton and visited with Prof Balmuth, Colgate’s outstanding teacher of philosophy, who is still as active as ever. Bill recalled the opening scene in every Balmuth lecture, with the purposeful entry on stage and the violent opening of the window, which both awakened and terrified students. Roger Higle writes: “Marion’s daughter Courtney is graduating U of AZ Law School May 15 and has accepted a job offer with a firm in Vegas starting in July. Marion and I are taking vacation in June in Great Smoky Mtns at a timeshare. My work on training programs continues for Keller Williams, now re-making our education program for newer agents. My son Ben is doing well in financial services recruiting in NYC. We are all very fortunate in these times that are tough for so many people.” John Gamel, former FBI special agent and current PI in the Boston area, reports, “Wife Beth recently received 2 awards: 1) American Institute of Public Accountants Personal Financial Planning Natl Service Award for 2009, and 2) she was also named the Boston Estate Planning Council’s Estate Planner of the Year 2010. She’s a co-owner of Pillar Financial Advisors of Waltham, MA, and they work exclusively with financial planning for wealthy individuals. Son Scott, 36, is about to be awarded an MBA from Boston U. Daughter Diana is a nurse practitioner and got married at the end of May. I’m still planning a 5,000-mile solo motorcycle trip in the fall on my BMW R1200RT, and until then, will keep slogging my way through various private detective matters.” Marc Hoffrichter was inducted into the Lou Holtz Upper OH Valley Hall of Fame for community service to the East Liverpool, OH, area. “We’ve shared Penguin hockey tickets for years with Karen and Guy Bradford. We see Amber and Dean Bierkan frequently. The Hoffrichters, Bierkans, Bradfords, and the Tom Honeymans all had a mini-reunion at the Aug 16 wedding of our daughter Andrea ’99 at the Harvard Faculty Club.” Congrats, Marc! Clark Smyth is happily retired (especially due to what has happened to the real estate market), and is now busier than ever. “One of the things I’m doing is the Hamilton Initiative, which is a committee working to revitalize the village. We are presently working on remodeling the Colgate Inn and building some ‘golf cottages.’ My son is still running his WY/MT fly-fishing business. My daughter is in physician’s asst grad school in Pitt — the pits in the winter, but great in the summer. I see Bob Strumor regularly, Turner Porter on occasion, and Jeff Cook. We touched base last fall with the Cooks in Paris and Naples. He also was out here skiing this winter. He says that he only skis so that he can aprés-ski. On occasion, I bump into Graham Closs, Pat Grant, and Brewster Boyd.” Mike Dale, prof of law at Nova SE U in Ft Lauderdale, forwarded an e-mail from Jim Muzzy, alerting TKE frat members to the upcoming 90th bday of the fraternity’s long-time cook, Ruth Wallace, who still resides in Hamilton. Jim provided further detail: “I reached out to 260 Tekes from News and views for the Colgate community 57 2010 Reunion awards: Recognizing dedication and service Andrew Daddio (5) Fifteen alumni and staff members received Maroon Citations at Reunion in June. Front row, from left: G. Bruce Knecht ’80, Julia Bergeron ’75, Gift Records Associate Carol Baker, Christine Quirolo ’00, Devon Skerritt ’00. Middle, from left: James A. Smith ’70, Gabriel Schwartz ’00, Head Football Coach Richard Biddle, Robert Dorf ’80, Mark Falcone ’85. Top, from left: Kevin Rusch ’85, Peter Sears ’60, Robert Burke ’85, Bob Quitzau ’55. Not pictured: Stephen Burke ’80. Kenneth Belanger, G. Kirk Raab ’59 Associate Professor of biology (above), and Karen Harpp, associate professor of geology (abroad on a research trip) received the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. This year’s Humanitarian Award went to Glenn Langer ’50, founder and director of The Partnership Scholars, a Californiabased mentoring program for low-income children in grades seven through 12. Joanna Allegretti ’05 and Katie Finnegan ’05 received the Ann Yao ’80 Memorial Young Alumni Award. The Wm. Brian Little ’64 Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, the highest award of the Alumni Corporation, was given to (left to right) Paul Jenkel ’60, Lee Woltman ’65, and Daniel Benton ’80. 8 For more coverage of Reunion 2010, from complete award citations to photos and video, visit www.colgatealumni.org/reunion. 58 scene: Summer 2010 the ’58 class through the ’71 class when TKE closed. These were the years Ruth cooked and often guided us when asked and sometimes when we didn’t ask. My favorite story about Ruth, and the only time I ever heard her use a mild expletive, is when I came back to visit in the spring of 1968. I walked into an empty house and asked Ruth where everybody was. She replied, ‘They are up in the administration building.’ I asked, ‘What are they doing there?’ She replied, ‘They took over the damn thing, and if they think I’m going to send them food up there, they are going to starve.’” There has been an overwhelming response with Ruth receiving many cards and remembrances. Mike and Jim: many thanks for sharing this great story about Ruth! Richard Schaper enjoyed a recent latte in the park with Marion and Alan Brown and applauds the news of the publication of Marion’s poetry. On a recent family reunion, Richard (AKA “Dick”) did a 2-tank dive off Grand Cayman with wife Anita and daughter Ava. Richard has also enjoyed being back in touch with Profs Don and Wanda Berry. Alan had another triumphant return to Cotterell Court in Feb when he attended the annual alumni basketball game. Pictures of Alan, including one in which he is mugging a player near the basket, appear on our class page at www.colgatealumni.org. I received a call from Pete Solinger ’73, who read about the adventures of Hank Evans aboard Queen Anne’s Revenge and wanted to invite the Queen to Mystic, CT, this summer. Hank sent the following report: “Mystic is in our plans for this summer, so I’ll give Pete a call. After completing the Great American Loop of 6,500 miles, we continued down the rivers from St Louis to Mobile and on to Key West. We spent 2 months there at the Navy Marina. We crossed the Gulf Stream 2 weeks ago and are now exploring the Abocos, Bahamas. This summer will take us up the East Coast to ME and New England. We have 10,000 miles under the keel so far and having a ball living the cruising life. Cheers from Queen Ann’s Revenge @ Marsh Harbor, Aboco, Bahamas.” CB Blackshear, who lives in Chadds Ford, PA, retired from medical practice. CB enjoys horseback riding for entertainment. He plans to return to Colgate this fall for the 2nd annual Pete Schaehrer ’65 peace studies lecture. Larry Geller is looking forward to spending his 7th full summer working at Tom Tucker’s Camp Fiver in Poolville, NY. Per Larry: “This is really a remarkable place and any of our classmates who are up in Hamilton this summer should try to visit the camp. I will be teaching swimming and be a public speaking and interviewing coach at the camp. I think I am one of the luckiest people to have this unique opportunity to be around so many wonderful youngsters. It is a treat to see Tom and Mike Barnett, who is a member of the Fiver Fndn.” In March, Mark Krinsky returned to Houston to rejoin family and childhood friends. Mark notes: “I left Houston more than 43 years ago, in Aug 1966, for our sr year at the ’Gate! It’s good to be back home, especially to enjoy the warm weather and a much earlier start to spring relative to St Louis and the MW.” Bob McEwen writes: “I watch quite a bit of MSNBC news. It’s good to see Colgate alum Howard Fineman ’70 making regular appearances. Also, commentators such as Keith Olbermann (Cornell) and Chris Matthews (Holy Cross) evoke a feeling of familiarity and like-mindedness, having attended colleges near to or in the same league as Colgate. There is, of course, Andy Rooney ’43, whose observations are always a source of wry amusement to me. If we were ever to meet, I don’t think he would like me very much since General George Patton, the object of Rooney’s enmity from time to time, is a distant relative of mine. I’m afraid I inherited a good bit of the general’s proclivity to anger, which has gotten me in a lot of trouble out here in the hinterlands.” Dr Thomas F Godfrey, who took over a failing health care system in CA and restored its health, has signed up to revive another ailing institution, the PA Academy of Music. Godfrey was named PAM’s interim exec director, agreeing to stay in the virtually f/t post through year-end for a salary of $1. Tom welcomes the challenge, noting that the 310-student academy’s teaching and performing activities remain at a high level. Godfrey was born in Philly but raised in Lancaster, graduating from Lancaster Country Day School. Tom earned his medical degree from Hershey Med Ctr. After post-grad work at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in LA, he was an ER physician, then shifted to health care admin. He led the turnaround at Kaiser Permanente Kern Cty in Bakersfield from 1996–1999, raising its health-plan enrollment from 52,000 to 83,000 and rebuilding its network of medical practices. From 1999–2006, he was medical dir of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in LA, then assoc dir of the Permanente Federation in Oakland in 2007. Tom’s wife, Kathleen, is chief of staff for the pres pro tem of LA city council. Thanks, guys, for all the news! Enjoy your summer, and please remember to check out the Colgate website periodically. Ed: 908-277-4128; [email protected] 1 968 Peter M O’Neill 10 Nassau St Princeton, NJ 08542 Jay Benedict, who has been regularly corresponding with your class editor, reports that he, along with Fred Meyland-Smith and Larry Kenna, made their annual sports trip in Feb to Colgate and watched 2 hockey games and a basketball game. They replenished their weary bodies at the famous hotel resort and spa known as the White Eagle. Jay reports that they had enjoyable talks with coaches Vaughn and Davis and had a unique opportunity to additionally talk to the swim team at the request of Coach Jungbluth with respect to post-grad job searches. Derek Brereton has published an anthropological monograph called Campsteading: Family, Place, and Experience at Squam Lake, NH. Derek and his wife built a small log cabin in NH from scratch, and you can read about it as well as see photos on our class page at www.colgatealumni. org. By the time class members read this, your class editor will have spent Mother’s Day weekend in Paris with wife Anne and Michele and Cal Trevenen. In anticipation of needing time to recuperate from the high-cholesterol intake that eating in France involves, this will be the last Scene article that I will write for the Class of ’68. I am happy to report that Jay Benedict, who, as noted above, has been a regular contributor to the class news, has agreed to take over the job. His contact information is below. In yielding this post to Jay, let me state what an unequivocal pleasure it has been for me to have had the opportunity to report the news of our class to fellow classmates. The experience of hearing from you about life’s twists and turns has been a pleasure in ways that cannot be quantified. But suffice it to say in passing the baton to Jay, I have told him of the pleasant surprises I encountered in reaching out to the classmates. In parting, let me say thank you to my friends in the Class of 1968. Please send your news to Jay Benedict: [email protected], 333 Brampton Court, Lake Forest, Ill 60045-3410. Peter: 609-924-0700; [email protected] 196 9 C James Milmoe 1700 Verrazzano Pl Wilmington, NC 28405-4040 As this is written in early spring, I just ended a mid-March ski holiday in CO, including a Colgate connection at the Vail slope-side condo belonging to Tom ’83 and Kathy Lewis ’83 Tyree. After a number of years in NY with Goldman Sachs, Tom joined a natural gas exploration and development company in Denver. The condo is heavily used by the Tyrees and their 3 children, Thomas, Jack, and Sarah, and is occasionally rented. Joining us were Sandy Pomeroy Goehring ’83 and Anne Milmoe ’97. There were a number of other Colgate connections over the winter. At the request of the Scene editorial staff doing a story on the DC Study Group, I provided some memories of my WSG semester in 1968 and solicited others to do the same. Chuck Genrich ’68 responded that photos I sent reminded him of our meeting with Commissioner of Education Harold Howe II and his then-special asst Stephen Trachtenberg. Trachtenberg was Chuck’s mentor then and is still his friend 40 years later. Chuck operates a high-end limo business in DC. His son is an Army capt serving in Afghanistan for his 3rd combat tour and his daughter Gillian Genrich ’02 is graduating from GW Med School in May. His other daughter has blessed him with a granddaughter. Steve Naclerio ’68 remembered the spring of 1968 as a most exciting time to live in DC with the antiwar presidential campaigns, the LBJ resignation, the King assassination, and the riots (and the protests we missed on campus). Steve roomed with Don Anna ’68, Dick Loverd ’68, and me in an apt just south of DuPont Circle, which was a command post for the Natl Guard during the riots. On the 1st evening of martial law, one over-exuberant guardsman grabbed a mic and announced, “It is now 7 pm and the curfew is in effect: If we see you on the street, you will be shot. If you are not killed, you will be arrested!” (No one in the WSG was shot.) On a more peaceful morning that spring, Steve remembers a meeting with the Bolivian ambassador at the embassy. Things went smoothly and as the group readied to leave, the ambassador asked if there were any more questions to tie up loose ends. One of us asked about Che Guevara and the circumstances of his capture and execution. The ambassador said this was a complicated subject and deserved a full explanation, and then offered us drinks. His secretary appeared with 15 glasses of Scotch at about 11 am. We consumed the beverages and listened to the ambassador’s account of Che’s last days. Steve remembers that his internship was in the office of Sen Jacob Javits and that his main responsibility was bringing the senator his breakfast on the mornings he flew in to DC from NY. After graduation, the grateful senator helped Steve get an ROTC deferment so he could attend Duke Law. Steve sent 2 daughters to Colgate, Christine Naclerio ’05 and Catherine Naclerio ’09. Another member of the spring ’68 WSG group, Larry Kenna ’68, wrote that he learned 3 things from his experience: “1. DC is not Herkimer, NY. Beyond the opportunity to participate in the terrific program put together by Dr Stern and those who came before him, just being in DC was an unforgettable experience for me (and I suspect for a lot of us in those days). I grew up in Herkimer, and had never been to DC before Jan 1968. I will never forget tramping around the city for hours on end (Larry still has photos of the makeshift huts inhabited by the war protesters on the Mall; 2. DC may not always be the best place to be. I went with Tom Blatner and Ray Elliott to play golf at a course north of the city in April 1968 and as we started to hitchhike back to the city proper, we noticed considerable smoke billowing from the downtown area, as if a large bomb had been dropped. We had no idea what was going on. A black man pulled over, asked us where we were going, and then told us to get in, golf clubs and all. He told us that Dr Martin Luther King had been shot and that the smoke we saw was the result of rioting and the burning of businesses in the predominantly black section of the city. He was on his way to his own business to see if he could save it. After he dropped us off safely at our apts, we spent the next week confined to quarters by curfew while the Natl Guard patrolled the city; 3. The powerful in DC are just like you and me. One of our many informative meetings was with John McCormack, the speaker of the House. Speaker McCormack invited us all into his spacious office and told his asst not to disturb us ‘unless absolutely necessary.’ (I had visions of Pres Johnson calling and being told the speaker would get back to him when his meeting with the Colgate group was done.) We proceeded to have a vibrant discussion of Congress and the issues of the day until the speaker’s asst interrupted and told him he was wanted on the phone. The speaker told us that he ‘had to take this call.’ The call involved a lot of ‘Yes, dears’ and ‘No, dears’ until he finally said, ‘Bye, love you, too.’ Speaker McCormack excused himself and told us that it was his wife, Harriet, on the line and that he had to pick up some things from the grocery store before returning home that evening.” Nick Brill contributed a picture of the 1969 group and a copy of his remarks at the rededication of the Stern Award at our 40th Reunion. Nick, who was in the 1969 WSG, missed the 1968 riots, but made up for it after graduating in ’69. He worked for a consulting firm in DC. In the Dec 1969 draft lottery, his number was 52, so he joined the DC Natl Guard. During all of the war protests in the early ’70s, he patrolled DC like Barney Fife, with a rifle and no bullets. Nick wrote, “My days would start with my then-girlfriend and now wife putting my long hair up in bobby pins and then placing my short-haired wig on top. While I patrolled the streets of DC with my wig on and full fatigues, she was downtown protesting.” This is the 4th consecutive edition of the class notes commending Alan Frumin ’68 for his role in the enactment of Health Finance reform. As this is written, the House has passed the Senate bill and the pres has signed it. The publicity that Senate Parliamentarian Frumin received during the legislative maneuvering prompted a small avalanche of e-mails from his Lambda Chi brothers, including Tom McTaggart, Chad Reid, and Bill Travis. Apparently, a NY Times reporter was soliciting them for stories from his college days to use in an article that might have compromised him in the Senate debates. Atty Chad Reid advised that Alan’s distinguished career as Senate Parliamentarian should not be sullied by any embarrassing behavior in the 1960s, so all info about Alan should be kept in the cone of silence. The efforts of Art Clark and Woody Swain to make us more electronically connected are starting to yield some results. These e-notes are getting positive responses, notably from Dave Helman. John Licciardi is one of several people who asked how to access our class page on Colgate’s Alumni website. Here is how it’s done: Go to www.colgatealumni.org. You may have to register if you have not already. If you have, log in. Click on “Clubs, Classes and Groups,” Select “Class Year 1969,” and there you are. Frank Battistelli wants everyone to know that his new e-mail is [email protected]. And peripatetic Bill Berry, currently in Phoenix, abandoned CT and his old e-mail address when he and Jane “went on the lamb” to explore the American West in his motor home. The only way to reach him is at [email protected] or [email protected]. In Feb, Bill became the grandfather of twins born in Boston to his daughter-in-law, a Colgate grad. Bill also traveled to Missoula to meet another recently born grandchild. I got requests to join Facebook or Linked In from Allan Dodds Frank, Don Kinsella, and Tom McTaggart. McTaggart wrote that he was officiating at the March 2010 IC4A indoor championships, where Colgate’s men’s relay team broke the school record set at the same meet back in 1969 by Jim Andrews, Hank Skewis, and Skip Meno. (See this issue’s Go ’gate for more.) Colgate ice hockey provided a venue for Internet-organized get-togethers this winter. John Higgins is my source for this report. Joining Higgins at the Quinnipiac game at New Haven were Frank Gasparini, Art Clark, Peter Lewine, and Keith Radhuber, who came the farthest distance after digging out from a blizzard in southern NJ. Late scratches were Allan Dodds Frank (recuperating from rotator cuff surgery) and Ted Sharron ’70, who felt that the long drive in a snowstorm from Lancaster, PA, was more than school spirit required. The group convened at Frank Peppe Pizza in New Haven, to call and thank Ricky Ross, who used his sway in the Nutmeg State to get the group tickets. Gasparini organized a Colgate follow-up at the ColgateHarvard hockey game in Boston. The turnout included Higgins, Margaret and Nick Brill, Michael Brown, Dave Knauer, Cathy and Paul Parshley ’72, and a variety of Gasparini paisanos. In other important sports news, I am proud to say that in the 1st time in years of trying, I was a winner in the NCAA Final Four Bracket pool run by John Gillick ’67. There are so damn many Gillicks in the pool that it is really tough for a nonfamily member to win. I had Duke all the way, as I do every year, and this time it was enough to overcome all the nepotistic Georgetown fans. Read McNamara finally responded to my call for reunion memories. For him, it was all about the re-connections, especially “the long-lost but spry and youthful” Tom Gallmeyer. In addition, Read was happy to see folks he had not seen in 40 years: John Zarecki, Dave Grant, Walt Theis, John Reid, and many others. Read thanks Art, Woody, Sam King, and everyone who helped to get the troops assembled. Read is “still trying to retire, and failing.” He claims that the 4 McNamara kids, who all graduated from Colgate, have ensured that he will be living in penury at least until our 50th Reunion. Read splits his time between Rochester and ME, and always looks forward to seeing Colgate friends. Bob Haberer wrote from London that he couldn’t make the reunion, but was able to return to campus in July for the alumni golf tourney, and everybody was still talking about the band in the Class of ’69 tent. Like McNamara, Michael Lassell finds himself somewhere between the world of work and retirement. He wrote that Metropolitan Home mag, his employer for 18 years, closed in Nov, victim of the economy. Michael doesn’t know whether News and views for the Colgate community 59 to call himself unemployed or semi-retired, but he is not doing nothing. He is busy as a freelance writer for a variety of design mags and doing a Best of Met Home book, which will be out in fall of 2010. Michael’s last book, Glamour: Making It Modern, is now in its 4th printing and has been the #1 interior design book on Amazon.com for most of the last year. He hopes the work, and severance, will be enough to carry him through to Medicare. Thanks to Frumin, Michael and all of us baby boomers have a chance. The Vintage Thirteen recently gathered at Walt Disney World, where the group sang beside the Princess’s Castle at the Celebration Central Pavilion as well as at Bergamo’s Restaurant. The idea for the Disney excursion was hatched by Bud Hedinger, whose Orlando-based radio talk show has made him a regional celebrity, and Joe Doolittle ’67, who travels there on business, at a dinner last fall at the restaurant. Hedinger’s contact at Disney opened the doors. Visit our class web page at Colgatealumni.org to read a full account of the gathering as reported by Pete Behr ’62 and Priit Vesilind ’64, and see a photo of the group. Obits seem to have become a standard feature of these notes. This time we mourn for Charlotte Lee Whiting MA’74. Charlotte grew up in Oneida, NY, with Don Kinsella, Doug Palmiter, Mark Ritter, Paul Fish, and me. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Elmira in 1969, and after Colgate, got a PhD in French lit from Syracuse. Charlotte lived in the Boston area since 1980, working 1st in the news business and then in the public info office of the MA Supreme Judicial Court. She leaves a brother and a sister. Another MA, Walter Jandura, passed away on Dec 11, at the age of 64. He was raised in NJ and attended Rutgers before coming to Colgate. He moved to Toronto, became a Canadian citizen, and worked as a writer and editor for Commerce Clearing House and Simpson’s, as well as other establishments. Jim: 910-256-5522; [email protected] 1 970 George Murphy Jr 1510 Ocean Ave Mantoloking, NJ 08738-1516 Congratulations to David Coen, who was elected pres of the Natl Assoc of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). The NARUC represents state public service commissioners who regulate essential utility services, such as electricity, telecommunications, gas, water, and transportation. David will have a strong voice in national debates on energy and telecommunications policies, according to the release. He will provide general oversight of the assoc and serve as its primary voice, leading NARUC before Congress, the courts, and administrative agencies. “We as a nation are facing changing times, and regulators must remain focused on the public interest,” he said. No news otherwise. If no news is good news, things are certainly looking good for all of us. Enjoy your summer. Murph: 732-892-0217; 7806 (fax); [email protected] 197 1 1 97 2 1 97 3 Richard C Beck 4290 SE Augusta Loop Gresham, OR 97080-8435 David M Brockway 201 Lincoln Rd Horseheads, NY 14845-2267 Marc Gettis 43 Summit Avenue Gillette, NJ 07933 This article begins our 39th year of columns since graduating from the ’Gate. Next year at this time we will have celebrated our 40th Reunion. That is hard to believe, isn’t it?! I hope you will be making plans to attend. Stephen Winningham notes that he and the family moved to London in Aug 2007 and live in Notting Hill. Steve left CitiGroup Investment Banking for a position with the Lloyds Banking Group. He would like to see any classmates who may be passing through. This past Feb, Douglas Moritz was appointed assoc VP of multifamily for the Mortgage Bankers Assoc (MBA). Doug is joining MBA from the company he founded, DOMO Consulting LLC, where he served as principle. In Doug’s new position, he coordinates policy positions on multifamily issues and oversees multifamily activities for MBA, including interaction with members and representations before various federal agencies, including HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie MAC, and other groups involved with this type of housing. Doug has also held positions with Prudential Mortgage Capital Corp and WMF Washington Mortgage. The MBA is headquartered in DC. Bruce W Selleck, geology prof at Colgate, recently participated on a 4-person panel discussing the pros and cons of horizontal drilling and “hydrofracking” in the Marcellus Shale, which is found along the southern tier in NY. Hydrofracking (which is the underground injection of a water/chemical slurry under high pressure) would break up the shale, resulting in the release of natural gas that is stored in the rock. The discussion was featured on a WAMC NE public radio broadcast. Bruce was a proponent of drilling as a source of income for rural NYS residents and as new source of energy. However, he felt that drilling should only occur under stringent supervision by the state, ensuring that the slurry water would be captured and treated and that environmental protections are met. Panel opponents felt that there would be potential contamination into the environment through the release of trace elements as a byproduct of the process. It was also felt that huge amounts of clean water would be needed for the process. It was an interesting broadcast on what is becoming an emotional issue in the state. Finally, I am saddened to note that our classmate Ann Parrott Cochran passed away on March 21 in Hamilton from a cancer-related illness. Ann was one of the first 10 women to graduate from Colgate and she later went on to earn her MAT in 1979. She spent her professional career as a prof of psych at SUNY Morrisville for over 28 years. She retired in Dec 2000. Ann was a longtime member and 1st pres of the board of the Mid York Fndn. Surviving are her husband, John, retired chem prof; her children, Eric and Stacy Cochran, of NYC, Jill and Joe Baker of Tampa; 5 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Until next time... Richard: 503-512-8085 (H); 986-3375 (W); 504-8431 (C); [email protected] Hi, everyone! A kind of quick column this time around. An old poli sci colleague, Joel Gandelman, sent me an e-mail to let me know that centrist author John Avlon, a CNN contributor and former Giuliani aide, has named Joe among the top 25 centrists and commentators. I have also caught Joe numerous times on CNN as a frequent weekend commentator on a panel of independent voters. Joe is the editor and chief of themoderatevoice.com. I am thrilled to write of newcomer to the Scene Kent Bernard. Kent retired a few years ago as VP and asst gen counsel of Pfizer Inc. He’s now an adjunct prof at Fordham Law and says he’s having a great time. He brings expertise in the areas of antitrust, health care, and mergers & acquisitions. As you know, class VP and former ’Gate soccer goalkeeper Eric Luce frequently keeps me updated on class news. Unfortunately, I misplaced one of his missives last fall. However, I have found it. He recounts his attendance at numerous sports events and venues, which he continues to this date. Having retired from his college admin and teaching duties, he has more time to enjoy such things. Among soccer teams followed and attended last year was the NY Red Bulls. Eileen and Joe Sabbatino, along with Eric and Jane, shared a few of those times. Of particular interest was following the Red Bulls and their keeper of last season, Alec Dufty, son of David Dufty ’75. Alec currently is signed with AC St Louis. Eric and Joe also pleasantly recalled their “powerhouse soccer team” of our 1st year. “That team was hard to score on and even harder to beat,” says Eric. Here’s who they recall being on that roster: attackers Steve Houseman, Fred Drew, Jeff Busch, Charley Meuse, Bob Weber, Rich Lewis, Paul Rutter, and Louis Roberts; midfielders Dean Jacobson, class pres Rob Jones, Tommy Matthews, Steve Peters, Dick Kadesch, Karl Kleuver, Dana Thompson, and Paul Parshley; defenders Cliff Kramer, Joe Sabbatino, Russ Nemecek, Dave Snyder, Rob Gunther, and Don Grimes; and goalkeepers Frank Zuccari, Eric Luce, and Tom Birkel. Hopefully, I haven’t left anyone out. I’ve got to note that these guys are also loyal reunion attendees for the most part, too! But, I’m not sure we’ve heard from some of them in a while, so drop a note! Finally, Eric also proudly added that daughter KC is scheduled to have graduated this spring from Muhlenberg with honors in English and drama. Way to go! I guess that wraps it up for now. As always, send us your news! David: 607-739-0267 (H); 737-2901 (O); 737-2961 (fax); [email protected] Ask and ye shall receive. One e-mail blast to the entire class, courtesy of technology provided by the alumni office, yielded an enormous response. In order to avoid any possibility of the Scene’s imposing size limitations on the column, we’ll dispense with your editor’s usual pithy comments and observations and go straight to the news. Glenn Ivers, in the twilight of a long career in human services, has taken an interesting turn and become exec dir of Wanderers Rest Humane Assoc in Canastota, NY. In late June, Wanderers Rest held its 1st annual Wanderers Ride 2-day bicycling fundraiser, including an overnight at a Colgate dorm and dinner at the Colgate Inn. Glenn is always looking for an opportunity to show off the most beautiful college campus in the world. Lydia Woodward is a writer/producer in TV, currently working on a pilot for HBO. Lydia and her husband travel back and forth between homes in Santa Monica, CA, and Great Barrington, MA. They recently caught up with Robert Dudzik and Perry Kreidman in NYC, where they all joined in supporting Jan Warrington and husband Frank Starr, whose dog was entered in the 2010 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Their dog, a vizsla, showed well but, unfortunately, didn’t win. “She was robbed!” Leslie Zeoli Hathaway reports that she and Sandy Carr ’74 visited Saba Gessesse Hamilton for an “empty nest” reunion weekend. Saba, Sandy, and Leslie lived together at what was then known as 84 Broad St at Colgate. They commiserated (and rejoiced) at having their children gone from home, at least most of the time, but this milestone was just an excuse to get together. Leslie’s daughter is an engineering student at Johns Hopkins and her son is at Cornell. Although he’s only a few miles from home, he lives in the dorm, so Leslie and husband Steve really qualify as empty-nesters. Sandy, Saba, and Leslie plan to invent other milestones for future reunions. Last year, Jim Ashenfelter reorganized his law firm, now known as Ashenfelter, Slous, McDonough & Trevenen LLP. Cal Trevenen ’68 is one of the partners. The firm moved to new offices in Montclair, NJ, which was no small feat as it had been in the same location since the early 1950s. Jim is proud to say his kids have graduated from Bucknell (’04), Duke (’07), and Penn State (’10). His wife is still working and coaching a natl-level swimming program and Jim still swims 3,000 yards each morning with a group of former college swimmers. His middle son was capt of the Duke swim team, so Jim has become a devoted Dukie and big fan of Coach K, even making a couple of trips to Cameron Indoor. He also made it to 4 football games at Penn State last season, noting that 110,000 fans makes it somewhat different from games at Andy Kerr Stadium. In Jim’s words, “A friend told me, we are only as happy as our most miserable child, so I am a happy guy.” Dick Samuels is still at MIT, where he directs the Ctr for Internatl Studies. Wife, Debbie, a food writer for the Boston Globe, had her 1st cookbook, The Korean Table, published last year by Tuttle. She is now hard at work on a 2nd book, My Japanese Kitchen. Dick and Debbie traveled to Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo this past winter for research and speaking — she on food and he on politics and regional security. “It all started with the Colgate Japan Study Group!” Their son Alex, 29, lives in Berlin, where he is completing “I worked with a MD state senator on passing a bill. I testified in support of the bill in front of a State Senate Committee, and my op ed was published in the Baltimore Sun. This summer, I am working in the Office of Genl Counsel at the Executive Office of the President of the United States.” — Avery Blank ’08 60 scene: Summer 2010 his 2nd year of a doctorate at UC Davis. Bob’s son Tim (UVM Class of ’09) still lives in Burlington, VT, working at Willow Hill Cheese Farm and with Burton Snowboards. In their spare time, Bob and Pam ski, fish, and golf in Mt Snow, VT, spend several weeks every summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and love to travel the country to see their kids and friends. Elise Frost Alair is the dir of HQ ops for the Office of LMSB (for the uninitiated, Large and Mid-Sized Business) Division Counsel in DC, having relocated to DC 2 years ago after 24 years as a field litigator for the IRS in Hartford, CT. Her husband, Pat, is deputy corp counsel for the Town of W Hartford. Daughter Olivia (Georgetown ’06) is press secy for Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, and daughter Allyssa (Tufts Engineering ’09) is lead engineer for Kan-Pak. They’re all keeping busy, but Elise would love to hear from friends. On the subject of hearing from friends and requests to hear from certain individuals, Colgate’s privacy policy prevents publication of phone numbers and e-mail addresses in this column. Far be it from me to attempt to replace Facebook, but if I can be of assistance, let me know. Also, you can find contact information in the alumni directory at colgatealumni.org. In the previous column, it was reported that Fausto Miraglia and Bill Cornachio and families made their annual trip to the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial in Philly and watched Navy beat Army again. Bill has since provided a few additional details, including that Faust and Susan provided an Italian feast at the tailgate, which was much appreciated by the Cornachio boys and their companions from the Naval Academy (one of Bill’s sons has since graduated the Naval Academy and the other graduated last year and is now serving as a 2nd lt in the US Marine Corps). Just a few parking stalls away, Ray Allen ’74 was tailgating with family and friends. Ray Jr, who roomed with Bill’s son Mark at prep school, graduated USNA last year with Mark and is in Pensacola, FL, training as a Navy pilot. Also having a Navy connection is Rick Eytel, who recently moved to Brick, NJ (at the shore), to be close to the water and his boats, but still commutes 70 miles to his pediatric dental practice in W Orange. He describes himself as “a Parkway Warrior.” Rick and his wonderful bride, Anne-Marie, are about to celebrate their 35th anniversary. Their son graduated from VMI and was commissioned in the Navy; having finished sea duty as navigator aboard the USS Monterey, he is currently a lt, teaching at the Naval Academy. Their daughter graduated from Susquehanna and works in marketing in Key West. Rick is now a grandfather — Madelyn King Eytel (projected ’31). Sailboat racing and fishing occupy most of his spare time. While in FL in March, Rick ran into members of the Vintage Thirteen (past Thirteen members from classes from the 1960s to 1970), who were performing at Disney and were in fine voice. When Sean Hallahan checked in, he was preparing to represent Colgate as part of a presentation of liberal arts schools at Brooklyn Tech, a NYC HS for the best and brightest. A few weeks earlier, he joined Colgate students for dinner after their Harlem Renaissance day (see photos on our class web page). Sean spoke with many of the students, visiting each table and finding that the most popular part of the day was their visit to the Apollo Theater. Sean said, “One of the students remembered hearing ‘Mr Schiffman’s name’ during a telling of the Apollo’s history. As you may know, our classmate Howie Schiffman’s dad was an owner and manager of the Apollo.” Sean stays in touch with a few students, now Get to know: Dr. Ramón García ’77, Colgate Trustee Andrew Daddio grad work and doing radio spots for NPR and Deutsche Welle. Son Brad, 32, is an architect in NY, who with his colleagues specializes in digital fabrication and built many of the models for the Guggenheim Museum’s retrospective of Frank Lloyd Wright last year. Speaking of books, Steven Worthy recently completed a 300+ page manuscript for a cultural bio on the Kress Family of NYC (known for their retail store empire, nonprofit fndn, and donations of collections to the Natl Gallery of Art and other museums and colleges), their ancestors, and descendents. He is preparing to market the book this fall. Steve has also taken the lead, as a former board trustee of the Ossining, NY, Historical Soc, in obtaining natl, state, and local landmark status for 2 buildings and gardens, which were part of the Rush H Kress 72-acre Rockhill Estate in Ossining. Landscaped and designed as a Bavarian-style family compound, complete with horses, cows, chickens, fountains, greenhouses, and an ice house that pumped chilled air into the attic of 1 building where some of the Old Master artwork was stored, the Rockhill Estate is where Steve found the initial impetus to write the book, which he began in 2005. Steve also maintains and is continually adding to the Steven A Worthy Kress Family Archive, containing thousands of digital images and articles of the Kress family exploits, books, DVDs, CDs, PowerPoint presentations he has created, and multimedia presentations he has given at libraries and other locations. More details are posted on our class web page at colgatealumni.org. Another author in our ranks is Eleanor McNees, who is working on a book on the influence of James Fitzjames and Leslie Stephen on Virginia Woolf’s essays. She attended the Colgate Women’s Book Group meeting in Denver in May. Eleanor is prof of English and chair of the Internationalization Advisory Board at U of Denver. She has 1 son who is about to begin his jr year at U of Denver and another who just graduated from U of CO and is heading to law school this fall. Eleanor would like to hear from Bill and Susan Venarde Mahoney. Moving from books to newspapers, Jim Kevlin and wife MJ own the Freeman’s Journal, Cooperstown’s 202-year-old newspaper, and started Hometown Oneonta in that nearby city. Their older son, John, is a lawyer in SF and younger son, Joe, is a HS jr and football player at CCS. Last fall, when Jim had to pick up John in Syracuse, they stopped for a photo (which is posted on our class web page) in front of the Landmark Inn, Bouckville, where Jim’s father hosted a graduation dinner for relatives in 1973. “Time passes.” Bob Stewart and his best friend Pam recently celebrated their 37th anniversary. They’ve lived in Longmeadow, MA, the entire time, with Pam being summer school administrator for the town and Bob being an independent insurance agent, pres and CEO of Chase, Clarke, Stewart & Fontana in Springfield, MA. Bob is also lead dir of United Bank, having been on its board for 19 years, served 12 years on the school board (chair 3 times) and has done a lot of volunteer work, including Behavioral Health Network, a social service org where he has served on the board for 10 years and chaired. Daughters Laura ’02 and Sarah ’04 are both Colgate graduates (Bob is thus a member of a very elite group, ie members of our class to have had 2 children graduate or attend Colgate). Laura married Austin Derosa ’02 last Sept and they live in Atlanta, where Laura is a HS art teacher and Austin is in his 3rd year of residency in urology at Emory Hospital. Sarah lives in SF, working for Room to Read, a nonprofit that builds schools and libraries in 3rd world countries; her boyfriend, Cam Pittelkow ’05, is in – Trustee since 2008; 2009 Diversity Week panelist; class gift agent – Founding director, Garcia Medical Centers and Chicago Endoscopy Center – Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago – M.D., Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena; F.A.C.P. Tell us about your work. Did you always want to be a doctor? Since I was five — I tell people, I never had to make a decision! I founded the Garcia Medical Centers and the Chicago Endoscopy Center, a gastroenterology procedure facility, 20 years ago. I see patients and employ five other physicians. More than 90 percent of my patients are Spanish speaking. Because of the language barrier and culture, a lot of them wouldn’t be as comfortable elsewhere, so we need to serve them. My wife, Marilyn, and I have been talking about starting a free clinic. Describe your Colgate experience. I remember kind of being overwhelmed. It was tough. Just a few years before I came to Colgate, my family immigrated to New York City from the Dominican Republic. I was pre-med, and barely spoke English. I learned most of my English at Colgate. And I thought it was the most beautiful place on Earth. I was a kid in a candy store the whole time I was here. Name a key professor who made an impact on you. Elmer Trumbull, who died last year, was my organic chemistry professor, and I just loved that guy. I still remember things he would tell me. He once told me, “Ramón, this is going to be the most intellectually stimulating experience you will have.” And it was so true. My astronomy professor, Tony Aveni, also was a significant role model. What do you feel you bring to the table as a trustee? Obviously, diversity, both ethnically and professionally, is where I stand out. This year, I am the only Latino, and the only doctor, on the board. With the changing demographics of our country, I’d like to see Latino diversity increase both on the board and on campus. It’s hard, because we are competing for particularly talented Latino students. We have to see these kids as national treasures; they are going to be the leaders of a great chunk of our population. So if Colgate can prepare a lot of these future leaders, it will be great for the school. There’s a lot of work to be done; I like to champion that cause. What other aspects of the issue of diversity are important to you? We are known for academic excellence, and we should continue that. And, beyond my board role, I’ve been talking to a group of professors about how we can attract, and keep, more minority professors. One of the things that is happening at Colgate is, it’s fairly easy to recruit minority professors, but it’s a different issue to get them to stay. That’s one of the issues that I like working on most. Tell me about your family. My wife is a social worker. Gabby is my 20-year-old, a communications major at Miami University of Ohio. Then I have Nico, who’s a 12-year-old seventh-grader. We hear you’re a commercial pilot. I’ve been flying since 1992. I remember flying to my reunion and buzzing the procession on Oak Drive. But 90 percent of the time, I fly around the Chicago area, going to little airports in Wisconsin and eating greasy hamburgers at the airport diners. Particularly in the cloudy wintertime, I like going above the clouds and flying around in the sunshine up there. News and views for the Colgate community 61 Giving good days to children who need them “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” That’s the simple yet profound lesson that Wendy BleierMervis ’88 has taken away from working with children who have cancer. “When you’re with these kids, your problems seem very small compared to what they have to deal with on a daily basis, and the unknown of what’s going to happen in their lives,” said Bleier-Mervis, the executive director of Camp Good Days. Her husband, Gary Mervis, founded the camp in 1979 for his daughter, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at age 9. Because Teddi was the only child in her school with cancer, he built Camp Good Days on New York State’s Keuka Lake so that she could spend time with kids who were having similar experiences. “Especially with childhood cancer, it’s often a rare disease, so they could be the only one in their school who is battling cancer, and they probably feel alone,” Bleier-Mervis explained. “We give them the opportunity to be with others who understand what they’re going through.” She added that the children get to be themselves for a week: “They don’t have to wear their wigs, they can have dessert instead of their dinners, they run around — we let them be kids.” The Colgate connections to the camp have been there since the beginning. “Doc” (Merrill) Miller, Student Health Services director, was one of the first doctors to volunteer at Camp Good Days in 1980. Various student groups have supported the camp through fundraising initiatives, as have alumni. The camp has expanded to include programs for children with HIV/AIDS, in the foster care system, and those affected by domestic violence, as well as international children with cancer. It also offers adult weekends for women with cancer as well as for parents and partners of those with the disease. “For the adults, it’s a network and a friendship: they can share what’s going on and questions they have,” Bleier-Mervis said. Coming to the camp after working as a physical education teacher and coach, BleierMervis had started there as a lifeguard on her summers off. While at Colgate, Bleier-Mervis was a four-year starter on the women’s basketball team. Later, at the camp, her athletic talents made her a natural activities coordinator. “These kids do things that they’re not going to be able to do back home, like go in a hot air balloon, ride in a seaplane, fish all day.” Eventually, she became program director and then camp director. About three years ago, Bleier-Mervis took a leave of absence from teaching and coaching to play a larger role at the camp. In the off season, she spreads the word about Camp Good Days and fundraises for the camp’s programs, which are offered free of charge to attendees. Although she doesn’t play the sport as much as she used to, Bleier-Mervis stayed involved with basketball as a coach and was recently inducted into the Section V Basketball Hall of Fame for her role on the varsity team at West Irondequoit (N.Y.) High School. It was this continued involvement with sports that brought her and her husband together. The couple met at a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, where they discovered that they had shared interests. He had spent most of his career in politics working for the state legislature; she majored in political science at Colgate. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education and has coached football for many years at different levels; she spent most of her career as a physical education teacher and coach. Now, their common goal is to give those in need a memorable experience. “At camp, everything else in your life seems so unimportant compared to making sure these kids have a great time,” Bleier-Mervis said. “We tell our counselors that if the kids are pushing you over to get on the bus, then you should find something else to do, but if they’re crying and clinging to you because they don’t want to leave, we’ve made an impact. And ninety percent don’t want to leave because they feel that’s where they belong — no one is judging them, and everybody understands them. They know when they leave camp that they have a new family and that there are other kids just like them, so they’re not alone in the world.” — Aleta Mayne 62 scene: Summer 2010 grads, from his tennis-team mentoring days. He recently played with ex-Colgate captain Mike Shea ’08 and was proud to last an hour and 45 minutes of Mike pounding the ball at him. Sean really enjoys staying involved with students, finding it keeps him young. Jim Sowers finds himself in a new role as practice leader for Wipro Consulting’s HR Mgmt and Transformation Practice. He’s been doing a great deal of traveling and gets to the NYC area frequently, although he’s still based in Houston. Jim says it’s fun to be building another business just as we are coming out of the “Great Recession.” He plays golf regularly with Jerry Jasko (based in Austin) and John Bloom (Houston). Jim was disappointed with the untimely end to the Raiders men’s hockey season, as he had planned to go to Albany to see the ECAC semifinals with Rick Stickle (Red Hook, NY). Debbie Ciampi and her husband have been very much involved in Colgate events in the last 8 years as parents of Cornelia Kolman ’07. They have really enjoyed being members of the Parents’ Steering Committee, especially interacting with families, the admin, alumni office, and alumni. Debbie highly recommends it to other parents whose children are entering Colgate or attend now. She is hoping her son becomes a member of the Class of ’22 so they can do it again. Bob O’Shea finds that he has developed a new fondness for Colgate, not that he ever lost it, but it is renewed. Last spring was the only semester in the past 4 years that he didn’t visit the campus at least once, as his “chip,” Grace Kendrick O’Shea ’11, was studying abroad in Barcelona. Check out this issue’s “Colgate Seen” to see a photo, which is also posted on our class web page. It pictures Bob and “La Pubia,” standing outside her dorm in Barcelona (Bob confided that they’re standing near somebody else’s motorcycles so they appear cooler than they really are). Bob would like to give a shout out to Marty Madeira (Grace’s sister’s godfather), nephew Mark Miller ’11, friend and neighbor Tom Oliver ’72, great friends Bud Cary and Rob Moreno, and to Grace’s aunt and uncle, Missy O’Shea Miller ’76 and George O’Shea. Paul Raeder and his partner, Bob Holley, are still living in Princeton, where Paul works at the university’s annual giving office. They share a great interest in the cultures of the ancient Americas. Starting 25 years ago with a trip to Cancun during which they visited the Mayan city of Chichen Itza, they have tried to see all the great cities in Mesoamerica. More recently, they’ve made 2 trips to Peru, staying at Machu Picchu and visiting many major pre-Inca sites in northern Peru. Their quarter century journey culminated in a trip in March to the Mayan ruins of Copan in Honduras. (See the class web page for a photo of Paul and Bob at the Copan ruins.) Paul says that while not claiming to be archeological experts, they now have a great appreciation of how advanced these cultures were and what wonderful structures they built hundreds and thousands of years ago. Don’t forget to visit our class web page at www.colgatealumni.org/clubsandclasses (select “Class of 1973” on the pull-down menu). If you’re not receiving the e-mail blasts, please adjust your settings (or check your spam folder) so as to allow e-mails from my address and from [email protected]. Marc: 908-580-1414, 580-1946(f); [email protected] 1 974 Gregg McAllister 21 Ross St Batavia, NY 14020-2307 First, a correction and an apology: Claudia Miner is the VP of development at Waterford Research Inst in Sandy and Salt Lake, UT, where she has been for a couple of years. Waterford is a nonprofit research ctr (with a private school) dedicated to developing high-quality educational models, programs, and software: 500,000 children across the US use Waterford programs in schools. I apologize that in my last column I indicated she was still at the Desert Research Institute, her previous employer. On the move: Former NY atty genl Dennis Vacco became a partner in the law firm of Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP in Buffalo, where he will specialize in helping businesses work through complex state and fed governmental regulations. Dennis served as US atty in Buffalo 1988–93 and was elected atty genl in 1994, the 1st Erie Cty resident to win that post since 1928, and served in Gov George Pataki’s admin 1995–1998. After leaving the AG’s office, Dennis became VP of NY ops for Waste Mgmt Inc. Still skiing: Doug Carlson, Andy Greenfield, Claude Johnston, and Tom Gilman met in Deer Valley during the winter for some skiing. Doug, who lives in Menlo Park, CA, admits that none of them have fully functioning knees, “but we get by, thanks to superb slope grooming, plenty of Aleve, and appropriate ‘refreshments’ throughout the day.” Andy has a daughter, Shaela, in her soph year at Colgate. He visits her while teaching a seminar on leadership/entrepreneurship (see this issue’s Life of the Mind for more). Another CA contact: In San Diego on a recent business trip, Bob Chamberlain had dinner with 2 Colgate ATO brothers, Chip McAteer ’75 and Alan Bombard ’75. They are planning to get together again for a long weekend in Bob’s part of the state — Carmel. Student-professor collaboration: Don Ferencz, who earned his degree in Peace Studies, teamed up with Prof Nigel Young, dir of Peace Studies, 1984–2004, at Magdalen C in Oxford this spring for the book launch of the 4-volume Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace (see the photo on our class web page at Colgatealumni.org). Prof Young served as a contributing author as well as editor-in-chief. Don was among the contributors, writing on the history and workings of the internatl criminal court. For the past 5 years, Don’s been involved as a consultant to the court’s working group on the crime of aggression — an offense branded by the Nuremberg Trials as “the supreme internatl crime.” Don also traveled to Kampala, Uganda, where the 111 member-countries of the court convened to decide whether the crime of aggression will be made actionable before the court. Don lives in Maidenhead outside of London, and advises that he’d be happy to share a pint with any alums who are passing through! Sorry to report: the sudden death of Dave Sheldon in Kingston, RI. He was a civil engineer for the state for 30 years before joining Thielsch Engineering. He also coached youth soccer, basketball, and baseball. He and Ed Schnittger, aptly named Sheldon & Schnittger, often performed together around Colgate and even cut a record together, which is still in my basement with my collection of LPs. Dave maintained his passion for music throughout his life, playing guitar with 2 local bands. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, and 3 children. Charlotte L Whiting MAT’74, a French major, died in Jan in Belmont, MA. If you meet a classmate while vacationing this summer, don’t forget to send an update to share with the Scene. Gregg: 585-345-6154 (O); 343-9796 (H); [email protected] 1 975 Carolyn Swift 2022 Columbia Rd NW, #514 Washington, DC 20009-1316 By the time you read this, I will have plenty of news about our 35th Colgate Reunion, but I’m sending this in April, so I don’t have the news yet. Check the Class of ’75 page on colgatealumni.org for lots of info and pictures about the great weekend! Less news this time around, but I am making up for it by calling classmates to ask them whether they are coming to reunion. So far, many have been responding in the affirmative, so I’m looking forward to a lively time trying to catch up with everyone! As mentioned in my last column, I talked a while back with Jonathan Husch, chair of the Geological and Environmental School at Rider U, and he referred me to his personal Rider website, which included the history and update info for him and his family. After Colgate, Jonathan studied, researched, and TA-ed in the Dept of Geological and Geophysical Sciences at Princeton, where he earned both his master’s and PhD. In 1978, he married Gerri Hutner (BA SUNY-Albany ’75 and master’s NYU ’77). Gerri has been the public info officer/dir of communications for the W Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District since 1999, was a member of the Lawrence Township Board of Ed, and worked for 19 years as the managing editor of NJ Medicine, the monthly journal of the Medical Society of NJ. Gerri and Jonathan love to travel, and over the last few years they’ve been to Chile (to visit Jonathan’s family), London, Paris, Province, Normandy, Amsterdam, Rome, Florence, Siena, Venice, and Quebec and Victoria, Canada. Gerri also is a voracious reader of books and appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2002 as an Oprah’s Book Club panel member, discussing Toni Morrison’s novel Sula. Gerri and Jonathan have 2 sons, Benjamin (Wake Forest ’06, MA Rutgers ’08) and Jared (U of Richmond ’08, now completing a post-baccalaureate, pre-medical cert program at U of Miami and applying to med school). Since 1996, Jon has been the Rider NCAA Faculty Athletics rep and is involved in a wide variety of athletic issues and projects on campus. He also represented Rider as a member of the 2001 People to People Delegation to Cuba on Women in Sports, and recently traveled to Costa Rica, Iceland, the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador, and Panama as part of a team teaching for the Nature’s Business course. Finally, he was honored for his teaching excellence by being selected for inclusion in the 2002 and 2007 editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and for his service to the university by being awarded the 2005 Frank N Elliot Award for Distinguished Service. I wish I’d asked Jonathan about the “geology tradition” mentioned by Aliza Michaels Metzner below. I recently called Aliza Michaels Metzner, who lives in Orinda, CA, with her husband, Peter. Their older daughter, Claire, is graduating from Oberlin this spring, and talking about her graduation made Aliza and me start talking about our graduation back in 1975. Then we had to catch up on everything we’ve done since “Lizzie O’Rourke found herself in a brief meeting with Michelle Obama, and the two joked about their Chicago accents.” — Melanie Kiechle ’03 then, so I’m afraid I kept her on the phone far too long, but I had a great time catching up and talking about the good ole days at Colgate. Aliza had a couple of great Colgate memories, including what was reported to be an old geology tradition — grabbing a fellow student and tossing him into Taylor Lake. (Of course, Colgate still had a swimming requirement back in those days…) By 1971–72, though, a fellow student might also be a “her,” and so it came to pass that an unsuspecting Aliza, who was walking by, followed a geology major called “Woodman” into a mud bath resulting from the dredging operation that was under way… Apparently, the maid who cleaned the Stillman Hall ladies shower the next day was appalled by the muck still left from the clean-up! Aliza and I also talked about how glad we both are that we went to a school like Colgate, where the faculty was dedicated to teaching undergrads; students left classes still talking about ideas and points raised and continued the discussions back in the dorms, houses, or the Jug; and how Colgate felt then, and still feels to us now, to be a community that we joined then and to which we still belong. We talked about how many people from Colgate with whom we are still in touch (Aliza mentioned Amy Lennard Goehner ’74) and then we told some more stories from back in the day… Which is probably why we are both feeling called to go to our reunion and tell or hear some more! I hope you were there and we spent some time together, but if not, tune in to the autumn issue class column and the class page on the alumni site for stories and pictures of Colgate in June 2010 and then send me an update or just a hello! That’s it for this issue. Next issue will be the report on the reunion. Until then, enjoy and take care! Carolyn: 202-483-0809 (H); 752-7169 (O); 752-6158 (fax); [email protected] 197 6 Valerie Avedon Gardiner 40 St Andrews Rd Severna Park, MD 21146-1439 Wild winter weather behind us, your class editor wonders where all the news is? You guys still hibernating? She enjoyed drumming some news up herself with a trip into DC in April to catch up with sr-year apt mate and now fabulously famous Francesca Zambello ’78. Cesca was in our nation’s capital for a few weeks to run another winning production at the Kennedy Center. Her life’s accomplishments (that humble this lowly correspondent) have to be Googled to be believed! I was the 1st to hear about her next adventure, which will be to breathe new life into Cooperstown’s Glimmerglass Opera Summer Fest, and staying closer to home to spend more time with her loved ones. That’s one lucky opera org. She emanates graciousness, confidence, and love for her art, and they are fortunate to have her. What a gal! It has been fun on Facebook to reunite our old apt mates: Andrea D’Amico, Pam Ross, and Roni Jubinsky Adair ’77, and all keep in touch. In a cool coincidence, Freddie Foulke got back in touch with a super newsy note and shared that she continues to work in the of- fice of the general counsel at, guess where, the Kennedy Ctr. One of her big jobs was to, without incident, get a 350-person Syrian adult and kid’s choir in and around town for a 4-day fest. Wow! Freddie’s beautiful daughters are nearby. Courtney is a Union C grad with a good job (rarity for college grads these days!) with SOS Villages (a group that provides for the needy internationally), coaches field hockey at a local HS, and plays ice hockey w/ an area women’s team. Chelsea is in her 2nd year at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced and Internatl Studies, and as Freddie puts it, “is still smitten with Africa,” spending last summer in Uganda. Chelsea is also a marathon runner. Such an accomplished group of gals; good for them! Speaking of great gals, I have really enjoyed getting to know Lynn Plant ’77 on Facebook in the last few months. She shared with me that at alumni meetings up at CU in Jan, our class was once again used as a successful example of “how to do it right” with our active classmates participating in debates and staying connected via the Internet. Good for us! Speaking of overseas, Jeff Kleiser was excited to be learning a new sport: cricket. Yes, cricket! Another incredibly talented class member, Jeff is in India — yes India — working with Sharukh Khan on a new Bollywood movie, Ra. (I am pretty sure he did not say Chaka Khan but he was pretty excited about it!) It’s on to London then back to Mumbai ’til this Nov. Is our class the coolest of the cool, or what? Speaking of cool, Jeff Steltzer’s fiancée, Cathy Moore, likes to share cool YouTube videos of Jeff fishing the wild creeks of WV. The latest was in several feet of snow, waders frozen to his boots, frozen to his socks, frozen to his feet. Jeff works in the mining industry in WV, and although he was not personally touched by the recent tragedy, as he and Cathy said, “We are one big family and we all share in their grief.” Jeff and buddies have a fishing trip to AK scheduled for this summer. Sounds great. Welcome home from a few years overseas, Gerry Gilligan. I am sure we will all enjoy reconnecting! For those of you who have inquired as to Barry Stanton’s whereabouts, he continues to call ESPN his work home, FYI. Thanks to Bill Freeborn, Steve Solomon, Joanne Spigner, Sandy Braddy Hall, and Jeff Oberg for their hard work representing our class at Alumni Council and Board of Trustee meetings and functions over the last year. There have been many tough issues to deal with at Colgate; our class is always so well represented. Hope you will continue to be heard by writing, e-mailing, Facebooking, whatevering... Valerie: 410-987-8808; [email protected] 1 97 7 He has been doing some traveling, a little consulting, and thinking about what to do next. Chip Steppacher remains affiliated with the commodities group at JP Morgan, living in London with his family. He has been involved with acquisitions and has been the CFO for the European Power & Gas and Global Metals businesses. He enjoys playing golf and had a fabulous time visiting N Ireland with friends, including Paul Craig, to play golf at Royal County Down and Royal Portrush. Heard from Angela Moody Robinson with news that she finished her doctorate in education from Nova SE U last year. She looked at students and developmental and college-level math courses and what factors contribute to success and failure for them. She is having the most fun reacquainting herself with something other than her computer and a lit review. Linda Buchanan Allen answered my plea for news with fond memories shared of her visit with Susan and Scott Dittman ’75 in Lexington, VA, last summer while on a college tour with her daughter Marjorie. Scott is registrar at Washington & Lee. Linda’s daughter opted to attend Loyola in Baltimore. Linda is still freelance writing, riding horses, and volunteering at the local equine rescue barn. Also heard from Cynthia Grim Dade, who is the sr partner at her law firm, Dade & Hochman, in NYC, where she specializes in trusts and estates law. Her older daughter, Gabriella, graduated from Hunter C in May and has commenced her master’s in counseling degree at Hunter. She also works p/t at the law firm. Ed Wallack sent in a photo of him and his wife, Margo Haist Wallack ’78, in front of the pyramids in Cairo, Egypt. Visit our class page photo gallery on colgatealumni.org to see the happy couple. Hoping our paths cross soon! Carl: 845-227-1854; [email protected] 1 97 8 Linda Pattillo Suite 230-271 245 N. Highland Ave. Atlanta, GA 30307 Ginny McColough Keeshan wrote in with sad news: “John Ciraldo passed away April 18 from brain cancer. He is survived by his wife, Julie, and 3 children, Alexandra, Christopher, and Madeline. John had been living in the Portland, Maine, area for the past 25 years and had a very successful career in law. I’ll submit happier news next time. Take care.” Linda: [email protected] 1 97 9 Kimi de Murga 227 E 66th St, #1A New York, NY 10021-6413 Carl P Barone 176 Reilly Rd LaGrangeville, NY 12540-9530 Hoping you are having a relaxing and enjoyable summer so far. It’s early April as I write the column, but it sure feels like summer in upstate NY, with temps in the mid-80s of late. Don’t forget to check out our class page on Facebook — you can connect with many friends and classmates 24/7. It’s a great way to stay in touch! Bob Roche is loving his post-Cephalon days. Although I am writing this in April and you will be reading it in Aug, I wouldn’t be surprised if the temp is the same. We had an early taste of summer for the past few days, with yesterday breaking a record and hitting 90! It has been a wild winter with extremes. I hope it is not an indication of what is to come. Colleen Brown loves living in Middlebury, where she is the one and only US bankruptcy judge for the state of VT. She is enjoying the News and views for the Colgate community 63 splendors of being a grandmother to a 3-year-old granddaughter. Colleen belongs to the Unitarian Universalist Church and recently gave a sermon titled “Forgiveness in a Time of Bankruptcy.” Preparing for the sermon made her reflect on all she learned about philosophy and religion at Colgate, believing that Colgate cultivated in her an appreciation for the many complexities and dimensions of life, and in particular led her to take a spiritual view of what she does as a federal judge. The essence of her sermon was that bankruptcy law is the only area of the law that focuses on forgiveness, and that serving as a bankruptcy judge has informed both her professional and spiritual development. Dr Barbara Needell was certified as a diplomate in the American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO). It often takes a decade or more to meet the criteria for certification, so her journey to ABFO board-certification has not been short nor has it been easy. Further, the certification exam is a very difficult comprehensive test of the depth and scope of a candidate’s knowledge and abilities. The ABFO was formed in 1976, and since that time, only 145 dentists worldwide have been certified as diplomates. Congrats, Barb! Janice Mandel sent a photo of Colgate alumni gathering April 3 at Carmine’s restaurant in NYC. Coming from the suburbs of NY, NJ, Philly, and DC were: Arthur Amron ’78, Sam Abady ’77, Peter Loevy ’79, Marc Edelman ’78, Peter Margulies ’78, Sara Pearl ’80, and Jon Schneider ’78 and Janice. Check out the picture on our class page at colgatealumni.org. Sam Abady added: “Jon Schneider, Arthur Amron, Peter Margulies, Marc Edelman, and I lived at 10 Spring St, along with Matt Morley ’78 (not shown in the photo), and affectionately refer to our group as ‘The Spring Street Gang.’” Hope everyone is enjoying the summer! Kimi: 212-517-6776; [email protected] 1 980 David H Alvord 424 Washington Ave Oneida, NY 13421-1906 Spring is arriving in CNY as I write. Your editor just got to hear an inspirational Easter sermon from Stuart Wattles ’72. Rick Calley is based in Dallas. He joined Shaw Environmental in early ’09 as a client program manager and conducts environmental training and assessment services for major retail and telecom clients. Gigi Giacomara got to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform the final concert in old Giants Stadium. She still makes the 200mile roundtrip daily commute to work at the Bronx Zoo and recently acquired a bright red ’95 Honda CB250 Nighthawk motorcycle. See our class page photo gallery at colgatealumni.org for a picture. Marj and Dan Kobrin spent a couple of nights in NYC in March to celebrate his bday. Daughter Abby graduates from HS this year and plans to attend UMass. I hope everyone is having a good summer. Next issue will feature a report on Reunion ’10. David: 315-363-2117; [email protected] 198 1 Nancy Horwitz 77 Islington Rd Auburndale, MA 02466-1009 Here we are, summer of 2010. Just 1 year from our 30th Reunion. Time continues to march on, doesn’t it? At this stage, our life experiences are so incredibly varied: some are discovering new careers and/or callings in life while others are nearing or at retirement; some have children who have graduated from college while others have young children at home; some have grandchildren while others may not have children of the 2-legged variety but have raised the 4-legged kind (and you know who you are); some have lived in the same place since graduating from college while others have moved around a bit. News from our class for this quarter’s column reflects some of these things. Larry Messerman writes: “My wife, Jessica, and I moved to central OR a year ago after living in CA for nearly 25 years. We love it. Lots of open space, beautiful rivers, and a stunning panorama of volcanic mountains and buttes.” Larry spent many years in grad school following Colgate, receiving his MA from the Grad School of Internatl Relations and Pacific Studies at UC San Diego and then his PhD from the Gevritz School of Edu at UC Santa Barbara. In Larry’s case, he says, “Something funny happened on the way to the last degree: I discovered my real work was via an indigenous healing tradition. So much for all the school! I am now initiated as a shaman in the Huichol tradition, and I am setting up a healing practice here in Bend.” He’d love to hear from any old friends (emphasis on old). Patti and John Nozell moved to London last summer, when John joined Seabury Group LLC as managing dir, head of investment banking, for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. When not traveling or busy with family obligations, Patti has enjoyed exploring Hampstead Heath with their 2 dogs. Their daughters, Melissa ’10 and Kristen ’11, are at Colgate. By the time this column is published, Melissa will have graduated — along with her roommate Tara Woods, daughter of classmates Greg and Lizann Whelan Woods. John and Patti would love to show you around their new neighborhood should any of our classmates travel to London. Marti Prashker Murray wrote in to report on a gathering of 1981 alumnae: “On April 17, a group of 10 women from the Class of 1981 enlivened the very elegant Surrey Hotel in NYC. The evening was the brainstorm of Cathy Hoffman, living in Washington, DC, and Barb Sheehan, living in NYC. Janie Kershaw Chadwick traveled from Vieques to be there; others came from Boston (Laura Bergan), D.C. (Phyllis Corrao Doran), Cooperstown, NY (Cari Fuertes), and NJ (Jenny Groel Beimfohr). The rest of us were local NYCers (me, Heidi Feigenbaum Selig, Barb Sheehan, and Laurie Greenberg Cardilo). During our years at Colgate, we had lived off campus in 2 houses on Pine Street. The recent gathering took place as the volcanic ash continued to spew over Europe, stranding travelers worldwide. I had been forewarned that after so many years it might be difficult to recognize one another and that perhaps we should wear name tags. To the contrary — Colgate women clearly know how to take care of themselves; long, cold winters mean copious amounts of moisturizer. Everyone looked terrific, and there was much laughing, dancing, eating, and a little drinking. There was much catching up on the status of everyone’s kids and sharing Blackberry photos of same. Our children cover a wide age span (5–22) and many are fast approaching their college years. My daughter Emily Murray just finished up her first year at Colgate. We had some good old pictures, Heidi Feigenbaum Selig made a great DVD, and we had the face book, and our yearbooks. We vowed to meet again at our 30th Reunion in June 2011.” Photos of the event are on the class page photo gallery at colgatealumni.org. Keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming. It’s a terrific way to stay in touch with classmates. Enjoy your summer! Nancy: 617-558-9781; [email protected] 1982 Margie Jiampietro Palladino 37 Boulder Rd Wellesley, MA 02481-1502 As the tail end of the blizzard of 2010 was winding down, Jean Connolly Giorgio was reading the latest Scene, pondering whether the print on the class news pages is getting smaller (“or is that part of the ‘turning 50’ thing?”), and reminiscing how the landscape outside her window reminded her of our years at Colgate. Aside from turning the clock to a new decade, just about everything in Jean’s life is changing. Her husband, Frank, started a new position in Providence, RI, so they are packing up, selling their house on LI and moving to the Providence area. Jean is quickly becoming an expert on all things RI and would love to connect with Colgate alums there. Jean plans on celebrating turning 50 all year long — with every one of her friends. “Any excuse for a dinner out, a spa day, cocktails, or a weekend away!” She particularly is looking forward to her annual girls’ weekend in Saratoga with Karen Limner Mertz and Ann Flynn Wolney, which will take on a real celebratory feel this year. Jean says, “It’s bizarre because 50 always seemed like a long way off, and I thought it would feel ‘old.’ Instead, other than the extra aches and pains when I get up in the morning and the scary wrinkles (I mean laugh lines) that appear before me in the mirror, I don’t feel any different than I did at 25 or 40. I have found, however, that 50 ‘wears’ differently on everyone; some of my friends haven’t aged at all, and yet for some, 50 does seem old! I guess it really is just a number!” My old sr roommate Christine Linkie, who won’t round the corner ’til next year, nevertheless has taken this change of lifestyle very seriously. Her 1st big change is that she recently married! She and husband Doug Michali live in Erie, PA, where Christine moved a few years ago to be closer to her family and to take a position with the Ophelia Project (a natl nonprofit committed to creating safe social environments in schools and communities). Her next big change is that she is a recent homeowner! As if these changes were not enough, her house is a fixer-upper and she (uh, Doug) is doing a lot of the construction. I wonder if anyone ever told the happy newlyweds that home-improvement projects and marriage do not necessarily go hand-in-hand. Continuing with this theme of change, Christine “I am now initiated as a shaman in the Huichol tradition, and I am setting up a healing practice here in Bend.” — Larry Messerman ’81 64 scene: Summer 2010 has ventured down a new career path. While she continues to work half-time for the Ophelia Project, she has a new job as an occupational therapy evaluator for driver rehabilitation. She evaluates people with disabilities and older adults, ordering adaptive equipment, and, yes, teaching people to drive. Christine is finally putting to use her catlike reflexes, Andretti-like driving skills, and keen sense of direction with the help of 2 GPSs and her Tom-Tom (she never leaves home without him). Christine’s last piece of news is that she is excited to be part of the very active theater community in Erie. Although it was hard for her to leave the bright lights of NYC, Christine was delighted to finally be on stage again last spring, playing Constance in the Erie Playhouse production of The Constant Wife. She describes it as “coming home.” So, amidst all her change, she held on to her constant — her love of acting. That is good. I look forward to visiting Erie and seeing Chris at her wedding celebration later this summer. In other exciting news, Bob Corwen, Rich Klein’s old roommate, couldn’t wait to spill the beans about Carey Vames Klein’s recent heroic efforts saving the life of a fellow gym member in her town of Chappaqua, NY. Carey, who happens to be a paramedic and member of the Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corp, was at her gym when a fellow gym member collapsed. Carey immediately sprang into action and is credited with saving the man’s life. Way to go, Carey! Meanwhile, life has been flying by for Bob in New Rochelle, NY, where he’s lived with wife Kelly and their 4 kids for the past 10 years. Son Sean is a jr at Holy Cross, while son #2, Connor, will be a 1st-year at Bucknell this fall, joining Jodee LaMotta Novak’s daughter Emily. Both boys are avid rowers, so Bob looks forward to watching them row at the Head of the Charles in Boston this Oct. Bob laments, “I still can’t bring myself to wear any collegiate attire from either of these Colgate rivals, so I have pledged to only put on a hat or sweatshirt from either school if I’m cheering on a son at a race.” Son #3, Brendan, is 13 and already 6'3" tall. Bob hopes he’ll be his Colgate kid and a Raider basketball player as well! Daughter Meghan is 10 and “a breath of fresh air for her mother as she tries to cut through the testosterone levels in our household.” After 70 years in retail furniture, Bob’s family business shifted over to commercial real estate mgmt about 10 years ago. Bob said it has proved to be quite the challenge the last few years but they are surviving. Bob wishes all his classmates a happy 50th and “hopes it takes them less time to get their bones out of bed in the am than it takes me!” I was so happy to receive a note from Rene Jackson, my 1st friend at Colgate before classes even started! (We met at the summer orientation weekend, along with Rosemary Kearns Zemanian, Pam Gannon, and I think Jay Woerdeman. I know there are more of you who attended the weekend 32 years ago but I just can’t remember — another “turning 50 thing” — so feel free to write in.) Rene apologized for procrastinating all these years by not writing and just wanted to say hi and let me know she is alive and well, living in CA. She sent me a photo of her and her very handsome 19-year-old son at his HS military school graduation. Judging from her photo, Rene will be celebrating her 40th, not 50th, bday this year. Rene is looking forward to meeting up with Scott and Chris Scannell Giacconne in NY and promised to let me know if their reunion is fit for publication! Congratulations to Derek Sorenson for being named one of 18 Quarles & Brady AZ-based attorneys who were named in the 2010 issue of 1 983 Gwen Tutun Campbell 22 Old Hill Road Westport, CT 06880 Hello, classmates. I have so enjoyed hearing from many of you, and the addition of Facebook makes the process even better. Congrats to Gregory Miller, who has joined Virtual Law Partners after a long stint with Google. Greg was managing dir at Google.org through late 2009, leading its philanthropic investments, grants, and legal teams. Mary Hill writes that she has been in touch with Miriam Garron, who is working for the Food Network/Bobby Flay show Throwdown. Mary is busy out in St Paul as a college guidance counselor and enjoying it! So glad to hear from Michele Cortese. Her daughter just finished her 1st year at Colgate. Michele is loving the opportunity to spend more time in the Chenango. She assured me that Andrews Hall on a Sunday morning looks and smells pretty much the same as it did 30-plus years ago. Doug and Laura Glassman Hercher also have a son in the Class of 2013. Michele has been practicing child welfare law since leaving Columbia Law School in 1987 and started a new venture in 2002 to try to coordinate the process of foster care with a team of professionals for every family, with very good results. She is living in Croton on Hudson, and in addition to her daughter Madeline, Michele has a son, David, who is a 1st-year in HS. She recently had dinner with Tracy Gallagher last spring. Tracy is a pediatrician in Manhattan, happily married with 2 kids. Last fall, Michele caught up with Tom and Kathy Lewis Tyree, who moved from Manhattan to Denver. Also, Michele reported that Chris Paine’s film, Who Killed the Electric Car, was shown in her HS’s AP Environmental Class. The film was also shown at Colgate this winter as part of a sustainability and alternative transportation conversation. And, finally, I’m absolutely thrilled to report that Keith Drill sent an adorable photo of aspiring Colgate student Andrew Drill — who, at 11 months, already has an impressive assortment of ’Gate wear! Have a wonderful summer, and please continue to send me your news! Gwen: 203-226-2608 (h); 203-856-2922 (c); [email protected] In the know: choosing children’s literature 198 4 Diane Munzer Fisher 4356 Stilson Cir Norcross, GA 30092-1648 Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for info via e-mail and Facebook. Please make sure that Colgate has an accurate e-mail address for you. Many of the ones on record bounced back. Tina Buzak believes she may have accomplished something before any of our classmates. This spring she had a hip replacement after a biking accident last June. She was looking forward to testing out the new hip by walking around campus during Colgate’s Summer on the Hill program at the end of June. Sally Rothwell has been living in Anchorage with husband Greg Bernoski for 17 years now. Sally works as a sr environmental coordinator for ConocoPhillips AK, an oil and gas company. She spends her free time enjoying the outdoors with Greg and her dog Cooper skiing, rafting, fishing, hiking, and biking to work. She stays in touch with Di Keller ’81 and recently celebrated Di’s 50th with her in HI — the 50th state on her 50th bday! Won’t be much longer before the Class of ’84 hits this milestone. Mimi Pirrmann Santoro, who lives a few blocks away from Gail Baechtold Winkelstein in northern VA, sees Sara Dougherty Jones on a regular basis and runs into Baman Rusby at swim meets. Gail and her daughter visited Atlanta in May for my daughter Michelle’s bat mitzvah. Also celebrating with us was Heather Lubking Brown, who was in town picking her daughter Chelsea up from her 1st year at Emory. Heather is working on her doctorate in education and continues to teach in CT. Carol Crowdus Barbour joined the board of the Summer Theatre of New Canaan and threw a big fundraising event at Le Beau Chateau to offer part of the summer season, Shakespeare’s Henry IV, free to the public this summer. Lydia Mc Nally Danenberg lives in Chatham, NJ, with husband Brian and son Paul, 9. She was recently promoted to VP at Novartis Pharma, where she has worked for 11 years. In her new role, she will continue to be the head of the patent group for the oncology business but now takes on the additional responsibility of site head for all US patents. Chris Gavigan is pres of Charon Planning, an employee benefits consulting firm in Warrington, PA. Rod Powell has been married to Esther since 1998 and now resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is employed as an ops analyst with Pennwest Energy Trust. Charles McChesney is living in his hometown of Liverpool and recently celebrated his 19th anniversary with wife Jane (UME ’85). They have 4 fast-growing children, all of whom can sing, or at Theresa Bertocci Southwest Super Lawyers magazine as among the top 5% of attorneys in AZ and NM. Lastly, I have finally turned 49 years and 12 months. (I tired of saying I turned 39 for the 12th time.) As I mentioned in my 1st column of the year, I was having a hard time facing 50. Your e-mails really helped to put it all in perspective. I have to say, it hasn’t been so bad. I have decided to celebrate it like Jean Connolly — why not stretch out the celebration over a year? During this year, I have committed to reconnect with friends from all different times of my life, many whom I have not seen in several years. I have so enjoyed getting reacquainted with old friends whether for a dinner (like I had with Jeannine Breton Adams to celebrate our bdays) or a party (like Liz Orbe Fischer’s 50th, where I had fun catching up with Ann Lackey Chao and Casey Chandler), or lunch and a walk (like I had with my freshman and soph year roommate Amy Donovan Beecher). I also decided to challenge myself by doing a 40-mile, 2-day breast cancer walk in honor of my milestone bday and in memory of both my children’s godmothers who died of cancer in the past 2 years at ages 50 and 46. (Mark Miller’s wife, Maryellen, was my daughter’s godmother, who died of breast cancer and we miss her dearly.) When I look back on my life in decades, I see how each decade had a focus: 20s was about building my law career; 30s was about building my family; 40s was about rebuilding myself — being single again (let’s not even talk about dating in your 40s) and starting a real estate development business. What will my 50s bring? We shall see… If I am still writing this column at age 60 (now there’s a way to make 50 not sound so bad), I will be sure to let you know. In the meantime, please keep those e-mails coming. Margie: 781-235-9386; [email protected] Diane Bailey Foote ’89, a professional reviewer of children’s and parenting books, is a member of the 2010 Newbery Award Committee and 2011 Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury, both American Library Association (ALA) youth media awards. She holds an MS in library and information science from the University of Illinois and is a past executive director of the Association for Library Service to Children. Here, Bailey Foote offers tips for hooking young readers up with great books: 1. Encourage enjoyment. Don’t force kids to read something because it’s “good for them,” unless it’s also something they’ll genuinely enjoy. Real pleasure in books translates into increased time spent reading, which research shows leads naturally to greater reading (and writing) ability and broadens children’s knowledge and awareness. 2. Know your audience. There’s no substitute for familiarity with a child’s individual reading ability and interests. No book, even one with starred reviews and awards, is suitable for every reader. Babies and toddlers need clear, bright illustrations in picture and board books. Children just learning to read need simple vocabulary and a clear layout (humor helps!). Reluctant readers need high-interest topics. If you don’t know a child well, ask someone who knows about that child’s interests. Animals? Space? Art? History? Action? Animals in space? 3. Ask the experts. A bookseller or librarian can offer invaluable advice and suggestions, particularly if you know which books a child has enjoyed previously. There are many lesserknown, well-written elaborate fantasy series that Harry Potter fans may wish to read next, for example. If you remember particular books fondly from your own childhood, an expert can suggest similar contemporary titles. Many states offer child-voted book award programs that feature appealing reading selections; ask at your school or public library. 4. Allow children to read outside of their grade level. Plenty of kids read above or below their grade level. It’s OK if a child reads a book that might be “too easy” once in a while; don’t grown-ups enjoy reading “easy” stuff sometimes? It’s also OK for children to come across unfamiliar words or concepts in a book. That’s how learning happens. Make sure you or another approachable adult is available to answer questions and, perhaps, help guide further exploration of new words and ideas. 5. Consider nontraditional formats. Great reading isn’t found only in novels! Informational books, poetry, graphic novels and comics, audiobooks, and magazines offer a wide range of topics, styles, and genres for all ages. Exposing young readers to a variety of reading material increases the chances they’ll discover something they love, and helps them hone their tastes and critical thinking skills. Visit http://www.ala.org/yma for more information on the ALA’s wide array of youth media awards, including recommended lists of fiction, nonfiction, young adult books, books for beginning readers, and audiobooks. To read more about Bailey Foote’s experience on the Newbery committee, check out an interview with her on http://beyondthemargins.com, a literary-themed blog created by Nichole Bernier ’89. What do you know? If you’re an expert in an area of your field or avocation and would like to share your sage advice, e-mail [email protected] or write to the Colgate Scene, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346. News and views for the Colgate community 65 least sing along to “1819.” Charles is a reporter on the breaking news team at his hometown paper, the Syracuse Post-Standard. One bonus to working in CNY, says Charles, is that he gets to write about Colgate once in a while, including a piece last year about green initiatives on campus. Classmate Suzannne Blanchard would be happy to read about those initiatives. In Dec, Suzanne joined Smart Growth VT as program dir, where she works to integrate growth, environmental protection, and econ opportunities into VT’s local planning framework. Prior to joining Smart Growth VT, after practicing environmental law for a decade in DC and Princeton, Suzanne was an editor and consultant. Suzanne graduated VT Law, worked for the VT Agency of Natural Resources, and clerked at the US Dept of Justice. Suzanne also serves on the Chittenden Cty Regional Planning Commission and is a board member of the Chittenden Cty Metro Planning Org. She has worked on housing, land use, and environmental issues for 2 decades. And, when she’s not working or volunteering her time, Suzanne likes to get out on the lake or the Island Line with her partner, Nancy, and 2 children, ages 1 and 2. This spring, John Dieffenbacher-Krall spoke at Lemoyne C about his successful efforts to have the Episcopal Church repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. Under the Doctrine of Discovery, the title to newly discovered lands lay with the govt whose subjects discovered new territory. This led to taking of lands from indigenous peoples throughout the US. Along with the Episcopal Church, the Quakers and the Unitarian Universalists have joined this burgeoning movement for indigenous justice. John lives in ME. Karina Thomas connected with Bill Eaton at her egg-coloring party in Breckenridge, where Bill was skiing and instructing for several weeks. Karina continues her estate-planning practice in Denver, where she enjoys mtn biking if she can make time for it. Yet another get-together happened in ski country. During spring break in Solitude, UT, Larry Freedman and family reconnected with Dick Badenhausen and his daughter Liza. Dick is thriving as an English prof at Westminster C, when he is not skiing at Alta. Dick’s kids Liza and Will are top-notch skiers in the Alta jr program. Not every mini-reunion happened in snow country. This spring, Kim ‘Munchie’ Gray Carroll visited family in Glastonbury, CT, from Denver and had lunch with Becky Rawson Cavazuti, Annie Reiser Haling, and Silvia Bogdanovics Durno. They spent hours eating, shopping, and catching up. Anne Hershberger Miller and Corinne Costanzo Wickel could not make the trip, so they were included via text messaging. Munchie & Andy’s 2 sons are now 17 and 18. Drew will be attending Fort Lewis C in Durango, CO, in the fall. Jack is attending Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy in CA for his jr and sr year of HS. The Carrolls see Anne and Ken ’82 Miller all the time. In Colgate fashion, they are trying to visit every microbrewery in the state of CO. Corinne and Heather Stearns Scozzarella had their own mini-reunion. They live about 20 min away from each other on the Cape and frequent many of the same places. Yet they never ran into each other until they began a correspondence via Facebook. They had a great dinner in Hyannis with their husbands and look forward to many more. If any classmates are on Cape Cod this summer, look Heather and Corrine up. They’d love to see you. Heather is very involved with Big Brothers & Big Sisters on Cape Cod and has loved her roll as a Big Sister to a wonderful smart, funny, and sweet 12-year-old originally from Jamaica. She was recently nominated for Big of the Year and is 66 scene: Summer 2010 one of the finalists. Heather highly recommends getting involved in this great org in any way possible. “It takes so little to make a difference in a young child’s life and the rewards are huge,” says Heather. So many of our classmates are making a difference in the lives of others. In one case, a classmate’s life was saved because of the generosity of another. John Piedra was not able to be at reunion last June because he had just received a kidney transplant. The outcome has been very successful. The very unlikely donor was his wife, Lana; 5 family members where rejected as possible donors. John encourages all Colgate alums to consider organ donation. There are some 65,000 patients in this country awaiting transplantation, and only 5,000 living donations per year. You can truly save a life! John is happy and healthy and living in NC at the beach. While it’s hard for any marriage to be as life changing as John and Lana’s, we wish a lifetime of happiness to the newlyweds in our class. Rev Joan Williams married Rev Willie James Jarrell in Sept. They are both sr staff ministers at Bethel Gospel Assembly Inc in Harlem and make their home in Mt Vernon. Laura Kurlander married Jeff Nagel (Cornell ’81) in March. They have 4 teenagers — Naomi, 16, Lucy, 14, Dana, 13, and Noah, 13. Says Laura, who is a commercial real estate atty with Dow Lohnes in ATL, “It’s a loud, crazy, but fun house.” Laura has spent the spring training for another Olympic distance triathlon this summer. Congrats to Laura, also, for being nominated as a regional VP on Colgate’s Alumni Council. Looking forward to hearing about everyone’s summer activities. Feel free to drop me an e-mail with your news. Diane: 770-209-9341 (h); [email protected] 198 5 Michael Yardley 18806 North 95th St Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5562 Sadly, the deadline for this column preceded our June gathering under the tents in sunny Hamilton, where we shared stories and memories spanning 25 years. Has it really been that long? Just typing that number frightens me, not to mention having had to live it. We don’t have a ton of news this time. We can collectively anticipate what I can only imagine will be a veritable avalanche of freshly gathered info following reunion. Until then, all I have to offer is a few tidbits, morsels really, to whet your appetite for the next column. And speaking of appetites (hearty ones, that is), I had the chance to connect recently with Greg Richter during his business trip to my sleepy little hamlet of Scottsdale, AZ. As always, his visit was courtesy of the fine folks at CS First Boston, for whom Greg works. We had a beer and caught up on life, talked about how much older he must be than me given that his son is getting ready for college. My oldest son is getting ready for the 7th grade, and unless the stock market rockets up 300% in the next 5 years, the closest he will get to college is attending my 30th Colgate Reunion. But he doesn’t need to know that just yet; it’s better that he continues to cling to the dream. Another classmate who has no business with a child at college age is Kevin Osborn, who contacted me recently via this newfangled World Wide Web thing. Ironically, Kevin was ahead of the curve on all this computer stuff back at ’Gate. In fact, his was the 1st name I recall being associated with the term “computer nerd.” But it never seemed to bother him, even though back then the term did not have quite the same cache as it does today. Anyway, it seems that his oldest daughter is also getting ready to matriculate as a frosh in the fall, and if I read the e-mail correctly, I believe she is going to Colgate. Oh my, another generation of Osborns at Colgate. And sticking with the nerd theme, my good buddy Bob Haran and I recently participated in one of the longest games of phone tag in recent memory. So long, in fact, that both of us eventually gave up and agreed to catch up in person at reunion. But from the voicemail trail of evidence, I can tell you a few things about Bob. He’s still in W Hartford and still works in some kind of exec position for some well-known insurance company. If memory serves, he’s been in the insurance business since the week following graduation (see my earlier comment re clinging to your dreams). He also indicated that he just got engaged, which was puzzling to me, and not because there’s anything wrong with getting engaged, but because the last time I talked to him he was married. Oh well, perhaps I’ll unravel the mystery after a few Old Milwaukees at reunion. So there you go, even more to look forward to in the next column. Staying on the old buddy theme, Bart Goodell and his family recently came through AZ on spring break, looking to warm up after a long Skaneateles winter (is there any other kind?). Although we were not able to work out the logistics for a visit, I did point them to some of our local tourist spots. They had a very ambitious itinerary, with visits planned across the state, from Phoenix to Sedona and all the way up to the Grand Canyon (I told Bart that it’s overrated, really just a big hole and not worth the drive, but he would not be deterred). I was not able to find out too much more than that, but I was able to glean from his e-mail signature that he works for some very hip design firm called 10 Red Design. I could tell it was hip because there were clues, like the word “red” being in red font, and the term “mob” used instead of the conventional “mobile” to denote his cell number. But that’s Bart, always 1 step ahead of the rest of us, creatively at least. Michael: 480-301-4459; [email protected] 1986 Michele Radin 681 Indian Ridge Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211-7485 Correction: In the spring issue, Christine Murphy’s news was accidentally published as being reported by Christine Oliver. Our apologies for the error. Michele: 706-641-6357; [email protected] 1987 Adam Weiss 54 Alan Lane New Canaan, CT 06840 Summer’s here and the time is right for _______! First up is Bruce Haines, lobbing in his debut Scene correspondence! He lives in Bethlehem, PA, with wife Holly (married now 22 years!) and son Grant, 17. Bruce owns 2 specialty running stores and, true to form, planned to run in the Providence half-marathon this May with buddy Chris Jones. Bruce and Grant recently visited Colgate with the hopes of making the Class of 2015. Best of luck. A quick and brief update from Jared Landaw: He’s living the dream as COO of a hedge fund in NYC. Chris Vyhnal, wife Theresa, and 4 kids are resting comfortably in surreal Ojai, CA. Chris has stepped up his homebrewing activities. He’s a regular at the Maltose Falcons homebrew club meetings, is judging beer competitions, and entering beers in competitions that he judges. His latest is a keg of bourbon espresso cream stout — sweet! The Vyhnals will be making their annual summer pilgrimage to the Midwest (Lake Michigan and then a few weeks in Tulsa), finishing up with a few days in Yosemite. News just came in from fellow Phi Tau Bob Schrock. Bob and his son recently visited fraternity and real-life brother-in-law Jim Kelley out in Boulder for a few days of powder skiing with Jim and his family (wife Suzie Schrock Kelley and their 2 kids). Bob, his wife, Marijke, and their kids, Bryan and Stephen (15 and 5), have been in Houston for the past 13 years, and he now works for Vivante GMP Solutions Inc as the quality control dir. Vivante is a pharma company manufacturing and testing new-generation virus-based gene therapy therapeutics and vaccines for other pharma companies. P-Chem and that semester abroad in Scotland finally paid off for Bob. Barry ’86 and Katie Flohr O’Sullivan are in high gear for the summer on Cape Cod. Barry’s still working for Birst, a CA-based company, and Katie is working as the editor of the online mag CapeWomenOnline.com. If anyone out there has a Cape connection and would like to submit a story or article for the mag, Katie would love to hear from you! Katie’s working on her next book, a follow-up to her thriller Unfolding the Shadows. She has plans to see Dan Rosen and wife Jordana this summer, as well as Mike ’86 and Nicky Cordaro Davis, and finally to get together with Elizabeth Zack Meyers. Katie will also be at the Nancy Walker girls’ getaway vacation in Aug. For any wine lovers traveling to the Bay area, look up Brian McGonigle. He and wife Hillary own the SF Wine Center, an attractive destination in downtown SF, where wine collectors and wine aficionados can store their wine, taste it, and talk about it. There should be one of those in every city! Thanks to everyone for the updates. Again, you can see the class notes online at our class page at www.colgatealumni.org. If you’d like photos posted on the website, send them either to me or the alumni office ([email protected]). Have a great summer! Adam (Pugsly) Weiss Adam: [email protected] 1988 Jack Kearney Sarah Bowen Shea 2508 NE 24th Ave Portland, OR 97212-4830 Greetings from Portland. Sarah is off promoting her book Run Like a Mother with co-author Dimity McDowell ’94 Davis. They started in Austin, and Sarah is working points north and west (Seattle, Vancouver, SF, Portland), while Dimity hits the south and mountains (Albuquerque, Denver). We had a recent visit from retired ’Gate prof Dick Sylvester. Sarah went on the Russian Study Group with Dick during the ’86–87 school year and they’ve kept in touch since. They chatted about their own doings and of friends from the Russian trip, including AJ Wasserstein, Doug Bruun ’87, Kati Fritzsche Sciortino ’89, Nicole Klimow, and others. Stacy Harris e-mailed that he is back in Kenya with no hitches with immigration. Stacy is the 1 989 Brent Goldstein 13709 Lakewood Ct Rockville, MD 20850-3649 Congratulations to Kathryn Hytten, who was one of 2 Southern IL U Carbondale women cited as Women of Distinction in March during an annual celebration of scholarship by and about women. The award, given annually by the University Women’s Professional Advancement office, recognizes women who have demonstrated leadership, vision, and action in their profession and a sustained commitment to diversity. Kathryn is interim chair of the Dept of Educational Administration and Higher Ed with a cross appointment in women’s studies. A College of Education and Human Services faculty member since 1996, Kathryn’s commitment to diversity seems “part of her DNA,” as demonstrated by her research, teaching, and service, said her dean in a letter nominating her for the award. Brent: 240-838-6170; [email protected] 1 990 Julie O’Leary Muir 48 Barr Farm Rd Bedford, NH 03110-5221 Greetings, Class of ’90! Wasn’t our reunion fabulous? Aren’t you glad you made the trek to CNY? In the interest of full disclosure, you’re reading this column in July; I am penning it in April. I have no idea how reunion will be, but I’m a betting gal, and my bet is that we had a helluva lot of fun, or at least I did, gathering up juicy tidbits for future columns. This edition’s superbly coherent thesis (ahem), which forcibly ties together some of the info I have amassed, is titled, “I knew you at Colgate, and Holy Toledo, Look at You Now!” If you’re like me, and I assume you are, I am amazed and humbled that so many of our fellow classmates are notable in their fields, leaders in their industry and communities. And yet I fondly recall so many of us at the Jug, in the basements of frat houses, getting our schwerve on during Spring Party, generally slacking at Case Library, scrounging for change to go to NY Pizza late night … perhaps not at our best in some of these locales, but nonetheless, who knew or could glimpse your future fabulousness? Kim Combs-Vanderlaan, holy Henry James, you’re a prof! Kim lives in Ruston, LA, with husband Brett (MIT ’90) and son Kai. Kim is enjoying her tenure-track job at LA Tech U, where she teaches American lit and composition. She’s even had 2 articles published, lest she perish, on Henry James and Willa Cather. Kim and her family are enjoying their transition to life in the south, and son Kai is loving school. Much like Kim, Benjamin Shults is guiding young mathematical minds at Bethel U in Minneapolis. Benjamin is an assoc prof of math, and he also teaches computer sci and particularly enjoys teaching software design. He is also involved with the gay-straight alliance at Bethel. Benjamin enjoys living in St Paul with wife Hongyi Lan, PhD, and son Linc, 4. They visit China as a family every few years, and met up with Walter Burt in Shanghai last summer. According to Benjamin, Walter is “as witty, brilliant, and hilarious as ever,” and enjoys living in Shanghai with his lovely wife and daughter. Walter is CEO for the Black River Co, a corp that sells industrial components such as plastic injection molds and finished products worldwide. Holy Mr McGuire in The Graduate, Walter! Plastics! There’s a great future in plastics! Apparently, Marc Walter also took Mr McGuire’s advice, because he runs a mid-sized plastics manufacturing company in Germany. He has lived there for the past 6 years with his wife and 2 sons, Connor, 11, and Collin, 6, and hopes to move back to the States at some point. Oh, you captains of industry, I salute you! Dr Rob Stephenson, holy scalpel, you’re a general surgeon in private practice in Fort Worth! Rob lives with wife Azilee (ECU 93) and 2 daughters — Jane, 8, and Charlotte, 6. Rob attended Johns Hopkins for med school, did his residency at Duke, and a year of fellowship training at Penn. Rob’s practice has an emphasis in surgical oncology. In his spare time, he is a member of the board of trustees of the Ft Worth Opera Fest. Rob keeps up with his brother Andrew ’93, as well as Bret Silver ’88, and Dr Lindsay Watt Stadtler ’94, whose son is in school with one of Rob’s daughters. Katie Redford, esq, is, quite simply, changing the world for the better. She is living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with her husband and children — Alexis, 12, and Htoo Eh, 8. Katie continues to co-direct EarthRights Internatl, a human and environmental rights nonprofit that she co-founded. Her groundbreaking legal work has literally changed the face of corporate accountability in overseas human and earth right abuses all over the world. Holy humanitarian, Katie, your work and tenacity have impacted so many. Katie writes that she had a great visit earlier this year from Jen Fedin ’93, and that “there may have been a beer shortage in Thailand after the visit, but the locals certainly love their new repertoire of Colgate rugby songs.” Erik Rosen, holy modern artist, you are the founder of a completely new, completely cool type of synthetic art called cNOTE. Erik’s amazing story of battling stage IV Hodgkins lymphoma and ensuing stem cell transplants yielded him the sensory experience of a lifetime during his 2nd transplant. Erik actually saw the Velvet John Rottet program dir for the global fndn of Intl Cardiovascular Services. You can follow him on Facebook as he makes an impact by arranging medical care in Africa. He has attended several heart surgeries; it makes him feel like he’s on the show ER. During one surgery, a patient flatlined, but was revived and is recovering. During another surgery, the doctor (who knows Stacy’s love of nyama choma, or roasted goat), looked at the patient’s open chest, then looked at Stacy and said, “It looks like nyama choma.” That’ll help your appetite. Kudos to Stacy for all his hard work. Steve Prough writes that he and Sara welcomed Caroline Kelly into the world on Oct 29 and that she’s happy, healthy, and sleeping. Steve is still in-house counsel for Ralph’s Grocery, a subsidiary of Kroger, and said that it’s a great work/life balance. Steve notes Lee ‘Cackles’ Reichert is a named partner in his fast-growing law firm in Denver (now one of CO’s 10 largest). In order to address the stresses that come with the job, he has taken up therapeutic finger painting (which he can also do with his 2 young children, Helen and Augie). Steve also notes that Steve Cance is still going 100 mph — coaching Little League, soccer, chess, and swimming for his 3 boys and working long hours for Sun Micro/Oracle as an exec in San Jose. Cance remains active in sports as evidenced by his participation in the over-40, under 5'9" soccer league. That’s all for now. SBS and planned to be at/ near the ’Gate in early July. Until next time, go, ’Gate. Jack and Sarah: 503-288-7874; [email protected] Nick ’91 (left) and Paul Verbitsky ’94 A family production Television shows are known for the people on screen, but perhaps just as important is what goes on behind the scenes. Nick ’91 and Paul ’94 Verbitsky may in fact be the masterminds behind what you are watching, though you’ll never see their faces. The brothers are CEO and VP of production, respectively, at Blue Chip Films, a fullservice film and television production company they founded in 1998. Their work includes everything from the production of three separate documentaries about the lives of polygamists, to a new television series called Intersections for Speed Channel. “Each episode of Intersections compares two machines that are seemingly different,” explained Paul. “Basically, the idea is to uncover the hidden things that link them.” The brothers have been working on 13 episodes for the show’s first season, with hopes for more to come. Nick and Paul take great pride in the series, which is the product of a collaboration with the television sales agency CableReady. “We like to tell stories and be creative,” explained Nick, “and Intersections is something that we have been working on from the ground up.” Although the brothers are passionate about the series, it is hardly the only project on their plate. “With television and movies,” said Paul, “when a job gets greenlit, it can get killed just as quickly. You always want to keep juggling multiple things.” That is why the brothers also work on smaller commercial and internal projects for a diverse group of corporate partners such as Pepsico and the NFL. The latter is an appropriate client for the Verbitskys’ company, which traces some of its roots to Colgate’s football team. After graduation, Nick began working in the radio business, while Paul found a position in television with Comedy Central. Despite working in different industries, the brothers collaborated annually to produce highlight films for the team, of which they are both alumni. The experience helped inspire the brothers to forge their own path in television production, and introduced them to John Dabrowski ’99, who is today a producer with Blue Chip Films and one of their closest friends and collaborators. “When we were doing highlight films for the football team,” explained Paul, “I realized I had forgotten a bunch of things that I needed. I dialed CUTV, and John answered the phone.” Since that chance encounter, Dabrowski has collaborated on nearly 300 projects with Nick and Paul. The brothers attribute some of Blue Chip Films’ success to such internal family and friendship bonds, which make the company more approachable than larger firms, especially when filming documentaries. “In our business,” explained Nick, “a lot of [filmmakers] will say the story is going to be one thing, and then bring it to the edit room and cut it together to make something completely different. We don’t do that to people.” As the Verbitskys continue working on projects like Intersections, they look forward to more creative opportunities in the future. “Our goal is to expand and build on the success that we’ve had in the television business,” said Nick, “and to move on from that to a bigger presence in documentary film.” Paul is quick to add that no matter how much success he and his brother find, don’t expect to find them wearing leather pants, or their sunglasses at night. “Nick and I? We’re just two DU guys.” — Jason Kammerdiener ’10 News and views for the Colgate community 67 Amelia Panico Leading green efforts at a major NYC hospital Jessica Prata ’01 is working on the forefront of the sustainability effort as it relates to health care, and she is doing it on a big stage. The alumna is the sustainability officer at New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), which has more than one million inpatient and outpatient visits in a year and employs 18,000 people in New York City. “Hospitals have a responsibility to serve the community, and sustainability plays a big part in that because it helps provide a safer and healthier healing environment for patients,” she said. “It’s incredibly gratifying that my work allows me to contribute toward such an important mission.” She works with teams from throughout NYP on initiatives such as a mixed recycling program that is now saving the hospital $30,000 a month. Building a management framework to monitor such programs is critical to creating a coordinated sustainability effort, and Prata helped establish an infrastructure that allows for communication about sustainability across all disciplines, and at every level of the organization. She also helped create and launch the NYP Green Champion program, a staff engagement model that taps into employees’ grassroots efforts. Prata was named the hospital’s first sustainability officer in January 2009, a position that reflected a new need at the hospital and in health care in general. “Hospitals and organizations need a point person to push forward what ‘greening’ is going to look like at that specific organization,” she said. An alumnus helped Prata land her first job at NYP, a story shared by many Colgate graduates. And like many alumni, she is eager to give back and help current students through events such as the Real World career conference, where she spoke to seniors earlier this year. “It’s about taking advantage of the opportunity that Colgate consistently puts forward to students and alumni to get together, to mingle, to connect,” she said, adding that she is an active member of the New York City alumni and Women at Colgate groups. There are no predefined paths for securing jobs related to sustainability, she said. In her position, it is her ability to build relationships, effectively and passionately communicate a vision, and coordinate a multitude of details that helps her be successful. A history major while at Colgate, Prata said that after graduation it was all about “accessing her passion” and discovering what kind of work environment best suits her. She found that environment at NYP. Prata talks about sustainability and the varied career opportunities it presents in Colgate Conversations, the podcast series that highlights members of the campus community. To listen, visit www.colgate.edu/podcasts. — Tim O’Keeffe Underground’s Rock and Roll reflected against the walls of his hospital room, and his brilliant artwork is the result. In his cNOTES, Erik transforms music into fine art and, wow, is it awesome. Last summer, his artwork was featured in the lobby of the Conde Nast building in NYC, and fellow classmates Steve Gershowitz, Alex Miles, Nicole Wetzold, Mark Steinmeyer, Jon Dienst, Lynda Dennen Costello, and Lisa Errickson were 68 scene: Summer 2010 there for the opening. (See Arts & Culture in the autumn 2009 Scene for more.) Jackie Jafarian Broad, my beloved NYC roomie, has also made her way in the arts. Holy Dr Seuss! She has written and published a delightful children’s book called Grandma Wants to Eat My Baby Sister!, a humorous story about children misinterpreting common figures of speech. The series sequel, Blastoff to Breakfast!, is scheduled for release in fall 2010. Jackie lives with husband Ken ’89 and 3 children in Mill Valley, CA. You go, girl! Kristin McCarthy Macchi is doing amazing community work in MA. Holy horse whisperer! Kristin is the life skills program dir for the BiNA Farm, which allows children and young adults with disabilities to share experiences with siblings and friends, and to learn about sustainable living and horsemanship. Kristin writes, “I’m really proud of the program. My 6-year-old was diagnosed with autism at 2, and has been receiving intensive therapies since then that have helped us a great deal. Now that I can take a step back, I can finally give back to the community that has supported us, and I’m looking forward to working with the kids and helping the program grow.” Kristin lives in Jamaica Plain with husband Tony and 2 adorable sons. Well done, my friend, well done. Finally, I must end with the recognition of an old formal date of mine from ’Gate. Yes, he literally fell asleep on me on the bus ride home, but I forgive you, Kenny Reisman, for not finding me completely captivating. It seems my sweet and sleepy date was elected to the Steamboat Springs, CO, City Council in Nov. I trust you’re finding the council meetings exciting and more thrilling than our bus ride. So there, dear classmates, are just a few of the many superb friends we know, loved, and made completely bad decisions with, and yet somehow they are our leaders today. Scary, isn’t it? To the classmates whom I reconnected with at reunion, sent me info, or scribbled down something in my reporter’s notebook on Whitnall while I held your Solo cup, no worries. I have your info safely tucked away, ready to pillage and plunder for our next column. Julie: 603-488-5454; [email protected] 1991 Kathryn Dillon Marcotte 45 Ridgewood Lane Wakefield, RI 02879 I hope you are all enjoying this summer 2010. This time around, I was lucky enough to hear from a lot of our old friends, from all over the country. In Tuscon, Dave Bea is the CFO at Pima Community College, overseeing the finance, facilities, food service, bookstore, and college police — or, as he said, pretty much everything that can go horribly wrong reports to him. He finished his PhD in education from Claremont Grad U in 2004 in higher education, finance, and econ. Once in AZ, he met wife Jennifer (BA, Occidental; PhD, U of AZ) to find that they had grown up only 10 miles from one another in CA. Jennifer is a post-doc researcher at the U of AZ’s cancer ctr, working mostly on issues related to breast cancer recovery. They married in 2007, and in Jan 2009, they had a baby, Jillian, who is the joy of their lives. If that weren’t enough, Dave is an avid runner and competed in last year’s Boston Marathon. After 12 years as a sell-side equity analyst covering retail, Danielle Turnoff Fox left Merrill Lynch in 2008 and started her own research consulting firm, Research Fox LLC. The firm specializes in consumer-related projects. Danielle lives in Westchester, NY, with husband Trevor and children — Simon, 5, and Laurel, 3. Danielle is still close with Melissa Flemings Lush, who lives in Boston with her family. Brian Manning was recently admitted to the NYS Bar. Brian practices for Hodgson Russ in Buffalo, and concentrates his practice in general corp law, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, and antitrust law. It was great to hear from Scott Jules, who has lived the past 7 years in Moraga, CA, a small town in the SF Bay area (and famous in Colgate circles as the hometown of Jenny Olson). Scott misses seeing East Coast friends and family more often, but it’s a great area. Scott is enjoying Ben, 6, and Avery, 3, with the great adventure being coaching Ben’s baseball team, and as Scott offers, squeezing that experience in just barely before the kids know more than he does about baseball. If any Colgate friends make it to Scott’s neck of the woods, he would love to hear from you. Anna Steel has done a wonderful job representing us all on the Alumni Board, and she has enjoyed the experience with her fellow talented and dedicated alumni. Anna is busy managing sales and marketing for Steel’s Gourmet Foods, her recently acquired 25-year-old business. They serve health-conscious consumers and diabetics, also answering Michelle Obama’s call to help children battling obesity! Should be a great year! Anna referred to the Jan Alumni Board meeting, at which one of the highlights for her included a walk to the KKG house. She acknowledges that she’s come a long way from their chapter meetings on the 3rd floor of Alumni Hall. Anna gave them all of her composite photos and other memorabilia from what was then the 1st pledge class! She hopes they find a great way to use them. Anna also took her dad, Howie Steel ’42, and mom to NYC to honor his friend and room-/ classmate Andy Rooney ’42. She was impressed with the amazing tribute. Anna also recently saw Cinda Goulard Lord and her son Jake, in Haverford, PA, for his squash tourney at the Merion Cricket Club. They cheered him into the finals. Anna sends her best to everyone! Another fun blast from the past, Glen Thomas heeded my call. He is living the suburban dream in Phoenixville, PA (outside Philly). He has an amazing wife, Tana (ASU ’92), and 3 great kids — Tony, 7, Glenallen, 6, and Talia, 3 — who take up most of their time. Glen coaches soccer, basketball, and baseball for the kids. He started his own business about 3 years ago, GT Power Group, and he’s still having a blast with it. He claims to have decided that he’s pretty much the only guy he can work for. In addition to soccer dad extraordinaire, Glen — and Tana — ran the Walt Disney World Marathon in Jan in a brisk 29°. As for general updates, Glen and friends are trying to turn their Colgate golf weekend into an annual event. I am assuming it included Glen’s entire list of characters: Harry Burg, who Glen assures me is still great at waffle ball, still not a great dancer, and playing the role of Principal Skinner of the Hudson Valley; Jon Massari, who in the words of his “friend,” still loves the Eagles, still loves beer, and has honed his ability to sell a dead guy liability insurance via his website by his own name; John Wahl, who Glen reports has given up his hoop dreams for eternal salvation — Rev John is spreading the good word in Buckeye nation every week; and Dave Larkin, who has 3 kids who reportedly all look like him. Glen mentioned that Dave still scares him and he never feels quite safe in his presence. Also in that group is Mike Gouldin, who has an incredible wife and has been known to talk about Colgate on YouTube? Then there is Doug Hartman ’92, who supposedly had a hang nail issue that kept him from the golf festivities, but in truth, is avoiding Glen, having went to BU School of Law and landing in a small civil litigation firm. He has 3 sons — Jacob, 12, Douglas, 11, and Aidan, 6. And, lastly, Joe Lewis ’89, who Glen insists wishes he was a ’91er. Last summer was fantastic if not slightly upsetting for them all to walk into the Hour Glass without getting carded. 1 992 Crissy Singer Shropshire 66 Indian Hill Rd Mt. Kisco, NY 10549-3827 On March 27, I drove up to W Newbury, MA, for Anne Cole’s wedding to Nicholas Wise Norman. Anne looked lovely and beamed as she and Nick said their vows. The wedding party was filled with siblings, nieces, and nephews, but the matron of honor was Anne’s 1st-year roommate, Jen Byalick Altman. I had a great time catching up with Jen and meeting her husband, Brian, who should be a voice-over artist, but instead is, according to Jen, “an internatl man of mystery.” They have 2 kids — Hannah, 4, and Matthew, 2 — and live in Bergen Cty, NJ. Jen works 1 day a week counseling in LI. Also at the wedding were Shekhar and Carla Marcocci Ojha. They live in Berwyn, PA, with their 3 kids — Sid, Lakshmi, and Leela. Although little Leela, at 6 months of age, crashed the wedding, she was definitely the most well-behaved guest. Patti Birbiglia rounded out our Colgate table. She’s been living in SF for the last 10 years. Anne and Nick honeymooned on a remote island of the Bahamas, accessible only by boat. They live in Brooklyn. After the wedding, I spent the night in Somerville, MA, with Alix Reiskind, husband Cheney, and strapping baby boy Dashiell, 1. All is well with Alix and Cheney, though I’m sorry to report that Dashiell does not like apples mixed into his cereal. Mark ’90 and Carrie Boodin Zehfuss are parents for the 3rd time. Braeden Luke was born on Nov 2, 2009, joining sisters Emma, 10, and Chloe, 8. Carrie says, “He is a joy and it’s fun to have a bit more testosterone in the house!” The family lives in Richmond, VA, where Mark is the pres of Baby Jogger (“perfect timing for us!”) and Carrie is “retired” from practicing law. She enjoys staying home with her family. Brad and Talby Reyner Taylor have also just welcomed baby #3. On Jan 21, Lynden Kate was born. She joins brother Will, 6 1/2, and sister Daryn, 3. Congrats to all our moms. Good news came in from Elizabeth Sherwood Krol, a client program manager at Shaw Environmental, Inc: “I was very fortunate to be named as a Top 20 Under 40 by the CREW Network of Commercial Real Estate Women. This is an inaugural award and I was selected from more than 125 applicants by an 8,000-member natl professional real estate organization.” Congrats, Elizabeth! And finally, as promised in the last issue, I have this update from Patrick Shaw. “My wife, Finley Oakley’95 Shaw, threw me a big party for my 40th in Nov, hosting a Colgate-style throw-down at our house in Easton, CT. Lots of Colgate friends and family helped put some Chenango Valley into the party by coming from all over the country. In attendance were my father, B Robert Shaw ’64; my brother, Ben Shaw ’93; my brother-in-law and his wife, Ned ’98 and Amanda Bulkley ’98 Oakley; Jon Glickstein; David Ganz; Dina Cagliostro Jonasz ’91; Remy and Hy Schwartz; Marshall and Meredith Safirstein ’91 Bergmann; Ana and Caleb Silver; Celia Gerard ’95; Ethan Gundeck ’90; Heather and Brett ’98 Tucker; Bryan ‘Stealthy’ Mayurnik ’98; Kari and Jason ’95 Pinkernell; Sandi and Chris ’95 Wright; Alyssa and David Portny ’94; Brook Seidler ’94 and Wells Beck; Elise and Doug Halvorson ’94; Chiara and Ben Edmands ’93; Bob Morgan ’93; “My days would start with my then-girlfriend and now wife putting my long hair up in bobby pins and then placing my short-haired wig on top. While I patrolled the streets of DC with my wig on and full fatigues, she was downtown protesting.” — Nick Brill ’69 Lauren Felice and Doug Ryder ’93 (just married!); Sharon Kim ’93; Edwin ’95 and Suzanne O’Brien ’95 O’Connor; Greg and Elise Martin Bates ’93; and Dawn and Tom Kreitler ’79. Special honors go to John Hewson ’91, who attended on the eve of his 3rd child’s birth. His son Finn will no doubt have his priorities in order (thank you, Courtney!). Also, thanks to Hunter Montgomery ’91, who trekked all the way from DC. Special props also go to Ben and Chiara, who may have altered the course of art history by superimposing my face on a 19th-century portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte. This masterpiece is still fighting for space on the walls of our house, but it has received some amazing double-takes! Finally, Chris St Pierre was actually in Hamilton the weekend of the party, so he gets partial credit and was repaid in full when his wife, Melanie, threw him a surprise 40th in NY a few months later. Told he was meeting Melanie at an engagement party for a friend at the Thompson Hotel, I believe his exact quote was, ‘I feel sorry for the sucker who’s paying for that party!’” Speaking of which, I am guessing that many of us will have 40th bday parties throughout this year. As you gather with your Colgate friends, please consider dropping a line to include in the Scene. If we have to turn 40, at least let’s share the experience with each other. Enjoy the summer! Crissy: 914-864-1387; [email protected] 199 3 Kaori Nakamura DiChiara 61 Mustato Road Katonah, NY 10536-3725 Happy summer, everyone! It has been an incredibly warm day today in NY, with temps up in the 80s, pollen in ridiculously high counts, and tomorrow’s weather is expected to reach a high of 59 … with rain — welcome to spring in NY, people! Well, it was down to the wire, but my husband managed to put away our Christmas tree the day before Easter and all the madness with the arrival of the iPad brought back memories of the 1st year I started writing this column, when the iPhone made its debut. The same crazy people who lined up for days outside the Apple store for that phone were most likely the same crazies who camped out this year in order to buy this enormous iPhone-looking device. I almost wanted to tell them all, “Just do what my friend Marc Glogoff did. Wait until the store is about to close and you can get one without waiting (or needing to shower)!” By the way, I still do not know how to upload music to my iPhone… So, let’s start with baby news. As mentioned in the previous Scene, Dan Carsen and wife Talene are now parents of 2. Mayri Olivia was born on Nov 5, 2009, weighing 8 lb, 9 oz. She is described as having a great set of lungs and has given Dan quite a (re)hazing into parenthood. Sister Lucine gives her lots of love and is competing for her father’s attention very well! A couple of weeks before Mayri’s birth, Pete and Gretchen Jordan Menzies made a trip up to Colgate with their 2 boys during Parents’ Weekend. Pete was asked to present a movie he worked on to the students. Since the local places to stay were fully occupied, they rented an RV and road-tripped. The pictures Gretchen shared were awesome, and she mentioned that their kids were completely sold on Colgate (surprise, surprise). So, for those of you who procrastinate on registering for our 20th, the RV idea may be a good option! In early Feb, Chris and Sally Burnett Wilson made a trip to NYC. Being that it was such a great opportunity for us to get together, Kim Russo Rutenberg rallied and flew up for the weekend. Unfortunately, Kat Griffin McCleland couldn’t make it as she and husband Sam and daughter Avery, 2, were enjoying their last trip to FL for the winter months. It was Chris’s 1st trip to NY and Sally got to show off her old city. We all enjoyed dinner and drinks on Fri night and brunch the next day. It was nostalgic to experience the hustle and bustle of a NYC restaurant during weekend brunch hours. I think I consumed a carafe of coffee and my plate was ridiculously clean shortly after I received my order. Some things don’t change after college. During one of the many cold, rainy days of early spring, my family and I made plans to meet Dan Glusker and his family at the Westchester Mall. For a few years, we have done this on bad weather days so our children can play (in a space larger than our homes) and entertain each other by throwing pennies into a fountain while the adults catch up. The pennies go fast. The price of uninterrupted adult conversation ends up costing anywhere between 2 and 4 rolls of pennies. With our kids getting older (mine — Mia, 6, and Chrism, 4.5; Dan’s — Sam, 5, and Robbie, 3.5), we may need to come up with another activity since our kids can now throw their pennies across and over the fountain. There were some close calls on hitting some passers-by on the opposite end! After we finished lunch, we ran into Steve Cho with his wife and 2 kids at the food court. The Chos still live in Rye and Steve continues to work for Goldman Sachs in foreign exchange. Having grown up in Katonah, Steve knows N Westchester Cty and he told us how he enjoys biking to/from Rye to N Westchester “for fun.” We were more than impressed, and Dan was tired out just from the thought of it. Jeff Clarke, wife Nina, and son Charlie made the move from NYC to the ’burbs. They now live in Norwalk, CT. Instead of 15 minutes, Jeff now has a 1.5 hour commute to Brown Brothers Harriman, located downtown. The positive in this is that he’s getting a lot of reading and sleeping done on the train! I recently reconnected with a childhood friend and soon learned that her husband works for NOI (Net Operating Income) Strategies, a company co-founded by Tama Huang. I was informed of this days after my friend accompanied her husband to a work party. When hearing that Tama attended Colgate, she asked her if she knew me. Stories were shared as Tama and I first met 1st year on the rugby field, clearly having no clue what we were in for! I was fortunate to have been teammates with Tama for the 2 years I played women’s rugby. Pub practices = good times (except for when you’ve only had a Coop muffin to eat that day)! When looking up her company’s website, I was pleasantly surprised to see Ari Zentner in a company group photo. Ari is a managing dir and is a specialist in general mgmt and organizational optimization. NOI Strategies, founded in 2007, is a consulting company that “blends proven methodologies with innovative business process services that maximize asset valuation for global real estate owners, operators, and investors.” If that’s not impressive enough, I also learned that Tama is fluent in English, German, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. Congrats to Courtney Bent on producing Shooting Beauty, a film directed by her husband, George Kachadorian. The NY screening took place at Tribeca Cinemas on April 15. This movie, which has been awarded 12 festival awards thus far, is about Courtney’s journey as a photographer and how meeting with a group of people living with significant disabilities 10+ years ago changed her perspective and the course of her career. As these people become her friends, she becomes inspired to adapt cameras for them so that they can create a documentary of their own life experiences for this project. I hope you all get an opportunity to see this wonderful movie! (For more, read the feature story in the autumn 2009 Scene.) As for me, I was shocked to learn Family Circle’s interest in running a story on me and how I (try to) incorporate walking for exercise. Through my sister, I received an e-mail from a freelance writer looking for women between the ages of 35 and 50 who walk for exercise. Expecting nothing, I responded to the e-mail. Next thing I know, I was asked to send a photo and answer a series of questions for an article scheduled to come out in April. Guess I should subscribe to them now? Hopefully, as you are all reading this, I will be visiting Kim in SC, enjoying a long overdue time away. As always, looking forward to hearing from you all. Write in for the next Scene! Kaori: 914-232-0549; [email protected] 1994 Allison Good #8 319 West 88th Street New York, NY 10024-2271 Most exciting news ever: Chip McConnell got married in March to the lovely Eliza in Berkeley, CA, or thereabouts. I have absolutely no details on these festivities, so I am going to wing it. Let’s say it was an amazingly lovely day, the groom managed to play a little guitar during the reception, and the bride is the luckiest little lady we know. And, pretty much all of the most fun people we know from school were there to celebrate with the happy couple. How did I do? Hopefully, I did Chipper justice, because he is an amazing person and a truly fantastic friend. Some of Chip’s pals wrote in with perhaps my Answer key to Making Connections puzzle on page 80 Colgate Thirteen Debate Society Salmagundi Swinging Gates Student Senate Masque and Triangle Maroon-News WRCU-FM Well, that’s enough shenanigans for one Scene. Please get in touch with me for the next issue. We want to know what you’ve been up to. Kathy: 401-783-3897; [email protected] News and views for the Colgate community 69 favorite Scene update ever, so many thanks to Mike Galligan and Jesse Coburn, who apparently have no lives. I know this because they went to Colgate on a Sat evening this winter … wait for it … to watch a hockey game. Hmmmm… Oh, boys, I jest. It is boring writing this column; if I can’t make fun of you, my little coal heart just isn’t in it. And, honestly, Mike is a much better writer than I am, so here it is, from Mr Saturday Night himself: “Jesse and I braved the incredible, bonecrushing, muscle-clenching cold Saturday night and met in Hamilton to watch the Colgate-St Lawrence hockey game, have some drinks, and catch up. “A few takeaways: (1) the Wendt U Inn is perfectly adequate for a night’s stay in Hamilton. Not a Motel 6, exactly, maybe like a Motel 5.5ish, just fine. However, do not walk there at night if it is below 10° or it becomes a very long walk. That being said, if it is cold outside and you are without a hat, consult the ad hoc lost and found in the corner of the Back Bacon by the pool table (Editor’s note: ewwwwwwwww); (2) The Nichols Bar, in the old Main Moon space is a nice place to spend a winter afternoon; (3) The hockey team is scrappy, despite a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Saints; and (4) Gary Ross: nicest guy ever.” Also, just as an aside and because I feel like it, I will add that Mike has the cutest son on the planet. In all fairness, I have probably mentioned this before. Another country heard from! David Evans and his Spanish wife run educational travel programs for HS students out of NYC, called ASA. Apart from being responsible for other people’s children in the summer, they have 2 children of their own — William, 5, and Lucas, 1. They regularly see David Burrell, Marc Badner ’93, Thorne Perkin ’97, and Steve Polakoff (Steve is based in Moscow but comes to NYC 4 or 5 times a year). I have a hard and fast rule about reporting weddings before they happen (ahem, my journalistic integrity astounds), but since I am getting on a plane in less than 24 hours, I think it’s safe to say this one is going to happen! Our sweetest and sassiest friend, Ursula Guise, is marrying Eric Levy’s best friend and the funniest person alive, Greg Medow, in Calistoga this weekend. Full report on all the festivities next time. Enjoy the summer, and cook me up some news! Allison: 212-875-0751; [email protected] 1 995 David A. Schreiber 1717 West Schubert Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 Greetings, classmates, and happy summer! I hope these warmer months have been treating you well. While class news has been slow the last few issues, as I write this column in early April, our 15th Reunion weekend is quickly approaching, so we should have a full column in the next issue. Please send updates as you can. So, without further ado, here is the latest news on our fellow classmates… Kathy Bennett and husband Phil Zaccheo welcomed their 1st child, Evan Michael, on Dec 1. They are all doing well and Kathy enjoyed a few months off with their little man before returning to her law practice, Bond, Schoeneck & King, in Syracuse. They look forward to taking Evan to his 1st Colgate hockey game next season, and he is already very well prepped with plenty of Colgate attire. They were disappointed to have missed the annual Colgate/Syracuse basketball game at the Carrier Dome, as Kathy had just gone into labor, but Mary Dispenza Snyder ’97 kept her apprised with a few text messages from the game. Jennifer Bastolla ’95 visited them shortly after Evan’s birth and they all enjoyed some Dinosaur BBQ takeout. Deane and Ansley Newsom Kreitler continue to live in Denver and are happy to report the arrival of son Rhys, who joined sister Tatum on Oct 24. Samantha Beinstein, Rhys’ godmother, visited Ansley in March and both Ansley and Samantha are looking forward to catching up at reunion. Greg and Kristen Noonan Pringle had their 3rd child, Brendan Taggart ‘Tag,’ Dec 14. Sisters Audrey, 3 1/2, and Bridget, 20 months, are very excited and Kristen is keeping busy and happy with family life in Hingham, MA. Russell and Karen Bloch Morse welcomed their 2nd, Olivia Adele, on March 3. Olivia joins sister Madelyn, who is nearly 2. The Morse family continues to enjoy life in sunny LA, where they recently purchased a house in Encino. Michael Steinberg is moving to Chicago, where he will continue to work for Pariveda solutions and help the company’s Chicago office build its business in the Midwest. Please take care and stay well. David: 773-281-8152; dschreiber2004@kellogg. northwestern.edu 199 6 Kelly Connolly 15 Hale Street Apt. 2 Randolph, VT 05060 Greetings, classmates. Here’s the news, hot off the press … er, computer… It was great to hear from Kalee Thompson, whom I believe is a 1st-time writer to the Scene. She has had quite the eventful year, as she writes: “Last Aug I married Dan Koeppel (Hampshire C) at my parents’ home in northern NH. Quite a few Colgate friends were able to make it, including my college roommates Meredith Lloyd Rice and Laura Klepeis. Angie Hussein Hirsch ’94, Daria Hirsch ’97, Cory Fellows ’94, and Jeff O’Connell ’94 also added to the fun. Angie’s daughter Cecily was adorable as one of our flower girls. Dan and I live in the Silver Lake neighborhood of LA, where I moved to from Brooklyn about 3 years ago. We are both freelance writers. For the past couple years, I’ve been working on my 1st book. It’s a nonfiction survival story about an Alaskan shipwreck. The title is Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History and it will be published on June 1 by HarperCollins. Needless to say, I am excited about the book and am hoping to run into more old Colgate friends at readings this summer!” We’ll all look forward to reading this amazing story. Eben Krim also wrote in. Eben and wife Hannah (UMI ’94) had their 1st baby in Nov, Elias Jude. Everyone is happy and healthy. Eben and his wife both work at law firms and live in Boston. Congrats to Eben and Hannah! And there’s great news on Michael Gordon, on whom I received a press release that reads, in part: “NY Life Insurance Company announced that Michael Gordon has been promoted to sr VP in charge of the newly formed Agency-Life Ops org, which was created to better align the company’s life product manufacturing with its career agency distribution.” That’s it for now. Enjoy your summers! Write soon. Kelly: 240-686-1538; [email protected] 1 9 97 Amy McKnight Fazen 68 Pine Crest Road Newton, MA 02459 Hi, everyone. Happy summer! It seems the Class of 1997 family keeps expanding — plenty of births to announce! Whitney Sayia Reid writes, “Ella Suzanne was born Dec 7, at 8:56 am, 7 lb, 2 oz, and is doing great.” Laurie (Ithaca ’98) and Tim Bollin also welcomed a baby girl on Nov 19, Avery Marie. She joins her sister, Shay, 6, and brothers Timmy, 4, and Preston, 2. Dara Lucks Bellace writes that she “and Matt Bellace (Bucknell ’96) were thrilled to welcome Roy Justin into the world on Friday, Nov 13, 2009.” This was a very lucky day for Dara and her husband, and just happened to be Colgate Day as well! Vicki Gabriel-Foster writes, “Aside from being buried in snow, we are all doing well in Chicago. Our latest news is that we are now a family of 5! We were blessed with a 3rd son, Joseph Gabriel, in July. So, as if I weren’t already, I am now officially outnumbered! It is all fun, though, and never a dull moment, which is why it’s taken me 6 months to write you this update!” Michelle and Mike Morrone welcomed their daughter, Ryan Pippa, on March 19. Mike, Michelle, and Ryan live in SF. Barbara Andruk Cohen writes, “My husband, Joe, and I have been keeping extremely busy with the newest additions to our family. Twins Margaret Pearl ‘Maggie’ and Benjamin Winiker ‘Ben’ joined sisters Gabby, 5, and Ellie, 3, on June 20, 2009. They were good-sized for twins (5 lb, 4 oz, and 5 lb, 14 oz) and we brought them home from the hospital with us after 4 days. After a whirlwind summer at home with the babies, I went back to work in a new position as a controller for a start-up here in downtown Austin. We are basically just juggling the work-life balance craziness of life with 4 small children on a dayto-day basis, but are loving it. In Jan we took the whole family up to Boston for my sister’s wedding and got to enjoy playdates with fellow classmates Alicia Fishman Volovick and Donna Pistilli Robbins.” Kristen Bunn recently joined the Eagle Cty Schools (Vail, CO) team in order to provide direct support to the Math Partnership assoc (UC Colorado Springs and CORE), which is a program being sponsored by Pres Obama’s initiative aimed at improving science and math instruction. In addition to her degree from Colgate in psych and poli sci, she has a master’s in elementary education with an emphasis on aesthetics, and a PhD in curriculum and instruction/educational policy from the U of Denver. “An unsuspecting Aliza Michaels Metzner, who was walking by, followed a geology major called ‘Woodman’ into a mud bath resulting from the dredging operation that was under way.” — Carolyn Swift ’75 70 scene: Summer 2010 Congrats to all. Thanks to all who sent in info. Keep it coming! Amy: [email protected] 1998 Carmella Alvaro 2517 S Walter Reed Drive, #A Arlington, VA 22206-1212 Scott Hoekman writes, “The April 9–11 weekend marked my 8th trip to Colgate in the past 3 years. One of those trips was for our 10th Reunion, but the other 7 were for the Alumni Council, which has been a special honor for me. The school, students, administration, faculty, and new president (Jeffrey Herbst) can be described in one word — great. During these trips, I have received 3 speeding tickets, funding a few Chenango Valley village governments (~$400). And on this last visit, I met up with Melissa Macewicz at the Brae Loch Inn. (Yes, the staff there still wears kilts.) Melissa is disappointed she missed reunion in 2008 but told me about her good married life, fun vacation trips, and successful physician assistant career in Syracuse. Funny enough (and sorta expected), it snowed … in April. Only at Colgate. One other big highlight from the most recent weekend was a concert at a re-established frat called Phi Kappa Tau. Imagine Alumni Council members (alumni in their 30s, 40s, and 50s) and administration officials partying with students — a surreal experience. The band was the actual Otis Day and the Nights from Animal House fame, and yes, they sang ‘Shama Lama Ding Dong’ and ‘Shout’ (but there were no togas). Tons of fun.” Paige Horiuchi Raper reports, “James ’99 and I welcomed our 2nd little boy into the family. On March 2, Emery Daniel was born and made Cranford a big brother. Now off to shop for some teeny Colgate T-shirts!” Nicole Thurston writes, “My husband is in the Army. Three of my kids and I recently moved to Fort Lewis Washington from Deanboro, NY.” Rebecca Katz writes, “At the time of this writing, I’m coming up to 6 months at my current position and am enjoying it immensely. It was a tough call to leave academe, but I was offered a position at a unique small investment counsel firm, the Golub Group, LLC (for a firm in finance to hire an applied ethics PhD, it simply has to be unique … and hopefully on to something!). It’s neat learning something new after 7 years of intense concentration on 1 highly specific topic and finding interesting ways to incorporate my doctoral work into a totally different arena. Kevin (Colorado School of Mines, BS, MA; Stanford, PhD) and I are enjoying our new place in the redwoods and have plenty of room for visitors, as long as you don’t mind our 2 goofy Shepherds climbing onto your lap. While only 8 miles from Stanford, it feels worlds away and is sparsely populated — which makes the fact that Achim and Corrine Bethke Moesta live down the street somewhat amazing.” Emily Loeb writes, “I don’t know how a year has passed since I last wrote an update, but I realize that I never wrote to say that I had another baby in April 2009. Sam is a happy and, I’m glad to say, easy-natured boy, and my daughter, Hannah (3.5) is a wonderful big sister. I’m still in Seattle, where my husband is about to finish his 3rd year of med school. I work part time from home as an editor for a company that works on a variety of Native American issues, mainly for the federal govt. Life is busy, but really good.” Eli Chamberlain reports: “We welcomed our 2nd son, Ryan Foley Chamberlain, into the world this past fall. Big brother Brady (5) is very excited. Suzanne, the boys, and I are still living north of Valley, where we had the pleasure of seeing Chris Dale ’97, his wife, and adorable son, Theo. We then went to Squaw Valley for some skiing, and Colgate was represented strongly; we bumped into Bob ’83 and Lee McConaughy ’82 Woodruff in the elevator. Go, ’Gate! Next on the book tour: Colgate Reunion 2010!” Not much from me. I have settled into Raleigh and am very much enjoying not being stuck in DC traffic anymore. This place suits me much better. Allison Gleason Besch lives nearby on the Carolina coast in Beaufort, so I get to see her, husband Matt (Kansas State), and baby Eli every few weeks. Carm: [email protected] 199 9 Katie Raisio Abstoss Greetings, fellow ’99ers! I’m thinking we need to have a class playgroup, as many more babies have joined our crew! Former class editor Sam Kohn Gaggion and husband Amedeo welcomed their 1st son, Matteo Luke, on Jan 15. Josh and Jill Axelrod Linder had a beautiful baby girl, Anna Juliet, on Feb 28. Bill and Kathy Reinemann Rooney welcomed their son, Will, on Sept 19, 2009. Will joined sister Shannon, 4. Trip Timmermann and wife Rosemarie are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Jack, on Jan 12: “Everyone is doing great, and we are happily adjusting to life as part of the Brooklyn stroller brigade.” Heidi Brennan Nelson wrote in announcing her 2nd child, Brennan Robert, born Jan 28. Catherine (Princeton ’02) and Brett Honneus welcomed their daughter Elleanor Louise on March 25. Colgate couple Melissa Russo and Mike Gorfinkle had a little girl, Georgia Grace, on Dec 17. And for the 1st twins announcement of my tenure as editor: Will and Erin Palmisano Berry welcomed William Thomas and Elizabeth Campbell on Feb 25! William and Ellie’s grandfather, William Berry ’69, is also a Colgate alum. Eric and Violet Klecha Vincent are excited to announce the birth of their daughter Madelyn Helen Vincent on March 5: “Both Eric and I are thrilled to be new parents for our happy, healthy baby girl!” And Mieke Nevig Duxbury wrote in with lots of news on ’99er babies, all born this March. In order, Jesse Chaset McGranahan had a baby girl named Ellie, Liz Fricke Dutkewych had a baby boy named Henry, Sally Moll Rubenstein had a baby boy named Will, and Heather Liddell had a baby girl named Emme! Chris Weinwurm Anderson has updates on children, moving, and a new job! “We moved over Christmas from Lansing, MI, back to the DC area. I changed jobs and now work for CACI as a trainer for Federal Investigations. We welcomed our 4th child, August Justin, on Feb 18. He joins sister Madison, 5, brother Aaron, 3, and sister Gabrielle, 2. We are hoping for a calmer summer of sun and fun.” Mark Soden and wife Colleen welcomed Liam Montignani Michael on Dec 28. Mark and Colleen were married in Aug 2006. Jessika Erickson got engaged while vacationing in Mexico in Feb and will be marrying Jason Stauffacher this summer. The ceremony and reception will be held at Jessica’s parents’ home in WI. Brian Boyle continues to work at ESPN and traveled recently to Melbourne for the Australian Open, “but the big news is I just got engaged to my girlfriend whom I had brought to reunion, Katie Perham.” Jeremy Manger, wife, and son Jake, 9 months old, are moving to Ethiopia this summer for 2 years. “I will teach 1st grade at the Internatl Community School of Addis Ababa. We are super Portrait of a young curator From the Challenge of Modernity to the challenge of co-curating the 2010 Whitney Biennial, Gary Carrion-Murayari ’02 has triumphed artfully. His first big break into New York’s art scene was landing a post-graduation internship at the Whitney Museum of American Art under film and video curator Chrissie Iles. “She took her mentor role seriously,” he said. “She brought me with her everywhere: to galleries and artists’ studios. We literally went to every show at every museum in the city.” A mere seven years later, after being named co-curator of the Whitney’s 2010 Biennial, he landed a spot on the New York Times style magazine’s list of Nifty 50: America’s up-and-coming talent. Since then, New York magazine, the New York Observer, Art Pulse, and Art in America have noted his meteoric rise. In the modern art world, Carrion-Murayari’s relative youth serves his purpose. “My background and prejudices were formed at a particular historical moment,” said CarrionMurayari, who was born in 1980 and began visiting New York City museums when he was a high school student in Carmel, N.Y. Today, he is most drawn to post-1960s art, especially video works from the 1970s and beyond. At the Whitney in 2007, he curated Television Delivers People, which examined the relationship between television and the viewer. At Colgate, Carrion-Murayari studied film history and theory with Professor John Knecht, and took courses in studio art and video. “I never thought I’d be an artist, but those classes made me realize that what artists do is very exciting,” he said. While concentrating in art and art history, he also worked as a docent and intern at the Picker Art Gallery. “It was an incredible experience,” he said. “By being able to handle art and look at art up close, I learned respect for the art object. I also learned to talk about art in public.” Over time, Carrion-Murayari has come to trust his curatorial voice. For the biennial, he traversed the country in search of “intelligent work and the artists who are making it passionately.” The 55 artists he helped choose included, for the first time, more women than men. There also were fewer mid-career artists or senior figures, because, he said, “that’s not where contemporary art is happening in its most vibrant form.” Putting together a high-profile biennial is an art as well as a science. And it’s nearly impossible to satisfy critics, artists, and the viewing public. “The people who chose us to curate the show have respect for what we value in contemporary art,” he said. “So we put together a picture of what that looks like.” — Barbara Brooks psyched for the opportunity to live and breathe another culture so distant from ours. We look forward to exploring the local community as well as traveling throughout Africa.” In more career news, Matthew Gennaro recently joined Clyde & Co, a London-based law firm. Lenny Hirsh is living in LA, having finished the f/t MBA program at the UCLA Anderson School of Mgmt and occasionally appearing in natl commercials, including a Bud Light ad during this year’s Super Bowl. He and girlfriend Kate visited Jamie and Kelley Barker Gilbert in Jackson Hole, for an amazing weekend of skiing and catching up in early Feb. Also in attendance were Katie and Brendan Taylor, Mike Favazzo, and Sue and Brian Scranton ’98. “We had a great time, with lots of fresh snow and good cooking. We even got to hang out with Jackson Hole locals Joanna Snyder, Andrea Rongey ’00, and Kenny Hadden ’04.” And lastly, Kareem Watson spent time in NYC recently with Eric Lewin, who was in town for business. Erik recently moved from France to London. Thanks, everyone. Hope you are having a fantastic summer! Katie: [email protected] 2000 Katie Tone Brock 411 Sloan Road Nashville, TN 37209-4654 I hope everyone enjoyed kicking off the summer at our 10-year Reunion. If you couldn’t make it back to Hamilton for this one, we hope to see you there in 5 short years. The class column with news from reunion will come in the Scene’s autumn issue. For now, there’s lots of news to share: Kim Haranczak writes: “I got married to Derric Moses on Sept 26, 2009. Val Byrd Fulwider was a bridesmaid, and husband Ben and their son Will attended the wedding, along with Colleen Baron and Anne MacDonald. Since our wedding was small, I was able to spend time catching up with everyone, which was really great! Anne is getting married this fall, so I am excited to see everyone again for her big day!” The award for the most original update goes to Sujay Koneru from Chicago: “This isn’t your typical new job, new kid, or marriage update, but I did win my 3rd-consecutive Fantasy Football title against a bunch of classmates including News and views for the Colgate community 71 Graham Newhall NYC in Westchester and looking forward to the summer.” Keri Krynski updates, “Been living in San Fran for about 2 years now, working at Ernst and Young as a sr manager in the financial services consulting practice. Looking to make partner before 40 and retire by 50! San Fran is gorgeous, and if any ’98ers are in the area this summer, look me up and we can catch a Giants game! (Still an unfortunate diehard Cubs fan, though...)” Jessica Deckard reports, “Last Nov, my essay, ‘Spontaneous Ingénue Seeks Mute Pirate,’ was the recipient of the Shelby Foote Prize for the essay given by the Pirates Alley Faulkner Society as part of the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. Roy Blount Jr of NPR’s Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me was the judge of my category. As part of my prize, I got to meet with both an agent and an editor. I met with Salman Rushdie’s editor, which was a total thrill!” Jennie LeClere writes, “We had Alexa Gabriele on 5/8/09, joining her 3-year-old brother, Jayce. And I’m transitioning jobs, so I’ll be back at Columbia working in Peds Metabolic Genetics.” From Jennifer Sharp: “No husband or kids to brag about on my end. I’m finishing up the course work for my 2nd master’s degree (American Studies at Trinity C) and still working full time cataloging manuscripts at the CT Historical Society. I still love reading other people’s diaries for a living. If anyone is interested, you may read about the cool stuff we find at manuscripts. wordpress.com. I just hosted a reception for the kids accepted to the Class of 2014 and worked on an alumni event that coordinated with Prof Graham Hodges’s book talk at the CHS. You can also check out my winning entry in the ‘Where’s your seal’ contest at www.colgatealumni. org/1819, and in between all of that, I spend as much time as I can bicycling the hills and valleys of central CT. Hope everyone is doing well.” From Jill Allen Murray: “I had Charlie Murray on 1/13/10. In true Colgate style, he arrived on the 13th. He’s our 2nd (Ella is now 2 1/2) and such a happy, smiley baby.” Alex Teeter writes, “News from the Teeter house. John Hugo was born on March 5, 2010. Mom Stephanie (UVM 2001), Dad, and brother Declan are all doing great and enjoying the new addition.” Caitlin Oldham Bohlman writes, “I am still living in NJ with my husband, Ted Bohlman ’99, and our 2 kids: Marin, 4, and Keegan, 20 months. Since Keegan was born, I have had the exciting career of stay-at-home mom. Definitely different from the VP job I had in advertising, but I am loving it all the same. I recently got into the city to help celebrate Frank Martin getting his PhD, and I got to catch up with a lot of other Colgaters. Natalie Volkman, Susanne Stallkamp, Emily Hayes, Karen Clemente, Greg Dahlberg, Steve Donahue, Karyn Bove, Allison Yockel, Adam Schrager ’99, Sarah Kelly ’99, and Tiffany Alvarado ’00 were all out to help Frank celebrate.” Ella Esente reports, “Over the holidays, I flew to Sweden with my husband and kids to visit Daria Baron-Hall Eriksson and her beautiful family, husband Andrè, son Filip, and daughter Linnea. We stayed in their stunning home just outside of Stockholm, and were lucky enough to get a few feet of snow, which reminded me so much of Colgate winters. The kids got along great, and we found out firsthand just how child friendly a country Sweden is. Daria planned a wide range of activities, and we had such a great time that we can’t wait to visit again.” Lauren Braun Costello writes, “Sean ’97 and I took a quick trip to CA with our son in Feb to sign books with Tyler Florence at his shop in Mill Interrupted plans present new opportunities When Chris Reid ’03 began working as an attorney at the nonprofit Legal Aid Society of New York last year, it was an unexpected — although, he believes, ultimately fruitful — hiccup in his career path. Reid was on track to join the ranks of the big city law firm Ropes & Gray after graduating from Fordham Law School. He had worked with the firm as a summer associate, and, while still in school, accepted an employment offer from them. But when the global recession struck during Reid’s final year at Fordham, “A lot of firms started saying, ‘We promised all these jobs, but we don’t have enough work for incoming associates,’” he explained. Ropes & Gray responded with a compromise: incoming associates could either defer their start date for several months, or the firm would pay them a reduced salary to pursue a one-year public interest “externship.” After the externship, they would be guaranteed positions at Ropes & Gray as second-year associates. The sudden change in plans was understandably startling for Reid, who had hoped to practice intellectual property litigation (patent law). “I took a few weeks to panic like everyone else did, and then to think about it,” said Reid. “What I realized was that this was an excellent opportunity. Twenty-five years from now, am I going to say: ‘Hey, when I got out of law school the economy was bad and I’m really glad that I just waited three months and took my normal job to make a little more money’? Or am I more likely to say: ‘I’m really glad I chose to have an experience that changed my outlook and my career’?” Reid, therefore, jumped wholeheartedly into public interest law, searching for a challenge and finding it with the housing arm of the nonprofit Legal Aid Society in New York. “I wanted to do something entirely different and that deliberately put me outside my comfort zone. I figured it was a great way for me to grow and get confidence.” Reid knew that practicing housing law to benefit indigent people of the city would expose him to extensive contact with clients, and significant time in court — incredible opportunities for a first-year lawyer — and he seized the opportunity. His enthusiasm for the experience caught the attention of a New York Times reporter who was investigating the new externship programs of big law firms and filming a video for the newspaper’s “City Room” blog. The reporter met with Reid on several occasions, and even filmed Reid’s first day in court. In his first few weeks on the job, even with the added pressure of a news crew checking in on him, Reid began finding success. One client, whose case Reid helped to settle, expresses gratitude for Reid’s service in the New York Times video: “Chris [was] checking on me. Is everything okay? Can we look at your case? Is this going right? … And that showed me that somebody does care.” As expected, the work has been challenging, and, at times, emotionally taxing. “You can’t come in and just see it like an office job,” said Reid, “because it really does matter. Results impact an actual person.” Reid plans on returning to Ropes & Gray after the externship, but knows he has grown immensely from the experience. He also now has an idea of how he would like to direct future pro bono work. “I made a lot of good friends at Legal Aid. Those are connections that will stay with me. I will always feel closer to issues of housing and poverty. I don’t regret my decision at all.” — Jason Kammerdiener ’10 72 scene: Summer 2010 Justin Ricci (Philly), James Baker (Portland, OR), Gordon Watson ’01 (NYC), BJ Tucker (NY), Jon Desmond ’02 (Boston), RJ Gregory ’99 (Newport Beach, CA), Eric Zaleski ’99 (NJ), Luke George ’99 (Utica), Brian Gallozzi ’99 (NY), and Chris Tierney ’99 (SF). The league has existed since 2001 and has been a great way for people to stay in touch. Winning 3 championships in a row is a very rare and special accomplishment … something that may have not happened in the history of fantasy sports.” Our classmates are quite the entrepreneurs! Chad Cooley shared a great announcement: “I am excited to report that I left my job after 8 years at the Related Companies in NY to start a new business. I have partnered with hotel industry veteran Klaus Ortlieb to pursue hotel investment and mgmt opportunities in major markets around the country. Wish us luck!” Suzanne Lowell works as the education coordinator at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, VT. She also runs a cake business. Kirk Kardashian stopped practicing law and is now living in VT, working as a writer. Ed Jalinske followed his passion and started a company: “After graduating from GW Law School in 2006 and practicing for 2 years, I gave it up and started my own business, EJ’s Serve First LLC. The Serve First team provides training and consulting in tennis, fitness, wellness, nutrition, student athlete college advising. We are in the process of building a 6,000-square-foot indoor tennis, fitness, and athletic training facility in N VA, with 4 other locations slated for construction and completion no later than the fall of 2012. It’s what I love doing and I have never looked back.” Ron and Stephanie Scott Varnum welcomed daughter Mallory Louise on Sept 2,, 2009. Courtney and Devon Skerritt welcomed a baby boy, Cullum, on Feb 1. All are enjoying the adventures of parenthood! Jennifer Craft Hogan writes: “I’m still living in Albany. My husband, Gavin, and I have spent the better part of the last 2 years renovating our house. The list never ends, but we are proud of what we have accomplished so far. Our 2nd daughter, Lindsey Aidan, was born last Aug 14. Her sister, Ashley Ryann, is 3 1/2. I have been working p/t from home since Lindsey was born but will soon be leaving my job as dir of the Pathways Into Education Ctr at U Albany to be a f/t mom. Gavin just took a new programming job at CommerceHub, so there is lots of change in our household! In addition to our professional jobs and parenting, we also have rental properties to keep us busy. There is never a dull moment!” Josh Fine wrote: “Laurie Mason and I would like to announce the birth of our 1st child. Brayden Alexander was born Jan 7. He weighed 7.5 lb and was 19.5" long. Mom and baby are doing great! We couldn’t be more excited.” Kasey Sudmeyer Conrad spent a long weekend in Denver with Anne Currier Michaels: “We were both child-free and enjoyed a spa day, some shopping, and embarrassing ourselves by looking at old pictures and letters! I did get a chance to meet Anne’s youngest, Luke, and see her other 2 adorable kids, Lucy and Jack, and husband Adam ’99 for a quick lunch before I left. What a good-looking and fun family! Eric and I are having so much fun with our 2 1/2-year-old, Max!” Melanie Randall Sanborn writes: “Sunny FL is treating the Sanborn clan very well. Audrey celebrated her 2nd bday in May. She is a little chatterbox; I have to admit, when she told me: ‘Mama, chill,’ I was a little surprised. My husband’s deployment to the Middle East was canceled at the last moment. Instead he was sent to Cuba, where he is taking care of those stationed at Guantanamo Bay while Audrey and I man the house in Jacksonville. We will soon be world travelers in that in the last 2 weeks we have been to S CA and Atlanta, and we leave for Cuba for a short visit later this week. Have fun and if any visit northern FL, let me know.” Many congrats and best wishes go out to the numerous newlyweds and newly engaged. Kristin Kraska shares her good news: “On March 20, I married Chris Catterson (CIA ’99), at what my guests are calling a ‘turbo ceremony’ (it was only 8 minutes long!) at the de Seversky mansion in Old Westbury, NY (on LI). Jennifer Lemanski Monaco was one of my bridesmaids; she attended the wedding along with husband Andrew. Chris and I are very excited to start our new life together. We’re currently living in Forest Hills, NY, with our 2 cats, Evie and Pinot.” Chrissy Quirolo also celebrated a March wedding: “I married Jon O’Keeffe (Villanova ’02) on March 20 in Westport, CT. It was a beautiful 1st day of spring and there were many Colgate alums in attendance to help celebrate and dance the night away: Lyla Bibi, Kate Wissel, Stephanie Mueller, Joel ’98 and Rebecca Shooster Warburton, Andrew Rozbruch, Leigh-Anne Bennett Redfern, Andrew Gillick, Jessica Prata ’01, Kelty Weeks ’99, and Rebecca Nackson ’03. Tiffany Alvarado is engaged to be married in Sept to Robert McKenna. Emily Bauman shares great news: “I’ve been living in DC for the past 10 years, since graduation, during which time I earned my PhD in clinical psych from American U. I am currently working as a licensed psychologist in 2 private group psychotherapy practices in the DC area. I specialize in treating adults with posttraumatic stress and dissociative disorders. Last fall I got engaged to Keith Kaufman (UNC ’02), and we’ll be getting married in CT in Oct 2010. He’s also a psychologist, so it makes for quite an interesting household! I regularly see my best friend and 1st-year roommate Bridget Vath Steuer, who conveniently lives within walking distance from me. Bridget got married to her HS sweetheart, Christopher (Penn State ’01), in April 2009. Their wedding was a blast, and it was great to spend time with Laura Meany and Erin Thomas. Bridget works as an exec admin asst for the head honchos of a psychiatric hospital, and in her spare time immerses herself in her artwork. Most recently, she has become an extraordinary wedding gown designer and creator. She made herself one of the most stunning wedding gowns I’ve ever seen, and I am thrilled to report that she’ll be making mine, as well.” Jenny Dressler married Peter Orabona (West Point ’95) and honeymooned on the big island of HI. On March 10 they welcomed son Aaron Joseph, 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Her son David is 3 1/2 and is excited to be a big brother. Mike Esposito and his family are moving from Manhattan to Westfield, NJ, this summer. Daryl and Stacey Joyce Wright celebrated their 1st anniversary. They are living in the Seattle area. Stacey teaches middle school sci in the Seattle public schools, is working toward a certificate in educational admin from Seattle U, and will soon be looking for principal positions. Amanda and Brendan Fritzsche bought a restaurant in CA: “We’re stoked to have this great place; it’s a quaint beachfront bar and grill in the central coast area. However, I was really looking forward to seeing the school and all my friends and classmates at reunion. Hopefully, we’ll be able to make the 15th. In the meantime, if anyone reading this finds themselves halfway between LA and SF (we’re in Cayucos), and looking for a great place to catch a bite, I have just the place for you.” Tre and Katie Waszkiewicz ’02 McCroskey welcomed their 1st child, Madeleine ‘Maddie,’ on April 24, 2009. “To add to the excitement, her birth coincided with business school final exams, job searching, house hunting, and moving back to DC. It all worked out in the end: I finished my MBA (focused on real estate development) from UVA-Darden in May 2009, started with Deloitte Consulting’s real estate practice in June, and we bought our 1st house in Aug! To cap off the year, in Nov, I joined Phil Gager, John Thompson, Alex Broussard, Conor Murphy, and Andrew ‘Mr Wigs’ Wigton at Enrico Palazio’s wedding to Michelle Kahn (Binghamton ’00). It was an unforgettable beach wedding in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. They exchanged vows at sunset and we partied until sunrise!” Many thanks to everyone for sending in their good news. I look forward to receiving your updates — please continue to stay in touch! Enjoy the rest of the summer, take care, and be well. Katey: 615-417-9727; [email protected] 2001 Jane Seney 83 Bradford Road Watertown, MA 02472 Jane: [email protected] 2002 Betsy Yates Long 445 Legacy Ct Westerville OH 43082 Hello, Class of ’02! Well, ask and ye shall receive, I believe the proverb goes. Thank you to everyone for your submissions, and let’s get started! Things are going well with good friend Leron Richards, who enlisted in the Army Jan 20, 2009. In basic training in Ft Leonard Wood, MO, Leron met Brandon Rogers, who happened to be in his platoon. Now, Leron’s located in “sunny” Monterey, CA, learning Arabic at the Defense Language Inst. The schedule is much like college with classes, PT, and other military duties. More military news to share, with a heads-up to those living in the Seattle area! Robin Pedersen Flannery will be journeying out with her husband, thanks to a relocation with the Coast Guard from Baltimore. Robin’s lucky enough to be able to work from home in her new locale with her current company, continuing to do research for a stem cell therapeutics company coordinating clinical trials. I hope Robin finds some Colgate people on the West Coast, so she makes quick friends after sightseeing crosscountry during the move. Congrats to the Flannerys and I hope that we’ll hear more about their adventures traveling west! Now onto ’02 marriages, and there are quite a few to celebrate! Ian Franke just got engaged over Easter weekend, which may change his living situation with Brendan Sandel in Boston. Angela Puliafico was married in Aug ’09 to Scott Biondi (Providence C). Kyle Weber updates us on his Oct ’09 wedding to Emily Kaufman (WA U St Louis ’01). Attendance included best man Nishad Shevde ’00, Zach Yurch, and Alex Menotti. Drew Gilligan ’00 celebrated with the crew in Vegas for the bachelor party. Emily and Kyle still live in the Vail Valley, CO. Sean Duffy is the most recently married of all, having tied the knot on March 27 in Chicago with lovely bride Meghan (IO ’01). A bunch of Raiders were in attendance, including Justin Samaniego, Matt Anastasi, Bill Chiodetti, Brendan Sandel, James Franke, Ed Hirshberg, Dana DeBarr Anderson, Dave Zoeller, Eric Cooper ’01, and Jon Anderson ’03. Sean writes that it was a beautiful weekend and a fantastic time. Good luck to all the newlyweds! More details have come in regarding Matt Richenthal’s beautiful Puerto Rico wedding to Kate Sage on March 20, thanks to Jane Murray. Colgate representation included Luke Dwyer, Tom and Leanne Nassar Wines ’00, Toby Ralston, Jessica Ciottoni, Alex Woodcock, Steve Marsi ’01, Alex Pogorzelski, Hunter Southworth, Noah Schwarz, and Ben and Susan Rosenthal Maisel. Although the events were happy and went off without a hitch, a non-Colgate participant won the dance-off at the rehearsal dinner; but Jane promises the Colgate contingent put up a good fight. Scott Rosenthal leads off our newly made parent list with the birth of his son, Noah, on April 4. The Class of ’02 is among the 1st to be notified of Scott and wife Hilary’s new addition to their Boston home! On Oct 8, Josh and Devin Hallett Snyder welcomed son Zachary. Christine Schwartz and husband Evan welcomed Isla Elizabeth on Dec 20; Isla was a blizzard baby, and Christine writes that “getting to the hospital was quite an event!” Glad to hear that all the happy families are safe and sound and doing well. Doug Miller is quite the socialite, writing on many a Colgate grad from his 14th St apt in NYC. In the NY scene, Doug travels to Williamsburg to see Chris Reid ’03 and Charles Mastellone, who ironically also lives on Manhattan’s East Side. Doug also often runs into Daisy Pilbrow, who now lives in downtown Brooklyn, Frank Smith, and Dave Duong, who recently was featured in a spy-themed calendar and lives in the W Village. Outside of work and the Brooklyn scene, Doug’s active in the NY kickball arena, which gives him the opportunity to see Michael Roffe and Jay Cason ’04. Michael is still working for British law firm Lovells, and is engaged to a beautiful girl named Randy Nozik, whom he met in Israel. Farther afield, Doug keeps in touch with many a ’Gate grad. In Boston, Doug competed in some late-night Guitar Hero with Curt ’03 and Emily Roper Doten after running a 5K in Somerville and visiting with Lori Mele ’05, who is in her 2nd semester of a doctorate in Hispanic lit at BC. Doug has spoken recently to Alyssa Verbalis, who’s in DC right now completing the research for her doctorate before beginning post-doc work in Cinci in the fall. Doug also traveled back to Rochester over Christmas and had the chance to see Sarah Compter ’04 and her new house, which she shares with her boyfriend on the shore of Lake Ontario. He also saw sister Nancy ’05, who lives in Rochester with her fiancé. Doug writes, “I also continue to see a fair number of Phi Delts, Thirteeners, and Resos of all ages in NY, including Matt Brogan ’05, Matt Lamb ’04, and Adam Palmiter ’03. I’d be remiss if I failed to mention Brogan’s older sister, Jane, whom I saw at the most recent performances by the Colgate alumni-run Just ASK productions [Case Aiken ’06, Adam Samtur ’06, and Matthew Kagen ’07] in the E Village. Finally, I ran into Lauren Parr ’05 earlier this evening, which prompted me to send in this update.” Along with Alyssa’s exciting grad news and Matt Lamb’s dental school, there are a few other Colgate grad students out there. Gillian Genrich will begin her pathology residency at UCSF upon graduation from GW Med School in May. Kate Pientka writes in about her May ’10 graduation from Emory’s MBA program. Kate’s in school with Jeff Goran, who’s slated to finish in May ’11 and who just welcomed a new baby girl, Elise Claire, on March 11 with wife Kristen. A plug for Rod Blackhurst, who is currently working on a couple of projects, including directing photography for Music Voyager (PBS & Natl Geo), a short film about a group of casual musicians in rural upstate NY called “The Only Band in Town,” and will be relocating to the West Coast, around production on a feature-length documentary about 12-year old Zach Bonner, who is walking from FL to LA for the next 6 months to raise awareness about homeless youth. Congrats to Rod, and I ask the class to watch TV schedules and film fest headlines for his name! Finally, a word from Michael Torpey, who wants to clear something up. Torpey writes, “I would like to clarify a posting in the Scene Class of 2003 round-up from Jan 2010. In an update on his situation, Sean Goldman ’03 mentioned that he ran into me at SuperCuts. While Mr Goldman was there getting his haircut, I feel the need to inform you that I was not. I was there because I was buying the place. I currently own over 26 SuperCuts locations in NY, NJ, CT, and TN. Now, my position within the company makes me very familiar with the American and European hairstyles SuperCuts offers at very reasonable prices, so I, as much as anyone, can understand how it may have seemed like I was there to get my hair cut. Going to SuperCuts makes total sense for anyone simply needing their hair cut, and especially for a man who has just turned 30 and is not making as much money at this point in his life as he had expected when he left school, though is still doing well in what has proven to be a very tough career choice and totally has nothing to be embarrassed about, especially not about getting a smart, modern haircut at an affordable price. However, I was simply there to buy the place. Not to get my haircut.” Glad that he cleared that up. Have a great summer and keep it coming, Class of ’02! Betsy: 614-506-0534; [email protected] 2003 Melanie Kiechle 176 Maple Avenue Metuchen, NJ 08840 Greetings, all! I hope you are enjoying these warm, sunny days and making the most of your summer. I’m doing a bit of travel myself, and looking forward to hearing all about your adventures — and sharing them — in the coming months. The news this time is slim, but all good. Enjoy! From TJ Gamble comes the happy news of his marriage to Kelly Mitchell (Boston University ’02) at the St Paul Cathedral, St Paul, MN, on Oct 24. The happy couple was surrounded by many friends, including the following from Colgate: Viraj Puri, James Walsh ’01, Andrew Fuller, Chris Messa, Richard Demato ’01, Bret Doverspike, Jordan Krawll, Tim Ledbetter ’01, John Woolard ’04, Owen Fileti, Jeremy Eisemann ’01, Josh Cohn, and Richard Nordlund ’67. From the pictures I saw, it looks like everyone had a wonderful time. Congratulations! Kelli Wong wrote with the happy news of the wedding of Maurice Robertson and Tamika McGowan ’04 on March 20: “It was a beautiful and fun occasion. Mika came laughing down the aisle, and Mo greeted her along the side of a garden pond with his signature smile. I had a blast, and I couldn’t be happier to have shared the night with them.” Congrats, Mo and Mika! I had my first update via gchat, and it is from the newly proud parents Ben and Allison Cochran Shirley. Their son, Andrew Christian Shirley, was born on March 24, weighing 8 lb, 8 oz. Mother and son were doing well when Ben shared the happy news, and you can look for the family in NYC this summer. Ben graduated from Cornell B-School at the end of May, and planned to return to Deloite Consulting. You’ll now find Maraga Flynn Martens in NYC as well. She recently moved there with her husband and dog, and I caught up with her while she was settling in to their new place in the financial district. Since arriving, Maraga has seen Becky Fertig, Ali Rauh, and Sean Cusick ’04 … and she plans to see lots more before she moves again. Dave Roberts wrote with the wonderful news that he finished his PhD in comp sci at Georgia Tech on April 2, and is moving to the research triangle this summer. In Aug, Dave’s new adventure begins, as he starts his position on the faculty of NC State’s comp sci dept. If you’re in the Raleigh area, be sure to look Dave up. Dave Kolodney is living his love of sports full-time in his new position as assistant to the commissioner of the United Football League. Chrissy Ott will soon be returning from the Emerald Isle — she’s completed med school there, and will be starting her residency at St Christopher’s Children’s Hospital in Philly. I’m thrilled that my former roommate will be close by for a change! This column’s final update is a big one — it comes from Lizzie O’Rourke just a few days before her flight to Ghana, where she is starting a 2-year assignment at the US embassy. This is Lizzie’s first tour with the State Dept, and she couldn’t be more excited. This follows Lizzie’s MS in foreign service from Georgetown, where she took a class taught by Madeline Albright, and a short-term stint at the main State Dept. During this short assignment, Lizzie found herself in a brief meeting with Michelle Obama, and the two joked about their Chicago accents. Whatever Lizzie does next, you can be sure it will be exciting … and I, for one, can’t wait to hear! Melanie: 315-778-0497; [email protected] 2004 Moira Gillick Tottering Hall 2501 Calvert Street NW No. 705 Washington, DC 20008 Hello, all you beautiful people! I *LOVEIT* when the bait works and I get fresh blood for the column! SO, to kick off this travel column, I will disclose that I am leaving for Peru in a few days for a wedding (friends from school in London, they met while working on a group project, what a cliché!). Therefore, let us start our journey with the Americas south of here… Matthew Brennan writes from AZ: “I am just finishing my MFA in creative writing from AZ State, and at ASU I work as the program coordi- “Katie Redford’s groundbreaking legal work has literally changed the face of corporate accountability in overseas human and earth right abuses all over the world.” — Julie O’Leary Muir ’90 News and views for the Colgate community 73 “Congratulations to Sian-Pierre Regis, who was awarded a Natl Assoc of Black Journalists award for producing BET’s 8-month You(th) vote! Campaign.” — Bob Fenity ’06 nator for global engagement at the Piper Ctr for Creative Writing. I run the logistics of sending our MFA students abroad for teaching, conf, and workshop opportunities. And I often travel with them! Over the past 3 years, for work, I have traveled to Calgary and Banff, Canada; Oaxaca, Mexico; Hong Kong, Beijing, and Singapore; and Australia, where I visited the Colgate study group last fall. On my own, I have also done archaeology and missionary work in Central America.” Chris Conti is also bound for Central America: “I haven’t contributed to the class notes before, but I figured I’d chime in this time around, given what you said about internatl travel! I’m a professional photographer, and in May I’m going to be going on a 2-week shoot through Central America on indigenous cultures. The photos will be on my website.” Let us depart Central and S America to visit the sailing babes around Seattle and the Caribbean. Megan Addison writes, “I don’t think I’ve ever submitted to one of these! But when you said you wanted notes on internatl travel, I thought while I haven’t done much of that, exciting expeditions is where I’m at! So here goes it: I spent most of last year living and sailing aboard the 97-year-old schooner Adventuress in Puget Sound, WA. We take trips up to 6 days long in the San Juan Islands and other areas of Puget Sound with teenagers and adults, teaching about sailing, the marine ecosystem, and what we can do to improve the health of the environment around us. After a year of sailing, I’ve transitioned to the office of the organization, Sound Experience, developing programs and organizing schools, youth groups, and other organizations to go sailing for a day or 6 days. So much fun! There’s something about raising 3,000-lb sails with a group of 25 people then feeling the wind rush by that makes for quite a travel experience, regardless of whether it is internatl. One of these days I’ll make it back to the East Coast to visit, but I’m pretty happy with WA State for now. Thanks for all you do to keep us posted on cool things classmates are doing!” My pleasure. From Allison Fleming: “If my plans aren’t botched by any of the oil and gas companies I cover deciding to do a big deal in June, I will be heading to the British Virgin Islands and renting a 50' catamaran to sail around for either a week or until the beer runs out, whichever comes first. If the beer does run out, I imagine I’ll dock by an island bar for a few days. Should be fun!” I would go sit my aspiring expatriate behind on the beaches of the BVI any day. And West 2 frosh year, Kristyn Fredericks visited my homeland during Easter to find much of it closed. “I just got back from a week in Ireland. It was amazing; what a beautiful country. I went with my friend from HS. It was a very chill trip. We rented a car (a Micra — teeny on the outside, but surprisingly big on the inside) and just drove. Ended up in some very small towns, but the locals were extremely friendly and helpful. And who could resist their accent? My only regret is that we didn’t get to visit the Guinness Brewery since we were in Dublin on Good Friday, when the whole country stops serving alcohol and pretty much shuts down. Didn’t see that one coming! I’m probably going to Argentina in Aug, and perhaps Amsterdam somewhere in between then and now. I’ve decided that I need to do more traveling for sure.” Amen indeed, Kristyn. From her frosh year Wilderness Adventure 74 scene: Summer 2010 buddy, Tucker Bailey: “I have been living in Australia for the past 2 years, traveling across Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India, and SE Asia. From March 2008 until January 2010, I was living in Sydney and Melbourne, heading up marketing for my company across the Japan Asia Pacific region. Although I was ‘living’ in Australia, I was spending around 75% of my time overseas and on planes. I think I ran something like 300,000 frequent flier miles last year.” That’s living the dream, Tucker. Whilst in SE Asia, I got a message from someone legitimately not just back from international travel but still on international travel. Brett Stuckel writes, “Writing to you from Varanasi, India. I’ve been crisscrossing India lately, sourcing hand-knotted and flat-weave rugs for Mark Inc Fine Carpets.” I am mostly sure that Brett and Sobby Arora did India together a few years ago, but based on what I have seen on Sobby lately, he is the best traveled postgrad student in the history of the world. With the world’s most successful Facebook prod, Sobby coughed up: “I suspected that you would be on my case if you saw my pictures … ha ha. If you’re in the big city sometime, holler and we will grab some beers. I am in the homestretch of finishing my MBA at NYU Stern, which is not a good thing because in true bschool student fashion, I have utilized all breaks and long weekends to satiate some wanderlust. In the past year, I have been fortunate to travel to several countries in Eastern and Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Tanzania, and Dubai, among a few others that I’m sure I’m forgetting. Colgate, as always, has a strong showing at NYU, with Oliver Brassard, Patrick Kosiek ’05, Charles Macon ’03, Amelia Hanley ’02, and John Brouillard ’00 in my graduating class. Being in NYC also affords the opportunity to close many bars down with the help of Tzetzo Kotzev, Suman Roy, Udayan Dasroy, Nick Rudnick, and John Penner, among many others. Last month, Bev Low paid a much-needed visit to the big city and we had a good ol’ fashioned cookies and juice party for the former Link staff members. Notable appearances from Colgate people who were born in the 1980s included Andy and Dana Colbert ’05 and Alex Collins Wight. Bart Hale, a wannabe Link staff member, also crashed the party. Happy?” Yes. Very. Thank you, Sobby. And now for the elements that every column cannot escape: law school, NYC, and weddings. But I will start this bit with the thread of the Venice Study Group. Joe Brazauskas, at the end of his 3rd year at the American U DC College of Law, responded to my big message: “I travel to the library — does that count?” Sure, Joe. And now to other kids on the Venice group, Sara Kahn’s mother wrote in to say she is also here in DC: “Sara will be graduating from Georgetown Law this May with an LLM in tax (post-grad).” And also of Venetian pupilage, Katy Pape, long done with law school at Brooklyn, wrote to say, “I am prosecuting sex crimes in Brooklyn this year. Going to trial is very exciting! Anyway, I plan to go to Turkey, Greece, N Africa, and Italy at the end of Aug on an archaeological cruise following the trip of Aeneas. That’s my travel plan at the moment! I’m going to FL in 2 weeks, but that isn’t very exciting.” Take what you can get! And also of Brooklyn Law tutelage, Steph DeGiacomo writes with wedding news and therefore subsequent honeymoon travel (I like it!). She says, “I’m getting married to my HS boyfriend on May 15 and we’re going on a 3-week honeymoon that will take us 1st to Dubai and then on to visit friends in Uganda, go gorilla trekking in Rwanda/Congo, go on safari in the Serengeti, and finish with a beach holiday in Zanzibar. I normally wouldn’t publicize my vacation plans, but I figured that if there were 1 plan worth sharing, this would be it.” I say so. Best wishes, Steph! And here’s the big finish with 2 NYC girls with big travel and big weddings to spout about. From my fellow diva Lynmerie Parris: “I’ll be going to Paris in May to celebrate my 28th bday and my sister’s 30th with my best friend who lives there. We plan on visiting Cannes, so I’m excited. I’m still in NYC, just moved into my own apt on the UES and recently Mike Latek came to visit. I also hang out with Jeff Chick, and Daeyna Grant lives across the street from me, so I see her all the time! I will also be a bridesmaid in Andria Graham’s wedding this summer in CA (reported in spring column, worth repeating!) and attending Stacia Kutter’s bachelorette in Key West and wedding in Tallahassee!” And LBNL, from my fellow redhead, Lisa LaValle: “Rachel Marcus and I took Katie Hogan out to an exotic meal of nachos, chicken fingers, and wings to celebrate her engagement to Leon Van Horn III. The proposal story involves a gazebo, a 10-mile run, and a snow globe, but I swear it wasn’t part of The Amazing Race. Katie is very much looking forward to adding ‘the 3rd’ to the end of her name. The wedding is taking place on LI on Sept 17 and we’re all really excited! Her fiancé went to C of NJ ’03 and Notre Dame ’04. And I promise his name is really Leon Van Horn III!” People. Pack. Your. Passport. And GO. As always, I look forward to hearing from you, and if not, hearing about you. Moira: [email protected] 2005 Amy Griffin 1461 W. Walton St. Apt. 2 Chicago, IL 60642 Well, hello. This column will come out after reunion, so let me just assuage your fears: the reunion recap will be featured in the fall column. I plan on walking around reunion with a notepad and one of those old time-y fedoras with a “reporter” card stuck in the brim, just to make sure I capture any and all possible ’05 news. Please find me and tell me things! In Colgate/Chicago happenings, I was able to get up to Evanston to visit Ryan Molloy at Kellogg. We went to this … place … called the Keg. If you want to imagine it, picture the Jug, but just 4 times as big. Otherwise, exactly the same. We had a grand time, almost Hamilton-worthy. Speaking of b-school (everyone’s doing it), I’ve heard from Jeff Cloetingh that he’s going to be starting his 2-year MBA program at Cornell next fall. He says he’s “looking forward (I think) to 2 more years of school in the snowbelt.” Alex Glover will be starting at Ross in Ann Arbor, MI, next fall, and joining him in the move to the MW will be Kelly Dearie. By that time, they will be married! Their nuptials are planned for this summer in Newport, RI. I also heard from Erick Bond: “I wanted to let you know that Kate Rousseau and I got married in Sept in Middletown, CT. Despite the rain, everyone had a great time! The wedding party included Mariana Martinez, Dave Hosford, Jason Cason ’04, and Doug Miller ’02. There was also a great Colgate crowd besides that, including Dan and Beth Wolyniak Dicesare, Greg and Kay Traester LaBanca, Bart Hale ’04, Matt Kovalcik, John Phillips ’05 and Trisha Hutchins, Evan Timbie ’01, Dan Ranbom ’04, and even Bob and Becky Olsen P’06. Courtney Bassett reports: “The Denver/Boulder Colgate crew is doing well! Cara Sturman got engaged this summer while in London and will be getting married in VT this Sept. She is currently a sr asst dir of admissions at CU-Boulder and planned to graduate from the U of Denver with her master’s in higher ed this spring. Marisa Lubeck graduated with a master’s in environmental journalism and mass communications from the U of CO in May 2008 and is now a public affairs specialist at the US Geological Survey. In Nov, I started with the U of CO Fndn as a development assoc in the C of Engineering and Applied Science at CU – Boulder. We see Mike Anderson ’02, Patrick Crawford ’04, Emily Drummond, Diana Heinicke ’04, Andy Klein ’04, Dan Knaus, Katherine Lynn ’04, and Danielle Maloney Seiss frequently and have enjoyed visits from some ’Gaters from the NE this winter: Alissa Valiante met up with Marisa, Cara, and me while attending a conf in Denver; Mary Yurch joined the girls in Breckenridge for a ski weekend; and Kelsey Karsten ’06 flew to Denver en route to Vail and spent time with Courtney while in the Mile High City. James Rothstein makes frequent visits to Denver since he is clerking for a federal judge, so the 4th-floor Curtis friends have been getting together whenever James is in Denver. James recently got engaged to Alexis, who also met up with us in Denver.” CO is the place to be for Colgations: a large group of ’05 girls got together for some skiing in Breckenridge, facilitated by Biz McDermott, who lives in Denver. We considered it a reunion warm-up and the group consisted of Katie O’Hare, Erin Pulice, Debra LoCastro, Jen Busby Hughes, Laura DiLorenzo, Cara Angelopulos, Sarah Fitzgerald, Carly Kiel, Leah Anderson, and Gabrielle Provencal. Thanks for reading to the bottom. Go, ’Gate. Amy: [email protected] Info, please: If you know of the whereabouts — home address, phone, fax, or e-mail — of anyone on this list, please contact Alumni Records: 315-228-7453; 228-7699 (fax); [email protected]. Thanks for your help! Frank J. Miller MA’64 Mark D. Bookbinder ’74 David W. Anderson ’75 Francisco G. Irby ’81 Richard S. Grunther ’88 Evan G. Steinberg ’90 Eric D. Anderson ’91 Se Joon Kim ’95 Jennifer A. Slyker ’97 Steven J. Matthews ’03 2006 Bob Fenity 1415 Rhode Island Ave, NW Apt. 704 Washington, DC 20005 I hope the summer has been treating you well. I first wanted to apologize to our class for slipping the last couple of issues and not reporting any news. It was a failure on my end and won’t happen again. The Class of 2006 has been busy. Here’s what some of your classmates have been up to over the past year: Ryan Patterson was a great help and reached out to many of our ’06ers to get some winter 2010 updates. Emily McAuliff writes: “I’m engaged to Mike Gentithes ’05 and we plan to wed at Colgate’s chapel this summer. Levi Benson stayed with us in Chicago as one of the many stops on his rendezvous around the country to interview for residency programs, as did Erin Shope in her pursuit to find an ideal locale to practice pediatric dentistry.” Congrats, Emily and Mike. Ali Zaltman writes: “I am working for a Boston city councilor (John Connolly) and waiting to hear back from law schools for the fall. In my spare time, I’ve been volunteering on campaigns and thinking a lot about joining a gym. I had a great mini-reunion with my former college and after-college roommates, Sue Bielamowicz and Emily Misch, along with Lexi Gewertz and Meg Thomas, at Whole Foods’ salad bar in Boston and spent New Year’s Eve with Sian-Pierre Regis and some of our HS friends. I run into Matt Grygiel a lot, who works right across the street from me, and Sam Yazdanseta, who lives a few minutes away. Chris Woodyard and I met up to try to re-create our weekly Main Moon ritual at Chef Chang’s in Brookline. Very good but not the same.” Emily Cobb writes: “Bill Hoelzer and I are engaged and will marry in June. Bill is finishing up his master’s in philosophy at SU.” Congrats, Emily and Bill. Kristin Kim writes: “I started my master’s in school counseling at Rutgers and I’m loving it! Over Thanksgiving and winter break, I was able to catch up with Amy Cole (who’s in her 1st year at AZ State for a master’s in school psychology), Levi Benson (who’s in his last year of med school at Penn State), James Silas (who’s in his 1st year at NY Law … yikes … ha ha), and Andrew Middleton ’04, who was in town interviewing for residency. I took Levi and Andrew to a Korean sauna in NJ, and needless to say, it was awesome. Right, guys? The best part being our discounted rate of $28 each for all-day relaxation. If any of you are ever in town, you are more than welcome to come with me next time! For New Year’s, I got to ring in 2010 with none other than the fabulous Marianne Colahan, Katie Mclean, James, and Levi here in NYC. Marianne is in her 2nd year at CO State doing an MFA in creative writing, and Katie is working her way up at VH1. I’m so proud of her!” Abby King writes: “I’m studying energy efficiency and renewable energy policy. If all goes according to plan, the U of Chicago will award me a master’s in public policy this June. After that, I’ll be getting some wilderness time in working for the Appalachian Mtn Club in Golden, BC, near Banff, Yoho, and Glacier Natl Parks. Over winter break, I got to visit Meg Lyons, my former NYC roommate, in her new apt in Gramercy that she shares with her sister Erin Lyons ’07.” Meg Lyons writes: Still working and living in NYC and see Kate McLean, Erin Maloney, and Sian-Pierre whenever schedules allow. Got back to up to school last winter for Akapellafest with my boyfriend, Russell Gunther ’04, and planning on trekking up again this year.” Ryan Patterson adds: “I am in my last semester at Fordham U, getting my master’s in social work. This past fall, I visited Tisza Bell out in Boulder, CO, who just finished her master’s in environmental science. Had an awesome time in the great outdoors: hiking, yoga, climbing. In Dec, Emily Misch and Meg Thomas visited NYC, meeting up with Kristin Kim, Katie Frohlinger, and I. Emily is working at the Harvard School of Public Health, and Meg is in her 2nd year at Tufts Med School. Emily told me about a great trip she had, visiting Mary Margaret Acoymo in LA, where she hit up all the insider celeb hot spots. “Over the week of New Year’s, I partied it up with Kristin Kim, James Silas, Levi Benson, Sian-Pierre, Erin Maloney, and Larry Donahue at different events in NYC. Erin is going on her 4th year at Lord and Taylor, just got promoted to an assoc buyer. She was really excited to be traveling with Caitlin Lyons to visit Bri Tsukamoto in Hawaii in March. Larry is finishing up med school at the U of Rochester and searching for residency programs. Plus, he got engaged. So exciting!” Congratulations to Sian-Pierre Regis, who was awarded a Natl Assoc of Black Journalists award for producing BET’s 8-month You(th) vote! Campaign. Sian Pierre is back from a 6-month stay in Paris where he grew Swagger: Paris, which, among other things, has received press from Elle magazine and Glamour magazine. Laura Dowgin shared that in the early part of this year, a bunch of ex-Colgate cheerleaders got together in NYC for a mini-reunion. Megan Sobel, Maeve Bowman, Ericka Eatherton, Jaime LaBelle ’05, Hale Cowin ’05, Merissa Porter ’07, Kelly Dolan ’08, Hayley Smith ’08, Sophia Ressler ’09, and Emily Quartz ’09 got together for dinner, drinks, and toasts to retired coach Jill Strand. Honorary cheerleader Lexi Arias joined in the fun, and they are looking forward to a future gettogether. Megan Sobel writes: “Way back in the start of 2010, Brian Riley and Pippa Davidson came into DC where they spent a very Colgate New Year’s Day when they had brunch with DCers Brian Yellin, Megan Sobel, Bryan Cecala, Rachel Mulcahy, and Andrew Lang. Megan also got to catch up with Leslie Safier when she flew in from Berkley (where she is finishing her last semester of grad school) for a quick East Coast tour.” Congratulations to Allison Paiano, who married Robert Toste last fall. The Class of ’06 women’s ice hockey team, including Becky Irvine and Mel Barclay, as well as others — Maura Crowell ’02, Shelby Nelson ’05, Kristin Cirbus ’05, Ashley Johnston ’07, Ashley Bradford ’07, and Elayna Hamashuk ’09 — all attended the wedding in Ottawa, ON. Allison writes: “The team surprised me at the reception with a hockey jersey in honor of our wedding and welcomed Robert to the Colgate community. The party was awesome and it was so great to see everyone who came from all over Canada and the US.” Richard LeBeau is in his 2nd year of graduate school at UCLA, where he is getting his PhD in clinical psychology and loving life in CA. He wanted to report the following news: “After meeting during their junior year at Colgate, making it through the first 2 years of their molecular biology doctoral programs at Stanford and Berkeley, and surviving a bachelorette party weekend in Las Vegas and a bachelor party celebration in San Fran, Matthew Barber and Nicola Harper were married in Victoria, BC, on July 18, 2009. I was honored to be a member of the wedding par- ty, which also included Matt’s brother, Nicola’s brother and sister, and Colgate alums Carolyn Collins and Maureen Lynch. The wedding was absolutely spectacular and nearly a dozen other Colgaters made the trip across the border to celebrate. Among them were Sarah Fryc, Becky Armstrong, Kyle Dolan, Tara LaLonde, Erin Shope, Carlee Leraris, John Merkel ’05, Brian Dinneen, Greg Mole, Gavin Gregory, and fellow newlyweds Alex Agnant and Mary Gaynin ’08, who were married last year as well in NY. Naveen Hussain, who was instrumental in getting the newlyweds together during their semester at the NIH, was unable to attend due to her pregnancy. Naveen gave birth to a happy, healthy baby boy named Humza on Sept 2, 2009.” Congratulations, Naveen, and happy 1-year anniversary to Matthew Barber and Nicola Harper. After 3 crazy years of law school, Alex Shindler graduated from Pace U School of Law last year. Congrats, Alex, and good luck with your professional advancement in NYC. Last summer, Stephanie Wortel completed the NYC Teaching Fellows program, and received an Americorps Grant. She spent the summer around the American Museum of Natural History, having helped to write the educator guide for the planetarium show “Journey to the Stars” and coordinated the Saltz Expedition Center high school internship program on the weekends. Steph also appeared in Lad, a Dog, a musical piece by Jon Deak, 1st bassist of the New York Philharmonic. Adam Samtur was also busy last summer with both freelance writing and a variety of theatrical activities. Keep an eye out for the release of a savings/shopping book by a division of Penguin Publishing for which he did ghostwriting. Adam also managed several performances: Twin Towers, as part of the Planets Connectivity Festivity and the Golden Fleeces operas, Raya & Sag-In, and Lad, A Dog (which Stephanie Wortel starred in). He also played 2 small roles in the Piper Theatre company’s productions of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at Byrne Park in Brooklyn. Case Aiken, Matthew Kagen ’07, and Adam’s own theater company, Just ASK Productions, completed a very successful 2nd show, What(’s) Happen(s)(ed)(ing) in the Elevator, receiving a rave review on nytheatre.com. Case also sang with the Westchester Chordsmen, an a cappella chorus that placed 3rd in the region at the district competition in Lancaster, PA. His play Family Symmetry (which he wrote, directed, and produced) was featured in the Midtown International Theatre Festival as well last summer. Congratulations to Brice Chaney and Lyndsay Dinatali, who were engaged at the end of Feb and are now living in DC. And a final congratulations to Liz Pavle, who was recently engaged to Brian Mixer, a Bucknell alum. We won’t hold that against you, Liz. I had the honor of joining the engagement surprise with Amy Dudley, Liz’s great parents, and Darcy the dog. An unforgettable evening for all. Lots of news, lots of congratulating, and a lot we’ve all been up to. As we enter our reunion year, please make sure to send me an update. Bob: 585-506-5981; [email protected] Colgate seen The spirit of alumni sporting their Colgate gear is seen here, there, and everywhere around the globe. Where was your latest spotting? On a Machu Picchu trek? At a mini-reunion in Pocatello? An election polling site in Houston? We’re collecting photos of Colgate sightings around the world. Send them to [email protected]. Elizabeth Wolyniak DiCesare ’05 collected biofilm samples from Pocono Creek in Tannersville, Pa., to use in her PhD research at Lehigh University — in the right sweatshirt! Her field assistant and husband, Dan DiCesare ’05, took the photo. Read more about Elizabeth’s groundbreaking research on drinking-water quality at http://www. lehigh-research.org/page/2. 2007 Allie Grimes Apt 2B 120 East 11th St New York, NY 10003-5311 Allie: [email protected] Bob O’Shea ’73 recently visited his daughter Grace ’11 in Barcelona, Spain, where she was studying abroad. News and views for the Colgate community 75 2008 Sarah Greenswag 2124 Birchwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Hi, all! Hope everyone is enjoying lovely spring weather wherever you may be: 2010 has been a very busy year for our class and I am excited to announce that our Facebook group has been extremely successful. I received more updates than ever. If you haven’t already joined, please search for Colgate Class of 2008 on FB. This is the best way to send updates and keep in touch with classmates. Several of our classmates have either started or continued work on their grad degrees. Seems like that bachelor’s isn’t enough to guarantee employment these days! Allison Pendleton started working toward her master’s in early childhood education at Fordham Grad School of Education. Erika Scuadroni is also working toward her master’s in early childhood education and is concurrently working at the Met in NYC. Anna Spinelli was accepted to Columbia’s Teachers C, and she begins work this summer. Ruben Leavitt updated us all the way from U of Oxford, where he is in his 2nd and final year as the Paul J Shupf ’58 Fellow for a master’s in political theory. Like Ruben, Tanya LubiczNawrocka will also be heading to the UK, where she will attend Cambridge to pursue a master’s in modern sci and global transformations. Becky Billmire will be graduating from GWU forensics master’s program in May. She, Paul Glineburg, and their new puppy, Kirby, will be heading up to UPenn in the fall, where Paul will be starting vet school and Becky will be joining UPenn’s cell and molecular bio PhD program. They are hoping Mallorie Heneghan joins them there for med school! Pat Sullivan will be completing his master’s in psych from American U, and will then begin doing research f/t for the VA in DC. Charley Tharp will begin med school this fall at the U of CO. Fernanda Delmondes de Carvalho was admitted to Columbia U’s MD/PhD program and will be doing her 1st research rotation this summer. Dan Fichtler will be attending Princeton to get his master’s in public affairs. Dan Grubaugh and Katy Fallows are engaged! Congrats to you both. Katy will begin her PhD in astrophysics at BU, and Dan will be starting his PhD in immunology at Harvard. Luke Champlin is finishing his master’s in Russian and Eastern European studies at Georgetown, and Michelle Wiggins will be completing her master’s in accounting at Binghamton. Ashley Wallis completed her master’s at UMDNJ this past semester as well. Dan Streim will begin Georgetown Law in the fall. Julie Geifman is also starting law school this year at Cardozo in NYC. You are all impressive, and I am officially feeling like one of the underachieving members of our very ambitious class! Avery Blank sent the following update: “The 2nd year of law school has flown by. This spring semester, I worked with a MD state senator on passing a bill. I testified in support of the bill in front of a State Senate Committee, and my op ed was published in the Baltimore Sun. This summer, I am working in the Office of Genl Counsel at the Executive Office of the President of the United States. I think this will make for a very exciting summer!” While several of our classmates are continuing their education, many others are enjoying the lovely world of the working man. Helena Fishbein is teaching 10th-grade English and reading at Immokalee HS in FL. She finished up her MAT at Colgate in Dec and is happy to have a job in education! She occasionally runs into 76 scene: Summer 2010 Richie Rosabella ’09 at Stevie Tomatoes, where he runs Colgate-style trivia. Lisa Belgam joined a local DC orchestra, the Elegy String Orchestra. If you are in the DC area, definitely check out one of her concerts. Rob Thering graduated Army Officer Candidate School and received his commission as a 2nd lt in July. He branched armor and graduated the Armor Basic Officers Leadership Course in March. Rob was one of 6 students selected to attend Army Ranger School, which started in May. He is attached to the 10th Mountain Division and will deploy to Afghanistan next fall as a Cavalry Scout Platoon Leader. Best of luck to you, Rob! Sophia Gerde has been working in CA at Verizon’s engineering dept. This past Jan, Julia Gooding visited Sophia in LA while on staff for a Buddhist retreat at the His Lai Temple. Anna Spinelli also visited LA for Sophia’s bday. The 3 went to Santa Barbara for the day to celebrate! Sophia will be heading to the Boston/NYC area this May to catch up with some Colgate friends. In other West Coast news, Doug Collins is living in San Diego. He recently returned from a trip to the Sierra Nevadas, where he took measurements to see if air pollution is affecting rainfall and water resources in CA. Doug will be getting involved with the SD Colgate Alumni Club and is hoping to catch up with more Colgate alumni this summer! Katie Castino, Mary Beth King, and Kara Culgin are the co-presidents of the WA State Colgate Alumni Club. They are planning some volunteer events, trivia nights, Seattle SPW, and much more! Dan Glaser sent an update: “I caught up with Jesse Winchester when he visited NYC during the NHL’s break for the Winter Olympics. He is doing well, and his team, the Ottawa Senators, qualified for the playoffs as the Eastern Conf’s #5 seed. Later in Feb, I saw many of our classmates at Olympics and bday parties, including Ian Elliott, Andrew Kreidman, EJ Atamian, Osato Ukponmwan, Kevin Tarrant, Dan Belke, and Matt Lalli. Just before Easter, I also had a chance to see Jesse Brooks, Mike Nanna, and Alex Whitaker on the Lower East Side. Mike and Alex are currently at SUNY Stony Brook and Buffalo med schools, respectively. While the programs are challenging, both are definitely on their way to becoming successful doctors!” Thanks for the update, Dan. It was good to run into you in Chicago! Kimmy Cunningham has been working for a company called Directorship since Sept 2008 and will be starting an MBA at CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business this fall. Katie Zarrella is living in NYC and working as a fashion and art journalist. She is a contributing editor at the Dossier Journal and a contributing writer at Interview mag and i-D Magazine. She covered fashion week in Paris and is very excited about her piece titled “The Hemingway Nights,” which appeared in the Spring 2010 issue of i-D Magazine. Lee Waldman is also living and working in NYC at the NYSE. Erik Burke recently accepted a job working for MA General Hospital as the sr research coordinator for the orthopedic trauma unit. He starts work in May and will be living with some other ex-Colgate football players. Erik has also been busy with his band, The Whirlybirds, and applying to dental school. Sarah Beal has been living in Burlington, VT, where she is working as an athletic dir. She is joined in Burlington by some other Colgate alums, including Lindsay Pittard ’09, who is in her 2nd season as the asst coach of the UVM women’s lax team. Sarah has plans to meet up with Jane Sheehan, Cait Jones, Tamara Stojkov, Nikki Newhouse, and many others later in the spring. Matthew Fortin is currently feeding walruses at the NY Aquarium and is aspiring to be a vet. Jill Blinderman recently accepted a new job at Federated Media after leaving her position at Forbes. Joe Bliss played the role of Fyedka in a May 8–16 production of Fiddler on the Roof with the Village Light Opera Group of NYC. As for me, I am still enjoying the perks of living with my parents (“roommates”) and I continue to love my job as HS history teacher in Grayslake, IL, outside of Chicago. I am really looking forward to some upcoming travel plans this spring and summer. I’ll be in NYC at the end of April celebrating the bdays of Ari Hershey, Adam Sauerteig, and Bill Santare. In June, I am going to China for 2 weeks with 3 other teachers and 22 students for a summer school/study abroad opportunity. And finally, in late July I will be heading out west to Seattle and then SF to visit Ali Whitehurst. Again, please keep me up to date on where you are, what you are doing, and who you are running into. E-mail me or join the Colgate Class of 2008 Facebook group and send me messages! Sarah: [email protected] 2009 Samantha Gillis 3 Juniper Lane Falmouth, ME 04105 Hi, Class of 2009! I hope everyone is enjoying the summer! There has been a lot of gatherings of Colgate alums. Friends threw Dan Lieberman a going-away party before he left for the Peace Corps in Belize. Friends in attendance at Johnny Utah’s in NYC included Sam Miller, Joe Rusckowski, Tommy Cramer, Dan Hubbard, Kyle Cooper, Jeremy Levine, Adam Dudek, Ginger Northrop, Sarah Hilzinger, Claire McConnaughey, TJ Opladen ’07, Cliff Orsher ’07, Dara-Ann Bauman, Jess Hill, Julia Sobel, Nicole Varallo, Kate Lamb, Liz Freedman, Kate Hirschhorn, and Emily Aronowitz. In addition, Emily organized the NYC Colgate pub crawl on St Patrick’s Day, where there were over 200 Colgate alums attending, many of which were from the Class of ’09. David Gershel and Jackson Fager ’06 were joined by Bill Kindler ’08, Evan Xenopoulos ’08, Dave Greene ’08, Chris Hines ’08, Conor Nangle ’06, and Taylor Rogers ’06 for French Quarter Fest in New Orleans. Jackson, Conor, and Taylor headlined Friday night at the Cat’s Meow. Jake Nardi and Dave Correa were in Breckenridge, CO, for the winter as ski instructors. On Feb 13 on Ocean Beach in SF, Stanley Konoval, who is pursuing his MA in philosophy at SF State U, proposed to Vanessa Persico, who is pursuing her JD at UC Hastings C of the Law. Many of our classmates are heading back to school after taking a year off. Maddie Watrobski is researching in a neurodegenerative research lab at the U of Rochester Med Ctr and will begin her master’s at the Simon School of Business at the U of R this coming winter. Also, Mike Roos will be going to Columbia U’s School of Internatl and Public Affairs Master of Public Admin in Environmental Sci and Policy Program. Kelly McKay got her MA in performance studies from the Tisch School of the Arts and will begin a PhD program in theater historiography at the U of MN this fall. Heading farther west, Jordan Scott will be going to CA Institute of the Arts this fall, where he will be pursuing his MFA in directing at their School of Video/Film. Also, Lisa Marchi writes that she will be attending Clemson’s master of architecture program. But before she heads to school, she and Antonio Perez, 2 former Colgate athletes, will be hiking the northern portion of the Appalachian Trail. In NYC, Meredith O’Leary is the studio manager at MajorTom, a post-production editorial company, and has continued her study of music with Juilliard voice prof Robert White. This summer, she will be heading to Luxembourg for a few weeks, where she was accepted into the Vianden Music Fest. Bryan Splittorf is also in NYC, where he started his new job at a staffing firm, Forrest Solutions. In the DC area, Ted Marshall began a new job with ABBTECH Staffing Services. As for fellow 2009 grads who are abroad, Alexander Cougar Lourenco writes that he and Laura Kavanaugh ’08 are currently living in sunny Nazare, Portugal, where they recently had a Colgate mini-reunion with Connor Tucker ’10, Andrew Burten ’08, Ryan Dunbar ’08, and Melanie Goldberg, who all came to visit and celebrate Laura’s bday! Richie Rosabella is playing football overseas in Denmark and David Morgan is playing football in Italy. Jennifer Geffner and Theresa Kevorkian are both studying in Oxford. They recently went into London and had lunch with Prof Alan Cooper. Please keep sending updates! Sam: 207-807-4116; [email protected] 2010 Kim Siembieda 734 Arlington Rd. Narberth, PA 19072 We welcome Kim Siembieda as the new 2010 class editor. Please send her your news so that she can keep your class updated on everyone’s post-graduation endeavors and get-togethers! Kim: 610-952-0491; [email protected] Marriages & Unions: (2010 unless otherwise noted) Laura Kurlander ’84 and Jeffrey Nagel, March 21 Joan M. Williams ’84 and Willie James Jarrell, Sept. 6, 2009 Abigail Smith ’89 and W. Philip Wentworth, June 6, 2009 Jennifer Ochsner ’93 and Christopher Sullivan, Feb. 22, 2009 Fred Klein ’96 and Nicole Oestreich (UNH ’96), Dec. 5, 2009 Kristina N. Weston ’97 and Michael E. Amilov, Nov. 15, 2009 Stephen Ward ’98 and Sarah Brooks, March 12, 2009 Ben Forssell ’00 and Laura Smith, July 2008 Christine Quirolo ’00 and Jonathan O’Keefe, March 20 Lisa Mangiamele ’01 and Brian Eastwood, Oct. 4, 2009 Jane Passberger ’01 and Christopher Anderson, March 4 Heather Lambert ’03 and Jeremy Kidde, Aug. 8, 2009 Lindsey Olsson ’03 and Aaron Shamshoian, July 2009 Brooke Taylor ’03 and William A. Fossey, May 23, 2009 To Mark Hayes ’98 and Alicia: Zoe Seiger, Dec. 15, 2009 Andrew Wellner ’03 and Amber Fontaine, Feb. 20 To Justin LaCorte ’98 and Susanne: Brayden, Jan. 23, joining Carter Katherine Roache ’04 and John Boxberger, Nov. 6, 2009 Jonathan Simmons ’04 and Margot Lowenstein, March 6 Craig Cerone Jr ’06 and Emily Colahan ’06, Jan. 30, 2009 Ted Rossman ’06 and Chelsea Swank ’06, March 20 To Michael Remey ’98 and Aimee: McKenna Winifred, Feb. 18, joining Greyson To Josh and Jill Axelrod ’99 Linder: Anna Juliet, Feb. 28 To Eric and Jessica Chaset ’99 McGranahan: Ellie Grace, March 8, joining Angus To Alexander ’99 and Victoria Armellino ’00 Fine: Ethan J., May 30, 2009 Erin Silver ’06 and Joseph Piccola, Sept. 13, 2009 Births & Adoptions: (2010 unless otherwise noted) To Joseph T. Murphy ’81 and Sharon Gibson: Haylee, June 28, 2009 To Craig T. Shouldice ’88 and Carla: Owen Lewis, Jan. 29, joining Téa To Todd Squilanti ’90 and Maria: Mark, Aug. 18, 2009, joining Julianna and Karina To Christopher and Jennifer Ochsner ’93 Sullivan: Matthew, Nov. 30, 2009 To Marshall Reid ’93 and Margo: Leo, Dec. 30, 2009, joining a sister To Denniston Reid ’94 and Charlene: Kennedy Marie, April 27, 2009 To Kathleen Bennett ’95 and Philip Zaccheo: Evan Michael, Dec. 1, 2009 To Brandon Himoff ’95 and Caressa: Tessa Claire, Nov. 12, 2009, joining Callie To Robert Knight ’95 and Amanda: Thomas Jack, Feb. 14, 2010, joining Alex To Andrew Prescott ’95 and Catherine: Celia Dove, Feb. 21, joining Connor and Austen To Doug and Caryn Sokolow ’95 Putchat: Marlye Joy, Oct. 9, 2009 To Marc and Kristen Carver ’96 Giordano: Max Stratton, Feb. 18, joining Ryan To Tim Bollin ’97 and Laurie: Avery Marie, Nov. 19, 2009, joining Shay, Timmy, and Preston To Christopher ’97 and Evan Mingle ’97 Brooke: Finnegan, Jan. 20, joining Willie To Adam and Victoria Gabriel ’97 Foster: Joseph Gabriel, July 21, 2009, joining George and Samuel To Derek and Amy Grennan ’97 Werner: Ava and Brooke, Feb. 9 To Matt and Dara Lucks ’97 Bellace: Roy Justin, Nov. 13, 2009 To Whitney Sayia ’97 and John Reid: Ella Suzanne, Dec. 7, 2009 To Matthew and Cindy Weener ’97 Remis: William Michael, March 12, joining Abby and Emma To Matt and Deborah Goldstein ’99 Baum: Max Charles, Jan. 15, joining Beatrice To David Schwarz ’99 and Kristen: Hayden, Nov. 12, 2009 To Chris and Lony-Ann Spelman ’99 Sheehan: Tucker, Oct. 20, 2009 To Drew and Kate Berry ’00 Tompkins: Jacob Simon, Feb. 2 To Gavin and Jennifer Craft ’00 Hogan: Lindsey, Aug. 14, 2009, joining Ashley To David ’00 and Sarah Hilmer ’99 DuBois: David, Oct. 31, 2009 To Francis and Melinda Hains ’00 Willard: Carys Rhea, Oct. 12, 2009 In Memoriam in 1997. His wife of 58 years, Louise, predeceased him. He is survived by 2 sons including H. Guyford Jr ’70, 2 daughters, 7 grandchildren, his sister, and his niece Vicki McShirley ’75. The Scene runs deceased notices on all alumni, current and former faculty members, honorary degree recipients, and staff members and others whom the editors determine would be well known to alumni. H. Guyford Stever ’38, April 9, 2010. Phi Beta Kappa. PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1941. He contributed to seminal research on radar during World War II and developed international cooperation among scientists in radar and guided missile work. After the war, he became a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then took leave to be chief scientist at the Air Force. Helping establish NASA in the late 1950s, he was a key player in the nation’s space program. In 1965 he became president of the Carnegie Institute of Technology and 2 years later led its merger with the Mellon Institute of Research, becoming Carnegie Mellon University. He led the school until 1972, when he became director of the National Science Foundation and science adviser to President Richard Nixon. Nixon abolished the White House Office of Science and Technology, but when Congress reestablished it in 1976, President Gerald Ford asked Stever to lead it. After the space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, Stever was appointed by the National Research Council to lead a panel of experts who served as independent watchdogs over the rebuilding of the shuttle’s booster rockets. For this and other successful endeavors, he was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1991 and the National Science Board’s Vannevar Bush Award Richard M. Davis ’39, March 13, 2010. Phi Beta Kappa, Austen Colgate Scholar. US Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Cornell University: MA, 1941; PhD, 1949. A retired economics professor, he had taught at Lehigh University as well as the University of Oregon, where he was professor emeritus. John T.C. Low ’39, March 15, 2010. Theta Chi, swimming; class editor ’94-’99. JD, Columbia University, 1942. He practiced law in several locations before becoming head of the Trust Department of Deposit Guaranty Bank in 1972. Later, he established the law firm of Low and Furby. He was predeceased by his wife, Jeanie. He is survived by a daughter, brother-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. David C. Thurber ’39, February 20, 2010. Phi Tau, track, concert orchestra. US Army Medical Corps. MD, University of Rochester. He practiced internal medicine for 25 years in Rochester, N.Y. He then served as the in-house physician for Nazareth College before working at the Kodak medical department for 15 years prior to retirement. He was predeceased by his father, Arthur 1909, his brother, Stephen ’41, his sister, and uncles John 1906 and Clarence 1912. He is survived by his wife, Ellen, a daughter, a son, 2 nieces, a nephew, 2 stepdaughters, and many grandchildren. Connect with Colgate To Jason and Erika Huther ’00 Clark: Tabor Joseph, Dec. 23, 2009 To Scott and Magnolia Levy ’00 Grossman: Lilac Emmeline, Feb. 18 To James and Lisa McClelland ’00 Hoppes: Adah Elizabeth Morgan, Aug. 13, 2009 To Andrew ’00 and Kristin Minnick ’01 Munson: Katherine, Nov. 18, 2009 To Freddy and Kristin Bailey ’01 Ferbert: Frederick Winzer, Oct. 29, 2009 To Joseph ’01 and Amy Hargrave ’03 Leo: Jonathan David, Sept. 30, 2009, joining Joshua To Matt and Callie Raspuzzi ’01 Stewart: Sylvia Maryann, Jan. 27 To William Robinson ’01 and Lindsay: Luke, July 2, 2009, joining Liam To Gary Braham ’02 and Mellissa: Cassidy Mae, Jan. 6 To Darren Gertler ’02 and Yvette PettersenWhite: Dean Robert, Jan. 6 To Joshua and Devin Hallett ’02 Snyder: Zachary Aaron, Oct. 8, 2009 To Michael and Maeve Mullally ’02 Bergan: Ciaran Michael, Feb. 12, joining Declan To Ben ’03 and Allison Cochran ’03 Shirley: Andrew Christian, March 24 Every day is Colgate Day when your contributions to the annual fund are hard at work. Make your gift now to honor Colgate Day — Friday, August 13, 2010 — and support academic innovation, artistic expression, student scholarships, and more, all year long. Your participation keeps Colgate strong. Online at www.colgatealumni.org/makeagift Or call 800-668-4428. News and views for the Colgate community 77 Robert M. Finlay ’40, April 7, 2010. Delta Phi Alpha, ski club. US Navy, WWII. He was a production manager in the advertising field in Boston and New York. Prior to retirement, he was the VP of Collier Graphics. He was predeceased by his wife, Trudy, and his sister. He is survived by 2 sons including James ’68, 2 daughters-in-law, 2 daughters, 10 grandchildren, and 3 greatgrandchildren. by his wife, Barbara, a daughter, a daughter-inlaw, 6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 3 stepchildren. Richard W. Rogers ’40, February 14, 2010. Kappa Delta Rho. US Public Health Service, WWII. DDS, Case Western Reserve University. He practiced dentistry in Warren, Ohio, for more than 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Betty, 2 daughters, 4 sons, a sister, 15 grandchildren, and 3 greatgrandchildren. George E. Schott ’42, April 25, 2010. Commons Club, Washington, DC, Study Group, International Relations Council, Maroon Key, debate. JD, Cornell University, 1943. He began practicing law in New York City before moving to Elmira, N.Y., to work as a mortgage officer while continuing a limited practice of law. In 1966 he opened his own law firm and managed a branch of an abstract corporation. In 1970 he started his own abstract business, which he sold in 1988 but continued to work part-time there until 2002. His wife of 65 years, Norrinne, predeceased him. He is survived by a son, 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren, 4 greatgrandchildren, his brother, his brother-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. Douglas Brown Jr. ’41, February 7, 2010. Alpha Tau Omega, Maroon, Salmagundi, Konosioni, Maroon Key, student government, wrestling, cross country. US Army, WWII. MBA, New York University, 1953. He was the manager of the Park Avenue Office Branch of the Bank of New York for 35 years. He is survived by his wife, Jean, 3 sons, 7 grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Armando Caseria ’41, February 7, 2010. Phi Delta Theta, Konosioni, football, boxing, wrestling. US Air Force. He retired from the Air Force after 26 years and became a flight instructor at Riverside Airport as well as an instructor of aviation at Riverside City College (CA). He is survived by a daughter, 2 sons, 4 grandchildren, and 4 greatgrandchildren. Clarence A. Heuer ’41, April 10, 2010. Sigma Chi, basketball, football. Military Police Corps, WWII. After the war, he began a career in the surety bond business that would lead to his position as a principal in the Puritan Agency. He was predeceased by his wife, Kathryn. He is survived by a daughter, 3 sons, 14 grandchildren, 4 greatgrandchildren, a nephew, and 2 nieces. Robert W. Jenkins ’41, March 1, 2010. Phi Gamma Delta, baseball, swimming, chorus. He was a retired commercial pilot. He was predeceased by his wife, Nancy. He is survived by a son, a daughter, and his grandchildren including Irene ’03. Andrew J. Ryan ’41, March 12, 2010. Phi Kappa Psi, Konosioni, Salmagundi, cheerleading, student government, soccer. He owned 2 auto dealerships in Rome, N.Y., before founding A.J. Ryan Real Estate, which he operated with his daughter and son-in-law. He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth. He is survived by 5 children, 17 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren. Frank E. Sayer Jr. ’41, February 14, 2010. Salmagundi, Maroon, Konosioni, International Relations Council, cheerleader, student government. US Army, WWII. He owned and operated E. Sayer and Son, a grocery and real estate business in Oswego, N.Y. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, a daughter, 3 sons including Steven ’74, 8 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Wefel W. Warner ’41, March 19, 2010. Sigma Chi, basketball; Alumni Corporation Board, 1986-1989. US Army; French Croix de Guerre, 3 battle stars, and 4 overseas service bars. He was chairman emeritus of Merchants Bonding Company, where he was employed for more than 60 years. He co-founded Nations Bonding Company in Austin, Texas, and was past president of Northern Casualty Company. He was predeceased by his first wife, a son, and a great-grandson. He is survived 78 scene: Summer 2010 John H. Fowler ’42, May 19, 2009. Delta Kappa Epsilon. He was retired from his career in sales. He was predeceased by his brother, Lyndsay ’38. He is survived by his wife, Burnice, 2 sons, and a daughter. Adrian F. Persico ’44, February 8, 2010. Lambda Chi Alpha, basketball. US Army, Korean War. MD, New York Medical College, 1947. He was a general practice physician in Freeport, N.Y., until his retirement in 1993. At times, he was president of Lydia Hall Hospital and was a member of its utilization committee. He was predeceased by his wife, Catherine. He is survived by 2 sons including Alan ’76, a daughter, and 2 grandchildren. Norman J. McGowan ’46, September 4, 2008. Theta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Austen Colgate Scholar. US Army, 1942-1945. He was in sales for many years before becoming president of State-Wide Counseling Service in Rochester, N.Y. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret. He is survived by 2 sons, 2 daughters, his brother, his cousin, 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Frederic S. Knight ’47, March 22, 2010. Colgate Thirteen, chorus, soccer. US Marine Corps. A colonel in the Marine Corps, he served in WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam. For his service in Vietnam, he was awarded the Legion of Merit with a V for valor. He retired in 1972 and then worked in sales for several years. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, their children, and a grandson. Gunnar E. Sydow ’48, April 14, 2010. Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Phi Alpha. US Air Force. DDS, Columbia University, 1952. He was a retired dental consultant. He is survived by his wife. Roger S. Ingalls ’49, October 27, 2009. Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Beta Kappa, Austen Colgate Scholar, George Cobb Award. US Army, 1943-1946. He was retired from his position as president of the insurance underwriters Chubb & Son Inc. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and 2 sons. Homer B. Lydecker ’49, February 20, 2010. Sigma Chi, International Relations Council. US Navy. He was president of his own real estate and insurance company in Nyack, N.Y. He was predeceased by his first wife, Lilly, and his cousin Doane ’57. Surviving are his wife, Wanda, 3 sons, a daughter, 9 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, stepchildren, and step-grandchildren. Donald M. Shaw ’49, February 20, 2010. Kappa Delta Rho, Outing Club. US Army, 1944-1946. He was a manager at Uniform Maintenance Co., becoming a vice president, and later owned the Literary Lion Book Store. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, 2 daughters, 2 sons, and 5 grandchildren. Roy T. Anderson Jr. ’50, January 17, 2010. Sigma Chi, Maroon, International Relations Council, Outing Club. US Army, WWII. His career began at Patterson Publishing Co., where he continuously advanced until retiring in 1989. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, 2 sons, 3 daughters, 10 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Douglas R. Hamilton ’50, March 8, 2010. Phi Kappa Tau, Outing Club, Colgate Thirteen, chorus, marching band. He was president and owner of a highway equipment company before leaving to start a sign business, which he sold in 1994. His wife, Marjorie, predeceased him. He is survived by 2 daughters, a stepson, and a cousin. Raymond F. Jahn Jr. ’50, September 9, 2007. Theta Chi, Outing Club. US Navy, WWII; ATO ribbon, Victory Medal. He had a sales and marketing career with the Union Carbide Corporation. He is survived by 2 sons and a daughter. Charles N. Ludlow ’50, February 28, 2010. Phi Kappa Psi, psychology club. US Navy, WWII. His 35-year business career began in New York City, in international sales, with Allied Chemical, Occidental Petroleum, and Ruco Polymers. He was predeceased by a son. He is survived by his wife, Joan, 2 sons, 5 grandchildren, and his sister. Donald R. Scott ’50, December 16, 2009. Lambda Chi Alpha, soccer. US Navy. He worked with the Nestlé Company in market research and later changed his career path to purchasing and materials management consulting with several New England companies. He is survived by his wife, Della, 2 daughters, a son, a granddaughter, and 3 grandsons. John H. Goewey ’51, April 17, 2010. Delta Upsilon, ROTC, baseball. US Air Force, Korean Conflict. LLB, Harvard Law School, 1956. He began his law career as a trial attorney for Gaston, Snow, Motley & Holt. In 1973, he established his own law office, where he practiced until retirement. He also taught at Suffolk Law School and Clark University. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, 5 children, and 6 grandchildren. David L. Mueller ’51, March 26, 2010. Theta Chi, swimming. BDiv, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, Duke University. He was a professor emeritus at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. After his retirement in 1995, he was visiting professor at the Presbyterian Seminary in Austin, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, a son, a daughter, and 3 grandchildren. John G. Updike ’51, January 23, 2010. Lambda Chi Alpha, hockey. MBA, Columbia, 1957. He worked briefly with IBM before moving to Germany and taking a leading role in the candy company Fr Kaiser GmbH, remaining there until his retirement in 2002. He is survived by his wife, Ellen, 2 daughters, a son, his brother Edwin II ’47, and 6 grandchildren. J. Clayton Noia ’53, MA’57, November 17, 2009. Phi Kappa Psi, Maroon, Masque and Triangle. US Marine Corps. He taught English and served as headmaster at several college preparatory schools, and was a published novelist. He is predeceased by his brother, Richard C. ’50. Stephen S. Humes ’54, February 20, 2010. Sigma Nu, ROTC, golf. US Air Force. He was a commodities trader for 35 years at Merrill Lynch until retirement. He is survived by his wife, Diane, 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Peter D. Anderson ’56, February 27, 2010. Phi Kappa Psi, WRCU, ROTC. US Air Force. Throughout his career, he worked in sales, insurance, and investment banking. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, 4 children, 2 stepchildren, 9 grandchildren, and his brother, David ’59. Gerald R. Holland ’56, March 2, 2010. Alpha Tau Omega, Alumni Memorial Scholar, student government, sailing club, chorus. US Army. MBA, Shippensburg University, 1957. He graduated from Officer’s Candidate School in 1958, rose to the rank of colonel, and retired in 1985. He then joined Camber Corporation as general manager and VP of the Washington office, retiring in 1996. He is survived by his wife, Avonelle, 2 sons, a daughter, 7 grandchildren, a great-grandchild, 2 sisters, 2 brothers, and several nieces and nephews. Ralph M. Antone ’58, February 12, 2010. Phi Kappa Psi, Konosioni, Newman Club, baseball, football, lacrosse. He was semi-retired and working in the petroleum industry. He is survived by his wife, Donna, 3 sons, a daughter, 8 grandchildren, a brother, and many other relatives. Lawrence M. Griffin ’58, March 3, 2010. Phi Kappa Tau, Mu Pi Delta, chorus, marching and pep band, track, student government. MS, SUNY Cortland. A lifelong educator, he retired as an elementary school principal in Cassadaga Valley Central School District (N.Y.) in 1992. He is survived by his wife, Joan, a daughter, 2 sons, 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters. Peter H. Ill ’58, August 6, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, Outing Club, swimming, sailing club, marching band. US Army. He worked for more than 30 years with Hoffman La Roche as a hospital sales representative before retiring in 1995. He is survived by his wife, Maryann, 2 daughters, a son, 3 siblings, and 17 grandchildren. Thomas W.V. Biggs ’59, November 14, 2009. Sigma Nu, Maroon, chorus. US Army. After graduation, he worked with the Borden Company in New York as a sales marketing associate. He later moved to Florida and joined Palm Beach Newspapers Inc. as a pressman. Michael L. Freedman ’59, February 16, 2010. Maroon, Konosioni, Hillel, student government. MD, Tufts University, 1963. His medical career included serving as a surgeon for the National Institutes of Health as well as a physician at New York University Medical Center and assistant professor at the medical school. He is survived by his wife, Cora, a son, a daughter, 3 granddaughters, and a sister. James M. Creedon ’60, March 2, 2010. Maroon, Newman Club, physics club. US Army, Cuban Missile Crisis. MBA, New York University. In his career, he held various positions including investment analyst, trader, and portfolio manager with such institutions as AXA Equitable and Citicorp. He was predeceased by his brother John. He is survived by 3 brothers as well as 4 nieces and nephews. William C. Shoen ’61, March 20, 2010. Baseball, football, marching band. US Army, Vietnam War. Following his military service, he was a salesman. He is survived by 2 daughters, 3 grandchildren, a sister, and 4 nephews. William F. Gallagher Jr. ’63, February 27, 2010. Delta Upsilon, Newman Club, basketball, football. JD, Syracuse University, 1966. He was a partner of the law firm Basloe, Basloe and Gallagher in Herkimer, N.Y., for many years. He was later employed as the regional attorney for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation until his retirement in 2007. He is survived by 3 sons, a daughter, 5 grandchildren, a brother, 3 sisters, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Everett G. Foster ’64, February 20, 2010. Phi Gamma Delta, Outing Club, swimming. Navy Reserve, 1964-1965. MBA, Boston University, 1967. He had a career in stock brokerage and was managing director of RBC Wealth Management at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Judith, his daughter, Katherine ’93, and a son. William Luther King II ’64, March 26, 2010. Mu Pi Delta, Austen Colgate Scholar, WRCU, Maroon, chorus. University of Hawaii: MA, 1968; MBA, 1976; JD, 1976. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand 1964–1966. He then became an instructor in the Law and Trade Program, Foundation for American Chinese Cultural Exchanges in Shanghai. In 1979, he began working for a civil rights law firm. After moving to another firm and specializing in intellectual property law, he retired in 2003. He is survived by his sister, 2 brothers, a niece, a nephew, an aunt, and a cousin. Mark E. Leonardi ’64, March 4, 2010. Phi Society, baseball. MBA, Boston University. His banking career was predominantly with Nashua Trust Company in New Hampshire, where he served as senior loan officer and secretary of the board of directors. He is survived by his wife, Lenore, a daughter, a son, 4 granddaughters, and his brother and sister. William L. Hunsberger ’68, April 13, 2007. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Maroon. He worked for many years at Eastman Kodak, beginning in its physics research division in Rochester, N.Y. He later started WLH Communications and Presentations. He is survived by his wife, Gail, a son, a daughter, his father, a brother, and a grandson. Walter A. Jandura MA’69, December 11, 2009. BA, Rutgers University. A writer and editor, he worked at Commerce Clearing House and Simpson’s in Toronto, Canada. Ann Parrott Cochran ’71, MA’79, March 21, 2010. Debate club. She was a psychology professor at SUNY Morrisville for 28 years, retiring in December 2000. She was predeceased by her son and her brother. She is survived by her husband, John, 2 children, a brother and sister-in-law, her brother-in-law, 5 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In tribute David R. Sheldon ’74, March 17, 2010. Phi Kappa Tau. BS, Roger Williams University, 1987; MS, University of Rhode Island, 1990. He was a civil engineer for DEM, DOT, and DOA for 30 years before retiring. His last position was with Thielsch Engineering in Cranston, R.I. He was also an adjunct professor at CCRI and Roger Williams University, as well as a professional land surveyor. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, a daughter, 2 sons, and a cousin. John A. Ciraldo ’78, April 18, 2010. Phi Kappa Psi, rugby. JD, Fordham University, 1981. He was president, shareholder, and director of Perkins Thompson in Portland, Maine. His legal expertise was in trials and appeals in the federal court and business litigation. He also was an adjunct law professor at the University of Maine. He is survived by his wife, Julianne, 3 children, his parents, and his brother. Geoffrey H. Davis ’78, MAT’81, April 1, 2010. Phi Delta Theta. PhD, University at Albany, 1993. Having dedicated his professional life to education, his career began at Waterville Central School (N.Y.) as a science teacher. In 1982, he joined the Little Falls City School District as assistant principal and went on to become elementary and then high school principal. From 1988–1996 he was superintendent of the district and was then appointed district superintendent of HamiltonFulton-Montgomery BOCES, where he last served. He is survived by his wife, Cindy, 3 children, a brother, a sister, and 4 nieces and nephews. Donald G. Hester MA’79, February 18, 2010. He was an adjunct professor and administrator in graduate admissions at Marist College. He is survived by 3 sons. Alexander M. Browning ’81, June 20, 2008. MA, University of Kansas, 1985. A teacher, he was most recently an instructor at Haskell Indian Nations University. Cheryl D. Gardiner Callahan MA’82, October 21, 2008. She lived in Savannah, Ga., working as a science teacher and head of the science department at the Savannah Country Day School. She is survived by a daughter, 2 sons, and a granddaughter. Barbara A. Whitney MA’85, February 24, 2010. BA, College of St. Rose, 1960. She was a French and English teacher for Herkimer High School (N.Y.) until her retirement in 2002. She was predeceased by her husband, George. She is survived by 2 sons, a daughter and son-in-law, 3 grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Lisa I. Ryland ’88, April 14, 2010. Alpha Chi Omega. She was predeceased by her father, J. Conrad MacQuarrie ’56. She is survived by her husband, John ’86, a son, and a daughter. Guy Danella Joel B. Day ’60, March 31, 2010. US Army. A TV and radio broadcaster, he worked for numerous stations before founding Key Chain Inc. in the Florida Keys. After selling Key Chain, he served as VP and general manager for both Paxson Communications and Clear Channel. In his latter years, he turned from radio broadcasting to radio brokerage, and later formed Day Broadcasting. He was predeceased by his father, Harold ’28, and uncle Charles ’24. He is survived by his wife, Lee, 2 daughters including Neva ’91, a son, and a grandson. John D. Hubbard ’72, longtime Colgate photographer, writer, editor The Scene lost one of its own when John D. Hubbard ’72 passed away on May 6. Despite the fact that he had retired from Colgate in 2005, not a week goes by in the office that we don’t come across one of his stories or photospreads in a back issue, or that a graduate being interviewed doesn’t ask about him. After all, John spent more than 25 years chronicling the life of the campus (and the Hamilton community) in photos and words, from the Scene and annual engagement calendar to admission, fundraising, academic, and athletics publications. No matter the occasion, from the momentous to the mundane, John was seemingly always there, a familiar presence in his khaki vest, camera at the ready. But the peripatetic photographer could also park himself at his Mac and bang out a sparkling alumni profile in a single morning — all it needing? A simple proofreading polish. With all the people he knew, he was always the one folks walked up to at events, and who made the necessary introductions. His office was a drop-in destination for many — colleagues, students, and his own children. It had interesting scenery, too: amongst the family photos, heaps of books and documents, and boxes and boxes and boxes of slides and prints, a crinkly paper wasp nest, several fuzzy things (a mink pelt draped across his monitor, a dried-up bat), the skull of some rodent (woodchuck? beaver?). One never knew what he might bring in with him next. John came into the Office of Communications in 1979 as photographer/writer. Over the years, he received several promotions: in 1989 to assistant editor of the Scene; in 1994 to assistant director of communications and associate editor of the Scene, in 1996 to associate director of communciations and managing editor of the Scene, and in 2001 to director of advancement communications. Among his many awards and honors were a bronze medal in the Photographer of the Year competition, silver and bronze medals for two individual faculty portraits, silver awards for an admission prospectus and a campaign case statement, and two gold medals for documentary film production in 1985; and a bronze medal for periodical staff writing in the Scene in 1993, all from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. In 1994, the Alumni Corporation awarded him a Maroon Citation. Following his retirement from Colgate in 2005, he was appointed director of public relations and development at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton and was later promoted to vice president for community services. He was well known to Madison County residents through his weekly newspaper column, “At the Hub.” As a student, John was an English major, made the Dean’s List, was an active member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and worked as a freelance photographer as well as an athletic trainer. After graduating, he worked for 6 1/2 years as sports editor and chief photographer for the Bennington (Vt.) Banner, where he won several awards. He also taught photography and freelanced for the Boston Globe, Vermont Life, Associated Press, and UPI. John Hubbard, who died following a long battle with cancer, was born on June 20, 1949. He grew up in New Hartford, N.Y., and attended the Trinity-Pawling School. Among his survivors are his wife, Mary Jo, his children Sarah, Sam, and Emma, and his grandchildren. You can view a slideshow of some of John’s Colgate calendar photos at www.colgate alumni.org/scene. — Rebecca Costello News and views for the Colgate community 79 salmagundi Making Connections puzzle By carrying letters down from one set of blanks to the next, you can get the names of eight familiar Colgate student organizations. The paths show you which letters move down, but you’ll have to figure out other missing letters yourself. Colors are used for different letters in different sections of the puzzle. For example, a blue path may connect Rs in one section, while a separate blue path may connect Os elsewhere. Three letters have been placed to get you started. Answer key on pg. 69. Slices Mick Castellanos ’83 won a Slices T-shirt for his correct entry for the Spring 2010 “two Bobs” photo ID contest. (Answer: Bob Marley and Bob Hope both performed during the 1979–80 academic year.) Several folks shared fun anecdotes about those shows. Puzzle by Puzzability “Bob Marley performed at Colgate on Halloween 1979. That awesome show, following the Russian Study Group in the Soviet Union, made 1979 the most memorable year of my time at ’gate!” — Carolyn Kemp ’82 “My then-girlfriend and now-wife (Cindy Hart ’83) braided my hair into dreadlocks for the Bob Marley show! Ya, mon, a great night!” — Bill Montgomery ’81 “I was there for the Hope show, but was too young to appreciate the import of Bob Marley’s presence at the time!” — Holly Nye ’82 Read more reminiscences about the “two Bobs” in Letters (pg. 4). Rewind 13 Words (or Less) Submit your creative, clever, or humorous caption of 13 words or less for this vintage Colgate photo to [email protected] or attn: Colgate Scene, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY 13346. The winner will receive a Colgate Scene T-shirt, and their caption will be announced next issue — along with the story behind what’s really going on there! Deadline: September 3, 2010. 80 scene: Summer 2010 Rewind is our column for Colgate reminiscences. Send your submission of short prose, poetry, or a photograph with a description to scene@ colgate.edu. Above: “And do I have fifty?” Auctioneer Sam Solovey ’98 keeps the bidding going at the 13th Konosioni Charity Auction in the Palace Theater. 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